#beth chadwick

[birbwell]

all the season 1 columbo villains (excluding the pilot episodes!)

kind of want to make a series out of this hrmmm

[lifewithaview]

Columbo (1971) Lady in Waiting

S1E5

Beth Chadwick has lived all her life controlled first by her father, then after his death, by her brother Bryce who manages the family business. Now she has fallen for Peter Hamilton, who works for Bryce. But, as usual, Bryce objects to her choice and threatens to fire Peter. So Beth decides to murder her brother and to do it in such a way to let it to appear like an accident. Lt. Columbo realizes at once the truth and starts looking for evidence.

[handsometabbyc]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Columbo Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Relationships: Roger Stanford & Beth Chadwick, Roger Stanford/Bryce Chadwick Characters: Beth Chadwick, Roger Stanford, Bryce Chadwick, Lieutenant Columbo, Doris Buckner, Peter Harrison Additional Tags: Period-Typical Homophobia, Lust/Hate relationship

Summary:

AU of ‘Lady in waiting’ and ‘Short Fuse’ where the titular murderous main characters Roger and Beth both fail at their devious plans and end up meeting at Beth's wedding where Roger is working as a photographer. Roger proceeds to embed himself within the Chadwick's family, both through a friendship with Beth and a tempestuous secret affair with her older brother Bryce.

...While Bryce would do anything to protect his reputation, Beth would do anything to protect her friend, provoking a dangerous game between three of them.

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Peter Falk as Inspector Columbo 1971 in Columbo "Lady in Waiting"

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068399/