A&E Episode Guide Archive
|
The First Season The Second Season
Death of a Doxy Two-hour premiereWhen fulfilling a simple favor for a friend leads him straight to a dead body, Archie finds himself in unfamiliar territory. The friend is arrested but Nero Wolfe’s instincts tell him to keep looking. The ingenious team investigates to uncover sex, lies, and the true murderer. Special Guest: George Plimpton Directed by Timothy Hutton Based on a novel by Rex Stout The Next Witness If there ever was a man who knows himself, it is Nero Wolfe. When he realizes that his testimony will be used to convict a Mr. Leonard Ashe against his own intuition about the case, Wolfe takes matters into his own hands. He storms out of the courtroom in contempt of court, vowing not to return until he is satisfied that justice will be served.
Based on a novel by Rex Stout Die Like a Dog It's one part crime story, one part love story, when Archie stumbles onto a murder scene and Nero Wolfe falls for a black Labrador he calls Jet. When the dog follows Archie home from the crime scene, there's no way the investigative pair can turn away from the mystery or the dog, until both are put in their rightful places. Directed by James Tolkan Based on a novel by Rex Stout Murder Is Corny Inspector Cramer arrives with Nero Wolfe's specially picked corn, fresh from the murder scene of the delivery boy, convinced that Archie is the prime suspect because he was jealous of a "sweet" young farm girl. Wolfe and Archie will flush out the criminal, but not before the two crime-solvers face a brush with death of their own. Directed by George Bloomfield Based on a novel by Rex Stout The Mother Hunt When a swaddled baby is dropped on the doorstep of widow Lucy Valdon with a note saying "A child should live in his father's house," Lucy hires Nero Wolfe and Archie to find out if the baby was fathered by her late husband. Every lead turns up another murder, though, and Wolfe and Archie themselves get caught up in the intrigue before they can solve this tough case. Special Guests: Penelope Ann Miller, Carrie Fisher, Griffin Dunne
Based on a novel by Rex Stout Poison a la Carte A lecherous producer is killed during a banquet, and Nero Wolfe starts investigating the kitchen before the victim even dies. He boils down the pool of suspected murderers to one of the five servers of the banquet, but it will take a clever ruse to get the real killer to admit guilt. Directed by George Bloomfield Based on a novel by Rex Stout Too Many Clients
When four separate clients all hire Nero Wolfe in one day to investigate the murder of the same man, Wolfe knows he's in for a doozy of a murder with a handsome reward at the end. In typical Wolfe style, he resolves the mystery with aplomb and walks away with a fat wallet. Directed by John L'ecuyer Before I Die Nero Wolfe and Archie are no strangers to the murderous type. But when the notorious gangster Dazy Perrit hires them to protect him from blackmail, Wolfe's and Archie's lives are in so much danger that Inspector Cramer is actually nice to them. Special Guest: Seymour Cassel Directed by John L'ecuyer Help Wanted, Male When a man receives a death threat, Nero Wolfe refuses to help him. But when the man is murdered and Wolfe himself receives the same threat, he has no choice but to get more than a little involved in this doubly puzzling case. Special Guests: Larry Drake and George Plimpton Directed by John L'ecuyer The Cop Killer Fearing deportation, two illegal aliens flee the barbershop where they work when a New York City policeman comes in to ask questions. But when the cop turns up dead, the two become suspects in the murder because they fled the scene. Directed by John Pepper |
|
