Vito Scotti credited as playing...
Mr. Grindell
- Mr. Grindell: I'm a great admire of the police department, you know...
- Lt. Columbo: I didn't know but I'm always glad to hear that
- Mr. Grindell: Why shouldn't you hear of it? After all you men are so willing to give your life to save ours!
- Lt. Columbo: Well... Let's hope it doesn't come up too often.
- Mr. Grindell: Yes, yes, yes... But it does, doesn't it? Especially in these violent times, its um... Just this morning at the breakfast with my dear wife Martha, I glanced at the paper and I uh, I noted the rate of police mortality is just shocking, I mean, it just... well you must be aware of that.
- Lt. Columbo: Well, we don't like to think about it often...
- Mr. Grindell: But one should think of it, shouldn't one?
- Lt. Columbo: Well, it's just kind of thing you don't really do anything about till you have to.
- Mr. Grindell: But, if you need a funeral, you'd not be in the condition to do anything about it, you see...
- [both chuckle uncomfortably]
- Lt. Columbo: Right, I see what you mean...