The Cat Is Out of The Bag | Columbo

From Season 10's A Trace of Murder - While investigating a murder of a millionaire's business rival, Columbo becomes suspicious when a police forensics expert and the millionaire's wife let slip an in-depth knowledge of the case - and each other.
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[@alfredeneuman6966]

Pure Columbo genius playing the two murder accomplices against one another. One of the best crime solving sequences. Still watch the episodes.

[@jozsefhor]

Except for ruining any admissibility of evidence by manhandling the knife in this particular scene

[@kenshields7922]

@@jozsefhor not back in them days more innocent people sent to prison by cops 😡

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

His real life wife being one of them as well.

[@davidmusila4266]

@@jozsefhor KNOWING Columbo,he was probably handling an exact copy and not the original as the aim here was to play off the suspects against each other.

[@stacieclayton3563]

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[@jamesfeldman4234]

Columbo is probably the only cop who knows how to play both "good cop" and "bad cop" flawlessly in the same scene.

[@realitycheck3363]

Columbo is what you would get if a cop actually had a brain.

[@kissarococo2459]

bad cap made brief appearance when Spock laughed at him.

[@TangomanX2008]

yep, good cop, bad cop, dumb cop, and wam.

[@TangomanX2008]

@@devinreese7704 so is a good cop bad cop routine.

[@anyviolet]

lol precisely

[@SallySallySallySally]

The part of "Cathleen Calvert" (the lady in the car) was played by Shera Danese, who was Falk's wife at the time and 22 years his junior. She was in six episodes of Columbo and they were married around the time of her first appearance in the episode "Fade in to Murder" when she was 28 and he was 50. They remained married for 33 years until Falk's death in 2011. Her entire acting career existed only during her relationship with Falk. As Falk's conservator late in his life when he was deteriorating from Alzheimer's, she prevented his family from visiting him and even notifying them of his death. Thus, California passed the "Peter Falk's Law" which sets specific standards that conservators must follow under such circumstances. She is 72 years old as of this writing (2022.)

[@Gabu_]

As Falk so eloquently puts it: you got that right.

[@donarthiazi2443]

And she has NOT aged well AT ALL!! She clearly went the plastic surgery route with all Peter Falk's money... and the results are a legit freakshow. Good god she looks awful!!

[@miaouew]

And on his gravestone, it says "I'm not here, I'm home with Shera"...must rub his family raw seeing that. I'm not gonna dive too deep into his personal life like that though, I'd rather just know him as Columbo and leave it at that forever :]

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

That’s a bit naughty what she did to his family. I always thought she was decent as well, being married for so long.

[@Carmine_Lupertazzi]

She got paid. That's why she kept his family at bay.

[@revk8611]

I love the way Columbo says, "no" when Pat asks for his knife back. Like talking to a naughty child.

[@allyourpie4323]

You got that right!

[@KelvinWKiger]

Noooouuh!

[@enshk79]

Hahaha

[@dtwiggy1]

I love watching him and his wife playing together. They were such a good team.

[@MikeSmith-fs9wh]

Aha- this lady is his wife- nice job @!

[@davido3026]

His wife is better

[@michellekinder3051]

Is that show with Columbo and his wife on KZbin

[@multifacetcarrierstranspor8420]

His wife????? His wife never appeared in a single episode.

[@hirogochitomayto7018]

@@multifacetcarrierstranspor8420 It do

[@ladamyre1]

A cool ending: Both of the conspirators call the other a son-of-a-bitch and Columbo says to each of them, "You got that right."

[@donarthiazi2443]

Yeah, we watched it too

[@CynicalBastard511]

Hahahaha Columbo played them both of them like a piano!

[@Thespokenone]

He's always wanted to learn how to play the piano. Guess he finally did!

[@czl29]

The real Mrs Columbo

[@altonpitts6550]

@@czl29 That cat is out of the bag.😉

[@jorgecallico9177]

@@czl29 Ms Danese is a good actress. She absolutely looks stunning in her red sequined coat. Excellent garment choice.

[@donarthiazi2443]

​@@jorgecallico9177 Such a good actress that the only roles she ever had were in her husband's show.

[@wifferstess2824]

What I love about Columbo is how he pays particular attention to the smallest of details. Those always break the case.

[@demonocusmetalocus3558]

Columbo played those 2 like a violin ,brilliant

[@crossclaim1]

Absolutely love Columbo...brilliant writers and even more brilliant Peter Falk.

[@Sbannmarie298]

AGREED

[@ahsansiddiqui4263]

@@Sbannmarie298 My Favourite Columbo is still in 'Now you see me' -> "I knew you could do it, I knew It." 'Murder Under glass' 'Lady in Waiting' 'Ransom for a dead man' .

[@josephwright6154]

3 years later I love columbo too🥰

[@dillonschulz2826]

i love this. Columbo played them both like a golden harp and it was glorious.

[@johnschick97]

The lady in the car is Peter Falk's actual wife.

[@1956Bluedragonfly]

John Schick That’s nice to know, thank you.

[@1956Bluedragonfly]

Peter Faulks daughter has a KZbin channel , can’t remember the channel name, but she responded to my comment, it made my day!

[@princeharming8963]

She's apparently a piece of work, herself. It seems that Falk's kids weren't very fond of her.

[@dannydinosaur73]

@@princeharming8963 Yes. The rumor is that Falk wanted his trademark line "Just one more thing..." engraved on his headstone, but she wouldn't let him and made him put "...I'm home with Shera" instead. 🙄

[@princeharming8963]

@@dannydinosaur73 - Yes... her whole sense of 'self' was tied up in the notion that she was Mrs. Peter Falk. That title validated her. She wasn't good enough or attractive enough to be a super star in her own right.. but by god, she would not be denied. But she Was smart enough and charming enough to snag a humble superstar like Falk and hitch her wagon to his star. "Look at ME!" To the extent that if anyone came even CLOSE stealing some of that attention, even his children... out they went. I saw the headstone... What an embarrassment.

[@jaytc3218]

Columbo is hands down one of the greatest TV detective shows ever.

[@das81]

Trust Columbo, he knows what he is doing...

[@altonpitts6550]

You got that right.😉

[@BackToTheBlues]

I loved the way he always prounced bag - it's sort of like 'bayg'. Surprising the number of times he says it in the programmes....

[@somegoodfella]

Peter Falk was born in New York. It's a New Yorkern accent. And Columbo also started to be a cop in New York I think.

[@mmmoroi]

LAPD's ingratitude is stunning. Notwithstanding his outstanding track record, solving at least 69 murder cases without spending too much of police budget (his entertainment expenditure was limited to the cost of hot dogs for his witnesses for which he never failed to ask for receipt), Columbo remained in the rank of lieutenant to the day of his retirement. He could have made a deputy inspector at the least.

[@ivanppillay914]

He didn't want any promotion. He loved his work - just the way he was. He said so many times.

[@cooliod00d]

As Ivan stated, Columbo was humble and did not want a promotion. I'm not sure how exactly police hierarchy works in the states, since I'm from Germany, but my guess is that, as is true for most jobs, the more you get promoted, the less practical work you do. You tend to become a "pencil pusher", which wouldn't be a job for Columbo. He loves being "on the streets", solving cases.

[@mmmoroi]

@@cooliod00d 　In a business corporation, sometimes a very competent sales person can be appointed as "playing manager", retaining the rank as manager (maybe senior manager) with higher salary, supervising his subordinate sales personnel, while he himself remain engaged in sales activities often responsible for major accounts. Given Columbo's unrivaled track record and contribution, LAPD could well have treated him like that, in which he could delegate his authority for supervision/administration to his deputy who can be a bean counter.

[@Daremo6969]

doubt it was LAPD making that determination, they would have just cut him loose. Columbo wanted to work cases, deputy inspector would have likely had responsibilities that took time away from what he wanted to do.

[@jediknight129]

remember that the LAPD is a political organisation and a shiftnto inspector would change his duties.

[@chronic.vitriolic.blessings]

Such a good episode. I love it when columbo tries the wedge cut on his cigar and then just bites the end off cos the cut is too clean for him!

[@ItsAllLove4Real]

I'm so DONE...He played them like a fiddle🙌🏾😂🤣🤣😂

[@altonpitts6550]

You got that right.😉

[@daddysgirllilg9574]

Cant "PLAY" Columbo.........But their not a real couple....Didn't luv each other Enough .....2 Just ONLY BE SUSPECTS..........

[@alpoe8091]

Columbo is great at playing one conspirator against another

[@MikeSmith-fs9wh]

LOOOOOOL- "You got that right!" great moves by the Lieutenant !!!

[@georgestone1485]

You know you're screwed when a cop jaywalks to tell you that Columbo has caught you and your partner in a murder and you might as well give it up.

[@RamonaHaygood]

They both did it.😂😂😂😂😂

[@anyviolet]

Swiss Army knife - "yes, I remember! My dad's pocket throughout my childhood"

[@julianyc422]

Shera Danese, Peter Faulks wife. No matter what year, even when clothing styles were tacky or crazy, Shera always looked perfect in any era. Her posture and walk and that Red Jacket. 😎😀

[@613aristocrat]

Columbo lives his life like an adventure game from the 90s.

[@sadderthanyou7793]

God, this series had such an amazing direction!

[@orionstar6747]

That S O B....You got that right ! LOL

[@NickJay]

And of course you couldn't include the last few minutes, could you? Mind you, seems nobody else can either. (sigh) Missed the end tonight and wanna know how it ended. :)

[@droceretik]

@@NickJay This is a very popular series that is still making money for the owner of the rights. Why would you expect free viewing? Pay a modest amount to buy boxed sets.

[@NickJay]

@@droceretik I already have about 5 series on DVD ... I just don't see the point of posting nearly 7 minutes and then cutting off the end, that'as all. Why not start at the beginning or half way through? Anyway I found it online somewhere anyway so all ended up ok. lol

[@droceretik]

@@NickJay If you owned the rights and was selling episodes as boxed sets, how would you advertise? Would these "teasers" be a standard method of increasing sales? You don't see the point? Perhaps that is your problem.

[@Dan_Ondutydriving]

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[@eliem53]

last sentence in this clip: 3 eyes are better than 1. Hinting to the fact that Peter Falk has 1 eye and 1 prosthetic eye.

[@ivanppillay914]

Many people have, unfairly, attacked the later Columbo episodes. Agreed: some of them are simply awful. But there are about five that are excellent, right up there among the best of the legendary 70s. This is definitely one of them.

[@TheShoemakerb1]

Some of the people running the show were responsible for trying to add unnecessary comedy and gimmicks to the later shows..

[@marilynwillett804]

HE was just too gruff and came across as a caricature of himself, he over did the sloppy and bumbling.

[@doubleodouble0494]

I always regret do not see the confrontation of both murderers in the DA office. It would have been a great scene, for sure.

[@c-bass413]

"You got that right" lol so great.

[@archilmatsaberidze8103]

divide and conquer

[@martywise]

Sledge, "trust me, I know what I'm doing"!

[@tvpmark]

He outsmarts a pair of murderers by turning them against each other. Ha... that's so funny.

[@michaelmclaughlin261]

"Just one more thing..."

[@tv-guyflicklife7961]

Trust Columbo, he knows what he is doing.

[@steveclayton2353]

Greatest show of all time hands down

[@kev3d]

The criminal's arrogance does them in every time. If the suspects simply said "talk to my attorney" each and every time, and said "get a warrant" whenever Columbo wanted to poke around, there would never be a case. But Columbo plays the bumbling fool and lulls his prey with a false sense of intellectual superiority, and then he closes the trap.

[@carmelopappalardo8477]

This is one of the episodes Were you actually see him working behind the scenes intensely including the realization that they are the murderers.

[@rosario508]

She looks uncannily like Gwen Stefani.

[@GertrudePerkins]

The actress is Peter Falk's widow. They were married in real life and she appeared in a number of Columbo stories. They only parted company when Peter passed away due to Dementia.

[@koen8185]

@Hammerschlägen M Ah common , the guy is just 'kitschig' , that's all , corny , melig in Dutch . Let it go

[@demonocusmetalocus3558]

I love how columbo owned them both

[@morrisphillips2526]

And he never fired a gun, what a cop.

[@RamonaHaygood]

'Columbo said they both did it'.

[@mathangelaz5799]

Every time Columba puts his thumb and fingers up to the middle of his forehead, and acts like he doesn’t know something, the criminal is in BIG trouble!

[@MrX699]

I just noticed the other cop “Will” also played the Cabot Cove Deputy Sheriff on Murder She Wrote

[@MorningDusk7734]

0:37 The case of the magic disappearing cigar!

[@TheStevenWhiting]

One of the best episodes.

[@annesondov5811]

Steven Whiting à

[@kathydennis9805]

Steven Whiting Columbo

[@johnbarton1339]

It's funny people say that after every episode ...its true!

[@brucedavidson5400]

It’s not Colombo without him chomping on his cigar.

[@canefrogfury]

5:20 Magic bag flip.

[@JerryN7970]

I had a few clips of Colombo like this come up on KZbin and after watching them it inspired me to start watching the series. I just started watching it yesterday so I’m only 2 episodes in.

[@Stefanox36]

04:02. "Cuz that cat's out of the BAAG"! Would love to see a young Peter Falk in The Sopranos.

[@robsmith6281]

Just one more thing.

[@sophiaandre139]

Columbo !!!

[@SuperBabytee1]

Who here knows the blonde woman (forget her name) is Falk's wife in real life. They married in '77. Just a fun fact for my fellow Columbo lovers!

[@angiearbogast5424]

I ❤️ Columbo!

[@orionstar6747]

That SOB...you got that right ! ah ah ah

[@BrooklynRival7718]

Did u know that this woman was really married to Peter Falk? Her real name is Shera Danese

[@ahsansiddiqui4263]

didnt. interesting. dont you mean this actress? this the only thing she did?

[@johnzeszutko5661]

"Ah sir I want to wind up this report just one more question - a sir now you say..". The lieutenant was a knee slapper and, at times, almost as good as Perry Mason who solved the murder during the last two minutes of the show! Match wits with Columbo and it's all over.

[@albertchehade9916]

😁 😂 😃 😄 😅 😆 ........ "You got THAT right........"

[@R1618]

Peter Falks second wife

[@1godonlyone119]

Really???

[@1godonlyone119]

@I8thumper Cool -- she was a real looker!

[@RJ1999x]

@@1godonlyone119 she was a bitch

[@svs1481]

@I8thumper Shera *Danese*

[@bobb74ysmith]

Hm hm yep but she is and was nasty to his kids adopted kids still is and she had him over a barrel younger gold digger is was

[@orlandogarza2965]

Playing one against the other,oldest trick in the book.Stupid criminals never learn.

[@Dinesy16]

🤣😭

[@edwardbliss8931]

This episode seems like a long lost script from 1974.

[@FizzleFX]

Columbo is a musician... played them like a Fidel and made em sing!

[@claudinedavid1135]

His real life wife was a real beauty.

[@RJ1999x]

And a real.bitch

[@rshelley7496]

He wouldn't leave the room or quit talking when he took her home on their 1st date...by the time he left in the morning they were engaged

[@claudinedavid1135]

Robert Shelley wow! Cool story!

[@claudinedavid1135]

RJ 1999 In real life or just the show?

[@stefantreff4706]

I KNOW SHERA PERSONALLY.SHE IS A CLASSY,ATTRACTIVE LADY.WHEN YOU WOULD SEE HER TODAY YOU WOULD AGREE WITH ME.SHE CAME TO MY BIRTHDAY IN JANUARY.

[@ladiecawthon7396]

That guy looks like Peter Cetara from the music group Chicago.

[@Williamwestp24]

That's David Rasche. He was the star on Sledge Hammer.

[@floydlooney6837]

@@Williamwestp24 so he didn't sing sledgehammer? My old brain is misfiring

[@billy6pack887]

@@floydlooney6837 Peter Gabriel lol c'mon I wasn't even born then.

[@jasondecharleroy4161]

@@Williamwestp24 I guess he didn't know what he was doing after all

[@gladyskravitz1000]

The prisoner's dilemma

[@nosville22]

the two things I was watching on youtube a lot recently - Columbo and Swiss Army Knives, culminating in one clip

[@AndrewWeit]

Columbo obviously read Sherlock's monograph on cigars and cigar ash.

[@tajmahaltv1182]

“Because that cat is out of the bayg” the sheer swag of Columbo is effortless. I can see how he pulled a beautiful woman like his wife (she’s the woman in the car on this scene)

[@ZEZERBING]

"microscopic piece on the knife". , as hes waving it in the air???

[@amberlopez7477]

That's Shera Danese, Peter Falk's wife. Say what you want. I saw a video of her defending her husband. When some people were harassing him in public. While he was dealing with dementia.

[@graemecatty9921]

I can watch re-run after re-run of Columbo. No better accolade than that.

[@saltspringrailway3683]

I feel sorry for the villains!

[@Pattiepies55]

Mrs. Falk is so beautiful in this.

[@letyourlightshine7131]

One of my favorites!!!! Love this one. Lol just found out that is Peter Falk's real wife in real life. Looks like they enjoyed a great marriage.

[@nildabridgeman8104]

No, they're nickname in Hollywood was the Fighting Faulks. His wife didn't take good care of him in his later years. He had dementia & I saw pictures of him wandering the street with a busted lip & worn out clothes. With all the money he had, she didn't hire the help to make sure he was well cared for & this woman refused to let his daughter see him before he died... Very sad ending for Mr Faulk.

[@jameretief8327]

Erica M and Kiddos nope. Look up the Falk's Law that resulted from her loving care.

[@stefantreff4706]

Shera is a good friend of mine.They were married for 34 years.

[@MikeSmith-fs9wh]

@@nildabridgeman8104 That is too bad. I hope Peter had some good care in his old age.

[@MikeSmith-fs9wh]

@@stefantreff4706 I hope she treated Peter well.

[@jaylamb1097]

3:23 “You drive a Mercedes?” 😭

[@jamesfeldman4234]

Columbo is just mean the way he played these two off each other. They had a perfectly good relationship and now Columbo's ruined it.

[@34stzoo]

Great entertainment and writing.

[@jbarbeau92]

4:48 4:54 looks like they broke for a long lunch between these shots lol

[@Sameoldfitup]

“There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.”― Tennessee Williams

[@MikeSmith-fs9wh]

Rest in peace, our favorite Lieutenant!

[@DiscoveryBalochistan]

Love Columbo😂👍

[@robhaskins]

I think few people acknowledge the range in Shera Danise's acting.

[@troubledjoe6201]

Surely he should have called her a daughter of a birch ?

[@lokismig]

She is Shera Danese!

[@donwajdat8569]

All criminals know that law enforcement pit suspects against each to get them to reveal information. These 2 got played

[@donaldholderdoc2910]

GD Peter Falk was one lucky SOB. Not only was Shera Danese a great actress in Columbo, but she is one gorgeous lady as well! This is one of my favorite episodes.

[@ernestoflores3538]

R I P Sir

[@scroogemcduckrich9705]

Lady Gaga.. was in a Columbo episode 😂

[@jb4326]

columbo aka the jaywalker haha

[@RamonaHaygood]

Don't stare.😅😅

[@bishopaz]

Great scene

[@jakeb9188]

Columbia is a cigar magician

[@nolanboles8492]

Interesting that Peter Falk worked with both of his wives in Columbo episodes.

[@dropjawbertone]

Which episodes was his first wife Alyce Mayo in? I know his second wife Shera Danese was in several episodes, including this one. But I didn't know his first wife was ever involved in any episodes.

[@SallySallySallySally]

@@dropjawbertone Alyce Mayo never did any acting but her sister Jacquelyn Mayo appeared in various TV shows like Peyton Place, The Invaders, etc. She was never in any episode of Columbo.

[@dropjawbertone]

@@SallySallySallySally Yes, that's exactly what I thought. Thanks!

[@Gera1713]

I wasn't aware his first wife was in any episode. Which one?

[@RockBrentwood]

3:46 did we have ourselves a little flirt session there? Yes, we did! Just can't keep it bottled up, can we, now? Rock Columbo comes to a sudden realization: hmm, those two know each other! Biblically know, even.

[@christophergreco6173]

These are great.

[@IImitateVince]

Columbo... Trust me. I know what I'm doing

[@ElektroLUDIKITS]

0:35 = cigar is here 0:38 = cigar disappear 0:47 = cigar is back !

[@stephenmurphy1003]

Nice catch

[@sizwemanqele5298]

Colombo is so criminal 😅❤️

[@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

Beautiful.

[@EmmaLindaEmmason-ng1dv]

Tony and Gordon are getting married at the same time.☀️