Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
Cast:Peter Falk , Mike Lally , Dianne Travis , Bruce Kirby , John Finnegan , Fred Draper , Vito Scotti , Val Avery , Jack Cassidy , Robert Culp , Arlene Martel , Richard Stahl , Victor Izay , Jerome Guardino , Cliff Carnell , Harvey Gold , Jimmy Joyce , Dennis Robertson
A mystery writer suspects her niece's husband of murdering her, and she exacts revenge by asphyxiating him in her house safe.
Food critic Paul Gerard, who has been extorting money from restaurant owners in exchange for good reviews, murders one when threatened with exposure.
An Emmy-winning TV executive kills her lover (who is also her boss); Lt. Columbo is on the case.
A behavioral psychologist whose wife died under suspicious circumstances trains his dogs to kill on command using a telephone.
An IRA terrorist executes an arms dealer he considers traitorous; Lt. Columbo is on the case.