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	\| ShortSummary=Wade Anders (]) is a former security consultant, and now host of the popular '']''-esque crime show ''CrimeAlert''. One day, he gets an unexpected visit from his rival, the chain-smoking newscaster Budd Clarke (]), whom he blocked from becoming the ''CrimeAlert'' host. Clarke has resented that he was snubbed in favor of Anders, but now, he has got some leverage that he hopes will get Anders out of the ''CrimeAlert'' chair: a porn video that Anders starred in many years ago. Clarke plans to go public with the tape unless Anders resigns from the show. Anders decides to kill him rather than be disgraced by a scandal. He palms a pack of Clarke's cigarettes, which he doctors with a few drops of ] poison nicotine sulfate. Anders then pays two visits to his production office, once that night and again the next morning – so a surveillance tape there will show him at the office all day. Anders then drives to Clarke's house, and switches a cigarette pack for the poisoned pack. Once Clarke takes one of the poisoned cigarettes and dies, Anders makes it look like Clarke had a heart attack at his desk.		\| ShortSummary=Wade Anders (]) is a former security consultant, and now host of the popular '']''-esque crime show ''CrimeAlert''. One day, he gets an unexpected visit from his rival, the chain-smoking newscaster Budd Clarke (]), whom he blocked from becoming the ''CrimeAlert'' host. Clarke has resented that he was snubbed in favor of Anders, but now, he has got some leverage that he hopes will get Anders out of the ''CrimeAlert'' chair: a porn video that Anders starred in many years ago. Clarke plans to go public with the tape unless Anders resigns from the show. Anders decides to kill him rather than be disgraced by a scandal. He palms a pack of Clarke's cigarettes, which he doctors with a few drops of ] poison nicotine sulfate. Anders then pays two visits to his production office, once that night and again the next morning - so a surveillance tape there will show him at the office all day. Anders then drives to Clarke's house, and switches a cigarette pack for the poisoned pack. Once Clarke takes one of the poisoned cigarettes and dies, Anders makes it look like Clarke had a heart attack at his desk.

	'''Final clue/twist:''' Columbo can prove that the surveillance tape was fabricated, because the trees and bushes visible in front of the office appeared to have been trimmed in the morning, but had supposedly grown again by the evening. The fact that Clarke's dog scratched Anders' car, making distinctive marks because of its missing claw on one of its paws, provides further evidence that Anders had indeed visited Clarke's house before.		'''Final clue/twist:''' Columbo can prove that the surveillance tape was fabricated, because the trees and bushes visible in front of the office appeared to have been trimmed in the morning, but had supposedly grown again by the evening. The fact that Clarke's dog scratched Anders' car, making distinctive marks because of its missing claw on one of its paws, provides further evidence that Anders had indeed visited Clarke's house before.
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	\| ShortSummary=Down-on-his-luck photographer Freddy Brower (]) wins a $30 million ]. But he wants to keep the money a secret from his wife Nancy (]), who is divorcing him, so that she cannot make a claim for the money. Freddy goes to his uncle, wealthy jeweler Leon Lamarr (]), who offers to pretend that the lottery ticket is his own until Freddy's divorce is finalized. Unfortunately, that is where Freddy's luck runs out: he does not know that Lamarr has recently gone bankrupt, and is also having an ] with Nancy. Lamarr decides to kill Freddy to keep the lottery winnings for himself. He schedules a Halloween costume party at his house, during which he sneaks out to Freddy's apartment, knocks him out, undresses him, then drowns him in his bathtub. Nancy calls Lamarr during the party pretending to be Freddy.		\| ShortSummary=Down-on-his-luck photographer Freddy Brower (]) wins a $30 million ]. But he wants to keep the money a secret from his wife Nancy (]), who is divorcing him, so that she cannot make a claim for the money. Freddy goes to his uncle, wealthy jeweler Leon Lamarr (]), who offers to pretend that the lottery ticket is his own until Freddy's divorce is finalized. Unfortunately, that is where Freddy's luck runs out: he does not know that Lamarr has recently gone bankrupt, and is also having an ] with Nancy. Lamarr decides to kill Freddy to keep the lottery winnings for himself. He schedules a Halloween costume party at his house, during which he sneaks out to Freddy's apartment, knocks him out, undresses him, then drowns him in his bathtub. Nancy calls Lamarr during the party pretending to be Freddy.

	'''Final clue/twist:''' The night of the murder, Brower was taking care of a friend's chimpanzee. Columbo learns that the chimp liked to handle shiny objects, and finds the chimp's fingerprints on a medallion that was part of Lamarr's Halloween costume, proving that Lamarr was at Brower's apartment that night. When confronting Lamarr, Columbo calls Nancy in to thank her for her ~~“cooperation”~~ and to let her know she will be the sole beneficiary of the winnings. Columbo knew Lamarr would think Nancy has implicated him, so Lamarr not only confesses to the murder, but reveals ~~Nancy’s~~ involvement in the crime.		'''Final clue/twist:''' The night of the murder, Brower was taking care of a friend's chimpanzee. Columbo learns that the chimp liked to handle shiny objects, and finds the chimp's fingerprints on a medallion that was part of Lamarr's Halloween costume, proving that Lamarr was at Brower's apartment that night. When confronting Lamarr, Columbo calls Nancy in to thank her for her "cooperation" and to let her know she will be the sole beneficiary of the winnings. Columbo knew Lamarr would think Nancy has implicated him, so Lamarr not only confesses to the murder, but reveals Nancy's involvement in the crime.

	] co-stars as Lamarr's wife.		] co-stars as Lamarr's wife.
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	'''Final clue/twist:''' The TV news tape shows Harold closing his eyes before the Rolls-Royce exploded, thus proving that he knew there was a bomb under the car. Columbo discovers that Harold set his alarm to 8 pm, not 8 am, and had spent the entire night at a casino where he won $5,000 and had breakfast. Harold then had a haircut and went to Dolores's house, which Columbo proves with recently cut hairs found inside Harold's hat which he found in Dolores' den. Dolores shot Harold and moved his body to his cabin, but left Harold's hat at her house. Before Harold planted the bomb, Dolores moved the Rolls-Royce onto the driveway so the gardener could not drive his truck in. Dolores then sent the gardener to the back of house so that he would not see her steal his truck and run Big Fred over. Harold suspected Dolores was involved and was implying blackmail when he asked her for money. When Dolores demands Columbo to prove it, he replies, "I don't have to prove it, ma'am. One in the hand is better than two in the bush," and arrests her for Harold's murder.		'''Final clue/twist:''' The TV news tape shows Harold closing his eyes before the Rolls-Royce exploded, thus proving that he knew there was a bomb under the car. Columbo discovers that Harold set his alarm to 8 pm, not 8 am, and had spent the entire night at a casino where he won $5,000 and had breakfast. Harold then had a haircut and went to Dolores's house, which Columbo proves with recently cut hairs found inside Harold's hat which he found in Dolores' den. Dolores shot Harold and moved his body to his cabin, but left Harold's hat at her house. Before Harold planted the bomb, Dolores moved the Rolls-Royce onto the driveway so the gardener could not drive his truck in. Dolores then sent the gardener to the back of house so that he would not see her steal his truck and run Big Fred over. Harold suspected Dolores was involved and was implying blackmail when he asked her for money. When Dolores demands Columbo to prove it, he replies, "I don't have to prove it, ma'am. One in the hand is better than two in the bush," and arrests her for Harold's murder.

	Like "Last Salute to the Commodore" many years earlier, the real killer is not revealed until nearly the end of the episode. In both episodes, murders occur off screen, and both were scripted by ''Columbo'' veteran ] (this was his final contribution to the series). The episode used footage of a ] vs ] CFL game.		Like "Last Salute to the Commodore" many years earlier, the real killer is not revealed until nearly the end of the episode. In both episodes, murders occur off screen, and both were scripted by ''Columbo'' veteran ] (this was his final contribution to the series). The episode used footage of a ] vs ] CFL game to represent fictional American football teams with the same initials, the Stallions and the Elks. Coincidentally, in 2021 the real-life Eskimos ] and became the Elks.

	This is one of four episodes (the other three being "Undercover", "Last Salute to the Commodore", and Season 2's ]) in which Columbo is present at the death of a victim.		This is one of four episodes (the other three being "Undercover", "Last Salute to the Commodore", and Season 2's ]) in which Columbo is present at the death of a victim.
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	\| ShortSummary=Graham McVeigh (]) is a ] ranch owner, and he is tired of his brother Teddy being in constant debt to mob bookie and restaurateur Bruno Romano. He decides to kill Teddy and frame Romano for the crime. To do so, Graham makes Teddy take a big loss at the race track by drugging his own horse so that it loses, leaving Teddy in deeper debt to Romano. Graham then disguises himself and goes to Romano's restaurant, where he sets mice loose in a bathroom. While Romano is distracted setting traps for the mice, Graham calls Teddy from a restaurant phone so that the phone records will suggest Romano called to set up a meeting. Graham and Teddy then drive out to a secluded section of road. Under the pretense of getting fresh air, Graham gets out, walks around the car, steps up to Teddy's window and shoots him, then rides home on a folding bike he stashed in the trunk. The next day, Graham invites Romano to come out to the ranch, ostensibly to pay Teddy's debt. When Romano looks at a briefcase containing the money, Graham shoots him, switches Romano's revolver for the identical murder gun, and makes it look like self-defense. Romano's boss Vincenzo Fortelli (]) becomes involved, exerting pressure on McVeigh. To solve the crime before Fortelli takes matters into his own hands, Columbo must work with the gangster.		\| ShortSummary=Graham McVeigh (]) is a ] ranch owner, and he is tired of his brother Teddy being in constant debt to mob bookie and restaurateur Bruno Romano. He decides to kill Teddy and frame Romano for the crime. To do so, Graham makes Teddy take a big loss at the race track by drugging his own horse so that it loses, leaving Teddy in deeper debt to Romano. Graham then disguises himself and goes to Romano's restaurant, where he sets mice loose in a bathroom. While Romano is distracted setting traps for the mice, Graham calls Teddy from a restaurant phone so that the phone records will suggest Romano called to set up a meeting. Graham and Teddy then drive out to a secluded section of road. Under the pretense of getting fresh air, Graham gets out, walks around the car, steps up to Teddy's window and shoots him, then rides home on a folding bike he stashed in the trunk. The next day, Graham invites Romano to come out to the ranch, ostensibly to pay Teddy's debt. When Romano looks at a briefcase containing the money, Graham shoots him, switches Romano's revolver for the identical murder gun, and makes it look like self-defense. Romano's boss Vincenzo Fortelli (]) becomes involved, exerting pressure on McVeigh. To solve the crime before Fortelli takes matters into his own hands, Columbo must work with the gangster.

	'''Final clue/twist:''' Columbo invites McVeigh to dinner at Romano's restaurant. McVeigh accepts the invitation, but Columbo does not turn up. After the last dinner guests leave, McVeigh quickly suspects that it is a set-up and that Fortelli and his men are planning an ambush. Fearing for his life, McVeigh contacts Columbo who says that he never invited him to the restaurant but quickly makes his way there. After Columbo arrives, Fortelli threatens to kill McVeigh unless he confesses to murdering Teddy. McVeigh denies it at first, but fearing for his life even more, he eventually gives in and confesses to the murder. He also reveals where he hid the gun and Columbo has two officers quickly locate it. After McVeigh is arrested, Columbo reveals that the whole confrontation was staged to get McVeigh to confess and Fortelli is impressed – as he and Columbo had both planned the set-up.		'''Final clue/twist:''' Columbo invites McVeigh to dinner at Romano's restaurant. McVeigh accepts the invitation, but Columbo does not turn up. After the last dinner guests leave, McVeigh quickly suspects that it is a set-up and that Fortelli and his men are planning an ambush. Fearing for his life, McVeigh contacts Columbo who says that he never invited him to the restaurant but quickly makes his way there. After Columbo arrives, Fortelli threatens to kill McVeigh unless he confesses to murdering Teddy. McVeigh denies it at first, but fearing for his life even more, he eventually gives in and confesses to the murder. He also reveals where he hid the gun and Columbo has two officers quickly locate it. After McVeigh is arrested, Columbo reveals that the whole confrontation was staged to get McVeigh to confess and Fortelli is impressed - as he and Columbo had both planned the set-up.
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	\| ShortSummary=Los Angeles rave promoter Justin Price (]) helps his girlfriend Vanessa Farrow (]) get rid of the corpse of her ex-husband, mobster Tony Galper, who was backing Price's new club, after he drops dead in Vanessa's apartment. He disposes of the body for her but unknown to him, tabloid photographer Linwood Coben secretly photographs him getting rid of the body. He tells Price he can have the negatives and prints for $250,000 and Price agrees to pay him. They meet that evening, where Price kills him and makes it look like a suicide.		\| ShortSummary=Los Angeles rave promoter Justin Price (]) helps his girlfriend Vanessa Farrow (]) get rid of the corpse of her ex-husband, mobster Tony Galper, who was backing Price's new club, after he drops dead in Vanessa's apartment. He disposes of the body for her but unknown to him, tabloid photographer Linwood Coben secretly photographs him getting rid of the body. He tells Price he can have the negatives and prints for $250,000 and Price agrees to pay him. They meet that evening, where Price kills him and makes it look like a suicide.

	'''Final clue/twist:''' Columbo points out that one of the fish tanks built into the dance floor at Price's club contains fewer fish and is smaller than the other tanks. Columbo has the floor scanned – revealing Tony's body hidden under the fish tank. After Justin and Vanessa are arrested, Columbo walks out of the club. One of Columbo's last punning remarks ] Movie] is that Tony is "sleeping with the fishes".		'''Final clue/twist:''' Columbo points out that one of the fish tanks built into the dance floor at Price's club contains fewer fish and is smaller than the other tanks. Columbo has the floor scanned - revealing Tony's body hidden under the fish tank. After Justin and Vanessa are arrested, Columbo walks out of the club. One of Columbo's last punning remarks ] Movie] is that Tony is "sleeping with the fishes".

	(The club scenes use two tracks from the album ''Tweekend'' by ].)		(The club scenes use two tracks from the album ''Tweekend'' by ].)

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Season of television series (all episodes of 1990 to 2003) Season of television series

Columbo
Season 10
No. of episodes	14
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	December 9, 1990 (1990-12-09) – January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The final 14 episodes of Columbo were produced sporadically as a series of specials, spanning 13 years from 1990 to 2003. These episodes have since been released on DVD in several regions as "season 10". Two of the episodes, "No Time to Die" and "Undercover", were based on 87th Precinct novels by Ed McBain and thus do not follow the usual Columbo format.

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Murderer(s) played by	Victim(s) played by	Original air date	Runtime
56	1	"Columbo Goes to College"	E.W. Swackhamer	S : Frederick King Keller S/T : Jeffrey Bloom	Stephen Caffrey as Justin Rowe and Gary Hershberger as Cooper Redman	James Sutorius as D.E. Rusk	December 9, 1990 (1990-12-09)	98 min
57	2	"Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health"	Daryl Duke	Sonia Wolf & Patricia Ford & April Raynell	George Hamilton as Wade Anders	Peter Haskell as Budd Clarke	February 20, 1991 (1991-02-20)	98 min
58	3	"Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star"	Alan J. Levi	William Read Woodfield	Dabney Coleman as Hugh Creighton	Cheryl Paris as Marcy Edwards	April 29, 1991 (1991-04-29)	98 min
59	4	"Death Hits the Jackpot"	Vincent McEveety	Jeffrey Bloom	Rip Torn as Leon Lamarr and Jamie Rose as Nancy Brower	Gary Kroeger as Freddy Brower	December 15, 1991 (1991-12-15)	98 min
60	5	"No Time to Die"	Alan J. Levi	S : Ed McBain; T : Robert van Scoyk	(No murder. Daniel McDonald plays the would-be murderer.)	(None)	March 15, 1992 (1992-03-15)	93 min
61	6	"A Bird in the Hand ..."	Vincent McEveety	Jackson Gillis	Tyne Daly as Dolores McCain and Greg Evigan as Harold McCain	Steve Forrest as Fred McCain, León Singer as Fernando and Greg Evigan as Harold McCain	November 22, 1992 (1992-11-22)	98 min
62	7	"It's All in the Game"	Vincent McEveety	Peter Falk	Faye Dunaway Lauren Staton and Claudia Christian as Lisa Martin	Armando Pucci as Nick Franco	October 31, 1993 (1993-10-31)	98 min
63	8	"Butterfly in Shades of Grey"	Dennis Dugan	Peter S. Fischer	William Shatner as Fielding Chase	Jack Laufer as Gerry Winters	January 10, 1994 (1994-01-10)	98 min
64	9	"Undercover"	Vincent McEveety	S : Ed McBain; T : Gerry Day	Ed Begley Jr. as Irving Krutch (Jon Beshara and an uncredited actor also portray two characters who kill each other)	Burt Young as Mo Weinberg and Shera Danese as Geraldine Ferguson	May 2, 1994 (1994-05-02)	98 min
65	10	"Strange Bedfellows"	Vincent McEveety	Lawrence Vail	George Wendt as Graham McVeigh	Jeff Yagher as Teddy McVeigh and Jay Acovone as Bruno Romano	May 8, 1995 (1995-05-08)	89 min
66	11	"A Trace of Murder"	Vincent McEveety	Charles Kipps	David Rasche as Patrick Kinsley and Shera Danese as Cathleen Calvert	Raye Birk as Howard Seltzer	May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15)	98 min
67	12	"Ashes to Ashes"	Patrick McGoohan	Jeffrey Hatcher	Patrick McGoohan as Eric Prince	Rue McClanahan as Verity Chandler	October 8, 1998 (1998-10-08)	90 min
68	13	"Murder with Too Many Notes"	Patrick McGoohan	T : Patrick McGoohan; S/T : Jeffrey Cava	Billy Connolly as Findlay Crawford	Chad Willett as Gabriel McEnery	March 12, 2001 (2001-03-12)	98 min
69	14	"Columbo Likes the Nightlife"	Jeffrey Reiner	Michael Alaimo	Jennifer Sky as Vanessa Farrow and Matthew Rhys as Justin Price	Carmine Giovinazzo as Tony Galper and Douglas Roberts as Linwood Coben	January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30)	88 min

References

"Columbo – Complete Series DVD UK". Retrieved April 2, 2012.
UK DVD Cover shows the complete collection, images-amazon.com; accessed June 28, 2017.

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