Introduction of Joe Friday and Ben Romero as they pursue the criminals, Slocum and Bantam Campbell.

Old man Kedrick is dying. His niece and nephew want to hurry him along but he is guarded by a large black cat that he got in Egypt.

Rick takes a shortcut back to New York City only to encounter the Elkins family and their guns.

Montague auditions for the Planter role in South Pacific but then encounters his father, Cyril, in town.

Stephanie Goulden gets a little more than she anticipated when she signs up for a cooking class.

Dr. Tweedy is in charge of the dance at his school. Sugar Kane of The Gum Drops is the bandleader but there are some complications in store.

Sam is involved with a boxer, Kid Bolan, and his brotther-trainer, Lonie as The Kid goes up for the Main Event.

Sam is asked to locate Roy Rowland. Surprise - It turns into a trail of murder regarding a rare book.

Rick is called to a schoolteacher's apartment to do something about the body in her Hepplewhite chair.

Three partners dissolve their partnership with murder. One of the remaining partners returns to New York to Avenge and stops by Nero Wolfe's on the way for a little insurance.