Columbo: Murder by the Book
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:19:01
I'll tell you what the secret is
to a good omelette. No eggs. Just milk.

:19:07
- Skillet?
- Over there.

:19:12
You're a very persuasive man, Lieutenant.
:19:15
Maybe I should hold up my end
and make the coffee.

:19:25
I need cheese and onions and butter.
:19:30
Cheese... I need something
to grate the cheese.

:19:34
Over there in the cupboard.
:19:36
Right.
:19:46
What did they do with him, Lieutenant?
:19:49
I don't know, ma'am.
:19:51
There was no body in the office.
Could that mean he isn't dead?

:19:55
That's hard to say. It's bothering me, too.
:19:58
It doesn't make sense
unless it's a kidnapping.

:20:01
You don't shoot a victim first, do you?
:20:04
- Why'd you laugh before?
- When?

:20:07
When I asked you if Mr Franklin was
the other half of the writing team.

:20:11
- Did I laugh?
- Yep.

:20:13
Maybe it was the way you put it.
:20:15
Writing team. Maybe I shouldn't say it,
:20:19
but Ken hasn't written a word
of a Mrs Melville novel in years.

:20:23
Mrs Melville? Who's Mrs Melville?
:20:25
The character that Jim and Ken created.
:20:28
The one who solves all the crimes brilliantly.
:20:31
Well, why did your husband put up with it?
:20:34
What I mean is, him doing all the work.
:20:37
Well, there were compensations.
:20:39
Ken did the publicity,
went on all the talk shows

:20:43
and he did interviews
and cultivated the film people.

:20:47
He contributed.
He just didn't do any of the writing.

:20:51
Boy, I'll tell you, I'd love to be a writer.
That's a terrific talent.

:20:56
Where did he get all the ideas?
:20:58
Oh, from almost anything.

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