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.
Murder by the Book 7.6
Ngày phát sóng: 1971-09-15
Thời lượng: 76 min
Tổng quan: One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.
Death Lends a Hand 7.0
Ngày phát sóng: 1971-10-06
Thời lượng: 76 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Dead Weight 6.5
Ngày phát sóng: 1971-10-27
Thời lượng: 76 min
Tổng quan: A famous general kills a business associate, then woos a neurotic female witness to thwart Columbo's investigation.
Suitable for Framing 7.5
Ngày phát sóng: 1971-11-17
Thời lượng: 76 min
Tổng quan: 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?
Lady in Waiting 6.9
Ngày phát sóng: 1971-12-15
Thời lượng: 75 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Short Fuse 6.9
Ngày phát sóng: 1972-01-19
Thời lượng: 75 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Blueprint for Murder 7.7
Ngày phát sóng: 1972-02-09
Thời lượng: 75 min
Tổng quan: 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.