Synopsis

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 is struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while jogging. The Rolls Royce detonates when Fred's gardener attempts to clear it from the path of arriving television crews. Just as Detective Columbo believes he has secured a conviction against Harold, the gamble