Eeny, Meeny, Murder, Moe (3 Jun. 2001)

When fastidious Nero Wolfe abandons a stained tie after eating his lunch in his study, it is used to strangle a prospective client shortly thereafter.

Director:

John L'Ecuyer

Writers:

Sharon Elizabeth Doyle (teleplay), Rex Stout (novel)

Stars:

Timothy Hutton, Maury Chaykin, Bill Smitrovich

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Hutton	...	Archie Goodwin
Maury Chaykin	...	Nero Wolfe
Bill Smitrovich	...	Inspector Cramer
Saul Rubinek	...	Lon Cohen
Colin Fox	...	Fritz Brenner
George Plimpton	...	Lamont Otis
Kari Matchett	...	Rita Ramsey Sorrell
Trent McMullen	...	Orrie Cather
Conrad Dunn	...	Saul Panzer
Robert Bockstael	...	Gregory Jett
R.D. Reid	...	Sergeant Purley Stebbins
Christine Brubaker	...	Bertha Aaron
Janine Theriault	...	Angela Paige
David Schurmann	...	Miles Haydecker
Wayne Best	...	Frank Edey

Storyline

The always fastidious Nero Wolfe inadvertently stains his tie while eating lunch alone in his study. While Archie is upstairs in the plant room trying to convince him to take on the prospective client, the beautiful young legal secretary is strangled in Nero's study using his abandoned tie by person or persons unknown. During the investigation Archie gets involved with a beautiful actress Rita Ramsey Sorrell.

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Plot Keywords:

tie | client | nero wolfe | legal secretary | investigation | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Action

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Details

Release Date:

3 June 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A&E Television Networks, Jaffe/Braunstein Films, Pearson Television International

Did You Know?

Quotes

Archie Goodwin: If you're a real top flight detective like me, you'd rather go after an alibi than the truth.

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Soundtracks

"Minuet in A"
(uncredited)
from "String Quintet in E Major," Op. 11, No. 5
Written by Luigi Boccherini
KPM CS 7:2
At lunch, Wolfe splashes a drop of sauce from the spare ribs right on his tie

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