Re: Columbo\\\'s veiled way of intimidating and accusing
The climax of "The Bye Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case" is a great example, where Columbo goes through just about the whole way in which the murderer covers up the crime, and then Oliver Brandt fittingly finishes it for him.
Re: Columbo\\\\\\\'s veiled way of intimidating and accusing
Once in a while he's talking that way to someone other than the killer. There's the LOVELY BUT LETHAL scene between him and Bruce Kirby when he says so casually "What do they call that - octagonal?"
Re: Columbo's veiled way of intimidating and accusing
There's one in By The Book when Columbo is at Ken's house and he notices Ken opened his mail....some where in the dialog columbo slips in the line " I know you did it" but "Could you go over where you were again".