Columbo · S2 · E3
The Most Crucial Game
The manager of a football team kills the team's owner, disguising himself as an ice cream vendor as a cover. He then uses a recording of a faked phone call as an alibi to prove he was elsewhere at the time of the murder.
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The manager of a football team kills the team's owner, disguising himself as an ice cream vendor as a cover. He then uses a recording of a faked phone call as an alibi to prove he was elsewhere at the time of the murder.
Season 2
1Étude in Black
97 minSep 17, 1972★ 7.4
The mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover's wife.
2The Greenhouse Jungle
74 minOct 15, 1972★ 6.9
Jarvis Goodland, along with his nephew, plan a kidnap scam to break the nephews trust fund, but after the money has been collected, Jarvis kills his partner.
3The Most Crucial Game
74 minNov 5, 1972★ 7.5Now viewing
The manager of a football team kills the team's owner, disguising himself as an ice cream vendor as a cover. He then uses a recording of a faked phone call as an alibi to prove he was elsewhere at the time of the murder.
4Dagger of the Mind
98 minNov 26, 1972★ 6.4
Columbo journeys to London to observe Scotland Yard, but winds up investigating murders committed by two Shakespearean actors.
5Requiem for a Falling Star
74 minJan 21, 1973★ 7.5
A fading movie star tries to murder a writer who is attempting to blackmail her, but accidentally kills her P.A.
6A Stitch in Crime
74 minFeb 11, 1973★ 8.0
Leonard Nimoy plays a heart surgeon whose talents turn to murder. Stung by jealousy, he's planning a surgical death for his brilliant but ailing associate. Will Geer plays the intended victim.
7The Most Dangerous Match
74 minMar 4, 1973★ 7.0
A chess grandmaster disposes of the champion, who keeps coming back on him.
8Double Shock
74 minMar 25, 1973★ 7.5
A wealthy man is murdered; his twin nephews stand to inherit, but which one committed the crime?
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