Columbo 1x4

1. - This one is as crooked as a dog's hind leg.

2. Fire in the vice this afternoon.

3. Are those yesterday's field reports?

4. - Yes, sir.

5. - I want them now.

6. - Three more units added to security at coastal aircraft.

7. No progress on the Fairfax insurance investigation.

8. We're working with their accountants on the audit.

9. Uh, Brooks and Wilcox are in court this morning on the

10. Manzio divorce.

11. Brooks anticipates no problem.

12. James case looking very positive.

13. No negative signs in sight.

14. All men on surveillance have checked in except Russell.

15. But he's in Santa Barbara.

16. And at the moment, he's undercover.

17. - Let me have the afternoon report at 5:30.

18. - Yes, sir.

19. - I assume our guest has arrived.

20. - Yes, sir.

21. But Mr. Kennicut isn't here yet.

22. - Well, he's not due for another 30 seconds.

23. He's just coming in now.

24. I want you to listen very carefully, please.

25. - My name is Arthur Kennicut.

26. Mr. Brimmer's expecting me.

27. - Oh.

28. Yes, sir.

29. Would you go right in, please?

30. - Thank you.

31. - Oh, Mr. Kennicut.

32. You're right on time.

33. Won't you sit down?

34. - Thank you.

35. - Would you care for something to drink?

36. - Oh, some coffee, black.

37. - I was just reading one of your papers.

38. I see you've taken a stand on this federal judgeship that's

39. giving everybody fits.

40. - I'd rather not talk politics right now, Mr. Brimmer, if you

41. don't mind.

42. - Yes, of course.

43. Thank you, Henry.

44. Well, this is your wife's file, Mr. Kennicut.

45. And the fact sheet shows five weeks now of intensive

46. surveillance—

47. All movement, personal contact, telephone

48. communications.

49. It's really quite extensive.

50. - And?

51. - Mr. Kennicut, you have nothing to worry about.

52. It's a clean bill of health.

53. - You sure?

54. - Well, I'm not in the habit of making mistakes.

55. - Yes, I'm sorry.

56. Of course.

57. But lately it's been like waiting for a biopsy report—

58. Benign or malignant.

59. - Well, in this case benign.

60. - I don't know which I feel most, relief or anger.

61. - Anger?

62. - At myself, my idiotic suspicions.

63. But I suppose when one marries a much younger woman, one

64. tends to become a little paranoid.

65. - Well, sometimes there's good cause.

66. In this case, not.

67. Read it at your leisure.

68. There's not a hint of another man.

69. - You know, it's funny.

70. I love her.

71. I love her very much.

72. And I think I know her.

73. But lately I could have sworn that—

74. Well, it doesn't matter now.

75. I feel so guilty, I'm gonna start

76. showering her with gifts.

77. She won't know what hit her.

78. Mr. Brimmer, I owe you a great deal.

79. - Well, it's a pleasure to set your mind at rest, sir.

80. - Thank you.

81. And you'll have my check in the morning.

82. - That's very kind of you.

83. Thank you again.

84. - Thank you.

85. Could you hear everything?

86. Yes.

87. - Well, you seem confused.

88. - Well, I don't know why you asked me to come here.

89. - I thought it was obvious.

90. - No, not really.

91. You—

92. - What you're trying to say is that I lied to your husband.

93. Well, that's correct, Mrs. Kennicut.

94. I even went so far as to falsify the report.

95. Would you like a glass of water?

96. - No.

97. Uh, nothing, thank you.

98. - In point of fact, you were having an affair.

99. The man's name was Archer.

100. - It's over, Mr. Brimmer.

101. But I'm sure you already know that.

102. It was a mistake, a stupid mistake.

103. But I ended it, and it won't ever happen again.

104. Why didn't you tell my husband the truth?

105. - Oddly enough, Mrs. Kennicut, I am a moralist—

106. A vanishing specie, so I'm told.

107. 1,000 broken marriages come across my desk.

108. Infidelity is a domestic deceit.

109. In your case, 10 years of marriage and one brief

110. indiscretion.

111. So why not bend the truth a little bit?

112. - Then you're not going to tell him?

113. - I haven't, and I won't.

114. File's closed.

115. - Thank you.

116. Thank you, Mr. Brimmer.

117. I'm so grateful.

118. - How grateful?

119. Mrs. Kennicut, a detective agency runs on information.

120. That's our raw material.

121. Your husband owns three newspapers, two on this coast

122. and one on the east.

123. Whenever anything happens on the inside of business or

124. politics, or even in the jet set—

125. - I still don't understand how I—

126. - Information, Mrs. Kennicut, it is our only stock-in-trade.

127. For example, at the moment I'm working on a case, wherein it

128. would be very beneficial to my client to have certain

129. information about a federal judge that your husband is

130. supporting.

131. - Are you saying that you want me to be a

132. pipeline to my husband?

133. - No, just a good listener.

134. Is it really asking so much, Mrs. Kennicut?

135. I can't do this kind of work alone.

136. I need that kind of help.

137. Why don't you think about it?

138. Then we'll talk again.

139. - Your terrace door was unlocked, so I trespassed.

140. - There's no car in the front.

141. - Oh, I thought you knew everything, Mr. Brimmer.

142. We're neighbors.

143. My husband and I have a weekend house about three

144. miles from here.

145. Ironic, isn't it?

146. - Why are you here?

147. - Oh, why else?

148. To discuss your—

149. What shall we call it?

150. Your proposition.

151. I've been walking on the beach for hours, thinking.

152. - And you've come to a decision.

153. - Oh, yes.

154. Tell me something, Mr. Brimmer.

155. How many other rich men's wives owe you favors?

156. Do they all capitulate easily?

157. - I'm waiting for your answer.

158. - Indulge me.

159. I should think the blackmailee has some right.

160. - Mrs. Kennicut, I—

161. - The answer is no.

162. No deal.

163. Is that plain enough for you?

164. If you want to spy, you find someone else.

165. - All right.

166. I'll have to call your husband in the morning and—

167. - And what?

168. Tell him I had an affair.

169. Sorry, it won't work.

170. I'm going to tell him myself.

171. - I can't believe that you'd want to do that.

172. - Well, what you believe really doesn't matter, does it?

173. It's what Arthur thinks that's important.

174. Maybe he'll ask for a divorce, or maybe he'll forgive me.

175. But it's time I was honest with him.

176. - You're being very foolish.

177. - Only if I lose.

178. But you can't threaten me anymore, can you?

179. You just lost your leverage.

180. Oh, and one other thing.

181. I'm also going to tell him about the way

182. you run your business.

183. - Wouldn't advise that.

184. - I'm sure you wouldn't, because whether he forgives me

185. or not, he's gonna despise you for lying to him.

186. And Arthur's not the right man to have for an enemy.

187. Goodnight, Mr. Brimmer.

188. - Mrs. Kennicut, I want you to reconsider.

189. Your husband has some very powerful friends.

190. That's right.

191. Now, if you'll please excuse me.

192. - I cannot permit you to do that.

193. - Oh, you don't understand.

194. It's not your choice.

195. You let go of me.

196. Let go!

197. - What's the trouble, officer?

198. - May I see your license and registration?

199. - Turn signal, right?

200. - The right one.

201. - You know, it's the second time I got stopped today.

202. I'll tell ya, I'll, uh, I'll get those things fixed as soon

203. as I can.

204. - You'll get them fixed now.

205. - I would, but I'm on my way to a 187 PC.

206. - Say, are you a cop?

207. - Uh, yeah.

208. Uh, Lieutenant Columbo.

209. - Well, I'm sorry, Lieutenant, that I flagged you down.

210. - Oh, that's all right.

211. You're just doing your job.

212. Listen, I'll get those things fixed.

213. - This license expires next week.

214. - Oh.

215. Oh, well, thanks.

216. - Say, I'd better give you an escort.

217. That way, you'll get where you want to go.

218. - Oh, OK.

219. Appreciate that.

220. Well, listen, not too fast.

221. 13T62, Roger,

222. William 6-12.

223. 13T62, Roger, William 6-12.

224. - Can't tell for sure, but I don't think

225. she was killed here.

226. Looks like the body was moved.

227. And the cause of death?

228. Probably a severe concussion.

229. - Print team all wrapped up, Captain.

230. Nothing.

231. There were two blows.

232. - Yeah, send them on home.

233. - Laceration on the cheek, and major contusion at the base of

234. the skull.

235. - Well, how do you read that?

236. - It's hard to say.

237. Maybe somebody hit her and she struck her head going down.

238. - Lieutenant, you got that?

239. I'll know more about this after the

240. - autopsy, plus the approximate time of death. - Uh, yeah.

241. Got a match?

242. - No.

243. No tire tracks we can use, - Got a match?

244. - I'm sorry, I don't smoke.

245. - Looks like they've been here for weeks. - No.

246. - No prints, just smudges.

247. - Money?

248. - Just change, no currency.

249. - You got a match?

250. - No.

251. No, sorry.

252. - Got a match?

253. - Yeah, sure.

254. Uh, we're all finished here.

255. You can load it up.

256. - Identification in the purse.

257. Mrs. Arthur Kennicut, the Arthur Kennicut.

258. - How do you know that?

259. - Credit card's made out to Kennicut Publications.

260. - What's the problem?

261. - Newspapers.

262. If we don't handle this according to Kennicut's

263. satisfaction, he's got an awful lot of front pages to

264. beat us over the head with.

265. Thought I told you to move that outta here.

266. Lieutenant, what are you looking at?

267. - Uh, the bruise, sir.

268. Uh, the lady has a bruise on the left cheek.

269. - We know that.

270. I knew you weren't listening.

271. - It's Lenore.

272. I wanna get out of here.

273. Oh, thank you, Lieutenant.

274. - Would you like to be alone for a few moments?

275. - No.

276. I can feel sorry for myself some other time, after you've

277. caught him.

278. Well, should we get down to business?

279. - Are you sure there's nothing else you want?

280. - As the husband, I'm the most likely suspect, correct?

281. - Uh—

282. - You don't have to worry about my feelings, Lieutenant.

283. She was killed last night.

284. What time?

285. - Between 8:00 and 9:00.

286. - Well, I was in San Francisco addressing a conference.

287. I didn't fly back until this morning.

288. - Uh, you have the flight numbers on that?

289. - My secretary can give them to you, together with my hotel

290. and my schedule.

291. You check them all out, naturally.

292. - Yes, sir.

293. - And when you do, you'll dismiss me as a possibility.

294. Then you can get down to the real business of finding the

295. real killer.

296. And I want him found, Lieutenant, soon.

297. - I'll do my best.

298. - I'm sure you will.

299. - Uh, Mr. Kennicut, it would help if you'd

300. tell us a few things.

301. Did your wife have any enemies?

302. - Lenore never offended a soul.

303. She was an extraordinary woman.

304. - I see.

305. This question is a bit awkward, but, uh, I'm afraid

306. I'm gonna have to ask it.

307. Was there ever, uh, another man in her life?

308. - Naturally, more than one.

309. But that was years ago, before we were married.

310. - I know, sir.

311. I mean since you were married.

312. - You're speaking of an affair?

313. - Well, I'm afraid we're gonna have to consider it.

314. - Well, don't bother.

315. Lenore was faithful to me in every way.

316. She had a clean bill of health.

317. - All right.

318. Clean bill of health.

319. So you don't think we oughta go in that direction.

320. - No, I don't.

321. - All right.

322. Can you tell us about her habits?

323. What did she do in her spare time?

324. - Nothing unusual.

325. Shopping, charity work, sports.

326. - Sports.

327. What kind of sports did she play?

328. - Oh, tennis.

329. She was also very fond of skin diving.

330. - Yes.

331. Uh, did she do this, uh, with you, sir?

332. Did she do it with friends?

333. - With friends, Lieutenant.

334. Female friends, in case you're wondering.

335. - Female friends.

336. All right, sir.

337. I think I've had enough to start with.

338. Thank you very much.

339. - Lieutenant, I want you to understand something.

340. I married a woman young enough to be my daughter.

341. A lot of people were skeptical, but

342. it worked for us.

343. We loved each other, loved each other very much.

344. We even thought of having a child.

345. I want this man caught.

346. And I must warn you, I don't intend to be patient.

347. - Yes, sir.

348. - Oh, Lieutenant.

349. Thanks for the coffee.

350. - You're welcome, sir.

351. - Good morning, Lieutenant.

352. - Morning, sir.

353. - Can I get some coffee, some juice?

354. - Uh, nothing for me, no.

355. Thank you very much.

356. - Any progress?

357. - Uh, no, sir.

358. I hate to admit this, but, uh, nothing.

359. - Not a single lead?

360. - No, sir.

361. Nothing.

362. No.

363. Uh, no, some of my associates think that, uh, your wife was

364. mugged and the fella ran away with the money.

365. But, um, you see, they can't really explain how

366. the body was moved.

367. Uh, now me, I don't know.

368. I, uh, I think she knew the murderer.

369. - Why?

370. - Uh—

371. - Excuse me.

372. - Yes.

373. - Yes?

374. All right, be right in.

375. Why?

376. - Well, her behavior, uh, seems a little strange, sir.

377. Uh, she, uh, went out to the beach house in the middle of

378. the week, uh, which is unusual.

379. And, uh, she said to the caretaker, she had some

380. thinking to do, and then she went for a walk.

381. And then the next morning, her body was found on the other

382. side of town.

383. - What are you getting at?

384. - I wish I knew.

385. I don't know.

386. It's just that it sounds to me like a

387. woman that has a problem.

388. Now, did your wife have any personal problems?

389. - My wife was a very happy woman, Lieutenant.

390. - Uh-huh.

391. Yeah, well, it's just if she did have a problem, I thought

392. that maybe it would be connected with the murder.

393. - But you've no proof of that?

394. - Oh no, sir.

395. No.

396. - Lieutenant, I call the city room every half hour to find

397. out what you people are doing.

398. So far, not a word.

399. No arrest, not even a promise of one.

400. Now you tell me you haven't a lead.

401. - I'm sorry, Mr. Kennicut.

402. Uh, it looks like it's gonna be slow.

403. - It doesn't have to be.

404. Lieutenant?

405. Lieutenant Columbo, this is Mr. Brimmer.

406. - How do you do?

407. - Lieutenant.

408. - You've heard of Brimmer Associates?

409. - Uh, no, I haven't.

410. - Well, it's security and investigations, Lieutenant.

411. You might say you and I are in the same business.

412. - Oh, really?

413. - Matter of fact, I was talking about you just last night.

414. I ran into the, uh, commissioner at a party.

415. He speaks very highly of you.

416. - Naturally, you're wondering why Mr. Brimmer's here.

417. Now, please don't take this as a reflection on you, but I've

418. engaged his firm to work on the case.

419. - Well, now, Arthur, I'm here in an advisory capacity, a

420. supplemental capacity only.

421. I don't want the lieutenant to get the idea that I'm

422. competing with him.

423. Uh, but there's no reason why a private agency and a public

424. one can't cooperate, is there?

425. - No.

426. - You see, I want as much coverage in

427. this case as possible.

428. And when Mr. Brimmer called and offered his services, I

429. thought it was an excellent idea.

430. - Sure.

431. Uh, I can understand that.

432. Uh, you two know each other?

433. - Well, Mr. Brimmer's done some work for me.

434. - I see, I see.

435. Some kind of security work, guards for the paper?

436. - Oh, it was a personal matter.

437. The point is, Lieutenant, I told Arthur on the phone I

438. couldn't imagine you wouldn't accept a helping hand,

439. considering the manpower shortage in your department.

440. You see, Mr. Brimmer used to be a

441. police officer himself.

442. - Well, that was a long time ago.

443. But at least I can understand your problems, Lieutenant.

444. - Well, now listen.

445. I said to Mr. Kennicut, I'm grateful for all

446. the help I can get.

447. I'm just not sure how my superior's gonna take this.

448. - That's already been taken care of.

449. - It's just that Mr. Kennicut is anxious for a quick

450. resolution to the case.

451. You can understand that.

452. - Well, naturally.

453. - Well, good.

454. I hope the association will be beneficial to you.

455. - Oh, I'm sure it will.

456. Yeah.

457. You know, I suddenly feel very much more optimistic about

458. this whole thing.

459. Uh, it's not based on anything, no facts.

460. But you know, I'm a superstitious guy.

461. You know, I believe the signs.

462. I believe in palmistry and astrology and all

463. that kind of thing.

464. You don't, I know that.

465. No, definitely not.

466. - Let me see your hand.

467. You see, Mr. Kennicut, that's your fate line,

468. and it breaks there.

469. That was your bad fortune.

470. But it picks up again, and that's interesting.

471. That's a very good omen.

472. May I?

473. Mmm, deep line of Apollo.

474. That's a man devoted to his work.

475. Your Apollo line crosses the mount of the moon.

476. You know that's very rare?

477. And very impressive.

478. That's the sign of a man who's destined to attain a very

479. particular kind of distinction.

480. That's a very good sign.

481. I know you think it's silly, but I'm gonna make a believer

482. out of you before I'm done.

483. It was very nice meeting you.

484. - Nice to have met you.

485. - Bye-bye.

486. Oh, Mr. Brimmer?

487. Large thumb, low mount of Venus.

488. It means ambition, purposefulness.

489. - That's a closet, Lieutenant.

490. - Oh, gee.

491. I'm sorry.

492. - Lot of people make the same mistake.

493. - Say, that's a terrific looking set of clubs.

494. Do you mind?

495. - Go ahead.

496. - These seem light.

497. Are these lady's clubs?

498. - They were Lenore's.

499. - You didn't say she played golf, did you?

500. You mentioned tennis and skin diving.

501. - That's because she just started.

502. - Ah, I see.

503. Where'd she play?

504. - At the country club.

505. I see, at the club.

506. Oh, I just wondering why she just didn't keep her clubs in

507. the locker room.

508. - She did.

509. That's an extra set she used to take lessons with.

510. - Oh, I see.

511. Well, that explains it.

512. Right.

513. Uh, you mean she didn't take lessons at her own club.

514. She took them someplace else?

515. - Skylane.

516. Why?

517. Is it important?

518. - It's not important.

519. It's just that I like to get that background information

520. very precise if I can.

521. Bye-bye.

522. Is this the right door?

523. - Yes.

524. Well, what was that all about?

525. - Well, I think, uh, police techniques have changed a

526. little over the years.

527. - Here, try it again.

528. And remember, keep the back of your left hand straight.

529. None of this.

530. Just stroke it easy, all right?

531. Oh, that was good.

532. Getting better.

533. - Well, I still don't think I'm ever gonna learn this game.

534. - Oh, you just have to keep your eye on the ball, watch

535. your concentration.

536. You're coming along fine.

537. - Do we have time for another bucket?

538. - Sorry, Jenny, time's up.

539. Tomorrow at 3 o'clock.

540. - Tomorrow then.

541. - You a member of the club?

542. - Uh, no.

543. No, I'm, uh, Lieutenant Columbo.

544. I'm from the police.

545. - Well, what's the problem?

546. - I'd like to ask you a few questions

547. about a Lenore Kennicut.

548. Uh, you knew her?

549. - Not very well.

550. I gave her a few lessons.

551. - I see.

552. Uh, but this is your appointment book, isn't it?

553. - Well, you should know.

554. You've been looking at it.

555. - Well, no offense, I was just killing time.

556. But, uh, you know, now that you mention it, I see that you

557. gave her a lot of lessons.

558. - Well, she liked the game.

559. - I see.

560. Well, look, here's the thing.

561. Um, since you spent a lot of time with her, I was wondering

562. if you could give me some help.

563. - How?

564. - Was she the type of woman— now, this is just

565. between you and me.

566. Was she the type of woman who was on the lookout?

567. I mean, did you ever notice her give a ride to any of the

568. men around here?

569. - Uh, look, Lieutenant.

570. We'd better get one thing straight.

571. I teach them golf and I play in their tournaments, but I

572. don't get involved in their personal lives.

573. If they want to pair off, that's none of my business.

574. - OK.

575. All right.

576. Uh, well, thanks a lot.

577. - It's quite all right.

578. - Take it easy.

579. Uh, say, uh, what kind of club is this?

580. Uh, that's a number one wood.

581. - Number one wood.

582. Listen, uh, could you give me a lesson?

583. - What?

584. - No, I'm serious.

585. You know what my trouble is?

586. I work too hard, never out of the office.

587. I figure this.

588. If I could take up a sport— you know, get out in the fresh

589. air and get some exercise—

590. That'd do me some good.

591. What do you say?

592. - Well, I—

593. - Just for a few minutes, just to, you know, start the swing.

594. Come on.

595. Say, you know what's a funny thing about your appointments

596. with Mrs. Kennicut?

597. Uh, the first two were in the morning, and all the rest—

598. And I counted 13 of them— uh, they were always in the middle

599. or the late afternoon.

600. - So?

601. - Uh, well, I guess it's not important.

602. I guess it's nothing.

603. Let me—

604. I'll take off my coat.

605. Except that, uh, now every time you had an appointment

606. with Mrs. Kennicut, it was always the last

607. lesson of the day.

608. - I like to finish at a reasonable hour.

609. Doesn't everyone?

610. - Oh, I see.

611. So those days, you left the club.

612. I thought maybe you'd hang around to see if you could

613. pick up an odd lesson.

614. - Well, I didn't always go home.

615. - Uh, who said anything about going home?

616. - No.

617. Well, what I mean is, I didn't always leave the club.

618. Sometimes I—

619. - Hey, listen.

620. Can I help you out?

621. Don't say anything else.

622. You don't have an attorney.

623. Wait until you get an attorney.

624. This way, you can hurt your case.

625. Believe me.

626. I—

627. I know something about my business.

628. I don't know anything about golf, you know.

629. See, that's your business.

630. I know something about my business.

631. And believe me, you know, down through the years, uh, you get

632. so that you—

633. You develop a nose for things, you see.

634. And, uh...

635. after a while, the old nose just tells you when

636. someone's not giving you the truth.

637. Now, uh, I'm gonna forget about the lesson, because I

638. could never learn this game.

639. But I'll be back to talk to ya.

640. - Ground covered by the police is not our concern.

641. One thing to bear in mind, money was taken.

642. Granted, it could've been a smokescreen, but sometimes the

643. obvious answer is the correct one.

644. Now, Brooks?

645. - Yes, sir.

646. - Check into her banking account, with particular

647. attention to withdrawals.

648. See if you can find out how much cash she was

649. carrying that day.

650. Mr. Kennicut will be glad to cooperate.

651. Now, my theory, gentleman— and you will gear your efforts

652. in this direction—

653. Mrs. Kennicut was walking along the

654. Pacific Coast Highway.

655. She was forced into a car—

656. By someone.

657. The motive was robbery.

658. She probably fought back.

659. In any case, she was killed.

660. The murderer drove around in a panic, and finally all the way

661. out to here—

662. —And got rid of the body.

663. - Yes? - Lieutenant Columbo to see you.

664. Who?

665. Oh, yes.

666. Yeah, send him in.

667. Gentlemen, we'll finish this later.

668. I'll call you.

669. Thank you.

670. Lieutenant?

671. Come in.

672. - Whew.

673. Boy, this is quite a building.

674. This all yours?

675. - Afraid so.

676. - Must be a lot of business for your kind of company these

677. days.

678. - Well, we can't handle it all.

679. Sit down.

680. - Uh, listen, uh, your secretary called.

681. She said you wanted to see the files on the case.

682. So I thought it would be a lot safer if I

683. brought them over myself.

684. - Well, that's very nice of you.

685. Uh, wasn't necessary, but, uh, appreciate it very much.

686. Uh, want some coffee?

687. - No, no thanks.

688. - Thank you.

689. - Uh, those are the duplicates.

690. - OK.

691. Yes, this will help.

692. A lot of it.

693. I wonder if you can give me a little rundown.

694. - Well, it's just what I told Mr. Kennicut.

695. No leads.

696. Except, you know, I was looking through that stuff

697. last night.

698. - Mm-hm?

699. - And, uh, drives my wife crazy, you know, because we

700. have the lamp right next to the bed, and the poor thing,

701. she can't sleep.

702. - Did you find anything?

703. - No, not really.

704. Well, uh, take the— the autopsy report.

705. - Yes, here it is.

706. - You see now, that jives with something that I noticed about

707. the body the first time I saw it.

708. And that bothered me.

709. You see, Mrs. Kennicut was struck on the left cheek.

710. And she had a bruise, and she had a weird kinda cut.

711. Um, do you see what I mean?

712. - Um, no, I don't think so.

713. - Well, let's start with the cut, because that's what

714. bothered me.

715. I said to myself, now what in the world could have caused

716. that kinda cut?

717. Uh, does this lighter work?

718. - Yeah, I think so.

719. - Uh—

720. Uh, where— where was I?

721. - About the cut.

722. - Oh, yes.

723. What could have caused the cut?

724. I said to myself, could be a ring.

725. - A ring of—

726. Wait, you, uh— you mean a— a finger ring,

727. this kind of ring.

728. - Yeah, something like that.

729. Now, here's where I figured it.

730. Suppose you were gonna strike somebody, and

731. suppose it was a woman.

732. Now, do you punch her?

733. Well, maybe.

734. But more than likely, you hit with your open hand, either

735. this way or this way.

736. Now, if you hit this way, then the ring is not

737. gonna cause any cut.

738. So I figured it was a backhand blow like this.

739. See?

740. - Well, I still don't follow you too well, because that

741. would, uh, that would put it over—

742. - Well, I used my right hand.

743. - Yeah?

744. - You see?

745. - And if the ring was on the right hand, then the bruise

746. would be on the right cheek.

747. - But it was on the left cheek, so the murderer was

748. left-handed.

749. Struck her like this, which means the murderer is

750. left-handed.

751. Well, that's interesting.

752. That's provided, of course, all these, uh,

753. speculations are valid.

754. - Yeah, I would say that we have a left-handed

755. murderer and a—

756. And an unpremeditated crime.

757. - We have?

758. - Oh, I think so, yes.

759. I mean, I don't think a man kills with his hands unless

760. he's angry.

761. As a matter of fact, you know, maybe he didn't mean to do it.

762. Could be.

763. You know, maybe it was an accident.

764. You know, I got a feeling that when we find our friend, it's

765. gonna turn out that he has a terrible temper.

766. - Hmm.

767. Well, maybe you're right.

768. I certainly wish I had your crystal ball, Lieutenant.

769. Why don't you let me digest this material, and then we'll

770. talk again.

771. - OK.

772. All right, fine.

773. Sure.

774. Listen, I wanna thank you for the time.

775. - Yes, and thank you.

776. - Right.

777. Oh, listen, before I forget, uh—

778. let's see, where's—

779. I didn't wanna forget that.

780. But, uh, let's see.

781. I had a receipt here that I wanted you to sign.

782. Well, listen, let's just make one up.

783. Uh, it's a receipt for the files.

784. Isn't that weird?

785. What a coincidence.

786. - What's that?

787. - Here a moment ago we were talking about left-handed

788. people, and you're left-handed.

789. - And right-handed.

790. I'm ambidextrous.

791. That means I don't favor either hand particularly.

792. It's a character trait shared by about 10% of the world's

793. population.

794. - 10%?

795. No kidding.

796. - Anything else?

797. - Uh, no.

798. No, I don't think so.

799. Uh, oh.

800. Listen, this is a little bit off the subject.

801. My sister-in-law, she wants to buy a place out at the beach.

802. How do you like it out there?

803. - Who told you I was living out at the beach?

804. - No one.

805. I—

806. I noticed your car out in front of Mr. Kennicut's.

807. You know, you parked it there in the driveway.

808. And as I was walking by, I saw that the chrome was tarnished.

809. You know what the salt air does to it.

810. It just eats the life out of it.

811. - Yeah, that part's a problem, all right.

812. Uh, you're a very observant man, Lieutenant.

813. - That's not what my wife says, sir.

814. Well, you tell your sister-in-law that she will

815. love it at the beach, if she doesn't mind that, uh, problem

816. with the salt air on the chrome.

817. - I'll give her that message.

818. And thanks again.

819. - Thank you.

820. - Oh, uh, say, have you ever been in Mr. Kennicut's house?

821. Yes.

822. I met you there.

823. - No, I didn't mean the big house.

824. I meant out at the beach.

825. I was just wondering because your beach house and his beach

826. house, they're fairly close, aren't they?

827. - No.

828. It's a couple miles.

829. - That close?

830. Isn't that a coincidence?

831. I'll tell you, this case is just full of them.

832. - Why don't you and I take a walk.

833. - When you showed up today, I—

834. I kinda panicked.

835. - Then you did have an affair with her?

836. - Turning on the ladies is about the

837. only thing I do well.

838. I'm not a very good golfer.

839. - Yeah, go on.

840. - Well, it was pretty good for a while, at least for me.

841. She got the guilts.

842. Funny thing, I think she really loved her husband.

843. One day she said, Ken, this is bad for both of us,

844. let's call it off.

845. So we did.

846. - Must have shook you up when we found her dead.

847. - I couldn't believe it.

848. Then I got to thinking, well, sooner or later, you guys

849. would find out about me, maybe even think I killed her.

850. The night she died, I was—

851. I was home watching the tube.

852. No calls, no company, no alibi.

853. That's—

854. That's why I started to run.

855. - Uh-huh.

856. I can understand that.

857. You didn't kill her.

858. - Now, I know that.

859. But this afternoon, you gave me the impression—

860. - No, you're in the clear.

861. You got nothing to worry about.

862. You see, whoever did this, he had to wear a ring.

863. Now, you don't wear a ring.

864. - Well, I could have taken it off.

865. - No, not with that tan, because that would show.

866. Now listen, tell me something.

867. Mrs. Kennicut, did Mrs. Kennicut ever indicate to you

868. that she was concerned that her husband

869. knew about you two?

870. - No.

871. It's funny that you mention it, though, because, well, I

872. was concerned.

873. - Why?

874. - Well, Lenore never saw anyone, but I'm sure we were

875. being followed.

876. - By who?

877. - Well, there was this one guy in particular.

878. Sharp, well-dressed.

879. I only caught him in flashes.

880. But, well, he— he had a crew cut, kind of a—

881. An ex-Marine type.

882. - Yes?

883. - Wilcox, Mr. Brimmer.

884. The subject is meeting with Archer, and they've engaged in

885. conversation.

886. - And you hear anything?

887. No, sir.

888. But Archer seems to be doing most of the talking.

889. - Maintain the surveillance.

890. You can report to me in the morning.

891. - Yes, sir.

892. - Why, you little bum, you.

893. - Hello?

894. Oh, yes, he is.

895. Leo?

896. Mr. Brimmer.

897. - Yes, sir?

898. - I'm sorry to trouble you at home, Leo.

899. No sweat.

900. Just playing with Teddy.

901. - Well, I'm gonna have something I want

902. you to do for me.

903. It may complicate your life a little bit.

904. - When?

905. - Immediately.

906. Set it up through my secretary.

907. - Yes, sir.

908. I'll be in touch.

909. - Every one of our operatives is a skilled marksman.

910. Actually, our policy is to avoid the use of the weapon.

911. This is our memory bank, Lieutenant.

912. Millions of bits of information, all cross-filed

913. and on tape, immediately available.

914. There are more electrical impulses in this room than in

915. your brain.

916. - Hard to believe.

917. We here at Brimmer Associates use the most up-to-date

918. equipment, years ahead of what you use at police

919. headquarters.

920. Company cars, custom designed for us, most of them with

921. telephonic or radio communication.

922. - Whew, It's very impressive.

923. - Oh, uh, just one moment, Lieutenant.

924. Uh, one other thing that might interest you.

925. Uh, if you just move past this gate.

926. - It's not working.

927. - Well, it has to be.

928. Uh, you're carrying a gun, aren't you, Lieutenant?

929. - Uh, no.

930. - No?

931. Oh.

932. Well, that explains the malfunction.

933. Look here.

934. A special system is built into the gate.

935. Now, if you had a gun, it would have registered.

936. - It's just like out at the airport.

937. - It's a security precaution, not that we expect our clients

938. to be carrying concealed weapons.

939. But, uh, well, there have been a few exceptions.

940. - Really?

941. - Well, a guy came in here just about a month ago,

942. harmless-looking, an accountant for Midcentury Oil.

943. We were doing a company audit.

944. Mr. Denning!

945. I asked you to show the lieutenant around.

946. I did not suggest that you discuss our confidential

947. matters with anyone, at any time!

948. Our clients pay us to be discreet.

949. - Yes, sir.

950. - Won't you come in, Lieutenant?

951. Sorry about the outburst, but my people have gotta learn.

952. This is a business of trust.

953. I can't have them gossiping about the clients.

954. Thank you, Henry.

955. Hope you'll have lunch with me.

956. Like canella sole?

957. - Uh, well, if it's fish, uh, I like fish, love fish.

958. - It's fish.

959. Drop your coat and dig in.

960. On the Kennicut case, my men have come up with an

961. interesting lead.

962. There were two derelicts seen in the area.

963. I have their description.

964. - Uh—

965. - Sent them over to your office, copies.

966. - Right.

967. Uh, I'll have that checked out.

968. - Anything new on your end?

969. - Uh, oh yeah.

970. Yeah, we got a couple of things.

971. It seems, though, uh, Mrs. Kennicut was having

972. an affair, you see.

973. Um—

974. Boy, this is delicious.

975. How do you make this stuff?

976. - I'll have a recipe sent over to you.

977. You were saying?

978. - Oh, yeah.

979. Uh, it seems as though Mrs. Kennicut, uh—

980. She was having an affair.

981. And, uh—

982. - Oh?

983. - And, uh—

984. Oh, listen.

985. When you send the recipe, would you

986. send it to the house?

987. Don't send it to the office.

988. - Yes, I'll send it to your house.

989. - Yeah, she was having an affair with some golf pro,

990. some country club.

991. And, uh, here's the interesting thing.

992. Not only were they having an affair, but it seems as though

993. they were being watched.

994. Now, I got this nutty notion.

995. Suppose Mr. Kennicut, uh—

996. I'll tell ya, it's— it's too far-fetched.

997. Uh—

998. - Sometimes it helps to test it out.

999. Try me.

1000. - It's really crazy.

1001. Eh, listen, it doesn't cost anything.

1002. Suppose—

1003. Suppose Mr. Kennicut hired somebody to

1004. check up on his wife.

1005. And this somebody lied to him.

1006. He said to Mr. Kennicut, look, your wife, she's got a clean

1007. bill of health.

1008. Now this somebody, whoever it is, he's in a perfect position

1009. to blackmail Mrs. Kennicut.

1010. Now, suppose she refuses.

1011. You see?

1012. She says, no, I'm gonna go tell my husband.

1013. - Hmm.

1014. - I think it's a terrific motive, don't you?

1015. - Lieutenant, you have a marvelously convoluted mind.

1016. - I do?

1017. - I like it.

1018. The trouble with your theory is it— not only is it very

1019. tenuous, but it's impossible to prove.

1020. Isn't it?

1021. - Gee, I, uh—

1022. Oh, got a little tomato on that there.

1023. Well, I said it was nutty.

1024. What do you think?

1025. Do you think I oughta drop it?

1026. Hmm?

1027. - If you believe in it, stick to it.

1028. Run it on down.

1029. One other thing you should keep in mind.

1030. Nothing at all to do with the case.

1031. - What's that?

1032. - Your future.

1033. I'd like you to work for Brimmer Associates.

1034. - Me?

1035. - That's why I had you taken on a VIP tour.

1036. We're a growing organization.

1037. You can see that.

1038. You can be a valuable piece of manpower for us.

1039. - Boy, you really know how to toss a curve.

1040. - No, no, I don't mean it that way.

1041. I'm quite serious.

1042. You're a good man, Columbo, up here.

1043. It's time you were thinking about advancement.

1044. What does a lieutenant make?

1045. If you come with us, I'm almost positive I can triple

1046. your yearly income.

1047. - Whew.

1048. Boy, I tell ya, it's all so sudden.

1049. Uh, let me talk it over with my wife.

1050. - Of course talk it over with your wife.

1051. Think about it.

1052. Think about it carefully.

1053. But remember, we want you here.

1054. - Listen, I'm very flattered.

1055. I mean that.

1056. Uh, just let me mull it over a little bit.

1057. - Well, and while you're mulling, consider my career.

1058. Now, if I'd stayed with the force, by now, probably with

1059. luck, I could have been a captain of detectives, hmm?

1060. With one eye on the promotion list and the other eye on my

1061. car payments.

1062. No house by the ocean, no freedom to travel, no— what

1063. would you say?

1064. Power, a sense of accomplishment.

1065. Have I succeeded in getting through and stimulating you?

1066. - Definitely.

1067. Yes, sir.

1068. Yes, I'm gonna give it all a lot of thought.

1069. - That's as much as I can ask.

1070. - Uh, one thing.

1071. - Mm-hm?

1072. - If I came in with you, uh, would I still be working on

1073. the Kennicut case?

1074. - Well, let's see.

1075. I have men who are perfectly capable of handling the

1076. Kennicut case.

1077. No, I have several other matters that are far more

1078. important than that I'd like to put you on right away.

1079. - Oh.

1080. - Lieutenant, to the knock of opportunity.

1081. - Hey.

1082. Hey, dry throat for some reason.

1083. - Oh, help yourself.

1084. - May I?

1085. Hey, I hope I didn't get you into trouble before.

1086. I mean, I'm sorry about what happened.

1087. - Oh, I'm used to it.

1088. - Why?

1089. What, does he blow off a lot of steam?

1090. - Well, let's just say our founding father has quite a

1091. temper.

1092. - No kidding.

1093. That's funny, because he sure looks to me like he's a guy

1094. that's always under control.

1095. - Uh, correction, he's under control most of the time.

1096. And when people like that let go, stand back.

1097. - Oh.

1098. I tell you why I'm interested.

1099. Offered me a job.

1100. - Oh?

1101. - Yeah.

1102. - Well, welcome to the family.

1103. - Yeah, here's my problem.

1104. I don't know how much to ask for?

1105. - Oh, whatever you can get.

1106. Top man can pull down about 30,000.

1107. - No kidding.

1108. That's a lot of money.

1109. Gee.

1110. Listen, does anybody else here make more than that?

1111. I mean, besides Mr. Brimmer.

1112. - Well, maybe Leo.

1113. - Who's Leo?

1114. - Leo Gentry.

1115. He's the boy who gets the cream of the cases.

1116. - Hey, I think I know him.

1117. Crew cut, ex-Marine type?

1118. - Oh, that's Leo.

1119. Teacher's pet, at least this month.

1120. - Hey, listen, where can I talk to him?

1121. Maybe he can give me a few pointers.

1122. - Mmm.

1123. I haven't seen him around today, but, uh, I'll get his

1124. address from personnel.

1125. Uh, don't mention it to Brimmer.

1126. - Who, me?

1127. No, that's the last thing I'd do.

1128. - Higher.

1129. - Higher?

1130. Listen, if you go any higher, you're gonna go

1131. right over the top.

1132. - Hey, what's going on?

1133. - Uh, Mrs. Gentry, I wanna tell you, you got a

1134. terrific kid here.

1135. Nothing frightens him.

1136. You can't scare this boy.

1137. - I said higher.

1138. - Higher?

1139. All right, listen.

1140. You go higher, and I'll eat your ice cream, all right?

1141. - No, I wanna eat it.

1142. - You wanna eat it?

1143. All right.

1144. Here you go.

1145. You're coming down.

1146. Down to earth, there you are.

1147. Get your ice cream.

1148. - Do we know each other?

1149. - Uh, no.

1150. Uh, my name is Columbo.

1151. I'm a—

1152. I'm a lieutenant.

1153. I'm from the police.

1154. - My daddy's a private eye.

1155. - I know that, Teddy.

1156. And he's a very good one.

1157. Listen, do you mind if I ask you a few questions?

1158. - Well, is it about Leo's work?

1159. - Well, not exactly.

1160. You see, I'm working on a case.

1161. And I thought maybe he could help me out, but I can't see

1162. to locate him.

1163. - He went away.

1164. - That's right, Lieutenant.

1165. His boss called last night and sent him on a special

1166. assignment.

1167. - Oh, I see.

1168. Uh, do you know where he went or, uh, how long

1169. he's gonna be away?

1170. - Sorry.

1171. That's the way it is with Leo.

1172. He took his passport, so I guess he's overseas somewhere.

1173. - I see.

1174. Uh—

1175. - Is there something wrong?

1176. - No, no, no, no, not really.

1177. Now listen, maybe you could help me out.

1178. Uh, was Leo recently on a case where he was following a

1179. woman, a married woman?

1180. - Well, it's— it's possible, but I don't really know.

1181. - Oh?

1182. You never discuss Leo's work?

1183. - No.

1184. It's a household rule.

1185. I mean, I'm not very much at keeping secrets.

1186. If Leo were to tell me anything, it'd be all over the

1187. laundromat.

1188. If you have any questions, you better ask Leo.

1189. - Yeah.

1190. It's kinda hard to ask him because I can't locate him.

1191. - He went away.

1192. - But why don't you talk to his boss, Mr. Brimmer?

1193. He can tell you what Leo's working on.

1194. - Uh, oh yeah.

1195. Uh, thanks.

1196. Uh, I have the feeling he won't be too much help.

1197. But, uh, at any rate, uh, I'm sorry I bothered you.

1198. Bye-bye, Ted.

1199. - F, E, I, O, P, Z, D.

1200. - All right.

1201. Now try the next, the bottom line.

1202. - F, D, P, T, C, E, O?

1203. - Perfect vision.

1204. - Well, it should be.

1205. This is a new prescription.

1206. - Now here's your temporary.

1207. You should have your license in a few weeks.

1208. - Thank you very much.

1209. - Keep this, too.

1210. - Thank you.

1211. - Next?

1212. Now, while I mark your test, please read from the eye

1213. chart, third line down.

1214. - Did that lady say that she just got

1215. a new pair of glasses?

1216. - What?

1217. - She wasn't wearing glasses.

1218. - Of course she was.

1219. - Excuse me.

1220. - Uh, wait.

1221. What about the eye chart?

1222. - And all of a sudden, I remembered this picture.

1223. See?

1224. She's wearing glasses.

1225. But there were no glasses on the body.

1226. Now, could she have dropped them somewhere?

1227. - I'm sorry, Lieutenant, but you're on the wrong track.

1228. - Why?

1229. - Well, shortly after that picture was taken, Lenore gave

1230. up wearing glasses.

1231. She switched to contact lenses.

1232. - Ah, contact lenses.

1233. - Just a matter of vanity.

1234. She thought she looked better.

1235. - Uh-huh.

1236. Did she wear them often?

1237. - All the time.

1238. She was extremely nearsighted.

1239. - Mr. Kennicut, where's your wife's personal effects?

1240. - That field director sent them over.

1241. - Mm-hm.

1242. - I've avoided going through them.

1243. - Do you mind?

1244. - No, go ahead.

1245. - This her lens case?

1246. - Yes.

1247. - It's empty.

1248. - Well, she was probably wearing them when she died.

1249. - Well, then maybe, uh—

1250. - Maybe what?

1251. - Mr. Kennicut, I'm gonna ask your permission for something.

1252. This is the world's biggest long shot.

1253. And it's gonna be painful for ya, but I think

1254. it's worth a try.

1255. - Would it help?

1256. - There are no guarantees.

1257. - All right, Lieutenant.

1258. You have a blank check.

1259. - Mobile operator, the number I want is 476-7301.

1260. - They just arrived, and they're entering the vault.

1261. Medical examiner is with them.

1262. - Why?

1263. What's the reason?

1264. - Haven't been able to find out, sir.

1265. But I did learn one thing.

1266. Kennicut signed an exhumation order.

1267. - All right, stay there.

1268. I'll be right over.

1269. Get my car ready.

1270. - He says it won't take long.

1271. - What's the trouble?

1272. - I don't know, sir.

1273. The battery's OK, but the car won't start.

1274. - I'm in a hurry.

1275. Get me another car.

1276. - Yes, sir.

1277. - Have this one serviced.

1278. Tell them I want it tomorrow.

1279. Yes, sir.

1280. - Arthur?

1281. - I should have phoned you, but there wasn't time.

1282. - Well, it's all right.

1283. One of my men told me you were here.

1284. Something break?

1285. - I don't know yet.

1286. They're exhuming Lenore's body.

1287. - Tell me why.

1288. - The lieutenant's working on a long shot.

1289. Apparently she was wearing her contact lenses

1290. when she was killed.

1291. - How is that significant?

1292. - Well, there's a chance that she might have lost one of

1293. them, maybe both of them, at the scene of the crime.

1294. - Well, Arthur, I don't like to be critical, but that's more

1295. than a long shot.

1296. You might as well buy a lottery ticket.

1297. - Maybe not.

1298. Listen to me.

1299. My nephew wears those things, and half of the time they're

1300. falling out.

1301. Now, the other morning at breakfast, one of them ended

1302. up in the cereal.

1303. Mrs. Kennicut is not your nephew,

1304. Lieutenant.

1305. - Listen, Mrs. Kennicut was struck forcibly.

1306. Now, let's bear that in mind.

1307. Why isn't it possible that they were knocked loose?

1308. - Anything's possible, but the autopsy report said nothing

1309. about any of this—

1310. Listen.

1311. —At all.

1312. - Listen, forget about the autopsy report.

1313. I checked with the medical examiner about that.

1314. They snuffed it off.

1315. They didn't even bother to look.

1316. All they were concerned about was the cause of death.

1317. Lieutenant?

1318. - Well, hope it's not a waste.

1319. - What else can I do?

1320. I've gotta pursue every possibility.

1321. - Arthur, it's almost a criminal breach to disappoint

1322. you now, after what you've been through.

1323. - Move over.

1324. Listen, we're in luck.

1325. The right contact lens is missing, and

1326. it's not in the coffin.

1327. - Well, it might have fallen out in the morgue, I guess, or

1328. in the ambulance, or in the street.

1329. She might have lost it before she was killed.

1330. Could be 100 places.

1331. - That's true.

1332. But maybe—

1333. And this is what we gotta hope for.

1334. Maybe it's at the place where she was murdered.

1335. But we don't know where that place

1336. is.

1337. - No, sir, we don't.

1338. We don't know for sure.

1339. But I've got a few hunches.

1340. - Unless you can be specific, I can't help.

1341. - I think the lieutenant deserves some room, don't you?

1342. - As you wish.

1343. - You go your own way, Lieutenant.

1344. - Thank you, sir.

1345. I will.

1346. - But keep us posted.

1347. - Yes, sir, I will.

1348. I'll keep you posted.

1349. - I only wish one thing.

1350. I wish the murderer knew about this.

1351. - Why?

1352. - There'd be a piece of conclusive evidence that might

1353. be lying around in his premises, and he'd have to

1354. find it before we did.

1355. I'll keep you posted, sir.

1356. - Oh, uh—

1357. - Lieutenant?

1358. - Mr. Brimmer, listen, I'm sorry to

1359. bother you at this hour.

1360. But, uh, may I come in?

1361. - Yeah, sure.

1362. Come on in.

1363. - There's something I wanted to talk to you about.

1364. - OK, fine.

1365. If you can make it a little brief.

1366. It's been a late day.

1367. - Oh, sure.

1368. Say, this is some terrific place you got here.

1369. And you got the sound of the ocean all the time, huh?

1370. - Yeah.

1371. - Well, me, I love the beach.

1372. I love it.

1373. Except when the water gets cold.

1374. Then I don't like to go in.

1375. - Uh-huh.

1376. - Then I like the pool.

1377. - Lieutenant, did— did you say you had

1378. something on your mind?

1379. - Oh, yeah.

1380. It's about that job you offered me.

1381. I've been giving it a lot of thought.

1382. Uh, as a matter of fact, uh, I haven't been able to sleep.

1383. And, uh—

1384. Boy, this is a fantastic rug.

1385. My wife would love this rug.

1386. We gotta get a new rug, and this is just

1387. the kind she wants.

1388. Fantastic piling, huh?

1389. Very soft.

1390. Bet you could lose a shoe in here for a week.

1391. You wouldn't find it.

1392. - I still got a lot of work to do.

1393. Uh, you were talking about my job offer.

1394. - I really don't think I'd be very happy making a change.

1395. Uh, I like it where I am.

1396. It's not a bad life.

1397. - Mm-hm, OK.

1398. Uh, that final?

1399. - I think so, yes.

1400. No hard feelings.

1401. - No, no.

1402. Certainly not.

1403. I just, uh— well, I think you're making

1404. a mistake, is all.

1405. - You're probably right.

1406. You know, my wife, she's always said I don't have

1407. enough ambition.

1408. You know what it was that really made up my mind?

1409. - What was that?

1410. - The Kennicut case.

1411. I don't wanna give up working on it just now, not when I'm

1412. so close to a solution.

1413. - Well, uh, you gonna let me in on it?

1414. - Oh, certainly.

1415. Don't worry.

1416. You'll be the first to know.

1417. Goodnight.

1418. - Goodnight.

1419. - Hello?

1420. - Yes, this is Mr. Brimmer.

1421. Now, you took my car in to be repaired, didn't you?

1422. - Yes, sir, just like you said.

1423. They'll try to have it for you as soon as they can.

1424. - All right, then.

1425. Goodnight.

1426. - You mind telling us what you're doing?

1427. - I'd say that was none of your business, Lieutenant.

1428. - Well, if you say so, but, uh, it's gonna be kinda hard to

1429. explain, isn't it?

1430. I mean, breaking and entering?

1431. That's against the law.

1432. Checking the trunk of your car?

1433. What in the world were you looking for?

1434. - Papers.

1435. Or a case.

1436. I thought they were here.

1437. It's an emergency.

1438. - Why don't you admit it?

1439. You were searching the trunk because that's

1440. where you hid the body.

1441. - All right, what's the next step?

1442. - Why don't we go downtown and talk it over?

1443. - Am I under arrest?

1444. - I guess you could say so.

1445. - On what evidence?

1446. - I think it's gonna be more comfortable downtown.

1447. - All right.

1448. Let's get this farce over with.

1449. - Grab his arms!

1450. - It was an accident, Arthur.

1451. It wasn't premeditated.

1452. I hardly knew your wife.

1453. I didn't wanna hurt either one of you.

1454. It happened.

1455. How'd you get it?

1456. - I got it from the cut on her cheek and your ring.

1457. You never should have let me read your palm, because then I

1458. felt that ring, and I felt the two diamonds sticking out and

1459. that ring's rectangular border.

1460. That matched up with the cut on her cheek.

1461. - You should have taken that job.

1462. - You know, we're lucky Lenore lost this.

1463. - Uh, she didn't lose it.

1464. - What?

1465. - When I spoke to the medical examiner at the cemetery, he

1466. told me that both contact lenses were on the body.

1467. - But that's impossible.

1468. If it isn't hers, whose was it?

1469. - Who knows?

1470. Anyway, it doesn't make any difference.

1471. The fact that it's not the real contact lens, that

1472. doesn't count.

1473. What does count is Mr. Brimmer's actions.

1474. Coming here tonight, trying to get rid of that thing, and

1475. doing it all in front of witnesses.

1476. - What would you have done if the car hadn't broken down?

1477. You couldn't set up this trap.

1478. - Well, I guess we would have found some other way.

1479. You know what this place reminds me of?

1480. Just seeing all these cars, you know, in our neighborhood,

1481. we had a bunch of jokers.

1482. I mean, we were a real loud bunch of guys.

1483. And we figured out a perfect way to put a car out of

1484. commission.

1485. You take a potato, you stick it in the exhaust pipe.

1486. Doesn't cause any damage, but the car won't start.

1487. It was a terrible thing to do.

1488. And I got a feeling that the reason I became a cop was to

1489. make up for all of those jokes I played when I was a kid.