Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980): Season 2, Episode 25 - Kiss the Queen Goodbye - full transcript

Ah, Mrs. Kingston.

Miss Kingston, love.

It is ready.

Do we have to have that?

It is so our voices
will not be heard.

There are people
living upstairs.

Aren't you clever.

There. The Queen of Polynesia.

Groovy.

You like it, yes?

I like it, yes.



All I had to look from was
from the magazine picture.

I tried many times until
it finally was perfect.

Are you ready to pay me now?

Oh, naturally.

Good. Then we will
finish the agreement.

Could I, uh...?

Oh, could I have that
cute little box there, love?

I've got to have something
nice to carry it in, don't you think?

Which box do you mean?

That one, right there.
Right to your right.

You see?

I don't see what you mean.

Right... Right
there. You will, love.

You've come a
long way to find out



about a dead man, Williams.

We could have teletyped
you the information.

Well, McGarrett
thought I might be able

to find a connecting link

between Dietrich and
somebody in Hawaii.

Well, we're two days
on the investigation,

and we're no farther
along than we were

the night of the murder.

It's gonna be a tough one.

I'm beginning to believe it.

This emerald that
you're so proud of, uh,

the Queen of Polynesia,

must be something special.

It is to the Hawaiians.
You know, a lot of history.

Kind of like the
Statue of Liberty, right?

Yeah, kind of.

Well, as far as I can find out,

the deceased never even
took a trip to Coney Island.

No friends, no family,

no long-distance
phone calls to Hawaii,

or anyplace else.

And no leads.

Sounds like it's gonna
be one of those days.

It's always one of those days.

Here. Here are a couple of
rocks we picked up back here.

You gotta sign a receipt for me.

Yeah, sure.

Even with the
flaws, they're good.

Looks like Dietrich was long
on talent and short on profit.

He didn't have much.

A few old grinding tools

in the back of his
store, nothing else.

New York Police have
any leads on the murderer?

No. Straight into a stone wall.

I'm beginning to
get worried, Danno.

Why would he be making copies

of the most valuable
gemstone in the island?

Maybe he liked to practice.

Oh, sure. Sure.

A professional iceman as
good as he obviously was

would be hard to satisfy.

Take a couple of rejects
to get what he wanted, huh?

Meaning somebody
could be walking around

with a perfect paste
copy of the Queen.

Yeah, and didn't want
Dietrich alive to brag about it.

Yeah, Jenny. Good.
Good. Send them in.

The governor.

Hello, Danny. Governor.

Steve. Come in, gentlemen.

May I present the man
who will be in charge

of the security arrangements

at the Kamehameha
Day festivities.

Steve, you know, uh,
Kimo Kahono, Sure.

President of the
Hawaiian Cultural Society.

How are you, sir? John Sey,

curator of the Bishop
Museum. Mr. Sey.

And I want you to
meet Jim Bradley,

personal representative
of the Vandervoort family,

which is presenting the
Queen of Polynesia to our state.

Uh, make yourselves
comfortable, gentlemen.

Governor, I'd like to,
uh, talk to you about that.

I... I was just
coming to see you.

I want to, uh, ask
you to postpone it, sir.

Postpone what?

The donation.

Do you, uh, also want
to give me a reason why?

Yes, sir.

The Queen of Polynesia?

Two of them.

Exceptionally fine paste copies.

Here, you can
examine it yourself.

Excellent craftsmanship.

Well, we've all seen
costume jewelry,

Steve, but, uh,
what's the point?

These stones were found in
New York City 24 hours ago

in the shop of a man
who was murdered.

He was a cutter, in our
parlance, an iceman.

A highly-skilled craftsman

who specialized in duplicating
rare and valuable jewelry.

Why would he make a paste
copy of the Queen of Polynesia?

Because I think somebody
commissioned him to do it.

Mr. McGarrett, it's a
fairly common practice

for people who own expensive
jewels to have them duplicated.

They wear the paste in public

and keep the real
jewels in a vault.

Did the Vandervoort family
commission these to be made?

Of course not.

The Queen of Polynesia

hasn't been seen
in public since 1927.

At present, the real
jewel is in a vault

at the Bank of Honolulu.

Then why would
anyone outside the family

want a duplicate made?

I don't understand.

In simple terms, Mr. Bradley,

when the real stone
comes out of that vault,

it becomes a target
for a quick switch.

I'm sorry, Mr. McGarrett,

it would be a shame to
end Kamehameha Day

without sharing the Queen

with our distinguished
guests from all over the world.

Well, I sympathize
with you, Mr. Kahono.

Governor,

all I'm asking for is
a postponement, sir.

Keep the Queen under wraps.

Give me a few weeks to
check out some possibilities.

Governor, as representative
of the Vandervoort family,

I can tell you that
they're looking forward,

with no small pride,
to the presentation

of the jewel to the state,
as originally planned.

Steve, what...?

What you're really asking
me to do is to postpone

the presentation solely on
a personal apprehension.

Cop instinct.

It's more a sharp
feeling in the gut, sir.

There are only two days left.

Invitations have
already been sent out.

People are coming from all
over the world to see that stone.

Plans have been made
down to the smallest detail.

No, Steve. I-I can't
possibly postpone it.

Not even for a sharp
feeling in the gut.

You were supposed to
meet me at the airport!

You're late.

I expected you three days ago.

Oh, my, aren't we snippy?

Well, did you get it?

Yes.

Right here, love.

And what about you?

Did you take care of
your responsibilities?

You'll be happy to know I
worked a party last week

and found you the perfect mark.

Really?

You don't have to
worry about me...

love.

I know. Heh.

I know.

It's very depressing to
a girl's ego, you know.

Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.

Well, uh, tell me all about
that delicious mark you found.

But it was a mistake.

A simple accountant's mistake.

Of course I can cover
the check. Immediately.

Yes. Yes.

Oh, Amanda...

I'll tell my agent to
contact you next week

regarding the matter.

Good day, sir.

Well, there's my big
girl home from school.

Hello, grandfather.

I wouldn't be surprised

if there isn't a new package
of cookies in the kitchen.

No, I don't think I want any.

What's wrong?

Grandfather?

Yes?

Are you really going to send me

to that special girls'
school in Maryland?

Of course I am.

I sent your mother there
when she was your age.

I was talking to Pammy Thompson
about girls' schools and things.

Her sister went to
one in California.

Really?

Pammy said she
heard her father say

it costs almost $4,000
just for one year.

Oh-ho, well, that's not so much.

It seems like an
awful lot to me.

I've been thinking.

You don't have to send me away

to a special girls'
school, like you said.

I'll understand.

Now, see here, my
wispy little tragedian.

You're not supposed
to concern yourself

with these grown-up
money matters.

Your world's supposed
to have nothing but flowers

and happy sounds and
smiles in it, remember?

I guess so.

Heh. And another thing.

Your doddering old grandfather
is still a man of means.

After all, what's $4,000 or
so for a famous movie star?

Yes, sir?

Well, this lovely
little trinket, sir,

uh, I wonder what
you'd give me for it.

Do you, um, wish to
sell it or take a loan?

Oh, actually, my fiancée
and I have decided to call it off.

She gave the
bracelet back to me.

I have no need for it.

I bought it from a friend.

Well, I'll, um, have to
examine it more closely.

If you'll excuse me,

I'll get a glass
and a better light.

Oh, yeah, of course.

Do you think he sold it?

It doesn't make
any difference, love.

We've got him.

Fifty-five or so,
uh, grayish hair,

light jacket, uh, sunglasses.

Good, good. Now,
what about the bracelet?

Oh, very good merchandise.

A strand of half-karat diamonds,

with at least a
two-karat center stone.

White gold, mounted.

Danno, you got that
H.P.D. list of stolen jewelry?

Right here.

Let's see. Diamond,
diamond, diamond, diamond.

Nope, no diamond bracelet.
Only one is a silver charm.

Do you, uh... You think he might

have heard you
calling the police?

Well, I tried to
be very careful.

Can you think of any other
reason he left so suddenly?

He was nervous.

Thirty years behind this counter

makes my nose twitch
when I smell stolen stuff.

And your nose got a twitch, huh?

Well, I could be wrong.

Sometimes a customer changes
his mind at the last minute.

Could he just have
been, uh, embarrassed?

I guess so.

But that stuff
smelled hot to me.

Well, I wish I could take
your nose to court, mister.

Mr. Elliott.

How wonderful to
catch you like this.

Oh, I'm sorry, have we met?

No, but I intend to do
something about that right now.

I'm Camilla Carver.
How do you do?

I was supposed to be

at Sara Landfair's
party last week, Oh.

But my plans were changed.

Yes. It was a wonderful party.

So I heard.

Oh.

I have wanted to
meet you for so long.

Well, that's very kind
of you, Mrs. Carver.

Miss.

Oh, excuse me.

Are you a resident here?

Yes, only recently.

It's so hard to get
to know the people

that you want to get to know.

Oh, I shouldn't think you
would have any trouble at all.

Thank you. That's
very sweet of you.

Well, as I said,

it's been very nice to
meet you, Miss Carver.

Oh, could I buy you a drink?

Thank you, but really, I...

Oh, please. I absolutely
insist. Come on.

Oh, thank you. It
will be wonderful.

We can sit and, uh, tell me
all about your famous movies.

I'd like for you to
meet a friend of mine.

Michael, this is
Thurman Elliott.

How do you do?

Have we met before, sir?

Not exactly. Hold still.

What on earth are you doing?

No rough stuff, Mr. Elliott.

I can't stand rough stuff.

Isn't that lovely.

The police will handle this.

They most certainly will, love.

Unless you cooperate.

What do you want?

It's really quite simple.

You need a favor
from us: our discretion.

You see, Michael was
at Sara Landfair's party,

and when that bracelet
fell off of her arm,

he saw you very quickly
kick it underneath a seat

without anyone noticing.

Anyone except Michael, that is.

But I intend to return it
at the first opportunity.

Is that why you took
it to a pawnshop?

It's really very simple.

I want you to take me to the
governor's pageant tomorrow,

and then we'll forget
all about the bracelet.

The governor's pageant?

I want you to be, um,
my escort, my date.

Why?

But I've already explained.

You know, it's so difficult

to become socially
accepted here.

But my arriving on the arm
of the famous Thurman Elliott

will assure me my social status

and will save you considerable
embarrassment from the police.

But it is normal
procedure, Mr. Harris.

The same one we
use for visiting brass.

Every waiter, every
musician, every guest

gets a security checkout
and will be searched.

Uh, I know it complicates
your job, Mr. Harris,

but we have to do it.

Maybe you'd like
to talk to McGarrett?

Yes, I'll tell him.

Are we causing the governor's
aide some inconvenience?

He had another
way of putting it.

They want top security, so
where do they put the party?

At Makaha Inn.

It has at least 20 or
30 entrances and exits.

At least Harris didn't,
uh, decide to put it

in the middle of Kapiolani Park.

Yeah.

Danno, I've been studying this.

This service entrance here.

We'll need a guard posted
there to keep it open and clear

for the armored car
when it brings the Queen.

Now, the guests will
arrive at the main entrance

and work their way back
to the pool area here.

We'll need men at
all of these openings.

Right.

And we'll keep
this door open here.

This service door.

And I also want a
walkie-talkie hookup

with every guard at every door

and in the kitchen.

No problem.

Just got a revised guest
list from the governor's office.

They've added 17
new names. Great.

Doesn't anybody plan
to stay home tomorrow?

Get that list over
to H.P.D., Chin.

Ask 'em to check
out the new names.

We've already given them
over a hundred people to clear.

They're screaming.

Put some cotton in
your ears, brother,

because if there are
any ringers at that party,

I wanna know who they are.

Okay.

How many men can we
expect from H.P.D., Danno?

A hundred and twenty-two.

Michael, come and
look at this view.

Michael?

It's Kamehameha Day,
don't you wanna celebrate?

Michael?

Didn't you hear me?

I heard you.

No romance, no joie de vivre?

You want these
roses fixed or not?

Oh, of course I do, love.

Ooh, pretty.

Ah-ah. Ah.

It's already treated.

Oh.

Leave them alone.
They'll be finished directly.

It better work.

It will, for ten or 15
seconds, no longer.

I could do a whole wardrobe
in that length of time.

Yes, love.

All you have to worry
about is the Queen.

Quit playing around.

We all need to practice.

Besides, you look
absolutely radiant in it.

Take it off.

How's that?

Not bad, darling.

Just save it for the main event.

Kiss the Queen goodbye.

Danno, give me that a minute.

McGarrett to all stations.

The governor will be here
soon, so keep your eyes open.

Kono? Yeah, Steve.

How you doing back there?

Busy, but so far okay.

Keep in touch.

Check.

Hot stuff.

Sorry, brother.

A man could get
killed around here.

The governor's
chopper is in sight.

Keep your eyes open.

How's that sharp
feeling in the gut, Steve?

It comes and it goes, sir.

You keep it. It
makes me feel better.

Chin, the armored truck
is due here in two minutes.

Let me know when
it gets here, will ya?

Okay.

Any problems?

No, unless you
call kids a problem.

How's it going out front, Steve?

Like a traffic jam
on Kalakaua Avenue.

Where's the girl who'll
be wearing the Queen?

Over there.

Not bad for a
100-year-old bride.

Mahalo.

My name is McGarrett.
Hawaii Five-0.

You can continue to work
while we talk, if you want to.

Fine.

There could be
some risk involved

in wearing the
Queen of Polynesia.

I'm Hawaiian. I'm
very proud to wear it.

All right, let's make it
easy on both of us, then.

Just follow instructions,

do exactly what
you did in rehearsal,

and we'll take care of the rest.

Sounds easy enough.

Let's hope it is.

Let's find a good
table over here.

Mahalo, ladies and gentlemen.

And on this beautiful
Kamehameha Day,

aloha.

When Captain James Cook

first came to
Hawaii, back in 1778,

he found this last
Eden: Polynesia.

A race of golden,
fiercely proud people

living in a land
isolated for centuries.

Captain Cook called
this newly-found paradise

the Sandwich islands,

in honor of the
earl of Sandwich.

And from that moment

Hawaii has become a crossroads:

Japanese, Chinese, Korean,
Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino.

Almost every
nationality of the world

has fused its own
individual personality

in the culture
that is our state.

It seems appropriate
on this Kamehameha Day

that I borrow a quote
from the late and respected

governor of Hawaii, Samuel King.

He said, "The secret of
Hawaii's racial harmony

is that we're all
in the minority."

So whether you are
long-term residents, kamaainas,

or newcomers, malihinis,

I know we can all share
this proud moment together.

In 1857, Ryker Vandervoort

came to Hawaii to
establish commerce

between his country
and the islands.

But Captain Vandervoort found
more than he had bargained for:

a young and beautiful
Hawaiian princess

with whom he fell
in love and married.

Well, after that,

Captain Vandervoort's
ideas of commerce

were drastically changed.

He turned his full energies

to the development
of the islands,

breathing fire,
determination and strength

into every project he undertook.

Schools, hospitals, churches.

You can't go far
in any direction

here in the islands today

without finding some mark

that Captain Vandervoort
has left to our heritage.

In recognition of this
one man's devotion

to the destiny that
is Hawaii today,

the people have chosen
to revere the great necklace

that Captain
Vandervoort gave his wife

at the birth of
their first child:

the Queen of Polynesia.

All stations get ready.
The Queen is on the way.

A magnificent emerald

handed down through
the generations

of the Vandervoort family,

but still treasured
in the hearts

of all the island people.

Now, today, Kamehameha Day,

the Vandervoort family
has generously entrusted

the Queen of Polynesia

to the perpetual
care of the people.

Each of you, all of you.

And it is to be
proudly displayed

as a shining symbol
of one man's dream

for his adoptive country.

To commemorate the
occasion, ladies and gentlemen,

allow yourselves a
brief moment of fantasy,

back to the 1850s,

so that I may proudly present

Captain and Mrs.
Ryker Vandervoort.

What are you going to do?

It's not what I'm going to do,

it's what Michael's going to do

to your granddaughter if
you don't behave yourself.

Please don't hurt the child.

That depends
entirely upon you, love.

Danny.

Yeah?

Got an important
phone call from H.P.D.

I'll get it.

I got it.

Kono.

Coming through,
please. Excuse me.

Coming through,
please. Excuse me.

McGARRETT: Coming
through. Please.

Step aside, please.

What happened?

I... I don't know. I-I
suddenly went dizzy.

You all right now? Sure.

You sure?

Fine. I... I'm sorry.

Okay.

All right, everybody,
back to your seats, please.

Back to your seats.

Thank you. Thank
you. Everything's fine.

What is it?

Somebody just... got the Queen.

A switch? Yeah.

Get on that thing.
Seal the whole area off.

Every building,
every exit right away.

Right.

All stations, this is Five-0.

All stations, this is Five-0.

Danno?

I heard.

Listen, I just got a call

from Lieutenant
Carlo in New York.

He came across an
interesting piece of news.

The jeweler Dietrich
was doing some work

for a woman named
Janet Kingston.

What about her?

She did time in Illinois
and Kansas for jewel theft.

Well, how does she fit in?

He ran a check on her.

She left New York three days ago

under the name
of Camilla Carver.

Destination: Hawaii.

Check the guest list right away.

Sorry, nobody's
allowed to leave yet.

Stolen?

I saw the girl wearing the
jewel just a moment ago.

She was wearing
a paste imitation.

What does all this
have to do with me?

You brought Camilla
Carver to the pageant.

Her name was added to the
guest list at the last moment.

I'd like to know why.

Well, Miss Carver
is... a friend.

I had the invitation
before she came to town.

She just thought
it might be fun.

Yeah, it's been a lot of fun.

How long have you been friends?

Not very long.
Just a little while.

Any luck?

Not a thing on her. Nothing.

Thanks.

Well, Mr. McGarrett,

I hope you understand
I could sue you for this.

For what?

For treating me like a criminal.

We have your
record, Miss Carver.

Or is it Miss Kingston?

A few light-fingered
moments, Kansas,

Illinois, several years ago.

You could ruin
a girl's whole day

bringing up something like that.

We're not giving
away any secrets,

are we, Mr. Elliott?

Oh, no, of course not.

She's already told
me about the incident.

You play by the
rules, don't you?

We do, love.

We do.

And one of the first rules

is to not let you put your
big beautiful thumb on me

just because I made one mistake.

A mistake?

I am a good girl now.

I pay my taxes,

and I have no outstanding
debts to society or to anyone else.

We'll see. You can go.

You're sweet.

Come.

I thought you checked
those new names with H.P.D.?

I did, but there was
not any Camilla Carver.

All right, stay with them.
Watch every move they make.

They couldn't have
gotten the Queen out yet.

Danno, if she's the one,

she's gotta be working with
somebody besides Elliott.

He's falling apart. Call H.P.D.

I need more information
on anything they got.

Right.

Smile, love, we've got admirers.

Excuse me, Miss Carver.
I'm going off duty now.

A little party favor I
thought you might like.

We had an extra one.

Perhaps you
might give it to the...

little girl in a few moments.

I'm sure she'll have no
trouble getting past the guard.

Ask her to give it to
the policeman out front.

How sweet of you,
waiter. I'd be happy to do it.

Did you see me,
Grandfather? Did you see me?

Yes, I saw you, dear.
You were wonderful.

It was fun, wasn't it?

What a lovely little girl.

Thank you.

Shouldn't you be changing
your costume, Amanda?

Later, love. I want you to
do something for me, darling.

What are you talking about?

Do you see this
lovely little doll?

I want you to take
it to a friend of mine.

He's waiting downstairs,
outside the front door.

No.

You used me, but I
won't let you use her.

Unfortunately, there's been
a slight change of plans,

and I don't have
time for arguments.

And if you'll look very closely,

you'll see a small
but effective gun

pointed directly at that
famous well-fed belly of yours.

Sorry, folks, nobody's
allowed to leave yet.

- Please take your seats.
- Why can't we leave?

We'll explain it to
you people later.

Amanda.

Here, darling,
take it downstairs.

The, uh, guards say
nobody's left the premises,

but there is one waiter,
named Michael Olson,

who can't be located.

All right, get some
men from H.P.D.,

make a search of the buildings,

room for room. Yeah.

What's happened, Steve?

Just what I was
afraid would happen.

Somebody got the Queen.

Anything I can do to help?

Yes, sir.

Keep the party going
as long as you can.

Give me the doll. No.

Not until you promise me
she won't hurt my grandfather.

Hold it!

Are you all right, honey?

Okay, let's go. Fast.

Book him.

It was only a doll.

So are you, young
lady. So are you.

I'm very proud of Amanda.

You have every reason to be.

I suppose you'll
want to talk to me

about everything, Mr. McGarrett.

Yeah. Yeah, if you don't mind.

It's only routine.

Of course.

Oh, one more
favor, Mr. McGarrett.

I believe Sara
Landfair dropped this.

Would you be kind
enough to return it to her

with my compliments?

It would have saved
me a lot of trouble

if I'd returned it sooner.

Yes, it would.

You understand?

I understand.

The trouble with you, baby,

is you don't know a good
deal when you've got one.

If all you want is fancy
cars and diamond bracelets,

I can give 'em to
you by the bucketful.

Broadway Orchids,
Lucille Fickett, 1937.

The little lady wins herself

a free ride on
the roller coaster.

Oh, I think we can
do better than that.

Come on.

Bud.