Too Many Clients: Part 1 (2 Jun. 2002)

When a philandering womanizer with a lavish secret love nest penthouse is found murdered, Wolfe finds he has almost as many clients as suspects.

Director:

John L'Ecuyer

Writers:

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

Stars:

Timothy Hutton, Maury Chaykin, Colin Fox

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Hutton	...	Archie Goodwin
Maury Chaykin	...	Nero Wolfe
Colin Fox	...	Fritz Brenner
Bill Smitrovich	...	Inspector Cramer
Conrad Dunn	...	Saul Panzer
Trent McMullen	...	Orrie Cather
Fulvio Cecere	...	Fred Durkin
Bill MacDonald	...	Austin Hough
Marty Moreau	...	Cabbie
Jeannette Sousa	...	Maria Perez
R.D. Reid	...	Sergeant Purley Stebbins
Saul Rubinek	...	Lon Cohen
Alex Poch-Goldin	...	Cesar Perez
Lucy Filippone	...	Mrs. Perez
Kari Matchett	...	Meg Duncan

Storyline

Archie agrees to help corporate executive Thomas Yaeger find out who's been following him to a certain address in one of the seedier area of town but later finds that his new client's dead body has been found in an alley near that address. After seeing Yaeger's picture, he realizes that the man who hired him was an impostor. Archie investigates the address and discovers a lavish penthouse apartment atop the otherwise run-down building. He quickly learns that the real Yaeger was a philandering womanizer who held virtually nonstop liaisons with a parade of beautiful women in this garish love nest decorated with erotic art. Wolfe is hired by Yaeger's employer, the Puerto Rican family that superintends the building, and the dead man's materialistic widow, all of whom have separate agendas and are all viewed as suspects by the detective.

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Plot Keywords:

penthouse | love nest | puerto rican | erotic art | grief | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Action

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Details

Release Date:

2 June 2002 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A&E Television Networks, Fremantle Media North America, Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Did You Know?

Quotes

Archie Goodwin: Too many clients are worse than too few.

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Soundtracks

"El Choclo"
(uncredited)
Written by Ángel Villoldo
Arranged by Colin Frechter
KPM 164:13
Archie searches the bower of carnality, and Fred arrives on the job

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