Columbo
Death Lends a Hand
Season 1971, Episode 3 · Aired 1971-10-06
Synopsis
When the CEO of a private detective agency threatens the wife of a publisher with blackmail and she threatens to expose him, he accidentally kills her.
In the series
This episode is part of Columbo (1971–2003) on NBC.
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Key cast
- Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo