Columbo Likes the Nightlife (30 Jan. 2003)

Columbo gets a taste of the Los Angeles rave scene as he investigates the apparent suicide of a tabloid reporter.

Director:

Jeffrey Reiner

Writer:

Michael Alaimo

Stars:

Peter Falk, Matthew Rhys, Jennifer Sky

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Falk	...	Columbo
Matthew Rhys	...	Justin Price
Jennifer Sky	...	Vanessa
Douglas Roberts	...	Linwood Coben
Carmine Giovinazzo	...	Tony Galper
Julius Carry	...	Policeman
Steve Schirripa	...	Freddie (as Steven R. Schirripa)
John Finnegan	...	Sean Jarvis
Valerie Landsburg
Jorge Garcia	...	Julius
Patrick Cupo	...	Officer Rogers
Eve Kagan	...	Pink Feather Boa
Jamison Yang	...	Print Guy
Karen Maruyama	...	Maid
Ariel Llinas	...	Paramedic

Storyline

After her ex-boyfriend, mobster Tony Galper, dies in an accident in her home Vanessa turn to club owner Justin Prince to help her out. He disposes of the body for her but unknown to him, tabloid photographer Linwood Coben secretly photographed him getting rid of the body. He tells Prince he can have the negatives and prints for $250,000 and Prince agrees to pay him. They meet that evening but Prince has every intention of killing him, making it look like Coben committed suicide. Reviewing the crime scene, Colombo immediately has his doubts about the suicide. To solve Coben's murder however, he will also have to solve what happened to Galper.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | rave | reporter | mafia | blackmail | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 January 2003 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Studios USA, Universal Network Television, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Columbo hasn't been promoted by the Los Angeles Police Department in several decades. He has been a lieutenant for at least 35 years.

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Quotes

Lt. Columbo: What are these fish called again?
Justin Price: Koi.
Lt. Columbo: Koi! Magnificent creatures.

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Connections

Follows Columbo: It's All in the Game (1993)

User Reviews

The Famous Old Raincoat

Columbo has been going for over 30 years in some form. The dear detective must be the oldest copper in the world. He also solves all these murder cases and never gets promoted or even a raise. In some ways that is the great charm of Columbo. A new episode is really comfort TV. You basically know what you're gonna get. Any deviations from the formula have been disastrous.This particular one is fairly routine fare with a silly script. Still, the bad folks are totally obnoxious as usual and you are always glad when they get what's coming to them.Peter Falk is magnificent as always, a fantastic seriously underrated star. Nightlife is not great but Falk makes it all work fine.