Columbo - Season 5 / Year 1974

Columbo - Season 5 / Year 1974

Season 5 / Year 1974

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Episodes6
DatesJan 18, 1974 - Oct 27, 1974
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Episodes

Publish or Perish
Year 1974Episode 190 min

Publish or Perish

A publisher hires a bomb enthusiast to murder a bestselling author of sex novels. Lt. Columbo is on the case.

Jan 18, 1974
Mind Over Mayhem
Year 1974Episode 290 min

Mind Over Mayhem

The director of a government institute that employs various scientific geniuses commits a clever murder. But another kind of genius is on the case: Lt. Columbo.

Feb 18, 1974
Swan Song
Year 1974Episode 3120 min

Swan Song

A gospel singer wants to be rid of his zealous wife. But a murder made to look like an airplane accident does not fool the wily Lt. Columbo.

Mar 3, 1974
A Friend in Deed
Year 1974Episode 4120 min

A Friend in Deed

A police commissioner provides a false alibi for a wife killer, but then expects an alibi in return.

May 5, 1974
An Exercise in Fatality
Year 1974Episode 5120 min

An Exercise in Fatality

A health club owner murders one of his franchisees. Lt. Columbo is on the case. Milo Janus owns a chain of health clubs, but one of his franchisees discovers the man is cheating him - and can prove it to the authorities. Janus responds by murdering his partner and making it look as if he had accidentally killed himself trying to lift a barbell that was too heavy for him. Janus creates a would-be perfect alibi for himself involving a tape recording of his victim's voice, a phone that doesn't light up, a sexy secretary, a party for friends at his house, and a pornographic horror movie. But no alibi is perfect when the rumpled Lt. Columbo is on the case.

Sep 15, 1974
Negative Reaction
Year 1974Episode 6120 min

Negative Reaction

A photographer murders his wife and blames her death on a bungled kidnapping. But Lt. Columbo has an even sharper eye than the Pulitzer Prize winner.

Oct 15, 1974
By Dawn's Early Light
Year 1974Episode 7120 min

By Dawn's Early Light

The commandant of a military academy murders the chairman of the board, who wants to oust him. Lt. Columbo takes up residence in the barracks to expose the killer.

Oct 27, 1974

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