S1.E10

Enough Rope

Name: Enough Rope
Genre: Mystery
Released: 1960-07-31
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Walter Slezak, Richard Carlson, Joan O'Brien

Episode aired Jul 31, 1960
1h

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7.9/10

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Mystery

Psychologist Robert Flemming wants to be rid of his wife, but his solution is not divorce. Instead, he seduces a young patient, Susan, and convinces her to join him in a conspiracy to kill h... Read allPsychologist Robert Flemming wants to be rid of his wife, but his solution is not divorce. Instead, he seduces a young patient, Susan, and convinces her to join him in a conspiracy to kill his wife, so Susan can be with him. Flemming arranges for him and his wife to fly to Toront... Read allPsychologist Robert Flemming wants to be rid of his wife, but his solution is not divorce. Instead, he seduces a young patient, Susan, and convinces her to join him in a conspiracy to kill his wife, so Susan can be with him. Flemming arranges for him and his wife to fly to Toronto. As they are ready to leave for the airport, Flemming strangles his wife, leaves her bod... Read all

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7.9/10

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Director
- Don Richardson
Writers
- Richard Levinson
- William Link
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Trivia
The episode "Enough Rope" was the origin of the character of Lt. Columbo. Its authors subsequently expanded it to the play "Prescription: Murder", then to the TV-movie Prescription: Murder (1968).

Goofs
There is one particularly visible mistake in the live telecast (aside from the usual constant boom microphone shadows), with a momentarily flustered Columbo introducing himself to a receptionist as "Dr. Columbo", whereupon she magically deduces that he's actually "Lt. Columbo" when she notifies her supervisor.