Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980): Season 11, Episode 5 - Small Potatoes - full transcript

This has the smell of
big-time gambling to me.

I hear dice clicking.
The girls could be shills.

McGarrett wants to talk to me.

I'm gonna have to tell him
something, you understand?

We won't let you
get hurt, Johnny.

You're small potatoes.
Don't you know?

And the small potatoes, they're
always the ones that get fried first.

Oh, come on. McGarrett, I told
you it's a gambling operation.

You don't need me.

Who's your contact?
Who do you talk to?

See, that's a question I don't
even answer off the record.



I mean, that's very
bad for my health.

Joe's not in the music
business anymore.

He's into Oriental art now.

Johnny? Johnny.

- Where's Johnny?
- Hey, thank you, honey.

Did I ever tell you about
my rich uncle in Texas?

He's so rich he don't
pay no income tax.

He just calls them when...

Here's to earthly paradise.

As far as I'm concerned,
Hawaii is the known world.

Waikiki is the
capital of it all.

- Johnny.
- Mm-hm?

Mm-hm.

- Yeah?
- Johnny, get this straight.



1187 Sarabande Way.

- Got it?
- Okay. I got it.

Call the elevator, and, uh, ahem,
we'll be right down, okay? Good.

Drink up, gentlemen. Uh, the
cars are waiting downstairs.

Uh... I'll be back. You
gonna wait for me?

Well, you see, I told
this old gal, I said,

"Lady, hell, all I gotta
do is flap my arms

and I can fly faster than that."

Uh-huh.

Okay. Uh, you fellas, why
don't you go in this one?

Uh, 1187 Sarabande
Way, okay? Step on it.

They're waiting for you.

Okay.

- Johnny, take me with you.
- Oh...

Please take me with you.

- I got...
- Come here. Come here.

I got 60,000 cash.
I gotta play again.

That's the only way I can
redeem my losses back.

Yeah, Mr. Lee, they
don't wanna hear it.

I mean, this 60,000
is nothing to them.

They don't wanna do business
with you. They're cutting you off.

No, no.

- Take your money and go home.
- Johnny, listen...

It's not my decision. Do you
understand that? You're out.

Hey, hey, hey. Jeez.

My money. My money.

My money.

Take it easy. Take it easy.

I didn't see... I
didn't see a thing.

Give me a hand here.

- Easy.
- No, don't move me.

Take it easy.

Take it easy.

It's all right.

Oh, no. Oh, no, no, no.

Just take it easy.

No, wait a second. Wait a
second. No, no, no, let go.

Wait a second. Come on, wait. I'll
move. I'll do it. I'll do it, I'll do it.

Officer.

- Quite a bundle.
- Looks like 50 to 60 grand or more.

We'll count it and
put it on report.

- We'll need your signature.
- Right.

McGARRETT: I repeat,
gambling means money,

the kind of money that
attracts crime, organized crime.

And organized crime means
legitimate businesses go elsewhere.

Bad money always
drives out good money.

Then it's all one
business: Theirs.

Ladies and gentlemen,
the answer is simple.

Never, never let organized
crime nor gambling

get a foothold here in Hawaii.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McGarrett,
and the rest of the panel.

This completes our discussion
on gambling and organized crime.

This segment was taped
earlier at our studio...

A lot of good that
will do, Danno.

The committee will
never call me, count on it.

Well, what have
we got this morning?

This just came from H.P.D.

A character named Johnny
Noah banged up his Rolls-Royce.

They found a briefcase
with $60,000 cash in it,

all in hundred-dollar bills.

It's not against the law if
you can explain it to the IRS.

Yeah, but hundred-dollar bills,
Danno? 60,000 dollars' worth?

All that cash could mean a
money laundry is being set up here.

Check it out.

I'd like to know if somebody is
washing money in our own back yard.

Right.

Lani? LANI: Yes, sir?

Get me the governor, please.

Watch out, honey. Watch
out. You'll get burned.

- That's enough.
- Good?

You're a pitiful sight.

A hustler with a padded necktie.

Think they'll let you keep
it when they hang you?

Why'd you have to go tell
them about the money for?

What did you want me to
do, connect the H.P.D. to Lee?

They'd ask questions.
You-know-who wouldn't like that.

Oh, yeah. Oh, the big
one, you mean. The big one.

- Ha-ha-ha.
- The big one.

You taking those
pills with hot coffee?

You want a little, uh, cold
water? Would it be easier?

Sweetie?

Here's your sweet patootie.

Aw. Aw.

The big jackpot.

And you can't cash in on it because
you had to tell the cops it's yours.

Why don't you ask me how I feel?

When the good times roll, you're
up there in the glass paradise.

And when you get kicked,
you come here to see Gloria.

That's business.

- You know that's business.
- I know.

I'd be with you any
night and every night.

I'd love it.

I don't wanna watch all those
chicks in heat rubbing themselves...

I was on my way to see you...!

Last night.

- You know, it's about you.
- Heh.

It's like there's something
wrong with your karma.

Something wrong with my nose.

Yes. Hello?

- Ah, Mr. Lee.
- Let me speak to him.

Yes. Please, just wait a minute.
Let me see if he's still here.

Johnny. Mr. Lee.

Tell him to get lost.

I am sorry. He just left.

Please?

Seven hundred and
seventy, contents of desk.

Five-0 is on the
way up. McGarrett.

He wants to see the
physical evidence.

McGarrett, huh?

Well, tell him he can see it

after the Treasury and
the FBI are through with it.

You know something, Harold.

We all learned in kindergarten
how to put things in boxes.

Steve?

- Can I talk to you for a minute?
- Sure.

Looks like it's getting
a little out of hand.

They insist it's a federal case.

Bob, you know very
well that I can go to court

and get access
to all the evidence.

This is our jurisdiction.

I know. But I hope you won't.

Listen to me, Steve.

Lee dipped into this bank
for one-and-a-half million.

That's all they've found so far.
The guy was a computer wizard.

But he's dead,
and the bank is sick.

Bob, we've been
friends a long time, right?

We're not gonna
walk all over your case,

but Five-0 has a legitimate
interest, and I've got responsibilities.

The governor is very
concerned. This is a big bank.

They've been handling
a lot of state loans, right?

I know. I know.

McGARRETT: All
right, answer something.

Why is Kendricks
sitting on this one?

Because he's got a big butt.

He's got a big mouth too.

Well, well, well.

Every time I turn on the evening news
these days, I see you on it, McGarrett.

What are you, running for public
office for the anti-gambling ticket?

Hey, that wouldn't
be a bad idea.

Bob, I'll see you in court.

I'll ride down with you.

Mm-hm.

He's just sore because the reporters
aren't paying any attention to him.

Well, he's no surprise.

You're the one who's conning
me. What's the story, Bob?

I can't tell you anything.

In return, I need your help.

You drive a hard bargain.

Phone numbers.
Here's a complete list.

Lee's address book,
recent phone calls.

I don't have the
manpower to run it down.

And I need it all
fast, Steve. Real fast.

Okay, Bob, but you
owe me one, huh?

I'll get this list back
to you in 24 hours

and I'll have an injunction
from Judge Richardson

ordering access to all
evidence to go along with it.

And be sure to tell
Kendricks, will you?

I don't want him to miss
me on the evening news.

- Steve.
- Oh, yeah, Danno?

I couldn't get a call
through to you up there.

The FBI must've gotten
here before he landed.

Hard to believe, isn't it?

Fourteen seminars a year
in inter-agency cooperation.

Take a look at this.

I'm sure it was Sullivan's
idea to keep us busy.

Look at that. Johnny Noah.

The last call Lee made. 10:07.

What do you think a computer wizard
talks about minutes before he jumps

to an accident victim who was
carrying 60,000 in cash the night before?

What do you think, Danno?

I don't know, Steve. But gambling,
like alcoholism, is a sickness.

- Poor guy.
- Sure is.

We gotta find
Johnny Noah, Danno.

He's right in the
middle of this.

I'll be right back. I'm gonna
take the kids to get their shots.

- Okay.
- Is Johnny Noah here?

Try his old lady.

Who are you?

My name is Williams. Five-0.

I'd like to talk to Johnny.

Okay, kids. Come
on back. Come on.

Inside.

Come on.

Thanks, Mary.

Where does his "old lady" live?

Look, I don't know where he is.

If I did, I'd be there.

If you find him, tell
him to call Eileen.

If you see him first, uh,

would you ask him to give me a
call at this number, Miss, uh...?

Goodbye, Mr. Williams.

I thought you were going out.

There's some kids
staying at the condo,

and at least three
chicks, maybe four.

None of them have jobs.
They're all on welfare.

Gotta hand it to Noah.

He's got the state of
Hawaii paying his rent.

I can't believe this is a
call-girl operation, Danno.

You can't make 60,000
bucks as a procurer.

The word is he's a smart
hustler, but, uh, small potatoes.

A few petty busts. Car
boosting, stuff like that.

Then what's he doing in
that expensive condominium?

Well, he doesn't
live there all the time.

The doorman says the traffic in
and out is pretty light during the week.

Except Johnny has a couple
of big parties every week.

- Big parties, huh?
- Yeah, very fancy.

Lots of out-of-towners.

You know, this has the smell
of big-time gambling to me.

I hear dice clicking.
The girls could be shills.

You think Johnny's a
runner for the big boys?

Could be. I'd sure
like to ask him.

They say he's got another
place and a steady lady.

I got a hunch I know where
to find that steady lady.

We'll get past this one.
You and me. You'll see.

You'll see.

- Shh.
- All right. All right.

- Answer it. Answer it.
- Okay.

Don't... Don't, uh,
tell anybody I'm here.

- No. Take it easy.
- Don't let anybody past the door.

Okay. I'll handle it, sure.

Yeah? Who's...? Who's there?

McGARRETT:
McGarrett. Hawaii Five-0.

- Oh, hello.
- Hi.

It's just a routine follow-up
about the traffic accident.

I'd like to ask Mr. Noah
a few questions.

- I'm sorry. He doesn't live here.
- Oh.

- You're Gloria Kozma, aren't you?
- Yup.

He checked out of the
hospital to this address.

He did. He was here.

Maybe half an hour, and then
he went on to his own place.

Did you drive him there?
We've been calling your number

and there's been no answer.

- I was shopping. I just got back.
- I see.

Uh, Miss Kozma, a man
by the name of Felisco Lee

called here this
morning about 10 a.m.

It was his last phone call.

He jumped to his
death shortly thereafter.

What?

Now, I was wondering,
did Mr. Lee talk to you?

- Or to Johnny Noah?
- He did.

He called here, and I told
him Johnny wasn't here.

But he was here, Miss Kozma.

Look, uh... I don't know, uh...

You have lots of questions
and I don't have lots of answers.

So maybe you
better talk to Johnny.

Yeah, I will. But, uh, you
can tell him to call this number.

- He'll save himself a lot of trouble.
- Okay.

Would you ask him to wait
about 10 or 15 minutes?

I'll be back to
the office by then.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

Here it is. You can
count it. I don't want it.

Sixty thousand dollars,
I got it by accident.

It belongs to a bank. Rhymes
with tank. Can't win an argument.

I don't want to
count it, Johnny.

You're gonna take it
off my hands, right?

They've made a connection to me.
McGarrett from Five-0's been around.

You know, they don't send him
around to fill out an accident report.

- Yes, I can see you've been hurt.
- Mm.

I'm sorry about that.

Well, I need a shady
place to stand, general.

A piece of paper, a
payroll receipt, something.

Anything.

If they ask questions, you're
the one who's gonna be hurt.

Are you threatening me, Johnny?

How are they going to know
anything if you don't tell them?

What is this, play
time, general?

We're not in dear old Saigon,
you know. This is the U.S. of A.

They draw a line here,
and if you step over it,

they make it very
hard for you to live.

You ever talk to a
high-powered cop?

They empty you out.

Then they send the lint in
your brain to the FBI for analysis.

McGarrett wants to talk to me,

and I'm gonna have to tell
him something, you understand?

We won't let you
get hurt, Johnny.

But I can't touch the
money. You understand.

It's too dangerous.

Okay.

You play hardball, general.

I said we wouldn't let
you get hurt, Johnny.

You help us, we
help you. As always.

Okay.

We help you on one
condition, Johnny.

We want McGarrett
out of the way.

You know I don't want to tie
your hands in any way, Steve.

But Kendricks has
complained to his superiors.

He insists that this is a federal
case, and that you are meddling.

Sir, with all due respect,
Kendricks is a jackass.

Now, this is not just a matter of
embezzlement of one bank's funds.

The money Lee stole went down a
rat hole called organized gambling.

And it happened
right here in Hawaii.

Now, that makes it our business,
as well as the federal government's.

Unless, of course, you wanna let
those, uh, vultures get a foothold here.

- You know me better than that, Steve.
- Yes, sir, I do.

Then please tell Mr. Kendricks'
superiors to cooperate with us

instead of trying
to shut us out.

Okay.

All right, Steve, I'll back you.

But one word of caution:

Kendricks has never forgiven you

for showing him up on
that illegal-alien case.

I know.

He was about to blow
that one. Ha-ha-ha.

I know.

But there's nothing he'd like better
than to catch you off base on this one.

I'll take my chances.
Thank you, sir.

Johnny?

What'd the general say?

Hm?

- Hey.
- Hey. Oh, hey.

What'd he say? Big boy.

- Careful with that.
- Ha-ha-ha. What is it?

- Okay, you don't wanna hurt me.
- No, I don't wanna hurt you.

- You get everything?
- Yeah, I think so.

Everything you asked for.

- Did you get me a toothbrush?
- Yeah.

What'd he say?

- Toothpaste?
- Yeah.

- Uh, who? What?
- Come on.

Oh, the general?
You want a drink?

Come on. Come on.

Just a second.

You wanna know
what the general said?

You really wanna know
what he said? Here.

He said you should
take your clothes off.

Aw, come on.

- Get in the tub with me. No?
- Ha-ha-ha.

You're something.

He said...

The general gave
you his regards.

That's what he did.

Don't soft-stroke me
or smoke-screen me.

I don't want it. I
know you so well.

Come on, Johnny.
What did he say?

He wants us to
deliver McGarrett.

What? You crazy?

You out of your mind?

Get me, uh,

some juice, and
pour yourself a drink.

- Don't throw it on me.
- Ha-ha-ha.

You'll give me a heart attack, and
then you'll really be up the creek.

All we have to do is
deliver McGarrett to a party.

The general says
he'll do the rest.

Oh, Johnny.

Don't you know, baby?

You're small potatoes.
Don't you know it?

And the small potatoes, they're
always the ones that get fried first.

Why don't you give it up?
Give up the whole thing.

The crime, the syndicate,
the general, the chicks.

And do what?

What, 9 to 5?

That's not what you want.

You'd be bored to death.

You love this. You love
the risk. You love the danger.

It keeps you alive.

You know you'd have been
a long time gone without it.

We're alike, you and me.
That's why we're still together.

You're wrong.

Am I?

Am I?

Mm-hm.

Come here.

Come here.

It's official now, Steve.

Lee got away with
close to 2 million.

There's no trace anywhere.

The trade winds just picked
it up and blew it away, huh?

I'll get it.

Yes, Lani? LANI: A Ms. Kozma.

- Who?
- Ms. Gloria Kozma.

McGARRETT: Oh, good.

Johnny Noah's girlfriend.

Remember me? The girl
who didn't have any answers?

Yes, I remember.

Well, I've got some now
and I'd like to talk to you.

Well, the office is open.

All day, all night,
if necessary.

Parking is free.

- Heh. I'd rather not meet there.
- I see.

Uh, somewhere else?

- Where do you wanna meet?
- The Alamuana parking lot?

- What time?
- Two-thirty okay?

- I'll be there.
- Okay. Be alone.

Yes. Yes, I'll be alone.

Thank you.

She wants to talk.

Then you make a left.

First he wants to know the
questions you're going to ask.

Well, that's funny. I wanna
know the answers first.

Ha, ha. Now you
go over the bridge.

Good.

And he should be
waiting for us right now.

There he is. He's
waiting for us.

Okay. I'll be waiting for
you when you're finished.

- Very reassuring.
- Ha, ha.

- You wanted to see me?
- Yeah.

Why were you hiding out?

My fans are a drag.
I get tired of them.

Tell me about
your friend, Mr. Lee.

What do you wanna know?

Your doorman at the Towers saw
you with him the night before he jumped.

And it wasn't the first time
he had seen you together.

The doorman's got
a big mouth, huh?

All right, McGarrett.

Lee was a crazy man.

Terrible gambler

with a 120-degree fever, and
he kept coming back for more.

They had to cut him off.

That's funny.

They drain the guy dry,
then they cut him off.

They waited a long
time, don't you think?

How does the setup work?

It's a big operation.

They feed people in from all
over. Miami, Vegas, Hong Kong.

Big spenders. Big losers.

- Who runs it?
- You think I'm crazy?

I don't know. I
don't wanna know.

They keep us in separate
compartments, know what I mean?

Every week I get a different
address. They move it around.

Maybe three, four games
running at the same time,

you know, I don't know.

But it's never the
same address twice.

Who's your contact?
Who do you talk to?

See, that's a question I don't
even answer off the record.

I mean, that's very
bad for my health.

H.P.D. found 60,000 bucks
in cash on you that same night.

And the last withdrawal Lee made

was an illegal transfer
of funds for, guess what.

- What?
- Sixty thousand bucks.

Now, that's the kind of
coincidence a Treasury agent

would love to hear about, huh?

Oh, come on, McGarrett. I told
you it's a gambling operation.

You don't need me.

All right.

Just give me a name, pal.

All right, listen, McGarrett.

I've got 50,000 left in
cash. It's yours. No names.

You know, you're the kind of man

who hides in the closet when
your friend Gloria answers the door.

You don't have enough guts
to try to bribe me on your own.

So?

Who's the big guy?
Who's the big man?

Who put you up to this? Who's
making the decisions, Johnny boy?

I'm on the outside
looking in, McGarrett.

I don't know any names.

See you in the DA's office.

Now wait a minute. Wait a
minute, wait a minute, McGarrett.

Come here, come
here. Listen, listen.

I said I don't know any names.

But I know the
man, I've seen him.

He's always around
watching the action.

I think I can get
you in to play.

Tonight?

One phone call.

Okay, and I want you along.

You and your friend,
Gloria. Just for luck.

I'll pick you up at your
hotel at, uh, 10:00.

You're certain
about that, Johnny?

He wants to come?

Very good.

Very good indeed.

That's a winner.

All right, we're rolling.

The winner, 28.

Twenty-eight.
It's me. It's mine.

It's mine. I won it. It's 28.

- Hello, Mr. Noah.
- Hello, Payloo.

The bar is to the left.
Cashier is to the right.

And the action
is straight ahead.

Very good. Very good.

Ahem. I told them you
were big people from Vegas.

So buy some chips and
flash them around a little bit.

I'm gonna locate the general.

- Right.
- You stick together.

- Okay.
- Okay.

McGARRETT: Five hundred, please.

Oh, my, hey.

You think I'm that lucky?

Well, I'll have to
roll them very well.

Five hundred.

Yes, Flight 106. Tonight.

The name is Johnny Richardson.

Uh, one way. First class.

One person.

Yes, thank you.

Uh, what's your favorite
number? Your lucky number?

Why don't you...?
I'm not lucky tonight.

Um, 13.

Uh, nothing for me,
please. What would you like?

Oh, yes, I'd like a
little Perrier water.

Don't I know you?

I don't know. Do you?

Nice try, McGarrett.

But this is a private
gathering for charity.

We have to ask you to leave.

Well, I'm a charitable person.
What's the good cause?

You can take off your
disguise and leave quietly.

Chips, please.

Give it to him.

- That took a little less time than I...
- Well, I hope I didn't blow it for you.

We're even now.

Payloo, would you see that
Mr. McGarrett gets to his car safely?

And, uh, take the lady with him.

Oh, we can find our
way. Thank you. Let's go.

All right. Don't anybody move.

We're federal agents
and you're all under arrest.

Just a minute, sir.

Well, well, look who's here.

Mr. Five-0 himself.

Time to cash in your
chips, McGarrett.

You're under arrest.

When do I get to make
my phone call, Kimo?

You can wash your hands now.

Kimo, I get one
phone call, remember?

Sure, Steve. After
we take your picture.

Please have a seat
on the stool there.

Hold this about chest high.

Okay, keep your eyes
focused on the yellow dot

at the top of the camera here.

Chin up.

Look straight ahead.

Hold it.

That's it.

Next.

McGARRETT:
Danno, tell the governor

not to get involved.
They're trying to frame me.

I don't want him dragged into this.
Listen, Danno, and this is important.

Call Sandy Tashimoto, and
tell him to bail out Gloria Kozma.

Yeah. Yeah, right away.
We're gonna need her.

If necessary, I'll put
up her bail money.

I have visitors, Danno.
I'll talk to you later.

Read him his rights.

Come off it, Harold.

They've already
done it, gentlemen.

They know the legalities.

There was $50,000 in a
briefcase in your car, McGarrett.

Any idea how it got there?

No, but I can guess.
It's pretty obvious.

I'd say a guy named Johnny
Noah put it in my car to frame me.

Yeah, they always
say they're framed.

Show him the photos.

Mm. Looks like I'm doing a pretty
good job of investigating a lead, huh?

Very elaborate police
work, McGarrett.

Blind pickup, isolated meeting.

Very clandestine.

How would you suggest
I do it, if not clandestine?

We were investigating Johnny
Noah because of another incident.

I caught the connection
on that list of phone numbers

you gave me, Bob.
I was interested.

So were we, so were we.

You wanna let
him tell it, Harold?

Johnny Noah told me
it was a gambling ring

that tapped Lee
for all that money.

A very professional operation.
Change locations every week.

Noah's just one of
their small potatoes.

They've got a network steering
their action. I was squeezing hard.

I wanted the man in
charge, and I got him.

Yeah. Who is it?

Whoever set me up
with you, Kendricks.

They want to smear
me, don't you see that?

They don't like my TV
appearances any more than you do.

Show him the other envelope.

It looks like photostats
of five 100-dollar bills.

Yeah, and they belong to you.

They were in your pocket when
we arrested you at the casino.

Clerk at H.P.D. typed the serial
numbers on your property slip.

Check it out.

No, I don't have
to. I believe you.

We have absolute proof

that those bills match a
series of 100-dollar bills

that were used to
pay off politicians,

building and health inspectors.

And sometimes cops.

We've been working on this
case for six months, Steve.

You wanna tell us
about it now, McGarrett?

We've already talked
to Johnny Noah.

He admitted he was your bagman.

Yeah.

A lot of planning
went into this, didn't it?

Maybe I should call my lawyer.

Hello, Sid.

Danny.

Should I offer you
my condolences?

Coming from you, it would
sound like congratulations.

I have to check your briefcase.
- That's fine.

Say hello to Johnny Noah for me.

And, uh, tell him I'm putting
him at the top of my list.

Well, now,

there are statutes against
intimidating witnesses.

Get McGarrett to
explain it to you.

I know what they are. And, uh, I'm
not in the business of bending the law.

Brash.

Take Mr. Cane to Room D.

- Ring when you're ready to leave, sir.
- I know the routine.

- Mr. Noah?
- Yeah.

I'm Sid Cane. I'm your lawyer.

- Oh, good.
- Please sit down.

Thank you.

Now, let us presume that
our constitutional rights

are being violated right now.

That a microphone is
picking up our conversation.

Now,

if a question occurs to you that
requires a confidential approach,

please

- write it down.
- Okay.

- Uh...
- Please.

Write it down.

Uh, all right. Let me ask...

Brought you a change of clothes.

I thought you might like to get
out of your gambler's threads.

Come on, Danno. Have
the decency to at least laugh.

I got ahold of Sandy Tashimoto.

He arranged to have you
released on your own recognizance.

- What about the lady?
- Her bail is being posted.

And Johnny?

Well, he wasn't
picked up at the club.

We caught him boarding
a late flight to Chicago.

Apparently it was all planned.

He was supposed to duck out,
leaving you holding the sack with Gloria.

- Nice guy, huh?
- Well, he's locked up.

Sid Cane is with him. Johnny
won't talk. They'll find some way

to take care of their own.

Does Gloria Kozma know
that he tried to run out on her?

I don't know, Steve.

Listen, Danno,

this syndicate has spent
hundreds of thousands of dollars

to set me up and put me away.

They want legalized
gambling in Hawaii,

and they'll do
anything to get it.

But the girl. The girl is
the key to this whole thing.

Now, if she's released
ahead of me, tail her.

- I'll change and be right down.
- Right.

I would not presume to guarantee
the sentence of any judge in advance,

but I think you can
expect two years

and be pleasantly
surprised with 18 months.

What about Gloria?

I'll have a talk
with the young lady,

and she'll be treated
with great consideration.

I hope so, Sid.

I only made one
plane reservation.

I know.

That was a bad mistake.

I really can't imagine why
Mr. McGarrett has done this.

I have no idea, but
I'm sure he'll explain it

- to you in the very near future.
- Well, I really appreciate it.

Well, we're glad...

Ms. Kozma?

- Sid, how are you?
- Ms. Kozma, I am Sid Cane.

I've been retained by
Johnny Noah to represent you.

I'm sorry I wasn't
informed of this hearing.

Well, I really don't feel
much like talking about it now.

Call me later.

- Thank you very much.
- Goodbye, Gloria.

No!

Hold it.

You're under arrest.

All right. It's a
shoulder wound.

Grab him.

Wow.

Sit down.

What was that?

Here, drink this.

- Oh, thank you...
- Take it easy. Don't try to talk.

Are you okay now?

Well,

who do we have to
thank for all of this?

I'm afraid his name
is Johnny Noah.

He got us both in a tough spot.

Yeah. I'm so sorry.

I had no idea, you know?

I thought he just wanted
to talk to you, the general.

But, uh, ha, ha, it
didn't turn out that way.

The general? What general?

I met him once, uh, when
he came out to the car.

You think you could
find his place again?

Why?

Gloria, they picked
up Johnny boy

at the airport.

Getting on a plane for Chicago.

Alone, of course.

He must have
driven there directly

after he dropped us
at the gambling place.

No.

I feel dirty.

Oh. I feel so ashamed.

It's gonna take more than a
hot bath to get me clean. Ha, ha.

If you wanna feel clean,
you have to do two things.

First, tell the DA the truth

about the $50,000
they found in my car.

Why it was put there

and what I was really
doing at the gambling place

the night I was
arrested and booked.

Yeah, and then one of the general's
old friends is gonna come and get me.

No way.

Because the general won't know what
you've done until it's too late for him.

Well, well. Ha, ha.
We know. Ha, ha.

Now, what's the other
thing you want me to do?

Gloria.

That... That might
be a little harder.

One mustn't remove the
stalks after they have bloomed.

The new growth gets
its strength from the old.

Oh.

Once the new stalks
have fully developed,

then and only then can
the old one be removed.

Exquisite. It's...

Excuse me for
interrupting you. General,

I just wanted to say that
we did all the dirty work

and only Johnny
got paid, and I didn't.

I received a call from Mr. Cane.

He said you
refused his services.

You need to make your
wishes known to him

and he will make
all the arrangements.

Well, I really don't wanna make
any arrangements, you know,

because here I am, I'm
dealing directly with you.

And we are talking about money.

My dear, the
problem is not money.

For reasons not yet clear,

the charges against Steve
McGarrett have been dropped.

And Johnny Noah is to be tried

for attempted corruption
of a public official.

He is?

It is very likely that you
will be called as a witness.

Now, I'm not
concerned about Johnny.

The problem is
what you might say.

I know. You're afraid that I'll break
down under cross-examination.

You might.

I know. And

that could be so
embarrassing for you.

Quite.

May I ask, sir, what
are you suggesting?

That you see Mr. Cane.

He will make arrangements
for you to take a trip.

An extended one.
Wherever you wish to go,

first class all the way.

You really come
up with great ideas.

This one will solve
all our problems.

May I think it over?

Ms. Kozma.

I do not wish you to contact
me or come here again.

Mr. Cane will be
in touch with you.

You will find him very generous.

Where can he reach you?

Home.

I'll tell him.

Goodbye, my dear.

Goodbye, general.

The state may call
their first witness.

Ms. Gloria Kozma.

Ms. Gloria Kozma.

- Ms. Gloria Kozma?
- Yes.

Will you take the stand, please?

I suggest you stay, general.

We've waited a long time for this.
Wouldn't want you to miss anything.

Besides, you're under arrest.

Good morning, gentlemen.

We've saved a seat for you.

Do you swear to tell
the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the
truth, so help you God?

I do.

Be seated, please.

State your full
name and address.

Gloria Kozma.

934 Kilauea.