Fancy Dinner with a Murderer | Columbo

Columbo invites a famous winemaker Carsini to dinner just to apologize for bothering and suspecting him. Cassini's insistence that the table given to Columbo be exchanged for a better one; his surprise and delight at Columbo’s wine selections. But an exciting meal is going to be ruined…

Season 3 Episode 2 ''Any Old Port in a Storm': A wine connoisseur kills his half-brother to prevent him from selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.

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[FizzyArtCola]

There's our Loomis.
RIP Donald Pleasence. Your performance was legendary.

[modelcitizen]

6:10 "Liquid Filth!" - Donald Pleasence knocked it out of the park in this scene - such phenomenal acting! 👮📺👍

[TheUnsightlyRF]

Columbo slipping back to tip the maître d' is just a wonderful moment of lowkey comedy.

[danielguardiola]

“That’s a heck of a way to beat the check, I’m gonna have to remember that”

[actioncom]

I think Colombo has a secret rule.
Never put your wife in striking distance of a murderer.
Non-negotiable.

[mechanwhal]

Just as much as the plot, it’s good to remember this show’s excellence at subtle comedy. The car malfunctioning, the restaurant employees tasting the wine. Makes the whole experience that much more complete.

[TheRealVolk]

For those that haven’t seen this episode yet, you’ve just witnessed one of the most epic set ups in television. 🐾

[FOXHOUND]

The acting here by everyone is FIRST CLASS. Donald Pleasence was particularly outstanding. You don’t see TV like this anymore.

[allison]

it's funny and cute how the waiter and his boss taste the wine 🍷🍷

[StickFigureStudios]

This may be my favorite Columbo ending of them all. I love the ones where the lieutenant uses the suspect's own arrogance / expertise against them. In this case by pointing out the oxidation of the port, something that only a small handful of people in the world would have been able to do, Donald Pleasance was essentially hanging himself. Despite the dreadfulness of the wine, it's still an utterly delicious denouement.

[levilevis]

You gotta love how Pleseance can display such subtlety, the way he immediately stares down the wine bottle when it comes to the table, the way you can literally see the thirst form in his eyes, and then contrast that with the massive Shakespearian outburst when he finds out the wine has been ruined, such a great performance.

[hiropyro]

Donald Pleasence's acting is SUPERB. 4:19, when the waiter brings the bottle over. Carsini is so believably enthralled in the moment of surprise that the restaurant had this rare bottle, and he has the opportunity to taste it. 4:38 his hand movements are rapid/jerky, and his eyes react to any movement of the bottle; he is excited and focused. The little lean-in and anticipatory mouth pursing at 4:57. Very natural body movements of a actual person, not an actor.

[wallochdm]

I love it when Columbo mentions the 109 degree day. Carsini knows he's been had.

[JohnSmith-mkhz]

@5:25 "This is dreadful." Haha, Donald Pleasence played this character perfect.

[NotAGoodUsername]

I love how subtly this trap conveys Columbo's understanding of Carcini and the tragedy of the circumstances. The spoiled wine itself is, perhaps, a metaphor for Carcini himself- a wasted man who went bad due to unfortunate circumstances and desperation. And only a connoisseur could sense something had gone terribly wrong. Carcini and Columbo both knew the offense wasn't so egregious to the general public- but neither of them could just let it go.

You can tell Columbo feels bad for solving this- he even outright says "I deserve to pay for this." There's a part of him that knows the brother got what was coming to him. That there's already a perfectly adequate official story prepped and waiting. There would be very little harm in letting it slide. But it's murder. And he can't let the truth go any more than Carcini can stomach overheated wine.

[keithjones]

Even the wily Adrian Carsini played brilliantly by Donald Pleasance, wasn't a match for Columbo! A great episode, one of the best.

[名字はい]

5:28 to 6:30 may very well be the greatest piece of immaculate outburst ever, each word cutting like a rapier, without a swear word in it, so visceral, it's hard to believe this is for a TV show. Just the most magnificent acting from the great Donald Pleasance!

[TraitofSiNN]

such great acting by Donald Pleasence.

[Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams...

[jasonkossajda]

5:28 this is how I acted when the waiter tried slipping me a Bud light beer 🍺 🤣