Prescription: Murder
1968
100 min
en
In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
Crime
Mystery
TV Movie
Drama
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