Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man
1971 (TV)
Lt Columbo: Unique woman. Agent Carlson: What's that? Lt Columbo: Oh, I say, uh, she's an exceptional woman. Agent Carlson: What do you mean? Lt Columbo: Well, when the phone rang, you know, she ran to the phone, she picked up the receiver, and uh, she never asked her--her husband if he was all right. Agent Carlson: I don't see anything strange about that. The woman was frightened, under stress. Lt Columbo: That's right, yeah, yeah, she--she was, she was under stress, right. Gee, I just can't help thinking though, but... if I was in the hands of kidnappers, and my wife didn't ask me if I was okay, uh... I'd think about that. Agent Carlson: What's your point, Lieutenant? Lt Columbo: Point? No, no, no point. Just that, uh... she's a unique person. Agent Carlson: Good night, Lieutenant.
Lt Columbo: Uh, did she ask where the body was? Agent Carlson: No. Lt Columbo: I didn't think so. Oh, listen, one more thing, Mr Carlson. She didn't, uh, ask how her husband was killed, did she? Agent Carlson: No... Lt Columbo: That's what I thought. Agent Carlson: All right, Lieutenant, what's bothering you now?
Agent Carlson: Let's understand this one thing: if you start harassing this woman, I'm going to take it upstairs. Lt Columbo: Ah, just one minute, uh, Mr Carlson. You see, it's like this: this is not just a kidnapping; this is a murder now... and I kinda figure that's my department. I'll see ya 'round.