The Finale of 'Requiem for a Falling Star' | Columbo

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Season 2, Episode 5 'Requiem for a Falling Star': The ongoing feud between an out-of-favor Hollywood actress and a gossip columnist results in murder. Guest star: Anne Baxter.
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[@aaronmehaffey6251]

"In order to lay water pipe, someone would have to dig up the lawn, wouldn't they?" I love everything about this line. The empathy he has for Nora is so endearing.

[@marshallheadchief8744]

She played this so well. An actor portraying an actor who is putting up an act. Pretty impressive 😄

[@scronx]

Yep -- and sometimes an actress acting, presented so as to fool us into thinking she's not :`)

[@johnslade9358]

I like it

[@AndrewHeller-jn7dx]

@@scronx Absolutely! She did a superb set of jobs here!!!; &, always looks stunning doing so; too!

[@arthurjeremypearson]

It's so incredible to watch her act as her character finally stop acting.

[@venomasmark154]

I like the drastic difference between a character who's so irritated or upset about being caught they try and come up with more excuses when they've already been proved guilty by Columbo, I really like how she handled it. Gave him a confession, politely stood up and basically said "well, you got me, I'll accept that"

[@ClickBeetleTV]

I always felt with this one that after all those years she was glad to finally be able to admit what she'd done to someone who could understand, even if she had to be cornered to work up the will to do it

[@MustangMike012]

Anne Baxter was terrific in this episode. I loved when Columbo had a drink with her.

[@SECRETARIATguy224]

"Drink, Lieutenant?" "Thank you." I _really_ love how Columbo answers that question. Falk is such an incredible actor.

[@onemorething123]

Ah, that moment when the shoulders drop, and there's a long sigh of resignation when they realize Columbo has them. It's time to stop fighting and call a lawyer.

[@kellyanastasia2752]

I didn't realize that Anne Baxter was the Granddaughter of the great Frank Lloyd Wright. Sadly she died fairly young at 62 from a stroke in 1985. I would highly recommend "All About Eve" to anyone interested in more from Anne Baxter. A wonderful ly cast and brilliantly written movie from around 1950.

[@juliushoward1293]

This was the first Columbo episode I ever saw and it made me fall in love with the show

[@lisawilliams2013]

This was one of the few times Columbo didn’t pick up on the murderer’s bs immediately. He was so smitten by her. It probably broke his heart that she was guilty.

[@SECRETARIATguy224]

Great read. I'm with you all the way!

[@NPCSingularity]

The way he gulped that glass of liquor says it all.

[@BezoRazo]

I can't imagine how it must feel to live with a secret that dreadful gnawing at you for years, the body of your victim (your murdered spouse!) lying buried mere meters from where you sleep. In spite of the arrest, there must be some indescribable sense of relief of being shed of it at long last.

[@zachanikwano]

She's frazzled, beaten, and now struggling to explain why and how she accidentally killed her husband. And Columbo just... gently holds her elbow, to steady her, and listens. She's a murderer, a liar and manipulator who would have never turned herself in without being caught... but she's still human and he extends a little nonverbal comfort to her despite everything. Lovely lieutenant.

[@yesterdayitrained]

I have watched Colombo for years, but your comment made me think. What made Columbo great? Besides his incredible attention to detail (actually, his obsession with details!), which solved so many cases- it was the way he treated everyone he encountered- with respect, with humanity. He never raised his voice, became angry, or made demands. He treated everyone he met the same way. His relentless pursuit for the truth was always done with questions. He was annoyingly persistent, but again, respectful. His humanity allowed him to be a great detective, and a great human being. He was never unkind. It’s been decades and decades, but this show has remained very popular. We don’t see people like him anymore- in fiction or reality. You can get the answers you need -and even a confession, while at the same time being a decent human being.

[@QueensNativeNYC]

I like the way Columbo had compassion on her.. He knows and understands the weakness of human nature and sometimes reacting with your emotions can get you into deep trouble..

[@MrPicklerwoof]

Yeah, he probably has conflicting emotions at times but has to get on with the job. Some killers are victims of circumstance compared to the real psychos (like Leonard Nimoy's Dr character) and deserve at least some understanding.

[@Tommi265]

3:27 I found it still very gentle from her to invite Columbo for a drink. I liked Anne Baxter a lot in this episode.

[@kellyanastasia2752]

Really great final scene by Anne Baxter and Peter Falk. It more than makes up for the unevenness of some of the earlier scenes. Terrific cameo though by Edith Head and I enjoyed the other behind the scenes things of a working studio lot that they showed.

[@rebekah1362]

Anne Baxter was always overly dramatic in her parts, more appropriate to the 40s and 50s but as time passed she wasn't able to transition as well as some of her contemporaries. Still I can't help but love watching her perform. This part was perfect for her. ROFL

[@chrisn7259]

Good observation. Baxter's hamminess worked beautifully here--as it did in All About Eve.

[@rebekah1362]

@@chrisn7259 Yes indeed, All About Eve was a wonderful piece of cinema.

[@debbieking5171]

Love ANNE BAXTER, she was Eve Harrington in ALL ABOUT EVE, and was in ALFRED HITCHCOCKS I CONFESS, Terrific actress.

[@TheSuzberry]

Best take in all of television.

[@zovalentine7305]

Rest in powerful peace Peter Falk 🙏 16 September 1927 ~ 23 June 2011⚘

[@davidmarshall5596]

Excellent finale to another lieutenant columbo episode 👍

[@loyevangelists]

One thing that I notice in the Columbo episodes whenever Columbo presents all of his evidence to the guilty party they just humbly submit and go quietly off to jail. It makes me think about many people today, I can not envision people today when caught just going quietly.

[@arthurjeremypearson]

Your lawyer would definitely advise against it.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

This episode was good.

[@janeporter818]

Yes it was. This is one my favorite episodes

[@christopherkraft1327]

Great episode!!! The Lieutenant brings down a star (and murderer!). 👍👍

[@FIREBRAND38]

Really solid ending. It almost makes up for the earlier scene where the studio owner tears up evidence shown to him by Columbo. That was a bit much.

[@misternewoutlook5437]

I wish there was a way to bring back a show like Columbo. Unfortunately, when Peter Falk died, the character died with him. Which I guess is not a bad thing. Whenever someone involved with producing modern entertainment gets an idea to resurrect a classic show, fans generally get annoyed with the outcome. Best left to rest.

[@arthurjeremypearson]

Our children are playing with ai, today, right now. It's as awkward as they are. But in 10 years? 20? Resurrecting Peter Falk as a columbo character might be child's play.

[@jickyjack2]

She was quite an attractive woman in looks and character.

[@greenmtnman7714]

How many times has this ending been posted?? 3 times?🤔

[@booboolips6053]

I have it written right here😂

[@alegriabenshitrit4646]

Love ❤️ colombo 👍

[@circomnia9984]

I swear this actress and William Shatner went to the exact same acting school. Same dramatic pauses, same weird movements etc.

[@successfulexcellent1646]

After she said 'I'll get a coat, and then we'll go', letting her out of his sight wasn't wise, because who knows "W.T.F." she could have come at him with seconds later ?🤔

[@mrpwp7814]

The season 2 finale of The Lincoln Lawyer has the same ending.

[@donaldholderdoc2910]

Well, if there was just one thing that you could pick about Columbo, it definitely would be that thanks to Peter Falks reputation and a lot of times his personally asking, is that they never where shy about money for big name guest stars. Ann Baxter, Faye Dunaway(who won a primetime Emmy for her role), Janet Leigh, Shatner, Jack Cassidy 3 times, Vincent Price, Patrick McGowan 4x plus he also directed several episodes and tons more.

[@wbcjr17106]

Robert Culp, too, 4X--three as killer and once as a killer's dad. McGoohan, Culp and Cassidy were Columbo's big three.

[@AndrewHeller-jn7dx]

Yes, tons of superb actors; &, actresses; including Baxter; &, all those you mentioned; plus a large amount more. I am personally extremely grateful that he did ask for big fees to pay some of the finest in the field at that time! It is one of many big reasons that I adore this show! Also, Please Note: *McGoohan;... Not: "McGowan". *Falk's;... Not: "Falks". *Were;... Not: "Where". Dunaway; (who);... Not: "Dunaway(who)".

[@donaldholderdoc2910]

@@AndrewHeller-jn7dx Thanks. I just caught that myself.

[@scronx]

Love this episode -- thank you. WHAT does she say about 3:46?

[@FIREBRAND38]

She says that "Jerry Parks wasn't hurt, was he?" Jerry Parks was the gossip columnist.

[@scronx]

@@FIREBRAND38 Thanks.

[@josephineclay235]

Yeah it'll do

[@WatchingTrainsGoBy-PassingTime]

It never dawned on me before... But an awful lot of Columbo's catches probably had to be released. He didn't mirandize hardly anyone before the confession.

[@ramthian]

Great police 🎉

[@lewisner]

How many episodes are there where Columbo drinks alcohol ?

[@edwardbliss8931]

I can't believe Columbo busted Neferteri

[@christophe051]

The colombo of "coming-out" ..? he asks Anne Baxter to call his so-called "wife" and it's a man who answers him when he calls instead of Anne, his brother-in-law Georges...😆😂🤣

[@ramthian]

🙏😎

[@josephineclay235]

That's it finished

[@CyndisKrist]

What was the purpose of the shriner ring?

[@johnfeeley7094]

He feels sorry for her.

[@master-kq3nw]

anne baxter was great in this episode

[@gogreen7794]

If she hadn't killed Jean, especially in such a horrific manner, I'd have more sympathy for her.

[@josephineclay235]

No deals

[@josephineclay235]

Ever

[@josephineclay235]

Ok

[@exitscreaming4637]

This episode falls into the just-ok category . The convoluted nonsense with the Shriners ring , and the other " clues " that lead Columbo to conclude that Nora murdered her husband years ago , impersonated him and then buried him where the fountain is now is such a stretch it's almost laughable . Another small bit of annoyance that we've seen with Columbo before---He arrives to tell Nora that her assistant of 18 years had JUST died , then asks her to call his wife because she'd get a kick out of it . Huh ?

[@lisawilliams2013]

The latter was my only heartburn about the episode. Not terribly realistic. Any other shortcomings I tolerated for an episode with Baxter and Ferrer at their bitchy and snarky best.

[@exitscreaming4637]

@@lisawilliams2013 Yepp I agree , they were gold together

[@josephineclay235]

....end of

[@josephineclay235]

Yup done or I'll do you

[@ianmangham4570]

Beautiful woman 👩

[@dorkarama3135]

I do prefer the female antagonists in 'Columbo', they're either very theatrical or very sympathetic. Anne Baxter was definitely the former.

[@josephineclay235]

Debbie is Evelyn's cpn and columbo is mine

[@chriscoughlan5221]

Great episode. But a few uncertaintities. Anne Baxter had to kill the girl in the car cuz she knew about her dark past ie killing her husband? So why did she try to run that guy over and almost killing him?

[@CyndisKrist]

I think because Columbo had just told her he thought Jean was the target instead of Jerry. So Nora wanted to prove that Jerry had been the real target by trying to run him over. That's my guess because Jerry had lots of enemies, but Jean's only enemy was Nora herself.

[@josephineclay235]

Mine

[@josephineclay235]

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[@josephineclay235]

Utopia

[@octopusmagnificens]

Anne Baxter looked older than 50.

[@Richard-xo2gm]

I agree. She was still attractive, but looked closer to 60 or maybe even 63 here. Strange how people just looked older than their true years back then. Nowadays it's often quite the opposite. Take me for example. Lol. Seriously though, I'm 53, but people tell me all the time I don't look a day over 35. I guess for a lot of us it's good genes. 😊

[@joiedevie3901]

While wonderfully dramatic, this has got to rank as one of the stupidest finales of any Columbo episode.. Based on Columbo's manipulative innuendo, a woman who has managed to execute two murders goes tearing off to her back yard from a stage set in the middle of the night to do what? See whether Columbo has started digging there? Or maybe she had to run to the backyard to beat her husband's zombie corpse back into the ground due to some voodoo curse that would resurrect him once anyone implied the crime? Or was she going to lift the fountain herself--Wonder Woman style--to confirm his dead corpse remained rotting down below? Why in the world would she think that running back to the house would do anything to help? If she had a lick of sense and thought Columbo had enough probable cause to exhume the body, then her next move should have been to get her passport and the next flight to a country with no extradition! Hard to believe this was the same show that produced "Suitable for Framing."

[@MsZoita]

I know women do kill, but I just find these episodes of women murderers, unsettling..