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

Columbo is assigned to a kidnapping case that turns into a murder investigation. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by the horticulturist uncle of the victim.

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.

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

An aging movie actress commits murder. Lt. Columbo, one of her biggest fans, is on the case.

A surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a paranoid nurse quickly catches onto his scheme, so he kills her. Lt. Columbo has a tough time figuring this one out.

A chess player murders his opponent before a big match. Lt. Columbo must out-maneuver this crafty, but craven, killer.

A smarmy TV chef and his identical twin brother, a rigidly proper banker, are suspects in the electrocution of their rich uncle.