Gregg, you're right on the money! I remember back when I murde- I mean, I remember thinking that if I ever murdered someone that I wouldn't be offering the police any help. This one cop just kept- I mean, if a cop ever kept coming to me wondering if I could offer any explanations about this or that, I just said that I- I mean, I would just say that I'm just a silly civilian person who doesn't have the mind of a police officer. In other words, I let him do his- I mean, I would just let him do his own job.
My response to Columbo's questions would not be conjecture about how the murder was committed. I would deflect his inquiries by asking him about his wife. "Why is it that your wife does not call you when she is in danger? You are a cop and her husband. Wouldn't she contact you first?"