Nero Wolfe (Season 1)

Nero Wolfe enjoys a life of refined self-indulgence in his comfortable Manhattan brownstone — reading, dining, spending regular hours in his rooftop plant rooms, and only reluctantly involving himself in the detection of crime. Famously sedentary, Wolfe relies on his legman Archie Goodwin to collect the clues and the suspects in any case at hand, while he spars with his live-in chef Fritz Brenner and bickers with his resident orchid nurse Theodore Horstmann. Often assisted by freelance detective Saul Panzer, Wolfe and Archie customarily gather the suspects in Wolfe's office and present the solution to the exasperated Inspector Cramer of Manhattan Homicide.

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    The Golden Spiders (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: A boy is injured in his attempt to tell Nero about an abduction he's witnessed, to which the only clue is a pair of golden spider earrings worn by the victim.

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    Death on the Doorstep (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Nero becomes involved when Archie's college football teammate Barney is found dead on his doorstep.

  • Poster for Before I Die

    Before I Die (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Nero must narrow down the suspects when a beautiful girl is killed after being hired by a mobster to act as a decoy for his daughter.

  • Poster for Wolfe at the Door

    Wolfe at the Door (Episode 4)

    Writer: Lee Sheldon

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Nero leaves his brownstone when called to identify Archie's body at the morgue, only to find that it was an impostor and Archie is accused of his murder.

  • Poster for Might As Well Be Dead

    Might As Well Be Dead (Episode 5)

    Writer: Seeleg Lester

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Nero locates a young man who has been missing for nine years, only to find that he is on trial for murder.

  • Poster for To Catch a Dead Man

    To Catch a Dead Man (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Nero and Archie's lives are in danger because someone does not want them to locate the missing CEO of a large shipping firm.

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    In the Best of Families (Episode 7)

    Writer: Alfred Hayes

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Nero is hired by a wealthy socialite to learn the source of the large sums of money her playboy husband has been throwing around.

  • Poster for Murder by the Book

    Murder by the Book (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Nero and Archie use a computer to figure out the connection among three murders, an apparent suicide, and a missing manuscript.

  • Poster for What Happened to April?

    What Happened to April? (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Nero suspects it was no accident when the dead body of a woman who specialized in an underwater striptease is found floating in the East River.

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    Gambit (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: A brilliant criminal with a grudge booby-traps Nero's apartment.

  • Poster for Death and the Dolls

    Death and the Dolls (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: The daughter of a wealthy sportsman urges Nero to investigate her father's death.

  • Poster for The Murder in Question

    The Murder in Question (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: A former prosecutor's wife and then his secretary are killed in apparent attempts on his life.

  • Poster for Blue Ribbon Hostage

    Blue Ribbon Hostage (Episode 13)

    Writer: Dick Nelson

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: A hood kidnaps one of Nero's priceless orchids in order to force Nero to prove his innocence in a murder.

  • Poster for Sweet Revenge

    Sweet Revenge (Episode 14)

    Air date: 1981-12-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Two paid killers track Nero and Archie.

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