Ransom for a Dead Man (1971 TV Movie)

Harold Gould: Agent Carlson

Quotes 

• Agent Carlson : Let's understand this one thing: if you start harassing this woman, I'm going to take it upstairs.

  Lt. Columbo : Ah, just one minute, uh, Mr. Carlson. You see, it's like this: this is not just a kidnapping; this is a murder now... and I kinda figure that's my department. I'll see ya 'round.

• Lt. Columbo : Uh, did she ask where the body was?

  Agent Carlson : No.

  Lt. Columbo : I didn't think so. Oh, listen, one more thing, Mr. Carlson. She didn't, uh, ask how her husband was killed, did she?

  Agent Carlson : No...

  Lt. Columbo : That's what I thought.

  Agent Carlson : All right, Lieutenant, what's bothering you now?

• Lt. Columbo : Unique woman.

  Agent Carlson : What's that?

  Lt. Columbo : Oh, I say, uh, she's an exceptional woman.

  Agent Carlson : What do you mean?

  Lt. Columbo : Well, when the phone rang, you know, she ran to the phone, she picked up the receiver, and uh, she never asked her - her husband if he was all right.

  Agent Carlson : I don't see anything strange about that. The woman was frightened, under stress.

  Lt. Columbo : That's right, yeah, yeah, she - she was, she was under stress, right. Gee, I just can't help thinking though, but... if I was in the hands of kidnappers, and my wife didn't ask me if I was okay, uh... I'd think about that.

  Agent Carlson : What's your point, Lieutenant?

  Lt. Columbo : Point? No, no, no point. Just that, uh... she's a unique person.

  Agent Carlson : Good night, Lieutenant.