It appears Dexter did it, but there's a twist in that he has an identical twin brother. So for viewers, at the time, and Columbo, we are left wondering which one did it.
It was a great play with Columbo trying to figure out which twin did it. Martin Landau was really good here. Julie Newmar looks amazing but I wish she had a bigger part.
In the end, there really no evidence that the brothers did it. Basically, it was all conjecture by Columbo to show how the murder could have taken place by two people. But there was no actual evidence proving that either one of these men specifically were involved. I guess we'll just have to overlook this plothole. Lol. To be fair, Norman sort of capitulated their guilt in the end.
Mrs. Peck had anger issues and her scenes with Columbo were somewhat funny. But I also found her annoying. Loved Columbo's dialogue about how untidy he is. And how he can't help it. And how rude he thought she was. Lol. The cooking scene was amusing too.
I think the lawyer should go to jail too as an accessory after-the-fact of Clifford's murder and later with Lisa's murder. After all, he suspected one of the brothers did it, and still made that deal with them, which then led to her murder in order to set him up. Speaking of which, there wasn't much investigation here of Lisa's murder by Columbo. Maybe if he had, he might have turned up some actual evidence. I mean she appeared to be murdered just minutes before the lawyer arrived. Seemed sloppy to me.
Anyway, a good watch. 8/10.
It was a great play with Columbo trying to figure out which twin did it. Martin Landau was really good here. Julie Newmar looks amazing but I wish she had a bigger part.
In the end, there really no evidence that the brothers did it. Basically, it was all conjecture by Columbo to show how the murder could have taken place by two people. But there was no actual evidence proving that either one of these men specifically were involved. I guess we'll just have to overlook this plothole. Lol. To be fair, Norman sort of capitulated their guilt in the end.
Mrs. Peck had anger issues and her scenes with Columbo were somewhat funny. But I also found her annoying. Loved Columbo's dialogue about how untidy he is. And how he can't help it. And how rude he thought she was. Lol. The cooking scene was amusing too.
I think the lawyer should go to jail too as an accessory after-the-fact of Clifford's murder and later with Lisa's murder. After all, he suspected one of the brothers did it, and still made that deal with them, which then led to her murder in order to set him up. Speaking of which, there wasn't much investigation here of Lisa's murder by Columbo. Maybe if he had, he might have turned up some actual evidence. I mean she appeared to be murdered just minutes before the lawyer arrived. Seemed sloppy to me.
Anyway, a good watch. 8/10.