# Barnaby Jones season 3

This is a list of episodes from the third season of Barnaby Jones. The series premiered on September 10, 1974.

## Broadcast history

The season originally aired Tuesdays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST).

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 38 | 1 | "A Gathering of Thieves" | Walter Grauman | Robert W. Lenski | September 10, 1974 (1974-09-10) |
| A real-estate scam leads to four murders, including that of a professor who was not pleased with his new property. ||||||
| 39 | 2 | "Dead Man's Run" | Walter Grauman | Calvin Clements, Jr. | September 17, 1974 (1974-09-17) |
| A comptroller fakes his death to avoid getting arrested for embezzling from an investment firm. ||||||
| 40 | 3 | "The Challenge" | Walter Grauman | Larry Brody | September 24, 1974 (1974-09-24) |
| As Barnaby attempts to uncover the motives for a man's alleged suicide, another detective tries to cover up the facts. ||||||
| 41 | 4 | "Conspiracy of Terror" | Lawrence Dobkin | B.W. Sandefur | October 1, 1974 (1974-10-01) |
| A Pulitzer Prize-winning author ends up dead after he gains a prisoner's confession of innocence. ||||||
| 42 | 5 | "Odd Man Loses" | Walter Grauman | Joel Murcott | October 8, 1974 (1974-10-08) |
| An industrialist is accidentally killed in a holdup before he's able to close a shady deal. ||||||
| 43 | 6 | "Forfeit by Death" | Leslie H. Martinson | Robert Sherman | October 15, 1974 (1974-10-15) |
| When a bondsman's client fails to deliver stolen valuables in exchange for bail, the bondsman kills him. ||||||
| 44 | 7 | "Blueprint for a Caper" | Corey Allen | Gerald Sanford | October 29, 1974 (1974-10-29) |
| Recently released from prison, the leader of a burglary ring murders his partner for taking his girlfriend. ||||||
| 45 | 8 | "Mystery Cycle" | William Wiard | Calvin Clements, Jr. | November 12, 1974 (1974-11-12) |
| An insurance settlement hangs on the result of an investigation of a motorcycle manufacturer's death. ||||||
| 46 | 9 | "Dark Homecoming" | William Wiard | Benjamin Masselink | November 19, 1974 (1974-11-19) |
| Barnaby must find out what happened to a woman who disappeared after dating a country singer's ex. ||||||
| 47 | 10 | "Time to Kill" | Leslie H. Martinson | Larry Alexander | November 26, 1974 (1974-11-26) |
| When a dinner guest falls asleep, his host steals his diamond. ||||||
| 48 | 11 | "Death on Deposit" | Robert Douglas | Jack B. Sowards | December 3, 1974 (1974-12-03) |
| A cattleman is murdered in his own corral on the day he was to withdraw his money from the bank. ||||||
| 49 | 12 | "Web of Deceit" | Seymour Robbie | Robert Pirosh | December 10, 1974 (1974-12-10) |
| A newsman takes pictures of evidence showing that an industrialist is involved with the mob. ||||||
| 50 | 13 | "The Last Contract" | Seymour Robbie | Robert Heverly | December 31, 1974 (1974-12-31) |
| A mother asks Barnaby to help her find her runaway daughter, who's married to an amateur contract killer. The case is further muddled with the involvement of the husband's loser brother. ||||||
| 51 | 14 | "Trap Play" | Leslie H. Martinson | Barry Oringer | January 7, 1975 (1975-01-07) |
| After a marital spat, a wife leaves her spouse to meet a football player in an ultimately fatal rendezvous. ||||||
| 52 | 15 | "Murder Once Removed" | Ralph Senensky | Robert W. Lenski | January 21, 1975 (1975-01-21) |
| A woman murders her father-in-law when he refuses to give her any money. ||||||
| 53 | 16 | "Counterfall" | Alf Kjellin | Joel Murcott | February 4, 1975 (1975-02-04) |
| An escaped convict asks Barnaby to help him prove he didn't kill a judge. ||||||
| 54 | 17 | "Dangerous Summer" | Corey Allen | B.W. Sandefur | February 11, 1975 (1975-02-11) |
| A friend hires Barnaby to find his missing son. ||||||
| 55 | 18 | "Image of Evil" | Leo Penn | Larry Brody | February 18, 1975 (1975-02-18) |
| A film director arranges for the death of his leading man. ||||||
| 56 | 19 | "Fantasy of Fear" | Leo Penn | Robert W. Lenski | February 25, 1975 (1975-02-25) |
| A series of strange events lead the victim of a nervous-breakdown to the edge of a relapse. ||||||
| 57 | 20 | "Doomed Alibi" | Richard C. Bennett | Martin Roth | March 11, 1975 (1975-03-11) |
| An actor-turned-business frames his double for the murder of his partner. ||||||
| 58 | 21 | "The Deadlier Species" | Leslie H. Martinson | Lou Shaw | March 18, 1975 (1975-03-18) |
| A lawyer is killed when he finds out who's been swindling women. ||||||
| 59 | 22 | "Poisoned Pigeon" | Richard C. Bennett | Skip Webster | March 25, 1975 (1975-03-25) |
| A pair of con artists murder a victim who's found them out. ||||||
| 60 | 23 | "Jeopardy for Two" | Michael Caffey | Carey Wilber | April 1, 1975 (1975-04-01) |
| Barnaby follows a double agent who's stolen a porcelain collection. ||||||
| 61 | 24 | "Bond of Fear" | Leslie H. Martinson | Robert Sherman | April 15, 1975 (1975-04-15) |
| Barnaby is hired to re-investigate a case in which a woman is found innocent of murder by a jury, but found guilty by the townspeople. ||||||