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Story Information: First Composed: 1961 First Published: 1961 Location: New York City & upstate New York Wolfe's Brownstone: Click to View Floorplan Victim #1: Dinah Utley (in Westchester County) Murderer: Althea Vail Motive: Tried to abort a bogus kidnapping Weapon: Head hit; car over body Client: Althea Vail Fee: $60,000 retainer Victim #2: Jimmy Vail (at NYC home) Murderer: Althea Vail Motive: Knew Althea killed Utley; going to leave his wife Weapon: Drugged; bronze statue crushes chest Client: None Fee: None Story Synopsis: A lulu of a plot! Nero Wolfe is hired in a kidnapping case that results in a dual murder. He and Archie Goodwin skedaddle from the law in order to earn a fee. Archie is accused of grand larceny, but ends up with $5,000 from a grateful client. |
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