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The episode then follows the murderer as they attempt to evade Columbos suspicions (which they never do).
The structure came to be known as the howcatchem, an inverse of the classic whodunit.
Cassidys arrogance informs his every move right until he gets caught.
Only after hes caught does he expresses something resembling respect for another human beings intellect.
Had he simply admitted he lost, he may have gotten away with murder.
Engineering a plane crash.
It may shock you to learn that when Columbo is assigned the case he eventually uncovers the truth.
That should have been like episode three at the very latest.
