The Party for Death (NANW)

Nero sends Archie to a cocktail party where he knows there will be a murder. Archie watches every move, but still misses the clues.

This is a solid example of the series. It has all the Nero Wolfe tropes: Nero as the food-obsessed, house-bound, heavyweight crime fighter; Archie as the girl-obsessed and quick-thinking pawn; the thick-headed police inspector; and, of course, a clever murder to bring it all together.

If you listen closely, you have a fair chance to solve this one before Nero supplies the answer!

New Adventures of Nero Wolfe #17
The Party for Death
16 February 1951
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NBC. Sydney Greenstreet, Rex Stout (creator), J. Donald Wilson (producer, director), William Johnstone, Don Stanley (announcer), Mandred Lloyd (writer), Edwin Fadiman (producer), Harry Bartell, Herb Butterfield, Evelynne Eaton, Peter Leeds.

Sydney Greenstreet