Columbo · S4 · E5
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An inventor video tapes his mother-in-law's death, and then replays it back to the security guard, to give himself an alibi.
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An inventor video tapes his mother-in-law's death, and then replays it back to the security guard, to give himself an alibi.
Season 4
1An Exercise in Fatality
98 minSep 15, 1974★ 7.3
A health club owner kills his partner who is about to uncover a fraud and makes it look like an accident
2Negative Reaction
91 minOct 15, 1974★ 7.8
Brilliant photographer Paul Galesko plans to murder his domineering wife, Frances, and pin the crime on an ex-convict named Alvin Deschler. His plan is to make it look as if Alvin kidnapped his wife and killed her before picking up the ransom money.
3By Dawn's Early Light
98 minOct 27, 1974★ 7.7
The head of a military school kills one of the governors by sabotaging the gun which is used on founders day.
4Troubled Waters
98 minFeb 9, 1975★ 7.7
While holidaying on board a cruise liner, Columbo helps capture the killer of the singer with the ship's band.
5Playback
74 minMar 2, 1975★ 7.5Now viewing
An inventor video tapes his mother-in-law's death, and then replays it back to the security guard, to give himself an alibi.
6A Deadly State of Mind
75 minApr 27, 1975★ 7.0
A doctor kills the husband of the woman he is having an affair with but is seen leaving the house by a witness who is happens to be blind.
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