Barnaby Carpenter

Carter Bowen panics when Sheriff Buck wants his teenage daughter to work for him as payback for an old favor. When he refuses, his life quickly begins to unravel. After his wife is mysteriously injured and Buck sends a lecherous former acquaintance to taunt his naïve daughter, Carter realizes he is in over his head. Meanwhile, Caleb's school science project serves as a battleground for Buck and Dr. Crower as they compete to be his mentor.

Gail may have pushed Sheriff Buck too far when she accuses him of foul play in the death of his former girlfriend, who was with him just before her car mysteriously drove off a bridge. Buck, meanwhile, gives Caleb a warped lesson in competition when he presents him with a "special bow" and arrow for his archery contest, and Deputy Ben Healy tries to handle his domestic troubles without the sheriff's help.