The first secretary to the Suarian king may have immunity from the consequences of committing murder, but Lt. Columbo is wilier than any foreign diplomat.
Columbo has to solve a crime at the embassy of a middle-east nation. The culture there is different, and the main suspects have diplomatic immunity. Also, to complicate matters, there is a student demonstration outside the gates, and the king is visiting the embassy. However, Columbo decides to investigate the matter in his own persistent way.—Maarten Hofman <jen@cistron.nl>
Hassan Salah, first secretary to the King of Suaria, has a scheme for shifting power within his government. He tricks a naïve idealist working in his legation into helping him murder a beloved security officer, rob the safe and make it look like the work of radicals. Lt. Columbo of the LAPD finds himself with a suspect who may have immunity from the consequences of his crime.—J. Spurlin