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Story Information: Nero Wolfe: Rome Series (DVD Italian Collection) First Composed: 1936 First Published: 1937 Location: New York City Wolfe's Brownstone: Click to View Floorplan Victim #1: Molly Lauck (at NYC Boyden McNair Inc) Murderer: Calida Frost Motive: Accident (intended victim was Boyden McNair) Weapon: Potassium cyanide in candied almond Client: Llewellyn Frost (he later reneges) Fee: None (was to have been $10,000) Victim #2: Boyden McNair (in Wolfe's office) Murderer: Calida Frost Motive: McNair wanted to reclaim his daughter from Calida Weapon: Potassium cyanide in aspirin tablets Client: Helen Frost Fee: 10,000 (Dudley Frost insists on paying it) Victim #3: Perren Gebert (in his car, NYC) Murderer: Calida Frost Motive: He knew Calida murdered McNair and Lauck; he also insisted on marrying Helen Weapon: Nitrobenzene in a saucer Client: None Fee: None Story Synopsis: Both Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin are on the move to solve this extraordinary case. Wolfe actually goes with Archie and an impetuous client to the scene of a murder. Archie slaps an assistant DA who accuses Wolfe of devious methods. Wolfe must locate a red box in order to expose the murderer and prove his client's true identity. The murderer commits suicide with potassium cyanide in Wolfe's office after he exposes her. |
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