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S6 E3 The Wife Beater

Drama

TV-PG

46m

Sep 28, 1977

One of Betty's friends comes to her when her alcoholic husband goes off the deep end and becomes physically abusive. Barnaby and J.R. become involved when he becomes a suspect in the murder of the woman's boss.

Season 6, 20 Episodes

Barnaby Jones - Death Beat

A TV reporter fakes a news story by hiring a stuntman to fake a suicide by jumping from a bridge. After a bystander is killed things spin out of control when the jumper's girlfriend hires Barnaby to find out what really happened.

Barnaby Jones - The Mercenaries

The Mercenaries,

One of the men that J.R. served with in Vietnam has come up missing after he joined a mercenary group.

Barnaby Jones - The Wife Beater

The Wife Beater,

One of Betty's friends comes to her when her alcoholic husband goes off the deep end and becomes physically abusive. Barnaby and J.R. become involved when he becomes a suspect in the murder of the woman's boss.

Barnaby Jones - Yesterday's Terror

Yesterday's Terror,

A woman trying to hide her sordid past from her well-to-do husband is blackmailed into stealing thousands in bonds from her husbands company. Investigating on behalf of the insurance company Barnaby unearths the details.

Barnaby Jones - The Damocles Gun

The Damocles Gun,

After a man is injured in a hit-and-run accident, his sister runs for help. But when she comes back a few minutes later, he's vanished without a trace.

Barnaby Jones - Gang War

A gang leader sends two of his men to bring Barnaby to him but he's not around so they get J.R. and bring him to him. He tells J.R. that his friend and lieutenant was shot and killed.

Barnaby Jones - Daughter of Evil

Daughter of Evil,

After a security guard is murdered during the theft of a valuable emerald collection Barnaby and J.R. are hired to investigate. What they unearth is a madam, her low-life boyfriend, and a call girl carrying out her part in a scheme.

Barnaby Jones - The Captives

Barnaby travels to the small town of Las Mesas looking for a missing woman. He finds her, but he's taken captive along with her and several town residents by a group of men waiting to steal $250,000 from an armored car.

Barnaby Jones - The Reincarnation

The Reincarnation,

With the help of his biological mother a young man tries to claim his birthright into wealth by posing as the reincarnation of his late father. Barnaby and J.R. see through the facade and try to prevent another murder.

Barnaby Jones - Shadow of Fear

Shadow of Fear,

While spending time at her cabin in a small town in California, Betty comes between a doctor who's hiding his real identity and the three men who want to kill him because of an incident that happened during the Vietnam War.

Barnaby Jones - The Devil's Handmaiden

The Devil's Handmaiden,

Barnaby investigates the deaths of two people that were predicted by a twelve year old girl. Barnaby discovers that what's behind her premonitions is more sinister than psychic.

Barnaby Jones - Prisoner of Deceit

Prisoner of Deceit,

Barnaby and J.R. investigate the murder of a man's brother and discover that the ugly truth behind his death lies in a mentally ill young woman and the delusions that she's held onto since her own fathers death.

Barnaby Jones - Deadly Homecoming

Deadly Homecoming,

Barnaby and J.R. look into the deaths of two brothers who were murdered just days apart. Their investigation leads them to believe that their deaths are somehow tied a local woman's return after being in a sanitarium for three years.

Barnaby Jones - Child of Danger

Child of Danger,

Betty has no choice but to look after the son of an old college friend she hadn't seen in years after he walks out in the middle of a lunch date. What she doesn't immediately realize is that he's involved with two men planning a big heist.

Barnaby Jones - The Scapegoat

J.R. enlists the help of Barnaby after a friend of his is being blamed for the murder of his girlfriend, and his friends lawyer mysteriously seems to want to undermine a case for his innocence.

Barnaby Jones - A Ransom in Diamonds

A Ransom in Diamonds,

This episode was likely a "backdoor" pilot for a new series that was shelved before production.

Barnaby Jones - Prime Target

Barnaby asks a woman who has just been paroled for information on the man she was involved with so he can recover money he stole. She refuses, so J.R. goes undercover to get the info and discovers her life is in danger by this same man.

Barnaby Jones - Uninvited Peril

Uninvited Peril,

Betty gets more than she bargained for when she helps a couple find their deranged son. After finding him she quickly discovers that they're even more deranged than he is-and that they'll kill anyone who gets in their way, including her.

Barnaby Jones - Terror on a Quiet Afternoon

Terror on a Quiet Afternoon,

J.R. tries to protect a beautiful young woman from a dangerous stalker and his two cronies, but they get trapped in a deadly situation with them. Barnaby gets suspicious that they are in trouble comes to their aid.

Barnaby Jones - The Coronado Triangle

The Coronado Triangle,

Barnaby and J.R. investigate a string of yacht disappearances in the waters off the coast of California and Mexico.

Details

Barnaby Jones

Drama

TV-PG

3 Seasons

46m

Barnaby Jones, a retired private investigator who returns to work after his son is killed in the line of duty. Along with his daughter-in-law Betty, Barnaby investigates a variety of cases, ranging from murder and robbery to espionage and blackmail.

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