A Nero Wolfe Mystery S00E01 The Golden Spiders Pilot

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a brownstone on West 35th Street Manhattan most people walk by without a second look this is narrow Wolf's office a man who thinks he's the world's greatest detective truth P yes Oh wolf is punctual especially about meals breakfast at 8:00 in his room lunch at 12:30 dinner at 6:30 he also weigh is 1/7 of a ton evening baby I went to the bank this afternoon Oh would you like to have the news you're overdrawn but the bank is hopeful I told them you have a ship coming smells great fritz what is it starlings delivers this morning fresh sage no sir what do you mean no sir I thought that you might like advance with saffron and tarragon remove it no no you don't understand this is you did not consult me to think that without warning one of my favorite dishes has been radically altered as an unpleasant shock it may possibly be Anibal but I am no used to risk yet just please dispose of it and bring me four coddled eggs and a piece of toast grits I'll take some hmm yeah surprisingly a little fat sir and there's that there's a glazier something Boyd would use that does that case is a secret but I can tell you one ingredient per head current record yes yeah and you like to saffron terrible he has a no he's missing sink sir coffee please Ritz who's that someone who doesn't know the rules wrong number yes again yah-tchi good one i got a senior wolf what's your name Pete Pete got a last name Pete Drossos and what do you want to see mr. wolf about I got a case I'll tell him now normally I would run the kid along sure Pete come on in but after wolf's childish performance with Fritz I thought it would do him good to have another child to play with right in here Archie I will not have interruptions of meals you call eggs a meal this is mr. Peter drew Soze wants to consult you about a case I was gonna tell him you were busy I remembered how sore you got it Fritz cuz he didn't consult you I didn't want you get sore at Pete because he didn't consult you either so here comes mr. Drossel ragging wolf is always a bit of a gamble turn a little more to face me please thank you you wish to consult me yeah I got a case I always welcome a case but timing is little unfortunate because mr. Goodwyn was going out this evening to see an important billion match now of course he'll have to stay here to take down all that you say and all that I say happily like I said always a gamble all right young Pete fire away yeah I guess it's okay I'm taking it down but I've got a watch man this is strictly under the lid if you means confidential certainly that'll spill it it happened about an hour ago I was at the corner of 35th and night working the white bracket please what is the white bracket oh you know when a car stops at the light you um hop to it with the raggin start yeah well anyway this caddie stopped for the light well the window was closed so I couldn't hear but she worked her lips help get a call the guy stuck a gun in her ribs and I got a license plate Connecticut why why nine four three two so what do you think of this case I got well it seems a little hazy okay look the car was a dark gray 52 caddy the driver was a good looker she had on big coal spiders for earrings fighters that like stretch down like sup right pure gold pure gold huh yeah okay look like pure gold why anyway these people stay at bucks so I figured if he kills her and identify him I can get the reward if I hang it on him but that's when I decided I need to come to you because this case is too big for me to handle by myself so I figured fifty-fifty what do you say Archer you have that license number call mr. Kramer's office and give them that number say that you have information that that car or its operator may have been involved in a violation of the law in the city in the past hour and suggest a routine check do not be more definite say that information is unverified and that inquiry should be discreet well where were we who's this mr. Kramer a cop no he's an inspector well you yourself suggested the possibility of murder Pete if there was a murder there is a corpse if there is a corpse it should be found unless and until it is found where's your case we have no idea where to look for it so we'll trick the police into finding it for us I often make use of them in that way actually of course you will not mention Pete's name since he doesn't want to be marked call Kramer I called Manhattan homicide I couldn't reach Kramer but I talked to Detective Pearlie Stebbins I told him all about the case and of course I didn't reveal the source excellent now your notebook excuse me what time is it ah yes it's uh four minutes take uh I got to be home by quarter to see you tomorrow after that a billiard match would seem pretty dull but might as well go beer fit so the next afternoon wolf was having a beer relapse he was trying to cut down to two quarts a day and it wasn't gone very well see who that isn't send them away well I supposed of course he was Pete but it wasn't sergeant pearly Stebbins of Manhattan homicide West nobodies Oh nuts I want to see wolf venue all right this is me I know that I'll take better Wolf's yesterday evening you called me about a car dark gray Cadillac with Connecticut plate I told you we had some information I checked at the car the driver the owner was involved in something I know that exactly what was your information on where did you get it well now you asked me that yesterday I passed I still pass we don't want to inform him to be annoyed well he's gonna be now who was it and what did he tell you nothing doing pearly now you know damn well there's just a bad habit of yours now if something happened that makes you feel that I should tell you who and what you tell me what happened and see if I agree you know how reasonable I can be a couple of hours ago car stopped for a red light at the corner ix boy with the rag start swiping new window as he circles in front of the car suddenly jumps forward runs over the porch stove driver was a man alone a couple of people agreed on the plates Connecticut yy9 four three two said it was a dark gray Cadillac same car you call me about yesterday the boy died in hospital shortly after the ambulance got there what was the boy's name what's that got to do with it just tell me his name Brussels petered Russell's sir I'm a bitch who the boy do you tell me or does he I wish you luck mr. Stebbins that boy ate at my table yesterday yeah well that makes it bad huh people got no business running over boys that ate at your table help you madam does narrow Woolf live here yes do you think I could see him I won't take long my name is mrs. Anthea drawer sauce yes mistress's you are a natural wolf I am and this gentleman sergeant Stebbins homicide he's investigating the death of your son my boy people don't want me to tell this in front of a cop I'll be in the kitchen Archie well madam you know my boy was killed mom I'm here big go to mr. wolf tell him what happened we're almost at the hospital they can the camera keep my money give mr. what the money hold on wait hold on tell him to fine tell him to find the guys that ran me down so he repeats money he made it himself do you understand yes I understand Archie you four dollars and thirty cents a hearty congratulations to you I figure after deducting four income tax and the 10 cents call to Stebbins why there's enough left over to to put a pool over here or shut up will you return that to her tomorrow I will not return it tomorrow or any other day you know that's impossible give it to the Red Cross no you give it to the Red Cross should that woman come back here and ask what we did with Pete's money I'm not gonna feel like saying the Red Cross I'm not gonna feel like why you brought him into this house this is your house you gave the boy cookies you ate a couple of the cookies what nothing have a damn single cookie what I didn't have a cookie I did not have a single cover shoot a couple of oh you said it's not so much did you earn the money but to feel like you've earned the money so why don't we were our money woman with spider earrings who on Tuesday at the corner of knife and 35th Street silent they asked a young boy to get the police please communicate with Nero Wolfe at the address in the phone book there's enough money there to run an ad in the mirror and if not I'll throw in a few bucks I regard that as brilliant we're using Pete's money for Pete and since there's not a chance in a million there will be a nibble it won't expose you to any worker involvement what do you say very well tell Cohen that has to appear in tonight's edition don't explain it was almost noon the ad in the mirror had baited the first fish our old friend inspector Kramer wears wolf inspector crime I don't think it's expecting you damn right he isn't Archie this is farcical he thought you put that ad in the mirror use brass Evolis and trajinera crosses are you know Picard she did dear mr. Jordan I asked you why fear mr. Jorkins we discussed last you put that where that in the mirror success in performing trajinera damn it wolf in specific reference to Van de Sara Leia I asked you a civil question civil civilize it put it your way do you know that woman with the spider earrings pachi I have no idea back to the letter yes please please let's get back to it you're covering up Sara Leia or someone TAC age you ever hear in Matthew birch yes oh so you have would you mind telling me when and where it's in the newspaper here as reported the body of a man was found late Tuesday night or morning rather and a desolate alley alongside a South Street Pier it is thought a car ran over him I except for newspaper and radio items connected with his death that you ever seen or heard of him under that name under damn it under any name not to my knowledge go back have you got the spelling or I guess it's VA nvac AER ula yay yay yeah it does not bloomin do you have any reason to suspect or suppose that yeah and fire in the alley was someone that you had seen or heard of in any connection whatsoever oh that's more like it that settles it the answer is no may I ask one have you any reason to suppose or suspect the answer should be yes here's the complication the car that killed that boy was found on 186 Street with the Connecticut plates still on it technicians worked on it all morning they clinched it that had killed the boy got tight underneath the car I was a piece of cloth the size of a man's hand torn from the flap of a jacket worn by a man named Matthew Burch so the same car that killed that boy ran over Matthew Burch you agree for a working hypothesis well that's the point you are working on it you put that ad in I'll stipulate that I am capable of flummery that I have on occasion gold and hoaxed you inspect it but you know I eschew the crudeness of an explicit lie I tell you I have no client in this matter now I'll admit that the evidence that the boy Matthew birch yea wolves Ava's guild buy the same cars and noteworthy complication yes but that should make things easier for you even though the license plate may be useless surely you can trace the car itself yeah well we have it was stolen four months ago in Baltimore it's been repainted twice well that was um interesting it was a telephone call in reference to orchids thank you all sure okay ah you know I've never had any notion that you're a crude liar wolf I've never seen you be crude no not crude Hacha I'm not happy wait will the phone call hmm it was a woman answering the ad she wouldn't give her name and she made an appointment lunch uh she made an appointment 20 minutes from now gotcha this isn't sufferable so hmm damn mr. Jordan mr. Jordan mr. wolf now I'm Archie Goodwin Miss Rosa system right on the dot I have Lucien punctual what can I do for you madam this is a clipping of your advertisement and this is a check made out to you for $500 may I see it please not yet it has my name on it so I would guess I want to ask you some things before I give you my name what things about the boy the boy I asked to see a cop I would like to see him will you arrange for me to see him if you could just give me his name and address I think that would be enough for the $500 describe the boy describe the other occupants of the car what time did it happen what did the boy say exactly what did he do as for your name that is no longer in your discretion mr. Goodwyn seizes your bag by force if necessary and examines its contents if you complain we are two to one sit down madam I like eyes at a level sit down and we'll discuss it but first the name my driving license I am mrs. Laura from I am a widow my New York residences I've noted it do you still maintain you were driving the car and told the board to get a cop I do most certainly then you're in a pickle the police want to question you about a murder yesterday a car ran over the boy and killed him intentionally what are you saying it was the same car the one you professed to be driving when you spoke to the boy I don't believe it you will the police will explain to you how they know it was the same car there's no question about it mrs. Fromm I am NOT assuming that you were driving the car that killed the boy but I tell you merely by being drawn to me by that advertisement and coming rigged in those earrings you have put your foot in it and if you stick to it that you were driving the car you will have fully qualified as a feeble-minded donkey I was not driving the car that's better where were you Tuesday evening between 6:30 and 7:00 at an executive meeting for the aid to European refugees then the following day Wednesday where was I same time 6:30 to 7 what is that God oh that's when he was struck and killed I was having tea with a friend friend's name please the friend's name is Paul Kufner my publicist this is a check for $10,000 I see it is it's a retainer for what it seems as though I'm going to need your expert advice and maybe your help boss you're offering to pay me not to tell the police of your visit I am mrs. Damon from my husband left me a large fortune I have position and responsibilities if you were to report my visit to the police I would arrange to see the Commissioner so if you would come to my own so don't go to people's homes fine then I will come here at noon until then you will not report my coming here I want to I must see someone I must try to find out something if I don't you may inform the police if I do I will need your advice and probably your help that's what the $10,000 is for Archie she misses Damon from I would say yes but I wouldn't sign it Archie good mr. Cohen's office and asked to see pictures of mrs. Damon Fromm only from there you will stay here with me yeah this is ridiculous no doubt but under the circumstances not unreasonable do you refuse no I deserve it there's necessary Archie you are mrs. from before you leave an understanding my decision whether to accept your retainer and work for you will be made tomorrow you are not now my client understood and a question do you know who the woman was was driving the car Tuesday and spoke to the boy I won't answer that now because I can't I really don't know what you think you know I won't answer it have you ever seen or heard of a man named Matthew Burch no why a man of that name was run over and killed by a car Tuesday night and it was the same car that killed the boy Wednesday since the car itself cannot be supposed ruthless and malign someone associated with it must be I am warning you not to be foolhardy or even imprudent mrs. Fromm extended her hand wolf doesn't usually rise when a woman enters her leaves but it was lunchtime and the hand was in the way I walked mrs. Fromm to the door spent the rest of the day making sure her check was bona fide that woman is 18 minutes late and I shall not permit this to interfere with my lunch she must have heard you I'm Dennis ran counselor at law James Albert Maddox also an attorney there's been a terrible tragedy we must see Nero Wolfe mrs. Fromm's body was found an hour ago she was apparently run over by an automobile is that the reason you've come to see me mrs. Frome was a former friend and client not your client I advised her badly perhaps it would be well for each of you to tell me without interruption to what extent in with what authority you represent missus from I represent mrs. from you do not my firm is counsel to mrs. fraud I am counsel for the association of European refugees I am us also the executor of mrs. Frome's estate and in that capacity mr. Wolfe I ask you formally under what conditions and for what purpose did she give you a check for $10,000 I prefer not to tell you do you know the law mr. Wolfe No then I suggest you seek advice I can compel you to disgorge that check unless you can establish that mrs. Fromm received value for it I can't she received nothing but I intend to earn that money how by making sure her murderer is exposed and punished it's ridiculous we'll see am I correct sir in assuming that you are not demanding that I return the money mrs. Fromm paid me that depends tell me under what arrangement and for what purpose the check was made out and I will consider the matter no sir I will tell you nothing whatsoever of the conversation I had with mrs. Fromm then you're withholding evidence phooey I will report it to the police in writing signed Archie and why not to me because I'm not a simpleton because I have reason to think that the conversation that I had with mrs. from was one of the links in a chain that led to her death and if that is so the person most eager to know what she said to me is probably her murderer nonsense I am NOT her murderer that remains to be seen this is a sham you're not interested in finding the killer of my client excuse me you're really interested in the $10,000 I'm going to replace that money Archie call inspector Kramer wait a minute you're making mistake wolf you say you want to investigate a murder yet you have two of the people closest to mrs. from here in your office who chased one of them out Bosh will you describe fully and frankly the course of nature of your relations with mrs. Fromm certainly not if I send mr. Goodwin to the office of the association of European refugees will you instruct the staff to answer his questions fully and freely no I then I have little use for you Archie show mr. Herr on to the door counselor I wasn't sure mrs. Fromm would like to be called a socialite didn't seem very dignified but then it isn't dignified to be murdered by a car either hey la hey well well else near Wolfe's on a case I was just passing by I want to ask you a question what do you know about proms activities the day she was killed what I get appreciation respect trust me yeah all right start with lunch the church Paul Cutler public relations guys the ER Association you're being refugees yeah and Cup until the cops she was worried about something what I don't have to lunch and back the AAR office where a mrs. right executive something says I spent the time going over the books the fron goes home meets her personal secretary friend and confidant named Jean SDS DL she confessed Butler since he had some argument where's dinner Dennis rands apartment yeah who's there just her and his wife Claire Angela right and Paul Cutler dinner breaks early rumor is Miranda was overly familiar with missus from so he walks her back car watches her drive away yeah so he was the last man Cyril IVA as far as is known listen uh anything new on this Matthew Burge guy what's Matthew Birds got to do with it are you saying his murders connected to Fromm uh what else what else you know about the guy am a special agent for immigration naturalization services married seems to live above his means what do you got there's a cop seemed never wrapped up that the same car that killed the kid killed birch hey and Fromme was killed by a car also that's sweet Archie that's very sweet so who hired Nero Wolfe nope not yet hey what do you mean come on come on I promise you I'll give you an exclusive later hey Archie no ok steam whether tasty I was sampling must explain to me the difference someday inspector crane well this yet any blebs long yeah bascomb yourself the top floor was devoted to Wolf's second obsession orchids ah I could tell you wrong and drove you what information did you obtain from mr. Cole well as Fromme had quite a busy social schedule and so I told him wolf sat there with eyes closed and nose twitching publicist mr. Kufner and when I finished he held his pose for a long moment absorbing everything I think then he opened his eyes crema was here yes Oh for it said it was uncommon Lee offensive he intimated that had I told him yesterday at mrs. Frome's visit she would not have been killed he was insufferable how old is gene St lon didn't specify he thought young I suppose under 30 why is she come Lee no data get her and bring her here get her and bring her here well that's narrow wolf how was I even gonna get to see gene St I concocted and rejected for different plans yes yes there seems to be some confusion about the flower arrangements for the funeral I must consult with Miss St immediately mr. Goodwyn it's the name this way please thank you what's this about flowers miss G nasty yes what about flowers yes that's why I've come to see you I think have you heard the name narrow Woolf the detective yes well certainly good he sent me mr. wolf would like to know if there would be any objection to orchids millet Oh Nia Rose Lee Alba they're pure white and quite beautiful and grief good grief quite accustomed you have it under control thank you thank you see what what started me was the way you're dressed oh it's good tasks yes well the costume nearly got me in yes yes I understand under false pretenses and what for mr. wolf I'd like to invite you to dinner are you aware that mrs. Fromm gave mr. wolf a check for $10,000 yesterday yes I handle her personal checking account ah did she tell you what the check was for no well I can't tell you either but I can't tell you that mr. wolf feels responsible for mrs. from and feels an obligation to investigate her death oh the police are investigating it Oh two of them left here just a half an hour ago yes yes the police I'm sure they'll do a very fine job they'll solve it but if they don't mr. wolf will don't you want mr. wolf to solve yeah doesn't matter what I want well it matters to mr. wolf and that's why he's inviting you to dinner our offices are at 35th Street we could be there in 15 minutes shall we go I'll go now yes Oh fuck I may be in the middle of this mess but I'm not going to say or do anything to make it worse than it already is now I've installed obviously there you are Archie Goodwin I work for Nero Wolfe I'm in disguise I'm Paul Kufner I handle public relations for missus from and I am NOT in disguise I'm sorry to break in like this and take miss SD away but there are urgent matters upstairs please miss s T pleasure to meet you mr. Goodwin I've heard a great deal about you and mr. Wolfe ah Beckham mr. Goodwin is leaving see him to the door would you oh it was a fine job he could have said get out of this house till I asked miss st what you're trying to put over but no sir gentlemen Fritz has provided us with some lovely homemade cookies in case any of you is interested napkins are provided hello everyone I'm a mortician so Fred Orry saw Fred nori our best freelance operatives who I'm waiting when I got back to the office so you went through Miss St dressed as a mortician ah this got me in unfortunately miss St with well-timed help of a pall Kufner refused your dinner invitation you don't look very alert huh sit down Archie remove the silikov so I must inform you the situation in all of its intricacy the police will tell me nothing with all their advantages of man power and authority they will certainly forestall us but I intend to persuade myself that I am justified in keeping mrs. Fromm's fee and besides I resent the assumption that those who come to seek my help may be murdered with impunity that's the personal reason we'll get the bastard I doubt it Fred but we will try there are dozens of possible approaches to the problem so so tell me where do you want to start I kind of like to start with that a er place that refugee join mrs. Fromm's organization why because they're interested in refugees and Bert used to be with the immigration naturalization service that's the one connection I can see between birch and mrs. from very well take $200 in expenses but a displaced person would not be lavish yeah I know that I'll start with the spider earrings not that I've seen any I'll pay with it Archie like so like so with the gold I think they were gold but don't quote me very well Archie give Ori $100 what about you Fred where do you start the Mirren's know that they're covered has anyone a suggestion for Fred we'll think of some let's try this I assume that on Tuesday afternoon when the woman driver stopped at the corner and told the boy Pete to get a cup that the man in the car with her was Matthew Burch well I don't get that mr. woo good then it probably hasn't occurred to the police now I admit that this is extremely tenuous but later that night the same car ran over and killed Matthew Burch in a place in Manor indicating that it had carried him to the spot therefore since Burch was in the car late in the evening why not to assume that he was in the car early in the evening well because the assumption would be that the man that ran the car with a boy on Wednesday was the same guy was in the car with a woman on Tuesday yeah because whoever he was he knew the boy could identify yeah right and it could have been Burt's cos by Wednesday birch was dead that's probably what the police assumed it sounds logical Fred you will proceed on my assumption that Burch was in the car with the woman try either to validate it or disprove it Archie will supply with a photograph of Burch Archie could you get photographs of everyone involved tomorrow do so and then there's something I want you to do thank you gentlemen Archie will coordinate your efforts morning have you any questions about the instructions I gave you last night what it's clear enough as far as it goes but what am I after you're stirring them up turning a tiger loose in a crowd or if that's too bombastic a mouse how will they take it will they tell the police so which one are ones sure I see the possibilities is there a specific item I should have done what you've been eating corn beef yes I have yes I have I've been eating corn beef yeah not on the premises well costume today representing Nero Wolfe yes but not exactly oh I'm here on my own on your own but don't you work for neural I like to get work for me too when I get a chance read the other side you discuss what mrs. Frome told mr. Wolfe yes that's exactly what I want to talk with you about but just between you and me I don't understand oh you soon will you see I was present during the talk that mrs. Fromm had with mr. Wolfe I remember all of it I have a very good memory I could recite it to you word for word or a mighty close to it well well I think you'd appreciate hearing what that talk was I reason to believe that you would find it most interesting and I will recite it to you word for word for $5,000 Oh now I don't expect you to have that kind of money right now you can pay me this afternoon but I must be paid in advance this is incredible why on earth should I pay you five cents to hear about that talk let alone five thousand dollars why well that would be telling wouldn't it after you pay and I deliver you may or may not decide whether you got your money's worth and what if I told mr. wolf about your offer I'd say you're a liar he trusts me I'd simply say you were a dirty liar I suppose I should be insulted and indignant but I'm too shocked I didn't know you were a common skunk hmm you should go yes well think about the offer looking for a mrs. Moran uh mrs. Ryan do I know you do we know each other quiet darling not exactly but we're about to me Oh detective I can be near a wolf for Nero Wolfe have you heard of him oh yes my husband song the other day today was it I'm not sure if you're looking for him uh no mrs. ran actually turn the card over to discuss what mrs. from me why would I be interested Oh mrs. Fromm visited mr. wolf and mrs. frog was present throughout their cottage I have all those people their entire conversation you see I heard everything that was said and to satisfy your curiosity I will tell you for $5,000 and I will gave back the day it rains up instead of down how about that don't an amusing idea yes yes yes raining up and set it down yes would it be raining from the clouds up or up from the ground to the top well either actually think I like it better raining up from the ground oh well we're not really talking about the rain are we mrs. Erin you see I'm willing to sell you some information about what mrs. Fromm might have said to mr. wolf but why would that interest mean oh I see you mean she told him something awful about me that doesn't surprise Manny what was it well uh I'm not sure you understand exactly what I'm talking about here maybe I need to make myself perfectly clear first you give me the money then I give you the facts see you know I think mr. Goodwin no I do not I think you're much too fine a person to use these kind of tactics to stir up my curiosity well if it's the money we thought you were a nice man have kind eyes did you know that I thought you were a nice man but I can see I was wrong yah wah oh that's honest sir oh no no bad bad man just have him stuck well it's dangerous out in the front lines but I still wasn't ready to give up in my quest for $5,000 the Association for European refugees just like the sign says well here's a tangible right she's busy I'll show with this card she's busy show her the card shall see this is red we'll see your corner office I told you so you're next mr. Haim yes thank you come in afternoon you represent mr. Nero Wolfe I suppose you got a detective ELISA yeah well actually I'm trying to solve the murder well actually what I'd like to do is I think you can't see why anyone would wish mrs. Frome dead yeah no matter how overbearing she could be she was doing such humanitarian work she certainly was you know ZAR is a private organization supported by wonderful people like mrs. from which helps immigrants to find jobs and provides legal and financial assistance yes yes that's very touching if it were not for mrs. from I might never have been able to come here oh what a tragedy her daddy's terrible terrible tragedy huh yeah so how can I help you ah well uh are you aware that mrs. Fromm visited mr. Wolff today she was killed murdered no I didn't know that yes but we were not so close that she confided in me I see I see so then you wouldn't be interested in anything mrs. Fromm had to say to mr. Wolff about me for $5,000 I'll tell you exactly what the conversation was in detail so it does concern me sit down mr. Goodwin perhaps we can arrange something I'm sure we can shall we put your offer no idea you take me for a SAP is it for a fool Oh fewer of food no if you were so dishonest wouldn't mr. wolf mean he is a detective you agree you see the thing is I uh I fall on hard times recently and well I've never done this before oh yeah my mother can sir ridiculous what ridiculous well Israel mr. Goodwin I resent being taken for a step sit it's it that's my vanity ten Nero Wolfe tell in my mind being underage but tell him that I think he is set thinking you can fool me with such a cruel trick what miss Wright ah yes mr. Goodwin good luck to you after Angela Wright I had one more offer to make Paul cuff me I called wolf to report Archie come home at once mr. cutner is here I want to see you no don't sit there Archie you're right to sit at that desk is suspended move please move mr. cutner has a shocking accusation sit there just cuff him a woman I try says that you offered to tell her about the conversation mrs. Frome had with mr. wolf if she would first pay you $5,000 in cash what was the woman's name I have not told mr. wolf because one was requested not to of course you know it I forgot tell me no for God's sakes if you're a u.s. senator I wouldn't expect you to name the accuser but since you're not go climb a tree he has a point mr. Goff no anonymous accusations are in questionable taste who should name her I was asked not to then I'm afraid we're at an impasse may I smoke No it was on to the right Archie did you make Angela write such a proposal as described by mr. Kufner no sir did you say anything to her that could have reasonably been construed as such a proposal no sir then you may sit at your desk mr. huffner I'm afraid we're at a dead end if it is an issue of veracity between mr. Goodwin and mrs. Wright I believe mr. Goodwin yes you would of course and even if I could prove such an Apple was made where would it get me look well if we haven't much time I must get to mrs. Fromm's funeral but you should know that my professional function was to give advice to my clients missus from the Association relied on me to handle their affairs so that their activities would be regarded in a favorable light I will do anything in my power to see that mrs. Frome's reputation is not damaged and well I see no connection between the association's affairs and her death I believe it is possible indeed probable that there is a connection between mrs. Frome's death and a talk with you now if I'm to further my clients interest I need to know about that conversation I've tried to talk to the police about it but they won't tell me so you must i'll pay you $5,000 for it which is it mr. coffin a black or white five minutes ago you were going to report an iniquitous proposal now you're ready to be a party to it an extraordinary ethical Samson I have the cash with me no mr. Kufner I'm afraid to deal with you you're too agile for me you can't deny me you can't as a representative mrs. Fromm's interests I have the right to demand it you've been late to the funeral Laurie had used his connections in the jewelry trade to locate a store on 46th Street where the golden spider earrings had been displayed in the window when Horry asked about them the proprietor clammed up now it was up to me to open that client somehow who's in Irving I don't know papa Oh Judy who are you aren't you good when we work for near a wolf the detective that's right when I ask you something Matt the murder of Pete Russell's who's that a gangster I know nothing about gangsters and I use a 12 year old boy just like you Sonia don't go do your homework now a boy murdered why don't you say so come explain I still don't understand why this boy was killed and by the same car so you want what what I know who bought those earrings those spiders that's right one-of-a-kind I gave her a good price yeah how'd she pay by check I checked what was the signature the name yeah it was the woman was murdered Laura from you've been most helpful thank you we're back we tracked down the earrings guess who bought him mrs. Damon frog you knew no oh hey I was asked to guess now I know good work all right Saul formed he started something but he's not sure what yes I know I told you I saw him at the Association office yes he calls himself Leopold Heim under that name he has taken a cheap hotel on First Avenue after you left the Association office he had a brief talk with Angela Wright who deferred due to our organization a special agent of Immigration and Naturalization it was butch mr. Matthew birch oh really mr. birch is dead dad oh I'm sorry I didn't know a few weeks ago he told me to come here so here I am you entered the country you later wait well yes or no yes I was told this association would be able to help people like me the Association cannot be an accessory to a violation of the law no no I understand no course not I should do consult with a lawyer a lawyer I don't know any loans here is a lawyer you can trust dennis boren money he works for the Association it's a service every repetition Saul went to her rands office and told him of his plight mr. Jaime you have a very big problem many people like you come to me every day but I'm only able to help but very few however there may be a solution to this mess where can you be found Hotel the hotel Duval in in room 312 go to your room and wait tonight wait this evening listen to it thank you sir thank you I really appreciate very much so so I went back to the hotel at 8:00 p.m. he had a caller uh just the second place just one minute please yes come into doors open you Heim for you I'm here to help get what do you mean how how are you going to help me aware of your predicament and I sympathize but don't worry you want help don't you yes I need help of course a them you're an illegal Illya really in a manner of speaking at me t FBI the police have to be done with is gonna be costly so you hear you want how much $10,000 what ten thousand and total but for what is it it turned out to prevent any kind of exposure or harassment no no you don't understand uh thing I have nothing ten thousand dollars a Nicholas among you do buy the month by the week a little bit here a little bit there i fee for a little bit from the weekend month yes I could in the papers are then good yes guaranteed remember any attempt to vote this arrangement would be disastrous sleep on it I'll be back sure um sir said I want to thank you I appreciate very much your healthy but he left soul managed to follow him the man is now at a restaurant on Third Avenue and 14th Street what Saul called from across the street that well it was less than a half hour ago I'll take the sedan and drop aureate sauce I'll lay back to the car near wolves Archie it's Fred it's the boss there you ought to hear this hiya Fred it's Fred take a taxi all right go to Saul's it turns out that Fred needs me worse than so come and join me go on Fred I'm at a phone booth ninth Avenue 55th Street I just found out a lot of new stuff about Matthew Burch his name Hank I was a thump on 9th and 54th Danny's Bar and Grill I've been in that all day asking about birds tell people my name was O'Connor what was eating me as I've been told that my wife was seen with him in the park last Tuesday afternoon the dark gray Cadillac one guy finally told me if there's a guy who can give me the lowdown on birch if I want to see him come back between 9:30 and 10:00 go ahead and play it but wait till I get there I'll take the sedan a park across the street when you see the car go on with your day I'll wait in the car until I hear you scream or they roll your corpse out you leave with company I'll tell you otherwise walk around 42nd Street keep going and I'll wait until you're loose and then I'll come get you you got it okay anything else mr. Wolfe no proceed you know I dislike guns so why except in situations where I might get knifed plugged or shoved off a building you I lay back and waited I decided to wait half an hour until ten nineteen but I didn't have to wait that long the driver didn't spot me tailing him but he drove kind of fast a little too fast for a night when the rain was starting to come down harder and harder they were talking I couldn't make out what they were saying so I looked for a better vantage point get up you have a bitch that Louis Missouri st. Louis No I hear they cut out a kid is there hello Morton flow lips we didn't win for you is he clean yeah but he had a mess and W on his arm what's just about your wife and Matthew Burch someone said they saw her with them I think she's cheating on me you know matt burch me Burt no but she must have known I guess so check this baby I gotta tell you my name is Nuttall Conner um nice dark you see the rosada aren't you private dick who are you working for myself even a private dick has a personal life and my wife shut up sit down he's upstairs he's watching my back but he got something here more okay let's get serious Talan are you talk get up come on Bekka huh me night does it hurt good good get some real boys time up in less than a minute the bugs were all trussed up so I looked through their wallets they were lip Teigen and Mortimer Irving and the last century is Leopold Hine me what do you think little black male so that's it days there must be a thousand names in this book each one paid ten grand that's ten million bucks quite a racket fellas do you care to comment you know I ought explain Jenna I should explain yeah we work for Nero Wolfe and we disapprove a black male but that's not what we're working on we're working on a murder or should I say three murders so if I ask you about your racket it's to get at a murder see for instance it was Matthew birch in with you on this now perfect you lovely little rat now that that Satya system you feel better another thing not how much of the cut of the dough was yours and who got the rest what doe what doe huh who gave you the tip on Leopold I'm nobody tough character very tough Archie let me do a little crisscross on him yeah get his arms all right hey Fred move him come on all right here we go the crisscross yeah now I don't know if you've been introduced to this or not it's a scientific method stimulating the vocal chords if and when you decide you don't want to do any more with as a phone right there you can always call police headquarters will stop the science here you can tell them anything you want without interference from us or you can answer my questions did you see birch in that car huh who gave you the tip on Leopold Hine hmm who's the boss of your racket huh Oh Burgess it was hmm all right now we're getting somewhere now did you see birch in the car with a woman last Tuesday afternoon what woman what woman you know this hurts me more than hurts here all right try that let up let up I I saw them together yes I only got in virtuous car Alan Lowe's car was huh who's the woman I don't know her either ID who was driving the car was birch driving the car no no that's what surprised me she was birch wasn't the type of guy to let a dame do the driving hmm gave you the tip on Leopold hein I don't know all of it you out of telling the truth I got leads in two ways from Burt's and from some woman what woman I don't know why do you know wasn't a tramp she uses a password a password huh huh what's the password said the spider to the fly Spyder earrings yeah Spyder earrings very good friend very good and what number did you call around oh I never called it no she called me birch was a contract expecting anyone well oh they're uh uh hello Ari good to see you just in time thanks come on in huh that hurts and hurts huh yeah well we're very serious here got the name of an ambulance if you like yes it is serious serious enough to finish you good wooden pipe down pipe down I'm gonna make a phone call haribol yeah I need some advice splashing and so I filled them in week I talked about Mort talked about lips told him about the notebook was a thousand names now in my pocket he could draw his own conclusion I told him about lips claim that Burch was the boss in the racket although the orders came from a woman he had never seen and how Dennis her Ann showed up in the middle of all this this is very satisfactory apologized mr. Ron what have a heart he's a lawyer we won't give him cards to play keep the notebook mention it to no one and put it in the safe as soon as you get home right right although it makes me ill Turkish as wolf laid out the rest of the plan some of it was sketchy but finally I said I had it knocked this barbarians to my house boys you committed two felonies assault with a firearm on fred and extortion on sol you'll never make it stick enough the way well there now my inclination would they have the cops come down here and take you two birds away but I work for Nero Wolfe see so he might think differently he might want to bring you to his house for questioning so that's what we're gonna do it oh you have one other choice which is to go to the cops now I'd be happy to take you down to the station but that's your only choice as for you mr. Harun I want to tender our sincere apologies we were under a great deal of strain because of these two characters mr. wolf would personally like to send his regrets as well yes and I'd like to apologize to you for one other thing actually I neglected to introduce you to a mr. soll Panzer elder yes appreciate otherwise known as leopold hive that's it all right now please go on about your business but there is a I had this great idea this great idea in fairness to mr. Egan over here if we go down to Wolves house you might want to be represented by an attorney and just by coincidence guess what there's an attorney in the room mr. Dennis I ran now I ran was in a pickle if her on deserted them they might desert him but to say yes would tie him to them in an alloy is duty to help the guy who's in a jam so it is but I'm quite busy right now yeah so am I of course very well I'll see what I can do I will I have to have a talk all right let's go boys hey bring those pliers for a souvenir Fred morning morning ah take it easy Fred don't kill anybody all right how'd everything go oh good I took our Fred about 5:30 Fred you're awake I'm gonna get a car did you sleep well oh thank you this is insufferable well then don't suffer it I told you many times you can leave any pour you want how about us for you deluxe accommodations your tie is crooked ate breakfast well that includes three house guests here hey fritz oh forget this bump I have to on a mission and I am starving Archie I need 500 bucks well for phone calls fritz I'm just gonna have that cuz that looks great I knew it would be useless for me to guess what Wolff had in mind for Orry and I knew it would be useless to ask how's the new wolf well enough to know he had something up his sleeve he always did that must be inspector Kramer we called him when we got home last night and told them everything well almost everything yeah yeah we're on our way somewhere where are these characters and what do you want to tell me ah come in what kept you so long mr. Goodwin for more than six hours ago as you know my house is full of questionable characters and I want to get rid of them where are guilty of extortion and assault and I'm certain much more Archie will explain later but first I have two questions why did the man who killed the boy in broad daylight dare to run the risk of later identification by one or more on lookers and the other question concerns the journey of the earrings bought by mrs. Fromm worn by the woman in the in the car some days later then worn again by mrs. Fromm three days after that can you explain that no so I have provided my own answers but I can't expand upon them without naming my candidate hey if you're ready to name a candidate don't let me stop you have you got one oh yes the hell you have name um the question was have I a candidate not about ready to nominate I may be in an hour in a week but not now what is it Fred yes sir herim won't speak with you now urgent this man Haron is a hyena and he irritates me why don't you talk to him bring him in I think I've seen you work all the dodges they were our wolf but this one takes the cake and I don't get it oh I'm glad you're here so am i I have decided to reveal a conversation I had with mrs. from the night of my party I would have revealed it earlier accepted as her attorney I thought it privileged but now it seems critical get to it I ran she told me that she had received information that someone in the organization was furnishing the names of illegal immigrants to a blackmailing group led by Matthew Burch and that a man named Egan was involved she impressed on me especially the importance of avoiding any scandal that might damage the Association it was all like her always thinking of others never of herself you okay yes aren't you uh Egan's attorney no not that was a mistake I acted on impulse I've told him I can't act for him Perley bring Egan you realize of course that this man is evidently a low criminal isn't that desperate situation scarce credible witness yeah come on in let's take a Pew aren't you Lawrence Egan otherwise known as lips Egan yeah yeah that's me and mr. Harun here says he doesn't represent you anymore he also says that you're a low criminal Lana that's not what I said shut up one more interruption and out you go did you say you wouldn't represent him anymore I yes or no yes did you say was a low criminal yes then shut up have you seen this man before last night well I gotta think don't hurt yourself he also said that you're involved in the blackmail scheme yeah I've seen him before last night I seen him lots dozens of times right brother you was here a head down we did it up to his ears that's a lie you met him into this maybe so but I got all I need right now mr. Harun you're being detained as a material witness in a murder and extortion case Pearlie get him out of here and take the others with you let's go boys it's 9 o'clock my all kids you mean you're gonna leave one when what you've got this wretch cornered and you're clawing away at him to get it another wretch that unspeakable Hirai I'm not after black manners I'm after a murderer you can deal with them just as effectively elsewhere you better I can and I'm gonna take your men with me all four of them you may have three of them but not mr. Kavon he's not here where is he I want him you can't have him he's on an errand haven't I given you enough for one morning Archie do you remember where Ori has gone couldn't remember to save me good don't try and the truth was I didn't have the smallest idea where or he was I've never seen as much top brass in one day as I did during the next eight hours finally they tied up a reasonably accurate statement and I was sent down to police commissioner Walter Nerys office howdy fish what's up so tell me about this deal with genius again it looks different now well I went over there I talked to uses I ran and Angela Wright whose idea was that hey that's you so Wolfe knew well I'll have to think about that one that fat son of a bitch then he's ready to earn the money mrs. Fromm paid him to identify the murderer he wants Stebbins in me he wants to fight people chiefly involved and if that's not enough he wants three or four police women not in uniform he wants you immediately he wants Durkin Panzer and Egan and he says we'll be bringing the murderer with us he's a maniac insufferable get him down here he won't come you bring him got a warrant Oh get it commissioner he won't open his mouth he'll get out on bail he'll go home and I'll do his own inviting without us well I'll see you gentlemen later always a pleasure Commission what someone please tell me what this is all about I'm inspector Kramer New York homicide I want you to understand that this is official only up to a point you were brought here by the police department with the approval of the DA I'm done with you but now you're a wolf we'll proceed on his own want you to understand that he has no authority to insist on any answers to any questions he may ask you understand that this is a little awkward I have only seen two of you before mr. heron and mr. cuff no um mr. Goodwin has provided me with a chart but I'd like to check your Miss Jean ST yes mrs. Angela right cheer up mrs. Dennis arrived I don't see the poster good Ling tells me you have a charming little pet thank you all for coming this is the first time I've undertaken to single out a murderer from a group of mostly strangers it seems little presumptuous but let's see I have no questions to ask but indeed I have questions to ask of myself for instance why did mrs. Fromm wear those golden spider hearings when she came to see me answer they were part of an attempted imposture she wanted to impersonate the woman who was wearing them in the car in order to find out what I knew another question why did mr. Harun go to the factory last night answer because his greed had impelled him to a foolish action giving Leopold Haim his name and address to mr. lips Egon and he was alarmed I protest inspector Kramer this is slander you're a lawyer sue mr. Ryan if I were you I'd stop lathering about your implication in blackmail and extortion or not you're sunk and you know it and now you're confronted with a much greater danger identification as the murderer Petros but I can't possibly escape a term in jail but with my help you may go on living I suppose most of you know nothing of the extortion enterprise which has resulted in the death of three people so you can't follow me throughout but one of you will most assuredly be able to follow me where do I begin with the golden spider earrings unusual and very unattractive why would a woman of taste like mrs. Frog upon seeing these earrings in a store window be motivated to purchase them perhaps she didn't find the monitor active tastes differ phooey do you remember mr. lips Eagan saying that in phoning him a woman he used a password what was it mr. Eagan that despite it to a fly exactly said the spider perhaps mrs. Fromm had overheard that peculiar password used and the impulse struck her to play a kind of game with those who she thought might be involved what game possibly to see if anyone would respond what we do know is that a woman wearing those earrings was driving a car with a man and now the words helped get a cop to a boy named Pete Ross's and the car suddenly drove off the next day the same car now driven by a man ran over the boy at a fairly busy intersection we know it was a man driving because witnesses caught a glimpse of him so obviously the driver was the man in the car with the woman today before the seemed obvious because this man would be afraid that Pete Ross could identify him but that theory was invalidated when I learned that the man in the car with the woman was Matthew Burch and Matthew Burch had been killed the night before Pete Ross was running so who was the driver I put myself in this place I can't expect to kill the boy at my first attempt I must anticipate driving through that intersection several or even many times there will be people around witnesses so what do I do wear a mask a false beard No I proceed with my hazardous and mortal adventure dressed in a brown suit and a felt hat manifestly either I am Appeals dunce or I am a woman let's say hypothetically I am a woman or if I am a woman many of the complexities disappear since most of the roles now become mine I am let us say involved in the blackmailing project I may even direct it mrs. Fromm catches wind of it she becomes suspicious she asks me guarded questions she even gives me the spider earrings as a gift to provoke a reaction I tell Matthew Burch one of my accomplices about mrs. Framm suspicions he insists upon meeting me he has me drive his car which is unusual he suddenly produces a gun and orders me to drive somewhere whatever the cause of his hostility I know his character I fear for my life at a corner the car stops a boy approaches to wipe my window his face is close to mine I'm out the words help get her cop Burt's prod me and me go I recovered from my panic somewhere sometime I catch him off guard and attack I disable him but I do not shoot him I have him in the car helpless and unconscious and later that night I drive to a secluded alley dump him out run his body over several times park a car and go home I could make up this story she'll me to proof I intend to the next day I decide the boy is a threat not to be tolerated he may identify me as purchased companion in the car so that afternoon dressed as a man I get the car from where I parked it in dispatch the boy ending that possibility proof proof where's the proof mrs. Framm was going to the herranz apartment for dinner that night I found her car parked nearby I hid on the floor behind the front seat armed with a tire wrench I ran came down with her but loaded holy I got him here but there's a limit give me a fact or we're through machi let them in the red che my name is Nero Wolfe what is your business mr. Lavoie I'm a partner and B&S la vie de Asus for Sydney my brother and the business a clothing store men's clothing on film are staged in Brooklyn why are you here well there was this phone call at the store and a man said that his wife had bought for him a felt hat in a brown suit last week and did we remember about it and I said sure and he said to make sure what I described but I did and then what happened then he talked me into coming here what a talk of that man is a Salesman he should be I want to know about the woman who bought the brown suit and felt hat she's here I saw him as soon as I sat down all right it's a fact I was a fool I bought the super Claire her and she asked me to and I did it yo hey that's a lie she's a murderer and a liar she was all girl I felt I owed lon Cohen a good shot for his paper he done me some good favors and now we do a few more he said he wanted to see me I said that mrs. Rousseau's strips us this for you place is five thousand dollars it's half of Mr Wolf's fee you see mr. wolf compete with partners and he would like you to have okay okay I'd get here just money I know but Mr Wong leaves it'd be all deal but why the thing not give it to me himself mr. wolf fur it's bit of a cow you see coward hates to see a woman cry yeah okay thank you for coming Rick's we'll see you home don't tell my cries I'm gonna you well I gave her half of mrs. Fromm's fee and she took it of course she took it the tree - - tree maybe when she left the house but not a single tear in those but that's remarkable on tree very cool you you

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