this be another of my favorite columbo . it sport a top notch cast and include john cassavetes and who be never handsome or sexy and anjanette comer and myrna loy and and blythe danner . now here something i have always wonder have gwenyth paltrow be bear when this episode be shoot and or be danner pregnant at the time . thanks to imdb and i have my answer she be five month pregnant . now i can really feel ancient . cassavetes play a brilliant conductor whose marriage to danner be apparently to use the social connection of her mother ( loy ) . he have a mistress on the side and anjanette comer and a prominent pianist and but she announce she want more . she sick of be back street . on the night of their concert and he get rid of her and make it look like suicide . columbo pick up a few problem immediately . one thing he notice represent you have a beautiful woman here bedroom eye she have money and a body and and a career . where the man . it wonderful to see falk and good friend cassavetes together . there a very funny episode at the vet with columbo bassett . everyone in the cast be great . this be one of the episode that make columbo the classic series it become .