1. Lieutenant, I received a letter
from Tony.Copy !req
2. Well, he's perfectly all right,
really.Copy !req
3. Uh, how big a ransom did
the letter ask for, ma'am?Copy !req
4. I must say, the Lieutenant's
investigatory procedures...Copy !req
5. do differ somewhat from my own.Copy !req
6. Well, that speaks very well
for you, Sergeant Wilson.Copy !req
7. Hello.Copy !req
8. Mrs. Goodland?Copy !req
9. Yes?Copy !req
10. Mrs. Tony Goodland?Copy !req
11. Who is this?Copy !req
12. Never mind.Copy !req
13. But I just wouldn't go anyplace
if I was you.Copy !req
14. Your old man, he just bought
himself some trouble.Copy !req
15. He's what? Come on,
what are you talking about?Copy !req
16. Just stay put, lady!
If he pays up, no hard feelings.Copy !req
17. If he don't...
we'll be in touch with you.Copy !req
18. Get in touch? What is this?Copy !req
19. Tony!Copy !req
20. Tony?Copy !req
21. Hello!Copy !req
22. Whom?Copy !req
23. Mrs. Tony Goodland. And if
my husband is there, Miss West,Copy !req
24. I'd like to speak with him,
please.Copy !req
25. Well, why would you...
I mean, what makes you...Copy !req
26. I know what you mean, dear,
and you know what I mean.Copy !req
27. Now, is he there or isn't he?Copy !req
28. Well, he certainly is not!
Now, I was at one time Tony's...Copy !req
29. Mr. Goodland's receptionist
employee, Mrs. Goodland,Copy !req
30. and that is absolutely all!Copy !req
31. I know all about your skills
at the office.Copy !req
32. Just tell me where Tony is.Copy !req
33. Why, I don't know where he is!
Honest, Mrs. Goodland, I...Copy !req
34. Jarvis? I'm looking for Tony.Copy !req
35. Ah, sweet Catherine!
Looking for Tony, are you?Copy !req
36. My! What a pleasant surprise
for him.Copy !req
37. Tell me, my dear,
have you tried your own home?Copy !req
38. I am home.Copy !req
39. Well, a double surprise.Copy !req
40. Jarvis, look. I'm not in the mood
for playing badminton right now.Copy !req
41. I got a weird phone call
a couple of minutes ago, and I...Copy !req
42. Did you? One of your friends?Copy !req
43. Damn it, Jarvis! Will you listen?Copy !req
44. Oh... Sounds quite lethal,
doesn't he?Copy !req
45. Well, I tell you, Cathy,
why don't you wait an hour,Copy !req
46. and if Tony doesn't come
weaving in by then,Copy !req
47. why don't you call the authorities?Copy !req
48. Yes, of course! The police!Copy !req
49. Drunks and errant husbands are
their special province, I believe.Copy !req
50. Not at all, my dear.Copy !req
51. Oh, and Cathy,
assuming nothing is wrong with Tony,Copy !req
52. it's been my pleasure to hear you
so upset, my dear.Copy !req
53. Torpedoes running straight,
hot, and normal.Copy !req
54. Why do you always have to talk
to her like she was some kind of...Copy !req
55. Well, isn't she?Copy !req
56. I've told you before,
knock off that stuff.Copy !req
57. And the word for you
is still "gullible."Copy !req
58. Why do you insist upon
being in love with a wife...Copy !req
59. who spends all your cash
on some skiing instructor!Copy !req
60. Maybe, I've fooled around
a little bit myself!Copy !req
61. In self defense, dear boy!Copy !req
62. Of course, you are embarrassingly
weak and far too decent to...Copy !req
63. compete with your
Catherine the Great.Copy !req
64. Uncle Jarvis, I'm warning you!Copy !req
65. I don't wanna hear
any more talk about...Copy !req
66. Look, this whole thing better work.
It just better work, that's all.Copy !req
67. Oh, it'll work. I planned it.Copy !req
68. And now, let's be off to conclude
Phase 1, shall we, nephew?Copy !req
69. Now, wait a minute, wait a minute.Copy !req
70. What if... what if Cathy calls you
back again later?Copy !req
71. She'll get a busy signal.Copy !req
72. I thought I told you to listen
to the police calls.Copy !req
73. I have been. I just turned it off.Copy !req
74. Then, turn it on again.Copy !req
75. Three-car collision
at the corner of Sepulveda and...Copy !req
76. Now, what about tomorrow night?Copy !req
77. I make the first phone call to Cathy
between midnight and 12:30.Copy !req
78. From?Copy !req
79. That roadside phone just below here.Copy !req
80. And the second call?Copy !req
81. 20 minutes later
from the same phone.Copy !req
82. To you, in the gas station
on Wilshire.Copy !req
83. Good.Copy !req
84. Boo! It's gonna feel like
Halloween wearing this thing.Copy !req
85. Now, don't forget to wear these.Copy !req
86. We don't want some clod trying
to match footprints.Copy !req
87. Now, where's the letter?Copy !req
88. Here, I... I copied
straight from your draft.Copy !req
89. Word for word?Copy !req
90. Yes.Copy !req
91. What about fingerprints?Copy !req
92. Only mine on the letter and the envelope.Copy !req
93. Anthony Goodland, age 31,Copy !req
94. Hey, listen!Copy !req
95. Driving yellow sports car,
chrome spoke wheels, license ZZ0324.Copy !req
96. All cars, report if subject located...Copy !req
97. Well, we are in business.
And now, dear nephew, to Phase 2.Copy !req
98. Listen, Jarvis...Copy !req
99. Couldn't we just hide the Jag?
That thing cost me a bundle.Copy !req
100. Did it cost you 300,000 dollars?Copy !req
101. Headlights off?Copy !req
102. I know.Copy !req
103. Dashboard clock set back to 12:18!Copy !req
104. Windows up.Copy !req
105. Emergency brake off?Copy !req
106. Yes.Copy !req
107. Flaps up, wheels down.Copy !req
108. Would you mind?Copy !req
109. Well, don't just stand there!
Push!Copy !req
110. Come on!Copy !req
111. The end of a perfect day.Copy !req
112. Look. Hey, mister,
didn't you see me signaling?Copy !req
113. I'm a cop, sir.Copy !req
114. Right, you're a cop.Copy !req
115. Now look, can you back this up
and move it down the hill...Copy !req
116. Officer, you don't understand...Copy !req
117. Lieutenant, don't worry about your car,
the officer will move it for you.Copy !req
118. Officer, right now!Copy !req
119. Lieutenant?Copy !req
120. This way, sir.Copy !req
121. Thank you. Thank you very much.Copy !req
122. Thank you very much.Copy !req
123. Oh, sir, may I?Copy !req
124. Oh, fine.Copy !req
125. Sir, the vehicle's point of descent
is right over there.Copy !req
126. You'll notice the skid marks,
of course.Copy !req
127. These are the... these are
the second set of skid marks here?Copy !req
128. No, sir, the second set is
right over here.Copy !req
129. It's a bigger, heavier vehicle.Copy !req
130. Of course, I don't have to
tell you that, sir.Copy !req
131. Oh, please, you could tell me.Copy !req
132. Well, the smaller vehicle is the vehicle
that descended into the canyon.Copy !req
133. Here, I'll show you
the quickest way down.Copy !req
134. Lieutenant?Copy !req
135. It's a little... steep!Copy !req
136. Yes, sir. Sir?Copy !req
137. But I'll tell you,
it was the quickest way down.Copy !req
138. Oh, yes, by far.Copy !req
139. Here, sir.Copy !req
140. Thank you.Copy !req
141. This is the car right here, sir.Copy !req
142. Subject vehicle a Jaguar,
registered to subject person...Copy !req
143. of last night's missing person
report, Anthony Goodland.Copy !req
144. Male Caucasian,
residing 11 Hightower Road.Copy !req
145. Discovered approximately
one hour ago...Copy !req
146. by two juveniles taking
a shortcut to school.Copy !req
147. You want their names,
Lieutenant?Copy !req
148. What? Who? I'm sorry?Copy !req
149. The juveniles. I have their names
right here when you need them.Copy !req
150. Yeah, very good... very good.Copy !req
151. Yes, sir.Copy !req
152. Soil moisture tests beneath
subject vehicle indicate...Copy !req
153. residual dew, indicating in turn...Copy !req
154. that subject vehicle has been here
since last night.Copy !req
155. That is substantiated
by subject vehicle's electric clock,Copy !req
156. which stopped running at 12:18.Copy !req
157. Bullet hole in window
on driver's side,Copy !req
158. but no blood, indicating preliminarily
that bullet missed.Copy !req
159. Bullet slug lodged in
back of passenger seat.Copy !req
160. Lights, ignition,
emergency brake, all off.Copy !req
161. Well, sir... I guess I don't have to
tell you what this all adds up to.Copy !req
162. Adds up to?
Yes, you could tell me.Copy !req
163. As I reconstruct it, sir,Copy !req
164. Mr. Goodland was halted by
the shot you were looking at there,Copy !req
165. forced out of the car, which
was then pushed over the side.Copy !req
166. This to conceal the fact that he was
grabbed by a person or persons unknown.Copy !req
167. That jibe with your thinking, sir?Copy !req
168. Uh... I was wondering,
could you tell me your name?Copy !req
169. Oh, I'm terribly sorry, sir.Copy !req
170. Detective Sergeant
Frederic Wilson, sir.Copy !req
171. Please forgive my rudeness.Copy !req
172. No, that's perfectly all right.Copy !req
173. One year's experience Homicide,Copy !req
174. two years' Advanced Police
School, Berkeley.Copy !req
175. Returned to city Homicide,
6th July.Copy !req
176. Well, you're a very efficient officer.
I can see that.Copy !req
177. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
178. With permission from Captain Ritchie
to work right alongside you, sir.Copy !req
179. You're gonna work along with me?Copy !req
180. I do hope that's acceptable
to you, sir, I...Copy !req
181. Captain Ritchie did say...Copy !req
182. you were fast becoming
a legend in the department.Copy !req
183. Captain Ritchie said that?Copy !req
184. Oh, yes, indeed.Copy !req
185. Oh...Copy !req
186. Uh... do you have a pocket knife?Copy !req
187. Yes, sir.Copy !req
188. Would you hold this for me?Copy !req
189. Oh, certainly, sir.Copy !req
190. I wonder why he said that.Copy !req
191. I beg your pardon?Copy !req
192. Captain Ritchie. He said that?Copy !req
193. About you? Oh, repeatedly, sir.Copy !req
194. I wonder why he said that.Copy !req
195. Thank you.Copy !req
196. I wonder if you could get this over
to the crime lab as soon as possible.Copy !req
197. Oh, yes, sir.Copy !req
198. Uh, this fella have a wife?
Does she know about this?Copy !req
199. I suggested they wait...Copy !req
200. until you made your
preliminary report, sir.Copy !req
201. Oh, very good.Copy !req
202. Sergeant, I wonder if
you could hang around here...Copy !req
203. and see if you can locate
any more physical evidence,Copy !req
204. something that might do us
some good. Could you do that?Copy !req
205. Certainly, sir.Copy !req
206. Thank you. Fine.Copy !req
207. Oh, Lieutenant.Copy !req
208. I hope you don't mind Captain Ritchie
assigning me to you like this.Copy !req
209. I mean, that is to say,Copy !req
210. I realize it was done
without consulting you and...Copy !req
211. No, Freddie,
that's perfectly all right.Copy !req
212. Captain Ritchie is a very fine
administrator and I'm sure...Copy !req
213. he just wanted to expose me to
some modern techniques.Copy !req
214. No, I appreciate that.Copy !req
215. Uh... I think
I'll go the long way around.Copy !req
216. Oh, yes, sir.Copy !req
217. Oh, Lieutenant! Your coat...Copy !req
218. Oh, thank you very much.
I'll carry it.Copy !req
219. Thanks.Copy !req
220. Well, I must say, Catherine, our kidnapper,
whoever he is, is certainly no piker.Copy !req
221. To demand a ransom of
300,000 dollars!Copy !req
222. Why, I'll wager there are weeks
here and there...Copy !req
223. where even you don't
spend that sort of money.Copy !req
224. Don't you ever stop, Jarvis?Copy !req
225. However, leaving our
personal affection aside,Copy !req
226. you must realize that
my situation is such...Copy !req
227. that even I couldn't pour
even the smallest drop...Copy !req
228. into such a huge bucket.Copy !req
229. Even though I'm not a weakling
with a spendthrift wife.Copy !req
230. Oh, shut up, Jarvis.Copy !req
231. Uh... Mrs. Goodland?Copy !req
232. Yes?Copy !req
233. Uh... Police department, ma'am.
Lieutenant Columbo.Copy !req
234. Yes?Copy !req
235. Would you mind if I came in?Copy !req
236. Well, I've already told your people
everything I know, Lieutenant.Copy !req
237. In triplicate.Copy !req
238. Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have company...Copy !req
239. Ma'am, you see, this time
I've got something to tell you.Copy !req
240. Oh.Copy !req
241. Well, come in.Copy !req
242. This is Lieutenant... uh...?Copy !req
243. Columbo.Copy !req
244. How do you do, sir.Copy !req
245. This is Jarvis Goodland,
Tony's uncle.Copy !req
246. Did I hear you say
you have something to tell us?Copy !req
247. Uh, yes, sir.Copy !req
248. Uh... I'm sorry, Mrs. Goodland,
we found your husband's car,Copy !req
249. about an hour ago. It was in
a canyon off Middlecross Road.Copy !req
250. Smashed up pretty badly,
I'm afraid.Copy !req
251. Kind of a long drop off
that particular spot.Copy !req
252. Even worse,Copy !req
253. we found a bullet hole in the window
on the driver's side.Copy !req
254. You already heard this?Copy !req
255. Uh... no.Copy !req
256. Oh, well, it kind of seems
to me that if...Copy !req
257. somebody popped in
and told my wife that...Copy !req
258. they found my car at the bottom
of a canyon with a bullet hole in it,Copy !req
259. You know, I think that she would
wanna ask if I was in the car,Copy !req
260. or if I was hurt? If I was alive?
If I was I dead...Copy !req
261. You're quite right, Lieutenant.Copy !req
262. We do know much of
what you're telling us.Copy !req
263. Jarvis!Copy !req
264. It's always better to tell the truth,
my dear, especially to the police.Copy !req
265. Jarvis, will you let me handle...Copy !req
266. Lieutenant, I received a letter
from Tony.Copy !req
267. Well, he's perfectly all right,
really.Copy !req
268. Uh, how big a ransom did
the letter ask for, ma'am?Copy !req
269. You already knew.Copy !req
270. Oh, no, no.Copy !req
271. No, uh... is that an ashtray?Copy !req
272. No, it's just that letters to wives
and relatives saying...Copy !req
273. don't talk to the police,
they often involve a kidnapping.Copy !req
274. And I mean...Copy !req
275. The way I could just barely
get into the house here,Copy !req
276. just now right here at the door...Copy !req
277. Well, I make these small observations,
I can't help it, ma'am, sometimes.Copy !req
278. May I see the letter, please?Copy !req
279. Well, you can't. Aside from the fact
it specifically says...Copy !req
280. not to give the police
any information...Copy !req
281. Mrs. Goodland...Copy !req
282. I will do nothing to endanger
the safety of your husband.Copy !req
283. But this is a crime.
This is a police matter.Copy !req
284. I've already sent it by messenger...Copy !req
285. to Mr. Jameson,
at the Golden West Bank.Copy !req
286. He's gonna verify Tony's handwriting.
He'll do whatever is necessary.Copy !req
287. Catherine, I think you'd better
cooperate more than that.Copy !req
288. The letter asked for 300,000 dollars
in small, unmarked bills.Copy !req
289. 300,000 dollars?
That's a lot of money... I mean,Copy !req
290. Well, do you mind if I ask you,
do you have access...?Copy !req
291. Well, of course, I don't have it.
But Tony has a trust fund.Copy !req
292. Now, in an emergency like this...Copy !req
293. Ah, the trust fund!
That's why you wanted me here.Copy !req
294. Well, Jarvis, I certainly knew
you wouldn't help me...Copy !req
295. raise the money any other way.Copy !req
296. I'm sorry, I don't quite understand
about that trust fund.Copy !req
297. Well, you see,
I'm co-administrator with the bank...Copy !req
298. of a trust fund
set up by Tony's father.Copy !req
299. And you, Catherine,
should know of all people...Copy !req
300. that he put enough strings
in there to protect Tony...Copy !req
301. from his own bad habits,
and grasping wives.Copy !req
302. I also know because Mr. Jameson
told me on the telephone...Copy !req
303. That there is an emergency clause
for... well, for problems like this.Copy !req
304. Yes, there is that.Copy !req
305. Then you can get the money?Copy !req
306. I mean, you can break the trust fund.
Boy, that's a lucky thing.Copy !req
307. We can, if the bank verifies
the letter.Copy !req
308. And if I choose to vote
in Tony's favor.Copy !req
309. Now, it's no use glaring
at me like that.Copy !req
310. Blood is thicker than martinis.Copy !req
311. I'll go and see Jameson right away.Copy !req
312. Oh, sir! You will be careful
with the fingerprints, won't you?Copy !req
313. I mean, we could help
with the verification.Copy !req
314. Why don't I send one of the lab boys
over there to meet you?Copy !req
315. Why don't you do that?Copy !req
316. Delightful, isn't he?Copy !req
317. Oh, well...Copy !req
318. You know, everybody gets uptight
in a situation like that.Copy !req
319. I can understand that, uh...Copy !req
320. And Mrs. Goodland, believe me,Copy !req
321. I understand how concerned
you are about your husband.Copy !req
322. And rest assured, we will do
nothing to interfere. Just help.Copy !req
323. I heard the front door close.
I thought you were alone.Copy !req
324. Who are you, another cop?Copy !req
325. Uh... Yes, Lieutenant Columbo.Copy !req
326. Ken Nichols.
Friend of the family's.Copy !req
327. How do you do, sir?Copy !req
328. Hey... you look a little tired.Copy !req
329. You go on back upstairs
and get some rest.Copy !req
330. You let me be the watchdog,
fix him a drink or whatever...Copy !req
331. No, he was just leaving.Copy !req
332. Uh... yes, I was just leaving.Copy !req
333. Oh, now, Mrs. Goodland,
you just follow...Copy !req
334. any instructions they gave you
in that letter and...Copy !req
335. We'll stay in the background
till your husband's released.Copy !req
336. I mean... don't worry,
everything's gonna be all right.Copy !req
337. Lieutenant...Copy !req
338. Yes?Copy !req
339. I'm scared about Tony.Copy !req
340. And I'll do anything on earth
to see him safe.Copy !req
341. We lead separate lives.Copy !req
342. And I don't really care what
you might be thinking right now.Copy !req
343. Good day.Copy !req
344. Oh, excuse me.
I hope I didn't startle you, sir.Copy !req
345. One of your men...
I believe it was the gardener,Copy !req
346. he said it was all right
if I wait in here and...Copy !req
347. I must say it's been a real pleasure
because...Copy !req
348. I've never seen so many
beautiful flowers in my life!Copy !req
349. Orchids, Lieutenant.Copy !req
350. One of the finest collections
in the country,Copy !req
351. even if I say so myself.Copy !req
352. My wife loves African violets.Copy !req
353. But, boy, what a thrill
it would be to her...Copy !req
354. I can imagine if I ever brought
something like this home to her...Copy !req
355. That specimen happens to be
called a moth orchid.Copy !req
356. Its value is
approximately 1,200 dollars.Copy !req
357. 1,200 dollars...Copy !req
358. Can you imagine that for
one flower...? Hard to believe.Copy !req
359. Boy, a fella could go broke
with a hobby like this.Copy !req
360. You mean to tell me every one
of these is worth 1,200 dollars?Copy !req
361. Lieutenant Columbo,
I enjoy talking about my orchids,Copy !req
362. but I have a feeling you came here
with something else on your mind.Copy !req
363. Yes, sir, I'm waiting to hear
how you made out at the bank.Copy !req
364. Ah...Copy !req
365. And to see this, I suppose.Copy !req
366. Oh, yes, sir, that's very important.
I'd like to keep that for evidence...Copy !req
367. if I could.Copy !req
368. Let's see if I have a handkerchief
here... yeah.Copy !req
369. Oh, go ahead, it won't bite you.
Your expert's already verified...Copy !req
370. the fingerprints are Tony's
and that the handwriting is his.Copy !req
371. Oh, he checked it out, did he?Copy !req
372. Oh, yes.Copy !req
373. Well, then there's no need
to be so careful.Copy !req
374. Let's see... "Cathy..."Copy !req
375. "making me write this..."Copy !req
376. "driving in a car on a country road
shot at me..."Copy !req
377. "stop... forced off the road...
Don't worry I'm not hurt..."Copy !req
378. That must have been a relief,
when you got to that part.Copy !req
379. Oh, yes, indeed.Copy !req
380. "Demand 300,000 dollars..."Copy !req
381. "Whatever you do...
no police... sit tight..."Copy !req
382. Your expert has told you, I'm sure,
everything, including the text.Copy !req
383. Yeah, you know,
he did in his way...Copy !req
384. And also that the money will
be available.Copy !req
385. Yeah, that was a lucky thing,
wasn't it?Copy !req
386. And also the fact that your being here
jeopardizes my nephew's life.Copy !req
387. Now supposing we were watched!Copy !req
388. Good point, sir. Absolutely right.Copy !req
389. Better run along... uh, the uh,
one or two little things I have,Copy !req
390. I guess they can wait until...
yeah.Copy !req
391. Now, it just hit me, how much
you must love these flowers.Copy !req
392. No, when you didn't go straight
to the bank.Copy !req
393. I mean, with your nephew being
kidnapped and they told me...Copy !req
394. you took the time
to stop off at the nursery...Copy !req
395. You mean, I'm being followed,
already?Copy !req
396. That you're interfering,
when you promised you wouldn't!Copy !req
397. I'm gonna call up your superiors.Copy !req
398. No, there's no need to do that, sir.
No, they've told me.Copy !req
399. And they've made it very clear.
I'm to stay in touch.Copy !req
400. But until your nephew is released,
believe me,Copy !req
401. we're way back... way back.
Nothing to worry about.Copy !req
402. In that case,
I don't mind revealing...Copy !req
403. that my nephew isn't worth
a sack of peat moss.Copy !req
404. He's a wife-ridden weakling
whom I've despised for years.Copy !req
405. If it wasn't for the fact
that he's my only relative,Copy !req
406. I'd call up his captors,Copy !req
407. and tell them that
they are welcome to him.Copy !req
408. Uh, Lieutenant, sir?Copy !req
409. The boys on the new shift,
they keep asking me...Copy !req
410. why a Homicide Lieutenant
has requested...Copy !req
411. to stay on this kidnapping thing.Copy !req
412. I... I don't know
what I'm supposed to say.Copy !req
413. Are they angry?
I hope they're not angry.Copy !req
414. Lieutenant? We got a ring.Copy !req
415. Answer it.Copy !req
416. Yes?Copy !req
417. Tony! Tony, where are you?Copy !req
418. Yes, Jarvis is here.Copy !req
419. Yes, I've got the money.
Yes, Tony, I'm listening.Copy !req
420. Tell Jarvis... he's to go
to Cal-Texas gas station,Copy !req
421. 5835 East Wilshire...
Wait for a call... Public phone booth.Copy !req
422. You got that?Copy !req
423. Yes, I've got that.
Tony, are you all right?Copy !req
424. Have they hurt you?
You sound so...Copy !req
425. They made him hang up.Copy !req
426. 5835 East Wilshire... yes,
I think I know the station.Copy !req
427. Well, might as well get it over with.Copy !req
428. If you'll just sign this,
Mr. Goodland...Copy !req
429. Oh, yes, of course.Copy !req
430. What about my going with you,
Mr. Goodland?Copy !req
431. You?Copy !req
432. Sure. I'll hide in the back of the car...Copy !req
433. My dear boy, if there's one thing
I don't need, it's a hero!Copy !req
434. Now, assuming I survive,
I shall telephone and let you know.Copy !req
435. Keep him in sight, no tailgating.
Understand?Copy !req
436. Yes, sir.Copy !req
437. It's about time!Copy !req
438. Yeah, yeah, okay, okay.
Uh... take Sunset to Surf Road.Copy !req
439. North on Surf 4.6 miles.Copy !req
440. You got 15 minutes to get there.Copy !req
441. I think he's stopping, Lieutenant.Copy !req
442. Pull up and turn off your lights.Copy !req
443. Yes, sir.Copy !req
444. Did you ever see one of these
before, Lieutenant?Copy !req
445. No, I'm not sure I have, but...
it looks kind of familiar, though.Copy !req
446. It's a camera-mounted
starlight scope.Copy !req
447. They use them quite a bit
at Berkeley for night work.Copy !req
448. You mean, that takes pictures
in the dark?Copy !req
449. Yeah, I bought this one myself.Copy !req
450. You used your own money?Copy !req
451. Well, I wanted you to have
the best equipment for the job, sir.Copy !req
452. You must be a bachelor.Copy !req
453. Lieutenant!Copy !req
454. We've got some very clear footprints
here, going and coming.Copy !req
455. Good, we'll have some
moulage casts made.Copy !req
456. I think we'd better go.Copy !req
457. Lieutenant, uh...Copy !req
458. I believe I'd rather take some...Copy !req
459. three-dimension photographs,
if you don't mind.Copy !req
460. We've pretty much stopped
using moulage casts, you know.Copy !req
461. We have?Copy !req
462. Oh, with footprints, yes indeed.Copy !req
463. You see, we've found that
when the plaster swells,Copy !req
464. it makes them appear
a half to a full size...Copy !req
465. larger than they really are.Copy !req
466. No kidding!Copy !req
467. Oh, absolutely.Copy !req
468. Well, then, maybe
we better take pictures.Copy !req
469. Oh, very good.Copy !req
470. Yeah, just quickly as you can,
Sergeant.Copy !req
471. Yes, sir.Copy !req
472. Oh, it's you, Columbo.Copy !req
473. Yes, sir.
I hope we didn't scare you.Copy !req
474. Detective Sergeant Wilson.Copy !req
475. You didn't scare me.
But the kidnapper did!Copy !req
476. That mask and everything...
Frankly I'm a little unraveled.Copy !req
477. That's quite natural,
Mr. Goodland, believe me.Copy !req
478. Thank you, young man.Copy !req
479. Sir, we're kind of interested in...Copy !req
480. exactly what happened
up there on that hill.Copy !req
481. Well, the man said "Goodland?"
I said "Yes."Copy !req
482. He says "Give me the money."
I gave him the money.Copy !req
483. I hope he didn't surround
those trees you ran into.Copy !req
484. Oh, no, sir. Just as we agreed,
we're gonna stay out of this thing...Copy !req
485. until your nephew's released.Copy !req
486. You wouldn't recognize him,
again, would you?Copy !req
487. If you saw him,
the guy up there on the hill?Copy !req
488. I told you he had
a stocking mask on.Copy !req
489. Yeah. I guess it was pretty dark
up there, too.Copy !req
490. His voice?
Anything familiar about his voice?Copy !req
491. Or the way he walked, maybe.Copy !req
492. Lieutenant, I've had a fatiguing
and rather frightening evening.Copy !req
493. Can't this wait until tomorrow?Copy !req
494. Yeah, I'm sorry, sir.Copy !req
495. I guess it must seem to you that
we're not being very considerate.Copy !req
496. Have a pleasant night.Copy !req
497. I presume that's gallows humor.
Good night, young man.Copy !req
498. Sorry for so long,
but I had to be sure...Copy !req
499. that Neanderthal policeman
wasn't following us.Copy !req
500. Well, it was hairy when he
stopped you, I'll tell you that.Copy !req
501. Well, I'll take the bag.Copy !req
502. No, I'll take it.Copy !req
503. I've really got to hand it to you,
Uncle Jarve.Copy !req
504. Unbreakable trust
broken to the tune of 300 thou.Copy !req
505. Would you look at these
lovely green bricks! Beautiful!Copy !req
506. Far too beautiful for you
to waste your half on that woman.Copy !req
507. That woman happens to be my wife.
And I wanna keep her.Copy !req
508. If money's what it takes,
money's what she'll have.Copy !req
509. What a waste. No, Tony, no.Copy !req
510. The time has now come for me
to explain to you Phase 3.Copy !req
511. Columbo!Copy !req
512. Oh, good morning, Mr. Goodland.
I was hoping I'd find you up.Copy !req
513. Your gardener said
I might find you here.Copy !req
514. You've something on Tony?Copy !req
515. No, sir, no. I'm afraid we haven't
gotten any kind of a report at all, sir.Copy !req
516. None at all.Copy !req
517. That sounds ominous.Copy !req
518. Oh, he could pop up any minute
now, sir. Of course,Copy !req
519. there is that possibility that once
they get him to write the letter,Copy !req
520. and make the phone call...
But you never know.Copy !req
521. You mean, they may have waited...Copy !req
522. until the ransom money was
paid and then...Copy !req
523. That's a grisly thought.Copy !req
524. Well, you just never know.
But it's good to be positive.Copy !req
525. I always like to think positive, sir.Copy !req
526. Is that all you came here
to talk to me about?Copy !req
527. No, sir. No, I didn't. Uh...Copy !req
528. Sir...Copy !req
529. I was hoping that you'd be
able to make a suggestion.Copy !req
530. My wife has tried
everything she knows...Copy !req
531. to get this thing to grow,
this African violet here.Copy !req
532. Uh, I was hoping, maybe,
you'd be able to make a suggestion.Copy !req
533. That is the most miserable
specimen I've ever seen!Copy !req
534. My only advice to you, Columbo,
is to throw it in the trash can.Copy !req
535. Yeah... I was afraid
you were gonna say that.Copy !req
536. Well, what are you gonna do?Copy !req
537. Listen, as long as I'm here,
I might as well bring up...Copy !req
538. one or two little things
I didn't get to before.Copy !req
539. Uh... Your nephew's wrecked car,
for instance...Copy !req
540. You know, we found that thing
with the ignition and lights off...Copy !req
541. and the gear in neutral.Copy !req
542. Neutral?Copy !req
543. But the letter said
he was forced off the road.Copy !req
544. Perhaps they grabbed Tony and
then pushed the car over the side,Copy !req
545. to keep it out of sight,
don't you think?Copy !req
546. Yeah, yeah... yeah,
that's what it looks like, all right.Copy !req
547. Of course, only then,
one of them made...Copy !req
548. that first telephone call
to Mrs. Goodland.Copy !req
549. Well, that was to make her believe
the letter when she got it.Copy !req
550. She's a very hard woman to convince
of anything, Lieutenant.Copy !req
551. Mmm... I wonder how they
knew that. Funny.Copy !req
552. And those skid marks... I mean...Copy !req
553. They were really funny...Copy !req
554. Say, what is this thing, sir?Copy !req
555. That is a multicolored
cattleya bulb from Brazil.Copy !req
556. From Brazil, you don't say, really?Copy !req
557. Skid marks, Lieutenant?Copy !req
558. Huh?Copy !req
559. Skid marks?Copy !req
560. Oh, yeah, there were marks of
a heavier car on that road, too.Copy !req
561. But his Jaguar, you know,
boy, they can really travel.Copy !req
562. I don't know how the heavier car
caught up with him.Copy !req
563. But they took a shot at him,
isn't that what he said?Copy !req
564. Yeah, that's what the letter...Copy !req
565. Well... You know something?Copy !req
566. The line of flight of that bullet
through the window...Copy !req
567. Well, that slug would have
passed right through him.Copy !req
568. I mean, if he was driving the car.Copy !req
569. But it didn't. I mean, nothing.
You know, no blood, nothing.Copy !req
570. Just a.32-caliber slug in the seat.Copy !req
571. Well, you see, Tony's been ducking
things adroitly for years.Copy !req
572. Right, right. Uh, very good, sir.
You want this?Copy !req
573. Uh... Listen, sir...Copy !req
574. You've got a gun yourself,
haven't you, Mr. Goodland?Copy !req
575. Also a.32, I think.Copy !req
576. Mm-hm, yes, yes,Copy !req
577. there's one around here somewhere.
I haven't seen it for almost a year.Copy !req
578. Tony gave it to me.
It's around the house somewhere.Copy !req
579. Lieutenant...Copy !req
580. You been checking up on me?Copy !req
581. Oh, no, sir, no,
I just happened to run across a...Copy !req
582. police report you filed,
oh, way back there some time.Copy !req
583. Yeah, I had it here a minute ago,
I don't know what happened to it.Copy !req
584. Uh... had to do with somebody
breaking into the, uh...Copy !req
585. into the greenhouse here.Copy !req
586. Solarium!Copy !req
587. Oh, solarium, right.
I stand corrected.Copy !req
588. I got this telephone bill.
I got to take care of that.Copy !req
589. Oh, here we are, here we are.Copy !req
590. Yeah, I guess a guy broke in
and... what happened?Copy !req
591. You took some potshots at him
or something?Copy !req
592. Columbo, you're marvelous.
Transparent but marvelous.Copy !req
593. You just happened to run across
this report?Copy !req
594. Well...Copy !req
595. I'd forgotten all about it.Copy !req
596. It didn't just happen...Copy !req
597. I did take a couple of shots,Copy !req
598. but all I hit was
a pile of dirt over there.Copy !req
599. I scared me more
than I scared the prowler.Copy !req
600. Well, you know,
with all the glass you got here,Copy !req
601. and the prices the way they are,
it's a good thing you shot low...Copy !req
602. Well, I confess. Now,
I have to change and get to work.Copy !req
603. Confess to what, sir?Copy !req
604. To having an unregistered
weapon somewhere in the house.Copy !req
605. That's what you're leading up to,
isn't it?Copy !req
606. Oh, no, sir.
Oh, no, not at all.Copy !req
607. Listen,Copy !req
608. if I arrested everybody with an
unregistered weapon in Los Angeles...Copy !req
609. believe me, I'd have
half the population in jail.Copy !req
610. Then, why are you here, Columbo?Copy !req
611. Oh... gee, this is magnificent!Copy !req
612. I asked you a question!Copy !req
613. I'm sorry, sir.
I happen to love this game.Copy !req
614. I played it when I was a kid and...Copy !req
615. This is such a beautiful table here...Copy !req
616. I'm sorry, sir.
I didn't mean to hold you up.Copy !req
617. Y'know, in my house I don't have
room for a table in my basement,Copy !req
618. even if I could afford one.Copy !req
619. I've got these pictures here, sir.Copy !req
620. These were taken
with a starlight scope.Copy !req
621. That's a new camera,
it's a very sophisticated instrument.Copy !req
622. I'd like you to take a look at them.Copy !req
623. You know, since you were right there,Copy !req
624. right on the spot so to speak.Copy !req
625. Where were these pictures
taken from?Copy !req
626. Oh, way down the bottom of the hill.
They don't show very much,Copy !req
627. which is kind of funny, too.
You don't mind, do you?Copy !req
628. What was kind of funny, too?Copy !req
629. I'm not as rusty
as I thought I was.Copy !req
630. Ah...Copy !req
631. What's funny is that uh,Copy !req
632. the place where they asked you
to deliver the ransom,Copy !req
633. you know, way up on the top
of the hill like that there.Copy !req
634. I mean it's almost as though
they wanted to have a place...Copy !req
635. that was exposed
in order to be photographed.Copy !req
636. What do you think?Copy !req
637. I think it's very odd.Copy !req
638. So do I.Copy !req
639. I think this whole case is odd.
You know what I mean?Copy !req
640. I mean you got those skid marks
and you got the bullet hole.Copy !req
641. I'll tell you, in most cases
you don't have any clues.Copy !req
642. Gee, I can't miss a shot.Copy !req
643. In this case, I got so many clues
I don't know where to start.Copy !req
644. You know, it's almost like
they put them there just on purpose.Copy !req
645. You're the detective.
Don't ask me for your answers.Copy !req
646. Oh, I can't miss a shot.
Isn't that wonderful?Copy !req
647. Oh, there is one thing
that I did wanna ask you, sir.Copy !req
648. Y'know what this whole game is?
It's all in the wrist.Copy !req
649. You just gotta keep that loose.Copy !req
650. What I wanted to ask you was
why do you think...Copy !req
651. they asked you to deliver the money
instead of the wife?Copy !req
652. Because they probably knew...Copy !req
653. that if Catherine had
that much money in the car,Copy !req
654. she'd just keep on driving!Copy !req
655. I wonder how they knew that.Copy !req
656. Yes?Copy !req
657. It's for you, Columbo!Copy !req
658. Oh, I told them I was gonna be here,
I hope you don't mind, sir.Copy !req
659. Hello? Yeah, Columbo.Copy !req
660. I'll be there as soon as I can.Copy !req
661. We've got some very bad news, sir.Copy !req
662. What?Copy !req
663. They found your nephew's body.
He's been murdered.Copy !req
664. According to the coroner's intern,Copy !req
665. the bullet apparently went
directly through the heart,Copy !req
666. fired at extremely close range
as indicated by the gunpowder traces.Copy !req
667. Total envelopment of the body
by rigor mortis,Copy !req
668. which is, of course you know, sir,Copy !req
669. fixes the time of death
at about 10 to 12 hours ago.Copy !req
670. The caliber of the bullet's still to be
determined, following the autopsy.Copy !req
671. Remove the body, men!
Is that all right with you, sir?Copy !req
672. Pronto, snap to it. Move it.Copy !req
673. Call me as soon as you've got it
loaded. I'll come along.Copy !req
674. I want that autopsy report
quick as I can get it, sir.Copy !req
675. Lieutenant...Copy !req
676. Lieutenant,
as you probably noticed,Copy !req
677. there are 3 cups, 3 plates,
3 different brands of cigarettes.Copy !req
678. That means there were 2 persons
here besides the victim.Copy !req
679. That's obvious.Copy !req
680. Yeah, awfully obvious.Copy !req
681. I understand your were
his receptionist for a while.Copy !req
682. Who told you?Copy !req
683. Well, his wife sort of mentioned it...Copy !req
684. Her! I can just imagine...
Strike that from the record.Copy !req
685. Oh, sure. Don't worry about it.Copy !req
686. That's a good picture of Tony
right there, isn't it?Copy !req
687. Oh, I know what you're thinking.Copy !req
688. The secret love life
of the murdered man.Copy !req
689. Well, we sort of like to
contact people who knew him,Copy !req
690. regardless in what way.Copy !req
691. And I understand that
you two have been acquainted...Copy !req
692. Well, you get this straight,
Lieutenant!Copy !req
693. There was no love affair.Copy !req
694. I don't care who told you what,
there just wasn't any.Copy !req
695. Well, did you see him?Copy !req
696. Miss West,
I'm not here to hurt you.Copy !req
697. And I believe everything you tell me.Copy !req
698. I just think you can help me.Copy !req
699. And I'd appreciate it
if you would cooperate.Copy !req
700. Now, why did he come here
at night?Copy !req
701. His wife played around.Copy !req
702. So he'd come here
and he'd tell her so.Copy !req
703. Half to try to
make her jealous and...Copy !req
704. half to show her that he didn't really
care that she played around.Copy !req
705. Care! He cared all right.Copy !req
706. He'd sit here and, yeah,
right where you are now... talk.Copy !req
707. Did he talk a lot about money?
I mean, lately?Copy !req
708. Maybe. He was always going
broke from his allowance...Copy !req
709. from some trust thing, I guess.Copy !req
710. Did he talk about that?
That trust fund?Copy !req
711. Well, how should I know?Copy !req
712. When Tony was drinking,
it... it's like the other night...Copy !req
713. No... no...Copy !req
714. What about the other night?Copy !req
715. No, I said! Look, Tony's dead now.
Why should people...Copy !req
716. Miss West, believe me,Copy !req
717. it's a lot better for you
to tell me something now...Copy !req
718. than to have to tell it
in front of a jury later on.Copy !req
719. In front of what?Copy !req
720. I'm not trying to scare you.Copy !req
721. And I believe everything you tell me.Copy !req
722. I mean, about the love affair,
I believe everything.Copy !req
723. I think you're a very honest person.Copy !req
724. Thanks.Copy !req
725. Now, what about the other night?Copy !req
726. Well, there's this gentleman...Copy !req
727. that his wife was
getting serious about.Copy !req
728. I don't know who.
Tony said...Copy !req
729. he made a living getting a suntan...
whatever that is, and...Copy !req
730. And then, about three nights ago,Copy !req
731. Tony came in here and he said
everything's gonna be okay.Copy !req
732. Because...Copy !req
733. Because why?Copy !req
734. Because the gentleman had
agreed to go away,Copy !req
735. and not to see Tony's wife
ever again if...Copy !req
736. if Tony...Copy !req
737. if Tony gave him 50,000 dollars.Copy !req
738. Where was he gonna
get the 50,000 dollars?Copy !req
739. Did he tell you that?Copy !req
740. Well, how should I know?Copy !req
741. I mean, I was just trying
to pour coffee in him.Copy !req
742. Honest, sir, I just don't know
any more than that!Copy !req
743. Gloria, in your opinion,Copy !req
744. was Tony the kind of man that would
arrange for a fake kidnapping?Copy !req
745. Arrange for what?Copy !req
746. A fake kidnapping.Copy !req
747. To raise the money
in order to break that trust.Copy !req
748. Because if he did,
whoever helped him do it...Copy !req
749. might be the man who killed him.Copy !req
750. Oh, look... I mean, I said
he wasn't a very strong person.Copy !req
751. But then, who is?
I mean, look at me.Copy !req
752. I eat carbohydrates all the time.Copy !req
753. Please, sir, leave me alone now.
Stop asking me about Tony.Copy !req
754. See... I just never met
another man in my whole life...Copy !req
755. who only wanted to talk.Copy !req
756. I understand.
Thank you very much.Copy !req
757. Hello, sir? Is this you, Mr. Goodland,
to whom I speak?Copy !req
758. I still do not understand you,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
759. Just what is it that
you're trying to imply?Copy !req
760. Nothing, ma'am, it's just that...Copy !req
761. you've been kind of hard
to locate at various times.Copy !req
762. You still don't approve of
my lifestyle, do you?Copy !req
763. I told you before,
I really don't care what you think!Copy !req
764. It's about time.
Where'd he come from?Copy !req
765. Homicide, of course.Copy !req
766. They handle morals now.
He's objecting to the places I go.Copy !req
767. No, ma'am, that's not true.Copy !req
768. Uh... Look, Lieutenant Columbo,
this is... this is her boat,Copy !req
769. but it's me that brought her down here,
take her away from the house,Copy !req
770. give her a change of thoughts.Copy !req
771. Well, I think that's a terrific idea,
I mean,Copy !req
772. it's such a great day for sailing,
I mean, if you like boats.Copy !req
773. It's just the night of the murder.
That's all I wanna ask you about.Copy !req
774. What about it, Lieutenant?Copy !req
775. Well, sir...
What's your first name?Copy !req
776. Ken.Copy !req
777. Ken, we have a very efficient officer,Copy !req
778. his name is Freddie Wilson.
And he happened to report that...Copy !req
779. Mrs. Goodland's car was
gone from the house...Copy !req
780. about the same time that
her husband was killed.Copy !req
781. So, you came down here
to accuse me of murder!Copy !req
782. No, ma'am. It's only that...Copy !req
783. Well, you see, something new
has come up and uh...Copy !req
784. I have to get rid of
all these little things first.Copy !req
785. I was out. With Ken.
We took a nice long drive.Copy !req
786. And you can make whatever you like
out of that.Copy !req
787. My worry for Tony did not require
my staying around the house...Copy !req
788. until his return,
on pins or needles.Copy !req
789. Yes, ma'am, yes.
I mean, I figured that.Copy !req
790. You know something, Mrs. Goodland?Copy !req
791. You're a very unusual person.
You're not a hypocrite.Copy !req
792. And I'm not gonna bother you
any more with these things.Copy !req
793. Okay, Charlie, let's cast off!Copy !req
794. Oh, there's one little thing, uh...Copy !req
795. You know, this is gonna sound
kind of silly, I guess.Copy !req
796. Take it for what it's worth.Copy !req
797. You see, somebody tried
to convince me...Copy !req
798. that you had a lover,
Mrs. Goodland and...Copy !req
799. Not only that this person,
Gloria West,Copy !req
800. young girl, that was her name,
Gloria West.Copy !req
801. Anyway, she said that
this mysterious lover of yours,Copy !req
802. some guy with a deep suntan,Copy !req
803. that he'd go away and
get out of your life forever...Copy !req
804. if your husband gave him
50,000 dollars.Copy !req
805. I'm sure it's just malicious gossip.Copy !req
806. Probably shouldn't have mentioned it,Copy !req
807. However... for what it's worth.Copy !req
808. Mr. Goodland?Copy !req
809. Mr. Goodland?Copy !req
810. Ah, Miss West.Copy !req
811. I'm sorry I couldn't meet you sooner.Copy !req
812. You said you wanted
to speak to me alone?Copy !req
813. Yes, sir, it's...Copy !req
814. Oh, gee, it's kind of
spooky in here, isn't it?Copy !req
815. You don't like orchids?Copy !req
816. Oh, really,
they're my favorite corsage!Copy !req
817. Indeed.Copy !req
818. You said something on the phone
about seeing Tony the other night?Copy !req
819. Yes, sir.
And since you're his relative,Copy !req
820. and you've been so polite
the couple of times we met...Copy !req
821. Anyway, this detective came
to call this afternoon.Copy !req
822. Ah... rumpled raincoat,
rumpled face?Copy !req
823. That's him! A Lieutenant.Copy !req
824. Of course, I didn't tell him
everything about Tony and me,Copy !req
825. I mean... and some of it,
I didn't even think of until later.Copy !req
826. Some of what, Miss West?Copy !req
827. Well, I think that he thinks that
maybe Tony's kidnapping...Copy !req
828. wasn't a real kidnapping at all!Copy !req
829. I beg your pardon?Copy !req
830. Like maybe Tony did it himself.Copy !req
831. To try to get some money
out of his trust fund.Copy !req
832. And as a matter of fact,
Tony did mention to me...Copy !req
833. that he might be able to
get me a new car pretty soon.Copy !req
834. And you believed his usual,
drunken promises?Copy !req
835. No, not really, I guess...Copy !req
836. Tell me more about
Columbo's little theory.Copy !req
837. I suppose my nephew also
murdered himself!Copy !req
838. No, that was whoever helped Tony,
I guess.Copy !req
839. And now that person has got
all that ransom money, too.Copy !req
840. That sounds quite absurd to me.Copy !req
841. But tell me, why did you come to me
with all this nonsense?Copy !req
842. Oh, but it's not, maybe.
Because I also remembered...Copy !req
843. Well, a long time ago...
oh, gosh, over a year ago,Copy !req
844. Tony told me... well...Copy !req
845. See, on the radio I heard that...Copy !req
846. Tony was killed by a bullet
from a.32-caliber gun.Copy !req
847. Yes?Copy !req
848. Well, a long time ago, like I said,
Tony told me...Copy !req
849. he had a.32 that he'd given away.Copy !req
850. And I remember now
who he told me he gave it to.Copy !req
851. And who was that, Miss West?Copy !req
852. His wife!Copy !req
853. Well, don't you see how that fits?Copy !req
854. Maybe she and Tony planned
the kidnapping together.Copy !req
855. I bet she never even got...Copy !req
856. that threatening phone call
she told the police about.Copy !req
857. So after the ransom was paid,Copy !req
858. she brought in her boyfriend
and killed him.Copy !req
859. Tony, I mean, not the boyfriend.Copy !req
860. And so they split the ransom
and she gets the estate,Copy !req
861. and nobody's the wiser.
Except me!Copy !req
862. And now me.
But why me rather than the police?Copy !req
863. Oh, I don't know, I always feel funny
around policemen.Copy !req
864. And anyway, it's you who's
in charge of Tony's trust, isn't it?Copy !req
865. In conjunction with the bank, yes.Copy !req
866. Well, the radio says
there will be a reward...Copy !req
867. for whoever gets
that ransom money back!Copy !req
868. 30,000 dollars reward!
And I'm claiming it!Copy !req
869. I'm gonna help put that woman
in prison,Copy !req
870. and get paid
30,000 dollars for it, too!Copy !req
871. I'm sure you will, my dear!Copy !req
872. And you're quite right about the police,
especially that stupid Lieutenant.Copy !req
873. Now, why don't you let me
handle things for a while, hmm?Copy !req
874. Oh, well... but you won't
forget about me, will you...?Copy !req
875. Miss West, I'll never forget you!Copy !req
876. Well, you just run along
while I make some phone calls.Copy !req
877. And when the time comes for you
to give your information...Copy !req
878. to the proper authorities.
I'll be in touch.Copy !req
879. Thank you.Copy !req
880. Mr. Goodland, sir.
I came over as quickly as I could.Copy !req
881. As soon as I received your message.Copy !req
882. Thank you, Sergeant, thank you.
I heard your sirens from quite a ways off.Copy !req
883. Now I would appreciate it
if you'd hand this gun...Copy !req
884. to your ballistics experts.Copy !req
885. I rummaged around for
quite some time this evening,Copy !req
886. and I finally found it in the wall safe
in my bedroom.Copy !req
887. I don't understand.Copy !req
888. Well, you see,
when I told your Lieutenant Columbo...Copy !req
889. that I'd owned a.32 but
I hadn't seen it for several months,Copy !req
890. he immediately leapt to accusations...Copy !req
891. that that possibly could be
the gun that killed my nephew.Copy !req
892. Now, I resent that implication,
Sergeant.Copy !req
893. Well, sir, different officers do
have their different methods.Copy !req
894. I must say, the Lieutenant's
investigatory procedures...Copy !req
895. do differ somewhat from my own.Copy !req
896. Well, that speaks very well
for you, Sergeant Wilson.Copy !req
897. Well, thank you very much.Copy !req
898. Now, I've heard things which cast...Copy !req
899. an entirely different light
on my nephew's death.Copy !req
900. Things so incredible
I can hardly believe them.Copy !req
901. Let's go into the house, shall we?Copy !req
902. Now, I feel it my duty to...
tell these things as I see them.Copy !req
903. How do you want your chili,
Lieutenant? With or without beans?Copy !req
904. Last night I had it with beans?
Have it without beans.Copy !req
905. Variety.Copy !req
906. Lieutenant,
what are you doing here?Copy !req
907. Just ordering some chili.Copy !req
908. Would you excuse us, please?Copy !req
909. Sir, didn't you get my report
on the Jarvis Goodland statement?Copy !req
910. Yes, I found that very interesting.
Very interesting.Copy !req
911. That gun he gave you
checked out okay with ballistics, huh?Copy !req
912. Sure, of course!Copy !req
913. Sir, he's cracked the case for us.Copy !req
914. I have a search warrant and
two units right here ready to go.Copy !req
915. If we turn Catherine Goodland's
place upside down,Copy !req
916. I guarantee you
we'll find that murder weapon.Copy !req
917. We'll find it!Copy !req
918. You really think so?Copy !req
919. Well, unless she's already
gotten rid of it.Copy !req
920. Tell you what. You go ahead.Copy !req
921. Go ahead on your own.
If you find anything, you let me know.Copy !req
922. Well, sir, if you don't mind
my taking charge for a moment.Copy !req
923. Not at all.Copy !req
924. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
925. Good luck to you.Copy !req
926. Charlie, pull them out!Copy !req
927. Who's that?Copy !req
928. Wilson? Very nice fella.Copy !req
929. Been a big help to me on this case.Copy !req
930. You needn't have bothered
about a search warrant, Sergeant.Copy !req
931. All you had to do was to ask.Copy !req
932. The pistol's right here
where I always keep it.Copy !req
933. Would you take it out for us,
please?Copy !req
934. Well, it isn't here.Copy !req
935. I can see that.Copy !req
936. Well, this can't be.Copy !req
937. I saw it last night,Copy !req
938. And I haven't opened
this drawer since then.Copy !req
939. What's this all about, Sergeant?Copy !req
940. The murder of your husband,
Mrs. Goodland.Copy !req
941. Grover, bring in the troops.Copy !req
942. Jarvis, what do you want?Copy !req
943. I was concerned about you,
my dear.Copy !req
944. Have you called your lawyer?Copy !req
945. Mrs. Goodland?Copy !req
946. Oh, I'm glad to see that you're here.
She may need someone.Copy !req
947. Mrs. Goodland,
do you recognize this?Copy !req
948. Well, yes, it was Tony's.Copy !req
949. And this?Copy !req
950. Tony's.Copy !req
951. And how about this?Copy !req
952. The ransom bag.Copy !req
953. It certainly looks like it.
Good heavens, Cathy.Copy !req
954. I don't get it.Copy !req
955. Well, it was under a pile of
Christmas decorations...Copy !req
956. in the storage closet.Copy !req
957. Mrs. Goodland,
I think it's my duty to inform you...Copy !req
958. Now, just a moment,
in all fairness to the lady,Copy !req
959. when I said that looked like
the ransom bag,Copy !req
960. that didn't mean
I could positively identify it.Copy !req
961. It's a very common type.Copy !req
962. But sir, it answers to the description
in every particular...Copy !req
963. Nevertheless, we must be sure.Copy !req
964. We?Copy !req
965. Sir, if there's anything else here at all,
I'll find it.Copy !req
966. Grover, back upstairs!Copy !req
967. Excuse me.Copy !req
968. Sergeant, for my money,
that pistol is long gone.Copy !req
969. Grover, you and I know that
a pro drops the gun immediately.Copy !req
970. But we're dealing with amateurs.
I'm guessing that...Copy !req
971. they're gonna hide the gun
somewhere close by.Copy !req
972. Nothing.Copy !req
973. Nothing...Copy !req
974. What about this area over here?
Did you go over this?Copy !req
975. Yeah, we've been through it
twice already, Sergeant.Copy !req
976. Well, go over it again.Copy !req
977. Come on, let's go!Copy !req
978. Oh, what's that?Copy !req
979. Shoes with metal trees in them,
Sergeant, that's all.Copy !req
980. That's what's making the buzzing.Copy !req
981. Okay.Copy !req
982. Look, there's a linen closet
out in the hall.Copy !req
983. Go check over that.Copy !req
984. Wait a minute.
Did you open all of these?Copy !req
985. No, sir. There was no point in it.Copy !req
986. Well, let's open them.Copy !req
987. Grover.Copy !req
988. Crime lab. Pronto.Copy !req
989. Have ballistics check the pistol
against the 2 bullets they've got.Copy !req
990. Then call me, understand?Copy !req
991. Don't you want me to check
with Lieutenant Columbo?Copy !req
992. I'm in charge here, Grover.Copy !req
993. If that's the murder weapon,
I'll take Mrs. Goodland into custody.Copy !req
994. Step on it!Copy !req
995. What the devil are you doing here?Copy !req
996. Oh, just sort of killing time,
looking around.Copy !req
997. You know, sir, I could...Copy !req
998. I could turn into a real orchid fancier
since I met you.Copy !req
999. Will you tell me
what you're doing here?Copy !req
1000. It's very serious, sir.Copy !req
1001. There's been a new development
in the case.Copy !req
1002. Yes, I know.Copy !req
1003. They found the murder weapon
in Cathy's house.Copy !req
1004. I just came from there.Copy !req
1005. Things certainly look bad for her.Copy !req
1006. They certainly do, sir.Copy !req
1007. That's why I'm waiting here
for the lab report.Copy !req
1008. I'm hoping to straighten
a few things out.Copy !req
1009. Look, it's 3 o'clock in the morning,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
1010. Will you tell me
what you're doing here?Copy !req
1011. I bumped over this empty pot,Copy !req
1012. and displaced
some of this soil here.Copy !req
1013. I'm sorry about the mess, sir.Copy !req
1014. I'll see to it that
it gets cleaned up.Copy !req
1015. Look, forget that.
Will you tell me why you're here?Copy !req
1016. To tell you the truth, sir,Copy !req
1017. I didn't expect you back so soon.Copy !req
1018. Oh...Copy !req
1019. Don't wanna forget this.Copy !req
1020. You have a real green thumb, sir.Copy !req
1021. I, what?Copy !req
1022. This African violet of my wife's.Copy !req
1023. You know, there's actually a flower
growing out of there.Copy !req
1024. Now, I don't know what you did.Copy !req
1025. But whatever it was,
that's a miracle.Copy !req
1026. Lieutenant...Copy !req
1027. It's been a trying evening
and I'm quite distressed.Copy !req
1028. Now, will you please...Copy !req
1029. take your African violet
and get out of here?Copy !req
1030. Wait a minute!
I hear something.Copy !req
1031. That could be the man I'm waiting for.Copy !req
1032. Grover? Grover, is that you?Copy !req
1033. Lieutenant, I don't understand.Copy !req
1034. I was half way downtown
with Mrs. Goodland...Copy !req
1035. when we were ordered back here!Copy !req
1036. I'm sorry, Sergeant.Copy !req
1037. I didn't mean to run you
around town like that.Copy !req
1038. Mrs. Goodland, how are you?Copy !req
1039. You must be exhausted,
would you like to sit down?Copy !req
1040. No, no, I'll stand, thank you.Copy !req
1041. Uh... let me get you a chair.
You'll be more comfortable.Copy !req
1042. I know you've been up all night.Copy !req
1043. Well, I think there'll be plenty of time
to rest in jail, don't you?Copy !req
1044. Sergeant, has this lady actually
been arrested?Copy !req
1045. Well, I... sir, I phoned my report
into Captain Ritchie.Copy !req
1046. He was quite complimentary.Copy !req
1047. She'll be charged as soon as we...Copy !req
1048. No, Sergeant, no!
Mrs. Goodland...Copy !req
1049. Damn it, Columbo!
What's this all about?Copy !req
1050. Well, you see, sir,Copy !req
1051. I'm waiting here for some things
from headquarters.Copy !req
1052. And if you all just bear with me
for a moment...Copy !req
1053. What sort of things?Copy !req
1054. Lieutenant?
Lieutenant Columbo?Copy !req
1055. Oh!Copy !req
1056. Oh, here you are, Lieutenant.Copy !req
1057. Thank you, Grover.
Thank you very much.Copy !req
1058. Excuse me for just a moment.Copy !req
1059. Yes, I have some bullets here.Copy !req
1060. This one is from the wrecked car.Copy !req
1061. A.32-caliber proven by ballistics...Copy !req
1062. to have been fired
from the murder weapon.Copy !req
1063. This one is from the body
of the victim.Copy !req
1064. Also.32-caliber,
and proven by ballistics...Copy !req
1065. to have been fired from
the same weapon as the first bullet.Copy !req
1066. We know all about that.
Tell him, young man!Copy !req
1067. Both... both of those...Copy !req
1068. came from the gun that was found
in her house.Copy !req
1069. And Sergeant Grover said
they confirmed it...Copy !req
1070. as the murder weapon.Copy !req
1071. Right. That's quite right.Copy !req
1072. Sergeant, I don't want you
to feel badly.Copy !req
1073. Because without you,
I'd have never gotten this idea.Copy !req
1074. I mean, those technical things
you're so good at.Copy !req
1075. You see, I've never used
a metal detector before.Copy !req
1076. That's why it took me nearly an hour.Copy !req
1077. But you know, these things
really work... Amazing.Copy !req
1078. You see that?Copy !req
1079. What is it?Copy !req
1080. Third bullet.Copy !req
1081. Also a.32-caliber
and also proven by ballistics...Copy !req
1082. to have been fired
by the same weapon...Copy !req
1083. that fired the first two bullets.Copy !req
1084. Mr. Goodland, I just don't know
how you're gonna explain this.Copy !req
1085. But why should I have to...Copy !req
1086. That's right.Copy !req
1087. That's right, sir,Copy !req
1088. That's what I was doing over there
a little while ago.Copy !req
1089. I found this third bullet
buried here in this pile of dirt.Copy !req
1090. I guess it was one of those bullets
that you fired at that guy...Copy !req
1091. who broke in here about a year ago.
You said you only hit dirt.Copy !req
1092. I don't know how you're gonna
explain, sir,Copy !req
1093. how the same gun that fired
this bullet in the dirt...Copy !req
1094. ended up tonight
in Mrs. Goodland's dressing room.Copy !req
1095. Sergeant, would you take
Mr. Goodland downtown, please?Copy !req
1096. Mr. Jarvis Goodland, it's my duty
to inform you that anything you...Copy !req
1097. you might uh... This way, sir.Copy !req
1098. Mrs. Goodland, would you
allow me to drive you home?Copy !req
1099. Thank you, Lieutenant.Copy !req
1100. Oh...! One moment.Copy !req
1101. If I forget this,
my wife will kill me.Copy !req