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A Bird in the Hand: Directed by Vincent McEveety. With Peter Falk, Tyne Daly, Greg Evigan, Frank McRae. Columbo investigates a hit and run, followed by a car explosion.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Vincent McEveety
- 1992-11-22
Jackson Gillis. Given a deadline to pay his debts or else, chronic gambler Harold plants a bomb under the Rolls Royce of his uncle, sports magnate Big Fred.
May 22, 2022 · A Bird in the Hand is a mystery virtually overdosing on intrigue. Gillis’s past twists include the possibility of Wayne Jennings having shot an already-dead body in Murder in Malibu ; and suspected murderer Charles Clay being found slain an hour into Last Salute to the Commodore .
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is the sixth episode of the tenth season of Columbo and the sixty-first episode overall. It first aired on November 22, 1992 and was directed by Vincent McEveety. In addition to Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, the episode stars Greg Evigan and Tyne Daly, with Frank McRae, Don S. Davis and Michael Gregory in key supporting roles.
In A Bird in the Hand..., a gambling addict desperately turns to his rich uncle for money, then plots to kill him when he refuses. Things go awry when the uncle is killed in a hit-and-run while his gardener is killed by the gambler's original murder plan! The story takes Columbo for several further twists and turns before the case is closed.
•Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo.
•Greg Evigan as Harold McCain, an obsessive gambler and wannabe cowboy who needs money, and fast.He botches his plan to kill his uncooperative uncle for inheritance because he's a grade-A idiot.
•Tyne Daly as Dolores McCain, Big Fred's wife and Harold's aunt-by-marriage, which doesn't seem to stop him from sleeping with her. Obestensibly an unstable alcoholic, Dolores seems to know more about Big Fred's demise than she lets on.
•Steve Forrest as "Big Fred" McCain, Harold's wealthy uncle, the owner of a professional football. He gets hit by a car while jogging, which screws up Harold's plans to blow him sky-high.
•Don S. Davis as Bertie, Big Fred's lawyer.
•León Singer as Fernando, Big Fred's gardener who is accidentally blown up by a bomb intended for Big Fred himself.
Columbo – Season 10, Episode 6. Watch Columbo — Season 10, Episode 6 with a subscription on Peacock. Columbo investigates a hit and run, followed by a car explosion.
Nov 22, 1992 · Episode Guide for Columbo 1992-11-22: A Bird in the Hand.... Episode summary, trailer and screencaps; guest stars and main cast list; and more.
