Nero Wolfe<\/a>, who faces the payment of taxes and needs money.<\/p>\nHe sends Archie Goodwin to convince the producers and sponsors to hire Wolfe to investigate the crime. Among the suspects is the show’s host, Madeline Fraser.<\/p>\n
Although his initial investigations seem not very promising, Wolfe finally finds out that Fraser is allergic to the drink he promotes.<\/p>\n
Therefore, instead of soda, drink iced coffee that is served in a specially marked bottle so as not to confuse them.<\/p>\n
Since the marked bottle was the one that contained the poison, this suggests that Fraser was the intended victim instead of Orchard.<\/p>\n
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