1 00:00:01,349 --> 00:00:03,438 [music playing] 2 00:02:08,302 --> 00:02:10,391 [shaver buzzing] 3 00:02:38,723 --> 00:02:40,203 [doorbell rings] 4 00:02:58,134 --> 00:02:59,396 -Dutton? 5 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,181 -General Hollister. 6 00:03:01,224 --> 00:03:02,269 -Come in. 7 00:03:06,490 --> 00:03:07,578 You want a drink? 8 00:03:07,622 --> 00:03:08,449 -No, no, thank you, sir. 9 00:03:08,492 --> 00:03:09,319 I-- 10 00:03:09,363 --> 00:03:10,277 I don't have much time. 11 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:11,452 I would have called, but-- 12 00:03:11,495 --> 00:03:12,714 -But what? 13 00:03:12,757 --> 00:03:15,760 -I didn't want to risk a wiretap. 14 00:03:15,804 --> 00:03:18,459 -A wiretap? 15 00:03:18,502 --> 00:03:20,722 You sound paranoid, Colonel. 16 00:03:20,765 --> 00:03:22,637 -No, General, just being cautious. 17 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:26,075 -And the reason for this caution? 18 00:03:26,118 --> 00:03:28,120 -The word just came down this morning-- 19 00:03:28,164 --> 00:03:30,384 special directive to all of the section chiefs. 20 00:03:30,427 --> 00:03:32,560 The Inspector General's starting a full-scale 21 00:03:32,603 --> 00:03:33,909 investigation of arms contracts. 22 00:03:36,433 --> 00:03:39,306 -I see. 23 00:03:39,349 --> 00:03:41,003 You sure? 24 00:03:41,046 --> 00:03:42,222 -Yes, sir. 25 00:03:44,572 --> 00:03:47,009 -That's unfortunate. 26 00:03:47,052 --> 00:03:50,055 But I suppose it would have happened sooner or later. 27 00:03:50,099 --> 00:03:51,274 -If they find out-- 28 00:03:51,318 --> 00:03:53,320 -They won't find out. 29 00:03:53,363 --> 00:03:56,323 -General, if anyone digs deep enough, they're bound to 30 00:03:56,366 --> 00:03:58,629 discover that I've let your construction company charge us 31 00:03:58,673 --> 00:03:59,978 a fortune in cost overruns. 32 00:04:00,022 --> 00:04:02,024 -You offered the standard explanation-- 33 00:04:02,067 --> 00:04:04,896 unforeseen difficulties in developing the arms system. 34 00:04:04,940 --> 00:04:06,594 -It won't stand up, General. 35 00:04:06,637 --> 00:04:09,945 When the IG sees your bargain basement bids, he'll know I 36 00:04:09,988 --> 00:04:11,338 let you practically steal those contracts. 37 00:04:11,381 --> 00:04:15,124 They'll indict both of us. 38 00:04:15,167 --> 00:04:17,474 -As you say, Colonel, you're the one that 39 00:04:17,518 --> 00:04:18,780 accepted the bids. 40 00:04:18,823 --> 00:04:20,564 You approved the overruns. 41 00:04:20,608 --> 00:04:22,305 -With that much money involved, they'll know we had 42 00:04:22,349 --> 00:04:24,002 to be in it together. 43 00:04:24,046 --> 00:04:26,396 I'm getting out. 44 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:27,484 -Oh? 45 00:04:27,528 --> 00:04:29,181 -I'm leaving for Geneva tonight. 46 00:04:29,225 --> 00:04:31,271 If I may make a suggestion, General, you 47 00:04:31,314 --> 00:04:33,316 might do the same. 48 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,319 -I have a business to run. 49 00:04:36,363 --> 00:04:40,149 Besides, I never believed in a forced retreat. 50 00:04:40,192 --> 00:04:41,933 -Well, maybe you can bluff them, sir. 51 00:04:41,977 --> 00:04:43,413 But I don't have your reputation. 52 00:04:43,457 --> 00:04:46,416 -You'll have less of a reputation if you go AWOL. 53 00:04:46,460 --> 00:04:47,548 It's an admission of guilt! 54 00:04:47,591 --> 00:04:48,940 -They won't know it for 30 days. 55 00:04:48,984 --> 00:04:50,159 I just took my annual leave. 56 00:04:50,202 --> 00:04:51,856 -It's a small world, Colonel. 57 00:04:51,900 --> 00:04:52,944 They'll find you. 58 00:04:52,988 --> 00:04:53,945 -No way, sir. 59 00:04:53,989 --> 00:04:55,207 I'll manage to disappear. 60 00:04:57,862 --> 00:05:01,344 -And, uh, if they do? 61 00:05:01,388 --> 00:05:04,391 Just for the sake of argument. 62 00:05:04,434 --> 00:05:05,696 -Naturally, I'd-- 63 00:05:05,740 --> 00:05:06,610 I'd keep your involvement to myself. 64 00:05:06,654 --> 00:05:07,916 I'd refuse to testify. 65 00:05:10,005 --> 00:05:14,618 -Not even to shorten a jail sentence for giving evidence? 66 00:05:14,662 --> 00:05:15,750 -Believe me, sir. 67 00:05:15,793 --> 00:05:17,578 There's nothing to worry about. 68 00:05:17,621 --> 00:05:18,840 They won't know where I am. 69 00:05:25,237 --> 00:05:26,891 -How did you get here, Colonel? 70 00:05:26,935 --> 00:05:28,371 Taxi? 71 00:05:28,415 --> 00:05:28,937 -No, sir. 72 00:05:28,980 --> 00:05:29,372 I drove. 73 00:05:29,416 --> 00:05:31,374 Why? 74 00:05:31,418 --> 00:05:37,032 -I've been thinking, you present me with a problem. 75 00:05:37,075 --> 00:05:38,250 -Problem? 76 00:05:40,427 --> 00:05:44,431 -You assure me that my name will never come into this. 77 00:05:44,474 --> 00:05:47,259 That, uh, you will be my protector. 78 00:05:52,264 --> 00:05:54,354 I'm afraid I can't take that risk. 79 00:05:57,269 --> 00:05:58,706 [gun cocks] 80 00:06:02,057 --> 00:06:04,451 [squawking seagulls] 81 00:06:04,494 --> 00:06:05,582 -Did you see that? 82 00:06:05,626 --> 00:06:06,670 -What? 83 00:06:06,714 --> 00:06:08,846 -Uh, a man just shot someone. 84 00:06:08,890 --> 00:06:10,152 -But where? 85 00:06:10,195 --> 00:06:10,935 -Oh, over there. 86 00:06:10,979 --> 00:06:12,197 There, see? 87 00:06:12,241 --> 00:06:13,590 -I don't see anything. 88 00:06:13,634 --> 00:06:15,592 -He just moved away from the window. 89 00:06:15,636 --> 00:06:17,594 -You've been out in the sun too long. 90 00:06:17,638 --> 00:06:18,987 -Mother, I'm telling you. 91 00:06:19,030 --> 00:06:20,510 -Oh, it's a mirage. 92 00:06:20,554 --> 00:06:21,424 -No. 93 00:06:21,468 --> 00:06:22,773 No, we're going back. 94 00:06:22,817 --> 00:06:23,600 -We're going, what? 95 00:06:23,644 --> 00:06:24,688 -Which way is back? 96 00:06:24,732 --> 00:06:26,298 Which way is-- ooh, ooh! 97 00:06:26,342 --> 00:06:29,432 -What are you doing? 98 00:06:29,476 --> 00:06:30,128 -I got it. 99 00:06:30,172 --> 00:06:30,781 It's all right. 100 00:06:30,825 --> 00:06:31,521 I'm all right. 101 00:06:31,565 --> 00:06:32,261 I'm all right. 102 00:06:32,304 --> 00:06:32,827 -You take this. 103 00:06:32,870 --> 00:06:33,393 Yeah, I-- 104 00:06:33,436 --> 00:06:34,306 I got. 105 00:06:34,350 --> 00:06:35,307 No, you-- you take this. 106 00:06:35,351 --> 00:06:37,919 -But what will I do with it? 107 00:06:37,962 --> 00:06:40,051 [music playing] 108 00:06:58,853 --> 00:07:00,071 -Uh, Mr. Barnes! 109 00:07:10,517 --> 00:07:11,953 -Here, let me give you a hand. 110 00:07:11,996 --> 00:07:13,433 -Thank you, Mr. Barnes. 111 00:07:16,392 --> 00:07:18,568 -The only thing I can say about the way she handles a 112 00:07:18,612 --> 00:07:20,875 boat, you certainly know when she's docked. 113 00:07:20,918 --> 00:07:22,093 Whiplash. 114 00:07:26,054 --> 00:07:28,012 -If you hand me your raft line, Mrs. Walters, I'll 115 00:07:28,056 --> 00:07:30,798 secure your stern. 116 00:07:30,841 --> 00:07:32,713 -I beg your pardon? 117 00:07:32,756 --> 00:07:34,932 -I'll tie up your boat. 118 00:07:34,976 --> 00:07:39,023 -Oh, oh, yes, yes, of, uh, course. 119 00:07:39,067 --> 00:07:40,460 Is this it? 120 00:07:40,503 --> 00:07:41,939 -Yeah, that's it. 121 00:07:41,983 --> 00:07:43,463 -Thank you. 122 00:07:43,506 --> 00:07:44,594 [sighs] 123 00:07:44,638 --> 00:07:47,379 Oh, I never thought we'd make it. 124 00:07:47,423 --> 00:07:54,256 -Neither did I. 125 00:07:54,299 --> 00:07:56,693 -Couldn't do it, eh? 126 00:07:56,737 --> 00:07:57,477 -What? 127 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,087 -Call the police. 128 00:07:59,130 --> 00:08:00,436 I knew you'd come to your senses. 129 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:01,829 They must have got 1,000 eyewitness 130 00:08:01,872 --> 00:08:03,091 crank calls an hour. 131 00:08:05,659 --> 00:08:06,877 What are you going to do? 132 00:08:10,707 --> 00:08:11,839 -Oh, hello, operator. 133 00:08:11,882 --> 00:08:13,449 Could I please have the police? 134 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:14,755 I'd like to report a shooting. 135 00:08:18,193 --> 00:08:21,544 Hello, is this the police? 136 00:08:21,588 --> 00:08:25,069 Oh, uh, this is Mrs. Stewart. 137 00:08:25,113 --> 00:08:27,289 Uh, I'm down at the-- 138 00:08:27,332 --> 00:08:28,682 the boat place. 139 00:08:28,725 --> 00:08:29,726 And, um-- 140 00:08:29,770 --> 00:08:33,208 [police siren] 141 00:08:52,532 --> 00:08:53,924 -Officer Sanchez. 142 00:08:53,968 --> 00:08:54,882 -Oh. 143 00:08:54,925 --> 00:08:55,578 -Mrs. Stewart? 144 00:08:55,622 --> 00:08:56,361 -Uh, no, no. 145 00:08:56,405 --> 00:08:57,580 I'm Mrs. Stewart. 146 00:08:57,624 --> 00:08:58,538 That-- that's my mother, Mrs. Walters. 147 00:08:58,581 --> 00:08:59,887 -You reported a shooting? 148 00:08:59,930 --> 00:09:01,105 -Yes, uh-huh. 149 00:09:03,499 --> 00:09:05,153 -Yes? 150 00:09:05,196 --> 00:09:10,767 -Oh, well, um, this man in a bathrobe, um, uh, he-- he shot 151 00:09:10,811 --> 00:09:12,813 another man uh, in-- in a uniform. 152 00:09:12,856 --> 00:09:16,468 -What kind of uniform was it? 153 00:09:16,512 --> 00:09:20,647 -Ooh, uh, tsk, I can't tell the difference between an 154 00:09:20,690 --> 00:09:21,430 usher and a mailman. 155 00:09:21,473 --> 00:09:22,605 [chuckles] 156 00:09:22,649 --> 00:09:23,867 Well, I mean, I can tell them apart. 157 00:09:23,911 --> 00:09:25,086 But not what they're wearing, you know? 158 00:09:25,129 --> 00:09:26,870 But, uh, well, but I'm-- 159 00:09:26,914 --> 00:09:30,831 I'm sure it was a military uniform. 160 00:09:30,874 --> 00:09:31,875 -Did you see anything, ma'am? 161 00:09:31,919 --> 00:09:33,573 -Hm-mm. 162 00:09:33,616 --> 00:09:35,531 My daughter is the one who sees things, Officer. 163 00:09:35,575 --> 00:09:37,185 Not me. 164 00:09:37,228 --> 00:09:37,881 -You know, just because you were looking in the other 165 00:09:37,925 --> 00:09:38,578 direction-- 166 00:09:38,621 --> 00:09:39,796 -Aw, come on. 167 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,189 ---doesn't mean that I didn't see it. 168 00:09:41,232 --> 00:09:43,365 -Um, where was the shooting, Mrs. Stewart? 169 00:09:43,408 --> 00:09:44,105 -Right over there. 170 00:09:44,148 --> 00:09:45,062 See? 171 00:09:45,106 --> 00:09:47,412 See that house over there? 172 00:09:47,456 --> 00:09:48,979 -Are you sure? 173 00:09:49,023 --> 00:09:49,545 -Oh, yes. 174 00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:50,851 Oh, yes. 175 00:09:50,894 --> 00:09:53,462 -Do you know who lives in that house? 176 00:09:53,505 --> 00:09:54,637 -Uh, well, no. 177 00:09:54,681 --> 00:09:56,334 Does it matter? 178 00:09:56,378 --> 00:09:58,598 -I'd rather not say till we've had a chance to investigate. 179 00:09:58,641 --> 00:10:00,556 -Oh, yeah. 180 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:01,688 -May I have your address? 181 00:10:01,731 --> 00:10:03,951 -She lives with me. 182 00:10:03,994 --> 00:10:06,127 8090 Vale. 183 00:10:06,170 --> 00:10:07,084 -May I have your phone? 184 00:10:07,128 --> 00:10:11,872 -Oh, 985-4321. 185 00:10:11,915 --> 00:10:13,395 -OK. 186 00:10:13,438 --> 00:10:14,526 Thank you. 187 00:10:14,570 --> 00:10:15,571 -Is that-- 188 00:10:15,615 --> 00:10:16,659 is that all? 189 00:10:16,703 --> 00:10:18,095 -Well, for now. 190 00:10:18,139 --> 00:10:20,358 If we need anything more, you'll be contacted. 191 00:10:20,402 --> 00:10:21,577 -Oh. 192 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:22,491 -Thank you. 193 00:10:22,534 --> 00:10:25,015 -Um, 985-4321. 194 00:10:25,059 --> 00:10:26,234 -Yes, ma'am. 195 00:10:28,889 --> 00:10:30,673 -Come on. 196 00:10:30,717 --> 00:10:31,543 -You know, I-- 197 00:10:31,587 --> 00:10:34,024 -Come on! 198 00:10:34,068 --> 00:10:36,897 -On that shooting report, Sergeant, the witness says it 199 00:10:36,940 --> 00:10:38,681 occurred in General Hollister's house. 200 00:10:38,725 --> 00:10:40,030 SERGEANT ON RADIO: The General Hollister? 201 00:10:40,074 --> 00:10:41,641 -Yes, sir. 202 00:10:41,684 --> 00:10:44,382 Uh, just doesn't seem right that a slick-sleeve, like me, 203 00:10:44,426 --> 00:10:46,994 would barge in and ask a man, like General Hollister, if he 204 00:10:47,037 --> 00:10:48,430 just shot somebody. 205 00:10:48,473 --> 00:10:50,345 SERGEANT ON RADIO: I see your point, Sanchez. 206 00:10:50,388 --> 00:10:53,087 I'd better send over somebody from Homicide. 207 00:10:53,130 --> 00:10:55,350 Stand by, and I'll have him there as soon as I can. 208 00:10:55,393 --> 00:10:56,656 -Roger. 209 00:11:11,105 --> 00:11:12,106 Sorry, sir. 210 00:11:12,149 --> 00:11:13,194 -Huh? 211 00:11:13,237 --> 00:11:14,456 For what? 212 00:11:14,499 --> 00:11:15,587 -This spot's reserved. 213 00:11:15,631 --> 00:11:16,414 -Oh, I see. 214 00:11:16,458 --> 00:11:17,720 All right. 215 00:11:17,764 --> 00:11:23,944 Uh, uh, who was it reserved for? 216 00:11:23,987 --> 00:11:25,510 -The police. 217 00:11:25,554 --> 00:11:27,164 -Oh, I think I'm the one that you're waiting for. 218 00:11:27,208 --> 00:11:31,342 I'm, uh, Lieutenant-- um, my name is Columbo, uh. 219 00:11:31,386 --> 00:11:32,561 -Oh, sorry, Lieutenant. 220 00:11:32,604 --> 00:11:34,215 Uh, I was expecting official car. 221 00:11:34,258 --> 00:11:35,259 -Oh, that's all right. 222 00:11:35,303 --> 00:11:37,609 Uh, your name is Sanchez? 223 00:11:37,653 --> 00:11:38,219 -Yes, sir. 224 00:11:38,262 --> 00:11:39,699 -I see. 225 00:11:39,742 --> 00:11:41,439 -That's General Hollister's house right there. 226 00:11:41,483 --> 00:11:43,746 -Did anyone come in or out since you've been here? 227 00:11:43,790 --> 00:11:45,879 -Two young fellas in cadet uniforms went in a 228 00:11:45,922 --> 00:11:47,141 little while ago. 229 00:11:47,184 --> 00:11:48,882 That's their wagon over there. 230 00:11:48,925 --> 00:11:50,231 -Ah, ha. 231 00:11:50,274 --> 00:11:52,102 Is there another way out of this house? 232 00:11:52,146 --> 00:11:53,756 -By water. 233 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:55,149 The general's got a yacht in the slip back of the house. 234 00:11:55,192 --> 00:11:56,759 -I see. 235 00:11:56,803 --> 00:11:58,413 All right, I'm going to go in and speak to the general. 236 00:11:58,456 --> 00:12:00,154 And while I'm doing that, I want you to search the yacht. 237 00:12:00,197 --> 00:12:03,592 -Uh, but, Lieutenant, I don't have a warrant. 238 00:12:03,635 --> 00:12:05,115 -Well, I'll ask the general for permission. 239 00:12:05,159 --> 00:12:07,901 If he doesn't give it, then I'll get a warrant. 240 00:12:07,944 --> 00:12:09,946 In the meantime, check it out. 241 00:12:12,819 --> 00:12:13,994 Psst. 242 00:12:14,037 --> 00:12:15,952 Pay particular attention to the engines. 243 00:12:15,996 --> 00:12:18,346 And if you find out anything, let me know. 244 00:12:26,267 --> 00:12:27,747 [doorbell rings] 245 00:12:43,153 --> 00:12:45,068 -Uh, General Hollistser? 246 00:12:45,112 --> 00:12:46,461 -Yes? 247 00:12:46,504 --> 00:12:47,767 -I'm from the police, sir. 248 00:12:47,810 --> 00:12:49,769 My name is, uh, Columbo-- 249 00:12:49,812 --> 00:12:50,987 Lieutenant Columbo. 250 00:12:53,860 --> 00:12:54,730 -Hm. 251 00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:56,514 Yes, Lieutenant? 252 00:12:56,558 --> 00:12:58,734 -I'm terribly sorry to disturb you, sir. 253 00:12:58,778 --> 00:13:02,346 But we have this report, uh, about a shooting. 254 00:13:02,390 --> 00:13:04,000 -A shooting? 255 00:13:04,044 --> 00:13:05,262 -Yes, sir. 256 00:13:05,306 --> 00:13:06,524 In this house. 257 00:13:08,570 --> 00:13:11,355 -That's quite an opening line, Lieutenant. 258 00:13:11,399 --> 00:13:13,531 -Sir, I'm sure it's just a crackpot complaint. 259 00:13:13,575 --> 00:13:14,750 But, uh, I, uh-- 260 00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:17,579 -But it's your job to follow it up. 261 00:13:17,622 --> 00:13:18,885 -Yes, sir. 262 00:13:18,928 --> 00:13:20,364 -I understand that. 263 00:13:20,408 --> 00:13:21,409 I've had to do many unpleasant things myself 264 00:13:21,452 --> 00:13:23,063 in the line of duty. 265 00:13:23,106 --> 00:13:26,806 But may I ask, this alleged shooting-- 266 00:13:26,849 --> 00:13:29,809 just who was supposed to have shot whom? 267 00:13:29,852 --> 00:13:32,768 -Well, you see, sir, we don't know exactly, only that the, 268 00:13:32,812 --> 00:13:36,250 uh, victim was wearing some kind of a uniform. 269 00:13:36,293 --> 00:13:37,555 -A uniform? 270 00:13:39,949 --> 00:13:41,168 Well, come in. 271 00:13:46,216 --> 00:13:49,741 These young men are from my alma mater, Lieutenant, MMI. 272 00:13:49,785 --> 00:13:54,137 They're here to take away my military souvenirs for, uh, 273 00:13:54,181 --> 00:13:58,968 permanent enshrinement in the memorial hall. 274 00:13:59,012 --> 00:14:00,578 [hammering] 275 00:14:00,622 --> 00:14:03,103 -As a matter of fact, Lieutenant, MMI is giving me a 276 00:14:03,146 --> 00:14:04,800 testimonial dinner tonight. 277 00:14:04,844 --> 00:14:06,367 [hammering] 278 00:14:06,410 --> 00:14:07,934 -They are commemorating the 20th anniversary of my 279 00:14:07,977 --> 00:14:10,327 retirement and the opening of the Hollister Exhibit. 280 00:14:10,371 --> 00:14:11,589 -Yes, General. 281 00:14:11,633 --> 00:14:14,201 Do you think I could, uh, look inside? 282 00:14:17,073 --> 00:14:21,121 -Lieutenant, uh, wouldn't that be a little obvious? 283 00:14:21,164 --> 00:14:23,123 -Well, I want to be in a position, sir, where I can 284 00:14:23,166 --> 00:14:25,386 tell my superiors that I've checked everything out. 285 00:14:25,429 --> 00:14:26,648 Uh-- 286 00:14:26,691 --> 00:14:27,910 -They've already started nailing it shut. 287 00:14:27,954 --> 00:14:32,654 -Uh, it's-- it's just two nails, sir. 288 00:14:32,697 --> 00:14:34,308 -Very well. 289 00:14:34,351 --> 00:14:36,092 Gentlemen, I have a friend here who would like to inspect 290 00:14:36,136 --> 00:14:37,441 the contents of the crate. 291 00:14:37,485 --> 00:14:38,747 Would you open it again, please? 292 00:14:38,790 --> 00:14:39,966 -Yes, sir. 293 00:14:50,977 --> 00:14:53,936 -Wow! 294 00:14:53,980 --> 00:14:54,937 Lot of guns! 295 00:14:54,981 --> 00:14:56,634 -[chuckles] 296 00:14:56,678 --> 00:15:07,994 War trophies, Lieutenant, uh, AK-47 assault rifle, PPSh-41 297 00:15:08,037 --> 00:15:16,741 drum, PPSh-41 clip. 298 00:15:16,785 --> 00:15:19,788 All Soviet made, and as you've observed, all with their 299 00:15:19,831 --> 00:15:21,529 firing pins removed. 300 00:15:21,572 --> 00:15:23,400 -I see they're very-- 301 00:15:23,444 --> 00:15:24,836 very interesting, General. 302 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:26,099 Uh-- 303 00:15:33,323 --> 00:15:34,629 -War mementos, Lieutenant. 304 00:15:34,672 --> 00:15:39,199 Uh, lively memories, empty uniforms. 305 00:15:39,242 --> 00:15:44,291 Uh, all carefully packed, Lieutenant, for the exhibit. 306 00:15:44,334 --> 00:15:46,684 -Oh, oh, yes, uh, of course. 307 00:15:46,728 --> 00:15:48,121 I'm sorry, sir. 308 00:15:48,164 --> 00:15:50,688 Uh, could-- 309 00:15:50,732 --> 00:15:53,735 just put these back in here, then. 310 00:15:53,778 --> 00:15:55,171 Here we are. 311 00:15:55,215 --> 00:15:59,393 I, uh, I think that, uh, it's fine. 312 00:15:59,436 --> 00:16:00,220 Thank you very much, sir. 313 00:16:00,263 --> 00:16:03,353 -Carry on, gentlemen. 314 00:16:03,397 --> 00:16:05,138 Could I offer you something? 315 00:16:05,181 --> 00:16:06,226 -Oh, no. 316 00:16:06,269 --> 00:16:07,836 Thank you very much, sir, no. 317 00:16:07,879 --> 00:16:09,707 Say, you got a beautiful place here. 318 00:16:09,751 --> 00:16:10,360 It's, uh-- 319 00:16:10,404 --> 00:16:11,318 -Thank you. 320 00:16:11,361 --> 00:16:12,362 ---roomy, and it's homey. 321 00:16:12,406 --> 00:16:13,015 And-- 322 00:16:13,059 --> 00:16:14,016 [hammering] 323 00:16:14,060 --> 00:16:16,323 ---that's a fireplace. 324 00:16:16,366 --> 00:16:17,977 Wow! 325 00:16:18,020 --> 00:16:20,936 Well, you know, when I was a kid, we used to have those 326 00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:22,416 fake wooden kinds. 327 00:16:22,459 --> 00:16:23,895 I don't know if you remember them or not, General. 328 00:16:23,939 --> 00:16:25,201 They had a fan in the back. 329 00:16:25,245 --> 00:16:27,247 And they had a red light and ribbons. 330 00:16:27,290 --> 00:16:29,466 And you turn on a fan, and them ribbons, they would 331 00:16:29,510 --> 00:16:30,728 flutter there. 332 00:16:30,772 --> 00:16:33,296 Yeah, they were terrific. 333 00:16:33,340 --> 00:16:35,603 Eh, that's funny. 334 00:16:35,646 --> 00:16:37,039 -What's funny? 335 00:16:37,083 --> 00:16:38,954 -Don't you have those, uh, irons? 336 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:42,436 You know, like you put in the fireplace to put the, uh-- 337 00:16:42,479 --> 00:16:43,872 -Oh, uh, andirons. 338 00:16:43,915 --> 00:16:45,047 -Andirons, yeah. 339 00:16:45,091 --> 00:16:46,048 -No, no. 340 00:16:46,092 --> 00:16:46,918 I never got a fire in there. 341 00:16:46,962 --> 00:16:48,268 It's too much trouble. 342 00:16:48,311 --> 00:16:50,052 Easier to turn up the thermostat. 343 00:16:50,096 --> 00:16:52,054 -Nice. 344 00:16:52,098 --> 00:16:53,577 Uh-- 345 00:16:53,621 --> 00:16:55,318 -Oh, uh, for show. 346 00:16:55,362 --> 00:16:56,493 -Oh, the wood is for show? 347 00:16:56,537 --> 00:16:58,060 -Hm-mm, hm-mm. 348 00:16:58,104 --> 00:17:01,063 Uh, Lieutenant, I've been thinking, the person who 349 00:17:01,107 --> 00:17:03,065 turned in that report was right. 350 00:17:03,109 --> 00:17:06,155 There was someone here in uniform. 351 00:17:06,199 --> 00:17:07,417 Me. 352 00:17:09,941 --> 00:17:14,729 While I was packing, I couldn't resist to try on the 353 00:17:14,772 --> 00:17:16,339 old harness, you know. 354 00:17:16,383 --> 00:17:18,907 I'm glad to be able to tell you that I can 355 00:17:18,950 --> 00:17:19,603 still get into it. 356 00:17:19,647 --> 00:17:20,909 [thumps] 357 00:17:20,952 --> 00:17:22,084 -But, you know, the report said there 358 00:17:22,128 --> 00:17:23,477 was another man here. 359 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,392 And he was dressed in a bathrobe. 360 00:17:25,435 --> 00:17:28,134 -Whoever filed that report was seeing double. 361 00:17:28,177 --> 00:17:32,703 Yes, I was wearing a bathrobe while I was packing. 362 00:17:32,747 --> 00:17:34,140 -Got a match? 363 00:17:34,183 --> 00:17:35,402 -A match, uh. 364 00:17:38,622 --> 00:17:40,146 There you are. 365 00:17:40,189 --> 00:17:41,451 -Thank you. 366 00:17:45,629 --> 00:17:47,849 Hey, that quite a lighter. 367 00:17:47,892 --> 00:17:49,894 -One of a kind. 368 00:17:49,938 --> 00:17:51,679 -Yeah, that's something. 369 00:17:51,722 --> 00:17:53,289 [coughs] 370 00:17:53,333 --> 00:17:54,334 Didn't you say that you were going to send all your stuff 371 00:17:54,377 --> 00:17:55,596 over to the exhibit? 372 00:17:55,639 --> 00:17:57,032 -Not quite everything, Lieutenant. 373 00:17:57,076 --> 00:18:00,557 Uh, this has a very personal meaning for me. 374 00:18:00,601 --> 00:18:02,298 It's a gift from my staff on the day that I 375 00:18:02,342 --> 00:18:05,301 retired from service. 376 00:18:05,345 --> 00:18:06,781 -Yeah. 377 00:18:06,824 --> 00:18:09,827 Uh, General, do you mind if I looked around? 378 00:18:09,871 --> 00:18:11,090 -No, by all means, help yourself. 379 00:18:15,703 --> 00:18:17,835 Not much to see here. 380 00:18:17,879 --> 00:18:20,447 Just a basic BOQ. 381 00:18:20,490 --> 00:18:21,752 I guess that's why I like it. 382 00:18:26,061 --> 00:18:27,758 -Are there any servants? 383 00:18:27,802 --> 00:18:28,629 -Just a housekeeper. 384 00:18:28,672 --> 00:18:31,806 Comes in twice a week. 385 00:18:31,849 --> 00:18:33,721 -Good night, General. 386 00:18:33,764 --> 00:18:35,026 -Oh, let me get the door. 387 00:18:43,731 --> 00:18:44,906 Careful. 388 00:18:48,475 --> 00:18:49,650 Good night. 389 00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:56,526 Lieutenant? 390 00:18:56,570 --> 00:18:57,919 The bedrooms are this way. 391 00:19:06,841 --> 00:19:08,059 Guest bedroom, Lieutenant. 392 00:19:11,541 --> 00:19:13,239 Master bedroom. 393 00:19:13,282 --> 00:19:15,676 -Ah, General, have you been here all day? 394 00:19:15,719 --> 00:19:18,461 -No, I was out in my boat till about 2:00. 395 00:19:18,505 --> 00:19:19,549 -You didn't go out after that, sir? 396 00:19:19,593 --> 00:19:21,334 -No. 397 00:19:21,377 --> 00:19:22,683 I was here packing, getting ready for 398 00:19:22,726 --> 00:19:25,729 the testimonial dinner. 399 00:19:25,773 --> 00:19:27,340 -Do you mind if I look in your closet? 400 00:19:27,383 --> 00:19:28,645 -No. 401 00:19:28,689 --> 00:19:30,038 By all means, be thorough, Lieutenant. 402 00:19:35,086 --> 00:19:36,262 Extra uniforms. 403 00:19:39,265 --> 00:19:43,312 -General, that's a lot of fruit salad. 404 00:19:43,356 --> 00:19:44,922 -Past history. 405 00:19:44,966 --> 00:19:47,316 All to be donated, Lieutenant. 406 00:19:47,360 --> 00:19:48,665 Well, you've had the tour. 407 00:19:48,709 --> 00:19:51,146 Anything else I can do for you? 408 00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:52,495 -No, I guess that's it. 409 00:19:52,539 --> 00:19:57,718 Uh, unless-- 410 00:19:57,761 --> 00:20:00,024 ---unless what? 411 00:20:00,068 --> 00:20:04,203 -Well, as long as I'm here, uh, do you happen to own a 412 00:20:04,246 --> 00:20:05,116 gun, General? 413 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,075 A handgun? 414 00:20:07,118 --> 00:20:09,251 -A hand--oh, no, I-- 415 00:20:12,123 --> 00:20:14,561 yes, yes, I do. 416 00:20:14,604 --> 00:20:16,258 A target pistol! 417 00:20:16,302 --> 00:20:17,128 [chuckles] 418 00:20:17,172 --> 00:20:19,000 It's a funny thing. 419 00:20:19,043 --> 00:20:21,959 I never think of it as a weapon. 420 00:20:22,003 --> 00:20:27,008 .22-caliber, High Standard, Supermatic Trophy Model. 421 00:20:27,051 --> 00:20:27,574 There you are. 422 00:20:27,617 --> 00:20:28,052 -I see. 423 00:20:28,096 --> 00:20:28,531 -Hm? 424 00:20:28,575 --> 00:20:30,272 -Hm. 425 00:20:30,316 --> 00:20:31,969 What's that medal for? 426 00:20:32,013 --> 00:20:34,842 -Oh, [chuckles] 427 00:20:34,885 --> 00:20:39,150 that's a first with the United States Marine Pistol Team. 428 00:20:39,194 --> 00:20:44,634 You know, Lieutenant, uh, I had this out earlier today. 429 00:20:48,334 --> 00:20:51,946 I was thinking of giving it over to the exhibition, 430 00:20:51,989 --> 00:20:54,296 although it's never had anything to do with my 431 00:20:54,340 --> 00:20:57,517 military career. 432 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:02,522 I was, uh, uh, oh, yes! 433 00:21:05,351 --> 00:21:07,570 Yes, I remember now. 434 00:21:07,614 --> 00:21:12,096 I stumbled over the crate as I was looking at the gun. 435 00:21:12,140 --> 00:21:14,490 Oh, that must have been what your witness saw. 436 00:21:14,534 --> 00:21:16,318 -Of course. 437 00:21:16,362 --> 00:21:17,232 -Oh, well. 438 00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:18,015 [chuckles] 439 00:21:18,059 --> 00:21:21,149 There we are, ha? 440 00:21:21,192 --> 00:21:22,411 There we are. 441 00:21:28,461 --> 00:21:29,070 Ooh. 442 00:21:29,113 --> 00:21:30,898 [chuckles] 443 00:21:30,941 --> 00:21:32,639 I doubt if I could-- 444 00:21:32,682 --> 00:21:34,249 if I could win any medals today. 445 00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:35,859 I've been so busy for months, I haven't had 446 00:21:35,903 --> 00:21:37,296 any chance to practice. 447 00:21:37,339 --> 00:21:39,820 You, uh, here, see for yourself. 448 00:21:39,863 --> 00:21:42,518 -Well, I'm not a ballistics expert, sir, uh. 449 00:21:42,562 --> 00:21:44,303 -Well, take it along with you. 450 00:21:44,346 --> 00:21:46,740 Have your people check it out. 451 00:21:46,783 --> 00:21:48,872 -No, I don't think that would be necessary, sir. 452 00:21:48,916 --> 00:21:52,528 Uh, I think I'm on a wild goose chase. 453 00:21:52,572 --> 00:21:54,225 -[chuckles] 454 00:21:54,269 --> 00:21:58,142 -Matter of fact, uh, I don't think there's much else I can, 455 00:21:58,186 --> 00:21:59,579 uh, look for, General. 456 00:21:59,622 --> 00:22:02,016 Uh, I think I'll be running along. 457 00:22:02,059 --> 00:22:07,369 -Uh, before you go, Lieutenant, uh, just who, uh, 458 00:22:07,413 --> 00:22:10,198 who reported this "murder"? 459 00:22:10,241 --> 00:22:12,287 -No, I never said it was murder, sir. 460 00:22:12,331 --> 00:22:16,378 -Well, this alleged shooting, uh, who turned in the report? 461 00:22:16,422 --> 00:22:18,206 -Oh, I'm afraid I can't tell you that, sir. 462 00:22:18,249 --> 00:22:18,859 -Oh, oh. 463 00:22:18,902 --> 00:22:20,034 -No, sir. 464 00:22:20,077 --> 00:22:20,861 That's against regulations, sir. 465 00:22:20,904 --> 00:22:22,036 -Oh, yes, of course. 466 00:22:22,079 --> 00:22:25,126 Well, there's one thing for sure. 467 00:22:25,169 --> 00:22:29,391 That, uh, whoever it was, it had to be some-- 468 00:22:29,435 --> 00:22:31,219 some guy out here in a boat in a marina-- 469 00:22:31,262 --> 00:22:32,786 -Well, General, I'd like to keep the 470 00:22:32,829 --> 00:22:34,527 record straight on that. 471 00:22:34,570 --> 00:22:37,573 Now, I never said that it was a man. 472 00:22:37,617 --> 00:22:38,966 -Oh, you mean it was a woman? 473 00:22:39,009 --> 00:22:40,054 -Oh, no. 474 00:22:40,097 --> 00:22:41,316 I never said that either, sir. 475 00:22:41,360 --> 00:22:44,406 -Well, it doesn't make any difference. 476 00:22:44,450 --> 00:22:46,060 Mistakes have no gender. 477 00:22:46,103 --> 00:22:47,583 -Well, that's for sure. 478 00:22:47,627 --> 00:22:52,849 Ha, uh, well, I want to apologize for taking up your 479 00:22:52,893 --> 00:22:54,111 time. 480 00:22:54,155 --> 00:22:54,851 -Please, don't give it a thought. 481 00:22:54,895 --> 00:22:55,939 -Good night, sir. 482 00:22:55,983 --> 00:22:58,507 -Good night, Lieutenant. 483 00:22:58,551 --> 00:23:00,335 -Oh, ah, one thing. 484 00:23:00,379 --> 00:23:01,118 I almost forgot-- 485 00:23:01,162 --> 00:23:01,771 -Yes? 486 00:23:01,815 --> 00:23:05,035 -Uh, your boat-- 487 00:23:05,079 --> 00:23:06,820 -What about it? 488 00:23:06,863 --> 00:23:10,476 -I had the boat checked out, sir, while we were talking. 489 00:23:10,519 --> 00:23:12,434 I didn't think you had anything to hide, sir. 490 00:23:12,478 --> 00:23:15,785 And I just thought it would save some time. 491 00:23:15,829 --> 00:23:18,962 -I always preached initiative to my men. 492 00:23:19,006 --> 00:23:21,400 So I don't see how I can object now. 493 00:23:21,443 --> 00:23:22,618 And you're right. 494 00:23:22,662 --> 00:23:24,141 You did save time. 495 00:23:24,185 --> 00:23:25,186 -Thank you, sir. 496 00:23:25,229 --> 00:23:26,274 -Thank you, Lieutenant. 497 00:23:26,317 --> 00:23:27,231 -Good night. 498 00:23:27,275 --> 00:23:28,450 -Good night. 499 00:23:33,716 --> 00:23:35,109 -Oh, General. 500 00:23:35,152 --> 00:23:37,372 Enjoy your dinner. 501 00:23:37,416 --> 00:23:39,113 -Oh. 502 00:23:39,156 --> 00:23:40,680 Well, thank you, Lieutenant. 503 00:23:57,044 --> 00:23:58,219 -Didn't find a thing. 504 00:23:58,262 --> 00:23:58,959 -The engines? 505 00:23:59,002 --> 00:24:00,700 -They were cold. 506 00:24:00,743 --> 00:24:02,876 -Uh, this Mrs. Stewart, did she look like she could have 507 00:24:02,919 --> 00:24:04,007 been doing any drinking? 508 00:24:04,051 --> 00:24:05,835 -Could have been. 509 00:24:05,879 --> 00:24:07,097 I don't really know. 510 00:24:09,665 --> 00:24:12,494 -I guess we both got a lot of paperwork to do, ha? 511 00:24:16,498 --> 00:24:17,847 [car engine revs] 512 00:24:22,373 --> 00:24:26,203 [footsteps] 513 00:24:26,247 --> 00:24:28,423 -Here, Joey, gas up number 2, will you? 514 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:30,338 -Mr. Barnes! 515 00:24:30,381 --> 00:24:31,121 -Hi, General. 516 00:24:31,165 --> 00:24:31,774 -Hi. 517 00:24:31,818 --> 00:24:33,515 How are you? 518 00:24:33,559 --> 00:24:35,604 Uh, Mr. Barnes, a couple of hours ago, out on the marina, 519 00:24:35,648 --> 00:24:36,649 somebody waved at me. 520 00:24:36,692 --> 00:24:38,520 I think it was an old friend. 521 00:24:38,564 --> 00:24:40,653 You got any idea who it could have been? 522 00:24:40,696 --> 00:24:43,046 -Was it one of my boats? 523 00:24:43,090 --> 00:24:44,308 -I think it might have been, yeah. 524 00:24:44,352 --> 00:24:46,180 You might have it there on the record. 525 00:24:46,223 --> 00:24:48,399 -It's probably Mrs. Stewart and her mother. 526 00:24:48,443 --> 00:24:50,140 -Mrs. Stewart, that's it. 527 00:24:50,184 --> 00:24:51,446 Do you know where she lives? 528 00:24:51,490 --> 00:24:53,579 I'd like to have a few words with her. 529 00:24:53,622 --> 00:24:54,405 -Yeah, sure. 530 00:24:54,449 --> 00:24:54,971 I got it right here. 531 00:24:55,015 --> 00:24:56,625 -Good. 532 00:24:56,669 --> 00:24:58,105 -Hey, General, you're not going to go sailing 533 00:24:58,148 --> 00:24:59,454 with her, are you? 534 00:24:59,498 --> 00:25:00,977 -Why? 535 00:25:01,021 --> 00:25:03,545 -Ah, she's the worst-- man, woman, or child-- 536 00:25:03,589 --> 00:25:04,981 she can't sail! 537 00:25:05,025 --> 00:25:05,504 I couldn't-- 538 00:25:05,547 --> 00:25:06,417 -Really? 539 00:25:06,461 --> 00:25:07,941 ---take my eyes off her. 540 00:25:07,984 --> 00:25:09,116 I thought that she was going to keel over any minute. 541 00:25:09,159 --> 00:25:11,118 -Well, I'll watch it, Mr. Barnes. 542 00:25:11,161 --> 00:25:12,423 Thanks for your good thought. 543 00:25:12,467 --> 00:25:14,121 -Here you go. 544 00:25:14,164 --> 00:25:15,557 -Thank you. 545 00:25:15,601 --> 00:25:16,776 Thank you very much. 546 00:25:22,216 --> 00:25:25,611 [group laughing] 547 00:25:46,414 --> 00:25:48,329 [knocking] 548 00:25:48,372 --> 00:25:49,591 -Just a minute. 549 00:25:58,208 --> 00:25:59,296 -Uh, Mrs. Stewart? 550 00:25:59,340 --> 00:26:00,907 -Yes. 551 00:26:00,950 --> 00:26:02,865 -Lieutenant Columbo from the police, about the report you 552 00:26:02,909 --> 00:26:04,432 made of the shooting? 553 00:26:04,475 --> 00:26:06,565 -Oh, yes, come in. 554 00:26:06,608 --> 00:26:07,653 -Who is it, Helen? 555 00:26:07,696 --> 00:26:09,655 -It's the police, Mother. 556 00:26:09,698 --> 00:26:13,484 Um, we're just having a, uh, um, a before-dinner cocktail. 557 00:26:13,528 --> 00:26:14,747 Would you, um, uh-- 558 00:26:14,790 --> 00:26:15,748 -No, that's all right. 559 00:26:15,791 --> 00:26:16,923 -Ask for his identification. 560 00:26:16,966 --> 00:26:17,924 -Oh, Mother. 561 00:26:17,967 --> 00:26:20,448 Uh, I'm sorry, Lieutenant. 562 00:26:20,491 --> 00:26:21,188 -That's all right. 563 00:26:21,231 --> 00:26:22,102 That's all right. 564 00:26:22,145 --> 00:26:23,277 She's entitled to that. 565 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:24,234 You must be Mrs.-- 566 00:26:24,278 --> 00:26:25,453 -Mrs. Walters. 567 00:26:25,496 --> 00:26:26,062 -Right. 568 00:26:26,106 --> 00:26:26,976 - --Walters. 569 00:26:27,020 --> 00:26:28,108 -Here you are, ma'am. 570 00:26:30,719 --> 00:26:34,636 -You sure don't look like a policeman. 571 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:35,637 I have to make a salad. 572 00:26:35,681 --> 00:26:36,551 -Here you are. 573 00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:38,074 -Thank you. 574 00:26:38,118 --> 00:26:40,729 -Mother is the eternal optimist. 575 00:26:40,773 --> 00:26:42,165 She's always hoping for the worst. 576 00:26:42,209 --> 00:26:44,690 [chuckles] 577 00:26:44,733 --> 00:26:47,736 Well, Lieutenant, uh, what, uh-- 578 00:26:47,780 --> 00:26:49,216 -What is that? 579 00:26:49,259 --> 00:26:51,392 Do you mind? 580 00:26:51,435 --> 00:26:52,654 -Would you like to see it? 581 00:26:52,698 --> 00:26:53,786 -Oh, I'd like to very much. 582 00:26:53,829 --> 00:26:57,006 -Well, it's-- it's not finished yet. 583 00:26:57,050 --> 00:26:59,792 When it's done, it's-- it's going to be a bowl, you know? 584 00:26:59,835 --> 00:27:01,532 Like the plants and things. 585 00:27:01,576 --> 00:27:05,319 Um, or-- or maybe it's going to be an Indian water pitcher. 586 00:27:05,362 --> 00:27:08,844 I haven't really made up my mind yet, creatively speaking. 587 00:27:08,888 --> 00:27:11,151 -Well, this work is very, very interesting. 588 00:27:11,194 --> 00:27:14,415 -Well, they say it's important to work with your hands. 589 00:27:14,458 --> 00:27:19,289 -It's very good therapy, and she needs it. 590 00:27:22,989 --> 00:27:27,167 -I'm just a mass of therapeutic studies lately-- 591 00:27:27,210 --> 00:27:32,128 sailing, art classes, I even went back to work. 592 00:27:32,172 --> 00:27:33,303 -What do you do? 593 00:27:33,347 --> 00:27:35,697 -I work with children and animals. 594 00:27:35,741 --> 00:27:37,046 -Well, it's, uh-- 595 00:27:37,090 --> 00:27:38,526 that's constructive. 596 00:27:38,569 --> 00:27:40,528 -Oh, you see that? 597 00:27:40,571 --> 00:27:44,445 That's a reflection of my job. 598 00:27:44,488 --> 00:27:47,187 Oh, you don't know what it is, do you? 599 00:27:47,230 --> 00:27:50,016 -Uh, no, I don't know what it is, but it's very nice. 600 00:27:50,059 --> 00:27:51,713 -Well, it's a South American llama. 601 00:27:51,757 --> 00:27:53,715 We have them at the Ark Park. 602 00:27:53,759 --> 00:27:55,064 -At the-- where? 603 00:27:55,108 --> 00:27:56,718 -The Ark Park. 604 00:27:56,762 --> 00:27:58,285 That's where I work with the children and the animals. 605 00:27:58,328 --> 00:27:59,939 -Oh, I see. 606 00:27:59,982 --> 00:28:04,160 Well, so this fellow here is a llama, ha? 607 00:28:04,204 --> 00:28:08,861 -Well, you see, I try and go beyond the surface, you know? 608 00:28:08,904 --> 00:28:13,082 To find, um, a deeper meaning, uh, a truer reality. 609 00:28:16,956 --> 00:28:20,350 Uh, at least, that's what I think I do. 610 00:28:20,394 --> 00:28:23,571 [chuckles] 611 00:28:23,614 --> 00:28:28,358 -Mrs. Stewart, I'm going to get right to the point. 612 00:28:28,402 --> 00:28:31,318 You know, I couldn't find any evidence of any shooting in 613 00:28:31,361 --> 00:28:32,493 that house that you pointed out. 614 00:28:32,536 --> 00:28:34,060 I mean, there was no gun. 615 00:28:34,103 --> 00:28:35,322 There was no victim. 616 00:28:35,365 --> 00:28:37,106 There was nothing. 617 00:28:37,150 --> 00:28:40,066 Just a house, a fellow live in it. 618 00:28:40,109 --> 00:28:42,721 -Well, uh, I know what I saw. 619 00:28:42,764 --> 00:28:44,679 -Maybe you think you saw. 620 00:28:44,723 --> 00:28:46,159 -What does that mean? 621 00:28:46,202 --> 00:28:48,378 -The fellow that owns that house is a 622 00:28:48,422 --> 00:28:50,598 retired Marine general. 623 00:28:50,641 --> 00:28:53,688 He says that if you saw him in the window-- one, he was 624 00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:56,952 alone; two, he was wearing a bathrobe. 625 00:28:56,996 --> 00:28:58,693 -What about the man in uniform? 626 00:28:58,737 --> 00:29:01,914 -Well, he says that, later on, he did try on an old uniform. 627 00:29:01,957 --> 00:29:04,873 And he was carrying a target pistol at the time. 628 00:29:04,917 --> 00:29:06,266 He says he happened to trip over a 629 00:29:06,309 --> 00:29:07,876 crate that he was packing. 630 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:12,925 Now, to you, does, uh, does that sound like a reasonable 631 00:29:12,968 --> 00:29:14,317 explanation? 632 00:29:14,361 --> 00:29:16,798 -Oh, very reasonable. 633 00:29:16,842 --> 00:29:19,453 But it's not what I saw. 634 00:29:19,496 --> 00:29:20,367 -Uh-huh. 635 00:29:20,410 --> 00:29:22,325 I see. 636 00:29:22,369 --> 00:29:25,415 Ah, did you ever wear glasses? 637 00:29:25,459 --> 00:29:26,939 -No, I don't wear glasses. 638 00:29:26,982 --> 00:29:28,201 I have perfect vision. 639 00:29:28,244 --> 00:29:30,464 No, I have better than perfect vision. 640 00:29:30,507 --> 00:29:32,205 -Hm-mm. 641 00:29:32,248 --> 00:29:35,251 Look, uh, I don't want you to get offended at what I'm going 642 00:29:35,295 --> 00:29:39,212 to say now, but, uh, were you doing a little 643 00:29:39,255 --> 00:29:39,952 drinking this afternoon? 644 00:29:39,995 --> 00:29:42,345 Uh-- 645 00:29:42,389 --> 00:29:44,391 -Oh! 646 00:29:44,434 --> 00:29:46,610 Oh, Lieutenant, this is really too much. 647 00:29:46,654 --> 00:29:49,352 I mean, that police officer this afternoon and then my 648 00:29:49,396 --> 00:29:50,614 mother and, now, you-- 649 00:29:50,658 --> 00:29:53,661 I am not hallucinating! 650 00:29:53,704 --> 00:29:55,706 -Now, look, I'm just trying to reconcile the two stories. 651 00:29:55,750 --> 00:29:59,188 -Lieutenant, I saw two men-- one in a bathrobe and the 652 00:29:59,232 --> 00:30:00,711 other one in a uniform. 653 00:30:00,755 --> 00:30:02,670 And the one in the bathrobe shot the other man. 654 00:30:02,713 --> 00:30:04,411 Now, that is the simple truth. 655 00:30:04,454 --> 00:30:07,109 The sane and the sober and the simple truth. 656 00:30:07,153 --> 00:30:09,416 Now, do you believe me? 657 00:30:09,459 --> 00:30:11,461 -Mrs. Stewart, a murder charge is about as 658 00:30:11,505 --> 00:30:13,072 serious as you can get. 659 00:30:13,115 --> 00:30:15,378 -Now, Lieutenant, I didn't ask you if it 660 00:30:15,422 --> 00:30:17,293 was a serious charge. 661 00:30:17,337 --> 00:30:19,730 I asked you if you believe me. 662 00:31:05,124 --> 00:31:09,911 -You always did have a weird imagination, even as a child. 663 00:31:09,955 --> 00:31:12,653 Those imaginary playmates, all those games. 664 00:31:12,696 --> 00:31:15,047 You never wanted to face reality. 665 00:31:15,090 --> 00:31:18,354 -Mother, to some people, that would have meant that I had a 666 00:31:18,398 --> 00:31:21,444 creative and imaginative mind. 667 00:31:21,488 --> 00:31:22,402 [knocking] 668 00:31:22,445 --> 00:31:25,144 -I'll get it. 669 00:31:25,187 --> 00:31:28,016 Can't a person sit down and have a bite to eat in peace? 670 00:31:34,457 --> 00:31:36,372 Yes? 671 00:31:36,416 --> 00:31:37,678 -Mrs. Stewart? 672 00:31:37,721 --> 00:31:38,592 -Oh, no, no, no, no. 673 00:31:38,635 --> 00:31:39,462 I'll-- 674 00:31:39,506 --> 00:31:41,029 I'll call her for you. 675 00:31:41,073 --> 00:31:43,684 Helen, darling, there's a gentleman here to see you. 676 00:31:46,992 --> 00:31:47,557 -Me? 677 00:31:47,601 --> 00:31:48,645 -Yes, yes. 678 00:31:52,780 --> 00:31:53,868 -Yes? 679 00:31:53,912 --> 00:31:56,566 -You are Mrs. Stewart? 680 00:31:56,610 --> 00:31:58,873 -You seem surprised. 681 00:31:58,917 --> 00:32:03,312 -Well, uh, pleasantly, I assure you. 682 00:32:03,356 --> 00:32:05,662 -What can I do for you? 683 00:32:05,706 --> 00:32:10,145 -You can watch the 11 o'clock news on television tonight. 684 00:32:10,189 --> 00:32:12,104 -What? 685 00:32:12,147 --> 00:32:15,150 -Apparently, I need a character reference. 686 00:32:15,194 --> 00:32:19,328 -Uh, I'm afraid I don't understand. 687 00:32:19,372 --> 00:32:22,114 -You don't recognize me? 688 00:32:22,157 --> 00:32:22,592 -[chuckles] 689 00:32:22,636 --> 00:32:23,985 No. 690 00:32:24,029 --> 00:32:25,421 Should I? 691 00:32:25,465 --> 00:32:29,730 You said that you saw me shoot somebody today. 692 00:32:32,472 --> 00:32:33,821 No, no. 693 00:32:33,864 --> 00:32:35,562 You have nothing to fear from me, Mrs. Stewart. 694 00:32:35,605 --> 00:32:38,869 But if you'll watch the late news tonight, I'm sure you'll 695 00:32:38,913 --> 00:32:42,961 agree that, uh, you've miscast me as a murderer. 696 00:33:29,964 --> 00:33:32,749 -Earlier this evening, General Martin J. Hollister was 697 00:33:32,793 --> 00:33:36,753 honored by his alma mater, the Marine Military Institute. 698 00:33:36,797 --> 00:33:39,930 At the banquet tonight, MMI dedicated the Hollister 699 00:33:39,974 --> 00:33:42,672 Exhibit in their memorial hall. 700 00:33:42,716 --> 00:33:46,763 The general, thereby, joining other select alumni who have 701 00:33:46,807 --> 00:33:49,984 distinguished themselves in the defense of their country. 702 00:33:50,028 --> 00:33:53,944 General Hollister was given a standing ovation. 703 00:33:53,988 --> 00:33:56,730 If any man, in recent memory, may be said to have had 704 00:33:56,773 --> 00:33:58,993 charisma, certainly that man was 705 00:33:59,037 --> 00:34:02,083 General Martin J. Hollister. 706 00:34:02,127 --> 00:34:05,391 Early on in the Korean War, as a colonel commanding a 707 00:34:05,434 --> 00:34:08,524 regiment of armored cavalry, Hollister captured the 708 00:34:08,568 --> 00:34:11,049 imagination of the American people. 709 00:34:11,092 --> 00:34:14,574 His courage, his brilliance in improvising in the heat of 710 00:34:14,617 --> 00:34:18,230 battle, his colorful garb, riding britches, boots, and 711 00:34:18,273 --> 00:34:23,148 pearl-handled Colt .45, soon earned him the nickname, The 712 00:34:23,191 --> 00:34:24,845 Iron Horsemen. 713 00:34:24,888 --> 00:34:28,936 Later, as a brigadier general with his own division, he 714 00:34:28,979 --> 00:34:32,722 distinguished himself by a daring end run in which, out 715 00:34:32,766 --> 00:34:36,770 of ammunition and using only his famous pistol and a 716 00:34:36,813 --> 00:34:40,600 monumental bluff, he succeeded in capturing the opposing 717 00:34:40,643 --> 00:34:44,734 enemy commander and his entire headquarters. 718 00:34:44,778 --> 00:34:48,129 Finally, a landmine accomplished what nothing else 719 00:34:48,173 --> 00:34:50,349 could, put General Hollister out of 720 00:34:50,392 --> 00:34:53,003 action with severe wounds-- 721 00:34:53,047 --> 00:34:56,398 wounds that necessitated his untimely retirement from 722 00:34:56,442 --> 00:35:01,099 active duty as one of the youngest major general in this 723 00:35:01,142 --> 00:35:02,578 nation's military history. 724 00:35:06,626 --> 00:35:09,107 On the foreign scene, the Secretary of State, again, 725 00:35:09,150 --> 00:35:12,240 reiterated the United States' determination to keep current 726 00:35:12,284 --> 00:35:14,460 troop levels in Europe stable. 727 00:35:14,503 --> 00:35:18,116 In reply to sharp Senate-- 728 00:35:18,159 --> 00:35:19,943 -You still think a man like that could shoot someone for 729 00:35:19,987 --> 00:35:21,162 no reason at all? 730 00:35:21,206 --> 00:35:23,991 He's practically on Mount Rushmore. 731 00:35:24,034 --> 00:35:26,298 You didn't even recognize him when he came here. 732 00:35:26,341 --> 00:35:28,213 -Well, I was in a state of shock. 733 00:35:28,256 --> 00:35:30,911 I mean, I didn't expect him to show up on our doorstep. 734 00:35:30,954 --> 00:35:34,306 -Why don't you just admit that you're not sure? 735 00:35:34,349 --> 00:35:35,959 -Because I am sure. 736 00:35:36,003 --> 00:35:37,004 -Yeah, well, you were sure when you were 737 00:35:37,047 --> 00:35:37,874 married to Tom, too. 738 00:35:37,918 --> 00:35:39,354 Do you remember that? 739 00:35:39,398 --> 00:35:40,616 You had him running out with every woman in town. 740 00:35:40,660 --> 00:35:43,010 No wonder he asked you for a divorce. 741 00:35:43,053 --> 00:35:45,360 -Those were not mirages, Mother. 742 00:35:45,404 --> 00:35:47,014 Those were flesh-and-blood ladies he 743 00:35:47,057 --> 00:35:47,884 was carrying on with. 744 00:35:47,928 --> 00:35:50,191 He even admitted it. 745 00:35:50,235 --> 00:35:53,238 -Your pot's overcooking. 746 00:35:53,281 --> 00:35:56,632 -That is not a pot! 747 00:35:56,676 --> 00:35:58,721 It's a crock! 748 00:35:58,765 --> 00:36:01,028 Oh, ah. 749 00:36:01,071 --> 00:36:02,464 Tsk. 750 00:36:02,508 --> 00:36:04,553 -General Hollister, colorful character. 751 00:36:04,597 --> 00:36:07,948 Reminds me of General Patton, Old Blood and Guts. 752 00:36:07,991 --> 00:36:10,342 Hey, how about a game of pool before we call it a night, 753 00:36:10,385 --> 00:36:11,212 Lieutenant? 754 00:36:11,256 --> 00:36:11,865 -No, thanks, Bert. 755 00:36:11,908 --> 00:36:12,692 Not tonight. 756 00:36:12,735 --> 00:36:13,867 I got to get up early. 757 00:36:13,910 --> 00:36:14,955 -Got something special going on? 758 00:36:14,998 --> 00:36:16,652 -Uh, yeah. 759 00:36:16,696 --> 00:36:18,350 I think I'm going to do a little fishing. 760 00:36:18,393 --> 00:36:20,178 -Hey! 761 00:36:20,221 --> 00:36:21,483 All right. 762 00:36:21,527 --> 00:36:22,789 If you catch something good, bring it in. 763 00:36:22,832 --> 00:36:25,052 I'll give you a bowl of chili, free. 764 00:36:25,095 --> 00:36:26,271 Hey! 765 00:36:33,278 --> 00:36:36,150 -Come on, General, just-- just one more drink, ha? 766 00:36:36,194 --> 00:36:37,412 -One more-- 767 00:36:37,456 --> 00:36:39,980 -Look, it's 4 o'clock in the morning. 768 00:36:40,023 --> 00:36:41,634 Go on home to your wives, gentlemen. 769 00:36:41,677 --> 00:36:43,723 -Let's go out for one more drink. 770 00:36:43,766 --> 00:36:48,597 -Look, I always make it a rule to be in bed before reveille. 771 00:36:48,641 --> 00:36:49,468 Go home. 772 00:36:49,511 --> 00:36:50,556 Good night, gentlemen. 773 00:38:11,724 --> 00:38:16,642 [boat engine starting] 774 00:39:44,686 --> 00:39:45,731 -Ahoy, Lieutenant! 775 00:39:45,774 --> 00:39:48,386 You're an early bird. 776 00:39:48,429 --> 00:39:49,735 -Oh, yes, sir. 777 00:39:49,778 --> 00:39:50,953 -Be right with you. 778 00:39:50,997 --> 00:39:52,607 -Yeah. 779 00:39:52,651 --> 00:39:56,481 I'm just, uh, combining a little business with pleasure. 780 00:39:56,524 --> 00:39:58,265 -At this hour? 781 00:39:58,308 --> 00:40:00,223 -Well, George, my brother-in-law, George-- 782 00:40:00,267 --> 00:40:01,050 -Yeah? 783 00:40:01,094 --> 00:40:02,617 -Oh, you don't know him. 784 00:40:02,661 --> 00:40:04,706 But at any rate, he's a fantastic fisherman, this man. 785 00:40:04,750 --> 00:40:08,014 And he told me the-- the best time to catch anything is 786 00:40:08,057 --> 00:40:09,624 right about now. 787 00:40:09,668 --> 00:40:11,409 He says, get there before everybody, and you kind of 788 00:40:11,452 --> 00:40:12,584 catch a fish off guard. 789 00:40:12,627 --> 00:40:13,628 -Hm-mm. 790 00:40:13,672 --> 00:40:15,064 Doesn't look like it worked. 791 00:40:15,108 --> 00:40:16,022 -Not yet. 792 00:40:16,065 --> 00:40:17,980 But I want to keep trying. 793 00:40:18,024 --> 00:40:19,504 -Hm-mm. 794 00:40:19,547 --> 00:40:20,809 I don't think you'll catch anything big around here, 795 00:40:20,853 --> 00:40:22,158 Lieutenant. 796 00:40:22,202 --> 00:40:25,031 You're too close in. 797 00:40:25,074 --> 00:40:26,293 -Oh? 798 00:40:26,336 --> 00:40:29,427 Yeah, you know, you're probably right. 799 00:40:29,470 --> 00:40:33,039 General, there's something I don't understand. 800 00:40:33,082 --> 00:40:35,476 All the other fishing boats, they were going out. 801 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:36,869 And your boat is just coming in. 802 00:40:36,912 --> 00:40:37,609 -Hm-mm. 803 00:40:37,652 --> 00:40:39,611 -Why is that? 804 00:40:39,654 --> 00:40:41,395 -I won a lot of battles, Lieutenant. 805 00:40:41,439 --> 00:40:44,877 And I've caught a lot of fish by doing the unconventional 806 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:46,400 thing. 807 00:40:46,444 --> 00:40:48,620 -Do you know that I have always envied somebody with 808 00:40:48,663 --> 00:40:49,229 talent? 809 00:40:49,272 --> 00:40:50,404 -Hm-mm. 810 00:40:50,448 --> 00:40:51,666 -I don't think you can learn that. 811 00:40:51,710 --> 00:40:54,277 You know, I think you're born with that? 812 00:40:54,321 --> 00:40:57,237 You know, inventors and military strategists. 813 00:40:57,280 --> 00:41:00,893 Now, I wish I had that because that would be a terrific thing 814 00:41:00,936 --> 00:41:01,807 in my work. 815 00:41:01,850 --> 00:41:02,372 Do you know what I mean? 816 00:41:02,416 --> 00:41:03,243 -Hm-mm. 817 00:41:03,286 --> 00:41:04,766 Yes, I'm sure it would. 818 00:41:04,810 --> 00:41:06,115 Yeah. 819 00:41:06,159 --> 00:41:07,682 -Oh, General, uh, talking about work. 820 00:41:07,726 --> 00:41:09,771 Uh, there's a couple of loose ends I'd like to tie up. 821 00:41:09,815 --> 00:41:11,120 Nothing important, you understand? 822 00:41:11,164 --> 00:41:14,036 But, uh, I would like to get them tied up. 823 00:41:14,080 --> 00:41:15,560 -Fire away. 824 00:41:15,603 --> 00:41:17,692 -Well, you know, I was, eh, watching the news on 825 00:41:17,736 --> 00:41:21,261 television last night-- those film clips of you in action? 826 00:41:21,304 --> 00:41:22,131 -Yes. 827 00:41:22,175 --> 00:41:23,306 -Great stuff, really. 828 00:41:23,350 --> 00:41:24,307 -Thank you. 829 00:41:24,351 --> 00:41:26,222 -Yeah, it was just thrilling. 830 00:41:26,266 --> 00:41:29,225 Um, but you know, General, I happen to notice that you were 831 00:41:29,269 --> 00:41:31,140 carrying a pearl-handled pistol. 832 00:41:31,184 --> 00:41:31,924 And, uh-- 833 00:41:31,967 --> 00:41:33,491 -Splendid weapon. 834 00:41:33,534 --> 00:41:34,753 Single-action Colt .45. 835 00:41:34,796 --> 00:41:35,841 -Yeah, I-- 836 00:41:35,884 --> 00:41:37,364 I remember that. 837 00:41:37,407 --> 00:41:39,148 That was kind of like your trademark, wasn't it? 838 00:41:39,192 --> 00:41:42,369 Well, the thing is this, that, uh, yesterday when I asked you 839 00:41:42,412 --> 00:41:45,459 whether you owned any guns, you showed me your souvenirs 840 00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:47,809 and you showed me your target pistol, which is all 841 00:41:47,853 --> 00:41:49,289 very well and good. 842 00:41:49,332 --> 00:41:51,770 But I was wondering, whatever happened to that 843 00:41:51,813 --> 00:41:53,902 pearl-handled revolver? 844 00:41:53,946 --> 00:41:56,644 Because when I looked into the crate, you know, I didn't see 845 00:41:56,688 --> 00:41:57,906 it in there. 846 00:41:57,950 --> 00:42:02,215 -I lost it, Lieutenant, a long time ago. 847 00:42:02,258 --> 00:42:05,218 When I was in the hospital in Korea, somebody "liberated" 848 00:42:05,261 --> 00:42:05,958 it, you know? 849 00:42:06,001 --> 00:42:08,047 Wanted a souvenir. 850 00:42:08,090 --> 00:42:11,616 Actually, I was, uh, I was pretty pleased it was taken. 851 00:42:11,659 --> 00:42:14,575 It was getting to be just too much of a publicity gimmick. 852 00:42:14,619 --> 00:42:16,272 -I see. 853 00:42:16,316 --> 00:42:19,014 So the, uh, Hollister Exhibit is going to have to do without 854 00:42:19,058 --> 00:42:20,712 the famous Hollister gun? 855 00:42:20,755 --> 00:42:22,757 -Uh, not exactly. 856 00:42:22,801 --> 00:42:26,848 Uh, MMI wanted one for the memorial, so they had a 857 00:42:26,892 --> 00:42:28,981 duplicate made. 858 00:42:29,024 --> 00:42:29,938 -I see. 859 00:42:29,982 --> 00:42:31,070 Uh-huh. 860 00:42:31,113 --> 00:42:33,420 -Now, uh, I've got to change. 861 00:42:33,463 --> 00:42:35,465 So if there's anything else I can do for you? 862 00:42:35,509 --> 00:42:36,858 -No, that will be all, sir. 863 00:42:36,902 --> 00:42:38,556 -Fine, fine. 864 00:42:38,599 --> 00:42:44,997 Just a piece of advice, find a different spot or use a 865 00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:47,521 different bait. 866 00:42:47,565 --> 00:42:49,741 Otherwise, you're not going to catch anything, Lieutenant. 867 00:43:08,020 --> 00:43:12,938 [bleating] 868 00:43:47,537 --> 00:43:49,844 -Mrs. Stewart! 869 00:43:49,888 --> 00:43:51,106 Mrs. Stewart? 870 00:43:58,113 --> 00:43:59,941 Good afternoon. 871 00:43:59,985 --> 00:44:02,552 Did you watch television last night? 872 00:44:02,596 --> 00:44:04,424 -Yes, I did. 873 00:44:04,467 --> 00:44:07,253 Uh, how-- how did you find me? 874 00:44:07,296 --> 00:44:09,821 -I went by your apartment. 875 00:44:09,864 --> 00:44:12,084 Had a nice talk with your mother. 876 00:44:12,127 --> 00:44:13,302 Quite a lady. 877 00:44:13,346 --> 00:44:14,173 -Isn't she? 878 00:44:14,216 --> 00:44:15,870 -Hm-mm. 879 00:44:15,914 --> 00:44:18,917 Yes, I understand that you are through here in about an hour. 880 00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:22,311 Do you suppose that you and I could go somewhere-- 881 00:44:22,355 --> 00:44:25,401 or a public place, if you're worried-- 882 00:44:25,445 --> 00:44:28,709 some place where we could have a drink? 883 00:44:28,753 --> 00:44:30,406 -Why? 884 00:44:30,450 --> 00:44:33,932 -Well, you're breaking the law. 885 00:44:33,975 --> 00:44:34,933 -I, wha-- 886 00:44:34,976 --> 00:44:36,674 I don't think I understand. 887 00:44:36,717 --> 00:44:40,112 -You're accusing, convicting, and sentencing me without a 888 00:44:40,155 --> 00:44:42,941 fair trial. 889 00:44:42,984 --> 00:44:45,683 Now, would you say that that's un-American? 890 00:44:58,913 --> 00:45:03,396 Here's to your convictions and my acquittal. 891 00:45:03,439 --> 00:45:08,009 -Oh, I don't judge you, General. 892 00:45:08,053 --> 00:45:10,185 I just report what I saw. 893 00:45:10,229 --> 00:45:15,625 -Uh, I'd like to suggest the possibility 894 00:45:15,669 --> 00:45:17,018 that you were deceived. 895 00:45:17,062 --> 00:45:18,933 -Deceived by whom? 896 00:45:18,977 --> 00:45:20,892 -By yourself. 897 00:45:20,935 --> 00:45:25,592 And we all know the tricks that the sun and the sea, even 898 00:45:25,635 --> 00:45:27,899 your own eyes, can play on you, you know? 899 00:45:27,942 --> 00:45:30,815 Particularly after a long day on the water. 900 00:45:30,858 --> 00:45:34,470 Now, would you admit that that's possible? 901 00:45:34,514 --> 00:45:38,474 Just possible? 902 00:45:38,518 --> 00:45:43,566 -Uh, well, I suppose so. 903 00:45:43,610 --> 00:45:46,395 -The defense rests for today. 904 00:45:46,439 --> 00:45:49,355 Now, and I think we have to prosecute these martinis 905 00:45:49,398 --> 00:45:51,749 before their statutes of limitations expire. 906 00:45:58,625 --> 00:46:01,454 Eh, your mother told me that, uh, you were divorced. 907 00:46:04,109 --> 00:46:05,850 -Yes. 908 00:46:05,893 --> 00:46:10,202 -Well, I, uh, saw how very, um, good you 909 00:46:10,245 --> 00:46:12,900 were with those children. 910 00:46:12,944 --> 00:46:14,902 Do you have any of your own? 911 00:46:14,946 --> 00:46:16,730 -No. 912 00:46:16,774 --> 00:46:18,514 Unfortunately, I-- 913 00:46:18,558 --> 00:46:22,736 I always wanted them, but, uh, Tom, that is my ex, he didn't 914 00:46:22,780 --> 00:46:23,432 want children. 915 00:46:23,476 --> 00:46:24,825 Tsk. 916 00:46:24,869 --> 00:46:26,566 We used to fight about that a lot. 917 00:46:26,609 --> 00:46:28,307 [chuckles] 918 00:46:28,350 --> 00:46:34,443 -Well, uh, maybe you only lost one battle, Mrs. Stewart, not 919 00:46:34,487 --> 00:46:35,662 a whole war. 920 00:46:38,578 --> 00:46:39,535 -Well, what about you? 921 00:46:39,579 --> 00:46:40,972 Are you married? 922 00:46:41,015 --> 00:46:44,714 -No, I never could find the time. 923 00:46:44,758 --> 00:46:48,893 First, there was my military career, and then my 924 00:46:48,936 --> 00:46:50,329 construction company. 925 00:46:50,372 --> 00:46:53,549 I was marred to the business, as they say. 926 00:46:53,593 --> 00:46:58,337 -Well, uh, I can understand that. 927 00:46:58,380 --> 00:47:00,730 Do you ever regret it? 928 00:47:00,774 --> 00:47:03,559 -Not really. 929 00:47:03,603 --> 00:47:08,956 Well, there are exceptions, like last night when the door 930 00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:10,828 opened and I saw you. 931 00:47:10,871 --> 00:47:13,787 -Oh, [chuckles] 932 00:47:13,831 --> 00:47:16,616 Come on, General. 933 00:47:16,659 --> 00:47:19,227 You don't think I'm so insensitive as to not see 934 00:47:19,271 --> 00:47:21,882 through that remark, do you? 935 00:47:21,926 --> 00:47:24,667 -Now, what do you mean by that? 936 00:47:24,711 --> 00:47:28,541 -Well, yesterday, I called the police. 937 00:47:28,584 --> 00:47:30,499 And I-- 938 00:47:30,543 --> 00:47:33,894 I reported that I saw you shoot a man. 939 00:47:33,938 --> 00:47:36,810 And today, you're telling me that when you saw me, music 940 00:47:36,854 --> 00:47:39,160 filled your ears, and thunder and lightning 941 00:47:39,204 --> 00:47:40,161 fell out of the sky. 942 00:47:40,205 --> 00:47:40,988 Oh, boy. 943 00:47:41,032 --> 00:47:41,684 [chuckles] 944 00:47:41,728 --> 00:47:42,642 -[chuckles] 945 00:47:42,685 --> 00:47:44,035 You're right, you're right. 946 00:47:44,078 --> 00:47:46,864 If, uh, I guess, if we both see such a scene 947 00:47:46,907 --> 00:47:47,734 in the movie, we'd-- 948 00:47:47,777 --> 00:47:48,648 we'd break up. 949 00:47:48,691 --> 00:47:51,825 -[chuckles] 950 00:47:51,869 --> 00:47:53,087 -I meant it, though. 951 00:47:56,134 --> 00:47:59,702 And to prove that, I want to take you to dinner. 952 00:47:59,746 --> 00:48:01,139 Agreed? 953 00:48:01,182 --> 00:48:03,054 -Uh. 954 00:48:03,097 --> 00:48:04,316 -I'll take that for a yes. 955 00:48:08,929 --> 00:48:10,365 [glasses clink] 956 00:48:12,977 --> 00:48:15,457 -And if Helen had just closed her eyes to some of Tom's 957 00:48:15,501 --> 00:48:18,591 flirtations, they might still be married. 958 00:48:18,634 --> 00:48:21,550 -Oh, whatever happened to your husband, Mrs. Walters? 959 00:48:21,594 --> 00:48:23,248 -Who knows? 960 00:48:23,291 --> 00:48:25,206 Sent him off for Chinese food 30 years ago, and I haven't 961 00:48:25,250 --> 00:48:26,860 heard from since. 962 00:48:26,904 --> 00:48:30,211 You know that I have raised that girl since she was three 963 00:48:30,255 --> 00:48:32,605 years old, single-handed? 964 00:48:32,648 --> 00:48:33,911 -Mother? 965 00:48:36,043 --> 00:48:36,914 -Mrs. Stewart. 966 00:48:36,957 --> 00:48:38,219 -Hello, Lieutenant. 967 00:48:38,263 --> 00:48:40,656 -Well, I hope you don't expect to eat now. 968 00:48:40,700 --> 00:48:44,965 -No, I already had dinner at a lovely restaurant 969 00:48:45,009 --> 00:48:45,835 overlooking the city. 970 00:48:45,879 --> 00:48:47,054 It was just beautiful. 971 00:48:47,098 --> 00:48:49,013 -Well, you might have called. 972 00:48:49,056 --> 00:48:50,275 Did you dine alone? 973 00:48:53,321 --> 00:48:56,977 -Ah, no, uh, not this time. 974 00:48:57,021 --> 00:48:59,066 Well, as a matter of fact, I had dinner 975 00:48:59,110 --> 00:49:00,372 with General Hollister. 976 00:49:00,415 --> 00:49:01,634 -General Hollister? 977 00:49:03,418 --> 00:49:04,811 Well, what do you know about that? 978 00:49:04,854 --> 00:49:07,466 Are you going to see him again? 979 00:49:07,509 --> 00:49:10,730 -Well, he-- he asked me to come out on his yacht. 980 00:49:10,773 --> 00:49:11,774 [chuckles] 981 00:49:11,818 --> 00:49:14,995 -Well, that calls for a drink. 982 00:49:15,039 --> 00:49:16,823 You play your cards right-- bourbon 983 00:49:16,866 --> 00:49:18,042 today, champagne tomorrow. 984 00:49:21,567 --> 00:49:24,222 -Makes you kind of wonder, doesn't it? 985 00:49:24,265 --> 00:49:26,659 About the general. 986 00:49:26,702 --> 00:49:28,617 -What do you mean? 987 00:49:28,661 --> 00:49:30,880 -Well, I didn't tell him your name, you know? 988 00:49:30,924 --> 00:49:32,186 And I didn't tell him where you lived. 989 00:49:32,230 --> 00:49:35,059 So, uh, he must have gone up to a lot of 990 00:49:35,102 --> 00:49:36,799 trouble to find you. 991 00:49:36,843 --> 00:49:39,237 -Oh, curiosity about his accuser. 992 00:49:39,280 --> 00:49:40,064 -Yeah. 993 00:49:40,107 --> 00:49:41,369 Could be that. 994 00:49:41,413 --> 00:49:42,936 Of course, it could be something else. 995 00:49:46,070 --> 00:49:47,985 -Oh, thanks a lot, Lieutenant. 996 00:49:48,028 --> 00:49:51,118 I mean, am I so uninteresting that he couldn't be interested 997 00:49:51,162 --> 00:49:52,685 in me for myself? 998 00:49:52,728 --> 00:49:53,251 -Oh, no. 999 00:49:53,294 --> 00:49:54,295 No, no. 1000 00:49:54,339 --> 00:49:55,993 No, I didn't mean that at all. 1001 00:49:56,036 --> 00:49:58,125 You're a very individual person. 1002 00:49:58,169 --> 00:50:01,172 Now, what I was talking about was the shooting. 1003 00:50:01,215 --> 00:50:03,957 You see, I had second thoughts about the shooting. 1004 00:50:04,001 --> 00:50:05,480 You see, our traffic people, they picked 1005 00:50:05,524 --> 00:50:06,916 up a couple of kids. 1006 00:50:06,960 --> 00:50:09,136 They were joyriding in a car they hot wired. 1007 00:50:09,180 --> 00:50:10,616 And it turned out that this car 1008 00:50:10,659 --> 00:50:12,487 belonged to a Roger Dutton. 1009 00:50:12,531 --> 00:50:15,055 And he's a Marine colonel, Mrs. Stewart. 1010 00:50:15,099 --> 00:50:18,232 And it could be that he was the man you saw 1011 00:50:18,276 --> 00:50:20,582 in general's house. 1012 00:50:20,626 --> 00:50:22,193 -Tsk. 1013 00:50:22,236 --> 00:50:24,934 You know, you did a lot of investigating for a man who-- 1014 00:50:24,978 --> 00:50:28,721 who asked me if I wore glasses or if I had been drinking. 1015 00:50:28,764 --> 00:50:30,331 -Well, that's just part of the job. 1016 00:50:30,375 --> 00:50:33,160 Anyway, I found out that this Colonel Dutton booked a 1017 00:50:33,204 --> 00:50:34,770 passage on an 8:00 PM 1018 00:50:34,814 --> 00:50:36,163 flight to Switzerland. 1019 00:50:36,207 --> 00:50:40,080 But then he never showed up to take the plane. 1020 00:50:40,124 --> 00:50:41,212 -Well, I-- 1021 00:50:41,255 --> 00:50:42,865 I still don't get the connection. 1022 00:50:42,909 --> 00:50:45,651 -No, well, you see, this-- this Colonel Dutton, he was in 1023 00:50:45,694 --> 00:50:47,783 the Marine Materiel Command. 1024 00:50:47,827 --> 00:50:50,743 Now, that's a-- he's a procurement officer. 1025 00:50:50,786 --> 00:50:56,009 But he had a lot of dealings with General Hollister. 1026 00:50:56,053 --> 00:50:58,446 And he suddenly took a leave. 1027 00:50:58,490 --> 00:50:59,665 And then he just disappeared. 1028 00:51:02,015 --> 00:51:07,760 Now, if you could identify the officer in this photograph as 1029 00:51:07,803 --> 00:51:13,026 the man that General Hollister shot, then I think a lot of 1030 00:51:13,070 --> 00:51:14,549 these pieces would fall into place. 1031 00:51:21,600 --> 00:51:22,253 -I-- 1032 00:51:22,296 --> 00:51:23,863 I can't be sure. 1033 00:51:23,906 --> 00:51:25,343 -Well, now, that photograph is three years old. 1034 00:51:25,386 --> 00:51:27,171 -Well, I mean, it all happened so quick, I 1035 00:51:27,214 --> 00:51:29,260 just can't be sure. 1036 00:51:29,303 --> 00:51:30,652 -I see. 1037 00:51:30,696 --> 00:51:33,133 Uh-huh. 1038 00:51:33,177 --> 00:51:34,352 OK. 1039 00:51:34,395 --> 00:51:35,440 Well, we haven't found the body yet. 1040 00:51:35,483 --> 00:51:38,225 So why don't you just keep that? 1041 00:51:38,269 --> 00:51:39,574 -Uh-- 1042 00:51:39,618 --> 00:51:41,228 -And maybe it will come back to you, yes? 1043 00:51:41,272 --> 00:51:42,273 All right. 1044 00:51:42,316 --> 00:51:43,274 Now, good night, Mrs. Walters. 1045 00:51:43,317 --> 00:51:44,275 Good night, Mrs. Stewart. 1046 00:51:48,017 --> 00:51:50,716 You know what strikes me? 1047 00:51:50,759 --> 00:51:53,936 You are the one that downgrades yourself. 1048 00:51:53,980 --> 00:51:56,678 One dinner with General Hollister, and you begin to 1049 00:51:56,722 --> 00:51:57,940 doubt your senses. 1050 00:52:24,489 --> 00:52:26,534 -Helen, you awake? 1051 00:52:26,578 --> 00:52:32,497 -Ah, I never knew how hard fishing could be. 1052 00:52:32,540 --> 00:52:33,715 -Never tell that to a fisherman. 1053 00:52:33,759 --> 00:52:35,717 -[chuckles] 1054 00:52:35,761 --> 00:52:37,328 -Look! 1055 00:52:37,371 --> 00:52:40,548 What do you see? 1056 00:52:40,592 --> 00:52:41,897 -The house. 1057 00:52:41,941 --> 00:52:44,683 -And in the window? 1058 00:52:44,726 --> 00:52:46,337 -[chuckles] 1059 00:52:46,380 --> 00:52:48,034 I can't see anything because of the reflection of the sun 1060 00:52:48,077 --> 00:52:49,688 in the water. 1061 00:52:49,731 --> 00:52:52,821 -You know, you said that you saw a shooting there about 1062 00:52:52,865 --> 00:52:54,214 this same time of day. 1063 00:53:15,104 --> 00:53:16,541 [glasses clink] 1064 00:53:19,544 --> 00:53:19,979 -Ooh. 1065 00:53:20,022 --> 00:53:22,503 Hmm. 1066 00:53:22,547 --> 00:53:24,026 -Dance? 1067 00:53:24,070 --> 00:53:24,984 -Uh, me? 1068 00:53:25,027 --> 00:53:25,593 No. 1069 00:53:25,637 --> 00:53:26,986 [chuckles] 1070 00:53:27,029 --> 00:53:28,466 -What? 1071 00:53:28,509 --> 00:53:31,773 -No, uh, I'm kind of a klutz. 1072 00:53:31,817 --> 00:53:35,168 Well, you know, my ex-husband, Tom, you know, he was-- 1073 00:53:35,212 --> 00:53:36,952 he was like a ballroom dancer. 1074 00:53:36,996 --> 00:53:38,302 I mean, he was so smooth. 1075 00:53:38,345 --> 00:53:39,694 It was like-- 1076 00:53:39,738 --> 00:53:41,348 it was like he was ice-skating, you know? 1077 00:53:41,392 --> 00:53:43,655 And then, I mean, I-- 1078 00:53:43,698 --> 00:53:44,960 [sighs] 1079 00:53:45,004 --> 00:53:47,267 well, people used to smirk and make jokes. 1080 00:53:47,311 --> 00:53:49,008 [chuckles] 1081 00:53:49,051 --> 00:53:51,271 Those were my plumper days. 1082 00:53:51,315 --> 00:53:54,448 My mother said, [laughs] 1083 00:53:54,492 --> 00:53:55,406 I looked like a radish. 1084 00:53:55,449 --> 00:53:57,669 [laughs] 1085 00:53:57,712 --> 00:53:59,105 -Come here. 1086 00:53:59,148 --> 00:54:00,933 -No. 1087 00:54:00,976 --> 00:54:02,326 -Come here. 1088 00:54:02,369 --> 00:54:03,849 That's an order. 1089 00:54:03,892 --> 00:54:09,463 [soft music playing] 1090 00:54:09,463 --> 00:54:13,902 [soft music playing] 1091 00:54:54,073 --> 00:54:58,643 [seagulls squawking] 1092 00:55:02,386 --> 00:55:08,479 -[screaming] 1093 00:55:08,522 --> 00:55:12,396 [boat horn blaring] 1094 00:55:34,243 --> 00:55:36,376 TV ANNOUNCER: This late development has just come into 1095 00:55:36,420 --> 00:55:37,899 our newsroom. 1096 00:55:37,943 --> 00:55:40,032 Early this morning, the body of a man surfaced in the 1097 00:55:40,075 --> 00:55:42,382 ocean, 1/2 mile off Marago Cove. 1098 00:55:42,426 --> 00:55:45,167 The body has been identified as that of Colonel Roger 1099 00:55:45,211 --> 00:55:48,867 Dutton of the United States Marine Materiel Command. 1100 00:55:48,910 --> 00:55:51,696 The police report that Colonel Dutton's whereabouts has been 1101 00:55:51,739 --> 00:55:53,828 in question for the past two weeks. 1102 00:55:53,872 --> 00:55:57,441 We return you now to "The Timothy Jones Show." 1103 00:55:57,484 --> 00:56:02,402 [boat horn blaring] 1104 00:56:02,446 --> 00:56:03,577 -Ahoy! 1105 00:56:06,798 --> 00:56:09,409 -Ahoy there, Lieutenant! 1106 00:56:09,453 --> 00:56:10,410 What's this? 1107 00:56:10,454 --> 00:56:11,933 Another fishing expedition? 1108 00:56:11,977 --> 00:56:13,152 -Well, not exactly. 1109 00:56:13,195 --> 00:56:16,024 Uh, just wanted to talk to you, General. 1110 00:56:16,068 --> 00:56:20,289 -Oh, uh, I'm afraid I can't right now, no time. 1111 00:56:20,333 --> 00:56:23,249 Uh, unless you want to go along? 1112 00:56:23,292 --> 00:56:25,425 -A short scenic cruise? 1113 00:56:25,469 --> 00:56:27,906 -I, uh, am taking an overnight haul. 1114 00:56:27,949 --> 00:56:29,777 I want to test the engines. 1115 00:56:29,821 --> 00:56:30,996 -OK. 1116 00:56:34,129 --> 00:56:36,305 -Uh, cast this line off down here, and 1117 00:56:36,349 --> 00:56:38,003 then hop aboard, huh? 1118 00:57:02,331 --> 00:57:07,772 [boat motor starts] 1119 00:58:05,090 --> 00:58:06,526 -Gorgeous craft! 1120 00:58:06,570 --> 00:58:09,529 Must have cost a mint, huh? 1121 00:58:09,573 --> 00:58:14,012 -As they say, Lieutenant, if you have to ask, you can't 1122 00:58:14,055 --> 00:58:15,013 afford it. 1123 00:58:15,056 --> 00:58:16,405 -Right. 1124 00:58:16,449 --> 00:58:17,885 You know, the biggest thing I've ever been 1125 00:58:17,929 --> 00:58:19,974 on before is a rowboat. 1126 00:58:20,018 --> 00:58:24,196 -Lieutenant, you didn't come all the way out here just to 1127 00:58:24,239 --> 00:58:26,633 talk about life on the high seas. 1128 00:58:26,677 --> 00:58:27,678 -Ha? 1129 00:58:27,721 --> 00:58:29,680 Oh, no. 1130 00:58:29,723 --> 00:58:31,420 No, I-- 1131 00:58:31,464 --> 00:58:33,858 I was wondering, General, have you heard about that body that 1132 00:58:33,901 --> 00:58:35,686 they found off Marago Cove? 1133 00:58:35,729 --> 00:58:37,209 -Oh, Colonel Dutton, yeah. 1134 00:58:37,252 --> 00:58:40,212 I just heard about it, just came on the radio. 1135 00:58:40,255 --> 00:58:43,171 -That is shocking. 1136 00:58:43,215 --> 00:58:45,173 -Any idea what happened? 1137 00:58:45,217 --> 00:58:46,174 -Yes, sir. 1138 00:58:46,218 --> 00:58:48,176 Somebody shot him, sir. 1139 00:58:48,220 --> 00:58:50,657 I guess they weighted him down, and then they just 1140 00:58:50,701 --> 00:58:52,137 dumped him. 1141 00:58:52,180 --> 00:58:53,181 -Is that a fact? 1142 00:58:53,225 --> 00:58:55,140 -Yeah. 1143 00:58:55,183 --> 00:58:58,186 Now, I guess the sharks must have cut through whatever was 1144 00:58:58,230 --> 00:59:00,188 holding him down. 1145 00:59:00,232 --> 00:59:02,103 -Well, this is all very interesting, Lieutenant. 1146 00:59:02,147 --> 00:59:05,585 But why are you telling me this? 1147 00:59:05,629 --> 00:59:10,590 -Well, sir, uh, to protect you. 1148 00:59:10,634 --> 00:59:11,591 -Protect me? 1149 00:59:11,635 --> 00:59:14,072 -Yes, sir. 1150 00:59:14,115 --> 00:59:18,555 You see, um, I know that this is ridiculous, but the fellas 1151 00:59:18,598 --> 00:59:20,861 down there at the department, they are saying they've got 1152 00:59:20,905 --> 00:59:23,081 some kind of a pretty good case against you. 1153 00:59:23,124 --> 00:59:24,082 -Oh? 1154 00:59:24,125 --> 00:59:25,257 -Yeah. 1155 00:59:25,300 --> 00:59:26,606 Of course, they're way out of line. 1156 00:59:26,650 --> 00:59:27,259 I know that. 1157 00:59:27,302 --> 00:59:27,825 -Of course. 1158 00:59:27,868 --> 00:59:29,130 Of course. 1159 00:59:29,174 --> 00:59:30,958 -But, you know, they have these ideas. 1160 00:59:31,002 --> 00:59:33,439 And, uh, it could be embarrassing. 1161 00:59:33,482 --> 00:59:36,398 I tell you, I, uh, I kind of hate to get into it. 1162 00:59:36,442 --> 00:59:38,836 I mean, you know, a man of your stature-- 1163 00:59:38,879 --> 00:59:41,316 -By all means, get into it, Lieutenant. 1164 00:59:41,360 --> 00:59:42,143 -Yes, sir. 1165 00:59:42,187 --> 00:59:49,020 [boat motor roaring] 1166 00:59:49,063 --> 00:59:51,022 COLUMBO [OFFSCREEN]: Well, take motive. 1167 00:59:51,065 --> 00:59:54,025 Your construction company got a lot of contracts through 1168 00:59:54,068 --> 00:59:55,200 Colonel Dutton. 1169 00:59:55,243 --> 00:59:57,463 -So did hundreds of other companies. 1170 00:59:57,506 --> 01:00:00,205 -Yeah, but it seems as though he was being investigated by 1171 01:00:00,248 --> 01:00:01,902 the Inspector General. 1172 01:00:01,946 --> 01:00:05,384 And if he were killed, there would be no way of proving a 1173 01:00:05,427 --> 01:00:08,343 conspiracy to defraud the government. 1174 01:00:08,387 --> 01:00:11,564 -Well, if there's no one around, perhaps that means it 1175 01:00:11,608 --> 01:00:12,913 doesn't exist. 1176 01:00:12,957 --> 01:00:14,393 -Right. 1177 01:00:14,436 --> 01:00:16,874 Right, that's a good point. 1178 01:00:16,917 --> 01:00:19,877 Uh, there's one other thing. 1179 01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:24,664 Uh, the morning after he disappeared, you went out in 1180 01:00:24,708 --> 01:00:26,361 your yacht. 1181 01:00:26,405 --> 01:00:28,537 -Sheer coincidence. 1182 01:00:28,581 --> 01:00:30,061 -Yeah, it probably is. 1183 01:00:30,104 --> 01:00:33,412 But we do know that the body was disposed of at sea. 1184 01:00:33,455 --> 01:00:35,849 Now, I've been studying the tides, General. 1185 01:00:35,893 --> 01:00:38,809 Now, the coast-- the Geodetic Survey's got a book on them. 1186 01:00:38,852 --> 01:00:42,769 And it shows that a body dumped off the marina in the 1187 01:00:42,813 --> 01:00:46,686 ocean, might carry down to Marago Cove. 1188 01:00:46,730 --> 01:00:48,166 -"Might," Lieutenant. 1189 01:00:48,209 --> 01:00:52,910 "Might." Sheer speculation. 1190 01:00:52,953 --> 01:00:59,351 Lieutenant, you should tell your colleagues that they have 1191 01:00:59,394 --> 01:01:02,223 yet to show any link between Colonel Dutton and myself-- 1192 01:01:02,267 --> 01:01:04,661 something that would prove that we 1193 01:01:04,704 --> 01:01:07,185 actually met on that day. 1194 01:01:07,228 --> 01:01:08,055 -Yes, sir. 1195 01:01:08,099 --> 01:01:10,492 Uh, you're right there. 1196 01:01:10,536 --> 01:01:13,713 But, uh, now that you mentioned it, uh, it occurs to 1197 01:01:13,757 --> 01:01:16,107 me that the night that the colonel disappeared, I did see 1198 01:01:16,150 --> 01:01:20,198 a car, like his, across the street from your house. 1199 01:01:20,241 --> 01:01:23,027 -I don't know what kind of a car the colonel drove. 1200 01:01:23,070 --> 01:01:26,987 But there must be thousands of them in Southern California. 1201 01:01:27,031 --> 01:01:31,688 You didn't, uh, by any chance, check the 1202 01:01:31,731 --> 01:01:33,733 registration at the time? 1203 01:01:33,777 --> 01:01:36,736 -Uh, no, sir. 1204 01:01:36,780 --> 01:01:38,172 No, sir, I didn't. 1205 01:01:38,216 --> 01:01:41,175 Uh, there's no reason to. 1206 01:01:41,219 --> 01:01:43,656 -Oh, now, that was unfortunate, wasn't it? 1207 01:02:04,851 --> 01:02:09,421 -Uh, General, if you don't mind, I'd like to go back now. 1208 01:02:09,464 --> 01:02:11,205 -Yes, as you wish. 1209 01:02:11,249 --> 01:02:12,990 Uh, I guess we're about through with 1210 01:02:13,033 --> 01:02:15,166 this test run, ha? 1211 01:02:15,209 --> 01:02:25,654 [boat engine revs] 1212 01:02:25,698 --> 01:02:33,053 -You know, Lieutenant, I don't see how a man with the name of 1213 01:02:33,097 --> 01:02:37,057 Columbo, shouldn't he be more at home on a boat? 1214 01:02:42,584 --> 01:02:45,500 -Must have been another branch of the family, sir. 1215 01:02:45,544 --> 01:02:48,895 How soon before we land? 1216 01:02:48,939 --> 01:02:50,201 -Not long. 1217 01:03:11,570 --> 01:03:12,701 -[groans] 1218 01:03:15,095 --> 01:03:17,184 You know, General, there is a link between 1219 01:03:17,228 --> 01:03:18,620 you and Colonel Dutton. 1220 01:03:18,664 --> 01:03:20,231 -Really? 1221 01:03:20,274 --> 01:03:23,974 -Mrs. Stewart, an eyewitness to the murder of a military 1222 01:03:24,017 --> 01:03:25,236 man in your house. 1223 01:03:27,716 --> 01:03:28,892 -Help the lady aboard. 1224 01:03:44,951 --> 01:03:47,475 -Oh, oh, Lieutenant, would you, uh-- 1225 01:03:47,519 --> 01:03:48,868 -Let me take the bag. 1226 01:03:48,912 --> 01:03:50,478 -Well, no, maybe you better-- could you just? 1227 01:03:50,522 --> 01:03:51,001 Yeah. 1228 01:03:51,044 --> 01:03:51,523 No, no. 1229 01:03:51,566 --> 01:03:52,393 Yeah. 1230 01:03:52,437 --> 01:03:53,133 -Can I take the bag? 1231 01:03:53,177 --> 01:03:53,830 -Yeah, I think so. 1232 01:03:53,873 --> 01:03:54,700 All right? 1233 01:03:54,743 --> 01:03:55,179 OK? 1234 01:03:55,222 --> 01:03:55,962 Oh. 1235 01:03:56,006 --> 01:03:56,920 Thank you. 1236 01:03:56,963 --> 01:03:57,834 Thank you. 1237 01:03:57,877 --> 01:03:58,443 It's all right there. 1238 01:03:58,486 --> 01:04:00,662 All right. 1239 01:04:00,706 --> 01:04:01,446 Are you all right? 1240 01:04:01,489 --> 01:04:01,968 -Me? 1241 01:04:02,012 --> 01:04:02,839 Fine. 1242 01:04:02,882 --> 01:04:04,231 Just fine, yes. 1243 01:04:04,275 --> 01:04:05,493 Uh, there's something I wanted to talk to 1244 01:04:05,537 --> 01:04:07,147 you about, Mrs. Stewart. 1245 01:04:07,191 --> 01:04:11,804 Uh, we have just recovered a body, a Colonel Dutton, the 1246 01:04:11,848 --> 01:04:14,067 man that I spoke to you about? 1247 01:04:14,111 --> 01:04:15,982 Somebody dumped him in the ocean. 1248 01:04:16,026 --> 01:04:17,462 -He thinks I shot him. 1249 01:04:17,505 --> 01:04:19,246 -Well, what I think is unimportant. 1250 01:04:19,290 --> 01:04:22,336 What counts is what you saw. 1251 01:04:22,380 --> 01:04:26,471 -Uh, well, uh, I didn't see anything. 1252 01:04:26,514 --> 01:04:28,429 -Well, now, Mrs. Stewart, that's not what you said. 1253 01:04:28,473 --> 01:04:29,866 -Well, no, it was the-- the light. 1254 01:04:29,909 --> 01:04:32,042 Some crazy reflection. 1255 01:04:32,085 --> 01:04:33,260 -Yup. 1256 01:04:33,304 --> 01:04:34,218 -You told me that you distinctly-- 1257 01:04:34,261 --> 01:04:35,132 -I don't care what I said. 1258 01:04:35,175 --> 01:04:36,263 I was wrong. 1259 01:04:36,307 --> 01:04:37,917 Can't a person make a mistake? 1260 01:04:37,961 --> 01:04:39,266 -Look. 1261 01:04:39,310 --> 01:04:41,790 Maybe if I could talk about this later on? 1262 01:04:41,834 --> 01:04:43,227 -I'm going to say the same thing later 1263 01:04:43,270 --> 01:04:44,358 that I'm saying now. 1264 01:04:44,402 --> 01:04:46,273 So would you-- 1265 01:04:46,317 --> 01:04:48,188 would you just please leave me alone? 1266 01:04:52,105 --> 01:04:54,629 -If you ever want to go out again, I'll be happy to take 1267 01:04:54,673 --> 01:04:55,892 you, Columbo. 1268 01:05:07,642 --> 01:05:09,644 -[exhales sharply] 1269 01:05:20,133 --> 01:05:21,613 -Hey, Lieutenant! 1270 01:05:21,656 --> 01:05:22,919 How goes it? 1271 01:05:25,834 --> 01:05:28,402 So-so, ha? 1272 01:05:28,446 --> 01:05:32,537 How about a bowl of chili? 1273 01:05:32,580 --> 01:05:34,104 -All right, give me some chili. 1274 01:05:34,147 --> 01:05:36,845 -Ah, there you go. 1275 01:05:36,889 --> 01:05:39,631 Coming right up, Lieutenant. 1276 01:05:39,674 --> 01:05:42,939 Got the best in town, you know? 1277 01:05:42,982 --> 01:05:44,114 -You've got a match? 1278 01:05:44,157 --> 01:05:45,245 -Sure. 1279 01:05:45,289 --> 01:05:47,682 Let me get this chili to you. 1280 01:05:47,726 --> 01:05:48,422 There you go. 1281 01:05:48,466 --> 01:05:49,554 Your crackers. 1282 01:05:55,081 --> 01:05:56,039 There you go. 1283 01:05:56,082 --> 01:05:57,040 Help yourself. 1284 01:05:57,083 --> 01:05:58,171 How do you like that coffee? 1285 01:05:58,215 --> 01:05:58,911 -What's this? 1286 01:05:58,955 --> 01:05:59,825 -Is that black? 1287 01:05:59,868 --> 01:06:01,000 -What is this? 1288 01:06:01,044 --> 01:06:01,827 -That's my helmet from the war. 1289 01:06:01,870 --> 01:06:02,697 -What war? 1290 01:06:02,741 --> 01:06:03,568 -What war? 1291 01:06:03,611 --> 01:06:05,004 World War II. 1292 01:06:05,048 --> 01:06:06,397 My wife says, I can never throw anything out. 1293 01:06:06,440 --> 01:06:07,920 So the other day she put her foot down. 1294 01:06:07,964 --> 01:06:10,183 She says either junk goes or she goes. 1295 01:06:10,227 --> 01:06:13,708 -You decided to keep her? 1296 01:06:13,752 --> 01:06:16,146 -It was a tough decision. 1297 01:06:16,189 --> 01:06:18,322 Anyway, I brought all my war trophies over here. 1298 01:06:18,365 --> 01:06:20,367 Hey, wait a minute. 1299 01:06:20,411 --> 01:06:22,500 You're one guy that can appreciate this. 1300 01:06:22,543 --> 01:06:24,458 I get you another bowl of chili. 1301 01:06:24,502 --> 01:06:25,938 My chili is good no matter what. 1302 01:06:25,982 --> 01:06:26,678 Here. 1303 01:06:26,721 --> 01:06:27,505 Yeah, I got this. 1304 01:06:27,548 --> 01:06:29,028 Now, look at this. 1305 01:06:29,072 --> 01:06:30,334 Like I say, the little-- the Japanese stirring spoon. 1306 01:06:30,377 --> 01:06:32,510 I got it in Okinawa, the commissary. 1307 01:06:32,553 --> 01:06:33,946 Yeah. 1308 01:06:33,990 --> 01:06:36,427 Oh, uh, you know, I guess my wife is right. 1309 01:06:36,470 --> 01:06:39,560 I can't give anything away, especially when it means 1310 01:06:39,604 --> 01:06:42,520 something to you. 1311 01:06:42,563 --> 01:06:45,566 Yeah, that's a long time ago, Lieutenant. 1312 01:06:49,918 --> 01:06:51,050 -Bert, give me a dime. 1313 01:06:51,094 --> 01:06:53,444 BERT [OFFSCREEN]: OK, Lieutenant. 1314 01:06:53,487 --> 01:06:54,967 There you go. 1315 01:06:55,011 --> 01:06:57,665 Let me give you that bowl of chili I dropped on you. 1316 01:06:57,709 --> 01:06:58,884 Is that cream and sugar in that coffee? 1317 01:07:05,412 --> 01:07:06,631 Mrs. Stewart, Lieutenant Columbo. 1318 01:07:44,712 --> 01:07:46,497 Mrs. Stewart. 1319 01:07:46,540 --> 01:07:50,501 Listen, I appreciate very much your coming down here and 1320 01:07:50,544 --> 01:07:51,937 meeting me. 1321 01:07:51,980 --> 01:07:53,591 -Just remember our agreement, Lieutenant. 1322 01:07:53,634 --> 01:07:56,246 No questions and no trying to get me to change my mind. 1323 01:07:56,289 --> 01:07:57,856 -Not one question. 1324 01:07:57,899 --> 01:07:59,553 Not even a half a question. 1325 01:07:59,597 --> 01:08:00,685 I only wanted you to see the exhibit. 1326 01:08:04,080 --> 01:08:05,559 -Why? 1327 01:08:05,603 --> 01:08:09,955 -Look, in order to understand a man, you have to 1328 01:08:09,998 --> 01:08:11,261 understand his past. 1329 01:08:29,844 --> 01:08:31,019 Quite a collection, hm? 1330 01:08:37,417 --> 01:08:39,071 See that book? 1331 01:08:39,115 --> 01:08:43,206 That's a "Marine Military Manual." Do you know the story 1332 01:08:43,249 --> 01:08:44,468 behind that book? 1333 01:08:44,511 --> 01:08:46,165 -No, hm-mm. 1334 01:08:46,209 --> 01:08:48,211 Martin wanted to wait till the first rush of tourists had 1335 01:08:48,254 --> 01:08:49,734 passed so that he could explain everything to me 1336 01:08:49,777 --> 01:08:50,256 himself. 1337 01:08:50,300 --> 01:08:51,953 -Oh. 1338 01:08:51,997 --> 01:08:53,738 Gee, I guess, he wants you to know what kind 1339 01:08:53,781 --> 01:08:55,740 of man he is, too. 1340 01:08:55,783 --> 01:09:00,484 About this book, there's a bullet in that book. 1341 01:09:00,527 --> 01:09:02,921 The sniper tried to kill him. 1342 01:09:02,964 --> 01:09:04,705 And that book stopped the bullet. 1343 01:09:04,749 --> 01:09:07,273 And you know he never batted an eye? 1344 01:09:07,317 --> 01:09:08,927 I mean that-- 1345 01:09:08,970 --> 01:09:11,103 that tells you something about what kind of man he is. 1346 01:09:11,147 --> 01:09:12,322 -Yes. 1347 01:09:12,365 --> 01:09:14,802 That he's a man filled with courage. 1348 01:09:14,846 --> 01:09:16,369 -More than a great deal. 1349 01:09:16,413 --> 01:09:18,066 I think he has an unusual amount of courage, more than 1350 01:09:18,110 --> 01:09:20,330 you and I, more than average people. 1351 01:09:20,373 --> 01:09:22,723 I mean, if it was me, I would faint. 1352 01:09:22,767 --> 01:09:25,552 I mean, most people would take time to recover. 1353 01:09:25,596 --> 01:09:27,815 But he didn't. 1354 01:09:27,859 --> 01:09:30,166 You see, I think he's a-- 1355 01:09:30,209 --> 01:09:32,298 he's a very cool man under pressure. 1356 01:09:37,390 --> 01:09:39,175 Hey, that's nice, isn't it? 1357 01:09:39,218 --> 01:09:43,135 Ain't that beautifully cut, custom-tailored? 1358 01:09:43,179 --> 01:09:46,225 You know, I think it's almost too nice? 1359 01:09:46,269 --> 01:09:47,922 I mean, all that concern about clothes. 1360 01:09:47,966 --> 01:09:51,143 It's kind of vain, don't you think? 1361 01:09:51,187 --> 01:09:54,407 -Some men, Lieutenant, do not want to look 1362 01:09:54,451 --> 01:09:55,843 like an unmade bed. 1363 01:10:07,159 --> 01:10:08,334 -Just look at this stuff. 1364 01:10:11,772 --> 01:10:12,991 Look at that. 1365 01:10:17,561 --> 01:10:20,172 I mean, this man just had a natural flair for attracting 1366 01:10:20,216 --> 01:10:22,435 attention to himself. 1367 01:10:22,479 --> 01:10:26,831 -Sometimes undesirable attention, Lieutenant. 1368 01:10:26,874 --> 01:10:28,572 You don't seem surprised to see me? 1369 01:10:28,615 --> 01:10:30,922 -Oh, I was kind of expecting you. 1370 01:10:30,965 --> 01:10:33,446 I mean, when I spoke to Mrs. Stewart, I had a hunch that 1371 01:10:33,490 --> 01:10:35,143 she'd tell you. 1372 01:10:35,187 --> 01:10:37,363 -I'd like to know what this is all about. 1373 01:10:37,407 --> 01:10:39,278 -All right, sir, I'll get right to point. 1374 01:10:42,107 --> 01:10:44,588 It has to do with that duplicate of your gun. 1375 01:10:44,631 --> 01:10:47,025 -What about it? 1376 01:10:47,068 --> 01:10:50,246 -Well, I find it hard to believe-- 1377 01:10:50,289 --> 01:10:53,423 Mrs. Stewart, see if you agree with me on this. 1378 01:10:53,466 --> 01:10:57,296 I find it hard to believe that a man like General Hollister, 1379 01:10:57,340 --> 01:11:00,343 who saved and cherished every war souvenir, even the 1380 01:11:00,386 --> 01:11:05,478 smallest photograph; I just think it's strange that he was 1381 01:11:05,522 --> 01:11:08,307 so careless as to allow his gun to be stolen. 1382 01:11:08,351 --> 01:11:12,442 I mean that pistol was the most famous single symbol of 1383 01:11:12,485 --> 01:11:14,966 his whole legend. 1384 01:11:15,009 --> 01:11:16,533 You agree with me, don't you? 1385 01:11:23,148 --> 01:11:27,979 -Well, uh, I don't know what you want me to say. 1386 01:11:28,022 --> 01:11:31,722 -Well, if it was me, if it was my gun, I would take very good 1387 01:11:31,765 --> 01:11:33,332 care of that gun. 1388 01:11:33,376 --> 01:11:36,030 I'd have it in my apartment where people could see it. 1389 01:11:36,074 --> 01:11:37,075 And I would keep it polished. 1390 01:11:37,118 --> 01:11:39,730 And I would keep it oiled. 1391 01:11:39,773 --> 01:11:41,035 And I would keep it loaded. 1392 01:11:44,212 --> 01:11:47,390 And when a certain Colonel Dutton came to see me and 1393 01:11:47,433 --> 01:11:50,393 threatened to expose me, that's the gun 1394 01:11:50,436 --> 01:11:51,655 that I would use. 1395 01:11:55,093 --> 01:11:56,573 -Well, if what you say is true-- 1396 01:11:56,616 --> 01:11:57,791 I mean, you searched. 1397 01:11:57,835 --> 01:11:59,445 Where is that gun? 1398 01:11:59,489 --> 01:12:01,795 -That's what I asked myself. 1399 01:12:01,839 --> 01:12:04,711 Where is the gun? 1400 01:12:04,755 --> 01:12:07,714 Why not on public display? 1401 01:12:07,758 --> 01:12:10,195 Why not in a glass case? 1402 01:12:10,238 --> 01:12:12,066 Why not in front of thousands of people? 1403 01:12:23,121 --> 01:12:26,385 And after we found Colonel Dutton's body, anybody else-- 1404 01:12:26,429 --> 01:12:28,082 you, me-- 1405 01:12:28,126 --> 01:12:34,132 anybody else would have gotten rid of that gun. 1406 01:12:34,175 --> 01:12:36,134 We found the bullet in the victim. 1407 01:12:36,177 --> 01:12:39,224 And the ballistics check will match up the 1408 01:12:39,267 --> 01:12:41,226 bullet of the gun. 1409 01:12:41,269 --> 01:12:46,840 But somehow, General, something told me that you 1410 01:12:46,884 --> 01:12:48,842 could never get rid of that gun. 1411 01:12:48,886 --> 01:12:51,758 It meant too much to you. 1412 01:12:51,802 --> 01:12:54,761 You couldn't even part with a cigarette lighter. 1413 01:12:54,805 --> 01:12:57,503 No, that pearl-handled pistol was just too 1414 01:12:57,547 --> 01:12:59,549 tied up in your pride. 1415 01:12:59,592 --> 01:13:01,855 Because of your tremendous belief in yourself, you 1416 01:13:01,899 --> 01:13:04,641 figured everyone would accept your story about having a 1417 01:13:04,684 --> 01:13:05,903 duplicate made. 1418 01:13:08,035 --> 01:13:11,909 But there never was a duplicate made, was there? 1419 01:13:17,393 --> 01:13:20,221 This, in fact, is the murder weapon. 1420 01:13:20,265 --> 01:13:21,440 Isn't it, General? 1421 01:13:31,885 --> 01:13:34,453 -I assume ballistics has checked out the gun. 1422 01:13:45,943 --> 01:13:46,987 -That won't be necessary. 1423 01:13:47,031 --> 01:13:48,336 -All right, Lieutenant. 1424 01:13:59,304 --> 01:14:00,436 -I'm sorry. 1425 01:14:26,897 --> 01:14:32,729 -Uh, what is it with me, Lieutenant, ha? 1426 01:14:32,772 --> 01:14:34,513 I seem to have a special talent, you know? 1427 01:14:34,557 --> 01:14:36,384 I mean, with-- 1428 01:14:36,428 --> 01:14:39,518 with all the men in the world, I always 1429 01:14:39,562 --> 01:14:40,737 seem to pick Mr. Wrong. 1430 01:14:43,391 --> 01:14:46,786 Uh, I'm seriously considering locking myself in the closet 1431 01:14:46,830 --> 01:14:48,484 for the rest of my life. 1432 01:14:48,527 --> 01:14:50,964 -No, that's wrong. 1433 01:14:51,008 --> 01:14:52,444 That's just the way my niece, Marilyn, 1434 01:14:52,488 --> 01:14:53,663 felt after her divorce. 1435 01:14:53,706 --> 01:14:55,578 Now, she's got a new husband. 1436 01:14:55,621 --> 01:14:57,536 As a matter of fact, he's a cop. 1437 01:14:57,580 --> 01:14:59,320 And they got six kids. 1438 01:14:59,364 --> 01:15:01,932 -Oh, Lieutenant, I mean, just between us, would 1439 01:15:01,975 --> 01:15:02,933 you tell me the truth? 1440 01:15:02,976 --> 01:15:04,717 Do you really have a niece? 1441 01:15:04,761 --> 01:15:06,414 -Well, what kind of a question is that? 1442 01:15:06,458 --> 01:15:07,894 Do I really have a niece? 1443 01:15:07,938 --> 01:15:08,939 -Well, do you? 1444 01:15:08,982 --> 01:15:10,070 -Of course, I've got a niece. 1445 01:15:10,114 --> 01:15:11,507 My wife's sister's girl, Cynthia. 1446 01:15:20,559 --> 01:15:22,605 [theme music]