1 00:00:01,262 --> 00:00:04,395 I took the liberty of bringing along the drug. 2 00:00:04,439 --> 00:00:06,136 It's frightening, Mark. 3 00:00:06,180 --> 00:00:08,486 What choice do we have? 4 00:00:08,530 --> 00:00:11,489 The longer the Lieutenant digs into this, the greater the risk. 5 00:00:11,533 --> 00:00:14,318 I've seen a lot of pictures of people jumping off of buildings. 6 00:00:14,362 --> 00:00:16,320 I never saw one naked. 7 00:00:16,364 --> 00:00:17,800 I know my wife, Doctor... 8 00:00:20,324 --> 00:00:22,196 and the trash she's attracted to. 9 00:00:23,110 --> 00:00:25,068 You might be surprised. 10 00:00:25,112 --> 00:00:26,504 You're just gonna have to ask Dr. Collier. 11 00:00:26,548 --> 00:00:29,072 No, I'm asking you. 12 00:00:29,116 --> 00:00:30,726 I'm asking you about a murder. 13 00:00:32,206 --> 00:00:35,557 [Nadia] He was my dog... 14 00:00:36,688 --> 00:00:38,081 my dog... 15 00:00:38,125 --> 00:00:39,952 not hers. 16 00:00:41,911 --> 00:00:43,956 I found him... 17 00:00:46,220 --> 00:00:50,572 he didn't like Margaret at all... 18 00:00:51,877 --> 00:00:53,227 not really. 19 00:00:54,184 --> 00:00:57,666 She said she fed him... 20 00:00:57,709 --> 00:00:58,797 she lied. 21 00:01:00,669 --> 00:01:02,149 She said... 22 00:01:02,192 --> 00:01:04,151 she took care of him... 23 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:06,544 but she didn't. 24 00:01:07,893 --> 00:01:08,894 I did. 25 00:01:10,809 --> 00:01:11,854 Daddy.... 26 00:01:18,904 --> 00:01:19,905 Daddy... 27 00:01:22,038 --> 00:01:23,735 Daddy. 28 00:01:23,779 --> 00:01:25,215 [Collier] What about your Daddy? 29 00:01:28,088 --> 00:01:29,741 Daddy knew about... 30 00:01:30,742 --> 00:01:31,700 Margaret. 31 00:01:32,614 --> 00:01:34,572 How she really was. 32 00:01:36,922 --> 00:01:38,924 I told him. 33 00:01:40,230 --> 00:01:41,710 Why did you tell him? 34 00:01:45,192 --> 00:01:46,323 So... 35 00:01:47,933 --> 00:01:49,892 he would love me. 36 00:01:51,241 --> 00:01:52,982 So he wouldn't love her. 37 00:01:56,855 --> 00:01:58,248 I could swim... 38 00:01:59,293 --> 00:02:02,383 and dive... 39 00:02:02,426 --> 00:02:05,647 from the highest board. 40 00:02:07,779 --> 00:02:09,651 Margaret couldn't. 41 00:02:11,174 --> 00:02:13,176 Daddy used to watch me... 42 00:02:14,395 --> 00:02:17,963 watch me swim... 43 00:02:19,226 --> 00:02:21,053 and watch me dive. 44 00:02:21,924 --> 00:02:23,621 He'd watch you dive? 45 00:02:23,882 --> 00:02:25,014 Yeah. 46 00:02:25,971 --> 00:02:27,147 Just me... 47 00:02:28,278 --> 00:02:30,106 only me. 48 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:31,151 Margaret.... 49 00:02:32,239 --> 00:02:35,764 Margaret was afraid of water. 50 00:02:36,460 --> 00:02:38,419 Well... 51 00:02:38,462 --> 00:02:41,944 I didn't want Daddy watching her. 52 00:02:46,340 --> 00:02:47,863 We had a pool... 53 00:02:50,387 --> 00:02:52,650 a beautiful pool. 54 00:02:54,217 --> 00:02:57,177 Margaret hated it. 55 00:02:59,744 --> 00:03:00,702 Why? 56 00:03:03,270 --> 00:03:05,315 She couldn't swim. 57 00:03:10,407 --> 00:03:12,017 Did she dive into the pool? 58 00:03:18,023 --> 00:03:19,024 Nadia? 59 00:03:24,421 --> 00:03:26,684 Sweet Walter... 60 00:03:27,294 --> 00:03:30,340 my dog. My dog. 61 00:03:35,302 --> 00:03:36,825 All right... 62 00:03:39,044 --> 00:03:40,045 come forward... 63 00:03:43,092 --> 00:03:44,267 1957... 64 00:03:46,095 --> 00:03:47,357 1967. 65 00:03:49,359 --> 00:03:50,926 Sleep easy. 66 00:03:52,057 --> 00:03:53,233 Easy. 67 00:03:55,191 --> 00:03:57,062 Everything is all right. 68 00:03:57,106 --> 00:03:58,238 It's the present... 69 00:03:59,064 --> 00:04:00,196 Wednesday. 70 00:04:01,850 --> 00:04:02,938 You're coming awake. 71 00:04:04,940 --> 00:04:06,202 On the count of three... 72 00:04:07,508 --> 00:04:08,900 you will awaken... 73 00:04:10,162 --> 00:04:11,207 very refreshed... 74 00:04:12,339 --> 00:04:13,862 feeling happy... 75 00:04:14,166 --> 00:04:15,733 very satisfied. 76 00:04:18,910 --> 00:04:19,781 One... 77 00:04:20,999 --> 00:04:22,131 two... 78 00:04:23,263 --> 00:04:24,307 three. 79 00:04:30,008 --> 00:04:32,315 That must have been a short one. 80 00:04:33,882 --> 00:04:34,926 About the same. 81 00:04:37,015 --> 00:04:38,234 Same roadblock? 82 00:04:56,948 --> 00:04:58,994 I want you to stay here a while... 83 00:04:59,037 --> 00:05:00,300 till the effects wear off. 84 00:05:04,391 --> 00:05:06,436 I've seen so little of you. 85 00:05:07,524 --> 00:05:09,787 Carl's going out of town today... 86 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,486 San Francisco. 87 00:05:12,529 --> 00:05:15,489 I thought the beach house.... 88 00:05:16,272 --> 00:05:17,795 No one's around. 89 00:05:18,840 --> 00:05:22,409 I'd like to-- Mark, please. 90 00:05:22,452 --> 00:05:24,976 You know how much I need you. 91 00:05:27,544 --> 00:05:28,937 All right. 92 00:05:30,895 --> 00:05:32,984 But you stay here for a while... 93 00:05:33,594 --> 00:05:35,073 and I'll see you later. 94 00:05:41,036 --> 00:05:42,167 Rest. 95 00:05:48,260 --> 00:05:51,133 Dr. Collier, I thought perhaps you ought to know... 96 00:05:51,176 --> 00:05:53,091 that we're missing some drugs from the research lab. 97 00:05:53,135 --> 00:05:56,138 Several hundred units of amobarbital and zilothin. 98 00:05:56,181 --> 00:05:58,445 I suggest you double-check the inventory. 99 00:05:58,488 --> 00:05:59,968 I'm sure there's a mistake. 100 00:06:00,011 --> 00:06:01,578 I wonder if you've been using any for your own work. 101 00:06:01,622 --> 00:06:02,840 What? 102 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:09,281 Mark, I know the book isn't going terribly well... 103 00:06:09,325 --> 00:06:12,284 but using drugs to deepen Mrs. Donner's hypnotic state... 104 00:06:12,328 --> 00:06:15,462 is at best a dangerous shortcut. 105 00:06:15,505 --> 00:06:19,161 Anita, don't second-guess me on my methods. 106 00:06:19,204 --> 00:06:22,033 Hey, you're too good a doctor. You don't need it. 107 00:06:22,077 --> 00:06:24,471 Besides, she's so utterly dependent on you. 108 00:06:24,514 --> 00:06:26,386 I'll tell you what I do need. 109 00:06:26,429 --> 00:06:28,997 I need those results on your experiments with the rats. 110 00:06:30,259 --> 00:06:32,304 I gave you my results, and you rejected them. 111 00:06:32,348 --> 00:06:34,350 Because they weren't properly controlled. 112 00:06:34,394 --> 00:06:37,353 Look, I've got a publisher hovering over my shoulder like a ravenous vulture-- 113 00:06:37,397 --> 00:06:40,356 And, I'm not going to fake lab results just to get your book into print. 114 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,576 I'm not suggesting you fake anything. 115 00:06:42,619 --> 00:06:44,491 I do suggest, however... 116 00:06:44,534 --> 00:06:47,885 you show a little bit more imagination and a lot more diligence. 117 00:06:47,929 --> 00:06:49,060 Diligence? 118 00:07:24,661 --> 00:07:27,447 Hi, darling. Mark, please, don't. 119 00:07:31,973 --> 00:07:34,192 Yes, yes, do come in, Doctor. 120 00:07:35,585 --> 00:07:37,935 I'm sorry. He wouldn't let me call you. 121 00:07:39,676 --> 00:07:41,069 Of course. 122 00:07:41,635 --> 00:07:43,114 It would spoil the fun. 123 00:07:45,682 --> 00:07:47,118 Well, what will it be? 124 00:07:48,511 --> 00:07:49,686 Pistols at ten paces? 125 00:07:51,209 --> 00:07:53,255 Swords? Who gets the choice of weapons? 126 00:07:53,298 --> 00:07:55,083 Very amusing. 127 00:07:55,126 --> 00:07:57,128 Never at a loss for words. 128 00:07:57,172 --> 00:08:00,654 What do you want? A confession, that your wife and I are lovers? 129 00:08:00,697 --> 00:08:04,048 That's self-evident, but you say it with such pride. 130 00:08:05,136 --> 00:08:06,964 [Carl] Perhaps she hasn't told you yet. 131 00:08:08,096 --> 00:08:09,706 You're not the first, you know... 132 00:08:11,099 --> 00:08:12,317 or even the second... 133 00:08:13,449 --> 00:08:15,146 or, even the fifth. 134 00:08:16,104 --> 00:08:17,192 Must you, please? 135 00:08:17,714 --> 00:08:19,020 I must. 136 00:08:20,412 --> 00:08:21,979 [Collier] Yes, of course, he must. 137 00:08:25,722 --> 00:08:29,509 You forget, Carl, after seven months with Nadia, I know everything about her... 138 00:08:30,292 --> 00:08:31,249 and you. 139 00:08:32,599 --> 00:08:34,557 Correct me if I'm wrong... 140 00:08:34,601 --> 00:08:38,648 at this point you usually step aside, knowing full well that... 141 00:08:38,692 --> 00:08:42,043 the lover at the moment is not about to accept the responsibility for Nadia. 142 00:08:43,566 --> 00:08:45,525 I know my wife, Doctor... 143 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:49,746 and the trash she's attracted to. 144 00:08:53,097 --> 00:08:54,664 You might be surprised. 145 00:09:02,367 --> 00:09:03,499 Nadia, get your coat. 146 00:09:15,598 --> 00:09:18,340 You walk out of that door, Collier, with my wife... 147 00:09:18,383 --> 00:09:20,168 I'll ruin you. 148 00:09:20,211 --> 00:09:23,127 I'll go to the university, tell them about the drugs you're using... 149 00:09:23,171 --> 00:09:26,653 about the carnal relations you had with a patient, my wife. 150 00:09:26,696 --> 00:09:28,350 What is it, the book? 151 00:09:28,393 --> 00:09:29,743 Yes, of course... 152 00:09:29,786 --> 00:09:31,396 without her, there's no book. 153 00:09:35,879 --> 00:09:37,533 [Nadia screaming] 154 00:09:39,187 --> 00:09:40,188 Carl! 155 00:09:44,714 --> 00:09:45,715 [Nadia screaming] 156 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,722 [Nadia] No, Carl! 157 00:10:22,926 --> 00:10:24,449 He's dead. 158 00:10:24,493 --> 00:10:25,842 [Nadia crying] 159 00:10:32,457 --> 00:10:34,155 Don't look at him, don't look at him, don't look at him. 160 00:10:37,245 --> 00:10:38,855 I'm here. I'm here. I'm gonna help you. 161 00:10:40,465 --> 00:10:42,554 Come over here, come over here. 162 00:10:42,598 --> 00:10:45,122 I want you to sit down over here, sit down. 163 00:10:46,820 --> 00:10:48,256 Don't look around. 164 00:10:49,474 --> 00:10:50,475 All right. 165 00:10:56,568 --> 00:10:58,135 [Nadia sobbing] 166 00:11:03,488 --> 00:11:05,273 All right. 167 00:11:05,316 --> 00:11:08,189 Now, we're going to have to call the police. 168 00:11:08,232 --> 00:11:09,843 Now, what are we going to tell them? 169 00:11:11,671 --> 00:11:14,151 We tell them that... 170 00:11:14,195 --> 00:11:18,634 Carl tried to stop me from taking his wife. 171 00:11:18,678 --> 00:11:20,680 Yeah, but no jury'd ever believe that. 172 00:11:20,723 --> 00:11:23,378 No, we're going to have to come up with a different story. 173 00:11:30,820 --> 00:11:34,519 Did anybody see you leave the apartment, at all? 174 00:11:36,260 --> 00:11:38,219 Now think, Nadia, think. 175 00:11:39,873 --> 00:11:41,309 Anybody? 176 00:11:42,919 --> 00:11:45,661 The doorman. 177 00:11:45,705 --> 00:11:47,184 The doorman. 178 00:11:49,665 --> 00:11:50,884 Nobody else? 179 00:11:52,233 --> 00:11:53,364 Sure? 180 00:11:54,714 --> 00:11:56,716 No. Positive. Good, good. 181 00:12:04,027 --> 00:12:05,725 You came here with Carl... 182 00:12:06,943 --> 00:12:10,338 just the two of you, to be alone. It was 5:30. 183 00:12:11,643 --> 00:12:15,647 7:00, two men came to the door... 184 00:12:15,691 --> 00:12:17,737 they forced their way in. 185 00:12:17,780 --> 00:12:19,477 They wanted.... 186 00:12:20,783 --> 00:12:22,872 They wanted jewelry. 187 00:12:22,916 --> 00:12:25,570 They wanted jewelry and money. 188 00:12:27,485 --> 00:12:28,443 [Collier] Carl.... 189 00:12:29,487 --> 00:12:31,707 Carl wouldn't.... 190 00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:33,578 Carl wouldn't let them in, he resisted them. 191 00:12:34,579 --> 00:12:35,842 You tried to warn him... 192 00:12:37,626 --> 00:12:39,976 but, he wouldn't listen, his temper. You got that? 193 00:12:40,020 --> 00:12:42,326 [crying] I'm scared. I'm scared. 194 00:12:43,545 --> 00:12:45,460 Of course. Of course, you're scared. 195 00:12:47,941 --> 00:12:50,726 Two men killed your husband. It's perfect, that's perfect. 196 00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:58,255 Nadia. Nadia. 197 00:12:58,299 --> 00:12:59,517 Nadia... 198 00:13:01,998 --> 00:13:03,565 we're going to beat them. 199 00:13:03,913 --> 00:13:06,394 5:30... 200 00:13:06,437 --> 00:13:08,483 you came here with Carl, just to be alone. 201 00:13:09,658 --> 00:13:11,529 [whispering] 5:30. 5:30. 202 00:13:11,573 --> 00:13:12,661 5:30. 203 00:13:12,704 --> 00:13:13,880 At 7:00... 204 00:13:14,489 --> 00:13:16,317 At 7:00... 205 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:17,971 ...two men came through that door. 206 00:13:18,014 --> 00:13:20,321 ...two men came to the door. 207 00:13:20,364 --> 00:13:22,671 They forced their way in. There was a struggle. 208 00:13:22,714 --> 00:13:23,672 Struggle. 209 00:13:47,130 --> 00:13:48,436 [tires screeching] 210 00:13:48,479 --> 00:13:50,090 [dog barking] 211 00:13:50,133 --> 00:13:51,787 Hello, what's happened? 212 00:13:53,528 --> 00:13:54,790 Are you all right? 213 00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:56,313 [tires screeching] 214 00:14:06,715 --> 00:14:08,021 [rats squeaking] 215 00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:52,892 Mark? Don't you ever go home? 216 00:14:53,980 --> 00:14:56,504 I'm just re-correlating some data... 217 00:14:56,983 --> 00:14:58,941 as requested. 218 00:14:58,985 --> 00:15:02,031 I suppose you noticed today that I wasn't my usual charming self. 219 00:15:04,077 --> 00:15:05,861 No kidding. 220 00:15:05,905 --> 00:15:09,647 Why don't we have a cup of coffee in the cafeteria, and talk? 221 00:15:09,691 --> 00:15:11,693 Don't tell me, about Nadia Donner. Nadia Donner. 222 00:15:12,868 --> 00:15:15,001 I don't think we have anything to talk about. 223 00:15:16,828 --> 00:15:17,917 We don't. 224 00:15:20,049 --> 00:15:21,921 [crickets chirping] 225 00:15:21,964 --> 00:15:24,880 [Columbo] You say they were wearing masks? What kind? 226 00:15:24,924 --> 00:15:26,838 Stockings. 227 00:15:26,882 --> 00:15:28,928 They were wearing stockings over their faces. 228 00:15:29,972 --> 00:15:33,758 It was very ugly, frightening. 229 00:15:33,802 --> 00:15:36,500 Lieutenant, perhaps if you could wait until tomorrow. No, no... 230 00:15:36,544 --> 00:15:38,111 it's all right. 231 00:15:38,154 --> 00:15:40,461 That's right, ma'am. The more information we have now... 232 00:15:40,504 --> 00:15:42,593 the better chance we have of catching them. 233 00:15:46,032 --> 00:15:47,511 Carl and I were... 234 00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:50,601 sitting relaxing... 235 00:15:51,994 --> 00:15:53,953 having a drink... 236 00:15:53,996 --> 00:15:55,432 listening to music. 237 00:15:56,912 --> 00:15:58,522 And we heard... 238 00:16:00,046 --> 00:16:02,004 a knock at the door. 239 00:16:02,048 --> 00:16:04,137 Carl went to see who it was... 240 00:16:04,180 --> 00:16:05,921 and we heard a man's voice... 241 00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:07,923 saying he had... 242 00:16:07,967 --> 00:16:10,578 car trouble on the highway and could he use the phone? 243 00:16:11,796 --> 00:16:12,972 As soon as... 244 00:16:13,015 --> 00:16:15,148 Carl opened the door... 245 00:16:15,191 --> 00:16:16,714 they forced their way in. 246 00:16:17,672 --> 00:16:18,629 Two men... 247 00:16:19,630 --> 00:16:20,980 carrying guns. 248 00:16:23,069 --> 00:16:25,985 They demanded money... 249 00:16:27,508 --> 00:16:29,205 and when Carl said he didn't have any... 250 00:16:31,599 --> 00:16:32,730 one of them... 251 00:16:32,774 --> 00:16:33,949 the tall man... 252 00:16:35,081 --> 00:16:36,865 went upstairs to the bedroom. 253 00:16:39,824 --> 00:16:42,044 Carl picked up... 254 00:16:42,088 --> 00:16:44,568 the poker from the fireplace... 255 00:16:45,221 --> 00:16:47,136 and they struggled... 256 00:16:47,180 --> 00:16:49,834 and the man got the poker away from Carl... 257 00:16:49,878 --> 00:16:52,228 [crying] and he hit him. 258 00:16:52,272 --> 00:16:54,578 [Hunt] Nadia, Nadia, that's enough now. 259 00:16:54,622 --> 00:16:56,232 That's all right, ma'am. Just calm down. 260 00:16:56,972 --> 00:16:58,017 And... 261 00:16:59,714 --> 00:17:01,498 when they realized what they'd done... 262 00:17:04,066 --> 00:17:06,503 he took his wallet and his watch... 263 00:17:07,852 --> 00:17:11,682 and they took some of my jewelry... 264 00:17:12,118 --> 00:17:13,597 and then they... 265 00:17:13,641 --> 00:17:16,861 ran out the door and drove away. 266 00:17:19,038 --> 00:17:20,865 Oh, then the car was right outside? 267 00:17:20,909 --> 00:17:22,563 Yeah. 268 00:17:24,043 --> 00:17:26,045 I heard them leave. 269 00:17:29,570 --> 00:17:31,050 But you didn't hear it arrive? 270 00:17:31,093 --> 00:17:32,225 No. 271 00:17:33,269 --> 00:17:35,924 We were listening to music. 272 00:17:35,967 --> 00:17:37,665 Look, Lieutenant, I am sorry... 273 00:17:37,708 --> 00:17:40,189 but she is really in no condition to answer any more questions. 274 00:17:40,233 --> 00:17:41,582 I understand, Doctor. 275 00:17:42,365 --> 00:17:43,845 Thank you very much, ma'am. 276 00:17:54,769 --> 00:17:57,163 The lab guys are on their way, Lieutenant. Right. 277 00:17:57,206 --> 00:17:59,078 You got a description of the intruders? I'll call it in. 278 00:17:59,121 --> 00:18:03,125 Not much of a description. Two guys in ski caps and stocking masks. 279 00:18:03,169 --> 00:18:05,258 Can you read my writing? [Kramer] Oh, yeah. 280 00:18:05,301 --> 00:18:07,651 Don't lose my book. Don't worry about it. 281 00:18:14,005 --> 00:18:15,181 ♪[piano music playing] 282 00:18:25,016 --> 00:18:26,583 [mumbling] 283 00:18:34,113 --> 00:18:35,636 [imitating car driving away] 284 00:18:39,118 --> 00:18:40,249 Possible. 285 00:18:47,822 --> 00:18:49,171 ♪[humming] 286 00:19:13,195 --> 00:19:14,631 What the hell is that? 287 00:19:21,943 --> 00:19:23,945 How is she doing, Doctor? 288 00:19:23,988 --> 00:19:26,208 Well, frankly, I'll feel a lot better when Dr. Collier gets here. 289 00:19:26,252 --> 00:19:27,775 He should be here by now. 290 00:19:28,384 --> 00:19:30,081 Who is Dr. Collier? 291 00:19:32,693 --> 00:19:35,652 Nadia Donner's been undergoing treatment for years. 292 00:19:35,696 --> 00:19:37,959 One psychiatrist after another. 293 00:19:38,002 --> 00:19:39,526 The way she is now... 294 00:19:39,569 --> 00:19:41,789 I think Dr. Collier's better qualified to deal with her. 295 00:19:41,832 --> 00:19:42,920 [car approaching] 296 00:19:47,838 --> 00:19:49,231 [car door closing] 297 00:19:49,275 --> 00:19:50,928 Is something wrong, Lieutenant? 298 00:20:01,374 --> 00:20:03,027 [George] Guys, let's get started inside. 299 00:20:03,071 --> 00:20:05,029 Louie, you get some pictures of the body... 300 00:20:05,073 --> 00:20:06,857 the wagon's on its way. Eddie, you come on with me... 301 00:20:06,901 --> 00:20:08,990 You guys, you just came down the driveway? 302 00:20:09,033 --> 00:20:11,035 [man] It's the only way to get down here, Lieutenant. 303 00:20:14,430 --> 00:20:16,911 You're right, Lieutenant, we got very little to go on. 304 00:20:19,043 --> 00:20:20,871 What about the car, she didn't see it, huh? 305 00:20:21,307 --> 00:20:22,482 [dog barking] 306 00:20:22,525 --> 00:20:24,048 That's what she said. 307 00:20:27,530 --> 00:20:28,705 [man chattering on police radio] 308 00:20:37,018 --> 00:20:40,369 Sorry to disturb you, ma'am. Just one question. 309 00:20:40,413 --> 00:20:43,372 You said that you were having a drink. Could I ask... 310 00:20:43,416 --> 00:20:45,331 what it is that you were drinking? 311 00:20:45,374 --> 00:20:49,378 Martini. Dry martini. Why? 312 00:20:49,422 --> 00:20:51,989 Just want to make sure of the details. Sorry to disturb you. 313 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:00,781 [Eddie] You got enough there, Lou? 314 00:21:00,824 --> 00:21:02,391 [Louie] Just a few more, please. 315 00:21:04,393 --> 00:21:07,178 [Eddie] Lot of dust around this place. 316 00:21:07,222 --> 00:21:08,354 [Kramer] The house was locked up since Thanksgiving. 317 00:21:08,397 --> 00:21:10,051 They didn't use it very much. 318 00:21:10,094 --> 00:21:11,835 [Eddie] They picked a great night to start again. 319 00:21:11,879 --> 00:21:14,795 How do you like this? Nice, huh? 320 00:21:14,838 --> 00:21:16,536 What do you bet it's clean? 321 00:21:16,579 --> 00:21:18,233 [George] What do you want, you want it easy? 322 00:21:18,277 --> 00:21:19,539 Maybe we got lucky. 323 00:21:19,582 --> 00:21:21,192 [Louie] Don't hold your breath. 324 00:21:25,414 --> 00:21:26,415 [Kramer] Lieutenant? 325 00:21:27,982 --> 00:21:29,766 Lieutenant? 326 00:21:29,810 --> 00:21:32,116 Yeah.We might have a break on the car. 327 00:21:32,943 --> 00:21:33,857 Outside. 328 00:21:36,425 --> 00:21:38,079 [Columbo] Sergeant, tell me something. 329 00:21:39,385 --> 00:21:41,169 What is this? 330 00:21:41,212 --> 00:21:42,213 What's what? 331 00:21:44,259 --> 00:21:46,566 I don't know, a piece of metal? 332 00:21:46,609 --> 00:21:48,437 I found it on the floor over there. 333 00:21:49,438 --> 00:21:50,787 Yeah. 334 00:21:55,139 --> 00:21:56,837 [Kramer] Follow me.[Columbo] Right. 335 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:58,055 [Columbo] What have you got? 336 00:21:58,099 --> 00:21:58,926 [Kramer] I'm not sure. 337 00:21:59,622 --> 00:22:01,929 [Kramer] See that left post? 338 00:22:01,972 --> 00:22:02,799 There's a dent on it. 339 00:22:04,540 --> 00:22:06,803 I don't know if it means anything, but.... 340 00:22:14,115 --> 00:22:15,290 [Kramer] You see something? 341 00:22:18,206 --> 00:22:19,468 Just a second. 342 00:22:27,433 --> 00:22:29,391 You got a piece of paper? 343 00:22:29,435 --> 00:22:30,958 A piece of paper? 344 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:33,352 What kind of paper? 345 00:22:33,395 --> 00:22:35,354 Any kind of paper, give me a piece of paper. 346 00:22:43,492 --> 00:22:45,842 She said that when the fellows left the house... 347 00:22:45,886 --> 00:22:48,367 that she heard a car pull out, so there should be tracks. 348 00:22:59,116 --> 00:23:01,118 Lieutenant, those tracks are from my car. 349 00:23:02,511 --> 00:23:04,426 I know... 350 00:23:04,470 --> 00:23:07,124 but I thought I noticed that this is a thinner track. 351 00:23:17,483 --> 00:23:19,006 Thinner. 352 00:23:21,182 --> 00:23:22,226 Where's the lab guy? 353 00:23:23,227 --> 00:23:24,141 George. 354 00:23:25,621 --> 00:23:28,189 See? This is a European car. 355 00:23:28,232 --> 00:23:30,147 You know, they have the thin tires. 356 00:23:30,191 --> 00:23:33,107 [Kramer] Yeah, I know, our tires are wider. 357 00:23:33,150 --> 00:23:35,892 But, I don't see any European cars here, only my car. 358 00:23:37,372 --> 00:23:38,982 You got a European car? 359 00:23:40,157 --> 00:23:41,332 That's a French car. 360 00:23:45,554 --> 00:23:47,251 Yeah, my car's a French car. 361 00:23:49,471 --> 00:23:51,212 I had these thin tires for years. 362 00:23:53,649 --> 00:23:55,042 George... 363 00:23:56,435 --> 00:24:00,700 take a photograph of this tire track right here. 364 00:24:00,743 --> 00:24:03,572 Want to see if we can get a picture of the design of the tread. 365 00:24:03,616 --> 00:24:05,095 Sure, I'll get Lou. 366 00:24:06,401 --> 00:24:07,707 Let me show you the post. Yeah. 367 00:24:07,750 --> 00:24:10,449 Now, maybe it's important and maybe it's not. 368 00:24:12,146 --> 00:24:14,670 Sergeant, check the area, would you? 369 00:24:14,714 --> 00:24:17,107 Maybe a neighbor saw something or heard something. 370 00:24:17,151 --> 00:24:20,241 Not many neighbors this time of the year, Lieutenant... 371 00:24:20,284 --> 00:24:22,417 especially in the middle of the week. 372 00:24:22,461 --> 00:24:24,419 Well, check anyhow. Maybe we'll get lucky. 373 00:24:26,334 --> 00:24:30,512 You know, maybe somebody saw a car or something. Dr. Collier? 374 00:24:30,556 --> 00:24:33,254 Yes. I'm Lieutenant Columbo, LAPD. 375 00:24:37,432 --> 00:24:39,521 This is my associate, Dr. Anita Borden. 376 00:24:39,565 --> 00:24:42,219 Hello, Lieutenant.How do you do, ma'am. 377 00:24:42,263 --> 00:24:44,047 Now, what's going on here? Dr. Hunt called me... 378 00:24:44,091 --> 00:24:45,962 said something about Carl Donner being hurt. 379 00:24:47,050 --> 00:24:49,139 I'm sorry, sir. He's dead. 380 00:24:49,357 --> 00:24:50,576 Dead? 381 00:24:52,186 --> 00:24:53,361 How? 382 00:24:53,404 --> 00:24:55,537 Two men, they broke in... 383 00:24:55,581 --> 00:24:56,625 there was a struggle. 384 00:24:57,583 --> 00:24:59,454 What about Mrs. Donner? 385 00:24:59,498 --> 00:25:00,977 [Columbo] She's okay. 386 00:25:01,021 --> 00:25:02,718 Thank God. 387 00:25:02,762 --> 00:25:04,677 Dr. Hunt's inside with her. He's concerned about her condition. 388 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:06,592 She's very upset. 389 00:25:06,635 --> 00:25:08,289 I'm sure. Let's go. 390 00:25:08,332 --> 00:25:10,117 Doctor, may I borrow a match? 391 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,511 Oh, sure, let's go. 392 00:25:17,516 --> 00:25:18,995 [Kramer] Lieutenant. 393 00:25:24,435 --> 00:25:28,831 [Nadia] Mark, I can't. I can't handle it. 394 00:25:28,875 --> 00:25:31,965 Please, Mark, please, don't make me lie anymore. 395 00:25:34,315 --> 00:25:35,708 [Collier] I'm going to help you. 396 00:25:36,360 --> 00:25:38,275 We're going to do it together. 397 00:25:38,319 --> 00:25:39,450 [doorbell ringing] 398 00:25:40,756 --> 00:25:43,150 You expecting anyone?No. 399 00:25:43,193 --> 00:25:44,673 Sit here. 400 00:26:02,909 --> 00:26:05,999 Good morning, Lieutenant. Good morning, sir. 401 00:26:06,042 --> 00:26:08,218 [Columbo] I'm sorry, I didn't expect to find you here. 402 00:26:08,262 --> 00:26:10,960 I wanted to speak to Mrs. Donner. 403 00:26:11,004 --> 00:26:14,007 But I thought someone should be with her, you understand. 404 00:26:15,182 --> 00:26:16,836 Certainly. 405 00:26:16,879 --> 00:26:18,185 This won't take long. 406 00:26:20,230 --> 00:26:21,971 Come in, join us, please, for coffee. 407 00:26:29,936 --> 00:26:32,199 How do you take your coffee? 408 00:26:32,242 --> 00:26:34,723 Black. I'm trying to lose weight. 409 00:26:36,420 --> 00:26:38,466 Any news about those men? 410 00:26:39,859 --> 00:26:41,425 No, sir. 411 00:26:41,469 --> 00:26:43,427 Not that we had that much to go on. 412 00:26:48,084 --> 00:26:50,826 Let me see. 413 00:26:50,870 --> 00:26:53,960 Oh, yes. I wanted to ask you, Mrs. Donner... 414 00:26:54,003 --> 00:26:56,223 the beach house... 415 00:26:56,266 --> 00:26:58,181 you and your husband haven't used the beach house... 416 00:26:58,225 --> 00:27:00,531 since November 25, Thanksgiving, is that right? 417 00:27:01,315 --> 00:27:02,490 Yes... 418 00:27:04,231 --> 00:27:07,060 December and January are very lonely down by the water. 419 00:27:07,930 --> 00:27:09,149 I was wondering, ma'am... 420 00:27:10,411 --> 00:27:13,544 could you tell me why you and your husband... 421 00:27:13,588 --> 00:27:16,896 suddenly decided to spend this particular night at the beach house? 422 00:27:18,462 --> 00:27:19,855 Yes. 423 00:27:20,595 --> 00:27:21,857 Carl... 424 00:27:22,902 --> 00:27:24,773 wanted to get away, and.... 425 00:27:26,601 --> 00:27:29,038 [Nadia] Well, as I've told you before, there aren't... 426 00:27:29,082 --> 00:27:31,388 many people by the beach this time of year. 427 00:27:33,260 --> 00:27:35,523 I love the beach this time of year... 428 00:27:35,566 --> 00:27:37,786 not that I could afford a place like yours. 429 00:27:44,967 --> 00:27:46,839 Excuse me sir, may I borrow your lighter? 430 00:27:47,361 --> 00:27:48,536 Oh, certainly. 431 00:27:51,974 --> 00:27:53,976 I don't know why I smoke these things so early in the morning. 432 00:27:54,020 --> 00:27:55,064 They taste terrible. 433 00:27:56,152 --> 00:27:57,850 I like a good Havana myself. 434 00:28:01,331 --> 00:28:04,378 "Love Mark, from Bibby." Is that your wife? 435 00:28:04,421 --> 00:28:06,902 No, that's my sister. 436 00:28:06,946 --> 00:28:09,383 You know, she gave me this when I graduated medical school. 437 00:28:10,253 --> 00:28:11,428 I really treasure it. 438 00:28:11,472 --> 00:28:13,256 I can understand that, sir. 439 00:28:19,132 --> 00:28:20,655 Something wrong? 440 00:28:20,699 --> 00:28:23,179 No, I'm just trying to picture something in my mind, sir. 441 00:28:25,442 --> 00:28:28,968 Ma'am, last night, you said one of the men went into the bedroom... 442 00:28:31,579 --> 00:28:35,322 and at that moment, your husband picked up the poker. 443 00:28:35,365 --> 00:28:36,540 Yes, that's right. 444 00:28:38,020 --> 00:28:40,370 And he and the other man then struggled. 445 00:28:41,110 --> 00:28:42,111 Uh-huh. 446 00:28:43,896 --> 00:28:45,027 Yes, that's the problem. 447 00:28:47,290 --> 00:28:49,292 Why didn't he shoot him? 448 00:28:49,336 --> 00:28:51,686 The man with the gun, when your husband picked up the poker... 449 00:28:51,730 --> 00:28:53,035 why didn't he just shoot him? 450 00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:56,735 And what happened to the gun? 451 00:28:56,778 --> 00:28:59,955 When they struggled, did he put the gun down, or did he hold it in his hand? 452 00:29:05,221 --> 00:29:08,007 I thought I told you... 453 00:29:08,050 --> 00:29:11,271 he put the gun in his belt... 454 00:29:11,314 --> 00:29:13,447 to look in the drawers or something... 455 00:29:15,536 --> 00:29:17,625 and when he turned his back on him... 456 00:29:17,668 --> 00:29:19,453 that's when Carl attacked him. 457 00:29:21,716 --> 00:29:22,499 I see. 458 00:29:24,153 --> 00:29:26,068 I thought I'd mentioned that to you. 459 00:29:26,547 --> 00:29:27,678 No. 460 00:29:27,722 --> 00:29:29,985 [Nadia] Oh, I'm sorry. 461 00:29:30,029 --> 00:29:32,248 No, that's all right, ma'am. No harm done. 462 00:29:32,292 --> 00:29:33,902 I didn't ask you that before. 463 00:29:47,220 --> 00:29:48,743 Yes, that could happen. 464 00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:50,440 Were they wearing gloves? 465 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:54,270 Gloves? I don't remember. 466 00:29:57,578 --> 00:29:59,710 There were no strange fingerprints in the house, ma'am... 467 00:29:59,754 --> 00:30:01,147 just yours and your husband's. 468 00:30:08,632 --> 00:30:11,984 He used a handkerchief to wipe away the prints. 469 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:14,116 I see. 470 00:30:18,642 --> 00:30:20,383 I can't think of anything else. 471 00:30:22,342 --> 00:30:23,343 Thank you very much. 472 00:30:30,002 --> 00:30:31,699 Good day, Lieutenant.Good day, sir. 473 00:30:41,100 --> 00:30:42,579 [Collier] You lose something, Lieutenant? 474 00:30:42,623 --> 00:30:44,625 Why, yes, sir, my notebook. 475 00:30:46,061 --> 00:30:47,323 It's in your belt. 476 00:30:58,334 --> 00:30:59,596 Good day. 477 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:00,771 Good day. 478 00:31:07,300 --> 00:31:09,998 Mark, I'm so scared. 479 00:31:11,043 --> 00:31:14,046 Please, we have to tell him. 480 00:31:14,089 --> 00:31:15,786 We can't tell him, we can't tell anyone. 481 00:31:17,353 --> 00:31:19,703 Think how it would sound, after our little story. 482 00:31:21,183 --> 00:31:23,794 Be strong, Nadia, be strong. 483 00:31:26,493 --> 00:31:28,364 [Collier] The zoo, Chuck... 484 00:31:28,408 --> 00:31:31,324 the city's number one collection of white rats, rabbits, and guinea pigs. 485 00:31:32,194 --> 00:31:33,500 [Whelan] Very impressive. 486 00:31:33,543 --> 00:31:35,502 This is the lady who can tell you all about it. 487 00:31:35,545 --> 00:31:38,287 My publisher, Chuck Whelan, Dr. Anita Borden. 488 00:31:38,331 --> 00:31:40,159 How do you do? Excuse me. Hi. 489 00:31:41,595 --> 00:31:43,466 Fascinating. 490 00:31:43,510 --> 00:31:45,686 [Whelan] He looks just like one of my junior editors. 491 00:31:45,729 --> 00:31:47,818 [Anita] We call her Willie. 492 00:31:47,862 --> 00:31:50,169 Sorry, I don't have a Willie. 493 00:31:51,257 --> 00:31:52,606 [Whelan] What's the purpose? 494 00:31:55,087 --> 00:31:56,566 [Anita] Well we're measuring her learning rate. 495 00:31:58,525 --> 00:32:01,180 You see, there's only one way to get to the food... 496 00:32:01,223 --> 00:32:04,052 and last week we had the route marked out in red... 497 00:32:04,096 --> 00:32:06,402 today we changed the route to green. 498 00:32:06,446 --> 00:32:10,232 But, she seems to be... 499 00:32:10,276 --> 00:32:12,191 determined to follow the red line. 500 00:32:12,234 --> 00:32:14,149 So she's not getting very far. 501 00:32:14,193 --> 00:32:15,759 We're just going to see how long it takes her. 502 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,588 All that for a bite of egg. 503 00:32:18,632 --> 00:32:20,068 Doesn't seem quite fair. 504 00:32:21,765 --> 00:32:24,594 I'd wager your junior editors... 505 00:32:24,638 --> 00:32:25,726 sometimes feel the same way. 506 00:32:26,509 --> 00:32:27,728 Perhaps so. 507 00:32:27,771 --> 00:32:30,209 Chuck, I'll walk you to the car. 508 00:32:30,252 --> 00:32:33,342 Okay. Thanks very much, Doctor. And thank Willie for me. 509 00:32:33,386 --> 00:32:34,604 All right. Anytime. 510 00:32:59,238 --> 00:33:01,762 Excuse me, ma'am, how do I find Dr. Collier? 511 00:33:01,805 --> 00:33:04,243 I believe he's in the laboratory, sir. 512 00:33:04,286 --> 00:33:05,766 And how do I find that? 513 00:33:05,809 --> 00:33:07,768 Just follow the blue line to the East Wing. 514 00:33:12,164 --> 00:33:14,470 This way?Yes, the blue line. 515 00:33:36,666 --> 00:33:37,972 Is this the East Wing? 516 00:33:38,016 --> 00:33:40,148 Yes, it is. I'm looking for Dr. Collier. 517 00:33:40,192 --> 00:33:42,411 They said I might find him here. 518 00:33:42,455 --> 00:33:44,326 Perhaps he's in one of the observation rooms. 519 00:33:45,414 --> 00:33:47,242 This way? Yes. 520 00:33:49,766 --> 00:33:51,333 Is there any special color that.... 521 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:05,782 [woman screaming] 522 00:34:05,826 --> 00:34:06,783 [Columbo] Well, I'm very sorry. 523 00:34:11,919 --> 00:34:13,225 Dr. Borden? 524 00:34:13,921 --> 00:34:15,314 Yeah. 525 00:34:16,532 --> 00:34:18,708 Lieutenant Columbo, we met last night? Yeah. 526 00:34:18,752 --> 00:34:20,667 Hi. I'm trying to locate Dr. Collier. 527 00:34:20,710 --> 00:34:23,191 I just saw him, he was heading towards the parking lot. 528 00:34:24,323 --> 00:34:25,889 No kidding. I just came from there. 529 00:34:25,933 --> 00:34:26,934 Yeah? 530 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:31,591 While I got you, I want to double check... 531 00:34:31,634 --> 00:34:33,941 you were working here last night with Dr. Collier? 532 00:34:33,984 --> 00:34:37,771 Yeah, we weren't exactly working, but we were both here. 533 00:34:37,814 --> 00:34:40,774 And Dr. Hunt reached Dr. Collier in the cafeteria? 534 00:34:40,817 --> 00:34:42,558 Yes. When was that? 535 00:34:44,082 --> 00:34:46,867 About 8:00, I was with him when the call came in. 536 00:34:46,910 --> 00:34:48,999 He asked me to drive him there, as a matter of fact. 537 00:34:49,043 --> 00:34:50,740 Thought perhaps I could be of some help. 538 00:34:52,612 --> 00:34:55,005 Is there anything else I can do for you, Lieutenant? 539 00:34:55,049 --> 00:34:57,356 Let me ask you something. 540 00:34:57,399 --> 00:34:59,575 What kind of place is this? What do you do here? 541 00:35:01,925 --> 00:35:03,797 You really want to know? 542 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:06,800 Basically, we're concerned with the measurement... 543 00:35:06,843 --> 00:35:10,543 and manipulation of human behavior at all levels. 544 00:35:10,586 --> 00:35:14,286 This, as a matter of fact, is our test lab, here. 545 00:35:14,329 --> 00:35:15,765 We have all our test animals in here. 546 00:35:16,897 --> 00:35:18,551 Things like... 547 00:35:18,594 --> 00:35:20,509 peer group adaptability... 548 00:35:20,553 --> 00:35:23,251 and anxiety catharsis through hypnotic suggestion. 549 00:35:25,427 --> 00:35:27,560 Hypnosis, I'm reading up on that. 550 00:35:30,780 --> 00:35:32,739 Dr. Collier wrote that. 551 00:35:32,782 --> 00:35:35,437 Yes, I know. I helped him research it. 552 00:35:36,525 --> 00:35:37,657 You like it? 553 00:35:37,700 --> 00:35:39,615 Very much. 554 00:35:39,659 --> 00:35:40,660 It's hard to follow. 555 00:35:40,964 --> 00:35:42,618 Yeah. 556 00:35:42,662 --> 00:35:43,880 [Collier] Hello, there. 557 00:35:46,622 --> 00:35:47,928 [Columbo] Good afternoon, sir. 558 00:35:47,971 --> 00:35:49,886 I've been looking all over for you. 559 00:35:52,019 --> 00:35:53,847 Dr. Borden was very helpful. 560 00:35:53,890 --> 00:35:55,762 Thank you, Doctor. 561 00:35:55,805 --> 00:35:56,763 Not at all. 562 00:36:00,810 --> 00:36:01,855 Thank you, ma'am. 563 00:36:02,551 --> 00:36:03,770 Yeah. 564 00:36:10,124 --> 00:36:11,908 I saw you looking at my car. 565 00:36:13,083 --> 00:36:14,389 Naturally, I'm curious. 566 00:36:16,174 --> 00:36:18,959 That was because of the tires, sir. 567 00:36:19,002 --> 00:36:22,528 We found a muddy tire track last night out at Mrs. Donner's beach house. 568 00:36:23,659 --> 00:36:25,444 You can see the tread design. 569 00:36:27,881 --> 00:36:29,012 It's very distinctive. 570 00:36:31,145 --> 00:36:33,800 Oh, yeah, isn't that the.... 571 00:36:33,843 --> 00:36:36,324 Isn't that the 50,000 mile XKL? 572 00:36:37,673 --> 00:36:40,633 That's pretty standard equipment on... 573 00:36:40,676 --> 00:36:43,679 say, a half dozen imported luxury models... 574 00:36:44,506 --> 00:36:46,465 like my own. 575 00:36:46,508 --> 00:36:48,771 Yes, sir. I knew that, I use those tires myself. 576 00:36:48,815 --> 00:36:50,991 You have an imported car? Yes, sir, French. 577 00:36:51,948 --> 00:36:53,646 Of course my tires... 578 00:36:53,689 --> 00:36:55,996 don't let this get around, they're a little bald. 579 00:36:56,039 --> 00:36:58,825 So I wanted to get a good look at that tread design. 580 00:36:58,868 --> 00:37:01,436 It's not as though I thought your car was out there last night. 581 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:03,569 I know Dr. Borden drove you there. 582 00:37:03,612 --> 00:37:04,787 You know, Lieutenant... 583 00:37:05,745 --> 00:37:09,792 you're a marvelously deceptive man. 584 00:37:09,836 --> 00:37:13,056 You know, the way you get to the point, without really ever getting to the point. 585 00:37:15,494 --> 00:37:18,540 I really think you believe there's something cockeyed about Carl Donner's death. 586 00:37:22,892 --> 00:37:24,416 Can we talk off the record, sir? 587 00:37:26,069 --> 00:37:27,157 Please. 588 00:37:28,071 --> 00:37:29,421 Mrs. Donner's a lovely lady... 589 00:37:30,639 --> 00:37:32,641 but I'm having difficulties with her story. 590 00:37:33,555 --> 00:37:35,862 Oh? 591 00:37:35,905 --> 00:37:40,519 She is either holding something back or she is deliberately lying. 592 00:37:40,562 --> 00:37:43,870 I believe that she knew who those men were... 593 00:37:43,913 --> 00:37:46,481 maybe she even hired them. 594 00:37:46,525 --> 00:37:48,527 Is that speculation, Lieutenant? 595 00:37:48,570 --> 00:37:51,094 No, sir. That is her story, I can't buy it. 596 00:37:52,922 --> 00:37:55,403 There's that business about the gun and the fireplace poker. 597 00:37:56,099 --> 00:37:57,405 She explained that. 598 00:37:59,625 --> 00:38:00,887 There is something else. 599 00:38:02,976 --> 00:38:05,413 She said that she and her husband were listening to music... 600 00:38:05,457 --> 00:38:07,415 and two men came to the door and broke their way in. 601 00:38:09,156 --> 00:38:10,940 That doesn't make any sense. 602 00:38:12,899 --> 00:38:14,117 No sense at all... 603 00:38:15,118 --> 00:38:16,468 because of the headlights. 604 00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:20,080 What are you talking about, Lieutenant? 605 00:38:30,308 --> 00:38:31,700 Husband is sitting here. 606 00:38:33,659 --> 00:38:35,487 This is the stereo. 607 00:38:35,530 --> 00:38:36,836 That's the east window. 608 00:38:40,753 --> 00:38:43,973 She's sitting here, she has a martini, they're talking. 609 00:38:46,498 --> 00:38:48,630 If a car comes down that driveway... 610 00:38:49,892 --> 00:38:51,981 the headlights glare through the window. 611 00:38:54,027 --> 00:38:56,072 You cannot miss those headlights. 612 00:39:00,076 --> 00:39:01,643 What's the point? 613 00:39:03,297 --> 00:39:05,299 She said... 614 00:39:05,343 --> 00:39:10,217 she heard a man's voice claim that he had car trouble on the highway... 615 00:39:10,260 --> 00:39:14,264 then after her husband was murdered and the killers ran out of the house... 616 00:39:14,308 --> 00:39:18,051 she said she heard them drive away. 617 00:39:18,094 --> 00:39:21,881 That means that the car had to drive down the driveway in the first place... 618 00:39:23,752 --> 00:39:25,667 so she must have seen the headlights. 619 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:30,629 But if she saw the headlights... 620 00:39:30,672 --> 00:39:34,589 and then a man's voice claims that his car is broken down on the highway... 621 00:39:35,634 --> 00:39:36,852 why open the door? 622 00:39:40,073 --> 00:39:41,596 You see my problem. 623 00:39:42,684 --> 00:39:44,164 I see your problem. 624 00:39:44,207 --> 00:39:46,296 Now what if she got up from the chair at that moment. 625 00:39:46,340 --> 00:39:49,082 It could be many things. 626 00:39:49,125 --> 00:39:51,693 What if they drove down the driveway with their lights off? 627 00:39:56,611 --> 00:39:58,831 Drove down with the lights off. 628 00:39:58,874 --> 00:40:01,573 Sure, if they're gonna rob a place, why leave their lights blazing? 629 00:40:03,705 --> 00:40:06,839 Yeah, but on the other hand, sir... 630 00:40:06,882 --> 00:40:10,059 if you intend to claim that your car broke down on the highway... 631 00:40:11,626 --> 00:40:13,541 why drive down the driveway at all? 632 00:40:17,066 --> 00:40:20,330 You see, there are too many inconsistencies, sir. I just have... 633 00:40:21,288 --> 00:40:23,290 problems accepting her story. 634 00:40:24,987 --> 00:40:26,902 May I make a suggestion? 635 00:40:26,946 --> 00:40:29,601 Why don't you ask her to submit to a lie detector test? 636 00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:32,734 A lie detector test? Sure. 637 00:40:34,214 --> 00:40:36,216 Well, that's not admissible in court. 638 00:40:36,259 --> 00:40:39,567 It's not a question of being admissible in court, I'm talking about for you. 639 00:40:39,611 --> 00:40:41,874 If you actually believe that she was innocent... 640 00:40:41,917 --> 00:40:44,616 then you could turn your full energies to finding the real murderers. 641 00:40:45,443 --> 00:40:47,227 That's a very good idea, sir... 642 00:40:47,270 --> 00:40:49,969 but there's no way that I can force her to submit to such a test. 643 00:40:51,361 --> 00:40:53,363 Let me ask her. She trusts me. 644 00:40:53,407 --> 00:40:56,889 And if I advise it, I think she'll take it. 645 00:40:56,932 --> 00:40:58,934 And you think that she'll pass such a test? 646 00:41:01,415 --> 00:41:02,895 I'd stake my reputation on it. 647 00:41:08,857 --> 00:41:11,164 Lie detector? 648 00:41:11,207 --> 00:41:14,080 I can't. You can and you must. They don't believe your story. 649 00:41:15,995 --> 00:41:18,214 But how can I fool a lie detector? 650 00:41:18,258 --> 00:41:21,087 It's quite simple really. Now the lie detector test does nothing more... 651 00:41:21,130 --> 00:41:24,699 than show your reactions to a series of questions. 652 00:41:24,743 --> 00:41:27,180 If you really believe you're telling the truth... 653 00:41:27,223 --> 00:41:28,703 that's what the test will show. 654 00:41:28,747 --> 00:41:31,010 And through hypnosis... 655 00:41:31,053 --> 00:41:34,013 I can make you believe that story so no one can dispute it. 656 00:41:34,056 --> 00:41:36,232 It's merely a matter of post-hypnotic suggestion. 657 00:41:39,497 --> 00:41:40,846 Will it work? 658 00:41:42,543 --> 00:41:44,850 Of course, it'll work. You've always been a good subject. 659 00:41:46,460 --> 00:41:49,463 I took the liberty of bringing along the drug. 660 00:41:52,335 --> 00:41:54,424 After the test... 661 00:41:54,468 --> 00:41:57,297 the Lieutenant will have no choice but to leave you alone and go after intruders. 662 00:42:00,256 --> 00:42:01,954 It's frightening, Mark. 663 00:42:01,997 --> 00:42:04,913 What choice do we have? 664 00:42:04,957 --> 00:42:08,526 The longer the Lieutenant digs into this, the greater the risk. 665 00:42:08,569 --> 00:42:10,789 We have to convince him now that he's wrong about you. 666 00:42:12,094 --> 00:42:13,139 Trust me, darling. 667 00:42:15,837 --> 00:42:16,795 Trust me. 668 00:42:26,456 --> 00:42:27,849 [Collier] Nadia, can you hear me? 669 00:42:29,982 --> 00:42:31,418 Yes, I hear you. 670 00:42:32,593 --> 00:42:34,334 You will listen to me carefully. 671 00:42:36,118 --> 00:42:37,772 You will hear my voice... 672 00:42:38,947 --> 00:42:40,340 and only my voice. 673 00:42:42,864 --> 00:42:44,779 You will obey my voice, do you understand? 674 00:42:46,868 --> 00:42:48,348 Yes, I understand. 675 00:42:53,571 --> 00:42:56,486 It is now 7:00. 676 00:42:58,967 --> 00:43:00,316 You're upset at Carl's death. 677 00:43:02,318 --> 00:43:05,017 After I leave... 678 00:43:05,060 --> 00:43:07,933 you will lock the door and bolt it from inside. 679 00:43:09,064 --> 00:43:12,372 You will stay here in the apartment tonight. 680 00:43:12,415 --> 00:43:15,897 You'll see no one, you'll talk to no one, do you understand? 681 00:43:17,551 --> 00:43:19,118 Yes. 682 00:43:19,161 --> 00:43:21,816 At 10:00, the phone will ring. 683 00:43:23,513 --> 00:43:24,863 You'll hear my voice. 684 00:43:26,429 --> 00:43:28,867 I will mention a man's name, Charles Whelan. 685 00:43:30,999 --> 00:43:35,525 When you hear that voice, you will suddenly become very hot. 686 00:43:38,528 --> 00:43:39,921 You will perspire. 687 00:43:43,185 --> 00:43:46,580 You will have an overwhelming desire to go swimming. 688 00:43:49,017 --> 00:43:50,584 Swimming. 689 00:43:50,628 --> 00:43:52,020 You like to swim, don't you? 690 00:43:52,542 --> 00:43:53,543 [Nadia] Yes. 691 00:43:55,502 --> 00:43:57,373 Do you remember when you were a little girl... 692 00:43:57,417 --> 00:44:01,029 how you enjoyed diving into the pool from the highest diving board? 693 00:44:03,553 --> 00:44:04,554 Yes. 694 00:44:06,165 --> 00:44:08,558 How your father enjoyed watching you dive? 695 00:44:11,039 --> 00:44:12,562 Yes. 696 00:44:12,606 --> 00:44:14,869 Well, tonight, you'll swim again. 697 00:44:17,916 --> 00:44:18,830 You'll have to swim. 698 00:44:20,745 --> 00:44:23,008 You'll be so hot, nothing else will matter... 699 00:44:23,051 --> 00:44:25,140 except to jump in that cool, refreshing water. 700 00:44:27,012 --> 00:44:28,230 You will put down the phone... 701 00:44:29,754 --> 00:44:31,320 cross over to the balcony... 702 00:44:33,148 --> 00:44:35,498 and dive into the pool below your window. 703 00:44:35,542 --> 00:44:36,891 [man #1] Sue just doesn't understand it. 704 00:44:36,935 --> 00:44:38,501 [woman laughing] 705 00:44:38,545 --> 00:44:39,894 [man #2] I still think you should be writing comic books. 706 00:44:40,416 --> 00:44:41,548 [man laughing] 707 00:44:42,418 --> 00:44:43,550 [people chattering] 708 00:44:51,297 --> 00:44:54,213 You're awfully quiet this evening. 709 00:44:54,256 --> 00:44:56,563 I've been thinking about that police lieutenant. 710 00:44:56,606 --> 00:44:59,131 Columbo? What on earth for? 711 00:44:59,174 --> 00:45:02,221 Well, I think he suspects you of something. 712 00:45:02,264 --> 00:45:03,265 Oh? 713 00:45:06,094 --> 00:45:08,401 He keeps asking all kinds of questions, about you, Mark. 714 00:45:08,444 --> 00:45:11,186 How late you were at the Institute last night. What you've been up to. 715 00:45:11,230 --> 00:45:12,448 And, what did you tell him? 716 00:45:14,146 --> 00:45:16,061 Just everything I know. 717 00:45:16,104 --> 00:45:17,584 Everything you know? 718 00:45:17,627 --> 00:45:18,933 [doorbell ringing] Everything. 719 00:45:18,977 --> 00:45:19,978 Excuse me. 720 00:45:26,462 --> 00:45:27,725 Good-- Lieutenant! 721 00:45:27,768 --> 00:45:29,639 [Collier] We were just talking about you. 722 00:45:29,683 --> 00:45:31,598 Oh, really? 723 00:45:31,641 --> 00:45:34,644 I hope you don't mind. I know that this is a bad time. 724 00:45:34,688 --> 00:45:37,256 Oh, no. Come in, please. 725 00:45:37,299 --> 00:45:38,605 [people laughing] 726 00:45:38,648 --> 00:45:39,954 [people chattering] 727 00:45:43,218 --> 00:45:44,959 I had no idea you were entertaining. 728 00:45:45,003 --> 00:45:46,831 It's just a group of friends. 729 00:45:46,874 --> 00:45:48,615 You know, we're having a little get-together, some of my colleagues. 730 00:45:48,658 --> 00:45:50,791 Can I fix you a drink? 731 00:45:50,835 --> 00:45:53,968 No. Thank you very much. I wanted to discuss something with you. 732 00:45:54,012 --> 00:45:55,013 Certainly. 733 00:45:56,362 --> 00:46:01,193 [Collier] Excuse me, everyone. Hey, excuse me. 734 00:46:01,236 --> 00:46:04,109 Lieutenant Columbo from the Los Angeles Police Department. 735 00:46:04,152 --> 00:46:06,372 He's investigating the Carl Donner murder. 736 00:46:09,767 --> 00:46:12,334 And I think you've met Dr. Borden. 737 00:46:13,727 --> 00:46:15,076 Hello, Lieutenant. 738 00:46:18,601 --> 00:46:21,082 Can I get you maybe a soft drink? 739 00:46:23,084 --> 00:46:25,130 You have any cream soda? 740 00:46:25,173 --> 00:46:28,829 I'll have to take a look. In the meantime, why don't you meet some of my friends? 741 00:46:28,873 --> 00:46:32,354 Arnold, Brenda, Sue, Gary. 742 00:46:32,398 --> 00:46:34,313 Arnold, why don't you make the introductions... 743 00:46:34,356 --> 00:46:36,750 I'll get the Lieutenant his cream soda. 744 00:46:38,317 --> 00:46:39,448 How are you, Lieutenant? 745 00:46:39,492 --> 00:46:41,320 How do you do? Nice to meet you. 746 00:46:41,363 --> 00:46:43,148 This is my wife, Brenda. 747 00:46:43,191 --> 00:46:44,540 This is Melissa. 748 00:46:44,584 --> 00:46:46,368 Lieutenant, Gary Keppler. 749 00:46:46,412 --> 00:46:48,022 Nice to meet you, sir.How do you do? 750 00:46:48,066 --> 00:46:49,502 How are you? This is my wife, Sue. 751 00:46:49,545 --> 00:46:51,460 [Sue] Hello. [Gary] George. Lydia. 752 00:46:51,504 --> 00:46:52,766 Would you care to come over and join us, sir? 753 00:46:52,810 --> 00:46:54,159 [Columbo] No, thank you very much. 754 00:46:54,202 --> 00:46:55,464 Please. I'm on duty. Thank you. 755 00:46:55,508 --> 00:46:57,162 Please, Lieutenant. I have to talk with the-- 756 00:46:57,205 --> 00:46:58,685 [Gary] Sir, you'd be doing us a favor. 757 00:46:58,728 --> 00:47:00,513 We're just a bunch of boring doctors here. 758 00:47:00,556 --> 00:47:02,602 You'd be like a breath of fresh air. We'd love to have you. 759 00:47:02,645 --> 00:47:04,430 [Arnold] Come on. Just for a couple of minutes. 760 00:47:04,473 --> 00:47:07,302 [all laughing] [Gary] Terrific. 761 00:47:07,346 --> 00:47:09,043 Can I take your coat from you, sir? Thank you. 762 00:47:09,087 --> 00:47:10,218 Here, wait a second. 763 00:47:11,393 --> 00:47:12,830 Please, sit down. Sit yourself down. 764 00:47:12,873 --> 00:47:14,048 Make yourself comfortable. 765 00:47:16,572 --> 00:47:19,532 Would, you like something. I mean, look at all this food, it's-- 766 00:47:19,575 --> 00:47:21,316 [Columbo] I'm on a diet. 767 00:47:21,360 --> 00:47:23,449 [Arnold] You're at the wrong party, Lieutenant. 768 00:47:23,492 --> 00:47:26,539 Lieutenant, you know I find this absolutely fascinating. 769 00:47:26,582 --> 00:47:30,369 Do you have an interesting investigation you've been involved with? 770 00:47:30,412 --> 00:47:32,197 We'd love to hear about something like that.Yeah. 771 00:47:35,200 --> 00:47:37,463 I think that the most interesting investigation... 772 00:47:37,506 --> 00:47:39,465 is always the one that you're working on at the moment. 773 00:47:40,422 --> 00:47:43,425 [all chattering in agreement] 774 00:47:43,469 --> 00:47:46,602 That's usually true, but what's so interesting about this case? 775 00:47:46,646 --> 00:47:48,256 It's already been solved. 776 00:47:48,300 --> 00:47:50,606 I thought Carl Donner was killed by burglars. Right. 777 00:47:50,650 --> 00:47:52,217 Intruders, ma'am. 778 00:47:52,260 --> 00:47:54,393 At least, that's the way it appeared. 779 00:47:54,436 --> 00:47:56,612 [Arnold] You mean there's some doubt about it? 780 00:47:56,656 --> 00:47:58,440 There is always room for doubt. 781 00:47:58,484 --> 00:48:00,573 [Collier] In this case, I would be willing to bet... 782 00:48:00,616 --> 00:48:03,402 that the Lieutenant's suspicions are very specific. 783 00:48:03,445 --> 00:48:06,100 [Brenda] But Nadia Donner was there. She told you what happened. 784 00:48:06,796 --> 00:48:08,189 You doubt her story? 785 00:48:11,149 --> 00:48:12,280 Thank you very much. You're welcome. 786 00:48:14,456 --> 00:48:16,632 Yes, I do have certain problems in that area, ma'am. Yes. 787 00:48:17,720 --> 00:48:18,721 [Brenda] Like what? 788 00:48:21,550 --> 00:48:25,250 There was someone there last night, that she didn't tell us about. 789 00:48:25,293 --> 00:48:27,600 That's what I wanted to talk to you about, Doctor. 790 00:48:27,643 --> 00:48:30,864 She mentioned herself and her husband, and the two intruders. 791 00:48:30,908 --> 00:48:33,911 We know that there was someone else there. 792 00:48:33,954 --> 00:48:37,784 [Gary] Really? Well, Lieutenant, how do you know that? 793 00:48:37,827 --> 00:48:40,134 May I borrow your lighter, sir?Oh, sure. 794 00:48:42,180 --> 00:48:45,139 We know that there was a smoker there. 795 00:48:45,183 --> 00:48:47,881 And we know that it was not Mr. or Mrs. Donner... 796 00:48:47,925 --> 00:48:50,405 because neither of those two people smoke. 797 00:48:50,449 --> 00:48:52,407 How about one of the intruders? [Gary] Yeah, right. 798 00:48:54,496 --> 00:48:56,759 That's what we all thought originally. 799 00:48:56,803 --> 00:48:57,891 Including myself. 800 00:48:59,284 --> 00:49:00,285 But, no... 801 00:49:01,460 --> 00:49:03,331 it is not one of the intruders. 802 00:49:03,766 --> 00:49:05,464 That would be impossible. 803 00:49:05,507 --> 00:49:06,508 [Brenda] Why? [Sue] Why? 804 00:49:07,857 --> 00:49:09,468 Because according to Mrs. Donner... 805 00:49:09,511 --> 00:49:10,948 the two men that broke in... 806 00:49:10,991 --> 00:49:13,863 were wearing stocking masks and if that is so... 807 00:49:13,907 --> 00:49:15,648 they wouldn't have been able to smoke. 808 00:49:15,691 --> 00:49:17,606 [Gary] Of course. [Arnold] Make it a little awkward. 809 00:49:17,650 --> 00:49:19,478 Doctor. 810 00:49:19,521 --> 00:49:22,220 Doc, that's why that lie detector thing is important. 811 00:49:22,263 --> 00:49:23,612 Her story's getting shakier and shakier. 812 00:49:24,396 --> 00:49:27,703 [all chattering] 813 00:49:27,747 --> 00:49:30,489 [Brenda] How would you know there was a smoker there? 814 00:49:30,532 --> 00:49:32,404 [Columbo] Because of this flint, ma'am. 815 00:49:32,447 --> 00:49:34,319 [Brenda] What do you mean? 816 00:49:34,362 --> 00:49:36,756 A flint from a cigarette lighter. You see this little nub of a flint... 817 00:49:36,799 --> 00:49:39,541 that had been worn down so thin that when the person used his lighter... 818 00:49:39,585 --> 00:49:41,195 it popped out. 819 00:49:41,239 --> 00:49:43,502 [Brenda] But, how did you know it was left there that night. 820 00:49:43,545 --> 00:49:45,243 [Columbo] You'd make a very good detective. 821 00:49:45,286 --> 00:49:46,244 [all laughing] 822 00:49:47,854 --> 00:49:50,030 I don't know if I mentioned this to you or not, Doctor... 823 00:49:50,074 --> 00:49:53,686 we know that the flint was dropped there last night. 824 00:49:53,729 --> 00:49:56,863 You see, no one had been in the place since Thanksgiving. 825 00:49:56,906 --> 00:50:00,475 On November 25, they closed up the place for the season... 826 00:50:00,519 --> 00:50:02,347 and brought in a professional cleaning crew. 827 00:50:02,390 --> 00:50:04,523 And it's been locked up ever since. 828 00:50:05,959 --> 00:50:08,701 I found this flint on the rug. 829 00:50:08,744 --> 00:50:10,572 That was a rug that had been shampooed. 830 00:50:11,965 --> 00:50:12,966 Doctor... 831 00:50:14,837 --> 00:50:17,318 would you mind if I took the cover off this? 832 00:50:17,362 --> 00:50:19,886 Why, certainly, Lieutenant. It's your case. Do as you wish. 833 00:50:21,366 --> 00:50:22,802 [Arnold] Extremely British tonight. 834 00:50:22,845 --> 00:50:24,238 It's elementary, my dear Watson. 835 00:50:26,762 --> 00:50:30,679 We know the following, we know that there was a smoker there... 836 00:50:30,723 --> 00:50:33,726 a person who was not included in Nadia Donner's story. 837 00:50:33,769 --> 00:50:36,468 We know that person used his lighter... 838 00:50:36,511 --> 00:50:39,993 and when he used it, its flint popped out. [Arnold] Right. 839 00:50:40,037 --> 00:50:43,431 From these two facts, we go on to a third fact. 840 00:50:43,475 --> 00:50:46,304 That person is either using something else to light his cigarettes... 841 00:50:46,347 --> 00:50:47,653 or he put in a new flint. 842 00:50:47,696 --> 00:50:49,742 [Arnold] Okay, we'll go along with that. 843 00:50:50,743 --> 00:50:52,962 [Gary] That's elementary. 844 00:50:53,615 --> 00:50:54,747 Like this one. 845 00:50:57,924 --> 00:51:00,405 I would say that's a fresh flint, from the size of it. 846 00:51:02,146 --> 00:51:03,277 Doctor? 847 00:51:04,844 --> 00:51:06,933 Oh, yes, I put that in myself this morning. 848 00:51:07,890 --> 00:51:09,501 I knew you did... 849 00:51:09,544 --> 00:51:11,459 'cause last night, out at the beach house... 850 00:51:11,503 --> 00:51:13,418 he lit a cigarette with a pack of matches... 851 00:51:13,461 --> 00:51:15,942 and he wouldn't have done that if his lighter had been working. 852 00:51:15,985 --> 00:51:19,511 [Gary] Yeah, but come on, Lieutenant, surely you don't suspect Mark. 853 00:51:19,554 --> 00:51:21,948 The lieutenant suspects everyone. 854 00:51:21,991 --> 00:51:25,343 You know, there must be a dozen reasons how that flint got on the floor. 855 00:51:25,386 --> 00:51:27,954 Why don't you just throw it open for discussion? 856 00:51:27,997 --> 00:51:29,608 [Arnold] There's an idea. [Gary] Yeah, right. 857 00:51:29,651 --> 00:51:32,785 [Sue] You know something, I'd make a very good detective. 858 00:51:32,828 --> 00:51:33,742 [all chattering] 859 00:51:33,786 --> 00:51:35,004 Really, I am. 860 00:51:35,788 --> 00:51:38,312 [phone ringing] 861 00:52:00,987 --> 00:52:02,815 Charles Whelan. 862 00:52:02,858 --> 00:52:04,382 [Collier] Mr. Charles Whelan, please. 863 00:52:09,648 --> 00:52:12,781 Oh, I'm terribly sorry, I must have the wrong number. 864 00:52:12,825 --> 00:52:15,349 [Sue] I mean, how did you learn to be what you are? 865 00:52:16,698 --> 00:52:18,961 How did you find little things like flints.... 866 00:52:19,005 --> 00:52:21,399 How would you know how to look for it? 867 00:52:21,442 --> 00:52:23,401 You're really very bright. I mean.... 868 00:52:23,749 --> 00:52:25,664 Chuck? 869 00:52:25,707 --> 00:52:27,535 Hi. I'm sorry to call you so late. 870 00:52:27,579 --> 00:52:30,059 I told you I'd call you around 9:00, but I have some people over. 871 00:52:30,973 --> 00:52:32,453 Can we make it in the morning? 872 00:52:33,541 --> 00:52:34,847 Good. I'll call you first thing. 873 00:53:04,964 --> 00:53:07,488 [Collier] You have to swim. 874 00:53:07,532 --> 00:53:10,535 You'll be so hot. Nothing will matter except to jump into that pool. 875 00:53:11,797 --> 00:53:14,147 To feel that wonderful, cool, refreshing water. 876 00:53:17,716 --> 00:53:19,979 You like to swim, don't you? 877 00:53:24,592 --> 00:53:27,204 How your father loved to watch you dive. 878 00:53:27,247 --> 00:53:28,988 Well, tonight, you'll swim again. 879 00:53:29,031 --> 00:53:30,685 You'll have to swim. 880 00:53:30,729 --> 00:53:32,731 You'll be so hot, nothing else will matter... 881 00:53:32,774 --> 00:53:35,908 except to jump in that cool, refreshing water. 882 00:53:35,951 --> 00:53:38,171 ...about what you were doing. Why would I have to lie? 883 00:53:38,215 --> 00:53:39,868 That's a very good question. 884 00:53:39,912 --> 00:53:41,261 Yeah? See? 885 00:53:41,305 --> 00:53:43,481 [Sue] My husband always tells me I'm dumb. 886 00:53:43,524 --> 00:53:45,831 [Gary] Are you convinced that she was lying, Lieutenant? 887 00:53:45,874 --> 00:53:48,268 I'm convinced of that, yeah. There was someone else there. 888 00:53:48,312 --> 00:53:50,705 Why would she lie? I mean that would be silly.Right. 889 00:53:54,666 --> 00:53:56,494 [Collier] And jump into the pool below your window. 890 00:53:59,018 --> 00:54:00,759 Your father will be watching. 891 00:54:03,979 --> 00:54:05,111 [screaming] 892 00:54:10,812 --> 00:54:11,422 [Columbo] That's her. 893 00:54:14,251 --> 00:54:15,426 Not very pretty. 894 00:54:16,340 --> 00:54:17,950 Where'd she fall from? 895 00:54:19,865 --> 00:54:20,866 The fifth balcony. 896 00:54:22,171 --> 00:54:24,130 [Kramer] Those railings are 40 inches high. 897 00:54:24,173 --> 00:54:27,351 Believe me, she didn't fall, she jumped. 898 00:54:27,394 --> 00:54:28,787 Or somebody pushed her. 899 00:54:29,353 --> 00:54:30,919 No way. 900 00:54:30,963 --> 00:54:33,095 What do you mean, no way? 901 00:54:33,139 --> 00:54:36,011 The door was locked and bolted from the inside. 902 00:54:36,055 --> 00:54:39,276 Our guys had to use axes to knock it down. The place was empty. 903 00:54:43,367 --> 00:54:45,020 [police siren wailing] 904 00:54:45,064 --> 00:54:47,980 Did anybody see it? Yeah. 905 00:54:48,023 --> 00:54:50,330 The guy in 119 went out for cigarettes. 906 00:54:50,374 --> 00:54:53,028 He heard the scream and he saw the body hit. 907 00:54:53,072 --> 00:54:54,029 When was that? 908 00:54:54,900 --> 00:54:56,945 A few minutes after 10:00. 909 00:54:56,989 --> 00:55:00,253 He went out for cigarettes right at the end of a TV show. 910 00:55:05,954 --> 00:55:06,912 [police siren wailing] 911 00:55:08,479 --> 00:55:09,436 [car horn honking] 912 00:55:09,480 --> 00:55:10,829 Anything else? 913 00:55:12,352 --> 00:55:14,223 Only what she was wearing. 914 00:55:14,267 --> 00:55:15,355 [Columbo] What was that? 915 00:55:16,051 --> 00:55:16,835 Take a look. 916 00:55:25,278 --> 00:55:26,323 Not wearing anything. 917 00:55:28,977 --> 00:55:30,849 [Kramer] This is the door we knocked down. 918 00:55:30,892 --> 00:55:33,068 That's the balcony where she jumped. 919 00:55:33,112 --> 00:55:35,462 This is her bedroom. The bed is still made. 920 00:55:35,506 --> 00:55:38,465 Was her bathtub wet? Was she taking a bath or a shower? 921 00:55:38,509 --> 00:55:40,249 Nothing was disturbed. 922 00:55:40,293 --> 00:55:41,947 So why was she naked? 923 00:55:41,990 --> 00:55:43,862 I don't know. But her clothes are right there. 924 00:55:48,301 --> 00:55:50,999 You mean she was dressed when she came out on the balcony? 925 00:55:53,132 --> 00:55:55,003 So why did she take off her clothes? 926 00:55:55,047 --> 00:55:56,178 I don't know. 927 00:55:56,222 --> 00:55:57,354 But there they are. 928 00:56:02,359 --> 00:56:05,013 Has anything here been touched? No, we waited for you. 929 00:56:05,057 --> 00:56:06,885 Nothing was touched, right, Hendryx? 930 00:56:06,928 --> 00:56:09,235 Just the phone, Sarge. The what? 931 00:56:09,278 --> 00:56:11,411 The phone. It was off the hook, so I replaced it. 932 00:56:12,151 --> 00:56:12,934 Off the hook? 933 00:56:15,241 --> 00:56:17,417 What do you mean, off the hook? 934 00:56:17,461 --> 00:56:20,159 Where was the receiver, was it knocked to the floor? 935 00:56:20,202 --> 00:56:21,813 Or on the desk? 936 00:56:21,856 --> 00:56:24,076 No, the receiver was on the desk, near the hook, like that. 937 00:56:25,425 --> 00:56:27,906 And it was making a noise. It was buzzing. 938 00:56:27,949 --> 00:56:30,909 You know the sound it makes. And so I picked it up and replaced it. 939 00:56:32,084 --> 00:56:34,913 She was talking to somebody, never hung up. 940 00:56:37,437 --> 00:56:40,092 Means she got interrupted... 941 00:56:40,135 --> 00:56:43,269 or she decided in the middle of the conversation to kill herself. 942 00:56:43,312 --> 00:56:46,054 Who was she talking to? 943 00:56:46,098 --> 00:56:49,057 You're right about the railing. It's too high. You can't fall over that. 944 00:56:49,710 --> 00:56:51,103 Gotta jump. 945 00:56:52,104 --> 00:56:53,975 But why take off your clothes first? 946 00:56:56,064 --> 00:56:59,503 I've seen a lot of pictures of people jumping off of buildings. 947 00:56:59,546 --> 00:57:02,070 I never saw one naked. 948 00:57:02,114 --> 00:57:05,204 This one took off her clothes, and she jumped. 949 00:57:05,247 --> 00:57:07,206 Why did she do this? [Kramer] Do what? 950 00:57:07,249 --> 00:57:09,948 Fold her clothes up into a nice neat pile. 951 00:57:09,991 --> 00:57:12,733 Sarge, look at this! What? 952 00:57:12,777 --> 00:57:15,040 [Hendryx] Lieutenant, over here. 953 00:57:16,258 --> 00:57:17,521 [Kramer] What have you got? 954 00:57:17,564 --> 00:57:21,176 [Hendryx] A watch, three rings and a bracelet. 955 00:57:21,220 --> 00:57:22,569 Where did you find this? 956 00:57:22,613 --> 00:57:24,702 There, in that potted plant. 957 00:57:27,182 --> 00:57:28,270 Lieutenant! 958 00:57:28,314 --> 00:57:29,141 Just a second. 959 00:57:30,447 --> 00:57:32,057 Lieutenant, you're not going to believe this. 960 00:57:36,583 --> 00:57:38,759 Are you sure this fits the description of the stuff stolen last night? 961 00:57:38,803 --> 00:57:39,978 Exactly. 962 00:57:41,501 --> 00:57:43,590 Lieutenant... 963 00:57:43,634 --> 00:57:45,462 this is the stuff that was supposed to be stolen from the beach house last night. 964 00:57:48,247 --> 00:57:51,206 Excuse me, excuse me, Sergeant. Yeah. 965 00:57:53,295 --> 00:57:55,341 I'll tell you what bothers me. What? 966 00:57:55,384 --> 00:57:56,473 This scarf. 967 00:57:58,170 --> 00:58:00,999 It was tucked in the shoe. It's not so much the scarf. 968 00:58:01,608 --> 00:58:03,044 It's what's inside. 969 00:58:03,654 --> 00:58:05,046 Her valuables. 970 00:58:05,743 --> 00:58:07,658 A watch and her earring. 971 00:58:26,503 --> 00:58:28,026 Good morning, Lieutenant. 972 00:58:29,680 --> 00:58:31,682 You're up awfully early this morning, aren't you? 973 00:58:33,771 --> 00:58:35,207 Haven't been to bed. 974 00:58:36,382 --> 00:58:38,427 It's been a bad night. 975 00:58:38,471 --> 00:58:42,475 I just heard about Mrs. Donner on the radio. 976 00:58:42,519 --> 00:58:43,607 I'm stunned, it's.... 977 00:58:44,390 --> 00:58:46,261 It's awful. 978 00:58:46,305 --> 00:58:48,307 By the way, if you're looking for Dr. Collier... 979 00:58:48,350 --> 00:58:50,135 I'm afraid he's gone for the day. 980 00:58:50,178 --> 00:58:52,529 He's with his publisher, out on his boat. 981 00:58:52,572 --> 00:58:54,182 Actually, I'm looking for you. 982 00:58:57,708 --> 00:58:59,231 Do you go swimming? 983 00:59:00,406 --> 00:59:02,451 Do I go swimming? You betcha. 984 00:59:05,106 --> 00:59:06,543 Where do you put your valuables? 985 00:59:09,720 --> 00:59:13,071 Well, last month I took a trip to Acapulco... 986 00:59:13,114 --> 00:59:15,116 and I rented one of those cabanas. 987 00:59:15,160 --> 00:59:16,074 Left everything in there. 988 00:59:18,424 --> 00:59:20,252 What do you do if you don't have a cabana? 989 00:59:22,733 --> 00:59:25,213 Well, when I was a kid... 990 00:59:25,257 --> 00:59:27,564 I used to wrap everything up in my stockings... 991 00:59:27,607 --> 00:59:30,305 and put it into my shoes. 992 00:59:30,349 --> 00:59:32,307 I wanna ask your professional opinion. 993 00:59:35,441 --> 00:59:37,704 Is it possible to hypnotize Mrs. Donner... 994 00:59:37,748 --> 00:59:39,401 so that with the use of suggestion you could... 995 00:59:39,445 --> 00:59:41,360 make her jump over that balcony to her death? 996 00:59:44,450 --> 00:59:47,192 No, it's not possible, Lieutenant. 997 00:59:49,455 --> 00:59:52,501 You see, a person won't do anything in a hypnotic state... 998 00:59:52,545 --> 00:59:56,114 that they wouldn't normally do in a conscious state. 999 00:59:56,157 --> 00:59:58,420 Particularly not anything that self-destructive. 1000 00:59:59,726 --> 01:00:01,772 Suppose she thought she was jumping into a pool? 1001 01:00:03,687 --> 01:00:06,254 Suppose she thought she was just going swimming? 1002 01:00:06,298 --> 01:00:08,300 I think that's a lot of supposing. 1003 01:00:18,310 --> 01:00:20,268 That's Mrs. Donner's shoe. 1004 01:00:20,312 --> 01:00:22,270 We found it on the balcony. 1005 01:00:22,314 --> 01:00:24,229 She took it off before she jumped. 1006 01:00:27,449 --> 01:00:29,713 This is Mrs. Donner's scarf. 1007 01:00:29,756 --> 01:00:31,236 It was shoved in the shoe. 1008 01:00:32,498 --> 01:00:34,500 In the scarf we found her watch... 1009 01:00:37,198 --> 01:00:38,504 and her earrings. 1010 01:00:43,335 --> 01:00:45,772 She also took off her clothes before she jumped. 1011 01:00:45,816 --> 01:00:48,340 We found them piled up in a nice neat pile. 1012 01:00:51,909 --> 01:00:53,432 [Anita clearing throat] What are these? 1013 01:00:54,955 --> 01:00:56,435 [Anita] They're drugs. 1014 01:00:56,478 --> 01:00:57,523 What are they called? 1015 01:00:58,916 --> 01:01:01,962 Amobarbitol and zilothin. 1016 01:01:02,006 --> 01:01:05,357 Do you know where we found them? I have no idea. 1017 01:01:05,400 --> 01:01:08,316 The coroner found them in Mrs. Donner's body. 1018 01:01:08,360 --> 01:01:11,189 This is a statement from the medical examiner. 1019 01:01:11,232 --> 01:01:14,322 Medical examiner says that these drugs can be effectively used... 1020 01:01:14,366 --> 01:01:16,411 to break down somebody's will. 1021 01:01:16,455 --> 01:01:18,413 They're similar to truth serum. 1022 01:01:20,546 --> 01:01:22,504 To your knowledge... 1023 01:01:22,548 --> 01:01:25,638 did Dr. Collier ever prescribe these drugs for Mrs. Donner? 1024 01:01:29,381 --> 01:01:32,340 I can't give you that kind of information, Lieutenant. 1025 01:01:32,384 --> 01:01:33,994 You're just gonna have to ask Dr. Collier. 1026 01:01:34,038 --> 01:01:36,518 No, I'm asking you! 1027 01:01:36,562 --> 01:01:38,520 I'm asking you about a murder. 1028 01:01:43,569 --> 01:01:45,963 [Whelan] What a nice morning. 1029 01:01:46,006 --> 01:01:49,227 Well, it's still better than sitting behind a desk all afternoon, huh? 1030 01:01:49,270 --> 01:01:51,708 Why don't we have some lunch at the club? 1031 01:01:51,751 --> 01:01:52,752 You're on. 1032 01:01:53,753 --> 01:01:55,320 [Columbo] Dr. Collier! 1033 01:01:59,890 --> 01:02:01,718 Brace yourself, Chuck. It's the law. 1034 01:02:01,761 --> 01:02:02,719 You're kidding. 1035 01:02:04,938 --> 01:02:06,287 Good morning, Lieutenant. 1036 01:02:06,810 --> 01:02:08,246 Good morning, sir. 1037 01:02:09,813 --> 01:02:13,555 Oh, Lieutenant Columbo, this is Chuck Whelan. 1038 01:02:13,599 --> 01:02:15,340 How do you do, sir? [Whelan] How do you do? 1039 01:02:17,472 --> 01:02:20,301 Is there someplace where we could talk privately, sir? 1040 01:02:21,781 --> 01:02:24,610 Mark, I'll go in and make our reservations. 1041 01:02:24,653 --> 01:02:26,830 I'll be waiting in the bar whenever you're finished.Right. 1042 01:02:26,873 --> 01:02:27,874 Nice meeting you, Lieutenant. 1043 01:02:34,838 --> 01:02:36,448 Now what seems to be the problem? 1044 01:02:37,536 --> 01:02:38,319 That's him. 1045 01:02:38,798 --> 01:02:40,931 That's who? 1046 01:02:40,974 --> 01:02:43,542 The fellow you were trying to get a hold of last night, 10:00. 1047 01:02:43,585 --> 01:02:45,065 You finally got a hold of him. 1048 01:02:45,109 --> 01:02:48,025 Lieutenant, I'm a little tired and I'm a little hungry. 1049 01:02:48,068 --> 01:02:49,635 Oh, I guess you haven't heard. 1050 01:02:50,331 --> 01:02:51,332 Heard what? 1051 01:02:52,943 --> 01:02:54,466 No, sir, you haven't heard. 1052 01:02:55,815 --> 01:02:56,860 About Mrs. Donner. 1053 01:02:58,644 --> 01:02:59,645 Go on. 1054 01:03:00,602 --> 01:03:01,647 She's dead. 1055 01:03:07,348 --> 01:03:09,002 But how? What happened? 1056 01:03:09,046 --> 01:03:10,743 It looks like suicide. 1057 01:03:12,092 --> 01:03:14,312 She went out on the balcony of her apartment... 1058 01:03:15,835 --> 01:03:17,445 took off her clothes... 1059 01:03:19,447 --> 01:03:20,448 and she jumped. 1060 01:03:27,673 --> 01:03:28,805 It's unbelievable... 1061 01:03:29,762 --> 01:03:30,763 unless.... 1062 01:03:32,678 --> 01:03:33,505 Unless what? 1063 01:03:34,854 --> 01:03:36,900 Unless she actually had killed Carl. 1064 01:03:38,684 --> 01:03:40,817 That would be consistent with her personality. 1065 01:03:41,861 --> 01:03:43,471 She. 1066 01:03:43,515 --> 01:03:46,692 You mean that you now believe that she did kill her husband? 1067 01:03:48,476 --> 01:03:50,914 It's inconceivable, yet.... 1068 01:03:50,957 --> 01:03:53,481 But psychiatry is an interpretive science, Lieutenant. 1069 01:03:53,525 --> 01:03:54,918 We're all fallible. 1070 01:03:56,397 --> 01:03:57,834 No, sir. 1071 01:03:57,877 --> 01:03:59,879 I don't think so. 1072 01:03:59,923 --> 01:04:02,664 As far as I'm concerned, sir, we still have to look for an accomplice. 1073 01:04:03,535 --> 01:04:04,362 Yeah? 1074 01:04:05,580 --> 01:04:06,712 Dr. Collier... 1075 01:04:11,848 --> 01:04:15,416 at the time of Carl Donner's death... 1076 01:04:18,506 --> 01:04:20,944 you said that you were at the university. 1077 01:04:23,424 --> 01:04:24,773 I don't say it, Lieutenant. 1078 01:04:25,774 --> 01:04:27,428 Dr. Borden can confirm it. 1079 01:04:28,995 --> 01:04:32,129 Doctor Borden cannot confirm the time of the murder. 1080 01:04:35,045 --> 01:04:39,745 We only know the murder took place at 7:00 because the wife, Mrs. Donner said so. 1081 01:04:39,788 --> 01:04:41,834 She said it was at 7:00... 1082 01:04:41,878 --> 01:04:44,445 but the medical examiner says it could have taken place a lot earlier. 1083 01:04:47,448 --> 01:04:48,885 Now, if that's true, sir... 1084 01:04:49,842 --> 01:04:51,800 your alibi is not that strong. 1085 01:04:53,454 --> 01:04:55,500 As a matter of fact, I went to the university. 1086 01:04:55,543 --> 01:04:59,591 I couldn't find anybody there that recalls seeing you earlier. 1087 01:04:59,634 --> 01:05:03,725 Am I to presume that I'm currently your chief suspect? 1088 01:05:03,769 --> 01:05:07,077 I'm not sure that suspect is a strong enough word. 1089 01:05:07,120 --> 01:05:11,690 In that case, I should be locked up. 'Course, I'm not. 1090 01:05:11,733 --> 01:05:13,518 Therefore, I presume that you have no proof. 1091 01:05:15,476 --> 01:05:16,477 Not yet. 1092 01:05:17,914 --> 01:05:20,438 You'll let me know when you do, won't you? 1093 01:05:20,481 --> 01:05:22,483 You will be the first to know, Doctor. 1094 01:05:25,922 --> 01:05:27,924 I've been looking all over for you, we got a witness. 1095 01:05:31,536 --> 01:05:33,668 Not a great witness, but a witness. 1096 01:05:33,712 --> 01:05:35,583 His name is Morris. He lives with his brother... 1097 01:05:35,627 --> 01:05:38,195 about a half mile up from the beach house. 1098 01:05:38,238 --> 01:05:40,937 He was up walking on the highway... 1099 01:05:40,980 --> 01:05:43,765 about the time Donner was killed. 1100 01:05:43,809 --> 01:05:46,594 Did he see Collier or the car? 1101 01:05:46,638 --> 01:05:47,639 That's the problem. 1102 01:05:48,292 --> 01:05:50,772 He's blind, Lieutenant. 1103 01:05:50,816 --> 01:05:53,688 The most we can get out of him is the right time. 1104 01:05:53,732 --> 01:05:55,212 He's got one of those Braille watches. 1105 01:05:56,213 --> 01:05:58,215 He said the car came out... 1106 01:05:58,258 --> 01:06:01,609 at 5:30 in the afternoon not 7:00 at night. 1107 01:06:02,219 --> 01:06:03,481 He's sure about that? 1108 01:06:04,047 --> 01:06:05,483 He is positive. 1109 01:06:07,615 --> 01:06:09,530 Now I got Morris back at headquarters. 1110 01:06:09,574 --> 01:06:11,750 I thought maybe you might wanna ask him a couple of questions. 1111 01:06:31,161 --> 01:06:33,772 Good morning, Doctor.Yeah, good morning. 1112 01:06:33,815 --> 01:06:36,079 [Collier] What the hell is this? I had to cancel two sessions... 1113 01:06:36,122 --> 01:06:38,342 because of your phone call, idiotic phone call. 1114 01:06:43,434 --> 01:06:45,436 I'm sorry, sir, I thought it was important. 1115 01:06:45,479 --> 01:06:48,526 And what do we got here, the famous Ritz Brothers? 1116 01:06:48,569 --> 01:06:50,832 [Columbo] Sergeant Kramer, Officer Hendryx. 1117 01:06:50,876 --> 01:06:52,051 Officer O'Brien. Get on with it. 1118 01:06:55,054 --> 01:06:55,837 May I have that paper? 1119 01:06:57,883 --> 01:06:59,711 You wanted me to let you know when I had proof. 1120 01:07:04,542 --> 01:07:05,760 [Collier] Is that it? 1121 01:07:05,804 --> 01:07:06,718 That piece of paper? 1122 01:07:06,761 --> 01:07:07,849 Proof? 1123 01:07:07,893 --> 01:07:09,503 Well, yes or no? 1124 01:07:09,547 --> 01:07:11,549 This is an autopsy report. So? 1125 01:07:13,420 --> 01:07:15,683 Nadia Donner did not commit suicide. 1126 01:07:15,727 --> 01:07:17,816 She was murdered. 1127 01:07:17,859 --> 01:07:19,992 [Columbo] We found evidence of barbiturates in her system. 1128 01:07:20,732 --> 01:07:22,821 Lieutenant... 1129 01:07:22,864 --> 01:07:25,432 Nadia Donner didn't die of barbiturates, her death was a little bit more dramatic. 1130 01:07:25,476 --> 01:07:27,521 A leap from a fifth floor balcony. 1131 01:07:27,565 --> 01:07:29,045 She thought she was going swimming. 1132 01:07:30,089 --> 01:07:31,395 You told her that. 1133 01:07:33,136 --> 01:07:34,485 You programmed her. 1134 01:07:37,009 --> 01:07:38,141 Have you got anything or not? 1135 01:07:39,577 --> 01:07:42,145 I have a telephone call. What phone call? 1136 01:07:42,188 --> 01:07:43,755 [Columbo] You called her. I deny it. 1137 01:07:46,236 --> 01:07:48,716 That officer found the receiver off the hook... 1138 01:07:48,760 --> 01:07:50,544 when he broke through her locked door. 1139 01:07:50,588 --> 01:07:52,720 Congratulations. Is that it? 1140 01:07:52,764 --> 01:07:55,854 Why did she take her clothes off before she jumped? [Collier] You tell me. 1141 01:07:55,897 --> 01:07:57,638 Why did she put her valuables in her shoe? 1142 01:07:57,682 --> 01:07:59,205 Because she thought she was going swimming. 1143 01:07:59,249 --> 01:08:01,294 Lieutenant, forgive me, for interrupting. 1144 01:08:01,338 --> 01:08:04,123 We could speculate all day on how Nadia Donner died. Wouldn't mean a damn thing. 1145 01:08:04,167 --> 01:08:06,560 The problem with your theory is you have no proof, do you? 1146 01:08:08,084 --> 01:08:09,085 Yes or no? 1147 01:08:16,004 --> 01:08:17,180 You're under arrest. 1148 01:08:18,094 --> 01:08:19,573 What for? 1149 01:08:19,617 --> 01:08:21,793 [Columbo] Murder. You better have a warrant. 1150 01:08:21,836 --> 01:08:22,620 I have it. 1151 01:08:28,278 --> 01:08:31,019 You're right, Doctor. I can't prove that you killed Mrs. Donner. 1152 01:08:31,063 --> 01:08:33,109 But I can prove that you killed Mr. Donner. 1153 01:08:34,284 --> 01:08:35,502 [Columbo] I have a witness. 1154 01:08:37,025 --> 01:08:38,679 That's right, sir. 1155 01:08:38,723 --> 01:08:39,854 I have an eyewitness. 1156 01:08:44,816 --> 01:08:45,643 Officer. 1157 01:09:08,100 --> 01:09:10,581 Mr. Morris, would you care to sit down? Certainly, Lieutenant. 1158 01:09:11,843 --> 01:09:13,888 Mr. Morris, do you live around here? 1159 01:09:13,932 --> 01:09:15,629 Yes, sir, a short distance up the highway. 1160 01:09:16,064 --> 01:09:17,196 Dr. Collier. 1161 01:09:17,240 --> 01:09:18,937 You need a match, Lieutenant? 1162 01:09:18,980 --> 01:09:20,504 Thank you. You're welcome. 1163 01:09:21,026 --> 01:09:22,854 Dr. Collier... 1164 01:09:22,897 --> 01:09:24,508 do you recognize this man? 1165 01:09:26,031 --> 01:09:27,641 No, I do not. 1166 01:09:27,685 --> 01:09:30,166 Mr. Morris, 1167 01:09:30,209 --> 01:09:34,648 besides myself, have you ever seen anyone in this room before? 1168 01:09:34,692 --> 01:09:35,693 Yes, sir, I have. 1169 01:09:37,173 --> 01:09:39,566 Under what circumstances? 1170 01:09:39,610 --> 01:09:42,874 I was walking along the Coast Highway Monday... 1171 01:09:42,917 --> 01:09:45,616 getting some air... 1172 01:09:45,659 --> 01:09:49,924 when a car suddenly came speeding out of the Donner driveway. 1173 01:09:49,968 --> 01:09:52,100 The driver saw me at the last minute... 1174 01:09:52,971 --> 01:09:54,712 and skidded to avoid me... 1175 01:09:55,669 --> 01:09:56,931 then he drove off. 1176 01:09:58,716 --> 01:09:59,804 And this driver... 1177 01:10:01,632 --> 01:10:02,763 did you get a good look at him? 1178 01:10:03,895 --> 01:10:04,765 Yes, sir, I did. 1179 01:10:05,679 --> 01:10:07,203 It was this man standing here. 1180 01:10:08,291 --> 01:10:10,945 [Columbo] What time was that? 1181 01:10:10,989 --> 01:10:14,688 It was around 5:30. I checked my watch. 1182 01:10:14,732 --> 01:10:17,561 And you're certain that the man that you see standing here... 1183 01:10:17,604 --> 01:10:19,954 in front of you was the same man... 1184 01:10:19,998 --> 01:10:22,218 that you saw drive out of the Donner driveway? 1185 01:10:23,131 --> 01:10:24,872 [Morris] Positively. 1186 01:10:24,916 --> 01:10:27,962 He was driving a late model Mercedes... 1187 01:10:28,920 --> 01:10:30,313 a coupe, blue. 1188 01:10:32,010 --> 01:10:34,795 Beautiful, Lieutenant, it's a gallant effort. 1189 01:10:34,839 --> 01:10:36,797 I beg your pardon? Oh, come now, Lieutenant. 1190 01:10:36,841 --> 01:10:39,757 That man couldn't see me or my car. He didn't see anything. He's blind. 1191 01:10:40,714 --> 01:10:41,715 Blind? 1192 01:10:43,761 --> 01:10:45,719 I must admit, your little charade was very good. 1193 01:10:45,763 --> 01:10:48,069 The way you had him come in, sit down, offer you the matches... 1194 01:10:48,113 --> 01:10:50,376 identifying where I was standing by my voice. 1195 01:10:50,420 --> 01:10:52,813 What, makes you think he was blind, sir? 1196 01:10:52,857 --> 01:10:55,251 Did you see a blind man on the highway that day? 1197 01:10:55,816 --> 01:10:57,427 Of course not. 1198 01:10:57,470 --> 01:11:01,735 You and I both know, I was miles away from here when Carl died. 1199 01:11:01,779 --> 01:11:03,041 But, I do have a little medical training. 1200 01:11:04,651 --> 01:11:05,739 You can tell by looking at him. 1201 01:11:07,828 --> 01:11:09,177 The cast in his eyes... 1202 01:11:11,310 --> 01:11:12,616 the way he moves... 1203 01:11:14,052 --> 01:11:15,619 but don't take my word for it. 1204 01:11:24,802 --> 01:11:27,370 Read a few pages of this, will you, Mr. Morris? 1205 01:11:27,413 --> 01:11:29,285 Just start anywhere, would you please? 1206 01:11:31,852 --> 01:11:35,029 "Always pack a bulky sweater... 1207 01:11:35,073 --> 01:11:37,902 "and some heavy underwear. 1208 01:11:37,945 --> 01:11:41,688 "Even in the spring, the mountains can get pretty cold at night." 1209 01:11:44,169 --> 01:11:45,649 Here, read that. 1210 01:11:47,825 --> 01:11:51,742 "Surely it is the most beautiful of all sports." 1211 01:11:54,353 --> 01:11:56,660 The man is blind. He's blind. 1212 01:11:58,139 --> 01:11:59,010 Mr. Morris? 1213 01:12:09,977 --> 01:12:10,761 Stay. 1214 01:12:13,067 --> 01:12:15,200 That's right, Doctor, that man that you saw was blind... 1215 01:12:17,028 --> 01:12:18,029 and is blind. 1216 01:12:20,118 --> 01:12:24,252 This is Daniel Morris. That's the man that you saw on the road Monday afternoon. 1217 01:12:24,296 --> 01:12:26,342 This other man is his brother, David. 1218 01:12:29,345 --> 01:12:32,304 I'm sure you can see the problem, sir. 1219 01:12:32,348 --> 01:12:36,439 There is no way in the world that you could have assumed that this man... 1220 01:12:36,482 --> 01:12:39,442 this witness was blind unless, of course... 1221 01:12:39,485 --> 01:12:41,705 you had seen this man that day. 1222 01:12:43,359 --> 01:12:45,056 [Columbo] That's the only way you could have known. 1223 01:12:46,492 --> 01:12:47,885 Thank you.You're welcome. 1224 01:12:48,973 --> 01:12:51,889 I have an eyewitness, Dr. Collier... 1225 01:12:51,932 --> 01:12:55,022 an eyewitness that will place you at the head of the Donner driveway... 1226 01:12:55,066 --> 01:12:57,460 at 5:30 Monday afternoon. 1227 01:12:57,503 --> 01:12:59,897 But the eyewitness is not Mr. Morris. 1228 01:13:00,854 --> 01:13:02,116 The eyewitness is you.