Ellery Queen — Season 1, Episode 9: The Adventure of Veronica's Veils

Episode synopsis

Burlesque producer Sam Packer is found dead of an apparent heart attack but he leaves behind a video to be shown at his funeral in which he states that no matter what it looks like, he will be murdered. Packer, in the video, asks radio mystery star Simon Brimmer to solve his murder. Packer's widow, knowing that Simon can't figure out his butt from third base, goes to Ellery and asks for his help. Brimmer once again tries to best Ellery and once again is 100% wrong.

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
• E10The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse
• E11The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument
• E12The Adventure of the Black Falcon
• E13The Adventure of the Sunday Punch