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Columbo · Season 5

Columbo season 5 episode 5: Now You See Him

Aired 29 February 197690 minRated M

7.5TMDB · 32 votesMark watched

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “Now You See Him”

Master magician the great Santini is amazing audiences at the Cabaret of Magic. What they don’t know is that Santini hopes to pull of the grandest illusion of his career - making club owner Jesse T. Jerome disappear. The crude Jerome is the only person who knows that Santini was a Nazi death camp guard named Stefan Mueller, He has been blackmailing the magician since learning his dark secret.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 5 of 6 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 4 first.
  • It runs about 90 minutes.
  • Directed by Harvey Hart, written by Michael Sloan.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.5 out of 10 (32 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Harvey Hart
Writer
Michael Sloan
Guest stars
Cynthia Sikes as DellaRobert Loggia as Harry BlandfordBob Dishy as John WilsonNehemiah Persoff as Jesse JeromeJack Cassidy as The Great SantiniGeorge Sperdakos as ThackeryThayer David as ClerkRedmond Gleeson as George Thomas

Credits: TMDB.

More from Columbo Season 5

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  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06

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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.