Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980): Season 6, Episode 12 - Anybody Can Build a Bomb - full transcript
An entity calling itself Mercury threatens to explode an atomic bomb in Honolulu unless it's paid $100 million. Five-O enlists the aid of a nuclear physicist, unaware he's working with Mercury. The physicist comes to realize he has been played for a fool. The realization, though, may have come too late.
Get that latch
open on that thing.
I'll be back to help you.
What is this?
One freezer unit
for your commissary.
Commissary's closed.
This is Saturday.
Well, what do you want
us to do? Take it back?
Okay, let's put it in here.
Stack it over there.
Here.
Sign here.
McGARRETT: Here's the message.
"We have stolen two
birdcages of plutonium
"and produced a
workable nuclear bomb.
"Unless you turn over
$100 million in cash
"and guarantee us safe
conduct out of the country,
we will level Honolulu."
McGARRETT: Put
it in here, please.
"Further, we have included
a sample of our plutonium.
"Proper tests will
verify its authenticity.
"You have 36 hours to put
the cash together in used bills.
"At that time, you will
receive further instructions.
"Do not try to
find us or deter us.
"If any of our men are
caught, the deal is off
"and your city will be in
ruins by 6 p.m., Sunday.
Signed Mercury."
When was this delivered, sir?
My secretary found it
tacked to the office door
when she arrived this morning.
What about the plutonium?
Well, it could be just
a fragment of
copper turning green.
You think it's a
hoax? It could be.
But at the last
governor's conference
I attended in Denver, Colorado,
we were warned that
in the foreseeable future,
the cities of the
world could face
the threat of atomic blackmail.
I never thought it
would be Honolulu.
What better place to hit?
The whole island of
Oahu is 46-by-26 miles.
No way to evacuate and they've
got us on a 36-hour time lock.
What about an expert
to verify this, governor?
That's where we're
headed now, Steve.
I talked to Jonathan
Kaye in Washington.
He checked with the
Atomic Energy Commission
and we have a top nuclear
man right here in Honolulu.
Dr. Elias Haig at the
University of Hawaii.
Yeah, I've heard of him.
He was with the Manhattan
Project, wasn't he?
He goes all the way
back to Alamogordo,
worked alongside
Oppenheimer, Teller.
Jonathan Kaye doesn't think
we could find a better man.
Besides you and your secretary,
who... Who touched
this note, sir?
No one that I know of.
Plutonium.
Now, that's an educated guess,
but a simple laboratory test
will bear me out, I'm sure.
And, uh, what about the drawing?
Oh, there's no doubt
about the drawing.
That's an accurate
representation
of an effective nuclear device.
In other words, doctor,
you're saying that
this threat is real?
Real enough to
warrant extreme caution.
You mean it's actually
possible for someone
to build a homemade atomic bomb?
Well, it would be a long
and expensive undertaking,
but it is entirely feasible.
Well, where would you start?
A couple of
birdcages of plutonium.
Birdcages?
That's what we call
the shipping containers.
Well, doesn't the
government keep strict tabs
on all the
radioactive materials?
Oh, not strict enough.
This could have
been hijacked off of
any highway on the mainland.
I could cite dozens of cases.
One consignment turned up
in Tijuana, Mexico by mistake.
And another $10-million worth
is thought to have
gone down the drain
in a fuel plant in Pennsylvania.
Maybe you should read my
book, Our Second Nuclear Crisis.
I think it states the
case very nicely.
If they do have this
device, Dr. Haig,
how much damage could it do?
Ten square blocks or 10
square miles, who knows?
Wait a minute, aren't we
getting ahead of ourselves?
You said that this
bomb could be real,
it doesn't mean that it is real.
Yes, it's still possible
this is just a hoax.
Are you willing to
gamble on that possibility?
McGARRETT: Governor,
there's only one answer.
We cover ourselves both ways.
May I use your phone? Oh, sure.
Let's start finding
out what's behind this.
While I try to lay my hands
on $100 million in cash.
Where on earth can
your lay your hands
on that kind of money?
By busting the biggest
piggy bank in the world,
the Federal Reserve
Bank in Washington, D.C.
Jenny, get me Danno, please.
I've only got 36 hours.
Make that 33 and
a half, governor.
Keep me advised, Steve.
Danno, I'm at the University
of Hawaii, physics lab.
Get the team together and
get over here on the double.
Right. Top priority.
Dr. Haig, I want you
to give the Five-0 team
a crash course on how
to make an atomic bomb.
Now, the core of the bomb
is a sphere of plutonium
of near critical size.
And this is...
Excuse me, doctor.
We're talking to cops.
How big is near critical?
Oh, no larger than a baseball.
And this is surrounded
by high explosive charges,
which are shaped and
directed inward toward the core.
These charges are then
detonated simultaneously
in order to produce uniform
compression on the core.
And that's tricky. It requires
precision engineering.
What makes it tricky?
Well, did you ever try to
grab a bar of wet soap?
Well, this pressure
crushes a tiny initiator
at the center of the core.
It's made of beryllium
and polonium-210.
And the sudden blending
of these two elements
releases a barrage of neutrons.
Like a short
circuit? A billion-fold.
And these neutrons, in turn,
start a chain reaction
in the plutonium.
Why the shield of uranium-238?
Well, that's to trap
the chain reaction,
so that it builds to maximum
force before exploding.
That's it? In the
simplest terms, yes.
Then, all the major components
could be purchased
right here in Honolulu?
Oh, in small amounts.
There'd be no problem.
Certainly enough
to build one bomb.
Chin, now, you have a list
of all the chemicals needed.
Now, I want a complete rundown
on all orders and deliveries
over the past year.
Order all the extra
manpower you need.
Work them 24 hours if necessary.
Any questions, it's a Code 3.
Any static, refer them to
the office of the governor.
Got it? Got it.
Ben, check the city hall.
Find out who's been taking
out permits for high explosives,
and then run them down.
Also, check with H.P.D.
I want a list of all thefts and
reports of missing supplies.
Shall I check out the regular
distributors while I'm at it?
Everything. Same
priority I gave Chin. Go.
Very well, doctor.
Now, we know how
the bomb is made.
Where do we make it?
Oh, a place the size
of this lab at least.
How about a small
factory or a warehouse?
Oh, I should think that
would do very nicely.
How many men would be
involved, bare minimum?
Well, let me see.
There'd be a draftsman,
or a mechanical engineer.
Danno, get this down, please.
Oh, at least two machinists.
A vacuum expert, an
explosives expert, two chemists.
One nuclear.
A metallurgist.
He's extremely important in
casting the plutonium core.
An electronics expert.
And, of course, a
nuclear physicist
to pull it all together.
That would mean someone with
your background
and qualifications.
Why, yes, but I
suspect he'd be younger.
It's a long and strenuous task.
McGARRETT: How long,
doctor, from start to finish?
Eight months, a year.
Not your ordinary penny
ante blackmail operation, is it?
Hardly.
Danno, get to work
on that list, please.
What about the key man,
doctor? The nuclear physicist?
Oh, that won't be easy.
The men who could handle
an operation of this sort
are scattered all
over the world.
Okay. Check with AEC. I
wanna find out who they are
and where they've been keeping
themselves for the last year.
Right.
Now, doctor, 30
hours and 20 minutes.
Not very much
time, Mr. McGarrett.
No, sir.
And I thank you for your help,
but please stay near your phone
just in case we
need you in a hurry.
Anything I can do.
The pigeon is in the coop.
It came on wings of Mercury.
Pass the word.
Right.
Go.
Get going.
Pick it up.
Patch me through to Chin.
Found the name of the company.
Go, man.
McGARRETT: "Swiss
metallurgist Anton Dolmeyer
"was admitted to
Queens Hospital last night
"apparently suffering
from severe radiation burns.
"Neither the doctor on
duty nor the victim's wife
was able to account
for the accident."
Was there a
follow-up story on this?
The reporter never did one.
It seems the diagnosing
intern made one small mistake.
Dolmeyer died of cirrhosis,
not radiation poisoning.
At least, that's what the
hospital insisted later.
Did you talk with the intern?
Well, here's where
it gets interesting.
As soon as the mistake
was discovered, he vanished.
H.P.D. couldn't find a trace.
The intern is still on their
missing persons roster.
Come on, Danno.
We've got some
questions to ask someone.
Oh, any news?
Still trying to fit the
pieces together, doctor.
I brought you a copy of my
book, when you have time.
Thank you, thank you.
Laura, put that in
the office, please.
Is there anything I could do?
We're on our way
to the hospital.
Maybe you'd like to join us.
You might find it
interesting. Thank you.
Are you satisfied the
intern made a mistake
when he diagnosed
radiation poisoning?
Interns have been known
to make mistakes before.
That wasn't the
question, doctor.
Personally, I didn't
treat Dolmeyer,
so I couldn't give you the
exact cause of his death.
Why don't you check
the death certificate?
Keep copies on file here?
Dolman, Donaldson, Donner.
No Dolmeyer. What?
It's gone. May I use your phone?
McGarrett. May I speak
with the governor, please?
Governor, there's no time
to go through channels.
How fast can you get
me an exhumation order?
Yes, sir.
Immediately.
Well, we have about
ten hours and 42 minutes.
No cirrhosis, huh?
Not a trace.
This man died of
radiation poisoning, Steve.
How can you be so certain?
Epidermal burns over
two-thirds of his body
and evidence of massive
brain cell damage.
And if you need
more convincing...
Herr Dolmeyer
had a good dentist.
Thirteen fillings.
Each one radioactive enough
to burn a hole right
through the top of his head.
Are you all right, Dr. Haig?
Such a monstrous way to die.
McGARRETT: Of all the
companies we've been able to trace
through these suppliers...
Now, only the
companies checked here
appear under all four headings.
Now, according to
our computer run,
over the period
of the last year,
each of these firms
ordered all of the materials
necessary to put
together a bomb.
And they're spread
out all over the place.
From Makaha to Kailau.
Steve, I finally got through
to the Department
of Immigration.
You were right.
Dolmeyer was a resident alien.
And his place of
employment was listed
as the Pacifica
Refrigeration Company
right here in Honolulu.
It's here, it's here.
Duke, order an H.P.D.
backup to proceed at once
to the Pacifica Refrigeration
Company, 375 Nimitz Highway.
Okay, gentlemen, let's go.
Doctor, you coming?
Oh, no, I'd only slow you down.
All right, sit tight
and say a prayer.
The hawk has found the
nest. Do you hear me?
The hawk has found the nest.
Thank you, doctor.
But do not be alarmed.
Stand back.
Nothing.
Clean as a whistle.
Not clean enough.
Not clean enough.
And we have less than eight
hours left to track them down.
My staff and I have been working
with the Federal
Reserve since yesterday.
It took the combined resources
of their San Francisco, Seattle
and Los Angles branches, but
we finally scraped it together.
The entire amount?
Yes, Jonathan.
Good.
Vance, have a jet ready
to transport the money
the moment we give the decision.
Even in the Phantom,
it's a three-hour flight.
If we wanna get that
money here on time,
it should be on its way.
That decision is
yours, gentlemen.
Well, I think it's
only fair to warn you
that as of this moment,
we haven't a single clue as to
the identity of the conspirators
nor the location of the bomb.
Jonathan, I assume you
yanked me out of the Pentagon
because you're
interested in my opinion.
That's right, Dr. Richter.
Well, personally, I think
this is all quite needless.
You are only assuming
this bomb actually exists.
McGARRETT: Dr. Richter,
I don't have to remind you
that that abandoned factory
was sizzling with radioactivity.
Evidence of residual presence
of plutonium or
uranium, Mr. McGarrett,
but proof of a bomb, it is not.
Don't let the accent
fool you, gentlemen.
My esteemed
colleague is not from
the Atomic Energy
Commission but from Missouri.
He has to be shown.
Meantime, millions
of lives are at stake.
Oh, this is so
touchingly humane, Elias,
but typically unscientific.
Gentlemen, please.
Allow me, governor.
The facts surrounding
Herr Dolmeyer's death
seem to indicate that
something went wrong.
Is it not evident that the
factory was evacuated
because an attempt to
assemble the bomb failed?
Then this would be nothing
more than an audacious bluff.
From our experience
at the Bureau,
when things go haywire,
the conspirators
usually run scared.
In that case, by
paying this ransom,
we'd be playing
right into their hands.
Precisely. Stop
this, I warn you.
If you listen to
Richter, you're mad.
Dr. Richter has a long
history of recklessness
where atomic power is concerned.
I have always said that one day,
his smug complacency
will get us all blown up.
And I fear that this
may be the day.
This could be our call.
Yes?
There's a man on the line, sir.
He says he has a message
for you from Mercury.
Put him on.
This is the governor speaking.
He says he wants this
on the conference speaker.
By all means.
You're on the speaker.
Good afternoon,
Mr. Kaye and Dr. Richter.
Gentlemen, the following
are Mercury's instructions
for the delivery of the money.
Listen carefully
as I will not repeat.
Proceed.
At precisely 5
p.m. this afternoon,
an unmarked courier plane
will land at Honolulu Airport.
You, of course, will
arrange for clearance.
But it's against FAA regulations
to fly an unmarked plane.
The money is to be
ready and loaded onto
an uncovered luggage trolley.
On signal from our pilot,
relayed by the tower,
you will have one unarmed man
drive the trolley out
to the plane and wait.
We will take over at that point.
But what about the bomb?
What assurances have we that...
Once our plane has
cleared your radar,
the timing mechanism
will be disconnected
- by remote control.
- Not good enough.
You could just as easily
reactivate the bomb
by remote control.
We must know its location
so we can dismantle it.
Gentlemen, the
orders are as follows.
When our plane has landed safely
and we are satisfied that all
the money is accounted for,
you will be informed
of the bomb's location.
We warn you,
any attempt to deceive us
or interfere with our escape
will result in the immediate
detonation of the bomb.
Is that clear?
Perfectly.
It is to be assumed that
some of you gentlemen
are not entirely convinced
we mean business.
Dr. Richter?
So for those doubting
Thomases among you,
a little demonstration of our
sincerity has been arranged.
At exactly 1:00 this afternoon,
a modest radiation
flash will occur
somewhere in Kapiolani Park.
What do you mean
radiation flash?
Just a taste of what will happen
if Mercury's
demands are not met.
And now my time is up.
Dr. Haig, exactly what
is a radiation flash?
It is a kind of small
atomic flash fire,
basically insignificant.
But the radiation
produced by the flash
could be lethal to
anyone within its range.
This is a public park
they've... They've chosen.
There'll be people
there, children.
They could all be killed.
You've got to find it immediately.
Yeah, for once,
Dr. Haig and I agree.
Patch me through to
Danny Williams, please.
Danno, I want the immediate
evacuation, Kapiolani Park.
I don't care what you tell them.
Tell them it's a bomb
scare, prank, anything.
But get them out of there.
Right.
Attention, please.
Your attention, please.
We have reason to suspect
a bomb may be
planted in this area.
Your attention, please.
Situation is under control.
As a precaution,
we want everyone
to evacuate the area.
The police will direct you
to the nearest point of safety.
Won't be a moment,
Mr. McGarrett.
And I assure you,
this special detector
is worth a dozen
Geiger counters.
We'll find that plutonium
mass in half the time...
Please, make it fast. I will.
Will you please answer?
This is Haig.
Something's gone wrong.
I will not be a party to murder.
Now, put me through
to Mercury at once...
Sorry, the number you have
dialed has been disconnected.
But I must speak to Mercury.
To someone, to anyone.
Now please put me...
I'm sorry, you've reached
the wrong number.
Doctor, please.
We're wasting time.
I thought it might be important.
Do you have your detector?
It's just here.
Here we are. Good, good.
It's here. I've got it.
Over here. The ice cream cart.
Don't go any closer. Stand back.
Clear the area. I
can take over now.
Better let the demolitions
experts handle it, doctor.
I am the expert
here, Mr. McGarrett.
And I want you all as
far away as possible,
as fast as possible.
All right, gentlemen,
drop back. Clear the area.
Dr. Haig is taking
over, governor.
He always was a fool.
Thank God, I believe
he contained it.
I think the decision's
been made for us.
Admiral, tell the Phantoms
to head for Hawaii.
Better seal off that
building, Mr. McGarrett.
It will be weeks before
anyone can go near it.
Sergeant.
Look, it's Dr. Haig.
Doctor, are you
all right? Oh, yeah.
Here, sit down, please.
I fell trying to
get away in time.
But I'll be all
right, thanks. Chin!
You all right, doctor? Yeah.
It's all right.
Chin, help Dr. Haig.
You ought to remember this
from your high school
science class, Steve.
All I remember from my
high school science, Che,
is the girl who sat
across the aisle.
Now, what does it mean?
It's a symbol for
the element mercury.
Yeah, it figures.
I know now that this was a lie.
A way to enlist my help.
A scheme conceived by
power-hungry, greedy men
to use me for
their evil purposes.
They found my
Achilles heel, my vanity.
And because of my
folly, millions will die.
For this, I am
profoundly ashamed.
Although for me, there
is no escape either.
Stay and face the
holocaust or take flight.
It makes no difference.
I am doomed,
poisoned by the radiation
from my own device.
So be it.
I could not live on and
bear this terrible guilt.
Of course there are
those who will say
I am taking the coward's way.
Mr. McGarrett, I shall be
gone when you find this.
But I feel I owe you
at least an explanation.
While others like Klaus Richter
stole the honors
that were rightly mine,
30 years, the scales
were tipped against me.
Everything I touched went sour.
A brilliant career, mismanaged.
The child we'd
prayed for, stillborn.
Elizabeth's illness,
years of suffering and expense.
Always the pain,
never the reward.
But here, at last, was a chance.
A chance to set
the record right.
To make up for
all the misfortune.
They came to me with
a great and noble plan.
A plan to end nuclear
warfare forever.
A plan to benefit all mankind.
It was the answer to a
dream I had cherished
since Alamogordo.
Stated simply,
we would force the
nations of the world
into using the atom for
peaceful purposes only.
Then I would direct the greatest
humanitarian enterprise
ever conceived.
The millennium was at hand.
I know now that this was a lie.
A way to enlist my help.
A scheme conceived by
power-hungry, greedy men
to use me for
their evil purposes.
They found my
Achilles heel, my vanity.
For this, I am
profoundly ashamed.
You're gonna be a fool to
the end. Is that it, doctor?
Oh, please.
On that tape out there, you
said you can't live with your guilt.
There's no reason
to die with it either.
Now, you can undo all of this.
Oh, I wish I could help,
but I don't know
where the bomb is.
But you know how they moved it.
Well, a truck, I think.
They hired a truck.
What did it look like?
H-How was it crated?
It was a wooden crate.
Like a freezer.
Steve! In here, Ben.
Doctor, if I find that bomb,
I'm going to need
you to dismantle it.
I can't, I can't.
Get Richter.
No, no. Richter wouldn't know.
Illness.
Years of suffering
and expense...
Then you've got to hang on.
You've got to hang on, doctor.
Help me with him. Yeah.
Stay with him.
I'll call you.
This is the governor speaking.
Yes.
Yes, everything
as you requested.
The tower's set to give
you immediate clearance.
It arrived a few minutes ago.
They're unloading it now
according to your instructions.
Yes, sir, about halfway through.
Right. I'll let you know.
Let's keep it moving.
We're in luck, officer.
Pacifica's account was
just closed out last week
and the final statement
hasn't been mailed yet,
nor the cancelled
checks for last month.
Here it is, the last check.
Dated the 18th.
That was yesterday.
Thirty-eight dollars
and fifty cents
made out to Central
Moving and Storage.
Patch me through to McGarrett.
Here we are. One deep
freeze unit from Pacifica,
picked up from the Ualei plant
and delivered to Aloha Tower.
Aloha Tower. A search
could mean hours.
We don't have hours.
Who made the delivery?
Harry Luck, head driver and
his swamper is Joe Leone.
Do you have Luck's
phone number? Yes, I do.
786-2300.
It's Sunday. Luck is
probably out on his boat.
3-0-0?
Hello?
I-is your daddy home?
Put your father on,
will you please, sonny?
Mr. Luck, McGarrett,
Hawaii Five-0.
That's it.
Tower calling Mercury.
Tower calling Mercury.
Come in, Mercury.
Tower to Mercury.
We await your instructions.
Do you read me, Mercury?
This is Control.
We await your instructions.
They don't answer,
sir. Now what?
We wait.
Dr. Haig, this is Lewis
Chu, chief of Demolitions.
Now, how do we proceed?
The simplest way would be
to dismantle the
remote control detonator.
Would that completely
disarm this bomb?
No, but it would prevent
Mercury from detonating it.
Not good enough. I want
this monster disarmed.
Well, then you'll have to
remove the detonating device.
Okay, let's go.
All right, first
take off the plate
on the side of the bomb.
Use your Phillips.
Mercury to Control.
Mercury to Control.
Mercury to Control.
Proceed with loading.
Now unscrew the
cap you see inside.
Under that is the core
holding the detonating device.
Take it out with extreme care.
It mustn't come in
contact with the sides.
Danno, red alert is off.
Red alert is off.
It's go on your end.
It's go on your end, Danno.
All units go. Nail that plane.
Dr. Haig?
Dr. Haig, can you hear me?
We stopped them.
Good, good.
Was Mercury on that
plane that blew up?
Mercury isn't a man.
A syndicate? A
concept, Mr. McGarrett.
An evil concept.
Powerful, ruthless.
And they'll try again.
Until we catch them.
Did you ever try
to catch mercury?
It isn't easy to do.
It's quicksilver.
We'll catch them.
open on that thing.
I'll be back to help you.
What is this?
One freezer unit
for your commissary.
Commissary's closed.
This is Saturday.
Well, what do you want
us to do? Take it back?
Okay, let's put it in here.
Stack it over there.
Here.
Sign here.
McGARRETT: Here's the message.
"We have stolen two
birdcages of plutonium
"and produced a
workable nuclear bomb.
"Unless you turn over
$100 million in cash
"and guarantee us safe
conduct out of the country,
we will level Honolulu."
McGARRETT: Put
it in here, please.
"Further, we have included
a sample of our plutonium.
"Proper tests will
verify its authenticity.
"You have 36 hours to put
the cash together in used bills.
"At that time, you will
receive further instructions.
"Do not try to
find us or deter us.
"If any of our men are
caught, the deal is off
"and your city will be in
ruins by 6 p.m., Sunday.
Signed Mercury."
When was this delivered, sir?
My secretary found it
tacked to the office door
when she arrived this morning.
What about the plutonium?
Well, it could be just
a fragment of
copper turning green.
You think it's a
hoax? It could be.
But at the last
governor's conference
I attended in Denver, Colorado,
we were warned that
in the foreseeable future,
the cities of the
world could face
the threat of atomic blackmail.
I never thought it
would be Honolulu.
What better place to hit?
The whole island of
Oahu is 46-by-26 miles.
No way to evacuate and they've
got us on a 36-hour time lock.
What about an expert
to verify this, governor?
That's where we're
headed now, Steve.
I talked to Jonathan
Kaye in Washington.
He checked with the
Atomic Energy Commission
and we have a top nuclear
man right here in Honolulu.
Dr. Elias Haig at the
University of Hawaii.
Yeah, I've heard of him.
He was with the Manhattan
Project, wasn't he?
He goes all the way
back to Alamogordo,
worked alongside
Oppenheimer, Teller.
Jonathan Kaye doesn't think
we could find a better man.
Besides you and your secretary,
who... Who touched
this note, sir?
No one that I know of.
Plutonium.
Now, that's an educated guess,
but a simple laboratory test
will bear me out, I'm sure.
And, uh, what about the drawing?
Oh, there's no doubt
about the drawing.
That's an accurate
representation
of an effective nuclear device.
In other words, doctor,
you're saying that
this threat is real?
Real enough to
warrant extreme caution.
You mean it's actually
possible for someone
to build a homemade atomic bomb?
Well, it would be a long
and expensive undertaking,
but it is entirely feasible.
Well, where would you start?
A couple of
birdcages of plutonium.
Birdcages?
That's what we call
the shipping containers.
Well, doesn't the
government keep strict tabs
on all the
radioactive materials?
Oh, not strict enough.
This could have
been hijacked off of
any highway on the mainland.
I could cite dozens of cases.
One consignment turned up
in Tijuana, Mexico by mistake.
And another $10-million worth
is thought to have
gone down the drain
in a fuel plant in Pennsylvania.
Maybe you should read my
book, Our Second Nuclear Crisis.
I think it states the
case very nicely.
If they do have this
device, Dr. Haig,
how much damage could it do?
Ten square blocks or 10
square miles, who knows?
Wait a minute, aren't we
getting ahead of ourselves?
You said that this
bomb could be real,
it doesn't mean that it is real.
Yes, it's still possible
this is just a hoax.
Are you willing to
gamble on that possibility?
McGARRETT: Governor,
there's only one answer.
We cover ourselves both ways.
May I use your phone? Oh, sure.
Let's start finding
out what's behind this.
While I try to lay my hands
on $100 million in cash.
Where on earth can
your lay your hands
on that kind of money?
By busting the biggest
piggy bank in the world,
the Federal Reserve
Bank in Washington, D.C.
Jenny, get me Danno, please.
I've only got 36 hours.
Make that 33 and
a half, governor.
Keep me advised, Steve.
Danno, I'm at the University
of Hawaii, physics lab.
Get the team together and
get over here on the double.
Right. Top priority.
Dr. Haig, I want you
to give the Five-0 team
a crash course on how
to make an atomic bomb.
Now, the core of the bomb
is a sphere of plutonium
of near critical size.
And this is...
Excuse me, doctor.
We're talking to cops.
How big is near critical?
Oh, no larger than a baseball.
And this is surrounded
by high explosive charges,
which are shaped and
directed inward toward the core.
These charges are then
detonated simultaneously
in order to produce uniform
compression on the core.
And that's tricky. It requires
precision engineering.
What makes it tricky?
Well, did you ever try to
grab a bar of wet soap?
Well, this pressure
crushes a tiny initiator
at the center of the core.
It's made of beryllium
and polonium-210.
And the sudden blending
of these two elements
releases a barrage of neutrons.
Like a short
circuit? A billion-fold.
And these neutrons, in turn,
start a chain reaction
in the plutonium.
Why the shield of uranium-238?
Well, that's to trap
the chain reaction,
so that it builds to maximum
force before exploding.
That's it? In the
simplest terms, yes.
Then, all the major components
could be purchased
right here in Honolulu?
Oh, in small amounts.
There'd be no problem.
Certainly enough
to build one bomb.
Chin, now, you have a list
of all the chemicals needed.
Now, I want a complete rundown
on all orders and deliveries
over the past year.
Order all the extra
manpower you need.
Work them 24 hours if necessary.
Any questions, it's a Code 3.
Any static, refer them to
the office of the governor.
Got it? Got it.
Ben, check the city hall.
Find out who's been taking
out permits for high explosives,
and then run them down.
Also, check with H.P.D.
I want a list of all thefts and
reports of missing supplies.
Shall I check out the regular
distributors while I'm at it?
Everything. Same
priority I gave Chin. Go.
Very well, doctor.
Now, we know how
the bomb is made.
Where do we make it?
Oh, a place the size
of this lab at least.
How about a small
factory or a warehouse?
Oh, I should think that
would do very nicely.
How many men would be
involved, bare minimum?
Well, let me see.
There'd be a draftsman,
or a mechanical engineer.
Danno, get this down, please.
Oh, at least two machinists.
A vacuum expert, an
explosives expert, two chemists.
One nuclear.
A metallurgist.
He's extremely important in
casting the plutonium core.
An electronics expert.
And, of course, a
nuclear physicist
to pull it all together.
That would mean someone with
your background
and qualifications.
Why, yes, but I
suspect he'd be younger.
It's a long and strenuous task.
McGARRETT: How long,
doctor, from start to finish?
Eight months, a year.
Not your ordinary penny
ante blackmail operation, is it?
Hardly.
Danno, get to work
on that list, please.
What about the key man,
doctor? The nuclear physicist?
Oh, that won't be easy.
The men who could handle
an operation of this sort
are scattered all
over the world.
Okay. Check with AEC. I
wanna find out who they are
and where they've been keeping
themselves for the last year.
Right.
Now, doctor, 30
hours and 20 minutes.
Not very much
time, Mr. McGarrett.
No, sir.
And I thank you for your help,
but please stay near your phone
just in case we
need you in a hurry.
Anything I can do.
The pigeon is in the coop.
It came on wings of Mercury.
Pass the word.
Right.
Go.
Get going.
Pick it up.
Patch me through to Chin.
Found the name of the company.
Go, man.
McGARRETT: "Swiss
metallurgist Anton Dolmeyer
"was admitted to
Queens Hospital last night
"apparently suffering
from severe radiation burns.
"Neither the doctor on
duty nor the victim's wife
was able to account
for the accident."
Was there a
follow-up story on this?
The reporter never did one.
It seems the diagnosing
intern made one small mistake.
Dolmeyer died of cirrhosis,
not radiation poisoning.
At least, that's what the
hospital insisted later.
Did you talk with the intern?
Well, here's where
it gets interesting.
As soon as the mistake
was discovered, he vanished.
H.P.D. couldn't find a trace.
The intern is still on their
missing persons roster.
Come on, Danno.
We've got some
questions to ask someone.
Oh, any news?
Still trying to fit the
pieces together, doctor.
I brought you a copy of my
book, when you have time.
Thank you, thank you.
Laura, put that in
the office, please.
Is there anything I could do?
We're on our way
to the hospital.
Maybe you'd like to join us.
You might find it
interesting. Thank you.
Are you satisfied the
intern made a mistake
when he diagnosed
radiation poisoning?
Interns have been known
to make mistakes before.
That wasn't the
question, doctor.
Personally, I didn't
treat Dolmeyer,
so I couldn't give you the
exact cause of his death.
Why don't you check
the death certificate?
Keep copies on file here?
Dolman, Donaldson, Donner.
No Dolmeyer. What?
It's gone. May I use your phone?
McGarrett. May I speak
with the governor, please?
Governor, there's no time
to go through channels.
How fast can you get
me an exhumation order?
Yes, sir.
Immediately.
Well, we have about
ten hours and 42 minutes.
No cirrhosis, huh?
Not a trace.
This man died of
radiation poisoning, Steve.
How can you be so certain?
Epidermal burns over
two-thirds of his body
and evidence of massive
brain cell damage.
And if you need
more convincing...
Herr Dolmeyer
had a good dentist.
Thirteen fillings.
Each one radioactive enough
to burn a hole right
through the top of his head.
Are you all right, Dr. Haig?
Such a monstrous way to die.
McGARRETT: Of all the
companies we've been able to trace
through these suppliers...
Now, only the
companies checked here
appear under all four headings.
Now, according to
our computer run,
over the period
of the last year,
each of these firms
ordered all of the materials
necessary to put
together a bomb.
And they're spread
out all over the place.
From Makaha to Kailau.
Steve, I finally got through
to the Department
of Immigration.
You were right.
Dolmeyer was a resident alien.
And his place of
employment was listed
as the Pacifica
Refrigeration Company
right here in Honolulu.
It's here, it's here.
Duke, order an H.P.D.
backup to proceed at once
to the Pacifica Refrigeration
Company, 375 Nimitz Highway.
Okay, gentlemen, let's go.
Doctor, you coming?
Oh, no, I'd only slow you down.
All right, sit tight
and say a prayer.
The hawk has found the
nest. Do you hear me?
The hawk has found the nest.
Thank you, doctor.
But do not be alarmed.
Stand back.
Nothing.
Clean as a whistle.
Not clean enough.
Not clean enough.
And we have less than eight
hours left to track them down.
My staff and I have been working
with the Federal
Reserve since yesterday.
It took the combined resources
of their San Francisco, Seattle
and Los Angles branches, but
we finally scraped it together.
The entire amount?
Yes, Jonathan.
Good.
Vance, have a jet ready
to transport the money
the moment we give the decision.
Even in the Phantom,
it's a three-hour flight.
If we wanna get that
money here on time,
it should be on its way.
That decision is
yours, gentlemen.
Well, I think it's
only fair to warn you
that as of this moment,
we haven't a single clue as to
the identity of the conspirators
nor the location of the bomb.
Jonathan, I assume you
yanked me out of the Pentagon
because you're
interested in my opinion.
That's right, Dr. Richter.
Well, personally, I think
this is all quite needless.
You are only assuming
this bomb actually exists.
McGARRETT: Dr. Richter,
I don't have to remind you
that that abandoned factory
was sizzling with radioactivity.
Evidence of residual presence
of plutonium or
uranium, Mr. McGarrett,
but proof of a bomb, it is not.
Don't let the accent
fool you, gentlemen.
My esteemed
colleague is not from
the Atomic Energy
Commission but from Missouri.
He has to be shown.
Meantime, millions
of lives are at stake.
Oh, this is so
touchingly humane, Elias,
but typically unscientific.
Gentlemen, please.
Allow me, governor.
The facts surrounding
Herr Dolmeyer's death
seem to indicate that
something went wrong.
Is it not evident that the
factory was evacuated
because an attempt to
assemble the bomb failed?
Then this would be nothing
more than an audacious bluff.
From our experience
at the Bureau,
when things go haywire,
the conspirators
usually run scared.
In that case, by
paying this ransom,
we'd be playing
right into their hands.
Precisely. Stop
this, I warn you.
If you listen to
Richter, you're mad.
Dr. Richter has a long
history of recklessness
where atomic power is concerned.
I have always said that one day,
his smug complacency
will get us all blown up.
And I fear that this
may be the day.
This could be our call.
Yes?
There's a man on the line, sir.
He says he has a message
for you from Mercury.
Put him on.
This is the governor speaking.
He says he wants this
on the conference speaker.
By all means.
You're on the speaker.
Good afternoon,
Mr. Kaye and Dr. Richter.
Gentlemen, the following
are Mercury's instructions
for the delivery of the money.
Listen carefully
as I will not repeat.
Proceed.
At precisely 5
p.m. this afternoon,
an unmarked courier plane
will land at Honolulu Airport.
You, of course, will
arrange for clearance.
But it's against FAA regulations
to fly an unmarked plane.
The money is to be
ready and loaded onto
an uncovered luggage trolley.
On signal from our pilot,
relayed by the tower,
you will have one unarmed man
drive the trolley out
to the plane and wait.
We will take over at that point.
But what about the bomb?
What assurances have we that...
Once our plane has
cleared your radar,
the timing mechanism
will be disconnected
- by remote control.
- Not good enough.
You could just as easily
reactivate the bomb
by remote control.
We must know its location
so we can dismantle it.
Gentlemen, the
orders are as follows.
When our plane has landed safely
and we are satisfied that all
the money is accounted for,
you will be informed
of the bomb's location.
We warn you,
any attempt to deceive us
or interfere with our escape
will result in the immediate
detonation of the bomb.
Is that clear?
Perfectly.
It is to be assumed that
some of you gentlemen
are not entirely convinced
we mean business.
Dr. Richter?
So for those doubting
Thomases among you,
a little demonstration of our
sincerity has been arranged.
At exactly 1:00 this afternoon,
a modest radiation
flash will occur
somewhere in Kapiolani Park.
What do you mean
radiation flash?
Just a taste of what will happen
if Mercury's
demands are not met.
And now my time is up.
Dr. Haig, exactly what
is a radiation flash?
It is a kind of small
atomic flash fire,
basically insignificant.
But the radiation
produced by the flash
could be lethal to
anyone within its range.
This is a public park
they've... They've chosen.
There'll be people
there, children.
They could all be killed.
You've got to find it immediately.
Yeah, for once,
Dr. Haig and I agree.
Patch me through to
Danny Williams, please.
Danno, I want the immediate
evacuation, Kapiolani Park.
I don't care what you tell them.
Tell them it's a bomb
scare, prank, anything.
But get them out of there.
Right.
Attention, please.
Your attention, please.
We have reason to suspect
a bomb may be
planted in this area.
Your attention, please.
Situation is under control.
As a precaution,
we want everyone
to evacuate the area.
The police will direct you
to the nearest point of safety.
Won't be a moment,
Mr. McGarrett.
And I assure you,
this special detector
is worth a dozen
Geiger counters.
We'll find that plutonium
mass in half the time...
Please, make it fast. I will.
Will you please answer?
This is Haig.
Something's gone wrong.
I will not be a party to murder.
Now, put me through
to Mercury at once...
Sorry, the number you have
dialed has been disconnected.
But I must speak to Mercury.
To someone, to anyone.
Now please put me...
I'm sorry, you've reached
the wrong number.
Doctor, please.
We're wasting time.
I thought it might be important.
Do you have your detector?
It's just here.
Here we are. Good, good.
It's here. I've got it.
Over here. The ice cream cart.
Don't go any closer. Stand back.
Clear the area. I
can take over now.
Better let the demolitions
experts handle it, doctor.
I am the expert
here, Mr. McGarrett.
And I want you all as
far away as possible,
as fast as possible.
All right, gentlemen,
drop back. Clear the area.
Dr. Haig is taking
over, governor.
He always was a fool.
Thank God, I believe
he contained it.
I think the decision's
been made for us.
Admiral, tell the Phantoms
to head for Hawaii.
Better seal off that
building, Mr. McGarrett.
It will be weeks before
anyone can go near it.
Sergeant.
Look, it's Dr. Haig.
Doctor, are you
all right? Oh, yeah.
Here, sit down, please.
I fell trying to
get away in time.
But I'll be all
right, thanks. Chin!
You all right, doctor? Yeah.
It's all right.
Chin, help Dr. Haig.
You ought to remember this
from your high school
science class, Steve.
All I remember from my
high school science, Che,
is the girl who sat
across the aisle.
Now, what does it mean?
It's a symbol for
the element mercury.
Yeah, it figures.
I know now that this was a lie.
A way to enlist my help.
A scheme conceived by
power-hungry, greedy men
to use me for
their evil purposes.
They found my
Achilles heel, my vanity.
And because of my
folly, millions will die.
For this, I am
profoundly ashamed.
Although for me, there
is no escape either.
Stay and face the
holocaust or take flight.
It makes no difference.
I am doomed,
poisoned by the radiation
from my own device.
So be it.
I could not live on and
bear this terrible guilt.
Of course there are
those who will say
I am taking the coward's way.
Mr. McGarrett, I shall be
gone when you find this.
But I feel I owe you
at least an explanation.
While others like Klaus Richter
stole the honors
that were rightly mine,
30 years, the scales
were tipped against me.
Everything I touched went sour.
A brilliant career, mismanaged.
The child we'd
prayed for, stillborn.
Elizabeth's illness,
years of suffering and expense.
Always the pain,
never the reward.
But here, at last, was a chance.
A chance to set
the record right.
To make up for
all the misfortune.
They came to me with
a great and noble plan.
A plan to end nuclear
warfare forever.
A plan to benefit all mankind.
It was the answer to a
dream I had cherished
since Alamogordo.
Stated simply,
we would force the
nations of the world
into using the atom for
peaceful purposes only.
Then I would direct the greatest
humanitarian enterprise
ever conceived.
The millennium was at hand.
I know now that this was a lie.
A way to enlist my help.
A scheme conceived by
power-hungry, greedy men
to use me for
their evil purposes.
They found my
Achilles heel, my vanity.
For this, I am
profoundly ashamed.
You're gonna be a fool to
the end. Is that it, doctor?
Oh, please.
On that tape out there, you
said you can't live with your guilt.
There's no reason
to die with it either.
Now, you can undo all of this.
Oh, I wish I could help,
but I don't know
where the bomb is.
But you know how they moved it.
Well, a truck, I think.
They hired a truck.
What did it look like?
H-How was it crated?
It was a wooden crate.
Like a freezer.
Steve! In here, Ben.
Doctor, if I find that bomb,
I'm going to need
you to dismantle it.
I can't, I can't.
Get Richter.
No, no. Richter wouldn't know.
Illness.
Years of suffering
and expense...
Then you've got to hang on.
You've got to hang on, doctor.
Help me with him. Yeah.
Stay with him.
I'll call you.
This is the governor speaking.
Yes.
Yes, everything
as you requested.
The tower's set to give
you immediate clearance.
It arrived a few minutes ago.
They're unloading it now
according to your instructions.
Yes, sir, about halfway through.
Right. I'll let you know.
Let's keep it moving.
We're in luck, officer.
Pacifica's account was
just closed out last week
and the final statement
hasn't been mailed yet,
nor the cancelled
checks for last month.
Here it is, the last check.
Dated the 18th.
That was yesterday.
Thirty-eight dollars
and fifty cents
made out to Central
Moving and Storage.
Patch me through to McGarrett.
Here we are. One deep
freeze unit from Pacifica,
picked up from the Ualei plant
and delivered to Aloha Tower.
Aloha Tower. A search
could mean hours.
We don't have hours.
Who made the delivery?
Harry Luck, head driver and
his swamper is Joe Leone.
Do you have Luck's
phone number? Yes, I do.
786-2300.
It's Sunday. Luck is
probably out on his boat.
3-0-0?
Hello?
I-is your daddy home?
Put your father on,
will you please, sonny?
Mr. Luck, McGarrett,
Hawaii Five-0.
That's it.
Tower calling Mercury.
Tower calling Mercury.
Come in, Mercury.
Tower to Mercury.
We await your instructions.
Do you read me, Mercury?
This is Control.
We await your instructions.
They don't answer,
sir. Now what?
We wait.
Dr. Haig, this is Lewis
Chu, chief of Demolitions.
Now, how do we proceed?
The simplest way would be
to dismantle the
remote control detonator.
Would that completely
disarm this bomb?
No, but it would prevent
Mercury from detonating it.
Not good enough. I want
this monster disarmed.
Well, then you'll have to
remove the detonating device.
Okay, let's go.
All right, first
take off the plate
on the side of the bomb.
Use your Phillips.
Mercury to Control.
Mercury to Control.
Mercury to Control.
Proceed with loading.
Now unscrew the
cap you see inside.
Under that is the core
holding the detonating device.
Take it out with extreme care.
It mustn't come in
contact with the sides.
Danno, red alert is off.
Red alert is off.
It's go on your end.
It's go on your end, Danno.
All units go. Nail that plane.
Dr. Haig?
Dr. Haig, can you hear me?
We stopped them.
Good, good.
Was Mercury on that
plane that blew up?
Mercury isn't a man.
A syndicate? A
concept, Mr. McGarrett.
An evil concept.
Powerful, ruthless.
And they'll try again.
Until we catch them.
Did you ever try
to catch mercury?
It isn't easy to do.
It's quicksilver.
We'll catch them.