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Shadow of Fear

Drama

46

Nov 23, 1977

While spending time at her cabin in a small town in California, Betty comes between a doctor who's hiding his real identity and the three men who want to kill him because of an incident that happened during the Vietnam War.

Full Episodes

Season 6, 20 episodes

A TV reporter fakes a news story by hiring a stuntman to fake a suicide by jumping from a bridge. After a bystander is killed things spin out of control when the jumper's girlfriend hires Barnaby to find out what really happened.

46m Sep 14, 1977

The Mercenaries,

One of the men that J.R. served with in Vietnam has come up missing after he joined a mercenary group.

46m Sep 21, 1977

The Wife Beater,

One of Betty's friends comes to her when her alcoholic husband goes off the deep end and becomes physically abusive. Barnaby and J.R. become involved when he becomes a suspect in the murder of the woman's boss.

46m Sep 28, 1977

Yesterday's Terror,

A woman trying to hide her sordid past from her well-to-do husband is blackmailed into stealing thousands in bonds from her husbands company. Investigating on behalf of the insurance company Barnaby unearths the details.

46m Oct 12, 1977

The Damocles Gun,

After a man is injured in a hit-and-run accident, his sister runs for help. But when she comes back a few minutes later, he's vanished without a trace.

46m Oct 19, 1977

A gang leader sends two of his men to bring Barnaby to him but he's not around so they get J.R. and bring him to him. He tells J.R. that his friend and lieutenant was shot and killed.

46m Oct 26, 1977

Daughter of Evil,

After a security guard is murdered during the theft of a valuable emerald collection Barnaby and J.R. are hired to investigate. What they unearth is a madam, her low-life boyfriend, and a call girl carrying out her part in a scheme.

46m Nov 2, 1977

Barnaby travels to the small town of Las Mesas looking for a missing woman. He finds her, but he's taken captive along with her and several town residents by a group of men waiting to steal $250,000 from an armored car.

46m Nov 9, 1977

The Reincarnation,

With the help of his biological mother a young man tries to claim his birthright into wealth by posing as the reincarnation of his late father. Barnaby and J.R. see through the facade and try to prevent another murder.

46m Nov 16, 1977

Shadow of Fear,

While spending time at her cabin in a small town in California, Betty comes between a doctor who's hiding his real identity and the three men who want to kill him because of an incident that happened during the Vietnam War.

46m Nov 23, 1977

The Devil's Handmaiden,

Barnaby investigates the deaths of two people that were predicted by a twelve year old girl. Barnaby discovers that what's behind her premonitions is more sinister than psychic.

46m Nov 30, 1977

Prisoner of Deceit,

Barnaby and J.R. investigate the murder of a man's brother and discover that the ugly truth behind his death lies in a mentally ill young woman and the delusions that she's held onto since her own fathers death.

46m Dec 14, 1977

Deadly Homecoming,

Barnaby and J.R. look into the deaths of two brothers who were murdered just days apart. Their investigation leads them to believe that their deaths are somehow tied a local woman's return after being in a sanitarium for three years.

46m Dec 21, 1977

Child of Danger,

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.

46m Dec 28, 1977

J.R. enlists the help of Barnaby after a friend of his is being blamed for the murder of his girlfriend, and his friends lawyer mysteriously seems to want to undermine a case for his innocence.

46m Jan 4, 1978

A Ransom in Diamonds,

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

46m Jan 11, 1978

Barnaby asks a woman who has just been paroled for information on the man she was involved with so he can recover money he stole. She refuses, so J.R. goes undercover to get the info and discovers her life is in danger by this same man.

46m Jan 18, 1978

Uninvited Peril,

Betty gets more than she bargained for when she helps a couple find their deranged son. After finding him she quickly discovers that they're even more deranged than he is-and that they'll kill anyone who gets in their way, including her.

46m Feb 1, 1978

Terror on a Quiet Afternoon,

J.R. tries to protect a beautiful young woman from a dangerous stalker and his two cronies, but they get trapped in a deadly situation with them. Barnaby gets suspicious that they are in trouble comes to their aid.

46m Feb 8, 1978

The Coronado Triangle,

Barnaby and J.R. investigate a string of yacht disappearances in the waters off the coast of California and Mexico.

46m Mar 1, 1978