u/DrewPaul2000

I thought this episode had Shakespearean overtures. Even the victim in this case played a role in his own demise. He won the big lotto, but he couldn't stand the idea of sharing it with his wife since they hadn't technically divorced. His Uncle offers to help him scheme his way into getting all the loot, only his uncle is a devious as him. He sees a way he thinks will get him half the money not just 10% by selling his nephew out to his ex-wife. All three characters are rotten snakes. The end of the story and how Columbo catches him is one of the more unique 'gotcha's'. I place that as one of the better later generation episodes.