Columbo unwittingly becomes part of a deranged woman's diabolical plot to destroy the two men she believes responsible for her husband's death in prison. After murdering one, she moves in on the other, Columbo, to kill the person closest to him, his wife.
- Directed by
- Vincent McEveety
- Written by
- Peter S. Fischer
Guest stars
Ian McShane
Leland St. John
Helen Shaver
Vivian Dimitri
Teresa Ganzel
Dede Perkins
Roscoe Lee Browne
Dr. Steadman
Edward Winter
Charlie Chambers
Michael Alldredge
Connolly
- B
Bill Edward Rogers
Policeman
- T
Tom Isbell
Sergeant Brady
Hugh Gillin
Priest at Funeral
- R
Rosanna Huffman
Mrs. Thornwood
George Buck
George Thornwood
Don Calfa
Rudy
All episodes — Season 9
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S9 E1Murder, a Self Portrait
Nov 25, 19896.393 min
A famous artist, Max Barsini, lives with his wife Vanessa and a beautiful live-in model named Julie at his beach house/studio. Max's ex-wife Louise lives in the beach house next door. Together, these women comprise Max's own little harem.
S9 E2Columbo Cries Wolf
Jan 20, 19907.198 min
Columbo is asked to investigate the disappearance of Dian Hunter, director of a men's magazine. Naturally, the prime suspect is her lover and co-editor Sean Brantley, who spends lots of time with the young girls he works with.
S9 E3Agenda for Murder
Feb 10, 19907.897 min
Columbo matches wits with a brilliant attorney responsible for the murder of the one man who could stifle his meteoric political career.
S9 E5Uneasy Lies the Crown
Apr 28, 19906.397 min
While investigating the death of a popular actor, Columbo must outwit a cunning dentist, who has set up his wife for a murder in order to keep up his image and expensive lifestyle.
S9 E6Murder in Malibu
May 14, 19906.594 min
An ambitious womanizer, rejected by the romance novelist he planned to marry, ends the story she was writing with a gun and makes the murder look like robbery gone awry.