Original subtitles

د رأيت النور د

د رأيت النور د

د لا حزن في الأفق د

[صراخ الفتيات]

د- سبحوا الرب ، رأيت النور د

(تومي) ماذا كان يقصد القتل؟

ولماذا أتحدث إلى شخص ما من جريمة القتل؟

أنا أقدر ذلك يا سيدي ، لكن آه ، أذني تنفجر في المصعد.

في واقع الأمر ، أنا لا أحب أن أكون بهذا الطول.

كما تعلم ، أنا سعيد جدًا لأنك أخبرتني بذلك.

لماذا هذا؟

حسنًا ، كما تعلم ، هذا ما بدأ صهرك يفكر في ذلك

كان لديك علاقة بقتل أخته.

[صرير الفرامل]

(فيل) هنا ، سأوقف السيارة لك ، سيد براون.

(تومي) شكرًا لك.

كيف حال شباك التذاكر الليلة؟

بيعت كلها يا سيدي.

هذا جيد!

آه ، شكرا لك سيدي.

أريدك أن تتحقق من نظام الصوت ، لوك.

أريدك أن تجد لي مهندسًا.

نعم.

أثناء أدائي ،

أريدك أن تحافظ على الباعة المتجولين في الحلوى

وبائعي الصور خارج الممر.

لا أريدهم هناك

عندما أحاول تقديم عرض.

أفعل دائما.

نعم ، أنت حقًا على الكرة ، أليس كذلك يا لوك؟

أحاول ، تومي.

[الجمهور يصفق]

[صراخ الناس]

dd [عزف فرقة]

[صفير الناس]

د رأيت النور ورأيت الضوء د

د لا مزيد من الظلام ، لا مزيد من الليل د

d الآن أنا سعيد للغاية ، لا حزن في الأفق د

د ـ الحمد للرب رأيت النور د

د مشيت في الظلام وغطاني السحب د

د لم يكن لدي أي فكرة عن المكان الذي يمكن أن يكون فيه المخرج د

د ثم جاء شروق الشمس وتراجع الليل د

د ـ الحمد للرب رأيت النور د

د رأيت النور ورأيت الضوء د

د لا مزيد من الظلام ، لا مزيد من الليل د

d الآن أنا سعيد للغاية ، لا حزن في الأفق د

د ـ الحمد للرب رأيت النور د

د تماما كرجل أعمى ضللت د

د المستقيمة هي البوابة وتضييق الطريق د

د ثم مثل الأعمى الذي استعاد بصره د

د ـ الحمد للرب رأيت النور د

د رأيت النور ورأيت الضوء د

د لا مزيد من الظلام ، لا مزيد من الليل د

d الآن أنا سعيد للغاية ، لا حزن في الأفق د

د ـ الحمد للرب رأيت النور د

د رأيت النور ورأيت الضوء د

د لا مزيد من الظلام ، لا مزيد من الليل د

d الآن أنا سعيد للغاية ، لا حزن في الأفق د

د- سبحوا الرب ، رأيت النور د

[الجمهور يصفق]

[هتاف الجمهور]

شكرا جزيلا. شكرا لك.

شكرا لك.

[صراخ الفتيات]

سأعود حالا.

قبلني يا (تومي). قبلني يا (تومي بوي).

قبلني يا (تومي).

من فضلك قبلني يا تومي.

حسنًا ، ربما لاحقًا.

تومي؟

[تئن الفتيات]

الآن كل الحق. هل تسمعونني كلكم؟

انت ذاهب الى المنزل.

هل تسمعني؟ كلكم يذهبون إلى المنزل.

إنه لا يخرج ولا يطلب منك جميعًا.

لذا يرجى العودة إلى المنزل.

[صرخات الفتيات]

أنا أسألك الآن بلطف ، اذهب إلى المنزل.

[صرخات الفتيات]

الضباط ، تحصل عليهم. امسح الحشد.

عجلوا بهم مع الضباط ، من فضلك.

شكرا لك.

[تنهد]

الأخت.

نعم؟

عندما ستخبرني ماذا حصلت على تومي

الذي يجعله يأخذ الخط مثل هذا؟

حسنًا ، سأخبرك عندما أعتقد أنه من المناسب لك أن تعرف.

شوكس ، أختي ، إذا حدث لك أي شيء -

حسنًا ، سيرى الرب الصالح أنه لا يفعل ذلك.

[تنهدات]

ماذا عن وقت لاحق؟

(رجل) ليس جيدًا.

انها تخرج عن بعد teletype الآن

من محطة الطقس في لوس أنجلوس .

ضباب ساحلي يتحرك بعد منتصف الليل

وهم يتوقعون عدم وجود سقف ورؤية

في الحوض والسفوح.

لكن يمكنك التغلب عليه إذا أقلعت في النصف ساعة القادمة.

شكرا.

أود إقناعكم بالعودة يا سيدة براون.

الجحيم ، يمكننا بيع تومي براون مقابل شهر تقريبًا هنا.

أنا لا أتحمل الألفاظ النابية ، سيد دودز.

انا اسف.

إلى حملة الروح المفقودة ،

"الجحيم" و "اللعنة" ليست كلمات يجب الاستخفاف بها.

نعم سيدتي ولكن ماذا عن التمديد؟

لقد حجزنا في لوس أنجلوس هذا الأسبوع.

وبعد ذلك لدينا احتفالات خاصة لوضع حجر الأساس

في موقع الخيمة يوم الثلاثاء.

هل أنتم يا رفاق تنفقون حقًا 5 ملايين دولار لبنائها؟

سيكون أرقى معبد لمجد الله في أمريكا.

أول مليون دولار موجود بالفعل في حساب الضمان.

السيدة براون ، نهاية الليلة الخاصة بك

30000 دولار أمريكي ، وحصلنا على حوالي 50000 دولار أمريكي.

بخير.

هل ستنتظرها ؟

سوف لوقا.

لكني أريد أن أتحقق من الأرقام بنفسي بمجرد أن تصبح جاهزة.

نعم، سيدتي. لن يمر وقت طويل.

متى سنقلع؟

(تومي) أريد أن أتحدث إليكم.

أنا أستمع.

وحيد.

حسنًا ، الآن ، إذا كان ما تريد التحدث عنه

هو ما تتحدث عنه طوال الوقت ،

يمكن أن تبقى ماريان.

لديها الكثير لتفعله حيال ذلك.

لقد حصلنا على شيء جيد يا (إدنا) ،

وسيكون من الجنون إفسادها.

خرقها؟

أنا لا أهدف إلى.

وية والولوج.

لديك مليون دولار كضمان لبناء مسكن

ولا يمكنك الحصول على الباقي بدوني.

أعرف ذلك يا (تومي).

وكنت أفكر ، ربما أنت وأنا يمكن أن نتنازل ، إدنا.

تأخذ نصف المال للحملة الصليبية وسآخذ النصف.

كل قرش يذهب إلى الحملة الصليبية

حتى يتم بناء المسكن .

يمكنك دفع الرجل بعيدا جدا ، إدنا.

أنا مستخدم ولا يعجبني.

مطربون آخرون يتجولون في فيراريس ، ورولز ،

أنا لا أملك حتى سيارة.

لقد جاءوا للاستماع لي ، إدنا.

هم يشترون سجلاتي.

كنت أنا من حصل لك على الإفراج المشروط

لتحصل بعيدا من أن أركنساس مزرعة السجن

أو ستظل متعفناً هناك.

لقد احتفظت بجزء مني من الصفقة ، إدنا.

لقد تزوجتك وكنت مخلصا لك.

لأنني أشاهدك.

أنت خاطئ شهواني يا ( تومي).

رأيت التعبير على وجهك

عندما كنت ستقبل ذلك الطفل الضائع.

إذا لم يكن الأمر كذلك بالنسبة لي كنت ستستخدم الحملة الصليبية

لجذبها إلى فندق الآن ،

أو في الجزء الخلفي من سيارتك إذا كان لديك واحدة.

إذا كان لي واحدة.

سامحني الله

لأني سمحت لي للشيطان أن يساعدني في بناء هيكل.

وماذا لو ترك إبليس ماذا ستفعل؟

لماذا الآن ، كل هذا سيذهب في البالوعة ،

وأنت وأنا معها.

يبدو أنني أتذكر بنفسي القليل من الكتاب المقدس ، إدنا.

"لي الانتقام يقول الرب".

وقد كتب أيضا:

"الرب يعمل بطرق غامضة ، ليصنع عجائبه".

أنا أداته

وأود أن معاقبة لك، تومي.

ماريان وأنا.

هؤلاء الناس هناك قد لا يصدقونك أنت وماريان.

ماذا عن تلك الموتيلات

أين تسجل كأب وابنة مع ماريان؟

(إدنا) كم كان عمرك إذن يا طفل؟

16.

16.

كل تلك الأسماء المزيفة ،

النظارات المظلمة التي لم يتم رؤيتها بعد.

بالطبع ، لم تكن مشهورًا في ذلك الوقت.

لكن يجب أن يكون خط يدك في بعض هذه السجلات.

ويمكن لأحد هؤلاء الكتبة التعرف على ماريان ،

وأنت أيضًا إذا وجهت إصبعها.

لم يكن سوى ثلاث سنوات ، تومي ،

لكني قرأت القانون.

قانون التقادم

لم ينفد بعد في قانون مان.

اغتصاب.

أوه لا. لن تترك الحملة الصليبية يا تومي.

أنت منافق مخلص

ابتزاز ينفث الكتاب المقدس

وقد أعطيتك آخر فرصة لتكون عادلاً.

إهاناتك وتهديداتك لا تخيفني.

[طرق على الباب]

أه ، السيد دودز جاهز من أجلك يا أختي.

حق. لن أطول.

خذ وقتك. لا يمكننا الطيران الآن ، على أي حال.

أوه. لما لا؟

الطقس سيء في لوس أنجلوس.

يتحسن بعد منتصف الليل.

لن نغتنم الفرصة للمغادرة إلا بعد منتصف الليل.

سأحصل على بضع ساعات من النوم.

حسنًا ، الآن ، إذا كنت تفكر في البحث عن هذا الطفل

الذي جاء إلى الباب ، نسيت ذلك.

لأنني سأكون حق العودة،

للتأكد من أن كل ما تمسك به هو الصمت.

تريدني أن أعود إلى لوس أنجلوس معك؟

لا ، أريدك أن تركب الحافلة ، لوك.

هناك جبال بين هنا ولوس أنجلوس

وهذا الصندوق القديم لا يتسلق بشكل جيد مع وجود أربعة أشخاص على متنه.

عمل تلميح آخر لطائرة جديدة.

تومي ، أنت تهدر أنفاسك.

أهدر أنفاسي عندما أغني أيضًا ،

مع الأخذ في الاعتبار ما سأخرج منه.

مرحبًا ، لوك ، خذ هذا الجيتار معك في الحافلة.

تريدني أن أضعه مع الأمتعة؟

لا ، أريدك أن تضعه على المقعد بجانبك.

لا تضعه تحت أي شيء ،

ولا تدع هذا الجيتار ينكسر ، لوك.

حسنًا ، تومي.

dd [تشغيل الموسيقى على الراديو]

[إغلاق أبواب السيارة]

مرحبا سيد براون. السيدة براون.

(إدنا) مساء.

من المؤكد أنه من الجيد رؤيتك يا سيدي.

هل نحن جميعًا مدعومون؟

اه نعم سيدي. كل الأنظمة تذهب ، سيد براون.

بالتأكيد. إنه ذوق جيد في الموسيقى هناك.

اه نعم سيدي.

أوه ، أنا متأكد من أنني كنت أتمنى أن أكون قد نزلت

للذهاب إلى حفلتك هذه الليلة.

ما اسمك؟ اه جيف.

حسنًا ، جيف ، في المرة القادمة التي ألعب فيها مع بيكرسفيلد ،

سأحضر لك بعض التمريرات.

أوه ، أنا بالتأكيد أقدر ذلك يا سيدي.

بالتأكيد ، سأكون سعيدًا بذلك.

[ضحك] أوه ، سيد براون.

حسنًا ، خزن أمتعتي من أجلي ، أليس كذلك؟

أوه ، سيدي ، على الفور يا سيدي.

(إدنا) الآن ، الآن ، أسرع ، أليس كذلك؟ لو سمحت.

مرحبًا ، جيف.

نعم سيدي.

هذه هي مفاتيح تأجير سيارتي.

لقد بقي الكثير من الوقت عليها

لذلك إذا كنت ترغب في القيادة لبعض الوقت ، فابدأ .

اعجاب صديقتك.

أوه ، أنا بالتأكيد أقدر ذلك يا سيدي.

حسنا.

لن تفعل شيئا من هذا القبيل.

ستدير تلك السيارة على الفور وقد تحققت من الأميال.

اه نعم سيدتي.

أوه ، 5 دولارات. أنا بالتأكيد أقدر ذلك يا سيدي.

حسنًا ، لا ...

احصل على يد هناك. انتبه لقدميك.

هناك. آه.

[بدء تشغيل المحرك]

تومي ، نحن نشعر بالبرد.

تم ضبط السخان. لدي بعض القهوة هنا.

قهوة ساخنة.

امسكها من أجلي عزيزي.

[تنهدات]

توم ، هذه أفظع قهوة تذوقتها على الإطلاق.

حسنًا ، إنه أفضل من لا شيء.

[طقطقة معدنية]

[زئير المحرك]

[همهمات]

[سيارة تقترب]

[شخير]

[طقطقة النار]

[شخير]

آسف. لا يمكنك الدخول إلى هذه المنطقة.

أنا من قسم شرطة لوس أنجلوس .

اللفتنانت كولومبو. من المسؤول هنا؟

السيد بانجبورن.

هناك ، يجري مقابلة.

(هال) نحن نتحدث مع السيد رولاند بانجبورن

قسم السلامة الجوية في المجلس الوطني لسلامة النقل.

السيد Pangborn يترأس التحقيق في هذا

تحطم طائرة مأساوية للغاية.

هل لديك رأي في سبب الحادث يا سيد بانجبورن؟

(بانج بورن) حسنًا ، هال ، فقط البيان

الطيار صنع في المستشفى.

كان عنده عطل كامل في النظام الكهربائي وله أه أه

كانت الآلات والراديو الخاص به خارج.

ومع ذلك ، سأقول ، بشكل غير رسمي ،

هذا ، أه ، إحدى مشاكلنا الرئيسية في هذا--

(مصور) احفظه.

ماذا جرى؟

هذا الرجل كان يتجول في هذه اللقطة

والأمر يزداد تشتيت للغاية. هال ، أنا آسف.

هل تمانع للحظة من فضلك؟

أنا آسف.

لقد حصلت عليك في لقطة واسعة.

أعتقد أننا يمكن أن نلتقطه في واحدة.

بخير.

آه ، السيد بانجبورن ، كنت على وشك إعطائنا

رأي غير رسمي عن سبب الحادث.

أه ، معذرةً ، هذه إحدى المشاكل الكبيرة التي نواجهها في مواقع الأعطال هذه:

[أزيز الكاميرا]

طالبي الفضول.

امسكها لمدة دقيقة ، أليس كذلك؟

(بانجبورن) سيدي!

سآخذ ل يطلب منك ترك.

لابد ، اللفتنانت كولومبو.

لم أرغب في التعرف على نفسي أمام المراسل.

لما لا؟

حسنًا ، كما كنت تقول ،

من الأفضل أن تكون غير رسمي حتى تحصل على الحقائق.

حسنًا ، ما هي الحقائق التي لديك؟

ليس لدي أي شيء ، فقط ما قرأته في الجريدة الصباحية.

أعتقد أنها معجزة نزل هذا الرجل من الطائرة.

كما تعلم ، كان ذلك مصدر ارتياح لزوجتي.

إنها من أشد المعجبين بهذا الزميل.

يعرف كل ألبوماته.

هل يمكنك تخيل الخروج من هذا الشيء حيا؟

هذا غير طبيعي. لكن لم يسمع به من قبل.

لست واضحا لماذا هناك مصلحة الشرطة في هذا الحادث ملازم

آه ، كما ترى ، هذا ما أعنيه ، كما تعلم.

بمجرد أن تذكر أنك من الشرطة ،

ثم على الفور ، يبدأ الجميع في التكهن ،

خاصة عندما تقول إنك من Homicide.

القتل؟

لماذا القتل مهتم بهذا ، ملازم؟

تلقينا شكوى من أحد أفراد الأسرة ،

شقيق السيدة براون.

ماذا تقصد شكوى؟

لا شيء محدد. مجرد اشتباه في اللعب الخبيث.

لكنني سمعت ما قلته للتو هناك.

كان عطل في النظام الكهربائي.

هذا ما قاله الطيار.

وهذا ما ستطلقه على الأرجح على السبب المحتمل؟

المساهمة. نعم ، سأقول.

بشكل غير رسمي ، رغم ذلك.

من المحتمل أن يكون هذا الاستعداد القديم والموثوق:

خطأ طيار.

دائما تقريبا.

كما ترى ، لم يكن براون مصنّفًا بأداة موسيقية

وقد طار في طقس معتدل

وفقد توجهه.

حصلت على السفينة في تكوين المماطلة ولفت للتو.

ولكن هذا كان دائمًا ولا يزال ، في واقع الأمر ،

العامل المسبب الأول

في حوادث الطيران الخاصة من هذا النوع.

يزداد في بعض الأحيان عن طريق عدد الكحول في الدم.

(هال) السيد بانجبورن ، هل يمكنك العودة إلى هنا

فقط للحظة؟ وجلب فريق التحقيق الخاص بك.

نفقد الضوء ، سيستغرق الأمر لحظة.

نرغب في نقل هذا - هذا الفيلم إلى المختبر.

لماذا لا تنتهي؟

أولاد، فقط يأتي حول والوقوف على على جانبي لي،

إذا صح التعبير.

السيد بانجبورن؟

(مصور) أحضره. جاهز؟ تمام،

استعد للانطلاق.

حسنًا ، هذا كل شيء. المتداول.

كل مجموعة؟ حسنا. بخير.

(مصور) امسكها.

أنا - أنا آسف.

انظر ، فقط قف بجانب الأضواء.

هل تبحث عن شيء محدد؟

أه ، هل تم فحص ذلك؟

المحرك؟ لا ، لكنها ستكون كذلك.

لا ، لم أقصد المحرك.

ما قلته من قبل

تعداد دم السيد براون للكحول.

في المستشفى بناء على طلبنا.

لكن لا. كان باردًا رصينًا ، لا مخدرات ، لا شيء.

ممممم.

اسمع ، إذا دخل المحرك في كشك ،

هل يعتبر ذلك خطأ طيار؟

لا ، ليس المحرك.

ملازم ، عندما نتحدث عن كشك ، فإننا نعني المماطلة في الجناح.

حسنًا ، هذا جعل السفينة تتسلق بشدة شديدة الانحدار.

وهذا من السهل القيام به

في الطقس القاسي مع لوحة عدادات معتمة .

لا ، هو فقط ما كان يجب أن يطير

حول هذه الجبال على علو منخفض

بدون أداة تصنيف في نوع الطقس الذي شهدناه الليلة الماضية.

أم ، بيكرسفيلد إلى لوس أنجلوس ساعة.

كما تعلم ، بالطائرة.

ألا يمكن أن يكون قد حصل على هذا الطقس في وقت مبكر؟

أخبرني أنه فعل ذلك عندما تحدثت معه في المستشفى.

لكنه قام بالرحلة عدة مرات

وشعر أنه يستطيع التسلل عبر ما يرام.

[تنهدات]

(هال) السيد بانجبورن ، من فضلك ، نحن نفقد الضوء.

فقط للحظة واحدة من فضلك سيدي.

لماذا لا تنتهي من ذلك ، وتنتهي منه ؟

حسنًا ، دحرجها مرة أخرى الآن. هيا بنا.

(مصور) يبقيها مشدودة.

السيد بانجبورن.

المتداول.

كما ترون ، السيد بانجبورن وطاقمه مشغولون للغاية

وعلينا مقاطعة مقابلتنا من وقت لآخر.

ومع ذلك ، عاد السيد بانجبورن إلينا مرة أخرى ،

وبعد إذنه ، نرغب في الاستمرار.

(بانجبورن) امض قدمًا.

أعتقد أن الجمهور مهتم جدًا بهذه الأشياء

تقنيات التحقيق في حوادث الطائرات ، السيد بانجبورن.

نود بالتأكيد متابعة هذا الأمر.

هل من الممكن أن يقوم طاقمنا بالتغطية

بعض إجراءاتك؟

أوه ، أعتقد أنه يمكن ترتيبها.

الآن ، إذا كان أحد أسئلتنا خارج الخط ، سيدي ،

فقط قل الكلمة وسنسحبها.

شكرا لك.

سأعطيك اللائحة "لا تعليق".

هدا يبدو عادلا. أولا ، أود أن أسأل

إذا كان لديك إفادة الطيار ،

لماذا من الضروري إجراء أي تحقيق على الإطلاق؟

حسنًا ، هذا مجرد روتين.

لا يوجد أي انعكاس على الإطلاق على هذا الطيار.

في الواقع ، يعتبر الطيارون سلالة خاصة جدًا من الفنانين.

كما تعلم ، يطلق عليه فن الطيران.

وأه كثير منهم ليسوا في الحقيقة من النوع القوي أو الصامت

التي يتم تصويرها بشكل عام.

البعض منهم عاطفي جدا.

إنهم يميلون إلى إلقاء اللوم على أنفسهم في وقوع حادث

حتى عندما يكون ذلك بسبب ظروف خارجة عن إرادتهم ، كما ترى.

تقصد أنه ربما كان هناك

نوع من العطل الميكانيكي

التي لم يكن الطيار على علم بها؟

أوه ، بالضبط.

نحن سنأخذ كل المحرك ،

الأجزاء الإلكترونية والهيكلية للحطام

العودة إلى حظيرة الطائرات الخاصة بنا ،

ومنحها إجراء فحص شامل.

نعطيها أشعة سينية ، تحليل كيميائي ،

اختبار المعادن المجهرية ، هذا النوع من الأشياء.

لذا ، ما لدينا هو بيان الطيار

مما يجعل عملنا أسهل.

أسهل بكثير ، والوضع أكثر وضوحًا.

حسنًا ، شكرًا جزيلاً لك سيد بانجبورن.

هذا هال فيشر ، في جبال لوس أنجلوس.

حسنًا ، هذا ملف.

(مصور) فهمت.

(بانج بورن) يقول إنه شعر أنه يستطيع فعل ذلك.

نفس القصة القديمة ، نفس النتائج القاتلة القديمة.

هل كانت المرأتان جالستين في الخلف؟

حق.

هل هذه هي أحزمة المقاعد للمقعدين الخلفيين؟

بلى.

لقد لاحظت أنهم لم يكونوا منفتحين بسبب تأثير التحطم.

هم أبدا.

حسنًا ، هذا يفسر ذلك.

يشرح ماذا؟

لماذا تم إلقاء الطيار بوضوح ولم تكن المرأتان كذلك.

[ضحكات خافتة]

أنا آسف ، أنا فقط لا أتبع.

لقد لاحظت حزام مقعد الطيار.

بلى؟

غير مثبتة.

لم ألاحظ.

يا إلهي ، أنت على حق.

يجب أن يكون مفتوحًا قبل الانهيار.

أوه ، هل حصلت على واحدة من هؤلاء أيضًا؟

حسنًا ، سأقوم فقط بتدوين ملاحظة وأسأل براون

لماذا لم يتم ربط حزامه .

حسنا. جي ، هذا يذكرني ،

يجب أن أقدم نفس الملاحظة.

في هذه الحالة ، ربما أنقذ حياته.

عمومًا ، ال ... الركاب الجالسون بعد قمرة القيادة

فرصة أفضل للبقاء على قيد الحياة في حالة وقوع حادث من هذا النوع.

هل لديك دقيقة يا سيدي؟

طبعا أكيد.

الحق بهذه الطريقة.

ما هذا؟

هذه مجموعة ملاحة للطيار .

يحتفظون بمخططاتهم فيه.

اه تردد الراديو كتيبات

أنا من أشياء مختلفة.

جي ، هذا مضحك.

لما؟

لا رماد.

استسمحك عذرا؟

لا رماد.

يبدو فارغًا.

حسنًا ، كان بإمكانه إخراج المخططات

ووضعها على مقعد مساعد الطيار الشاغر.

لكن هذا الرماد سيكون بين كل تلك الرماد الأخرى.

آه ، هذا من شأنه أن يفسر ذلك.

أنت تعرف شيئًا أيها الملازم

يمكنني الاستعانة برجل مثلك في فريقي.

إنه حقًا لا شيء سوى عمل المباحث.

أوه ، لا ، شكرا جزيلا لك.

أنتم يا رفاق هنا ، عليكم أن تطيروا.

بالتأكيد ، نحن جميعًا طيارون.

أوه ، لا ، ليس من أجلي. شكرا جزيلا.

لن أتأهل لذلك.

لماذا ا؟ سنعلمك.

أنا أقدر ذلك يا سيدي ، لكن آه ، أذني تنفجر في المصعد.

في واقع الأمر ، أنا لا أحب أن أكون بهذا الطول.

كيف حالك سيدي؟ اسمي السيد Grindell.

كيف حالك؟

هل أنت من أقارب السيدة براون؟

لا ، أنا هنا فقط لرؤية قريب--

أري أنت صديق للعائلة؟

أوه ، أنا آسف ، لقد تأخرت قليلاً.

فاتك خدمة جميلة.

اعذرني سيدي.

أه السيد براون غنى عدة ترانيم شعبية.

صخرة العصور--

أنا لست صديقًا للعائلة.

في الواقع ، أنا شرطي. الملازم كولومبو ، القتل.

استسمحك عذرا.

أنا هنا لرؤية السيد لوك باسكن.

نعم. إنه يدفع تحياته الأخيرة

قبل أن يتم شحن الجثث إلى ناشفيل.

آه ، إنه يأخذ الأمر بصعوبة ، كما تعلم.

لكن أه سيخرج قريبا.

أوه. حسنًا ، ربما سأنتظر هنا.

بخير. بخير.

ملازم ، هذه إحدى بطاقاتي.

تعاملنا مع جميع الترتيبات هنا. أوه،

عفوا.

شكرا لك.

أوه.

اممم ، أنا معجب كبير بقسم الشرطة ، كما تعلم.

آه ، لم أكن أعلم ، لكنني دائمًا سعيد لسماع ذلك.

لماذا لا تسمع به؟

[تنهد] بعد كل شيء ، أنتم الرجال مستعدون جدًا

أن تضحي بحياتك أه لإنقاذ حياتنا .

حسنًا ، آه ، لنأمل ألا يحدث ذلك كثيرًا.

نعم ، نعم ، نعم ، لكنها كذلك ، أليس كذلك؟

خاصة في هذه الأوقات العصيبة. أه ، إنه أه ...

فقط هذا الصباح على الإفطار مع زوجتي العزيزة مارثا ،

ألقيت نظرة خاطفة في الأوراق.

ول- أشرت إلى أن معدل وفيات الشرطة هو فقط ...

انها صادمة. أعني أنه مجرد ...

حسنًا ، يجب أن تكون على دراية بذلك.

حسنًا ، لا نحب التفكير في الأمر كثيرًا.

لكن يجب على المرء أن يفكر في الأمر ، آه ، ألا يجب أن يفكر فيه أحد؟

حسنًا ، كما تعلم ، أعتقد أنه هذا النوع من الأشياء

لا تفعل أي شيء حيال ذلك حتى تضطر إلى ذلك بالفعل.

لكن إذا احتجت إلى جنازة ،

أه ، فأنت لست في وضع يسمح لك بفعل أي شيء حيال ذلك ، كما ترى.

[ضحك]

حسنًا ، أرى ما تعنيه.

هل وضعت خططًا لمغادرتك

من هذا المجال الفاني؟

رقم هاه؟

[ضحك] لا ، لم أفعل.

بلى. أعني ، ليس مثل ، آه ...

إنه ليس نوع الشيء الذي تقوم فيه بالحجز

أو شراء تذكرة.

نعم ، ولكن حتى الآن ،

القليل من التبصر ، أتحدث لأحبائك ،

أه - أه ، سيمنع أه المتاعب

واه نفقة.

المعذرة لحظة فقط.

Lieutenant, this is our brochure.

Now, from here, uh, you could choose, uh,

anything within your own means, uh--uh, from among

a--a large variety of plans that we have here.

Now, this, for instance--

Well, l--I appreciate it very much

but my wife does all the shopping in the family.

She'd be very upset if I bought anything,

you know, without talking to her about it first.

Of course. Of course.

It's very nice, husband and wife to decide in this.

Can we, uh, make an appointment? That'd be nice.

I couldn't talk to her about this, Mr. Grindell.

She'd think I was working on a dangerous case. She cries easily.

She cries when she loses at bowling, you know.

You're a hard sell, Lieutenant, huh?

Well, I'm sorry. Actually, you know, I was just here...

(Luke) Oh, hi, Lieutenant.

Oh, hello, Mr. Baskin.

Did you find out anything?

Uh, thank you very much, sir.

Oh, I beg your pardon.

Gentlemen, excuse me.

Did you ever see Mr. Brown's navigation kit?

Sure, all the time.

Were you familiar with its contents?

Yeah, just a bunch of maps and charts.

You've seen these maps and charts?

Yeah.

Did you see them the day of the crash?

Uh, well, no, I didn't, uh, open the kit that day.

You mean, you had the kit in your hand that day?

Yeah.

I carried it from the plane to the car.

Was it heavy?

No, no more than usual.

Hmm.

Did you carry it back from the car to the plane when they left?

No, Tommy did.

Why? You on to something, Lieutenant?

No, I don't think so, sir. No.

Look, I'm not very smart,

and I don't know how he did it,

I just know that somehow he did.

'Cause he hated my sister.

He never loved her. He just used her.

Yes, sir. You've told me that.

That doesn't explain why he would kill her.

She had something on him.

What?

I don't know. She wouldn't tell me.

Hmm.

I believe you're very sincere, sir.

But there's just no proof of anything.

Look, you don't know Tommy Brown like I do.

You've got to question him.

I'm going to do that.

But you must understand, it's just going to be a formality.

Then do it. Do it now. Do it today.

Yes, sir. I don't think that today would be the right time.

It's too close--

Lieutenant, I want you to see what Tommy Brown's like.

I want you to talk to him. Would you do that for me, please,

as a personal favor? Today? Please?

[car door closes]

Uh, all right.

[car engine starting]

I'm coming with you.

dd[Tommy singing]

d And it took me back to something d

[girls laughing] d that I lost somewhere d

(Luke) See what I mean, Lieutenant?

He couldn't wait.

Rented this place while he was still in the hospital.

$2,000 a month. What?

You know, there's no law against that, Mr. Baskin.

Listen to all that going around out yonder.

My sister ain't even in her grave yet.

But there's no law against that, either, Mr. Baskin.

Maybe it's not a good idea for you to see him right now.

Why not? I'm still working for him.

You know, I'll have to tell him you're the one who made the complaint.

Good.

I wanna see the look on his face when--

Now, just a minute. Now, listen to me.

When I talk to him, I'm gonna have to talk to him alone.

That's the only right way to do it.

And if you're gonna cause trouble--

I won't. I promise you, I won't do that.

Okay.

d When Sunday mornin' comin' down d

[people laughing]

[people chattering]

d In the park I saw a daddy d

d With a laughin' little girl that he was swingin' d

d And I stopped beside a Sunday school d

d And listened to the songs that they were singin' d

d Then I went on down the road d

That's Mr. Brown?

That's him.

d A lonely bell was ringin' d

d And it echoed through the canyon d

d Like a disappearin' dream of yesterday d

d On a Sunday mornin' sidewalk d

d I'm wishing, Lord, that I was stoned d

d 'Cause there's somethin' about a Sunday d

This looks good.

Help yourself.

Think it's all right?

Oh, sure.

I missed lunch.

Make yourself at home.

d Half as lonesome as the sound d

What is that?

Chili.

Yeah, looks good.

Have some.

Think it's all right?

Hmm.

d And Sunday mornin' comin' down dd

[people applauding]

Say, that's delicious. I never tasted chili like that before.

That's a special recipe. Made out of squirrel meat.

That good, ain't it?

Hmm.

Yeah, that explains it.

Hey, Luke. I thought you were ridin' back with us.

Where have you been?

I've been to get the cops

to find out how you killed Edna.

You gone crazy?

You did it. You know you did it. You killed both of them.

You're fired! Get out of here!

[grunts]

You crazy? Get him out of here!

What's the matter with you?

Give me that.

You crazy?

[groaning] Get him out.

[panting]

Boy.

Mr. Brown, I'm terribly sorry about this.

Who are you?

I'm Lt. Columbo, I'm from the L.A.P.D., Homicide.

Homicide?

What's he been telling you about me?

Well, if we could just talk privately.

There's nothing to get excited about.

Just wanna ask some routine questions.

[panting]

There ain't no need for everything to stop.

I'll be right back.

Let me see that guitar. If he's busted that guitar,

I'll bust his neck.

Come on in here.

Nothing to get excited about, folks.

[people murmuring]

Mr. Brown will be right out.

What did he mean, murder?

And why am l talking to somebody from Homicide?

I feel terrible about this, sir.

I mean, an awful thing that was.

And, uh, there was just no way for me to prevent

your brother-in-law from coming here. Maybe I could have anticipated--

Okay! Just tell me what's it all about. What's he saying?

It's nothing to get excited about, sir, believe me.

You just have to understand that, uh, when a member of the family

makes a complaint, well, we just have to go through

certain formalities, ask questions, and, uh,

make out a report--

And I guess this, all this, looks kind of bad, huh?

This--this big house. This party going on and everything?

No, sir. No, sir. It's kind of refreshing.

You see, in my line of work, homicide,

somebody is always, well, dead.

That's the only way to put it.

I mean, they don't even call us in

unless that's what it is, somebody dead.

So, naturally, I see a lot of grief.

Now look, Lieutenant,

I'm not gonna try to tell you that Edna and I didn't quarrel.

You can't-- You can't go through a day with Edna without quarreling.

You didn't know Edna.

The Crusade. I was all for the Crusade.

It's just that I thought a little something

ought to go to me for what I do, you know.

I give it full, I give it all my time.

The dirty hotel rooms...

Mr. Brown. ...the dirty dressing rooms,

the stale coffee--

Mr. Brown.

I'm not here to pry into your personal life.

My personal life is an open book.

Everybody knows I've done time.

Yes, sir.

But what you've done since you've gotten out

has been an inspiration to a lot of people.

Then what are you bugging me for?

Well, like I said, just ask a few routine questions.

Well, I can come back another time

when you're more settled.

Go ahead. Ask your questions.

Are you sure it's all right?

Get it over with.

You don't mind?

Go right ahead.

I'll try and make it very fast.

I was up there at the crash site and I was talking to, uh,

that fellow Mr. Pangborn, up there.

You want some coffee?

No, thank you very much.

We were both wondering

why your seatbelt wasn't fastened

at the time of the crash.

Oh, that?

Well,

you see, when the power went off, the lights went out.

And I reached across to the glove compartment

to try to get a flashlight.

And to do that, I had to unbuckle my seatbelt.

That's when I lost control.

Well, that explains it.

I'll tell Mr. Pangborn that

so that he won't bother you about it, too.

Thanks.

What else can l tell you now?

You have a pencil?

No.

That's all right, I'll remember.

Oh, here we are.

The navigation kit.

What about it?

There were no ashes in it, you see.

So, we were, uh, we were wondering what happened to the charts

and, uh, and the maps that were in it.

Well, when the power went off,

the defroster quit working, you see.

So, I slid open the window to try to see where I was goin'

and the suction s-s-sucked all the maps and papers

and everything right out of the window.

Big suction.

I'll tell that to Mr. Pangborn, too.

We were both wondering.

Thanks. I--I appreciate that.

That does it.

You sure made me move, Mr. Brown.

I never asked questions this fast before in my life.

I always think it's kind of impolite

to keep firing questions at people.

If that's your job, that's what you ought to do.

Mmm-hmm.

Sorry about what happened out there.

And I sure hope your guitar is all right. It's a beauty.

Yeah.

dd[playing]

Not another guitar in the world with a tone like that.

It's a great guitar. Handmade.

When I take an airliner,

I get an extra seat and sit it right beside me.

No kidding.

Yeah.

Lucky thing it wasn't on that plane with you last night.

Yeah, I know, that was a break, all right.

I'd been worried about that.

Worried about crashing with it?

No, about, uh,

about it coming unglued, or cracking it

at high altitudes in an unpressurized plane.

Look at this guitar. You see the...

It's put together with a very special glue.

Different pieces of wood. It looks like one piece, but feel that belly.

Feel how smooth it is on that back there.

Well, the changes in pressure and altitude

can affect a good guitar like that.

Ruin the tone.

So I told Luke to put it on the bus.

You know, I'm very happy you told me that.

Why's that?

Well, you know, that's what started your brother-in-law thinking that

you had something to do with murdering his sister.

The fact that you parted with your guitar.

He said that was the first time you ever did that.

Then I'm glad I told you, too.

That winds it up.

We'll probably just go along with Mr. Pangborn's report.

Hmm.

Mr. Pangborn's report will make me look bad enough.

That's a lousy piece of flying I did.

Well, let's hope I stumble onto something

so it doesn't look so much like pilot error.

And if I do, I'll let you know.

You're not finished?

Oh, just a couple of things for my own report down at headquarters.

Nothing to worry you about, Mr. Brown.

Thank you very much.

You're welcome.

I appreciate your taking the time.

Glad to. Let me know when I can help you.

[grunting]

Right this way, sir.

Just step right on that seat, Lieutenant.

Sir.

Just step right on the seat there, sir.

Just watch your step, sir.

You all right, Lieutenant?

[clears throat]

Thank you, sir.

[clears throat]

dd[radio playing]

Excuse me, uh...

Uh, excuse me.

Yes, sir.

Uh, I'm looking for someone who might have been around

the night Tommy Brown took off.

Who are you?

That's a good question.

Uh, police.

Yes, sir. That'd be Jeff.

He was on duty that night.

Thank you very much.

[sighing]

Excuse me.

Yeah?

Uh, L.A.P.D.

Yes, sir.

I'm investigating the Tommy Brown airplane crash.

Oh, yeah.

I sure was sorry to hear about that.

You're a fan of his?

Yes, sir. You?

Uh, well, my wife more than me,

but I'm getting there.

I was wondering,

could you give me any information about that flight?

Oh, well, l, uh, I saw them off,

but I don't know anything about that crash.

Right. Of course.

You know, we've got to check out all these small little details.

They don't mean nothing. So, uh,

now what did you... You say you saw them off. What did you do?

Well, you know, I helped with the luggage, uh,

pulled out the chocks, that sort of thing.

Luggage.

What luggage?

Well, um,

the ladies had a couple overnight bags.

And uh, Mr. Brown didn't have nothing but his navigation kit.

Some gum?

No. Thank you very much.

You handled the luggage?

Uh, yes, sir.

Put it in the luggage compartment back of the cabin.

Did you, uh...

You notice anything unusual about the luggage?

Unusual?

Was it extra heavy or light, anything like that?

Oh. Um, no.

Just luggage.

And the navigation kit, was it heavy or light?

Oh, I don't know about that.

Mr. Brown put that aboard himself.

In the cabin?

Yes, sir.

Um, on the co-pilot's seat.

[clanking]

[chuckles]

Wouldn't do much good in the luggage compartment

unless you was a bird.

[Jeff laughs]

I guess so.

So the only thing that was in the cabin

was the passengers and the navigation kit?

Yeah. That's it.

Oh, well, the thermos bottle.

That's probably nothing.

W-W-What do you mean, thermos bottle?

Most pilots carry a thermos of coffee aboard.

Was the thermos bottle in the navigation kit?

Uh, no, sir.

Most likely wouldn't be enough room for it,

with all the charts and stuff.

No, Mr. Brown just, uh, put it on the co-pilot's seat

next to the kit.

You've been a big help.

I have?

dd[playing]

That's nice.

Tina, I'd like you to take the arrangements

down to the arranger.

Be sure we get them back in time, all right?

Then I want you to make me out a big, long list

of things that I can do for you

for being so nice to Tommy Brown.

You afraid of me?

Uh, no.

Every time I get close, you start backing up.

I--I guess I'm just afraid of myself.

Is that all?

It's just so soon about your wife.

Hmm.

I understand.

But do you understand

that Edna and I didn't love each other, ever?

Don't say that.

[doorbell chiming]

Come on in, it ain't locked.

Lt. Columbo.

Come right in, rest yourself.

I'm not interrupting anything?

No. Come in.

Hey, Tina, you better take care of those errands, okay?

And don't forget the last thing on the list.

What can I get you, Lieutenant?

How about some brandy or bourbon?

No, you look more like a beer man.

Thank you, sir, but I'm on duty.

Oh, yeah. I almost forgot.

Hey, you hop around pretty good on that.

Well, it takes more than a busted leg to keep me down.

That lovely girl.

Who? Tina?

She really is. She's beautiful.

And she's been a great help to me through this time.

She admires you a lot. I could see that.

Now, come on, Lieutenant,

don't tell me they got you back out here

chasing after Luke's daydream.

I'm afraid so, sir.

If it was up to me, I'd forget about it.

I'd go on to something else.

You know what the problem is?

You're a celebrity.

Because of you, my boss, he won't let me close up this case

until I've covered everything.

Every loose end has got to be tied up.

It'll make you crazy. So that's the problem.

That's a crying shame, it really is.

A man with your talent...

Real killers loose out there.

And they got you chasing smoke.

What are you going to do? That's the job, right?

You take the good with the bad.

Uh, that reminds me.

Uh, you could help me clear up some things.

Sure. I'd be glad to.

But let me get you something to eat. You look hungry to me.

Oh, no, please. Thank you very much. I just had lunch.

How about some coffee?

I had it with my lunch.

You're shaming me now, Lieutenant.

You just won't let me do anything for you.

Well, actually, sir, there is something you can do for me.

Uh, you can answer a few of these questions.

Sure. I'd be glad to.

First of all, uh,

the thermos.

The one you took on the plane.

What about it?

Would you mind telling me, sir, what you had in it?

Just some coffee.

Coffee.

Why? What does that matter?

Well, they couldn't find it.

The thermos.

At the crash site, couldn't find it.

I checked with Mr. Pangborn.

So?

Well, you see, everything else in the plane was accounted for.

Well, does it really matter

what happened to a thermos bottle?

Oh, I'm sure it doesn't make a difference at all,

but, you see, uh, like I was saying earlier,

see that's the kind of loose end that, uh,

I got to tie up, those tiny little things.

Otherwise, it won't let me close the book on this case.

Yeah. I understand.

T-T-That's my problem.

I see what you mean.

Well, we'll just have to come up

with the right answer for them.

You know, something to make them happy.

Yes.

I--l, uh, I just don't know what to write.

Uh, I'll help you all I can.

Well, if you could come up with something, sir,

I'd certainly appreciate it.

Hey, why don't you just tell them that the thermos burned up

in the plane crash, like it probably did.

Well, you know, I thought about that.

But, uh, I checked with the lab.

And, uh, you see, a thermos wouldn't be consumed by fire.

It's metal inside and glass.

Yeah.

That's a tough one, all right.

[stammering] Yes. I just can't come up with an answer.

Well, you think about this.

I was thrown clear in the crash.

I got a busted leg out of the deal.

But I was thrown clear.

And something as light as a thermos

could be thrown hundreds of feet.

Maybe it was thrown clear.

Thrown clear?

Yeah.

Not bad.

Not bad.

Thrown clear.

[laughs]

I knew sooner or later,

I was going to get to help you some way.

Not bad.

Yeah. I think they'll buy that.

Okay.

Listen. Thanks a lot.

You're welcome. Glad to help.

Yeah. You've been a big help.

Appreciate the time.

Okay.

All right.

Oh.

I don't know what's the matter with me.

[clicking tongue]

You know, the last time I was here, I forgot to ask the question, too.

What's the matter with me? Um,

where did you first learn how to fly?

Lieutenant, I thought you knew my whole life history by now.

Oh, no. No, uh.

You know, people think we have all kinds of records on microfilms.

All we got to do is push a button and...

Well, don't you?

Yes, we do, but not everything.

Well, I learned to fly over 20 years ago

in the Air Force, a little.

I learned to fly a little.

A little.

Well, I got to admit. I washed out of cadets.

[laughing] Washed right flat out.

Of course, I got a civilian private license after the Korean War.

Were you in that one?

Yeah. Were you?

Yeah. I was in that one.

But not in the Air Force.

No kidding. Let me guess what you were in.

[chuckling]

M.P.

K.P. mostly.

[laughing]

Where'd they put you after you washed out as a cadet?

Oh, man, you know the service. Whatever bad

was going around, that's what I got.

Picking up butts, latrine duty,

running errands for the C.O., whatever.

Oh, man, that service life was something.

Anything else?

[telephone ringing] No, sir. That should about do it. Thank you.

Go ahead. You can take that. I'm finished.

Thank you, sir.

Yeah, hello.

All right. Put him on.

Hello, Sid, this is Tommy.

No. You heard right, Sid.

We're stopping the project.

We're stopping the building on the tabernacle.

I don't know. Can't say.

Just pay everybody off up to date.

Tell them we'll get back to them, okay?

Right. Bye.

(Columbo) Excuse me, sir.

Lieutenant, if that police career of yours

ever fizzles out,

you could always make it as a cat burglar.

Oh, sorry. You know what happened.

I saw this note that I made here

that I meant to ask you about.

Ask away, little buddy.

You know, the reason I think I forgot

was because it was filed under "pilot."

You know, for pilot error.

Mmm-hmm. What about it?

Uh,

did you call in for the weather before you made that flight?

I sure did. Every pilot does.

Well, according to the Bakersfield Weather Bureau,

they anticipated a low ceiling in Los Angeles.

If you'd left an hour earlier, you would have missed it.

Well, you see, I left later

because of the audiences at Bakersfield.

They just wouldn't let me off-stage.

They love that music in Bakersfield.

Oh, they sure do. I know that for a fact.

But your brother-in-law,

he told me that you took a nap.

Yeah, I always take a nap before I fly late at night,

especially after a performance.

I was wiped out.

I know those desk jockeys downtown are about to

drive you crazy giving you a bad time.

I know how bad you hate to keep asking all those stupid questions

that they send you out here to ask.

I want you to tell them one thing for me.

All those loose ends that they think

they are tying up are going to go nowhere, you see,

because Tommy Brown was on that plane himself when it crashed

and if I'd been up to no good,

I wouldn't risk my own neck in the process.

I'm going to make that point very clear to them, sir.

[clearing throat]

Hey, Columbo, I want you tell those people

down at your office one thing for me,

that I got nothing to hide.

And I guess you overheard me on the phone.

Overheard you on the phone? Oh, no, sir. No.

But I knew you were stopping the project.

I spoke to the architects this morning.

However, it's very helpful to know your reasoning.

Thank you.

(Columbo) One of ours, sir?

Colonel.

Oh, sorry.

747. I'd like to land one of these babies.

This must be quite a letdown for you.

What is?

R.O.T.C.

There's a job to be done, Lieutenant,

and I'm the man to do it.

Brown.

Brown.

Brown, Thomas.

Oh, sure.

Never forget the lads who served under me.

If not by name, by face.

He's out of Vietnam, but I remember the face.

He served in your outfit in Korea.

Oh.

What's happened to him?

He's Tommy Brown now.

Tommy Brown.

He's a big star.

Really?

Made it in the movies, huh?

No, sir. Country and Western music.

Entertainment. He's very big.

Oh.

Not that, uh, twist stuff? That degenerate--

No, sir. Folk music.

Tommy Brown, he's a singer.

Good.

Just as long as he isn't a pilot.

Washed out as a cadet as I recall.

Transferred to my outfit.

Did you read about that private plane crash the other night?

Oh, yeah.

He was the pilot.

The guy that got thrown clear?

Yes, sir.

Never made the connection.

What did he do in your outfit, sir?

Parachute rigging.

You mean he ran a machine which rigged the parachute.

(Colonel) Not on your life, Lieutenant.

It was done by hand.

A man folds his own.

Some things in life don't change, Lieutenant.

Yes, sir.

May I use your telephone?

Keep it short. Will you?

Never know when there might be an alert. Absolutely.

I want the Medical Examiner's office.

Lt. Columbo.

Columbo.

I'll wait.

It's really for official business.

Do they still make them out of silk?

Speaking to me?

"Hit the silk." Is that just an--

It's just an expression.

The old barnstorming days.

Nylon. 60 square yards of it,

and a parachute personnel standard M-4.

How fast does that bring a man down?

20 feet per second. Average.

Isn't that pretty fast?

There's a proper way to land, Lieutenant.

Hello? The Medical Examiner.

Lt. Columbo.

How big is this flag?

It's not a flag, Lieutenant, it's a banner.

Eagles and stars rampant on a field of blue.

The official emblem of the United States Air Force.

How big is it?

27 square feet, why?

How much is that in square yards?

You ought to know that, Lieutenant.

Three square yards.

A parachute is 60 square yards?

Right.

20 times bigger than this?

That's elementary, Lieutenant.

Hello.

Yes, I am.

Hello?

Doctor. Yes.

This is Lt. Columbo.

I want to order an autopsy

on two deceased, already interred.

Mrs. Edna Brown and Miss Maryann Cobb.

d Just like a blind man I wandered astray d

d Straight is the gate and narrow the way d

d Then like the blind man that got back his sight d

d Praise the Lord, I saw the light d

Hey, Columbo.

Come on in. Join the session.

I didn't ruin on the record or anything?

There was no light on so I just came in.

Playback. It's a concert we did last night.

How do you like it?

Oh, good.

d Praise the Lord d

We were there.

At the concert?

My wife and l. We were there.

d Clouds covered me. I had no idea d

Hey! Hey!

You're really coming on, Lieutenant.

d Then came the sunrise and rolled back the night d

Bring it down a couple of points there, will you, Bill?

d I saw the light d

d I saw the light d

d No more darkness, no more night d

d Now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight d

d Praise the Lord d

What's the matter?

d I saw the light d

d Just like a blind man d

You opened your concert with that song.

Yeah, I closed my show with that song, too.

Number one on the charts.

Hey, there you go, Lieutenant.

d that got back his sight d

You don't like it?

d I saw the light dd

No, oh, it's very good, very popular.

You know, I hear it coming out of cars, out of storefronts.

One kid had it coming out of his pocket.

Right here.

But, uh, the sound is different here.

And I noticed last night at the concert--

(Tommy) Yeah, live audience.

That's why the different sound, it's recorded live.

The one you've been hearing around town

is a studio recording we did a while back.

Oh.

Oh, that explains it.

You know, little buddy, there's a question I'd like to ask you.

You ordered my wife's body dug up, right?

That's correct, sir. Both bodies.

And autopsies performed?

Yes, sir.

Expecting to find what?

Mr. Brown, I don't think this is the--

That's quite all right, if you don't mind answering that question.

Just what were you expecting to find?

I don't know.

It's not an unusual police procedure.

After an air crash?

Very often, to find out if the pilot had a heart attack

or to find out if there was any evidence of drug--

Lieutenant, I was the pilot and I'm very much alive.

Yes, sir.

And that air safety guy, what's his name?

Mr. Pangborn?

He ordered all kinds of blood tests run.

Yes, sir, they were all negative

and the EKG, your heart, that was normal.

Which should make you feel very good.

And the autopsy showed nothing unusual?

No, sir. Nothing unusual.

I think I could have told you that, Lieutenant.

Of course, when I say nothing unusual,

what I mean is that, uh,

under, you know, normal circumstances,

there would be nothing unusual.

Just what are you trying to say, Lieutenant?

Barbiturates, sir.

We found evidence of barbiturates in both women.

And, uh,

according to their religious beliefs,

they were prohibited from taking any drugs or stimulants.

That's true. But they used to get airsick.

So they took an airsickness pill.

Yes, sir. But these barbiturates were sleeping pills.

Sleeping pills work

just like airsickness pills sometimes, Lieutenant.

Oh, really? Yeah.

Oh.

Oh, I didn't know that.

Well, that must explain that. Oh, thank you very much.

(man) Tommy, gonna feed you the eight-track now.

dd[music playing]

Hey, Bill, kill it.

[music stops]

Anything else, Lieutenant?

No, sir.

Oh, uh...

Could I have a tape of that concert?

Be in the stores, a couple of months.

No, what I meant was could I have an advance copy?

Why not?

Thank you very much.

May l...

Are your hands clean? Let me see.

Oh, all right.

(Columbo) This is nylon, isn't it?

Yes.

I prefer cotton. But people today, even our own people,

just don't want anything that requires care.

Listen, I was wondering if you could help me.

My name is Lt. Columbo.

I'm from the Los Angeles Police Department.

Columbo, that's an ltalian name.

Yes, ma'am, it is.

Uh, could you tell me how much fabric--

My husband was half ltalian.

And a wonderfully warm man, too.

Just the way ltalians are supposed to be.

Can you tell me, ma'am, how many yards--

And he was a naturally good singer, too.

Of course, he was thin

and he had this little blonde moustache.

But he was half Scandinavian, so... Yes.

Lt. Columbo, are you with the Army?

Los Angeles Police Department.

Oh.

Have we done something?

No, ma'am. Not that I know of, no.

I'm just here... I'm just part of an investigation.

Well, of what? Are you with the vice squad?

I don't remember having a good time.

No, ma'am. No, I'm not with the vice squad.

I just wanted to ask you about some of these lovely robes

that you and the ladies--

You want to know how many yards it takes to make a robe.

Listen, that depends.

Now, you take Helen there,

it takes her four yards of material to make a robe.

It only takes me two.

What does she do? She makes the bigger sizes, does she?

Makes mistakes, that what she does.

The poor little thing.

Once she did two left sides

and wondered why it wouldn't button up.

Oh, she's a darling woman, but she is not a good seamstress.

Let me ask you something, dear.

You think I could take a look at this?

Well, if you're careful.

Just for a minute.

Certainly. But be careful. Thank you very much.

May l, please? Sure.

Just go over that.

Oh, what are you doing?

How many square yards in a roll like this?

Uh, be careful now, don't let it go all the way to the end

or you'll soil it--

Well, you know, I'm curious about the yardage.

You certainly are.

Could you show me what 60 square yards of this would look like?

In the first place, this is not a roll, this is a bolt.

60 square yards, wait a minute there.

That's 10 yards by 6 yards.

That's 30 feet by 18 feet.

This can't be 60 square yards.

It isn't even 20.

Do you have more?

Oh, yes, yes, we have a reserve.

We are like the industrious ants.

You know that story.

I kept a reserve stock against rising prices.

Just a minute, I'll show it to you.

Dear, oh, dear, I meant to reorder...

Do you find yourself forgetting?

Sometimes, ma'am, yes, I do.

Could you tell me,

do you remember how much you meant to reorder?

Oh, it's always the same.

How much is that?

Three bolts of nylon, white, 1A-447.

And how many yards in a bolt, 20?

No, 15.

15, so there's only 45 yards missing.

Only 45 square yards missing, out of sheer forgetfulness.

And the prices have surely risen

four or five cents a yard.

Why do I do that? Forget, I mean.

Is it what they say it is?

Is it old age?

No. No. It's not that.

Who knows what it is, but it's not that. Listen.

I want to thank you very, very much.

You're welcome.

I appreciate talking to you.

It was nice to meet you.

Oh, my.

Now, Lieutenant, let's see that navigation kit.

It fits.

Of course, there's no harness attached to this.

You wouldn't get it in with a conventional chute harness.

What about an unconventional one?

(man) What do you mean?

Something homemade.

Something homemade?

Yeah, it's possible.

What do you think?

You know as well as I do

that the diameter of a standard chute

is substantially larger than that.

Anybody jumping in that would have

a much faster rate of descent than normal.

Tight chutes in a parachute like this, he goes down faster, right?

At least 20%%% faster.

Fatally faster?

Not necessarily.

The guy would probably break something,

an arm, a leg or pelvis, or something.

Be awful risky.

So is murder.

I know what you're getting at,

but I don't see how you can ever prove

the guy jumped without finding the chute.

Neither do l.

You see?

And if it was premeditated,

he'd certainly have destroyed the chute.

Yeah, but how you gonna destroy a parachute?

I mean, you can't risk burning it.

You'll see the flames no matter where he landed.

Okay, so he hid it somewhere.

Buried it. What are you gonna do?

Dig up that whole mountain?

Thank you very much. Come on.

Your people...

You never found that thermos bottle, did you?

No.

Hmm.

So, it must have been thrown out sometime during the flight.

Could be.

Mmm.

If the pilot jumped,

just before he crashed the plane,

he would land not too far from the crash site.

Right? Right.

But there's no indication

that he even took a parachute aboard.

There is an indication, Mr. Pangborn.

That empty navigation kit.

That wouldn't hold a conventional chute.

How about an unconventional chute?

Well, all I can say is

he'd have to be one expert chute man.

He was. I checked his military record.

After he washed out as a flying cadet

he became a parachute rigger.

Well, it will still be an awful lot of mountain

to search for anything hidden or buried.

A lot of mountain. Who could find it?

The guy that hid it.

(Columbo) Well, it was the original version.

That's what I hear coming out of the radio.

And then there's the version that you recorded yesterday in the studio.

d I saw the light d

This is the original version.

d I saw the light d

d No more darkness, no more night d

Mmm-hmm.

[music stops]

Now this is--is the new version.

I hope I got it.

I know I had it.

I got it.

[clattering]

Bear with me, sir.

d I saw the light d

This is the new version.

Mmm-hmm.

d No more darkness dd

[clicking]

I noticed that the arrangement was changed.

You got a good ear for music.

Well, you know I'm ltalian.

Yeah, I know.

Anyway, I spoke to your arranger.

Nick Solecanto?

Yeah, that's him.

You know, he's ltalian, too.

Yeah, I know.

So I asked him was there a special reason

for you changing the arrangements?

He said yes.

Maryann was a soprano, Tina is a contralto.

Well, now, I could have told you that myself.

I know, sir. But I was afraid that my next question

might be a little embarrassing to you.

I asked Mr. Solecanto:

"How long does it take to change an arrangement like that?"

He said about a week.

And you wondered how I knew

I was going to need a new arrangement

a week before Maryann was killed, right?

Yes, sir.

That was the embarrassing question.

Not embarrassing at all, Columbo.

I knew it because I knew

I was going to replace Maryann with Tina.

I liked her voice better in the solos.

That's exactly what I thought.

As a matter of fact, I like her better myself.

But I wanted to hear your explanation.

That's it.

Finished.

That definitely closes the book on you, sir.

I'm glad to hear it.

My superiors will have to agree

that I've been pretty thorough on this case.

Mmm-hmm. You really have.

Um,

there's just one other thing, sir.

What's that?

I'll explain it to you in a minute.

May I use your telephone?

Go right ahead.

dd[playing]

Milt? Columbo here.

Did you get in touch with that Boy Scout troop?

Yeah, tomorrow's okay, but they gotta start early.

How about the Forest Ranger patrol

on the sheriff's Mountain Squad?

They'll start tomorrow, first thing?

Good.

Fine.

See you later.

Did that have something to do with me?

Yes, sir. It did.

But I hesitate to mention it.

Go right ahead.

Sir, did you drink any of that coffee

that was in that thermos bottle

that you took on the flight?

No.

I didn't think so.

And if my hunch is correct, you're a very lucky man.

What hunch?

The barbiturates that turned up

in the autopsy on those two women were a lot more

than anyone would ever take for airsickness.

They were almost a lethal dose

certainly enough to knock somebody out.

No kidding?

If they were in that coffee,

they could have been put there by somebody

who wanted to put you to sleep at the controls.

Maybe somebody wanted to kill you.

Now, why would anybody want to kill me?

Mr. Brown, I don't know. But you are a celebrity.

And there are a lot of crackpots in the world.

And there is just no accounting for people's reactions.

And sometimes I even wonder about my wife.

Not that she is a crackpot,

but, uh, when she is listening to your records,

uh, the way she carries on.

[laughs]

But not like she wants to kill me.

No, sir, just the opposite.

It's no laughing matter.

This can be serious.

Look, the only fingerprints that should be on that thermos

are yours, your wife's, and the girl's, right?

Right.

But if some guy thought he was going to

put you to sleep at the controls

and kill you in a plane crash,

he might have gotten careless with his fingerprints.

He might have left them on that thermos bottle

when he spiked the coffee.

Lieutenant, man, you got some kind of imagination.

You know that?

[laughs]

Still, when I get a hunch down here and I ignore it,

I always regret it.

I am gonna put a police guard on you

until I find that thermos bottle.

You might never find that thermos.

We're gonna find it. You might be right.

It could've been thrown a long distance away

when that plane crashed.

But between those Boy Scouts, those Forest Rangers,

and the Sheriff's Squad,

we are gonna comb every inch of that mountainside.

We'll comb it and comb it,

and then comb it some more, till we find it.

In the meantime,

you're getting a police guard.

Now, that's nice of you. I really appreciate that.

But it won't be necessary, Lieutenant.

I'm leaving on a concert tour.

You're leaving, sir?

I sure am.

When are you leaving?

This afternoon.

For how long?

For months. I open tomorrow night in San Francisco.

You are going to be gone for months?

Mmm-hmm. I sure am. Why, what's the matter?

Nothing, sir. No, uh...

I just wasn't prepared for that, uh...

Well, it's surely been nice knowing you, Lieutenant.

I've enjoyed talking with you,

and I wish you the best of luck.

Same to you, sir.

What time is your plane?

4:05.

Have a good trip, sir.

Thank you.

Where to, Lieutenant?

Just pull around the bend and park.

He says he's going out of town. I don't believe him.

Yeah.

I planted a seed that has to take.

He is gonna do something in the mountains first.

Pull around the bend and park.

[car engine starts]

All set, Tommy.

Hey, thanks a lot, Chris.

[engine starting] See you in San Francisco.

Take it easy.

Looks like he's going, all right.

[people chattering]

Hey, Columbo!

[laughing]

Hey, what are you doing here? Come here.

[laughs]

What are you doing out here?

I followed you, sir, to be honest with you.

You see, I told my superiors

that someone might be out to get you.

If anything happens to you here in LA,

it's going to be my neck.

I thought it was my neck you were interested in.

Oh, of course, yours, too.

[laughs]

But the fact is I'm not going to rest easy

until I actually see you on the plane.

I sure do appreciate that.

That's mighty nice of you.

[laughs]

[security alarm rings]

You must have some metal on you, sir.

If you'll just put it in this tray here

and come through again.

Okay.

[security alarm rings] Hmm.

d And the beer I had for breakfast d

dd[humming]

d It wasn't bad d

dd[humming]

d for dessert d

[chuckles]

d Then I fumbled in the closet dd

Thank you, sir.

You are welcome.

dd[humming]

Hey, Columbo.

Keep law and order while I'm gone.

I'll try, sir.

[laughs]

dd[humming]

d Stumbled down the stairs to meet the day dd

Hey!

Tell your wife hello for me.

[laughs]

d On a Sunday morning sidewalk d

d I'm wishing, Lord, that I was stoned dd

[security alarm rings]

Hey, mister.

Oh, L.A.P.D.

[plane engine roaring]

Did he go, sir?

He went.

That's him, in that one.

Well, you can't win them all, Lieutenant.

I guess not.

I gotta call in.

Unit 10.

[rustling]

[grunting]

Do you want me to drive you back?

[crickets chirping]

I sent the officer who brought me up here

back down for dinner.

I figured you and I would be driving back together.

Nobody followed me up here.

I made sure of that.

That's right, sir.

I was waiting for you up there on that rock.

I gave you an hour to fly to San Francisco

on that commuter.

I gave you half an hour for a layoff,

and another hour to fly back,

and an hour to drive up here.

You knew I was coming up here?

I knew.

Then I didn't know, and then I knew.

When I planted that seed about searching for the thermos bottle,

I called the Rangers and the Boy Scouts,

I knew it was gonna worry you and you'd come out here

and look for the parachute.

But when you went to the airport,

and you got on the plane,

and when I saw that plane fly away,

I thought you were gone.

Then I heard the keys.

Little tinkle of keys.

When you emptied your pockets at the airport,

your keys were with your pen,

your lighter and something else.

But I remembered the keys had a tag,

that tag.

Car rental tag.

Then I knew.

A man drives a rented car,

he takes his keys with him on an airplane,

doesn't turn them in at the airport,

I got to figure he's coming back.

Aren't you afraid being up here alone with a killer?

No, sir.

No, sir. I had a feeling that sooner or later...

d Praise the Lord, I saw the light d

Sooner or later you would have confessed even if I hadn't caught you.

d I saw the light, I saw the light d

Yeah, you are right, Lieutenant. I would have...

d No more darkness, no more night d

...because it was getting to me, and I'm glad it's over.

Listen...

d Now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight d

...any man that can sing like that can't be all bad.

d I saw the light, I saw the light d

d No more darkness, no more night d

d Now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight d

d Praise the Lord, I saw the light dd