Here's the thing - the FBI in Hannibal is grossly incompetent. Columbo's specialty is taking down arrogant rich guys. He's unstoppable. He would have had Hannibal dead to rights by the end of the pilot. https://twitter.com/ZeroSuitCamus/status/1289677983758729217

A wife is an interesting thing, and people have gotten married for many different reasons in different phases of history. Tell me, Columbo, how did you find your wife?

Ah well, that's the thing Dr. Lecter, I don't even know how I found her.

you're tellin me that Columbo can take down Spock without breaking a sweat, but he can't take down Hannibal??? gimme a gd break

Columbo has guaranteed taken down 10 guys that had second houses that looked like this