Columbo (1971)

Season 3

September 23, 1973 8 Episodes

Episodes

Lovely But Lethal
Episode 1
7.3

Lovely But Lethal

Sep 23, 1973

73 minutes

Viveca Scott, the founder of Beauty Mark Cosmetics, is being threatened by her rival David Lang. When he finds out that her revolutionary cream formula actually removes wrinkles, he has the formula pirated.

Any Old Port in a Storm
Episode 2
7.8

Any Old Port in a Storm

Oct 7, 1973

96 minutes

A wine connoisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.

Candidate for Crime
Episode 3
7.7

Candidate for Crime

Nov 4, 1973

93 minutes

A Senate Candidate running for office kills his campaign manager by making it look like he was the target for the killer's bullet.

Double Exposure
Episode 4
7.7

Double Exposure

Dec 16, 1973

70 minutes

A filmmaker kills one of his clients. in a break, during the screening of a new ad campaign

Publish or Perish
Episode 5
7.2

Publish or Perish

Jan 18, 1974

73 minutes

A publisher hires a Vietnam vet to kill his star author and thus give himself an alibi before the writer can defect to another publisher.

Mind Over Mayhem
Episode 6
7.2

Mind Over Mayhem

Feb 18, 1974

73 minutes

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.

Swan Song
Episode 7
7.8

Swan Song

Mar 3, 1974

99 minutes

A Country and Western singer kills his overpowering wife in a plane crash while he parachutes to safety.

A Friend in Deed
Episode 8
8.0

A Friend in Deed

May 5, 1974

98 minutes

A police commissioner provides an alibi to a friend who has just killed his wife. Later the commissioner kills his own wife and gets the friend to repay the favour.