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Story Information: First Composed: 1941 First Published: 1942 From Collection: Black Orchids Location: New York City Wolfe's Brownstone: Click to View Floorplan Victim #1: Harry Gould (at NYC flower show) Murderer: Wade G. Dill Motive: Gould was blackmailing Dill Weapon: Gun (in back of head) Client: Lewis Hewitt Fee: Three black orchid plants Story Synopsis: Nero Wolfe's insatiable envy for black orchid plants leads him to brave the hazards of a trip to a flower show, and subsequently to devise a way both to acquire the plants and to expose a murderer. Archie Goodwin unwittingly fires the gun that kills Gould. Wolfe sets another precedent in having two women sleep in his home while he sets the stage for the murderer to attempt another murder. |
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