One of my all time favorite Columbo episodes. Peter Falk is at his bumbling best and Hestor Elizondo is simply fantastic.
But what really deserves comment is the writing. A particularly memorable exchange occurs between Columbo and a chief suspect, Hassan Salah, played by Hector Elizondo. As I remember it goes something like this:
Columbo: Oh, no, you couldn't possibly have done it. You know, sometimes I can just look at someone and say "He couldn't possibly have done it." And when I first met you I said to myself "He couldn't possibly have done it."
Salah: That's very reassuring, Lieutenant. How often are you right?
Columbo: Oh, only about twenty percent of the time.
***** You really have to see it to fully appreciate it. It is truly classic.
But what really deserves comment is the writing. A particularly memorable exchange occurs between Columbo and a chief suspect, Hassan Salah, played by Hector Elizondo. As I remember it goes something like this:
Columbo: Oh, no, you couldn't possibly have done it. You know, sometimes I can just look at someone and say "He couldn't possibly have done it." And when I first met you I said to myself "He couldn't possibly have done it."
Salah: That's very reassuring, Lieutenant. How often are you right?
Columbo: Oh, only about twenty percent of the time.
***** You really have to see it to fully appreciate it. It is truly classic.