It's very sad to mention her right now, but is Gloria West in THE GREENHOUSE JUNGLE a secretary? You never hear Tony Goodland's actual profession (as opposed to that trust he keeps relying on), and when it comes to Gloria, you just hear that they're connected in some way, apart from what Cathy is so sure about. Does she work for him, and as a secretary (forgetting anything else)?

Which is another thing. You never find out for certain whether she and Tony are really completely involved, as opposed to Tony making a point of seeing her to anger Cathy. She tells Columbo that that was about it, and Columbo himself calls her "a very honest person." But later on she describes the conversation with Columbo to Jarvis, and says "Of course, I didn't tell him EVERYTHING." And of course there's the part about Tony promising her a car.

Yeah I recall Tony's wife making some sarcastic comment about Gloria's clerical skills. I never thought about his profession, he doesn't seem like a businessman type. At one point we see an autographed picture of him, so maybe he was an actor?