A Mets fan with a phony name and a millionaire client arrive just in time to provide a case for Nero Wolfe to pay the rent.

The bizarre visitors are in a frenzy about a death trap explosion in the discreet whiskey drawer of a top TV executive. To crack this case of bombs and bourbon, the indolent genius and his energetic assistant must pick their way though corporate chicanery, vile ambition... and a healthy swig of murder.