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Columbo: Season 1, Episode 1Murder by the Book (15 Sep. 1971)
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When one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, he becomes the victim in a real-life murder mystery. Director:Steven Spielberg |
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Jack Cassidy | ... |
Ken Franklin
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| Rosemary Forsyth | ... |
Joanna Ferris
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Jim Ferris
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Barbara Colby | ... |
Lilly La Sanka
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Lynette Mettey | ... |
Gloria Jr.
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Bernie Kuby | ... |
Mike Tucker
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Hoke Howell | ... |
Sergeant
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| Marcia Wallace | ... |
Woman
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Haven Earle Haley | ... |
2nd Reporter
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Storyline
Ken Franklin is a rich socialite living in a luxurious coastal mansion bought from his years of writing crime and mystery books. However, what he once wrote as fiction becomes reality as he murders a man and then desperatly tries to cover up his crime when he is blackmailed by a witness. As usual, Columbo arrives on the scene and begins to pester his suspect with questions about the murder. Mr. Franklin soon realises though, that no murder is perfect, and that one of his books may return to haunt him. Written by Scott Dawson <sdawson@easynet.co.uk>
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[Jim works in his office]
Jim Ferris: [knock on the door] Who is it?
[another knock on the door]
Jim Ferris: [He opens the door - Ken is aiming a gun at his face. Jim laughs]
Ken Franklin: Oh, you're not intimidated.
Jim Ferris: Oh, come on, Ken. You're forgetting that I'm one-half of the world's greatest mystery-writing team? You, ah, don't have gloves on, your finger's not on the trigger, and there are no bullets in the cylinder.
Ken Franklin: [smiling] You're right. I'm a lousy practical joker.
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Composed by Billy Goldenberg
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Ken Franklin's house in "Murder By The Book" was also Eric Wagner's house in The Most Crucial Game. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Ken gives Columbo a stack of Mrs. Mellville books to take home and read. Columbo is given two copies of two of the books. See more »Quotes
[first lines][Jim works in his office]
Jim Ferris: [knock on the door] Who is it?
[another knock on the door]
Jim Ferris: [He opens the door - Ken is aiming a gun at his face. Jim laughs]
Ken Franklin: Oh, you're not intimidated.
Jim Ferris: Oh, come on, Ken. You're forgetting that I'm one-half of the world's greatest mystery-writing team? You, ah, don't have gloves on, your finger's not on the trigger, and there are no bullets in the cylinder.
Ken Franklin: [smiling] You're right. I'm a lousy practical joker.
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"Love Theme from 'Red Sky At Morning'"Composed by Billy Goldenberg
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