Columbo - How to Dial a Murder (1978) TV

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TITLE: Columbo - How to Dial a Murder (1978) TV
IMDB LINK: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077352/
IMDB RATING: 7.4/10
DIRECTOR: James Frawley
WRITERS: Tom Lazarus (teleplay)
Anthony Lawrence (story
CAST:
Peter Falk ... Lt. Columbo
Nicol Williamson ... Dr. Eric Mason
Kim Cattrall ... Joanne Nicholls
Joel Fabiani ... Dr. Charles Hunter
Frank Aletter ... Dr. Garrison
Tricia O'Neil ... Mrs. Cochran - the dog trainer
Ed Begley Jr. ... Officer Stein
Fred J. Gordon ... Technician

PLOT SUMMARY:
1) Dr. Eric Mason is a self-controlled man and he teaches how to get control over one's own life. His wife died suddenly because of an inexplicable accident and his best friend is Dr. Garrison, or so it seems. Eric has two dogs and his two Doberman pinschers will be his arms to kill Dr. Garrison. But Lt. Columbo love dogs...

2) The traditional Columbo 'sparring' accentuates this episode that sees a new take on the means through which the murder occurs. The highly implausible aspect of discovering that the dogs could actually be programmed as weapons seemed a bit far fetched even for the dog loving Columbo. The heinous nature of the crime leads Lieutenant Columbo to believe that only a person of extreme intelligence could conceive such an insidious attack. Dr. Mason and Columbo are on an immediate collision course-as Columbo leaves little breathing room between him and the suspect throughout the entire show. The intellectual sparring is sometime too formal and contrived; but overall, it does make for some unique drama.