i am absolutely certain about it - columbo goes to college
the best columbo in his older, losing a bit of timing, phase - brilliantly written BUT why oh why didn't they have the father (lawyer) witness the climax with his smug son? It would have heightened our sense of natural justice. Any comments? have I missed something?
Re: i am absolutely certain about it - columbo goes to college
That episode is one of my guilty pleasures. The actual murder is ridiculous but the clues were excellent: Mr. Roe in the restaurant, airfare to Phoenix, etc. I also loved the impression of Columbo and Robert Culp was so condescendingly nasty that he was great. And I couldn't agree more that Dad should have seen Columbo outsmart his son and be proven right all along. But c'est la vie.
Re: i am absolutely certain about it - columbo goes to college
I wish the same thing. It is one of those things that are left to our imagination, unfortunately so in this case. I would have wanted the father to see the arrest and apologize to Columbo. When the son says "My father does not to see me fair" (or something like that) I would have loved the father to come on the scene and say something or at least glare at his son.