breaking the law to cover up another crime theme
Someone must choose whether to commit a further transgression of the law in order for a past transgression not to become publicly known.
17 total · 11 choice · 4 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp2x01 | choice | Mr. Princey went to elaborate lengths to frame Captain Smollet for a murder that George's own daughter had committed. George committed various crimes in the process, including assault and battery. |
| columbo1971e10x12 | choice | he funeral director Eric Prince bludgeoned a gossip columnist who threatened to expose his crooked operation. |
| columbo1971e10x14 | choice | Justin Prince killed Linwood because Linwood threatened to reveal Justin had covered up Vanessa's having accidentally killed her ex-husband in self-defense. |
| columbo1971e3x04 | choice | Dr. Bart Keppel resorted to murder to cover up his history of blackmailing wealthy clients. |
| columbo1971e4x01 | choice | The fitness guru Milo Janus murdered Gene Stafford, a franchisee of Janus' successful gym chain, to stop Gene from outing him as a tax fraud and a shyster. |
| columbo1971e4x06 | choice | Dr. Mark Collier came up with the following elaborate plot to rid himself of his partner in crime, Nadia. |
| columbo1971e6x03 | choice | Oliver murdered Bertie before Bertie could expose him as a thief. |
| columbo1971e7x02 | choice | Paul Gerard and his mistress killed Vittorio Rossi to stop him from exposing them as extortionists. |
| columbo1971e8x02 | choice | Leonard Fischer threatened to out his childhood friend, Alex Brady, for having abandoned Leonard's sister to die after she had a motorcycle accident. Alex killed Leonard to prevent this from happening. |
| columbo1971e9x01 | choice | The famous painter Max Barsini drowned his ex-wife, Louise, at the beach to prevent her from inadvertently expose him as a murderer. |