![]() Although the authorities and the other guests pressure Archie into changing his story, Nero Wolfe believes him and decides to settle the matter by solving the case himself. Archie promises to watch over her, but towards the end of the evening Faith collapses and dies from cyanide poisoning after drinking a glass of champagne.Īlone of the guests, Archie maintains that Faith Usher did not commit suicide, claiming that he observed her constantly throughout the evening and that she never had an opportunity to pour the cyanide from her bottle into her glass. ![]() ![]() During the dinner, Archie learns from one of the unwed mothers that another, Faith Usher, has a bottle of cyanide in her purse Faith has been suffering from depression, and her friend fears that she might attempt suicide. Robilotti's being a former client of Nero Wolfe's who bears him a personal dislike. Byne claims to have a cold and is unable to attend although skeptical, Archie agrees to stand in for him, despite Mrs. ![]() Byne routinely acts as a chaperone for an annual dinner hosted by his aunt, Louise Grantham Robilotti, which is given in honour of four young unwed mothers living at Grantham House, a charity supported by her late husband. Archie, missing a dancing partner as good as Celia Grantham, in Champagne for One, chapter 3.Īrchie Goodwin sits in for a friend at a charity dinner dance for unwed mothers, and one of the guests drops dead on the dance floor.Īrchie Goodwin receives a phone call from an acquaintance, Austin "Dinky" Byne, asking for a favour. ![]()
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