Episodes
1. Étude in Black
The mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover's wife.
2. The Greenhouse Jungle
Jarvis Goodland, along with his nephew, plan a kidnap scam to break the nephews trust fund, but after the money has been collected, Jarvis kills his partner.
3. The Most Crucial Game
The manager of a football team kills the team's owner, disguising himself as an ice cream vendor as a cover. He then uses a recording of a faked phone call as an alibi to prove he was elsewhere at the time of the murder.
4. Dagger of the Mind
Columbo journeys to London to observe Scotland Yard, but winds up investigating murders committed by two Shakespearean actors.
5. Requiem for a Falling Star
A fading movie star tries to murder a writer who is attempting to blackmail her, but accidentally kills her P.A.
6. A Stitch in Crime
Leonard Nimoy plays a heart surgeon whose talents turn to murder. Stung by jealousy, he's planning a surgical death for his brilliant but ailing associate. Will Geer plays the intended victim.
7. The Most Dangerous Match
A chess grandmaster disposes of the champion, who keeps coming back on him.
8. Double Shock
A wealthy man is murdered; his twin nephews stand to inherit, but which one committed the crime?