Season 1972

1. S1972E01

   Short Fuse

   1972-01-19

   Pressured to give up his birthright, a chemical company heir enacts a clever plan to get rid of his blackmailing uncle and take over the family business. But Lt. Columbo suspects the man's death was not just a tragic accident.

2. S1972E02

   Blueprint for Murder

   1972-02-09

   Elliot Markham, a brilliant architect and con-man, murders a Texas millionaire and hides his body in order to keep his visionary construction project financed.

3. S1972E03

   Étude in Black

   1972-09-17

   A ruthless conductor murders the gifted pianist with whom he is having an affair. Lt. Columbo is on the case.

4. S1972E04

   The Greenhouse Jungle

   1972-10-15

   Columbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns to worse. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids.

5. S1972E05

   The Most Crucial Game

   1972-11-05

   The manager of a football team murders its callow owner, making it look as if the young man had had an accident in his swimming pool. Lt. Columbo is on the case.

6. S1972E06

   Dagger of the Mind

   1972-11-26

   In London, a respected Shakespearean acting duo cover up the unintended killing of their producer.

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