Make Me A Perfect Murder, Babe | Columbo
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- Top network programmer Mark gets promoted, and his ambitious chief assistant Kay, expects to get his job. But what happens when she doesn't?
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Season 7 Episode 2: 'Make Me A Perfect Murder': Fed up with being passed over for promotion, a network executive plans to murder her boss.
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I rather like the device where right at the end, when she knows that her scheme has worked, that she’s managed to pull it off, after all that tension, the actor on the screen collapses on the bed exhausted. Very clever.
I noted that too.
Never caught that until I read your comment. Good catch
Being investigated by Colombo is like being nibbled to death by a duck.
-Peter Falk
@Angie H. auto correct sorry haha very true
And so easily avoided - "talk to my lawyer" 😂 As much as I adore Columbo, the murderers do themselves in almost every time. In almost every story it's something they say or do that ultimately gives him the evidence he needs. Otherwise he wouldn't have had a case.
This is my favorite moment in the entire Columbo series. The countdown with the killer barely making it back in time is thrilling.
And the sound track? Suspense in J.S. Bach's way, WOW
This is such an amazing sequence. Love her cool and detached reading of the countdown, the suspenseful music score as she moves throughout the building, the security guard temporarily getting in the way... Just a great piece of television. Thanks for uploading this clip.
WOW! that was seamless
Easily one of the best scenes in all Columbo episodes. The music is uncannily perfect.
Yes, the music is just perfect!
OMG - whoever sorted out this scene is awesome! My pet peeve of movie scenes is "countdowns" that don't actually follow the movie run time.... but THIS scene does! At about 2mins 13 seconds the voice on the recording says ... "You have 4 minutes" ... and then at about 6mins 13/14 she throws the lever as those 4 minutes expire and the next reel runs. Just perfect - and exactly how I wish movie countdown scenes worked. 4 minutes isnt long and the audience can feel those seconds fly away - I hate those exaggerated delays that just destroy the tension of a meaningless countdown when it isn't real time.
@PWALPOCO. Agree. Most countdowns are drawn out. This demonstrates how it can be done so well.
Yes, that is absolutely masterful.
Totally agree! It's very rare to see countdowns adhere to real time.
This scene is so suspenseful and very well constructed. Love the countdown so much!
Yes it reminds me of JOI countdown it also applies to ASMR with triggers I luv it!!
I remember at the end when Columbo caught her she said something like "I'll survive, I might even win" to which Columbo replied "Yes ma'am". Its like Columbo didn't really care whether she was convicted or not, his job was finished when he caught her.
He actually let a couple of culprits go (by my count, one from the original iteration and another from the ABC revival version). And, yes, Columbo is a DETECTIVE, not "judge, jury, and executioner".
@@bonghunezhou5051 still, his job is to give the prosecution the best and the tightest case possible. Colombo actually subverts it by needlessly revealing the entire chain of evidence to the suspect (and conversely, his legal team) before the trial. But then of course, if he didn't, we wouldn't have the show :)
@@bonghunezhou5051 Which culprits did he let go? Which episodes?
@@mrasmussen5506 He let Janet Leigh go in the Forgotten Lady because she had a fatal memory disease that would kill her at any moment. Plus it also prevented her from remembering that she committed the murder..
@@mrasmussen5506 And the ABC one was "It's All in the Game."
If it hadn't been Columbo investigating, she might have got away with it. Unluckily for her she was up against the greatest detective ever! 😉
Actually, it's true that every murderer in a Columbo episode would have gotten away with the crimes if not for Columbo. Although each episode began with a murder that was the murderer's first, the murderers rely on their exceptional intelligence in distancing themselves from their crimes. The art of the Columbo story is that we generally get to see a good part of that intelligence at work in the crafting of the crime from the very beginning. In the real world, virtually all of these murderers' plans would have succeeded without detection. That Columbo makes the difference is one of the important reasons that this series continues engage and entertain decades and decades later.
This was an interesting and I thought very realistic portrait of a narcissist - with her inflated self-appraisal and detachment from reality, both of which the writers illustrated well. Trish van Devere was so good!
The elevator scene with Kay trying to retrieve the gun (planted by LAPD) was perfect , I would say it's the best scene in all Columbo Series , the background tune playing while she is desperately reaching for the gun on the elevator ceiling+ gives me the chills.
She is the best "bad guy" imho in all Columbo episodes. Her acting is amazeballs!
My favorite part of this episode is when Columbo messes up the changing of the reels and the projectionist gets mad at him, and later on Columbo tells one of his workmates that he can't go in there LOL!
I always cringe when I see that part.
Absolutely Hitchcockian suspense!
Make Me a Perfect Murder is excellent! Love Trish Van Devere in this! 😂
One of my favs.
Also one of my favs. She is such a good actor. The last scene with her is powerful!
@@mikaelbiilmann6826 I agree. The last scenes from Mr.. Flanagan firing her in the limo until the climax with Columbo. There were so many great scenes especially when she's in the elevator and can't get the gun out of the top of the elevator. Also when she sees the Mercedes. Very enjoyable! Top Notch! The music score for the episode was perfect too.
@@jllore1917 That little speech she gave to Columbo at the end. Wow!
@@mikaelbiilmann6826 Haha...very true. She had every reason to want to kill Mark. And, she had every reason to believe she could possible even beat a conviction!
Patrick Williams was such a brilliant and versatile composer. I just wish there was a way to buy the soundtracks from some of these episodes in proper quality. This episode and "Try and Catch Me" are particularly good.
This is one of my favorite scenes in the whole original Colombo series. The suspense, the music, and Trish Van Devere in her best role. Very fine.
This episode aired in 1978. I wish I could go back to 1978 and just stay there, for good.
Same.
Not with Jimmy Carter in the Whitehouse. Trust me.
the year I was born.
@@FIREBRAND38 I suppose Reagan or Nixon were better? lol
@@FIREBRAND38 Geez. Give it a rest dude (there is always one)
One of my top 3. No accolades do justice to this episode.
She is Trish Van Devere, the widow of George C. Scott. A beautiful lady.
She killed George Scott?
I watched, The Day of the Dolphin. That is a really good movie, thanks.
@@tomcloss9764 Glad to hear it. I have seen it recently for the first time since the 80's. I miss George C. Scott.
Love the fact that the count-down is time-accurate! Brilliant!
Once you start a columbo episode, you can't stop it! What a scene, wonderful actress and music. The best detective serie of all time!
One of my all time favorite episodes.
The music in this episode is one of my favorites in all the series.
So beautiful.
The Playboy magazine on the coffee table seemed a little odd and out of place. The classical music playing however was beautiful and a perfect fit for the scene. Great episode.
Most guys would put it in their backpack and just take it home and bring it back later after done “reading it.”
@@SnowDaulphin Playboy magazine was not all about the girls u know, there was articles dealing with many issues of the day catering for the cultured gentleman yeah?😉
Playboy and penthouse were an open thing back then.
I was under 12 and saw it all the time
Believe it or not, it would have been common in an all male workplace of that time.
@Angie H. Hi Angie, thanks for your interesting reply, I'm glad you enjoyed the clip. We could do with Colombo on the case here... to find out who murdered your grammar while you were busy assassinating other peoples. Oh and one more thing, this is RUclips comments not an English Language examination.
If someone wants to kill you there is nothing they won't do. Especially a disgruntled employee who is this smart and committed. The elevator got her though as Columbo is smart too.
The fugue was written by Patrick Williams.
It's brilliant. Had it in my head for weeks after seeing this episode. I presume it has its roots in J S Bach?
@@nicknewman7848 I don't know. To me, it sounds somewhat like Bach, but not quite.
@@lauterunvollkommenheit4344 That's what rip-offs sound like. I'm mean that in the nicest possible way. It still takes a decent composer to do this
@@nicknewman7848 Fugue generally has a lot to do with J.S. Bach.
However, this had a rather neo-20th C. Baroque Stravinsky feel to it.
When accused by the "schweinerei" of 'imitating Mozart', during his neoclassical period, Stravinsky angrily responded:
"Imitated Mozart, be damned! I STOLE from Mozart!!" 😅
One of my favorite episodes ❤
the most beautiful killer in columbo history
Not really…you’re forgetting Lee Grant, the first femme fatale of the series.
Faye dunaway.
@@michaelschramm1064 are you forgetting Faye dunaway
Toss-up between Trish
Van Devere and Faye Dunaway.
Hey man, It's All In The Game.
The 70'ties must have been the best decade to be alive and grown up, fantastic architecture and fabulous fashion, no confused people and everyone enjoying life
I lived through it, and believe me it wasn’t Nirvana, but things were far simpler, less misinformation spread, less needless strife. The internet and social media for all its advantages has created a slew of absolute self-absorbed idiots.
@@lisawilliams2013 Less needless strife as long as you're not a peasant getting napalmed in Vietnam or Cambodia, or a black person living in the US among rising racial tensions and police brutality
@@terracottapie - when I referred to fashion and interior design etc, music, the overall culture, I meant of course the life of everyday people, even if things are happening in the world I still live my life, the way we do in the 20'ties, and regarding the Vietnam war, what about how 30 million people was killed in the Soviet Union? And in Communist China, they now assume as many as 50 million people died? No problems? The Soviet Union crushed people's hope for freedom, in China the cultural revolution destroyed not only millions of life's, but a whole culture, and what about Vietnam today? They are seeking alliance with USA, to protect them against China, also, do not forget, Vietnam was something the USA 'inhereted' from France, it was their mess
@@terracottapie not trying to get into an in-depth discussion on RUclips. My response wasn’t meant to dismiss any of those things. I’m a black female who has dealt with some sh*t with a husband who’s been the victim of police brutality, and know fully about the issues in the Far East. I was speaking of strife brought on by our sheer insularity and resultant ignorance. Alright?? Jeezus. (A reminder why I’d stopped posting comments). 🤦🏽♀️
@@doncarlodivargas5497 There were terrible things happening everywhere, the only difference is that nowadays you hear about the terrible things instantly with a live video feed. 50 years from now people will say "It must have been fantastic to live in the 20's , they were such peaceful days".
What if the elevator was not there because Walter was using it at the same time? The cleaning supplies were right next to the elevator, meaning the housekeeper was on the same floor and could have seen her, huge risks taken!!
that's a crazy b* for you
I loved Columbo... and i still do !
It was a great episode. And to be honest: I had sympathy with her and what she did.
Her hairstyle melts my socks.
Dowdy, quite dowdy coiffure.
This is just so good, a masterpiece, they don’t make tv like this anymore
The music in the early columbo shows are fantastic
Early? This is one of the last episodes of the 70's run?
Trish Van Devere was very good in this Columbo movie as the murderer. Was one time married to George C Scott.
you mean general turgidson?
Trish aka Kaye you had chance with the worlds best LT. Columbo.
wow! she was angry. at no point did the thought occur to her saying "this is a bad idea. don't you think this is rather severe to kill him?"
I guess she didn't like the car.
Haha.. and the fact that her sleeping to the top tactic hadn't worked out.
This is one of my favorite episodes of Columbo.
Very suspenseful, with fine music. One of the better murder scenes, and one of the better episodes.
Hell knows not fury worst than a woman scorned and in this case an ambitious woman passed over from promotion.
It seems like she could've gotten away with it had she kept the gun in her purse.
People would have been searched. Even if she wasn't actually searched, she had to assume that she might be searched, and having the gun on her would really look bad.
@@Ansatz66 Perhaps overthinking here, but why not toss the gun out of a window? The problem with stashing it on top of the lift (as it turned out) is that it places the killer in a particular place and means they are paranoid that it could be discovered. Columbo's people found the gun but couldn't prove anything with it until Kay incriminated herself trying to hide the replacement. Out of a window removes any of that
People might have seen her toss it. Besides, did you see any windows to toss it out of en route?
Ironically, while the victim was a jerk, he WAS right about Kay not being cut out to make proper executive decisions, which she more than demonstrates...
And the network head is played by Patrick O'Neal--Dale "Diz" Coba in The Stepford Wives...
She makes a mistake throwing the glove in the immaculate projection booth.
Columbo casting found some of the most beautiful actresses of their time!
That is Trish Van Devere a film actress and wife of George C. Scott
What is the music of this épisode ? At the end ? The compositor, the tittle ?
Thanck you
Tris Van Devere is very good.
I have to quit watching this scene. I get sleep apnea the following night.
That countdown voice sounds like a scene from The Andromeda Strain.
Хорошая серия!спасибо Питеру Фальку!))
2:13 she took more than 4 😅
This is one of my favourite episodes ❤
This woman was scary.
Did anyone notice that the movie "The Professional" that Kate produced was a real movie made in 1994, starring Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, and Gary Oldman? If you get a chance, watch it! It's really good.
Everytime I watch this I wonder "will she get back in time?"
How did she know:
a the boss will be in his office
b what time the other guy will come back
If it hadn't been for the elevator she mightve won.
Love this episode
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Especially if she works in the television industry!
If she had been taller she might have gotten away with it.
06:05 Why do we still hear her voice saying the countdown ? The headphones are in her bag, no longer in her ears...
I loved it when in she kept shuting off all those screens to shut columbo off.
Hello, please, what' s the name of the music suspence of this episode ???
"Stream Columbo now on Peacock" but only in the US.
Peacock TV is supposed to be coming Europe before the end of the year for subscribers of the satellite TV platform Sky Digital.
@@johnfinnegan8474 Not on Sky so still probably won't get it. I have my DVDs, although sadly, one DVD doesn't work, can't remember what episodes those are that missing.
Stopwatch wasn't invented at the time?
What beautiful music! Is the fugue theme by Bach?
Is this a fugue from J.S. Bach?
Does anyone know what piece of music this is?
This is Episode 3 from Season 7 not Episode 2 like is written in the description.
Was she trying to set up the projectionist? 🤔
Good thing ur i good shape huh??😅😅
There was a frigging Playboy on the waiting room coffee table?! No way she could have planned for that.
Aside from the cinematography and acting mettle, one thing that truly suffers in the later seasons of Columbo is the atmospheric music scoring. What is heard here in this scene pales in comparison to the moody, suspense laden cues as composed by Gilles Melle and Billy Goldenberg in the earliest segments of the series.
@Angie H. Yes I had already surmised that when I read your earlier post on the subject. Bear in mind that I have been a television and film music aficionado several decades before the subject matter was generally discussed and have read countless books on film/tv composers and film music theory in general… just as an FYI 😉
Completely disagree. What is heard here is effectively used throughout the episode to build suspense and create a sense of the risk the character is taking and also the loneliness of the character. She came from nothing, worked her way up, was on the cusp of getting what she wanted, had it taken away from her and then she makes a terrible decision.
@@nicknewman7848 Well of course I realize what the scene was meant to suggest. But I stand by my assertion that the musical execution falls far short of what alumni Columbo composers Gilles Melles and Billy Goldenberg achieved with a similar mise en scene.
@@michaelschramm1064 Falling far short is a bit harsh for something that achieves its objectives and is a more than competent composition given the context. I can't really say I noticed the gulf in quality between the composers. Maybe it's just a matter of preference as opposed to quality? Maybe it's the use of the music and not the music itself? This episode uses this piece as a recurring theme throughout the episode which becomes the characters theme of self destruction. It's a creative choice and a less traditional approach. I think the choice would have been as much the director and producers as the composers. Maybe you're right? Maybe the other composers are more sophisticated in the language of screen music? Maybe it was lazy? Maybe they ran out of time and tried to use the fugue as a recurring theme and liked what they heard? It's still a haunting and effective composition regardless.
Why stash the gun there? Not smart.
Looks like she has practically rehearsed that countdown with such precision. 👌
She is good actress great episide
This was on last night,, I luv this director and the furniture was spectacular in this episode
At 5'-6" Colombo was shorter than all of his suspects!
1:56 - looks like airpods and a smartphone.
ahead of their time
Suppongo che la OST di "the professionals" (prima del cambio di bobina) sia stata scritta e diretta da Patrick Williams
Should’ve hidden the pistol in the janitor’s cart.
Trish is so attractive
I turn my attention to my own person and I make the following announcement:
🌟Do not - I repeat - don't ever underestimate the disappointment of a Female Human Being. Sooner or later they really get you for a perfectly suitable punishment, which puts an end everything you have and desired for.🌟
Whatever mate 😂
Great Episode
Thsat was unreel
Wouldn't be able to do this today with digital film :) no reels to change, so no time to sneak off and murder someone.
not to mention that these days all places within the building would be recorded on CCTV.
@@ft7504 I don't think we could ever have a show like Columbo now because it would be so difficult, unless every murder was out in the woods, to avoid being spotted :)
@@TheStevenWhiting exactly :)
5:19 the security guard 😂
So where did Columbo come into the clip? I didn't see him in this one.
guess what, there is another 90 min or so of this “one”
No truer words have ever been spoken.
you have 15 seconds.
one the very best episodes, with an excellent murderer, and a great sound track.
This was an unsatisfying episode IMHO. I didn't buy her reason for killing her lover over something fairly trivial.
The motives in Columbo episodes aren't always addressed in depth, given the strict confines of the Columbo formula. For example, in another (and better) written episode--"The Most Crucial Game"--the motive is entirely indirect. In "Make Me A Pefect Murder," the writer relies on the concept of "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"--a phrase derived from William Congreve’s 1697 play, "The Mourning Bride"--to carry the motive. Kay was an exceptionally talented TV executive in a field dominated by men. When Mark put Kay's career--that was the sole focus of her life--in slow motion, she felt used and disposed of like a barely finished cigarette. And Mark's "consolation prize" only added insult to injury.
Crime of passion.
@@jamesfeldman4234 I remember the episode fairly well, not as clearly as many of them, but she had been in bed with the guy the day before and had somehow mapped out this fiendish plot to murder him, overlooking the fact that she used a gun without a silencer in a building with another guy nearby and a security guy not too far away. It kind of stretched credulity to the limits.
@@jamesfeldman4234 You're right about "The Most Crucial Game"... My take on that one was that Paul Hanlon wanted to win over Eric Wagner's wife.
@@jamesfeldman4234 Yes. But I think the “Hell Hath...” is only a secondary motive. The video title through me off so I rewatched the prologue. Her actions were logical in the sense that her boss had already made the decision not to promote her and he probably suggested Kay would be better served as the next guy’s mistress in the same capacity rather than to be promoted. We can presume that these two were the only ones that understood Kay’s role in the division and how she became his right hand in the office. By killing him off, it creates an immediate void for someone like Kay to step in temporarily and to try to prove herself to the big NY boss and subsequently report to the next NY boss who likely would be much greener to what has been going on in the West coast division. The story plays out this way. She had her chance but maybe she wasn’t ready to make the hard decisions as the victim pointed out.
Colombo is a very clean set of series, & yet we cannot have access to viewing it freely. Please allow us to watch the series in full. Thks in advance
Amen!
BUY THE CD BOX SET!!!
Anyone notice that when she opens the door to the outer office, she uses her ungloved hand? So much for not wanting to leave prints
It's her workplace. She was in that office legitimately earlier in the episode.
She worked there. It would be more suspicious NOT to find her fingerprints in the office area.
Did you notice she worked in that building, Sherlock?
I think it was to keep the gunshot residue off her hand. She should have discarded the latex glove where other trashed gloves were and not leave it on the floor the location of her alibi.
@@SnowDaulphin Exactly!
love ms van devere in this episode- and i always had kinda symphatie for her- cause all this man treaded her really bad !?
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she didnt own a watch i guess