Columbo has determined the origin of the burglar's outfit: the studio wardrobe department. They talk and Columbo reveals that the mask the robber used had traces of actor's makeup left on it. Ward catches him in there Columbo is mortified. The next day, Columbo snoops around Ward's dressing room, discovering that he wears platform shoes on television to make himself look taller. That night, Ward replaces the gun in the prop room, wiping his fingerprints and planting a thread from Sid's sweater on the handle. Columbo meets with Ward again Ward posits that Clare may have unwittingly brought about her own death by being "victim-prone." Ward helps Columbo deduce that the killer had a military background, and Columbo tells Ward that forensics has determined that Clare had her hands up when she was shot, thus she was not running away. Clare discovered Ward and looked after his career almost obsessively Sid notes that they were an item before he and Clare got married, but that their relationship was over long before he met Clare.
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His and Clare's business partnership was continually marred by their constant arguments, particularly over Ward and his salary. He and Clare have been separated, but he does not know of any affairs she had going on. He notices his watch has the incorrect time Mark always sets his watch five minutes ahead of the actual time.Ĭolumbo catches up with Sid and questions him further.
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Columbo questions Mark, still hung over from the night before. He leaves, but not before a thread from his sweater becomes snagged on Ward's cuff. Ward introduces Columbo to Sid Daley, Clare's estranged husband and co-producer of "Detective Lucerne." Sid claims he was at a monthly chess game with his lawyer at the time of the murder. Columbo is seemingly impressed by Ward's apparent detective skills. Ward demonstrates some knowledge of police procedure owing to his experience playing Lucerne, and collaborates with Columbo on his investigation to a degree. He and Mark have the alibi of watching the baseball game during the time of the murder. He questions Ward, who appears to be in extreme shock about the whole incident. Columbo visits the set of "Detective Lucerne," inadvertently disrupting their shoot. He finds out Clare was the producer of "Detective Lucerne," his favorite television show. While putting him to sleep, Ward changes Mark's watch as well.Ĭolumbo is on the scene.
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He disposes of the clothes and hides the gun before returning to his house, adjusting the time on his clocks and continuing the video-taped baseball game before awakening Mark, who is convinced only a few moments have passed. He sticks up the place and beats the deli owner into unconsciousness before shooting Clare in the back, killing her. Clare stops at a deli for a sandwich and Ward enters, disguised as a robber. He invites his assistant Mark over to watch a baseball game, and then drugs him into unconsciousness. One night Ward breaks into the studio to steal clothing and a gun from the prop department. Ward Fowler, star of "Detective Lucerne," a highly popular television series, is being blackmailed by Clare Daley, the producer of his show. Columbo's unassuming manner masks his keen intelligence and sharp investigative abilities.
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