10x13 Murder With Too Many Notes

The penultimate thriller in the Columbo series, Murder with Too Many Notes is a suspenseful mystery that has a comedic edge. The story follows award winning music conductor Findlay Crawford who kills his understudy after he threatened to expose Crawford’s plagiarism; but Crawford’s plan runs afoul when Lt. Columbo notices some things that don’t add up. Billy Connolly gives a wonderful performance and makes for an intriguing villain for Columbo to match wits with. And while Peter Falk looks a little worn, he’s able to incorporate that into his character and gives Lt. Columbo a new energy. Well-crafted and entertaining, Murder with Too Many Notes is an impressive crime drama.

Lethargic.
Billy Connolly and Peter Falk are hit-and-miss in an aimless episode with a lot of very long scenes. Our hero starts hassling the killer for no reason; no clue drives him there. Their lengthy exchanges are meaningless/irrelevant, and Columbo is over-the-top buffoonish in many of them. It is embarrassing to watch. Worst of all, the gotcha at the end is weak. It proves nothing.
One of the worst episodes.
4/10

Not sure how Columbo proved he did it on this one. Kind of disappointed in this one. He detailed how the murder happened but I missed the part where he linked the murderer to it.