As a huge fan of Columbo, I very much liked A Matter of Honor, even if I don't consider it either one of the best or the worst of the series. It is beautifully shot with some of the loveliest scenery of any Columbo music, and while the music score is not one of the best or the most atmospheric I loved the flavour it had. The script is clever, with a number of funny and tense moments, and while I did find the idea of Columbo being recognised in Mexico rather hard to swallow and some of the values did seem as though they originated from an era much earlier than the 70s, the story is diverting with a clever murder and solution as well as some good values. The pace isn't the most brisk of all episodes, it is occasionally a tad leaden in the middle, but not problematic enough to call Matter of Honor completely dull. I also liked the mention of the case that formed the episode Troubled Waters. The acting is fine, with only A Martinez disappointing, coming across as too lightweight for his role. Peter Falk is brilliant though as he always was, embodying Columbo with a sense of cunning and endearing humour. Riccardo Montalban is equally great, very arrogant and irritable in character but very good-looking. Pedro Armendariz Jnr. delights also as Sanchez, I loved the scenes between him and Columbo, beautifully played and intelligently written, but at the same time I did wish there was more between Columbo and Montalban's Montoya. Overall, a solid episode. 7/10 Bethany Cox