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Would you like to come into my office and we can discuss it? Rob led the way back across the lobby toward his office, hoping the heater would have warmed the room to an acceptable level. As he did, the front door opened again and Ellis came in, wrapped in his heavy sheepskin coat. He shut the door behind him, turned and appeared to see the visitor for the first time.

Oh, sorry The words trailed off. Ellis squared his shoulders, as if going into battle, cleared his throat and said, Dad? What are you doing here?

It had taken a great deal of persuasion, argument and downright pig-headedness before Ellis had convinced him that he was much happier doing research at a small independent laboratory than dealing with multi-million dollar corporate lawsuits. According to Ellis, his father still harbored hopes that he might change his mind and decide to go to law school after all.

So it was with a certain amount of trepidation that he ushered the senior Freeman into his office. Shout if you want me. He walked down the short hall toward the bio lab. Rob, whose ears were attuned to every noise in the building, did not hear the door shut, so he knew Ellis was listening. Freeman gave no indication that he had heard the exchange, although Rob was sure he had. Freeman nodded. It was a simple statement of fact, not a boast, and Rob took it as such. I am hoping you may be able to solve a mystery for me.

I would have gone to the police, but in the first place, I am reasonably sure no crime has been committed — at least not yet — and secondly, I think a scientist may have a better chance of solving it than a police officer. Avery reached into the inner pocket of his suit jacket and took out an envelope. From it he removed a small, folded piece of lined paper. The majority of my clients are businesses, not individuals, and traditionally, they like to give me and my firm a token of their appreciation at Christmas.

Rob nodded.

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One of my clients is a winery, Angel Winery. So not surprisingly, they sent me a case of wine at Christmas. And down in the bottom of the box, under one of the bottles, I found this. He handed Rob the piece of paper. Rob unfolded it and looked at it. There were three words written on it in pencil, scribbled as if the writer had been in a hurry. The impression was enhanced by the fact that the paper looked as if it had been ripped from a larger sheet and folded hastily and unevenly.

Rob read: Serios problem — help. Before you ask me, I have no idea who wrote it or what they are referring to. They probably send out a dozen or more each year, and I imagine they are all the same, packed by someone in their production area.

Most of the work we do for them involves contracts and so on, very straightforward. Rob thought for a while. You said originally that you thought a scientist might be able to help. What did you think we could do? Avery settled himself more comfortably. As I understand it, Rob, wine has to be tested at various stages during the production process.

I thought someone from your lab might be able to visit the winery in some guise, ostensibly to do or monitor the testing, but also to have a casual look around and see if any obvious problems seem to exist. He smiled.

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Rob fought down temptation. If the wine has to be tested on a regular basis, the winery must have its own lab and a testing procedure already in place. Rob decided he might as well give in to the inevitable. We may not find any leads as to the writer of the note or what the problem is, you know. Avery stood up and retrieved his overcoat. And as an incentive, I brought along one of the bottles from the Christmas case. Consider it a sweetener. Rob opened the office door and thought he heard footsteps rapidly retreating into the bio lab. Across the lobby, Phil came to the door of the chem lab and looked out.

Avery, my brother Phil. Phil was visibly startled but recovered well. Hello, Avery, he said, shaking hands, pleased to meet you.

What sort of investigation? They continued outside and Avery led the way to a sleek silver Mercedes parked in the next block. He opened the trunk and took out a bottle of wine. I hope you like Merlot. Love it, Rob said, accepting the bottle. Thank you again. Avery handed him a business card.

Let me know what the outcome of your investigation is. Rob watched the Mercedes pull away from the curb and purr down the street, and became aware that he was shivering. He went back inside the lab and took the bottle of wine into his office.

As he expected, Ellis was already there. You might even consider it research material. Rob dropped the business card into a drawer, waved Ellis into the chair and briefly outlined what Avery had told him. He thinks you might be a good candidate to visit the winery. Rob handed it to him. Ellis studied it for a minute and then said, If you were sending out an SOS about a serious problem at your workplace, why would you put a scribbled note into a random case of wine?

What I mean is: did this person know who the wine was going to?

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Or did they put half a dozen notes in different cases? I wonder if he or she knew where that particular case was going. And if it is, surely there would have been faster, easier ways of calling attention to it, like a phone call or an e-mail. Depends what the problem is, Rob said. That note looks like it was written in a hurry, on the spur of the moment, and secretively. You probably will have more luck just pretending to be an ordinary visitor than a scientist. He knew it went against the grain for Ellis to pretend to be less intelligent than he was, but he was glad to see him take the point.

Yes, all right, Ellis said. He stood up and walked to the door, where he turned. HOLLY WAS already at his house when Rob arrived home from the lab that evening, and the smell from the kitchen told him she was making lasagne, one of his favorite dishes. She came to meet him, a dishtowel tucked into the waistband of her jeans and her long dark hair pulled back into a ponytail. She stood on tiptoes to kiss him, and he tasted tomato sauce.

Both, he said, grinning. But you, especially. I knew there was an upside to your project ending; it gives you a chance to cook fantastic meals like this. She looked at the bottle he was carrying. Is that to go with dinner? Why would Avery Freeman give you a bottle of wine? His father wants us to do a little scientific snooping for him. Rob explained again about the cryptic note in the gift case of wine and how Avery thought it might be worth investigating.