![]() Could it be premeditated murder, rather than a robbery? Maybe. The accuracy of the shot to the heart could also suggest an expert marksman. Plus the robber didn’t take the credit cards from her wallet, nor the diamond ring from her finger. Namely, the bloody bullet hole in Claire’s dress is higher than the bullet hole in her body. It looks like a robbery gone wrong, but, as per usual, Columbo spots the crucial clues that others miss. As alibis go, it’s a pretty commendable effort.īack at the crime scene, Lieutenant Columbo is on the case. As soon as he’s napping again, Fowler resets his watch to the correct time and leaves him be. Mark is then ushered into the guest bedroom to sleep off his sore head. The groggy Mark is awoken and it looks for all the world like he’s only been out for the count for a few minutes. He rolls the time back on Mark’s watch and hits play on the recorded ball game. Disguising his voice, he robs the till and pistol whips the shop owner into unconsciousness (!) before popping a cap through Claire’s icy heart – although only after she figures out it was him.Ĭutting up and binning his disguise, and hiding the gun for later retrieval, Fowler heads home to arouse the slumbering Mark. I put it to you that this disguise is more likely to elicit gales of laughter than fearĬoncealing himself in a ski mask and puffer jacket from the studio wardrobe department, and using a pistol from the props department, he tracks Claire to her favourite deli. ![]() ![]() When Mark is out for the count, Fowler hits record on his state-of-the-art VCR (Google it, millennials) and busts a groove: destination MURDERVILLE. He drugs his faithful assistant Mark (a recovering alcoholic), who has come round to watch the ball game. Highly-paid TV actor Ward Fowler, star of hit crime drama Detective Lucerne, is being blackmailed by studio exec Claire Daley, who knows his shady past as a Korean War deserter – a fact certain to ruin his career if it ever got out.įed up of paying Claire a large share of his super-salary, Fowler strikes back. Significant locations: Ward Fowler’s home ( Enchanted Hill Estate, Beverly Hills 90210) Episode synopsis: Columbo Fade in to Murder But is this the Columbo equivalent of The Wrath of Khan, or is it more like The Final Frontier? Let’s time travel back to 10 October, 1976 and find out… Dramatis personae Still, with William Shatner leading a support cast that also included fellow Star Trek ace Walter Koenig, it’s a sure-fire bet that we can set our phasers for FUN. Yes folks, the meta-tastic Fade in to Murder pitted Lieutenant Columbo against highly paid TV actor Ward Fowler and his famous alter-ego Lieutenant Lucerne. In-jokes abound greeted viewers for the opening episode of Columbo‘s sixth season, as the world’s leading TV detective investigated a murder carried out by… the world’s leading TV detective!
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