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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 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. 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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Season of television series (all episodes of 1990 to 2003) Season of television series
Columbo
Season 10
No. of episodes14
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseDecember 9, 1990 (1990-12-09) –
January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30)
Season chronology
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Season 9
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
561"Columbo Goes to College"E.W. SwackhamerS : Frederick King Keller
S/T : Jeffrey Bloom		Stephen Caffrey as Justin Rowe and Gary Hershberger as Cooper RedmanJames Sutorius as D.E. RuskDecember 9, 1990 (1990-12-09)98 min
572"Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health"Daryl DukeSonia Wolf & Patricia Ford & April RaynellGeorge Hamilton as Wade AndersPeter Haskell as Budd ClarkeFebruary 20, 1991 (1991-02-20)98 min
583"Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star"Alan J. LeviWilliam Read WoodfieldDabney Coleman as Hugh CreightonCheryl Paris as Marcy EdwardsApril 29, 1991 (1991-04-29)98 min
594"Death Hits the Jackpot"Vincent McEveetyJeffrey BloomRip Torn as Leon Lamarr and Jamie Rose as Nancy BrowerGary Kroeger as Freddy BrowerDecember 15, 1991 (1991-12-15)98 min
605"No Time to Die"Alan J. LeviS : Ed McBain;
T : Robert van Scoyk		(No murder.  Daniel McDonald plays the would-be murderer.)(None)March 15, 1992 (1992-03-15)93 min
616"A Bird in the Hand ..."Vincent McEveetyJackson GillisTyne Daly as Dolores McCain and Greg Evigan as Harold McCainSteve Forrest as Fred McCain, León Singer as Fernando and Greg Evigan as Harold McCainNovember 22, 1992 (1992-11-22)98 min
627"It's All in the Game"Vincent McEveetyPeter FalkFaye Dunaway Lauren Staton and Claudia Christian as Lisa MartinArmando Pucci as Nick FrancoOctober 31, 1993 (1993-10-31)98 min
638"Butterfly in Shades of Grey"Dennis DuganPeter S. FischerWilliam Shatner as Fielding ChaseJack Laufer as Gerry WintersJanuary 10, 1994 (1994-01-10)98 min
649"Undercover"Vincent McEveetyS : 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 FergusonMay 2, 1994 (1994-05-02)98 min
6510"Strange Bedfellows"Vincent McEveetyLawrence VailGeorge Wendt as Graham McVeighJeff Yagher as Teddy McVeigh and Jay Acovone as Bruno RomanoMay 8, 1995 (1995-05-08)89 min
6611"A Trace of Murder"Vincent McEveetyCharles KippsDavid Rasche as Patrick Kinsley and Shera Danese as Cathleen CalvertRaye Birk as Howard SeltzerMay 15, 1997 (1997-05-15)98 min
6712"Ashes to Ashes"Patrick McGoohanJeffrey HatcherPatrick McGoohan as Eric PrinceRue McClanahan as Verity ChandlerOctober 8, 1998 (1998-10-08)90 min
6813"Murder with Too Many Notes"Patrick McGoohanT : Patrick McGoohan;
S/T : Jeffrey Cava		Billy Connolly as Findlay CrawfordChad Willett as Gabriel McEneryMarch 12, 2001 (2001-03-12)98 min
6914"Columbo Likes the Nightlife"Jeffrey ReinerMichael AlaimoJennifer Sky as Vanessa Farrow and Matthew Rhys as Justin PriceCarmine Giovinazzo as Tony Galper and Douglas Roberts as Linwood CobenJanuary 30, 2003 (2003-01-30)88 min


References

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