Cast of Characters
- Archie Goodwin — amanuensis to Nero Wolfe
- James R Herold — businessman from Omaha
- Nero Wolfe — detective afflicted by sitzenlust, orchid fancier, and chef
- Lieutenant Murphy — An NYPD officer in the Missing Persons Bureau of the NYPD
- Purley Stebbins — Sergeant in the NYC Homicide Squad
- Albert Freyer — Defense lawyer for Peter Hays in the murder trial
- Paul Herrold — Son of James Herrold; wrongly accused of theft 11 years before
- Michael Molloy — decedent. As the book opens, Peter Hays is being tried for Molloy's murder
- Selma Molloy — wife of Michael Molloy, in love with Peter Hays
- Saul Panzer, Fred Durkin, Orrie Cather — Private detectives often called upon by Wolfe
- Johnny Keems — A recurring character similar to Panzer, Durkin and Cather in earlier Nero Wolfe novels
- Delia Brandt — secretary and possible mistress of Michael Molloy
- Thomas Irwin and Fanny Irwin — friends of Selma Malloy
- Jerome Arkoff and Rita Arkoff — friends of Selma Molloy living in the same building as the Irwins
- Ella Reyes — live-out housekeeper of the Irwins
- William Lesser — Fiancé of Delia Brandt
- Inspector Cramer — head of the Manhattan Homicide Squad
- Patrick Degan — treasurer of a major trade union, friend and business partner of Michael Molloy
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