:18:02
No, I mean that out there,
somebody picked a Birnbaum first.
:18:06
Then when your uncle interfered, when
he went to his desk and took out a gun,
:18:10
then when he was killed, during all that,
:18:13
then the thief suddenly got smart
:18:17
and he took two of the most valuable
paintings in the house and ran.
:18:21
Guess that does seem a bit inconsistent.
:18:23
Then, life has its own inconsistencies.
:18:26
Lieutenant Columbo?
:18:28
Oh, Sally, nice of you to come.
:18:32
Let's go out back. I wanna try something.
:18:35
Mr Kingston, you might be interested in this.
:18:39
- Er, you were here?
- Yeah, that's right.
:18:42
- Wait there. I'll holler.
- All right.
:18:47
- Hi.
- Hi. Hi, Charlie. How are you?
:18:49
What's all this?
:18:52
Private patrolmen here
make checks every hour.
:18:55
- At 11...
- No, no. I mean this.
:18:57
- What? Oh, the lock?
- Yes.
:18:59
He found that open. The lock was scarred
like it'd been forced from the outside.
:19:04
I don't understand
why the burglar alarm didn't go off.
:19:07
- A professional thief could manage that.
- No, no.
:19:10
Professionals always pick windows.
They're easier to crack.
:19:14
- Sally, ready?
- Whenever you are.
:19:16
OK. When I holler inside,
you run just the way I told you to run.
:19:20
OK! Here she goes!
:19:35
(Heels clacking)
:19:37
- Well?
- That's it. That's what I heard.
:19:41
I couldn't be sure before.
I was running myself.
:19:44
- You heard high heels on those steps?
- Yes, sir.
:19:47
- Thank you.
- You bet.
:19:49
- Charlie, will you get Sally?
- Wait. You think the thief was a woman?
:19:53
- One of 'em.
- One of them?
:19:55
There were too many pictures
for one person to carry, right?
:19:59
And the burglar alarm thing,
there's only one way to beat that.