Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot

Filme para televisão
1991
TV-PG
1 h 38 min

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Peter Falk and Rip Torn in Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot (1991)

Cop Drama Police Procedural Crime Drama Mystery

Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaA jewelry-store owner's nephew wins the lottery, but lets his uncle cash it in so that his wife he's divorcing doesn't get half of it. Unbeknownst to him, his uncle and his wife are an item,... Ler tudoA jewelry-store owner's nephew wins the lottery, but lets his uncle cash it in so that his wife he's divorcing doesn't get half of it. Unbeknownst to him, his uncle and his wife are an item, and his uncle ends up killing him with her help.A jewelry-store owner's nephew wins the lottery, but lets his uncle cash it in so that his wife he's divorcing doesn't get half of it. Unbeknownst to him, his uncle and his wife are an item, and his uncle ends up killing him with her help.

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Curiosidades
The champagne that George Brower stocks his refrigerator with is the exact same brand that the murderer from the previous episode, Columbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (1991) stocked his refrigerators with.

Erros de gravação
A lottery ticket is a "bearer instrument." There are no names on it; whoever turns it in wins the money. Once it is learned that Leon has killed his nephew, the money would not go to the nephew's wife, as Columbo says. There's no legal way to prove Freddy ever had the ticket. Had he dropped it in the street, whoever picked it up and cashed it in would get the money. He didn't sign his ticket. There is a line on the back to sign your name, which you are advised to do if you win.

However, Columbo might very well be aware of this. He is trying to elicit a confession, and all he needs for this to work is the two other characters believing him.

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Columbo: Well, the bad news, ma'am, is that Mr. Lamarr here is going to be arrested for the murder of your husband.
Nancy Brower: Oh, my God. Leon, how could you?
Leon Lamarr: Ha!
Nancy Brower: And what's the good news?
Columbo: That you've just inherited the better part of $24 million after taxes. It wasn't Mr. Lamarr who won the lottery, it was your late husband.
Nancy Brower: [pretending surprise] What?
Columbo: And even though you were in the process of getting a divorce, you were still legally married at the time of the drawing.
Nancy Brower: I get the money?
Columbo: All of it. All of those millions.
Leon Lamarr: It'll be a cold day in hell.
Nancy Brower: Leon!
Leon Lamarr: You lying, treacherous bitch, you sold ol' Leon out, didn't you? You want to see some cooperation? Girl, I'm gonna show you some cooperation.
[to Columbo]
Leon Lamarr: Who do you think it was pretending to be Freddie calling me from the studio that night?
[with Nancy ranting and raving, and with Leon chuckling]
Columbo: That's it.
[to another officer]
Columbo: All right, book 'em. Both of 'em.

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Written by Pete Seeger

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An entertaining late Columbo episode.

Freddy Brower (Gary Kroeger) is an out-of-work photographer in the throes of getting a divorce from his wife Nancy (Jamie Rose). Whilst discussing the divorce settlement with her is watching the television & finds he has won the jackpot (30 million dollars) on the national lottery. His wife has not yet signed the divorce papers & so is legally entitled to a half of his winnings. So he consults his Uncle Leon (Rip Torn) seeking his advice about how to avoid losing half to his wife. He tells his nephew the best way around the problem is a "switcheroo". Give him the winning ticket for his uncle to collect the money which he will collect & later hand back over to Freddy without his wife knowing. Uncle Leon owns a jewellery business which is in serious financial difficulty & he has already decided he will keep the money & murder his nephew. This is a very good late Columbo episode & Rip Torn is an absolute hoot as the scheming, conniving Uncle Leon.