Jul 29, 2019
What happens when Columbo's boss commits murder? We find out in "A Friend in Deed" (1974), in which police commissioner Mark Halperin (Richard Kiley) covers up one murder to blackmail his neighbor in covering up the murder of Halperin's wife. Is this one on the top ten most wanted list? Or should it be relegated to...
Jul 22, 2019
In "A Deadly State of Mind" (1975), devious psychiatrist Dr. Mark Collier (George Hamilton) accidentally kills his lover's husband and uses the power of hypnotism to cover up. As Columbo shuffles through clues involving lighters, tires, headlights, and socks, Dr. Collier slowly realizes he's as trapped as a mouse in a...
Jul 15, 2019
In "Murder by the Book" (1971) mystery novelist Ken Franklin (Jack Cassidy) bumps off his writing partner and finds himself harassed by everyone's favorite rumpled detective. Will Franklin get away with not one - but two - murders? I this episode worthy of the bestseller list or should it be relegated to the bargain...
Jul 8, 2019
In "Troubled Waters", Columbo takes a busman's holiday while on a cruise with his wife. Used car executive Hayden Danzinger (Robert Vaughn) comes aboard with murder on his mind, and kills his lounge singer lover to stop her from exposing their affair to his wealthy wife. There's a frame-up, incriminating lipstick,...