 That same year, Dunaway was cast in the short-lived CBS sitcom, "It Had to Be You".Around that time, she was contacted by NBC who wanted her to take on the role of a female sleuth, more in the vein of "Columbo" than "Murder, She Wrote".As the prospective series was being developed, Dunaway contacted "Columbo" star Peter Falk, wanting his advice on how to approach playing a sleuth character.