Nero Wolfe, a passionate orchid collector, a great gourmand, a lover of beer, and a brilliant detective, almost never leaves home. He solves all crimes based on the facts collected by Archie Goodwin—his charming, ironic assistant with an excellent memory. Wolfe takes on one case, receives a warning by phone, and his orchid greenhouse is sprayed with machine-gun fire. What’s more, a young man who Wolfe needs to gather information about is killed—and his death turns out to be connected to Arnold Zeck…