Story Information: A&E Nero Wolfe Series (DVD Movie Collection)
First Composed: 1960
First Published: 1960
Location: New York City
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Victim #1: Thomas Yeager Sr.
Murderer: Benedict Aiken
Motive: Yeager threatened his position in company
Weapon: .32 pistol (in head)
Client #1: Continental Plastics Products through Benedict Aiken
Client #2: Ellen Yeager
Fee: $50,000 from CPP; $1 retainer from Ellen Yeager
Victim #2: Maria Perez
Murderer: Benedict Aiken
Motive: Tried to blackmail Aiken
Weapon: .32 pistol (in head)
Client: Cesar Perez and
Felita Perez
Fee: $1 retainer Story Synopsis: Nero Wolfe and
Archie Goodwin withhold vital
information from the police in this dual murder investigation.
Fred Durkin waylays suspects in a
skin palace that Archie discovers while trying to learn the real identity of a bogus client. A clever stunt by Wolfe
induces the murderer to commit suicide rather than surrender to the police.