Corrected entry: In the scene where the doctor smashes the glass on the sliding door near the lock when setting up his alibi he correctly does so from the outside but leaves the door open. With the door closed It would have been obvious to anyone seeing where the glass had fallen that the door was open when the break-in was done so making it an inside job.
Columbo: Prescription Murder (1968)
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Directed by: Richard Irving
Starring: Peter Falk, Gene Barry, William Windom, Katherine Justice
Revealing mistake: Just after the scene where the doctor asks Columbo to switch off the light before leaving, the detective does so, but it can be seen that both light switches are down before he does this, and that they are still both in the down position after he "switches off" the light.
Lt. Columbo: There must be something wrong with me. I seem to bother people, to make them nervous.
Trivia: The first choice for actors to play Colombo was Bing Crosby.
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Correction: You smash the glass and use the hole to open the door. Then you can just walk in there. You do not have to crawl over the splinters.