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Blue dress

posted 15 years ago by rtaggart-1
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I'm still puzzled about the blue dress situation. The doc's lover phoned the dry cleaner, just before they both left for the airport, asking for the used laundry to be picked up the next day. Why was the dress not with the rest of the laundry? I thought she came back from the airport and slipped it in with the rest of the stuff.
I must confess that I watched this late at night -I was yawning and didn't give full concentration. I think that in general it was a good introduction to what would turn into my favourite series!
Best Wishes to everyone!

[–] jlschook 15 years ago

The blue dress was delivered with the rest of the laundry.Lt.Columbo was there at the time too.Joan put it in the bag that was outside the door.After her so called argument with Dr.Flemming on the airplane.

[–] KrystelClaire 14 years ago

The problem consisted on Joan forgetting to put the gloves on the dry cleaners' bag as well.

[–] KrystelClaire 14 years ago

You're welcome.

[–] joewhiteyipee 13 years ago

I believe the original poster is asking why the blue dress wasn't returned along with the other items in the laundry bag. I'm wondering too.

[–] KrystelClaire 13 years ago

I saw it so long ago that I may be mistaken, but that's what I remember.

The lover put the wife's blue dress in the laundry bag with the rest of the laundry, but she forgot to include the gloves. I think that that was a problem, because Columbo had already got hold of the laundry bag with all its contents when the husband returned home or when the lover realised her mistake.

[–] joewhiteyipee 13 years ago

But the laundryman returned the blue dress by itself, without any other garments. Why was it seperated from the rest of the dirty clothes?

[–] Man_Who_Lived_Twice 13 years ago

It didn't come back by itself. The delivery dork had the dress and a box with the other items. Both were set on the bar, but only the dress was examined up close.