Chapter 11 Summary

Archie is bothered by having a lead about the Morris Althaus murder and not being able to follow it. He's also concerned that Wolfe's plan won't go right. He calls Lewis Hewitt, and Hewitt confirms that he's gotten two actors. Archie is distressed that Hewitt's forgotten to ask if the actor who will play Archie can drive. Other arrangements are going as planned. Wolfe and Archie have decided that Archie shouldn't risk going to Wragg to try to sell him non-existent information they've uncovered on the homicide.

On Wednesday morning, Archie decides to break into Sarah Dacos's apartment and search it. He calls her office to make sure she's there, and then he goes to her apartment and enters with a key from his collection of generic keys. He searches her apartment quickly, afraid that the cleaning woman will come any minute, and...