A smooth reaction of [(mu(3)-S)(mu(3)-OH)Pd-3((CN)-N-and)(3)] (2) with [(mu(2)-X)(2)Pd-2((CN)-N-and)(2)] (2:1; (HCN)-N-and = p-C2H5OC6H4CHNC6H4-p-C2H5, X = OH, Cl) provides [(mu(4)-S){(mu(2)-OH)Pd-2((CN)-N-and)(2)}(2)] (3) and [(mu(4)-S)(mu(2)-Cl)(mu(2)-OH)Pd-4((CN)-N-and)(4)] (4). Treatment of 3 with HCl (molar ratio 1:2) leads to the corresponding tetranuclear complex [(mu(4)-S)(mu(2)-Cl)(2)Pd-4((CN)-N-and)(4)] (5). The three complexes contain a (mu(4)-S)Pd-4 core. A density functional theory study of the bonds in 3 supports that the bonding of the S atom can be described in terms of four two-center two-electron S-Pd bonds, in contrast to most other (mu(4)-S)M-4 systems in the literature, where the presence of M-M bonds prevents a bond-localized description of the molecule. The X-ray structures of 2, 3, and 5 are reported.