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* DownerEnding: Columbo is able to figure out that ''both'' twins killed their uncle. On paper, this should be a victory for the detective. But the victory is soured by the principle that Norman was [[CainAndAbel the nicer twin]] and is genuinely sorry he disappointed their mother figure Mrs. Peck. Speaking of which, Mrs. Peck doesn't take the news very well and his heartbroken that, on top of everything else Columbo has ruined, his investigation has robbed her the two boys she loved and raised like her own sons.
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* DownerEnding: Columbo is able to figure out that ''both'' twins killed their uncle. On paper, this should be a victory for the detective. But the victory is soured by the principle that Norman was [[CainAndAbel the nicer twin]] and is genuinely sorry he disappointed their mother figure Mrs. Peck. Speaking of which, Mrs. Peck doesn't take the news very well and his is heartbroken that, on top of everything else Columbo has ruined, his investigation has robbed her the two boys she loved and raised like her own sons.
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* DownerEnding: Columbo is able to figure out that ''both'' twins killed their uncle. On paper, this should be a victory for the detective. But the victory is soured by the principle that Norman was [[CainAndAbel the nicer twin]] and is genuinely sorry he disappointed their mother figure Mrs. Peck. Speaking of which, Mrs. Peck doesn't take the news very well and his heartbroken that, on top of everything else Columbo has ruined, his investigation has robbed her the two boys she loved and raised like her own sons.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Compared to his twin who at least has genuine care for Mrs. Peck, Dexter only pretends to be charming and pleasant either when he's on camera or to save face. For the most part, he's often cutting and rude towards Columbo. His façade cracks significantly when he snaps at his brother for even coming clean to Mrs. Peck.
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I don't recall any indication that this is what tipped columbo off. Judging by columbos own words in the summation it was mainly the burglar alarm that got him suspicious, in addition to the various other things that would have required two people
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Guest Starring: Creator/MartinLandau, Creator/JulieNewmar, Jeanette Nolan, Tim O'Connor, Creator/DabneyColeman]
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* FrameUp: Michael the attorney arrives at Lisa's apartment at just the right moment to fall victim to this, although he's presumably cleared (of murder, at least) when Columbo solves Clifford's case.
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"Double Shock" is the eighth [[BritishBrevity and last]] episode of the second season of ''Series/{{Columbo}}''.
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Clifford Paris (Creator/PaulStewart) is a wealthy man with a large fortune. He is about to get married to sexy Lisa Chambers (Julie Newmar), who, as disapproving housekeeper Mrs. Peck (Jeanette Nolan) sniffs, is young enough to be his granddaughter. Television chef Dexter Paris (Creator/MartinLandau), Clifford's nephew and heir to half his fortune, seems to be OK with this, but in reality he isn't. After leaving the Paris mansion, Dexter sneaks back in and murders his uncle by chucking a turned-on mixer into his uncle's bath, electrocuting him. Dexter then stages his uncle on an exercise machine to make it look like Clifford had a heart attack.
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Clifford Paris (Creator/PaulStewart) (Paul Stewart) is a wealthy man with a large fortune. He is about to get married to sexy Lisa Chambers (Julie Newmar), who, as disapproving housekeeper Mrs. Peck (Jeanette Nolan) sniffs, is young enough to be his granddaughter. Television chef Dexter Paris (Creator/MartinLandau), Clifford's nephew and heir to half his fortune, seems to be OK with this, but in reality he isn't. After leaving the Paris mansion, Dexter sneaks back in and murders his uncle by chucking a turned-on mixer into his uncle's bath, electrocuting him. Dexter then stages his uncle on an exercise machine to make it look like Clifford had a heart attack.
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* TwinSwitch: The solution. They both did it. Mrs. Peck thinks she saw Dexter leave, but it was actually Norman, dressed identically to Dexter. Norman then doubled back, Dexter disarmed the alarm and let him in, and Norman killed Clifford while Dexter went downstairs and changed the fuse after the shorted mixer blew it.
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* TwinSwitch: The solution. They both did it. Mrs. Peck thinks she saw Dexter leave, but it was actually Norman, dressed identically to Dexter. Norman then doubled back, Dexter disarmed the alarm and let him in, and Norman killed Clifford while Dexter went downstairs and changed the fuse after the shorted mixer blew it.it.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: The twins get rid of Lisa by throwing her from her apartment balcony.
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* LegFocus: Hello Julie Newmar! When Columbo drops by Lisa's apartment to question her, she's doing a yoga pose in which she rests on her shoulders and forearms while sticking her legs straight up in the air. The camera does a slow pan down Lisa's stocking-clad legs.
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* ShesGotLegs: Hello Julie Newmar! When Columbo drops by Lisa's apartment to question her, she's doing a yoga pose in which she rests on her shoulders and forearms while sticking her legs straight up in the air. The camera does a slow pan down Lisa's stocking-clad legs.
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* PreMortemOneLiner: "Uncle, you're gonna get a real charge out of this," says [[spoiler:Norman]] before chucking the mixer into the bathtub and killing Clifford.
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* PreMortemOneLiner: "Uncle, you're gonna get a real charge out of this," says [[spoiler:Norman]] one of the twins before chucking the mixer into the bathtub and killing Clifford.
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Or maybe it wasn't Dexter. Because, as investigating detective Lt. Columbo is surprised to find out, Dexter has an identical twin, Norman Paris (also played by Landau), a banker and heir to the other half of Clifford's fortune, and who has racked up significant gambling debts, and who also didn't approve of Clifford's engagement to Lisa. Columbo soon figures out that Clifford was murdered--a wet towel and slick bar of soap in the bathroom indicate that he took a bath--but figuring out which nephew did it is more challenging.
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Or maybe it wasn't Dexter. Because, as investigating detective Lt. Columbo is surprised to find out, Dexter has an identical twin, Norman Paris (also played by Landau), a banker and heir to the other half of Clifford's fortune, and who fortune. Norman has racked up significant gambling debts, and who also like his brother didn't approve of Clifford's engagement to Lisa. Columbo soon figures out that Clifford was murdered--a wet towel and slick bar of soap in the bathroom indicate that he took a bath--but figuring out which nephew did it is more challenging.
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* KindlyHousekeeper: Mrs. Peck is definitely this despite being repeatedly short-tempered with Columbo (though, to be fair, he was juggling that IdiotBall constantly in her presence). She has nothing but love for the Paris family and even looked after Dexter and Norman as though they were her own sons, not even objecting to the wedding of Clifford and Lisa despite her personal disapproval. Finding out that the twins, who she practically raised, were responsible for murdering their uncle as well as Lisa upsets her just as much as the murder did if not more.
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* TwinSwitch: The solution. They both did it. Mrs. Peck thinks she saw Dexter leave, but it was actually Norman, dressed identically to Dexter. Norman then doubled back, Dexter disarmed the alarm and let him in, and Norman killed Clifford while Dexter went downstairs and closed the circuit breaker after the shorted mixer tripped it.
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* TwinSwitch: The solution. They both did it. Mrs. Peck thinks she saw Dexter leave, but it was actually Norman, dressed identically to Dexter. Norman then doubled back, Dexter disarmed the alarm and let him in, and Norman killed Clifford while Dexter went downstairs and closed changed the circuit breaker fuse after the shorted mixer tripped blew it.
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Guest Starring: Creator/MartinLandau, Creator/JulieNewmar, Creator/JeanetteNolan, Creator/TimOConnor]
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* TheGamblingAddict: Norman's motive. He tells people that he goes to San Francisco to business, but he actually goes to Vegas, where he's $37,500 in debt. In 1973 money!
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* TheGamblingAddict: Norman's motive. He tells people that he goes to San Francisco to business, but he actually goes to Vegas, where he's $37,500 in debt. In 1973 money!money![[note]]For reference, $37,500 in March 1973 would be the equivalent of $227,783.49 in February 2021.[[/note]]
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* PetTheDog: Norman apologizes to Mrs. Peck, who'd practically raised the boys, when Columbo exposes them as murderers.
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* PetTheDog: Norman apologizes to Mrs. Peck, who'd practically raised the boys, twins, when Columbo exposes them as murderers.
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Clifford Paris is a wealthy man with a large fortune. He is about to get married to sexy Lisa Chambers (Julie Newmar), who, as disapproving housekeeper Mrs. Peck (Jeanette Nolan) sniffs, is young enough to be his granddaughter. Television chef Dexter Paris (Creator/MartinLandau), Clifford's nephew and heir to half his fortune, seems to be OK with this, but in reality he isn't. After leaving the Paris mansion, Dexter sneaks back in and murders his uncle by chucking a turned-on mixer into his uncle's bath, electrocuting him. Dexter then stages his uncle on an exercise machine to make it look like Clifford had a heart attack.
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Clifford Paris (Creator/PaulStewart) is a wealthy man with a large fortune. He is about to get married to sexy Lisa Chambers (Julie Newmar), who, as disapproving housekeeper Mrs. Peck (Jeanette Nolan) sniffs, is young enough to be his granddaughter. Television chef Dexter Paris (Creator/MartinLandau), Clifford's nephew and heir to half his fortune, seems to be OK with this, but in reality he isn't. After leaving the Paris mansion, Dexter sneaks back in and murders his uncle by chucking a turned-on mixer into his uncle's bath, electrocuting him. Dexter then stages his uncle on an exercise machine to make it look like Clifford had a heart attack.
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Clifford Paris is a wealthy man with a large fortune. He is about to get married to sexy Lisa Chambers (Julie Newmar), who, as disapproving housekeeper Mrs. Peck (Jeanette Nolan) sniffs, is young enough to be his granddaughter. Television chef Dexter Paris (Creator/MartinLandau), Clifford's nephew and heir to half his fortune, seems to be OK with this. But after leaving the Paris mansion, Dexter sneaks back in and murders his uncle by chucking a turned-on mixer into his uncle's bath, electrocuting him. Dexter then stages his uncle on an exercise machine to make it look like Clifford had a heart attack.
Or maybe it wasn't Dexter. Because, as investigating detective Lt. Columbo is surprised to find out, Dexter has an identical twin, Norman Paris (also played by Landau, of course), a conservative banker and heir to the other half of Clifford's fortune. Columbo soon figures out that Clifford was murdered--a wet towel and slick bar of soap in the bathroom indicate that he took a bath--but figuring out which nephew did it is more challenging.
A young Dabney Coleman plays Detective Murray, the first officer on the scene.
Or maybe it wasn't Dexter. Because, as investigating detective Lt. Columbo is surprised to find out, Dexter has an identical twin, Norman Paris (also played by Landau, of course), a conservative banker and heir to the other half of Clifford's fortune. Columbo soon figures out that Clifford was murdered--a wet towel and slick bar of soap in the bathroom indicate that he took a bath--but figuring out which nephew did it is more challenging.
A young Dabney Coleman plays Detective Murray, the first officer on the scene.
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Clifford Paris is a wealthy man with a large fortune. He is about to get married to sexy Lisa Chambers (Julie Newmar), who, as disapproving housekeeper Mrs. Peck (Jeanette Nolan) sniffs, is young enough to be his granddaughter. Television chef Dexter Paris (Creator/MartinLandau), Clifford's nephew and heir to half his fortune, seems to be OK with this. But after this, but in reality he isn't. After leaving the Paris mansion, Dexter sneaks back in and murders his uncle by chucking a turned-on mixer into his uncle's bath, electrocuting him. Dexter then stages his uncle on an exercise machine to make it look like Clifford had a heart attack.
Or maybe it wasn't Dexter. Because, as investigating detective Lt. Columbo is surprised to find out, Dexter has an identical twin, Norman Paris (also played byLandau, of course), Landau), a conservative banker and heir to the other half of Clifford's fortune.fortune, and who has racked up significant gambling debts, and who also didn't approve of Clifford's engagement to Lisa. Columbo soon figures out that Clifford was murdered--a wet towel and slick bar of soap in the bathroom indicate that he took a bath--but figuring out which nephew did it is more challenging.
A youngDabney Coleman Creator/DabneyColeman plays Detective Murray, the first officer on the scene.
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* AmoralAttorney: Clifford's attorney is willing to "lose" all copies of Clifford's latest will which bequeathed his estate to Lisa if Dexter and Norman pay him a certain price.
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* PreMortemOneLiner: "Uncle, you're gonna get a real charge out of this," says one of the twins [[spoiler:Norman]] before chucking the mixer into the bathtub and killing Clifford.
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Clifford Paris is a wealthy man with a large fortune. He is about to get married to sexy Lisa Chambers (Julie Newmar), who, as disapproving housekeeper Mrs. Peck (Jeanette Nolan) sniffs, is young enough to be his granddaughter. Television chef Dexter Paris (Creator/MartinLandau), Clifford's nephew and heir to half his fortune, seems to be OK with this. But after leaving the Paris mansion the night before the murder, Dexter sneaks back in and murders his uncle by chucking a turned-on mixer into his uncle's bath. Dexter then stages his uncle on an exercise machine to make it look like Clifford had a heart attack.
Or maybe it wasn't Dexter! Because, as investigating detective Lt. Columbo is surprised to find out, Dexter has an identical twin, Norman Paris (also played by Landau, of course), a conservative banker and heir to the other half of Clifford's fortune. Columbo soon figures out that Clifford was murdered--a wet towel and slick bar of soap in the bathroom indicate that he took a bath--but figuring out which nephew did it is more challenging.
Or maybe it wasn't Dexter! Because, as investigating detective Lt. Columbo is surprised to find out, Dexter has an identical twin, Norman Paris (also played by Landau, of course), a conservative banker and heir to the other half of Clifford's fortune. Columbo soon figures out that Clifford was murdered--a wet towel and slick bar of soap in the bathroom indicate that he took a bath--but figuring out which nephew did it is more challenging.
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Clifford Paris is a wealthy man with a large fortune. He is about to get married to sexy Lisa Chambers (Julie Newmar), who, as disapproving housekeeper Mrs. Peck (Jeanette Nolan) sniffs, is young enough to be his granddaughter. Television chef Dexter Paris (Creator/MartinLandau), Clifford's nephew and heir to half his fortune, seems to be OK with this. But after leaving the Paris mansion the night before the murder, mansion, Dexter sneaks back in and murders his uncle by chucking a turned-on mixer into his uncle's bath.bath, electrocuting him. Dexter then stages his uncle on an exercise machine to make it look like Clifford had a heart attack.
Or maybe it wasn'tDexter! Dexter. Because, as investigating detective Lt. Columbo is surprised to find out, Dexter has an identical twin, Norman Paris (also played by Landau, of course), a conservative banker and heir to the other half of Clifford's fortune. Columbo soon figures out that Clifford was murdered--a wet towel and slick bar of soap in the bathroom indicate that he took a bath--but figuring out which nephew did it is more challenging.
Or maybe it wasn't
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Clifford Paris is a wealthy man with a large fortune. He is about to get married to sexy Lisa Chambers (Julie Newmar), who, as disapproving housekeeper Mrs. Peck (Jeanette Nolan) sniffs, is young enough to be his granddaughter. Dexter Paris (Creator/MartinLandau), Clifford's nephew and heir to half his fortune, seems to be OK with this. But after leaving the Paris mansion the night before the murder, Dexter sneaks back in and murders his uncle by chucking a turned-on mixer into his uncle's bath. Dexter then stages his uncle on an exercise machine to make it look like Clifford had a heart attack.
Or maybe it wasn't Dexter! Because, as investigating detective Lt. Columbo is surprised to find out, Dexter has an identical twin. Norman Paris (also played by Landau, of course) is heir to the other half of Clifford's fortune. Columbo soon figures out that Clifford was murdered--a wet towel and slick bar of soap in the bathroom indicate that he took a bath--but figuring out which nephew did it is more challenging.
Or maybe it wasn't Dexter! Because, as investigating detective Lt. Columbo is surprised to find out, Dexter has an identical twin. Norman Paris (also played by Landau, of course) is heir to the other half of Clifford's fortune. Columbo soon figures out that Clifford was murdered--a wet towel and slick bar of soap in the bathroom indicate that he took a bath--but figuring out which nephew did it is more challenging.
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Clifford Paris is a wealthy man with a large fortune. He is about to get married to sexy Lisa Chambers (Julie Newmar), who, as disapproving housekeeper Mrs. Peck (Jeanette Nolan) sniffs, is young enough to be his granddaughter. Television chef Dexter Paris (Creator/MartinLandau), Clifford's nephew and heir to half his fortune, seems to be OK with this. But after leaving the Paris mansion the night before the murder, Dexter sneaks back in and murders his uncle by chucking a turned-on mixer into his uncle's bath. Dexter then stages his uncle on an exercise machine to make it look like Clifford had a heart attack.
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* RunningGag: Columbo's slovenly appearance and bumbling manner hugely irritate Mrs. Peck the housekeeper, who screams at him repeatedly.
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* TooCleverByHalf: Had the twins not bothered to over-complicate things by framing and demeaning each other in front of Columbo to try and cast reasonable doubt (so that neither of them could be convicted in court), it's highly likely their original plan would've succeeded.
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Episode: Season 2, Episode 8\\
Title:"Double Shock"\\
Directed by: Robert Butler\\
Written by: Creator/StevenBochco (teleplay), Jackson Gillis, Richard Levinson, William Link (story)\\
Air Date: March 25, 1973\\
Previous: The Most Dangerous Match\\
Next: Lovely but Lethal\\
Guest Starring: Creator/MartinLandau, Julie Newmar, Jeanette Nolan, Tim O'Connor]
"Double Shock" is the eighth [[BritishBrevity and last]] episode of the second season of ''Series/{{Columbo}}''.
Clifford Paris is a wealthy man with a large fortune. He is about to get married to sexy Lisa Chambers (Julie Newmar), who, as disapproving housekeeper Mrs. Peck (Jeanette Nolan) sniffs, is young enough to be his granddaughter. Dexter Paris (Creator/MartinLandau), Clifford's nephew and heir to half his fortune, seems to be OK with this. But after leaving the Paris mansion the night before the murder, Dexter sneaks back in and murders his uncle by chucking a turned-on mixer into his uncle's bath. Dexter then stages his uncle on an exercise machine to make it look like Clifford had a heart attack.
Or maybe it wasn't Dexter! Because, as investigating detective Lt. Columbo is surprised to find out, Dexter has an identical twin. Norman Paris (also played by Landau, of course) is heir to the other half of Clifford's fortune. Columbo soon figures out that Clifford was murdered--a wet towel and slick bar of soap in the bathroom indicate that he took a bath--but figuring out which nephew did it is more challenging.
A young Dabney Coleman plays Detective Murray, the first officer on the scene.
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* ElectrifiedBathtub: Whichever twin did it killed Clifford by throwing a mixer into the bathtub. The killer took care to slice the insulation off the mixer's power cord.
* TheGamblingAddict: Norman's motive. He tells people that he goes to San Francisco to business, but he actually goes to Vegas, where he's $37,500 in debt. In 1973 money!
* GeniusSlob: A hallmark of Columbo's character, but he's looking particularly disheveled at the beginning of this episode. It's not clear why (roused from sleep, maybe), but when he shows up at the Paris mansion Columbo's shirt collar is undone and his tie is hanging loose. Then Columbo is so tired in the house that he accidentally drops cigar ash on the floor of the exercise room, much to Mrs. Peck's fury.
* MayDecemberRomance: Lisa says that she and Clifford were "spring in the lap of December", but she insists that she really loved him.
* NeverOneMurder: Poor Lisa gets thrown from her high-rise balcony window to the ground many floors below.
* PolarOppositeTwins: Dexter and Norman. Dexter is friendly and affable, although that affability often curdles into smarm, and he's the host of a daytime cooking show. Norman is icy and reserved, and he's a senior executive at a bank.
* PreMortemOneLiner: "Uncle, you're gonna get a real charge out of this," says one of the twins before chucking the mixer into the bathtub and killing Clifford.
* ReverseWhodunit: ''Columbo'' is the TropeCodifier and almost every episode of the show uses this trope, but this episode plays with it. We see the murder per typical ''Columbo'' formula, so we know it wasn't the housekeeper or the lawyer or the girlfriend. But we don't know which twin it was until the end.
* RunningGag: Columbo's slovenly appearance and bumbling manner hugely irritate Mrs. Peck the housekeeper, who screams at him repeatedly.
* ShesGotLegs: Hello Julie Newmar! When Columbo drops by Lisa's apartment to question her, she's doing a yoga pose in which she rests on her shoulders and forearms while sticking her legs straight up in the air. The camera does a slow pan down Lisa's stocking-clad legs.
* TrophyWife: Lisa is gorgeous and a lot younger than white-haired Clifford. They are however genuinely affectionate with one another.
* TwinSwitch: The solution. They both did it. Mrs. Peck thinks she saw Dexter leave, but it was actually Norman, dressed identically to Dexter. Norman then doubled back, Dexter disarmed the alarm and let him in, and Norman killed Clifford while Dexter went downstairs and closed the circuit breaker after the shorted mixer tripped it.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 8\\
Title:"Double Shock"\\
Directed by: Robert Butler\\
Written by: Creator/StevenBochco (teleplay), Jackson Gillis, Richard Levinson, William Link (story)\\
Air Date: March 25, 1973\\
Previous: The Most Dangerous Match\\
Next: Lovely but Lethal\\
Guest Starring: Creator/MartinLandau, Julie Newmar, Jeanette Nolan, Tim O'Connor]
"Double Shock" is the eighth [[BritishBrevity and last]] episode of the second season of ''Series/{{Columbo}}''.
Clifford Paris is a wealthy man with a large fortune. He is about to get married to sexy Lisa Chambers (Julie Newmar), who, as disapproving housekeeper Mrs. Peck (Jeanette Nolan) sniffs, is young enough to be his granddaughter. Dexter Paris (Creator/MartinLandau), Clifford's nephew and heir to half his fortune, seems to be OK with this. But after leaving the Paris mansion the night before the murder, Dexter sneaks back in and murders his uncle by chucking a turned-on mixer into his uncle's bath. Dexter then stages his uncle on an exercise machine to make it look like Clifford had a heart attack.
Or maybe it wasn't Dexter! Because, as investigating detective Lt. Columbo is surprised to find out, Dexter has an identical twin. Norman Paris (also played by Landau, of course) is heir to the other half of Clifford's fortune. Columbo soon figures out that Clifford was murdered--a wet towel and slick bar of soap in the bathroom indicate that he took a bath--but figuring out which nephew did it is more challenging.
A young Dabney Coleman plays Detective Murray, the first officer on the scene.
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!!Tropes:
* ElectrifiedBathtub: Whichever twin did it killed Clifford by throwing a mixer into the bathtub. The killer took care to slice the insulation off the mixer's power cord.
* TheGamblingAddict: Norman's motive. He tells people that he goes to San Francisco to business, but he actually goes to Vegas, where he's $37,500 in debt. In 1973 money!
* GeniusSlob: A hallmark of Columbo's character, but he's looking particularly disheveled at the beginning of this episode. It's not clear why (roused from sleep, maybe), but when he shows up at the Paris mansion Columbo's shirt collar is undone and his tie is hanging loose. Then Columbo is so tired in the house that he accidentally drops cigar ash on the floor of the exercise room, much to Mrs. Peck's fury.
* MayDecemberRomance: Lisa says that she and Clifford were "spring in the lap of December", but she insists that she really loved him.
* NeverOneMurder: Poor Lisa gets thrown from her high-rise balcony window to the ground many floors below.
* PolarOppositeTwins: Dexter and Norman. Dexter is friendly and affable, although that affability often curdles into smarm, and he's the host of a daytime cooking show. Norman is icy and reserved, and he's a senior executive at a bank.
* PreMortemOneLiner: "Uncle, you're gonna get a real charge out of this," says one of the twins before chucking the mixer into the bathtub and killing Clifford.
* ReverseWhodunit: ''Columbo'' is the TropeCodifier and almost every episode of the show uses this trope, but this episode plays with it. We see the murder per typical ''Columbo'' formula, so we know it wasn't the housekeeper or the lawyer or the girlfriend. But we don't know which twin it was until the end.
* RunningGag: Columbo's slovenly appearance and bumbling manner hugely irritate Mrs. Peck the housekeeper, who screams at him repeatedly.
* ShesGotLegs: Hello Julie Newmar! When Columbo drops by Lisa's apartment to question her, she's doing a yoga pose in which she rests on her shoulders and forearms while sticking her legs straight up in the air. The camera does a slow pan down Lisa's stocking-clad legs.
* TrophyWife: Lisa is gorgeous and a lot younger than white-haired Clifford. They are however genuinely affectionate with one another.
* TwinSwitch: The solution. They both did it. Mrs. Peck thinks she saw Dexter leave, but it was actually Norman, dressed identically to Dexter. Norman then doubled back, Dexter disarmed the alarm and let him in, and Norman killed Clifford while Dexter went downstairs and closed the circuit breaker after the shorted mixer tripped it.
