I liked this one and could really follow along with Columbo on the path of clues: the corks with one and two stars, the rake path over the footprints, the berries in the truck, the truck had been moved, the glove prints, etc.
I think what doesn't make sense is Hugh involving Trish. I mean he went from one blackmailer straight to another one. And the goods she had on him, murder, was even worse than the goods Marcy had on him. He had to know she would figure it out when he loaned her his car and apparently got her to wear a mask of his face during the time Marcy was killed. So he knows ahead of time. And how could he be sure she would go along after the fact? To top it off he involves himself right away in the case by insisting Columbo share the case files with him. Being a so-called top-notch murder-suspect lawyer, you'd think he'd know better.
Speaking of which, I don't see how this guy was so top-notched as a defense lawyer, when his closing argument on the case he was on, was to say something like "look at this man, look into his eyes, does he look like a murderer to you." Lol. That doesn't seem very top-notched to me.
The mask thing seemed a little weak premise to me. Yes, I saw what Columbo saw when he looked at all the pictures and the lack of shadow. But I kept wondering when exactly did Trish put the mask on? And wasn't it a little awkward driving like that? And unsafe? And Trish never scoffed at doing this when Hugh asked her? I mean she didn't know about the murder plot beforehand. If she had a fender bender or anything, the whole thing would have been over just like that.
The blackmail Marcy had on Hugh seemed a little weak to me. She knows he paid off cops and did other unsavory things. But had no receipts for any of this? Just her word against his. And yet he caved to this right away.
The best parts were with Columbo. Just following along as he picked up on clues. And with certain scenarios such as ordering all kinds of foods at the dinner with Hugh, the fishtank mermaid scene, or entering the courtroom and stumbling past all the people sitting in the row. You know, all those cute, oddball moments. 7/10.
I think what doesn't make sense is Hugh involving Trish. I mean he went from one blackmailer straight to another one. And the goods she had on him, murder, was even worse than the goods Marcy had on him. He had to know she would figure it out when he loaned her his car and apparently got her to wear a mask of his face during the time Marcy was killed. So he knows ahead of time. And how could he be sure she would go along after the fact? To top it off he involves himself right away in the case by insisting Columbo share the case files with him. Being a so-called top-notch murder-suspect lawyer, you'd think he'd know better.
Speaking of which, I don't see how this guy was so top-notched as a defense lawyer, when his closing argument on the case he was on, was to say something like "look at this man, look into his eyes, does he look like a murderer to you." Lol. That doesn't seem very top-notched to me.
The mask thing seemed a little weak premise to me. Yes, I saw what Columbo saw when he looked at all the pictures and the lack of shadow. But I kept wondering when exactly did Trish put the mask on? And wasn't it a little awkward driving like that? And unsafe? And Trish never scoffed at doing this when Hugh asked her? I mean she didn't know about the murder plot beforehand. If she had a fender bender or anything, the whole thing would have been over just like that.
The blackmail Marcy had on Hugh seemed a little weak to me. She knows he paid off cops and did other unsavory things. But had no receipts for any of this? Just her word against his. And yet he caved to this right away.
The best parts were with Columbo. Just following along as he picked up on clues. And with certain scenarios such as ordering all kinds of foods at the dinner with Hugh, the fishtank mermaid scene, or entering the courtroom and stumbling past all the people sitting in the row. You know, all those cute, oddball moments. 7/10.