Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980): Season 11, Episode 9 - A Long Time Ago - full transcript

Danny helps a past girlfriend of his who is now a petty crook, but doesn't reckon on her taking up with a murderous bank robber and being an accessory to his crimes.

Officer?

- Danny.
- Williams.

Dan, can you talk to her
later. I have to book her.

H.P.D. sent me a rap sheet on a
suspect they arrested yesterday.

- A lead on Crawford?
McGARRETT: Yeah, his girlfriend.

You bailed her out.

I'm looking for Roy Crawford.

Maybe we could work out a deal.

- Since when do I report to you?
- I was investigating Melissa Cole.

- I should've been informed.
- Gotta go out for a couple of hours.

When I come back, we'll have enough
to live on for the rest of our lives.



Aka, please watch the front.

I'm going to the bank.

Be out in a minute, Mrs. Tonoka.

Aloha.

Aloha. What can I do?

Shut your mouth and, uh,
give me the money. Hmm?

All right.

Where's the rest?

It's early. That's all there is.

Don't... Don't play games, hmm?

Don't. Please.

What've we got, Steve?

H.P.D. sent this over this morning,
that liquor-store holdup. Murder.

Yeah. I heard.



Now look at this.

Hard to tell what he looks like
with those glasses. Roy Crawford.

Assault. Murder. He's
wanted in five states.

Possible. But a liquor store?

That's not his style.
He robs banks.

Well, maybe he needed
seed money for a bigger job.

Cost of living is
up, even for crooks.

- Where do we start?
- That eyewitness is still over

at H.P.D., Danno.
Have a chat with him.

If Crawford's still
on the islands,

we may have a major
crime wave on our hands.

Who will give an old
man like me a job now?

Mrs. Tonoka was a good woman.

Such a good woman.

A real lady, you know?

- You saw the killing?
- Yes, I told the detectives.

You saw the drawing.

It looks just like him.

Tell me exactly how
Mrs. Tonoka was killed.

Shot! Didn't they tell
you? She was shot.

I know, sir.

But what exactly
did the killer do?

They were standing close,
maybe two or three feet.

Suddenly the killer reached out
and grabbed her, and then a shot.

Did the killer say anything?

Say anything?

No.

Yes.

Just before, he said,
"Don't play games."

"Don't play games."

Thank you, sir.

Pila, take care of him.
See that he gets home.

Melissa?

Melissa Cole?

Officer? Officer?

Danny.

Williams.

O'Farrell High.

- I don't believe it.
- Neither do I.

So long ago.

Dan, can you talk to her
later? I have to book her.

- For what?
- Shoplifting.

I didn't. It's all a mix-up.

This is very embarrassing.

Store security picked
her up, they called us.

I took off my watch to try on one in
the store. It was absolutely beautiful.

And then I started looking
around at other things.

And I forgot.

I thought I had my own
watch on when I left.

Do you have a lawyer?

No.

Well, I'm afraid you'll have
to go through the routine.

I'll see what I can do.

Thank you.

The partial prints on the cash register
seem to match up with Crawford's.

The lab is sending them
to the FBI for verification.

- Anything else?
- Yes.

Skin and hair particles
under the victim's fingernails.

All being tested.

Okay, Duke. Thank you.

Danno?

Danno?

- Hey. What?
- Did you talk to the witness?

Yes. Uh, the killer is
Crawford, Steve. Has to be.

Remember the reports on the
shootings in Seattle and Denver?

Yeah, yeah, he killed suddenly,
almost without provocation.

What was it? A man
didn't move fast enough?

Lady had a coughing
spell? Something like that.

Yeah. The rap sheet quotes him
as saying the same thing each time.

"Don't play games."

Again, at the liquor store?

Yeah.

He's out there somewhere, Danno.

Let's see if we can outsmart him

and get Crawford to crawl
out from under his rock.

Danno.

Are you all right?

Sure. Why?

Well, you seem preoccupied.

No. Heh.

Gentlemen, this will
only take a few minutes.

We have a dynamite promotion
plan for our opening day.

We're going to put
$1 million in cash

on display.

Now,

the money will arrive exactly
two hours before the bank opens.

One of our tellers, Miss Kelly,

very artistic, will arrange
the money in the case.

This box is totally
impervious when locked.

Now, quite frankly, the
toughest part of your job

probably will be keeping sticky-fingered
little children away from our display.

Any questions?

None? Splendid.

See you all Friday morning.

So how is it?

It's a piece of cake.

I don't know nothing, bruddah.

- No luck?
- Nothing.

It's like Crawford
never existed.

How many snitches
did we talk to, five or six?

At least.

Well, let's take
a shot at Kimo's.

After that, I don't
know where to go.

Yeah?

A haole named Roy Crawford.

- Ha, ha. Can't help you.
- Hold it.

I gotta find him.

You know him?

Sure. His name's in
the paper all the time.

Don't give me a
comedy routine, Kimo.

- Hey, I swear. I don't know nothing.
- You owe me.

I know, but I can't help.

I wouldn't know
the guy if I saw him.

Ask, Kimo.

Ask around.

Okay. Can I go?

Yeah.

Am I lucky.

Here I am in trouble in a
strange city, and who do I run into?

Danny Williams.

You know, Melissa,

I thought an awful lot
about you since high school.

- Have you really?
- Yes.

You know you were the
nicest guy I ever dated?

I'm not so sure
that's a compliment.

- Oh. Heh.
- Ha-ha-ha.

Well, thank you for
arranging my bail.

I'll pay you back
now that I have a job.

You're gonna have to
answer those charges.

Yes.

Danny Williams.

I can't believe how you
turned out. You're a cop.

And I'll bet you're
the best in Honolulu.

- No.
- Uh-huh.

There it is.

Oh.

This is nice, Danny.

Well, I figured it was about
all you could afford right now.

The bail. The apartment.

The job recommendation. Why?

You know.

But I want you to tell me.

Heh.

Let's go upstairs.
See if you like it.

I'd love to.

Oh, this is wonderful. Tsk!

You done good, Mr. Williams.

You really belong in a sleek
high-rise overlooking the ocean.

Why settle for that? How
about a ten-room mansion

with a private beach
for a backyard?

You always did talk
about going first class.

I still do.

But sometimes other
things are more important.

Yours?

Yes, that's Beth.

You're married?

Divorced.

He left me in my eighth month.
Couldn't stand to look at me.

That's some kind of guy.

Hard to believe.

Well, I've made a lot
of mistakes, Danny.

Maybe the biggest
was letting you get away.

Heh. We were just kids.

You know, sometimes I think the
only thing I did right was have Beth.

Well, a new job, a new
apartment. You can bring her over.

No.

No, she's being
taken care of just fine.

Well, why don't you finish unpacking,
then we'll get some dinner, huh?

I have a better idea.

I saw a grocery store
around the corner.

I'll pick up something
and we can eat here.

- Sounds great.
- Did I say thanks?

A million times.

I'd like to say it again.

Just one more time.

- Morning, Steve.
- Good morning, Danno.

Anything on Crawford?

We leaned on every snitch
we could find. Not a thing.

FBI report came in. The
prints are definitely Crawford's.

Tell me something I don't know.

H.P.D. sent me a rap sheet on a
suspect they arrested yesterday.

- A lead on Crawford?
- Yeah, his girlfriend.

You bailed her out.

Chuck. Where's Melissa?

Hi, Danny. There
she is, right there.

- Only be a minute.
- Right.

- Hi.
- Danny.

Isn't this place terrific?

What're you doing here? You
wanna get me fired on my first day?

We have to talk.

Did Chuck say it was all right?
The last thing I need is trouble.

I think you are in trouble.
Why didn't you level with me?

What are you talking about?

H.P.D. sent your rap
sheet to the Five-0 office.

You were arrested twice for shoplifting,
and you were convicted both times.

Well, that was then.

This time I didn't do it.

Oh, Danny, you still
think of me as prom queen.

I had to feed my baby.

You can't make a meal out of
pressed roses in a yearbook.

Tell me about Roy Crawford.

So that's what it's all
about. Not shoplifting.

Crawford's in Honolulu.

- I didn't know.
- Are you sure?

Damn it, Danny.

You're like the rest. One
night and you think you own me.

This is official,
Melissa, not personal.

Well, then, so take
me down to the station.

Danny.

Let Melissa go
back to work, okay?

I'll pick you up
after work. We'll talk.

Danny.

I didn't mean it.

I think you're very special.

Are you Kimo?

Do I get a prize
if I answer that?

Tommy from Seattle says you know
everything and everybody in Hawaii.

You're beautiful.

Girl like you could get messed up
awful bad in a neighborhood like this.

I noticed it wasn't Waikiki.

You want the full tour, or just
our selected package of highlights?

I'm looking for Roy Crawford.

Can't help you.

I'm Melissa Cole.

Yeah, you are, aren't you?

It's gonna cost you
bucks. The heat's on.

Maybe we could work out a deal.

How much?

Five big ones.

Two.

Three.

When?

Tomorrow, same time.

Okay.

Uh...

You sure you don't
wanna knock off 100?

Who is it? DANNY: Danny.

- Hi.
- You were supposed to

meet me after work.

Well, I had an errand.

I appreciate everything
you're doing, but...

Melissa, this is
not fun and games.

Roy Crawford just
killed a woman.

So, what do you want me to do?

- I wanna know where he is.
- I told you I don't know!

I didn't even know
he was in Hawaii.

You still his girlfriend?

No.

Not for a long, long time.

How long is that?

A couple of years.

A lifetime ago.

Danny, I didn't know what he
was. When I found out, I ran.

I'd like to believe you.

Danny, it's true.

I wanna build a new life.

I've been tearing
down for years.

I'd like to start building.

Do you understand that?

- Yeah, I understand.
- When am I gonna see you again?

- I don't know, Melissa.
- Danny.

Well...

- You finished yet?
- Sure. You wanna try?

Yeah.

Hey, Ray.

You wanna take a look at this?

Yeah.

Get inside, huh?

You don't have to do that.

- You telling me it's not gonna work?
- Sure, it's...

Sure, it's gonna work.

Then get inside.

Okay. All right!

Let's go inside and take a look at
the plans for the bank again, huh?

Right on time.

I like that in a woman.

- Where's Roy?
- Not so fast.

The money. Let's see the money.

- I have it.
- The money!

- What's this junk? I wanted cash.
- That's worth more. A lot more.

- It's hot.
- It is not. It was a gift.

I don't know.

I don't know.

Maybe if you're nice.

Come on.

Look, get away from me!

Look, I'll find him without you.

And then I'll tell him why.

All right.

Dockside Bar?

He's, uh, been seen there a
couple of times having a drink.

- Where is it?
- It's a bar off 93, near Mahali.

That's all?

Heh, that's all?

That's all you're gonna get.

No matter what.

That's it?

Swears she hasn't
seen Crawford in years.

- Do you buy that?
- Do you want me to bring her in?

What did you find out, Duke?

I talked to the Seattle police.

Six months ago they had Crawford
cornered, but he shot his way out.

Killed a cop.

And you were right.

There was a woman with him.

She was held for
questioning, then let go.

Melissa Cole?

Yes.

She had a baby with her.

They dropped out of sight.

Why didn't you tell me?

I remembered a
wire-service story.

I asked Duke to verify it.

Without telling me.

Duke, would you excuse
us for a minute, please?

- Since when do I report to you?
- I was investigating Melissa Cole.

- I should've been informed.
- Really?

Danno, you're upset.

Now, why don't you take off?
Take a swim. Play some tennis.

I'm sorry, Steve.

Boy, that lady really
got to you, didn't she?

Yeah, a long time ago.

Want me to take
you off the case?

No.

Okay.

Then let's go and
talk to her together.

Who is it?

- Dan.
- Oh, Danny. I thought you... Oh.

Melissa Cole, Steve
McGarrett, head of Five-0.

- How do you do?
- May we come in?

Of course. I'm sorry.

Can I get you
something to drink?

I only have wine, but
it's white and it's chilled.

This is not a social
call, Miss Cole.

No, I didn't think it was.

It's about Roy Crawford.

Miss Cole, why did
you lie, tell Dan Williams

you hadn't seen
Crawford in years?

- I didn't lie.
- Yes, you did.

We know for a fact you saw him
in Seattle less than six months ago.

Mr. McGarrett, am I
charged with anything?

No. But if you know where
Crawford is, you could be.

Anything from obstruction of
justice to harboring a fugitive.

Well, are you going
to charge me now?

No.

Then I don't have to
answer your questions.

If you know anything,
anything at all,

and Crawford kills
again, I can assure you

that you're gonna go
to prison for a long time.

Now, think about it.

Mr. McGarrett,

do you mind if I talk
to Danny for a while?

Very well.

You know, I love roofs.

They've always made me feel
like I was on top of the world.

You know that's the first
place that you kissed me?

On the roof of my parents'
apartment in San Francisco?

Yeah.

Things were a
lot different then.

We were a couple of innocents.

Now you're a cop,

and you're having me watched.

Just routine.

Yeah.

You know, Danny, I
never was too bright.

- Ah, that's nonsense.
- No.

You see, I thought I
could get by on my looks.

But guess what, it took
a lot more than that.

And you sure pay for
that kind of getting by.

What do you wanna tell me?

I didn't mean to lie to you.

You never knew it, but I
had you on kind of a pedestal.

Come on, Melissa.

No, I...

I was a little in awe of how
together your head was.

Your sense of justice.

What'd you wanna tell me?

I thought you could
accept me a little more

if you thought Roy
was way in the past.

You know?

Did you really love him?

No.

You couldn't reach Roy.

But he was good to me.
He got me a lot of jobs.

Even in Vegas once, heh.
That was really something.

What about now?

Will you help us?

How?

Anything you can think of.

What kind of food he likes.

What kind of car he drives.

Time he gets up in the morning.

His habits.

Daily routine. Something
we can get a start from.

No. He never had a routine.

He said in his business a
routine could get you killed.

There must be something.

You know, he mentioned Hawaii
once when we were back East.

It was cold and raining a lot,
and he said there was a place

in Hawaii that he'd really
love to be at that minute.

Do you remember the name?

Sure. It was a bar
called the Dockside.

May I use your phone?

Yeah.

Thanks.

- Yes, Luana?
- Danny's calling.

Put him through. Thank
you. Danno, what do you got?

Crawford used to hang out
at a bar called the Dockside.

Dockside? Okay.

I'll have it staked
out. It's a beginning.

One more thing.

She knows she's being watched.

Obviously, she's been
tailed before, Danno.

I know she's been around, Steve.

Nothing personal, Danno.

That's okay.

Why don't you stay with her now?

We need every shred
of information we can get

if this Dockside
thing doesn't work out.

Right.

Well, seeing you're all dressed
up, how about, uh, lunch, huh?

I thought you'd be on
your way to the Dockside.

What do you feel like? Chinese?
Japanese? Maybe a steak?

I'll get the car.

Anything.

You.

"Hey, you." What's
this "hey, you" stuff?

Hey, you, I wanna
buy you a drink.

Maybe I won't want you to.

You'll want me to. Sit down.

Make it two doubles.

I dropped out in my junior year.

The year you went to Berkley.

Why?

Remember I got
that modeling job?

Uh-huh.

Well,

if things had gone right, I
might've been Cheryl Tiegs.

- On the cover of all those magazines.
- Could be.

I'm glad you're not
mad at me anymore.

Never mad, Melissa.

Just disappointed.

Why shouldn't you be?

I am.

But I guess we do
what we have to do.

I didn't help you much, did I?

We'll find him.

Danny,

we spend all this time together.

- Melissa...
- Please?

For that first night?

Or maybe that night in San Francisco,
on the roof, when we were kids.

Kiss me?

Central calling Williams.

Central calling Danny Williams.

Central calling Williams.
Central calling Danny Williams.

Williams.

We have a patch
from Steve McGarrett.

McGARRETT: Crawford's
been spotted at the Dockside Bar.

- Get over there.
- On my way. What about H.P.D.?

Already notified. It should
take me about ten minutes.

- Melissa, wait here for me.
- No. I'm going.

Wait here for me,
Melissa. Get down.

Should we move in?

Let's wait for Steve.

I'll be with H.P.D.
at the rear exit.

Hey, when you get through
with this guy... What?

- What are you...?
- You...

- Cops. Cops.
- You never...

I recognized one of
them. All over, outside.

Beat it.

Beat it!

What are you driving?

Brown pickup.

It's parked outside
by the corner.

It's got chickens in the back.

It's hot. Got the keys in it.

How are you gonna
get out of here?

Well...

- What's he driving, Danno?
- I don't know.

- H.P.D. here?
- Yeah.

- How many men we got?
- Three.

- Where's Duke?
- Covering the back.

Let's go.

Hold it! WOMAN: Ahh!

We're police officers. Stay where
you are. Check them, Danno.

Maybe it was a mistake.

Hey.

Didn't I bust you?

Yeah, about three years ago.

I just got out, and I'm clean.

You looking for a tall,
skinny guy in jeans?

Yes, we are.

You're too late. He's gone.

He went out the front door
wearing his hat and shirt.

The guy pulled a
gun. What could I do?

McGARRETT: Come on,
Danno. Let's go. We've been had.

You could be one dead hooker.

Steve.

Melissa's gone.

Could be Crawford grabbed her.

Think so?

I hope it's not the
other way around.

Surprise. Ha-ha-ha!

Melissa! How
the hell did you...?

Hi, baby.

How did you find me?

It wasn't easy.

- Yeah?
- Mm-hm.

Well, we're gonna
make it worthwhile, right?

I hope so.

- Lab boys finish the bedroom?
- Just finished, Steve.

McGARRETT: This Melissa's child?

Yeah, Beth.

Two years old. Apparently she's
staying with friends on the mainland.

She's dead, Danno.

The baby's dead.

"Funeral and Mortuary Services.
Beth Cole. Balance due: $250."

- The baby?
- Yeah.

Why would Melissa
lie about that?

I don't know.

Maybe if we knew that, we'd know
why she's lying about everything.

But she did steal
that watch, Danno.

The store detectives had
her cold. I checked on it.

Snitch was right, Steve.

I confirmed it. We picked up
Kimo. He's at headquarters.

- Kimo?
- Yeah.

Melissa was at his place.

Call the mainland, Duke. I
wanna know how Beth Cole died.

And have H.P.D. bring
Kimo to my office. Here.

Let's go, Danno.

I didn't do nothing.

So why the hassle?

McGARRETT: You know this woman?

No.

You're lying. She
was seen in your place.

I do a big business, McGarrett.
I got lots of customers.

Well, maybe we can get you a job
making pizzas at Oahu State Prison.

Hey, wait a minute!

Wait a minute? You're out on a
pass, mister. Now, I want the truth.

All right!

All right.

Yeah, she was in asking
about Roy Crawford.

You told me you had
nothing on Crawford.

You're getting cheap, Williams.

The lady had more to offer.

- You fat pig.
- Now, wait a minute, Danno.

Take it easy.

What did you tell her
about Roy Crawford?

Not much. Wasn't
worth what she paid me.

I didn't know anything else.

Crawford takes a drink now
and then at the Dockside.

All right, Duke. Take him back.

She lied again, Steve.

She said Crawford
told her that years ago.

Guy's right.

Can't go home again.

So right.

Just like old times, huh?

Yes.

How did you find me?

You told me if ever I needed
you, to just call Tommy in Seattle.

So that's what I did.

Good old Tommy.

That cop that you told me about,
did he mean anything to you?

Heh, now you wanna
know everything.

That's right.

I wanna know everything.

Good. I can still
make you jealous.

He was just a guy
that I knew in school.

He grew up to be a cop
with a big shiny badge.

I'll ask you one more time, hmm?

He mean anything to you?

After you, how could
anybody mean anything?

Come on, I got
busted shoplifting.

He bailed me out, got me an
apartment, and let me drive his car.

You became a cheap hustler.

I had to live.

Now on, nobody.

Nobody else.

Just me.

Do you mean that?

I gotta go out for
a couple of hours.

When I come back, we'll have enough
to live on for the rest of our lives.

Roy, that's what
I kept hoping for.

Will you sign here, please?

Thank you.

I just signed for $1 million.

Love being a banker.

And, Lillian, you sure
made this look like a million.

I said stay down!

In those bags!

- 211 in progress.
McGARRETT: Where?

- Bank of the Islands.
- Bank robbery in progress, Danno.

- Crawford?
- Bet on it.

Ahh! Roy! Roy, cops!

Oh, Roy, you're hurt.

Just lost some
blood. I'll make it.

- Well, let me help you.
- There are bags back here.

Just load them in the car.

But you're bleeding to death.

Just do it.

He got most of it, ugh.

A million.

- A million dollars in cash.
- Did you see him?

Yeah. He was in on it.

And he was one of
our special guards.

I know it's been
difficult, Mr. Guthrie,

but can you describe
the man who escaped?

I don't know, Mr. McGarrett.

So much was going on,
and, uh, there was tear gas.

And they all had face masks,
but I've seen him before.

No. No, no.

I've seen his picture before.

He's one of those guys that's
been robbing banks on the mainland.

Roy Crawford?

Yeah. Crawford.

- Steve?
- Yeah, Danno?

- What do you got?
- Melissa just called the office.

She's full of
surprises, isn't she?

She wants me to
meet her at a shack

at Waimanalla Beach
at 10:30 this morning.

- That's less than an hour.
- She said she'd explain everything.

Maybe she will. For a change.

Here, let me do that.

- It's okay.
- Please, Roy.

It's okay.

- Ugh.
- Now, hang on to that, and I'll, uh...

I'll get something
to make a sling.

Big score, baby.

Biggest score ever.

They're gonna be
all over that airport.

How do we get off this island?

Oh.

I got a boat
stashed up the coast.

Come on. You are
gonna have to drive.

No, no, let me make a sling.

Where is my gun?

Don't worry about your gun now.
Just let me make a sling for you, Roy.

What the hell are you doing?

Hold it!

Don't move.

Kill him, Danny.

No. I want you to kill him.

What are you saying?

I hate him. I came
here to kill him.

But I want you to do it for me.

Kill him, Danny, please.

- Hey, give me that gun!
- Danny! Kill Him!

Don't let him go! Kill him!

McGARRETT: Hold it!
Right there! Don't move!

Duke.

No! Not alive!

- Melissa! Melissa!
- Not alive! No!

Not alive!

No!

Melissa!

Why the setup?

I think I know the answer
to that one, Danno.

Word from Seattle is that her
little daughter died from a beating.

Crawford.

After that shootout he
came back for me, Danny.

I didn't want him.

He was drunk all the time.

- Melissa...
- And Beth was afraid.

She was crying and
he hit her. He hit her.

Melissa, don't torture yourself.

And then he ran.

Take her home for now, Danno.

When you're a kid, Steve,

you figure everything's
gonna turn out a certain way.

Yeah.

Yeah, but it never does, Danno.

It never seems to.