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Barnaby Jones, a QM production.

Starring Buddy Ebsen.

Also starring Lee Merriweather, Mark Shera.

With guest stars Ed Harris, Alex Courtney,

Madeline Stowe, Michael

Mullins, Bill Byers.

Tonight's episode, School of Terror.

Frank, I want you to meet a new girl.

This is Barbara Whitaker. Her parents turned her over to us yesterday.

Hey, wait a minute, Milt.

I've already got a dozen kids in my group.

Come on, Frank. Until the board comes up with more money for more counselors,

there's nothing I can do about it.

Please.

Just take a seat over there, okay?

Well, glad you could make it, Diane.

Sorry, Frank.

I was playing the piano and forgot the time.

Okay, everybody, come on, climb aboard.

Come on, come on, come on.

Now, before I start this friendly little bullet session with you sweet, innocent

paragons of virtue, I want you all to meet Barbara Whitaker over here, our

newest little junkie.

I'm not a junkie.

I like to be called Bobby.

Oh, you're not?

Sam, what does Bobby look like to you?

Looks like she shoots horse to me. It's a mainliner.

That true, Bobby?

Heroin? No, you're a little too delicate for smack.

Heroin is for heavy dudes like Christopher and Monty over there.

Let's take a look and see what's happening here.

Ooh, a duster, huh?

And you like to snort that coke, huh, Bobby?

I'm going home.

You can't go home, Bobby.

None to go to because you're already there.

This is your home.

And why did your rich papa spend all that money to send you to your new home?

Huh? Why?

Because you're a junkie.

Isn't that right?

Isn't that right?

Yeah.

Wrong.

You're an ex -junkie, Bobby.

You are what everybody else is, including myself, an ex -junkie.

And Pete, you know what's going to happen to Pete, Diane, if he doesn't

Pete goes straight to jail.

This place is Pete's last chance, Diane.

And you're the only one who can stop him from blowing it all away.

Now, why isn't he here?

Where is he?

Take a break. I'll be back in a minute.

Hey, man, what's happening?

I thought you were supposed to be at Frank's hotel all session.

Oh, listen, Cliff, I'm needing real bad, you know.

I'm hurting.

I told you before, new shipment's not in yet. You're gonna have to wait.

Hey, yeah, I know, but, uh...

You always carry some extra. Let me buy some.

Then what do I do when I start to sweat?

Look, I don't need all you got.

Just enough for tonight.

Here.

Hey, Frank, how you doing?

I don't want no garbage at you, boy. Empty your pockets and put everything on

that desk.

What? You heard me the first time.

Glenn.

Hi, Frank.

You come for your van. The boy's tuned it up just fine.

Just needs to be road tested.

I didn't come here for that.

I saw Mr. Connors here dealing junk to Pete Chastain.

One of my shop students dealing?

To Pete?

No, man, that's a lie.

Oh, he was dealing all right. And you know what I think? I think this turkey

the drug connection we've been looking for.

Hey, I just told you before. I got nothing to do with it.

I told you to put your stuff on the table.

You heard the man, Cliff.

Do it.

And everything out of your stockings, too.

High -grade stuff.

Now, look, Cliff. I know you're too dumb to be dealing on your own.

Who's in this with... Is he

dead?

No. Come on, let's get out of here.

Then go where?

All right, okay.

Get him up and put him in the van.

Glenn, what good is doing this? Once he wakes up, he's going to blow it for us

anyway.

Take these two and hide them in Frank's room.

but where they can be found.

You understand?

What about that one?

Mr. Frank, also a business investment, you might say.

Go on.

Milt, how is he? I don't think Frank's going to make it, Jim.

No. If he could have only jumped from his van before it went over the cliff.

He rode it all the way down into those rocks, 300 feet.

What happened? Did his brakes fail? Did he just drive over the cliff? What? He

hasn't been able to talk.

But one thing we do know, he was loaded.

He had enough junk in him to start a drug store. You're kidding me. I wish I

were, but that's what the lab report came up with.

Why did you do this?

You were doing so well.

Maybe Frank did fall back, but I'm not going to believe that he was involved in

any kind of a dope smuggling ring that Milt says has been going on in school.

Wait, wait a second. I didn't say Frank went that far over, JR.

Not to push and junk on his own students.

But somebody's doing it.

How bad is it, Milt? Let me put it this way.

So far we've been able to keep it under wraps.

But if the parents who support this program, most of them pretty influential

people, if they should ever get wind of what's been happening, they'd probably

withdraw their support.

And all the good we've been doing for the majority of these kids would simply

right down the drain.

If the school was forced to close down, what would happen to them?

For the type of kids we get, fresh start is the end of the road.

They'd go back on drugs, wind up in jail mostly, or worse.

Now, do you have a replacement in mind yet for Frank?

I suppose we'd choose a new counselor the same way we chose Frank from one of

the graduates.

Yeah, well, how about if you change that and went with an outsider?

Me. You're thinking of going undercover, aren't you?

You're not serious, are you?

Yeah, I'm serious.

Look, if I could go in there as a counselor, if there is a dope problem, I

find out how it's being distributed and by whom.

Yeah, the diet.

I've supported the Fresh Start program for a long time, and I would hate to see

it go under.

But there's no call for you to take that kind of risk.

Ever since we busted Frank out of that street gang, and ever since we had him

sign up for the Fresh Start program, he's been a model for every one of the

young addicts at that school.

I would just like to know once and for all what really happened. All my

are very savvy, Jalen.

They will spot a phony in a second.

Yeah, well, I grew up on the streets of Chicago. Now, I know I wasn't into

drugs, but I think I know the lifestyle pretty well.

Now, if things weren't getting so bad, I'd just say forget about it.

But quite frankly, Barnaby, this is exactly the kind of help we need.

And who fool do you think I am?

If anybody can see that you're stoned.

Hey, I swear, Diane.

I'm just a little high from some beer that one of the guys slipped in, that's

all.

Peter, I depend on you for me.

I'd never go back on junk and neither would you.

We'd help each other. Hey, come on.

Hey, what's wrong with a little beer?

You don't care about what happens to yourself.

You don't care about what happens to me.

Isn't it nice?

Little monkeys gathered to meet the new keeper.

You sure are the cool one.

You're not still sucking battle fatigue, are you, Cliffy? Man, of course I'm

still shook up. I mean, you made me an accessory to what... It's called

preservation.

An accessory to self -preservation.

Shooting up Frank's arm and planting the dust in his room should have been

enough. I mean, who's going to believe him if he points the finger at us after

all that?

My father thought like you.

Soft -headed.

That's why he died.

Lost everything.

Leaving his wife and us poor, chilling broke.

That's not going to happen to me.

Glenn, listen.

I've been doing a lot of thinking.

And maybe I should cool it for a while. I mean, you don't need me anymore

anyway. You missed the point.

I'm like Frank was.

I don't belong to this rich kid fraternity of hopheads.

That's why I've got you fronting for me.

To feel more comfortable making buys from one of their own kind.

See, what we have to do now is get one of the girls to push for me.

I'd have this whole school in my pocket.

Cliff, go on over to the garage.

Davey's doing with the new shipment.

And while you're there, get yourself straight.

Okay?

Okay.

You having problems with Pete again?

Bad.

What's happened to Frank?

Nothing ever goes right.

Sometimes it does.

And Pete isn't the whole world, is he?

He does what he wants and I do what I want.

Is that so?

Yes.

And whenever I want.

Well, if you ever need another shoulder to cry on or...

Whatever.

I'll be around.

And that's what counselors are for.

There they are, Frank's group.

The others are there just waiting to size you up.

Getting them to accept you will be hard enough.

But getting any of them to talk, you'll need a miracle.

Well, if all else fails, maybe I can charm them with my fancy footwork.

Have any of them ever been caught using again?

No. But you see the tall fellow wearing a plant shirt over there?

By the machine, you mean?

Yeah, Peter Chastain.

We haven't caught him using it yet.

But I have a hunch he's one of our problem boys.

Can I have your attention, everybody?

I just want to remind you that memorial service for Frank Wales will be held in

the rec room at 5 o 'clock.

There'll be time then to say the things we all felt about Frank.

But right now this meeting's being called to introduce you to Jim Tanner.

Jim's an ex -junkie who's been counseling at a rehab house in Chicago.

He'll be working with you from now on.

Jim? Here.

First of all, I want you to know that my door is always open to all of you, 24

hours a day.

Second of all, I'm not here to take Frank Whale's place.

From what I've heard about him, I don't think anybody can.

But I promise you that I'm going to do my best for you.

Okay?

Our regular sessions begin at 3, so I want you to go about what you normally

at this time, and we'll get better acquainted later.

Milt Edwards.

Office, please. Gotta go. Jim, I'll be in the office if you need me. Okay,

Thanks a lot.

Jim Tanner.

Yeah.

Hi. Glenn Morgan.

I run the auto shop class over at the garage.

Hi, Glenn. How are you? You know, this is a little different than what I'm used

to. Yeah.

Yeah, it's quite a place.

Now, where in Chicago was that?

The Southside Drug Rehab. Do you know it?

Yeah. Look, Jim, if there's anything I could do for you, if I can help you out

in any way, you just let me know, okay?

You bet. Yeah, I can need all the help I can get. Thank you.

Pete, how many are you going for?

But not today.

That's the trouble with drugs.

Makes mush out of your muscles and stamina, doesn't it?

Is that so?

I'm told you have a problem in that direction, Pete.

Me?

I'm clean.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I'm talking about guys like Frank.

Nice guys who wind up dead because somebody around here is pushing drugs.

I'd like to nail those guys, wouldn't you?

The problem is...

I can't really do anything about it until I know who they are.

I told you, I'm clean.

Now bug off.

Cliff.

Hey, Beth, what am I going to do? Davey didn't bring any candy this trip. Said

he's not going to give us any more.

You what?

Hey, Cliff.

Say what he wants.

Hey, Davey, what the hell is this all about?

We're flat out flat.

I've got paying customers all over the place. Cool it, Glenn.

I just deliver what I'm told to deliver.

Only the man down the hill says he's got troubles up here.

He don't want no part of them.

That's over.

I straightened it out.

Yeah.

By ODing Frank on juice.

He don't eat that kind of advertisement.

Hurts business for everybody.

If you go down, tell the man from now on I'll take care of everything without

any more heat coming down on our business.

I guarantee it.

Okay?

Okay.

I'll tell him. Okay.

Thanks, baby.

Nothing but problems.

What was that all about?

More problems.

Jim Tanner.

It's been here ten minutes. Already he's irritated on Pete. Asked him who's

smuggling the stuff.

I mean, it's like we got Frank Wales all over again.

Well, that's easy.

I mean, if he gets too close, we just see that Tanner has a little accident

also.

You know, in a little while, you're all going to go to a memorial service.

where you'll hear about Frank Wales.

He was a great guy. He was loved by everybody, wasn't he, Mel? That's right.

You bet.

Did a lot of good around here.

I'm gonna tell you why Frank Wales was a jerk.

He was a jerk.

Frank talked a terrific game, he really did.

But when it came right down to it, he was a doper.

He couldn't live by his own words.

So when the going got a little too rough for old Frank, what did he do, huh?

Did he sweat it out like you and I? No, he didn't do that. He stuck a needle in

his arm and he killed himself.

That is really a terrific example of somebody we should look up to and

right?

All right, that's all for today.

You were looking to shake him up. You really did a good job, especially with

Diane. What is her story?

She's only been with us a few weeks.

That boy I pointed out, Peter Chastain. Yeah.

She's been seeing a lot of him ever since she's been here.

Did Frank work with her a lot?

That's why she's taking it a little harder than the rest.

I'll be a son of a gun. You were on the Sundowners talk show the other day,

weren't you?

It was Estelle Morgan, my mother. No, no, they interviewed famous daughters of

famous mothers.

My mother is one subject I came here to forget about. No, wait, Diane, look.

Now, I need your help and I need to talk to you.

For what?

More of your dirty lies about Frank? All right.

I admitted I was a little rough on Frank, but I had to be. I did it on

I wanted to find out who his real friends are.

You found one.

Diane, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Now, if you really like Frank as much as you say, you'll tell me why you think

he went back to drugs and who was smuggling him into this place.

I don't know anything about smuggling.

But I know one thing. Frank didn't go back on drugs. I don't care what anybody

says. Well, how do you know? How can you be so sure?

I can't be that sure.

But look, I saw Frank only a few minutes before the accident.

All right.

We were having a rap session.

He told us to take a break said he'd be back in a few minutes And when he left

he was clean straight as an arrow Well, you know where he went after the rap

session to the garage to get his family suppose.

That's what they found him in to the garage You're sure

I'd given him a lift into town

that morning.

He said his van had to be tuned.

All right

Now, listen, if you think of anything else, if you hear of anything else, I

you to tell me.

Okay. Thank you.

What's the word, Davey? We in business?

That's what the man says.

Looks like it's gonna snow today.

Hey, hey, hey, you had us worried there for a while, Davey boy.

The money.

There's extra honey there for singing a song for us Which one it's in the one

with the Sharks The man also said any more mistake and he don't know you ever

lived in this world Know what I mean right on Davey and thank the good

man for us

Sugar, sugar loves my baby.

Yeah.

You got the delivery list?

Yeah.

Right here.

What's up? What about Pete Chastain?

Pete's never been a regular. He comes and goes according to how he's doing

Diane. Yeah, we'll put him on. I think he's going to be one of our steadier

customers from now on.

Hey, someone's coming.

Hey, Tanner.

How you doing?

What can we do for you?

Car trouble?

No, I just stopped by to check something out with you. Dr.

Frankenstein, how are you?

Uh, yeah, well, uh, that was just a joke, pal.

Why don't you go on over to the patio and get us a couple cold drinks, Cliff?

Sure.

Heard some of the kids gave you a hard time today.

Yeah, I'll live.

Check out what, Tanner? Oh, yeah, Frank Whale's van.

And I was looking over some of the statements that Milt took after Frank's

death, and I was wondering why you didn't mention that Frank picked up his

here just before the accident.

Who told you that?

What difference does it make? He did, didn't he?

You know, Glenn, if you're hiding something... See, Frank was my friend.

And I don't like bad -mouthing the guy when he's not around to defend himself.

I can appreciate that, Glenn.

I really can. But somebody's been smuggling drugs into this place. I think

should get to the bottom of it, don't you?

You're right.

Frank did have his van here that afternoon for a tune -up.

When he came by for it, he was sweating real bad.

You know what I mean?

All right. I'm listening.

When he got in the van to go back into town, he was really needing.

At least that's the way it looked to me.

So, in other words, you're saying that he was headed into town for a

Well, they found his body an hour later, all juiced up, didn't they?

Why didn't you say anything about this before?

What would it add?

I mean, he was already gone.

Yeah. You have any idea who his connection is?

If I did, I'd kill him with my bare hands.

Here you go, pal.

No, thanks.

Glenn, thanks a lot. I appreciate it.

Oh, by the way, that name is Tanner. Mr. Tanner.

Let's get this finished.

Diane.

Where are you hiding it? Hiding what? Diane, look at what you're doing to my

place. Come on, where's the stuff? I know you're holding it.

Where is it?

Honey.

I told you I can't make it on my own anymore.

I don't want to be left out.

I want to be with you.

Honey, no.

No. Not that way.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to crash your lovers.

What do you want?

Uh, just something. I, uh... Later.

Diane, listen.

I've been thinking.

If I promise, I mean, if I swear that I'll never use junk again, I mean, I'm

talking cold turkey. No, you've made those promises before.

Please, honey.

I love you.

Don't do this to yourself.

Oh, Peter, if you really love me, show me.

Prove it to me.

How? All I can do is swear to you.

Words aren't enough anymore.

I've heard them all so many times. They're just not enough.

Then what? How can I make you believe me any other way?

If you really mean it this time, then cut yourself off. Cut yourself off so

can't go back.

I don't need you.

Go to Jim Tanner and tell him who your connection is.

I can't do that.

I mean, it's too dangerous.

I thought so.

Just words, that's all your fault. Wait a minute.

Just let me think about it, huh?

Peter, if you ever want to talk to me again, then you had better talk to Jim

Tanner first.

but so far I'm batting a flat -out zero.

And you see this fellow at the garage, Glenn, has no idea who Frank went into

town to see.

No. You know, the campus here is pretty well buttoned up. There are spot checks

on kids coming in and going out.

What about the companies that service the school, make regular deliveries?

Yeah, I was thinking along those lines, too.

There's trucks coming in and going out all day. Any one of them can be a

conduit. Well, why don't you make me a list? I can check them out from this

side. All right. I'll run over to Milt's office and I'll get a list.

I'll get back to you, okay?

Bye. Right.

Talk to you later. Bye.

Diana?

Is something wrong?

I was waiting for Peter.

I thought he'd gone over to see you, but I guess I was wrong.

To see me about what?

I thought I managed to get him to do something right for once in his life.

Oh,

the ambulance, somebody!

It's terrible!

It's terrible! It's me.

Okay, Mr. Edwards, that about wraps it up for now.

All reports from homicide will be here tomorrow. What about the victim's

parents? Already contacted his father.

He's flying in from Bermuda to make the funeral arrangements.

He's high class dope as you got here with the worst kind.

Seems the only way to know how to solve their problem was with a rope.

Wait till the autopsy before you assume that it's a suicide of you.

Tell me all the counselors here are ex -junkies. Does that include you, Tanner?

That includes me and you know it.

I don't see things the way the sheriff and some others do.

In fact, I don't like junkies at all, past or present.

If I had my way, this dope as the light you got here wouldn't be here in the

first place, flossing up the neighborhood.

One of his better days.

Right there, he's on me.

He's trying to make people like him see through their bias, that even though we

lose some, we do a lot of good for the majority of these kids and for society.

Bill, what about the list of suppliers I asked you about?

Oh, yeah.

After I spoke to Pete's father, I called the listing to Barnaby. Good.

That's what you wanted, wasn't it?

It's not for you later.

That tannisher is fast down his feet and with his mouth, he's like a pro at it.

Mons, get out of here.

I think I'm gonna get sick.

I'm gonna find out more about him.

There's Frank.

Pete, you can't go on like this, Glenn.

He's a master key to the administration offices.

See what you can get out of him.

Go on.

But you must know whose connection it is.

Dan, when you left Pete, did he actually say that he was coming to see me?

He said that he'd think about it.

But I was sure he would.

Well, was there anyone else around?

Did anyone actually hear him say it?

Cliff was standing at the door, but he left before we got to talking about any

of that.

Cliff was?

What did Cliff want?

I don't know.

Oh, Pete.

He was all that I had left to hang on to.

I can't make it without him.

I want you to remember something.

You are the most important person in the world.

Huh?

Hang on to yourself. You'll do just fine.

Nurse?

Nurse, would you look after her? She's pretty well shaken up. Oh, of course.

Thank you. Diane will come later, okay?

Come on, Diane. Let's go to the infirmary.

Do you have something strong?

To knock me out?

A mild tranquilizer's all I'm permitted to give.

Come on, get a relax.

Hiya, pal.

I mean, uh, Mr. Tanner.

Are you thinking that I've been looking for him? You just left him by the dorm a

couple of minutes ago.

Yeah, yeah, you're right.

Cliff, you stopped by to see Pete just before he died. Why'd you do that?

Oh, I went in to borrow some money for something, but Diane was there, so I

figured I'd wait.

Guess I have to find another touch.

Yes, that's right, officer. Lieutenant Biddle said he gave you a list of the

names for a quick background check.

Oh, great. I'll hold that.

I know, Judge Dyer.

Milt filled me in on the Peter Chastain thing when he called.

You think this has something to do with Frank's death?

Absolutely, Barnaby. I don't buy a convenient suicide.

Did you get anything off that list?

Betty's working on it now. So far, all the companies are in the clip.

Yes. Thank you so much. I appreciate your help.

J .R., it's pretty remote, but the KDF auto parts company on the list?

Well, apparently the driver, David Collier, was arrested two years ago for

smuggling marijuana across the border at Calexico.

Marijuana?

Well, that doesn't exactly mix with the kind of stuff they're pushing around

here. Similar ammo.

You're right. You're right. I think it's worth checking into. Why don't I get

back to you later?

Okay? Bye -bye.

Anything else?

I don't know, Milt.

A lot of arrows pointing toward the garage. I'll see you later.

Hi.

What do you want?

Remember?

That shoulder to cry on?

Oh, Glenn.

I don't think I frightened Pete enough to make him kill himself.

I didn't. No.

No, of course you didn't.

Is that what you and Jim Tanner were talking about?

About Pete being frightened or something?

Pete said it was dangerous.

What was?

He's going to Jim Tanner and telling him whose connection was.

It's my fault.

Tanner, have any idea who it is?

Pete's connection?

What does it matter anyhow?

Pete's lucky he's gone.

I wish I was.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Hey, come on.

Up on your feet.

You need something to make yourself feel better.

Make the world look good again.

I sure do.

I even asked the nurse for something.

But she didn't understand.

Nobody understands.

I'm not the nurse.

Come on, take it to my place. I think maybe I could find us a bottle of wine.

Or whatever.

Come on.

Jediah R. Jones.

J .R.

Dr. Jones, investigations may help you.

Betty, J .R., would you check something out at the KDF Auto Parts Company for

me? Yeah, sure. Go ahead. What is it?

It's a code number, AX -332. See if you can find out what kind of an item it

represents. Glenn!

Betty, have you got the number I gave you before?

The patio phone, yes. Right. Call me back there later.

Thanks.

I don't know.

Maybe I should give it all up and go home.

Which home are you talking about?

Hotel room in Paris or Vienna, Rio de Janeiro?

Wherever it is your mother's playing a concert this week?

I guess I'm like Bobby.

I don't have a real home to go to either.

driver david collier he's living pretty high up the hog wannabe it all fits the

picture did you get anything on that code number yeah kdf auto parts says

for uh one of the shock absorbers that they distribute shock absorbers what

that's a special type barnum high lift 707 did they say what makes them special

having anticipated your mind for detail i add unlike other shock They

are not permanently sealed so that they can be re -lubricated. You sound

uptight. You on to something?

Actually, I think somebody's on to me. My car's been searched.

J .R., you get out of there right now.

Betty's right.

No use taking chances.

Barnaby, I really think I can do some good for these kids up here if I can

nail those pushers. I'm close. I really am. I just need more time.

Well, I want to be right behind you if anything happens.

I'm coming up.

I'll talk to you later. Goodbye.

How you doing?

I never could hold my liquor.

Would you like to have any?

Wine's okay, but when you really need a friend... or whatever.

Whatever.

You've been there before.

It's right there if you want to go back.

Why is it I can't remember anything about those days?

Because you have to feel to remember.

Yes.

No more pain.

No feelings.

That's right, Diane.

And if you ever need my help, I'll be here.

Nobody's ever going to hurt you again.

I'm not remembering.

That's my girl.

You'll be helping all the other girls here in school, just the way I've helped

you.

I will?

Yes.

You'll be like my, uh, representative.

You just lie there, relax, and enjoy the ride.

Gotta get some more candy. I'll be right back.

It's been, I've been looking all over for you. Get something on Tanner? Yeah,

remember that guy Frank Wales used to always talk about the private eye who

first got him in the Fresh Start program?

Yeah, Jones or something? Right, J .R. Jones, check this out.

Where'd you get this?

Jim Tanner's car, that's where I got it.

Glenn, the guy's a private eye.

Get over to administration, see if you can find out where he is. What are you

gonna do?

First I'm getting our goods away from the garage.

They don't take care of Mr. Jones.

You planning on committing suicide yourself, Glenn?

That's what you said, isn't it?

That if you could find the guy who put away Frank, you'd kill him with your

hands.

That's what happened, isn't it?

Frank found out about your little operation here, so you killed him,

Drop that.

Let's go for a ride.

I'll show you exactly how I did it.

Move it.

Cliff made a statement to the deputy.

It seems Pete's suicide wasn't suicide.

They murdered him.

Well, that's one guilty young lady won't have to carry on her head.

Hi, Jim.

Enjoying the party?

Not really.

See ya.

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