A famous food critic is threatened by a restaurant owner, and so the critic leaves. Soon after, the cook dies. Columbo's involvement is welcomed by all the other chefs in the area, but Columbo wonders why the dead restaurant owner slammed the drawers before he died. And how could the poison that killed him enter an unopened bottle without the killer even being in the room? Could it have been suicide? But then there's the cheques to a mysterious society, and the victim's calender. Can Columbo's cooking skills really match the food critic's taste?
- Directed by
- Jonathan Demme
- Written by
- Robert Van Scoyk
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S7 E1Try and Catch Me
Nov 21, 1977873 min
A writer of murder mysteries wreaks revenge on her nephew-in-law by blaming him for her niece's murder.
S7 E3Make Me a Perfect Murder
Feb 25, 19787.598 min
Mark McAndrews a top network programmer is promoted to a New York position. His assistant, who is very ambitious and his lover, expects to get his old job. But of course he feels she is out of her league and needs more experience. Kay, fee
S7 E4How to Dial a Murder
Apr 15, 19787.673 min
A famous psychiatrist uses an appointment with his doctor as his alibi while he calls his house, where his dead wife's lover is. The call serves as the first step in a conditioning reflex on the psychiatrist's dogs. The other part is the wo
S7 E5The Conspirators
May 13, 19787.1100 min
An Irish poet, who fronts a peace organization while secretly running guns, kills an arms dealer who tries to swindle him.