2024-09-16
A film director uses his mastery of special effects to murder a vengeful friend who discovered the director's role in the death of the friend's sister years before. Columbo: Peter Falk. Marosco: Steven Hill. Ruth Jernigan: Molly Hagan. Rose: Nan Martin. (Repeat).
A sex therapist prescribes murder for the lover she spies with her personal assistant in the clinic's therapy boudoir. Cindy: Julia Montgomery. Dr. Simon Ward: Peter Jurasik. Dr. Walter Neff: Ken Lerner. Columbo: Peter Falk. (Repeat).
A retired colonel who's now commanding a paramilitary foundation "retires" an old comrade who was on to his illegal use of funds. Col. Frank Brailie: Robert Foxworth. Gen. Jack Padget: Stephen Elliott. Jenny Padget: Janet Eilber. Tanzer: Michael McManus. (Repeat).
The coal miner's daughter thinks the mine owner is responsible for her father's death and someone takes action. (Repeat).
The theft of a tiara is followed by the murder of a gem dealer, both connected with a legendary actress (Jean Peters) living in seclusion. Angela Lansbury. Det. Stacey: Lucy Arnaz. Andrea Deane: Erin Gray. Det. Chadwick: Patricia McCormack. Diane Raymond: Barbara Bosson. Parrish: David Naughton. (Repeat).
An Air Force inquiry into the murder of a cargo-plane crewman back in 1952 points to Jessica's late husband as the prime suspect. Angela Lansbury. Nicholas Rossi: Michael Ansara. Clint Phelps: Martin Milner. Bonnie Phelps: Jane Greer. Havermeyer: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Goddard: Dale Robertson. (Repeat).
At an Arizona ranch, a psychic's first two predictions come true about the rancher's daughter-in-law (Lisa Pelikan), who dreads the third prediction. Angela Lansbury. Lee Goddard: Dale Robertson. Del Goddard: Michael Spound. Franchesco: David Birney. Katherine Aaron: Melody Anderson. (Repeat).
Grady's wedding is chaotic: the housekeeper's goose is cooked when she checks out with a meat thermometer in her back. Angela Lansbury. Grady: Michael Horton. Valerie: Betsy Palmer. Donna: Debbie Zipp. Maisie: Gale Storm. Franklin: Eugene Roche. Uncle Ben: Bill Macy. (Repeat).
The keys belonging to an apparently devoted wife are found in the motel room of a murdered womanizer. Angela Lansbury. Ralph: James Sutorius. Miles Austin: Mel Ferrer. Frankie: Stanley Kamel. Augie Specter: Charles Haid. Margo: Gloria Loring. (Repeat).
A long missing heir turns up and trouble ensues. (Repeat).
After a woman murders her brother, Columbo tries to find the flaw in her crime. Peter Falk. Hamilton: Leslie Nielsen. Chadwick: Richard Anderson. (Repeat).
Smoking is more than a health hazard when a nephew decides to knock off his uncle with a box of exploding cigars. Roger Stanford: Roddy McDowall. Columbo: Peter Falk. Valerie Bishop: Anne Francis. David Buckner: James Gregory. Doris Buckner: Ida Lupino. (Repeat).
A renowned artist employs a masterly trompe l'oeil to cover the murder of his ex-wife on the beach---far from the studio where he was supposedly painting. Louise: Fionnula Flanagan. Vanessa: Shera Danese. Julie: Isabel Lorca. Columbo: Peter Falk. (Repeat).
Columbo digs up the corpus delicti---but not the corpse---when a magazine publisher (Deidre Hall) disappears after deciding to sell out her lover-partner of 12 years. Sean Brantley: Ian Buchanan. Tina: Rebecca Staab. Sir Harry Matthews: Alan Scarfe. (Repeat).
Amber joins single father Connor overseas in Aruba to tutor and watch over his daughter, Macey, while he focuses on work. (Repeat).
When her soon-to-be-married little sister and fiancé become marooned at a mountain retreat days before their wedding, Amelia and the best man are tasked with stepping in to save the wedding. (Repeat).