8x1 - Man on Fire

September 20, 1979

Barnaby grudgingly begins to suspect that an arson investigator that he has trusted for years is involved in setting fires and then ruling them as accidental in order to get a cut of the insurance money.

8x2 - Nightmare in Hawaii (1)

September 27, 1979

8x3 - Nightmare in Hawaii (2)

September 27, 1979

8x4 - A Desperate Pursuit

October 11, 1979

8x5 - Design for Madness

October 18, 1979

8x6 - Girl on the Road

October 25, 1979

8x7 - Indoctrination in Evil

November 1, 1979

8x8 - Homecoming for a Dead Man

November 8, 1979

8x9 - False Witness

November 29, 1979

8x10 - School of Terror

December 20, 1979

8x11 - Cry for Vengeance

December 27, 1979

An ex-cop and friend of Barnaby looks to even the score when his son is killed by a gang leader. Barnaby gets involved and learns that the gang is actually being used as muscle by a crooked businessman who wants the ex-cop out of the way.

8x12 - Run to Death

January 3, 1980

8x13 - The Price of Anger

January 10, 1980

8x14 - The Killing Point

January 17, 1980

8x15 - Focus on Fear

January 31, 1980

8x16 - Murder in the Key of C

February 7, 1980

8x17 - Killer Without a Name

February 14, 1980

8x18 - Death Is the Punchline

February 21, 1980

8x19 - The Final Victim

March 6, 1980

8x20 - The Silent Accuser

March 13, 1980

8x21 - Deadline for Murder

March 27, 1980

8x22 - The Killin' Cousin

April 3, 1980