Archie answers a phone call in Mr. Wolfe's office. It is from a woman named Doris Moray who said that she has received threating notes and is afraid to leave her hotel. Archie meets her in the hotel dining room. The notes specify that Miss Moray must withdraw from her part in an upcoming play, if she values her health and reputation. After dinner, Archie and Miss Moray find a body in her room.