Columbo
Ransom for a Dead Man
Season 1971, Episode 1 · Aired 1971-03-01
Synopsis
A brilliant tort attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
In the series
This episode is part of Columbo (1971–2003) on NBC.
The rumpled trap — howdunit inverted, guest killers as prestige toys.
Key cast
- Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo