:59:00
- Yeah. I didn't think you'd mind.
- No.
:59:03
Uh... this is a 100-watt bulb. 100 watt?
:59:08
Got a life of 750, 800 hours.
:59:11
Now, if your house
is anything like my house,
:59:14
then you burn the outside light
eight, 10 hours a day
:59:17
so that means it'd last
two, two and a half months.
:59:20
Is that right? Yeah.
:59:22
I'll concede to your knowledge. I don't know.
:59:25
Thank you very much.
:59:27
Now this is what I got to thinking.
:59:30
I hate to change bulbs outside my house
because no matter how tight I put it in,
:59:35
they attract a lot of dirt and guck
and they're full of dead bugs
:59:39
and I don't like to
go up there and touch 'em.
:59:42
Would you get to the point?
:59:44
Uh... why is that bulb dirt and dust-free?
:59:48
That bulb is clean as a whistle.
:59:51
- (Clears throat)
- (Columbo) I think that's kind of strange.
:59:54
Hanging there long enough to burn out
:59:58
but not hanging there
long enough to get dirty.
1:00:02
We're a fastidious family.
1:00:04
If the bulb is clean,
it's because servants cleaned it.
1:00:10
They cleaned a burnt-out bulb.
1:00:12
They work in the daytime
so how would they know?
1:00:16
All right, Lieutenant, that'll be enough.
1:00:19
- Pardon?
- Listen to this very carefully.
1:00:22
I don't ever want to see you again.
1:00:24
You'll be refused admittance
to my house and office.
1:00:27
I have work to do and I no longer
can indulge your suspicions.
1:00:31
If you think you have a case against me,
go to the district attorney. Is that clear?
1:00:37
Yes. That's very clear.
1:00:48
I'm warning you, no more questions.
1:00:52
I wasn't gonna ask a question, ma'am.
I just wanted to return your bulb.