
S1·E16 – The Adventure of the Judas Tree
1976-02-01 • 60 min
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.
Cast

Jim Hutton
Ellery Queen

David Wayne
Inspector Richard Queen

Tom Reese
Sgt. Thomas Velie

Bill Dana
Salvatore Mercadonte

Diana Muldaur
Paulette Sherman

Dana Andrews
Lewis Marshall

George Maharis
Dr. Anthony Bender

Clu Gulager
Father Terrence Devlin

James Shigeta
Stephen Yang

Jack Kruschen
Gunther Starr

Michael Pataki
Al Russo

Peter Hobbs
Medical Examiner