A detective (Lieutenant Columbo) is investigating a murder case. He questions a suspect, Ken Franklin, who is trying to frame his nephew, Jessup, for the crime. Columbo discovers a bullet hole in a glass door and a bullet in the wall, which he believes was planted by Franklin to incriminate Jessup. Columbo also finds evidence that Franklin had been in the apartment where the murder took place, and he had access to the victim's jewels. Franklin tries to convince Columbo that he is innocent, but Columbo is not fooled. He reveals that he has evidence that Franklin planted the gun and wrapping paper to frame Jessup. Franklin tries to defend himself, but Columbo has already gathered enough evidence to prove his guilt.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A man named Carl died.
2. The speaker has medical training.
3. The speaker can tell that a person is blind by looking at them and the way they move.
4. A man named Daniel Morris is blind.
5. Daniel Morris has a brother named David.
6. A witness saw a man on the road on Monday afternoon.
7. The witness is asked to read from a book.
8. The witness reads about packing warm clothing for a trip to the mountains.
9. The speaker shows the witness a dictionary and a book that can be balanced on the edge of a table.
10. The speaker demonstrates how a book can be made to fall using vibrations.
11. A gun was fired in a room, and the bullet hole is found in the glass and the wall.
12. The bullet was fired at an angle calculated to hit a person in the head.
13. The bullet was found to have come from the same gun that killed a person named Harry Stone.
14. A man named Mr. Hayward was shot at, but not hit.
15. The shooter is still in the room.
16. Lieutenant Columbo is investigating the crime.
17. A three-way rotary phone system was installed in the room.
18. A bullet hole was found in the glass door and the wall.
19. The bullet was dug out of the wall and verified to have come from the same gun that killed Harry Stone.
20. A man named Mr. Jessup was suspected of being involved in the crime.
21. A woman named Janice Caldwell's jewels were stolen.
22. The jewels were found under a mattress.
23. A man named Commissioner Halpin found the jewels.
24. The man who planted the jewels did not live in the apartment where they were found.
25. The man who planted the jewels had recently signed a lease for the apartment.
26. A file folder and report were found on a desk in the apartment.
27. The file folder and report were related to Mr. Jessup.
28. Lieutenant Columbo suspects that the man who planted the jewels and file folder was trying to incriminate Mr. Jessup.
29. The man who planted the jewels and file folder had knowledge of Mr. Jessup's address.
30. Only one person besides Lieutenant Columbo knew the address.
31. The man who planted the jewels and file folder had a motive to incriminate Mr. Jessup.
32. The motive was related to an inheritance.
33. The man who planted the jewels and file folder had planted other evidence, including a gun, wrapping paper, and paintings.
34. The paintings were watercolors, and the man who planted them had touched them previously.
35. The man who planted the paintings had left his fingerprints on them.
36. The fingerprints were used as evidence to prove the man's guilt.