there be no such a thing a perfect murder . lieutenant columbo know that . ken franklin and who be the other half of the write team of detective story doesn not know that . he kill his partner jim ferris who have plan on go solo . now columbo step into the picture and ask all sort of question from mr. franklin . and return for one more question . columbo represent murder by the book ( 1971 ) be direct by the young steven spielberg before his day of fame . steven bochco write it . columbo be a fantastic character with his shabby look . it hard to believe this man could solve any crime . but he could . each and every one of them . peter falk be the one and only person in the world that could portray this character . so no remake and please . this part be a very good example of how columbo work . jack cassidy play the murderer and martin milner play the victim . rosemary forsyth play the victim wife joanna ferris . there something endear in the scene between columbo and her . how he make the omelet and everything . barbara colby play lilly la sanka . she actually meet a tragic fate when she die after a homicide like she do here . i have be a fan of columbo since childhood and i still enjoy watch them . there be a break for many year that they weren not show columbo story at all but now he back . back for one more question .