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Jedediah is on vacation in Hawaii, as he was invited there by a friend. However, when he enters his hotel room, he is arrested for stabbing a man to death--something he never did. As for the 'friend', he lies and say he never invited Jedediah. And, soon after this, a police search finds pot in the hotel room! It's obvious he's been set up, but why and by whom? Then, while Jedediah is in jail, a group of prisoners try to kill him...and the guards don't believe him. As a result, Jedediah breaks out of jail, as he figures he's a dead man if he stays there. Additionally, the cop investigating (Tim O'Connor) has a grudge against Barnaby and he's more than happy to fry Jedediah!

A couple nice things about this episode include location shooting in Maui, Hawaii as well as having Richard Lynch as one of the villains. He has a very familiar face and he often played some of the scariest heavies in the 70s-90s....and he is a VERY scary looking guy! Additionally, I noticed most of the two-part episodes were very exciting and well worth seeing...and this one certainly is exciting!

PART 1

Another super story by producer and writer Robert Sherman, which should have been the season opener.

For starters, it's beautifully filmed in Maui, Hawaii, truly a change of pace for the series, and with shades of HAWAII FIVE O, which is rather clever.

Perhaps the most dangerous case ever for JR, and Mark Shera is very convincing here. He heads to Hawaii to visit a friend, who actually sets him up and uses him as a fall guy for a murder. It turns out his friend's family is harvesting marijuana, also connecting JR to drug sales. He naturally ends up in jail and is nearly killed.

Enter Barnaby and Betty, who fly out to Hawaii to right a terrible wrong, only to meet with Lt. Abbott (well played byTim O'Connor) who is not a fan of Barnaby's, thus complicating matters.

I agree with the last reviewer; great casting of ultimate bad guy Richard Lynch. His deep voice was his trademark, and in real-life he spoke five languages. Also look for Devon Ericson, who played both good and bad young ladies. Soon after this episode she would guest star on the CHISHOLMS.

Special appearance by veteran actor Dan O'Herlihy.

One of the best later season episodes to be sure, expertly directed by Michael Caffey, who headed 23 episodes. Caffey at the time was also directing CHIPS.

From SEASON 8. Remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set. Released 2018.