The BEST episodes of Nero Wolfe (2001) season 1

#1 - Over My Dead Body (1)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - 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?

#2 - Over My Dead Body (2)

Season 1 - Episode 11 - 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. .

#3 - Champagne for One (1)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - 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.

#4 - Champagne for One (2)

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/6/2001

#5 - The Doorbell Rang

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.

#6 - Eeny, Meeny, Murder, Moe

Season 1 - Episode 6 - 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.

#7 - Prisoner's Base (1)

Season 1 - Episode 4 - 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.

#8 - Christmas Party

Season 1 - Episode 9 - 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.

#9 - Prisoner's Base (2)

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/20/2001

#10 - Disguise for Murder

Season 1 - Episode 7 - 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.

#11 - Door to Death

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/24/2001

Wolfe 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.