Columbo
Candidate for Crime
Season 1973, Episode 7 · Aired 1973-11-04
Synopsis
Senatorial candidate Nelson Hayward murders his domineering campaign manager, staging it to appear that Hayward himself was the intended victim of a mob hit gone wrong.
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