Episode
Barnaby Jones: To Catch a Dead Man
Overview
A sportsman's plans for a new life begin with murder.
Details
- Series
- Barnaby Jones
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1973-02-04
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
To Catch a Dead Man is Episode 2 in Season 1 of Barnaby Jones. It aired on 1973-02-04. The runtime is 46 min.
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Episode 4: The Murdering Class
Barnaby investigates a murder at a prep-school.
Episode 5: Perchance to Kill
An affair leads to an accidental murder.
Episode 6: 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.
Episode 7: 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.
Episode 8: 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.
Episode 9: 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.
Episode 10: 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.
Episode 11: 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.
Episode 12: 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.
Episode 13: 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.