Prescription: Murder

Prescription: Murder

The perfect crime had one flaw.

1968 · 100 min · ★ 7.8 · Crime, Mystery, Drama, TV Movie

In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.

Directed by Richard Irving

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