Trivia / Columbo S 09 E 05

• Recycled Script: This was an old Bochco script that had been originally written for the 1970s Columbo, then used for an episode of McMillan & Wife ("Affair of the Heart"), before being rewritten for the 1990s Columbo. Peter Falk originally rejected the script in 1973 because he felt the villain was not interesting enough. Falk was forced to resurrect the script due to a writer's strike leaving the series in need of material quickly.