In Ashes to Ashes, When a well-known Hollywood gossip reporter vanishes, Columbo uses his inimitable detective skills to prove who murdered her.

Verity Chandler, a dirt-digging television gossip columnist, attends the funeral of Chuck Houston, famous Hollywood star and war hero, at a funeral home owned by the coldly calculating Eric Prince. When she confronts him with a dark secret that she’s ready to expose, the groundwork is set for an especially challenging case.