Usually, in the Columbo movies, there is a cat and mouse game with the killer being very aware that Columbo thinks they did it. Here for a change, the two killers, Justin and Cooper, have no idea that Columbo suspects them making the ending sweeter given that the two of them are rich entitled privileged jerks.
I love that the audience is on all the clues that Columbo has. Usually, sometimes we don't see that odd little piece of clue that tells him who he thinks did it right away. We find out later most of the time what it is. Here he finds out about the message for Prof Rusk from Mr. Rowe. Then we see the wheels spinning in Columbo's face. Great stuff. It's all cat and mouse from there with the mice having no idea that Columbo suspects them.
I kind of wish that Robert Culp's character was there at the end. He was Justin's father and treated Columbo in a dismissive snobbish way, that I felt he deserved to see just how clever Columbo really was and watch his son get hauled off to jail.
Anyway, I just wanted to say I enjoyed this episode. I loved the different approach this time. And I loved Columbo's reenactment of the murder that he set-up to out the killers. 10/10.
I love that the audience is on all the clues that Columbo has. Usually, sometimes we don't see that odd little piece of clue that tells him who he thinks did it right away. We find out later most of the time what it is. Here he finds out about the message for Prof Rusk from Mr. Rowe. Then we see the wheels spinning in Columbo's face. Great stuff. It's all cat and mouse from there with the mice having no idea that Columbo suspects them.
I kind of wish that Robert Culp's character was there at the end. He was Justin's father and treated Columbo in a dismissive snobbish way, that I felt he deserved to see just how clever Columbo really was and watch his son get hauled off to jail.
Anyway, I just wanted to say I enjoyed this episode. I loved the different approach this time. And I loved Columbo's reenactment of the murder that he set-up to out the killers. 10/10.