Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Air date: 1971-09-15
Runtime: 76 min
Overview: One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.
Air date: 1971-10-06
Runtime: 76 min
Overview: A private investigator kills his client's wife after she threatens to expose his blackmail scheme. The client then hires the detective to assist Columbo in the search for the killer.
Air date: 1971-10-27
Runtime: 76 min
Overview: A famous general kills a business associate, then woos a neurotic female witness to thwart Columbo's investigation.
Air date: 1971-11-17
Runtime: 76 min
Overview: An art critic, Dale Kingston, kills his uncle for his valuable collection of paintings. All the clues lead to the dead man's first wife. Can Columbo correct the Lieutenant's error before it is too late?
Air date: 1971-12-15
Runtime: 75 min
Overview: A woman shoots her overbearing brother, claiming she thought he was a burglar. Columbo doesn't buy the self-defense claim - he know's it's murder.
Air date: 1972-01-19
Runtime: 75 min
Overview: A chemist rigs a bomb in his uncle's car to gain control of his uncle's company, then plants clues to make Columbo suspicious of the company's Vice-President.
Air date: 1972-02-09
Runtime: 75 min
Overview: An architect kills his business partner and deliberately lets Columbo suspect him, leading Columbo to think that he's hidden the body in the foundation of a building under construction. He plans to let Columbo dig up the site and find nothing, knowing that its the perfect place to hide the body since Columbo would never look in the same place twice.
