Nero Wolfe (1981)
1. The Golden Spiders
Community Score
| 9.1 Superb |
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.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
Guest star: Katherine Justice (Unknown), Liam Sullivan (Unknown), David Hollander (Unknown), Penelope Windust (Unknown), James Parks (Unknown), John Petlock (Unknown), Carlene Watkins (Unknown)
2. Death on the Doorstep
Community Score
| 9.1 Superb |
Nero becomes involved when Archie's college football teammate Barney is found dead on his doorstep.
Director: George McCowan
Guest star: Stephen Parr (Unknown), Frank Cappola (Unknown), Tim Thomerson (Unknown), Arlen Dean Snyder (Unknown), Walter Matthews (Unknown), James Gallery (Unknown), Nick Angotti (Unknown), Irene Miracle (Unknown)
3. Before I Die
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
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.
4. Wolfe at the Door
Community Score
| 9.7 Superb |
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.
5. Might As Well Be Dead
Community Score
| 10.0 Perfect |
Nero locates a young man who has been missing for nine years, only to find that he is on trial for murder.
Director: George McCowan
Guest star: Gail Youngs (Unknown), Stephen Elliott (Unknown), Lana Wood (Unknown), Ralph Manza (Unknown), Bruce Gray (Unknown), A. C. Weary (Unknown), Michael Currie (Unknown), John de Lancie (Unknown), Herb Braha
6. To Catch a Dead Man
Community Score
| 9.0 Superb |
Nero and Archie's lives are in danger because someone does not want them to locate the missing CEO of a large shipping firm.
7. In the Best of Families
Community Score
| 9.0 Superb |
Nero is hired by a wealthy socialite to learn the source of the large sums of money her playboy husband has been throwing around.
Director: George McCowan
Guest star: Robert Loggia (Unknown), Linden Chiles (Unknown), Juanin Clay (Unknown), Lawrence Casey (Unknown), Burr DeBenning (Unknown), Diana Douglas (Unknown), Alex Rodine (Unknown)
8. Murder by the Book
Community Score
| 10.0 Perfect |
Nero and Archie use a computer to figure out the connection among three murders, an apparent suicide, and a missing manuscript.
Director: Bob Kelljan
Guest star: Delta Burke, Ed Gilbert (Unknown), Walter Brooke (Unknown), David Hedison (Unknown), John Randolph, Jennifer Leak (Unknown), Elizabeth Halliday (Unknown), Virginia Kiser (Unknown)
9. What Happened to April?
Community Score
| 9.0 Superb |
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.
Director: Edward Abrams
Guest star: Deborah Fallender (Unknown), Richard Anderson (Unknown), Laurie Heineman (Unknown), Mark Russell (Unknown), Bob Carraway (Unknown), Thaao Penghlis (Unknown), Gavin Mooney (Unknown)
10. Gambit
Community Score
| 7.0 Good |
A brilliant criminal with a grudge booby-traps Nero's apartment.
Director: George McCowan
Guest star: Darren McGavin (Arnold Zeck), Patti Davis (Unknown)
11. Death and the Dolls
Community Score
| 9.2 Superb |
The daughter of a wealthy sportsman urges Nero to investigate her father's death.
Director: Gerald Mayer
Guest star: Christine Belford, Marie Mayenget (Unknown), Ben Piazza (Unknown), Robert Strand (Unknown), Len Birman (Unknown), E.J. André (Unknown)
12. The Murder in Question
Community Score
| 9.3 Superb |
A former prosecutor's wife and then his secretary are killed in apparent attempts on his life.
Director: George McCowan
Guest star: John Reilly (Unknown), Norman Alden (Unknown), Diane Shalet (Unknown), Lucinda Dooling (Unknown), Dale Robinette (Unknown), Ted Hartley (Unknown)
13. Blue Ribbon Hostage
Community Score
| 9.0 Superb |
A hood kidnaps one of Nero's priceless orchids in order to force Nero to prove his innocence in a murder.
Director: Ron Satloff
Guest star: Roz Kelly (Unknown), Ed Lauter (Unknown), Anthony Costello (Unknown), Paul Koslo (Unknown), Charles Picerni (Unknown)
14. Sweet Revenge
Community Score
| 9.0 Superb |
Two paid killers track Nero and Archie.
