by Hal Erickson
synopsis
This 2-hour TV movie was originally presented as an installment of The ABC Saturday Mystery Movie in February of 1990. Patrick McGoohan (who also directed) plays a vice presidential candidate whose best friend murders a blackmailing racketeer. With "damage control" foremost in his mind, McGoohan arrange to make the murder look like a suicide. At this point, Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) enters, and it's "cat and mouse" for the remaining 90 minutes. The 1990 Columbo episodes alternated on the Saturday Mystery Movie with three other series: Cristine Cromwell, B.L. Stryker and Kojak.
characteristics
- Police-detective
- Star Detectives
- Suicidal
- Suicide
- Unlikely Criminals
- Spellbinders
- Political Corruption
- Candidate
- Investigation
- Murder
- Candidacy
- Blackmail
