The BEST episodes of Nero Wolfe (2001)
Every episode of Nero Wolfe (2001) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Nero Wolfe (2001)!
Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.
#1 - Motherhunt (2)
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2002
A 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 Archie to find the true mother, but soon the case turns deadly.
#2 - Motherhunt (1)
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2002
A 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 Archie to find the true mother, but soon the case turns deadly.
#3 - The Next Witness
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2002
Wolfe has to testify in the murder trial of Leonard Ashe. Worried that his testimony will convict Ashe, Wolfe does some investigating of his own and discovers a blackmail scheme.
#4 - The Silent Speaker (2)
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/21/2002
Wolfe and Archie investigate the murder of the Head of the Bureau of Price Regulations, who was about to speak before the National Industry Association.
#5 - The Silent Speaker (1)
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/14/2002
Wolfe and Archie investigate the murder of the Head of the Bureau of Price Regulations, who was about to speak before the National Industry Association.
#6 - Over My Dead Body (2)
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/15/2001
A women arrives at the brownstone to say that Wolfe's long-lost adopted daughter has been falsely accused of robbery and needs his help. By the time Archie arrives at the scene - the fencing studio where she works - her name has been cleared in the robbery, but there is a fresh case to investigate. And another muder on the way. .
#7 - Champagne for One (2)
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/2001
Archie 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 killing herself and was known to carry cyanide, Archie does not believe her death was suicide. A little digging uncovers the connection that proves his hunch, and Wolfe helps bring the killer to justice.
#8 - Cop Killer
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/11/2002
Two 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 of his murder.
#9 - Over My Dead Body (1)
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/8/2001
Archie Goodwin is surprised to discover Nero Wolfe has a daughter, who becomes entangled in a murder at a fencing studio. But is she really his daughter?
#10 - The Doorbell Rang (2)
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2001
Eccentric millionaire Rachel Bruner arrives at Wolfe's doorstep with an extraordinary offer, a disturbing story of harassment, and an FBI tail. Only after Wolfe takes the case does a murder comes to light. As the story unfolds, however, it becomes clear that the Bureau is not guilty - in this case, anyway - and their reluctant cooperation is essential to capturing a killer.
#11 - Too Many Clients (1)
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2002
After Thomas Yeager hires Archie because he believes he's being followed, he winds up dead at a construction site. Wolfe and Archie's investigations show that the victim had many lovers.
#12 - Death of a Doxy (2)
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2002
Orrie Cather, one of Wolfe's operatives, has been secretly seeing a wealthy man's kept mistress at her secret love nest. He is arrested when she turns up dead.
#13 - Too Many Clients (2)
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2002
After Thomas Yeager hires Archie because he believes he's being followed, he winds up dead at a construction site. Wolfe and Archie's investigations show that the victim had many lovers.
#14 - Poison a la Carte
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2002
A lecherous producer is killed at a dinner prepared by Fritz. The suspects include the five waitresses, but no one knows who gave him his food.
#15 - Death of a Doxy (1)
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/14/2002
Orrie Cather, one of Wolfe's operatives, has been secretly seeing a wealthy man's kept mistress at her secret love nest. He is arrested when she turns up dead.
#16 - Champagne for One (1)
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2001
Archie 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 killing herself and was known to carry cyanide, Archie does not believe her death was suicide. A little digging uncovers the connection that proves his hunch, and Wolfe helps bring the killer to justice.
#17 - Before I Die
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2002
The 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 blackmails him, he turns to Wolfe and Archie for help.
#18 - The Doorbell Rang (1)
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/22/2001
Eccentric millionaire Rachel Bruner arrives at Wolfe's doorstep with an extraordinary offer, a disturbing story of harassment, and an FBI tail. Only after Wolfe takes the case does a murder comes to light. As the story unfolds, however, it becomes clear that the Bureau is not guilty - in this case, anyway - and their reluctant cooperation is essential to capturing a killer.
#19 - Prisoner's Base (2)
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2001
Archie is arrested for impersonating a police officer while investigating the death of a woman who had stayed briefly at Wolfe's brownstone. Wolfe comes to the aid of his headstrong assistant, and they eventually expose a scheme to steal a fortune that someone feels is worth killing for.
#20 - Prisoner's Base (1)
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2001
Archie is arrested for impersonating a police officer while investigating the death of a woman who had stayed briefly at Wolfe's brownstone. Wolfe comes to the aid of his headstrong assistant, and they eventually expose a scheme to steal a fortune that someone feels is worth killing for.
#21 - Christmas Party
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/1/2001
Archie Goodwin is engaged to Margot Dickey, and attends a formal get-together with her on Christmas Eve. Present is a bartender in a Santa Claus outfit, who vanishes quietly shortly afterwards.
#22 - Die Like a Dog
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2002
After Wolfe refuses Richard Meegan's request to find his runaway wife, Archie finds a body at Meegan's home. A dog follows Archie home after being at the scene of the crime. Can this hold the key to the puzzle?
#23 - Eeny, Meeny, Murder, Moe
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/3/2001
While Archie is upstairs trying to convince Wolfe to meet with a prospective client, someone is in the office making sure she won't be able to tell her story.
#24 - Disguise for Murder
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/17/2001
The 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.
#25 - Immune to Murder
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/18/2002
Wolfe 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 stream, Wolfe must solve the murder first.
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