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Columbo :: Murder, a Self Portrait (09x01)
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| Title: | Murder, a Self Portrait |
| Episode #: | 09x01 |
| Original Airdate: | Saturday November 25th, 1989 |
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Renowned artist Max Barsini has three women in his life: his ex-wife Louise, his current wife Vanessa and his live-in model Julie. Barsini lives in an expansive shore-front house, and Louise lives right next door. Barsini's rise to success was given a healthy boost by his friend Vito, who runs a restaurant in old Los Angeles, above which Barsini lived with Louise when he was a struggling beginner in the art world.
In addition to the friction that arises from having three love interests frequently under the same roof, it turns out that Louise also knows a dark secret concerning Barsini's stormy past relations with art dealer Harry Chudnow. Chudnow is a posh Englishman with a monocle known for cheating his clients and several years ago he mysteriously disappeared.
Although Louise promises Barsini she will never reveal his secret, he doesn't trust her and arranges to murder her to keep his secret safe. One day he pays a visit to Vito and offers to paint a picture of his restaurant as thanks for Vito's help in the past. He sets up in his old, now vacant, room above the restaurant and forbids Vito from disturbing him while he is working on the painting. In reality, he climbs out the window of the studio and drives to a secluded beach where he knows Louise enjoys a daily swim. There he renders her unconscious by covering her face with a rag soaked in paint thinner, and carries her out into the ocean where she drowns. Barsini then drives back to Vito's restaurant just in time to meet Vito who has brought him a meal.
Columbo's suspicions are aroused by several facts at the scene of the drowning and he soon meets Barsini, who offers to paint his portrait. During several sittings, Columbo and Barsini fence verbally, and Columbo also reveals that he has obtained taped descriptions of some of Louise's dreams, which disturbed her so much that she had discussed them with her psychologist (and current lover) Dr. Hammer.
The episode is given a larger than life feel by Patrick Williams's stunning orchestral sound track and numerous paintings by (real life) artist Jaroslav Gebr.
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Although we never see Columbo's wife in any episode, Shera Danese, who plays Vanessa, is Peter Falk's wife in real life.
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