DS9 s6e19 “In the Pale Moonlight”
Columbo: Just one more question, Mister Garak, and I won’t take up any more of your time - you’re clearly a busy man.
Columbo: See, the only thing I can’t get through my head is that you’re a tailor here on a starbase, but there never seems to be any customers in here. Come to think of it, I’ve been here for over a week and I haven’t seen anyone around wearing your work. Now, why is that?
Garak: Detective, my customers value my discretion. It’s my stock in trade. You see, they’re very private.
Columbo: I suppose that includes the unnamed fellow that provided an eye-witness account of the murder, but seemingly nobody can find him now?
Garak: Especially that one.
Perfect summation of both characters.
Thank you. You happened to poke at two of my favorite characters.
I think Colombo would figure a way to not be murdered (he did that many times in the show).
This would be a show I would watch … every episode is Garak coming up with more complex, nefarious, unsuspecting ways to kill Colombo … and Colombo coming up with even more complex ways to avoid being killed
Every show starts with them giving friendly intelligent banter between one another.
Every show ends with them exchanging polite salutations and a smile as they turn and walk away with a frown and deep thoughts.
Columbo would just have a unfortunate Gak based chocking accident on the promenade where everyone could see it was a unlucky tragedy
