The BEST episodes of Barnaby Jones season 3
Every episode of Barnaby Jones season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Barnaby Jones season 3!
Barnaby Jones was a retired private investigator, but quickly came out of retirement after his son Hal, who had taken over Barnaby's job, was murdered. Hal's widow, Betty, helped Barnaby try and find her husband's murderer. The murder was solved, but Barnaby decided he wanted to return to investigating full-time and Betty decided to join him.
#1 - Bond of Fear
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/15/1975
Shortly after a quarrel with his wife Florence Harold Armstrong is pushed over banisters and killed. Russ Madden hires Barnaby to prove Florence's innocence. Nora, Harold's mistress tries to blackmail her. Who is the mysterious person disguised as Florence?
#2 - A Gathering of Thieves
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1974
Whit Brewer sells lots at Shadow Lake Estates, but the construction works did not start yet. Claude Meecham discovers the fraud and is killed in a car accident. When Whit tries to get rid of his associates, the two rivaling women Madge and Irene ally.
#3 - Dark Homecoming
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1974
After becoming a famous country singer Ruby Deems returns to her home town attracting her ex-husband Cliff again. When she slays a jealous Cathy in self-defense her manager Shine makes her believe Cathy is dead. Later Shine kills the presumed dead.
#4 - Web of Deceit
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/1974
While Larry Colter distracts Hillary, the maid of the Tatums, Adam Montgomery photographs secret memos that will expose Tatum's boss J.E. Brock. When Tatum surprises him, they kill him arranging a suicide. Barnaby is hired by the widow and Hillary is imperiled.
#5 - Trap Play
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/1975
Football player Mark Rainey borrows the key of the apartment of his colleague Feather to have a rendezvous with Marsha. When she feels harrassed, Mark kills her accidentally. Marsha's husband hires Barnaby. Feather advises Mark to give himself up to the police.
#6 - Dead Man's Run
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1974
Lloyd Kellner fakes a fatal car accident so he can disappear with the money he embezzled from a firm of stockholders. With his wife Bernice he wants to leave the country in a boat and $4 million in diamonds. But Bernice prefers to join a third associate, Stayman.
#7 - Time to Kill
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1974
After a party host Colby Lassiter advances the clock unnoticed and gives George Weatherly a narcotic. Then he disappears to steal a precious diamond from the house of his guest. But everything goes wrong: First he kills a guard, then a treacherous diamond cutter.
#8 - The Last Contract
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/31/1974
After marrying Vicki Clay Wakefield wants to quit his career as a professional killer, much to the dismay of his younger brother Lester. When Lester tries to shoot Barnaby, who is looking for the runaway Vicki, the girl gets the bullet and is seriously injured.
#9 - Dangerous Summer
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/1975
When Chris, Warren, Toby and Michelle rob $200,000 from the company of Chris' wealthy stepfather Thurston, Toby is shot. Barnaby is hired by Toby's father to find the missing son. Medical student Warren fails to save Toby, panics and is killed by Chris.
#10 - The Deadlier Species
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/18/1975
Betty poses as rich widow Miss Enright to get access to the ""Center for Female Consciousness"" in order to clear up the death of lawyer George Lockman. When she finds proof of embezzlement committed by comptroller Robert Travis she jeopardizes her life.
#11 - Jeopardy for Two
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/1/1975
Colonel Redford, a British intelligence agent, seeks Barnaby's help to trace double agent Raven who stole the famous Habsburg Porcelain Collection and sells the pieces at the Jennings Art Gallery. Raven /Jennings kills his associate Sinchek and nearly strangles Redford.
#12 - Blueprint for a Caper
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1974
Insurance man Clete Larkin is pushed into an elevator shaft by his colleague Camp. Clete's wife, doubting an accident, hires Barnaby. He finds out that Gina, Clete's mistress, gave away a stolen jade bracelet and that Clete provided the plans for the security system.
#13 - Murder Once Removed
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1975
When her rich father-in-law R.B. Catlin repudiates her, Melissa kills him in a boating accident. His sister Meg hires Barnaby. When the family reunites at the opening of the will, Arthur, Melissa's brother-in-law, recognizes her as party girl Melinda.
#14 - Mystery Cycle
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1974
Jonathan Yeager, a motorbike manufacturer, is killed in a bike test. Barnaby investigates for California Meridian Insurance Company and searches for the mysterious motorcyclist with a black helmet who was seen pursuing Yeager and smokes small cigars.
#15 - Conspiracy of Terror
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1974
Terminally ill John Riley took the blame for killing Sheffield's wife, as Sheffield promised to provide for Riley's wife. But Riley gave an interview to Terrence who is murdered thereafter. Working for Terrence's publisher Barnaby traces Sheffield and Long.
#16 - Counterfall
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/4/1975
Lured to the courthouse by a false subpoena, Greg Albin suddenly becomes prime suspect in the murder of a judge. He forces Barnaby to help him, but is injured by Biddle in an attempt to escape. Trying to uncover a conspiracy Barnaby is pursued by a hit man.
#17 - Fantasy of Fear
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/25/1975
One year after the death of her daughter Sandy, Kay Lewiston is haunted by a mysterious call from a little girl. She also finds Sandy's pet panda bear and hires Barnaby to clear the mystery and to prove that she is not mad. But the haunting continues.
#18 - Death on Deposit
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/1974
When customer Sturmer wants to withdraw a large amount of money from his account, bank president Ellen Blazeford, who ravaged trust accounts for years, kills him by letting loose a bull. But Barnaby, hired by Sturmer's nephew, and two bank employees are on her trail.
#19 - Doomed Alibi
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/11/1975
Vince Barrett hires look alike Rick to have an alibi when murdering Mason and throwing him into the sea. Rick, who does not know he has been used in a plot, falls for Vince's girl friend Shirley. When Vince wants to get rid of Rick one of them is shot, but who is it?
#20 - The Challenge
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1974
Private eye Frank Cabot blackmails unfaithful husband Arnold Moore for whose wife he works. During a quarrel Moore falls from a roof top. Barnaby has to match wits with his criminal colleague, who already has another victim and is assisted by a pretty secretary.
#21 - Forfeit by Death
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1974
Young law student Jim Wayburn makes common cause with defendant Ross Kemper who stole jewels and forfeited a large bond from the company of Jim's employer Roxy Morgan, an old friend of Barnaby's. But when Kemper cheats, Jim kills him and tries to sell the jewels.
#22 - Poisoned Pigeon
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/25/1975
Della Madison is a decoy who talks customers into buying large amounts of copper. When Jim Archer discovers he has been cheated, Della's associate Darnell kills him. While Archer's wife hires Barnaby to find Jim, Della falls in love with her next victim Wade.
#23 - Image of Evil
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/1975
Director Darrin Addison kills aging film star Chambers, who ruined the production with his drunkenness, to get the money from the life insurance to save the project. Barnaby investigates for the insurance company. Witness Mitchell requests the title role.
#24 - Odd Man Loses
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1974
The car pool sharers Don, Mel and Steve assault Mel's boss on a trip to San Diego. But during the robbery the man is killed. Barnaby traces Mel who gets nervous and wants to leave to Mexico with his wife Lorna. When Mel is accidentally killed she joins Don.