Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980): Season 2, Episode 12 - The Devil and Mr. Frog - full transcript
Just as the ransom money has been delivered, the kidnap victim escapes; one of his two kidnappers falls to his death trying to chase him. The surviving kidnapper concocts another scheme: he holds the ransom money (which is hot) hostage and tries to coax the kidnapped boy's greedy father into laundering it for him. The kidnapper, an accomplished scuba diver (the source of the episode's title) plans to swim underwater to and from the dropoff point. Five-O identifies the kidnapper and tails him, at one point donning frog masks in an attempt to rub his nose in his activities, but the kidnapper relies on the father to shake any tails and deliver the money to him at 25 cents on the dollar, the standard rate for laundered money. It sounds like a great bargain for the father and he holds up his end of the deal -- but that's not the end of it.
No, he just turned
over in his sleep.
It's after midnight. You
better start out now.
I'm going.
Now look, I ought to
be back no later than 3.
You will be. You'll make it.
And if I'm not,
if I don't make
it back by 5 a.m.,
you know what you gotta do.
Hey, I don't see any need for...
Now, just take care of the kid.
And don't leave
here before you do.
Sir?
Mr. Frog?
Yeah?
Mr. Frog, I need to
go to the bathroom.
Hey! Hey, kid.
Come back here!
McGarrett?
Let's go.
Your son is free. He's safe.
Thank God.
He was picked up
by a Japanese farmer
on the other side of the pali.
Are you sure he's safe?
Well, he seemed all right.
He was able to identify himself.
The farmer recognized
the name, and called us.
That's all I can tell you.
I see.
McGarrett, no doubt
you've guessed.
I paid the ransom last night.
You what?
They said they'd kill Scotty
if I didn't follow
their instructions
to the letter.
Now, y-you wanted
a stakeout, I know,
a-and maybe that
would have succeeded,
but I couldn't gamble
with my son's life.
And I think this proves
I was right. Yeah.
Well... your son escaped.
Escaped... How? When?
I don't know the details.
$300,000... for nothin'.
Well, at least Scotty
is all right, and that's...
That's all that counts.
Let them enjoy the money.
I hope they burn in hell.
Hi, Dad!
Scotty!
Scotty! Mr. Takashima fixed me
a bowl of rice and,
boy, it tastes good.
Oh, you always hated rice!
Takashima?
McGarrett, Five-O.
Tell me about it.
Yes, sir.
I was in my pickup truck
taking a load of
vegetable to the market,
and I see small boy
walking down road.
I think, maybe, he
should not be there,
3:30 in the morning.
So I stop.
He was tired.
And happy for the lift.
When he tells me his name,
ah, I know he is the same one
in the newspaper
and in television
all week.
So I call Hawaii Five-O.
That's it? Yeah.
Good. Good. Good.
You did the right thing.
Now I, uh... I wanna
hear Scotty's account.
What happened, son?
Not today.
I want him to be
examined by a doctor
and then at least
a night's sleep.
I'm okay, Dad.
Mr. Gainham, what time
did you hand over the money?
I didn't turn it over.
There was nobody there.
I just put it where I'd
been told and I left.
I suppose it was around 4 a.m.
Well...
They've had it for...
What? About two hours.
Scotty, do you think
you could tell us
where they held you?
In a cabin, up in the mountains.
Could you take us there?
No, sir, I don't think so.
It was dark and
he was chasing me
until he fell over a cliff.
Mr., uh, Takashima?
Yes, sir? Can I see
you a minute, please?
Um...
Here's the, um...
Here's the pali highway.
Here's the road to your farm.
Now, can you show me
where you picked the boy up?
There. There.
Walking this way.
In this direction,
from somewhere
in this area? Yes, sir.
I think down a little dirt road.
Over here.
Okay.
You know this part
of the island very well.
Someplace up here,
there's a mountain cabin
near a cliff. Do you know it?
Ohhh, oh.
Old sheepherder's
cabin. Right here.
Long time nobody use it.
You think I could
find it easily?
Yes, sir. You can.
Excuse me.
Danno, I think I know
where they held the boy.
What are we waiting for?
Somebody's gotta
talk to Scotty right now.
A good night's sleep and the
details fade like a bad dream.
Sure. I'll do it.
Get it on tape.
Everything there is to get.
Steve!
Yeah... He's dead.
Do we know him?
Nope!
Fall didn't kill him.
There's a bullet in his head!
The devil said
if he shouldn't
get back by 5:00,
Mr. Frog should kill me.
So that's when I thought
I'd better get away if I could.
So I called Mr. Frog
and told him I had to go.
You know, I had to...
Pretty clever, Scotty.
So as soon as I got outside,
I just ran as fast as I could
and Mr. Frog chased me
and fell over a cliff.
He fell asleep right after that.
I didn't have the
heart to wake him.
Do you wanna hear it again?
No, Danno. You've
heard it twice.
What have we got to work on?
Devil, dead Mr. Frog.
Che Fong called.
Yeah? What did he come up with?
One big, fat zero.
Any report on the prints
we lifted from Mr. Frog?
No, not yet.
Well, that leaves us the masks.
Made in Hong Kong.
A thousand of them
sold every Halloween.
So right now, all
we've got is the money.
The serial numbers
have been circulated.
If one of the bills shows up...
Don't count on it.
That Mr. Devil real akamai.
You know, he might be right.
Whoever planned this operation
worked it out right
down to the last detail.
I can't see him overlooking
the most important thing.
How to get rid of the money.
That narrows down
the field quite a bit.
Who can afford to
buy that much money
and keep it out of
circulation until it cools off?
Me, I take it to Mr. Ming.
Danno?
Humber brothers?
Chin, give me another one.
In my part of town, Tot Kee.
Yes?
I gotta see Mr. Tot
Kee right away.
The name, please?
Tell him Max. And hurry
it up. Would you, miss?
I'm afraid there are
other people ahead of you.
Would you care to have a seat?
No, I wouldn't.
Yes, sir?
Very well, sir.
Mr. Gibbons? Yes?
Mr. Tot will see you now.
Thank you.
Uh, you're Mr. Gibbons?
Yeah, Jack Gibbons.
I was in business
with Pete Colley.
You were in business with him?
Yeah.
Yeah, but, uh... Pete's dead.
Yeah, it's right
here in the paper.
Under the circumstances,
Mr. Gibbons,
it's an association one
would do well to conceal.
Oh, listen, listen, I
don't noise it around.
Anyway, I thought that,
uh... That you knew.
I did not.
Oh, well it doesn't matter.
Nothing's changed as
far as you're concerned.
The deal stands.
I need to be
enlightened. What deal?
Well, Pete said it
was all arranged.
He said, you agreed to
buy the ransom money.
Did I?
How much are you asking?
Pete said you
agreed to pay half.
Half?
Surely you're
joking, Mr. Gibbons.
The papers say
Daniel Gainham paid...
What was it? May I?
Yes, $300,000 for
the release of his son.
And, uh, you're asking $150,000.
Come now, be
reasonable, Mr. Gibbons.
That money can't be
circulated or invested
in any form or manner
for years to come.
Well, Pete said you
would dump in it China.
I have no connections
in China. Have you?
Well, that's your problem.
Now, look, you made a
deal with Pete Colley...
With a man now dead.
And from the news reports,
one gathers you killed him.
Now, Pete fell over a cliff.
He broke his leg
and some of his
ribs were stove in.
Now, I tried to move
him, but I couldn't.
And I couldn't leave
him there to suffer.
When you shot your partner,
you killed your brain.
You're a chicken without a head.
In short, Mr. Gibbons,
you're incompetent
and probably very
close to being arrested.
Wh...?
Now, you listen to me!
Now, you made a deal...
That signal means the police.
I would suggest you
take cover, Mr. Gibbons.
Mr. Tot, a man
from Hawaii Five-O.
McGarrett wants to see you.
This very minute?
No, sooner.
Do you have a
warrant, Mr. Williams?
Do I need one?
No.
Missy, cancel my next
two appointments, please.
Yes, Mr. Tot.
After you.
Sit down, gentlemen.
Mr. Kee. Mr. Ming.
Ahem.
I think you all
know Mr. McGarrett.
Not professionally.
Only by reputation.
By which Mr. Ming means
all of us hold Mr. McGarrett
in the highest esteem.
Thank you, Mr. Kee. I'm touched.
By the way, Missy
sends warmest greetings.
She's a great admirer of yours.
Tell Missy I have
a message for her.
Tell her to screen
your calls very carefully.
Because somebody on this rock
has $300,000 in hot money
and they wanna peddle it.
Now, what do you think of that?
Now, you're the big four.
There's no place else to go.
Correction, Mr. McGarrett.
I, at least, do not
deal in stolen goods.
The money has never
been offered to me,
nor will it be.
No, no. Of course not.
Mr. Kee, how about you?
You refer to the Gainham
ransom, of course.
Of course. Any feelers?
None.
And what do we hear
from the brothers Humber?
Nothing, huh?
All right then, let me say
the money will be offered,
and if you touch
it, you'll get burned.
I resent and protest
this implication.
I'm not implying
anything, Mr. Ming.
I'm telling you flat-out,
you'll be under
24-hour surveillance.
If you have any contact
with the kidnapper,
I'll know about it.
Now, that's gonna cost
you time and money,
hard time.
Now, is that clearly understood?
Indeed.
Personally, Mr. McGarrett,
I've never had any difficulty
in understanding you.
Very well. Thank
you. That's all for now.
I'm sure you all wanna
get back to your office
and make an honest buck.
Mr. Kee. Good afternoon.
Humbers.
Mr. Ming.
McGarrett, I'd like to know if
you're making any progress.
Yeah, a little.
FBI computers in Washington
identified one of
the kidnappers.
Mr. Frog. Yeah.
Name is Pete Colley.
Danno, you've got
the information there.
Yeah, he's got quite a record.
Ahem. Real long one.
Let's see, a
bunco artist, forger.
Did hard time in Joliet.
Released from, uh...
San Quentin 11 months ago.
Frankly, I'm not particularly
interested in a dead man.
We're checking out
on all his associates,
whether in or out of prison.
And, McGarrett,
in my relief over
Scotty's escape,
I might have given
you a wrong impression.
If so, I would like to correct
that impression right now.
You want your money back?
Exactly. After all,
I'm only human.
Then we'll certainly have
to find the devil for you.
Yeah, and all we can do
is wait for him to make a move
or spend some of that money.
Aren't you overlooking the
fact that he might convert it?
No. No. That's
what he hopes to do.
You think you can stop him?
Yeah, I think so.
I think we can try.
Suppose,
he simply decides to
hold on to the money
for weeks, maybe months?
Not many people can resist
the temptation of so much money.
That is the best that
you have to offer?
At the moment, that's it.
Hm.
I won't take up any more
of your time, gentlemen.
Still here, Mr. Gibbons?
I must tell you,
the meeting at Five-O
was entirely about you.
All right, all right. Now, look,
let's get down to business, huh?
Do you wanna buy
the money or not?
Frankly, I'm not too eager.
The risks are too great.
Ri...?
Look, I took all
the risks, not you.
Not even Colley, it was me.
When the money gets
out of your hands...
Well, make me an offer!
Now, look, come on, will ya?
Very well.
In good, negotiable currency
that can be passed
anywhere, anytime,
I can allow ten
cents on the dollar.
Ten cents?
A lousy 30 grand on 300,000?
The value of your money
decreases with every hour.
Oh.
Forget it!
I'll go someplace else.
Allow me to give you the
names of my competitors,
Mr. Ming and the
Humber brothers.
Was I too hard on
the young man, Missy?
You drove him away.
Where can he go?
Leave the island.
He'll be back.
He'll be back.
Ahoy, Mr. Gibbons.
Are you there?
Frank Luther. Permission
to come aboard.
All right, come aboard.
Hey, you've been
avoidin' me, sir.
Well, now, why would I do that?
Well,
nobody likes to see the
landlord come around.
But the rent is due, old man.
Past due, for that matter.
All right. There.
There.
There's four, lousy
bucks, that's all there is.
If it's any good
to you, take it.
All right, I'll be back.
Day after tomorrow.
A bloody fortune and
I can't pay the rent.
- You're covered.
- I have ones and 20s.
Here's 20. Cover ten.
Here we go.
Comin' out. Let's go.
Hyah! MAN 2: Yeah! Ha-ha.
Oh! MAN 2: Yeah.
And move back up,
will ya? Come on, now.
Big seven, big seven.
All right, five's the point
and there's $3 open.
Who's in?
You're covered.
Okay, big seven.
Fifty's open. Fifty open.
I'll take 20. Twenty.
Thirty open.
Okay, come on.
Come on. Let's go.
All right, you're faded.
Throw seven.
I got 50. Who's laying the odds?
Two-to-one. I'll bet
2-to-1. There's ten.
I'll take it. You're covered.
Little Joe.
Hah, this time, honey.
Yeah. Five, four.
Thanks, gents. Ha-ha-ha.
Your name Mike Radar?
Yeah, who are you?
McGarrett, Five-O.
So? So you're under arrest.
For what?
Suspicion of
kidnapping. Beat it.
I said, you're under arrest.
You passed a $20
bill in a bar last night.
You also passed a
$50 bill in a market.
They were both hot.
Well, I didn't know
they were hot.
No? Where'd you get them?
Where did I get 'em?
I won 'em in a crap
game. That's where.
Made seven straight passes.
Who dropped the 50 in the game?
We were shootin' craps.
You don't look at a guy's
face. You look at his money.
The 50 came down as
good as any other bill...
No, not quite.
Look, I don't know anything
about any kidnapping.
I was workin' on
the dock that night.
Yeah?
Well, check with my foreman!
Steve,
he checks out.
That's what I've
been tryin' to tell ya.
You all through with me?
Yeah. I got things to do.
That means Mr. Devil's
got the money.
I bet you it could
pass in a crap game.
He'll be scrounging again
tomorrow. We'll get him.
Sure.
A confidential
report just came in.
A few of the ransom
bills have turned up.
That man's a fool!
He's a desperate one, anyway.
If he needed money, he
should have come to me.
He did.
Do the police know
anything about the bills?
McGarrett.
McGarrett.
That idiot will
ruin it for all of us.
I think...
I think I'll have to
relieve him of the money.
Shall I get word to him?
Yes.
I'll see him later, 6:00.
Commodore, are you aboard?
Come on in.
Thank you, sir. Thank you!
The reason I came by was
to give you this message.
Steve? Yeah.
H.P.D. got a call
from the marina.
A guy named Jack
Gibbons, lives on a boat.
Shot a prowler. He was DOA.
Somebody we know?
Duke Ling, a two-bit hood.
H.P.D. ask for our help?
No, but I checked it... Danno,
Gainham kidnap is
still our top priority.
I came across a
strange coincidence.
Lay it out.
The prowler was
one of Tot's boys.
That's pretty thin, Danno.
You know Tot has
a piece of at least...
What? A dozen rackets?
But this Jack Gibbons,
he has two convictions
for armed robbery.
He was in San Quentin
the same time, same block,
as Pete Colley.
I like it. I like it. Let's go.
Jack Gibbons? Yeah. Yeah.
Oh, I suppose it's about
the prowler I shot, huh?
No.
Well, you guys
are cops, aren't ya?
Five-O. We'd like to come
aboard and talk to you.
Sure. Sure.
Come below.
Yeah, I just made fresh coffee.
No, thanks.
You mind if we search the boat?
Well, I do mind.
Well, I still mind,
but I can't stop ya.
All right, Gibbons,
hands on the wall.
You've been busted enough times.
You know the routine, let's go.
He's clean.
Okay, Gibbons,
empty your pockets.
Now, look, I know my rights.
Now, what's the charge?
I mean, you gotta have a charge.
How about
kidnapping to start with.
Okay, Danno, you get the boys.
You said kidnapping.
Yeah, the Gainham case.
Yeah, I figured that's
the one you meant.
But what's it got to do with me?
Well, we think that, uh,
you and Pete Colley did it.
Well, who's Pete Colley?
He's a frog that
turns into a corpse.
Okay, let's go.
Steve? Yeah.
Look at this.
McGARRETT: Pull it up.
That's the best way I
know to chill a bottle of wine.
Has the ballistic
report come up yet?
Look, Dave, I need
it. Please, will you...?
Well, work on it,
will you? It's urgent.
They took that boat apart
right down to the bilge.
Didn't miss a fish scale.
Yeah, Dave. Will you, please?
Yeah. It's urgent. Yeah, thanks.
And no sign of the ransom money?
Yeah, Jenny.
Yeah, send him in.
And, uh, have Gibbons
brought up. Thank you.
It's Gainham. Maybe, we
can get some identification.
You taking odds?
Yeah, you giving 'em?
Two chances: slim and none.
I know that, Danno,
but we don't have
anything else to hold him on.
Come in.
McGarrett, I hope this
means you've made progress.
Well, we've got a suspect.
Now, that is more like it.
And my money? No,
no. Just a suspect.
No money, no evidence.
Unless you can identify him...
Identify him how? I
never set eyes on the man.
You talked to him, didn't you?
Don't you remember his voice?
Yes. I suppose I'll
never forget that.
Chin, bring him in.
Come in.
McGARRETT: Stand
over here, please.
Would you read that? Aloud.
"Mr. Gainham, your son
will be returned, unharmed,
when you've paid $300,000.
You'll be instructed later
as to where and
when to make delivery."
Mr. Gainham?
The right words, wrong voice.
Well, it was worth a try.
Did you kidnap my son?
No, sir.
I had nothin' to do with it.
I don't even know
why they think I did.
McGarrett, if...
If this charade was
staged to impress me,
it's a failure.
I will make a very loud noise
until I recover my money.
You do that, Mr. Gainham.
Okay, Gibbons, you can go.
You know, you guys are groovy.
You're real groovy.
What did you think I'd
do? Fall down and confess?
Well, that'll save a lot of
time because sooner or later
we're gonna nail you.
No witnesses, no evidence?
You're pathetic.
All you've got is a lot of paper
and it's no good
to you, Gibbons.
You can't use it here,
and you can't take
it anywhere else.
McGARRETT: Think about it.
Think about it because
that's where the danger is.
And when you do,
you're gonna get
hungry or thirsty
or you'll be in the need
of a little amusement,
and you'll think about
what all that money can buy,
and then you'll spend some.
And then you'll
try it. Then, what?!
You trying to psych
me out, McGarrett?
No, no. You're gonna do that.
But we're gonna
help you. I promise.
Yes?
Yeah, let me talk to the man.
Mr. Gibbons is on the line.
I've been expecting his call.
I know.
Thank you, my dear.
This is Tot Kee.
Now, don't try to con me, fatso.
You sent your hoods
to prowl my boat.
Oh, just to assure myself
that the money was
adequately hidden.
Oh? Did you think I
kept it in the refrigerator
like a head of lettuce?
Mr. Gibbons...
Mr. Gibbons, I feel
I must warn you.
If you should pass
any more of those bills,
you'll find yourself dealing
with a very clever policeman,
Mr. McGarrett.
Well, McGarrett's
been around already.
He doesn't worry me one bit.
If you want that money,
you make me a decent offer.
Twelve and a half
cents to the dollar.
How much?!
Twelve and a half
cents to the dollar.
Forget it!
That's right.
Now, you buy 300,000 for 75.
Now, wait. Wait,
I'm not finished.
Now, it's gotta be in
used bills and small ones.
Now, no 50s, and no 100s.
And nothin' bigger than a 20.
Now, I want you to come.
And I mean, just you.
Nobody else.
Now, look, I've come
to you in good faith.
Now, that's the deal.
You take it or leave it!
Okay.
Now, one last point,
any funny business
and we're all losers.
I'll burn the money.
Well, all I'm out is 75 grand.
You'll have blown
three times that much.
Okay.
Just as long as we
understand each other.
Steve, I think we
just gaffed him.
Yeah, Chin?
What?
How?
Steve? Yeah?
Chin lost Gibbons!
He went over the
side in scuba gear.
Tell Chin to report here.
Come on in.
Priority one. Priority
one. Yeah. Get me Kono.
Kono, we lost Gibbons.
Double the watch on Tot Kee.
Give me that again.
Are you sure?
Okay, stay with it.
Don't tell me old
Tot Kee's gone too?
He's at home with
a dozen guests.
He's not going anywhere.
Gibbons told him
to come in person.
Told who to come in person?
Well, if it wasn't Tot,
there's Ming, the Humbers.
No. There's another one, Danno.
Somebody who
could buy that money
and never have to conceal it.
Gainham is out.
They don't know
where to reach him.
Now, where would they meet, huh?
Where would they meet?
Could be anyplace on the island.
No. Same place as before.
Where Gainham left
the ransom money.
Let's go.
All right, where's the money?
First, there's one
thing I'd like to say.
For what you did to Scotty,
for the terror you
put that kid through,
I'd like to see you hanged!
Apparently, there's
no hope for that.
Seems that you've
got the police stumped.
Now, look, did you
bring the money?
Of course, I brought it!
I'm a business man!
Let's take a look at it.
Well, I hope it's all
there, Mr. Gainham.
Just as we agreed.
Now, if you've crossed me,
I'll get even with you.
And you know how I'll do it.
You scum!
It's all there,
small bills, unmarked,
unregistered.
I just wanna be sure.
All right, now.
W-where is my money?
Right over here.
Unscrew the valve up here
and reach in the bottom.
There's a latch
there. Just pull it down
and the bottom
section will fall out.
I'll do it now, if you
don't mind. Now...
Now!
All right, now.
Come here.
I'll take the beach.
You beat the bushes.
There. Do you wanna count it?
Hardly.
Then get out of here!
Gibbons!
Freeze, Gibbons!
McGarrett, I...
Look, I... I was desperate.
What could I do?
You're beautiful,
Gainham. You know that?
I'm not ungrateful to Five-O.
I'd like to do something.
No chance.
You got your
money back. All of it.
Hope it buys you something.
Just thank God
your son is alive.
Case is closed.
over in his sleep.
It's after midnight. You
better start out now.
I'm going.
Now look, I ought to
be back no later than 3.
You will be. You'll make it.
And if I'm not,
if I don't make
it back by 5 a.m.,
you know what you gotta do.
Hey, I don't see any need for...
Now, just take care of the kid.
And don't leave
here before you do.
Sir?
Mr. Frog?
Yeah?
Mr. Frog, I need to
go to the bathroom.
Hey! Hey, kid.
Come back here!
McGarrett?
Let's go.
Your son is free. He's safe.
Thank God.
He was picked up
by a Japanese farmer
on the other side of the pali.
Are you sure he's safe?
Well, he seemed all right.
He was able to identify himself.
The farmer recognized
the name, and called us.
That's all I can tell you.
I see.
McGarrett, no doubt
you've guessed.
I paid the ransom last night.
You what?
They said they'd kill Scotty
if I didn't follow
their instructions
to the letter.
Now, y-you wanted
a stakeout, I know,
a-and maybe that
would have succeeded,
but I couldn't gamble
with my son's life.
And I think this proves
I was right. Yeah.
Well... your son escaped.
Escaped... How? When?
I don't know the details.
$300,000... for nothin'.
Well, at least Scotty
is all right, and that's...
That's all that counts.
Let them enjoy the money.
I hope they burn in hell.
Hi, Dad!
Scotty!
Scotty! Mr. Takashima fixed me
a bowl of rice and,
boy, it tastes good.
Oh, you always hated rice!
Takashima?
McGarrett, Five-O.
Tell me about it.
Yes, sir.
I was in my pickup truck
taking a load of
vegetable to the market,
and I see small boy
walking down road.
I think, maybe, he
should not be there,
3:30 in the morning.
So I stop.
He was tired.
And happy for the lift.
When he tells me his name,
ah, I know he is the same one
in the newspaper
and in television
all week.
So I call Hawaii Five-O.
That's it? Yeah.
Good. Good. Good.
You did the right thing.
Now I, uh... I wanna
hear Scotty's account.
What happened, son?
Not today.
I want him to be
examined by a doctor
and then at least
a night's sleep.
I'm okay, Dad.
Mr. Gainham, what time
did you hand over the money?
I didn't turn it over.
There was nobody there.
I just put it where I'd
been told and I left.
I suppose it was around 4 a.m.
Well...
They've had it for...
What? About two hours.
Scotty, do you think
you could tell us
where they held you?
In a cabin, up in the mountains.
Could you take us there?
No, sir, I don't think so.
It was dark and
he was chasing me
until he fell over a cliff.
Mr., uh, Takashima?
Yes, sir? Can I see
you a minute, please?
Um...
Here's the, um...
Here's the pali highway.
Here's the road to your farm.
Now, can you show me
where you picked the boy up?
There. There.
Walking this way.
In this direction,
from somewhere
in this area? Yes, sir.
I think down a little dirt road.
Over here.
Okay.
You know this part
of the island very well.
Someplace up here,
there's a mountain cabin
near a cliff. Do you know it?
Ohhh, oh.
Old sheepherder's
cabin. Right here.
Long time nobody use it.
You think I could
find it easily?
Yes, sir. You can.
Excuse me.
Danno, I think I know
where they held the boy.
What are we waiting for?
Somebody's gotta
talk to Scotty right now.
A good night's sleep and the
details fade like a bad dream.
Sure. I'll do it.
Get it on tape.
Everything there is to get.
Steve!
Yeah... He's dead.
Do we know him?
Nope!
Fall didn't kill him.
There's a bullet in his head!
The devil said
if he shouldn't
get back by 5:00,
Mr. Frog should kill me.
So that's when I thought
I'd better get away if I could.
So I called Mr. Frog
and told him I had to go.
You know, I had to...
Pretty clever, Scotty.
So as soon as I got outside,
I just ran as fast as I could
and Mr. Frog chased me
and fell over a cliff.
He fell asleep right after that.
I didn't have the
heart to wake him.
Do you wanna hear it again?
No, Danno. You've
heard it twice.
What have we got to work on?
Devil, dead Mr. Frog.
Che Fong called.
Yeah? What did he come up with?
One big, fat zero.
Any report on the prints
we lifted from Mr. Frog?
No, not yet.
Well, that leaves us the masks.
Made in Hong Kong.
A thousand of them
sold every Halloween.
So right now, all
we've got is the money.
The serial numbers
have been circulated.
If one of the bills shows up...
Don't count on it.
That Mr. Devil real akamai.
You know, he might be right.
Whoever planned this operation
worked it out right
down to the last detail.
I can't see him overlooking
the most important thing.
How to get rid of the money.
That narrows down
the field quite a bit.
Who can afford to
buy that much money
and keep it out of
circulation until it cools off?
Me, I take it to Mr. Ming.
Danno?
Humber brothers?
Chin, give me another one.
In my part of town, Tot Kee.
Yes?
I gotta see Mr. Tot
Kee right away.
The name, please?
Tell him Max. And hurry
it up. Would you, miss?
I'm afraid there are
other people ahead of you.
Would you care to have a seat?
No, I wouldn't.
Yes, sir?
Very well, sir.
Mr. Gibbons? Yes?
Mr. Tot will see you now.
Thank you.
Uh, you're Mr. Gibbons?
Yeah, Jack Gibbons.
I was in business
with Pete Colley.
You were in business with him?
Yeah.
Yeah, but, uh... Pete's dead.
Yeah, it's right
here in the paper.
Under the circumstances,
Mr. Gibbons,
it's an association one
would do well to conceal.
Oh, listen, listen, I
don't noise it around.
Anyway, I thought that,
uh... That you knew.
I did not.
Oh, well it doesn't matter.
Nothing's changed as
far as you're concerned.
The deal stands.
I need to be
enlightened. What deal?
Well, Pete said it
was all arranged.
He said, you agreed to
buy the ransom money.
Did I?
How much are you asking?
Pete said you
agreed to pay half.
Half?
Surely you're
joking, Mr. Gibbons.
The papers say
Daniel Gainham paid...
What was it? May I?
Yes, $300,000 for
the release of his son.
And, uh, you're asking $150,000.
Come now, be
reasonable, Mr. Gibbons.
That money can't be
circulated or invested
in any form or manner
for years to come.
Well, Pete said you
would dump in it China.
I have no connections
in China. Have you?
Well, that's your problem.
Now, look, you made a
deal with Pete Colley...
With a man now dead.
And from the news reports,
one gathers you killed him.
Now, Pete fell over a cliff.
He broke his leg
and some of his
ribs were stove in.
Now, I tried to move
him, but I couldn't.
And I couldn't leave
him there to suffer.
When you shot your partner,
you killed your brain.
You're a chicken without a head.
In short, Mr. Gibbons,
you're incompetent
and probably very
close to being arrested.
Wh...?
Now, you listen to me!
Now, you made a deal...
That signal means the police.
I would suggest you
take cover, Mr. Gibbons.
Mr. Tot, a man
from Hawaii Five-O.
McGarrett wants to see you.
This very minute?
No, sooner.
Do you have a
warrant, Mr. Williams?
Do I need one?
No.
Missy, cancel my next
two appointments, please.
Yes, Mr. Tot.
After you.
Sit down, gentlemen.
Mr. Kee. Mr. Ming.
Ahem.
I think you all
know Mr. McGarrett.
Not professionally.
Only by reputation.
By which Mr. Ming means
all of us hold Mr. McGarrett
in the highest esteem.
Thank you, Mr. Kee. I'm touched.
By the way, Missy
sends warmest greetings.
She's a great admirer of yours.
Tell Missy I have
a message for her.
Tell her to screen
your calls very carefully.
Because somebody on this rock
has $300,000 in hot money
and they wanna peddle it.
Now, what do you think of that?
Now, you're the big four.
There's no place else to go.
Correction, Mr. McGarrett.
I, at least, do not
deal in stolen goods.
The money has never
been offered to me,
nor will it be.
No, no. Of course not.
Mr. Kee, how about you?
You refer to the Gainham
ransom, of course.
Of course. Any feelers?
None.
And what do we hear
from the brothers Humber?
Nothing, huh?
All right then, let me say
the money will be offered,
and if you touch
it, you'll get burned.
I resent and protest
this implication.
I'm not implying
anything, Mr. Ming.
I'm telling you flat-out,
you'll be under
24-hour surveillance.
If you have any contact
with the kidnapper,
I'll know about it.
Now, that's gonna cost
you time and money,
hard time.
Now, is that clearly understood?
Indeed.
Personally, Mr. McGarrett,
I've never had any difficulty
in understanding you.
Very well. Thank
you. That's all for now.
I'm sure you all wanna
get back to your office
and make an honest buck.
Mr. Kee. Good afternoon.
Humbers.
Mr. Ming.
McGarrett, I'd like to know if
you're making any progress.
Yeah, a little.
FBI computers in Washington
identified one of
the kidnappers.
Mr. Frog. Yeah.
Name is Pete Colley.
Danno, you've got
the information there.
Yeah, he's got quite a record.
Ahem. Real long one.
Let's see, a
bunco artist, forger.
Did hard time in Joliet.
Released from, uh...
San Quentin 11 months ago.
Frankly, I'm not particularly
interested in a dead man.
We're checking out
on all his associates,
whether in or out of prison.
And, McGarrett,
in my relief over
Scotty's escape,
I might have given
you a wrong impression.
If so, I would like to correct
that impression right now.
You want your money back?
Exactly. After all,
I'm only human.
Then we'll certainly have
to find the devil for you.
Yeah, and all we can do
is wait for him to make a move
or spend some of that money.
Aren't you overlooking the
fact that he might convert it?
No. No. That's
what he hopes to do.
You think you can stop him?
Yeah, I think so.
I think we can try.
Suppose,
he simply decides to
hold on to the money
for weeks, maybe months?
Not many people can resist
the temptation of so much money.
That is the best that
you have to offer?
At the moment, that's it.
Hm.
I won't take up any more
of your time, gentlemen.
Still here, Mr. Gibbons?
I must tell you,
the meeting at Five-O
was entirely about you.
All right, all right. Now, look,
let's get down to business, huh?
Do you wanna buy
the money or not?
Frankly, I'm not too eager.
The risks are too great.
Ri...?
Look, I took all
the risks, not you.
Not even Colley, it was me.
When the money gets
out of your hands...
Well, make me an offer!
Now, look, come on, will ya?
Very well.
In good, negotiable currency
that can be passed
anywhere, anytime,
I can allow ten
cents on the dollar.
Ten cents?
A lousy 30 grand on 300,000?
The value of your money
decreases with every hour.
Oh.
Forget it!
I'll go someplace else.
Allow me to give you the
names of my competitors,
Mr. Ming and the
Humber brothers.
Was I too hard on
the young man, Missy?
You drove him away.
Where can he go?
Leave the island.
He'll be back.
He'll be back.
Ahoy, Mr. Gibbons.
Are you there?
Frank Luther. Permission
to come aboard.
All right, come aboard.
Hey, you've been
avoidin' me, sir.
Well, now, why would I do that?
Well,
nobody likes to see the
landlord come around.
But the rent is due, old man.
Past due, for that matter.
All right. There.
There.
There's four, lousy
bucks, that's all there is.
If it's any good
to you, take it.
All right, I'll be back.
Day after tomorrow.
A bloody fortune and
I can't pay the rent.
- You're covered.
- I have ones and 20s.
Here's 20. Cover ten.
Here we go.
Comin' out. Let's go.
Hyah! MAN 2: Yeah! Ha-ha.
Oh! MAN 2: Yeah.
And move back up,
will ya? Come on, now.
Big seven, big seven.
All right, five's the point
and there's $3 open.
Who's in?
You're covered.
Okay, big seven.
Fifty's open. Fifty open.
I'll take 20. Twenty.
Thirty open.
Okay, come on.
Come on. Let's go.
All right, you're faded.
Throw seven.
I got 50. Who's laying the odds?
Two-to-one. I'll bet
2-to-1. There's ten.
I'll take it. You're covered.
Little Joe.
Hah, this time, honey.
Yeah. Five, four.
Thanks, gents. Ha-ha-ha.
Your name Mike Radar?
Yeah, who are you?
McGarrett, Five-O.
So? So you're under arrest.
For what?
Suspicion of
kidnapping. Beat it.
I said, you're under arrest.
You passed a $20
bill in a bar last night.
You also passed a
$50 bill in a market.
They were both hot.
Well, I didn't know
they were hot.
No? Where'd you get them?
Where did I get 'em?
I won 'em in a crap
game. That's where.
Made seven straight passes.
Who dropped the 50 in the game?
We were shootin' craps.
You don't look at a guy's
face. You look at his money.
The 50 came down as
good as any other bill...
No, not quite.
Look, I don't know anything
about any kidnapping.
I was workin' on
the dock that night.
Yeah?
Well, check with my foreman!
Steve,
he checks out.
That's what I've
been tryin' to tell ya.
You all through with me?
Yeah. I got things to do.
That means Mr. Devil's
got the money.
I bet you it could
pass in a crap game.
He'll be scrounging again
tomorrow. We'll get him.
Sure.
A confidential
report just came in.
A few of the ransom
bills have turned up.
That man's a fool!
He's a desperate one, anyway.
If he needed money, he
should have come to me.
He did.
Do the police know
anything about the bills?
McGarrett.
McGarrett.
That idiot will
ruin it for all of us.
I think...
I think I'll have to
relieve him of the money.
Shall I get word to him?
Yes.
I'll see him later, 6:00.
Commodore, are you aboard?
Come on in.
Thank you, sir. Thank you!
The reason I came by was
to give you this message.
Steve? Yeah.
H.P.D. got a call
from the marina.
A guy named Jack
Gibbons, lives on a boat.
Shot a prowler. He was DOA.
Somebody we know?
Duke Ling, a two-bit hood.
H.P.D. ask for our help?
No, but I checked it... Danno,
Gainham kidnap is
still our top priority.
I came across a
strange coincidence.
Lay it out.
The prowler was
one of Tot's boys.
That's pretty thin, Danno.
You know Tot has
a piece of at least...
What? A dozen rackets?
But this Jack Gibbons,
he has two convictions
for armed robbery.
He was in San Quentin
the same time, same block,
as Pete Colley.
I like it. I like it. Let's go.
Jack Gibbons? Yeah. Yeah.
Oh, I suppose it's about
the prowler I shot, huh?
No.
Well, you guys
are cops, aren't ya?
Five-O. We'd like to come
aboard and talk to you.
Sure. Sure.
Come below.
Yeah, I just made fresh coffee.
No, thanks.
You mind if we search the boat?
Well, I do mind.
Well, I still mind,
but I can't stop ya.
All right, Gibbons,
hands on the wall.
You've been busted enough times.
You know the routine, let's go.
He's clean.
Okay, Gibbons,
empty your pockets.
Now, look, I know my rights.
Now, what's the charge?
I mean, you gotta have a charge.
How about
kidnapping to start with.
Okay, Danno, you get the boys.
You said kidnapping.
Yeah, the Gainham case.
Yeah, I figured that's
the one you meant.
But what's it got to do with me?
Well, we think that, uh,
you and Pete Colley did it.
Well, who's Pete Colley?
He's a frog that
turns into a corpse.
Okay, let's go.
Steve? Yeah.
Look at this.
McGARRETT: Pull it up.
That's the best way I
know to chill a bottle of wine.
Has the ballistic
report come up yet?
Look, Dave, I need
it. Please, will you...?
Well, work on it,
will you? It's urgent.
They took that boat apart
right down to the bilge.
Didn't miss a fish scale.
Yeah, Dave. Will you, please?
Yeah. It's urgent. Yeah, thanks.
And no sign of the ransom money?
Yeah, Jenny.
Yeah, send him in.
And, uh, have Gibbons
brought up. Thank you.
It's Gainham. Maybe, we
can get some identification.
You taking odds?
Yeah, you giving 'em?
Two chances: slim and none.
I know that, Danno,
but we don't have
anything else to hold him on.
Come in.
McGarrett, I hope this
means you've made progress.
Well, we've got a suspect.
Now, that is more like it.
And my money? No,
no. Just a suspect.
No money, no evidence.
Unless you can identify him...
Identify him how? I
never set eyes on the man.
You talked to him, didn't you?
Don't you remember his voice?
Yes. I suppose I'll
never forget that.
Chin, bring him in.
Come in.
McGARRETT: Stand
over here, please.
Would you read that? Aloud.
"Mr. Gainham, your son
will be returned, unharmed,
when you've paid $300,000.
You'll be instructed later
as to where and
when to make delivery."
Mr. Gainham?
The right words, wrong voice.
Well, it was worth a try.
Did you kidnap my son?
No, sir.
I had nothin' to do with it.
I don't even know
why they think I did.
McGarrett, if...
If this charade was
staged to impress me,
it's a failure.
I will make a very loud noise
until I recover my money.
You do that, Mr. Gainham.
Okay, Gibbons, you can go.
You know, you guys are groovy.
You're real groovy.
What did you think I'd
do? Fall down and confess?
Well, that'll save a lot of
time because sooner or later
we're gonna nail you.
No witnesses, no evidence?
You're pathetic.
All you've got is a lot of paper
and it's no good
to you, Gibbons.
You can't use it here,
and you can't take
it anywhere else.
McGARRETT: Think about it.
Think about it because
that's where the danger is.
And when you do,
you're gonna get
hungry or thirsty
or you'll be in the need
of a little amusement,
and you'll think about
what all that money can buy,
and then you'll spend some.
And then you'll
try it. Then, what?!
You trying to psych
me out, McGarrett?
No, no. You're gonna do that.
But we're gonna
help you. I promise.
Yes?
Yeah, let me talk to the man.
Mr. Gibbons is on the line.
I've been expecting his call.
I know.
Thank you, my dear.
This is Tot Kee.
Now, don't try to con me, fatso.
You sent your hoods
to prowl my boat.
Oh, just to assure myself
that the money was
adequately hidden.
Oh? Did you think I
kept it in the refrigerator
like a head of lettuce?
Mr. Gibbons...
Mr. Gibbons, I feel
I must warn you.
If you should pass
any more of those bills,
you'll find yourself dealing
with a very clever policeman,
Mr. McGarrett.
Well, McGarrett's
been around already.
He doesn't worry me one bit.
If you want that money,
you make me a decent offer.
Twelve and a half
cents to the dollar.
How much?!
Twelve and a half
cents to the dollar.
Forget it!
That's right.
Now, you buy 300,000 for 75.
Now, wait. Wait,
I'm not finished.
Now, it's gotta be in
used bills and small ones.
Now, no 50s, and no 100s.
And nothin' bigger than a 20.
Now, I want you to come.
And I mean, just you.
Nobody else.
Now, look, I've come
to you in good faith.
Now, that's the deal.
You take it or leave it!
Okay.
Now, one last point,
any funny business
and we're all losers.
I'll burn the money.
Well, all I'm out is 75 grand.
You'll have blown
three times that much.
Okay.
Just as long as we
understand each other.
Steve, I think we
just gaffed him.
Yeah, Chin?
What?
How?
Steve? Yeah?
Chin lost Gibbons!
He went over the
side in scuba gear.
Tell Chin to report here.
Come on in.
Priority one. Priority
one. Yeah. Get me Kono.
Kono, we lost Gibbons.
Double the watch on Tot Kee.
Give me that again.
Are you sure?
Okay, stay with it.
Don't tell me old
Tot Kee's gone too?
He's at home with
a dozen guests.
He's not going anywhere.
Gibbons told him
to come in person.
Told who to come in person?
Well, if it wasn't Tot,
there's Ming, the Humbers.
No. There's another one, Danno.
Somebody who
could buy that money
and never have to conceal it.
Gainham is out.
They don't know
where to reach him.
Now, where would they meet, huh?
Where would they meet?
Could be anyplace on the island.
No. Same place as before.
Where Gainham left
the ransom money.
Let's go.
All right, where's the money?
First, there's one
thing I'd like to say.
For what you did to Scotty,
for the terror you
put that kid through,
I'd like to see you hanged!
Apparently, there's
no hope for that.
Seems that you've
got the police stumped.
Now, look, did you
bring the money?
Of course, I brought it!
I'm a business man!
Let's take a look at it.
Well, I hope it's all
there, Mr. Gainham.
Just as we agreed.
Now, if you've crossed me,
I'll get even with you.
And you know how I'll do it.
You scum!
It's all there,
small bills, unmarked,
unregistered.
I just wanna be sure.
All right, now.
W-where is my money?
Right over here.
Unscrew the valve up here
and reach in the bottom.
There's a latch
there. Just pull it down
and the bottom
section will fall out.
I'll do it now, if you
don't mind. Now...
Now!
All right, now.
Come here.
I'll take the beach.
You beat the bushes.
There. Do you wanna count it?
Hardly.
Then get out of here!
Gibbons!
Freeze, Gibbons!
McGarrett, I...
Look, I... I was desperate.
What could I do?
You're beautiful,
Gainham. You know that?
I'm not ungrateful to Five-O.
I'd like to do something.
No chance.
You got your
money back. All of it.
Hope it buys you something.
Just thank God
your son is alive.
Case is closed.