Nelson Hayward: I've been calling the papers. I called your commissioner's office from Fresno. But what's being done, Lieutenant? Columbo: Uh. Hayward: Sit down, sit down. Columbo: So far, sir, we don't have a thing. Hayward: Oh, that's disheartening. Columbo: Officially, that is. Hayward: And unofficially? Columbo: Unofficially we don't have anything either.
Hayward: Why, Lieutenant, are you considering a change in wardrobe? Columbo: Oh no, no. Oh, well, every once in a while I think of getting a new coat. There's no rush on that, sir. There's still a lot of wear in this fella. Hayward: Looks very functional. Columbo: Thank you.
(Columbo is at Hayward's swanky Beverly Hills tailor ordering a jacket) Columbo: What I mean is, would it, uh, fit... Mr. Chadwick: Would it fit your personality? Columbo: My style, is what I'm... Mr. Chadwick: Personality? Style? Columbo: Right. Mr. Chadwick: Oh, yes, yes, yes. Columbo: You're sure? Mr. Chadwick: Guaranteed you'll be most satisfied. Columbo: Cause I want to look-- I'm going to an affair, you see. Mr. Chadwick: Splendid, an affair! Columbo: Yeah, my wife, she's in a bowling league. They're having this dinner dance. It's an annual thing. You know, $17.50 a couple. I want to look good.
Columbo: Would you believe it, the first thing I did this morning when I left your campaign headquarters, I run right over to your tailor's. Hayward: (laughing) I'm sure he was delighted. He loves a challenge. Columbo: What do you mean, sir? Hayward: Nothing. It's a small joke.
Columbo: I dug this bullet out of that wall three hours before you said that somebody fired it at you three minutes ago. (Long pause) You're under arrest, sir.
95 minutes long.
This episode's director, Boris Sagal, cast his 19-year-old daughter Katey (credited as Katie) in the role of Hayward's campaign headquarters secretary. She is barely recognizable as the now famous Katey Sagal, star of TV's Married With Children and 8 Simple Rules, but her voice is unmistakable.
Actor Vito Scotti appears _six_ times in Columbo series: ep. 19 "Any Old Port in a Storm" (Maitre d'), ep. 20 "Candidate for Crime" (Mr. Chadwick, a taylor), ep. 24 "Swan Song" (Mr. Grindell); ep. 27 "Negative Reaction" (Thomas Dolan, a drunk), ep. 34 "Identity Crisis" (Salvatore Defonte), and ep. 50 "Murder, a Self Portrait" (Vito).
Columbo's dentist goes on at some length about the fact that although he, an Italian, is a dentist, and Columbo, also an italian, is a police detective, the moment someone hears you're Italian, they think you're in the Mafia. These remarks were undoubtedly brought on by the incredible success of the motion picture The Godfather which had just come out the year before (1972).
S 7 : Ep 4
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S 7 : Ep 3
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S 7 : Ep 2
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S 7 : Ep 1
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