Quotes
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Mr. Grindell : I'm a great admire of the police department, you know...
Lt. Columbo : I didn't know but I'm always glad to hear that
Mr. Grindell : Why shouldn't you hear of it? After all you men are so willing to give your life to save ours!
Lt. Columbo : Well... Let's hope it doesn't come up too often.
Mr. Grindell : Yes, yes, yes... But it does, doesn't it? Especially in these violent times, its um... Just this morning at the breakfast with my dear wife Martha, I glanced at the paper and I uh, I noted the rate of police mortality is just shocking, I mean, it just... well you must be aware of that.
Lt. Columbo : Well, we don't like to think about it often...
Mr. Grindell : But one should think of it, shouldn't one?
Lt. Columbo : Well, it's just kind of thing you don't really do anything about till you have to.
Mr. Grindell : But, if you need a funeral, you'd not be in the condition to do anything about it, you see...
[both chuckle uncomfortably]
Lt. Columbo : Right, I see what you mean...