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Kingston does this in such a way that the average person would feel uncomfortable accepting the key. But Columbo is, of course, no average person by any stretch and though he initially declines a few times, playing along with Kingston, he ultimately surprises Kingston by taking the key from his hand.

Another great moment in the episode immediately follows this scene. What makes the scene special for me is that Kingston and Tracy show what their relationship has really been about.

We learn how Kingston lured Tracy into becoming his accomplice. We confirm that Kingson was just temporarily using Tracy and that he cares about nothing but himself and his desire to possess the art collection.

And we learn that Tracy foolishly wanted to believe that she had art talent that Kingston respected, but that she also had doubts about that: What makes this scene special is that both Kingston and Tracy wear gloves from the beginning through the end. The gloves symbolize that theirs is a dead, lifeless relationship; soon to be literally dead. The gloves were a wonderful touch by Gillis.

We guessed the other 4 correctly; we thought maybe when Columbo learns Kingston knew about the will might be one of the 5. As always, thanks for an interesting read—love all things Columbo. I do like the will revelation, but I always thought it made it seem more likely to have driven Dale to kill his uncle than less, as he seems to think.

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Added another interesting wrinkle to the entire mystery. The other scenes you mentioned are great indeed. Just One More Thing Drama Movies i Have Watched. Share this Rating Title: Suitable for Framing 17 Nov 7. Use the HTML below.

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