Ellery Queen — Season 1, Episode 16: The Adventure of the Judas Tree

Episode synopsis

The Queens investigate when a wealthy industrialist and war profiteer is stabbed to death with a Chinese ceremonial dagger and then dragged out of his house and hung from a tree with a crown of thorns placed on his head. Just like one Judas Iscariot. As usual, plenty of suspects abound and when it's discovered that the victim was dying of acute lymphoma the plot only thickens.

About Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne
• E2The Adventure of the Lover's Leap
• E3The Adventure of the Chinese Dog
• E4The Adventure of the Comic Book Crusader
• E5The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express
• E6The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance
• E7The Adventure of Colonel Niven's Memoirs
• E8The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party
• E9The Adventure of Veronica's Veils
• E10The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse
• E11The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument
• E12The Adventure of the Black Falcon