A Nero Wolfe Mystery Prisoner's Base: Part 2 (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Action, Drama, Mystery

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A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Prisoner's Base: Part 2 (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Action, Drama, Mystery

Moved by Archie Goodwin's zeal in trying to find the killer of heiress Priscilla Eads, Nero Wolfe takes on Archie as a client to aid him in his quest. Tension mounts when another woman who knew the heiress is found murdered.

Director

Neill Fearnley

Writers

William Rabkin (written by) | Lee Goldberg (written by) | Rex Stout (novel: "Prisoner's Base")

Producer

Susan Murdoch

Composer

Michael Small

Cinematographer

Derek Rogers

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Edit Released

Updated May 20, 2001

Release date

May 20, 2001 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

6 nominations

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Timothy Hutton Archie Goodwin Archie Goodwin See fewer	Ordinary People (1980)
Maury Chaykin Nero Wolfe Nero Wolfe See fewer	My Cousin Vinny (1992)
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Saul Rubinek Lon Cohen Lon Cohen See fewer	Unforgiven (1992)
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Kari Matchett Sarah Jaffee Sarah Jaffee See fewer	Cube²: Hypercube (2002)
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