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MovieNerd ScoreBarnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".
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Episodes
Season 1
13 episodes
S1 E1 · Requiem for a Son
Detective Barnaby Jones comes out of retirement to solve his son's murder with some help from fellow detective Frank Cannon.
S1 E2 · To Catch a Dead Man
A sportsman's plans for a new life begin with murder.
S1 E3 · Sunday: Doomsday
Barnaby engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with a murderer who blames him for his jail time
S1 E4 · The Murdering Class
Barnaby investigates a murder at a prep-school.
S1 E5 · Perchance to Kill
An affair leads to an accidental murder.
S1 E6 · The Loose Connection
What's the perfect heroin-smuggling plot? Hide it in the radiator of a car owned by a tourist above suspicion--Barnaby Jones. When the shipment is replaced by sugar, Barnaby finds himself being threatened by both shipper and receiver, desperately trying to find the truth.
S1 E7 · Murder in the Doll's House
An author whose novels feature his hometown disappears; the publisher hires Barnaby to find the last chapter of the newest novel. A senile aunt introduces Barnaby to the "family" in her dollhouse, providing the clue to more than one murder.
S1 E8 · Sing a Song of Murder
"Rock star found with head smashed in empty pool" That headline would end the gravy train so his managers fake a kidnapping to salvage something, but they are unaware of a witness.
S1 E9 · See Some Evil... Do Some Evil
A blind pianist whose sight has been restored kills his blackmail victim just before Barnaby arrives. Barnaby suspects him but must prove he can see.
S1 E10 · Murder-Go-Round
A suspicious hit and run brings Barnaby to a little town where sudden riches are obvious. "Town council meetings" are a cover for plotting murder, and Barnaby is in their sights.
S1 E11 · To Denise, with Love and Murder
A murdered mistress and a missing wife bring Barnaby Jones onto the case. The problem? Two weeks have passed, and the killer has covered his tracks.
S1 E12 · A Little Glory, a Little Death
Barnaby investigates the death of a woman who was killed in a car accident after the woman's daughter claims that it was no accident. An aging movie star with something to hide is Barnaby's number one suspect.
S1 E13 · Twenty Million Alibis
Barnaby investigates the theft of a million dollar necklace and the murder of the butler who unwittingly walked in on the thief. The leading suspect is a retired jewel thief with a rock solid alibi-he was on TV at the time of the theft.
Season 2
24 episodes
S2 E1 · Blind Terror
Barnaby's investigation into the disappearance of a young girl hinges on a roommate who may have witnessed what happened to her. But the roommate herself now suffers from hysterical blindness because of the traumatic event. Barnaby must find a way to crack the case before the roommate becomes the next victim.
S2 E2 · Death Leap
While investigating the death of an apparent suicide jumper Barnaby learns there was a jewel robbery in the building next door at the very same time the man jumped. Following his gut instinct he suspects the two incidents are connected.
S2 E3 · Echo of a Murder
At the request of his late son Hal's friend, Barnaby investigates a lodge owner who is suspected of murdering his wife. Even though he finds conclusive evidence to exonerate the man, Jones suspects that all is not as it appears.
S2 E4 · Day of the Viper
While investigating the death of a man bitten by a rattlesnake, Barnaby soon suspects that there is more than one snake involved...and it's one that wears cowboy boots and has a prison record.
S2 E5 · Trial Run for Death
A race car driver gets caught cheating on his wife by his brother-in-law, and in order to keep his indiscretions secret he resorts to murder. Barnaby is hired to investigate by the father-in-law who thinks competitors killed his son.
S2 E6 · Catch Me if You Can
A detective friend of Barnaby who is intent on catching a murderer, has been receiving letters from the man who is taunting him. But when he gave him too much information the man kills him and Barnaby sets out to find him.
S2 E7 · Divorce - Murderer's Style
After a woman's niece is shot and killed in a botched robbery attempt, she suspects that she was intentionally murdered and hires Barnaby Jones to investigate.
S2 E8 · The Deadly Prize
After an overseas shipping worker is killed on a dock under some suspicious circumstances Barnaby Jones investigates the death for an insurance company and discovers a trail of death on his way to uncovering the truth.
S2 E9 · Stand-In for Death
Barnaby investigates a jealous husband who he believes murdered a man for having an affair with his wife. But did he murder the wrong man?
S2 E10 · The Black Art of Dying
A man dies under suspicious circumstances after being warned by a psychic and Barnaby Jones is hired to investigate. Barnaby doesn't buy the psychic mumbo-jumbo and suspects that once again money is at the root of all evil.
S2 E11 · The Killing Defense
Barnaby Jones investigates the disappearance of a man he believes was involved in the theft of one million dollars in precious jewels. It isn't long before Barnaby suspects the man met with foul play and that the wife and defense lawyer of the man are involved.
S2 E12 · Fatal Flight
The owner of a company calls Barnaby in to investigate after one of the members of the Board of Directors dies in a plane crash, shortly after leaving him a mysterious message hinting at possible troubles within his company.
S2 E13 · Secret of the Dunes
Barnaby investigates the death of a motorcyclist found in the desert and discovers that it may be related to another case involving the disappearance of a beautiful young woman who was set to marry a wealthy, but disreputable business man.
S2 E14 · Venus as in Flytrap
Barnaby looks into the suicide of a woman who was married to a famous writer. Digging deeper into the case he discovers that the writers worst critic may actually be his biggest fan, and that his wife's suicide is looking more like murder.
S2 E15 · The Deadly Jinx
It appears that every man who shows a beautiful young woman any type of affection or attention meets with an unfortunate accident, and Barnaby believes that it's more than just coincidence.
S2 E16 · The Platinum Connection
An insurance company hires Barnaby to investigate the theft of $500,000 worth of platinum from a jewelry company. During the robbery an employee is shot and killed by the robber, but Barnaby suspects it may be an inside job.
S2 E17 · Programmed for Killing
A beautiful young woman hires Barnaby to look into the death of her father who was apparently killed by a computer programmed machine in his own plant. It isn't too long before Barnaby suspects foul play rather computer malfunction.
S2 E18 · A Gold Record for Murder
The parents of an up-and-coming songwriter ask Barnaby for help in uncovering the truth after he dies of a heroin overdose.
S2 E19 · Friends Till Death
Betty urges Barnaby to look into the death of an old girlfriend, and they soon discover that another old girlfriend of Betty's is directly involved in her death.
S2 E20 · Rendezvous with Terror
Barnaby is hired by a South American President to find his son who lives in LA. He finds him but learns he is also the Rebel leader, Javier he is presently at odds with.
S2 E21 · Dark Legacy
A young widow hires Barnaby to investigate the "accidental" death of her husband of only four weeks. While investigating the case another young man who was once a suitor to the same woman winds up dead under mysterious circumstances, leaving Barnaby to believe neither death was accidental.
S2 E22 · Woman in the Shadows
While investigating a deadly auto accident that killed two people including the chauffeur of a wealthy woman who herself was also seriously injured Barnaby suspects a sinister cover-up involving the woman's plastic surgeon and his nurse.
S2 E23 · Image in a Cracked Mirror
Barnaby is hired by a woman to locate her fiancé; who disappeared along with some her valuables. The man who is a conman, has moved on to his next mark but one of his former victims finds him and threatens to reveal all to his latest mark so he kills her. At the same time some of the woman's friends catches him in a lie.
S2 E24 · Foul Play
The owner of a basketball team is informed that his star player once threw a game. The person who told him that, wants him to make sure that his team loses a game. So the owner kills him. Barnaby is hired by the man's wife who is the sister of the player to find him.
Season 3
24 episodes
S3 E1 · A Gathering of Thieves
Barnaby uncovers a trail of lies, deceit, and murder as he investigates the death of a real estate investor on the behalf of his grieving daughter - who is convinced it was not accidental.
S3 E2 · Dead Man's Run
While investigating the whereabouts of some missing embezzlement money, Barnaby uncovers fraud, blackmail, and a couple of murders committed by a man who's suppose to be dead.
S3 E3 · The Challenge
Barnaby is hired to investigate the alleged suicide of a very wealthy woman's husband. What he discovers is another investigator who supplements his income with blackmail, and will murder anyone who gets in his way.
S3 E4 · Conspiracy of Terror
An imprisoned dying man makes a deal with a murderer to take the rap for the man's crimes, just as long as he will financially take care of his wife after he's gone. But when the deal goes sour, Barnaby is hired to see to it that justice is served.
S3 E5 · Odd Man Loses
Three otherwise ordinary guys who carpool together plan a $335,000 heist, but when things go horribly wrong and it turns into a case of murder, Barnaby Jones gets involved.
S3 E6 · Forfeit by Death
A guy who works for a bail bonds woman who's a friend of Barnaby's, is coerced by a man who wants to be bailed out so that he could sell some stuff he has and says he'll cut him in. But tries to pull a fast one but the guy finds the man and kills him and takes the loot. He gets rid of the body. The bonds woman asks Barnaby to find the man or she'll forfeit the bond. He tries to sell the stuff but the man's partner whom he also cheated wants his share.
S3 E7 · Blueprint for a Caper
A man who works for an insurance company is killed when a guy attacks him and throws him down an elevator. The police think it's an accident but the man's wife doesn't think so, so she hires Barnaby to investigate. What they don't is that the man was providing a group of thieves with info on various clients so they can rob them. And the man who killed him is the leader who just got out of prison. It seems that the man was getting together with the leader's girl who's also a member of the gang. And there's dissension in the gang when the leader insists on restoring the...
S3 E8 · Mystery Cycle
An insurance company hires Barnaby to investigate the death of the owner of a motor corporation who drove his motorcycle off a cliff during testing. After Jones hears rumors of an affair, and then learns of another mysterious motorcyclist in the area that day, he suspects it was no accident.
S3 E9 · Dark Homecoming
A singer who hit it big goes back to her hometown to perform. She runs into her ex who is now dating someone else, and the girl he is dating is very insecure when the singer is with him. She confronts the singer, and the singer hits her knocking her out. Her manager who likes the singer tells her that she's dead but in actuality is not. He tells the singer to leave and he'll handle it, he wakes her up and he gets her out before anyone sees her. They talk and he wants her to pretend to be dead. The manager likes the singer and if can make the singer think she killed ...
S3 E10 · Time to Kill
A jewel thief's carefully laid out plans to steal a diamond worth one million dollars are ruined when he is forced to kill a security guard who shows up during the heist. Barnaby is once again called to investigate by the insuring company.
S3 E11 · Death on Deposit
Barnaby is hired to look into the mysterious death of a man who was planning to sell his ranch and move. It seems he was planning to withdraw his money from the bank. Meanwhile the banker seems to be dipping into the accounts and the man's plans threaten to expose her so the banker and her boyfriend killed him.
S3 E12 · Web of Deceit
A struggle for a gun between three men leads to a deadly shooting. Two of the men involved make it look like the third committed suicide, but their cover up leads to a web of deceit and a cold blooded murder mystery for Barnaby to unravel.
S3 E13 · The Last Contract
A contract killer after falling for a girl decides to quit. But his brother who idolizes him wishes he would go on. Barnaby is hired by the girl's family to find her. Eventually he asks about her boyfriend, the killer. When his brother learns of Barnaby, he tries to take care of it. But things get out of hand.
S3 E14 · Trap Play
An arrogant football player decides to have a fling. But when he gets rough with the girl, she tries to leave. They get into a scuffle that ends with her dead. He tries to cover it up. Barnaby is hired by the girl's husband to find out what happened. His team mate who knows about it, tries to tell him to come forward.
S3 E15 · Murder Once Removed
The grieving sister of a wealthy business tycoon, and expert sailor, hires Barnaby to investigate his so-called accidental death aboard his boat at sea.
S3 E16 · Counterfall
A man was given a phony subpoena to appear in court so that he could be framed for the assassination of a judge who had been nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court. Barnaby takes up the case after the man proclaims his innocence-and gives him $5,000..
S3 E17 · Dangerous Summer
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S3 E18 · Image of Evil
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S3 E19 · Fantasy of Fear
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S3 E20 · Doomed Alibi
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S3 E21 · The Deadlier Species
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S3 E22 · Poisoned Pigeon
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S3 E23 · Jeopardy for Two
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S3 E24 · Bond of Fear
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Season 4
24 episodes
S4 E1 · The Deadly Conspiracy (II)
Cannon and Barnaby Jones investigate the death of a young woman who was about to expose the illegal activities of the large corporation she was working for. The crossover starts on Cannon S05E02 The Deadly Conspiracy (I).
S4 E2 · Theater of Fear
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S4 E3 · The Orchid Killer
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S4 E4 · The Price of Terror
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S4 E5 · Honeymoon with Death
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S4 E6 · The Alpha-Bravo War
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S4 E7 · Flight to Danger
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S4 E8 · Double Vengeance
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S4 E9 · Fatal Witness
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S4 E10 · Beware the Dog
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S4 E11 · Blood Relations
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S4 E12 · A Taste for Murder
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S4 E13 · Final Burial
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S4 E14 · Portrait of Evil
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S4 E15 · Dead Heat
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S4 E16 · The Lonely Victims
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S4 E17 · Hostage
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S4 E18 · Silent Vendetta
Barnaby is hired to find a missing writer and gets caught between a man with a story to tell and mobsters who don't want his tell all book written.
S4 E19 · Shadow of Guilt
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S4 E20 · Deadly Reunion
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S4 E21 · Dangerous Gambit
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S4 E22 · Wipeout
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S4 E23 · The Eyes of Terror
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S4 E24 · The Stalking Horse
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Season 5
24 episodes
S5 E1 · Blood Vengeance
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S5 E2 · Deadline for Dying
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S5 E3 · Sins of Thy Father
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S5 E4 · The Fatal Dive
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S5 E5 · Final Ransom
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S5 E6 · Band of Evil
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S5 E7 · Voice in the Night
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S5 E8 · The Bounty Hunter
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S5 E9 · Renegade's Child
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S5 E10 · Fraternity of Thieves
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S5 E11 · Sister of Death
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S5 E12 · The Deadly Charade
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S5 E13 · Testament of Power
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S5 E14 · Copy-Cat Killing
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S5 E15 · A Simple Case of Terror
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S5 E16 · The Marathon Murders
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S5 E17 · Duet for Dying
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S5 E18 · Circle of Treachery
Barnaby and J.R. try to protect a man who is on the run from gangsters who want to kill him before he can testify against them. But a femme fatal gets close to unsuspecting J.R. in order to find him first.
S5 E19 · Anatomy of Fear
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S5 E20 · The Killer on Campus
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S5 E21 · The Deadly Valentine
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S5 E22 · Duet for Danger
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S5 E23 · The Inside Man
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S5 E24 · Run Away to Terror
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Season 6
22 episodes
S6 E1 · Death Beat
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S6 E2 · The Mercenaries
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S6 E3 · The Wife Beater
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S6 E4 · Yesterday's Terror
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S6 E5 · The Damocles Gun
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S6 E6 · Gang War
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S6 E7 · Daughter of Evil
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S6 E8 · The Captives
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S6 E9 · The Reincarnation
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S6 E10 · Shadow of Fear
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S6 E11 · The Devil's Handmaiden
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S6 E12 · Prisoner of Deceit
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S6 E13 · Deadly Becoming
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S6 E14 · Child of Danger
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S6 E15 · The Scapegoat
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S6 E16 · A Ransom in Diamonds
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S6 E17 · Prime Target
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S6 E18 · Final Judgment (1)
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S6 E19 · Final Judgment (2)
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S6 E20 · Uninvited Peril
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S6 E21 · Terror on a Quiet Afternoon
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S6 E22 · The Coronado Triangle
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Season 7
25 episodes
S7 E1 · Blind Jeopardy
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S7 E2 · A Dangerous Affair
Barnaby and J.R. investigates an insurance case that was reported as a suicide, but J.R. has a feeling that it could actually be a murder stemming from a blackmail conspiracy.
S7 E3 · Deadly Sanctuary
While taking a couple of days vacation to help out a friend, Betty encounters a serial rapist who prays upon women who frequent a local bar- only to learn that a different man has already been sent to prison for earlier similar assaults.
S7 E4 · Hitch-Hike to Terror
Young Shelley Barrett tries to get to Barnaby, whom she believes is her father. She gets arrested on the way. Barnaby has to clear her, help her mother,and prove he is not the father.
S7 E5 · Nest of Scorpions
J.R. investigates the disappearance of a real estate agent at a resort lodge run by two sisters and their aunt.. The murders pile up as he begins to realize that he's in the midst of a nest of scorpions with these women.
S7 E6 · Death of a Friendship
Barnaby and J.R. get involved in a kidnapping for ransom that goes bad and a former associate gets killed during the drop off -or so it appears. Barnaby has a hunch that it was an inside job, then quickly gets wise to the whole scheme.
S7 E7 · A Frame for Murder
Jedediah is set up on a phony rape charge and sets out to clear his name and find those responsible.
S7 E8 · Stages of Fear
While Barnaby and J.R. are tied up working on another case, Betty takes a part in a stage production as a singer and dancer to find out who's terrorizing it's cast members. But when things turn deadly Barnaby and J.R. come running.
S7 E9 · Victim of Love
J.R. gets involved in a dangerous situation when an old friend tells him that her ex-husband is stalking her and their son and using his influence as a police officer to do it.
S7 E10 · Memory of a Nightmare
Betty goes under hypnosis so she can remember the events that led up to a car accident that killed her friend and caused her to lose her memory-and realizes it was no accident.
S7 E11 · The Picture Pirates
In the course of investigating the death of a film editor, Barnaby and J.R. uncover a movie pirating operation that could potentially cost the studio millions in lost revenue.
S7 E12 · Academy of Evil
Betty investigates an academy for girls where a series of accidents have injured instructors and students alike. What she finds is a vicious group of girls who dominate the school through fear and intimidation tactics.
S7 E13 · The Medium
J.R. investigates the disappearance of three women in a five week time period, and then gets involved with a psychic to help him when it looks like she might be his best chance of solving the case.
S7 E14 · Echo of a Distant Battle (1)
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S7 E15 · Echo of a Distant Battle (2)
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S7 E16 · The Enslaved
Betty goes undercover at a rehabilitation center for substance abuse addicts to investigate a suspicious death and discovers a sinister scheme where they administer dangerous drugs that keep patients coming back.
S7 E17 · Dance with Death
A beautiful disco dancer is harassed by numerous men from the disco where she dance's and her life is threatened. When her roommate is murdered she believes it was meant to be her and she asks J.R. to investigate.
S7 E18 · The Protectors
A high tech security team asks Barnaby to help them with a case in which a wealthy business narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt. Together they discover it was an inside job and the objective is not kidnapping, but murder.
S7 E19 · Fatal Overture
Betty is asked to investigate the death of an inspiring young actress after she witnesses the deceased and another couple in a heated argument at the hotel across from her own on the very same night of her death.
S7 E20 · Master of Deception
A woman that is helping to develop a revolutionary new type of television set disappears without a trace, and the company that she works for asks Barnaby to find out what happened to her.
S7 E21 · A Short Happy Life
Betty's cousin Foxey Dolan comes into town and sets her and Betty up for a night out on the town with a man she just met. He also happens to be on the run from crooks he's stolen from, and they'll kill to get their goods back.
S7 E22 · Child of Love Child of Vengeance (1)
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S7 E23 · Child of Love Child of Vengeance (2)
J.R. infiltrates a religious cult to help Barnaby get to the bottom of why a lawyer for a family run corporation was murdered, and why the identity of a young woman that is a member there is being kept so secret.
S7 E24 · Target for a Wedding
A young man tries to coerce the niece of gold prospector(and Barnaby's goddaughter)into marrying him after he learns that she is set to inherit the property his gold mine is located on. Barnaby suspects he has murdered the uncle as well.
S7 E25 · Temptation
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Season 8
22 episodes
S8 E1 · Man on Fire
Barnaby grudgingly begins to suspect that an arson investigator that he has trusted for years is involved in setting fires and then ruling them as accidental in order to get a cut of the insurance money.
S8 E2 · Nightmare in Hawaii (1)
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S8 E3 · Nightmare in Hawaii (2)
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S8 E4 · A Desperate Pursuit
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S8 E5 · Design for Madness
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S8 E6 · Girl on the Road
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S8 E7 · Indoctrination in Evil
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S8 E8 · Homecoming for a Dead Man
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S8 E9 · False Witness
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S8 E10 · School of Terror
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S8 E11 · Cry for Vengeance
An ex-cop and friend of Barnaby looks to even the score when his son is killed by a gang leader. Barnaby gets involved and learns that the gang is actually being used as muscle by a crooked businessman who wants the ex-cop out of the way.
S8 E12 · Run to Death
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S8 E13 · The Price of Anger
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S8 E14 · The Killing Point
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S8 E15 · Focus on Fear
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S8 E16 · Murder in the Key of C
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S8 E17 · Killer Without a Name
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S8 E18 · Death Is the Punchline
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S8 E19 · The Final Victim
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S8 E20 · The Silent Accuser
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S8 E21 · Deadline for Murder
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S8 E22 · The Killin' Cousin
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