A private investigator kills his client's wife after she threatens to expose his blackmail scheme. The client then hires the detective to assist Columbo in the search for the killer.
Quest roles:
Robert Culp(Jordan Rowe), Ray Milland(Jarvis Goodland), Don Keefer(Deputy Coroner), Eric James(R.J. Denning), Len Wayland(Captain of Detectives), Lieux Dressler(Ceil Gentry), Barbara Baldavin(Brimmer's Secretary), Brett Halsey(Ken Archer), Pat Crowley(Lenore Kennicutt)