1. Word Games

4

. 26 February 1979. 120 min

Kate Mulgrew is Kate Columbo, wife of the rumpled police lieutenant and - in her own right - a mother, homemaker and reporter for a neighborhood throwaway. In this week's opener, she also demonstrates a knack for investigation after she overhears a neighbor plotting the murder of his wife.

2. Murder Is a Parlor Game

7

. 1 March 1979. 60 min

An apparent suicide is actually the handiwork of a retired Scotland Yard investigator who is teaching a course that Mrs. Columbo is taking.

3. A Riddle for Puppets

7

. 15 March 1979. 60 min

A puppet maker is murdered by a tormented ventriloquist who acted at the urging of his "evil" dummy.

4. Caviar with Everything

7

. 22 March 1979. 60 min

Two women own a catering firm. Both love the same man. To one, the solution is obvious: murder.

5. A Puzzle for Prophets

7

. 29 March 1979. 60 min

A famous psychic engineers the murder of her business partner and appears to have an airtight alibi - she was demonstrating her "powers" to Mrs. Columbo at the time of death.