Columbo1971

Dr. Bart Keppel:
You stole something from me?

Lt. Columbo:
Yeah, nothing serious. Fact is, the night of the murder I was hungry, I saw some of your caviar around and I... took the liberty of helping myself. Just thought I'd mention it.

Dr. Bart Keppel:
Don't be silly. As long as you enjoyed it.

Lt. Columbo:
That's the funny part. I didn't enjoy it. Too salty. And you know, I didn't notice it when I was eating it, but when I went to the projectionist's later on, I remember I felt a little thirsty. All of the sudden, I wanted something to drink, so he had some iced tea there, thank goodness... Oh, that reminds me. Take a look.

Dr. Bart Keppel:
[opens and reads Columbo's document] Autopsy report.

Lt. Columbo:
I thought that... if I took caviar and it made me thirsty, I figured maybe it would make him thirsty.

Dr. Bart Keppel:
So you ordered an autopsy. That's very astute, Lieutenant.

Lt. Columbo:
Thank you very much, Doctor. It was the only way that I could find out whether or not Mr. Norris ate any caviar. According to this report, he did.

Dr. Bart Keppel:
Mm-hm. Yeah.

Lt. Columbo:
Quite a bit. Pretty big eater. Uh, Doctor?

Dr. Bart Keppel:
Yes.

Lt. Columbo:
In light of this new information, I was wondering whether or not... you could find it in yourself to be more helpful at this point?

Dr. Bart Keppel:
If the man was thirsty... and he was subjected to several subliminal cuts of, say, a tall, cool drink, that would cause him to get up and leave the screening room and go to find the nearest water fountain... Is that what you mean?

Lt. Columbo:
I had something like that in mind, yes. And that COULD happen?

Dr. Bart Keppel:
Oh, yes, indeed.

Lt. Columbo:
Oh, thank you very much. You've been VERY helpful.