- 7.2/1026 votes
#1 - The Most Dangerous Match
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/4/1973
A chess grandmaster disposes of the champion, who keeps coming back on him.
Director: Edward M. Abroms
Writer: William Link
- 7.0/101 votes
#2 - Sudden Death
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/3/1985
Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.
Director: Edward M. Abroms
Writer: Robert Swanson
- 7.0/101 votes
#3 - A Riddle for Puppets
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/15/1979
A puppet maker is murdered by a tormented ventriloquist who acted at the urging of his "evil" dummy.
Director: Edward M. Abroms
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1029 votes
#4 - Short Fuse
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/19/1972
A chemist rigs a bomb in his uncle's car to gain control of his uncle's company, then plants clues to make Columbo suspicious of the company's Vice-President.
Director: Edward M. Abroms
Writer: N/A