Peter Falk, Robert Culp, Dean Jagger

The owner of a football team is found dead in a swimming pool. It looks like an accident, a slip and fall. However, Columbo doesn't really believe in this being an accident and investigates the accide...( read more  read more... )nt as if it was a murder case. However, the person he suspects has a powerful alibi.

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Unrated, 70 min.

Directed by: Jeremy Kagan

Release Date: November 5, 1972

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  • November 1, 2007
    I can't believe that I have seen all of these. One of 73
  • June 14, 2009
    The plot is a bit far fetched and Robert Culp's performance is never convincing. Still, the story does keep you guessing as to how Columbo is going to nail him. Average overall.

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