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In the first part of this two-parter, Jedediah goes to Maui for vacation and to see a friend...only to learn that the so-called friend was setting him up to be accused of murder. While in jail, Jedediah is nearly murdered...and the staff there don't seem to care. In desperation, he escapes and that is how the episode ends.

When part two begins, you see once again that the cop investigating (Tim O'Connor) is a real jerk. He has some unfinished business with Barnaby and it looks as if his way of getting revenge is to convict Jedediah. So, obviously, Barnaby will get no help from this jerk-face.

What I found interesting about these episodes is that they were very interesting and very good...yet they starred Jedediah. Often, his character was rather annoying but here the writers gave him more to work with and he's not the usual guy who does nothing but talk about women!

Overall, a couple better than usual episodes...tense, exciting and well worth your time.

By the way, the goofs section on IMDB is right...the rifle could NOT have been loaded so the so-called threat was pretty empty...just like the gun.

PART II CONCLUSION. 10 Stars.

This is a prime example of excellent direction, on the part of series director Michael Caffey. He makes it real, and gets what he wants from the cast, particularly guest star Tim O'Connor.

This second part episode is even more dramatic, and once again, applause for Mark Shera who should have gotten an Emmy nod. He does a very good job here, and with lots of sympathy on his side, playing the proverbial fall guy. He's invited by a friend to Hawaii, but its all a game. He's set up, accused of murder, linked to a marijuana ring and eventually sent to jail --where he nearly gets himself killed.

JR manages to escape, but is now a wanted man and, unfortunately, making him look all the more guilty.

The clever part of this adventure, so well written by co-producer Robert Sherman, is JR had no choice but to escape jail. That's how it was all planned by the killers. By doing this, he took all suspicion off them. And they almost get away with their crime...

Enter Barnaby. Stay tuned.

Oustanding cast, and I agree with the last reviewer.

O'Connor as Lt. Abbott is absolutely NO help to Barnaby, further complicating the case against JR.

Additionally, Richard Lynch (as Terry) is a super bad guy, perfectly cast in this episode. Also look for Charles Tyner (as Sam), who played his fair share of shifty characters in both movies and tv.

Applause for two veteran actors, Dan O'Herlihy (as Spencer) and Lyle Bettgar as the police captain. Bettger was a staple in dozens of classic westerns, usually as villains. Female lead Devon Ericson (as Toni) is also quite good here, often cast by producer Quinn Martin in dramatic roles.

To his credit, Michael Caffey directed 23 episdoes for the show, second to veteran Walter Grauman, the grandfather of the series.

Best of SEASON 8, EPISODES 2 and 3 (continued). Remastered color CBS dvd box set. Released 2018 with Barnaby and Betty on the front cover.