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'''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.


'''NOTE:''' It is doubtful an arrest warrant would have been issued for the suspect. If it were, the District Attorney would not have prosecuted. Columbo's evidence proved the suspect's vehicle, not the suspect, had been in the vicinity of the victim's home because the dog was not leashed or confined and ran loose in the nighborhood (a possible pet invisible fence is not mentioned in the episode). The evidence didn't prove the date the vehicle was there. The suspect could have been charged with tampering with evidence by altering the tape. But since no evidence implicating the suspect (other than motive and lack of alibi) existed, he could not have been charged with the murder. So therefore the tape wasn't evidence. The only crime he could have been charged with was giving a false statement to police. '''NOTE:''' It is doubtful an arrest warrant would have been issued for the suspect. If it were, the District Attorney would not have prosecuted. Columbo's evidence proved the suspect's vehicle, not the suspect, had been in the vicinity of the victim's home because the dog was not leashed or confined and ran loose in the nighborhood (a possible pet invisible fence is not mentioned in the episode). The evidence didn't prove the date the vehicle was there. The suspect could have been charged with tampering with evidence by altering the tape. But since no evidence implicating the suspect (other than motive and lack of alibi) existed, he could not have been charged with the murder. So therefore the tape wasn't evidence. The only crime Anders could have been charged with was giving a false statement to police.

No explanation is given why Anders substituted his unsmoked cigarette butts with those of the victim's smoked butts. Only two cigarettes played a role in the crime; the cigarette containing the poison and the cigarette placed in the victim's hand after the deed had been accomplished.


Shown under the ''ABC Movie Special'' brand.<ref>{{cite web|title=COLUMBO: CAUTION: MURDER CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH {ABC MOVIE SPECIAL} (TV)|url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?item=T:25613|publisher=The Paley Center For Media|accessdate=September 10, 2013}}</ref> Shown under the ''ABC Movie Special'' brand.<ref>{{cite web|title=COLUMBO: CAUTION: MURDER CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH {ABC MOVIE SPECIAL} (TV)|url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?item=T:25613|publisher=The Paley Center For Media|accessdate=September 10, 2013}}</ref>

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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)89 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)86 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)91 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)92 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)February 15, 1992 (1992-02-15)87 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)89 min
627"It's All in the Game"Vincent McEveetyPeter FalkFaye Dunaway as Lauren Staton and Claudia Christian as Lisa MartinArmando Pucci as Nick FrancoOctober 31, 1993 (1993-10-31)91 min
638"Butterfly in Shades of Grey"Dennis DuganPeter S. FischerWilliam Shatner as Fielding ChaseJack Laufer as Gerry WintersJanuary 10, 1994 (1994-01-10)88 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)89 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)88 min
6712"Ashes to Ashes"Patrick McGoohanJeffrey HatcherPatrick McGoohan as Eric PrinceRue McClanahan as Verity ChandlerOctober 8, 1998 (1998-10-08)86 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)85 min
6914"Columbo Likes the Nightlife"Jeffrey ReinerMichael AlaimoMatthew Rhys as Justin Price and Jennifer Sky as Vanessa FarrowCarmine Giovinazzo as Tony Galper and Douglas Roberts as Linwood CobenJanuary 30, 2003 (2003-01-30)84 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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