Cass', far from being offended, I have to congratulate you on being so observant. The "raincoat pervert" in that scene did, in fact, strongly resemble me. (Except he's shorter, to be a better match for Peter, and to fit into what I assume was a Columbo "stand-in" raincoat copy.)

What I wouldn't give to have played that role! -- but it wasn't me, just a look-alike.

I'm glad you got to see that scene. It was always cut out during the years when that ABC episodes could only be seeen re-run on "The Family Channel".

For anyone who has not seen this often-cut scene, you can see a couple of stills from it, and a description, in the Scrapboook article "Columbo's Raincoat". It's near the end of the article, following much more raincoat lore:

http://www.columbo-site.freeuk.com/raincoat.htm

Thanks again to David Sherman -- who, coincidentally, sat next to me in the audience at "The View" -- for sending me a copy of the uncut tape.

Oh...good..I am relieved. I had posted that about you and then I looked at it later and thought maybe I shouldn't have said that......I would never want to offend the Grand Maestro!!