Peter Falk credited as playing...
Columbo
- Columbo: [to Ric's fiancée] You two didn't have a fight or anything, did yuh?
- Joan Stacey: No, but...
- Columbo: Maybe he got cold feet. That's been known to happen. Was he married before?
- Joan Stacey: Three times.
- Columbo: Three times. I guess his feet are warm enough by now.
- Adrian Carsini: I think you're really gonna like this wine. It's a...
- Columbo: Oh, don't tell me. Let me guess.
- [sips wine]
- Columbo: Sensitive breeding. Rich bouquet. Strong vinosity. Well, it's a Burgundy; I'm just not sure whether it's a Pinot Noir or a Gamay.
- Adrian Carsini: You're an Italian, aren't you?
- Columbo: Uh, yes, sir, on both sides.
- Adrian Carsini: Well, you should know about good wine. It goes with the heritage.
- Columbo: Well, I guess I kind of messed up in that department. I'm gonna tell ya somethin' else - uh, I'm probably the only Italian in the world who can't sing either.
- Columbo: Uh, excuse me. My name is Lt. Columbo, I'm with the Los Angeles Police Department, and I need a little help. Uh, can anybody here tell me - did it rain last Tuesday?
- Columbo: [Become dizzy after standing up] Oh, boy!
- Adrian Carsini: You all right?
- Columbo: I didn't realize I drank that much. Whatta ya call that stuff?
- Adrian Carsini: Cabernet sauvignon.
- Columbo: I usually don't drink anything I can't pronounce, but I can see I got a lot to learn. First thing I gotta learn is how to hold my cabernet sauvignon.
- Karen Fielding: I must have your name.
- Columbo: Why would you want my name when you have such a nice name yourself?
- Adrian Carsini: Why were you assigned to the case? I mean, you're-you're in homicide, aren't you?
- Columbo: I just go where they tell me to, sir.
- Adrian Carsini: Well, doesn't look right to me. It looks like they, uh... they suspect someone of, uh, foul play.
- Columbo: Well, maybe they do, sir, but you certainly don't have anything to worry about. You were three thousand miles away at the time of his death, right?
- Adrian Carsini: Right.
- Adrian Carsini: Didn't your family ever drink wines at home?
- Columbo: I tell you, the closest we ever came to it was my father's job during prohibition.
- Adrian Carsini: Bootlegger?
- Columbo: No, he was a tail gunner on a beer truck.
- Adrian Carsini: You've learned very well, Lieutenant.
- Columbo: That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me.
- Columbo: I thought wine was just to drink. Today I found out it's also an investment. Some bottles of wine sell for $100, can you believe that?
- Adrian Carsini: That's a fair medium. I have bought bottles of wine that cost, oh, $5,000.
- Columbo: $5,000 for a bottle of wine? You know, my father never made $5,000 in a year! Can you imagine drinking a year's salary in one night?