The story centers on Graham McVeigh (), a high-stakes horse breeder who is tired of his brother’s gambling debts. To solve his problem, Graham executes a cold-blooded plan:

: He murders his brother and meticulously frames a mob bookie for the crime.

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: He then kills the bookie, claiming it was an act of self-defense after being confronted by the man he "suspected."

This late-era entry into the Columbo mythos finds the Lieutenant tangling with horseracing, the Italian mafia, and a killer who thinks he can out-manipulate everyone. Originally aired in May 1995, clocks in at approximately 1 hour and 32 minutes , making it a feature-length mystery for fans of Peter Falk’s rumpled detective. The Plot: A Deadly Double-Cross