Synopsis

An emissary from Suari and his code clerk orchestrated the death of the chief of security, intending to frame him for treachery. The plan was to make it appear as though the chief had detonated the legation safe and absconded with six hundred thousand pounds on behalf of a faction opposed to the government. However, Lieutenant Columbo sensed something amiss. His only difficulty lay in dismantling the ambassador's seemingly airtight alibi. Then, with the code clerk found dead, the ambassador poss