George Skaff

Hassan Salah, first secretary of the Syrian legation in Los Angeles, wants to see his country hold on to traditional ways. The young King of Syria, however, seems quite open to Western influences and ideas. The ruthless Hassan sees a way to get rid of a dangerous opponent, legation chief of security Yousef Alafa, and blame it on the protesting Syrian students who support the King.

Lieutenant Columbo tackles a murder in the media industry when a ruthless TV executive is passed over for promotion and decides to kill her boss. The lieutenant is soon on her trail, but she makes life difficult by covering her tracks carefully.

While vacationing on their yacht in Mexico, the Harts answer a friend's call for help and find themselves jailed for drug dealing.

A conniving count's (Dick Gautier) faulty scheme of transforming lead into gold could cause a world oil crisis; guest Ed Begley Jr.