by Hal Erickson
synopsis
This was one of the highest-rated of the Columbo 2-hour TV movies of the 1990s. The story begins as Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) solemnly attends his wife's funeral. Mrs. C. was poisoned, and the murderer is guest star Helen Shaver. When her husband died in prison, Shaver swore revenge on the three men responsible for his incarceration. She kills the first two men outright, but when she levels her sights at Columbo, Shaver decides to make the detective "feel her pain" through the loss of a loved one. A twist ending caps this intriguing entry. Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo was first presented March 31, 1990, as part of ABC's Saturday Mystery Movie anthology.
characteristics
- Police-detective
- Star Detectives
- Spellbinders
- Vendetta
- Revenge
- Vengeance
- Wives
- Wife
- Vigilante
- Retribution
- Prison
- Jail
- Funeral
- Brig
- Lock-up
