All language subtitles for Barnaby Jones s07e16 The Enslaved

Barnaby Jones, a Quinn Martin
production, starring Buddy Ebsen. Also

Lee Merriweather, Mark Schera, with
guest stars Edward Power,

Sharon Spellman, Nellie Bellflower.

Tonight's episode, The Enflaved.

Finally breaking out of this glorified
drug tanker.

It was a tough fight, Mom.

But I won.

Look,

I haven't been that steady since I first
started drinking water with vodka ice

cubes.

Wait a second.

Didn't you talk to the nurse about those
pills like I told you to? Come on,

Jane, you're not going to start that
again, are you? Harriet, this is no

I'm in this place because I'm what's
known as a prescription junkie.

I blew my mind on outfits like these.

I know these little babies inside out.

Don't be so dreary. Of course, I
checked.

It's exactly what Dr. Bainbridge ordered
for me.

High -potency vitamins.

What?

Is that what Miss Banks told you?

She's the head nurse. She should know.

I'll be right back.

Hi, Sally.

Dr. Bainbridge.

Can I speak to you for a minute, please?

Miss Prescott, right?

General Ward patient, doctor.

Detoxification.

What can I do for you? It's about this.

You know what's in that, doctor, don't
you?

Farathion. Where'd you get it?

Nurse Banks gave a whole bottle of that
junk to Harriet Butler, telling her it

was vitamins prescribed by you.

I mean, it's unbelievable.

What's going on in this private wing of
yours?

Sally, would you ask the head nurse to
come in here, please?

Yes.

Are you sure Mrs. Butler got these from
Nurse Banks?

Yeah, Harriet told me so herself.

I mean, she had enough trouble getting
off the booze without getting hooked on

up. It's because of some dumb nurse's
mistake.

Karen, Miss Prescott is making a very
serious accusation. Yes, Sally told me.

And now I think we know what happened to
the Varathion that was stolen from the

pharmacy.

Tolan.

Wait a second. You know where that came
from.

Yes, indeed I do.

You knew that sooner or later we would
find out who broke into the pharmacy.

So to protect your hoard of pills,
you're trying to divert attention by

these wild accusations.

What are you trying to pull? You're
lying.

I never told you. It must be obvious to
you that Miss Prescott is back on drugs.

Look at her. She's shaking all over.

She's lying.

Why is she lying like that? Please, Miss
Prescott.

Be calm.

You came here as a reasonable lady to
seek help.

So let us help you.

Where are the pills?

Oh, my God.

First, I think it might be a good idea
if you had a little rest.

It's Harriet.

Sally, would you escort Miss Prescott
back to the general ward? No.

Somebody's got to warn Harriet.

And be careful. She could be violent.

Miss Banks.

Sally, down there.

Come on, Bill. You're with me.

You've got to help me, please.

You've got to give me some money.

I've got to get into town.

I've got to talk to somebody on the
outside right away.

Please. What's going on here?

I'm going to get your money back. I
promise.

Let me get out of here.

Take it easy, please.

Let me get out of here.

Janie, will you take it easy?

I want to just get out. It's me, Bill,
Janie.

Let us help you.

Really, you should go back to your room.

No, Bill.

Let us help you.

Let me get out of here.

My God, she's dead.

Oh, how awful.

Marilyn, look, I'm sure that it's going
to be a terrific party, you know, but I

can't make any promises about being
there. This kid is a real bow -wow, and

won't give up. You see, there's this big
case I'm working on. You know, it's

very hush -hush.

Yes.

Right, that's right. And I'm the key man
in this operation, you see, so I've got

to be on call, you know, 24 hours a day.
24 hours a day?

What?

Tough being that indispensable, wouldn't
you say, Betty? Lose a lot of sleep

that way.

Call you back, Marilyn.

How's Marilyn?

Yeah, and this is our call used to be my
desk. Yeah, uh, Barnaby, what are you

doing here? I thought you'd be... I
thought you'd be out on the boat fishing

now. Yes, apparently.

Ah, there you are, you little beauties.

Thought I'd forgotten you.

Oh, Barnaby, before you leave again, I
picked up the police report on Jane

Prescott, the patient who died out at
the Suncrest House Cemetery.

There seem to be enough witnesses to
confirm their accidental death theory.

does California Meridian say?

Well, the insurance company still wants
us to look into it, mostly because of

the double indemnity aspect, but it can
wait till you get back on Monday, boss.

One thing, though, if you'll notice the
name that I have underlined.

A patient from the alcoholic ward who
spoke to Jane Prescott just before her

death. Peggy Whitaker.

Didn't I meet her and her husband Carl
at your last Christmas party?

Yes.

Alcoholic ward?

Mm -hmm.

Perhaps that's why she's been avoiding
me for so long.

At any rate, she's been released, and if
it's all right with you, I'd like to

talk to her myself.

Sure, I understand.

I'll call you from Catalina. All right.
Bye.

Bye.

Why don't you make yourself at home?

There's no stigma attached to having a
glass in your hand almost any time of

day or night.

Finally, Peg couldn't control it
anymore. It got worse and worse.

Until she ended up at Suncrest House. We
called it sudden trips to Europe.

I don't know.

There's something wrong about their
methods.

Peg has already had herself admitted
twice this year. Twice?

Well, she's been back, what, four days?
How is she now? For the first couple of

days, she was doing fine.

And now?

Couldn't she go somewhere else, get some
kind of... a different kind of

treatment? I've been down that road, and
believe me, it's bumpy.

She seems to panic every time I mention
another doctor.

Accuses me of worrying more about the
money, Suncrest costs, than about her

health. My God, I've spent almost $10
,000 each time, and I haven't said a

about it.

$10 ,000? And that's per month.

At the very end, very exclusive private
wing, plus secondaries.

Hi, stranger.

It's been much too long. Oh, I know.

Did Big Mouth over there tell you
everything?

How about giving Big Mouth a kiss?

Hi, sweetheart.

So, now you know.

Oh, Peg.

Sisters couldn't have been any closer
than we were. You could have told me. I

know, but it's all over now, and I'm
feeling just like my old self again, so

let's just not talk about it, all right?

All right.

Except I'm sure Carl told you that I'm
looking into the death of that patient

Suncrest House.

Margaret!

I don't know what I can tell you that I
haven't already told the police, Fitz.

Well, just for my benefit, honey.

You told the police that she was
desperate to get into town. She wanted

someone there. Do you have any idea who
that was or what she had to tell?

Just hysterics, that's all.

From what we know now, she had a serious
drug problem.

Margaret, what the devil are you doing?

I really don't know who to listen to
anymore, Mr. Phillips.

Really, I don't.

Just one little drink won't hurt, Carl.

We have to celebrate seeing vets again,
don't we?

All right. Thank you, Lieutenant.

The original coroner's report still
stands. There was no trace of drugs

Jane Prescott's body.

And yet, according to the police report,
the staff at Suncrest House is positive

she was hallucinating when she fell down
the stairs.

And Peggy said that she was ranting.
They ain't hysterics.

Well, people do get hysterical, and not
always from drugs. Obviously, something

frightened this girl, and she wanted
out.

Yes, to tell something to someone.

But what?

I got it.

Morning, B. Jones.

Investigations? Mm -hmm. She's right
here.

Carl Whittaker. Oh.

Yeah, Carl.

What is it?

I'm at the end of my rope, Betty.

I just don't know what to do anymore.

Is it Peg? I put my foot down.

I said no more drinking, and I broke
every bottle in the house.

Carl, what about Peg? Is she all right?

She just looked at me with that funny
look of hers.

And she said, all right, if you can't
make me happy, I'll go back to

where they do make me happy.

Betty, she's gone back to that place.

She's gone back to Suncrest House?

It's more than just liquor.

I mean, it's like they've got her hooked
on something.

Betty, you've got to help her.

All right, Carl. I'll go out there and
see what I can do.

Please, don't worry.

Bye -bye.

Well, I know it's a little late to go
visiting in a hospital, but if you want,

I'll give you a lift.

Oh, thanks, J .R. I think I'll go out
there tomorrow.

And I think I had better go alone.

Now, wait a minute. If you're thinking
what I think you're thinking... J .R.,

need answers.

Going in as a patient is the only way.

Come on, Betty. You can't just walk in
there and say I'm an alcoholic. Give me

bed. They're going to spot you as a
phony right away.

Not... if we set it up right.

This is Enright.

Yes.

See that he's taken care of, will you?
And then have my bags packed.

Really, Mrs. Fellows, I'm becoming
rather bored with all these questions.

If it's a matter of whether or not I can
afford this place, please call my

business manager, Jedediah Jones. His
number's right there. I know how it must

sound, Mrs. Enright.

But most of this information is mainly
for the psychological profile.

Let's see.

Since the death of Mr. Enright, lives
most of the year in Nice.

Also maintains a home in Palm Beach and
Aspen.

There. I believe we've got it all.

Well, that's good.

Now you can either give me a place to
lie down or a bottle of scotch.

Frank, I'm telling you, if we let Lou
play to an eight handicap, I might as

pay off that bet before the first hole.
Come on.

Yeah, sure, sure. I'll see you one
Sunday morning. Goodbye.

Mrs. Enright apparently doesn't use
drugs.

Yeah, but look at the level of alcohol
in her blood. It's pretty high for 10 o

'clock in the morning. I'd say that,
along with her bank references, makes

perfect candidate for the private wing.

All right.

But I'm still going to have Arlen make a
check on her.

Is suite three available?

Mm -hmm.

Here we are.

You're home away from home.

We've tried to make everything as non
-hospital -like as possible.

Well, that's very nice.

Why don't you relax for the rest of the
day?

In the morning, Dr. Bainbridge will
explain our program to you.

And this vitamin supplement is a very
important part of the program.

In a very little while, you'll feel much
better.

That's right, operator. Collect.

Yes, operator. I'll accept the call.

Barnaby, hi!

Jedediah? Where's Betty? Don't tell me
she's going to lunch already.

Uh, no, she's still checking into the
death of the girl at Suncrest House.

fishing? Would you believe a 25 -pound
albacore the first time I cast?

Ah, terrific.

What about Betty's friend Peggy?
Anything come of that?

Not exactly, Barnaby. What does that
mean?

Well, Peggy really didn't say much. She
just raised more questions than answers.

Is she going to talk to her again?

Well, matter of fact, it's a pretty good
possibility, Barney. I'll call him

tomorrow. All right, I'll talk to you
later.

Goodbye.

Have a hello for an old friend?

Ben, what are you doing here?

Uh, I know.

Did Carl send you?

Well, in a way, yes.

He's very worried about your pig.

So am I.

Are you all right?

Oh, Beth, it's awful.

For some crazy reason, this seems to be
the only place that I ever feel all

right. Well, since I started having my
drinking problem.

Are you going to be seeing Carl later?

Uh,

let's take a walk.

Sure.

I've become a patient here myself.

What? You?

No, I'm not an alcoholic, if that's what
you're thinking.

No, I...

I'm here working for that insurance
company about the patient that died.

You mean kind of like undercover work?

Well, I don't want to make it sound like
Miss James Bond, but yes.

So I don't want anybody to know why I'm
here.

I don't want you giving me away, okay?

It's very important.

I'm Mrs. Howe Enright.

But why?

I mean, do you think it wasn't an
accident?

Well, that's what I'm going to try and
find out.

Hey, Peggy.

You going to the party tonight? Oh, hi,
Flo.

Sure, why not?

Oh, Flo, I'd like you to meet Betty Jo.

Betty Enright, hi.

Hi, new fish, huh?

Listen, you're invited too if you can
come up with 20 bucks like the rest of

Well, I might if I knew what kind of
party I was getting myself into. Well,

listen, Peg, you explain it, okay? I got
a date to keep at the watering hole.

I'll catch you later.

She's headed for the escape hatch.

It's a service gate down by the north
wall.

The lock's broken.

But escaped to where?

Like she said, the watering hole.

You see, if you're just dying for a
drink, well, it saves a lot of

you have to give if you went out the
front gate.

But if the lock's broken, the staff's
bound to know about it.

I guess some of them do, but it saves
them listening to a lot of explanations.

Funny way to run a sanitarium.

If you think that's funny, wait till the
party and you see who the guest of

honor usually is.

as you teach us the double hustle.

The doc isn't going to know.

Wouldn't any of you be spiking this
behind my back now, would you?

What a thing to say.

Okay.

It's non -lethal.

Have a good time.

Where is it?

How am I supposed to know where he put
it?

Oh, here he is.

Bill, where is it? Good evening, lady.

Where is it? I'm sorry to blow over, but
that goes for booze. I fear you'd have

slipped it out by now.

Oh, belly up to the bottom.

Okay, kids, enjoy.

Come on, you paid your share. No,
thanks.

Perhaps later.

Does this sort of thing go on open?

Mm -hmm.

That's why the private wing is so
popular.

Good grief.

I've got to get some air.

Excuse

me.

I'd like to write some business notes to
some of my associates.

I don't have any stationery.

Sure. Thank you.

I gather you didn't care for the party.

Well, I have a bit of a splitting
headache.

The head nurse thinks it's good for the
patients to blow off steam every once in

a while.

Oh, thank you. Mrs. Hopkins again.
Excuse me.

Hey, why do you always keep your eyes
open when you kiss?

Are you afraid I'll run away?

I'll do the psychoanalyzing. You just do
the kissing, all right? All right.

Another drink?

Mm -hmm.

How are the ladies at our other little
party doing?

Was Bill able to find a nice California
wife for them?

Yeah.

You're so cool.

Doesn't it ever bother you what we do to
these women?

Is that an academic question or an
attack of conscience?

You know that we cure most of our
patients.

The few rich ones that we hook, we let
off the hook eventually.

Don't mind me.

This Jane Prescott thing has got me a
little upset.

We're going to be just fine, so long as
we continue to be careful.

Which reminds me, did the report from
Mrs. Enright come back yet?

This afternoon.

It's in the administration office.

i want to take a look at that right now

Very nice.

She's even richer than we thought.

I think we found the perfect candidate
to take the place of Mrs. Wells.

Flo? I thought she was good for another
return, maybe two.

Her account is beginning to ask
questions, and he could get her husband

waves. So I think it's to our best
interest to let the lady make a

recovery.

Well, I better get back before some of
them start straying into the hall.

First thing you know, they'll be
wandering down to the basement.

Wouldn't want that to happen.

I'll wait here

Where's Mrs. Enright?

Well, she was here a little while ago.

Betty Enright seems to be missing.

Mrs. Enright.

Where were you?

Well, I really wasn't feeling well. I
went outside for a breath of fresh air.

It's a nice night for it. But you should
have checked with the desk nurse.

Yes, thank you.

Good night.

Good night.

Beth? Beth?

I thought I heard you. Are you all
right?

Yes, thanks a lot, Peg. Good night.

Peg?

Bets? Yes.

It sounds like they're old friends,
doesn't it?

I think we'd better do a little more
digging into Mrs. Enright's background.

Barnaby Jones Investigations.

Hi, J .R. It's me.

Betty, just tell me one thing. Are you
okay?

I'm fine, really.

Listen, last night I got into their
files, and I found out they keep

records on every woman in the private
wing.

It seems they're mainly interested in
those who can afford to keep coming

Coming back? Well, how do they make
patients do that?

I gather they found some way of
manipulating certain ones.

I overheard Bainbridge and his head
nurse talking about it. They also

something very important in the
basement.

I'm going to check that out the first
chance I get.

Betty, are you sure you're all right?
You sound like you're off the ground.

I said I'm fine. In fact, I feel
terrific. Who knows? It might be the

Treatment? What kind of treatment?

Physical therapy, vitamins, special
diet.

It's really wild.

Vitamins, huh?

Maybe I should have it analyzed. See if
you can get a hold of one, and I'll come

by this afternoon and pick it up, okay?

Sure, if you think it's necessary.

Hey, J .R., have you told Barnaby yet
where I am?

Uh, not exactly.

You know, as long as there's no problem,
I didn't think it was necessary to

worry him. Right.

Everything's under control.

See ya.

Mrs. Whitaker, please come in.

Sit down. Be comfortable.

Thank you.

Uh, is anything wrong?

No, no, no, no, no. You're doing
wonderfully well.

Well, I tried.

Actually, the reason we asked you to
come over here was so that Karen and I

could take you into our confidence.

It's about one of the other patients.

Mrs. Enright?

Mrs. Enright?

Betty Enright.

Oh. Oh, yes.

We thought since you two were such close
friends, you might be able to help us

find out whether something was bothering
her.

Oh, no. We just met yesterday.

Peggy. We overheard you call each other
by nicknames.

Now, as you know, sharing our feelings
is a very important part of our program.

Without truthfulness, we're helpless.

Yes, well, it is true that we were
friends, but until yesterday, we hadn't

each other in a long time.

Was that before or after the death of
her husband, Paul?

After. But his name was Hal.

Yes, of course.

Paul Arnold was his partner in an
insurance company, wasn't it?

Well, I never really knew what business
he was in.

Peggy, I'm curious.

Why would you and Mrs. Enright want to
hide the fact that you were friends?

We didn't want to hide anything.

It's just that we decided to make it our
own little secret.

We thought the other women wouldn't find
out and ask us a lot of questions about

our past.

It just seemed easier that way.

Well, that's fine.

Fine. You can imagine it was a little
strange to us, that's all, but I'm

satisfied.

Is that all?

Yeah, sure.

Thank you very much for coming by.

She gave the right name for Mrs.
Enright's husband.

Mm -hmm.

Still, it's obvious that Peggy is not
being completely honest.

Yes, come in.

Hello, how are you feeling? Fine.

Oh, so soon?

I'm afraid so.

Well, why don't you just leave it over
there? I'll take it later, hmm?

Hey, you know the rules.

All righty.

Mother will be a good girl.

I'm asking questions.

Something's wrong.

Who's asking questions?

Dr. Bainbridge and Nurse Banks. About
us.

Do they know we're friends or what?

Oh, they seem to know, but that's all
they know. Look, you've got to tell me

what's going on.

Honey, I really don't know myself,
except that I've heard them talking and

seen their file. But I am pretty sure
that Jane Press got the debt that

tied into the reason that you and some
of these other gals keep coming back

here. We keep coming back here because
we need help.

Oh, Beth, look, you know I love my home.

And I love Carl.

But every time I go home, my nerves just
seem to give out.

And I have to come back here.

And I'm so frightened.

You're going to beat this thing. I know
you are.

I'm not. I can't.

Not without Bainbridge. I just can't.

Peg. Peg, listen to me.

You have got to play along with me just
a little while longer until I find out

what's really going on here.

I promise you this.

No matter what happens, you are going to
be all right.

I'll be all right.

I do dig the wardrobe, Cousin Enright.

Rich Cousin Enright. I had to dress the
port.

Oh, Brummel, eat your heart out.

Here you go.

What is this, a capsule?

Uh -huh.

You know, when you mention about having
it analyzed, I think you're on to

something. As soon as Barnaby gets back,
fill him in and have him analyze it

fast. All right, what about the thing in
the basement you said they were talking

about? Well, that is next on my agenda,
and I think I had better get to that

fast because I think they're getting a
little nervous about me.

Oh, now, look, why don't you just forget
the whole thing and walk out of here

with me right now?

No, it's not that heavy, J .R.

They just found out that Peg and I are
friends.

Believe me.

If it was any more than that, I would
not walk out of here. I would run.

I want you to follow him.

I want to know if he's Mrs. Emmerich's
cousin as he says he is.

I may be able to find something out
right now. When I drove in, he pulled in

right in front of me. I'm going to check
the car.

All right, you'll check in with me
tomorrow?

First thing in the morning.

I think it's time we got the whole truth
from Mrs. Peggy Whitaker. Prepare five

milligrams of sodium pentothal.

Yes.

She saw the files.

Heard you talking.

Go on, Peggy.

She's sure now that Jane Prescott didn't
die by accident?

You can go to sleep now, Peggy.

I think Miss Betty Jones knows too much.

Another accident.

We'll have to be very, very careful.

We will be.

We've been looking for you, Miss Jones.

What is

it, Doctor?

How many times do I have to tell you to
keep a closer watch on

high -risk patients? Isn't what happened
to Jane Prescott enough?

I'm sorry, Doctor. It all happened so
suddenly.

Diprobicine doctor, 25 cc's.

Finish your tranquilizer until morning.

Thank

you,

nurse. You've been very helpful.

I'll check on her every 15 minutes,
doctor.

She knows it all.

We'll wait until morning.

Why not right now? We can't take any
chances. Judging by the amount of

tranquilizers that Sally just gave her,
there's no way that Miss Jones could

have gotten out of bed, OD'd on those
pills. No, we'll wait until tomorrow

morning.

Jedediah, the longer you know Betty,

The more you're going to realize that
sometimes she's as foolhardy as a mouse

trying to spook an elephant.

Yeah, I should have pulled her out of
there. What is that?

Barathion.

It's amphetamine with a high narcotics
content.

It's a hell of a way to treat alcoholics
and junkies with more addiction.

Yeah, but it doesn't add up, Jedediah.
If this capsule is what they give as

vitamins to the ladies being released...

They're gonna be as high as a kite all
day.

Why don't we take a look at these?

Vitamin?

It's what's left of what Peggy took home
with her. I got them from her husband

last night.

Well, what do you know?

Breath ion?

There are traces, but I would say
that...

It's mostly a harmless sugar substance.

Probably desaccharide.

Well, that's it then. That's how he
works it.

Bainbridge takes these women and dries
them out and then gets them hooked on

Varathion. Then he sends them home still
hooked, but with these placebo capsules

designed to keep them wanting more.

And then when they feel miserable
enough, they go back to booze.

Back to Suncrest, which is probably what
Jane Prescott found out. I think we

should get over there.

Mrs. Enright is still asleep, but she
should be waking up soon.

Oh, good.

Why don't you pack it in, Sally?

The next shift will be checking in any
minute anyway.

Oh, thanks.

It's been a long night.

The escape hatch!

Trickle around that way. Try

that

way.

Stop. Please, don't. Stop.

I'm very sorry about this.

Really, I am sorry.

He won't get away with it.

He'll find out about it.

There are only two choices between the
two of us, and both of them are yours.

It's either this or these.

Drop the gun!

And you only have one choice.

And how was your day?

Just well.

It was just wonderful.

Table's almost ready, Barnaby.

Take up on your bell, little Carl.

Something just can't be pushed.

Harvey, are you sure you don't want me
to help you? No, no. It was tough enough

catching these fish. I'm not going to
let some amateur ruin them. Maybe you

a little help eating it. Get out of
there.

You're just the kind of a guy that would
use his whole hand on a wall to see if

the paint's dry.

Well, is everybody having a good time?

Oh, no.

Oh, Mrs.

Whitaker. Now, I have to toast our
friends, don't I?

Pig.

To Betty, to Barnaby, and J .R.

Thank you.

Well, come and get it.

It's never going to be any better. Just
grab a plate and step right up there.

Okay, thanks very much. Of course,
you'll be first.

Okay, next.

All right, grab a plate, folks.