Jay Varela

With election day close at hand, Nelson Hayward finds himself in an extremely tight race for a Senate seat from California, but when a political campaign manager is murdered, Lt Columbo starts trailing the senatorial candidate and uncovers some nasty facts.

Hassan Salah, first secretary of the Surian legation in Los Angeles, wants to see his country hold on to traditional ways. The young King of Suria, 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 Youseff Alafa, and blame it on the protesting Surian students who support the King.

A beautiful fugitive (Kathryn Leigh Scott) interrupts Banner's wilderness retreat.

Bill's engagement gift to Ralph and Pam of an island holiday turns into a mission to recover a stolen military plane.