Plot Summary for
"Columbo" A Stitch in Crime (1973)

Dr. Barry Mayfield is a highly successful and respected surgeon, but his methods leave a lot to be desired. A fellow nurse becomes suspicious about his procedures in sewing up internal organs after 'successful' operations. The good doctor kills her before she spills the beans, but Mayfield doesn't count on detective Columbo investigative skills which quickly uncovers a trail of murderous events. Written by Scott Dawson {sdawson@easynet.co.uk}

Dr. Mayfield is a surgeon with an ingenious scheme for murdering the kindly Dr. Hidemann, his infuriatingly cautious partner in a research project. But Hidemann's devoted nurse catches on to the scheme, and Mayfield murders her to prevent discovery. It's up to our Lt. Columbo not only to find out who killed the nurse but to prevent another murder from taking place. Written by J. Spurlin

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