Nero Wolfe, an avid orchid collector, a great gourmet, a beer lover and a great detective, almost never leaves the house. He unravels all the crimes on the basis of the facts collected by Archie Goodwin, his charming, ironic assistant with an excellent memory. Marko Vukcic, an old friend of Nero Wolfe, is killed. Then Vukčić's adopted daughter dies. All traces lead to Montenegro. Together with Archie Goodwin, Wolfe goes, illegally, to the country where he spent his childhood and youth. The famous homebody detective travels through the mountains on foot and spends the night in a haystack, but courageously overcomes all the obstacles that stand in his way...