Identity Crisis heads for the world of espionage. Nelson Brenner (Patrick McGoohan) is trying to set up a meet for fellow agent Henderson (Leslie Nielsen.) They spend a day in the fair on Long Beach discussing it and probably sizing each other up.
However Brenner plans to kill Henderson and make it look like a violent mugging.
When Henderson's body is found, Columbo makes a link with Brenner by looking at photos taken in the fair. Brenner's cover is as a speech writer, he is clever and arrogant. Brenner also makes implied threats to Columbo that he has powerful backing.
Patrick McGoohan stars as Brenner and also directs. He makes good use of the outside locations such as the fair on Long Beach and also night shooting on the beach when Columbo comes in to investigate the dead body. McGoohan uses the car lights to lit up the scene.
I did have problems figuring out the motive for the murder. Their just did not seem to be one unless Henderson knew who Stieglitz was and concluded that Brenner was a double agent.
Also after the intervention of the bureau chief of the CIA, Brenner was in the clear there was no need for him to contact Columbo any further. Whatever Columbo had on him was flimsy at best.
However Brenner plans to kill Henderson and make it look like a violent mugging.
When Henderson's body is found, Columbo makes a link with Brenner by looking at photos taken in the fair. Brenner's cover is as a speech writer, he is clever and arrogant. Brenner also makes implied threats to Columbo that he has powerful backing.
Patrick McGoohan stars as Brenner and also directs. He makes good use of the outside locations such as the fair on Long Beach and also night shooting on the beach when Columbo comes in to investigate the dead body. McGoohan uses the car lights to lit up the scene.
I did have problems figuring out the motive for the murder. Their just did not seem to be one unless Henderson knew who Stieglitz was and concluded that Brenner was a double agent.
Also after the intervention of the bureau chief of the CIA, Brenner was in the clear there was no need for him to contact Columbo any further. Whatever Columbo had on him was flimsy at best.