I love the 70s-era "Columbo" TV show, and I distinctly remember one that involved a pipe-smoking killer. (An impossibility, of course.) I could just go back and watch them all from the beginning, but I thought someone here might know the episode I'm thinking of.
Here's what I remember -- which may be nothing like the actual episode! :
The murder involved people working in some kind of research lab (maybe computers?) or think-tank. And the killer, who smoked a pipe, was going to get away with his crime. But something was leading Columbo to single him out or find some specific evidence, so the killer set a fire in the place that destroyed everything important. In the end, he got caught anyway: He had cherished his pipes so much that, before he set the fire, he moved all of his work pipes to his home. When no pipes turned up in the charred remains, Columbo knew that only someone who knew there would be a fire would take that precaution.
So: Does this ring any bells with any "Columbo" fans? I've searched the episode summaries, but can't put my finger on the one I'm thinking of.
Bob
Here's what I remember -- which may be nothing like the actual episode! :
The murder involved people working in some kind of research lab (maybe computers?) or think-tank. And the killer, who smoked a pipe, was going to get away with his crime. But something was leading Columbo to single him out or find some specific evidence, so the killer set a fire in the place that destroyed everything important. In the end, he got caught anyway: He had cherished his pipes so much that, before he set the fire, he moved all of his work pipes to his home. When no pipes turned up in the charred remains, Columbo knew that only someone who knew there would be a fire would take that precaution.
So: Does this ring any bells with any "Columbo" fans? I've searched the episode summaries, but can't put my finger on the one I'm thinking of.
Bob