The quest Jewel Thief in Resident Evil 4 Remake requires you to find and sell a scratched emerald stolen by a crow. At this point we show you the solution for this mission and the location of the scratched emerald.

Resident Evil 4 Remake

Start Jewel Thief

You can only do this side mission start in Chapter 12, once you’re north of the ballroom in the castle again. In front of the room with the merchant you will find the blue order slip with the order “Jewel Thief”.

In the following video we show you the solution to “Jewel Thief” quickly and concisely:

The quest requires you to retrieve a stolen piece of jewelry from a crow that brought it to its nest.

Find and sell Scratched Emerald

The order area is stated on the slip of paper courtyard called. So head back west across the large hall to the castle courtyard. In the center of the courtyard, a crow sits on the archway above the stairs.

The jewel thief is this crow sitting on the archway in the courtyard (Source: Screenshot GIGA).
The jewel thief is this crow sitting on the archway in the courtyard (Image source: Screenshot GIGA)

If you run down into the courtyard, the crow will fly off and leave the castle courtyard via the exit in the west. She then turns north to the right past the fountain into the alley to the right of the dealer.

Look up here and you will crow’s nest discover that you can shoot with any weapon. The scratched emerald will then fall down and you can collect it.

Follow the crow to its nest northwest of the castle courtyard and shoot it down with your weapon to find the emerald (Source: Screenshot GIGA).
Follow the crow to its nest northwest of the courtyard and shoot it down with your gun to find the emerald (Image source: Screenshot GIGA)

Now, to complete the quest, all you have to do is go to the merchant and sell the emerald. He gives you 5,000 pesetas for the gem and you also get three spinels as a final reward.

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