EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 28 MIN
Nero Wolfe -- Midnight Ride
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When a terrified woman's phone call cuts off mid-sentence and armed men force Archie Goodwin into a car at gunpoint for a midnight drive into the countryside, Nero Wolfe must do the unthinkable — leave his brownstone. The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe brought Rex Stout's beloved armchair detective to NBC in 1950, with Hollywood star Sydney Greenstreet delivering an imperious, unforgettable performance as the orchid-loving genius who solves crimes from his armchair while Archie does all the dangerous work. In this episode, a scheming husband has been secretly drugging a wealthy widow to coerce her into changing her will — and only a decoded phonograph recording and Wolfe's razor-sharp memory for an offhand lie stand between the villain and escape.
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When a terrified woman's phone call cuts off mid-sentence and armed men force Archie Goodwin into a car at gunpoint for a midnight drive into the countryside, Nero Wolfe must do the unthinkable — leave his brownstone. The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe brought Rex Stout's beloved armchair detective to NBC in 1950, with Hollywood star Sydney Greenstreet delivering an imperious, unforgettable performance as the orchid-loving genius who solves crimes from his armchair while Archie does all the dangerous work. In this episode, a scheming husband has been secretly drugging a wealthy widow to coerce her into changing her will — and only a decoded phonograph recording and Wolfe's razor-sharp memory for an offhand lie stand between the villain and escape.
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