TV.com

Nero Wolfe (2001) Season 1 Episode 6

Prisoner's Base (1)

Favorite

Watched It I've Watched This 0

Next
Episode Previous
Episode

8.6

User Rating

11 votes

Your Rating: 10
Your Rating: 9.5
Your Rating: 9
Your Rating: 8.5
Your Rating: 8
Your Rating: 7.5
Your Rating: 7
Your Rating: 6.5
Your Rating: 6
Your Rating: 5.5
Your Rating: 5
Your Rating: 4.5
Your Rating: 4
Your Rating: 3.5
Your Rating: 3
Your Rating: 2.5
Your Rating: 2
Your Rating: 1.5
Your Rating: 1

Rate Now

EPISODE REVIEWS
By TV.com Users

Write A Review

Episode Summary

EDIT

AIRED: 5/13/01

When Priscilla Eades, soon to inherit millions from her family's company, requests to stay at Wolfe's house for a few days, he downright refuses and sends her out. The next day she is killed. Wolfe, who is low on money and has no client, does not investigate, but Archie impersonates a police officer to question the shareholders at the company. He is arrested but bailed out by Wolfe, and with Archie himself as his client, Wolfe decides to take the case.moreless

FAN RECAP

Fan Episode Reviews (0)

Cast & Crew: STARS

EDIT

Bill Smitrovich	Inspector Cramer
Colin Fox	Fritz Brenner
Maury Chaykin	Nero Wolfe
Conrad Dunn	Saul Panzer
Timothy Hutton	Archie Goodwn

See All Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew: RECURRING AND GUESTS

EDIT

Ted Ludzik	Officer	Guest Star
Hrant Alianak	Attorney Nathaniel Parker	Guest Star
Robert Bockstael	District Attorney T. Bowen	Recurring Role
Nicky Gaudagni	Viola Duday	Recurring Role
David Schurmann	Jay Luther Brucker	Recurring Role

See All Cast & Crew

Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

FILTER BY TYPE

TRIVIA (0)
ADD TRIVIA
- ADD TRIVIA from this episode.
QUOTES (4)
ADD QUOTES
- Wolfe: Your presence here, Miss Eades, is preposterous. This is neither a rooming house nor an asylum for hysterical women. It is my office -
  Priscilla Eades: I am not hysterical!
  Wolfe: Very well. I withdraw it. It is not an asylum for unhysterical women.
  EDIT SHARE
- (To Archie)
  Wolfe: The subtlety of a rhinocerous.
  EDIT SHARE
- (About the guest in Wolfe's house)
  Archie: Oh, she seems sweet, and unspoiled, and has fine legs, and if we like her and get used to her, one of us might want to marry her.
  EDIT SHARE
- (Wolfe is writing checks and is in a bad mood)
  Archie: What's the matter? You got bugs in the orchids?
  Wolfe: No, but I saw your bag in the hall and I note your finery, straining as you are to be gone. It is gracious of you to wait for this pittance, this meager return for your excessive labors. Especially since the bank balance is the lowest it's been in two years!
  Archie: Well that deserves an answer; here it is. As for finery, I am headed to the country for the weekend and I am dressed accordingly.
  Wolfe: Lovely.
  Archie: As for straining, I am not. As for pittance...
  (Archie examines the check with a magnifying glass)
  Archie: Yes, you're right. As for bank balance, you have a point; I'm willing to help. After all, it's just a pittance anyway so...
  (Archie tears up the check)
  Wolfe: Archie!
  Archie: Yes?
  Wolfe: Pfui!
  Archie: Nuts!
  EDIT SHARE
NOTES (2)
ADD NOTES
- The European version of this episode is longer than the American one.
  EDIT SHARE
- This episode is based on Rex Stout's 1952 novel of the same name.
  EDIT SHARE
ALLUSIONS (0)
ADD ALLUSIONS
- ADD ALLUSIONS from this episode.