A famous photographer, tired of his wife's antics, has her abducted and murdered. Despite his feeling that the plan works perfectly, Lt. Columbo has a strange feeling that Paul isn't quite as innocent as he appears.
When Amanda's friend Angela is kidnapped immediately after giving birth to quadruplets, Amanda feigns pregnancy and goes undercover at an adoption agency to locate Angela. Jack and Dr. Sloan try to care for the babies.
Amanda wins a guest role on The Young and the Restless and walks right into a murder. Various mishaps occur on the set and lead to some very close encounters.
Jenn buys an old reel-to-reel recorder at a garage sale only to find that it includes the sound of a man pleading for his life. Jenn's investigation leads to other patients.
Jennifer Shannon is approached by Tamara Andronicus to solve a puzzle box left behind by Tamara's recently deceased mother-in-law. When Jenn discovers Tamara dead, she begins to suspect that the puzzle box may hold the key.
