There are several Merchant Requests that you can do in Resident Evil 4. One of these is called Jewel Thief, where you'll need to look for a unique jewel that's been stolen by a bird. Here's our Resident Evil 4 Jewel Thief guide to help you find the Scratched Emerald in the crow's nest.

Resident Evil 4 Jewel Thief and Scratched Emerald guide

The Resident Evil 4 Jewel Thief request can be picked up from a note during Chapter 12. Basically, once you've returned to the Ballroom from the Underground Tunnel, you'll see a Merchant's hub and a cable car (which you don't want to ride yet). Pick up the note, which tells you about a gem that was stolen by a crow. There's also another request here called Disgrace of the Salazar Family, which we discuss separately.

Anyway, you'll need to look for a crow's nest. This can be found all the way back at the start of the Courtyard Maze area. Specifically, this is the section where Ashley attacked Leon with a knife, which caused the two to get separated during an earlier chapter.