Episode
Barnaby Jones: Nest of Scorpions
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Barnaby Jones
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1978-10-26
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
Nest of Scorpions is Episode 5 in Season 7 of Barnaby Jones. It aired on 1978-10-26. The runtime is 46 min.
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Episode 4: 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.
Episode 6: 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.
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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.
Episode 7: A Frame for Murder
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Episode 8: 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.
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Episode 10: Memory of a Nightmare
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Episode 12: Academy of Evil
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Episode 13: The Medium
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