Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980): Season 9, Episode 17 - A Capitol Crime - full transcript

A retired chemical engineer, after fighting City Hall and the state government over the proposed demolition of his housing complex for the elderly, wears a bomb into a Jimmy Borges concert and demands that the Governor cut through the red tape -- but doesn't count on the psycho girlfriend of a mobster about to be shipped to the mainland crashing the party and taking HIM hostage. This episode features Richard Denning in a larger-than-usual role and is the only acting role for director Sutton Roley, who appears at the beginning as the judge signing the extradition order.

LORD: This is Jack
Lord inviting you

to be with us next
for "A Capitol Crime."

Now, listen to me. I'm
wearing a bomb. I'm serious.

I'm wearing a bomb.

[ALL SCREAMING]

My name is McGarrett.
Steve McGarrett.

I just wanna talk
to the governor.

- What's it all about?
- You know as much as I do, sir.

The man refuses to talk to
anyone but you. This way.

They're tearing down
our house tomorrow.

- Who's tearing down your house?
- You.



You and the city of Honolulu.

REPORTER: Comments at all, sir?

Daddy! Daddy!

Stay right where you all
are, Pops. Okay, everybody.

You stay right where you are.

- Who is that?
- I'm George Hawley's girl.

McGARRETT: McGarrett to
Williams. DANNY: Yeah, Steve.

Bring Hawley to the Palm
Plaza Hotel immediately.

[MOANING]

Freeze! Freeze!

We're gonna die!

LORD: Next, "A Capitol
Crime." Be here, aloha.

I'm wearing a bomb. I'm
serious. I'm wearing a bomb.

[CROWD SCREAMING]



The man refuses to
talk to anyone but you.

This way.

- They're tearing down our house.
- Who's tearing down your house?

- You and the City of
Honolulu. MARY BETH: Daddy!

Daddy! Stay right
where you are, Pops.

Okay, everybody. Stay
right where you are.

[GROANING]

[MARY BETH YELPS]

Freeze. Freeze. We're gonna die!

[WHOOPING AND GRUNTING]

[AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

[PERFORMER WHOOPING
AND GRUNTING]

[DRUMMERS PLAYING
FANFARE ON PAHU DRUMS]

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

ANNOUNCER: From the
island paradise of Hawaii,

on the beach at Waikiki,

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

the 325th Jimmy Borges Show.

Featuring the
Tihati Spectacular.

[RASPS]

ANNOUNCER: And now, here's
that crown prince of tranquility,

Jimmy Borges.

[SINGING] Sweet
Leilani Heavenly flower

[SINGING] I do Love you

With all My heart

Aloha!

ALL: Aloha!

Ladies and gentlemen,
speaking of hula contests,

that's my very favorite
part of the show

because it pays me
an awful lot of money.

And in the hula contest,

you get a chance to
make a fool of yourself,

pay my salary, and have
fun while you're doing it.

We need volunteers.
Anybody out there.

Anybody, come
on up. Don't be shy.

No fidgeting.

Volun... This is fun.
Now, come on, come on.

Bring him up. He looks like
a dancer. That's Fred Astaire.

Ladies and gentlemen,
let's hear it. Come on.

Bring him up.

Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers.

Very good. Thank you.
Anybody else out there?

Now, we need some
more. Don't be shy, eh?

Part of being in
Hawaii is doing things.

Ladies and gentlemen, a veteran.

Beautiful, beautiful.

Now look, ladies, the hula is
the simplest dance in the world.

All you have to do is...
Well, just kind of think of it

as sort of Shake'N
Bake, Hawaiian-style.

[AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

BORGES: Now, for you guys,

think of it as Polynesian
jogging lessons,

but from the waist
down, grind the coffee.

And you can percolate if
you wanna really get it going.

Gentlemen of the orchestra,

a little grind-your-coffee
music, if you please.

[BAND PLAYING HULA MUSIC]

BORGES: There they go.

[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]

BORGES: Perfect. Beautiful.

Keep that thing
going. Move it, move it.

Sir, if you're making
coffee, it's very weak.

[AUDIENCE LAUGHS]

BORGES: I'll salute that.

I'm not sure what you're
doing. Just keep that thing going.

Beautiful. Turn around.

Forget the coffee, order tea.

Is there any more
volunteers out there?

Any other volunteers? Any more?

Ladies and gentlemen,
a single volunteer.

A nice aloha.

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

- Your name?
- Clinton Palmer.

Clinton Palmer. That's
a very classy name.

Mr. Palmer, may I shake your
hand? You're the very first person to...

[ALL LAUGH]

Ladies and gentlemen,
I think we're engaged,

or I've just been handcuffed.

I should have paid those
parking tickets a few weeks ago.

- Mr. Borges.
AUDIENCE: Ha-ha-ha.

Now that we're so close,
just call me Jimmy, baby.

This is no joke, Mr. Borges.

You're absolutely
right, this is no joke.

I hope you got keys
to these bracelets,

because I got a dental
appointment at 3:00.

Now, listen to me.
I'm wearing a bomb.

I'm serious. I'm wearing a bomb.

[ALL GASP]

Stop that music.
Stop it, you hear me?

Now, look.

I don't mean to upset you
people unnecessarily out there,

but I suggest you get out of here,
and get out of here as fast as you can.

I mean now.

[ALL SCREAMING]

You musicians can leave too.

Come on, get moving.
Come on, move it. Move it.

You people here on the
stage, get over on that side.

You stay here.
You're my hostages.

That's it, keep it moving.

What do you want
from me, Mr. Palmer?

I want the governor.

Did you hear that, George?
He wants the governor.

Call the governor.

GEORGE: I want you to get
Hotel Security up here fast,

and I mean fast.

That's right, I want the
governor. Governor Paul Jameson.

And I want him here,
and I want him now.

This warrant's in order, Mr. McGarrett.
Prisoner can be extradited at any time.

McGARRETT: Thank you, judge.

We'll turn him over to you at
Honolulu International Airport.

When, McGarrett?

When we're ready,
Hawley. When we're ready.

A secret, huh?

[LAUGHS]

My little army got you
worried, huh? Ha-ha-ha.

Yeah. Yeah, I'm worried.

If you've got nothing
more to say, Hawley...

But I do.

Your Judgeship, I'm not gonna
stand trial in Chicago or anywhere.

You know why?

[HAWLEY MIMICKING GUNFIRE]

[LAUGHING]

- Take over, Danno.
- Come on, Hawley.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

Yes? Oh, Steve. Captain
Matthews, H.P.D., for you.

Yes, captain? What have you got?

When?

Oh, my God.

Okay, I'm on my way.

I got a walking bomb.

[REPORTERS CHATTERING]

DANNY: Going through.

Out of the way.

Going through.

Going through.

Out of the way.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[TIRES SQUEAL]

POLICEMAN: Ladies
and gentlemen...

- Ma'am, would you move
back? WOMAN: Sorry.

POLICEMAN: Thank you.

Sir, stand back. We
have a car coming in.

Let that car through. Let
that car through. Thank you.

Stand back, stand back.

We have an emergency
situation in the hotel.

We have a man with a bomb.

Sir, would you move back?
Thank you. Ma'am, stand back.

Ladies and gentlemen, we
have an emergency situation.

We have a man with
a bomb in the hotel.

Move back, please.

We have emergency
vehicles coming through.

Okay, fill me in, captain.
What have we got?

Not much to tell you. Gave
his name as Clinton Palmer.

KIRSTEN: I'm Kirsten, the manager.
- Checking Motor Vehicle records.

Handle this fast.

- What does Palmer want?
- He won't say.

We have a convention
due in tomorrow.

- Two hundred eighty rooms.
- He didn't say?

They'll all cancel if this
problem isn't solved.

I'm worried about the
ones who are here now.

Have you evacuated the
rooms above the east wing?

We're looking for a spot
to station a sharpshooter.

That's a last resort, captain.

No one, no one, under
any circumstances,

is to take a shot at that
man without my approval.

- Is that understood?
- Yes, sir, I'll pass the word.

Okay. Has the
governor been notified?

We're trying to reach him.
He's on the North Shore.

Mr. Palmer?

- Mr. Palmer?
- Yes?

My name is McGarrett,
Steve McGarrett.

Yes, I know about
you, Mr. McGarrett.

You're from Hawaii Five-0.
You got tricks up your sleeve.

Well, it's not gonna work. All I
have to do is press this button.

No tricks, Mr. Palmer. No
tricks, I give you my word.

We're trying to
contact the governor.

Yeah, he was supposed
to be here in this show.

Well, I'm told that he had to cancel,
that he had to go to the North Shore.

Now, look, I hope no one's
trying to play any games.

No games. I give you
my word, Mr. Palmer.

I'll get the governor here.

Now, it may take some
time for him to get down.

Is there anything I
can do in the interim?

No, I just wanna talk to the governor.
I don't wanna talk to anyone else.

Well, perhaps if, uh...

If you told me
what's bothering you,

maybe my office and the
governor's staff can look into it.

They don't talk to old people.

I tried to get through
his staff 33 times.

You've gotta be under 65
to qualify as an American.

If you'll pardon me, sir,
I don't think that's right.

Yeah.

Wait till you're 70.

Mr. Palmer, uh, is it
money that you need?

Now, let me get that
straight once and for all.

I'm not holding these people
for hostage and for ransom.

I'm not a common criminal.

- There's a man out there with a gun.
- Where? Where?

PALMER: He's got
a telescopic lens.

You better stop him.

You better stop him
fast. Do you hear me?

We'll take care
of it, Mr. Palmer.

Come on, you've gotta stop him.

What are you doing?
Almost got us killed.

What the hell is going on?

What's the matter with
that guy? Who is he?

He's not our man, Steve. He's
one of the hotel security guards.

Get rid of him.

I'm sorry, Mr. Palmer.

He is not a police officer.
He's a hotel security guard.

I'm sorry it happened.

Now, you just remember
this, Mr. McGarrett.

If anyone takes a shot at
me and hits this explosive,

you've got the blood of a lot of
innocent people on your head.

I'm aware of that, Mr. Palmer.
No one's gonna take a shot at you.

No one.

Here, see what's wrong with her.

- I think she just fainted.
- It's all right, Emily.

- Come here, dear.
- Everything's all right.

You don't have to worry.

Oh, my, that's a shame.

Look, I'm sorry about your wife.
I hope she's gonna be all right.

[EMILY PANTING]

Look, you two can leave.

Clinton, I don't feel
that good myself either.

Oh, no. No, you
don't leave, not you.

The rest of you stay
right where you are.

Steve, they've contacted the
governor. He's on his way back.

- Good, good. What about Palmer?
- Any word on Palmer?

Not yet. No record at
H.P.D. or Motor Vehicle.

Tell them to shake it up. I
wanna know who I'm dealing with.

Stay on it, Jerry,
and make it fast.

The governor's on
his way, Mr. Palmer.

Well, it's about time.

McGARRETT: It was very kind
of you to let those people go.

While we're waiting
for the governor, uh,

is there anything
that I can get for you?

Anything that you'd
like to eat or drink?

Well, that's... That's very
kind of you, Mr. McGarrett.

Thank you, but I don't
care for anything right now.

Wouldn't you be more comfortable
if Jimmy were handcuffed to a chair?

Supposing he fainted
or tripped or fell.

Those blasting caps
are very sensitive.

Well, that's true. I think
you might have a point there.

Sailor, will you bring
that chair up there?

Here, take that off.

Okay. Get over there.

Steve, this is Sergeant
Asaki of the bomb squad.

Sergeant, I want you to take a
look and make sure that Palmer

is wearing plastic explosive
under his coat as he says he is.

He could be bluffing.

Hey, what's going on in there?

Uh...

We're just wondering if that
explosive you have is real, Mr. Palmer.

Wondering whether my
bomb is a fake or not, huh?

That has occurred to me, yeah.

Well, Mr. McGarrett, I
was an electrical engineer.

You don't have to know very
much to make one of these things.

As you can see, this is
an ordinary remote control.

Sends a radio
signal to this battery.

As you can see,

these wires are attached
to these cakes of nitrostarch.

Will it work?

It sure will, if those pockets
are really filled with nitrostarch.

I don't want to seem overly,
uh, skeptical, Mr. Palmer,

but how do we know that
the nitrostarch is the real thing

and not just putty
that kids play with?

Well, of course you
don't know that, do you?

Just to relieve your mind,
suppose I send you up a sample.

Okay, that would certainly
settle the question in my mind.

All right, Mr. McGarrett, send
up one of your blue uniforms.

All right, come on. Careful, son.
Keep your hands away from that gun.

All right, come on.

Here, take that sample over
to those gentlemen in the booth.

You don't have to be afraid.

It's harmless unless it's
attached to a detonator.

The sample's on its
way, Mr. McGarrett.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

[STRIKES MATCH]

Well, what does your
expert have to say?

It's C-4. Military explosive.
Could blow the whole wing.

Well, he says your bomb is real.

Oh, one more question, Mr. Palmer.
Where did you get the explosive?

I'm afraid that's something you're
gonna have to find out for yourself.

Now, hear me, Mr. McGarrett,

and hear me well.

I'm 71 years old.

And I'm ready to die.

I don't wanna live to be 72
unless I speak to the governor

right here today on this stage.

Now, I'm...

I'm gonna give you
15 minutes more.

If he's not here then,

I'm gonna press this button.

- You have him on now?
- Thank you.

You may be interested
to know, Mr. McGarrett,

our switchboard is
swamped with cancellations.

Now, the longer
this thing goes on,

the closer you draw
this hotel to bankruptcy.

DUKE: Does he claim to
have done anything like it?

I draw this hotel to bankruptcy?
That's absurd, isn't it?

KIRSTEN: You're in
charge. McGARRETT: I am.

And I'm also open to
suggestions. Do you have any?

Have you thought of some sort of gas?
Something that would put him to sleep.

And how do we administer
it without his knowing?

- You work out the details.
- We'll do that, thank you.

Steve will have to
decide that. Right.

Monitoring said a
hypnotist called in.

For 10,000, he'll put
Palmer in a trance.

- It may come to that.
- What's he up to now?

McGARRETT: I don't
know, maybe drawing his will

or making notes for his
meeting with the governor.

- Still no idea what he wants?
- No.

[PHONE RINGS]

Lukela. Go ahead. Yeah?

He's gotta be a nut. Gotta be.

I wish I knew what
his grievance was.

What his frustrations are.

Will he push that button? You
know, that's the big question.

Still on?

Hold. Steve.

They've got a woman on,
claims to be Palmer's friend.

She said not to believe Palmer.
He's not the type to blow people up.

That's a big help.

She wants to come down and see
him and bring him something to eat.

- What's her name?
- What's the lady's name?

Mrs. Nichols. Amy Nichols.

Tell Mrs. Nichols
thank you very much,

but Mr. Palmer is not in a
position to receive anyone now.

But get her phone number anyway.

The answer's no for now.

- Yeah, patch him.
- Get her number.

- Danny.
- Yeah, Danno, what do you got?

Federal marshals called.

They booked George
Hawley on a flight.

- When?
- Uh, two hours.

You handle it, Danno. I
can't get away from here.

So keep in touch.

PALMER: Mr. McGarrett?
- Yes, Mr. Palmer?

Not much time left.

Mr. Palmer, the governor
is a busy man, as you know.

He's on his way here to see
you. You have my word for that.

WALLENBECK: Sergeant Asaki of the
H.P.D. bomb squad has just confirmed

that Palmer is carrying a highly
effective form of plastic explosive,

which he's
threatening to set off

[ON RADIO] unless he's
granted an immediate meeting

with Governor Jameson.

The exact nature of Palmer's
grievance is not known,

and it probably won't be until
the governor arrives on the scene.

He's expected at any moment now.

Steve McGarrett, the
Five-0 chief, is on the scene

and in charge of
police activities here.

This is Richard Wallenbeck,
reporting from the Palm Plaza Hotel.

We'll be back soon to keep you
abreast of developments here.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[SIRENS WAILING]

This is Richard Wallenbeck,
speaking to you once again

from the grounds of the Palm
Plaza Hotel for KGMB News.

We expect any moment now

that the governor will
be arriving on the scene.

We have word that
he is on the way.

I told you in an earlier report
that Clinton Palmer is inside.

He has explosives
wrapped to him.

We see the governor's car
coming around a turn right now.

He's on the grounds of the hotel.
We expect him here in just a moment.

And when he gets here, we're going
to try to get a few words from him.

As I mentioned,

we do not know anything
about Clinton Palmer's demands.

All we know is that he's in the
hotel, he's holding hostages,

and, uh, there are, uh,
explosives wrapped around him.

Now, we'll see if we can...
We're getting pushed here.

See if we can get
comments from the governor.

Governor, can you tell us anything
about Clinton Palmer's demands?

- I'm sorry. No comment now.
WALLENBECK: Any comment, sir?

The governor's coming
into the lobby, Steve.

Mr. Palmer, the
governor's in the hotel now.

You'll be talking
to him in a minute.

That's about all the time
you have left, Mr. McGarrett.

I'll be right back.

Chin.

Talk to him if he
gets anxious. Ahem.

McGARRETT: Governor.
- I tried to call you,

but the lines were all tied up.

- What's it all about?
- You know as much as I do, sir.

The man refuses to talk to
anyone but you. This way.

Do you have any
idea what he wants?

No, I was hoping you might.
But I do know it's not money.

Well, we'll find out.

Governor, we don't
know how stable he is,

so please, just
placate him, huh?

- Chin?
- Looks like he's praying or something.

Mr. Palmer?

The governor is here now, sir.

- The governor in person?
- In person.

- I'm right here,
Mr. Palmer. PALMER: Yes?

- Can you hear me all right?
- Yes, sir.

Yes, sir, I can hear you fine.

I guess I just didn't expect
you to show up, that's all.

Well, I'm here.

Now, what is it you
want me to do for you?

Well, it's not so much what
you can do for me, governor,

it's what you can
stop doing to me.

To me and to a lot
of people my age.

Can you be a little more
specific, Mr. Palmer?

Yes, I'll try. But you've
got to account for feelings.

Now, look, governor, this is the
34th time I've tried to talk to you,

and look what it took
to get your attention.

There are a great many
demands on my time, Mr. Palmer.

And sometimes worthy causes
or worthy people get pushed aside.

Well, I'm not only
getting pushed aside,

I'm getting trampled on,
and so are my friends.

They're tearing down
our house tomorrow.

Who? Who's tearing
down your house?

You. You and the
City of Honolulu.

Where do you live, Mr. Palmer?

At 2709 Waialae Avenue,

right smack-dab in the middle
of that fancy new youth center

you're all putting up.

- You're being evicted?
- Well, that's the fancy name for it.

Actually, it comes down to the fact
that they're throwing us out in the street.

Nowhere to go and no
money to get there with.

Didn't the state reimburse you
for the house and the property?

Oh, Mr. McGarrett, that
house is as old as I am.

The money they offered wouldn't
buy a tree house on a coconut farm.

Now, look, I'm not
doing this just for myself.

I don't even own the house.

But I've lived there
for a long time,

and I've been happy there
and so have my friends.

Some of them don't get
around too good anymore,

but they don't see why they
have to give up their home

just because the city says
they have to, and neither do I.

I know it's not easy
to be a senior citizen.

PALMER: No "senior citizen."

"Senior citizen," that
gives me the fantods.

It's just an excuse to sidestep the fact
that someday we're all gonna be down

with an incurable
disease called old age.

And it's high time we
did something about it.

Mr. Palmer,

I may be able to do
something about your house

if you'll give me a few
minutes to look into the matter.

All right.

All right. You do that.

And I sure hope there's
something you can do.

For their sake as well as mine.

I'll do my best.

Let's make some calls.

Hi. Is it okay if I go watch?

Thanks.

Pardon me, please. Sorry.

Oh. Pardon me. Officer?

Uh, is the old guy with
the bomb still in business?

POLICEMAN: Yes,
ma'am. He's still in business.

JAMESON: You're sure about that?

All right, thank you.

[PHONE RECEIVER CLICKS]

JAMESON: Well,
his story checks out.

It's an old two-story boarding
house, been there since 1900.

Palmer's lived there for years.

The city condemned the property
when the youth center was approved.

- Now they're ready to tear it down.
- And legally, they have every right.

This sort of thing has
happened before, Steve.

Old people, poor people, getting
in the way of something new,

and getting hurt.

- What about a stay of eviction?
- It would only be temporary.

That youth center is a
multimillion-dollar project.

There's no way to stop it.
It's already been funded.

Mr. McGarrett!

Governor, I'm thinking
about that old man out there

with his finger on
the trigger of a bomb.

There has got to be a way to
stop him. There has got to be.

I'll try Judge Kincaid.

He's our last resort.

I wanna know. I wanna know now.

Uh, we're working on it,
Mr. Palmer. We're working on it.

Just hang in there.
Please, bear with us.

[HORN HONKING]

POLICEMAN: Lady, what
do you think you're doing?

- This is a...
- I know what it is.

It's the Palm Plaza Hotel.
Here, take this, young man.

I'm Mrs. Amy Nichols.
I'm a friend of Mr. Palmer's.

I brought him something to eat.

I knew he didn't want me
to, but he's always like that.

Never asks favors.

Wait here, Mrs. Nichols.
Mr. McGarrett may wanna talk to you.

Well, don't be long.
This soup will get cold.

You have a lovely
crowd here. Ha, ha.

Mrs. Nichols?

I couldn't help but hear what
you what you were just saying,

and I think it's really sweet
of you to go to all this trouble.

Oh, it was no trouble. I just
hope Mr. Palmer is all right.

I think it was so unfair the way
they've been treating he and his friends.

Why, how nice of you
to say that, young lady.

Most young folks
nowadays don't feel that way.

Well, I'm Clinton
Palmer's daughter.

[CROWD GASPS]

WOMAN: Did you hear that?
- Didn't he ever tell you about me?

Why, no, and I can't for the
life of me understand why.

Excuse me, is that the dinner

that somebody offered
to bring Mr. Palmer?

That's right, it's his
favorite dish, turtle soup.

This is Richard Wallenbeck,
speaking to you once again

[ON RADIO] from the grounds
of the Palm Plaza Hotel,

and we're talking
to Mrs. Amy Nichols,

who's a lady friend
of Clinton Palmer's.

And Mrs. Nichols has brought
down Mr. Palmer's favorite dish.

It's turtle soup, and I must
say, it smells mighty enticing.

Young man, this is
Mr. Palmer's daughter.

You're Clinton
Palmer's daughter?

Uh, well, I'm... I'm Mary
Beth Palmer-Rogers.

MARY BETH [ON RADIO]:
Rogers is my married name.

WALLENBECK: Have you told
the police you're here, Miss Palmer?

MARY BETH: Oh.
Well, I just got here.

Are you gonna try
to talk to your father?

Oh, I would just love to.

MARY BETH: I'd like to also reach
my brother George, if he's listening.

And I'd like to tell him that
I'm here and not to worry.

This is Richard
Wallenbeck for KGMB News,

on the grounds of
the Palm Plaza Hotel.

We'll be back right
after this message.

Would you like to make
a little bet, Williams?

On what?

On whether I make
that mainland plane.

[LAUGHING]

I see.

Thank you, judge.

Seems Palmer's already
had two stays of eviction.

Judge Kincaid can give
us another seven days.

- That's the best he can do.
- I don't think Palmer will go for it.

There's nothing more I
can do in such a short time.

- Mr. Palmer?
- Yeah? I...

I sure hope you brought
me back an answer.

I've managed to get a court order that
will delay your eviction for seven days.

Now, that's not an answer.

That's just a trick to
get me off this stage.

We're not trying to
trick you, Mr. Palmer.

But I can't change laws
with a wave of my hand.

A week will give us time
to work out another solution.

Steve, that Mrs.
Nichols is here,

the one who called in wanting
to bring Palmer some dinner.

- Amy Nichols?
- Yeah.

No, sirree, you're not
gonna get us out there.

I can't promise you
anything personally...

Duke, Amy Nichols
down below. Bring her up.

I'll guarantee that your friends won't
be sent out there if we can help it.

And here's another thing.

The county appraiser says

there's a possibility your
property was underevaluated

and can be reappraised
as a multiple dwelling.

Yeah?

- How much?
- Maybe 60,000.

Mr. Palmer, I have
a hunch about you.

Would you like
to hear what it is?

Yeah. Yeah, I guess.

I think that something Mrs.
Amy Nichols said about you

a little while ago
on the phone is true.

I don't think you're the kind
who wants to blow people up.

I think you're just angry
and bitter and frustrated

because you think that society
has turned its back on you

and on your friends.

You remind me of a man
who saw his farmer friend

beating his mule over
the head with a 2-by-4.

And the friend said to the
farmer, "Why are you doing that?"

He said, "I just wanted to get
that damn mule's attention."

Well...

I get your point, Mr. McGarrett.

Now, Mr. Palmer,
don't you think it's time

that you stopped beating us
over the head with that bomb?

Well, someone's got to listen.

Don't you understand?

Someone has got to listen.

But we are listening.

Every newspaper,

every television station in
the whole country is listening.

No. That won't do. That
won't do, Mr. McGarrett.

That won't do.

[PHONE RINGS]

- Chin, grab that, will
you? CHIN HO: Hang on.

Yeah? Hold it. For
you, Steve. Urgent.

McGarrett.

You're sure?

Glad to hear that. Thank you.

Mr. Palmer, we may have
some good news for you.

It seems you have
another alternative.

The J. William Hayes
Construction Company

has offered to move your house
to a residential lot of your choice,

free of charge.

- The whole damn house?
- Garage and all.

And you'll all be able
to get a pretty nice lot

with what you get for the land.

Hey, Clint. You did it.

Hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

Well, this could do it,
governor. This could do it.

Mr. McGarrett will
wanna talk to both of you.

Mr. Palmer,

I wanna ask you to
do something for me.

First I want you to put
that detonator down.

Then I'd like to ask you

to release Jimmy
Borges from that chair

and let all the people
up on that stage go.

Would you do that
for me, please?

No tricks, Mr. McGarrett.

No tricks, Mr. Palmer.
I give you my word.

Daddy? Daddy!

- Miss. Miss. MARY BETH: Daddy?

Daddy! Daddy!

- Stay right where you are, Pops.
- I'm not your pop.

You're not, huh? Well,
what do you know?

Okay, everybody. You
stay right where you are!

- Who is that?
- Okay, now, this show's just begun!

Capeesh? Just begun!

McGarrett, my name's
Mary Beth Rogers.

I'm George Hawley's girl.

I want you to pick
up that phone,

and I want you to tell your boys
to bring George back here now.

Well, he may be in the
hands of federal marshals

out of our jurisdiction.

No stroke jobs, McGarrett.

You're not gonna con me like
you did the old Gray Panther here.

Pick up that phone.

Now!

JAMESON: Looks like you'll
have to play along, Steve.

This is McGarrett. Patch
me through to Dan Williams.

On the double.

DISPATCHER [OVER
RADIO]: McGarrett to Williams.

- Yeah, Steve?
- Danno, where are you now?

A few blocks from the airport.

Bring Hawley to the Palm
Plaza Hotel immediately.

For what?

I repeat, I want you to bring Hawley
to the Palm Plaza Hotel immediately.

- We've had some change in plans.
- What did he say?

He's on his way.

Good.

Come on, Danno
baby, turn it around.

You got the big hog on the
phone? Let me talk to him.

I got something to say.

Sure, George.

McGarrett? This is
your old friend George.

Yeah? Yeah, Hawley,
what do you want?

Aw, just a couple
of little things.

Like a jumbo jet out at the
airport ready to go in an hour,

$100,000 in cash,

[OVER PHONE] unmarked, with
serial numbers out of sequence.

- You got that?
- You must be nuts.

Where do you think we can find
a flight crew to take on that job?

HAWLEY: You'll find it,
McGarrett, because you've got to.

What did he say?

It's your boyfriend.
It's your boyfriend.

Would you like
to speak with him?

McGARRETT: Huh?

Okay, Hawley, I'm
making a list. What else?

That'll do for openers.

Oh, remember to tell Mary
Beth she is a moonchild.

HAWLEY: Out, McGarrett.

- Is he still coming?
- I told you he's on his way.

All right.

This is not my day, governor.

He wants money and a plane.

- We have to give it to him?
- We can't.

If Hawley ever took off with hostages,
the demands would never end.

- Chin.
- Yeah?

Tell Captain Matthews
to get his best marksman

in position to take a shot.

Let me know when
the man is ready.

But under no circumstances is
he to shoot unless I give the order.

Got it. I'm leaving the booth.

And if the sniper
misses, that can be it.

Yes, sir. I'm aware of that.

I'm ashamed, young lady.
I'm responsible for all this.

Well, cry about it if you
want, Pop. Just shut up.

Steve, Captain Matthews
has a man working his way

through the
air-conditioning vent.

Kelly. I'm back.

What are you
talking about in there?

McGarrett. McGarrett.

Young lady, you're
making a terrible mistake.

There are no arrest
warrants out for you.

Now, if you wanna back off, I
think we can talk this thing through.

MARY BETH: Forget it, McGarrett.

Get your hands out of that vest!
Keep your hands on the floor!

Yeah. Okay, patch
him through. Hawley.

Again? Yeah, what do you want?

You made our travel
arrangements yet, McGarrett?

Let's say I'm working
on them, huh?

You tell Mary Beth I'll
be there in five minutes.

HAWLEY [OVER PHONE]:
And be nice to her, you hear?

Because she can be mean.

[LAUGHING]

We're finding that out.

MARY BETH: What's the story now?

Your friend will be here
in five minutes. Five.

He'd better be.

It's gonna be close. Ahem.

Chin, get me a progress
report on that, uh, marksman.

Okay.

Where's the marksman now?

Where's the marksman now?

He's about ready.

- Tell him to hang in there for a minute.
- Hang on.

[GUNFIRE]

McGarrett, get him
down from there right now!

Get him down! Get him down!

This is McGarrett. Back
off, officer. That's an order.

McGarrett, I want you
out here. Right now.

Right now!

Get your tail over here
or I'm gonna blow Jimmy.

I'll blow Jimmy Borges'
pretty face all over this stage.

I'm gonna kill him.

I'm counting to ten.

One, two, three,

four, five, six,

seven, eight, nine...

I'm sorry, Mr. McGarrett.

Haul out your gun.

Slow.

Put it on the stage,
right there. Easy.

[GUN THUDS]

Everybody's not taking George
and me seriously enough.

But I'm gonna show them.

I'm gonna show
them to take it serious.

[GROANING]

[MARY BETH YELPS]

Freeze. Freeze. Freeze.

We're gonna die! Freeze! Freeze!

We're gonna die!

[DETONATOR CLICKS]

[CLICKS]

[MARY BETH GRUNTS]

[MARY BETH SCREAMS]

Let me go! Let me go!

[MARY BETH GRUNTING]

JAMESON: I got her.

Somebody call an
ambulance. Hurry.

No need.

My heart's as sound as a dollar.

My God.

- Good work, Mr. Palmer.
- You son of a gun.

Come on.

Call Danno and tell him to
proceed to the airport with Hawley.

All right, book them.
Both of them. Let's go.

[MARY BETH GRUNTING]

Sorry, Mr. Palmer.

PALMER: That's all right,
Mr. McGarrett, I expected it.

What do you think
they'll do with me?

That'll be up to the jury.