A purse containing a million dollars worth of jewelry was on its way back to its owner inprefix = st1 /Canadaafter being forgotten on a bench in a town nearSan Francisco, police said .        Shahla Ghannadian had entrusted her 2 , 00-dollar Louis Vuitton handbag and its precious contents to her husband after they stopped at an ice cream parlor in the city ofSunday, according to authorities .        He left it on a bench near a downtown parking lot , and the oversight was not noticed until the couple was back at their hotel , saidSausalitopolice sergeant Kurtis Skoog        The couple had traveled from Toronto toSan Franciscofor a daughter's wedding .        The purse contained a Cartier watch , cash , and jewelry worn by the mother and the bride at the ceremony , said Skoog .        The gems included emeralds , pearls and diamonds , one of them a 12-karat stone , according to police .        Ghannadian and her husband had a bit of sightseeing before catching a flight back toCanadaon Sunday night . Family members checked the bench , but the purse was gone .        Local resident John Suhroff walked into the police department the next day with the bag , its contents intact , Skoog said .        Suhroff handed the bag to a clerk , saying it held " either costume of junk jewelry " . " We caped the owner . and they were excited , " said Skoog .        A family friend picked up the bag and was to take it to Ghannadian . The family indicated Ssuhroff was in line for a reward , but did not specify an amount , Skoog said . When did the couple find their purse was missing ?
soon after they bought ice cram . when they got on the pane flying back to Toronto when they came back to the hotel after the wedding ceremony when they were attending the wedding ceremony .