01. Word Games
Kate Mulgrew is Kate Columbo, wife of the rumpled police lieutenant and - in her own right - a mother, homemaker and reporter for a neighborhood throwaway. In this week's opener, she also demonstrates a knack for investigation after she overhears a neighbor plotting the murder of his wife.
02. Murder Is a Parlor Game
An apparent suicide is actually the handiwork of a retired Scotland Yard investigator who is teaching a course that Mrs. Columbo is taking.
03. A Riddle for Puppets
A puppet maker is murdered by a tormented ventriloquist who acted at the urging of his "evil" dummy.
04. Caviar with Everything
Two women own a catering firm. Both love the same man. To one, the solution is obvious: murder.
05. A Puzzle for Prophets
A famous psychic engineers the murder of her business partner and appears to have an airtight alibi - she was demonstrating her "powers" to Mrs. Columbo at the time of death.