1 00:00:03,307 --> 00:00:06,223 I mean, I believe that this is gonna make a new man out of me. 2 00:00:06,267 --> 00:00:09,226 I'm skipping beer, giving up the cigars.... 3 00:00:09,270 --> 00:00:10,836 Now she's thin again. 4 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,535 That's how he was. He wanted to do everything right now. 5 00:00:13,578 --> 00:00:15,450 Can I ask you a personal question? 6 00:00:15,493 --> 00:00:18,801 What do you do with all that money? 7 00:00:18,844 --> 00:00:20,846 What do you mean, "reputation"? 8 00:00:20,890 --> 00:00:22,631 Did your husband have any health problems? 9 00:00:22,674 --> 00:00:24,415 Get off my back, Milo. 10 00:00:24,459 --> 00:00:26,548 All right. Now, let me have my coffee first. 11 00:00:26,591 --> 00:00:27,766 He's quite a character, isn't he? 12 00:00:27,810 --> 00:00:29,203 And those cigars you smoke... 13 00:00:29,812 --> 00:00:31,074 they're gonna kill you. 14 00:00:32,423 --> 00:00:34,208 ♪[woman singing jingle on gym P.A.] 15 00:00:47,612 --> 00:00:49,179 [typewriter clacking] 16 00:00:52,226 --> 00:00:53,618 [phone ringing] 17 00:00:59,929 --> 00:01:01,757 Mr. Janus' office. 18 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:03,193 [Buddy] Hi, Jess. Buddy. 19 00:01:03,237 --> 00:01:04,281 Did I catch him in? 20 00:01:04,325 --> 00:01:05,978 You did, but he's on the other line. 21 00:01:06,022 --> 00:01:08,242 When he gets off, have him call me at the Chatsworth place. 22 00:01:08,285 --> 00:01:10,113 And, Jess, it's kind of important. 23 00:01:10,157 --> 00:01:12,115 Critical important or urgent important? 24 00:01:12,159 --> 00:01:13,421 It's both. 25 00:01:13,812 --> 00:01:15,162 Right. 26 00:01:15,205 --> 00:01:17,773 ♪[jingle continues playing on P.A.] 27 00:01:22,256 --> 00:01:23,431 [Janus] Arnold... 28 00:01:23,474 --> 00:01:25,563 don't tell me about mark-ups. 29 00:01:27,304 --> 00:01:30,786 These people paid a lot of money for a Milo Janus franchise... 30 00:01:30,829 --> 00:01:32,918 and they're going to pay a lot more to operate them. 31 00:01:32,962 --> 00:01:34,442 [Arnold] What are you telling me? 32 00:01:34,485 --> 00:01:36,008 I'm telling you... 33 00:01:36,052 --> 00:01:39,621 to raise the price to $288 a gross. Two gross minimum. 34 00:01:39,664 --> 00:01:41,536 Two gross? Where do you want the money? 35 00:01:42,276 --> 00:01:43,625 That's right, Arnold. 36 00:01:43,668 --> 00:01:45,757 I want the money deposited in my New York account. 37 00:01:45,801 --> 00:01:48,934 And, Arnold, my accountant is checking the books, so don't be late. 38 00:01:48,978 --> 00:01:50,197 All right. 39 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,373 All right, Arnold. I'll talk to you on Friday. 40 00:01:54,418 --> 00:01:55,550 [intercom buzzing] 41 00:01:56,551 --> 00:01:57,726 Yes? 42 00:01:57,769 --> 00:01:59,467 Mr. Castle called, Mr. Janus. 43 00:01:59,510 --> 00:02:01,556 He's at the Chatsworth spa. He'd like you to call him right away. 44 00:02:01,599 --> 00:02:02,992 Call him back for me, will you? 45 00:02:03,035 --> 00:02:05,299 And Jessica, don't record this one. 46 00:02:05,342 --> 00:02:06,387 Yes, sir. 47 00:02:33,414 --> 00:02:35,546 ♪[jingle playing on stereo] 48 00:02:36,721 --> 00:02:37,853 Hi, Mr. Janus. 49 00:02:37,896 --> 00:02:39,289 Hey, Charlie. How's it going? 50 00:02:39,333 --> 00:02:40,986 Not bad. [Janus] Say, you're looking good. 51 00:02:45,034 --> 00:02:46,514 He still in the office? 52 00:02:46,557 --> 00:02:48,429 He's got files all over the place. 53 00:02:48,472 --> 00:02:49,734 You want me in there with him? 54 00:02:49,778 --> 00:02:52,302 No, I think it's better if I talk to him alone. 55 00:02:52,346 --> 00:02:54,348 Milo, talking is not gonna help. 56 00:02:55,479 --> 00:02:56,480 We'll see. 57 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:01,790 Hello, Gene. 58 00:03:04,619 --> 00:03:06,229 Milo Janus. 59 00:03:07,926 --> 00:03:08,753 Milo... 60 00:03:09,885 --> 00:03:11,713 you're a thief. 61 00:03:11,756 --> 00:03:13,802 Now, what kind of a greeting is that? 62 00:03:13,845 --> 00:03:16,370 Did your boy Castle tell you to come up here? 63 00:03:16,413 --> 00:03:17,675 I thought he would. 64 00:03:18,763 --> 00:03:20,896 I should have torn his head off. 65 00:03:20,939 --> 00:03:22,245 Calm down, Gene. 66 00:03:22,289 --> 00:03:23,986 Stress is bad for your blood pressure. 67 00:03:24,029 --> 00:03:25,248 [chuckling] 68 00:03:25,292 --> 00:03:27,424 There's nothing wrong with my blood pressure. 69 00:03:28,817 --> 00:03:30,732 It's my bank account that's worrying me. 70 00:03:32,299 --> 00:03:33,822 You've got a nice racket going, Milo. 71 00:03:34,475 --> 00:03:35,780 So smooth. 72 00:03:39,306 --> 00:03:41,569 Gene, why don't you please tell me what's bothering you? 73 00:03:45,660 --> 00:03:48,619 This is what's bothering me. 74 00:03:48,663 --> 00:03:51,796 An invoice from the Green Eagle Gym Equipment Corporation. 75 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,538 $2,650. 76 00:03:54,582 --> 00:03:57,846 And I can buy the same stuff from a discount house half-price, retail. 77 00:03:58,803 --> 00:04:00,283 But not the same quality. 78 00:04:01,023 --> 00:04:03,025 Get off my back, Milo. 79 00:04:03,068 --> 00:04:04,505 You own that company. 80 00:04:05,332 --> 00:04:06,681 And... 81 00:04:06,724 --> 00:04:09,423 Sentry Office Supplies. 82 00:04:09,466 --> 00:04:11,120 And Lewis Furniture Company. 83 00:04:11,163 --> 00:04:14,384 Gene, I told you when you bought this franchise... 84 00:04:14,428 --> 00:04:16,647 that you were going to have to deal with certain suppliers. 85 00:04:16,691 --> 00:04:18,388 Now, I told you that, Gene. 86 00:04:18,432 --> 00:04:19,694 All owned by you. 87 00:04:21,652 --> 00:04:24,089 My mark-up is very small... 88 00:04:24,133 --> 00:04:26,875 but I have to maintain quality. 89 00:04:26,918 --> 00:04:28,398 That's what gives me control. 90 00:04:28,442 --> 00:04:30,444 You've got control, all right. 91 00:04:30,487 --> 00:04:31,967 In the meantime... 92 00:04:32,010 --> 00:04:34,752 I'm being bilked. 93 00:04:34,796 --> 00:04:38,365 Me and all the other suckers who plunked down $150,000... 94 00:04:38,408 --> 00:04:39,714 for one of these... 95 00:04:40,628 --> 00:04:42,804 second-rate operations. 96 00:04:44,153 --> 00:04:47,417 Where does the money go, Milo? What happens to the money? 97 00:04:47,461 --> 00:04:50,333 Advertising. Promotion. 98 00:04:50,377 --> 00:04:54,163 Every cent that I make is reinvested in the company. 99 00:04:54,206 --> 00:04:56,731 When I grow, Gene, you grow. 100 00:04:58,428 --> 00:04:59,429 Bull. 101 00:05:01,997 --> 00:05:04,782 Now, you may be able to fool those other suckers, but not me. 102 00:05:04,826 --> 00:05:06,610 No chance. 103 00:05:06,654 --> 00:05:10,135 I didn't spend 18 years as corporate controller for nothing. 104 00:05:10,179 --> 00:05:15,010 And I can smell flim-flam right down to the paper clips... 105 00:05:15,053 --> 00:05:16,664 you make me buy. 106 00:05:16,707 --> 00:05:18,143 And I'm gonna prove it. 107 00:05:18,187 --> 00:05:20,842 It's here someplace. 108 00:05:20,885 --> 00:05:23,497 And I'm gonna stay at this desk till I find it. 109 00:05:23,540 --> 00:05:26,151 I don't care if it takes a weekend, a week, a month... 110 00:05:26,195 --> 00:05:27,805 but I'm going to find it. 111 00:05:27,849 --> 00:05:29,633 Gene, I don't know what you're talking about. 112 00:05:29,677 --> 00:05:30,634 I have no secrets from you. 113 00:05:30,678 --> 00:05:31,679 Oh, really? 114 00:05:32,897 --> 00:05:33,724 How about... 115 00:05:36,074 --> 00:05:38,947 Bolingbrooke Travel Corporation, Bristol, England? 116 00:05:39,904 --> 00:05:40,949 [Gene chuckling] 117 00:05:42,907 --> 00:05:45,519 I stumbled on that almost by accident. 118 00:05:45,562 --> 00:05:48,522 That's how you're getting the funds out of the country, isn't it, Milo? 119 00:05:49,218 --> 00:05:50,393 I can smell it. 120 00:05:52,439 --> 00:05:54,528 I really don't know what you're talking about. 121 00:05:54,571 --> 00:05:55,877 [Gene] All right. 122 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,662 But when I get things put together... 123 00:05:58,706 --> 00:06:02,013 you can explain it all to the Securities and Exchange Commission. 124 00:06:02,057 --> 00:06:03,537 In the meantime... 125 00:06:03,580 --> 00:06:05,887 I'm gonna get the rest of these suckers together... 126 00:06:05,930 --> 00:06:08,890 and we're gonna start a class-action case against you. 127 00:06:08,933 --> 00:06:10,805 And between the SEC and us... 128 00:06:11,719 --> 00:06:13,024 I'm gonna hook you, Milo. 129 00:06:15,113 --> 00:06:16,985 Gene, you're working too hard. 130 00:06:17,028 --> 00:06:19,074 That's what's wrong with you. You need some rest. 131 00:06:19,117 --> 00:06:19,901 I'm serious. 132 00:06:20,684 --> 00:06:21,729 Have a nice day. 133 00:06:21,772 --> 00:06:22,773 [door closing] 134 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:26,081 Well? 135 00:06:26,124 --> 00:06:28,083 Don't worry about it. 136 00:06:28,126 --> 00:06:31,086 Look, he said he's working late, after closing. 137 00:06:31,129 --> 00:06:33,001 You want me to stick around, keep an eye on him? 138 00:06:33,044 --> 00:06:35,569 No, let him work. He won't find anything. 139 00:06:35,612 --> 00:06:38,920 And in eight months, I'm gonna be in my villa overlooking the Adriatic... 140 00:06:38,963 --> 00:06:42,184 with two million in Swiss francs to keep me warm. 141 00:06:42,227 --> 00:06:45,100 Buddy, relax, will you? You worry too much. 142 00:06:45,143 --> 00:06:47,102 To show you how much that guy bothers me... 143 00:06:47,145 --> 00:06:49,060 let's throw a little party tonight at my house. 144 00:06:49,104 --> 00:06:50,671 Invite that little girl. What's her name? 145 00:06:50,714 --> 00:06:51,802 Frieda. Invite Frieda. 146 00:06:51,846 --> 00:06:53,543 Yeah, Charlie's got us a horror film. 147 00:06:53,587 --> 00:06:54,979 X-rated and uncut. 148 00:06:56,328 --> 00:06:57,808 See you at my place, huh? 149 00:07:03,858 --> 00:07:05,860 Hey, young lady, what are you still doing here? 150 00:07:05,903 --> 00:07:07,644 I thought you'd be home by now. 151 00:07:07,688 --> 00:07:09,733 I didn't know if you'd still be needing me, sir. 152 00:07:09,777 --> 00:07:11,996 You usually call if I can go. 153 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,651 Well, I didn't call, actually, because I'm a devious man... 154 00:07:14,695 --> 00:07:16,305 and I wanted to talk to you. 155 00:07:16,348 --> 00:07:18,307 I'm having a little get-together at my place... 156 00:07:18,350 --> 00:07:20,744 and if you don't have any other plans.... 157 00:07:20,788 --> 00:07:21,832 I won't by 6:30. 158 00:07:22,703 --> 00:07:24,182 Good. 159 00:07:24,226 --> 00:07:26,707 I have to go and see Howard Parker around 7:30. 160 00:07:26,750 --> 00:07:28,796 I don't know how long that's gonna take. 161 00:07:28,839 --> 00:07:30,145 So I think it would be a good idea... 162 00:07:30,188 --> 00:07:32,190 if you filled in for me until I get there. 163 00:07:32,234 --> 00:07:34,584 You don't mind driving yourself out to the house, do you? 164 00:07:34,628 --> 00:07:35,890 I think I can handle that. 165 00:07:36,586 --> 00:07:37,587 Good. 166 00:07:48,076 --> 00:07:50,513 You know, there's one thing that bothers me about you. 167 00:07:50,557 --> 00:07:51,732 What's that? 168 00:07:51,775 --> 00:07:53,516 You're a little unsure of yourself. 169 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:54,865 I'm very unsure. 170 00:07:55,997 --> 00:07:57,738 But I'm encouraged by your response. 171 00:08:04,875 --> 00:08:06,007 Key? 172 00:08:06,050 --> 00:08:07,835 It's in the mailbox by the door. 173 00:08:08,270 --> 00:08:09,271 Right. 174 00:08:13,928 --> 00:08:15,973 I think I'll file today's tapes. 175 00:08:16,017 --> 00:08:17,322 That's all right, let me do that. 176 00:08:17,366 --> 00:08:19,324 I want you to get to the house by 8:30, okay? 177 00:08:30,335 --> 00:08:31,249 How's 8:15? 178 00:08:56,753 --> 00:08:59,974 [tape playing backwards] 179 00:09:08,939 --> 00:09:10,332 [Gene] Hi, Jessica. 180 00:09:10,375 --> 00:09:12,769 Gene Stafford. Can I speak to him? 181 00:09:16,904 --> 00:09:17,992 [tape playing backwards] 182 00:09:33,398 --> 00:09:34,965 [horn honking] 183 00:09:35,009 --> 00:09:36,140 [birds chirping] 184 00:09:39,013 --> 00:09:40,405 [Gene] Hi, Jessica. 185 00:09:40,449 --> 00:09:42,103 Gene Stafford. Can I speak to him? 186 00:11:05,534 --> 00:11:06,317 [door closing] 187 00:11:07,231 --> 00:11:08,798 Hello, Gene. 188 00:11:08,842 --> 00:11:10,191 How did you get in here? 189 00:11:12,019 --> 00:11:13,542 Well, I thought I'd stop by... 190 00:11:13,585 --> 00:11:15,718 and try and help you answer some of those questions. 191 00:11:15,762 --> 00:11:17,894 Well, I'm doing just fine without your help... 192 00:11:17,938 --> 00:11:19,026 thank you very much. 193 00:11:19,069 --> 00:11:20,505 How did you get in here? 194 00:11:20,549 --> 00:11:22,246 With the master key. 195 00:11:22,290 --> 00:11:24,988 I have one to all my franchises. Sometimes it comes in handy. 196 00:11:25,032 --> 00:11:27,121 Well, you can just help yourself right out the door. 197 00:11:30,907 --> 00:11:31,908 Bits and pieces. 198 00:11:33,605 --> 00:11:35,259 That's all I had a week ago. 199 00:11:35,303 --> 00:11:36,870 Nothing really damaging. 200 00:11:38,349 --> 00:11:40,525 But now, it's starting to all fit together. 201 00:11:40,569 --> 00:11:41,352 [chuckling] 202 00:11:42,136 --> 00:11:43,441 You're sharp, Milo. 203 00:11:44,225 --> 00:11:46,488 [chuckling] Oh, you're sharp. 204 00:11:46,531 --> 00:11:49,230 But once you wipe away all that camouflage... 205 00:11:52,450 --> 00:11:55,018 it still adds up to grand larceny. 206 00:11:57,847 --> 00:11:59,109 Grand larceny? 207 00:11:59,153 --> 00:12:01,285 Come Monday morning... 208 00:12:01,329 --> 00:12:04,462 this neat little world of yours is gonna come crushing down on your skull. 209 00:12:05,550 --> 00:12:07,465 And it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. 210 00:12:09,032 --> 00:12:10,860 That stuff will kill you, Gene. 211 00:12:10,904 --> 00:12:12,601 Oh, I'm afraid not. 212 00:12:12,644 --> 00:12:15,343 I plan to live for a long, long time. 213 00:12:16,170 --> 00:12:17,475 I'm afraid not. 214 00:12:17,954 --> 00:12:19,303 [Gene exclaiming] 215 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:57,635 ♪[music playing on stereo] [Buddy] So, anyway... 216 00:14:57,679 --> 00:14:59,637 Lennie gets me off to the side... 217 00:14:59,681 --> 00:15:02,249 and he says to me, "Buddy, what are you trying to do to me?" 218 00:15:02,292 --> 00:15:04,164 [Harry] He knew what you were trying to do. 219 00:15:04,207 --> 00:15:05,992 He just wanted to hear you admit it. 220 00:15:06,035 --> 00:15:08,733 Listen, if I had any scruples, you think I'd be in this racket? 221 00:15:08,777 --> 00:15:11,258 This is worse than that real estate deal in San Diego... 222 00:15:11,301 --> 00:15:12,520 if you can believe that. 223 00:15:14,435 --> 00:15:16,524 Hey, host! It's about time. 224 00:15:16,567 --> 00:15:18,178 Hey, I'm really sorry I'm late. How're you doing? 225 00:15:18,221 --> 00:15:20,049 When does the show start? 226 00:15:20,093 --> 00:15:21,659 Hey, Buddy was telling me how much trouble you had getting this print. 227 00:15:21,703 --> 00:15:23,444 Yeah. Hey, listen, I'm sorry I'm late. 228 00:15:23,487 --> 00:15:25,446 But you know that creep Parker? The automobile dealer? 229 00:15:25,489 --> 00:15:28,275 Yeah, well, he said he wanted to talk to me about opening a store... 230 00:15:28,318 --> 00:15:30,277 so I drove all across this town and the creep is closed. 231 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,714 Can you imagine? Driving across the town for nothing? 232 00:15:32,757 --> 00:15:34,498 I'll be with you in a minute. 233 00:15:34,542 --> 00:15:35,673 Hey, you thirsty? 234 00:15:36,805 --> 00:15:39,634 Yeah, could I have some orange juice? 235 00:15:40,504 --> 00:15:42,158 Please. Some Vitamin C. 236 00:15:42,202 --> 00:15:44,334 [guests laughing] 237 00:15:46,032 --> 00:15:47,337 [music stops playing] 238 00:15:47,381 --> 00:15:50,079 [people chattering] 239 00:16:01,482 --> 00:16:04,572 ♪[music playing in film] 240 00:16:21,676 --> 00:16:24,157 [ringing] 241 00:16:27,073 --> 00:16:28,074 Hello. 242 00:16:29,553 --> 00:16:30,511 [Jessica] Hello. 243 00:16:30,554 --> 00:16:31,860 [Gene] Hi, Jessica. 244 00:16:31,903 --> 00:16:33,427 Gene Stafford. Can I speak to him? 245 00:16:33,470 --> 00:16:35,385 Oh. Oh, yes, Mr. Stafford. Just a second. 246 00:16:43,567 --> 00:16:44,699 Who is it? 247 00:16:45,917 --> 00:16:47,484 Gene Stafford. Thank you. 248 00:16:51,140 --> 00:16:52,185 Hello, Gene. 249 00:16:52,228 --> 00:16:54,100 Where are you? 250 00:16:54,143 --> 00:16:56,406 Still at the gym? Don't you know what time it is? 251 00:16:58,147 --> 00:17:00,106 You can exercise anytime. 252 00:17:00,149 --> 00:17:01,237 We're having a party. 253 00:17:02,499 --> 00:17:04,197 Of course you're invited. 254 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,416 Change clothes and come on over. We'll be going till dawn. 255 00:17:07,591 --> 00:17:09,115 Okay, suit yourself. 256 00:17:09,158 --> 00:17:10,159 Are you alone? 257 00:17:11,465 --> 00:17:12,814 Well, take it easy. 258 00:17:12,857 --> 00:17:14,468 Don't do anything too strenuous. 259 00:17:14,511 --> 00:17:16,557 I don't want you to pass out. 260 00:17:17,688 --> 00:17:19,560 [Janus] Okay, you know what's best. 261 00:17:19,603 --> 00:17:21,518 I'll see you on Monday, huh, Gene? 262 00:17:22,476 --> 00:17:23,607 Bye. 263 00:17:25,696 --> 00:17:27,829 That guy is crazy. 264 00:17:27,872 --> 00:17:29,352 He's been working in the office all day... 265 00:17:29,396 --> 00:17:30,745 you know what he's doing now? 266 00:17:30,788 --> 00:17:32,138 He's working out in the gym. 267 00:17:32,181 --> 00:17:33,878 [all chuckling] 268 00:17:33,922 --> 00:17:36,794 He's a walking testimonial for the Milo Janus health program. 269 00:17:37,882 --> 00:17:39,797 With his gut? Are you kidding? 270 00:17:43,453 --> 00:17:45,238 [birds chirping] 271 00:18:05,823 --> 00:18:07,608 Morning.Morning, Lieutenant. 272 00:18:07,651 --> 00:18:08,739 Good morning. 273 00:18:08,783 --> 00:18:10,350 It happened last night. 274 00:18:10,393 --> 00:18:12,787 The place was closed. He decided to work out alone. 275 00:18:12,830 --> 00:18:15,224 His name is Stafford. 276 00:18:15,268 --> 00:18:17,487 All right. Now, let me have my coffee first. 277 00:18:23,493 --> 00:18:25,365 Hey, Nolan. You got this thing dusted yet? 278 00:18:25,408 --> 00:18:26,583 Yeah. All finished. 279 00:18:26,627 --> 00:18:27,628 Let's go. 280 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:31,588 [policemen chattering] 281 00:18:35,418 --> 00:18:36,202 [grunting] 282 00:18:47,387 --> 00:18:48,562 What did you say? 283 00:18:48,605 --> 00:18:50,825 You said that he was here alone... 284 00:18:50,868 --> 00:18:51,956 he decided to work out? 285 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:53,654 His name was Eugene Stafford. 286 00:18:53,697 --> 00:18:55,177 He owns the place. 287 00:18:55,221 --> 00:18:57,875 The janitor said that he worked late last night. 288 00:18:57,919 --> 00:19:01,836 Could've been an accident, a heart attack, anything. 289 00:19:01,879 --> 00:19:04,795 You know, before coffee, I'm up, I'm walking around, but I'm not awake. 290 00:19:04,839 --> 00:19:06,362 [grunting] Sure, Lieutenant. 291 00:19:06,406 --> 00:19:07,494 [policeman] Lieutenant... 292 00:19:08,364 --> 00:19:10,018 telephone call for you. 293 00:19:10,061 --> 00:19:11,715 You can take it right through that door. 294 00:19:14,718 --> 00:19:15,719 Telephone? 295 00:19:18,505 --> 00:19:19,984 Who the hell's calling me this hour? 296 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:34,912 There's a call for me. Where can I take it? 297 00:19:36,392 --> 00:19:37,915 Well, there's a phone in Stafford's office. 298 00:19:39,743 --> 00:19:41,789 Straight ahead. First door to your right. 299 00:20:07,336 --> 00:20:07,945 Hello. 300 00:20:09,338 --> 00:20:10,470 What are you doing up? 301 00:20:10,513 --> 00:20:11,775 You know what time it is? 302 00:20:12,776 --> 00:20:13,777 It's.... 303 00:20:14,648 --> 00:20:16,432 Does anybody have the time? 304 00:20:16,476 --> 00:20:17,390 [man] It's 6:30. 305 00:20:17,868 --> 00:20:18,913 It's 6:30. 306 00:20:20,523 --> 00:20:21,524 I'm not yelling. 307 00:20:23,352 --> 00:20:24,353 Who's coming? 308 00:20:26,529 --> 00:20:29,445 Wait a minute. Harry and Ethel, Norman... 309 00:20:30,577 --> 00:20:32,753 Uncle Gene, and the twins. 310 00:20:34,885 --> 00:20:36,713 Well, how would I know what to feed them? 311 00:20:36,757 --> 00:20:37,975 What did you feed them the last time? 312 00:20:39,629 --> 00:20:41,979 You want to give them spaghetti, give them spaghetti. 313 00:20:43,459 --> 00:20:44,504 Who's on a diet? 314 00:20:45,374 --> 00:20:46,984 Oh, that's ridiculous. 315 00:20:50,988 --> 00:20:52,773 Wait a minute. 316 00:20:52,816 --> 00:20:54,862 Would you be quiet for two seconds? 317 00:20:54,905 --> 00:20:56,733 I got an idea. I'll bring something back. 318 00:20:57,604 --> 00:20:58,822 Chinese, okay? 319 00:21:01,477 --> 00:21:04,480 You decide what you want, you call the place... 320 00:21:04,524 --> 00:21:06,308 and on the way home, I'll pick it up. 321 00:21:07,483 --> 00:21:09,006 That's right. 322 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:11,792 Look, I gotta go back to work. 323 00:21:13,446 --> 00:21:14,708 I'm gonna hang up. 324 00:21:16,623 --> 00:21:18,625 You can keep talking, but I'm gonna hang up. 325 00:21:20,191 --> 00:21:21,323 [chuckling] 326 00:22:23,733 --> 00:22:25,648 [people chattering] 327 00:22:27,215 --> 00:22:28,390 Hey, you. 328 00:22:32,438 --> 00:22:33,874 Hey, Charlie, what are you doing? 329 00:22:37,007 --> 00:22:41,403 Oh. Excuse me, no, I was just looking at these marks on the floor. 330 00:22:41,447 --> 00:22:42,796 This floor is recently waxed, isn't it? 331 00:22:42,839 --> 00:22:44,624 You're damn right. 332 00:22:44,667 --> 00:22:46,887 Lieutenant Columbo. I'm from the police. 333 00:22:46,930 --> 00:22:48,062 What do you do here, sir? 334 00:22:48,105 --> 00:22:50,064 I'm the custodian, Murphy. 335 00:22:50,107 --> 00:22:52,893 I'd appreciate it, Lieutenant, if you could keep these guys off the floor. 336 00:22:52,936 --> 00:22:55,722 I spent an hour last night waxing up to get rid of marks like this. 337 00:22:56,113 --> 00:22:57,114 Oh, yeah? 338 00:22:58,115 --> 00:22:59,639 What kind of marks are these? 339 00:22:59,682 --> 00:23:01,162 They're heel marks, Lieutenant. 340 00:23:01,205 --> 00:23:03,991 You cops don't care how hard a guy has to work, do you? 341 00:23:04,034 --> 00:23:05,601 You don't have to clean this floor. 342 00:23:05,645 --> 00:23:06,646 I do. 343 00:23:07,690 --> 00:23:09,736 Yeah. Look, I'm sorry about that. 344 00:23:09,779 --> 00:23:12,086 What time did you say you waxed the floor last night? 345 00:23:12,129 --> 00:23:13,740 Right after closing. 6:00. 346 00:23:15,176 --> 00:23:16,743 Are those reading glasses? 347 00:23:17,004 --> 00:23:18,222 Yeah. 348 00:23:18,266 --> 00:23:19,615 May I borrow them? 349 00:23:35,152 --> 00:23:37,677 You say no one walked on this floor after you waxed it? 350 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:39,853 Nobody except you guys and maybe Mr. Stafford. 351 00:23:39,896 --> 00:23:41,898 He was working in his office last night when I left. 352 00:23:41,942 --> 00:23:44,510 Only it wasn't him, because he was wearing sneakers... 353 00:23:44,553 --> 00:23:45,641 like you're supposed to. 354 00:23:45,685 --> 00:23:47,121 Well, listen, you're absolutely right. 355 00:23:47,164 --> 00:23:49,079 I'm gonna tell the guys to be more careful. 356 00:23:49,123 --> 00:23:50,690 Thank you. Thank you very much. 357 00:23:50,733 --> 00:23:51,734 [clearing throat] 358 00:23:52,169 --> 00:23:53,736 Oh... 359 00:23:55,042 --> 00:23:56,086 Mr. Murphy... 360 00:23:57,610 --> 00:23:58,567 could I look at your shoes? 361 00:23:58,611 --> 00:24:00,090 My shoes? 362 00:24:00,134 --> 00:24:02,092 Yeah, the bottom of your shoes. 363 00:24:02,136 --> 00:24:03,137 Oh, yeah, sure. 364 00:24:06,096 --> 00:24:07,184 Thank you very much. 365 00:24:10,666 --> 00:24:12,146 Oh... 366 00:24:12,189 --> 00:24:13,669 don't wax that until I tell you. 367 00:24:21,808 --> 00:24:23,853 [people chattering] 368 00:24:26,639 --> 00:24:28,945 Wait a minute, fellas. Excuse me. 369 00:24:33,384 --> 00:24:35,169 You find something, Lieutenant? 370 00:24:35,909 --> 00:24:37,171 May I see your shoes? 371 00:24:37,780 --> 00:24:38,825 My shoes? 372 00:24:38,868 --> 00:24:40,653 Yeah, the bottoms of your shoes. 373 00:24:43,133 --> 00:24:45,092 Black.Yeah, sure, they're black. 374 00:24:45,135 --> 00:24:46,615 Black heels. 375 00:24:46,659 --> 00:24:48,574 A lot of fellas in uniform, they wear black shoes, right? 376 00:24:48,617 --> 00:24:50,924 They all better. Why? 377 00:24:50,967 --> 00:24:53,927 Newly waxed floor, there's a bunch of brown heel marks in there. 378 00:24:53,970 --> 00:24:55,015 So? 379 00:24:55,058 --> 00:24:57,321 Anybody here have brown soles... 380 00:24:57,365 --> 00:24:58,932 or brown heels? 381 00:25:03,676 --> 00:25:04,938 No. 382 00:25:04,981 --> 00:25:07,201 Check your shoes, fellas. Any brown heels? 383 00:25:07,244 --> 00:25:08,071 No. No. 384 00:25:08,115 --> 00:25:09,638 No, Lieutenant. 385 00:25:12,728 --> 00:25:13,860 Mr. Murphy? 386 00:25:15,905 --> 00:25:16,906 Yeah. 387 00:25:16,950 --> 00:25:18,255 Mr. Stafford have a locker? 388 00:25:18,299 --> 00:25:20,214 Sure.I'd like to see it. 389 00:25:20,257 --> 00:25:21,650 Right this way, Lieutenant. 390 00:25:23,957 --> 00:25:25,001 Okay, take him on out. 391 00:25:36,099 --> 00:25:36,926 This is it. 392 00:25:42,323 --> 00:25:43,324 It's locked. 393 00:25:46,066 --> 00:25:47,894 How come it's locked? 394 00:25:47,937 --> 00:25:50,374 Maybe he didn't want nobody to take anything, Lieutenant. 395 00:25:50,418 --> 00:25:51,854 But you said he was here alone. 396 00:25:51,898 --> 00:25:52,899 He was. 397 00:25:55,031 --> 00:25:56,903 He was certainly a very careful man. 398 00:25:58,469 --> 00:25:59,862 Can you open it? 399 00:25:59,906 --> 00:26:01,298 Sure. I got a master key right here. 400 00:26:03,170 --> 00:26:05,694 I guess because Mr. Stafford was working late last night... 401 00:26:05,738 --> 00:26:07,261 you didn't clean his office? 402 00:26:07,304 --> 00:26:09,306 No, I figured since he was still here when I left... 403 00:26:09,350 --> 00:26:11,395 that I'd get it in the morning. 404 00:26:11,439 --> 00:26:13,746 The stain on his rug, the rug in his office... 405 00:26:13,789 --> 00:26:15,225 what is that, coffee? 406 00:26:15,269 --> 00:26:16,749 What stain? 407 00:26:16,792 --> 00:26:18,141 That rug's only five weeks old. 408 00:26:21,797 --> 00:26:23,277 Be careful, don't touch anything. 409 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:24,974 I want to dust these for prints. 410 00:26:42,339 --> 00:26:43,166 Brown heels. 411 00:26:43,732 --> 00:26:45,212 Brown heels. 412 00:26:45,255 --> 00:26:47,170 That's very good, Lieutenant. 413 00:26:47,214 --> 00:26:48,781 They're brown, all right. 414 00:26:58,355 --> 00:27:01,837 Oh, Lieutenant, we checked all the windows and doors and everything. 415 00:27:01,881 --> 00:27:03,317 There's no sign of forced entry. 416 00:27:03,360 --> 00:27:04,753 Did you find a key on him? 417 00:27:04,797 --> 00:27:07,669 Yeah. Locker room key next to his body on the floor. 418 00:27:08,365 --> 00:27:09,715 Doc, you got a minute? 419 00:27:15,198 --> 00:27:16,460 How did he die? 420 00:27:16,504 --> 00:27:18,462 Strictly unofficial? 421 00:27:18,506 --> 00:27:20,900 On my mother's eyes. 422 00:27:20,943 --> 00:27:24,120 I'd say he was probably exercising with that barbell... 423 00:27:24,164 --> 00:27:26,296 it slipped, came crashing down on his neck... 424 00:27:26,340 --> 00:27:27,863 and crushed his windpipe. 425 00:27:27,907 --> 00:27:29,386 You're sure? 426 00:27:29,430 --> 00:27:31,519 Well, I'm sure his windpipe was crushed. 427 00:27:31,562 --> 00:27:34,000 But who knows? Maybe he died of a coronary first. 428 00:27:34,043 --> 00:27:35,262 Right. 429 00:27:35,305 --> 00:27:37,046 Maybe he was poisoned. 430 00:27:37,090 --> 00:27:38,395 Poisoned? 431 00:27:38,439 --> 00:27:41,529 He sent out for some Chinese food last night. 432 00:27:41,572 --> 00:27:45,707 Yes, well, maybe some local tong had it in for him. 433 00:27:45,751 --> 00:27:49,102 Or the delivery boy. Or maybe he just died of overeating. 434 00:27:49,145 --> 00:27:50,756 What are you trying to tell me? 435 00:27:50,799 --> 00:27:53,323 Yeah, well, I'm trying to tell you to wait for the autopsy. 436 00:29:13,012 --> 00:29:14,448 Yes? 437 00:29:14,491 --> 00:29:15,797 I'm looking for... 438 00:29:17,016 --> 00:29:19,845 a Milo Janus. 439 00:29:19,888 --> 00:29:20,715 Are you sure? 440 00:29:21,672 --> 00:29:23,457 Am I sure what, ma'am? 441 00:29:23,500 --> 00:29:25,851 You sounded as if you weren't sure who you were looking for. 442 00:29:25,894 --> 00:29:27,591 Milo Janus. Sure. 443 00:29:27,635 --> 00:29:28,810 Oh, yeah. 444 00:29:28,854 --> 00:29:31,073 Well, this is his house. 445 00:29:31,117 --> 00:29:32,988 No, I was just thinking about something else. 446 00:29:36,383 --> 00:29:38,472 Lieutenant Columbo, Police. 447 00:29:38,515 --> 00:29:39,952 I see, Lieutenant. Come in. 448 00:29:46,567 --> 00:29:47,960 Milo's not here right now. 449 00:29:48,003 --> 00:29:49,831 He's down at the beach, running. 450 00:29:50,614 --> 00:29:51,833 Running? Oh, sure. 451 00:29:52,834 --> 00:29:54,531 He must do a lot of that. 452 00:29:59,885 --> 00:30:02,365 Mrs. Janus? 453 00:30:03,758 --> 00:30:05,716 I'm Jessica Conroy. 454 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:07,544 Mr. Janus' secretary. 455 00:30:07,588 --> 00:30:08,371 Ah, yes. 456 00:30:08,894 --> 00:30:09,851 I see. 457 00:30:18,468 --> 00:30:20,470 Can I ask you a personal question? 458 00:30:23,604 --> 00:30:24,866 You don't have to answer. 459 00:30:27,695 --> 00:30:28,696 So, ask. 460 00:30:33,788 --> 00:30:35,746 How old is Mr. Janus? 461 00:30:35,790 --> 00:30:38,662 'Cause I got a friend, he swears he's 51. 462 00:30:39,620 --> 00:30:40,490 He's 53. 463 00:30:42,928 --> 00:30:44,059 Fifty-three! 464 00:30:45,844 --> 00:30:47,106 Oh, that's fantastic. 465 00:30:47,933 --> 00:30:49,499 And that's from the exercising? 466 00:30:49,543 --> 00:30:50,544 Yeah. 467 00:30:52,241 --> 00:30:54,069 I would've bet he wasn't 35. 468 00:30:58,073 --> 00:30:59,422 Remarkable. 469 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:05,733 Oh, hi. Milo, this is Lieutenant.... 470 00:31:05,776 --> 00:31:07,648 Columbo. Columbo. 471 00:31:07,691 --> 00:31:09,780 How do you do, Lieutenant? Pleasure, nice meeting you. 472 00:31:10,781 --> 00:31:12,522 We were just.... 473 00:31:12,566 --> 00:31:15,743 I was remarking to your secretary what fantastic shape you're in. 474 00:31:15,786 --> 00:31:17,527 Oh, thank you very much. 475 00:31:17,571 --> 00:31:20,095 Anybody can do it, if they're willing to put some effort into it. 476 00:31:20,139 --> 00:31:23,055 Fresh air, exercise, proper diet... 477 00:31:23,098 --> 00:31:25,144 that's the key to good health and long life. 478 00:31:25,187 --> 00:31:27,102 I gotta tell you what a pleasure it is to meet you. 479 00:31:27,973 --> 00:31:29,757 Your television show... 480 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:30,758 saved my marriage. 481 00:31:30,801 --> 00:31:32,064 Oh? 482 00:31:32,107 --> 00:31:34,240 My wife, always a very happy woman... 483 00:31:34,283 --> 00:31:36,720 last summer, she suddenly started getting depressed. 484 00:31:36,764 --> 00:31:38,679 Started to think she was getting too fat. 485 00:31:38,722 --> 00:31:40,202 And when she's depressed, that's bad... 486 00:31:40,246 --> 00:31:42,248 because all she wants to do is eat. 487 00:31:42,291 --> 00:31:43,989 Lasagna. Rigatoni. 488 00:31:44,032 --> 00:31:45,991 And the more she ate, the fatter she got. 489 00:31:46,034 --> 00:31:47,949 Exactly. 490 00:31:47,993 --> 00:31:50,952 Now, a couple of months ago, she started watching your television show... 491 00:31:50,996 --> 00:31:52,562 the one with the exercise. 492 00:31:52,606 --> 00:31:53,781 She got involved... 493 00:31:53,824 --> 00:31:55,130 every day. 494 00:31:55,174 --> 00:31:56,784 On her back... 495 00:31:56,827 --> 00:31:58,220 kicking her legs. 496 00:31:58,264 --> 00:32:00,744 You know, from the waist, down, up... 497 00:32:00,788 --> 00:32:01,832 down, up. 498 00:32:01,876 --> 00:32:03,008 Now she's thin again. 499 00:32:04,966 --> 00:32:06,750 Well, she was never exactly thin. 500 00:32:07,795 --> 00:32:08,970 I wouldn't let her... 501 00:32:09,014 --> 00:32:11,625 because I happen to like a woman that.... 502 00:32:11,668 --> 00:32:13,975 Well, you know, that's something else... 503 00:32:14,019 --> 00:32:16,717 but the thing is that she got all wrapped up in these exercises... 504 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,806 so she forgot to be depressed. 505 00:32:18,849 --> 00:32:20,677 So she didn't eat so much. 506 00:32:20,721 --> 00:32:22,114 But, you know, I gotta tell you this... 507 00:32:22,157 --> 00:32:23,854 the things that she's been buying... 508 00:32:23,898 --> 00:32:25,595 I wouldn't eat much of that, either. 509 00:32:25,639 --> 00:32:27,510 Those soybeans, the wheat germ... 510 00:32:27,554 --> 00:32:30,078 not that it's not good for you. 511 00:32:30,122 --> 00:32:32,559 You know, I'm sure it's terrific... 512 00:32:32,602 --> 00:32:34,213 but, see, I happen to like a bowl of chili... 513 00:32:34,256 --> 00:32:36,084 I like a rare steak now and then-- 514 00:32:36,128 --> 00:32:38,130 Lieutenant, I'm sure you didn't come all the way out here... 515 00:32:38,173 --> 00:32:39,653 to discuss your eating habits. Hmm? 516 00:32:40,784 --> 00:32:43,309 No, sir. As a matter of fact, I didn't. 517 00:32:43,352 --> 00:32:45,267 Maybe I'm just trying to avoid it... 518 00:32:45,311 --> 00:32:47,095 because I don't have pleasant news. 519 00:32:48,618 --> 00:32:50,969 I believe you knew a Mr. Eugene Stafford. 520 00:32:51,708 --> 00:32:53,275 Knew? 521 00:32:53,319 --> 00:32:55,016 Yes, sir. I'm afraid he's dead. 522 00:32:55,060 --> 00:32:56,017 Oh, no. 523 00:32:58,237 --> 00:32:59,194 I'm sorry, ma'am. 524 00:33:00,761 --> 00:33:02,545 Gene, dead. 525 00:33:04,808 --> 00:33:05,984 How, Lieutenant? 526 00:33:07,637 --> 00:33:09,857 He was alone last night in the gym and-- 527 00:33:09,900 --> 00:33:11,076 He had an attack. 528 00:33:12,077 --> 00:33:13,034 I knew it. 529 00:33:14,949 --> 00:33:16,037 What do you mean? 530 00:33:16,081 --> 00:33:17,343 I said to him last night... 531 00:33:17,386 --> 00:33:19,258 not to try to do too much too quickly... 532 00:33:19,301 --> 00:33:20,868 without supervision. 533 00:33:20,911 --> 00:33:22,435 You spoke to him last night? 534 00:33:22,478 --> 00:33:24,567 Yeah. He called me last night from the gym around.... 535 00:33:25,307 --> 00:33:26,874 What time was it, Jessica? 536 00:33:27,962 --> 00:33:29,790 I don't know. 537 00:33:30,704 --> 00:33:32,662 A little after 9:00, I think. 538 00:33:32,706 --> 00:33:34,577 I better write this down. 539 00:33:41,019 --> 00:33:42,759 What time did you say that was? 540 00:33:42,803 --> 00:33:43,760 A little after 9:00. 541 00:33:44,892 --> 00:33:47,068 And what did he say, exactly? 542 00:33:47,112 --> 00:33:49,375 Did he sound as though he were alone? 543 00:33:49,418 --> 00:33:51,594 As a matter of fact, Lieutenant, he said he was alone. 544 00:33:51,638 --> 00:33:54,293 You know, this is all so senseless. 545 00:33:54,336 --> 00:33:58,297 I warned him against working out heavily without proper supervision. 546 00:33:58,340 --> 00:34:00,821 A man his age, you know, it's not a good idea. 547 00:34:00,864 --> 00:34:02,388 I asked him to come over to the party... 548 00:34:02,431 --> 00:34:04,999 but he said he'd already changed into his gym clothing. 549 00:34:05,043 --> 00:34:07,262 He was gonna work out for about a half hour and then go home. 550 00:34:07,306 --> 00:34:09,873 A man his age... 551 00:34:09,917 --> 00:34:11,919 sitting around for years, getting fat and flabby... 552 00:34:11,962 --> 00:34:14,052 and then he suddenly realized how he's abused his body... 553 00:34:15,314 --> 00:34:18,230 tries to correct it just like that. 554 00:34:18,273 --> 00:34:20,232 That's why he had that heart attack, Lieutenant. 555 00:34:22,234 --> 00:34:25,063 Well, we're not sure of that. 556 00:34:25,106 --> 00:34:27,630 All we know is that he was working out with a barbell. 557 00:34:28,805 --> 00:34:30,068 He could've collapsed. 558 00:34:30,981 --> 00:34:32,766 Or it could've slipped. 559 00:34:34,811 --> 00:34:37,727 But it fell on his neck and crushed his windpipe. 560 00:34:37,771 --> 00:34:39,642 Oh, my God. 561 00:34:39,686 --> 00:34:40,817 I'm sorry, ma'am. 562 00:34:41,818 --> 00:34:43,124 Perhaps you'd like to sit down. 563 00:34:43,168 --> 00:34:45,387 Oh, no, I'll be all right. 564 00:34:45,431 --> 00:34:49,261 Why don't you change clothes? We have to be at the office at 10:00 anyway. 565 00:34:49,304 --> 00:34:51,828 All right. Yes, I'll do that. 566 00:34:54,179 --> 00:34:56,094 I won't take up any more of your time, sir. 567 00:34:57,791 --> 00:34:58,792 Thank you very much. 568 00:35:02,012 --> 00:35:04,276 Boy, that must have hurt like the devil. 569 00:35:05,277 --> 00:35:07,279 What's that? That burn mark. 570 00:35:07,322 --> 00:35:09,150 That is a burn mark, isn't it? 571 00:35:09,194 --> 00:35:10,847 Yeah, that's a burn mark. 572 00:35:10,891 --> 00:35:12,980 Yeah... 573 00:35:13,023 --> 00:35:16,375 I accidentally put my hand under the hot water this morning while I was shaving. 574 00:35:16,418 --> 00:35:19,334 Yeah, they hurt like the devil. 575 00:35:19,378 --> 00:35:21,031 Yeah, the last time that happened to me... 576 00:35:21,075 --> 00:35:22,816 I spilled some hot coffee on myself. 577 00:35:25,035 --> 00:35:27,690 That's what happens, you know. You don't think what you're doing. 578 00:35:29,214 --> 00:35:30,345 Oh, one more thing, sir. 579 00:35:30,389 --> 00:35:33,218 I went out to see Mr. Stafford.... 580 00:35:33,261 --> 00:35:36,177 I understood he was married, but there was no one else there in the house. 581 00:35:36,221 --> 00:35:38,310 Gene and Ruth have been separated for months. 582 00:35:38,353 --> 00:35:42,879 She's living at the Crestlane Apartments in Beverly Hills, Lieutenant. 583 00:35:57,894 --> 00:35:59,287 [sighing] 584 00:35:59,331 --> 00:36:01,333 Lieutenant, I really don't know how I can help you. 585 00:36:03,073 --> 00:36:05,075 First I knew about Gene's death... 586 00:36:05,119 --> 00:36:08,078 was when a man from your department came by this morning. 587 00:36:08,122 --> 00:36:10,211 Yes, ma'am. And I'm terribly sorry for your loss. 588 00:36:11,038 --> 00:36:12,039 Oh. 589 00:36:13,910 --> 00:36:17,218 Well, I'm not so sure I lost Gene last night. I mean... 590 00:36:17,262 --> 00:36:19,351 maybe it was a few months ago, a few years ago. 591 00:36:21,309 --> 00:36:26,749 You see, last September, when our son Robbie went off to school... 592 00:36:26,793 --> 00:36:30,362 it was the first time that Gene and I had been alone together in 18 years... 593 00:36:30,405 --> 00:36:33,887 and we found that we didn't really have a lot to say to each other. 594 00:36:34,322 --> 00:36:35,758 Well, that happens. 595 00:36:36,542 --> 00:36:38,196 It does. You're sure that.... 596 00:36:39,284 --> 00:36:40,198 Sit down, then. 597 00:36:40,241 --> 00:36:41,199 Thank you. 598 00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:48,118 Well, now... 599 00:36:50,382 --> 00:36:52,384 what can I do for you? 600 00:36:52,427 --> 00:36:55,778 I was wondering, ma'am... 601 00:36:55,822 --> 00:36:57,780 did your husband have any health problems? 602 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:00,218 Blood pressure... 603 00:37:00,261 --> 00:37:01,219 heart condition... 604 00:37:02,045 --> 00:37:03,221 anything like that? 605 00:37:03,264 --> 00:37:05,832 I mean, not that I know of. 606 00:37:07,137 --> 00:37:09,444 Lieutenant, I'm really curious. 607 00:37:10,010 --> 00:37:11,968 When... 608 00:37:12,012 --> 00:37:14,232 one of your men came by this morning... 609 00:37:14,275 --> 00:37:18,192 he said that Gene had been killed by a weight falling on him or something. 610 00:37:21,195 --> 00:37:24,807 Well, we'll know more after the autopsy. 611 00:37:24,851 --> 00:37:28,158 I was wondering, do you know of anybody that your husband had problems with? 612 00:37:28,202 --> 00:37:30,509 Personal problems or business problems? 613 00:37:30,552 --> 00:37:32,598 [laughing] Oh, yes. 614 00:37:32,641 --> 00:37:36,993 I mean, between Milo Janus and me, he didn't have anything but problems. 615 00:37:37,037 --> 00:37:39,126 And what kind of a problem did he have with Mr. Janus? 616 00:37:40,649 --> 00:37:42,999 Business. I mean, he was just very upset... 617 00:37:43,043 --> 00:37:45,393 by the way business was going. 618 00:37:45,437 --> 00:37:48,570 And our lawyers were negotiating a property settlement... 619 00:37:48,614 --> 00:37:51,834 and when talk came up about the health spa... 620 00:37:51,878 --> 00:37:54,446 I understood Gene was gonna sell it as quickly as possible. 621 00:37:56,012 --> 00:37:57,971 Why are you asking me all this? 622 00:37:58,014 --> 00:38:00,278 Gene's death was accidental, wasn't it? 623 00:38:00,321 --> 00:38:02,454 Well, it certainly appears that way, yes, ma'am. 624 00:38:02,497 --> 00:38:05,283 But you don't think so, huh? 625 00:38:05,326 --> 00:38:07,937 Oh, I don't think anything at this point. It's too early. 626 00:38:07,981 --> 00:38:10,157 Well, if you're looking for a motive... 627 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:11,419 I certainly had one. 628 00:38:13,378 --> 00:38:16,032 I gave Gene everything. He gave me nothing back. 629 00:38:16,076 --> 00:38:18,470 I should be bitter. I'm not. I loved him. 630 00:38:18,513 --> 00:38:21,037 And I don't have an alibi for last night. 631 00:38:21,081 --> 00:38:23,039 Well, I wasn't gonna ask you anything like that, ma'am. 632 00:38:23,083 --> 00:38:24,084 Oh. 633 00:38:25,477 --> 00:38:27,305 Well, thank you very much. 634 00:38:27,348 --> 00:38:28,349 You've been very helpful. 635 00:38:28,393 --> 00:38:29,394 Sure. 636 00:38:34,355 --> 00:38:36,183 Oh, there is one other thing. 637 00:38:36,226 --> 00:38:38,577 How did your husband get involved with Mr. Janus? 638 00:38:38,620 --> 00:38:39,578 I don't know what you mean. 639 00:38:39,621 --> 00:38:41,188 Well, how did they meet? 640 00:38:41,231 --> 00:38:42,450 Have they been friends long? 641 00:38:42,494 --> 00:38:45,366 No. No, they haven't, and they met... 642 00:38:45,410 --> 00:38:46,933 just a few months ago... 643 00:38:46,976 --> 00:38:49,239 at a party given by Buddy Castle. He's a mutual friend. 644 00:38:50,415 --> 00:38:52,417 Thank you. Sure. 645 00:38:52,460 --> 00:38:54,114 Oh, I almost forgot. 646 00:38:54,157 --> 00:38:55,333 Maybe you can help me. 647 00:38:56,072 --> 00:38:57,247 Who is Lacey? 648 00:38:57,683 --> 00:38:59,902 Lacey? 649 00:38:59,946 --> 00:39:02,427 Yes, I noticed several entries in your husband's calendar. 650 00:39:02,470 --> 00:39:04,080 "Speak to Lacey. Call Lacey." 651 00:39:04,124 --> 00:39:05,517 But there was no phone number. 652 00:39:08,041 --> 00:39:09,042 No? 653 00:39:11,740 --> 00:39:13,176 Wait, yeah. 654 00:39:15,222 --> 00:39:17,616 When Gene was working for Tricon Industries... 655 00:39:17,659 --> 00:39:19,618 there was a man named Lacey. 656 00:39:20,532 --> 00:39:21,533 Lewis Lacey. 657 00:39:22,098 --> 00:39:23,404 Lewis? 658 00:39:23,448 --> 00:39:25,537 L-e-w or L-o-u? 659 00:39:25,580 --> 00:39:27,060 [laughing] I don't know. 660 00:39:27,103 --> 00:39:28,627 I mean, might not even be the same man. 661 00:39:28,670 --> 00:39:30,455 Lewis Lacey.Right. 662 00:39:30,498 --> 00:39:32,021 Thank you. Sure. 663 00:39:47,385 --> 00:39:48,168 [seagulls cawing] 664 00:39:51,563 --> 00:39:54,348 ♪ With a knick-knack, paddy whack ♪ 665 00:39:54,392 --> 00:39:56,916 ♪ Throw the dog a bone 666 00:39:58,308 --> 00:40:00,485 ♪ This old man is going home ♪ 667 00:40:00,528 --> 00:40:04,053 ♪ Oh, this old man, he played two ♪ 668 00:40:05,185 --> 00:40:08,144 ♪ He played knick-knack on my shoe ♪ 669 00:40:09,407 --> 00:40:10,233 ♪ With a.... 670 00:40:20,069 --> 00:40:21,157 Mr. Janus! 671 00:40:23,508 --> 00:40:25,248 Mr. Janus! 672 00:40:29,514 --> 00:40:31,080 Mr. Janus! 673 00:40:34,693 --> 00:40:36,085 [Columbo] Mr. Janus... 674 00:40:36,521 --> 00:40:39,219 I stopped by your place. 675 00:40:39,262 --> 00:40:41,917 Your housekeeper told me you were down here swimming. 676 00:40:41,961 --> 00:40:43,528 Twenty minutes a day. 677 00:40:43,571 --> 00:40:45,443 You ought to try it, Columbo. 678 00:40:46,444 --> 00:40:47,619 I'm afraid not, sir. 679 00:40:47,662 --> 00:40:49,490 I can't swim. 680 00:40:49,534 --> 00:40:51,100 I don't even like a deep tub. 681 00:40:52,450 --> 00:40:54,103 What can I do for you? 682 00:40:54,147 --> 00:40:57,280 Well, I just want to check a few things out, sir. 683 00:41:00,370 --> 00:41:03,939 We found that the autopsy report... 684 00:41:03,983 --> 00:41:05,158 confirmed what we originally thought. 685 00:41:05,201 --> 00:41:06,942 There's no question about it... 686 00:41:06,986 --> 00:41:08,727 that Mr. Stafford died of suffocation... 687 00:41:08,770 --> 00:41:10,946 when his windpipe got crushed. 688 00:41:10,990 --> 00:41:12,295 That doesn't surprise you, does it? 689 00:41:12,339 --> 00:41:15,516 No, sir. 690 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:19,564 But they did find out something else and that bothers me. 691 00:41:19,607 --> 00:41:23,698 It seems as though Mr. Stafford sent out for a large meal around 7:30. 692 00:41:23,742 --> 00:41:24,960 Chinese. 693 00:41:25,483 --> 00:41:26,527 Chinese? 694 00:41:26,571 --> 00:41:27,528 Yes, sir. 695 00:41:29,138 --> 00:41:31,053 He ordered some egg foo yung... 696 00:41:31,097 --> 00:41:33,316 and he had some egg rolls... 697 00:41:34,143 --> 00:41:35,580 barbecued spare ribs... 698 00:41:35,623 --> 00:41:36,972 pork fried rice. 699 00:41:37,016 --> 00:41:38,191 Slow poison. 700 00:41:38,757 --> 00:41:40,585 I guess he was hungry. 701 00:41:40,628 --> 00:41:43,152 He told the delivery boy he was hungry. 702 00:41:43,196 --> 00:41:46,025 Apparently, he'd been working at his desk all day and he skipped lunch. 703 00:41:46,068 --> 00:41:47,113 So what? 704 00:41:47,156 --> 00:41:48,549 Well... 705 00:41:48,593 --> 00:41:51,770 I happened to be reading this book of yours... 706 00:41:51,813 --> 00:41:55,034 The Milo Janus Guide to Health and Fitness... 707 00:41:55,077 --> 00:41:58,124 and.... Incidentally, it is a terrific book. 708 00:41:58,167 --> 00:41:59,560 But it says in here somewhere... 709 00:41:59,604 --> 00:42:02,694 that strenuous exercise after you eat is very bad. 710 00:42:02,737 --> 00:42:04,347 That's right, Lieutenant. 711 00:42:06,785 --> 00:42:09,265 Don't you think that's strange, sir? 712 00:42:09,309 --> 00:42:13,226 That Mr. Stafford would eat a huge meal... 713 00:42:13,269 --> 00:42:18,666 and a half hour or so later work out with a huge barbell? 714 00:42:18,710 --> 00:42:21,539 No, not really, Lieutenant. Not knowing Gene. 715 00:42:21,582 --> 00:42:24,237 That's how he was. He wanted to do everything right now. 716 00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:26,587 Forget about the rules. 717 00:42:26,631 --> 00:42:29,590 Lieutenant, look, I've got an appointment in about an hour. 718 00:42:29,634 --> 00:42:32,332 Well, there's just a couple of other things that I'd like to ask you. 719 00:42:33,463 --> 00:42:35,378 All right, well... 720 00:42:35,422 --> 00:42:37,772 why don't you ask me the questions while I continue my workout, huh? 721 00:42:37,816 --> 00:42:39,208 Yes, sir. Certainly. Good. 722 00:42:43,212 --> 00:42:44,213 Come on, Lieutenant. 723 00:42:45,475 --> 00:42:47,042 Get those knees up. That's it. 724 00:42:48,435 --> 00:42:49,218 Come on. 725 00:42:55,747 --> 00:42:58,053 30 minutes a day, Columbo. That's all. 726 00:42:58,097 --> 00:42:59,185 You'll be a new man. 727 00:43:06,192 --> 00:43:08,237 [panting] 728 00:43:14,417 --> 00:43:15,505 I'm out of shape, sir. 729 00:43:18,726 --> 00:43:20,815 No question. 730 00:43:20,859 --> 00:43:22,077 And those cigars you smoke... 731 00:43:23,470 --> 00:43:24,689 they're gonna kill you. 732 00:43:29,171 --> 00:43:30,172 Yes, sir. 733 00:43:31,609 --> 00:43:33,523 I tell you, that's how I feel right now. 734 00:43:34,916 --> 00:43:37,179 Said you had some questions. 735 00:43:37,789 --> 00:43:39,181 Yes, sir. 736 00:43:39,529 --> 00:43:40,748 I.... 737 00:43:42,445 --> 00:43:43,838 I just want to catch my breath. 738 00:43:45,274 --> 00:43:46,841 Well, you go ahead. 739 00:43:46,885 --> 00:43:48,451 I can split my concentration. 740 00:43:50,758 --> 00:43:52,151 So whenever you're ready... 741 00:43:52,847 --> 00:43:54,283 you just go ahead, huh? 742 00:44:19,265 --> 00:44:20,745 Well... 743 00:44:20,788 --> 00:44:21,659 yes, when I'm ready. 744 00:44:23,835 --> 00:44:25,793 Oh, I wanted to ask you... 745 00:44:25,837 --> 00:44:28,666 about a Mr. Castle. 746 00:44:29,710 --> 00:44:30,842 Who? 747 00:44:34,497 --> 00:44:36,369 Mr. Castle. Buddy Castle. 748 00:44:36,412 --> 00:44:37,283 Oh, Buddy. Sure. 749 00:44:43,768 --> 00:44:46,161 You must have known him a long time. 750 00:44:46,205 --> 00:44:48,163 Yeah, Buddy and I go way back. 751 00:44:50,731 --> 00:44:52,167 He's quite a character, isn't he? 752 00:44:54,909 --> 00:44:56,171 How's that, Lieutenant? 753 00:44:58,826 --> 00:45:00,436 Well, what I mean, sir, is.... 754 00:45:03,918 --> 00:45:05,877 Well, I understand he's got quite a reputation. 755 00:45:09,532 --> 00:45:11,491 What do you mean, "reputation"? 756 00:45:11,534 --> 00:45:12,927 Well, what I mean, sir, is... 757 00:45:13,711 --> 00:45:15,234 he has a record. 758 00:45:20,848 --> 00:45:22,241 A criminal record. 759 00:45:24,765 --> 00:45:25,548 You knew about that? 760 00:45:27,420 --> 00:45:28,203 Yeah. 761 00:45:30,031 --> 00:45:31,903 Three years' probation... 762 00:45:33,556 --> 00:45:35,384 for a fraud conviction in Florida. 763 00:45:36,385 --> 00:45:38,300 Eleven years ago. 764 00:45:38,344 --> 00:45:40,825 I know everything I'm supposed to know about people I deal with, Columbo. 765 00:45:40,868 --> 00:45:42,348 Let me tell you something. 766 00:45:42,391 --> 00:45:43,871 Buddy is no thief. 767 00:45:45,394 --> 00:45:47,396 He's a victim of circumstances. 768 00:45:50,486 --> 00:45:52,532 Well... 769 00:45:52,575 --> 00:45:55,274 the circumstances, sir, at least as far as I understand them... 770 00:45:56,449 --> 00:45:58,538 are that... 771 00:45:58,581 --> 00:46:02,585 he and his partners, they stole nearly $400,000... 772 00:46:02,629 --> 00:46:04,631 from some unsuspecting investors. 773 00:46:04,674 --> 00:46:05,937 It was an oil speculation. 774 00:46:05,980 --> 00:46:07,634 Some partners. 775 00:46:07,677 --> 00:46:09,897 They're the ones that should have gone to jail. 776 00:46:09,941 --> 00:46:11,812 Buddy was an innocent bystander... 777 00:46:13,466 --> 00:46:15,381 and I'm happy to have given him a break. 778 00:46:15,947 --> 00:46:18,384 Well, that's wonderful. 779 00:46:18,427 --> 00:46:20,908 I mean, wonderful that a man in your position would take that attitude. 780 00:46:23,998 --> 00:46:25,521 I don't care what people think. 781 00:46:27,741 --> 00:46:29,438 Buddy is as honest as I am. 782 00:46:30,788 --> 00:46:31,789 Yes, sir. 783 00:46:33,834 --> 00:46:36,489 You want a shoelace or something? 784 00:46:36,532 --> 00:46:39,013 Oh, no, sir. I think this will.... I'll get this, thank you. 785 00:46:42,669 --> 00:46:44,062 It'll be good... 786 00:46:44,105 --> 00:46:45,890 if I can get the knot through the hole. 787 00:46:45,933 --> 00:46:48,806 I got the knot too low. I don't know if I can get it through here. 788 00:46:48,849 --> 00:46:50,285 Lieutenant. 789 00:46:50,677 --> 00:46:51,460 Yes, sir? 790 00:46:52,897 --> 00:46:54,376 Can I ask you a question? 791 00:46:55,116 --> 00:46:56,814 Yes, sir. 792 00:46:58,467 --> 00:46:59,338 Why are you here? 793 00:47:00,426 --> 00:47:01,427 Sir? 794 00:47:03,081 --> 00:47:05,735 Why are you here? Why are you sitting there in that chair... 795 00:47:05,779 --> 00:47:07,563 asking me these questions? 796 00:47:07,607 --> 00:47:09,478 Gene Stafford slipped. 797 00:47:09,522 --> 00:47:11,524 He fell. He died. 798 00:47:11,567 --> 00:47:13,874 Unfortunate, yes... 799 00:47:13,918 --> 00:47:17,573 but just an unfortunate accident, nothing more. 800 00:47:17,617 --> 00:47:19,967 Well, you see, sir, we're not really certain of that yet. 801 00:47:21,839 --> 00:47:23,666 Oh, you mean that... 802 00:47:23,710 --> 00:47:26,974 maybe the egg foo yung he ate just before he exercised? 803 00:47:31,849 --> 00:47:34,068 No, sir, it was the scuff marks, really. 804 00:47:34,112 --> 00:47:35,591 Scuff marks? 805 00:47:35,635 --> 00:47:36,418 Yes, sir. 806 00:47:36,941 --> 00:47:39,030 You see... 807 00:47:39,073 --> 00:47:41,423 we found these scuff marks there on the.... 808 00:47:44,122 --> 00:47:45,906 I'll be a son of a gun. 809 00:47:45,950 --> 00:47:49,475 I remember when I was a kid, my grandfather... 810 00:47:49,518 --> 00:47:52,608 he had a piece of furniture, it was exactly like this. 811 00:47:52,652 --> 00:47:54,567 Your grandfather must have been a very wealthy man. 812 00:47:54,610 --> 00:47:56,612 This piece is over 200 years old. 813 00:47:56,656 --> 00:47:59,006 Well, that sounds right. My grandfather, he only had old furniture. 814 00:47:59,050 --> 00:48:00,965 You know, he didn't believe in buying new. 815 00:48:01,008 --> 00:48:02,662 Just like this. 816 00:48:02,705 --> 00:48:04,359 There was a mirror here... 817 00:48:04,403 --> 00:48:05,491 and on this side-- 818 00:48:05,534 --> 00:48:06,884 Would you like to sit down? 819 00:48:07,885 --> 00:48:09,538 Oh, yes. Sorry. 820 00:48:11,758 --> 00:48:13,455 And a mirror on that side. 821 00:48:13,499 --> 00:48:15,109 What about those scuff marks? 822 00:48:17,068 --> 00:48:19,548 Oh, the scuff marks. Right. Gee, I almost forgot. 823 00:48:20,985 --> 00:48:21,942 What about them? 824 00:48:21,986 --> 00:48:23,726 Oh, yeah... 825 00:48:23,770 --> 00:48:26,381 on a newly waxed gym floor, scuff marks. 826 00:48:26,947 --> 00:48:29,036 Yeah?Brown ones. 827 00:48:30,951 --> 00:48:33,911 Mr. Stafford's shoes had brown soles and brown heels. 828 00:48:35,956 --> 00:48:37,827 You mean that... 829 00:48:37,871 --> 00:48:41,179 Gene walked over the newly waxed gym floor? 830 00:48:41,222 --> 00:48:45,009 Walking on the fray wouldn't create these particular kind of marks, sir. 831 00:48:45,052 --> 00:48:47,011 No, he would have to stop short... 832 00:48:47,054 --> 00:48:48,882 or turn abruptly... 833 00:48:48,926 --> 00:48:51,015 you know, something like that. 834 00:48:51,058 --> 00:48:53,626 As a matter of fact, I had some of the boys from the department... 835 00:48:53,669 --> 00:48:55,715 come down there and try to duplicate those exact marks. 836 00:48:55,758 --> 00:48:56,934 That's what they had to do. 837 00:48:59,937 --> 00:49:01,895 I mean... 838 00:49:01,939 --> 00:49:04,419 if he was chasing somebody or somebody was chasing him... 839 00:49:06,769 --> 00:49:08,119 scuffle... 840 00:49:09,511 --> 00:49:10,599 struggle. 841 00:49:11,209 --> 00:49:13,124 You get my point? 842 00:49:13,167 --> 00:49:15,953 No, I don't, Lieutenant. Have you had breakfast yet? 843 00:49:17,084 --> 00:49:18,216 No, sir. 844 00:49:18,259 --> 00:49:20,218 Would you care to join me? 845 00:49:20,261 --> 00:49:22,655 Well, I don't want to put you out. 846 00:49:22,698 --> 00:49:24,613 No, it's no trouble, really. Here, put your hand out. 847 00:49:36,974 --> 00:49:38,584 I just take these, and.... 848 00:49:38,627 --> 00:49:40,499 Yeah, that's breakfast. 849 00:49:41,065 --> 00:49:42,980 That's breakfast, huh? 850 00:49:44,503 --> 00:49:45,983 Are you having any? 851 00:49:46,026 --> 00:49:47,245 Sure. 852 00:49:47,288 --> 00:49:49,203 The same thing? Same as you. 853 00:49:59,561 --> 00:50:01,824 Say, there's something wrong with this orange juice. 854 00:50:01,868 --> 00:50:03,130 It's carrot juice, Lieutenant. 855 00:50:04,653 --> 00:50:05,480 Oh. 856 00:50:10,529 --> 00:50:12,792 You mentioned something about a struggle? 857 00:50:13,793 --> 00:50:15,490 Yes, sir, the struggle. 858 00:50:17,231 --> 00:50:19,059 The heel marks.... 859 00:50:21,322 --> 00:50:23,542 Just put this down for the moment. 860 00:50:24,934 --> 00:50:26,284 The lab definitely established... 861 00:50:26,327 --> 00:50:29,678 that the heel marks belong to Mr. Stafford's shoes. 862 00:50:29,722 --> 00:50:33,987 And I got to thinking, "Under what circumstances would a man... 863 00:50:34,031 --> 00:50:37,643 "run on a newly waxed floor with shoes on?" 864 00:50:37,686 --> 00:50:39,297 After all, he's got his own sneaks in the locker... 865 00:50:39,340 --> 00:50:42,561 and he should know better. 866 00:50:42,604 --> 00:50:45,651 So you think, you know, if somebody was chasing him... 867 00:50:45,694 --> 00:50:48,610 or if somebody was trying to harm him. 868 00:50:48,654 --> 00:50:49,524 Trying to harm him how? 869 00:50:51,091 --> 00:50:53,006 Well, I don't know. 870 00:50:53,050 --> 00:50:56,096 Just a thought... 871 00:50:56,140 --> 00:50:59,143 but if somebody was chasing him and they caught him... 872 00:50:59,186 --> 00:51:01,623 then whatever happened... 873 00:51:01,667 --> 00:51:04,061 that's when he could have had his neck broken. 874 00:51:04,800 --> 00:51:05,888 It's possible. 875 00:51:08,369 --> 00:51:10,719 Well. 876 00:51:10,763 --> 00:51:13,853 Of course, the problem there is that he had his shoes on... 877 00:51:13,896 --> 00:51:15,811 when the guy was chasing him... 878 00:51:15,855 --> 00:51:18,162 but when we found the body, of course... 879 00:51:18,205 --> 00:51:20,816 he'd changed into sneakers and gym clothes. 880 00:51:22,905 --> 00:51:24,994 So this is just speculation on my part... 881 00:51:25,038 --> 00:51:29,782 but it is possible that if someone did this to him... 882 00:51:29,825 --> 00:51:31,653 they would have changed his clothes... 883 00:51:31,697 --> 00:51:32,915 to make it look like an accident. 884 00:51:32,959 --> 00:51:35,222 Lieutenant, you have my statement... 885 00:51:36,223 --> 00:51:38,182 and I've already told you... 886 00:51:38,225 --> 00:51:41,620 when I talked to Gene, he'd already changed into his gym clothing. 887 00:51:43,796 --> 00:51:45,580 Right, you did say that. 888 00:51:48,148 --> 00:51:50,803 Right. 889 00:51:50,846 --> 00:51:53,197 Well, thank you, sir. Thank you very much for your time. 890 00:51:53,240 --> 00:51:54,676 I appreciate everything you've done. 891 00:51:54,720 --> 00:51:56,200 Pleasure, Lieutenant. Lieutenant, your pills. 892 00:51:58,289 --> 00:52:00,943 Yeah, I'll save these for lunch. Thank you very much. 893 00:52:01,944 --> 00:52:03,076 [clears throat] 894 00:52:03,120 --> 00:52:06,732 Remember, fresh air, exercise.... 895 00:52:06,775 --> 00:52:09,213 Yeah, and diet, I remember. 896 00:52:09,256 --> 00:52:11,128 [phone buzzing] Right, good diet. Excuse me. 897 00:52:13,695 --> 00:52:14,740 [Janus]Hello? 898 00:52:15,915 --> 00:52:18,178 Oh, hi, Buddy. 899 00:52:18,222 --> 00:52:20,224 Listen, can I get back to you in a little while? 900 00:52:20,267 --> 00:52:22,051 I have somebody here with me. 901 00:52:23,792 --> 00:52:25,794 I'll meet you in the office sometime after 10:00. 902 00:52:26,012 --> 00:52:27,144 Good. 903 00:52:28,406 --> 00:52:29,624 You got a light out. 904 00:52:30,799 --> 00:52:31,931 What? 905 00:52:31,974 --> 00:52:33,889 I said, you got a light out. 906 00:52:36,022 --> 00:52:38,242 When a call comes in, isn't the button supposed to light up? 907 00:52:38,285 --> 00:52:40,113 Oh, I hadn't noticed. 908 00:52:40,157 --> 00:52:42,289 Thanks. I'll call someone and have them fix it. 909 00:52:44,465 --> 00:52:45,814 [Janus] Thank you again. 910 00:52:52,343 --> 00:52:54,780 Excuse me, no smoking. 911 00:52:54,823 --> 00:52:56,085 Oh, this is not lit. 912 00:52:56,129 --> 00:52:58,305 In the ashtray, please. 913 00:52:58,349 --> 00:52:59,828 Is it all right if I just hold it? 914 00:52:59,872 --> 00:53:02,701 Company policy, no smoking on the premises. 915 00:53:10,274 --> 00:53:11,840 [people chattering] 916 00:53:15,017 --> 00:53:17,455 Full name. Last name first, first name last. 917 00:53:17,498 --> 00:53:20,153 Fill out boxes "A," "B," "C" and "D." 918 00:53:20,197 --> 00:53:22,155 "E" and "F" are for company policy. Ma'am? 919 00:53:22,199 --> 00:53:24,070 And you can step over to the table when you're finished. 920 00:53:24,113 --> 00:53:25,419 Ma'am. 921 00:53:25,463 --> 00:53:27,334 You'll find all the pens you want on the table. 922 00:53:27,378 --> 00:53:29,249 I'm a police officer. 923 00:53:29,293 --> 00:53:31,164 Why didn't you say so? 924 00:53:31,208 --> 00:53:34,211 Applications for security position are in room 502. 925 00:53:34,254 --> 00:53:36,169 Right down the hall. 926 00:53:36,213 --> 00:53:38,389 I'm not here for a job, ma'am. I'm on official business. 927 00:53:38,432 --> 00:53:41,305 I want some information. Lieutenant Columbo is my name. 928 00:53:41,348 --> 00:53:45,047 I'm trying to locate a Mr. Lacey. 929 00:53:45,744 --> 00:53:47,485 A Mr. Lewis Lacey. 930 00:53:47,528 --> 00:53:49,313 I understand that he's employed here. 931 00:53:49,356 --> 00:53:50,966 Lacey? 932 00:53:51,010 --> 00:53:53,099 Is that L-a-c-e-y? 933 00:53:53,142 --> 00:53:54,318 I think so. 934 00:53:54,361 --> 00:53:56,842 And Lewis. With and an "E" or with an "O"? 935 00:53:58,496 --> 00:53:59,758 Not sure. 936 00:54:01,455 --> 00:54:03,109 What department? 937 00:54:05,416 --> 00:54:06,939 I don't know. 938 00:54:08,027 --> 00:54:09,724 I'll be with you in one moment. 939 00:54:35,924 --> 00:54:37,143 Ma'am? 940 00:54:39,363 --> 00:54:41,278 Excuse me. 941 00:54:41,321 --> 00:54:44,063 I'm a little pressed for time, so when you get done with that machine... 942 00:54:44,106 --> 00:54:46,544 I'd appreciate it if you took care of my request. 943 00:54:46,587 --> 00:54:50,069 Our EDS is preparing you a hardcover copy to your coded request. 944 00:54:51,113 --> 00:54:52,376 Oh, that is my request? 945 00:54:53,420 --> 00:54:55,248 Yes, sir. 946 00:54:55,292 --> 00:54:56,293 Oh! 947 00:55:09,610 --> 00:55:12,787 Just want to know where he works. 948 00:55:12,831 --> 00:55:15,355 You'll have all the information you need in one moment. 949 00:55:15,399 --> 00:55:16,835 Anything you want? 950 00:55:27,976 --> 00:55:30,501 Are you sure you put the right thing in? I mean.... 951 00:55:34,331 --> 00:55:36,376 Well, we seem to be getting an awful lot of information there. 952 00:55:36,420 --> 00:55:37,899 That's why I asked. 953 00:56:01,009 --> 00:56:03,925 You think we could just do it on the phone? 954 00:56:03,969 --> 00:56:06,363 Oh, I'm sorry, sir. A phone call would be much too complicated. 955 00:56:21,203 --> 00:56:22,509 You sure that's not stuck? 956 00:56:23,467 --> 00:56:25,469 No, sir. It's not quite finished. 957 00:56:48,622 --> 00:56:50,537 What was this Mr. Lacey? Was he the president here? 958 00:56:53,410 --> 00:56:55,542 No, he must have been very important because.... 959 00:56:56,543 --> 00:56:57,936 Forget it. 960 00:57:16,433 --> 00:57:17,564 I think it's over. 961 00:57:19,348 --> 00:57:20,437 Thank you. 962 00:57:26,530 --> 00:57:28,140 Lacey, Lewis. 963 00:57:28,749 --> 00:57:31,099 He's a GH-84. 964 00:57:31,143 --> 00:57:32,492 A what, ma'am? 965 00:57:32,536 --> 00:57:34,363 He's been terminated. 966 00:57:36,017 --> 00:57:37,671 You mean he doesn't work here anymore? 967 00:57:38,542 --> 00:57:39,586 That's what I said. 968 00:57:43,068 --> 00:57:45,070 Well, do you have a home phone, or a home address... 969 00:57:45,113 --> 00:57:46,941 something like that? 970 00:57:46,985 --> 00:57:51,163 Sir, the Tricon Delta 214 is a total spectrum retrieval system. 971 00:57:51,206 --> 00:57:53,339 You'll find all the information you need right there. 972 00:58:00,041 --> 00:58:02,087 Oh, thank you very much. 973 00:58:02,130 --> 00:58:04,176 You're quite welcome. 974 00:58:04,219 --> 00:58:07,353 Tricon is always happy to cooperate with the authorities. 975 00:58:08,136 --> 00:58:09,703 Yes, I can see that. 976 00:58:12,097 --> 00:58:13,968 Excuse me, ma'am, is there a phone here that I might use? 977 00:58:15,622 --> 00:58:17,494 Yes, sir. Right over to your right. 978 00:58:18,451 --> 00:58:20,105 Thank you very much. 979 00:58:26,503 --> 00:58:28,026 [bell ringing] 980 00:58:36,643 --> 00:58:39,124 Hello, this is Lewis Lacey. 981 00:58:39,167 --> 00:58:42,083 Yeah, Mr. Lacey, this is Lieutenant Columbo, and the reason I'm calling-- 982 00:58:42,127 --> 00:58:45,086 I'm away from my desk now, but expect to be back shortly. 983 00:58:47,436 --> 00:58:49,134 Please leave your name and number... 984 00:58:49,177 --> 00:58:52,616 and I will return your call as soon as possible. 985 00:58:52,659 --> 00:58:55,401 You may start talking when you hear the tone. 986 00:58:55,444 --> 00:58:56,707 [answering machine beeps] 987 00:58:58,317 --> 00:59:00,624 This is Lieutenant Columbo. 988 00:59:00,667 --> 00:59:04,715 I am from the homicide department of the police. 989 00:59:04,758 --> 00:59:07,239 I would like to speak to you as soon as possible. 990 00:59:08,545 --> 00:59:12,331 You can reach me at the main precinct. 991 00:59:12,374 --> 00:59:14,507 The telephone number there is.... 992 00:59:15,290 --> 00:59:18,119 You can look that up. 993 00:59:18,163 --> 00:59:20,600 I am usually there in the mornings. 994 00:59:21,688 --> 00:59:23,516 Thank you very much. 995 00:59:55,461 --> 00:59:56,593 [doorbell buzzing] 996 01:00:03,512 --> 01:00:04,557 Mrs. Stafford? 997 01:00:04,601 --> 01:00:05,732 Yes, I'm Ruth Stafford. 998 01:00:05,776 --> 01:00:07,691 Lewis Lacey, Mrs. Stafford. 999 01:00:07,734 --> 01:00:10,694 I'm not sure you remember me. We met at a Tricon party some years back. 1000 01:00:10,737 --> 01:00:12,565 Sure, I do. Sure. Come on in. 1001 01:00:14,741 --> 01:00:17,657 I feel so awful about Gene. 1002 01:00:17,701 --> 01:00:19,746 He's been very good to me, giving me this work to do... 1003 01:00:19,790 --> 01:00:22,488 ever since Tricon terminated me. 1004 01:00:22,531 --> 01:00:24,403 My profound sympathies. 1005 01:00:24,446 --> 01:00:26,535 Thank you. Come on in. Sit down. 1006 01:00:28,581 --> 01:00:30,627 Can I get you a drink? No. 1007 01:00:30,670 --> 01:00:31,932 No, thank you. Well, how about some wine? 1008 01:00:31,976 --> 01:00:33,760 No. Are you sure? I'm having some. 1009 01:00:36,720 --> 01:00:40,375 Mrs. Stafford, I'm afraid I don't know quite what to do. 1010 01:00:40,419 --> 01:00:41,681 Do about what? 1011 01:00:41,725 --> 01:00:43,683 Well, Gene paid me several hundred dollars... 1012 01:00:43,727 --> 01:00:45,859 to do some research for him... 1013 01:00:45,903 --> 01:00:47,687 and I haven't been able to get very far. 1014 01:00:47,731 --> 01:00:49,646 And what kind of research? 1015 01:00:49,689 --> 01:00:52,649 Well, my field is corporate law... 1016 01:00:52,692 --> 01:00:55,042 and I've been doing some checking on a Mr. Janus. 1017 01:00:55,086 --> 01:00:56,696 Milo Janus. 1018 01:00:56,740 --> 01:00:58,742 Oh. Will you have some? No. 1019 01:01:00,004 --> 01:01:02,615 What kind of checking you been doing? 1020 01:01:02,659 --> 01:01:06,706 Well, I was following the corporate trail, so to speak. 1021 01:01:06,750 --> 01:01:09,883 I was working on tax records, corporation charters... 1022 01:01:09,927 --> 01:01:12,712 to find what business interests Mr. Janus has. 1023 01:01:12,756 --> 01:01:14,366 Financial worth of companies... 1024 01:01:14,409 --> 01:01:15,802 that sort of thing. 1025 01:01:15,846 --> 01:01:18,762 Gene hired you to find out if Milo's a thief, right? 1026 01:01:18,805 --> 01:01:21,329 Yes, that was his intention, I believe. 1027 01:01:21,373 --> 01:01:22,504 Well? 1028 01:01:23,375 --> 01:01:24,506 Is he? 1029 01:01:24,550 --> 01:01:26,421 I don't know. 1030 01:01:26,465 --> 01:01:28,467 Mr. Janus is a very shrewd businessman... 1031 01:01:28,510 --> 01:01:30,948 but everything I've found seems totally proper. 1032 01:01:30,991 --> 01:01:33,820 In a legal sense, of course. 1033 01:01:33,864 --> 01:01:37,519 Mr. Stafford promised me some further names to run down. 1034 01:01:37,563 --> 01:01:41,436 A couple of overseas companies where Mr. Janus has been funneling money... 1035 01:01:41,480 --> 01:01:45,745 apparently without notifying the Internal Revenue Service. 1036 01:01:45,789 --> 01:01:48,356 I don't suppose he mentioned the names to you. 1037 01:01:48,400 --> 01:01:49,836 No, he didn't. Oh. 1038 01:01:51,882 --> 01:01:54,493 I really don't know what to do. 1039 01:01:54,536 --> 01:01:57,975 I can't go any further without them. 1040 01:01:58,018 --> 01:02:00,629 I mean, I'm not even sure you'd want me to continue. 1041 01:02:00,673 --> 01:02:02,762 I don't really feel as if I've earned the money. 1042 01:02:02,806 --> 01:02:04,764 No, don't think about it. Don't worry about that. 1043 01:02:04,808 --> 01:02:06,548 These are my notes. 1044 01:02:06,592 --> 01:02:08,115 You should have them. 1045 01:02:08,159 --> 01:02:10,030 Thank you. I'll look at them. Thank you. 1046 01:02:14,992 --> 01:02:17,559 I liked your husband very much, Mrs. Stafford. 1047 01:02:17,603 --> 01:02:19,387 I'm terribly sorry. 1048 01:02:19,866 --> 01:02:21,694 Thank you. So am I. 1049 01:02:23,827 --> 01:02:25,916 Thanks for coming by. 1050 01:02:25,959 --> 01:02:27,395 Bye. Bye-bye. 1051 01:02:56,860 --> 01:02:57,904 Mr. Castle? 1052 01:03:01,952 --> 01:03:03,954 Trying to talk to you for a couple of days. 1053 01:03:04,781 --> 01:03:06,043 Lieutenant Columbo. 1054 01:03:08,741 --> 01:03:11,831 You want to talk to me, Lieutenant? 1055 01:03:11,875 --> 01:03:14,965 I'm investigating the death of Mr. Stafford. 1056 01:03:15,008 --> 01:03:16,923 Well, I can't tell you anything. I wasn't there. 1057 01:03:18,490 --> 01:03:19,926 The custodian.... 1058 01:03:22,581 --> 01:03:24,235 Do you have a pencil? 1059 01:03:24,278 --> 01:03:25,932 No, I don't. 1060 01:03:25,976 --> 01:03:27,194 The custodian, Murphy... 1061 01:03:27,238 --> 01:03:29,849 he says he left the building at 7:00. 1062 01:03:29,893 --> 01:03:31,764 Did he? 1063 01:03:31,808 --> 01:03:34,898 You got to Mr. Janus', at what time was that, sir? 1064 01:03:34,941 --> 01:03:36,856 8:30, 9:00. Something like that. 1065 01:03:36,900 --> 01:03:38,815 Would you mind telling me... 1066 01:03:38,858 --> 01:03:41,600 where you were between 7:00 and the time you arrived at Mr. Janus' house? 1067 01:03:41,643 --> 01:03:43,776 7:00, I was home getting dressed. 1068 01:03:43,820 --> 01:03:45,473 I left about 7:30. 1069 01:03:46,300 --> 01:03:48,694 I picked up Miss Frieda Berk... 1070 01:03:48,737 --> 01:03:51,610 and we went directly from her place to Milo's. 1071 01:03:51,653 --> 01:03:52,829 [car horn honking] 1072 01:03:52,872 --> 01:03:54,004 B-e-r-k? 1073 01:03:54,047 --> 01:03:55,483 Yeah, it's German. 1074 01:03:56,093 --> 01:03:57,529 Frieda Berk. 1075 01:03:58,835 --> 01:04:00,575 What is this all about, Lieutenant? 1076 01:04:00,619 --> 01:04:02,142 Gene Stafford died accidentally. 1077 01:04:03,274 --> 01:04:05,972 You make it seem as if he were murdered. 1078 01:04:07,582 --> 01:04:09,236 I didn't say that. 1079 01:04:09,280 --> 01:04:10,977 Well, it's either that or you like to waste people's time... 1080 01:04:11,021 --> 01:04:13,066 by asking a lot of foolish questions. 1081 01:04:13,110 --> 01:04:14,763 I have an appointment in seven minutes. 1082 01:04:14,807 --> 01:04:16,853 So may I please be excused? 1083 01:04:20,769 --> 01:04:21,727 One thing, sir. 1084 01:04:21,770 --> 01:04:22,946 [car door shuts] 1085 01:04:22,989 --> 01:04:25,949 You a stockholder in Mr. Janus' enterprise? 1086 01:04:25,992 --> 01:04:27,776 A minor one. 1087 01:04:27,820 --> 01:04:29,735 I was trying to find out a little bit more about the business. 1088 01:04:29,778 --> 01:04:31,258 I spoke to a Mr. Lacey. 1089 01:04:31,302 --> 01:04:32,564 Who? 1090 01:04:32,912 --> 01:04:35,132 L-a-c-e-y. 1091 01:04:35,175 --> 01:04:37,134 I finally talked to him this morning. 1092 01:04:37,177 --> 01:04:39,658 I don't know any Lacey. 1093 01:04:39,701 --> 01:04:42,226 Look, if you want to know something about the business... 1094 01:04:42,269 --> 01:04:45,011 you talk to Milo. He handles everything himself. 1095 01:04:45,969 --> 01:04:47,753 Now, will you excuse me? 1096 01:04:59,983 --> 01:05:02,115 [inaudible] 1097 01:05:13,126 --> 01:05:14,693 Excuse me. Yes? 1098 01:05:15,737 --> 01:05:17,217 Oh, Lieutenant.... 1099 01:05:17,261 --> 01:05:19,002 Columbo. 1100 01:05:19,045 --> 01:05:21,918 We met a couple of days ago at Mr. Janus' house. 1101 01:05:21,961 --> 01:05:24,007 I remember, Lieutenant. 1102 01:05:24,050 --> 01:05:25,704 I was wondering, do you think that I could-- 1103 01:05:25,747 --> 01:05:26,748 [phone ringing] Excuse me. 1104 01:05:31,797 --> 01:05:33,016 Mr. Janus' office. 1105 01:05:33,059 --> 01:05:35,670 No, I'm sorry, he's not here right now. 1106 01:05:35,714 --> 01:05:37,759 He's at our Chatsworth spa for the next week or two. 1107 01:05:40,066 --> 01:05:42,112 Yes, that's right. 1108 01:05:42,155 --> 01:05:45,245 Sure, you can call him there. Thank you. 1109 01:05:45,289 --> 01:05:46,986 Well, you just answered my question. 1110 01:05:47,030 --> 01:05:48,422 What's that, Lieutenant? 1111 01:05:48,466 --> 01:05:50,250 No, I was wondering whether I could see Mr. Janus... 1112 01:05:50,294 --> 01:05:53,253 but I heard you say that he's up at the Chatsworth spa. 1113 01:05:53,297 --> 01:05:55,212 Yes, until we find somebody else. 1114 01:05:55,255 --> 01:05:57,301 You know, that's very interesting. 1115 01:05:57,344 --> 01:05:59,912 What do you do, you record all calls on that? 1116 01:05:59,956 --> 01:06:02,175 Mr. Janus seems to think it's a good precaution. 1117 01:06:02,219 --> 01:06:03,785 You get some pretty strange people... 1118 01:06:03,829 --> 01:06:06,266 with some pretty strange ideas. 1119 01:06:06,310 --> 01:06:07,964 Oh, you mean lawsuits. 1120 01:06:08,007 --> 01:06:09,835 We've had our share. 1121 01:06:09,878 --> 01:06:12,620 So this way you protect yourself. You record all calls. 1122 01:06:12,664 --> 01:06:14,057 Along with a log. Yes. 1123 01:06:14,100 --> 01:06:16,624 Can't be too careful. Very smart. 1124 01:06:16,668 --> 01:06:17,930 [ringing] 1125 01:06:17,974 --> 01:06:19,105 Excuse me. 1126 01:06:21,194 --> 01:06:22,891 Mr. Janus' office. 1127 01:06:25,938 --> 01:06:27,244 Oh, yes, Mrs. Stafford. 1128 01:06:27,287 --> 01:06:29,768 I'm sorry, he's not here right now. 1129 01:06:31,248 --> 01:06:33,076 He's at our Chatsworth spa. 1130 01:06:33,119 --> 01:06:35,121 He'll be there for a week or two. 1131 01:06:37,776 --> 01:06:39,299 Perhaps you'd like to call him there. 1132 01:06:40,692 --> 01:06:42,999 555-9214. 1133 01:06:44,696 --> 01:06:46,002 Mrs. Stafford? 1134 01:06:48,874 --> 01:06:50,310 [dial tone droning] 1135 01:06:51,137 --> 01:06:52,312 [whistling] 1136 01:06:54,271 --> 01:06:57,143 Well, this is fascinating. You don't suppose I could hear how this works? 1137 01:06:59,406 --> 01:07:01,321 Certainly, Lieutenant. 1138 01:07:04,977 --> 01:07:06,805 [ringing] 1139 01:07:06,848 --> 01:07:08,807 [Jessica on machine] Mr. Janus' office. 1140 01:07:08,850 --> 01:07:11,375 This is Ruth Stafford. I want to speak to Mr. Janus. 1141 01:07:11,418 --> 01:07:12,941 Oh, yes, Mrs. Stafford. 1142 01:07:12,985 --> 01:07:15,074 I'm sorry, he's not here right now. 1143 01:07:15,118 --> 01:07:16,902 What do you mean, "not there"? Where is he? 1144 01:07:16,945 --> 01:07:18,904 He's at our Chatsworth spa. 1145 01:07:18,947 --> 01:07:20,732 He'll be there for a week or two. 1146 01:07:20,775 --> 01:07:23,082 Why wasn't I told? Who gave him that right? 1147 01:07:23,126 --> 01:07:24,953 Perhaps you'd like to call him there. 1148 01:07:24,997 --> 01:07:26,085 What's the number? 1149 01:07:26,129 --> 01:07:28,479 555-9214. 1150 01:07:28,522 --> 01:07:30,307 [phone hanging up] Mrs. Stafford? 1151 01:07:30,350 --> 01:07:31,482 [dial tone droning] 1152 01:07:31,525 --> 01:07:33,136 [recorder clicks] 1153 01:07:35,747 --> 01:07:37,270 That reminds me of my sister-in-law. 1154 01:07:37,314 --> 01:07:38,706 Does she always sound like that? 1155 01:07:38,750 --> 01:07:40,969 How's that, Lieutenant? 1156 01:07:41,013 --> 01:07:43,407 You know, a little smashed. 1157 01:07:43,450 --> 01:07:46,410 Well, I wouldn't know. I seldom speak to her. 1158 01:07:46,453 --> 01:07:48,020 Oh, you spoke mostly to him. 1159 01:07:48,064 --> 01:07:50,066 Yes, that's right. 1160 01:07:50,109 --> 01:07:53,112 Then I suppose you have a lot of recordings with his voice. 1161 01:07:53,156 --> 01:07:55,375 Yes, Lieutenant. 1162 01:07:55,419 --> 01:07:58,335 I think I'll run over to the Chatsworth spa. 1163 01:08:02,904 --> 01:08:04,210 Oh, one more thing. 1164 01:08:04,254 --> 01:08:07,083 The night that Mr. Stafford died... 1165 01:08:07,126 --> 01:08:09,433 you went over to Mr. Janus' house. What time was that? 1166 01:08:10,564 --> 01:08:12,131 Around 8:15. 1167 01:08:13,480 --> 01:08:15,787 And... 1168 01:08:15,830 --> 01:08:18,311 Mr. Janus wasn't there at that time, is that right? 1169 01:08:18,355 --> 01:08:20,922 Yes, that's right. He had to go see a prospective buyer. 1170 01:08:20,966 --> 01:08:24,317 He didn't get back to the house until a little after 9:00. 1171 01:08:24,361 --> 01:08:26,406 And that's when Mr. Stafford called? 1172 01:08:26,450 --> 01:08:29,540 More or less. Mr. Janus came home... 1173 01:08:29,583 --> 01:08:32,108 and then he went into the study to start the film projector. 1174 01:08:32,586 --> 01:08:33,413 Oh. 1175 01:08:35,502 --> 01:08:37,243 That's when Mr. Stafford called. 1176 01:08:37,852 --> 01:08:38,940 Yes. 1177 01:08:41,247 --> 01:08:43,031 May I borrow a pencil? 1178 01:08:43,075 --> 01:08:44,120 Sure. 1179 01:08:49,168 --> 01:08:52,302 Are you certain it was Mr. Stafford that was on the line? 1180 01:08:52,345 --> 01:08:53,433 Yes. 1181 01:08:53,477 --> 01:08:54,869 You're sure? 1182 01:08:54,913 --> 01:08:56,915 I recognized his voice, Lieutenant. 1183 01:08:56,958 --> 01:08:57,785 What did he say? 1184 01:09:00,310 --> 01:09:02,834 "Hello, Jessica, this is Gene Stafford." 1185 01:09:02,877 --> 01:09:04,401 What was his attitude? How did he sound? 1186 01:09:06,229 --> 01:09:08,231 Businesslike, as usual. 1187 01:09:08,274 --> 01:09:10,058 Then I take it it's not unusual... 1188 01:09:10,102 --> 01:09:12,365 for you to be in Mr. Janus' house in the evening. 1189 01:09:13,932 --> 01:09:15,542 Yes, Lieutenant. 1190 01:09:15,586 --> 01:09:18,589 As a matter of fact, that was the first time I was ever there. 1191 01:09:18,632 --> 01:09:20,373 What are you driving at? 1192 01:09:20,417 --> 01:09:22,810 Nothing to do with you, ma'am. 1193 01:09:22,854 --> 01:09:25,030 No, I was just wondering... 1194 01:09:25,073 --> 01:09:28,947 if Mr. Stafford was used to having you answer the phone in the office... 1195 01:09:28,990 --> 01:09:32,080 why wasn't he surprised when you answered the phone in the house? 1196 01:09:37,129 --> 01:09:38,261 May I keep this? 1197 01:09:38,304 --> 01:09:39,436 Sure. 1198 01:09:46,182 --> 01:09:49,359 Now, Mr. Janus, he's got two telephone lines into his house. 1199 01:09:49,402 --> 01:09:51,361 6901 and 6902. 1200 01:09:52,231 --> 01:09:53,580 That's right. 1201 01:09:53,624 --> 01:09:56,322 Do you remember which line the call came in on? 1202 01:09:58,019 --> 01:09:59,282 No, I'm sorry. 1203 01:10:05,505 --> 01:10:06,419 Oh... 1204 01:10:09,074 --> 01:10:11,424 do you remember when the call came in... 1205 01:10:11,468 --> 01:10:13,513 did the light under the button light up? 1206 01:10:14,906 --> 01:10:16,037 Yes. 1207 01:10:17,517 --> 01:10:19,215 As a matter of fact, Lieutenant... 1208 01:10:19,258 --> 01:10:21,217 it was the second line, 6902. 1209 01:10:23,915 --> 01:10:25,525 Thank you very much, ma'am. You've been very helpful. 1210 01:10:42,325 --> 01:10:44,022 ♪[piano playing] 1211 01:10:45,153 --> 01:10:46,633 Good evening. Good evening. 1212 01:10:51,421 --> 01:10:52,770 Chianti for the gentleman? 1213 01:10:52,813 --> 01:10:53,988 Thank you. 1214 01:10:55,338 --> 01:10:57,122 [people chattering] 1215 01:10:59,385 --> 01:11:00,821 Would you like some wine? 1216 01:11:01,213 --> 01:11:02,388 Sure? 1217 01:11:02,432 --> 01:11:04,651 No, I want to keep a clear head. 1218 01:11:05,173 --> 01:11:06,305 Thank you. 1219 01:11:11,702 --> 01:11:13,399 You know, stress isn't good for you, Ruth. 1220 01:11:13,443 --> 01:11:16,837 Why don't you relax and try and enjoy yourself? 1221 01:11:17,838 --> 01:11:20,319 I know you still love him. 1222 01:11:20,363 --> 01:11:22,408 I never tried to hide that. 1223 01:11:22,452 --> 01:11:24,323 He was a wonderful guy. 1224 01:11:24,367 --> 01:11:27,021 You know, much more than just a business associate. 1225 01:11:27,065 --> 01:11:29,328 Oh, come on, Milo, cut it out. 1226 01:11:30,764 --> 01:11:33,245 Don't pretend with me. I know what you're doing. 1227 01:11:33,289 --> 01:11:34,420 Doing? 1228 01:11:34,464 --> 01:11:36,074 I don't understand. 1229 01:11:36,117 --> 01:11:39,730 You're moving in on the spa already. You're taking it over. 1230 01:11:39,773 --> 01:11:43,690 That's just temporary until I can find a buyer for you, Ruth. 1231 01:11:43,734 --> 01:11:45,170 Suppose I don't want a buyer. 1232 01:11:45,213 --> 01:11:47,825 Suppose I want to run the business myself. 1233 01:11:49,479 --> 01:11:51,176 Well, you don't have any experience. 1234 01:11:52,046 --> 01:11:53,396 I could learn. 1235 01:11:53,439 --> 01:11:54,832 I could get a good accountant... 1236 01:11:54,875 --> 01:11:57,313 someone who understood the books. 1237 01:11:57,356 --> 01:12:00,359 But you might not approve of that. 1238 01:12:00,403 --> 01:12:03,014 That's what Gene was doing. Before he died. 1239 01:12:03,057 --> 01:12:05,930 He was working on the books. But you knew that, didn't you? 1240 01:12:05,973 --> 01:12:07,235 No, I didn't. 1241 01:12:08,280 --> 01:12:11,065 Milo, let me ask you something. 1242 01:12:12,502 --> 01:12:15,766 Let me ask you something about the M.J. Manufacturers. 1243 01:12:17,158 --> 01:12:19,117 That broken-down pill factory... 1244 01:12:19,160 --> 01:12:21,424 where you manufacture health food... 1245 01:12:21,467 --> 01:12:24,340 and then sell it for six times the cost. 1246 01:12:25,428 --> 01:12:27,734 Now, look, Ruth.... 1247 01:12:27,778 --> 01:12:29,780 Okay, I won't ask you about that. 1248 01:12:29,823 --> 01:12:33,131 I'll ask you about the Green Eagle Manufacturers... 1249 01:12:34,828 --> 01:12:39,224 where you manufacture Milo Janus gym equipment. 1250 01:12:39,267 --> 01:12:43,054 Damn it, Ruth, I have to maintain quality. 1251 01:12:43,097 --> 01:12:45,752 Profits. Profit. 1252 01:12:47,493 --> 01:12:51,105 What do you do with all that money, Milo? 1253 01:12:51,149 --> 01:12:53,760 Reinvest it. In the franchises. 1254 01:12:54,457 --> 01:12:57,329 When I grow, you grow. 1255 01:12:58,286 --> 01:12:59,505 I don't think so. 1256 01:13:00,463 --> 01:13:02,290 And Gene didn't think so. 1257 01:13:02,334 --> 01:13:03,944 What Gene thought... 1258 01:13:05,293 --> 01:13:07,252 or what Gene could have proven... 1259 01:13:07,295 --> 01:13:08,514 that's a different matter. 1260 01:13:09,994 --> 01:13:11,909 Let it be, Ruth. 1261 01:13:11,952 --> 01:13:14,041 You can live comfortably for the rest of your life. 1262 01:13:14,085 --> 01:13:17,044 I will sell your franchise. 1263 01:13:17,088 --> 01:13:20,918 But if you keep making these wild accusations... 1264 01:13:20,961 --> 01:13:24,051 the value of your investment's gonna go down, Ruth, way down. 1265 01:13:24,095 --> 01:13:25,270 A threat? 1266 01:13:25,313 --> 01:13:28,534 No. Not a threat. 1267 01:13:28,578 --> 01:13:33,104 Just sound advice. You don't know anything about the business world. 1268 01:13:33,147 --> 01:13:36,281 The real business world. And for that matter, neither did your husband. 1269 01:13:36,324 --> 01:13:41,852 He lived in that ivory tower of Pentagon bureaucrats, pushovers. 1270 01:13:41,895 --> 01:13:43,984 It's a lot tougher selling apples on the street corner. 1271 01:13:44,028 --> 01:13:46,596 That's what I do, and I do it successfully. 1272 01:13:46,639 --> 01:13:48,946 And no one's gonna spoil it, Ruth. 1273 01:13:48,989 --> 01:13:50,295 No one. Understand? 1274 01:13:53,864 --> 01:13:55,822 Have some wine. Actually, it's very good. 1275 01:14:00,218 --> 01:14:01,437 Relax. 1276 01:14:03,351 --> 01:14:04,962 Later we'll go over to my place. 1277 01:14:14,406 --> 01:14:16,060 Where are you going? 1278 01:14:16,103 --> 01:14:17,191 Out. 1279 01:14:32,380 --> 01:14:33,381 Can I do something for you? 1280 01:14:33,425 --> 01:14:34,905 [snorts] 1281 01:14:37,298 --> 01:14:38,299 [waitress giggling] 1282 01:14:56,056 --> 01:14:58,581 ♪[jingle playing on P.A.] 1283 01:15:09,461 --> 01:15:10,984 What do you say, Buddy? Hi, Milo. 1284 01:15:11,028 --> 01:15:12,551 Hey, did you set up that appointment with Parker? 1285 01:15:12,595 --> 01:15:13,987 I think he's ripe now. 1286 01:15:14,031 --> 01:15:16,555 Yeah, I got a call and I booked you lunch at the club. 1287 01:15:16,599 --> 01:15:18,122 Good. 1288 01:15:18,165 --> 01:15:20,037 We've got another small problem. 1289 01:15:20,080 --> 01:15:22,082 If it's a little problem, you handle it. 1290 01:15:22,126 --> 01:15:24,302 I don't think I can, not this one. 1291 01:15:29,960 --> 01:15:32,092 [Janus] What's he doing here? 1292 01:15:32,136 --> 01:15:34,442 Well, you know that introductory 30-day offer... 1293 01:15:34,486 --> 01:15:36,009 we've been pushing on television? 1294 01:15:36,053 --> 01:15:37,402 Yeah. 1295 01:15:37,445 --> 01:15:38,534 What he's doing here. 1296 01:15:40,492 --> 01:15:42,712 Hey, Mr. Janus, how you doing? 1297 01:15:42,755 --> 01:15:45,192 Listen, I gotta tell you, this is terrific. 1298 01:15:45,236 --> 01:15:47,238 I'm starting to feel like a new man already. 1299 01:15:47,281 --> 01:15:49,022 Fine, fine, Columbo. 1300 01:15:49,066 --> 01:15:50,937 Of course, you know, I've only been on it for about 20 minutes... 1301 01:15:50,981 --> 01:15:52,460 but you know what it is? 1302 01:15:52,504 --> 01:15:54,506 It's a whole different attitude. 1303 01:15:54,550 --> 01:15:57,596 I mean, I believe that this is gonna make a new man out of me. 1304 01:15:57,640 --> 01:16:00,338 I'm skipping beer, giving up the cigars... 1305 01:16:00,381 --> 01:16:01,382 no more chili. 1306 01:16:01,426 --> 01:16:02,427 That's fine, Columbo. 1307 01:16:02,470 --> 01:16:04,298 You'll have to excuse me. 1308 01:16:04,342 --> 01:16:06,257 I've got some paperwork I have to take care of.I understand. 1309 01:16:06,300 --> 01:16:08,389 Just a few more questions that I want to ask you. 1310 01:16:08,433 --> 01:16:10,609 Columbo, I don't have the time. 1311 01:16:19,096 --> 01:16:20,184 [panting] 1312 01:16:22,490 --> 01:16:23,622 [people chattering] 1313 01:16:33,589 --> 01:16:35,460 Excuse me, sir. I gotta get back to work. 1314 01:16:35,503 --> 01:16:38,245 I thought I'd pop in. It's about the barbell. 1315 01:16:38,289 --> 01:16:39,377 What? 1316 01:16:39,420 --> 01:16:40,770 The barbell, sir. 1317 01:16:40,813 --> 01:16:42,598 I was talking to some of the people around here. 1318 01:16:42,641 --> 01:16:45,339 It weighs 180 pounds. It's a heavy thing to lift. 1319 01:16:45,383 --> 01:16:46,906 I understand that... 1320 01:16:46,950 --> 01:16:49,430 Mr. Stafford never lifted anything heavier than 150 pounds. 1321 01:16:49,474 --> 01:16:51,215 That's right. 1322 01:16:51,258 --> 01:16:54,784 When he tried to lift 180 pounds, it killed him. 1323 01:16:54,827 --> 01:16:56,089 Yeah, it certainly did. 1324 01:16:56,133 --> 01:16:58,222 But you know... 1325 01:16:58,265 --> 01:17:00,093 I guess there's not a lot of people around here.... 1326 01:17:00,137 --> 01:17:02,443 Do you mind if I come in? Lieutenant, I don't mean to be rude... 1327 01:17:02,487 --> 01:17:04,097 but I told you in the gym... 1328 01:17:04,141 --> 01:17:06,578 I'm really very busy. 1329 01:17:06,622 --> 01:17:08,493 I'm pressed myself, so I'll make it fast. 1330 01:17:09,842 --> 01:17:11,104 Where was I? 1331 01:17:11,627 --> 01:17:13,846 Oh, yes. 1332 01:17:13,890 --> 01:17:15,935 I guess there's not a lot of people around here... 1333 01:17:15,979 --> 01:17:17,937 that could press 180 pounds. 1334 01:17:17,981 --> 01:17:19,460 Outside of yourself, of course. 1335 01:17:19,504 --> 01:17:20,331 Me? 1336 01:17:22,376 --> 01:17:25,989 Well, I understand that you once pressed 250 pounds. 1337 01:17:26,032 --> 01:17:28,121 I wanna tell you, that's a lot of weight. 1338 01:17:28,165 --> 01:17:30,297 Listen, I got a little confession to make. 1339 01:17:30,341 --> 01:17:34,084 You know, I tried to lift up that barbell. 1340 01:17:34,127 --> 01:17:36,564 I couldn't get the damn thing above my knees. 1341 01:17:36,608 --> 01:17:39,306 I mean, it shows you the kind of shape I'm in. 1342 01:17:39,350 --> 01:17:41,221 Would you please get to the point? 1343 01:17:41,700 --> 01:17:43,397 Oh, yes, sir. 1344 01:17:43,441 --> 01:17:46,139 Well, you know some of my thoughts on this case, and.... 1345 01:17:47,575 --> 01:17:49,534 You know, the possibility in my mind... 1346 01:17:49,577 --> 01:17:52,276 that maybe the barbell didn't kill Mr. Stafford. 1347 01:17:52,319 --> 01:17:55,105 You know, that someone either struck him or choked him... 1348 01:17:55,148 --> 01:17:56,628 or something like that. 1349 01:17:56,672 --> 01:17:58,848 And if that is the case, whoever staged it... 1350 01:17:58,891 --> 01:18:00,588 to make it look like an accident... 1351 01:18:00,632 --> 01:18:03,330 he'd have to be strong enough to lift up a 180-pound barbell... 1352 01:18:03,374 --> 01:18:05,202 and place it on Mr. Stafford's neck. 1353 01:18:05,245 --> 01:18:09,119 Are you accusing me because I once pressed 250 pounds? 1354 01:18:09,162 --> 01:18:11,164 Oh, no, sir. 1355 01:18:11,208 --> 01:18:12,600 Oh, no, I wasn't accusing anybody. 1356 01:18:12,644 --> 01:18:14,298 No, let me explain. 1357 01:18:14,341 --> 01:18:17,040 No, what I'm trying to do here is... 1358 01:18:17,083 --> 01:18:19,564 I'm trying to figure out how many people... 1359 01:18:19,607 --> 01:18:21,348 around here... 1360 01:18:21,392 --> 01:18:24,264 are capable of lifting 180 pounds. 1361 01:18:24,308 --> 01:18:26,266 Lieutenant, I can tell you in the gym right now... 1362 01:18:26,310 --> 01:18:28,094 there are at least a dozen men... 1363 01:18:28,138 --> 01:18:30,880 that could lift up that bar and put it on Gene's body... 1364 01:18:30,923 --> 01:18:33,099 if that's what happened. 1365 01:18:33,143 --> 01:18:36,059 But why don't you accept the fact that it was an accident? 1366 01:18:37,234 --> 01:18:39,236 Well, it's also about the shoes. 1367 01:18:39,279 --> 01:18:41,194 Shoes? 1368 01:18:41,238 --> 01:18:44,589 Yes, sir, Mr. Stafford's brown-heeled shoes. 1369 01:18:44,632 --> 01:18:48,201 Oh, yeah, you mentioned something about a struggle. 1370 01:18:48,245 --> 01:18:51,030 Well, I wasn't thinking exactly about that, sir. 1371 01:18:51,074 --> 01:18:52,989 No... 1372 01:18:53,032 --> 01:18:55,556 you see, the shoes weren't untied. 1373 01:18:55,600 --> 01:18:58,908 The shoelaces. They were still tied. 1374 01:18:58,951 --> 01:19:01,562 And it seems funny to me that a man would take off his shoes... 1375 01:19:01,606 --> 01:19:03,216 without untying the laces. 1376 01:19:03,260 --> 01:19:05,218 Unless, of course, he was in a hurry. 1377 01:19:05,262 --> 01:19:07,220 But I don't know where he was rushing to. 1378 01:19:07,264 --> 01:19:09,614 He was just gonna go work out. 1379 01:19:09,657 --> 01:19:11,137 You see, that bothers me. 1380 01:19:11,181 --> 01:19:13,052 You know what bothers me, Lieutenant? 1381 01:19:13,096 --> 01:19:16,142 Your constant insinuation that I know more about Gene Stafford's death... 1382 01:19:16,186 --> 01:19:17,927 than I've already told you. 1383 01:19:17,970 --> 01:19:19,580 Is that the impression that I give? 1384 01:19:19,624 --> 01:19:21,582 Yes, that is the impression that you give, Lieutenant. 1385 01:19:21,626 --> 01:19:23,062 I'm sorry, sir. 1386 01:19:23,106 --> 01:19:25,978 If you recall, I was at home with friends... 1387 01:19:26,022 --> 01:19:27,980 when Gene died, remember? 1388 01:19:28,024 --> 01:19:29,373 Yes, sir. You certainly were. 1389 01:19:34,465 --> 01:19:35,683 Let me see. 1390 01:19:38,556 --> 01:19:41,602 You got home a little after 9:00... 1391 01:19:41,646 --> 01:19:44,605 and Mr. Stafford called a few minutes after that. 1392 01:19:44,649 --> 01:19:46,216 That's about right. 1393 01:19:46,259 --> 01:19:48,348 That's what I have written down. 1394 01:19:49,480 --> 01:19:51,351 See? It's right there, sir. 1395 01:19:54,137 --> 01:19:55,573 Well, thank you very much. 1396 01:19:58,619 --> 01:20:02,493 There's one other thing, sir. Your secretary... 1397 01:20:02,536 --> 01:20:06,279 she said she left the office around 6:00 that night... 1398 01:20:06,323 --> 01:20:09,195 to go home and change and when she left, you were still in the office. 1399 01:20:09,239 --> 01:20:10,457 That's right. 1400 01:20:10,501 --> 01:20:12,285 Would you mind telling me, sir.... 1401 01:20:12,329 --> 01:20:14,766 I don't want to sound like I'm accusing you... 1402 01:20:14,810 --> 01:20:17,116 but it's a question I really have to ask. 1403 01:20:17,160 --> 01:20:20,250 Where were you in those three hours from 6:00 until 9:00? 1404 01:20:21,164 --> 01:20:23,383 What difference can it make? 1405 01:20:23,427 --> 01:20:25,472 Oh, it probably doesn't make any difference... 1406 01:20:25,516 --> 01:20:27,648 but I'm gonna tell you what my problem is. 1407 01:20:27,692 --> 01:20:29,433 I got a new boss. 1408 01:20:29,476 --> 01:20:31,739 He's a nice man, but he's a little young for the job. 1409 01:20:31,783 --> 01:20:33,176 So he's a stickler for details... 1410 01:20:33,219 --> 01:20:34,786 and I have to be very thorough. 1411 01:20:34,830 --> 01:20:37,310 All right, Lieutenant, if you must know... 1412 01:20:37,354 --> 01:20:39,704 I was in my downtown office until 7:00... 1413 01:20:41,053 --> 01:20:43,316 and then I drove to Pasadena. 1414 01:20:43,360 --> 01:20:44,404 May I? 1415 01:20:45,275 --> 01:20:47,407 Certainly. 1416 01:20:47,451 --> 01:20:49,540 Is that with two "N's"? Well, what's the difference? 1417 01:20:49,583 --> 01:20:51,150 I'll know what it is. 1418 01:20:51,194 --> 01:20:52,586 One "N," Lieutenant. 1419 01:20:52,630 --> 01:20:55,067 Thank you. 1420 01:20:55,111 --> 01:20:56,547 What were you doing in Pasadena, sir? 1421 01:20:58,201 --> 01:20:59,767 I went to Parker Motors. 1422 01:20:59,811 --> 01:21:02,292 Mr. Parker, the owner, was interested in talking to me... 1423 01:21:02,335 --> 01:21:04,555 about a Milo Janus franchise. 1424 01:21:04,598 --> 01:21:06,557 So I thought I'd drive out there and discuss it with him. 1425 01:21:07,601 --> 01:21:08,602 How'd you make out? 1426 01:21:09,386 --> 01:21:10,517 I didn't. 1427 01:21:10,561 --> 01:21:12,389 When I got there, the place was closed... 1428 01:21:12,432 --> 01:21:14,521 so I turned around and I drove home. 1429 01:21:17,568 --> 01:21:19,222 He wasn't there. 1430 01:21:21,398 --> 01:21:22,573 What time is it, sir? 1431 01:21:25,271 --> 01:21:26,272 Almost 11:00. 1432 01:21:28,361 --> 01:21:30,711 I gotta check into the headquarters. 1433 01:21:30,755 --> 01:21:32,104 Thank you very much. 1434 01:21:37,501 --> 01:21:38,502 [grunting] 1435 01:21:40,896 --> 01:21:42,506 Thank you, sir. 1436 01:21:54,779 --> 01:21:58,522 Oh, Mr. Janus, just one more thing, please. 1437 01:21:58,565 --> 01:22:00,393 I thought you had a clock to punch. 1438 01:22:00,437 --> 01:22:03,092 I do. I'm leaving right now. 1439 01:22:03,135 --> 01:22:05,921 It's about Mrs. Stafford. 1440 01:22:05,964 --> 01:22:09,489 I understand that you and she had a little disagreement in a restaurant last night. 1441 01:22:09,533 --> 01:22:11,404 Have you been following me, Columbo? 1442 01:22:11,448 --> 01:22:13,363 No. What happened was this. 1443 01:22:14,755 --> 01:22:17,367 Mrs. Stafford came down to headquarters this morning. 1444 01:22:17,410 --> 01:22:20,109 She spoke to some of the fellas in the other division. 1445 01:22:20,152 --> 01:22:21,893 What other division? 1446 01:22:21,937 --> 01:22:23,112 Bunco. 1447 01:22:23,851 --> 01:22:25,418 Bunco? Yes. 1448 01:22:26,637 --> 01:22:29,248 Made a lot of wild accusations... 1449 01:22:29,292 --> 01:22:32,295 about you, about your operation. 1450 01:22:32,338 --> 01:22:33,774 Now, it's clear... 1451 01:22:33,818 --> 01:22:36,299 Mrs. Stafford is a very inexperienced businesswoman. 1452 01:22:36,342 --> 01:22:37,909 How's that, Lieutenant? 1453 01:22:37,953 --> 01:22:41,260 The way you run your business operation. 1454 01:22:41,304 --> 01:22:43,436 I spoke to a Mr. Lacey. 1455 01:22:43,480 --> 01:22:45,612 He's somewhat of an expert on business. 1456 01:22:45,656 --> 01:22:48,267 And I suppose he called me a crook? 1457 01:22:48,311 --> 01:22:49,660 No, sir, he never said that. 1458 01:22:49,703 --> 01:22:51,792 He said, and he repeated this... 1459 01:22:51,836 --> 01:22:54,621 he said technically, you're within the law. 1460 01:22:54,665 --> 01:22:56,188 Of course, I can understand... 1461 01:22:56,232 --> 01:22:58,625 how Mrs. Stafford and even Mr. Stafford... 1462 01:22:58,669 --> 01:23:00,497 how they could get upset over some of the things... 1463 01:23:00,540 --> 01:23:01,846 that are going on around here. 1464 01:23:01,889 --> 01:23:04,240 That's enough, Columbo. 1465 01:23:04,283 --> 01:23:07,286 I'm tired of your accusations and your innuendos. 1466 01:23:07,330 --> 01:23:09,462 All I'm trying to do is determine the facts, sir. 1467 01:23:09,506 --> 01:23:10,855 If you have anything to say to me... 1468 01:23:10,898 --> 01:23:13,640 you say it through my attorney, is that clear? 1469 01:23:13,684 --> 01:23:15,077 Yes, sir. 1470 01:23:15,120 --> 01:23:17,470 And be damn sure you know what you're talking about. 1471 01:23:22,867 --> 01:23:26,740 [woman on P.A. system] Nurse Colburn, please. EKG to 447. 1472 01:23:28,525 --> 01:23:31,484 Nurse Colburn, please. EKG to 447. 1473 01:23:31,528 --> 01:23:32,790 Excuse me, Lieutenant Columbo. 1474 01:23:32,833 --> 01:23:34,922 I understood they brought a Mrs. Stafford in. 1475 01:23:34,966 --> 01:23:37,751 Oh, yes, she's in ICU. Dr. Freeman's with her now. 1476 01:23:37,795 --> 01:23:39,927 It's down the hall to your left. 1477 01:23:39,971 --> 01:23:42,321 [woman on P.A. system] Dr. Golden, call seventh floor, please. 1478 01:23:42,365 --> 01:23:43,279 Dr. Golden. 1479 01:24:01,340 --> 01:24:03,603 Excuse me. How is she? 1480 01:24:03,647 --> 01:24:06,519 Well, she'll live, but it was close. 1481 01:24:06,563 --> 01:24:07,912 [Columbo] What happened? 1482 01:24:07,955 --> 01:24:10,523 [Dr. Freeman] Booze, pills. A deadly combination. 1483 01:24:10,567 --> 01:24:12,221 A neighbor found her. 1484 01:24:12,699 --> 01:24:13,744 Lieutenant. 1485 01:24:15,354 --> 01:24:16,703 You're gonna be all right. 1486 01:24:19,924 --> 01:24:22,231 I knew he was cheating Gene. 1487 01:24:22,970 --> 01:24:25,625 And I told him I knew. 1488 01:24:27,062 --> 01:24:29,368 [Ruth] He just laughed at me. 1489 01:24:29,412 --> 01:24:30,935 All right, take it easy. 1490 01:24:30,978 --> 01:24:33,372 Guess I had too much to drink. 1491 01:24:34,852 --> 01:24:37,376 And then I couldn't sleep. 1492 01:24:37,420 --> 01:24:40,466 His face just kept going around and around... 1493 01:24:40,510 --> 01:24:41,989 laughing and laughing. 1494 01:24:44,427 --> 01:24:46,646 I'll be in the waiting room. You get some rest. 1495 01:25:00,095 --> 01:25:01,835 [people chattering] 1496 01:25:05,143 --> 01:25:06,710 [woman on P.A. system] Dr. Dormer... 1497 01:25:06,753 --> 01:25:09,974 check with x-ray lab, please. Dr. Dormer. 1498 01:25:10,017 --> 01:25:12,498 How is she? They won't tell me a thing. 1499 01:25:12,542 --> 01:25:13,717 What do you care? 1500 01:25:13,760 --> 01:25:15,458 Ma'am.What's that supposed to mean? 1501 01:25:15,501 --> 01:25:16,937 May I have that magazine? 1502 01:25:16,981 --> 01:25:18,635 [Columbo] You don't care whether she lives or dies. 1503 01:25:18,678 --> 01:25:20,637 As a matter of fact, she's drinking because of you... 1504 01:25:20,680 --> 01:25:22,595 because she thinks you're responsible for the death of her husband. 1505 01:25:22,639 --> 01:25:24,684 And you want to know something? So do I. 1506 01:25:24,728 --> 01:25:26,599 I warned you in my office. Don't you-- 1507 01:25:26,643 --> 01:25:28,775 I checked your alibi for the time before you got to the house. 1508 01:25:28,819 --> 01:25:30,299 It doesn't wash. 1509 01:25:30,342 --> 01:25:32,779 First of all, I don't need an alibi... 1510 01:25:32,823 --> 01:25:35,086 and secondly, I was at Parker Motors. 1511 01:25:35,130 --> 01:25:37,132 You said they were closed when you got there. 1512 01:25:37,175 --> 01:25:40,309 The fact is, they've been open every night until 9:00 for the past month. 1513 01:25:41,658 --> 01:25:43,007 May I have that magazine? Have they? 1514 01:25:45,662 --> 01:25:47,359 That's right. 1515 01:25:51,450 --> 01:25:52,495 Got a match? 1516 01:25:57,848 --> 01:26:00,372 Your health program didn't last very long, did it? 1517 01:26:01,460 --> 01:26:03,636 Long enough. 1518 01:26:03,680 --> 01:26:05,812 [Janus] You know something, Columbo? 1519 01:26:05,856 --> 01:26:07,684 You're a devious man. 1520 01:26:08,641 --> 01:26:09,947 That's what they tell me. 1521 01:26:09,990 --> 01:26:11,644 I'm gonna tell you something. 1522 01:26:11,688 --> 01:26:12,993 What I meant to say... 1523 01:26:13,037 --> 01:26:14,821 was that I drove out to Parker Motors... 1524 01:26:14,865 --> 01:26:16,823 but when I got there, Parker's car was gone. 1525 01:26:16,867 --> 01:26:19,609 So I assumed that he left for the day. 1526 01:26:19,652 --> 01:26:22,438 And since my original statement to you was verbal... 1527 01:26:22,481 --> 01:26:25,180 you must have misunderstood what I said. 1528 01:26:25,223 --> 01:26:27,660 Now, if you claim otherwise, I'm gonna deny it. 1529 01:26:28,574 --> 01:26:29,793 Is that clear? 1530 01:26:29,836 --> 01:26:31,186 That's very clear. 1531 01:26:31,229 --> 01:26:33,623 I don't care what you think. 1532 01:26:33,666 --> 01:26:35,799 I don't care what you suspect. 1533 01:26:35,842 --> 01:26:37,192 I don't care what visions you see... 1534 01:26:37,235 --> 01:26:39,019 when you look at your cigar ashes... 1535 01:26:39,063 --> 01:26:40,586 because I'm innocent. 1536 01:26:40,630 --> 01:26:44,111 I have an alibi for the time Gene Stafford died. 1537 01:26:44,155 --> 01:26:47,376 And you can huff and puff on that rotten cigar until next July... 1538 01:26:47,419 --> 01:26:48,725 and you'll never prove otherwise. 1539 01:26:50,509 --> 01:26:51,945 I wouldn't count on that. Columbo... 1540 01:26:52,816 --> 01:26:55,079 if you are smart... 1541 01:26:55,122 --> 01:26:57,037 I won't be seeing you again. 1542 01:27:13,706 --> 01:27:15,534 [woman] Stand still, Johnny. 1543 01:27:17,884 --> 01:27:19,408 Stop moving! 1544 01:27:35,554 --> 01:27:36,686 Good morning, Mr. Janus. 1545 01:27:36,729 --> 01:27:37,817 Morning, Susan. 1546 01:28:21,774 --> 01:28:23,210 [phone ringing] 1547 01:28:36,702 --> 01:28:38,443 Yes. 1548 01:28:38,487 --> 01:28:40,358 [Gene] Milo, what are you trying to do to me? 1549 01:28:40,402 --> 01:28:42,142 I just got a batch of invoices from Green Eagle... 1550 01:28:42,186 --> 01:28:43,666 and I gotta tell you, pal... 1551 01:28:43,709 --> 01:28:45,798 you've got a lot of guts charging prices-- 1552 01:28:50,542 --> 01:28:53,066 Columbo, what the hell are you doing? 1553 01:28:53,110 --> 01:28:55,504 Oh, just a little phone demonstration, sir... 1554 01:28:55,547 --> 01:28:56,940 to show how a man who's already dead... 1555 01:28:56,983 --> 01:28:58,855 can appear to be alive. 1556 01:28:59,986 --> 01:29:02,859 Well, your little joke was not funny. 1557 01:29:02,902 --> 01:29:06,079 It wasn't meant to be funny, sir. Oh, no. 1558 01:29:06,123 --> 01:29:09,474 No, you see this tape, this is tricky stuff. 1559 01:29:09,518 --> 01:29:11,868 The other day, I'm in the employment office. 1560 01:29:11,911 --> 01:29:13,870 I call the phone of Mr. Lewis Lacey. 1561 01:29:13,913 --> 01:29:15,219 Now, he gets on the phone, and he says... 1562 01:29:15,262 --> 01:29:17,264 "Hello, this is Mr. Lacey." 1563 01:29:17,308 --> 01:29:18,614 Now, I get out a whole sentence... 1564 01:29:18,657 --> 01:29:20,790 before I realize I'm not talking to him. 1565 01:29:20,833 --> 01:29:23,140 I'm talking to a recording. 1566 01:29:23,183 --> 01:29:25,142 A thing like that, it makes an impression on you. 1567 01:29:26,752 --> 01:29:28,275 This tape here... 1568 01:29:28,319 --> 01:29:30,277 this is a tape of a conversation... 1569 01:29:30,321 --> 01:29:32,802 you had with Mr. Stafford two months ago. 1570 01:29:32,845 --> 01:29:34,804 I clipped out a piece of it... 1571 01:29:34,847 --> 01:29:37,328 and I played it back on the phone. I hope you don't mind. 1572 01:29:37,372 --> 01:29:40,026 But I do mind. What the hell gives you the right, Columbo? 1573 01:29:41,811 --> 01:29:43,203 This, sir. 1574 01:29:44,727 --> 01:29:46,250 This is a warrant. 1575 01:29:46,990 --> 01:29:48,557 This gives me the right. 1576 01:29:55,346 --> 01:29:57,653 I also found the spot on the tape... 1577 01:29:58,697 --> 01:30:00,656 that you clipped out before. 1578 01:30:01,961 --> 01:30:04,181 The tape that you used to convince your secretary... 1579 01:30:04,224 --> 01:30:06,705 that Mr. Stafford was alive and working out in the gym. 1580 01:30:09,360 --> 01:30:11,841 It came from this reel. 1581 01:30:11,884 --> 01:30:14,539 But when you play this reel back, it skips... 1582 01:30:16,672 --> 01:30:18,761 from the end of the previous phone call... 1583 01:30:18,804 --> 01:30:21,024 to the point where your secretary tells you... 1584 01:30:21,067 --> 01:30:23,113 that Mr. Stafford is on the phone... 1585 01:30:23,156 --> 01:30:25,855 but in between there's a splice mark. 1586 01:30:26,899 --> 01:30:27,857 You see it? 1587 01:30:30,120 --> 01:30:33,210 Now, I figure what's been clipped out... 1588 01:30:33,253 --> 01:30:36,082 that's the part where Mr. Stafford said... 1589 01:30:36,126 --> 01:30:39,085 "Hello, Jessica, this is Gene Stafford. Can I speak to Mr. Janus?" 1590 01:30:39,129 --> 01:30:40,565 Something like that. 1591 01:30:42,828 --> 01:30:45,309 You see how easy it is to fool people. 1592 01:30:47,050 --> 01:30:49,226 Columbo... 1593 01:30:49,269 --> 01:30:52,011 you've got some imagination. 1594 01:30:52,055 --> 01:30:55,362 Even if someone did clip out a section of that tape... 1595 01:30:55,406 --> 01:30:57,364 it could have been anyone... 1596 01:30:57,408 --> 01:30:59,062 that knew about those files. 1597 01:30:59,105 --> 01:31:00,933 But it wasn't anyone, sir. 1598 01:31:03,153 --> 01:31:05,285 You carried on a lengthy conversation on the phone with him... 1599 01:31:05,329 --> 01:31:06,591 didn't you? 1600 01:31:08,811 --> 01:31:11,074 I'll tell you how you did it, if you're interested. 1601 01:31:11,117 --> 01:31:13,076 Go ahead, it's your fairy tale. 1602 01:31:14,773 --> 01:31:16,819 When you came home, sir... 1603 01:31:16,862 --> 01:31:19,256 after you murdered Mr. Stafford... 1604 01:31:19,299 --> 01:31:21,258 you went into your study... 1605 01:31:21,301 --> 01:31:24,740 and you pushed down line 6901. 1606 01:31:24,783 --> 01:31:27,917 Then you dialed 6902... 1607 01:31:27,960 --> 01:31:31,224 knowing that your secretary in the living room would answer the phone. 1608 01:31:31,268 --> 01:31:33,618 She picks up the phone. 1609 01:31:33,662 --> 01:31:36,447 Naturally, she recognizes Mr. Stafford's voice. 1610 01:31:36,491 --> 01:31:40,233 Now you come out of the study, you take the phone... 1611 01:31:40,277 --> 01:31:43,759 and you stage this imaginary conversation. 1612 01:31:43,802 --> 01:31:46,196 Even to the point of planting the idea... 1613 01:31:46,239 --> 01:31:48,285 that he was working out with exercise equipment. 1614 01:31:49,199 --> 01:31:50,766 Did I? 1615 01:31:50,809 --> 01:31:52,463 Yes, sir, you did. 1616 01:31:52,507 --> 01:31:54,334 And you did something else, and this was smart. 1617 01:31:54,378 --> 01:31:55,640 And I give you credit for this. 1618 01:31:57,120 --> 01:31:59,426 You removed the bulb on the phone in the living room... 1619 01:31:59,470 --> 01:32:01,124 so that the line wouldn't light up. 1620 01:32:01,167 --> 01:32:03,692 Because if 6901 lit up... 1621 01:32:03,735 --> 01:32:06,695 the people there would know that you were talking from the phone in the study. 1622 01:32:07,478 --> 01:32:09,654 Guess work. Supposition. 1623 01:32:10,350 --> 01:32:12,483 More cigar ashes. 1624 01:32:12,527 --> 01:32:14,311 What you need, Lieutenant, is proof. 1625 01:32:14,354 --> 01:32:15,921 That's what you need, proof. 1626 01:32:15,965 --> 01:32:17,967 It didn't take me till July... 1627 01:32:19,272 --> 01:32:20,839 but I got the proof. 1628 01:32:21,710 --> 01:32:22,928 Right here. 1629 01:32:24,103 --> 01:32:26,323 Your sworn statement... 1630 01:32:26,366 --> 01:32:28,325 regarding the telephone conversation... 1631 01:32:28,368 --> 01:32:30,719 that you claim you had with Mr. Stafford. 1632 01:32:30,762 --> 01:32:33,678 But I did talk to him. I talked to him. 1633 01:32:34,505 --> 01:32:35,854 And he was at the health club? 1634 01:32:35,898 --> 01:32:37,508 Yes. 1635 01:32:37,552 --> 01:32:39,466 And he was working out with the barbell? 1636 01:32:39,510 --> 01:32:41,860 He said he was about to work out. 1637 01:32:43,209 --> 01:32:45,124 Here's your quote. 1638 01:32:45,168 --> 01:32:48,475 "He already changed into his gym clothes. 1639 01:32:48,519 --> 01:32:51,087 "He said he was going to work out for about a half an hour... 1640 01:32:51,130 --> 01:32:52,784 "and then go home." 1641 01:32:52,828 --> 01:32:54,003 Is that what he said? 1642 01:32:54,046 --> 01:32:55,265 Yes. 1643 01:32:55,308 --> 01:32:56,875 Are you sure? 1644 01:32:56,919 --> 01:32:58,877 Yes, damn it. That's what I said. 1645 01:33:02,228 --> 01:33:04,230 That's impossible, Mr. Janus. 1646 01:33:06,493 --> 01:33:08,844 Oh, that's just not possible. 1647 01:33:09,888 --> 01:33:12,456 Lieutenant, that's a very expensive desk. 1648 01:33:13,326 --> 01:33:15,372 Oh, excuse me. 1649 01:33:15,415 --> 01:33:17,287 If you'd just bear with me for a moment. 1650 01:33:19,594 --> 01:33:21,160 Because this is very interesting. 1651 01:33:23,032 --> 01:33:24,773 Watch this carefully. 1652 01:33:24,816 --> 01:33:27,384 I tie my shoes like most right-handed people. 1653 01:33:27,427 --> 01:33:29,865 I make my first loop... 1654 01:33:29,908 --> 01:33:32,128 and you'll notice that the loop is over my arch. 1655 01:33:32,171 --> 01:33:34,478 It's on the same side as my big toe. 1656 01:33:34,521 --> 01:33:35,914 Is that true? 1657 01:33:35,958 --> 01:33:37,263 That's right. 1658 01:33:44,923 --> 01:33:46,838 Just bear with me, sir. 1659 01:33:49,798 --> 01:33:52,061 Oh, that's my lunch. That doesn't mean nothing. 1660 01:33:52,104 --> 01:33:53,845 Here we are. 1661 01:33:53,889 --> 01:33:56,239 This is an old sneaker of mine. 1662 01:33:56,282 --> 01:33:58,023 Now I turn that sneaker around... 1663 01:33:58,067 --> 01:34:00,939 just like I was gonna tie somebody else's shoe. 1664 01:34:03,246 --> 01:34:05,117 I do the laces the same way... 1665 01:34:05,944 --> 01:34:08,381 and I make my first loop. 1666 01:34:08,425 --> 01:34:10,209 You'll notice that the loop... 1667 01:34:11,297 --> 01:34:13,386 is now on the opposite side. 1668 01:34:13,430 --> 01:34:15,214 It's on the side of the little toe. 1669 01:34:17,042 --> 01:34:20,263 Here, it was on the side of the big toe. 1670 01:34:20,306 --> 01:34:22,831 This is the exact reversal of this. 1671 01:34:23,570 --> 01:34:24,833 Is that true? 1672 01:34:25,616 --> 01:34:26,878 Yes, Lieutenant, that's true. 1673 01:34:28,532 --> 01:34:31,013 You see, I knew there was something about these shoelaces... 1674 01:34:31,056 --> 01:34:33,102 that was bothering me. 1675 01:34:33,145 --> 01:34:35,452 I just couldn't put my finger on it. 1676 01:34:36,888 --> 01:34:38,150 Oh, yes. 1677 01:34:39,978 --> 01:34:42,067 Look at this photograph. 1678 01:34:42,111 --> 01:34:44,504 This is a picture of Mr. Stafford's sneakers. 1679 01:34:44,548 --> 01:34:47,116 It was taken when the body was discovered. 1680 01:34:47,159 --> 01:34:49,118 You'll notice that the first loop... 1681 01:34:49,161 --> 01:34:50,859 which you can always identify... 1682 01:34:50,902 --> 01:34:53,122 it's the top loop... 1683 01:34:53,165 --> 01:34:56,081 the first loop is on the side of the little toe. 1684 01:34:59,171 --> 01:35:00,825 Now look at this shoe. 1685 01:35:01,391 --> 01:35:03,959 This is Mr. Stafford's shoe. 1686 01:35:04,002 --> 01:35:05,612 I found it in his locker. 1687 01:35:09,486 --> 01:35:11,488 Now, this is the interesting point. 1688 01:35:12,532 --> 01:35:14,578 When I tie my own lace... 1689 01:35:14,621 --> 01:35:17,363 the first loop is on the side of the big toe. 1690 01:35:18,887 --> 01:35:21,628 When Mr. Stafford ties his own laces... 1691 01:35:21,672 --> 01:35:24,414 the first loop is on the side of the big toe. 1692 01:35:25,545 --> 01:35:27,852 This matches with this. 1693 01:35:28,374 --> 01:35:30,463 However... 1694 01:35:30,507 --> 01:35:32,901 when I tie somebody else's shoe... 1695 01:35:34,206 --> 01:35:37,122 the first loop is on the side of the little toe. 1696 01:35:38,036 --> 01:35:42,084 And this matches with this. 1697 01:35:45,174 --> 01:35:47,524 There's only one conclusion. 1698 01:35:47,567 --> 01:35:50,309 Mr. Stafford did not put on his own sneakers. 1699 01:35:51,093 --> 01:35:52,964 Somebody else did. 1700 01:35:53,008 --> 01:35:55,140 And that somebody was you. 1701 01:35:55,184 --> 01:35:57,012 You changed his clothes. 1702 01:35:57,055 --> 01:35:59,971 Now, you wait a minute, Lieutenant. I'll tell you something. 1703 01:36:00,015 --> 01:36:03,192 Your little demonstration proves one thing and one thing only. 1704 01:36:03,235 --> 01:36:06,195 That somebody else put on Stafford's gym shoes... 1705 01:36:06,238 --> 01:36:09,024 but the fact remains you can't prove that I did it. 1706 01:36:09,067 --> 01:36:10,416 It could have been anybody. 1707 01:36:10,460 --> 01:36:12,418 It could only be you. 1708 01:36:12,462 --> 01:36:15,204 By your own admission, it had to be you. 1709 01:36:17,206 --> 01:36:19,556 Mr. Stafford was last seen around 7:30... 1710 01:36:19,599 --> 01:36:21,993 wearing his business clothes. 1711 01:36:23,429 --> 01:36:25,040 Now, he's alone in the building... 1712 01:36:25,083 --> 01:36:26,563 the building is locked... 1713 01:36:26,606 --> 01:36:28,521 and the next morning, he's found dead... 1714 01:36:28,565 --> 01:36:30,306 in his gym clothes! 1715 01:36:32,003 --> 01:36:35,224 And at 9:00 the previous evening... 1716 01:36:35,267 --> 01:36:37,966 nine hours before the body was found... 1717 01:36:38,009 --> 01:36:40,011 you and you alone... 1718 01:36:40,055 --> 01:36:42,231 knew that he was in his gym clothes. 1719 01:36:43,232 --> 01:36:44,755 You said so. 1720 01:36:44,799 --> 01:36:46,931 You swore to it in front of five witnesses. 1721 01:36:49,673 --> 01:36:52,458 How did you know he was in his gym clothes... 1722 01:36:53,633 --> 01:36:55,940 if you didn't change the clothes? 1723 01:37:06,211 --> 01:37:09,040 You tried to contrive the perfect alibi, sir. 1724 01:37:10,433 --> 01:37:13,740 And it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang you.