All language subtitles for Barnaby Jones s07e17 Dance With Death

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

Lee Merriweather, Mark Schera, with
guest stars Sandra

Kearns, Dawson Mays,

John O 'Connell.

Tonight's episode, Dance with Death.

There they are, boys and girls, the
finalists. Three of the most super

dancing couples in the world, right?

Okay, now, Saturday night's going to be
our biggie, okay? We're going to crown

one of these three semi -finalists the
king and queen of the discos. So we're

all going to be here for the action,
right? We're going to be here?

Okay.

So let's dance!

Go freshen up. Oh, hey, man, listen to
that. I need that speaker.

That sounds fine to me. Now the whole
system needs rebuilding.

Hey, did I tell you this? They're going
to give me the job. Got this great new

testing equipment.

Woo! Sounds fantastic.

It is, man.

Frank. Hello, hot stuff.

Hey, look, Frank, you know, I didn't
mean for that cop to arrest you.

Well, what do you think he was going to
do?

Keep score?

You know, there's a name for a boy like
you.

Some day, baby.

Some sweet day.

So what am I going to call you? Oh, hi.

I'm Penny Tremaine.

Russ Hart.

You're some kind of dancer, Penny.

You noticed.

And you noticed I noticed.

So let's go, huh?

Let's go.

Yeah, go.

To your place, huh?

Unless you've got a better idea.

Wow, just like that. Hi, I'm Russ Hart.
Let's go to my place. Have a bite to

stay all night.

Hey, baby.

It was your invitation.

Out there on the dance floor.

Solid gold.

Engraved. Oh, sure. Look, I noticed you.
I thought, gee, that's a neat -looking

guy. I'd like to get to know him better,
but you're a little too swift for me.

For you?

A chick with your moves?

Please don't do that.

You want to get to know me? Take your
hand off me. Hey, cool it, will you? Let

go! Let go! Let go!

Take your hand off me! Take your hand
off me! Okay, buddy, okay.

They got a place for this kind of thing,
and this ain't it. Hey, man, that

chick's crazy.

And you're leaving.

Wait a minute. I mean, she was asking
for it. If you can't find the door,

be glad to toss you in that direction.
Wait a minute.

Hey, welcome to the club, sucker.

Gary, I want to dance. Huh?

Gary, I want to dance. Okay, babe, take
it easy.

Penny, I didn't hear you come in.

Felicia, you just scared the hell out of
me.

I'm sorry. I tried to call you earlier,
but you'd already left, and I didn't

feel like a disco tonight.

Well, I should have known.

I mean, you're the only one that has the
key to the apartment. It's just... It's

just me. I had a hassle tonight.

I take it you had one, too.

Otherwise, why would you come running
home to mother, huh? When's the last

How'd you like your old roommate back
again?

Sure, sure. How many times have I heard
that?

Oh, no, I mean it.

I want a divorce call.

Oh, you've never said that before.

Oh, look, hon, can we talk about this in
the morning?

I've got to make amends for what I put
my poor Bob through tonight.

Okay, soak it.

I'm a little bit drained myself tonight.

I'm convinced of it.

Absolutely.

Someone was trying to kill me.

Are you saying that Felicia Norris was
killed by mistake?

Yes.

It's all my fault.

How can you be so sure of that?

Because nobody knew she was at my
apartment in my bedroom.

Couldn't somebody have followed her
there?

Well, then why did they wait till I got
home?

I mean, she was there all evening alone.

Good point, but, uh, Miss Germaine, this
is really a matter for the police.

Well, I talked to the police, and I'm
afraid they didn't take me very

That's why I came to you, Mr. Jones. I'm
scared.

Excuse me for interrupting, Barnaby, but
you're running out of time.

Oh, yeah.

I'm sorry, but, uh, I have to testify in
court.

Perhaps Jedediah can look into your
case.

You got it?

Oh, thank you.

Typed up your lab note.

What about your jacket?

What about it?

Well, you said you wanted to wear
something conservative. There was a

jewelry. Yeah, I tried that suit on, but
it looked like I was going to a bar

mitzvah. Anyway, what I'm wearing, I
won't change what I tell him. I think

I'd better call Lieutenant Biddle.

Oh, uh, Lieutenant Biddle is the one who
didn't believe me, and I'm afraid if

you talk to him, you won't believe me
either.

Well, now, look, you came to us for
help, and you're gonna get help, right?

Right. Right.

Right.

Now, I want to talk to you about why you
think somebody might be trying to harm

you, who you think it could be, that
sort of thing, and then I'll run down to

police headquarters and take advantage
of everything they've learned.

And we can just go from there.

Yeah, sure, I talked to Penny Tremaine.
I think she's got a very vivid

imagination. You mean she's paranoid?

Well, she's got a right to get jumpy
being that close to a murder, but... She

got some weird idea that every guy she
brushes off would like to kill her.

She might just be placing a little too
much importance on what she has to

I should call the police on one guy that
was getting physical with her. Turns

out he's carrying a little more grass
than the law allows, so the police

him for that.

That's Frank Wilcox. He's out on bail.

Penny claims that he virtually
threatened her at the disco that night.

And we checked him out.

But he's got some chick who will swear
he was with her until sunrise.

Of course, that's probably not worth the
ink it would take to write it up.

What about the guy she got bounced that
same night, Russ Hart?

It's hardly a motive for murder, J .R.

Yeah, but some guys can get pretty
kinky, Lieutenant.

Why don't you come with me?

I'll show you what a real suspect looks
like. The victim's husband, Carl Norris.

They just brought him in.

Mr. Norris, I'm going to try to save us
both a lot of time by telling you that

we have witnesses to the fight you had
with your wife on the afternoon of the

day of her murder.

And to the threats you made.

I'd like to kill you.

You were quoted as having said... Just
words. It was a family argument, nothing

more. I've just got nosy neighbors. It
was none of their business.

When threats like that get carried out,
it becomes our business, Mr. Norris. I

did not kill Felicia. And I can save you
a lot of time, Sergeant.

Lieutenant.

Whatever.

According to what I hear, my wife was
killed a little after midnight, right?

That's right.

Well, I was on the Ventura Freeway at
the time. I was driving my father -in

back to L .A. from Santa Barbara.

We didn't arrive home until nearly one o
'clock.

I told your men that when they picked me
up.

Well, unfortunately, we can't check that
out, Mr. Norris, because Mr. Raymond is

still in a coma, but I'm sure you knew
that.

Coma?

We told Mr. Raymond of his daughter's
death. He collapsed.

Heart attack.

He's had these attacks before. He's
always recovered.

You work for your father -in -law, don't
you? Yes.

I'm general manager of the Raymond
Carpet Manufacturing Company.

Now, you had fights with your wife
before. Who hasn't?

And each time, she would go and stay
with Penny Tremaine for a while. They

to be roommates.

So it wouldn't really be very difficult
for you to guess where she might have

gone this time.

Lieutenant, did it ever occur to you
that my wife was not the intended

Are you suggesting that somebody meant
to kill Penny? It was her apartment.

Penny works for you, doesn't she? She's
my secretary. Do you have any idea why

somebody might want to kill her?

Not exactly, but I wouldn't be
surprised.

Well, for one, that did go where she
hangs out.

She meets a lot of weirdos there.

The hospital just called.

Mr. Raymond is conscious.

Now we can check out that story of
yours, Mr. Norris.

Lieutenant, I hear you have a suspect in
that Norris woman's murder.

Who told you fellas that?

Oh, don't count us, Lieutenant.

It's Carl Norris, isn't it? The victim's
husband.

Has he been officially charged yet?

All right, for the record, we're talking
to a number of people. At this time,

nobody is under arrest.

You got that?

Can't you do better than that?

Talk to me later.

Mr.

Raymond, I'm sorry to bother you at a
time like this, but just a couple of

questions.

You returned to Los Angeles last night
from your beach house in Santa Barbara.

Do you remember what time you got home?

Late.

Very late.

I got in trouble.

Was it before midnight or after?

More like one.

Did you make the drive alone?

Oh, no.

I don't drive anymore.

My health.

Who was with you, Mr. Raymond? Who drove
the car?

Carl.

Carl Norris, your son -in -law?

Yes.

He's so good about it.

He loved Felicia so much.

Thank you, Mr. Raymond.

Hi, I'm looking for Penny Tremaine. Is
she here yet?

Out there.

Ah, yeah, she's here. Thank you.

Good luck.

I never had a client who could dance
like that before.

J .R., hi.

Hi. You know, you didn't look like a
girl who was afraid somebody was going

kill her out there.

Look, home is for worrying. Out there,
there's no space for bad thoughts.

Come on, I'll show you.

Good luck.

Now, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait
a minute.

Now, that's the second time in about two
minutes I've heard that. Would you

please explain it? I was afraid you
wouldn't ask.

Look, why don't you just bug off?

No way.

There's a law against what you do, baby.

Russ Hart's law.

And I'm going public with it.

I want to see your kind become a
seriously endangered species.

Well, what do you want to do, get
bounced out of here again? Is that what

want? Not this time.

No hands, see?

I want to dance. Oh, no, wait a minute,
wait a minute. I want to hear all of

this. You're wasting your time, friend.

You're with none other than Miss Tease
of the 20th century.

I mean, what you see ain't what you get.

Come on, J .R., let's dance.

Hey, look, we really can't talk out
here.

Never mind.

coffee. Okay.

Penny, that guy tonight, quite a number
he was doing about you.

Well, guys just expect more of me than
I'm willing to give, and some of them

pretty upset about it. You haven't
enough to want to kill you?

Right there where you're standing, there
used to be a small wooden chair.

Frank Wilcox smashed it.

I had to call the cops.

Penny, is it true what Russ Hart said?

Well, I guess so. But I really don't
mean it to be that way, honest. I really

would like to find a nice guy sometime,
and I want him to hold me, and I want to

love him.

But something happens, and they just
turn me off.

Well, maybe you just haven't found the
right one.

It's a little late.

Hello? Hello, Penny.

I just want you to know I'm sorry about
your girlfriend.

What?

Who is this?

That was a mistake.

You may be next, he said.

And he said Felicia's death was a
mistake.

I couldn't really get a fix on his
voice, though.

Oh, I knew it. I knew they were after
me.

And you don't have any leads?

Yeah, there are some possibilities. I'll
talk to a few of them, shake the tree a

little. You know, I was thinking of your
dancing partner, Gary Allen.

Oh, no, not Gary. I mean, uh, you've
never had any trouble. We're best

Well, I know, I know that, but you're
together a lot.

He knows a lot of the same people.

He could have seen something.

Anything. You never know.

Yeah, he works for a place called the
Oakwood Stereo Systems on North Olympic.

Well, he could be at the disco.

During the daytime?

They're updating the sound system, and
he got the job.

Terrific. I'll drop you at work first.

Oh, it's my first day at work. I think
it's going to be kind of hard. I mean,

it's Felicia's father's company, you
know, and she got me my job there.

Everybody's going to be asking a lot of
questions.

Might be good for you.

I mean to talk about it.

Let everything out in the open.

Little occupational therapy.

You know where I'll be.

Penny!

We didn't have to come back now.

Well, if you can be here, so can I.

Norris?

What are you doing here?

Police still bothering you about this?
No, no, no, not police. Private

investigator, J .R. Jones. He's helping
me, Carl.

Oh, yes.

You were interested in the premise that
they were after Penny instead of my

wife.

Oh, Carl, I'm so sorry.

Hey, hey, hey, come on, none of that
now.

You better go plug in that coffee pot.
You know what a bear I am before I get

that first cup. I'll pick you up after
work, okay? Okay, I'll see you.

Mr. Norris, you mentioned something
about the disco, something about

Oh, yeah, well, you know, some of the
types you can see in a place like that.

was in there a few times myself.

With your wife?

Well, she was Penny's roommate. I just
figured that... Well, you're right, of

course, but Felicia wasn't my wife then.

When we did get married, I wouldn't let
her go back there.

I only wish I could convince Penny of
the same thing, but I'd like a drug with

her. That's too bad.

I was kind of hoping you had.

Well, you see, the kind of motivation
we're talking about here in Penny's case

is something recent, you know,
spontaneous.

On the other hand, if the killer hasn't
made a mistake, well, I'm afraid we're

talking about a whole other ballgame.

Then you're not convinced that Penny was
the actual target?

Not really. I have to keep an open mind
on a thing like this, Mr. Norris.

Right up until the minute that the
killer is signed, sealed, and delivered,

know. As long as you find him, Jones.

As long as you find the one who killed
my wife.

It's about time they let me overhaul the
system.

You ever see such a relic?

Penny tells me you're pretty good at
this. Gonna go into business for

Yeah, yeah, that's my last job for
Oakwood Stereo.

You and Penny get along okay, huh?

Oh, yeah, fantastic.

Any romance?

With Penny?

You kidding? That wouldn't last ten
minutes.

Why not?

They're a hang -up, man.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Really gets her in a lot of trouble,
doesn't it? Really.

You've actually seen it happen?

Yeah. Happened the night Felicia was
killed.

You mean the guy she got bounced, Russ
Hart?

Yeah, that guy's got him standing in
line.

I mean, he's not used to that kind of
action.

Then they get laughed at, too.

Any others?

A few dozen, maybe.

They come and go, you know.

And he's still hanging around here?

Tank Bronson.

That's funny. He's the same guy that
bounced Russ Hart.

You're talking about the big guy at the
gate?

Yeah, yeah. He almost got fired on
account of Penny.

I mean, she was asking for it, you know.
The same as the other time.

How long ago was that?

A couple of months. Oh, wow. Seems like
an awfully long time to hold a grudge.

Thank you, Gary.

Sure, any time.

Oh, by the way, you knew Felicia when
she used to come in here with Penny,

didn't you?

Yeah, sure.

She's a nice lady.

I can't see anybody wanting to hurt her.

You're right.

Just calm down. Well, somebody's out
there threatening to kill Penny, and

nobody's doing anything about it.

All right, all right. What did the voice
sound like?

Well, I didn't actually hear it.

But somebody else did when he called the
first time. It was that Jones guy.

J .R. Jones? Right.

He knows about this.

Excuse me a minute.

I was just about to call you. I'm sorry,
Lieutenant. I didn't know you were

busy. Yes, I'm busy.

Finding out you're withholding
information.

In a murder investigation, in case
you've forgotten.

Why didn't you let me know about that
phone call to Penny Tremaine?

I was going to. That's why I'm here.
What does he have to do with it?

She's got a second call. In his office.

At least he let me know about it.

She got another call. Where is Penny?

At my office.

You left her alone?

There are over a hundred people there.
In your office? I'll see you later.

You come back here, I'll talk to you.
I'll call you.

Not too bad.

Oh, I'm sorry, J .R. I just didn't feel
like cooking tonight.

Otherwise, I would have shown you how it
ought to be done.

You're a good cook, huh?

Have you ever known a country girl from
Iowa that wasn't?

Iowa? Got family back there?

Oh, I guess so.

I ran away when I was 17.

Ah, strict parents.

Yeah.

Strict.

Couldn't even breathe.

I couldn't do what the other kids did. I
didn't have any friends.

I couldn't even go out on dates.

J .R.

Put your arms around me.

What?

Put your arms around me.

Hold me.

You're trembling.

Penny, what's wrong? What is it? It's a
freak! That's what it is! Penny

Tremaine, the freak!

The teaser!

What Bible are you talking about? Are
you talking about your parents?

My daddy and his Bible, sitting there in
his big chair, reading out loud to me

every night while my mother just sat
there nodding her head, agreeing with

everything he said. And I know that he
said what he wanted to say, and I know

read what he wanted to read. I know
that.

It's just buried too deep.

Loving is a sin, right?

Oh, it's dirty. It's filthy.

And so are men, all of them. Just ask my
mother.

When I was eight years old, a little
neighbor boy kissed me

on the cheek.

My parents saw it.

My father took an electric cord from a
toaster, doubled it in his hand,

and whipped me until I bled.

While my mother held me.

And that was just the beginning.

Penny, that's over with. That's in the
past.

Now look, you know the problem. That's
half the battle. A little professional

help.

Take it easy. Now take it easy. Now
maybe that's not him. Come on.

with across the street keep them talking

When the phone went dead, I ran to the
window and looked out. I saw somebody

running from the phone booth in JR
chasing him, but I didn't recognize him.

What about the car?

I never saw a car.

By the time I saw it, it was too dark to
get a license number.

Please, can we wait till morning to
finish this?

Of course.

I've got everything I need.

If it'll make you feel any better, I'll
leave an officer here with you. No, no,

Lieutenant. I'm going to take her over
to base.

Fine. You'll be all right there.

Come here. I want to show you something.

You say that's pretty fancy shooting?

I would.

Yeah, we figure he was about 150 yards
away. Rapid fire, too. I heard him.

I think we're on the same wavelength, J
.R. Any marksman that can group him like

that can pretty much hit anything he
wants to hit.

Mm -hmm.

Or miss anything he wants to miss. Thank
you, Lieutenant.

Well, what are you trying to say?

That he missed me on purpose?

I mean, what did I do? Imagine those
phone calls. Penny, look, don't you see

phone calls are part of it?

The idea is to make the police think
you're the target.

So they're going to look for somebody in
your background, not Felicia's.

And from what I know of it, it's worked.

I just can't believe that anyone would
want to hurt Felicia.

Well,

her husband has a motive, but he also
has an alibi.

Penny, let me ask you this.

What did Felicia's dad feel about Carl?

He liked him. I mean, he was gradually
turning over control of the company to

him. Yeah, but if Felicia actually
divorced him, would Mr. Raymond still

him on?

No.

He'd do what Felicia wanted.

Every time she and Carl had a fight, she
told him she'd see to it that he got

fired.

Do you have any idea what these fights
were about?

Yeah. You see, Carl had old -fashioned
ideas.

He wanted his wife to stay home all the
time, and he didn't like the clothes

that she wore or the friends she had.

You see, Felicia was young. She wanted
to have fun, go dancing, you know.

Did Felicia ever get involved with
anyone at the disco?

Well, there was Frank Wilcox.

What do you mean, the guy who got
arrested?

Yeah, he tried to hit on her a couple of
times, but she married Carl about then.

What about the other times that Felicia
would leave Carl and stay with you? Did

she go to the disco then?

Well, yeah.

A few times.

Any relationships develop?

No.

Frank tried, but she just wasn't
interested in him.

Hmm.

You know, it's only 11 .30. I think I'm
going to run over to the disco and nose

around a little bit. I'll see you later.

I don't know you.

So you do. Do you remember I was in here
the other night looking for Penny

Tremaine?

How did you make out? Nice girl. Nice
girl.

I'm looking for Frank Wilcox tonight.

Not here.

Oh.

Did you know Penny's friend, Felicia?

The one that got knocked off at her
place?

Yeah, yeah. Can you tell me something
about her?

You mean snitch on her?

Well, is there something to snitch
about?

Hey, don't get smart.

I don't know what you're after, but
look, I'm a private investigator. I'm

looking into the murder of Felicia
Norris. Now, I know all about your run

with Penny, and I know that you're in a
position to see a lot of things around

here that nobody else does.

Well, that doesn't mean I'm going to
share them with you.

Oh, well, with me or with the police,
the choice is yours.

You want to know about Frank and
Felicia, is that it?

For starters.

Forget it.

He never scored.

Well, what about Russ Hart, the guy you
threw out of here the night Felicia was

murdered? He was a newcomer.

He never knew Felicia. He came back a
couple of times after a hassle with

made a little noise about it, then took
off with some chick. I haven't seen

either one of them since.

Oh, come on, Tank.

You can do better than that.

Okay.

Felicia had a thing going with Gary
Allen.

Penny's dancing partner?

She never mentioned it.

She didn't know it.

They were very cozy.

When Penny wasn't looking, well, you
know how hung up she is.

And Felicia was married, so... Thank
you, Peg.

Gary, did you get it all finished?

Yeah. Had to glue it back together every
night so they can use it.

It's going to take a long time to make
the switch over, I tell you. Yeah,

listen, can I ask you something?

Yeah, sure.

It's kind of loud. Let's go over there.

It's about Felicia. You knew she was
cheating on her husband?

Felicia?

No way.

What do you mean, you didn't know?

No, man, I know she's straight.

I mean, all she ever talked about was
her husband, even when they had a fight.

Maybe you just didn't notice.

She was always with Penny, and Penny was
always with me.

How could I not notice?

You have a point there, yeah.

So, uh, who's this mystery lover
supposed to be, anyway? I don't know. I

maybe you could help me.

Oh, thanks.

It's Gary.

Hey, we gotta talk, man.

Where can I meet you?

What do you mean they aren't convinced?

I eased by there after you shot the
window out and the cops came and then I

around. They are so convinced, they
moved Penny out of her apartment.

Then why was Jones asking me questions
about Felicia's lover a half hour ago?

Nobody knew, you said. Not Penny, not
anyone.

Oh, man, I would have bet my life on it.

Yeah, well, maybe you still are.

Unless we can really convince him. I
mean, so there is no more doubt.

All right.

Look, I'll make a couple of more calls.

Another incident.

Oh, man.

I don't know why I ever bought your
proposition in the first place.

Well, I know why.

Because there isn't anything in this
world you wouldn't do for money, that's

why.

Any guy who comes to me and says, Hey,
sucker, I'm making out with your wife,

but I'll leave her alone for $5 ,000.

Now, I know that's a creep who'll stoop
to anything, particularly if I sweeten

the pot to $20 ,000.

Okay.

So I got rid of your wife.

And you paid me off.

And that's it.

Period.

All right, Gary.

Okay.

That's the way you feel about it?

I mean, you've got all that nice new
equipment now.

And you'll be opening up your new store
soon.

The only trouble is, it's going to be
kind of hard to run your business from

death row.

Death row. Yeah.

Because when I fall, buddy, you fall.

Simple as that.

If they're checking out Felicia, they're
pointing towards us.

And there seems to be only one way we
can head them off.

Convince the police once and for all
that Felicia's murder was a mistake.

I mean, if Penny gets killed, who's
going to argue that?

Yeah, but you said they took her away.

I didn't even know where she is.

I do.

I tailed them.

Oh, yes, that is exactly what I wanted
to hear. Thank you so much. What did

do, the crime, Mr. Allen?

The defendant decided he'd be better off
pleading second -degree murder. So you

won.

The people won.

And all without the benefit of the
conservative suit the DA wanted you to

That should please the most.

Barnaby, we've got something on the
Norris case that I think you should know

about. About the shooting.

Eddie filled me in on the telephone.

I went back to the disco and talked to
the bouncer there.

He told me that Felicia Norris was
carrying on a secret affair with Gary

Penny's dancing partner?

Mm -hmm. Penny didn't even know about
it.

You talked to Allen?

Mm -hmm, but I just told him that I
heard about the affair, that we didn't

who the guy was, and that maybe he could
help us out.

Well, you're getting to be downright
sneaky, Jedediah.

Well, I've had a couple of good
teachers.

From the look on your face, Mr. Allen
probably said he didn't know anything

about it.

He insisted that such a thing was
impossible.

Well, it does give us somebody to ask
questions about, doesn't it?

Such as whether Gary Allen was in the
Army, and the answer to that is yes,

on the rival range he earned the grade
of expert.

Are you attempting to prove that I am
not indispensable around here?

You certainly covered all the bases.

Well, except one.

The second I left Alan last night, he
ran for the nearest telephone.

An accomplice in an affair of the heart.

Suggests a couple of interesting
possibilities, don't you think?

You tell Lieutenant Biddle?

Not quite.

There's just one place I want to check
out first. And I'm going to take an

lunch at the apartment with Penny.

That is, if you can handle things around
here without it.

Her name's Felicia Norris. Now, you're
sure you've never seen her around Gary

Allen's apartment?

Nah. I'd have remembered one that good
-looking. Of course, he might have

sneaked her in at night, but I doubt it.
How come?

Well, he hardly had any visitors at all.

What do you mean? He was a loner?

I thought the only people that ever
knocked on his door were salesmen.

That one carpet guy must have come by
three or four times.

I remember I told Gary, the management
decides when it's time to replace the

rug. Carpet guy?

You sure that's what he was?

Well, there was a sign on his car right
on the door that said such and such

carpet company.

Raymond Carpet Manufacturing Company.

Geez, I don't know.

Could have been.

Hey, wait a minute. I thought you wanted
to know about that girl. Not anymore.

Thank you very much.

Oh, River, there she is.

That was good.

I'm sorry that I have to head back to
the office so soon.

I imagine being cooped up here in the
apartment hall alone is not much fun for

you. Well, I guess it's better than
being shot at. True. You know where I'd

to be? At the disco with Gary rehearsing
for the contest tonight.

That's a shame. I'm sorry that you have
to miss that.

Yeah. But I'll hurry back as soon as
possible.

And don't bother with the dishes, okay?
I won't.

See you later.

Uh -huh.

What did you do? Forget... Gary!

Hey, babe.

How did you find me? Your friend Jones
stopped by the disco last night and he

told me about that shooting and where
you were, so I...

I decided I'd drop by and pick you up.

We've still got some brushing up to do,
you know?

You mean at the disco?

Yeah, I got the key.

I'm working there, you remember?

Well, I know, but I mean, after all
that's happened, I... Yeah, especially

all that's happened. I know you, Penny.

When things get heavy, there's only one
place you want to be.

On that dance floor.

with the music wrapped all around you
and the lights flashing so you can't see

anything except what you're doing.

Are you going to tell me I'm wrong? Oh,
you know you're not wrong.

Well, come on, you want to go win that
contest or you want to sit here and wish

it you had?

Uh, let me call Betty's office.

Hey, no, you're crazy.

I mean, they'll always try to talk you
out of going.

Come on.

Come on, let's go.

I'll get it, Barnaby.

Barnaby Jones, investigations may help
you.

Betty, is Penny there with you?

Oh, no, J .R. She's still at my
apartment.

Well, that's where I am. She's gone.

Did you find a note?

Barnaby, there's nothing. I looked
everywhere.

Wait a minute. She said she was unhappy
about missing the rehearsal at the disco

with Gary Allen.

Wait a minute. I just connected him with
Norris.

I'll meet you there, Jedediah.

I'll call Lieutenant Biddle.

of your ring, Gary. You got a dime?

Nope.

Oh, come on. I know you got a dime.

You got to earn it first.

A dime a day.

Really? Nothing.

Nothing.

Come on, babe. Let's boogie.

I was afraid I couldn't count on you
anymore.

Carl!

More work, Carl.

I can't do it.

You can't. I can.

What is going on here? What is this all
about?

You, Penny.

It's about you.

I'm sorry, Penny.

It really wasn't supposed to come to
this.

Nobody was supposed to die but Felicia.

Please.

Please. I have to protect myself, don't
I?

Nora, hold it!

Give it up, Carl.

Felicia on the way.

He's behind that speaker.

All right, Barnaby, stay here. Don't get
any closer.

Better go and get him.

I think he'll come to you. Just be ready
for him.

It's all over, Norris.

Penny?

Penny! Pierre!

I'm all right.

I'm all right.

Bet you wish you were down there, huh?

Oh, well, not being in a dance contest
is a small price to pay for being alive.

Anyway, dancing doesn't seem to mean as
much to me as it did.

And after that doctor gets through with
me, maybe it never will.

Still, it's a shame about the contest.

All you need is a partner.

Hey, it's a good idea.

I wasn't referring to you, Jedediah.

It is good.

Bye.