1. She hasn't done anything
Now let her alone!Copy !req
2. No, no!
Don't lie for me!Copy !req
3. Have a nice meditationCopy !req
4. The doctors are already
pretty certain that
your fatherinlaw was deadCopy !req
5. before he went in the waterCopy !req
6. His mizzen jibed like thatCopy !req
7. He went overboardCopy !req
8. I got done a lot sooner than
I figured And nobody saw me
I'm positiveCopy !req
9. What's your name?
JohnnyCopy !req
10. DaddyCopy !req
11. Wait a minute, ColumboCopy !req
12. We're here today, all of us,
to have some funCopy !req
13. Now, come onCopy !req
14. You mean,
so you can get drunk!Copy !req
15. The brightly beams
our Fathers mercyCopy !req
16. From His lighthouse evermoreCopy !req
17. But to us
He leaves the keepingCopy !req
18. Of the lights along the shoreCopy !req
19. Let the lower lights
be burningCopy !req
20. Send a gleam across the waveCopy !req
21. Some poor aging,
struggling seamanCopy !req
22. You may restCopy !req
23. In peace next dayCopy !req
24. Dark the night of sin
has settledCopy !req
25. Loud the angry billows roarCopy !req
26. are longing, hopingCopy !req
27. For the lights,
along the shoreCopy !req
28. Oh, it's funny!Copy !req
29. Oh, dear, I love youCopy !req
30. Thank you, Swanny
Thank youCopy !req
31. Marvelous!Copy !req
32. I see his yawl's backCopy !req
33. Oh, that's the most
beautiful boat
he ever designedCopy !req
34. And your uncleCopy !req
35. is the most beautiful
man that's ever livedCopy !req
36. I think he's taking a tourCopy !req
37. Where's he going,
Swanny?Copy !req
38. Oh, who knows?
He's out in it night and dayCopy !req
39. He's more at home on that boat
then he is at homeCopy !req
40. Oh,
let's drink to thatCopy !req
41. I'll drink to anythingCopy !req
42. Where is your glass?Copy !req
43. Standby for the CommodoreCopy !req
44. Standby
For the Commodore!Copy !req
45. Hail to the Commodore!Copy !req
46. Hail the Commodore!Copy !req
47. All hail theCopy !req
48. Commodore!Copy !req
49. The Commodore!
The Commodore!Copy !req
50. All right,
let's get this damn thing
over withCopy !req
51. How are you, Otis?Copy !req
52. Let me get
another reading hereCopy !req
53. Got itCopy !req
54. Great
Can you give a smile,
sir, please?Copy !req
55. Fine There we goCopy !req
56. That's it That's it!Copy !req
57. Sir, would you be so kind,
as to give us a shot
possibly with Mr ClayCopy !req
58. and your lovely daughter?Copy !req
59. He was such a boring man
He wasCopy !req
60. Excuse me, Mrs ClayCopy !req
61. Your father would like to
have a shot with you inside
for the magazineCopy !req
62. Oh He was such
a boring loverCopy !req
63. Just think, 30 whole yearsCopy !req
64. you've been building boats
Excuse me,
this is just for the familyCopy !req
65. Ma'am, this is just
a family shotCopy !req
66. Goodbye, HannahCopy !req
67. Could we have a picture
with Mr Clay?Copy !req
68. Of course Charlie
GreatCopy !req
69. Charlie, darling!
Thank youCopy !req
70. All right Coming, loveCopy !req
71. I'll talk to you laterCopy !req
72. Okay Let's have a groupCopy !req
73. Daddy is the greatest naval
architect in the whole world!Copy !req
74. Excuse me, sir
Can you get a little closer?Copy !req
75. Good Here we areCopy !req
76. That's niceCopy !req
77. Oh, that's fineCopy !req
78. Can you kiss him again,
just one more time?Copy !req
79. Of course I can!Copy !req
80. Great Oh, that's superCopy !req
81. That's it That's itCopy !req
82. Can you look into the lens?Copy !req
83. Thank youCopy !req
84. Let's get these people
out of here!Copy !req
85. All right, Swanny
Everybody out of here nowCopy !req
86. Everybody out
Gentlemen, right outCopy !req
87. All right
Everybody out!
Everybody out!Copy !req
88. Excuse me,
have a drink on meCopy !req
89. He'll be with you in a minuteCopy !req
90. How you doing?Copy !req
91. See you in a few minutes
Right in there Okay?
Enjoy yourselfCopy !req
92. Look happy!Copy !req
93. Gotta give the family
a little privacy now, okay?Copy !req
94. You people, out there,
in the other roomCopy !req
95. We'll have a nice timeCopy !req
96. I can remember when
people bought my boatsCopy !req
97. simply because
they liked to sail themCopy !req
98. Not for any slogan,
or any statusCopy !req
99. Just simply, because
they liked to sailCopy !req
100. Well, the business
has changed some since thenCopy !req
101. Daddy, don't you realizeCopy !req
102. that Charlie has
practically doubled
your business this year?Copy !req
103. Doubled the overhead,
you mean Doubled our lossesCopy !req
104. Only for taxes
That's the secret
of expansionCopy !req
105. So who wants to get fat?
I don't!Copy !req
106. Charles, I don't like
conglomeratesCopy !req
107. Oh, Daddy, stop all this!Copy !req
108. We're here today, all of us,
to have some funCopy !req
109. Now, come onCopy !req
110. You mean,
so you can get drunk!Copy !req
111. I can remember over the years,Copy !req
112. when we gave a party,
an annual party,
for all our own workers!Copy !req
113. Not for all those sponges
out thereCopy !req
114. Plus maybe a few
executive typesCopy !req
115. Well, those are some
of our finest customersCopy !req
116. I'd appreciate you
joining me and talking
with a few of themCopy !req
117. NoCopy !req
118. I never did like partiesCopy !req
119. I'm going back home,
do some work on my boatCopy !req
120. Daddy, you can't!
They're important people
waiting for you in thereCopy !req
121. Listen, Joanna,
will you stop
Daddy, Daddy! Please!Copy !req
122. OtisCopy !req
123. Stop making
a fool of yourself
Please, Daddy, please!Copy !req
124. Otis, I just need you
for a short appearance
to show some unityCopy !req
125. Squash those rumors
about trouble
within the companyCopy !req
126. Well, it's my company
and I don't give a damn!Copy !req
127. My daughter was a fool
because she married you,
Charles,Copy !req
128. and I was a fool
for letting you run things
so longCopy !req
129. Come on, don't be
so shocked and innocentCopy !req
130. You all had your hands
in the till,
one way or anotherCopy !req
131. There's only
one decent man hereCopy !req
132. Here!Copy !req
133. Take us homeCopy !req
134. Is that the Wonder Girl
from your office?Copy !req
135. That's why you work so lateCopy !req
136. What's wrong with him?Copy !req
137. He's going to sell us outCopy !req
138. What?Copy !req
139. The companyCopy !req
140. He's going to
pull the rug out
from under all of usCopy !req
141. I'll talk to himCopy !req
142. I'll talk to himCopy !req
143. Talk to himCopy !req
144. Talk to himCopy !req
145. Eat,Copy !req
146. drink,Copy !req
147. and be merryCopy !req
148. Hi, WayneCopy !req
149. Hi, CharlesCopy !req
150. Can I talk to the boss?Copy !req
151. He's on the phoneCopy !req
152. Well, when we
dropped him off, he asked me
to bring this backCopy !req
153. He's been having
a little trouble
with the selfsteeringCopy !req
154. He's going out tonightCopy !req
155. Yeah
He mentioned that to meCopy !req
156. How's he feeling?Copy !req
157. Well, he's a little het up
He'll calm downCopy !req
158. Well, he gets like thatCopy !req
159. A few hours on the water,
he'll be like a new manCopy !req
160. Why don't you give
that to me? I'llCopy !req
161. SureCopy !req
162. Just wait here a second,
I'll tell him you're hereCopy !req
163. Wayne's here
He brought the selfsteering
vane you wantedCopy !req
164. He says, thanks
He'll see you at the yard
tomorrow morning, 11:30Copy !req
165. I'm leaving myselfCopy !req
166. Give him some peaceCopy !req
167. Be in at the usual time?Copy !req
168. That depends on JoannaCopy !req
169. All right
See you in the morningCopy !req
170. Good nightCopy !req
171. How's everything, Mr Clay?Copy !req
172. Not bad, Wally
What time you got?Copy !req
173. 12:45, sirCopy !req
174. As a matter of fact,
it's going on 12:46Copy !req
175. Yeah, thanks a lot
Take it easy Good night!Copy !req
176. Good night, Mr ClayCopy !req
177. Commodore?Copy !req
178. Commodore?Copy !req
179. lts a nice eveningCopy !req
180. Youre running right, sir
Please, youre running rightCopy !req
181. Have a good sail, sirCopy !req
182. My name is Lieutenant Columbo
Are you the lady of the house?Copy !req
183. I'm Mrs ClayCopy !req
184. Joanna ClayCopy !req
185. I'm Charles Clay
What do you want?Copy !req
186. My name is Lieutenant Columbo
I'm from the
Los Angeles Police DepartmentCopy !req
187. Lieutenant ColumboCopy !req
188. What do you want, Lieutenant?Copy !req
189. Your father is Otis Swanson,
is that right?Copy !req
190. YeahCopy !req
191. It seems they call him
the Commodore?Copy !req
192. That's right
They call him the CommodoreCopy !req
193. His boat was found,
he was not on itCopy !req
194. The sailing boatCopy !req
195. YawlCopy !req
196. He wasn't on it?Copy !req
197. No, sir,
he was not on the boatCopy !req
198. Well, where is he?Copy !req
199. We don't knowCopy !req
200. I'm going down
to take a look at it nowCopy !req
201. Would you like to come along,
sir? I think maybe you could
help outCopy !req
202. CertainlyCopy !req
203. It's a beautiful placeCopy !req
204. Thank youCopy !req
205. Where's the beach?Copy !req
206. It's out backCopy !req
207. Can I look?Copy !req
208. Go ahead
Be with you in a momentCopy !req
209. Come on, loveCopy !req
210. Put that down, SargeCopy !req
211. We'll get a little fresh air
on the way backCopy !req
212. Hello, JohnCopy !req
213. How you doing, George?Copy !req
214. What are you doing out here?Copy !req
215. Listen, Chief asked me
to run you downCopy !req
216. He's got this guy
just assigned to HomicideCopy !req
217. He wants the Lieutenant
to take him under his wingCopy !req
218. No kidding?Copy !req
219. He's real hot on himCopy !req
220. Okay Let me meet himCopy !req
221. Where was I, Charlie?Copy !req
222. You didn't sleep in your bed
last nightCopy !req
223. I stretched out in the denCopy !req
224. I didn't even know
you were homeCopy !req
225. Did Daddy mention
that he was going sailing?Copy !req
226. Drink this coffee StraightCopy !req
227. BlackCopy !req
228. Wayne Taylor said
he intended to go outCopy !req
229. Maybe somebody stole his boatCopy !req
230. Stole it?Copy !req
231. The boat!Copy !req
232. If you didn't put me to bed
last night, who did?Copy !req
233. I don't even remember
leaving the yacht clubCopy !req
234. She's not
making anythingCopy !req
235. Her oldest daughter's
getting marriedCopy !req
236. She's going crazy about thatCopy !req
237. Sir!Copy !req
238. Sir, would you mind waiting
just a minute?Copy !req
239. We better get the LieutenantCopy !req
240. Lieutenant! Lieutenant!Copy !req
241. I'm coming!Copy !req
242. Oh, that's a big ocean
A lot of water out thereCopy !req
243. Japan is that way?Copy !req
244. LieutenantCopy !req
245. Excuse me, sirCopy !req
246. Be right with youCopy !req
247. LieutenantCopy !req
248. John, how are you?Copy !req
249. Just fine, LieutenantCopy !req
250. I'd like you to meet
Theodore AlbinskyCopy !req
251. How are you?Copy !req
252. Very good, sirCopy !req
253. SargeCopy !req
254. I want to give these up
The wife is into plants,
she even talks to themCopy !req
255. She says the smoke is
bad for them, so
you keep a check on meCopy !req
256. TheodoreCopy !req
257. Al what?Copy !req
258. AlbinskyCopy !req
259. How old is he?Copy !req
260. He's 29Copy !req
261. He's been on the force
four yearsCopy !req
262. The Chief is crazy about himCopy !req
263. He wants you to take him
under your wingCopy !req
264. Theodore AlbCopy !req
265. Albinsky?
AlbinskyCopy !req
266. And what do I call you?
Theodore?Copy !req
267. No, sir, you call me MacCopy !req
268. MacCopy !req
269. Yeah MacCopy !req
270. Do you have any
Scotch or Irish in you?Copy !req
271. Oh, no, sirCopy !req
272. All right, MacCopy !req
273. Welcome aboardCopy !req
274. Mr Clay?Copy !req
275. Would you be kind enough
to ride along with us,Copy !req
276. so we can fill in
some background on the way?Copy !req
277. And John here,
he'll come along with usCopy !req
278. And he'll take you wherever
you want to go afterwardsCopy !req
279. All right, Mac
You come alongCopy !req
280. Mac, you'll probably
need some practice driving,Copy !req
281. in case we ever
have to give chase
You take the wheelCopy !req
282. Mr Clay, why don't you
come around to this side here?Copy !req
283. I'm sorry, Mr Clay,
you haven't met everybodyCopy !req
284. The fella in that
other car there is
Sergeant John SandersonCopy !req
285. Sergeant, why don't you
get in the back here?Copy !req
286. OkayCopy !req
287. And this is
Sergeant George KramerCopy !req
288. Mr Clay, why don't you
sit in the front like this?Copy !req
289. This fella likes
to be called MacCopy !req
290. HiCopy !req
291. HereCopy !req
292. Lieutenant,
how do we get this
in reverse?Copy !req
293. UpCopy !req
294. Up?Copy !req
295. Toward the end knob
Do you have enough room?Copy !req
296. Yeah
YeahCopy !req
297. Excuse me
while I just get my watchCopy !req
298. All right,
just give me a secondCopy !req
299. I think it's in
the other pocketCopy !req
300. There's the key right there,
MacCopy !req
301. Mr Clay,
do you have the time?
Is it anywhere near 11:20?Copy !req
302. TwentyoneCopy !req
303. Oh, wonderfulCopy !req
304. I set that by the radioCopy !req
305. OkayCopy !req
306. Excuse me, sir,
if you don't mind, may I?Copy !req
307. Oh, that's a honey, isn't it?Copy !req
308. That's a real watchCopy !req
309. That's got the day
and the dateCopy !req
310. I'll bet you that's
waterproof and shockproofCopy !req
311. Don't rush it, MacCopy !req
312. That's itCopy !req
313. All right
How do you switch to first?Copy !req
314. Toward you and downCopy !req
315. Slow on the clutchCopy !req
316. That's it That's itCopy !req
317. Okay Watch this guy hereCopy !req
318. All rightCopy !req
319. All right Take it around
the full circle
till you get the hang of itCopy !req
320. All right, hit the highwayCopy !req
321. Now, that's a what?Copy !req
322. A yawlCopy !req
323. Yawl?Copy !req
324. Yeah Yeah
Yawls, ketches, schoonersCopy !req
325. And what makes a yawl?Copy !req
326. Well, yawl have mainsailsCopy !req
327. Difference is
that the mizzenmastCopy !req
328. is aft of the steering station
on a yawlCopy !req
329. Thank you, Mr Clay
Thank you very muchCopy !req
330. MacCopy !req
331. Go look
around indoorsCopy !req
332. I'd like to make
a preliminary check,
if you don't mindCopy !req
333. No, no, no
I like everything
preliminaryCopy !req
334. How was he
when you last saw him?Copy !req
335. Well, when Taylor and I
left him at his house,
he was healthyCopy !req
336. You know, the first thing
that our office did
this morningCopy !req
337. was check that
security service
out there where he livesCopy !req
338. And a guard remembers
your leaving the island,
all right,Copy !req
339. but he never noticed your
fatherinlaw's boat leaveCopy !req
340. He couldn't haveCopy !req
341. Because it's impossible
to see a boat from
the bridge gatehouseCopy !req
342. Check with the Coast Guard
to see if they have any
logged recordCopy !req
343. of his departure, LieutenantCopy !req
344. Oh, I never thought of thatCopy !req
345. Good We'll do thatCopy !req
346. Listen, are the police always
called in when there's any
possibility of an accident?Copy !req
347. Accident Oh, I'm sure
this is an accidentCopy !req
348. Don't worry just because
I'm from HomicideCopy !req
349. Didn't I mention that?
Well, never mindCopy !req
350. If the Commodore
just fell off the boat,Copy !req
351. probably somebody out there
already just picking him upCopy !req
352. I mean,
we get lots of false alarmsCopy !req
353. Mr Clay,
would you care to come aboard?Copy !req
354. Love to have you
join us, SergeantCopy !req
355. They'll only
take a minute thereCopy !req
356. Sergeant, you got a match?Copy !req
357. Mr Clay,Copy !req
358. smoke?Copy !req
359. ErraticallyCopy !req
360. LieutenantCopy !req
361. Excuse me, LieutenantCopy !req
362. This is Ensign O'ConnorCopy !req
363. Lieutenant Columbo
Hi, LieutenantCopy !req
364. Sergeant Kramer,
Ensign O'ConnorCopy !req
365. SergeantCopy !req
366. And, I think you know
Charles ClayCopy !req
367. Yes, we metCopy !req
368. And this is,
Bosun's Mate MurrayCopy !req
369. Sorry Lieutenant ColumboCopy !req
370. Bosun's Mate Murray,
this is Sergeant KramerCopy !req
371. Sergeant This is Mr Clay
Charles Clay,
Bosun's Mate MurrayCopy !req
372. All right I got youCopy !req
373. Would these gentlemen
come aboard?Copy !req
374. All rightCopy !req
375. Lieutenant, I brought
Murray, here, downCopy !req
376. I thought you
might like to see
his log entry last nightCopy !req
377. Oh, yes, yes,
I certainly wouldCopy !req
378. What do you think?Copy !req
379. This is a big thing,
this yawlCopy !req
380. Do you think one man
could sail this
all by himself?Copy !req
381. Well, sir,
if you ask me,Copy !req
382. I think the Commodore
could sail the Queen Mary
alone, sirCopy !req
383. Oh?Copy !req
384. O'CONNOR: He's one of
the finest sailors
in the world, LieutenantCopy !req
385. Yes, he's designed
even bigger boats
for single handlingCopy !req
386. Well, what do you think
happened?Copy !req
387. Well, sir, I don't know,Copy !req
388. but that portside cleat
was pulled looseCopy !req
389. That might have given him
a little troubleCopy !req
390. Portside cleatCopy !req
391. CleatCopy !req
392. What does that do?Copy !req
393. O'CONNOR: It secures
the gib sheetCopy !req
394. MurrayCopy !req
395. Yes, sir?Copy !req
396. Let me take a look at
that logCopy !req
397. Yes, sir
Here you goCopy !req
398. It'll show you as the time the
Commodore cleared the harbor
last nightCopy !req
399. That was 1:23 amCopy !req
400. I'm sure it was him, sir
He was all aloneCopy !req
401. HereCopy !req
402. Was the mizzen furled
when you found it?Copy !req
403. No, sir,
it was all the way upCopy !req
404. The wind was
only 12 knots, sirCopy !req
405. That's approximately
13 miles per hour,Copy !req
406. on landCopy !req
407. Were the running lines free?Copy !req
408. All clear, wheel perfect
No seaweed belowCopy !req
409. Thank you very muchCopy !req
410. Right, sirCopy !req
411. Thank you very much
Yes, sirCopy !req
412. Mr Columbo,
if he did happen
to fall overboard,Copy !req
413. do you know
what the odds are against
finding him in the water?Copy !req
414. Between the tides,
sharks and currents?Copy !req
415. Most of the people around here
seem to like himCopy !req
416. Yeah Most of us Fred!Copy !req
417. Fred!Copy !req
418. Who's Fred?Copy !req
419. Yard ForemanCopy !req
420. You wanted to know why
the Commodore stopped by here
yesterday Fred was hereCopy !req
421. Fred!Copy !req
422. So you went up to his place
and you took him that thing,
huh?Copy !req
423. That's rightCopy !req
424. You took him that quad?Copy !req
425. Part of a vaneCopy !req
426. Part of a vaneCopy !req
427. And he was gonna
fix something?Copy !req
428. Yeah The boat was shipshape,Copy !req
429. but he took it out last week
and there was one thing
bugging himCopy !req
430. The selfsteering vaneCopy !req
431. And this part of the vane,
that's what this is for?Copy !req
432. Yeah It's selfadjustingCopy !req
433. The vane is selfadjustingCopy !req
434. Mr Columbo, the Commodore's
yawl is fully equippedCopy !req
435. to sail around the world
singlehandedCopy !req
436. But you like to sleep,
don't you?Copy !req
437. Oh, I've got to have my eightCopy !req
438. All right
You gotta have your eightCopy !req
439. You're all alone on a boat,
you still need your eight
Right?Copy !req
440. I got youCopy !req
441. Who's running the ship
while I'm in the sack?Copy !req
442. The selfsteering vaneCopy !req
443. Fred!Copy !req
444. Here!Copy !req
445. Fred, this is
Lieutenant ColumboCopy !req
446. from the
Los Angeles Police DepartmentCopy !req
447. He wants to ask you
a questionCopy !req
448. How you doing, Fred?Copy !req
449. Okay, LieutenantCopy !req
450. Be with you in a minuteCopy !req
451. I got to see
one of those vanesCopy !req
452. How was he?Copy !req
453. Who?Copy !req
454. The CommodoreCopy !req
455. He was pretty upset
That's why he went sailingCopy !req
456. When he's upset
he takes it out at seaCopy !req
457. And you know him pretty good?Copy !req
458. I've been managing
his boatyard
for quite a whileCopy !req
459. So you're the manager
of the Swanson Boatyard, huh?Copy !req
460. This is Fred?Copy !req
461. That's correctCopy !req
462. You run the yard
and he's the foremanCopy !req
463. Now, over you
is Mr Charles ClayCopy !req
464. Is that right?Copy !req
465. That's rightCopy !req
466. And he married
the Commodore's daughter?Copy !req
467. That's rightCopy !req
468. And the Commodore
owns all thisCopy !req
469. Nice boatCopy !req
470. All rightCopy !req
471. Fred?Copy !req
472. Yes, sir!Copy !req
473. Mr Taylor hereCopy !req
474. tells me that you were
down here yesterday afternoon,Copy !req
475. and the Commodore came downCopy !req
476. And he went into
the spare parts shopCopy !req
477. The chandleryCopy !req
478. Is that right, Fred?Copy !req
479. Yes, sirCopy !req
480. And he picked up a few things?Copy !req
481. Is that right, Fred?Copy !req
482. Mr Taylor will tell youCopy !req
483. He was always in and out
Picking up bits and piecesCopy !req
484. Do you remember
what he took yesterday?Copy !req
485. Well, I had to
get back to workCopy !req
486. But by the time I left him,
he had a few stencils
and some paintCopy !req
487. Stencils?Copy !req
488. Yes, sir Stencils Cleat
A bunch of runningCopy !req
489. Cleat, is it?Copy !req
490. Cleat!
Cleat?Copy !req
491. Running lines
Come again?Copy !req
492. Running lines
Running lines?Copy !req
493. Yes, sir
Like boatCopy !req
494. All right!Copy !req
495. And a can
of black marine paintCopy !req
496. Marine paint Black paintCopy !req
497. Black what?Copy !req
498. Paint, sir Black paintCopy !req
499. Black marine paintCopy !req
500. Marine paint?Copy !req
501. What else, I don't knowCopy !req
502. It doesn't make no senseCopy !req
503. Thank you, FredCopy !req
504. Black paint?Copy !req
505. Oh, Uncle Otis
would have all sorts of uses
for black paintCopy !req
506. That doesn't mean anything,
LieutenantCopy !req
507. That's not gonna tell you
what happened
to him last nightCopy !req
508. No, I don't suppose it wouldCopy !req
509. And you don't think that the
Commodore is the kind of man
who would just fall overboard?Copy !req
510. If he did, he'd walk homeCopy !req
511. That's the way most people
thought of him around hereCopy !req
512. And they were rightCopy !req
513. You know, he's given me
an allowance ever since
I was 14 and my folks diedCopy !req
514. An allowance?Copy !req
515. Oh, so they call it
a salary now,
but who's kidding who?Copy !req
516. He even stuck me in his will
He showed it to meCopy !req
517. You've seen the will?
What's in it?Copy !req
518. A couple of thousand
whereasesCopy !req
519. He just wanted me to know
there'd be a trust set up,Copy !req
520. in case Charles
got any bright ideasCopy !req
521. You didn't happen to notice
whether Charles
inherits anything, did you?Copy !req
522. No, noCopy !req
523. Joanna, the Commodore's
daughter, gets everything
The worksCopy !req
524. But, you know, California's
a communityproperty stateCopy !req
525. So, what's the difference?Copy !req
526. YesCopy !req
527. RightCopy !req
528. There she isCopy !req
529. That little gem there
was the wedding presentCopy !req
530. It was five years agoCopy !req
531. You don't suppose I couldCopy !req
532. sort of get on that thing,
and just look around, do you?Copy !req
533. You know,
I've never been on anything
that fancyCopy !req
534. Why not? Be my guestCopy !req
535. A wedding present, huh?Copy !req
536. Are you all right?Copy !req
537. What are you doing?Copy !req
538. TMCopy !req
539. TM?Copy !req
540. Transcendental meditationCopy !req
541. OhCopy !req
542. About what?Copy !req
543. RelaxCopy !req
544. Who are you?Copy !req
545. LisaCopy !req
546. That's not rightCopy !req
547. What's not right?Copy !req
548. Let me show youCopy !req
549. You're supposed to put
this foot up to this thigh,Copy !req
550. and this foot
up to that thighCopy !req
551. Would you help me
with that foot?Copy !req
552. RelaxCopy !req
553. I'm trying toCopy !req
554. This ankle hurtsCopy !req
555. Relax?Copy !req
556. This foot on this thighCopy !req
557. This foot over here?Copy !req
558. Would you help me with that?Copy !req
559. I don't think
I'm gonna be
able to do thatCopy !req
560. Can I just keep
my legs out like this?Copy !req
561. SureCopy !req
562. Did you bring
that cop over here?Copy !req
563. YeahCopy !req
564. Why?Copy !req
565. Idiot!Copy !req
566. This is
Mr Charles Clay's boat,
isn't it?Copy !req
567. YesCopy !req
568. OkayCopy !req
569. I work for Mr ClayCopy !req
570. What do you do?Copy !req
571. I am a naval architect
and a marine engineerCopy !req
572. And I workCopy !req
573. with Mr SwansonCopy !req
574. I didn't know you were
into meditation, LieutenantCopy !req
575. WellCopy !req
576. Lisa?Copy !req
577. YesCopy !req
578. Miss Lisa
was just demonstratingCopy !req
579. Lieutenant!Copy !req
580. Hey, Lieutenant
Where are you?Copy !req
581. Up here!Copy !req
582. Up on top of the backCopy !req
583. Well, do you want us to
wait down here
or come up there?Copy !req
584. Come on upCopy !req
585. Come belowCopy !req
586. Have a nice meditationCopy !req
587. It's too bad you didn't stay
at the Coast Guard station
a little longer this morning,Copy !req
588. or at least
check with your office
more oftenCopy !req
589. Why do you say that?Copy !req
590. Oh, why do you
keep suggesting that my
fatherinlaw's disappearanceCopy !req
591. was something
more than an accident?Copy !req
592. Oh, just a couple of
little things bothered meCopy !req
593. Yes This is Charles Clay
May I speak to
Ensign O'Connor, please?Copy !req
594. It was Ensign O'Connor
who found that spot of blood
on the mizzen boomCopy !req
595. Yes, Ensign
This is Charles ClayCopy !req
596. Would you tell
Lieutenant Columbo
what you told me?Copy !req
597. All right? Right
Hang on HereCopy !req
598. SorryCopy !req
599. HelloCopy !req
600. He lost control of a line,
his boat jibed, mizzen boom
swung, and that was itCopy !req
601. MmmhmmCopy !req
602. Well, thank youCopy !req
603. What does "jibed" mean?Copy !req
604. Come on, I'll show youCopy !req
605. That's the jibe, LieutenantCopy !req
606. That's your
old fashioned jibeCopy !req
607. From port to starboard,
starboard to port
Right to left, left to rightCopy !req
608. And what causes that?Copy !req
609. Well, when you're going along,Copy !req
610. wind gets behind your sail,
hits it, boomCopy !req
611. Moves it all the way
from one side of the vessel
to the otherCopy !req
612. Now, what's that?Copy !req
613. What's what?
This hereCopy !req
614. This wood?
YeahCopy !req
615. It's the boomCopy !req
616. What boom is that?Copy !req
617. What? It's the main boomCopy !req
618. Is there another boom?Copy !req
619. Yeah, there's a mizzen boomCopy !req
620. The mizzen boomCopy !req
621. This is the mizzen boomCopy !req
622. Now, this is a smaller boom?Copy !req
623. Yeah It's also lowerCopy !req
624. And lower YeahCopy !req
625. You heard of
lowering the boom?Copy !req
626. Oh, yeah
So this is lowerCopy !req
627. Ah, yes Oh, that's low YeahCopy !req
628. OkayCopy !req
629. Move to starboard, port,
same wayCopy !req
630. Now, what's this?Copy !req
631. That?
That's the selfsteering vaneCopy !req
632. That's the selfsteering vane
That's rightCopy !req
633. You know how that works?Copy !req
634. What do you do with that?Copy !req
635. Let me show you HereCopy !req
636. Put that up hereCopy !req
637. Hold on this piece
right hereCopy !req
638. till it slides down
there just like thatCopy !req
639. All the way downCopy !req
640. Then it self steers
It's like an automatic pilotCopy !req
641. By itself?Copy !req
642. All by itself
That's rightCopy !req
643. I seeCopy !req
644. As the wind catches itCopy !req
645. You don't have to That'sCopy !req
646. You don't have to
handle that?Copy !req
647. That's not a handle
That's a weightCopy !req
648. Ah, I seeCopy !req
649. Let me just
take a look at thatCopy !req
650. HereCopy !req
651. OkayCopy !req
652. There you goCopy !req
653. And I just take that off,
right?Copy !req
654. Hang on Hang onCopy !req
655. Wind will catch you
and you'll go overCopy !req
656. Oh,
I don't want to go overCopy !req
657. All right
OkayCopy !req
658. There we are All rightCopy !req
659. And this whole yawl
is driven by this vaneCopy !req
660. That's right
Without a need of human helpCopy !req
661. Yeah, all rightCopy !req
662. Now, what way
would you put that on? Huh?Copy !req
663. Doesn't make any differenceCopy !req
664. Wouldn't make
no difference, huh?Copy !req
665. Any differenceCopy !req
666. Adjusts to the windCopy !req
667. RightCopy !req
668. Look at thatCopy !req
669. There's something missing
that should be hereCopy !req
670. What's that?Copy !req
671. There's supposed to be
a nut hereCopy !req
672. A nut?
Yes A nutCopy !req
673. You put that on over there,
slide it down,
screw the nut onCopy !req
674. It secures itCopy !req
675. There's no nutCopy !req
676. Well, what is the nut for?Copy !req
677. Well, it secures it
It holds it on top
Just like thatCopy !req
678. Oh, you put the vane on
down thereCopy !req
679. Then this bolt comes up,
you screw down the bolt,Copy !req
680. secures it, and it steersCopy !req
681. Oh So the nut would beCopy !req
682. I see
It should be thereCopy !req
683. On topCopy !req
684. Or on topCopy !req
685. And there's no nut there, huh?Copy !req
686. There's no nutCopy !req
687. Well, what do you think
happened?Copy !req
688. I don't knowCopy !req
689. Maybe it's somewhere
on board hereCopy !req
690. There's no nutCopy !req
691. Well, what could've happened,
I'm speculating,Copy !req
692. is the Commodore had
put the vane back there,Copy !req
693. came up here,
took the nut off,Copy !req
694. turned around this wayCopy !req
695. As he started to walk,
his mizzen jibed like thatCopy !req
696. He went overboard like that
The nut dropped in the waterCopy !req
697. As simple as thatCopy !req
698. All rightCopy !req
699. Where was the blood?Copy !req
700. The blood was here
on the portside
of the mizzenCopy !req
701. On the port
Yeah Right thereCopy !req
702. On the portsideCopy !req
703. There was the bloodCopy !req
704. So he was turning this wayCopy !req
705. It jibedCopy !req
706. It jibed this wayCopy !req
707. Got him
PortCopy !req
708. To the left
and got him, and that was itCopy !req
709. OverCopy !req
710. Watch your headCopy !req
711. OkayCopy !req
712. All rightCopy !req
713. All rightCopy !req
714. Taking the nut off,Copy !req
715. going to get
the selfsteering vane,Copy !req
716. and the mizzen boom jibedCopy !req
717. RightCopy !req
718. Blood on the portCopy !req
719. HelloCopy !req
720. YesCopy !req
721. I'm sorry to hear thatCopy !req
722. All rightCopy !req
723. Right awayCopy !req
724. They found your fatherCopy !req
725. Have they?Copy !req
726. Columbo wants one of us
to identify the bodyCopy !req
727. He's deadCopy !req
728. Daddy!Copy !req
729. Daddy!Copy !req
730. I'd better goCopy !req
731. Please!Copy !req
732. I have to, Joanna
Now, don't drinkCopy !req
733. LookCopy !req
734. Do you remember this, hmm?Copy !req
735. Remember this?
My anniversary giftCopy !req
736. Look at it!Copy !req
737. Our broochCopy !req
738. Where did you find it?Copy !req
739. I picked it upCopy !req
740. I can't rememberCopy !req
741. No I know you can't rememberCopy !req
742. Now, don't drinkCopy !req
743. Don't drink!Copy !req
744. It's himCopy !req
745. I'm sorry, sirCopy !req
746. Thank you very much SergeantCopy !req
747. These are some of the things
that we found in his pocketCopy !req
748. You all right?Copy !req
749. YeahCopy !req
750. Was this a watch chain, maybe?
It was found hooked
to his jacketCopy !req
751. Yeah That was hisCopy !req
752. See, it's brokenCopy !req
753. I wonder where the watch isCopy !req
754. Well, I wouldn't know,
LieutenantCopy !req
755. Wouldn't knowCopy !req
756. Well, what's the difference?Copy !req
757. It's not going to help us
find the murdererCopy !req
758. The what?Copy !req
759. The doctors are already
pretty certain that
your fatherinlaw was deadCopy !req
760. before he went in the waterCopy !req
761. Maybe even some time beforeCopy !req
762. Something to do with
water in the lungs
Too much water,Copy !req
763. not enough water
No waterCopy !req
764. They claim he was deadCopy !req
765. Maybe he was hit
and fell down,Copy !req
766. and was knocked over later
by a big wave or somethingCopy !req
767. Well, you know,
the Coast Guard says
that the swellsCopy !req
768. were only two or three feetCopy !req
769. There must've been
somebody else on the boatCopy !req
770. LieutenantCopy !req
771. Yes, sir?Copy !req
772. I was not
the other person on boardCopy !req
773. Therefore, there is nothing
that I could have done
to the CommodoreCopy !req
774. You couldn't?Copy !req
775. I left the island
where his boat was moored
shortly after midnightCopy !req
776. And I never returnedCopy !req
777. Check with
the security guards
They're on duty 24 hoursCopy !req
778. Now, sir,
this is the wrong wayCopy !req
779. That's the right wayCopy !req
780. They're on duty 24 hoursCopy !req
781. And I simply could not have
returned without them
seeing meCopy !req
782. Yes, sir
I guess that's all trueCopy !req
783. And that guard,
he certainly remembers
what time you left,Copy !req
784. just like I told you he didCopy !req
785. But that's exactly
what's been bothering me
right from the beginningCopy !req
786. TimeCopy !req
787. Ever since I saw that
beautiful watch of yours,Copy !req
788. timeCopy !req
789. Why would you check with
the guard when you were
leaving the island?Copy !req
790. The timeCopy !req
791. He's got a drugstore watchCopy !req
792. Unless you wanted to make
certain that when you were
leaving he would rememberCopy !req
793. The timeCopy !req
794. I'm really confused There're
so many islands around hereCopy !req
795. Where are we now?
Are we on an island
or are we on the mainland?Copy !req
796. The mainland, Lieutenant
Here, let me show youCopy !req
797. EnsignCopy !req
798. Let me explain it to him,
all right?Copy !req
799. Lieutenant,
let me explain it to youCopy !req
800. Let's pretend that
you're the islandCopy !req
801. and your foot hereCopy !req
802. is the Commodore's house Now,
over here is the mainland,Copy !req
803. and this piling here
is the yacht clubCopy !req
804. Now, between the yacht club
and the island is a channelCopy !req
805. From the yacht club
to the Commodore's house
is about a mileCopy !req
806. Then on out to seaCopy !req
807. Is it possible to swimCopy !req
808. from the mainland
to the island at night
without being seen?Copy !req
809. Well, the channel is very
welllit, all night in factCopy !req
810. But there's a reason
for the law against swimming,
LieutenantCopy !req
811. With all the boat traffic
in here,Copy !req
812. the chances of being hit
by a boat or a propeller
are only too goodCopy !req
813. On top of which, it was
a Friday night A lot of
people were awake, partyingCopy !req
814. I don't mean it's impossible
I just don't think
it's very likelyCopy !req
815. Lieutenant,Copy !req
816. your cigarCopy !req
817. Oh You're right, Sergeant
Thank youCopy !req
818. What do you have there?Copy !req
819. StencilsCopy !req
820. StencilsCopy !req
821. Cleat, running line,
black marine paintCopy !req
822. Where's the other stuff?Copy !req
823. It's on the boatCopy !req
824. This is a stencil
and you use that
to paint a wordCopy !req
825. These haven't been painted onCopy !req
826. NoCopy !req
827. No paintCopy !req
828. NoCopy !req
829. All right What's the word?Copy !req
830. Well, sir I would
say "sails" This oneCopy !req
831. This one is just a blank,
I guessCopy !req
832. "Sails" with a blankCopy !req
833. A holeCopy !req
834. And where would you
paint this?Copy !req
835. Well, a lot of people stencil
their sails lockerCopy !req
836. A lockerCopy !req
837. Thank you for your time, sir
That was very helpful
Appreciate the timeCopy !req
838. Oh, that's okayCopy !req
839. Good luckCopy !req
840. MacCopy !req
841. SergeantCopy !req
842. Can we spell anything else
out of these?Copy !req
843. Let's seeCopy !req
844. SliaCopy !req
845. Silas, sliasCopy !req
846. SlasCopy !req
847. SlasisCopy !req
848. Lassi?Copy !req
849. You need an "E"Copy !req
850. You need an "E" for that,
SergeantCopy !req
851. ASS,Copy !req
852. S,Copy !req
853. IS,Copy !req
854. AssliCopy !req
855. Sails?Copy !req
856. I think it's just
The only word you can spell
is "sails"Copy !req
857. SailsCopy !req
858. It's the only one you gotCopy !req
859. With a holeCopy !req
860. Was that you making
that noise?Copy !req
861. You mean the regulator? YeahCopy !req
862. What were you doing
under there?Copy !req
863. Scraping the bottom
of the boatCopy !req
864. How long can you stay
under there with that tank?Copy !req
865. With a full tank,
about 45 minutesCopy !req
866. How long you been doing
that kind of work?Copy !req
867. Oh, this is my fourth dayCopy !req
868. What are you doing tonight?Copy !req
869. NothingCopy !req
870. Are you all right?Copy !req
871. Yeah I'm all rightCopy !req
872. You cold?Copy !req
873. A bitCopy !req
874. He's cold Check your watchCopy !req
875. Check your watchCopy !req
876. Now, you're going from hereCopy !req
877. He's going from here out to
that island How far is that?Copy !req
878. About a mile
down the channelCopy !req
879. Can you make that?Copy !req
880. I got a compass
I know the tideCopy !req
881. What time you got?Copy !req
882. 12:56Copy !req
883. Good luck to youCopy !req
884. ThanksCopy !req
885. I got done a lot sooner than
I figured And nobody saw me
I'm positiveCopy !req
886. What's your name?Copy !req
887. JohnnyCopy !req
888. Very goodCopy !req
889. Did it work?Copy !req
890. That's how he did it
Did you find anything?Copy !req
891. A broken watchCopy !req
892. And a lipstickCopy !req
893. Where'd you find them?Copy !req
894. There were these little pieces
of broken glass, right thereCopy !req
895. So, I looked aroundCopy !req
896. and right under the couch
there was the watchCopy !req
897. Now, it must've been
knocked off of somethingCopy !req
898. Excuse me, and I found
the lipstick right under
the corner of the couch hereCopy !req
899. Where are they now?Copy !req
900. On the deskCopy !req
901. DustCopy !req
902. Did you fellas touch this?Copy !req
903. No, sir
No, sirCopy !req
904. I thought this house
had been searched before?Copy !req
905. Just a quick lookCopy !req
906. We supposed that the Commodore
had died on his boat
or fell off of itCopy !req
907. The court sealed up the houseCopy !req
908. All rightCopy !req
909. That could be
the Commodore's watchCopy !req
910. Probably isCopy !req
911. What was the time?Copy !req
912. Can't seeCopy !req
913. Hold that, SergeantCopy !req
914. Can't seeCopy !req
915. Mac,Copy !req
916. get me the front end
of the telescopeCopy !req
917. Yes, sirCopy !req
918. That unscrewsCopy !req
919. All right I need the lensesCopy !req
920. Is this what you want?Copy !req
921. YesCopy !req
922. TwelveCopy !req
923. fortyCopy !req
924. twoCopy !req
925. Saturday, 31stCopy !req
926. ChainCopy !req
927. All rightCopy !req
928. So, if there was
a struggle hereCopy !req
929. and in the struggle
the chain broke,Copy !req
930. how could the watch
be shoved under the carpet?Copy !req
931. Somebody moved the bodyCopy !req
932. Lieutenant, you remember
that Charles ClayCopy !req
933. checked off the island
at 12:46?Copy !req
934. What are these?Copy !req
935. Oh, these are belaying pinsCopy !req
936. BelayingCopy !req
937. pinsCopy !req
938. They come off old time ships
They're likeCopy !req
939. Like an old fashioned cleat
Tie the rope around them,Copy !req
940. and then if you wanna release
the rope real fast youCopy !req
941. Don't touch that, MacCopy !req
942. Don't they have
a housekeeper here?Copy !req
943. Twoweek vacationCopy !req
944. LieutenantCopy !req
945. Can I put the lamp down?Copy !req
946. Yes, SergeantCopy !req
947. Mac DustCopy !req
948. Dust DustCopy !req
949. Dust DustCopy !req
950. No dustCopy !req
951. You boys check
these things outCopy !req
952. The belaying pin,
the watch, and the lipstickCopy !req
953. For fingerprints?Copy !req
954. I don't think you're gonna
find any, SergeantCopy !req
955. So if the Commodore
was killed here,Copy !req
956. I guess we know
who sailed the yawlCopy !req
957. I guess we do, MacCopy !req
958. Charles Clay?Copy !req
959. Who else?Copy !req
960. Thank youCopy !req
961. Did you find her?Copy !req
962. No, not yet
Mrs Clay had an appointment
at the hairdresser at 9:30Copy !req
963. She was there She left
and we're still trying
to locate herCopy !req
964. And the housekeeper
got here at 10:00?Copy !req
965. Right Mrs Clay didn't like
her to get here any earlierCopy !req
966. 'cause she was normally
a little rocky in the morningCopy !req
967. It was all so simple
A nice straight lineCopy !req
968. You've still got
a nice straight lineCopy !req
969. No, you can't talk to
Charles Clay He's goneCopy !req
970. One, fourCopy !req
971. And Mrs Clay isn't here,
eitherCopy !req
972. FiveCopy !req
973. Thank youCopy !req
974. I still have what?Copy !req
975. You still got
a nice straight lineCopy !req
976. I mean, Charles Clay still
could've killed the CommodoreCopy !req
977. Who knows?
Maybe he had a partnerCopy !req
978. They got into an argument
this morning The partner
killed him, right?Copy !req
979. Lieutenant, I also found in
the fireplace with those other
things some feminine stuffCopy !req
980. Handkerchief
and a piece of combCopy !req
981. Feminine?Copy !req
982. YeahCopy !req
983. Maybe I ought to take up
smoking againCopy !req
984. Now, the letter and the notes
in the fireplaceCopy !req
985. look like they were stolen
from the Commodore
And I told the lawyer,Copy !req
986. when he gets here
you want a sampleCopy !req
987. LieutenantCopy !req
988. That's certainly
the old boy's handwritingCopy !req
989. And what does it say,
Mr Kittering?Copy !req
990. Well, it appears to be
a rough draft of a letter
he was writingCopy !req
991. to a big fiberglass factory
I know something about themCopy !req
992. They've been trying to buy
the boatyards for yearsCopy !req
993. And had he decided to sell?Copy !req
994. No How could I know?
I don't think anyone knewCopy !req
995. See, he was a secretive
old fellowCopy !req
996. And I've been his lawyer all
this time, but he never
really confided in meCopy !req
997. Except when he wanted to
He made up his own mind,Copy !req
998. and did what he wanted to
and that was that By the way,Copy !req
999. has Joanna, Mrs Clay,
seen this?Copy !req
1000. We haven't even found her yetCopy !req
1001. Well, it's nothing
to do with meCopy !req
1002. I mean, I'm not her lawyer,
I was always his lawyerCopy !req
1003. But I feel a certain amount
of responsibility
for the familyCopy !req
1004. and I was just thinking
that, perhaps,
you might be imaginingCopy !req
1005. that Joanna might be involved
in something or otherCopy !req
1006. Of course, you've heard
about her temper,Copy !req
1007. her drinking and the rows
with her husbandCopy !req
1008. No, sir, the only thing
that I've heard is now
that her father is dead,Copy !req
1009. she's gonna inherit
all the moneyCopy !req
1010. Well, of course I mean,
she's the primary heirCopy !req
1011. She's the heiress
to the whole fortuneCopy !req
1012. The nephew gets very little,
and the rest
are just token giftsCopy !req
1013. Mr Kittering, forgive me
for asking you this,Copy !req
1014. but where were you the night
the Commodore was killed?Copy !req
1015. Oh, poor old Otis
Where was I?Copy !req
1016. I think I was in a motelCopy !req
1017. In a motel, sir?Copy !req
1018. Yes, I'm sure I was
Nice little motel
I can recommend itCopy !req
1019. Where was it, sir?Copy !req
1020. Sounds odd, but I couldn't
quite tell you
I could find it, I thinkCopy !req
1021. It's somewhere near that new
restaurant they talk about,
the Captain's QuartersCopy !req
1022. Any witnesses?Copy !req
1023. There was a young ladyCopy !req
1024. Her name, sir?Copy !req
1025. Shall we say we weren't
formally introduced?Copy !req
1026. Ships that pass in the night
Not that many ships pass
in my nights anymore,Copy !req
1027. I regret to sayCopy !req
1028. Lieutenant?Copy !req
1029. We've found Mrs Clay
She's at the yacht clubCopy !req
1030. Tell Frazer to get things
cleaned up
See you at the carCopy !req
1031. Thank you very muchCopy !req
1032. A pleasureCopy !req
1033. Hi, LieutenantCopy !req
1034. Swanny, how are you?Copy !req
1035. FineCopy !req
1036. I'd like a word with you,
ma'am Could we go
someplace more quiet?Copy !req
1037. I know I know, LieutenantCopy !req
1038. My husband has been murderedCopy !req
1039. Charlie Clay's been
murdered, Lieutenant?Copy !req
1040. How did you happen
to know that, ma'am?Copy !req
1041. Homicide cop!Copy !req
1042. I've got to ask you
where you've been, Mrs ClayCopy !req
1043. At the hairdresserCopy !req
1044. Can't you tell?Copy !req
1045. What about the night
of the Commodore's death?Copy !req
1046. I don't know where I wasCopy !req
1047. At some point that night,
I don't remember anythingCopy !req
1048. What do you mean,
you don't remember anything?Copy !req
1049. Does he have a better memory?Copy !req
1050. 'Cause she was here
the night of the partyCopy !req
1051. She hasn't done anything
Now let her alone!Copy !req
1052. No, no, no,
don't lie for me!Copy !req
1053. I'm sorry,Copy !req
1054. but I vaguelyCopy !req
1055. remember going to my,Copy !req
1056. my father on the islandCopy !req
1057. At about midnight maybeCopy !req
1058. No later than thatCopy !req
1059. I was back here
singing with the boys
a few minutes after 12:00Copy !req
1060. You went with her
to see her father?Copy !req
1061. That's rightCopy !req
1062. He took me to the boatCopy !req
1063. And then drove me out there,
dropped me, and after that
I don't know anythingCopy !req
1064. Look, please
Just try to recall
how you got home that nightCopy !req
1065. A girl friend
who lives on the islandCopy !req
1066. called me the next dayCopy !req
1067. She and her husband told meCopy !req
1068. they found me sound asleepCopy !req
1069. on one of
their patio chairs atCopy !req
1070. 4:00 amCopy !req
1071. Apparently, they were
kind enough toCopy !req
1072. take me home
and put me to bedCopy !req
1073. Isn't that a pretty story,
Lieutenant?Copy !req
1074. My husbandCopy !req
1075. and my father are both dead
and I don't know
what happened!Copy !req
1076. Oh!Copy !req
1077. Mrs ClayCopy !req
1078. Where have you been?Copy !req
1079. I don't know where I've been
for yearsCopy !req
1080. That's the third time you've
made this run How many
more times you gonna make it?Copy !req
1081. What time you got?Copy !req
1082. Here, see for yourselfCopy !req
1083. What's this all about, anyway?Copy !req
1084. Oh, I was just trying
to prove somethingCopy !req
1085. From here to thereCopy !req
1086. See, there's no way that Clay
could have made that
in four minutesCopy !req
1087. You know the Commodore?Copy !req
1088. I didn't see him that often
He wasn't a man much for carsCopy !req
1089. He was a man
more for the waterCopy !req
1090. He took me for a little sail
once, Lieutenant
It was lovelyCopy !req
1091. Really lovelyCopy !req
1092. It's a shame Real shameCopy !req
1093. Would you open
that wooden thing for me
there, please?Copy !req
1094. SureCopy !req
1095. Clay's outCopy !req
1096. Who's in, Mac?Copy !req
1097. Clay's outCopy !req
1098. What do you think, Mac?Copy !req
1099. RethinkCopy !req
1100. You got any Irish in you, Mac?Copy !req
1101. NoCopy !req
1102. You're sure?Copy !req
1103. Pretty sureCopy !req
1104. Pretty sureCopy !req
1105. Look at all this, MacCopy !req
1106. Water,Copy !req
1107. ducks,Copy !req
1108. boatsCopy !req
1109. It's beautifulCopy !req
1110. Wouldn't it be nice to take
one of these boats
and just go sailing somewhere?Copy !req
1111. I got itCopy !req
1112. Have you got it?Copy !req
1113. Got what?Copy !req
1114. ItCopy !req
1115. It?Copy !req
1116. Molly JCopy !req
1117. Are you nervous?Copy !req
1118. I still get a little
tightening in my stomach
from time to time myselfCopy !req
1119. Mr Kittering, doughnut?Copy !req
1120. Oh, no Not just at the
moment Thanks all the sameCopy !req
1121. Can I get you a cup of coffee?Copy !req
1122. Why not, why notCopy !req
1123. HelloCopy !req
1124. Good morningCopy !req
1125. Good morningCopy !req
1126. Hello there Good morningCopy !req
1127. Forgive me for being late,
but what has to be done
has to be doneCopy !req
1128. There's a chair in the rear,
Miss KingCopy !req
1129. SergeantCopy !req
1130. Oh, a doughnutCopy !req
1131. Good ideaCopy !req
1132. Mac!
Yeah?Copy !req
1133. What time do you have?Copy !req
1134. I've got 9:29Copy !req
1135. Mrs Clay, would you come here
a moment?Copy !req
1136. Mrs Clay!Copy !req
1137. I want you to look
through the telescopeCopy !req
1138. DaddyCopy !req
1139. Daddy!Copy !req
1140. Otis?Copy !req
1141. Columbo,
what in hell is going on?Copy !req
1142. Trust meCopy !req
1143. DaddyCopy !req
1144. Do me a favorCopy !req
1145. DaddyCopy !req
1146. You know, I've always been
fond of this room
It's so peacefulCopy !req
1147. Almost like being at seaCopy !req
1148. DaddyCopy !req
1149. The brightly beams
our Fathers mercyCopy !req
1150. From His lighthouse evermoreCopy !req
1151. But to us
He leaves the keepingCopy !req
1152. Of the lights along the shoreCopy !req
1153. It's only me, folks Only meCopy !req
1154. I'm sorry, JoannaCopy !req
1155. You did a terrific jobCopy !req
1156. Thank you, sirCopy !req
1157. Close the doorCopy !req
1158. All right
Let's get on with it MacCopy !req
1159. I'm sorry, but I know that you
wouldn't believe me unless
you could see how easy it wasCopy !req
1160. Lieutenant,Copy !req
1161. I didn't hear what you saidCopy !req
1162. I said, it was the only way
to convince her
how easy it wasCopy !req
1163. He means to impersonate
your father, Mrs ClayCopy !req
1164. And, Mr Clay, the night
he got away with it,
it was darkCopy !req
1165. Thank you, Sergeant
Thank you, Mac Let's goCopy !req
1166. MacCopy !req
1167. Okay Ladies and gentlemen,
I felt that, actually,
the Lieutenant feltCopy !req
1168. that if We'd save time
if we all got together hereCopy !req
1169. I'm sure you're all
as anxious as we are
to know what happenedCopy !req
1170. the night that Commodore
was killedCopy !req
1171. And, of course,
find the murderer
of your husband, Mrs ClayCopy !req
1172. Charles killed the Commodore?Copy !req
1173. Did anyone say that?Copy !req
1174. Okay, now what we meant wasCopy !req
1175. Here, I'll show you
on the mapCopy !req
1176. What we meant was,
here's the mainland,
here's the islandCopy !req
1177. This is
the bridge to the islandCopy !req
1178. Everybody knows that, MacCopy !req
1179. This is the yacht club
and the Commodore's house,
the harbor areaCopy !req
1180. We all know where we are, MacCopy !req
1181. All right
Now, what we meant wasCopy !req
1182. that Mr ClayCopy !req
1183. took the Commodore's body from
the house to the boatCopy !req
1184. He sailed the boat out passed
the Coast Guard station
into the ocean,Copy !req
1185. and then somehow he fixed
up the boat to make it
look like an accidentCopy !req
1186. And then swam homeCopy !req
1187. Right Now, I got
a list of suspects hereCopy !req
1188. Don't show that!Copy !req
1189. I don't think he,Copy !req
1190. Charles Clay,Copy !req
1191. I don't think
he murdered anybodyCopy !req
1192. Really, Mr ColumboCopy !req
1193. Charlie certainly went to
a lot of trouble if he didn't
murder the CommodoreCopy !req
1194. Oh, I think he would've gone
to twice that much trouble
if he thoughtCopy !req
1195. that his wife had murdered
the CommodoreCopy !req
1196. Wait a minute, Columbo
Back offCopy !req
1197. Maybe he loved you
more than you thought, babyCopy !req
1198. I wasn't actually talking
about that kind of love
Was I, Mac?Copy !req
1199. Well, I think the Lieutenant
was talking about
love of moneyCopy !req
1200. Mr Kittering,
you'd know more about
that, wouldn't you?Copy !req
1201. According to California law,Copy !req
1202. if Mrs Clay were convicted
of killing her father, could
she still inherit from him?Copy !req
1203. Oh, of course not No way
And what's more,Copy !req
1204. poor old Charlie wouldn't
have been able to get
his hands on any of the stuffCopy !req
1205. That's what we meant, right?Copy !req
1206. Yeah That's what we meant,
SergeantCopy !req
1207. I didn't kill DaddyCopy !req
1208. The young fella
is a new officer,
a traineeCopy !req
1209. Oh, yeah?Copy !req
1210. The other guy's
been around for a whileCopy !req
1211. Good for himCopy !req
1212. But your husband
might have thought you didCopy !req
1213. The broochCopy !req
1214. He gave it back to me
the next day, but he didn't
tell me where it came fromCopy !req
1215. OhCopy !req
1216. I'll bet it was right hereCopy !req
1217. He asked me
such strange questionsCopy !req
1218. And you gave him all the wrong
answers, too, right?Copy !req
1219. And your husband must have
begun to realize that
he'd made an awful mistakeCopy !req
1220. Now, if that's the case,
that's when your husband
began to realizeCopy !req
1221. who really did
kill your fatherCopy !req
1222. So that's why he had
to be killedCopy !req
1223. That's right,
because he started
asking somebody questionsCopy !req
1224. Somebody?
Who you talking about?Copy !req
1225. Are you kidding?
A lot of people
would've been very upsetCopy !req
1226. if they'd suddenly found out
what the Commodore was up toCopy !req
1227. And what's that
supposed to mean?Copy !req
1228. Well, everybody knows that
the Commodore had been
acting a little funny latelyCopy !req
1229. Like, maybe the way he'd built
that little yawl to suddenly
sail away on for goodCopy !req
1230. Right Right
But the Commodore had a lot of
unfinished businessCopy !req
1231. Yeah Like paintingCopy !req
1232. Right Right And the will
And the willCopy !req
1233. Excuse me The boatyardsCopy !req
1234. The boatyardsCopy !req
1235. And a whole
lot of other thingsCopy !req
1236. And a whole
lot of other thingsCopy !req
1237. All right, fellas Give me
a minute here, would you?Copy !req
1238. Sergeant,
get me them list of stencilsCopy !req
1239. Mac, can you reach up there?
Let's look at
that list of suspects nowCopy !req
1240. Give me that brown paper bag
We'll use that All rightCopy !req
1241. Mac, help him with
the stencils Hold them upCopy !req
1242. Let's see that list
of suspects
Can you all see that?Copy !req
1243. One, two, three,
four, five, sixCopy !req
1244. We don't have to read that,
do we? All rightCopy !req
1245. This is what we found
in the boatyardCopy !req
1246. Stencils, marine black paint
All rightCopy !req
1247. That's what it spellsCopy !req
1248. We thought he was putting
"sails" on his lockerCopy !req
1249. Get me that other thingCopy !req
1250. The one with the hole in itCopy !req
1251. That's rightCopy !req
1252. All right Now, we're
standing on a bridge,Copy !req
1253. this fella here and me,
and we seen some ducks
there and a boatCopy !req
1254. And then
we remembered somethingCopy !req
1255. The Commodore, he never
painted the name on his boat,
did he? NoCopy !req
1256. And that circle there,
that became a periodCopy !req
1257. So we had to rearrange things,
didn't we, fellas?Copy !req
1258. Where's that other thing?
That big thing?Copy !req
1259. Get that big thing outCopy !req
1260. So we got a hold of
duplicate stencils
and some black paint,Copy !req
1261. and we rearranged
those lettersCopy !req
1262. This is what we came up withCopy !req
1263. And that's what
we came up withCopy !req
1264. He was going to name the boat
after her?Copy !req
1265. Well, the only trouble
with that, sir, is that
her last name is KingCopy !req
1266. And you've got an "S"
left over
Try again, LieutenantCopy !req
1267. The old boy
was gonna marry the kidCopy !req
1268. Look at that, Lisa Swanson
The old boy was gonna
marry the kidCopy !req
1269. Look at her
She's young enough
to be his granddaughterCopy !req
1270. Just hold it everybodyCopy !req
1271. Go ahead Tell themCopy !req
1272. They don't knowCopy !req
1273. Love isn't justCopy !req
1274. one age or anotherCopy !req
1275. Mr Swanson was the most
beautiful man who ever livedCopy !req
1276. And one of the richest,
my dearCopy !req
1277. But I didn't want
anything from himCopy !req
1278. Sail the seas with himCopy !req
1279. I just wanted
to make him happy
for the rest of his lifeCopy !req
1280. Tell them what he told youCopy !req
1281. about his willCopy !req
1282. I told him
I wouldn't marry himCopy !req
1283. unless he promised
not to leave me any moneyCopy !req
1284. But he didn't want anybody
else to have it, eitherCopy !req
1285. He was sick of parasitesCopy !req
1286. So he was gonna sell
the boatyardsCopy !req
1287. And, except for a small
trust fund for you, Mrs Clay,Copy !req
1288. he was gonna give it all
to charityCopy !req
1289. A sad story
Enough to make you weepCopy !req
1290. Columbo, ICopy !req
1291. Mr Taylor, would you
kindly sit down?Copy !req
1292. Swanny, be seated pleaseCopy !req
1293. As a matter of fact,Copy !req
1294. that girl is the only one
in this roomCopy !req
1295. that doesn't have a single
motive for killing
the Commodore or Mr ClayCopy !req
1296. Do you own that?Copy !req
1297. Thank youCopy !req
1298. Swanny,Copy !req
1299. the Commodore's watchCopy !req
1300. It isn'tCopy !req
1301. The Commodore's watchCopy !req
1302. So what?Copy !req
1303. The Commodore's watchCopy !req
1304. Big dealCopy !req
1305. The Commodore's watchCopy !req
1306. Daddy's watch?Copy !req
1307. Your father's watch, ma'am
Did you give that to him?Copy !req
1308. I noticed it's got
the same kind of face as
the one you gave your husbandCopy !req
1309. Yes, I didCopy !req
1310. Daddy loved a pocket watch,Copy !req
1311. so I mounted it in his
own father's gold caseCopy !req
1312. Yeah, I thought
it was something like thatCopy !req
1313. But this watch
was broken at 12:42Copy !req
1314. And your husband left
the island at 12:46
That's awfully closeCopy !req
1315. That's not enough time to
struggle with the Commodore,
then kill him,Copy !req
1316. then talk to Mr Taylor,
then drive over
to the guard houseCopy !req
1317. No, not in four minutes NoCopy !req
1318. We checked that, didn't we?Copy !req
1319. Don't forget, I got
to the house after CharlesCopy !req
1320. Oh, that's an old trick
they use in mystery books,
WayneCopy !req
1321. You think you're going
to be seen leaving a place,
so you justCopy !req
1322. turn about,
then pretend you're coming inCopy !req
1323. When we found this watch,
there were no fingerprints
on itCopy !req
1324. Oh, I see But don't you think
it's possibleCopy !req
1325. that someone might have been
able to get hold of it,
the watch, I mean,Copy !req
1326. and reset it just to make you
think that the Commodore
was murderedCopy !req
1327. at 12:42Copy !req
1328. If so, sir, tell us whoCopy !req
1329. Well, if it couldn't
be Mr Clay,Copy !req
1330. then it had to be
somebody elseCopy !req
1331. Somebody who had
been there earlierCopy !req
1332. Somebody who put
the watch aheadCopy !req
1333. The same person who left
so many clues
pointing to Mrs ClayCopy !req
1334. that Mr Clay thought
she committed the crimeCopy !req
1335. Of course, then Mr Clay,
he messed everything up
and took the body awayCopy !req
1336. Will you answer his question
Who was it?Copy !req
1337. Well, Mr KitteringCopy !req
1338. What?Copy !req
1339. Who do you think
would benefit the most
by the Commodore's death?Copy !req
1340. Oh, well, Mr Swanson,
of courseCopy !req
1341. I mean, he's what we call
the secondary heirCopy !req
1342. In fact, he's the only other
member of the family,
isn't he?Copy !req
1343. Swanny?Copy !req
1344. Swanny, that's right SwannyCopy !req
1345. What do you think, Swanny?Copy !req
1346. Now, the only reason
a murderer would reset
a watch like thatCopy !req
1347. would be to provide himself
with an alibi,
what do you think?Copy !req
1348. Sure, butCopy !req
1349. You're the only one
who bothered to do thatCopy !req
1350. You said by a few minutes
past 12:00, you were back at
the yacht clubCopy !req
1351. singing with the boysCopy !req
1352. So what?Copy !req
1353. Of course, you're the only one
who knew exactly where
Mrs Clay went that nightCopy !req
1354. Who could have known
how upset she was?Copy !req
1355. Who could have followed them
and heard the fight
between her and her father?Copy !req
1356. Saw the fightCopy !req
1357. Who could've gone in there
and killed him
when she left the room?Copy !req
1358. Who else could've gotten
something out of her purseCopy !req
1359. when she was riding in a boat
coming back here?Copy !req
1360. Wait a minute, wait a minuteCopy !req
1361. When she was drunk
and in a stuporCopy !req
1362. Who else could have done that?Copy !req
1363. Wait a minute Wait a minute
Wait a minute Wait a minuteCopy !req
1364. Maybe that's when
I lost the broochCopy !req
1365. Listen to youCopy !req
1366. You lost that brooch
fighting with your father
when you killed himCopy !req
1367. That's it!
It had to be you, JoannaCopy !req
1368. Mr Columbo, excuse meCopy !req
1369. You think that any one of us
might have done this thing?Copy !req
1370. Is that what
you're trying to tell us?Copy !req
1371. Yes, sir I guess I am
Except for one thingCopy !req
1372. You'll notice that none of you
have seen this watch closely
You've only heard itCopy !req
1373. You heard it tickCopy !req
1374. When I was talking about
a watch that was found
at the scene of the crimeCopy !req
1375. that was broken,
it was smashedCopy !req
1376. It did not tickCopy !req
1377. It didn't workCopy !req
1378. The Commodore's watch
Now you see itCopy !req
1379. And this is the broken
inside partCopy !req
1380. And we took this watch to
a jeweler and we had the
broken inside part replacedCopy !req
1381. So now the watch ticksCopy !req
1382. You all heard it tickCopy !req
1383. And I When I went to you
Mrs Clay, and I said,Copy !req
1384. "The Commodore's watch,"
you said,Copy !req
1385. "Daddy's watch"Copy !req
1386. And when I said to you,
Mr Kittering,Copy !req
1387. "The Commodore's watch,"Copy !req
1388. what'd you say?Copy !req
1389. I think I said, "Big deal"Copy !req
1390. "Big deal"Copy !req
1391. And I said to you,
Mr Taylor,
"The Commodore's watch,"Copy !req
1392. you said, "So"Copy !req
1393. "What"Copy !req
1394. "What"Copy !req
1395. And when I said to you,
Swanny,Copy !req
1396. "The Commodore's watch,"Copy !req
1397. he said,Copy !req
1398. "It isn't"Copy !req
1399. Which meansCopy !req
1400. it isn'tCopy !req
1401. No, it is notCopy !req
1402. the Commodore's watchCopy !req
1403. Because you were the only one
who knew that the Commodore's
watch was smashedCopy !req
1404. because you smashed itCopy !req
1405. at the scene of the crimeCopy !req
1406. That about wrap it up?Copy !req
1407. Yes, MacCopy !req
1408. That about wraps it upCopy !req
1409. Are you expecting rain, Mac?Copy !req
1410. Well, you just can't be
too careful, LieutenantCopy !req
1411. You got a match, Sergeant?Copy !req
1412. Thought you were gonna quit?Copy !req
1413. Not yetCopy !req
1414. No Not yet, SergeantCopy !req
1415. Not yetCopy !req
1416. Where are you going?Copy !req
1417. I'm meeting my wife
at the yacht clubCopy !req