Mrs. Columbo (1979–1980)

1. S01E01Word GamesFebruary 26, 1979 4.0Kate Mulgrew is Kate Columbo, wife of the rumpled police lieutenant and - in her own right - a mother, homemaker and reporter for a neighbor
2. S01E02Season's bestMurder Is a Parlor GameMarch 1, 1979 7.0An apparent suicide is actually the handiwork of a retired Scotland Yard investigator who is teaching a course that Mrs. Columbo is taking.
3. S01E03A Riddle for PuppetsMarch 15, 1979 7.0A puppet maker is murdered by a tormented ventriloquist who acted at the urging of his "evil" dummy.
4. S01E04Caviar with EverythingMarch 22, 1979 7.0Two women own a catering firm. Both love the same man. To one, the solution is obvious: murder.
5. S01E05A Puzzle for ProphetsMarch 29, 1979 7.0A famous psychic engineers the murder of her business partner and appears to have an airtight alibi - she was demonstrating her "powers" to

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1. S02E01Season's bestLadies of the AfternoonOctober 18, 1979 8.0Kate has divorced her famous husband, changed her last name back to maiden Callahan, and moved to San Fernando with their girl to work for a
2. S02E02It Goes with the TerritoryOctober 25, 1979 8.0After her colleague is murdered, Kate decides to continue the investigation of a shady local elite country club she was working on for the p
3. S02E03Off the RecordNovember 1, 1979 8.0Kate is working on a murder case investigation with the help of a source she trusts. The police demands full disclosure from her and arrests
4. S02E04The Valley StranglerNovember 8, 1979 8.0Kate is investigating a horrifying series of murders committed by strangulation.
5. S02E05A Chilling SurpriseNovember 22, 1979 8.0Owner of a restaurant is found dead, possibly murdered. Then his body disappears. Kate investigates.
6. S02E06Falling StarNovember 29, 1979 8.0It's the election season and Kate wholeheartedly supports one of the candidates for Congress from her district. However, his shady past come
7. S02E07Feelings Can Be MurderDecember 6, 1979 8.0Kate is investigating a murder of a woman. The victim was a participant in a sensitivity-training group and her psychologist is a suspect.
8. S02E08Love, on Instant ReplayMarch 19, 1980 8.0Kate investigates a case of a murdered young woman. The only suspect is an immigrant who used to be a part of a radical underground movement

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