When the story begins, Barnaby is in some small town following a lead about a runaway housewife. When he enters the local cafe where she'd been working, the owner acts strangely...very strangely. It seems pretty certain SOMETHING is up. Well, soon a gunman takes Barnaby captive and he's soon being held prisoner along with several other townsfolk. But why? What's going on here?
It seems that Barnaby is needed on another case and when phone calls to this town by Betty get them no where, Jedediah decides to go to investigate. He finds the town pretty much deserted and goes for the sheriff. The sheriff isn't much use, as he just assumes Jedediah is a nut! So Jedediah returns covertly to see what's REALLY happening.
During most of season 5 and into season 6, the writers really did not do much to make viewers like Jedediah. He seemed to provide little help to Barnaby and spent most of his time begging for advances on his paycheck and talking (pathetically) about girls. Fortunately, "The Captives" provides an opportunity for this character to show more...and I am pretty sure Mark Shera (who played Jedediah) enjoyed the opportunity.
Up until the very end, this was an exciting and excellent episode. I did think Barnaby's stopping the armored truck seemed awfully easy AND when the driver was shot in the shoulder, he put his hand over the wound....and when he removed his hand there was no hole nor any blood! I do know they avoided blood on TV during this era, but this did seem silly. Still, a dandy episode despite a tiny screw up at the end.
It seems that Barnaby is needed on another case and when phone calls to this town by Betty get them no where, Jedediah decides to go to investigate. He finds the town pretty much deserted and goes for the sheriff. The sheriff isn't much use, as he just assumes Jedediah is a nut! So Jedediah returns covertly to see what's REALLY happening.
During most of season 5 and into season 6, the writers really did not do much to make viewers like Jedediah. He seemed to provide little help to Barnaby and spent most of his time begging for advances on his paycheck and talking (pathetically) about girls. Fortunately, "The Captives" provides an opportunity for this character to show more...and I am pretty sure Mark Shera (who played Jedediah) enjoyed the opportunity.
Up until the very end, this was an exciting and excellent episode. I did think Barnaby's stopping the armored truck seemed awfully easy AND when the driver was shot in the shoulder, he put his hand over the wound....and when he removed his hand there was no hole nor any blood! I do know they avoided blood on TV during this era, but this did seem silly. Still, a dandy episode despite a tiny screw up at the end.