Columbo

A Vegas bookie is threatening the life of compulsive gambler Harold McCain over a long-standing debt. To come up with some money fast, Harold plots the murder of his uncle, Big Fred, the wealthy owner of a hapless football team. He plants a bomb under the chassis of his uncle’s car, hoping to have Big Fred out of the way by morning. However, during his morning jog, a hit-and-run driver kills Big Fred near his home. Hearing the news, Harold rushes to his uncle’s home and finds Lt. Columbo and a TV news crew already gathered. Before Harold is able to dispose of the bomb, the gardener is asked to move Big Fred’s car from the driveway. Lt. Columbo and the others witness the gardener’s death in the explosion that was meant for Big Fred.