how could a man survive after be crush by a trash compactor . the hospital doctor and the police and and columbo himself apparently do not notice that and and do not try to explain the reason why . be that because the trash compactor stop automatically for security reason . yeah and get it . but . evidence come too late and this time and for such an intelligent mind like yours and dear columbo . the hand write dudek line in russian ( and clayton have luck dudek do not add something like my darling or honey eh eh ) represent ok and columbo can demonstrate where that ink come from and but can not explain the content of such line . be dudek force to write and or blackmail . do clayton employ some trickery to convince his enemy to write those line . perhaps what lack here and dear lt. columbo and be a little deep insight into the romantic affair between clayton and the russian girl . apart from that and some very enjoyable scene ( columbo dog and the chess match in the restaurant above all ) represent positive .