The Listener (Plus NERO WOLFE)

Ida and her kid brother plot to kill Ida's husband and collect the insurance money. They use a gas leak to commit the crime. The only problem is her husband's invalid father, who seemingly can't speak and can't hear or can he? His nurse begins to unravel the truth in this taut little crime drama. PLUS: NERO WOLFE This was the pilot to the proposed Nero Wolfe TV series. Kazner is the portly Nero while a very young Bill Shatner plays his legman, Archie.

• crime
• mystery & suspense