Sometimes I Even Like The Murderers | Columbo
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- From Try And Catch Me - A mystery writer uses her plot as a guide to murder her nephew, whom she blames for her niece's death.
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"Shall we compare poverty stories?" "Not in a Rolls, ma'am."
This aspect of Columbo's character (to see the good in even the guilty) is one of the overlooked aspects of his genius as a detective. Because he can do that, he can put himself in the murderer's shoes which is a huge factor in solving the case.
This is the sort of scene that belongs in those clip compilations acting as a case study of a character. Columbo sees the good in even murderers, and that is part of what makes him such an excellent lawman.
And this is why I adore Columbo - he sees the best in people, even while trying to catch them out. He's relentless in his search for justice, but he really tries not to judge.
Like he said to the therapist: "I only catch the murderer, mam. Judging them is for someone else. But I can tell you I have much enjoyed our conversations."
One of the best Columbo episodes. Speaking to womens club, crashing a belly dance class, and the murder suspect pulling a "one more thing". You don't see that very often.
There is actually alot of other characters saying "one more thing," in this episode if you listen 😊
One of the most iconic scenes in the Columbo canon. It says everything about Columbo's character that he tries to see the humanity of even murderers. Perhaps this was one of the few episodes I was really hoping Columbo would turn the other way and let Abigail Mitchell off the hook at the end but this scene foreshadows that this wasn't going to be the case. Ironically if Sherlock Holmes was in the same position he would have let Abigail go in the name of a higher justice (after she only resorted to murder after Edmund killed her niece and the police found no evidence). Remember Holmes let things slide in the famous case of the blackmailer Charles Augustus Milverton who is shot by one of his victims and Holmes and Watson are witnesses but do nothing. To my knowledge Columbo only allowed one character (Grace Wheeler played by Janet Leigh) in 'Forgotten Lady' to escape arrest and that was because
I'm surprised to see someone with knowledge on the canon of Holmes here. That is true- Holmes often mentions how he isn't held back by police code, as a Consultant Detective. He has also allowed the wife in the case involving the Second Stain (?) I believe, to not be made involved in the conclusion of the matter. This is rare for Columbo, as you said. I guess that's part of the pride, and respect of being a person in a high status of the LAPD.
Is there a real clue given that he actually murdered her? I just remember the look they gave each other on the beach, and he seemed to understand immediately what she was implying. That honestly did make me feel bad for her though. Like an injustice of sorts. Like she said: 'if only they investigated that case as thoroughly as mine, we wouldn't be here.' Or something along those lines.
Holmes would have said that he wasn't the police. Columbo can't make that claim
@@kenbattor6350This was the exact point I was going to make
This is my fav! I can’t get enough of Columbo. This scene brings emotion because he’s secretly telling her she’s caught.
And she knows it 😊
I love how hes looking right at her as he's saying that last part. And that's what makes Colombo so enjoyable: the cat and mouse psychological game.
it's interesting that even when caught off-guard, columbo gives an insightful speech that shows his brilliance.
Along with the ones from Prescription:Murder and Bye Bye Sky High IQ, this is one of my favorite Columbo monologues. Here he's not only talking to the women and specifically to Abigail Mitchell, it's a meta-comment about what makes a great Columbo villain.
The best villains aren't irredeemable idiotic characters. They are almost always highly intelligent, charismatic, respectable, and even well-intentioned. It doesn't excuse their crime, but they are far more interesting to watch than some two-bit gangster. Sometimes I find myself rooting for the villain.
So true. Abigail is a perfect example of a murderer you cant help rooting for. Her motives are not self serving but aspire to some kind of justice.. I would have let her off at the end. No shadow of a doubt. Putting her in prison creates an injustice to her murdered niece..
@@francoisona how does it create injustice? come on you know that an eye for an eye is stupid. the man that killed her niece should have been judged and punished for the crime he had commited. his crime does not give any other person the right to commit the crime themselves. we live in a civilized world.
The number of times I've watched Columbo and actually found myself SCREAMING at the tv for the villain not to do a particular action after Columbo baits them. "No! Let it go! Just ignore it! He's got nothing on you! Stop manufacturing connections between yourself and the crime and you're Scott free!"
Columbo does have a way of making charismatic villains that you almost feel sorry for to see them fall for Columbo's technique. Especially since their initial plot is usually very clever.
@@shaggysgf9270 In a world of disproportionate punishments, an eye for an eye was a major advance for civilization.
@@markchambers3833 i think „was” is a key word here
I've seen every episode at least 10 times, so I know what I'm talking about when I say this is one of the best episodes and I could watch it 100 times more and never get sick of it.
Best moment in the entire series.
Ruth Gordon is just amazing in this episode!
Loved her negotiating with Mariette Hartley.
This was a scene that endeared me with Columbo forever. I liked him before this, but I loved him after.
The Columbo Series was one of the outstanding reasons for “ Must see tv “. So many well written episodes from many talented people over the years in this series.
One of my favourite episodes but not this particular scene as good as it is. For me the camera shot from inside the safe - looking out to a seated Columbo wreathed in a haze of cigar smoke. Columbo looking back into the darkness of the safe - deep in thought. Fantastic.
This is my favorite scene from this episode. Columbo never blinks when asked to speak. I think it would have been interesting if he actually let her go in the end.
Let her go? Don't count on that, DEV P. Don't count on it.
We all wish he let her go
Columbo is like Dostojevskis Crime and Punishment, the perp will not have peace until she is discovered because the injustice done to her beloved niece still weighs on her heart.
@@jeannomoral6323 Columbo only ever let one go, but only because it was conspiracy and he needed a confession from only one
@@rascallyrabbit717 Actually two, the second time because the murderer was dying and likely insane at the time of the murder, sadder still neither perp nor victim deserved what they got, mental illness insured the tragedy,
Love this episode. A time capsule from the 70s
You are right. I send you a Kiss from Berlin, Germany.
Ruth Gordon & Peter Falk. What a combination!
“You can take a cop’s word for it.”
Thank you, Lt. Columbo.
Ruth Gordon played this character with such relish and brilliance!
what an amazing character, and performance by Peter.
For me this was the episode that made it a cult classic.
Absolutely my favorite of the entire series. I brought it up at a family dinner. My young nephew heartily agreed that it was his favorite episode too.
Rest in powerful peace Ruth Gordon 🙏
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She murdered this role. Most menacing lil old lady on TV.
great speech
Lovely speech
This is my favorite episode. Ruth Gordan is great.
Rest in powerful peace Peter Falk 🙏
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Love this episode! Classic
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I don't think she uses any plots from her books in the murder she committed. (That is a different episode.) Also, to fact-check the episode, Agatha Christie did write romance novels.
Slightly hungover and fragile today so iv had a Columbo double bill. Definitely helped 😊
mee too !!! so nice to have a good story that doesn't tax the mind or emotions
@@JerseyLynne you summed it up perfect. I have been laying on my sofa watching Columbo a lot of the day. Lol.... A proper lazy lazy day!!
And had a craving for Chilli.😄
Columbo and Chili. Equals heaven 👍🏽
@@1968luch so true!!
One of my favorite scenes in the series, but it's kind of a lapse in the script. I don't see how Abigail could be scheduled to speak at a luncheon that day when she was supposed to be spending the week in New York. The only reason she came back early was that Edmund was found dead in her safe, and of course, she wasn't supposed to have known that would happen.
I Hope To Be As Cute & Sassy As Ruth Is When I Get Older....Luv Her
I love her too.
He meant to light his cigar but fucked it up ... lol
Im not so sure. Watching this clip again I sort of think he is taunting Abigail with the matchbook and the smoldering match
Ruth Gordon was GREAT in this episode.
I did not like her the way she played.
Ruth Gordon was always great.
Her character, despite her smiles and charming behaviour was particularly cold and calculating.
Ruth Gordon again shows her dramatic range. In the movie "Rosemary's Baby" she plays a quirky neighbor who charms Rosemary and her husband Guy. You think she's just a weird funny lady, and relatively harmless (as in the movie "Inside Daisy Clover" where she plays Natalie Woods' loony mother). In "R's B" she turns out to be one of Satan's followers.
Why is this not a complete episode?..
2020: Columbo lights cigar, 60 Karens run out of the room
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Off Topic but what happened the the full length posting of "A Friend in Deed"? Seems to have disappeared...
@Harvey Norman Or maybe when they upload a new full episode, they delete one of the earlier full episodes from months ago in its place, hoping nobody will notice...
@Peter Fitzgerald How about purchased them like I did.
There were a few complete ones, gone.
Regarding a case like this, in real life I'm pretty sure the DA would decide not to press charges. Because of her wealth she'd have the best attorneys money can buy, and due to her advanced age can claim she's either not competent to stand trial or the crime was as a result of her mental decline. No way a jury wouldn't be sympathetic to her due to the situation, her likeable personality and the fact she's a highly revered author. She's definitley not a threat to the community, and it would not be worth the time and money to try and prosecute these sweet, old-grandma type who was avenging the death of her beloved niece.
''What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; those he imprisons cannot be released.'' -- Job 12:14.
Murders keep them both in business
Why people befriend that man is utterly bafflingly
Ruth Gordon should've appeared in the Poltergeist Movies .
Interesting alternative casting, but you couldn't take Zelda Rubenstein out of that picture as the psychic! She was totally perfect for that movie. Both creepy and compelling. All while all the crazy phenomena was breaking loose. Zelda kept her poise in the midst of all that sound and fury. Greedy developer should have never built houses on that burial site. Loved Ruth Gordon in Harold and Maude back in the 70s!
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I also somehow liked some of the Murderers of Columbo... not this one.
She was so fake and uniteresting, compared to many others.
I remember watching this episode back in the 1990's with my father and he remarked the woman who plays the murderer here was one of the worst actresses he had ever seen. I wouldn't quite go that far but I agree with him she is a poor actress here, whatever about any other films she starred in. Other than this I have never seen her in anything else.
she played Minnie Castavet in Rosemary's baby...and Maude in Harold and Maude!
Watch Harold and Maude...she is fabulous!
I think your father and you missed that the character is acting. She's acting 'quirky' 'larger than life' and even 'naive.' She's put on a ludicrous mask that makes it almost impossible to believe she holds enough pain and anger to plot another person's death for years.
It's almost a dark mirror for Columbo's own over the top act of naivety and simplicity that will occasionally fall away during a climax.
@@Jermbot15 agree...her character is just so... Columbo
Then you know NOTHING about Acting. She was a great Actress.
That's one episode that I did not care for because I'm wasn't crazy the way Ruth Gordon played... Couldn't stand her playing.......
@JeanClaude Clemenceau Not Me. I hated the way she played......
You said that before. Did she remind you of one of your ex-wives, or was she just not your 'type'?
Abigail Mitchell would have voted for Trump
She seems way too intelligent for that
What a bizarre comment.
@@Sunshine-zm1fxAgreed!