Dale Kingston quotes from Columbo

Dale Kingston

You notice, no matter how abstract the painter, he always signs his name realistically, doesn't he.

Dale Kingston

Wait a minute. You mean, you think the thief was a woman?

Lt. Columbo

One of them.

Dale Kingston

ONE of them?

Lt. Columbo

Well, there were too many pictures there for one person to carry, don't ya think? And besides, the burglar alarm thing, you know, there's only one way to really beat that, is if you have somebody else from the inside open the door.

Dale Kingston

I don't think I understand.

Lt. Columbo

You know what? That's the trouble. Neither do I.

Lt. Columbo

You know that gallery you went to? Checked out. I hope you don't mind.

Dale Kingston

Oh, that's your job. And?

Lt. Columbo

Uh, the parking lot boy, he remembered when you got there, alright. So that if Mr. Mathews was killed at 11:00 you sure didn't do it.

Dale Kingston

Now, isn't that a shame? And here I am your best and most obvious suspect, too.

Lt. Columbo

Ah, don't say things like that. Really, you got me all wrong.

Lt. Columbo

Uh, so this is a television studio, huh?

Dale Kingston

Yes.

Lt. Columbo

Quite a place!

Dale Kingston

Well, it's a barn, really. I'm sure it's not as glamorous as you thought it'd be.

Lt. Columbo

That's right, it isn't. But things aren't really what they seem to be, are they?

Dale Kingston

[sarcastically] My, how observant you are!

Dale Kingston

Alright, Lieutenant, you claim that I planted these paintings. Suppose you prove it.

Lt. Columbo

[looking at the fingerprint expert] Can we?

Yeah.

Lt. Columbo

[looking back at Kingston] Yeah. With fingerprints.