Leslie Williams:
You know, Columbo, you're almost likable in a shabby sort of way. Maybe it's the way you come slouching in here with your shopworn bag of tricks.
Lt. Columbo:
Me? Tricks?
Leslie Williams:
The humility, the seeming absent-mindedness, the uh, homey anecdotes about the family: the wife, you know?
[
laughs]
Lt. Columbo:
Really?
Leslie Williams:
Yeah, Lieutenant Columbo, fumbling and stumbling along. But it's always the jugular that he's after. And I imagine that, more often than not, he's successful.
Lt. Columbo:
I appreciate that compliment, Mrs. Williams, and I particularly appreciate it coming from you.
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