Episodes
1. Lovely But Lethal
7.3
September 23, 1973
73 min
Viveca Scott, the founder of Beauty Mark Cosmetics, is being threatened by her rival David Lang. When he finds out that her revolutionary cream formula actually removes wrinkles, he has the formula pirated.
Guest Stars:
Martin Sheen, Vincent Price, Sian Barbara Allen, Vera Miles, Bruce Kirby
2. Any Old Port in a Storm
7.7
October 7, 1973
96 min
A wine connoisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.
Guest Stars:
Robert Walden, Donald Pleasence, Gary Conway, Joyce Jillson, Robert Ellenstein
3. Candidate for Crime
7.7
November 4, 1973
93 min
A Senate Candidate running for office kills his campaign manager by making it look like he was the target for the killer's bullet.
Guest Stars:
Tisha Sterling, Jack Riley, Jackie Cooper, Katey Sagal, Joanne Linville
4. Double Exposure
7.7
December 16, 1973
70 min
A filmmaker kills one of his clients. in a break, during the screening of a new ad campaign
Guest Stars:
Danny Goldman, Robert Middleton, George Wyner, Chuck McCann, Robert Culp
5. Publish or Perish
7.2
January 18, 1974
73 min
A publisher hires a Vietnam vet to kill his star author and thus give himself an alibi before the writer can defect to another publisher.
Guest Stars:
Gregory Sierra, Jack Cassidy, Mickey Spillane, Mariette Hartley, Jacques Aubuchon
6. Mind Over Mayhem
7.2
February 18, 1974
73 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Robert Walker Jr., Lou Wagner, Lew Ayres, Lee Montgomery, William Christopher
7. Swan Song
7.8
March 3, 1974
99 min
A Country and Western singer kills his overpowering wife in a plane crash while he parachutes to safety.
Guest Stars:
Johnny Cash, John Dehner, Ida Lupino, Janit Baldwin, Sorrell Booke
