Episode
Elsbeth: A Hard Nut to Crack
Overview
When an avant-garde choreographer's "Nutcracker" rehearsal turns deadly, Elsbeth leaps into the cutthroat world of New York ballet.
Details
- Series
- Elsbeth
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2025-12-18
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
A Hard Nut to Crack is Episode 10 in Season 3 of Elsbeth. It aired on 2025-12-18. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 9: Glamazons
A fallen '90s supermodel returns to New York for a reunion and revenge, leading Elsbeth to sort through old grudges and lies to catch a killer. Meanwhile, Officer Hackett takes her turn in the spotlight.
Episode 11: Ol' Man Liver
Elsbeth battles a wealthy biohacker who will do anything to stay young, including an extreme diet, vigorous exercise, and murder.
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Episode 8: Basket Case
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Episode 12: All's Hair
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Episode 7: And Then There Were Nuns
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Episode 13: Murder Six Across
After the famed editor of the daily puzzle is murdered at the annual crossword championship, Elsbeth infiltrates the world of elite puzzle solvers to find the champion who will do whatever it takes to win.
Episode 6: Bunker Down
When a crisis manager vanishes inside a billionaire's panic room, Elsbeth unravels the highly equipped fortresses that blur the lines between security and paranoia. Meanwhile, Elsbeth meets the late Judge Crawford's widow, Winnie.
Episode 14: Deadutante
After a powerful patriarch is stabbed with a sword at New York's most exclusive debutante ball, Elsbeth must engage in hand in glove combat with the imperious ball director.
Episode 5: Poetic Justice
After a donor's death shakes New York’s nonprofit arts scene, Elsbeth questions the motives of the victim's friend, Gary, the founder of a prominent poetry journal. Also, Elsbeth runs into Marissa, who is following in Eli's footsteps and working as the campaign manager for a mayoral candidate.
Episode 15: Otherwise Enraged
When a serial bride is found bludgeoned in her apartment, Elsbeth investigates the victim's best friend, a particularly experienced, and bitter bridesmaid.
Episode 4: Ick, a Bod
Elsbeth must separate trick from treat in Sleepy Hollow when a rivalry reaches a ghoulish climax on Halloween night after a suburban housewife butts heads with a new neighbor. Meanwhile, Captain Wagner makes a frightening discovery about his daughter.
Episode 16: Murder, He Wrote
Elsbeth organizes a book club to investigate a celebrated novelist who may have written the perfect crime.