A shriek is heard all throughout the open areas of the ship, startling passengers and crew alike. “Where are my pearls?!” A moment later, "WHERE are my pearls?! My pearl necklace, it’s gone!”
With everyone already on edge, Captain Walker can do nothing but sigh and shake his head as accusations from a wealthy passenger cause tensions to worsen.
Wealthier passengers are staying far away from middle and lower classes as if they’re diseased, middle class passengers are trying to appear as innocent as they can as if to say they’re on the wealthy’s side, and the lower class are angry as can be because all fingers are being pointed at them.
Some of the wealthy are demanding that the crew go through lower class passengers bags, but Captain Walker would never allow such an invasion of privacy, and promises that the situation will be handled appropriately; offering a reward of $500 for the pearls and a plane ticket home instead.
Still, some passengers are angry at offering a cash reward for theft, but the Captain sees no other way to retrieve the pearls without accusing innocent people. There’s no way to make all parties happy here, so he stands firm in his decision.
Who will come forward?