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The Best Episodes of A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2

Every episode of A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2!

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Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 1 - Death of a Doxy (1)
    8.8/10(155 votes)

    #1 - Death of a Doxy (1)

    S2:E1

    A simple favor for a friend leads Archie to a dead body. The friend is arrested but Wolfe suspects the real murderer is still on the loose, though Archie isn't so sure. His investigations take him to the victim's sister, who is willing to go to any length to keep her sibling's transgressions a secret. Only a clever ruse by Wolfe finally flushes out the killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 2 - Death of a Doxy (2)
    8.9/10(127 votes)

    #2 - Death of a Doxy (2)

    S2:E2

    A simple favor for a friend leads Archie to a dead body. The friend is arrested but Wolfe suspects the real murderer is still on the loose, though Archie isn't so sure. His investigations take him to the victim's sister, who is willing to go to any length to keep her sibling's transgressions a secret. Only a clever ruse by Wolfe finally flushes out the killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 3 - The Next Witness
    8.4/10(124 votes)

    #3 - The Next Witness

    S2:E3

    When Wolfe realizes his testimony will be used to convict a defendant he believes is innocent, he storms out of the trial in contempt of court. With Archie at his side and Inspector Cramer on his tail, Wolfe's investigation uncovers a complicated blackmail scheme. With the new evidence in hand, Wolfe returns to the court, much to the prosecuting attorney's annoyance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 4 - Die Like a Dog
    8.2/10(125 votes)

    #4 - Die Like a Dog

    S2:E4

    Archie stumbles onto a murder scene while trying to retrieve his raincoat. Not wanting to get involved, he leaves the scene only to discover a black Labrador retriever following him. Wolfe, surprisingly, is taken by the animal and christens him Jet. When Cramer shows up in search of the pet, wolfe gets Archie involved in the investigation in order to keep the dog.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 5 - Murder Is Corny
    8.0/10(125 votes)

    #5 - Murder Is Corny

    S2:E5

    Inspector Cramer arrives with Wolfe's specially-picked corn, fresh from the murder scene of the delivery boy. Archie is the prime suspect in light of his infatuation with a "sweet" young farm girl turned fashion model. Once Wolfe realizes the inconvenience of Archie's potential incarceration, he joins the case, and the two eventually flush out the criminal -- but not before some deadly corn pops in their faces.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 6 - Motherhunt (1)
    8.6/10(140 votes)

    #6 - Motherhunt (1)

    S2:E6

    A baby is left on a widow's doorstep with a note implying that her late husband had been its father. The widow, Lucy Valdon, hires Wolfe and Archie to find the true mother, but soon the case turns deadly.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 7 - Motherhunt (2)
    8.4/10(120 votes)

    #7 - Motherhunt (2)

    S2:E7

    A baby is left on a widow's doorstep with a note implying that her late husband had been its father. The widow, Lucy Valdon, hires Wolfe and Archie to find the true mother, but soon the case turns deadly.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 8 - Poison a la Carte
    8.2/10(126 votes)

    #8 - Poison a la Carte

    S2:E8

    Someone's poisoned a lecherous producer during a banquet prepared by Fritz, and Wolfe starts investigating the kitchen before the victim has even stopped breathing. He boils down the pool of suspects to one of five female servers, but it takes a clever ruse to bring the killer out into the open.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 9 - Too Many Clients (1)
    8.6/10(125 votes)

    #9 - Too Many Clients (1)

    S2:E9

    After Thomas Yeager hires Archie because he believes he's being followed, he winds up dead at a construction site. Wolfe and Archie's investigations show that the victim had many lovers.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 10 - Too Many Clients (2)
    8.8/10(114 votes)

    #10 - Too Many Clients (2)

    S2:E10

    After Thomas Yeager hires Archie because he believes he's being followed, he winds up dead at a construction site. Wolfe and Archie's investigations show that the victim had many lovers.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 11 - Before I Die
    8.4/10(119 votes)

    #11 - Before I Die

    S2:E11

    The gangster Dazy Perrit wants to keep his daughter's identity a secret so he hires a stand in to pose as her. But when the stand in blackmails him, he turns to Wolfe and Archie for help.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 12 - Help Wanted, Male
    8.3/10(115 votes)

    #12 - Help Wanted, Male

    S2:E12

    After Wolfe turns down a request for help, the man is murdered. More troubling than that is that now Wolfe is the one being threatened. In order to buy some time Wolfe hires a body double, but will that be enough to keep him safe until he finds the killer?

    Director:Unknown
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  13. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 13 - The Silent Speaker (1)
    8.7/10(127 votes)

    #13 - The Silent Speaker (1)

    S2:E13

    Wolfe and Archie investigate the murder of the Head of the Bureau of Price Regulations, who was about to speak before the National Industry Association.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 14 - The Silent Speaker (2)
    9.0/10(115 votes)

    #14 - The Silent Speaker (2)

    S2:E14

    Wolfe and Archie investigate the murder of the Head of the Bureau of Price Regulations, who was about to speak before the National Industry Association.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 15 - Cop Killer
    7.6/10(120 votes)

    #15 - Cop Killer

    S2:E15

    Two illegal aliens flee a barbershop when a New York City cop begins asking questions. When the cop turns up dead, Wolfe must clear the two of his murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 2 Episode 16 - Immune to Murder
    8.3/10(113 votes)

    #16 - Immune to Murder

    S2:E16

    Wolfe is asked to cook his famous baked trout for an oilman and an Eastern European ambassador. But when Archie finds a body in the trout stream, Wolfe must solve the murder first.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Death of a Doxy (1)" is the best rated episode of "A Nero Wolfe Mystery" season 2. It scored 8.8/10 based on 155 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/14/2002. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Death of a Doxy (2)".