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The Great Santini is a master magician, but his employer discovers that he was a German camp guard during World War II and blackmails him. Santini is forced to engineer a perfect murder--he kills the owner while apparently performing his famous "water tank" illusion on stage in front of dozens of witnesses. Santini in fact supposedly hides out beneath the stage, and uses a radio transmitter to convince a waiter that he is there when he's busy killing the owner. Now Columbo must unravel a magical mystery and break a perfect alibi.
morelessWho was the Episode MVP ?
 Peter Falk |
Lieutenant Columbo |
 Cynthia Sikes |
Della Santini |
Guest Star |
 George Sperdakos |
Thackery |
Guest Star |
 Redmond Gleeson |
Danny Green |
Guest Star |
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Blueprint for Murder
S 1 : Ep 9
Aired 2/9/72
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Short Fuse
S 1 : Ep 8
Aired 1/19/72 (1:15:20)
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Lady in Waiting
S 1 : Ep 7
Aired 12/15/71 (1:15:27)
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Suitable for Framing
S 1 : Ep 6
Aired 11/17/71 (1:15:50)
Season 5 Episodes
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Last Salute to the Comm...
Ep 5
Now You See Him
Ep 4
A Matter of Honor
Ep 3
Identity Crisis
Ep 2
A Case of Immunity
Ep 1
Forgotten Lady
New & Noteworthy
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