Episode: 1972-01-19 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1972 (90 min)
Pressured to give up his birthright, a chemical company heir enacts a clever plan to get rid of his blackmailing uncle and take over the family business. But Lt. Columbo suspects the man's death was not just a tragic accident.
Episode: 1972-02-09 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1972 (90 min)
Elliot Markham, a brilliant architect and con-man, murders a Texas millionaire and hides his body in order to keep his visionary construction project financed.
Episode: 1972-09-17 | Airdate: Sep 17, 1972
A ruthless conductor murders the gifted pianist with whom he is having an affair. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
Episode: 1972-10-15 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1972 (90 min)
Columbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns to worse. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids.
Episode: 1972-11-05 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1972 (90 min)
The manager of a football team murders its callow owner, making it look as if the young man had had an accident in his swimming pool. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
Episode: 1972-11-26 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1972
In London, a respected Shakespearean acting duo cover up the unintended killing of their producer.
