Columbo (TV Series)

Death Lends a Hand (1971)

Peter Falk: Columbo

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• Investigator Brimmer : You're a very observant man, Lieutenant.

  Columbo : That's not what my wife says.

• Columbo : It was a terrible thing to do, and I got a feeling that the reason I became a cop was to make up for all of those jokes I played when I was a kid.

• Columbo : Say, you know, 's a funny thing about your appointments with Mrs. Kennicutt? Uh, the first two were in the morning and all the rest - and I counted thirteen of 'em - uh, they were always in the middle or the late afternoon.

  Ken Archer : So?

  Columbo : Uh... Well, I guess it's not important. I guess it's nothin'. Wait, let me... I'm gonna take off my coat. Except that, uh... you know, every time you had an appointment with Mrs. Kennicutt, it was always the last lesson of the day.

• Columbo : Isn't that a coincidence? I'll tell ya this case is just full of 'em.

• Columbo : Yeah, I would say that we have a left-handed murderer and, uh... and an unpremeditated crime.

  Investigator Brimmer : We have?

  Columbo : Oh, I think so, yes. I mean, I don't think a man kills with his hands unless he's angry. As a matter of fact, you know, maybe he didn't mean to do it. Could be. You know, maybe it was an accident. You know, I got a feeling that when we find our friend, it's gonna turn out that he has a terrible temper.

• Teddy : [as Columbo pushes him on a swing]  Higher!

  Columbo : Higher? Listen, if you go any higher, you're gonna go right over the top.

• Teddy : [being pushed on the swing]  I said higher!

  Columbo : Higher? All right, listen, you go higher and I'll eat your ice cream. All right?

• Columbo : You know, I have the feeling that I became a cop to make up for all those jokes that I made when I was a kid.

• Columbo : After awhile, the ol' nose just tells ya when someone's not giving you the truth. Now, uh, I'm gonna forget about the lesson 'cause I could never learn this game. But I'll be back to talk to ya.

• Columbo : It's about that job you offered me. I've been giving it a lot of thought, uh, as a matter of fact, I haven't been able to sleep and uh ... Boy, this is a fantastic rug. My wife would love this rug. We gotta get a new rug and this is just the kind she wants. Fantastic piling, huh? Very soft. Bet you could lose a shoe in here for a week, you wouldn't find it.