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A Stitch in Crime is the sixth episode of the second season of Columbo and the fifteenth episode overall. It first aired on February 11, 1973 and was directed by Hy Averback. In addition to Peter Falk as Columbo, the episode stars Leonard Nimoy, Anne Francis and Will Greer.

In A Stitch in Crime, a cardio-thoracic surgeon plots to eliminate his research partner so as to claim their findings all as his own. When a nurse stumbles upon his dastardly plans, he is forced to silence her, drawing the unwanted attention of Lieutenant Columbo.

Cast[]

  • Leonard Nimoy as Dr. Barry Mayfield, a brilliant heart surgeon who gets greedy and wants to publish his and Dr. Heidermann's research too early. As cold-blooded as they come, he is willing to kill pretty much anyone who stands in his way.
  • Anne Francis as Nurse Sharon Martin, Dr. Mayfield's colleague who discovers his plan to sabotage Dr. Heidermann's valve replacement surgery. He keeps her quiet by braining her with a tire iron as she heads home from work.
  • Will Greer as Dr. Edmund Heidermann, a likable cardio-thoracic specialist who prevents Dr. Mayfield from publishing their joint research before further testing can be undertaken. When he suffers a heart attack, Dr. Mayfield plans to kill his colleague on the operating table, but his scheme is scuppered by Nurse Martin's eagle eye.
  • Jared Martin as Harry Alexander, a troubled Vietnam veteran and former drug addict who used to date Nurse Martin. Dr. Mayfield attempts to frame him for her brutal murder.
  • Nita Talbot as Nurse Marcia Dalton, Sharon Martin's roommate.
  • Aneta Corsaut as Nurse Morgan, Sharon and Marcia's colleague.
  • Victor Millan as Detective Flores.
  • Ken Sansom as Paul.
  • Murray MacLeod as Dr. Simpson and Leonard Simon as Dr Michaelson.
  • Columbo regular Mike Lally appears as a cop holding orange juice at the crime scene.
Columbo (season 2)
1."Étude in Black" 2."The Greenhouse Jungle" 3."The Most Crucial Game" 4."Dagger of the Mind" 5."Requiem for a Falling Star" 6."A Stitch in Crime" 7."The Most Dangerous Match" 8."Double Shock"
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