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Columbo Likes the Nightlife: Directed by Jeffrey Reiner. With Peter Falk, Matthew Rhys, Jennifer Sky, Douglas Roberts. Columbo gets a taste of the Los Angeles rave scene as he investigates the apparent suicide of a tabloid reporter.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Jeffrey Reiner
- 2003-01-30
Jul 16, 2023 · A 2003 Columbo episode set in the underground rave scene, where a club owner kills his ex-wife's lover and tries to cover up the crime. Read the plot summary, cast, and analysis of this final Columbo mystery.
Find out who starred in the 2003 episode of Columbo, a crime drama series with Peter Falk as the detective. See the full list of directors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
Columbo investigates the murder of a tabloid reporter who was blackmailing a rave promoter. The episode features the Los Angeles rave scene and a mobster's son as suspects.
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Los Angeles rave promoter Justin Price (Matthew Rhys) helps his girlfriend Vanessa (Jennifer Sky) get rid of the corpse of her ex-husband, mobster Tony Galper, who was backing Price's new club, after he drops dead in Vanessa's apartment. He disposes of the body for her but unknown to him, tabloid photographer Linwood Coben secretly photographs him getting rid of the body. He tells Price he can have the negatives and prints for $250,000 and Price agrees to pay him. They meet that evening but Price instead kills him and makes it look like a suicide.
Final clue/twist: Columbo points out that one of the fish tanks built into the dance floor at Price's club contains fewer fish and is smaller than the other tanks. Columbo has the floor scanned – revealing Tony's body hidden under the fish tank. After Justin and Vanessa are arrested, Columbo walks out of the club.".
At the start of the opening credits, the track that's mainly known as Seto Kaiba's theme from the English dub of the 2000's Yu-Gi-Oh! anime is played.
One of Columbo's last punning remarks [from The Godfather Movie] is that Tony is "sleeping with the fishes"
Columbo investigates the mysterious death of a tabloid reporter that appears to be the result of suicide. When he uncovers the reporter was blackmailing the owner of a trendy Los Angeles night club and a beautiful actress with mob ties, everyone becomes a suspect as the apparent suicide turns...
When a freelance journalist is found murdered, the case leads Lt. Columbo back to a nightclub owner who's involved with an actress that the journalist was doing a story on.
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