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A gospel singer tries to kill his wife on a plane, but Columbo suspects foul play. Watch the classic crime drama with Peter Falk and Johnny Cash, who plays a black guitar for the first time.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Nicholas Colasanto
- 1974-03-03
Mar 11, 2018 · A musical mystery with Johnny Cash as a country singer who tries to kill his wife and lover in a plane crash. Columbo investigates the suspicious circumstances and uncovers the truth behind the tabernacle scheme.
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Gospel-singing superstar Tommy Brown (Johnny Cash) is hugely successful. But he is unable to enjoy the usual benefits of fame and wealth. His zealous wife Edna (Ida Lupino) can prove he had committed statutory rape with one of his backup singers, Maryann. She watches him carefully when he is touring, and even blackmails him into giving all the proceeds from his concerts to her ministry.
Tommy decides to kill Edna and Maryann. He drugs both women to sleep while piloting a small, private plane flying to Los Angeles, then parachutes from the plane before it crashes into desert mountains. Brown lands roughly, hurting his leg. He hides the parachute and lies down near the burning plane wreckage, making it seem like he was thrown clear in a tragic crash caused by flying through bad weather. The FAA investigator (John Dehner) is ready to rule the crash was an accident. Edna's brother, Luke (Bill McKinney) appeals to Columbo to consider the case a possible homicide, based on his mistrust of Tommy.
Final clue/twist: Columbo’s investigation leads him to conclude that Brown must have used a home-made parachute to jump from the plane in midair, which he then hid somewhere in the mountains. Columbo tells Brown that a boy scout troop will shortly be scouring the mountains for a thermos flask of poisoned coffee that was in the plane, expecting that...
A gospel singer plots to kill his wife and his lover, but Lt. Columbo suspects foul play. Find out how he solves the case in this 1974 TV episode of Columbo.
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Watch the third season episode of Columbo, a classic mystery crime drama series starring Peter Falk as a detective. In this episode, Johnny Cash and Ida Lupino play a gospel singer couple whose marriage is threatened by a killer.
