Many criminals made the mistake of underestimating Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide investigator with a crumpled trench-coat and a beat-up car, who certainly acted as an incompetent bumbler. But he was so polite to every suspect, and he talked so much about his wife (who we never got to see on any episode, but who many believe later had her own show, starring Kate Mulgrew, later ...$第一集我真是要哭瞎了!!!!!!$两句口头禅“Just one more thing!”、"My wife...." 。三个三进宫的配角!E01结局出乎意料,E05前半反推理,后一半转折为系列从未有过的正推理!$Columbo花五块钱让同事替他去射击场考试,晕死!第一集既心痛那位被杀的好老公,又敬佩那位为爱人承担罪责的前男友,又可怜那曾经辉煌的过气女星$E1结尾感人,气氛情节无可挑剔,也是难得一见可伦坡对凶手网开一面;E2和E3的情节过于离奇;E4虽然推理故事不错但是整集显得很拖沓;E5魔术师的犯罪很精彩,但缺乏实质证据;E6试图彻底突破以往模式结果惨败。感觉经历了上季的高峰后这季在尝试创新,引入政治、增加外景、改变叙事,但都不理想。$魔术师这集很喜欢。航海家这集一反常规,致敬了阿加莎。