Columbo (1971)

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Starring: Peter Falk

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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Identity Crisis - S5-E3

Factual error: Columbo asks for a red wine. His host orders a Beaujolais but the butler brings a Bordeaux. Beaujolais is from Burgundy, not Bordeaux. (01:18:40)

Identity Crisis - S5-E3

Factual error: The murder is solved based on the time the Chinese pulled out of the Olympics. (The episode was from 1975, so it must be the 1976 Olympics.) The Chinese never pulled out of the Olympics or threatened to do so. Taiwan was kicked out of the Olympics by Canada, but Columbo mentions that it was Peking, that is, Communist China.

Leicaman

Identity Crisis - S5-E3

Factual error: Columbo is sent to investigate the murder of a man near the Santa Monica Pier. Santa Monica has its own police department. The LAPD has no jurisdiction there.

Steven Lee

Identity Crisis - S5-E3

Character mistake: Twice, Brenner refers to the T-33 aircraft as the Silver Star. The name of the T-33 was the Shooting Star.

mdwalker

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Columbo: Oh, I didn't come to ask any more questions. I came to arrest you.

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Trivia

Trivia: Columbo's first name is never mentioned throughout the series. However in a few episodes, such as "Dead Weight", "A Matter of Honor" and "Death Hits the Jackpot" he flashes his badge and the name "Frank" can clearly be seen.

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Questions

Identity Crisis - S5-E3

Question: The examiner says he can't tell which blow hit the victim first. Columbo says he's lying on his back and says the blow to the forehead was first. Why did he think that? If the first blow hit him on the forehead and he fell on his back, how did he get the second blow on the back of his head while he was lying that way?

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Answer: Columbo deduces that the first blow must have been to the front of the head, the force causing the victim to fall backwards and hitting the back of his head hard on the ground.

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