The rebel group takes on new recruits, including a boisterous Irishman named, well, "Irish" (played to the hilt by Stephen Young) trying to play both sides of the fence. Meanwhile, Bernard Fox is cold as a sheet of ice in the British General role. Entertaining even though we have seen a lot of the same themes repeated in previous episodes.

Norm from Cheers blunders around in his SNL Swersky Brothers disguise ordering "scotch and soda - easy on the soda" for an hour and a half. Meanwhile, Columbo is busy digging fake rats out of dumpsters.

The so-called Dunaway-Falk dream pairing hides the fact that there are a ton of recycled ideas in this episode.

An experimental-style Columbo which should have been left on the cutting floor.

Rip Torn is a hoot as the murder victim's backstabbing uncle.