Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980): Season 2, Episode 8 - King Kamehameha Blues - full transcript

A group of college students devise a plan to break into Bishop Museum and steal King Kamehameha's cloak. A collection is started up and amnesty will be given if the cloak is returned. Meanwhile Five-o investigates and concludes that the college students stole the cloak. Kono tries to reason with one of the students, who is Hawaiian, and make him understand how wrong it was to steal the cloak. The others decide to keep the cloak rather than collect the reward. The Hawaiian student [Johnny) comes to Five-O headquarters and tells McGarrett that the others are planning to dump the cloak overboard from a boat. The Five-o team shows up at the pier as the boat is leaving, and the students raise the cloak on the boats mast.

Feathered capes and cloaks
were a mark of social rank.

Only high-ranking chiefs
or warriors of great ability...

You may use both
stairways here. Go around.

Had the right to
wear these garments.

The feather garments were
made and worn only by men.

In time of war, feather
garments were worn into battle,

and it was a great
achievement for a warrior

to overcome a chief
and take his cloak.

Here we have the
cloak of the greatest

of all the Hawaiian kings,

Kamehameha I,
Kamehameha the Great.



The cloak was
generations in the making

and was made from feathers
of birds which are now extinct.

Even the art of making
the cloak has disappeared.

It has been estimated
that the cloak

is worth millions of dollars,

but something so
rare is really priceless.

And only during Kamehameha week

is the cloak taken from
the case and displayed.

Now, if you'll just follow me,

we'll take a look
at the Pacific room.

Oh, I'm so sorry,
we've run out of time.

Boy, they close this
place right on the button.

But at least you've
been able to see

some of the greatest examples
of ancient Hawaiian artifacts



on exhibit anywhere
in the world.

Good luck, Sam.

Sixty-four seconds.

Remember that.

Arnie, you know what?

You never forget anything.

Even the catnip for Sam.

That sounded like two alarms,

various in pitch.

Remember that.

What else, baby?

The boys will fill us in.

Hey, you know?

I think we've still got a
few more hours of sun.

Hey!

Chin, what have we got?

The alarm was set off at 4:37.

They're checking now to
see if anything is missing.

Who's that?

Dr. Charles Thorpe,
the museum curator.

Nice, but the nervous type.

Maybe he's got a lot
to be nervous about.

Doctor.

McGarrett, Five-0.
Danny Williams.

Mr. McGarrett, gentlemen.

Mr. McGarrett, there's
absolutely nothing missing.

How can you be sure?

We've checked everywhere.

What triggered the alarm?

I don't know.

The guards were here
and they didn't see anything.

We'll take a look
anyway. Of course.

Check the exterior
doors and windows...

Steve.

Look, what I found behind
Queen Emma's silverware.

And I thought I knew
all the cats in the islands.

You still want us to check
out who triggered the alarm?

No. Take him downtown
and book him for trespassing.

Tell him his rights and give
him some milk and catnip.

You heard what the boss said.

Book him.

There he goes.

Goes who?

Steve McGarrett, Five-0.

He's Mister Cop from
the mainland to Tokyo.

Have you ever got a
surprise for him, eh, Arnie?

Yeah.

Especially for him.

Mm.

Hey, uh, I think you've had a
little too much sun. Come on.

And now I know why
they call it a dry run.

Because it makes you so thirsty.

I'll say.

Ah. Ah.

And now we know
how long it takes them

to answer the alarm, right?

Mm. If anything goes wrong,
we got 60 seconds to disappear.

Hey, Eddie, you say
there's a floor alarm, right?

Mm. Extends about ten feet,
but no guarantees when you use

a little ol' pussycat for
a tape measure, huh?

But Sam did a good job. He did.

I sure hope he
didn't get busted.

Let's hear it for old Sam, huh?

Good old Sam. Hey, Sam.

Hey, Johnny, you sure you
can take care of your end?

Ten feet?

I could throw him
that far if I had to.

Oh, sure.

Hey, what about me?

Don't you wanna know
if I can handle my end?

Ooh-hoo.

He knows you can handle it.

When do we go, Arnie?

Got anything on for tonight?

Oh, I got exams.

I'll be studying
all night tonight.

Yeah, me too.

Okay. How about tomorrow night?

Wow, so soon?

Why not?

I mean, if anybody's getting
shaky about this whole thing,

maybe we can call it all off.

Yeah, maybe we can
go to a movie instead.

Oh, come on, Arnie.
Nobody's getting scared.

Besides, I've seen all the
moving pictures in town.

Okay. Tomorrow night's it.

Oh, hello, Mr. McGarrett.

Hello, doctor.

What's the matter? More trouble?

Oh, same thing.

That pussycat.

How does a cat get
inside a locked museum?

Heh. I don't know.

I suppose it could
have gotten in unnoticed

when we were locking up.

If a cat could, so could
a human being, right?

Oh, that's what's
bothering you, huh?

All night, doctor. All night.

Well, let me relieve your mind.

We have the finest security
system in the islands.

Systems can be beaten.

Not ours, McGarrett.

I've heard that before.

Here. Here's the floor
plan of the entire museum.

- Let me show you...
- How it works.

Now, first of all, they got
four guards on the payroll.

Two while it's open.
Two on night duty.

Now the night duty
crisscrosses on their rounds.

Here, here, and here.

Every section of the
museum gets covered

every four and a half minutes.

Which means you guys
gotta get in and out in less.

No sweat, Arnie. Okay.

Now, the guards start their
swing up here in the east wing.

One takes care of
the Polynesian section,

the other one covers
the kahili section.

Now, they crisscross
over here in the west wing

at exactly 12:14.

Now, that leaves only...

Four and a half minutes
the theft would have

to be completed.
Foolproof, right?

McGARRETT: It could be done.

But first they'd have to get
past the exterior alarms...

Which are operated by a
straight electric circuit-break

covering all the doors, windows,
and our target, the skylight.

And if the electrical circuit
around the doors, windows,

even the skylight is broken,

the alarm is
instantly triggered.

Not if they cut the
power lines, or...

We jump the skylight
without touching anything

that'll set off the alarm.

And we get in and
out as quiet as...

A mouse will even be stopped
by my own special favorite.

It's an independent alarm
system with its own generator

built right down inside the
basement of this building.

No power leads, no lines to cut,

and it's automatically
set every night

at closing time when
we lock the front doors.

Here, let me show you.

It starts right here at
the edge of this exhibit

and goes all the way around.

Now, any weight put on here

after the alarm is set
automatically triggers it.

Watch.

It's all right, fellows.

So you see, Mr. McGarrett,
nobody can get any closer...

Than 10 feet or, zap,
you set off the alarm.

Think you can handle it?

Consider it handled.

Okay.

It's 12:10.

Wolf.

Okay.

You have exactly
three minutes from...

now.

I was gonna ask you
what you're doing here,

but I don't guess I have to.

Uh, we're not doing
anything, officer.

Mm-mm. Honest.

Okay, as long as you're
not doing anything,

how about doing it on
somebody else's beat.

Yes, sir.

Hey. Arnie! Yeah!

Yeah!

Come on! Yeah!

I think it was about a
quarter... Thank you.

I think it was
about a quarter of 7.

The museum
closes at 4:30, and...

Don, it was tied
just about here.

Make sure you get
a reading in this area.

Ben. Give me some
up-shots below the priest.

Another good one over here.

Any prints, Charley?

Not a print in the house.

I'd have bet on that.

There is something, though.

Floor. Take a look.

Yeah, something
scratched the marble.

Something very heavy.

Get me a reading on it, Charley.

You did it just like you
said you would, Arnie.

Baby, you're beautiful.

Hey, Johnny,

you're about the closest
thing we got to Kamehameha.

Why don't you try it on?

Hey, what's the
matter? You scared?

Just because
you're part Hawaiian?

Hey, everybody, he's scared.

Oh, come on, Johnny, enjoy.

We just pulled off
the biggest robbery

these islands have
ever seen, right?

There's nothing
to be scared about.

It's not that.

It's just that... Oh,
I don't know. Hey.

Look, we just knocked
the establishment

right on their status quo.

I mean, we did it
so nice and clean.

Go on, put it on.

We didn't leave one thing
that they could trace to us.

Not one rotten thing.

There, have a ball.

Lay it out.

Steel shavings,

from the kind of
pipe you could buy

from any plumbing store.

You can buy the
wire jumper anywhere.

Add to that strands of
hemp from a piece of rope

you can buy in any
hardware store on the islands.

What about the footprints?

The plaster casts
show that you could buy

that type of shoe
from any store.

So it comes up zero.

Williams.

Yeah. It's the big man.

McGarrett. Yes, governor.

Yes, sir.

You're kidding me.

You want the truth?

I don't think much of it.

I don't deal in amnesty.
I don't think it works.

I think it's a license to steal.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. I'm on my way.

By authority of the governor
of the state of Hawaii,

I've been instructed
to offer any

and all persons
involved in this theft

complete amnesty.

Return the Kamehameha
cloak immediately

and the state guarantees

that no charges will
be pressed against you.

Now, a word of caution.

The cloak is extremely
old, extremely fragile.

It should never be
placed in direct sunlight

for any period of time.

It should never be
creased or hang in a hanger.

Get a load of him.

Hey, Arnie, come here, quick.

By authority of the governor...

- What?
- -Of the state of Hawaii.

Arnie, they're... They're
begging us to give it back.

Oh, no. Do we have to?

They're offering a
free ride home, right?

Hey, we're putting the
squeeze on 'em, remember?

I mean, that's what we
started out to do, right?

We wanted to put all the
haircuts through a wringer.

It's working, right?

I mean, we've even got
the biggest cop on the island,

McGarrett, climbing palm trees.

Can you see old man's
face, hm? When he finds out?

Boy, is he gonna sweat.

You know, I like
to see him sweat.

I think it's a gas.

Hey, what's wrong with you?

Nothing.

Come on, hula, what's the bug?

Maybe we ought
to give it back, huh?

What? Oh.

You gotta be kidding, huh?

I wanna make 'em crawl, baby.

I'll burn this thing before
I give it back to 'em.

That's a good
idea. Let's burn it.

Oh, wait.

Hey, olé! Come on.

Hyah! Hyah!

And again. Once more.

Yes, you, female bull.

The scratches on the marble here

show us exactly where
they had the tripod.

Right here, outside
the bugged area.

They used it as
some kind of a base,

resting a long pole on it,

floating someone out over
the alarm section of the floor.

It's the only way it adds.

They'd have needed one
strong brother to handle that pole.

They had him.

Somebody light enough to
be suspended from the pole.

Maybe a midget.

Or a jockey.

How about a monkey?

Or a giraffe?

Giraffe?

A giraffe could
reach over and get it.

But how do you get a giraffe
down through the skylight?

Maybe kids.

No, what would they
want it for in the first place.

Wait a minute, Danno.

Wait a minute.
Maybe it was kids.

Maybe there was no motive.

At least none we'd
understand, huh?

Maybe they did
it just for kicks.

Maybe it's just to show the
world that they could do it.

Kids, uh, needling
the establishment?

Steve, you know Larry Kai.

He has something to say
that may be interesting.

Yeah.

Larry, how are you?
You know everybody.

What do you got?

Well, the night the
museum was robbed,

there was a
couple of kids there.

They were in a car and they
were grabbing at each other.

What did the kids look like?

It was pretty dark, but I
could give you a description.

What about the car?

It was a yellow sports
job, foreign type.

There was a parking
sticker on the window.

Parking at the university.

Great.

I just wish I had some film.

I'm sure the
sergeant won't mind.

What do you got?

The redhead in the
green bathing suit.

Good.

Name's Diana Cole, junior.

Minds her own business,
got no close girlfriends.

She's majoring in Anthropology.

McGARRETT: What else?

His name is Arnold Potter III.

He's 20.

They've been going
together this past term.

He's a straight-A student,

senior, majoring in Mathematics.

Which will help him
count the family money.

His family's in
construction in Denver.

Very well-off. No
previous record.

Okay, turn that
way and look at me.

Ah, that's it.

Good. Good. Smile.

If it's not too much trouble,

will you get one picture
of the kids, thanks.

All day long, by the thousands,
from all over the islands.

To contribute to a reward fund.

Children of all ages and their
parents and their grandparents.

All clutching pennies,
dimes, dollars.

Whatever they can afford

to help get
Kamehameha's cloak back.

A spontaneous effort on the part

of the people of the 50th state.

Yeah. Fifty.

Thank you. Aloha.

Hi there. CHILD: Hello.

You're a pretty little
girl. What's your name?

Jeannie Kamamalu.

Do you know who I am?

Yes, Papa Aku.

Kiss me right here.

Now what do you
got in your hand?

One dollar and 60 cents.

I was saving it for a
new dress for my doll.

And what are you
gonna do with it now?

Give to the governor, so he can
get Kamehameha's cloak back.

Oh, wonderful. Go
ahead, sweetheart.

And that's the way it's been,

pouring in from all over
the islands, dimes, dollars,

from people trying to get
back a part of their heritage.

Why don't you folks come
down, bring your kids.

The Bishop Museum.
Say hello to old Aku and...

What are...? Do you wanna
go back to the museum?

What, you wanna go back there?

Whoa.

We've been there, right? Right.

Little bit, yeah. Kind of.

Well that's it for me.

Oh, hi there, friends.

This is Ralph Rover here,

your roving reporter
here out on the beach.

And we have thousands
of people around here.

I see a little girl.

Come here, little girl.
Would you like to talk

into the microphone? Yeah.

What's your name, little girl?

My name is Shirley Nicklenaka.

Shirley. Give it
to 'em, Shirley.

And I have saved 75 cents
to go all the way to Hollywood.

Oh, not bad.

I'm gonna give it
back to the bad men

so that then they'll
give the cloak back.

Oh, oh, that's great.

There's a little man over here.

What do you think, little man?

Do you think they're
going to give the cloak back,

those bad mans?

Mmm... I don't know.
But if they don't...

Okay, okay, we've
all had our fun.

We've made our point,

now let's give the cloak back.

Oh, come on, Johnny.

The gentlemen in
the blue wedgies

has something to say too.

Speak right in the
tulips, sir. Why?

I said why?

Arnie, I don't like what we did.

What it's done to people.

Ah, ladies and gentlemen,

this man is truly
bugged about something.

It's all that hot Hawaiian
blood running through his veins.

All those ancient taboos
pounding up to the surface,

bubbling away.

Bubble, bubble, bubble.

This is the 20th
century, man. Get into it.

What's supposed to happen
to us anyway for messing with

Kameha-what's-his-name's
bathrobe?

I mean, does the earth
open up and swallow us?

Or maybe all the volcanoes
start popping at once, huh?

Yeah, and maybe
it's none of that, huh?

Maybe it's just about
time we started using

some common sense.

Let's give it back, huh?

No. It's too groovy.

I think you've just
been outvoted, man.

We keep it.

Yeah, and for how long?

Who knows?

I do.

I like the way
it feels. It's nice.

You do?

So get it on. Go ahead.

Yeah, go ahead.

Dance. Dance.

Faster. Faster, baby.
Yeah, get into it, come on.

Faster. Faster. Yeah.

McGarrett, Five-0.

Come on in, boys.

Hey, McGarrett, you didn't
have to go to all the trouble

of getting a search warrant.

If you want to look for
something, go ahead and look.

You know what we're looking for?

Sure, what everybody
else is looking for,

Kamehameha's cloak, right?

Only, uh, what makes you think

that four, upstanding
college kids like us

would pull a caper like that?

Maybe because it's the one
big symbol of Hawaiian history.

Oh, I see.

In a world where one sixth
of the population is starving

and guys like me are
getting knocked off

in a little war here,
in a little war there,

you're worried about symbols,

about the past?

Oh, I'm not worried about
symbols and the past.

I'm worried about a world
without law and justice.

A jungle where no one
is free and no one is safe.

Where no one gives a
damn about anything.

Oh, wow.

You dig down deep
enough into a cop

and you find a real philosopher.

Okay, McGarrett.

You think we stole the cloak?

Well, you tell me how.

Okay.

I figure you're the monkey.

Ah.

And you're the muscle.

And you're, uh...

Oh, never mind.

So you must be the big brains.

Oh, thank you.

Nope, not there.

Look, if we were smart
enough to steal the cloak,

you think we'd be dumb
enough to put it in a place

where you could
put your hands on it?

I don't know, would you?

Psst.

Hey, brother.

You and me the only ones in
this place with Hawaiian blood.

Bet we got relatives who
came over in the same canoe

from Tahiti a
thousand years ago.

You building something, brother?

We ain't haoles.

Kamehameha was our king.

Stealing his cloak
is like spitting on him.

Now, where's it at?

I tried, boss.

Nothing.

Psst. Here comes the fuzz.

Where is it?

Sorry, McGarrett.

You just knocked
on the wrong door.

I'd like to help you, but...

Where's the cloak?

Hey, what's he talking about?

I don't know.

What's he talking about?

I don't know.

What's he talking about?

I don't know. But I
sure love the way

he asks all those
cute questions.

Aw.

Okay, kids. I think
you're cute too. Too cute.

Now, the fun and games are over.

From now on, I'm
gonna lay it on you,

all the way.

Yeah, well suppose
we lay it on you too

with a charge something
like, um, police brutality?

How's that grab you, huh?

Oh, I'm shakin' all over.

You gotta have
something to arrest us.

You need proof, right?

And I'll get it. I'll get it.

'Cause every move you make,

and that means you
and you and you and you,

from now on is under
24-hour surveillance.

So you might as well give the
cloak back to the Bishop Museum

and go and collect
the reward money,

because if you
don't, all bets are off.

That means reward,
amnesty, everything.

You dig?

You know, your search
warrant says "search," McGarrett.

You did that and you
didn't come up with anything.

See you around, huh?

♪ Aloha, oink ♪

♪ Aloha, oink ♪

All together now.

Oink, oink, oink!

♪ Aloha, oink Aloha, oink ♪

Okay, vote time.

Can we have
counter-surveillance, please.

Okay? Clear.

All right. What are the
propositions before us,

speaker of the house?

Well, we got two choices now.

One is follow the original
plan and keep the cloak,

or turn it in and get a
nice pat on the head.

Well, I'm with you
either way, Arnie, babe.

How about you, Eddie?

You know, Arnie, that reward
money is getting awful fat.

Maybe even 50 thou,
just for turning it in.

Yeah, well,
suppose I turn you in.

I mean, you can't pass an exam

without me giving
you the answers, right?

Okay. Okay. Don't get
uptight, Arnie. I'm with ya.

And we already
know where you're at.

Majority rules. You're outvoted.

We get rid of the cloak.

You going somewhere?

Yeah, what about it?

Oh, nothing,
nothing. It's just, uh...

Be very careful, Johnny.

I mean, we're all
in the same bag.

If we go, you go, right?

Yeah, what happened?

They were traveling on
Kalakaua, just cruising,

and we were following
a few cars behind.

Then all of a sudden
they jumped a light,

turned a corner, and there we
are boxed in behind two cars.

Oh, beautiful. Beautiful.

Continue to drag the area
and see if you can pick them up.

Danno, put out an APB
on those college kids.

Pick up and hold. I want them.

Got a visitor.

Hello, Johnny.

What can I do for you?

Mr. McGarrett.

Uh, did you come to
talk about the cloak?

I've been walking
around all night.

Well, I'm listening, Johnny.

Kono was right.

He said I couldn't live with it.

Live with what?

Johnny, the cloak.
The cloak! Where is it?

They're going for it right now.

They're going out to sea

and gonna drop
the cloak overboard.

Where are they?

Ala Wai Yacht Basin.

Arnie's father's
got a boat there.

McGARRETT: Let's go.

Let's hit the boats!

Wait for me!

Hurry up, Diana.

Okay, let's ready the
captain's quarters, huh?

Okay. Oh, it's so groovy.

Do we really have to dump it?

Oh, sure. Why not?

Who knows? You
know, you still got me.

We may even go for the
crown jewels next time.

Yeah.

Crew, attention!

Okay, well let's get
this dinghy moving out.

Hit the stern lines, huh?

Hey, first mate. Up
on the bridge, huh?

Let's get it started.

Hey, you landlubber.
Loosen that stern line, huh?

Ah, cool it.

Hey, it's McGarrett!

Hurry up!

Come on, move it!

Okay, boys. In we go.

I wanna call my father.

Get him topside.

Okay, genius, the party's over.

I wanna call my father.

Yeah, I figured you would,

even though he is an
establishment square.

Take him.

Cape's up there.

Amnesty. You said amnesty.

If you turned it in. If.

Take him.