Even more interestingly, there’s a receipt for a deluxe car cleaning job that was carried out at lunch time the day before. Poor Columbo has had a bad experience with clams the night before (reading between the lines, he’s definitely spent all night sitting on the porcelain throne) and is in a wretched state, but, true to form, that doesn’t stop him noticing things the other cops miss.įrisking the corpse, Columbo finds betting receipts in Teddy’s wallet. The next morning, Teddy’s body is found and a decidedly poorly Lieutenant Columbo is amongst the detectives sent to investigate. Pretending to have seen a flicker of car lights approaching, Graham fools Teddy into sticking his head out of the window, at which point big brother blows him away! Remembering to wipe his prints off the car doors and interior, Graham even has the presence of mind to remove a tell-tale cigarette butt from an ashtray before tootling off on a ridiculously undersized fold-up bike he’d stashed in the trunk.
Clean and clear day and night driver#
Upon reaching the supposed rendezvous point, Graham gets out to ‘stretch his legs’, but actually slips a gun out of the cash bag (which he bought earlier at a pawn shop) and approaches Teddy’s driver side window. Trusting Teddy agrees, and the pair split in the younger brother’s car. He spins a cock-and-bull story about how they need to head out to a secluded roadside location to meet Romano and hand over a cash payment. continue to fret about the rodent incursion, Graham makes good his escape and returns home to Teddy. He offers his brother reassurances that all is well, but is really establishing a phone link between Romano and Teddy that will tie into his overarching, murderous scheme.Īs Romano and co. Instead, he dons a comedy beard and hat and creates a commotion at Romano’s restaurant, freeing a mouse in the ladies’ bathroom and using the diversion created by a screaming patron to sneak into Romano’s office and phone home to speak to Teddy. Playing Teddy like a fiddle, Graham claims he will speak to Romano on his brother’s behalf and clear as much of the debt as he is able. McVeigh’s bearded lady disguise was the talk of the town Devastated, Teddy now fears his very life is in danger from the shadowy Bruno Romano, a restaurateur and bookmaker with mob connections, who very much wants to call in the bloated debt. On race day, he dopes his own horse, leading it to sink without trace in the big race. Graham, however, wants a more radical approach to dealing with his troublesome brother. If the horse – a long shot at 20-1 odds – can secure the victory, Teddy’s inside information to his gambling den pals can wipe his debt clean. Help appears to be at hand in the svelte form of Graham’s racehorse Fiddling Bull, who has been deliberately held back so his secret stunning form can see him romp to an unexpected victory in some big money race. The floppy-haired cool cat has racked up gambling debts in the region of $200,000 and big Graham is sick of picking up the tab. Gargantuan race horse breeder Graham McVeigh would be living his best life if it weren’t for his pesky, wastrel of a baby brother, Teddy. Score by: Dick DeBenedictis Episode synopsis
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