Detective Columbo's First & Last Case | Columbo

oh I'm sorry Ken um Lieutenant Columbo Mr Franklin how you doing well the question is how you doing Lieutenant well I'm afraid we just got started has Jim been found yet has he been found yet uh why did somebody tell you who's gone Lieutenant I just spent several hours driving up here from San Diego you must know that the story is on every news station all right yeah GE I should have thought of that well has he been found GE I'm afraid not uh no what were you visiting friends in San Diego he has a place there a cabin oh wait for the weekend G that's nice could we get back to my question have you come up with any leads any clues uh it's a little early for that early seems to me your men are standing around is marking time could I have a drink GL I could use one myself thanks I'll tell you something Lieutenant see if Mrs melv were on this case or she'd be Leaps and Bounds ahead of you by now is that the lady in the books that's right you see she would have figured it out that this is not just someone missing this is a professional killing take a look at that I put it on a desk just drop it cuz of the fingerprints you know my Jim's fingerprints are all over that so on mine what is it what's it look like it's a list of names look at that mustow Delgado Hathaway Westlake sound familiar uh yeah kind of well they should that's a list of some of the top men in organized crime on the west coast La Vegas Fisco I don't understand well it's painfully obvious one of these men had Jim killed really why tell me something how long have you been a lieutenant Lieutenant Mrs Melville would have put that together like that look I I'm going to take all the help I can get all right let me see if I can explain it to you see my partner and I decided to split go our separate ways I'm sure Joanna must have mentioned that to you yeah she said something about that did she also mention the fact that Jim wanted to do some serious writing hey uh-huh uh-huh wait a minute Dawning on you now yeah knew you'd get it but that's only the tip of the iceberg you see Jim was researching a complete and factual expose of all West Coast organized crime I mean he was going around asking some pretty embarrassing questions probing compiling dossier that's why they search this office apparently they got everything but that list and you think one of these fellas put out a contract on them of course word must have gotten around that Jim was compiling all this information they knew they couldn't buy him off so what did they do they chose the usual alternative professional killing huh but if that's true why did they get rid of the B well who knows but remember one thing without a cus deti you can't prove a murder was committed in the first place but why would a professional killer care I mean he's already on a plane back from where he came S I can't answer all of your questions I've given you a list of the most likely suspects a clear motive isn't that enough to start with oh that's plenty and believe me I'm very grateful for all the help you've given me see that's funny what this thing is folded lengthwise like someone was carrying it in their pocket so well if he typed that on that typewriter and I'll run a check on that why would he fold it up before he put it in that drawer I'm beginning to like you why is that because you're finally beginning to think like Mrs Melville unfortunately Jim used to fold up a piece of paper and he'd use it as a a bookmark you know now however ever interesting your observation is it only leads us far astray however since you are beginning to learn how to emulate our dear lady I'm going to give you something that you richly deserve chance to read some of our books oh well that's very nice didn't expect gifts tonight huh thank you maybe I can pick up a few pointers good night Lieutenant good night sir good night oh Mr frankman uh actually uh there is one thing not that it makes that much difference what is it when Mrs Ferris called you and told you her husband got shot you jumped in a car and drove right back to LA is that right that's right you know me I'd have taken a plane I mean it's a big airport and they run every half hour it have been a lot faster well I that's true but in a situation like that who thinks clearly and look at it this way you add up all the time it takes to drive to and from an airport how much time do you really save [Music] morning sir any more of that coffee around Harris some coffee for the lieutenant Two Sugars Two Sugars thanks we get a call early this morning about 2:30 later reported hearing a loud noise said it sounded like a car crash but she couldn't be sure yeah it looks like the fall broke both of his legs and the radiator well this thing must have fallen on him guy cuz if you look right there whole left side of his chest is crushed like a pancake good news for him knows that he was probably dead before he hit the ground you know I mean you look at those marks and bruises on his neck they're pretty severe I'm sure that uh his heft you know his neck just snapped you say that office is up on the fourth floor yes sir is there a John up there sir a bathroom yes yes bathroom uh fourth floor Suite [Music] 424 so we're putting together some contact information on his employers [Music] [Music] excuse me sir the suicide note can you tell me where it was found over on the computer sir Harkins Harkins the computer with the suicide note has that been dusted for Prince uh no sir didn't see necessary on the suicide did you smell his breath whose breath sir the victim's it smells a mouthwash go ahead yes sir faintly minty I suppose you see this no sir it's a toenail and there's nine more of them up here in the toilet he cut his toenails okay so it just doesn't strike me it's the kind of thing you do before you hang yourself off the side of a building a swig of mouthwash and uh what do you call it a pedicure right more like getting ready for a woman than a suicide things just about cupo in Prince all the same most likely belonging to the deceased you said just about that's the funny thing every key has the same basic print pattern except for the letters e and I and what sort of pattern do they have they don't have anything you mean they're blank yes sir there are 12 e here right and 11 eyes 12 E's 11 eyes that's right there are more e and eyes than any other letter but where are the prince but where are the prins exactly let me ask you something if someone were to wear a pair of gloves they hit those keys 11 or 12 times is it possible that this repeated contact would be enough to wipe away any Prince otherwise left by the deceased yeah I suppose that's a possibility this ain't no suicide but there's some guy out there that wants me to think it is and that's the dude I'm going to be looking for just one more [Music] thing

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Length: 10min 22sec (622 seconds)

Published: Sun Dec 03 2023