S4.E23

The Eyes of Terror

Episode aired Mar 11, 1976
1h

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A mentally challenged young man stumbles upon a murder being committed and tries to help the victim, but he's too late and the real assailant flees the scene before any other witnesses show ... Read allA mentally challenged young man stumbles upon a murder being committed and tries to help the victim, but he's too late and the real assailant flees the scene before any other witnesses show up. The local sheriff wants to charge him for the murder, and it's up to Barnaby to prove ... Read allA mentally challenged young man stumbles upon a murder being committed and tries to help the victim, but he's too late and the real assailant flees the scene before any other witnesses show up. The local sheriff wants to charge him for the murder, and it's up to Barnaby to prove that he has the wrong man.

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7.6/10

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Trivia
This episode features a young Anthony Geary a few years before he found fame as Luke and became one half of one of the most celebrated couples on television when his character married Laura on General Hospital (1963).

Goofs
The window that was forced open has a crank mechanism that opens the window sideways with a lever arm. There are only two ways to force it open. One is to break or disconnect the lever arm. It might also be possible to strip the internal gears in the crank mechanism. However, the crank handle would not be affected, so they made a mistake when they showed the victim pull the handle loose and look around in panic.

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8/10

Creepy!

When the episode begins, a masked man is attacking a woman in her home. Arlie sees it happening and he goes to the rescue. After breaking in the house to stop the assailant, the husband arrives and think Arlie was the attacker. But the woman can say nothing, as she was raped and murdered....and the town is in a lynch mob mentality...so Barnaby better work fast before things boil over.

The summary says that the accused, Arlie, is mentally challenged. Well, that's not quite right. The folks in town think he is....mostly because he stutters.

This is a very good and tense episode. However, considering the violent attacks, you might want to pass on this one if you have been through such an attack yourself. Now I don't think the show was gratuitous at all in how this was depicted....but it might be difficult for some to watch. Well made...well worth seeing.