Michael, the only other times I can remember, besides Stitch in Crime, was An Exercise in Fatlity, in the waiting room.....and in Ransom for a Dead Man where little Margaret tries to hit him and he grabs her hand and tells her not to ever do that again...and the interrogation of Joan Hudson in Prescription: Murder...these were the times when we saw Columbo at his most angriest......but it seemed it was never at a point of force towards the murderer..............
Don't forget that in "Try and Catch Me" Columbo grabs little old Abigail Mitchell's fingers and bends them backwards while shouting at her, "Admit it! Admit it! You killed your dead niece's husband. I know you did it. I know you did it!"
Silly-Head!! Somehow I don't remember that scene!! but it would have been a great one!!!
Remember Abigail Mitchell here on the forum?? I miss her. I hope she is doing ok..............she was great.....
Technically, Columbo uses force in "Negative Reaction" when restraining Paul Galesko (Dick Van Dyke) as Galesko appears to be in a fit of hysteria approaching the murder scene to identify his wife's body. However, Columbo does suspect that Galesko is putting on an act.