"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."
Peter Falk
as Columbo
Gene Barry
as Dr. Ray Flemming
Katherine Justice
as Joan Hudson
William Windom
as Burt Gordon
Nina Foch
as Carol Flemming
Virginia Gregg
as Miss Petrie
Andrea King
as Cynthia Gordon
Susanne Benton
as The Blonde
Ena Hartman
as Nurse
Sherry Boucher
as Air Hostess
Anthony James
as Tommy
Frank Baker
as Man in Park (uncredited)
Jim Creech
as Policeman in Hospital (uncredited)
Ed Haskett
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Clark Howat
as Doctor (uncredited)
Mark Russell
as Policeman (uncredited)
Don Stewart
as Airline Ticket Man (uncredited)
Tom Williams
as Laundry Delivery Man (uncredited)
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
William Link
Teleplay
Russell Kimball
Art Direction
John McCarthy Jr.
Set Decoration
James Redd
Edward K. Dodds
Unit Manager
Richard Levinson
Richard Irving
Producer
Director
Jerrold Freedman
Associate Producer
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Robert Brower
Color Designer
Ray Rennahan
Director of Photography
James T. Porter
Sound
Burton Miller
Costume Designer
Richard Belding
Supervising Editor
George Bisk
Assistant Director
Stanley Wilson
Music Supervisor
Richard G. Wray
Editor