If she had thrown them in the garden, it’s possible her prints would be on them. If Abi had thrown them away on the way to the airport and they were later found, that makes her SUSPECT NUMBER 1!Īlso if she had thrown them into a river or sea somewhere and the keys were NEVER FOUND, that also shows that EDMUND WAS MURDERED, as the murderer had disposed of the keys. On the subject of the keys, they ALWAYS had to be found to ensure that the police knew Edmund was there!! One of Peter Falk’s best performances by an absolute mile. The interaction between Peter and Ruth Gordon is the stuff that a director dreams off. He is seriously at the top of his game in this episode and is absolutely terrific. Peter Falk gives one of his best ever Columbo performances. The only positive outcome for me is that Columbo lets Abigail know that he is not going to overlook her murder of Edmond, and she is going to pay a price for her heartless act based on her unproven assumption that Edmond had murdered Phyllis. I realize most that viewers will probably disagree, but that is my personal take. And then, with no heirs, what will become of her estate? Will she re-write her will and give portions of it to two of her three closet companions, Victoria and Martin? That would be a bitter conclusion. In this episode, however, Abigail’s “life in prison” – if that’s her punishment – likely won’t be very long due to her age. I always feel satisfaction at the end of each Columbo case when the guilty party is exposed and realizes that he/she is going to prison for a long time. He is the stereotypical dishonest lawyer who will look the other way if it benefits him.Īll and all I was left with an empty feeling that there simply were no good, sympathetic characters in this episode, and that makes it a somewhat hollow viewing experience. Martin the lawyer knew (in his heart, even if he couldn’t prove it) that Abigail had killed Edmond, but so long as she retained his legal services he had no desire to turn her in. She had absolutely no ethics or conscience. Victoria initially seemed to be innocent and honest as Abigail’s PA, but then turned out to be a dishonest opportunistic who knew her boss has committed murder, and was fine with that as long as she could use this info to blackmail Abigail into more perks, money and a cruise (for starters). to be so annoying that I was hoping that Columbo might rebuke her and tell her to “get real!” I found her “cutesy” act grating and annoying, and was glad to see the smile fade from her face when she read the proof of her guilt on the hidden manuscript segment. I found her ridiculous, sarcastic responses that maybe these could mean “Victoria”, “Victory”, etc. Yet, she persisted in playing her annoying “cute” and innocent” game when Columbo was flipping the safety deposit boxes into the shapes of “A”, “V”, downward arrow, etc. In particular, after Columbo escorts her off the cruise ship, she should have known that the jig was up and Columbo was about to drop the boom on her. And if he WAS innocent, then he would be the only sympathetic person in this story, and his murder would be tragic, and make this episode difficult to stomach.Ībigail tries to pass herself off as a cute old lady, but I found her to be cunning, ruthless, and often extremely annoying. If true, he is a despicable human being and deserves no sympathy. With the exception of Columbophile and one or two commenters, Edmond is seen as guilty of killing his wife Phyllis. In my opinion, NONE of these characters (except for the maid) in this episode are likeable, or deserving of sympathy! I’m a bit curious why no one else has mentioned it, and wonder if anyone else noticed this. Something about this episode really bothered me, and then it finally hit me today. I then read through about 2 years worth of comments on Columbophile. I just watched Try and Catch Me last night, and then I read Columbophile’s excellent (as always) synopsis and commentary.
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