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Barnaby and J.R. investigates an insurance case that was reported as a suicide, but J.R. has a feeling that it could actually be a murder stemming from a blackmail conspiracy.

Betty becomes a key witness after a boxing promoter she had just visited falls to death from his balcony, and it's ruled a murder. Betty is then stalked and threatened by a blonde woman, whom the prime suspect saw with the promoter.

Jedediah is set up on a phony rape charge and sets out to clear his name and find those responsible.

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.

The parents of an up-and-coming songwriter ask Barnaby for help in uncovering the truth after he dies of a heroin overdose.

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.

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

Betty's cousin Foxey Dolan comes into town and sets her and Betty up for a night out on the town with a man she just met. He also happens to be on the run from crooks he's stolen from, and they'll kill to get their goods back.

Barnaby and J.R. look into the disappearance of a warehouse worker. What they discover is a diamond smuggling operation and a man that's being set-up for murder.

Barnaby suspects an inside job when he investigates the theft of a jewel collection from a well-to-do family.

Betty investigates an academy for girls where a series of accidents have injured instructors and students alike. What she finds is a vicious group of girls who dominate the school through fear and intimidation tactics.

Barnaby, J.R. and Betty help a friend who was robbed by three men for a second time and raped by the ringleader of the group because she disobeyed him by going to the police after the first robbery. While investigating they discover that she is not the only one being terrorized by the same group.

While out on a fishing trip Barnaby and J.R. are asked to investigate the disappearance of a ranch hand after his girlfriend believes he met with foul play.

Barnaby Jones uncovers a seamy world of adultery and corruption when he investigates a couple of suspicious deaths where the perpetrator appears to be a young boy's beloved pet dog.

Barnaby is one step ahead of three syndicate hit men in tracking down a witness in the remote mountains in a national forest when one of them fires a shot at him, grazing him in the forehead. The force of the blow knocks Barnaby temporarily unconscious, and when he wakes up he can't see. While hoping J.R. will rescue them both, Barnaby must rely on his wits to try to outwit the gunmen.

When a young woman suffers from hysterical blindness, it's up to Barnaby to figure out what she saw that caused her to go blind.

An estranged sister and her boyfriend try to cash in by claiming to be the mother of her sister's daughter that she had given up for adoption 22 years ago- and who just happened to inherit millions of dollars. Barnaby investigates further when things don't add up.

Barnaby's cousin, a cop from Chicago comes and calls him, he tells Barnaby he has a lead on the man who killed his partner, whom he's been looking for. But after talking to him, some men grab him and kill him. Barnaby's informed of his death. He then calls his son, J.R., who comes and demands to know what is being done to find who killed his father. Barnaby thinks he has a lead but proceeds cautiously. But J.R. is impatient and goes on his own.

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.

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.

A detective friend of Barnaby who is intent on catching a murderer, has been receiving letters from the man who is taunting him. But when he gave him too much information the man kills him and Barnaby sets out to find him.

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 investigates why a lawyer for a powerful family corporation is killed soon after he tells him he no longer needs him to find out who is threatening him. He learns it may be related to a missing girls involvement in a religious cult.

J.R. infiltrates a religious cult to help Barnaby get to the bottom of why a lawyer for a family run corporation was murdered, and why the identity of a young woman that is a member there is being kept so secret.

Barnaby and J.R. try to protect a man who is on the run from gangsters who want to kill him before he can testify against them. But a femme fatal gets close to unsuspecting J.R. in order to find him first.