Nero Wolfe (1979 TV Movie)

David Hurst: Fritz Benner

Quotes 

• Nero Wolfe : Three.

  Fritz Benner : Five.

  Nero Wolfe : Five juniper berries in a marinade for a filet of beef would be overpowering.

  Fritz Benner : Three berries is not enough.

  Nero Wolfe : Shall we split the difference? Four.

  Fritz Benner : Five berries or I cook something else.

  Archie Goodwin : [entering the kitchen]  Everybody's here.

  Nero Wolfe : Very well, five. But I won't have to taste it to verify their presence; the *smell* will tell me!