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Barnaby Jones, a QM production, starring Buddy Ebsen.

Also starring Lee Merriweather, Mark Schera, with guest stars

Ed Nelson, William Smithers,

Jennifer Holmes, Patricia Smith,

with special guest star Linda Cristal.

Tonight's episode, Homecoming for a Dead Man.

It's Kim's Aunt Helen.

Hi.

Hi, Barnaby.

You're just in time.

Where's Kim?

She's the one in the blue leotard.

Barnaby, half the girls out there are wearing blue leotards.

She's the best.

How is Kim?

She's great.

This last six months, she's worked like a demon.

I don't know what it was you said to her, Barnaby.

I just said the obvious things you say to someone whose mother just died.

Wasn't so much what I said or the way she listened.

Well, she's just a remarkable girl, Barnaby.

Losing both her parents, first her father ten years ago, and then last year

mother. She's just come through it all with flying colors.

All right, everybody.

Let's settle down to the individual routines.

Individual routines.

First up, Kim Gibson.

Look, they picked her first.

Barnaby?

Darling, you're wonderful.

Thank you,

Aunt Helen.

Where did Barnaby go?

I don't know.

I think something was bothering him.

Hope it wasn't my performance.

No, no, he was very impressed. We both were. I think I'd better see what...

Barnaby?

What is it?

I think I just saw a ghost.

When we get back, I want you to look up this license number.

Who is it you think you saw?

Well, my eyes may be playing tricks on me, but that man in the car that just

drove out, I think it was Kim's father.

I thought he died ten years ago.

I know.

Oh, thank you so much. Yes, I'll wait.

Ed Gibson.

Gibson.

Wait a minute. I know who that is.

That's Kim's father, isn't it?

Didn't he burglarize the coin exchange?

He got away with over half a million dollars in gold planches and he escaped

a private plane and it crashed. Case closed, right?

That's right, Jedediah.

Well, then what is this folder doing on our active file?

Because they never found the body and they never found the gold.

Yeah, but the crash was over 100 miles out to sea. That's not exactly walking

distance. From the debris, they concluded that the plane exploded on

What makes you think that anybody could possibly survive a thing like that?

Well, Jedediah, sometimes things aren't the way they seem, and I have a very

suspicious nature.

So do I.

Well, out with it.

Well... Is that the reason that you became friendly with Gibson's widow and

daughter? So you could be around in case they contacted him again?

J .R.

That's a fair question.

You're half right, Jedediah.

That's the reason we became friends originally, but not the reason we stayed

friends. Yes.

Thank you so much. Appreciate you.

Bye -bye.

It was a rental car.

Here's the name and address of the agency.

Barnaby? No time for more questions, Jedediah.

I like that. Do it again.

Oh, I like that better. But if you're not my husband, we're both in trouble.

Why is that?

Is he the jealous type? Oh, I don't know. We haven't been married that long

You tell me.

He is the jealous type.

You said that jealousy was a sign of insecurity.

But you said that public display of affection was in bad taste.

That was in Mexico City two weeks ago. And we weren't married yet.

Two weeks, eh?

It's incredible.

My lifetime, darling.

Ed, how was your meeting?

The meeting was fine. Fine?

What do you mean, fine?

Aren't you going to tell me about it?

The meeting was routine.

I mean, he said, then I said, then he said. And then what did you say?

Then I said, I'm sorry, gentlemen, but I'm on my honeymoon.

I've got to get back to my brother.

He could have said, don't forget to pick up your bride's dress from the cleaner.

Oh, dumb.

Dumb, dumb, dumb.

I'll get it right now. No, no, no. It's not important. It can't wait.

It's muy importante.

I'll be back in ten minutes. Five.

Four. Tres.

Oh, Ed, I love you. You get them, son.

It's too high? Yes.

My name's Barnaby Jones.

Is your husband around?

Oh, you just missed him, Mr. Jones. He should be back any minute.

Do you mind if I wait? Oh, no, please.

Are you a friend of his?

Well, I'm not sure.

I just got a glimpse of him. He looks like somebody I used to know about ten

years ago.

Ten years ago?

Oh, I wonder what he was like then.

I only know him for a short time, and he almost never talks about himself.

Is he secretive? Oh, no, not really.

But we talk about the present and the future, almost never about the past.

Won't you tell me about the man you knew?

Well, he was very bright.

He had a graduate degree in engineering.

No, no, no, there must be a mistake. You see, Ed is not an engineer. He is in

the diamond business.

Well, you need a certain amount of engineering to work around a mine.

He's not a miner. He's an executive.

He is the Mexico City representative for Jordan and Company.

Jordan and Company.

Where are their main offices?

Here in Los Angeles.

How long have you had a beard?

He just grew it for the last few months.

I tried to have him shave it for the wedding, and now I think I like it.

Excuse me.

Telephone call for you, Mrs. Simmons. You can take it in the lobby.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Would you excuse me for a moment? Surely.

It's all very simple. You know, I deal in diamonds.

Some of the samples that I carry around are extremely valuable.

I can't be too careful.

But, darling, he said he knew you ten years ago.

And you believed him, right? What else did he say?

He mentioned that the Ed Simmons he knew was an engineer.

There you are. You know, I'm no engineer.

Besides, I didn't recognize him at all.

But you would at a distance, and you couldn't have heard what he was saying.

Over the years, I've learned to be very suspicious of strangers.

You didn't say anything, did you? Oh, no, no, no.

Well, just that we lived in Mexico City.

Oh, and that you worked for Jordan and Company.

Was that wrong?

Oh, no, silly.

It's not in your nature to be suspicious, isn't it?

Well, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Barnaby, what a nice surprise.

Kim's not here, but she should be back shortly.

Well, Helen, actually, I came to see you.

Oh. She was disappointed that you had to hurry off after the tryouts.

Yes, I was sorry about that, but something came up, something unexpected.

Well, I'm glad you got here anyway.

May I get you something? How about an ice -cold glass of milk? I know how you

like that.

Well, thank you, no, not right now, Helen, but there is something you can do

me. I need a picture of Kim's father.

A picture of Richard?

Yes, you think you can find me one?

She must have an album.

Yes, of course she does.

Every picture she could find of her parents went into this album.

It's her family, along with me and you.

I have to tell you, you're making me very curious, Barnaby.

Why would you suddenly want a picture of Richard? What's happened?

I'm not sure yet, and I don't want to say until I am.

Barnaby?

I'll have this back by tomorrow morning.

I've got to get a copy made.

See you later, Sally.

Does Kim know about her father?

Just that he died in a plane crash.

I wouldn't say anything about this.

I'm home!

Hi, darling.

Barnaby Jones, I have a bone to pick with you. I am sorry I didn't get a

to talk to you after the tryouts, but... Something came up. How did you know?

Because by the time you're 17, you've heard them all.

Something came up, or I'm just too tired, or I have to be somewhere.

Now, that excuse I'll never understand. Of course you have to be somewhere. We

all have to be somewhere.

Oh, you're looking at the album?

Yes. We're just talking about old times.

You know what today is?

It's Mother's birthday.

Well, aren't you going to tell me what you thought about the tryouts?

They were great.

You were very good. Oh, I know I'm good. I wanted to know what you think.

I think you're pretty sure of yourself, young lady.

Have you ever tried to be modest on the uneven parallel bars?

No, I can't say I have. Well, let me tell you, that's no place for humility.

Because all you're really doing is showing off.

Ta -da!

I was very proud of you, Kim.

I'm sorry your mother couldn't have been here to see you.

So am I, Barnaby.

So am I.

But since you can't come see me, I guess I'll go pay her a visit.

I'll give you a ride.

No, thanks. I have to make the doctor on the way.

Bye. See you.

Ed Simmons?

You mean he's here now in the office?

Send him in.

Thanks.

Hi, Felix. Surprise. What are you doing out of Mexico?

I came to see my daughter.

Have you lost your mind?

Kitty, it's been ten years. I'm not going to contact her or anything. I just

wanted to see her, see what she was doing, see how she looked.

Felix. She is trying out for the Olympics in gymnastics.

I don't care if she's auditioning for sainthood. What if somebody should see

you?

Feel like somebody did.

You remember Barnaby Jones? He was an insurance investigator at the company.

Yes, I remember.

You were taking the first flight back to Mexico.

Look, he knows about Mexico.

What else does he know?

Well, he knows I work for your company.

Look, I don't think he's positive that I am Richard Gibson. It's just he's

digging, and it's just a question of time.

I've had enough, Felix.

It's all over.

I want my share, and I'll go off somewhere.

Your share went into the business, do you remember?

I'm talking about the business.

I'm talking about my half.

I would have to liquidate the company to do that. Then do it.

Wait a minute. Just wait a minute. Just take it easy.

Oh, there is another way.

Just a minute.

Barnaby Jones is our only problem.

Get rid of him.

Felix, that's your line of work, not mine.

My line of work?

What did you expect me to do, ask the night watchman to help us empty the

I shot him to keep us out of prison, both of us. Now it's your turn.

They don't have anything on you. They never will.

If I just get my share and disappear.

You're talking about a million dollars.

It'll take me weeks to get that kind of money.

Raise what you can.

All right.

I'll do my best.

And what are you going to do?

Hang around for Jones to clothe in?

Barnaby, J .R. just dropped this off. He has a few more stops to make. He said

it was the background material on Edward Simmons.

Good.

Let's see. Born Sacramento, California, June 11, 1936.

Skip the earlier years.

All right.

College, University of California, degree in mechanical engineering, two

hitched Marine Corps, between the wars.

Honorably discharged May 25th, 1958.

And went to work for Vesper Company and Rogers and Zimmerman, the Solar Space

Corporation. That's about it, huh?

Yeah, yeah. Seems to be everything so far.

You know, maybe that's when he left the country to go to Mexico.

It's possible. The time fits.

So does everything else, doesn't it, Barnaby?

Do you think that I really saw a ghost?

Well, there seems to be a real Edward Simmons.

Perhaps his wife really didn't know about his engineering degree.

Maybe. She wasn't too familiar with his background.

Well, then.

Then this... This

is Kim's father.

Yes.

And this looks like the man you saw.

Exactly. If that wasn't Richard Gibson in the gymnasium, then he and Edward

Simmons are remarkable lookalikes.

Have a nice day.

Pardon me, sir. Have you seen anyone here near this grave?

No, no, I haven't.

Have you been here very long?

No, I just got here.

Thank you.

She turned out to be a lovely lady.

I know you must have been very proud of her.

Yes? A Mr. Barnaby Jones to see you?

Send him in.

Come in, Mr. Jones.

Jordan? This is quite a coincidence.

I was just checking up on you.

In the jewelry business, you can't be too careful. Sit down.

Thank you.

What can I do for you?

Well, Mr. Jordan, I'm looking for information about a man named Edward

He's our company representative in Mexico.

What is it you'd like to know?

Is this Edward Simmons?

Well, there is a resemblance around the eyes.

It is close.

But this is not him.

Do you have a picture of Simmons, then? Could I see it?

Well, yes, I do.

And no, you can't.

You see, Mr. Jones, sometimes it's important for Ed to handle large amounts

precious stones.

And it's important for him to remain anonymous.

That's why he disappeared when you saw him at the motel. He called me.

And I had you investigated.

Who is this man?

It's a man named Richard Gibson. He's wanted for robbery and murder.

Robbery?

No, we're definitely talking about two different people.

Neither Ed Simmons nor anybody else in our business could survive for very long

and conceal character flaws like that.

We check out our people very carefully.

Well, if you don't have a picture of him that I can see, I'll just have to take

your word for it.

Sorry to have wasted your time, Mr. Jordan.

Well, I'm sorry it was a waste of your time.

I wouldn't say that, Mr. Jordan.

Hello. Jones was just here.

Did you get him off my trail?

Well, I... tried to, but I don't think that he was convinced.

He is very close.

And raising that cash is not going to be any easier than I thought.

What are you trying to tell me? Use the gun?

No, listen.

Jones hasn't told the police anything yet because he's not absolutely sure.

But it's just a matter of time.

You stop Jones now and it all stops.

After that, you can do whatever you want.

is as much money as I can now.

I'll send you the rest later.

That's a million dollars, Ed.

And a whole new life.

Where will I find him?

Barnaby?

Do you think I'm just being stubborn, Betty?

A Jones stubborn?

Oh, perish the thought.

Mr. Jordan feels...

that if Simmons were a thief, he would have revealed himself long before now.

One would think so, considering all the valuable gems he carries around with

him. He just about has me convinced I'm on a wild goose chase.

Just about, but not quite, is that it?

I don't know, Betty.

Everything I hear and see tells me I'm wrong, but I can't get over the fact

Jordan and Company was formed in Mexico three months after the gold was stolen

here. That gives him exactly enough time to convert it into diamonds.

It could be a coincidence. I mean, those things do happen.

I'll buy one coincidence, not two.

Two?

I'd just like to catch up with that Simmons long enough to find out what he

doing in the gymnasium precisely at the time when Gibson's daughter was

performing.

That's a report for California Meridian? Oh, yes.

I better take it over myself.

There might be some things I have to explain.

Harvey, I tried to call you. I bet I said you were here. Well, I caught you.

Yeah, so am I. Looks like you got something.

Have I got something?

What about Ed Simmons?

The last on Ed Simmons. He died in an automobile accident in 64.

Good work, Jedediah.

Harvey, look out!

Did you see him?

Yeah, looked like Gibson.

He tried to shoot you, you know.

Then why didn't he?

Looks like he had plenty of time.

Probably followed you here from the office and waited.

Maybe it's just not in him to kill the other day.

Well, he killed a watchman at the coin exchange, didn't he?

Somebody did.

Oh, hi, Helen.

Have you been to the jail?

For a while, but I didn't stay very long.

Is something wrong?

Aunt Helen, did you send flowers to Mother's grave today?

Oh, no, I haven't yet.

Well... What were you and Barnaby talking about when I came in?

The whole time.

About my father?

And your mother.

She was my dear sister, Kim.

Barnaby's good friend.

There's a picture missing.

Oh, really?

One of my father. It wasn't missing yesterday.

Are you sure?

And, Helen, why do I have this strange feeling that something's going on and

nobody's telling me about it?

I don't know, Kim. I don't know anything, honestly.

You know where the picture is, don't you?

On Helen!

I'm sorry, Kim. You'll have to ask Barnaby.

All right, I will.

Here's A to M.

It might help, Barnaby, if I knew who I was looking for.

Just look for a familiar name.

You'll know it when you see it.

Barnaby, I... I've never known anyone at the coin exchange before, during, or

after the robbery, so how will I know when I see it?

I know it'll look familiar.

What's going on, Barnaby?

We're doing our homework, Kim.

I'm talking about the picture of my father.

Did you take it?

Yes, I borrowed it, Kim. I didn't think you'd mind.

Did you ever know about the daisies?

What daisies?

The yellow daisies.

The first flowers that Mom ever got from my dad.

They had a special meaning to her, and he always remembered.

They became a family tradition, and nobody else would have known about it.

I'm afraid I don't understand, Kim.

I took some to the cemetery today.

But there were already some there.

Yellow daisy.

On your mother's grave?

Yes. I've been trying not to let myself think about what that might mean.

But, Barnaby, you took that picture of my father and you didn't even know him.

Now, do you want to explain it to me?

I don't want to upset you, Kim, but at the gym during your tryouts,

I saw a man there who was watching.

He looked like your father.

Are you saying that he could be alive?

There is a possibility.

And that he brought the daisies.

We can't know that for sure, honey.

I do.

I know it was him.

I knew it then, standing there at the grave. I could feel it, the vibes.

It's going to be my father's alive.

How came? I don't understand.

Why didn't he come for me?

Why did he leave? I have so many questions.

Of course you do.

Can you find my father for me, Barnaby?

Please? I'll find him, Kim.

If he's alive, I'll find him. That's a promise.

Poor girl.

Barnaby, how in the world are you ever going to be able to tell her the whole

truth?

I don't know.

Someone's going to have to do it eventually, you know, whether you find

or not.

You're right, Betty, so we better get busy.

Right.

Jordan. Felix Jordan.

He was a bookkeeper at the Koinon... All right.

How did you know?

I didn't, Betty. Not really.

Jordan must surely have investigated Edward Simmons enough to know that he

dead. That could be the very reason Gibson chose that name.

It must have been an accomplice, somebody standing by with a boat, if

jumped out of that airplane.

It is becoming clearer and clearer.

Betty, get a hold of Jedediah.

Tell him to get on Felix Jordan's trail and stay there.

Are you telling me that you haven't done anything about Jones yet?

Felix, I tried. I really tried.

I couldn't do it, that's all. I couldn't. You know what's at stake,

It's your survival.

All right, I know that, but it's yours, too. Don't forget, you're the one that

killed the watchman.

Nobody even knows I'm involved.

Well, I know.

Wait a minute, that begins to sound like you're threatening me.

Look, I'm not.

It's just that I want you to give me some money so that I can get out of

I've already made arrangements to get $100 ,000 today in cash.

Now, give me a couple of hours, call me back, and tell me where to meet you.

All right. Now, look, time is running out on this thing for both of us. Now,

don't let me down on this.

I

didn't mean to

interrupt. I just did. I listened.

And I've heard enough to...

To be able to tell that you weren't altogether honest with me, Ed.

About changing motels? Honey, look, I was... Don't lie to me, darling. Please

don't. I'm your wife. Trust me. I love you.

Ed, you've got to tell me the truth now. It has to be now, because it's the only

way that you and I are going to keep going together.

Honey, wait now. Wait.

Ten years ago, I was...

I was an aerospace engineer.

We'd just put men on the moon, everything was flying, you know, and

a sudden, it was gone, just like that.

Me and 10 ,000 other guys just like me, out of work.

I mean, months went by. I couldn't even buy a job.

I was desperate.

All my savings were gone with anyway.

The man I knew came to me and said I could have all the money I ever needed

rest of my life for just one hour's work.

So I... I knew it was wrong then, but I didn't.

Oh, Ed.

We robbed a coin exchange what turned out to be a quarter of a million dollars

in gold. Oh, Ed, Ed, Ed.

That man at the swimming pool, Mr. Jones, he was a policeman.

Well, no, he was an insurance investigator. He got a glimpse of me

going to see...

Honey, listen.

I have a daughter.

She thinks I'm dead, you see. I went to try and get a glimpse of her.

But just to see what she was doing, to see what she looked like.

You mean you haven't seen her in all these years?

Her mother died a year ago.

You left a wife and a daughter behind? You let them believe you were dead?

Just for money?

No. You see, I had no choice. A man was killed during the robbery. I didn't do

it. The man I was with killed him, but it makes me an accessory, you see.

Oh, Ed, you're wanted for murder.

They're after Richard Gibson.

My real name is Richard Gibson.

Barnaby, I'm near the corner of Holt and Alameda.

What's Jordan doing in that part of town?

Well, he's just hanging around so far.

Looks like he... Barnaby, hold on.

Barnaby, he's making a buy from a man. I can't really tell what it is.

It's a gun, Barnaby. He just bought a pistol.

He's moving. I gotta go. Stay in touch.

You bet.

There must be some way to find out where Gibson is staying.

Oh, sure. Easy. Just get into Jordan's office for 30 seconds while he's out.

Well, it's worth a try.

Getting into Jordan's office.

Hello, Jordan and Company.

Yes, this is the international operator. I have a call from Mexico City for Mrs.

Edward Simmons.

Yes, we realize she's not there. My party says that she's checked out of her

hotel and perhaps you have a number on her.

Well, my party suggests that you check with Mr. Felix Jordan.

He's not there.

This is an emergency call.

Perhaps Mr.

Jordan left a number by his phone in his office.

She's going to do it.

She's going to check in the office. Betty, you are a genius.

No.

Well, if you say so.

Yes.

I have it.

Well, thank you so much.

Yes, we do appreciate it.

Bye -bye.

Now, what is this new genius rating going to get me?

Anything you want.

Well, I, uh... Of course, I'm depending on your well -known sense of fair play.

Foil board.

Do you have a couple named Simmons registered?

Yes, we did have a Mr. and Mrs. Edward Simmons registered here, but they

out about 20 minutes ago.

I don't suppose they left a forwarding address.

That's right, sir.

Actually, people who check into motels for a short stay rarely leave forwarding

addresses. You noticed that?

It's been my observation.

Did they make many phone calls?

Hardly any.

What about the Simmons? Did they make any phone calls?

Yes, they did.

Several.

You mind if I take a look at the numbers they call?

I think that's against the rules, sir.

I promise never to tell a soul.

Suncrest Motel.

Just a moment.

Is your name Barnaby Jones?

Yes. I have a call for you here.

Barnaby, I lost him.

That's all right, Jedediah. I think I got something on this end.

Go back to the office and I'll try to stay in touch. I'm on my way.

Hello? Hello, Helen.

Oh, hello, Barnaby.

Helen, did Kim get a call from a man within the last hour?

Oh, I don't think so. She's been at the gym warming up for the final tryouts.

Did you get a call?

No, not from a man.

It was one of Kim's teachers. I told her Kim was at the gym.

Did she have an accent?

Yeah, Spanish, I think.

Thank you, Ellen.

Hello, baby.

Hello.

Okay.

I know you have a million questions to ask.

Not anymore.

Aunt Helen just told me everything.

Everything?

I'm sorry.

I'm glad she told me.

At least it's better than having to believe that you left because you didn't

want to.

I wanted you so much.

And your mother.

Well, now that I know I have a father and I know where you are, I

can handle the rest.

Me too, baby, me too.

Ed? Is that the money?

Just like I promised, $100 ,000.

First, we've got some talking to do.

Felix, I think we've done just about all our talking. Well, the situation has

changed.

We're no longer in business together. You're going out on your own.

What are you saying? You're not going to sell the company. Look, you owe me.

Yes, I do. And as long as I do, I can trust you.

Where's your husband? Get in the car. We'll talk about it. No deal. Just give

the briefcase, all right?

Get in the car.

Look, I think I'm safer right here where I am.

All right. Suit yourself.

Don't be a fool.

You're too dangerous, Ed.

Jordan!

Well, it's been a long time, Mr. Gibson.

A long time, Mr. Jones.

I think I'll have a look at this.

Never mind.

And that belongs to me.

And I'll take the gun, too.

Edward!

Daddy, what are you doing?

He's about to make the second biggest mistake of his life.

What am I supposed to do? I can't just wait around here. Turn state's evidence.

Make restitution.

The Jordan Company can well afford it.

Jordan and Company.

How do you make restitution for a murder?

I don't believe you killed that watchman. Did you?

What's the difference?

And I don't believe you'd use that gun.

Don't count on it. Edward, Edward, please listen to him.

Honey, I'm sorry. But don't you understand? I love you.

Daddy, I'm going with you.

Kate Moore.

What do you think it was like when I was just a little girl hearing that you'd

been killed?

Crying at night because I didn't have you.

For ten long years, that's most of my life.

Well, you're not going to put me through that again. Not this time.

Just get in the car and let's go.

Well, come home, Mr. Gibson.

Well, Mortimer, it's a good thing Gibson didn't run.

I mean, after all, how far can you get on an empty suitcase?

Well, Jordan wasn't going to let him find out.

Obviously, he was going to kill him, not pay him.

Well...

Hello. How'd the hearing go? Daddy said all the right things, Barnaby, and so

did Mr. Jordan. He confessed to the murder and then threw himself on the

of the court.

Kim's father will still have to go to jail, but the chances of early parole

terrific. It'll give Pat and me a chance to get to know each other.

May I call you Pat?

Well, I like Patricia very much, but that is if you don't mind.

Oh, sure, Patricia.

Thank you, Mr. Jones, for everything.

You turned out to be a friend, after all.

Come on, Pat, we have to meet Aunt Helen.

Patricia, how would you feel about calling me mom?

Sure.

Bye -bye.

Well,

it looks like Kim's going to get more than her father back.

It's going to be a whole family again the other day.

Just take a little time.

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