Cast of Characters
- Nero Wolfe — The private investigator
- Archie Goodwin — Wolfe's assistant, and the narrator of all Wolfe stories
- Fritz Brenner — Wolfe's master chef
- Pete Drossos — A 12-year-old who lives in Wolfe's neighborhood
- Anthea Drossos — Pete's mother
- Mrs. Damon (Laura) Fromm — Socialite and philanthropist, major supporter of the Association for the Aid of Displaced Persons (Assadip)
- Jean Estey — Mrs. Fromm's personal secretary
- Paul Kuffner — Public-relations consultant for Assadip and for Mrs. Fromm personally
- Angela Wright — Executive Secretary of Assadip
- Dennis Horan — General counsel for Assadip
- Claire Horan — His wife
- Vincent Lipscomb — Editor and publisher of the periodical Modern Thoughts, and friend of Laura Fromm
- James Albert Maddox — Personal counsel for Laura Fromm and executor of her estate
- Matthew Birch — Of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
- Lawrence (Lips) Egan — Organized crime figure
- Mortimer Ervin — Local thug
- Saul Panzer, Fred Durkin and Orrie Cather — Operatives employed by Wolfe
- Lon Cohen — Of the Gazette
- Inspector Cramer and Sergeant Purley Stebbins – Representing Manhattan Homicide
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