The forty eighth episode of Columbo was titled Murder, a Self Portrait and was the first episode of the show's ninth season. A famous artist murders his ex-wife to protect a dark secret. In this podcast Gerry and Iain examine the killer's motives and assess Columbo as an oneirocritic.
There are once again echoes of episodes past here as we meet Patrick Bauchau's Max Barsini, a man who has killed before and kills again to protect this secret. In Murder, a Self Portrait his victim is hi...
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