S2.E6

A Stitch in Crime

Episode aired Feb 11, 1973
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1h 14m

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Leonard Nimoy in A Stitch in Crime (1973)

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A surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a paranoid nurse quickly catches onto his scheme, so he kills her. Lt. Columbo has a tough time figuring ... Read allA surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a paranoid nurse quickly catches onto his scheme, so he kills her. Lt. Columbo has a tough time figuring this one out.A surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a paranoid nurse quickly catches onto his scheme, so he kills her. Lt. Columbo has a tough time figuring this one out.

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Peter Falk

Columbo

Leonard Nimoy

Dr. Barry Mayfield

Anne Francis

Nurse Sharon Martin

Nita Talbot

Marcia Dalton

Will Geer

Dr. Edmund Hidemann

Aneta Corsaut

Nurse Morgan

Jared Martin

Harry Alexander

Victor Millan

Detective Flores

Ken Sansom

Paul
(as Kenneth Sansom)

Murray MacLeod

Dr. Simpson

Leonard Simon

Dr. Michaelson

Ron Stokes

Patsy Garrett

Cleaning Woman

David Armstrong

Doctor
(uncredited)

Majel Barrett

Hospital Announcer
(voice)
(uncredited)

Robert Buckingham

Doctor
(uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Craig Chudy

Policeman in Operating Theater
(uncredited)

Director
- Hy Averback
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Trivia
This episode marked a rare time where Columbo (Peter Falk) showed anger towards a suspect (Leonard Nimoy).

Goofs
When Columbo is talking with Marcia Dalton, the roommate of the victim, Peter Falk accidentally calls her, "Miss Talbot", which is the name of the actress, Nita Talbot.

Quotes
Dr. Barry Mayfield: Maybe Marcia knows more than she's telling.
Lt. Columbo: Oh, actually I think she knows less than she's telling.

Connections
Featured in Pioneers of Television: Crime Dramas (2011)

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9/10

Quintissential Columbo!

It is clear from perusing the reviews how special this series was to people. For those who don't know, Columbo aired only every 3rd week as part of the NBC Mystery Movie, along with McMillan and Wife (Rock Hudson and Susan St. James), and McCloud (Dennis Weaver from Gunsmoke).

This episode, with our old pal Leonard Nimoy from Star Trek is one of my favorites. Nimoy is quite up to playing out a battle of wits with Peter Falk. The only bummer in this episode was the loss of the beautiful Anne Francis (Forbidden Planet / Honey West) so early in the show.

The key moment in this episode is when Columbo slams the vase (or whatever it was) onto the desk and accuses Nimoy's character of murder. He so rarely loses his cool it's fun to be there when he does.