The Best Episodes Written By Steven Bochco

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #1 - Jumpin' Jack Fleishman

   S1:E141/18/1994

   When a woman who was raped refuses to press charges for fear her husband will say she brought it upon herself, Licalsi acts as a decoy in an attempt to trap the prime suspect.

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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Abandando Abandoned

   S1:E131/11/1994

   Donna's joy over Medavoy leaving his wife is short-lived when he has a change of heart.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Guns 'n Rosaries

   S1:E215/10/1994

   Even as Licalsi confesses to shooting Angelo Marino and his driver, Martinez is forced to shoot an irate man who points a gun at Medavoy while they're stuck in traffic.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Pilot

   S1:E19/19/1989

   Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.

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   7.8/10(41 votes)

   #5 - Blueprint for Murder

   S1:E72/9/1972

   An architect kills his business partner and deliberately lets Columbo suspect him, leading Columbo to think that he's hidden the body in the foundation of a building under construction. He plans to let Columbo dig up the site and find nothing, knowing that its the perfect place to hide the body since Columbo would never look in the same place twice.

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   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #6 - Zeppo Marks Brothers

   S1:E183/22/1994

   When a material witness to a drug hit turns up dead, Sipowicz and Kelly's investigation leads them to two brothers who have also planned a hit on Kelly's ex-wife, Laura. Sipowicz must perform uniform-detail in a dress uniform way too small.

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   7.6/10(56 votes)

   #7 - Murder by the Book

   S1:E19/15/1971

   One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.

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   7.6/10(5 votes)

   #8 - True Confessions

   S1:E410/12/1993

   Kelly quits moonlighting as a bodyguard after discovering his millionaire employer is a wife beater. Later Kelly speaks at a tenant meeting explaining the dangers of carrying a gun for protection. Unfortunately, his talk has little impact on the tenant in 4B.

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   7.5/10(38 votes)

   #9 - Double Shock

   S2:E83/25/1973

   A wealthy man is murdered; his twin nephews stand to inherit, but which one committed the crime?

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Suck My Alibi

    S1:E77/21/2014

    An important witness is found dead potentially ruining the prosecution's case. Erich Blunt's high-profile attorney attempts to prove his client's innocence.

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    7.3/10(40 votes)

    #11 - Étude in Black

    S2:E19/17/1972

    The mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover's wife.

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12. 

    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #12 - Mind Over Mayhem

    S3:E62/18/1974

    The director of a government institute that employs various scientific geniuses commits a clever murder. But another kind of genius is on the case: Lt. Columbo.

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    7.0/10(42 votes)

    #13 - Lady in Waiting

    S1:E512/15/1971

    A woman shoots her overbearing brother, claiming she thought he was a burglar. Columbo doesn't buy the self-defense claim - he know's it's murder.

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    6.3/10(25 votes)

    #14 - Uneasy Lies the Crown

    S9:E54/28/1990

    While investigating the death of a popular actor, Columbo must outwit a cunning dentist, who has set up his wife for a murder in order to keep up his image and expensive lifestyle.

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    4.2/10(6 votes)

    #15 - The City of Sisterly Love

    S1:E26/16/2014

    Terry English and Hildy Mulligan investigate the death of Erich Blunt's flight attendant, Cindy Strauss. Terry also attempts to deal with the recent death of his wife and the sudden arrival of her sister.

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