A woman shoots her overbearing brother, claiming she thought he was a burglar. Columbo doesn't buy the self-defense claim - he know's it's murder.
Quest roles:
Frank Baxter(Walter Gray), Leslie Nielsen(A.J. Henderson), Barbara Rhoades(Joyce), Richard Bull(Second Detective), Jon Lormer(Hearing Officer), Richard Anderson(Bryce Chadwick), Susan Barrister(Waitress), Susan Clark(Beth Chadwick), Jessie Royce Landis(Mrs. Chadwick), Garry Walberg(First Detective), Joel Fluellen(Charles)