Columbo (season 8)
| Columbo (season 8) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | February 6 – May 1, 1989 |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes from the eighth season of Columbo, nearly 11 years after the seventh season's end.
The season originally aired Mondays at 9:00-11:00 pm (EST) as part of The ABC Mystery Movie. Before this, all first-run Columbo episodes had appeared on NBC.
The season was released on DVD by Universal Home Video.
Elliott Blake (Anthony Andrews) is a "psychic" who is trying to convince the government to give him a lucrative contract based on his ESP abilities. He conspires with an old colleague, Max Dyson (Anthony Zerbe), a magician, to verify his prowess, but settles an old score with Dyson by tricking him into being decapitated by his own guillotine. Columbo has to solve the crime before the government whisks Blake beyond his reach, changing his identity. Karen Austin plays Dr. Paula Hall, Elliott Blake's research partner and lover. This is one of two Columbo episodes that feature magicians, the other being Now You See Him..., in which the magician was the murderer. It is also unusual in that Columbo himself discovers the murder victim, rather than appearing later after other officers have started working on the crime scene.
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