Anyone ever notice the grave faux pas on this episode in that, Columbo takes a witness, a Minor no doubt, to identify a suspect face to face? That would never happen in real life. Also, Alex ran for who knows how far in a Tux and heavy overcoat and hardly even broke a sweat> I wonder what the writers were thinking?
BTW, I now “skip” this episode because I am tired of John Cassavetes. I watch Colombo on Pea**** and they have all the episodes plus the original movie pilot (Prescription Murder) the series pilot (Ransom for a Dead Man) (ever notice the book Franklin autographs for the store clerk is ‘Prescription Murder’?) anyway I watch them in order and skip the ones I don’t like or are tired of through to the end then start over