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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 14, 2020 22:49:53 GMT
I fell asleep last night and missed the little bitty clue that finally caught the killer ... Please spoiler the answer so it doesn't wreck it for anyone else ....
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Post by Ass_E9 on Sept 14, 2020 23:56:11 GMT
From columbophile.com:Negative Reaction (1974)
It’s not the first time we see Columbo employing suspect tactics to get his man (plant evidence much in Death Lends a Hand, Lieutenant?), but the conclusion to Negative Reaction is so good because it gives us genuine insight into just what Columbo is willing to do in the line of duty – and how he feels about having done it. First, he deliberately develops a reversed version of the key photographic evidence in order to blow chief suspect and ace photographer Paul Galesko’s alibi. He then spins a yarn to Galesko about how he’d accidentally destroyed the original photo by dropping it in acid, forcing the desperate snapper to urge the Lieutenant to look at the original negative within the camera. Acting on impulse, and in front of eye-witnesses, Galesko grabs the incriminating camera that Columbo has cleverly placed in plain view behind him. The trap is sprung. Only the killer could know which camera was used. Galesko, stunned, realises he’s done himself in. Despite ultimately achieving his aims this is a Pyrrhic victory for Columbo, who knows he has has stooped low to conquer. His slump-shouldered reaction at the closing freeze-frame says it all. More detailed: Episode review: Columbo Negative Reaction
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 15, 2020 0:04:34 GMT
Ass_E9 Thanks muchly .... I was too tired last night to stay awake tried tho' I did ! ! BTW, congrats on your new Revered-ness !
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Post by Ass_E9 on Sept 15, 2020 0:15:44 GMT
BTW, congrats on your new Revered-ness ! Thanks! Did I miss out on something at exactly the 10,000th post? I know that some milestone numbers trigger things in addition to class/rank upgrade.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 15, 2020 0:19:42 GMT
Ass_E9Only the number and color of the stars changed and the name. I think the surprises are pretty much done for now.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 15, 2020 0:36:44 GMT
Ass_E9I forgot ..you go from revered to exalted .... 25,000 I hate those titles btw but the big boss says they gotta stay ....
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