Word Games

E1

Kate Mulgrew is Kate Columbo, wife of the rumpled police lieutenant and - in her own right - a mother, homemaker and reporter for a neighborhood throwaway. In this week's opener, she also demonstrates a knack for investigation after she overhears a neighbor plotting the murder of his wife.

Murder Is a Parlor Game

E2

An apparent suicide is actually the handiwork of a retired Scotland Yard investigator who is teaching a course that Mrs. Columbo is taking.

A Riddle for Puppets

E3

A puppet maker is murdered by a tormented ventriloquist who acted at the urging of his "evil" dummy.

Caviar with Everything

E4

Two women own a catering firm. Both love the same man. To one, the solution is obvious: murder.

A Puzzle for Prophets

E5

A famous psychic engineers the murder of her business partner and appears to have an airtight alibi - she was demonstrating her "powers" to Mrs. Columbo at the time of death.