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Nero Wolfe Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 1981 - 1981
Episode 1
The Golden Spiders
Fri, Jan 16, 198149 mins
A young boy who wipes windshields in Manhattan, sees a woman wearing Spider earrings mouthing the words "Help Police" in an expensive car and takes this to Nero Wolfe, expecting to be partners with him on the case. Then it gets complicated.
Episode 2
Death on the Doorstep
Fri, Jan 23, 198149 mins
An update of The Doorbell Rang. Archie Goodwin's friend is shot by a sniper on Wolfe's doorstep. Inspector Cramer warns Archie that he is being followed by an NYPD detective; Archie and Wolfe set a trap for the rogue elements from the NYPD.
Episode 3
Before I Die
Fri, Jan 30, 198149 mins
A woman goes to see Wolfe and asks for his help. It seems like a known criminal hired her to pretend to be his daughter. She now wants out because one of the criminal's rivals grabbed her to get to him. She thinks he's trying to keep her actual daughter safe. When he shows up asking her to go with him, Wolfe convinces him to let her go. He tells Archie to take her to a hotel and when they get there someone shoots her. Later the criminal wants to see Wolfe but before he could go in, he's shot too. Later the criminal's lawyer goes to see Wolfe who tells him that his client named him executor. And what he wants him to do is to take care of his daughter. The lawyer provides him with her address. He has Archie bring her to him. Later someone takes a shot at her but misses. Wolfe thinks it could be her father's rival or her father's confidant who is disgruntled that he wasn't left much.
Episode 4
Wolfe at the Door
Fri, Feb 6, 198148 mins
Nero must identify Archie's body at the morgue, only to find that it was an impostor and Archie is accused of his murder.
Episode 5
Might as Well Be Dead
Fri, Feb 13, 198149 mins
Wolfe is hired by a man to find his son whom he hasn't seen in 7 years since they had a falling out. He thinks his son is in New York. Wolfe upon seeing his photo and the photo of a man in the newspaper he thinks it's the man's son. And it seems the son is currently on trial for murder, for supposedly killing the abusive husband of a woman he knows. Wolfe then sets out to find out if he is guilty and if not who is the killer.
Episode 6
To Catch a Dead Man
Fri, Feb 20, 198149 mins
When the Chief Executive of a shipping line disappears after trying to report a problem to the owner, Nero Wolfe is brought in to find the missing man and the violence begins, starting with Wolfe's orchids.
Episode 7
In the Best Families
Fri, Mar 6, 198149 mins
A wealthy wife hires Nero to learn where her Playboy husband has been getting large sums of money.
Episode 8
Murder by the Book
Fri, Mar 13, 198160 mins
An unidentified man found dead in the street near Nero Wolfe's residence is found to be carrying a note with Wolfe's name and address and a list of untraceable men's names. Inspector Cramer enlists Wolfe's help in solving the mystery of why he was killed and who he is.
Episode 9
What Happened to April
Fri, Mar 20, 198148 mins
A dead young woman is fished out of the East River and Saul Panzer is arrested for her murder. Nero Wolfe is convinced that he didn't do it.
Episode 10
Gambit
Fri, Apr 3, 198149 mins
During WWII, Nero Wolfe (code name Butterfly) was in charge of an intelligence unit. Now, one members of that unit who betrayed them to the enemy, was convicted and sent prison to for 20 years is out and seeking revenge on "Butterfly".
Episode 11
Death and the Dolls
Fri, Apr 10, 198148 mins
Wolfe is asked by the granddaughter of an old friend to investigate her father's death. It seems he went out on his boat and it blew up. She suspects his wife because she thinks his wife is having an affair. So Wolfe looks into it and learns that her boyfriend might not be who claims to be. He also learns that her father was a degenerate gambler.
Episode 12
The Murder in Question
Fri, Apr 17, 198148 mins
Nero Wolf is hired by a wife to find out who is trying to kill her husband. When she is killed, her husband asks Wolf to continue on the case.
Episode 13
The Blue Ribbon Hostage
Tue, May 5, 198149 mins
The estranged son of a wealthy businessman is missing, he hires Nero Wolfe to locate him only to find the son is a murder suspect.
Episode 14
Sweet Revenge
Tue, Jun 2, 198160 mins
A man hires two professional hit men to kill Archie Goodwin & Nero Wolfe.
