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Story Information: Nero Wolfe: Complete Series (DVD TV Collection) Alternate Title: Even in the Best Families (United Kingdom) First Composed: 1950 First Published: 1950 Location: New York City & upstate New York Wolfe's Brownstone: Click to View Floorplan Victim #1: Delia Montrose (in NYC) Murderer: Barry Rackham Motive: Unspecified Weapon: Car (over body) Client: None Fee: None Victim #2: Sarah Rackham (at her country estate) Murderer: Calvin Leeds Motive: Wanted to inherit her money Weapon: Steak knife (in chest) Client: Sarah Rackham (hired to find out where Barry got his money) Fee: $6,000 from Barry Rackham (as bribe to Archie); $10,000 retainer Victim #3: Nobby (Sarah Rackham's dog) Murderer: Calvin Leeds Motive: Take suspicion off of him for Sarah's death Weapon: Steak knife (in side) Client: None Fee: None Victim #4: Arnold Zeck (in his NY office) Murderer: Barry Rackham Motive: Afraid Zeck would expose his past crimes Weapon: Carson snub .30 pistol Client: Wolfe's self-esteem Fee: Engineers Zeck's death Victim #5: Barry Rackham (in Zeck's office) Murderer: Harry and Schwartz Motive: They knew he killed Zeck Weapon: Pistol Client: None Fee: None Story Synopsis: Once again Nero Wolfe receives a warning from Arnold Zeck, this time as a "sausage bomb." With his client murdered, Wolfe abandons his home and retires from the detective business. The Zeck organization taps Archie Goodwin, who finally learns what happened to his disappearing boss. Wolfe and Archie arrange for both Zeck's and Rackham's deaths. Lily Rowen agrees to assist Archie with his unnamed friend, knowing that it is the missing Wolfe; she glories in being "the only woman in America who has necked with Nero Wolfe." The "slim" sleuth finally exposes the murderer, who later hangs himself in jail. Archie takes an overdue vacation to Norway with Lily. Stout at his best. |
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