We kept seeing car around First of all we saw it outside Burger King on Road parked, about five feet away from the kerb And at the craziest angle, as if stopped there in a hurry
Then my brother saw it the place the swimming pool and the badminton courts are And later I saw it parked outside the off-license Closer to the this time, and parallel too
We ever saw the car parked But it seemed to be outside somewhere I liked to go And then, when we out for dinner on wee Karn's birthday And we were hanging our up on the coat-rack
We saw Columbo's old mac already there In amongst all the expensive fur and leather and I had a quick look around while we were taken to our table To see if he was there, but I see him anywhere
But one night While I was outside on the steps Playing my I heard a car stopping on the in front of me
And I tried to decide Which way to put the L-shaped Tetras piece That was falling, I felt sit down on the steps beside me And I them scratching their head And then, on the on the screen, I saw that it was him
"Those really are the most fascinating little machines", he But I'd built up a whole pile, which needed a single line For the side, and I couldn't look up in case it came
"It certainly is nice here", Columbo said And I heard his mac as he looked around The single I'd been waiting for didn't come though And soon my was filled all the way to the top
So I put it and asked Columbo If someone from around had been murdered "Not murdered, sir, no", he said, "I don't think you could it murder" "Well, what are you investigating?", I him
"Well, sir, it's a of counterfeit notes you'd call it theft, but I'm not rightly sure It's new for me, tell you that" Then he picked up the and stared at it, all fascinated
"Could I? you mind?", he said And I showed him how to up a game But pretty soon the screen was and he shook his head "Well, well", he
"You know, Mrs. Columbo, great at these sorts of things But me, I just can't to get the hang of them" And he up and handed it back to me "I'm sorry to have troubled you, sir", he
"I'll let you get to your game You know, really is a lovely area" And as he walked off the steps I watched until he opened the of his car And I went to start up another
But then he stopped, "Oh, I'm sorry", he Holding one hand up in the air, with a between his fingers And looking down at the ground, "Just a thing", he said And he the back of his head With the that had been up in the air
"With like that, sir, that little machine you have there Would someone be to make samples with that From records and stuff?", I laughed and shook my "That's fine, sir", he said, "I was curious" Then he got into the car and away
I think I'd see him again after that, but I was very wrong I began to see his car around a lot often outside the houses of people I knew And not only that, but just he's started turning up Wherever I be
me all kinds of crazy questions About technology and and stuff Pretending he's trying to learn all it It got me quite worried for a while, but I I'll be alright I think I've got him foxed, I think been way too clever for him