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{{quote|''"Just one more question, sir..."''|'''Columbo,''' seconds before [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|he closes a case]].}} |
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''Columbo'' was also the primary inspiration for the British [[Locked Room Mystery]] series ''[[Jonathan Creek]]''. |
''Columbo'' was also the primary inspiration for the British [[Locked Room Mystery]] series ''[[Jonathan Creek]]''. |
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* [[Absence of Evidence]]: The episode called "The Most Crucial Game" has the culprit caught when {{spoiler|Columbo found that the phone call the killer claimed to have made at 2:29 pm in his stadium box (and recorded by a bug on the line) '''lacked''' the sound of the half-hour chime of the anniversary clock in the box}}. |
* [[Absence of Evidence]]: The episode called "The Most Crucial Game" has the culprit caught when {{spoiler|Columbo found that the phone call the killer claimed to have made at 2:29 pm in his stadium box (and recorded by a bug on the line) '''lacked''' the sound of the half-hour chime of the anniversary clock in the box}}. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Acting for Two]]: Martin Landau as the twins Dexter and Norman Paris (the former is the murderer) in "Double Shock", one of the very few episodes where the real killer is unknown until the end.}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Acting for Two]]: Martin Landau as the twins Dexter and Norman Paris (the former is the murderer) in "Double Shock", one of the very few episodes where the real killer is unknown until the end.}} |
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