Pattye as Margaret Williams in Columbo (1971)

Ransom for a Dead Man, the 2nd Columbo pilot. Margaret is watching the 1944 movie Double Indemnity, (with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred McMurray… ) while having breakfast. Interesting choice of tv viewing ,sort of foretells what of happens in the episode. Then stepmom Leslie comes down, before going to court, and they have a conversation….

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066933/

“I mean, how can you function? Seems like a strange time to play lady lawyer.”