Once the bad guy is revealed it goes down hill. This bride is marrying a cop and has the ability to take a door off its hinges but she can't fight for her life when the crazy guy gets close and threatens her with a scalpel. He also gives her an opportunity to poke him in the eye when he hands her lipstick after he puts some on his lips. All she does is take the lipstick and fearfully obliges him. If there was an award for limpy scenes this episode could be a candidate. It's one an episode full of one limpy scene after another. And yes i watched it to the end due to the fact that i am a fan of Columbo.