Columbo

Released: 1971-09-15

Runtime: 76 minutes

Episode Overview

One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.

Series Overview

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.