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<blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 286846" data-attributes="member: 33">I was interested to read [USER=23]@Mel O&#039;Drama[/USER] review of this episode because I have mixed feelings about this one. It had so much potential to be a great episode: it was written by Peter Falk so who would know what makes a great Columbo story that the man himself and it starred an A list Hollywood actress. However, I think the result was a very average episode made more interesting by the presence of Faye Dunnaway.My main problem with this episode was I just couldn&#039;t buy into the flirtatious relationship between Columbo and Faye Dunnaway&#039;s character. I could understand her motives to make the lieutenant not see her as a prime suspect but what the hell was Columbo doing getting so close to her? Why wasn&#039;t Columbo up on a misconduct charge? Columbo crosses the line on occasions to solve a murder but this was in another league altogether especially as he let one of the murderers off at the request of a suspect he was flirting over the course of the episode.Although [USER=23]@Mel O&#039;Drama[/USER] said he liked &quot;the nod to an early episode (I’m thinking Suitable For Framing) with the electric blanket to keep the body warm&quot; I saw it as being a rip off of a great idea in an earlier episode. It was a key part of the murder plan in Suitable For Framing that was copied and recycled here. On the positive side, it was a good story, some clever clues, Faye Dunnaway was great and the actress who played her daughter was excellent too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Angela Channing, post: 286846, member: 33"] I was interested to read [USER=23]@Mel O'Drama[/USER] review of this episode because I have mixed feelings about this one. It had so much potential to be a great episode: it was written by Peter Falk so who would know what makes a great Columbo story that the man himself and it starred an A list Hollywood actress. However, I think the result was a very average episode made more interesting by the presence of Faye Dunnaway. My main problem with this episode was I just couldn't buy into the flirtatious relationship between Columbo and Faye Dunnaway's character. I could understand her motives to make the lieutenant not see her as a prime suspect but what the hell was Columbo doing getting so close to her? Why wasn't Columbo up on a misconduct charge? Columbo crosses the line on occasions to solve a murder but this was in another league altogether especially as he let one of the murderers off at the request of a suspect he was flirting over the course of the episode. Although [USER=23]@Mel O'Drama[/USER] said he liked "the nod to an early episode (I’m thinking [I]Suitable For Framing[/I]) with the electric blanket to keep the body warm" I saw it as being a rip off of a great idea in an earlier episode. It was a key part of the murder plan in [I]Suitable For Framing[/I] that was copied and recycled here. On the positive side, it was a good story, some clever clues, Faye Dunnaway was great and the actress who played her daughter was excellent too. [/QUOTE]

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