A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002)

Plot

Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Eeny, Meeny, Murder, MoeS01E06 · 10.0When fastidious Nero Wolfe abandons a stained tie after eating his lunch in his study, it is used to strangle a prospective client shortly thereafter.
  2. 02Disguise for MurderS01E07 · 10.0The Manhattan Flower Club's next visit to the brownstone proves fatal for one of the members. Fortunately, she talked to Archie just before she died, and one clue from their conversation proves critical.
  3. 03Door to DeathS01E08 · 10.0Wolfe needs a new orchid man, and goes on an adventure to find him. Only to find a murder scene at his destination and no way of retrieving the horticulturalist without first solving the mystery.

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode11Episodes2001Aired 9.6Season avg
  1. S01E01The Doorbell RangApril 22, 2001 9.0A eccentric millionairess believes she is being followed, bugged, and generally harassed by the FBI and offers Wolfe $100,000 to get them of
  2. S01E02Champagne for One (1)April 29, 2001 9.0Archie is standing in for a friend at a party for unwed mothers when one of the guests drops dead. Through she had often talked about killin
  3. S01E03Champagne for One (2)May 6, 2001 9.5Archie is standing in for a friend at a party for unwed mothers when one of the guests drops dead. Through she had often talked about killin
  4. S01E04Prisoner's Base (1)May 13, 2001 8.7A beautiful heiress attempts to seek refuge in Nero Wolfe's house without revealing her identity or reasons for hiding. When she is turned a
  5. S01E05Prisoner's Base (2)May 20, 2001 9.5Moved by Archie Goodwin's zeal in trying to find the killer of heiress Priscilla Eads, Nero Wolfe takes on Archie as a client to aid him in
  6. S01E06Season's bestEeny, Meeny, Murder, MoeJune 3, 2001 10.0When fastidious Nero Wolfe abandons a stained tie after eating his lunch in his study, it is used to strangle a prospective client shortly t
  7. S01E07Disguise for MurderJune 17, 2001 10.0The Manhattan Flower Club's next visit to the brownstone proves fatal for one of the members. Fortunately, she talked to Archie just before
  8. S01E08Door to DeathJune 24, 2001 10.0Wolfe needs a new orchid man, and goes on an adventure to find him. Only to find a murder scene at his destination and no way of retrieving
  9. S01E09Christmas PartyJuly 1, 2001 10.0Nero Wolfe is stunned when Archie Goodwin reveals evidence of his impending engagement. However, Archie is no less shocked when accompanying
  10. S01E10Over My Dead Body (1)July 8, 2001 10.0A woman from Montenegro claims that Wolfe's long-lost adopted daughter is in New York, and is accused of theft at a prestigious fencing club
  11. S01E11Over My Dead Body (2)July 15, 2001 10.0As Wolfe tries to unravel the mystery of a young woman who could be his long-lost adopted daughter, she draws him and Archie Goodwin further

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode16Episodes2002Aired 9.2Season avg
  1. S02E01Season's bestDeath of a Doxy (1)April 14, 2002 10.0A simple favor for a friend leads Archie to a dead body. The friend is arrested but Wolfe suspects the real murderer is still on the loose,
  2. S02E02Death of a Doxy (2)April 14, 2002 10.0A simple favor for a friend leads Archie to a dead body. The friend is arrested but Wolfe suspects the real murderer is still on the loose,
  3. S02E03The Next WitnessApril 21, 2002 10.0When Wolfe realizes his testimony will be used to convict a defendant he believes is innocent, he storms out of the trial in contempt of cou
  4. S02E04Die Like a DogApril 28, 2002 10.0Archie stumbles onto a murder scene while trying to retrieve his raincoat. Not wanting to get involved, he leaves the scene only to discove
  5. S02E05Murder Is CornyMay 5, 2002 9.0Inspector Cramer arrives with Wolfe's specially-picked corn, fresh from the murder scene of the delivery boy. Archie is the prime suspect i
  6. S02E06Motherhunt (1)May 12, 2002 9.0A baby is left on a widow's doorstep with a note implying that her late husband had been its father. The widow, Lucy Valdon, hires Wolfe and
  7. S02E07Motherhunt (2)May 19, 2002 9.0A baby is left on a widow's doorstep with a note implying that her late husband had been its father. The widow, Lucy Valdon, hires Wolfe and
  8. S02E08Poison a la CarteMay 26, 2002 9.0Someone's poisoned a lecherous producer during a banquet prepared by Fritz, and Wolfe starts investigating the kitchen before the victim has
  9. S02E09Too Many Clients (1)June 2, 2002 9.0After Thomas Yeager hires Archie because he believes he's being followed, he winds up dead at a construction site. Wolfe and Archie's invest
  10. S02E10Too Many Clients (2)June 9, 2002 9.0After Thomas Yeager hires Archie because he believes he's being followed, he winds up dead at a construction site. Wolfe and Archie's invest
  11. S02E11Before I DieJune 16, 2002 9.0The gangster Dazy Perrit wants to keep his daughter's identity a secret so he hires a stand in to pose as her. But when the stand in blackma
  12. S02E12Help Wanted, MaleJune 30, 2002 9.0After Wolfe turns down a request for help, the man is murdered. More troubling than that is that now Wolfe is the one being threatened. In o
  13. S02E13The Silent Speaker (1)July 14, 2002 9.0Wolfe and Archie investigate the murder of the Head of the Bureau of Price Regulations, who was about to speak before the National Industry
  14. S02E14The Silent Speaker (2)July 21, 2002 9.0Wolfe and Archie investigate the murder of the Head of the Bureau of Price Regulations, who was about to speak before the National Industry
  15. S02E15Cop KillerAugust 11, 2002 8.5Two illegal aliens flee a barbershop when a New York City cop begins asking questions. When the cop turns up dead, Wolfe must clear the two
  16. S02E16Immune to MurderAugust 18, 2002 8.5Wolfe is asked to cook his famous baked trout for an oilman and an Eastern European ambassador. But when Archie finds a body in the trout st

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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