Columbo (TV Series)

Negative Reaction (1974)

Joyce Van Patten: Sister of Mercy

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• [while trying to find a witness at a homeless shelter, a nun mistakes Lt. Columbo for a homeless man] 

  Sister : [looking at Columbo's raincoat in dismay]  Oh, that coat! Tch, tch, tch! That coat, that coat, that coat...! Oh, I'm sure that we can find something nicer for you in the other room. Something maybe a bit warmer? What-what size are you? Do you know?

  Lt. Columbo : I think there's a misunderstanding.

  Sister : Oh, no, brother. No false pride between friends.

• Sister : [to Columbo in the soup kitchen as she encourages him to have some stew]  An empty stomach is the Devil's playground.

• Sister : A man's worth is not judged by the size of his purse.