The director of a government institute that employs various scientific geniuses commits a clever murder. But another kind of genius is on the case: Lt. Columbo.
Quest roles:
John Davis Chandler(Eddie Kane), Robert Walker Jr.(Neil Cahill), Lou Wagner(Ross), Lew Ayres(Howard Nicholson), Lee Montgomery(Steve Spelberg), William Christopher(Male Scientist), Jessica Walter(Margaret Nicholson), John Zaremba(Coroner), Jose Ferrer(Marshall Cahill), Arthur Batanides(Murph)