Lieutenant Columbo was invited to address a criminology class, where he found himself facing two astute students convinced they had outwitted him with a series of carefully crafted clues. Their confidence evaporated, however, when their pro…

Wade Anders, a man who once guarded secrets, now hosts the program *Crime Alert*. But a competitor, the newsreader Bud, uncovers a hidden chapter from Wade's past: a role in an adult film. Bud sees an opportunity to seize control of the sho…

Lieutenant Columbo finds himself facing a formidable adversary: a criminal defense attorney of considerable renown. The lawyer's life unravels when he discovers his girlfriend's infidelity, culminating in her murder.

Photographer Freddy Brower, newly flush with a $30 million lottery win, sought a discreet solution to his marital troubles. He confided in his uncle, Leon Lamarr, a man of considerable wealth and renown as a jeweler. Together, they devised …

Columbo was at his nephew’s wedding, a familiar presence amidst the celebratory bustle. While his wife prepared for the ceremony in the bridal suite, the bride vanished. The groom, distraught and bewildered, turned to Uncle Columbo for assi…

Pressured by mounting debts, the habitually reckless gambler Harold devises a plan: to place an explosive device beneath his uncle, the powerful sports mogul Big Fred’s, prized Rolls Royce. But fate intervenes. That same morning, Big Fred i…

Nick Franco was a man of brutal appetites, a charmer who betrayed those he touched. His latest affair with Laura Stanton had reached its breaking point. Driven to desperation, she enlisted the aid of a young woman named Lisa, and together t…

Fielding Chase, a man consumed by his own importance, hosted a popular radio talk show. Driven by a desperate need to keep his daughter from relocating to New York City, he committed the act of murder against a member of his own staff.

The only lead for Columbo is a photograph: a starting point for a case involving two deceased men, a seven-year-old mystery, and a sum of four million dollars – complicated further by the presence of a particularly irritating insurance inve…

Graham McVeigh, a man steeped in the traditions of his ranching heritage, commits a terrible act: he murders his own brother. He then meticulously frames a local bookmaker, weaving a false narrative of guilt. Concealing his true intentions,…

Cathleen Calvert and her lover, crime scene investigator Patrick Kinsley, devise a scheme to eliminate Calvert's husband, Clifford – a man of considerable wealth and influence. Their plan involves orchestrating the murder of an investment b…

Eric Prince, the mortician known for his dealings with the wealthy, found himself entangled in a grim situation. Verity Chandler, a gossip reporter with a knack for uncovering secrets, was dead – and she possessed information about troublin…

Findlay Crawford, the celebrated Hollywood film composer and conductor, had nurtured a promising young composer, who for several years had discreetly written the majority of Crawford’s scores. This protégé ultimately composed Crawford's ent…

In the final episode of the series, starring Peter Falk, a Los Angeles nightclub promoter named Justin Price enlists his girlfriend, Vanessa, in disposing of her deceased ex-husband’s body. The man had been supporting Price's latest venture…