Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980): Season 5, Episode 17 - Here Today... Gone Tonight - full transcript
The No. 2 executive to a reclusive businessman approaches McGarrett. He tells the lawman that he has evidence of illegal activity by his employer. But the executive insists on elaborate ...
Leading off at
the top of the fifth,
Angels leading 4-3.
You go downtown?
Hop in.
Who's winning?
Angels, 4-3. Matero's up.
That's a good man.
Twenty-three homers
so far this season.
Now put in exactly two ounces.
Would you mind?
For a non-sports fan
who's nursing a headache?
Thank you.
Now the vodka.
Miss, do you carry Sultans?
It's uh, Turkish
cigarettes, strong, black.
Don't have them, mister.
Try the bar.
No, thanks. Can't go into bars.
AA, you know.
Cigarettes? Cigars?
No, thank you.
You sure?
I haven't smoked in five years.
Fourteen-oh-two.
Bellman.
No, hold on, wait
a minute, uh...
No, that's no good.
What's wrong?
That's the 14th
floor, it's, uh...
That's too high.
I've got a thing, uh...
I got a bad thing about heights.
Good morning, Charlie.
Good morning, sir.
Thank you, sir.
Morning, Dave.
Morning.
Right on time as usual, Barry.
Sit down.
I don't know how you do it,
all those time-consuming
devices out there.
I allow for them.
Well, I understand
the inconvenience.
The price of surviving
three murder attempts.
I thought it was two.
I don't tell you
everything, Barry.
I don't tell anyone everything.
But if I were to tell anyone
everything, it would be you.
I appreciate your confidence.
Well, favor time.
The governor's party.
You know how I
abominate those things.
Yes, I was planning
to cover it for you.
I've kept the afternoon open.
Fine.
I'd like you to
escort Mrs. Fleming.
My pleasure.
I don't like to ask
things like that, Barry.
Above and beyond,
and all that sort of thing.
But you know June.
Parties, VIPs, the
beautiful people,
everything that I
avoid like the plague.
Oh, I'll be happy to take her.
I appreciate that.
Have Mrs. Fleming
come in, please.
Now, while you're there,
I want you to sound
out the governor
on his plans for
putting a highway
through the 'Ewa
Forest Preserve.
I want that contract.
I'll manage it.
Now, you can let the
governor know that I'm prepared
to offer him a package deal:
Demolition, engineering,
road construction.
He won't have to deal with
three separate companies.
Right.
Well, problem's solved.
Barry will accompany you.
What did you do? Threaten
to cut off his Christmas bonus?
Nothing like that, Mrs. Fleming.
It'll be my pleasure.
Terrific.
So, what she was really
after was a trip to Europe.
Oh, my commissioner of
markets is waving frantically.
Will you excuse
me just a moment?
Thank you.
Excuse me, please.
Mr. McGarrett.
Barry Dean, Fleming Industries.
Mr. Dean.
Our meeting here now
is not a coincidence.
I've been seeking
you out all afternoon.
Oh? What for?
When a man has
a tip on the market,
he consults a broker.
Another kind of tip, Five-0.
Would you spell that
out for me, Mr. Dean?
Fleming Industries controls more
than 200 corporations worldwide.
I'm sure you know they have
an enormous security network.
I know.
Including some former H.P.D men.
Yes, but the size, the power,
the complexity is unbelievable.
A lot of facts have been buried.
Ugly facts.
I want to unbury them.
Now, let me get this straight.
Are you talking about crime?
Embezzlement, stock
fraud, tax evasion,
bribery of public officials.
Yes, crime, Mr. McGarrett.
Do you have any proof?
Ledgers, bank accounts,
interoffice memos,
phony stock t-transactions,
and... And more, it's...
What's the problem?
What is it?
Sit down.
Are you all right?
Angina...
It's angina, chronic.
I'll be all right.
Now, then...
When can I see this,
uh...? This material?
Evidence,
Mr. McGarrett, evidence.
As soon as possible.
But only under my conditions.
Which are?
I'll send a
representative to see you.
We'll arrange a private meeting.
Just you and I, no one else.
Agreed?
I know my precautions
seem elaborate,
but at Fleming Industries
men have been killed for less.
Did you know
that, Mr. McGarrett?
We've heard rumors. We...
No one has ever
come up with any proof.
No proof exists,
not on the murders.
But on the other crimes,
you'll see for yourself.
Maybe I'd better put you
under protective custody.
No.
My way.
I'm going to
disappear for a while.
I'll surface when
you've made an arrest.
But not until then.
It's the only way I'll
offer this evidence.
My way.
Agreed.
You all right now?
Yes, thank you.
Oh, uh...
one other question.
Who is, uh...?
Who's behind all this?
My boss.
Peter Fleming.
McGARRETT: Yes, Mr. Whitelaw.
We have no secrets
here. You can speak freely.
I'm here representing
Mr. Barry Dean,
who I believe you
know is in hiding.
Yes.
Well, Mr. Dean
wanted me to tell you
that, uh, before
he went into hiding,
an attempt was made on his life.
His car was overtaken
on the Pali Highway
earlier this morning.
He was forced off
the side of the road
and almost over
the edge of a cliff.
It was only by the,
uh, sheerest luck
that he managed
to regain control.
Any witnesses?
Oh, yes.
Yes, there's a full
report available.
I see. We'll check it.
Then you don't think
it was an accident?
There are no accidents in
the world of Peter Fleming.
That's why Mr. Dean feels
that unorthodox
means should be taken.
What do you mean
by "unorthodox"?
You're to travel
tonight by helicopter,
which we'll arrange for.
It'll take you to...
Well, to a, uh, place where
you'll meet with Mr. Dean.
You're to travel unarmed.
You mean he
doesn't trust me, huh?
I'm only an intermediary.
I've been instructed
to present his terms
and get your answer, yes or no.
All right, you'll
have it in an hour.
You're asking me to let
the head of my state police
go off on a dubious
adventure, unarmed,
not knowing what his
destination's going to be?
Oh, now, Steve, you
know I can't permit that.
Governor, this may be our
only chance to nail Fleming.
Not to mention that it could be
also a major political scandal,
unless we crack it first.
How many contracts does
Fleming have with the state?
What, ten, 12?
Well, more like 18.
But if there's any
fraud involved,
they'll be terminated
immediately.
Which means
we've got to find out.
Therefore, I go.
Oh, no.
I'm not sending you out unarmed
on a game of Blind Man's Bluff.
I can't risk that.
Besides, you've
got other work to do.
Setting up security for the
presidential visit on the fifth.
We're already prepared
for that, governor.
Good.
And I want you to see
it through personally.
The answer is no.
What choice do we have?
It's Dean's terms
or nothing at all.
All right. Dean's terms.
But with somebody else.
I understand.
Mr. Williams will be acceptable.
Now that's where the helicopter
will pick you up
at 8:00 tonight.
We'll bring you back there
sometime during the night.
Gentlemen.
McGARRETT: Make sure everything
Dean tells you is
supported by documents,
ledgers, memos, contracts...
Everything. Bring them all in.
What you can't get in writing,
get on tape in Dean's own voice.
I'll take your piece, Danno.
Okay.
Nathaniel?
Good evening. May I?
Your, uh, Mr. Whitelaw
searched me in Honolulu
just before we left.
That was in Honolulu.
Please?
Thank you.
I'll be in the chopper.
Mr. Williams, I'm Barry Dean.
How do you do?
And this is Nathaniel,
who plays many roles:
Chauffeur, bodyguard,
medical aide.
Health problem?
Health and survival.
I'm sorry about the
cloak and dagger,
but I'm sure
Mr. McGarrett explained.
Yes, he did.
Can we get started?
Yes, of course.
First let me give
you the background
of my own association
with Fleming.
Can you wait a minute?
Yes, of course.
Okay, shoot.
Uh, five years ago,
I was the head of my
own electronics company.
Fleming offered me a buyout
on the basis of exchange of stock.
I agreed.
He gave me a five-year
contract to remain.
I rose quickly in the
Fleming organization
and became vice
president in charge of...
What's the matter?
Can I help?
Nathaniel.
Nathaniel? Nathaniel?
How do you feel?
I'll be all right.
Better let me take a cardiogram.
What, right now?
That's what the doctor ordered.
Come on.
Will you forgive
me, Mr. Williams?
Fifteen or 20
minutes. It's all right.
There's booze, the
hi-fi, whatever you want.
Don't worry about me,
just take care of yourself.
Let's go.
Evening, Charlie.
Evening, sir.
Swing shift this week?
That's right,
Mr. Dean, 9:00 to 9:00.
Thank you. Charlie.
Evening, Dave.
Good evening, Mr. Dean.
What's the emergency, Barry?
Telex from New York.
McGrory's backing
out of the merger.
So much involved, I thought
you'd want to know right away.
Just this? No explanation?
Apparently not.
Could be a ploy.
Last-minute effort
to get a better deal.
What do you think, Barry?
Dave, Mr. Fleming asked
not to be disturbed till morning.
Oh, all right, sir.
Good night, Charlie.
The machine says
I'll live a while longer,
providing I don't
run into Fleming.
Shall we continue?
Please.
As I was saying, uh...
I rose quickly in
the organization.
I soon become vice president in
charge of plans and development.
I learned every aspect...
McGARRETT: That you, Danno?
Tapes, memos, company records,
everything that he
promised and more.
The DA will love it.
Beautiful, beautiful.
Where was the hideout?
On Maui, northwest corner.
He's got a nice little
hideaway pad there.
Speaking of pads, why
don't you take the morning off
and get some sleep?
You deserve it. Well,
that's an easy arm-twist.
I'll see you around noon.
Good night, Ben. See you, Dan.
In the safe overnight, in
the morning, DA's office.
Right.
Go right through, Mr. McGarrett.
McGARRETT: Charlie.
McGarrett. Dave.
What have we got, Doc?
Three bullets entered the body
between the third
and fourth ribs
penetrating the chest wall,
pericardial cavity and heart.
He's been dead between
eight and 12 hours.
We'll know more when
we do the postmortem.
From what distance
was the gun fired?
Had to be at least 6 feet.
No powder burns.
Snub-nose .38 with a silencer.
Found where?
On the desk.
A million bucks worth
of screening devices
and still someone
gets a gun in here.
Maybe the gun was here already.
Has Mrs. Fleming been notified?
Just now, by cable.
She's in England.
Mr. McGarrett, there's an
insurance investigator here
with a Five-0 courtesy card.
What's his name?
It's not a him.
Oh, okay.
Show Miss Morgan in.
All right.
Hello, Steve. Bella.
How much you get
burned for this time?
Five million.
Beneficiary?
The wife. She gets it all.
How did he do it?
How did "he" do it? Mm-hm.
Oh, Bella, you have no out
on the suicide clause this time.
He was murdered.
Chin'll fill you in.
Where is the widow?
She's in England, I'm told.
Why? You want to check her out?
For $5 million,
you'd better believe it.
Am I in?
Same arrangement?
Well, of course.
Any information I
get, I turn over to you.
And vice versa.
Chin, this is, uh, Bella
Morgan, Interisland Insurance.
She's very bright, as
you can see, so be careful.
Any information she
wants, within reason.
Oh, thanks a lot.
What have you got so far?
McGARRETT: Charlie?
Uh, yes, Mr. McGarrett?
To your knowledge,
did Mr. Fleming have
a permit to carry a gun?
Uh, not a chance. Uh,
he's scared to death of them.
Wouldn't even permit
us to carry guns.
Uh, that's why all
the fancy machinery.
Turn it on.
When did, uh, Mrs.
Fleming go abroad?
Uh, yesterday morning, early.
Has anyone seen
Mr. Fleming since then?
I did.
Who saw him last?
Oh, Mr. Dean.
Barry Dean?
Yes, sir. Our executive
vice president.
When was that?
Shortly after 9:00, last night.
Are you sure of that, Charlie?
I'm positive.
I was here.
Uh, so was Dave.
The three of us saw him.
Three?
Charlie, me and the computer.
Impossible.
Yes, it is.
But it happened.
Steve, there's no
question about it.
I was with Dean
last night on Maui
from around 9:00 till
after 3:00 in the morning.
All the time, Danno?
No, there was one
time he left the room.
When and why? Do you know?
Just after I arrived.
He had chest pains.
He went upstairs
with his medical aide,
a man named Nathaniel,
who gave him a cardiogram.
They were gone 20, 25 minutes.
Twenty-five minutes?
No... No, that's not enough time
to get from Honolulu
to Maui and back.
Trace your trip
for me, will you?
Step by step.
I took off from a field
north of Diamond Head
It was exactly 8:00. I
kept checking my watch.
Went due south for 12 minutes,
then changed course
to 95 degrees southeast.
Trip took 51 minutes,
averaging about
100 miles an hour.
I, uh, saw the coastal
lights, here at La'au Point,
Kuanakakai Point,
Kahana Point,
'Ewa Point.
Brings you straight to Maui.
About 30 seconds after I
passed the 'Ewa Point light,
we landed alongside
Dean's house.
That would put the
house right on the beach,
due north of Ka'anapali.
Right.
I wanna see that house.
Ben, call air control,
get a chopper.
And, uh, see if you
can shake Che loose.
I want him along.
I don't understand.
How did you find me?
We know the islands.
My whole security plan...
My protection against Fleming.
Well, you have nothing
to fear from Fleming.
He's dead.
How?
He was murdered
last night in his office.
About the same time
Mr. Williams was here?
Here.
Well, I won't say I'm not
relieved, but still it's a...
It's a terrible thing
to happen to anyone.
Do you mind if we look
around, dust for prints?
Why?
We'd like to establish
everyone's whereabouts
in relation to Fleming.
Go right ahead.
Che.
Do you remember what
you touched in here, Danno?
Hi-fi.
That picture.
Ice bucket, ice tongs.
Crossword puzzle.
I was here, all right.
I got a statement
from Nathaniel.
Backs up Danny's story.
All three on Maui at
the time of the murder.
Let's see what the prints say.
Print's positive.
Danny touched
everything he said he did,
plus a few other things besides.
No question he was in that room.
Okay, okay.
Double.
Why not? Double, twin,
someone who
looks a lot like Dean.
After all, you never
saw him before.
Wo Fat had two exact
doubles that we know about
and he uses them
very effectively.
It's possible, Steve.
You say you took
tapes last night?
Yeah. Got them?
Sure.
We can establish for sure
whether Dean was
in Maui last night.
Bring Mr. Dean in.
Prints just taken, prints
on Dean's service record.
Identical.
This is the real Barry Dean.
Oh, Mr. Dean, one
more test, please.
Sorry to trouble you.
Would you read these words
into the microphone, please?
Certainly.
Che.
"Five years ago, I was the head
of my own electronics company.
"Fleming offered me a buyout
on the basis of exchange of stock.
"I agreed."
Thank you.
Now, this was the tape
you recorded last night.
Five years ago I was the head
of my own electronics company.
Fleming offered me a buyout
on the basis of exchange of stock.
I agreed.
Voiceprints are
identical, Steve.
Mr. Dean was in Maui last night.
No question.
Well, I guess that
wraps it up, Mr. Dean.
You may go now, thank you.
Well, if there should
be anything else,
feel free, Mr. McGarrett.
We'll feel free.
Thank you.
Danno, have some
photos of Dean made.
Spread them around.
See if we can find a
double who might have been
in Honolulu the
night of the murder.
Right.
Steve, Mrs. Fleming just got
in from London a half-hour ago.
Mrs. Fleming.
We did it, baby.
We won't contact each
other again for five months.
After that, we'll
meet by accident
at a party given
by a mutual friend.
Then we'll start going out,
dinner, the theatre,
all very respectable.
Then a few months later
we'll become engaged.
It'll seem very natural.
Five months... I don't
think I can stand it.
We'll both have to stand it.
Background report, June Fleming.
Age 32, maiden name
June Mills, born in Chicago.
Went into show
business at age 18,
married a saxophone player.
Did nightclub acts, TV,
then got a part in
a Broadway show
that Fleming backed.
She set her sights on Fleming,
even though both were
married to other people
at the time.
Both got a divorce,
six months later
they were married.
Happily ever after, I doubt.
What's bothering you?
Oh, I don't know, Steve.
But she was in London
at the time of the murder.
Verified by the airlines
and Scotland Yard.
Yeah.
Okay, let's get back to the
Barry Dean double theory.
Any leads?
Yeah. Just one.
A clerk at the, uh,
Princess Kaiulani Hotel
who remembers a guy
who looked like Dean
checking in a few
days before the murder.
Says he was a heavy
smoker, never enters a bar,
and afraid of heights.
Also, a big sports fan.
All traits the
opposite of Dean's.
Yeah. Diametrically opposite.
Could be a phony plant.
Well, his ID was a
phony, that's for sure.
Registered name:
H.W. Straus, San Diego.
No record for any
such person there.
Sounds like somebody
gave us a killer to chase.
A double that doesn't exist.
Yeah, okay, but who does exist?
Mrs. Fleming.
Mrs. Fleming:
not above two-timing
husband number one.
Would she two-time
husband number two?
Maybe.
All right.
Supposing that she gets a gun,
she plants it in
Fleming's office.
Hm?
Now, she can do that
because she's the only one
who can get in without going
through electronic screening.
Then she flies off to
Europe to cover herself.
Now, Mr. X pays Fleming a visit,
finds the hidden gun
and makes June Fleming a widow.
Doesn't work, Steve.
McGARRETT: Why not?
The only one that could
be Mr. X is Barry Dean.
No one else got in to
see Fleming that night.
And Dean was with me on Maui.
Yeah. Okay.
Let's knock it off for a while.
Put a tail on Dean
and on the lady.
Maybe something will break.
Hey, what do you
think you're doing?
That's my car.
What's the big...?
Oh, I'm sorry.
It's the same model,
same year, same color.
I... I'm sorry, mister.
Che, anything?
One small piece of glass.
McGARRETT: Ben?
Splinters of wood, nothing else.
What's the big secret?
You'll see. Ready, Che?
All set. Come on in.
McGARRETT: Okay, get
in the pilot's seat, Danno.
Lights.
McGARRETT: Now, we're taking off
from a field just north
of Diamond Head.
Read the instrument panel,
tell me exactly what you see.
We're going up.
Five hundred feet.
Eight hundred.
A thousand.
McGARRETT: Airspeed?
Eighty, 90, 100 miles an hour.
McGARRETT: Heading?
South.
Now veering east of south.
Holding steady at 95 degrees.
I get the message.
Yeah.
Now, stay with it, Danno.
Okay.
You've been flying
for 28 minutes.
Now, look ahead and
down. And what do you see?
Kilauea Point light.
Ka'anapali Point, Molokai.
Kaena Point.
Kihei.
Straight ahead coming
on Maui, 'Ewa Point.
McGARRETT: Lights.
Rigged. The whole thing
was rigged and I was conned.
Fake dials, fake coastal lights.
All planted on
the coast of Oahu.
McGARRETT: Well, money
will buy anything, Danno.
Maybe even a duplicate house.
Gotta be.
They took me up over the
water, made a big circle,
right back to Oahu.
To Oahu, to a house within ten
minutes of the Fleming building.
When Dean pulled
his phony heart attack,
all he had to do
was hop into a car
and make tracks for the kill.
He had just enough time
to go through
security screening,
pick up the gun that
Mrs. Fleming had left...
Gotta be.
And kill Fleming.
Then drive back to the
house where I was waiting.
Yeah, then after you
left around midnight,
things really got
busy inside that house.
Everything that you
had seen or touched,
the doorknobs, the
pictures, the furniture,
the crossword puzzle.
Everything was removed,
put on a fast boat,
and sent to this duplicate house
right here on Maui where
we went the following morning.
Okay, duplicate houses.
We've seen the one on Maui...
What happened to
the one on Oahu?
It's destroyed.
We even found
the land it stood on.
A ten-minute ride
from Fleming's building.
Only now, nothing left but
sand and scrub and splinters.
Demolish a house overnight?
Is it possible?
We checked the experts.
They said that if that the
house was built to be dismantled,
like a prefab, without
any steel or concrete,
without a foundation,
that it could be pulverized
in a matter of hours,
given the right
heavy-duty equipment
and the required number of men.
Money was no object here, Danno.
And I fell for it.
Well, it was meant for me.
I would have fallen for it too.
The plan was brilliant.
And they pulled it off.
Now how are we gonna prove it?
How?
With a Five-0 courtesy card.
Hello?
MORGAN: Mrs. Fleming?
Yes, who's this?
I'm the only one who
knows what's going on.
Except you and Barry, of course.
Two houses.
A gun in a bookcase.
How much more do I
have to say on the phone?
I'll call again tomorrow.
Yes?
Barry, it's me.
Uh, somebody just...
Mrs. Fleming, I'm sorry,
but you're interrupting a
very important meeting.
Just listen to me, Barry.
Please, somebody...
A woman just... Mrs. Fleming,
I'm sorry to cut
you off like this,
but your calling here now
is extremely inappropriate.
Yes?
Mrs. Fleming?
What do you want?
Come to 220,
Kapiolani Boulevard,
Apartment 12.
Eight-thirty tonight.
Bring $500,000 in
certified bank checks.
Five checks, $100,000 each.
And if you're even
two minutes late,
I'll go to the police.
Come in.
Are you the woman
who called on the phone?
Yes, I'm the one.
Do you have the checks?
Don't do anything dumb.
My lawyer has all the
facts locked up in his safe.
What facts?
How a man in Oahu gets
killed by someone in London
and someone in Maui.
It was a nice
trick, Mrs. Fleming,
but I know how it's done.
How do you know?
Wrong question.
Ask me where I live.
In Maui.
So?
So Barry doesn't
dig being lonely.
Two houses, two women.
You in Oahu, me in Maui.
I don't believe you.
You never suspected anything?
You never smelled a strange
perfume on your pillow?
You have a lovely
wardrobe, Mrs. Fleming.
I help Barry pick
out so many gifts:
Size 6 gloves, 34 blouse.
Beige lace under everything.
I go for black myself.
Shut up! Just shut up.
Ah-ha. Well, you
do believe me a little.
Do you have the checks?
What are you doing?
What does it look
like I'm doing?
What about what I know?
The hell with what you know
and your lawyer and his safe.
Now, you listen to me.
I'm not afraid of you.
I learned a lot being
the wife of Peter Fleming.
I learned how to deal with
people like you, worms.
I can step on you
and don't you forget it.
I can make you
disappear in a minute,
in an ocean, in
a river, in a ditch.
All it takes is
money and I've got it.
Enough to move mountains.
And houses?
Enough to get
your husband killed?
You're dead right.
But that knowledge
isn't gonna help you now.
McGARRETT: And not
you either, Mrs. Fleming.
McGARRETT: Drop it.
Book her.
Yes?
You can come with
us now, Mr. Dean.
Where?
Down.
the top of the fifth,
Angels leading 4-3.
You go downtown?
Hop in.
Who's winning?
Angels, 4-3. Matero's up.
That's a good man.
Twenty-three homers
so far this season.
Now put in exactly two ounces.
Would you mind?
For a non-sports fan
who's nursing a headache?
Thank you.
Now the vodka.
Miss, do you carry Sultans?
It's uh, Turkish
cigarettes, strong, black.
Don't have them, mister.
Try the bar.
No, thanks. Can't go into bars.
AA, you know.
Cigarettes? Cigars?
No, thank you.
You sure?
I haven't smoked in five years.
Fourteen-oh-two.
Bellman.
No, hold on, wait
a minute, uh...
No, that's no good.
What's wrong?
That's the 14th
floor, it's, uh...
That's too high.
I've got a thing, uh...
I got a bad thing about heights.
Good morning, Charlie.
Good morning, sir.
Thank you, sir.
Morning, Dave.
Morning.
Right on time as usual, Barry.
Sit down.
I don't know how you do it,
all those time-consuming
devices out there.
I allow for them.
Well, I understand
the inconvenience.
The price of surviving
three murder attempts.
I thought it was two.
I don't tell you
everything, Barry.
I don't tell anyone everything.
But if I were to tell anyone
everything, it would be you.
I appreciate your confidence.
Well, favor time.
The governor's party.
You know how I
abominate those things.
Yes, I was planning
to cover it for you.
I've kept the afternoon open.
Fine.
I'd like you to
escort Mrs. Fleming.
My pleasure.
I don't like to ask
things like that, Barry.
Above and beyond,
and all that sort of thing.
But you know June.
Parties, VIPs, the
beautiful people,
everything that I
avoid like the plague.
Oh, I'll be happy to take her.
I appreciate that.
Have Mrs. Fleming
come in, please.
Now, while you're there,
I want you to sound
out the governor
on his plans for
putting a highway
through the 'Ewa
Forest Preserve.
I want that contract.
I'll manage it.
Now, you can let the
governor know that I'm prepared
to offer him a package deal:
Demolition, engineering,
road construction.
He won't have to deal with
three separate companies.
Right.
Well, problem's solved.
Barry will accompany you.
What did you do? Threaten
to cut off his Christmas bonus?
Nothing like that, Mrs. Fleming.
It'll be my pleasure.
Terrific.
So, what she was really
after was a trip to Europe.
Oh, my commissioner of
markets is waving frantically.
Will you excuse
me just a moment?
Thank you.
Excuse me, please.
Mr. McGarrett.
Barry Dean, Fleming Industries.
Mr. Dean.
Our meeting here now
is not a coincidence.
I've been seeking
you out all afternoon.
Oh? What for?
When a man has
a tip on the market,
he consults a broker.
Another kind of tip, Five-0.
Would you spell that
out for me, Mr. Dean?
Fleming Industries controls more
than 200 corporations worldwide.
I'm sure you know they have
an enormous security network.
I know.
Including some former H.P.D men.
Yes, but the size, the power,
the complexity is unbelievable.
A lot of facts have been buried.
Ugly facts.
I want to unbury them.
Now, let me get this straight.
Are you talking about crime?
Embezzlement, stock
fraud, tax evasion,
bribery of public officials.
Yes, crime, Mr. McGarrett.
Do you have any proof?
Ledgers, bank accounts,
interoffice memos,
phony stock t-transactions,
and... And more, it's...
What's the problem?
What is it?
Sit down.
Are you all right?
Angina...
It's angina, chronic.
I'll be all right.
Now, then...
When can I see this,
uh...? This material?
Evidence,
Mr. McGarrett, evidence.
As soon as possible.
But only under my conditions.
Which are?
I'll send a
representative to see you.
We'll arrange a private meeting.
Just you and I, no one else.
Agreed?
I know my precautions
seem elaborate,
but at Fleming Industries
men have been killed for less.
Did you know
that, Mr. McGarrett?
We've heard rumors. We...
No one has ever
come up with any proof.
No proof exists,
not on the murders.
But on the other crimes,
you'll see for yourself.
Maybe I'd better put you
under protective custody.
No.
My way.
I'm going to
disappear for a while.
I'll surface when
you've made an arrest.
But not until then.
It's the only way I'll
offer this evidence.
My way.
Agreed.
You all right now?
Yes, thank you.
Oh, uh...
one other question.
Who is, uh...?
Who's behind all this?
My boss.
Peter Fleming.
McGARRETT: Yes, Mr. Whitelaw.
We have no secrets
here. You can speak freely.
I'm here representing
Mr. Barry Dean,
who I believe you
know is in hiding.
Yes.
Well, Mr. Dean
wanted me to tell you
that, uh, before
he went into hiding,
an attempt was made on his life.
His car was overtaken
on the Pali Highway
earlier this morning.
He was forced off
the side of the road
and almost over
the edge of a cliff.
It was only by the,
uh, sheerest luck
that he managed
to regain control.
Any witnesses?
Oh, yes.
Yes, there's a full
report available.
I see. We'll check it.
Then you don't think
it was an accident?
There are no accidents in
the world of Peter Fleming.
That's why Mr. Dean feels
that unorthodox
means should be taken.
What do you mean
by "unorthodox"?
You're to travel
tonight by helicopter,
which we'll arrange for.
It'll take you to...
Well, to a, uh, place where
you'll meet with Mr. Dean.
You're to travel unarmed.
You mean he
doesn't trust me, huh?
I'm only an intermediary.
I've been instructed
to present his terms
and get your answer, yes or no.
All right, you'll
have it in an hour.
You're asking me to let
the head of my state police
go off on a dubious
adventure, unarmed,
not knowing what his
destination's going to be?
Oh, now, Steve, you
know I can't permit that.
Governor, this may be our
only chance to nail Fleming.
Not to mention that it could be
also a major political scandal,
unless we crack it first.
How many contracts does
Fleming have with the state?
What, ten, 12?
Well, more like 18.
But if there's any
fraud involved,
they'll be terminated
immediately.
Which means
we've got to find out.
Therefore, I go.
Oh, no.
I'm not sending you out unarmed
on a game of Blind Man's Bluff.
I can't risk that.
Besides, you've
got other work to do.
Setting up security for the
presidential visit on the fifth.
We're already prepared
for that, governor.
Good.
And I want you to see
it through personally.
The answer is no.
What choice do we have?
It's Dean's terms
or nothing at all.
All right. Dean's terms.
But with somebody else.
I understand.
Mr. Williams will be acceptable.
Now that's where the helicopter
will pick you up
at 8:00 tonight.
We'll bring you back there
sometime during the night.
Gentlemen.
McGARRETT: Make sure everything
Dean tells you is
supported by documents,
ledgers, memos, contracts...
Everything. Bring them all in.
What you can't get in writing,
get on tape in Dean's own voice.
I'll take your piece, Danno.
Okay.
Nathaniel?
Good evening. May I?
Your, uh, Mr. Whitelaw
searched me in Honolulu
just before we left.
That was in Honolulu.
Please?
Thank you.
I'll be in the chopper.
Mr. Williams, I'm Barry Dean.
How do you do?
And this is Nathaniel,
who plays many roles:
Chauffeur, bodyguard,
medical aide.
Health problem?
Health and survival.
I'm sorry about the
cloak and dagger,
but I'm sure
Mr. McGarrett explained.
Yes, he did.
Can we get started?
Yes, of course.
First let me give
you the background
of my own association
with Fleming.
Can you wait a minute?
Yes, of course.
Okay, shoot.
Uh, five years ago,
I was the head of my
own electronics company.
Fleming offered me a buyout
on the basis of exchange of stock.
I agreed.
He gave me a five-year
contract to remain.
I rose quickly in the
Fleming organization
and became vice
president in charge of...
What's the matter?
Can I help?
Nathaniel.
Nathaniel? Nathaniel?
How do you feel?
I'll be all right.
Better let me take a cardiogram.
What, right now?
That's what the doctor ordered.
Come on.
Will you forgive
me, Mr. Williams?
Fifteen or 20
minutes. It's all right.
There's booze, the
hi-fi, whatever you want.
Don't worry about me,
just take care of yourself.
Let's go.
Evening, Charlie.
Evening, sir.
Swing shift this week?
That's right,
Mr. Dean, 9:00 to 9:00.
Thank you. Charlie.
Evening, Dave.
Good evening, Mr. Dean.
What's the emergency, Barry?
Telex from New York.
McGrory's backing
out of the merger.
So much involved, I thought
you'd want to know right away.
Just this? No explanation?
Apparently not.
Could be a ploy.
Last-minute effort
to get a better deal.
What do you think, Barry?
Dave, Mr. Fleming asked
not to be disturbed till morning.
Oh, all right, sir.
Good night, Charlie.
The machine says
I'll live a while longer,
providing I don't
run into Fleming.
Shall we continue?
Please.
As I was saying, uh...
I rose quickly in
the organization.
I soon become vice president in
charge of plans and development.
I learned every aspect...
McGARRETT: That you, Danno?
Tapes, memos, company records,
everything that he
promised and more.
The DA will love it.
Beautiful, beautiful.
Where was the hideout?
On Maui, northwest corner.
He's got a nice little
hideaway pad there.
Speaking of pads, why
don't you take the morning off
and get some sleep?
You deserve it. Well,
that's an easy arm-twist.
I'll see you around noon.
Good night, Ben. See you, Dan.
In the safe overnight, in
the morning, DA's office.
Right.
Go right through, Mr. McGarrett.
McGARRETT: Charlie.
McGarrett. Dave.
What have we got, Doc?
Three bullets entered the body
between the third
and fourth ribs
penetrating the chest wall,
pericardial cavity and heart.
He's been dead between
eight and 12 hours.
We'll know more when
we do the postmortem.
From what distance
was the gun fired?
Had to be at least 6 feet.
No powder burns.
Snub-nose .38 with a silencer.
Found where?
On the desk.
A million bucks worth
of screening devices
and still someone
gets a gun in here.
Maybe the gun was here already.
Has Mrs. Fleming been notified?
Just now, by cable.
She's in England.
Mr. McGarrett, there's an
insurance investigator here
with a Five-0 courtesy card.
What's his name?
It's not a him.
Oh, okay.
Show Miss Morgan in.
All right.
Hello, Steve. Bella.
How much you get
burned for this time?
Five million.
Beneficiary?
The wife. She gets it all.
How did he do it?
How did "he" do it? Mm-hm.
Oh, Bella, you have no out
on the suicide clause this time.
He was murdered.
Chin'll fill you in.
Where is the widow?
She's in England, I'm told.
Why? You want to check her out?
For $5 million,
you'd better believe it.
Am I in?
Same arrangement?
Well, of course.
Any information I
get, I turn over to you.
And vice versa.
Chin, this is, uh, Bella
Morgan, Interisland Insurance.
She's very bright, as
you can see, so be careful.
Any information she
wants, within reason.
Oh, thanks a lot.
What have you got so far?
McGARRETT: Charlie?
Uh, yes, Mr. McGarrett?
To your knowledge,
did Mr. Fleming have
a permit to carry a gun?
Uh, not a chance. Uh,
he's scared to death of them.
Wouldn't even permit
us to carry guns.
Uh, that's why all
the fancy machinery.
Turn it on.
When did, uh, Mrs.
Fleming go abroad?
Uh, yesterday morning, early.
Has anyone seen
Mr. Fleming since then?
I did.
Who saw him last?
Oh, Mr. Dean.
Barry Dean?
Yes, sir. Our executive
vice president.
When was that?
Shortly after 9:00, last night.
Are you sure of that, Charlie?
I'm positive.
I was here.
Uh, so was Dave.
The three of us saw him.
Three?
Charlie, me and the computer.
Impossible.
Yes, it is.
But it happened.
Steve, there's no
question about it.
I was with Dean
last night on Maui
from around 9:00 till
after 3:00 in the morning.
All the time, Danno?
No, there was one
time he left the room.
When and why? Do you know?
Just after I arrived.
He had chest pains.
He went upstairs
with his medical aide,
a man named Nathaniel,
who gave him a cardiogram.
They were gone 20, 25 minutes.
Twenty-five minutes?
No... No, that's not enough time
to get from Honolulu
to Maui and back.
Trace your trip
for me, will you?
Step by step.
I took off from a field
north of Diamond Head
It was exactly 8:00. I
kept checking my watch.
Went due south for 12 minutes,
then changed course
to 95 degrees southeast.
Trip took 51 minutes,
averaging about
100 miles an hour.
I, uh, saw the coastal
lights, here at La'au Point,
Kuanakakai Point,
Kahana Point,
'Ewa Point.
Brings you straight to Maui.
About 30 seconds after I
passed the 'Ewa Point light,
we landed alongside
Dean's house.
That would put the
house right on the beach,
due north of Ka'anapali.
Right.
I wanna see that house.
Ben, call air control,
get a chopper.
And, uh, see if you
can shake Che loose.
I want him along.
I don't understand.
How did you find me?
We know the islands.
My whole security plan...
My protection against Fleming.
Well, you have nothing
to fear from Fleming.
He's dead.
How?
He was murdered
last night in his office.
About the same time
Mr. Williams was here?
Here.
Well, I won't say I'm not
relieved, but still it's a...
It's a terrible thing
to happen to anyone.
Do you mind if we look
around, dust for prints?
Why?
We'd like to establish
everyone's whereabouts
in relation to Fleming.
Go right ahead.
Che.
Do you remember what
you touched in here, Danno?
Hi-fi.
That picture.
Ice bucket, ice tongs.
Crossword puzzle.
I was here, all right.
I got a statement
from Nathaniel.
Backs up Danny's story.
All three on Maui at
the time of the murder.
Let's see what the prints say.
Print's positive.
Danny touched
everything he said he did,
plus a few other things besides.
No question he was in that room.
Okay, okay.
Double.
Why not? Double, twin,
someone who
looks a lot like Dean.
After all, you never
saw him before.
Wo Fat had two exact
doubles that we know about
and he uses them
very effectively.
It's possible, Steve.
You say you took
tapes last night?
Yeah. Got them?
Sure.
We can establish for sure
whether Dean was
in Maui last night.
Bring Mr. Dean in.
Prints just taken, prints
on Dean's service record.
Identical.
This is the real Barry Dean.
Oh, Mr. Dean, one
more test, please.
Sorry to trouble you.
Would you read these words
into the microphone, please?
Certainly.
Che.
"Five years ago, I was the head
of my own electronics company.
"Fleming offered me a buyout
on the basis of exchange of stock.
"I agreed."
Thank you.
Now, this was the tape
you recorded last night.
Five years ago I was the head
of my own electronics company.
Fleming offered me a buyout
on the basis of exchange of stock.
I agreed.
Voiceprints are
identical, Steve.
Mr. Dean was in Maui last night.
No question.
Well, I guess that
wraps it up, Mr. Dean.
You may go now, thank you.
Well, if there should
be anything else,
feel free, Mr. McGarrett.
We'll feel free.
Thank you.
Danno, have some
photos of Dean made.
Spread them around.
See if we can find a
double who might have been
in Honolulu the
night of the murder.
Right.
Steve, Mrs. Fleming just got
in from London a half-hour ago.
Mrs. Fleming.
We did it, baby.
We won't contact each
other again for five months.
After that, we'll
meet by accident
at a party given
by a mutual friend.
Then we'll start going out,
dinner, the theatre,
all very respectable.
Then a few months later
we'll become engaged.
It'll seem very natural.
Five months... I don't
think I can stand it.
We'll both have to stand it.
Background report, June Fleming.
Age 32, maiden name
June Mills, born in Chicago.
Went into show
business at age 18,
married a saxophone player.
Did nightclub acts, TV,
then got a part in
a Broadway show
that Fleming backed.
She set her sights on Fleming,
even though both were
married to other people
at the time.
Both got a divorce,
six months later
they were married.
Happily ever after, I doubt.
What's bothering you?
Oh, I don't know, Steve.
But she was in London
at the time of the murder.
Verified by the airlines
and Scotland Yard.
Yeah.
Okay, let's get back to the
Barry Dean double theory.
Any leads?
Yeah. Just one.
A clerk at the, uh,
Princess Kaiulani Hotel
who remembers a guy
who looked like Dean
checking in a few
days before the murder.
Says he was a heavy
smoker, never enters a bar,
and afraid of heights.
Also, a big sports fan.
All traits the
opposite of Dean's.
Yeah. Diametrically opposite.
Could be a phony plant.
Well, his ID was a
phony, that's for sure.
Registered name:
H.W. Straus, San Diego.
No record for any
such person there.
Sounds like somebody
gave us a killer to chase.
A double that doesn't exist.
Yeah, okay, but who does exist?
Mrs. Fleming.
Mrs. Fleming:
not above two-timing
husband number one.
Would she two-time
husband number two?
Maybe.
All right.
Supposing that she gets a gun,
she plants it in
Fleming's office.
Hm?
Now, she can do that
because she's the only one
who can get in without going
through electronic screening.
Then she flies off to
Europe to cover herself.
Now, Mr. X pays Fleming a visit,
finds the hidden gun
and makes June Fleming a widow.
Doesn't work, Steve.
McGARRETT: Why not?
The only one that could
be Mr. X is Barry Dean.
No one else got in to
see Fleming that night.
And Dean was with me on Maui.
Yeah. Okay.
Let's knock it off for a while.
Put a tail on Dean
and on the lady.
Maybe something will break.
Hey, what do you
think you're doing?
That's my car.
What's the big...?
Oh, I'm sorry.
It's the same model,
same year, same color.
I... I'm sorry, mister.
Che, anything?
One small piece of glass.
McGARRETT: Ben?
Splinters of wood, nothing else.
What's the big secret?
You'll see. Ready, Che?
All set. Come on in.
McGARRETT: Okay, get
in the pilot's seat, Danno.
Lights.
McGARRETT: Now, we're taking off
from a field just north
of Diamond Head.
Read the instrument panel,
tell me exactly what you see.
We're going up.
Five hundred feet.
Eight hundred.
A thousand.
McGARRETT: Airspeed?
Eighty, 90, 100 miles an hour.
McGARRETT: Heading?
South.
Now veering east of south.
Holding steady at 95 degrees.
I get the message.
Yeah.
Now, stay with it, Danno.
Okay.
You've been flying
for 28 minutes.
Now, look ahead and
down. And what do you see?
Kilauea Point light.
Ka'anapali Point, Molokai.
Kaena Point.
Kihei.
Straight ahead coming
on Maui, 'Ewa Point.
McGARRETT: Lights.
Rigged. The whole thing
was rigged and I was conned.
Fake dials, fake coastal lights.
All planted on
the coast of Oahu.
McGARRETT: Well, money
will buy anything, Danno.
Maybe even a duplicate house.
Gotta be.
They took me up over the
water, made a big circle,
right back to Oahu.
To Oahu, to a house within ten
minutes of the Fleming building.
When Dean pulled
his phony heart attack,
all he had to do
was hop into a car
and make tracks for the kill.
He had just enough time
to go through
security screening,
pick up the gun that
Mrs. Fleming had left...
Gotta be.
And kill Fleming.
Then drive back to the
house where I was waiting.
Yeah, then after you
left around midnight,
things really got
busy inside that house.
Everything that you
had seen or touched,
the doorknobs, the
pictures, the furniture,
the crossword puzzle.
Everything was removed,
put on a fast boat,
and sent to this duplicate house
right here on Maui where
we went the following morning.
Okay, duplicate houses.
We've seen the one on Maui...
What happened to
the one on Oahu?
It's destroyed.
We even found
the land it stood on.
A ten-minute ride
from Fleming's building.
Only now, nothing left but
sand and scrub and splinters.
Demolish a house overnight?
Is it possible?
We checked the experts.
They said that if that the
house was built to be dismantled,
like a prefab, without
any steel or concrete,
without a foundation,
that it could be pulverized
in a matter of hours,
given the right
heavy-duty equipment
and the required number of men.
Money was no object here, Danno.
And I fell for it.
Well, it was meant for me.
I would have fallen for it too.
The plan was brilliant.
And they pulled it off.
Now how are we gonna prove it?
How?
With a Five-0 courtesy card.
Hello?
MORGAN: Mrs. Fleming?
Yes, who's this?
I'm the only one who
knows what's going on.
Except you and Barry, of course.
Two houses.
A gun in a bookcase.
How much more do I
have to say on the phone?
I'll call again tomorrow.
Yes?
Barry, it's me.
Uh, somebody just...
Mrs. Fleming, I'm sorry,
but you're interrupting a
very important meeting.
Just listen to me, Barry.
Please, somebody...
A woman just... Mrs. Fleming,
I'm sorry to cut
you off like this,
but your calling here now
is extremely inappropriate.
Yes?
Mrs. Fleming?
What do you want?
Come to 220,
Kapiolani Boulevard,
Apartment 12.
Eight-thirty tonight.
Bring $500,000 in
certified bank checks.
Five checks, $100,000 each.
And if you're even
two minutes late,
I'll go to the police.
Come in.
Are you the woman
who called on the phone?
Yes, I'm the one.
Do you have the checks?
Don't do anything dumb.
My lawyer has all the
facts locked up in his safe.
What facts?
How a man in Oahu gets
killed by someone in London
and someone in Maui.
It was a nice
trick, Mrs. Fleming,
but I know how it's done.
How do you know?
Wrong question.
Ask me where I live.
In Maui.
So?
So Barry doesn't
dig being lonely.
Two houses, two women.
You in Oahu, me in Maui.
I don't believe you.
You never suspected anything?
You never smelled a strange
perfume on your pillow?
You have a lovely
wardrobe, Mrs. Fleming.
I help Barry pick
out so many gifts:
Size 6 gloves, 34 blouse.
Beige lace under everything.
I go for black myself.
Shut up! Just shut up.
Ah-ha. Well, you
do believe me a little.
Do you have the checks?
What are you doing?
What does it look
like I'm doing?
What about what I know?
The hell with what you know
and your lawyer and his safe.
Now, you listen to me.
I'm not afraid of you.
I learned a lot being
the wife of Peter Fleming.
I learned how to deal with
people like you, worms.
I can step on you
and don't you forget it.
I can make you
disappear in a minute,
in an ocean, in
a river, in a ditch.
All it takes is
money and I've got it.
Enough to move mountains.
And houses?
Enough to get
your husband killed?
You're dead right.
But that knowledge
isn't gonna help you now.
McGARRETT: And not
you either, Mrs. Fleming.
McGARRETT: Drop it.
Book her.
Yes?
You can come with
us now, Mr. Dean.
Where?
Down.