columbo represent murder and a self portrait be one of the columbo movie that air during the early 90 a a part a saturday night rotation on abc with b. l. stryker with burt reynolds and telly savalas revival of kojak . most of the two hour installment of columbo tend to drag and in spot and but a self portrait move at a brisk pace and benefiting from effective and inspired performance from guest patrick bauchau and fionnula flannagan and shera denese and george coe and and isabel lorca . falk friend vito scotti make one of his frequent appearance on the show and this time play a bartender . write by robert sherman and direct by james frawley and the film also sport a great patrick williams score . and even columbo pet dog make a brief and yet memorable and appearance . one of the major highlight be the different interpretation of the dream of the principal . fascinate light and set and and camera work make this a columbo to remember .