Having just watched An Exercise in Fatality again I found another of what I call my power scenes - the ones where Columbo squares up to the killer or lets them know that he knows they're guilty as hell - and the scene with him and Janus in the hospital is class.

Also I got to admit Janus is one arrogant man. Going to check out A Stitch in Crime now because if I remember there's another Columbo losing his tmeper moment with Nimoy!

I well remember the very few scenes in which Columbo loses his temper, but as many have commented, he always has a reason for his behavior. His humility and self-effacement give the villains a sense of superiority and thus make them prone to mistakes. What are his reasons for letting the bad guys/bad gals(?) know he's on to them?

I love Columbo's temper losing moment in A Stitch in Crime. From what I've read, Levinson & Link didn't want to see him losing his rag & very much tried to dissuade his doing so, but I think it really works well - & that moment in A Stitch in Crime is simply superb, really unexpected & hits home so hard that it actually sends tingles down my spine!

Boy that Columbo chap is some great actor