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In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
Keywords
detective
alibi
investigation
murder
mistress
psychiatrist
Casts

Peter Falk
Columbo

Gene Barry
Dr. Ray Flemming

Katherine Justice
Joan Hudson

William Windom
Burt Gordon

Nina Foch
Carol Flemming

Virginia Gregg
Miss Petrie

Andrea King
Cynthia Gordon

Susanne Benton
The Blonde

Ena Hartman
Nurse
Sherry Boucher
Air Hostess

Anthony James
Tommy

Frank Baker
Man in Park (uncredited)
Jim Creech
Policeman in Hospital (uncredited)
Ed Haskett
Party Guest (uncredited)

Clark Howat
Doctor (uncredited)

Mark Russell
Policeman (uncredited)

Don Stewart
Airline Ticket Man (uncredited)
Tom Williams
Laundry Delivery Man (uncredited)
Crews

Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
William Link
Teleplay
Russell Kimball
Art Direction
John McCarthy Jr.
Set Decoration
James Redd
Set Decoration
Edward K. Dodds
Unit Manager
Richard Levinson
Teleplay

Richard Irving
Producer

Richard Irving
Director

Jerrold Freedman
Associate Producer
Larry Germain
Hairstylist

Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Robert Brower
Color Designer
Ray Rennahan
Director of Photography
James T. Porter
Sound
Burton Miller
Costume Designer
Richard Belding
Supervising Editor
George Bisk
Assistant Director
Stanley Wilson
Music Supervisor
Richard G. Wray
Editor
Backdrops & Posters


