Story Information: A&E Nero Wolfe Series (DVD Movie Collection)
First Composed: 1958
First Published: 1962
From Collection: Homicide Trinity
Location: New York City
Wolfe's Brownstone: Click to View Floorplan
Victim #1: Bertha Aaron (in Wolfe's office)
Murderer: Rita Sorell
Motive: Threatens to expose Sorell's fraud
Weapon: Jade chunk to head; strangled with Wolfe's necktie
Client: Nero Wolfe
Fee: Assuage his self-esteem Story Synopsis:
Both Archie Goodwin and
Fritz Brenner are irritated with
Nero Wolfe's attitude, so much that they
refuse to dispose of a soiled necktie left on his desk. The murderer uses the convenient tie to
kill the victim. Wolfe becomes so incensed that he refuses to eat dinner and determines
to expose the murderer. One female suspect escapes from the brownstone via a window; Wolfe hugs a woman tightly to save his
own life.