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Barnaby Jones Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1974 - 1975
Episode 1
A Gathering of Thieves
Tue, Sep 10, 197460 mins
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.
Episode 2
Dead Man's Run
Tue, Sep 17, 197460 mins
A financier who embezzled millions of dollars reportedly dies soon after in a car crash. Barnaby is hired to find the money. But what he doesn't know is that the man, his wife, and a crooked mortician staged the death and then claimed to have cremated the remains. A friend cum sophisticated fence is tasked with converting the money into something easier to move around, like, say, diamonds. The wife and the friend seem to be getting very cozy while she continues to play the grieving widow in public a little while longer. The husband gets suspicious and starts demanding to see the gems. But who is cheating whom? Real violence starts taking place; this is no purely white-collar crime. And the crooked mortician is getting greedier after getting grilled by Barnaby.
Episode 3
The Challenge
Tue, Sep 24, 197460 mins
A man dies of what appears to be a suicide when he falls to his death. But his wife doubt it so she hires Barnaby to look into it. She tells him that she discovered he was unfaithful and threw him out. They think he was despondent of no longer having his wife's money but she says she would have cooled off and asked him to return. She says that she even hired another P.I. firm to check him out when she suspected he was unfaithful and they say he was clean. What they don't know is that the investigator who was assigned the case has been secretly extorting the people he investigates by keeping their secrets for a price. And when the man refused to pay him anymore he killed him.
Episode 4
Conspiracy of Terror
Tue, Oct 1, 197460 mins
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.
Episode 5
Odd Man Loses
Tue, Oct 8, 197460 mins
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.
Episode 6
Forfeit by Death
Tue, Oct 15, 197460 mins
An ambitious young man working his way through law school (Jim Wayburn) who works for a bail bondswoman (Roxie Morgan), who just happens to be a friend of Barnaby, is tricked into securing the release on bond of a convict (Ross Kemper) in exchange for a promise of $200K. But it is all subterfuge and Kemper tricks Wayburn and bolts. Wayburn tracks him down and shoots him dead (after the other shoots first) and takes the loot Kemper had stolen and was on his person at the time of the shooting. Wayburn disposes of the body (although the audience is not shown how or where). Roxie asks Barnaby to find Kemper or she'll have to forfeit the bond. She does not blame Wayburn and is quite solicitous of him. Wayburn tries to fence the loot but Sven Rolly, Kemper's former partner in crime, whom he also cheated, wants his share.
Episode 7
Blueprint for a Caper
Tue, Oct 29, 197460 mins
Clete Larkin, an executive with an insurance company, is murdered by a double-crossing partner in crime. That person is sociopath Cam Wheeler, who just got out of prison. The police rule Larkin's death an accident, but Larkin's widow doesn't believe it, so she hires Barnaby Jones to investigate. Larkin had been providing Wheeler and his gang of thieves the plans for the security systems of several jewelry stores and other insured businesses. But Wheeler learned that Larkin had moved in on Wheeler's girlfriend while he was in prison, he was determined to end that relationship. There is tension between Wheeler and girlfriend Gina Nelson. There is also tension between Wheeler and the other gang members, who feel they are not getting a large enough cut of the loot. That tension boils over during their final heist of a high-end jewelry store, at the same time that Barnaby Jones is closing in on the gang.
Episode 8
Mystery Cycle
Tue, Nov 12, 197460 mins
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.
Episode 9
Dark Homecoming
Tue, Nov 19, 197460 mins
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 her, he can make her do whatever he wants. But she doesn't want to give the singer a chance to go after her ex so she tries to go back. But the manager runs her over. Her father then hires Barnaby to find out what happened to her.
Episode 10
Time to Kill
Tue, Nov 26, 197460 mins
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.
Episode 11
Death on Deposit
Tue, Dec 3, 197460 mins
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.
Episode 12
Web of Deceit
Tue, Dec 10, 197460 mins
Barnaby Jones is called to investigate the alleged suicide of Charles Tatum, a TV journalist. Initially, Barnaby learns that TV commentator Adam Montgomery and Larry Colter broke into Charles Tatum's home to steal incriminating evidence. During the break-in, Larry seduced the lovelorn maid, Jane, who knows him as Stephen. Adam is caught by Charles, but before Adam can shoot him, Larry intervenes, leading to a gunfight among the three. Charles Tatum is killed, and the two later try to make it appear as though Charles committed suicide. Later, Jane realizes that Larry (also known as Stephen) used her to assist Adam and himself in breaking into the house. Fearing she will reveal their scheme, Larry coldly and cruelly murders Jane and buries her body. Now, Barnaby is gathering evidence to prove that both Adam and Larry are guilty not only of blackmail and theft but also of murder.
Episode 13
The Last Contract
Tue, Dec 31, 197460 mins
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.
Episode 14
Trap Play
Tue, Jan 7, 197560 mins
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.
Episode 15
Murder Once Removed
Tue, Jan 21, 197560 mins
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.
Episode 16
Counterfall
Tue, Feb 4, 197560 mins
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..
Episode 17
Dangerous Summer
Tue, Feb 11, 197560 mins
A worried father hires Barnaby to locate his missing son. It isn't long before Barnaby suspects that the young man may have met with foul play after the stories of his college-aged friends don't ring true.
Episode 18
Image of Evil
Tue, Feb 18, 197560 mins
Barnaby investigates the death of an aging and alcoholic actor at the location of a movie shoot. While most believe he was the victim of a tragic accident Barnaby suspects a more sinister means is behind the actors demise.
Episode 19
Fantasy of Fear
Tue, Feb 25, 197560 mins
A woman who suffered a mental breakdown in the past over the death of a child hires Barnaby Jones to find out who is trying to push her over the edge once again.
Episode 20
Doomed Alibi
Tue, Mar 11, 197560 mins
A famous former actor uses a look-a-like as an alibi for a murder he's committed, but the scheme quickly falls apart and Barnaby Jones is there to put the pieces together.
Episode 21
The Deadlier Species
Tue, Mar 18, 197560 mins
Financial investment attorney George Lockman discovers discrepancies in several investment accounts of women who live at The Feminist Movement Center. He learns that the contoller Roger Travis and the owner Sylvia Blake are embezzling money from his clients. Roger tries to bribe Lockman, but he refuses and threatens to go to the district attorney. Travis accidentally kills him and tries to make it look like a boat he was working on fell on him. Barnaby is hired by Lockman's daughter Rita to investigate her fathers death. Meanwhile a woman named Ruth at the center is having an affair with Travis blackmails him into seeing her by revealing the truth about Lockman, so Travis and Blake kill her too. Betty decides to go under cover herself (much to Barnaby's surprise) and investigate at Sylvia Blake's Center. Barnaby is suspicious of Sylvia and Robert in both murders and now he races to prevent Betty from becoming the next victim.
Episode 22
Poisoned Pigeon
Tue, Mar 25, 197560 mins
After getting caught up in their own game, a couple of con artists running a scheme to sell $250,000 in non-existent copper to manufacturer's have to resort to murder-and Barnaby is there to investigate.
Episode 23
Jeopardy for Two
Tue, Apr 1, 197560 mins
Barnaby teams up with a man from British Intelligence to locate rare porcelain vases from The Habsburg Collection that they believe are in the possession of a German double-agent named Raven.
Episode 24
Bond of Fear
Tue, Apr 15, 197560 mins
Barnaby is hired by the attorney of a woman who is suspected of having something to do with her husbands death. But as the investigation progresses the clues point Barnaby in a different direction.