Columbo Stays On The Case When The Murder Charges Are Dropped | Columbo

[@theschizoidman]

Here in Tokyo, Columbo airs on the Mystery channel on cable once a week, sometimes with a marathon, all episodes from first to last. It takes months and months airing 4 or 5 a day. It's wonderful during a vacation. Columbo is truly addictive.

[@davidj.7227]

It would only take a week airing 4 or 5 a day.

[@Krystalmyth]

If it wasn't for Columbo, Death Note would have never been made. :p

[@virnamisra1657]

The billiards game with the morsels even Morse would envy. ... Seen and Sent world reparatives thou ????

[@joeofmacabre07]

@@Krystalmyth you know there are other mystery shows that could inspired Death Note, right? And besides, there are no supernatural elements in Columbo.

[@TicoStudio90]

Nobody could have pulled off the role of this character as good as Peter Falk. He was MADE for the part. Superb actor greatly missed

[@dazbeal5438]

peter falk=columbo=peter falk

[@captainkev10]

I think Bing Crosby could have pulled it off.

[@lorimiller4301]

The same way that there's only one Magnum PI and that's Tom Selleck. No other Higgins but John Hillerman. Etcetera etc.

[@bhartley868]

He actually was Columbo. With a Masters degree in Accounting, CPA, with the state of Connecticut , as a Accounting Investigator. He became bored & tried acting, after the Merchant Marines. On the first Columbo episode trial run. Faulk misplaced his car keys & could not go home. They had to send a driver to his house for spare keys, so he could drive his car home. Perfect Columbo ! They told the writers do not write Columbo for Falk, he is Columbo that would overdo it.

[@ИринаНовицкая-ъ6р]

Коломбо

[@frankeffenberger9698]

My wife and I were visiting relatives in Denmark. When we entered their apartment they were watching Columbo.

[@bonnie_gail]

lol priceless

[@drremedy4819]

I read this in Colombo’s voice

[@29brendus]

So they did it then!

[@tugbankert6581]

Columbo is the greatest detective in the world

[@29brendus]

@@tugbankert6581 Indeed, but I'd say 2nd greatest after Sherlock Holmes, also a smoker.

[@mikeykeyes]

amazing how Leslie Nielsen spent so much time in trivial roles without realising he would be a superstar comedian later on....brilliant actor

[@zoe-janesutherland4359]

The irony was that in order to be taken seriously as an actor he had to become a comedy actor and give up the serious roles. Still, he got there in the end. RIP Leslie Nielsen.

[@damienpepper2254]

@@zoe-janesutherland4359 they say that all great comedians are great actors and I think that's true.

[@JohnMiller-oz7gv]

I think they call it "work". I'm not sure but the word sounds familiar. Haha.

[@cluelessjoe5745]

"Jane : - Oh Franck, I'm the happiest woman in the world. Franck : - No,It's me." Remember that one ?

[@millomweb]

I don't remember this one and it took me too long to recognise Leslie Nielsen - but the voice did it in the end !

[@mikefoster6018]

I think the actress Susan Clark was absolutely superb in this. It's like she was focusing on her mood at that particular time every fraction of every second and investing in it. You could watch the scenes with the sound off and still work out what was happening.

[@ikaikamaleko8370]

Yes she was great, on point the whole way. Some of her dialogue was hilarious🤣

[@ordinaryaverageguy]

Superb observation.

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

She had incredible command presence, so I suspect she had her start in the theater. She reminded me of Sigourney Weaver.

[@highplainsdrafter595]

You might also enjoy her role in The Forbin Project.

[@blackcougar1959]

Susan Clark's character Miss Chadwick was wicked, yet delightfully delusional. Also, her transformation was SENSATIONAL!

[@ikaikamaleko8370]

"Reorganization"! That line had me rolling!😂🤣

[@johnkeith2450]

She was a looker

[@brianfuller7691]

Great performances in this episode. Let's appreciate how solid Susan Clark is here.

[@Hiraghm]

She was better in "Coogan's Bluff".

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams..

[@r0bw00d]

Never underestimate Columbo. He can put his shoe back on and you'll never see him do it!

[@elih9700]

His cigars sometimes grow longer in the same scene, powerful man.

[@Yourgirl-w9b]

Q

[@r0bw00d]

@Jason Kareem And how is that going to help people to not underestimate Columbo? Or did you just reply to the wrong comment?

[@bm-ub6zc]

He probably just didn't do it. He's Columbo. He doesn't care walking around with one shoe. 😂

[@r0bw00d]

@@bm-ub6zc Rewtatch the clip.

[@E1N9A8N0DA]

This was my most hated character. So brilliantly played, and it hit right through the chest. Her brother's body was probably still in the morgue waiting for the papers to be completed that she already was starting the company's reorganization. A true cold-blooded murder at its finest.

[@GS-zc4sk]

Fine indeed, she is.

[@liul]

Most of the murderers in Columbo were cold-blooded. Nothing different about this one

[@E1N9A8N0DA]

@@liul most of the cold-blooded murders had been decided because of some past background involving a certain relationship or a certain event, and/or because there was no other option to achieve the goal/avoid getting caught. In this episode, she clearly viewed her brother as the source of her problems and the only obstacle between her and her freedom and the man she loved. She didn't seek any solution other than to eliminate him. Just like in "Ransom for a Dead Man" or "By Dawn's early Light". You'd be wrong to consider this episode as just another cold-blooded murder case.

[@davidmg1925]

We 've had a few over here ....UK

[@Astrobrant2]

Yep, she was a classic, conniving, silver-screen-style B****. Well-played.

[@bryantcurtis2665]

A murder suspect lady once asked Colombo what his first name was. He replied Lieutenant!

[@ianmangham4570]

It's Frank 😊

[@ianmangham4570]

@Joseph Lomeo 😄🙋

[@rickmays797]

Its Frank.... its shown on one episode and actually says it with Eddie Arnold on his yacht, Suzanne Plesette also starred.... he said it when he got sea sick. Watch it.....you'll hear him say it......

[@ianmangham4570]

@Joseph Lomeo 👍

[@kathrynjaneway5346]

Someone once asked him what his wife's name was and he answered Mrs columbo lol

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

The secret weapon to this episode's success is that each of the main characters has an "arc." Susan starts off as a childish, sad and even pitiful figure. We feel sorry for her and her situation. Her brother comes across as callous, cold and ruthless. Their mother is at first commanding and seems to be in firm control of the family. As the episode continues, however, we see each character change. Susan becomes the cold hearted and ruthless one. Her mother becomes the weak one and we feel sorry for HER. Her brother it turns out, was right about Susan and right to keep her on a short leash. Peter, the attorney, seems to be a gold digger and only in it for Susan's money. However, the ultimate irony is that he was in fact a GOOD man. He was truly in love with Susan (with her money or without her money). In fact, he was quite prepared to leave the company. Had Susan's brother not misjudged Peter's character, he might still be alive.

[@gradeyundery4939]

i wouldnt mind keeping her on a short leash as well.

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

@@gradeyundery4939 Women were hotter back then!

[@fje6902]

The brother was cold, ruthless, and controlling. The mother was a classic snob. Of course, Susan Clark's character was childish. Even in the real world, how does a child grow if the family who is supposed to be loving and nurturing who always believe they know what's best regardless of how the child feels.

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

@@fje6902 I agree with you, those are excellent points!

[@dontgetmadgetwise4271]

Gosh! You right. Almost like it was written for TV.

[@raymondbd21]

One thing I truly miss about this show is the fact that they show the audience the crime with the guilty person in the act. The pull is the audience watches how Columbo, the man who didn't see it, puts the pieces together to prove what the audience already knows.

[@opinionday0079]

well spotted.

[@grayfox6518]

One more thing. Ya see I actually have a hard time getting into the show for exactly that reason. Columbo is an interesting character with a very charismatic personality, but the immediate reveal takes away all the suspense for me if you get my meaning and all.

[@fleetadmiralperry5739]

Yeah I think that’s what made the show truly unique and ingenious The whole putting together the puzzle concept that keeps you watching and when it finally happens you’re as giddy as you can get it

[@paulleckner9148]

@@opinionday0079 Another great detective is Monk. He solves the case and brings the audience along for the ride.

[@jacobtrujillo9469]

@@paulleckner9148 - Oh yes. Monk. Another favorite

[@WatchingTrainsGoBy-PassingTime]

Great clip. They almost never play this one. I've only seen it in low def in youtube that was not fun to watch. Thanks for this one. Can't wait to see the rest.

[@lxalex3598]

this was the episode where she pulls a gun on Columbo when found out and Columbo says .. you've got too much class for that

[@JayLeePoe]

can't help but notice how the lighting and production value are pretty exceptional

[@truefilm6991]

Absolutely! Great locations, set design and cinematography. And this was made for standard (low) definition TV, which explains the heavy use of zoom (to keep faces as large as possible) and a lot of space at the edges of the frame, since the old TV signal cut a lot. Most cameras had "safe for TV" markings inside the viewfinders (if not, the camera operator knew). Glad they shot this on 35mm film, so pin sharp 4K scans can be made.

[@ikaikamaleko8370]

Weird how the music takes me back to when I was little watching these. The music for the episodes was great.

[@janetduncan87]

The old tricks he uses like photographs and little things no one else would think of made him the best. Everyone takes him to be a nut ball but is just really a quiet investigator no one suspects to be a police officer .

[@MikeSmith-fs9wh]

Jesse Royce Landis was in here as the mother. I've loved her since I saw her in Hitchcock's 'North by Northwest' as Grant's mom, where she helped him break into a hotel room. I like the 70's clothes! Susan Clark fits into those pants very nicely.

[@michaelkadish3428]

Two legends of comedy in the video with Marcia Wallace and Leslie Nielson, and they're not even the main focus.

[@victorwilson6826]

1:22 "...and don't call me Shirley."

[@johndunn9819]

Imagine a real cop having this kind of cunning, tenacity and integrity.

[@johndunn9819]

@@Clusterboy Reno 911 is about as close to a cop show I can abide...

[@williegordon7899]

Are you saying there are no cops like that?

[@herseem]

I've forgotten his name, but the cop who eventually got two of Stephen Lawrence's murderers put on trial and convicted was like that.

[@anthonykoller4459]

The Cop who knew who the Yorkshire Ripper was in the 1970s in England was not believed by the other members of the investigation squad and the Ripper killed many more before he was arrested and sent to prison

[@herseem]

@@anthonykoller4459 how frustrating

[@nothosaur]

6:50. "Just one more thing." The classic Columbo line. Could somebody please make a supercut of all of the "Just one more thing" lines (or similar) from all episodes?

[@ChrisJones-ij3xp]

Notice that his "Just one more thing" is a little unusual here, in that he says it straight to the murderer's face, and not while turning around from walking away?

[@nothosaur]

@@ChrisJones-ij3xp Right. :) And, by the way, somebody recently made a supercut of all of his "one more thing" or similar

[@fje6902]

Actually, Susan Clark had a very full filmography by the time this episode aired in 1971. She had been a working actress since she was 20; she was 28 in this episode. Her character was the most sympathetic murderer in the series. I know what if feels like to have a family use influence to keep you under their thumb.

[@highplainsdrafter595]

Wait, wait... I can easily think of at least two other characters from the series easily more sympathetic. Carsini (by Donald Pleasance) and Ruth Gordon. You sure you watched many Columbo episodes? Susan Clark's role here was a calculating cold blooded murderer and quite petty -- not much sympathy from us for that. You're an odd duck. Look an Adnane's comment, below, listing Clark's role here as no less than his "most hated character." SMH.

[@tonypaella]

@@highplainsdrafter595 i agree with that one. She's actually one of the more vile murderers. If I think of sympathetic I'd use Faye Dunawayes character as an example.

[@29brendus]

No, the most sympathetic murderer was Janet Leigh, 'walkin' my baby back home'!

[@fje6902]

@@29brendus She brutally murdered her husband whose only crime was trying to protect her from knowing how sick she was. No tears from me.

[@tonypaella]

@@fje6902 i agree with that. No sympathy.

[@jonathangoodwin646]

I wish I would've met Colombo when he was still alive I love his acting he makes you think he doesn't know anything but he does.

[@Gera1713]

I'd love to have met him too. Watching Columbo back to back is like spending a day with old friends and getting a real feel for the Beverley hills life and types of mansions they lived in

[@asyouwish9567]

I did meet him. He loves to draw. So I met him in the drawing class. If you watch a film called Wings of Desire He is playing himself. In the film he carries a sketchbook and do you hear is in your monologue about how is critical Of his own drawing of the person he’s trying to sketch. But says one day maybe I’ll make a good drawing… I hope I hope I hope.

[@scottfoster3548]

WAIT that might be the first Ferrari Daytona in Blue I've seen ?? WHOA what a beauty HUH!!!!

[@CarlosEsparza1138]

3:40 It was just delivered.

[@DjSselim]

@@CarlosEsparza1138 ah, it was just delivered.

[@clutchcargo5259]

Worth a million now

[@jamesfeldman4234]

It was a good thing that Jupiter and Venus were in good aspect with Pluto. Otherwise, this inquest might have turned out entirely different.

[@johnfinnegan8474]

But now Pluto is no longer considered a planet like it was in Colombo's day..

[@jamesfeldman4234]

@@johnfinnegan8474 I'd take this matter up with Clyde Tombaugh in the afterlife. He's the guy who discovered Pluto. And if it were up to me, I'd call it the planet Clyde (or semi-planet Clyde, as the case may be).

[@gan9e]

But with Venus rising along with the house of Antwerp and couple that with the Jackal of Nimbarnoo and you get a strange kind of dog house made out of plywood... which is odd.

[@merciawilliams4627]

She fooled everyone but not Columbo. He is simply the best.

[@edwinjones1000]

Columbo was the s**t back in the 70's. I never missed an episode. His guest stars were A-listers. They don't have character actors like him anymore. He was one of the few actors who could transition from the movies to TV. RIP.

[@ericnelson9100]

Actually, the detectives who arrived on the scene had doubts as well, plus her mother wasn't satisfied either.

[@martinfinn1550]

I believe one of those detectives was Gary Walberg who played an Irish-American homicide detective of a similar rank to Columbo, Lieutenant Monahan in another mystery TV show of the 1970's "Quincy", M.E.

[@QueensNativeNYC]

Lady in waiting.. Great episode!

[@29brendus]

Superb delivery from all the actors in this episode, particularly Susan Clark.

[@Romancefantasy]

I love it when he catches the smug ones and burst their balloon.

[@johncasciello4123]

To commenter Millard MR.LESLIE NIELSEN did have HIS own TV series back in the early 60s called the NEW BREED! It was a detective show and I think was a one season series. He also starred in wild wild west, fugitive, kojak, hawaii 5 0, streets of san francisco, and quite a few others but never did guest in mission;impossible or combat!

[@sonnyroy497]

The actor playing the judge was in the original pilot for Star Trek.

[@joeterzio7175]

Was he the ship's doctor?

[@alcoholic2412]

@@joeterzio7175 No. He was one of the stranded scientists, who turned out to be an illusion.

[@alcoholic2412]

Yes he was. He was also in the Star Trek season 3 episode, "For the world is hollow and I have touched the sky".

[@jasontalbot9917]

The astrology nut talking to Columbia was Bob and Jerry's Receptionist on newhart and the voice of Bart's teacher miss Krabapple on the simpsons

[@calvinjackson8110]

He was also in the episode Return of the Arkons featuring Landrew.

[@sandraelder1101]

That was a really good episode. It had a lot of interesting twists such as the relationship betw the murderer and her boyfriend.

[@johnfinnegan8474]

I have this full episode I downloaded to my laptop from an online streaming website a few months ago. This is one of my favorites with "Don't call me Shirley" Leslie Nielsen in it before he became a comic actor. He was also in another Columbo episode with Patrick McGoohan where they played CIA spies, another one of my favorites.

[@thehair1474]

He should have played a murderer. THAT would have been something. He was a superb all around actor.

[@thomasdonohue1833]

Steinmetz 🤪😂

[@jmaxxtv9912]

0:32 Ah, good 'ol Marcia Wallace...We miss you, Mrs. Krabappel!

[@brandonallen3289]

I thought that's who that was.

[@tonyapjackson8375]

Newhart!

[@Drummerchick2003]

Man that was some sad stuff I wondered why they killed her in the simpsons

[@abinashmishra329]

Ha!

[@FootUlcerDefender]

I put my columbo tapes on at night and sleep like a baby.

[@Leatricaw]

I did that last night.

[@glynnevans1851]

@@Leatricaw Me too ..Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK 🕊🕊🕊

[@elbeks]

Same haha

[@Baron_Blue_Max]

Spoken like someone with a clean conscience

[@sandradavis4551]

Me too.

[@woodywickliffe]

This is from Season 1 Episode 7 Lady in Waiting. It's on Amazon Prime.

[@jakeisaac160]

That's a very nice Ferrari Daytona..a rare colour in Blue too!

[@RADIUMGLASS]

The house is in Pasadena.

[@THX-kw2jh]

Love the Way Susan Clark looks in this Episode. Gorgeous. The Character She Plays Here Was Very Amateur Doing the Murder.

[@Gera1713]

every time I watch Columbo it makes me wish I was there, in one of those houses and taking in the peaceful nights way up in the Hills

[@juancarlosvaldes4538]

Lt. Frank Drebin meets Lt. Frank Columbo! Columbo: Surely you can find the time for me to speak to you about this case? Drebin: But of course, you can Lt. Columbo, but don't call me Shirley!

[@keithjones6023]

Don't recognise this episode, thought I'd seen them all, I'm on a mission now to find out more about this one!

[@yolandalampkin761]

Peacock TV, season 1, episode 5.

[@yolandalampkin761]

Just re-watched it and it is good!

[@keithjones6023]

@@yolandalampkin761 Thanks, will look out for this one 😉

[@lewisner]

@@yolandalampkin761 I loved the clue with the newspaper. Trust Columbo to notice that !

[@TicoStudio90]

Shame on you 😯 Lol 😊

[@ajdc88]

you guys need to correct the title of this vid... very misleading as it's stated... she wasn't charged with murder, this was merely an inquest, having repercussions re: estates/wills

[@Agent77X]

Susan Clark was right for this character here!

[@thevincentgonzalesplan]

0:13 Anyone who has seen the movie Creepshow will recognize the Hearing Officer as Jon Lormer (who played Nathan Grantham, the revenge seeking corpse in the "Father's Day" segment). "Where's my Father's Day cake?!"

[@peterroberts5565]

Nielsen's face was too serious to be a comedian

[@millomweb]

He did a good job. Some 'comedy' actors take 'serious' roles and mess them up. Neilsen didn't in this instance.

[@johnholliday5874]

That's why it worked. I'm serious!

[@roylavecchia1436]

@@johnholliday5874 Agreed. His dead pan expression made his comedy even funnier.

[@saintrude]

I thought I was aware of every Columbo episode, but NOT this one. I don't have it, didn't know about it, and can't find it anywhere.

[@joolzshah3056]

“Lady In Waiting” Season 1, Episode 5

[@philipmalaby8172]

It’s on Peacock

[@keithjones6023]

@@joolzshah3056 thanks, I'll be on the lookout for that one.

[@olasek7972]

I watched it on Amazon prime video, they don’t have all episodes but they do have the first 6 or 7 seasons I believe

[@jodyjojo1381]

Same and I watch on Peacock and Amazon

[@seymourbutts9085]

the judge once said " for the world is hollow and I have touched the sky "

[@bluecheese4877]

Nice

[@seymourbutts9085]

@@bluecheese4877 but he died soon after he said it.

[@Bayan1905]

It was never said enough, Susan Clark was a really good looking woman in the late 60's (Coogan's Bluff) and in the 70's and even wasn't half bad looking when she was the Mom on Webster.

[@Bob3519]

Mongo (Alex Karras) was a lucky man! 😁

[@SallySallySallySally]

One of Marcia Wallace's first acting jobs and she didn't get a credit (she was the one talking to Columbo in the beginning at the inquest.) The following year, she landed the long-running role of "Carol" on The Bob Newhart Show (she played Bob's receptionist.)

[@pennywiser9607]

Gosh she was smokin hot at the time

[@glowiever]

who?

[@spongebobandplanktonshould2920]

@@glowiever Yes didn't get who. But I like the lady who played Cary Grant's mom in North By Northwest. Sweet and funny.

[@katuroo]

I have never seen this episode. I've seen repeated shows constantly on Sundays but must have always missed this one. Wonder which other ones I've not seen

[@ЕвгенийКлименко-ю6о]

Спасибо Питеру Фальку за создание Коломбо!лучший детективный сериал!

[@frankb5728]

There's a dream sequence in this one, I didn't think I would make it through it. It's so long and weirdly psychedelic and noisy. Falk really saved a lot of the columbos from cheap looking tv movies.

[@thomasdonohue1833]

Cheap tv movies that top notch actors clamored to be in. Yeah right

[@frankb5728]

@@thomasdonohue1833 Have you watched them? in some of them the sets are poorly built and the walls move.. there's some with the boom mic in the shot. There's amazing columbos but some of them are very poorly produced.

[@robocock475]

Imagine if Columbo was on the OJ case

[@fredbloggs5902]

“Just one more thing”... ...”I found this other glove”.

[@werre2]

I lolled at the jupiterpluto lady and columbo's reaction to her

[@wanderliscious]

That was Marcia Wallace who played Carol the office receptionist on the Bob Newhart Show :)

[@houndandhandbag]

@@wanderliscious I thought she looked familiar!

[@christopherkraft1327]

The Lieutenant always gets his man, or woman!!! 🙂

[@ZorbaPress]

Lady in Waiting ... is the title. Thanks for posting this.

[@thomascassidy8347]

Susan was gorgeous here and this is one of my favourite episodes,funny with mummy scenes xx

[@ivanscottw]

When she states : "I think you have overstayed your welcome" you know that the hook is set ! Typical Columbo tipping point where the culprit of the day is starting to lose its footing !

[@ronmackinnon9374]

That's Marcia Wallace sitting next to Columbo in the courtroom scene (0:36). This would have been shortly before she took the role of receptionist on 'The Bob Newhart Show.' She would later voice one of the schoolteachers (Edna Krabappel) on 'The Simpsons.'

[@January.]

Love the music....I'm not in the U.S. I would love to watch Season 1 for free

[@Woodkin007]

And she would have gotten away with it if she had remembered you need evidence for a conviction.

[@davidcooper8480]

I always wondered how columbo could do all this snooping without a court order.

[@NYCZ31]

Unorthodox, but it wasn’t anything illegal. For instance here he’s searching outside the house and he’s not considered trespassing until the owner orders him to leave. He was careful to get a warrant when it was necessary

[@darrellgarrett72]

The Judge’s Hairdo is Criminal!!

[@michellehart644]

The BEST thing that could have EVER been to TV. Peter Falk as Columbo. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗😍😍😍😍😍💋

[@FloydMaxwell]

Columbo was smoking blunts all those years ago

[@cathystruska1558]

She tells him to leave her alone, but he creeps his way in eventually. She thinks she's Scott free, but no way. SUPRISE! Just one more thing! Columbo is a great detective and very smart at paying attention to details. That's how he always gets his man. Great acting.

[@trevorsimpson8788]

The musical score is amazing in series 1

[@markbrisec3972]

Being in the landscaping business myself I can only say I respect the guys that were cutting grass and forming those beautiful box hedges 50 or even 100 or more years ago. Those guys 50 years ago had some rudimentary power tools and equipment but the gardeners that were maintaining perfect lawns and intricate hedges during the Victorian era, were exclusively operating hand tools. If the Queen herself was satisfied, I have no reason to doubt they did a much better job than I do today..

[@danf4447]

her ivy league accent is so subtle and perfect

[@MaxwellsDemon9]

There were never any "murder charges", there was an inquest. This property has likely been taken over by Peacock, who has promptly outsourced the production to exploitable workers who aren't expected to watch the episodes and aren't old enough or in the right country to have seen them on their own.

[@Astrobrant2]

Oh, but he gets her! This episode had a cool Columbo line near the end. The woman says, "What do you expect to prove by this bit of nonsense?" Columbo said, "Oh, I don't wanna prove anything, ma'am. I came to arrest ya."

[@ogzombiebreakfast]

I can't find the part where he solves it. Can you tell me how he does?

[@Astrobrant2]

@@ogzombiebreakfast She set it up so her brother wouldn't be able to get in the front door and would have to use her French doors to get in, and she could claim she thought he was a burglar. But he had a spare key to the front door, entered the house and then came into her bedroom. She shot him anyway, and then lied about him coming in through the French door. A court hearing found the death to be accidental, but Columbo persisted. Her boyfriend drove up at the time of the shooting and he remembered hearing the alarm going off _after_ the gunshots. Columbo suspected her all along, because her brother's newspaper was found in the foyer as soon as police got there.

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

I just saw this episode today! And now KZbin is recommending me a clip from it? Spooky.

[@jakebond2294]

Not really, we all know technology is spying on us.

[@TicoStudio90]

That's an Omen. I think you should go out and buy a lottery ticket !

[@jeffwads]

4:46. The subtle tradition perfectly executed. This show was on another level, like The Rockford Files.

[@glowiever]

where's the conclusion of this? I wanted to see her arrested.

[@flyboysteven9979]

why would his superiors allow him to continue to work on a case that was already decided to be an accident at the inquest? You'd think they would have him work on another case after that because the case was officially over

[@irar4665]

Had the same question....but I think a commenter answered it above , that this "trial" was just to see if there was any reason to GO TO trial-so I guess that can be reversed (?)

[@DKarkarov]

@@irar4665 Yeah, the inquest is just an evaluation of evidence, not a trial. She had not been officially charged with anything, so it would have been reasonable to keep investigating if the police had more doubts.

[@Baron_Blue_Max]

"I figured it, and so did the coroner's jury..." look Columbo, I think you've overstayed your welcome. The official verdict was..." if Columbo wasn't suspicious before...

[@junesanders463]

I subscribed to a streaming service and it has most of the old episodes.

[@TheMrbc74]

Is that a Ferrari Daytona “smells new? It is new just delivered” got themselves a bargain then

[@megahellreaper]

This family is probably one of my most disliked just overall. The brother was controlling, the mother was dismissive and the sister was a cold blooded murderer. Honestly felt bad for the boyfriend, he seemed like a decent guy.

[@MrTaylorrt]

Were there not more clips from this episode on here, which seem to have been taken down? Or maybe it is just for viewers in certain countries (here, the UK)?

[@mrsouthjersey4956]

"Mongo just a pawn....in the game of life" - Mongo in "Blazing Saddles"

[@geoffn54]

Notice how the two of them - Columbo and Miss Chadwick - stand so close to each other all the time? Did they have something going on off set?

[@mrs.columbo1803]

Columbo music is beautiful

[@blanchecolombe1]

FACT: Anyone who told the Lieutenant to "Leave them alone" ended up by having him on their back!

[@Sameoldfitup]

Columbo does it best

[@ThornsOfOurTime]

not a single comment on how great Leslie Nielsen looks here , wow I've never seen him like this

[@fredbloggs5902]

Go watch Forbidden Planet

[@gurugossip7450]

Bit of a request. Terrific series. But'couldn't you manage to get us full episodes? These are just a tease.

[@lisagregory4569]

They are all free for viewing on Peacock and many are on Amazon as well

[@dr.leftfield9566]

Invited Columbo to a game of Cluedo he thanked us but said he was on duty and whilst we were setting the game out he said It was Professor Plum with the lead pipe in the conservatory we laughed as we bid him farewell. We carried on with the game...........and um it was Professor Plum with the lead pipe in the conservatory.

[@CheoWalker]

She actually only goes to jail for a lesser crime since she can't be charged with the same crime twice. At max, she did 5 years.

[@Murray9452]

Wrong. This was a Coroner's inquest not a murder charge.

[@CheoWalker]

@@Murray9452 Thanks, I haven't seen that episode in a while.

[@Murray9452]

@@CheoWalker Np. Us Columbo fans have to stick together.

[@jonathanleslie9100]

in NY we call it a grand jury. it decides if a person is even going to go to trial or even be charged.

[@edwinjones1000]

Like real-life. SOME justice is better than NO justice. I loved that show. RIP.

[@rrickarr]

To watch Columbo today (2021) is such a lesson in style. Look at those hairdos that appear in the court at the beginning of this clip.

[@virnamisra1657]

RR I I GG HH TT how right you are

[@richardsalzer8247]

"Oh, Just one more thing..."

[@whodidit99]

Silly, how every suspect in this series incriminates themselves when all they have to do is to invoke the 5th amendment and shut up. Of course if they did, there wouldn't be a series. Loved Columbo when I was a kid, but no way Columbo could get away with bullying suspects like he does on TV. Still, the series was great fun.

[@Baron_Blue_Max]

Don't forget, Civics isn't taught in school anymore. Lots of people don't know their rights. And they watch copious quantities of television we're off in the bad guys admit their guilt when it is undeniable.

[@lisagregory4569]

The murderers Columo went up against were typically (although not always) arrogant people who talked to him because they thought he was too stupid to see through them

[@FritsGerlich07]

I think this has something to do with our human nature. Somehow we all feel the need to explain ourselves even though when we not necessarily have to. Especially when we are innocent of the accussed. If one is truly innocent than why would one remain sillent? After all I expect that one who is truly innocent would want to express it for all to hear. And those who are in fact guilty would want to express it in order to pretend that they are innocent which they are not.Thus we need evidence to distinguish the guilty ones from the innocent ones and sift the lies from the truth.

[@CrystalRose1111]

@@FritsGerlich07 Because that’s not how the law works. Even if you’re innocent, you may feel like explaining yourself is okay but you can accidentally incriminate yourself by saying the “wrong things”. USA law is tricky and weird

[@abcde_fz]

. Columbo did a lot of location shoots. They didn't have to make big fancy house sets, they just made use of the huge market for rental houses in LA. You've seen many houses in movies and TV shows multiple times, because some of those places work hard to sell themselves as rental sets for TV. Know how you can tell he's shooting at a rental location while he's looking at the car? Look at all the grass growing up in the crevices between the concrete slabs of the driveway. No one with any self respect in a house that fancy would allow grass to grow up there, making their driveway look that ugly. It's too easy to keep grass from growing there. A little table salt sprinkled in the crevices, and a little water to soak it into the soil. Kills grass and weeds cheap, and does a half decent job of keeping it from sprouting for a couple months. Weed killer too, but salt is safer all around.

[@smalltown4855]

the judges hair is by Ray Harryhausen

[@johnholliday5874]

Uh-oh! Lt. Frank Drebbin is involved. This could be a problem!

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

shot 3 times by accident ahahahah