Ditto what Headache said. If Columbo ever meant it, my whole world would collapse!

I do think that Columbo has a bit of the old-fashioned knight in shining armor in him, and he may have had particularly strong feelings about a case in which he becomes increasingly convinced that the murdered man was a user and abuser of women. Having to act the role he did, deceiving Ms. Staten, probably caused some complicated feelings for him

"...my whole world would collapse!"

You crack me up laura!!!

Cassa, I know you have a hopeless attraction to bad boy conductors... but I have a soft spot for the family man.