Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980): Season 9, Episode 23 - Practical Jokes Can Kill You - full transcript
After an attempt to hijack an Army vehicle carrying M-16 vehicles goes awry, an arms dealer and his underlings recognize that the bases and transports with small arms will be more heavily guarded. But then one of his men gets an idea how to get onto an Army base using an unorthodox approach -- when two men slip into the penthouse of a hotel and make off with King Kamehameha's golden feathered cape -- using a hang-glider.
LORD: This is Jack Lord
inviting you to be with us next
for "Practical
Jokes Can Kill You."
MAN: Driver's critical
with a chest wound.
The sergeant died a
couple of hours ago.
All for the shipment
of some infantry rifles.
M16s, probably the most
advanced infantry rifle in the world.
There are 50,000 M16s
on this rock, Abilleno.
Now, are you gonna
loosen some of them up
or am I gonna use someone else?
DANNY: Walter Bemsley called.
Someone stole King
Kamehameha's royal cape.
- When did this happen?
DANNY: Sometime last night.
The cape is one of the
museum's prized possessions.
ABILLENO: I got this friend
and he pays extra good.
How much is extra good?
- Todd.
- Two grand.
Landing on warehouses
isn't on our program.
Wait till the cops stamp on your records
when I tell them we copped the cape.
ABILLENO: They almost went
for it. The girl kept closing me out.
We ain't got time to
horse around, Abilleno.
Shove off, Joko.
LORD: Next, "Practical Jokes."
Be here, aloha.
McGARRETT: All for the
shipment of some infantry rifles.
There are 50,000 M16s
on this rock, Abilleno.
Now are you gonna
loosen some of them up,
or am I gonna use someone else?
How much is extra good?
- Todd.
- Two grand.
Landing on warehouses
isn't on our program.
Shove off, Joko.
We'll be lucky to make dinner.
The mess sergeant's
an old friend of mine.
He'll scrape up something.
I was going into town tonight.
Been polishing a real pretty thing.
Hey, what's that?
All right, hey. Relax, soldier.
Come on down slow.
Don't do nothing, eh, brah.
Come on. Come on,
come on, come on.
[GUNSHOT]
The sergeant died
a couple hours ago.
The driver's still critical
with a chest wound.
McGARRETT: All for the
shipment of some infantry rifles.
M16s, probably the most
advanced infantry rifle in the world.
Liberation fronts and
underground groups
are paying up to a thousand
dollars each on the black market.
So we can expect more
of the same, can't we?
Possibly.
What do you know about
these hijackers, colonel?
The driver got a
look at one of them.
Maybe if he could see some
photos, he could identify him.
Anything else?
We pulled the slug
that killed the sergeant.
It's.38 caliber.
And that's it?
That's it.
We don't get many truck hijackings
out here in the middle of the Pacific.
I'll see what leads
we can develop.
What kind of security does
the Army have on these M16s?
They're stored in five different
arsenals with 24-hour armed guard,
reinforced by roving jeeps.
Okay, colonel. Get on
it right away, thank you.
MARVIN: Technical difficulties
beyond our control, Vince.
Look, give me another week.
If I don't scrounge up
some American models,
your whole down payment will
come sailing right back to you.
Okay?
You got a deal.
You know who that was?
Vince Cablayan.
The biggest gun
dealer in the Philippines.
Fortunately the papers out there
didn't carry the story of
your bungled ambush.
And I didn't tell him we used
his whole down payment for it.
If you'd given me a couple
of more men like I asked for...
Look, if you'd done it
right in the first place,
those rifles would be on a boat
to Mindanao, we'd have $300,000,
and you'd still be known
as the guy who delivers.
- I've always delivered for you, Lou.
- Yeah, nickel ante games.
This was your chance
to become a high roller.
We almost had those rifles.
I shouldn't have used
that creep. I don't know.
Next time, you'll learn to
hire men you can count on.
What next time? Those guns
are wrapped in guards now.
There are 50,000 M16s
on this rock, Abilleno.
Now, are you gonna
loosen some of them up,
or am I gonna use someone else?
There's one arsenal
we might get into.
But if I'm gonna
try that, I want half.
A third.
One hundred K's. Double
what you were gonna get.
And if you turn up some of
those big machine guns, those 60s,
I'll go halves with you
on those at 8 grand each.
I'll see what I can figure out.
I know you will, Ab.
JOKO: I heard the Army
sergeant bought the farm.
ABILLENO: Yeah.
I want you to stay out of sight.
That way you don't have to
answer any questions, okay?
How did the boss take it?
He didn't like it.
He didn't like the way
we handled the job, either.
- Has he given up on those M16s?
- No.
But from now on,
it's gonna be tough.
No more unescorted Army trucks.
How about hitting an armory?
Well, we'd have to find a
way to get past the guards.
And, uh, if I can do that?
Then you get your share.
Come in.
Steve?
Yeah, what do you got, Chin?
The FBI reports that
everybody's shopping for M16s.
Guerrilla armies all over the Far
East, Central and South America.
Weren't there a couple of big bank
jobs pulled on Mindanao in the Philippines,
a couple of months ago?
Yeah, a rebel group
and some commies.
Well, they could
afford M16s now.
DANNY: Steve?
- Yeah, Danno.
Walter Bemsley of
the museum called.
Someone stole King
Kamehameha's royal cape.
Stole it from the museum?
No, it was in a penthouse
in the Honoliki Hotel.
It was part of a
special cultural exhibit.
- When did this happen?
DANNY: Sometime last night.
Bemsley is really shook up.
That cape is one of the
museum's prized possessions.
It sounds like an H.P.D.
matter to me, Danno.
But why don't you go over and
calm Bemsley down, anyway.
Go with him. Let me
know what you find out.
Gentlemen, this is
a cultural disaster.
That cape is irreplaceable.
Walter, calm down.
There. It was on display right
there, last night at 11 when I left.
And when I arrived this
morning, it was gone.
Who else has access to
this room, besides you?
No one. I kept the key.
And there were guards
outside the door all night.
Tom, any sign of forcible entry?
If there was, we can't find it.
- You checked the windows?
- All locked, from the inside.
Where was the
security guard stationed?
Right outside the door, with a
view of the elevator, stairway.
One officer was
there from 11 to 3.
Another relieved him
until Mr. Bemsley arrived.
And they saw nothing?
Whoever broke in
didn't get past them.
Whoever pulled this off is not
making the most of his talents,
passing up these necklaces.
Some of them are pearl.
Pearls are a lot more
marketable than feathered capes.
That cape is 170 years old.
There's no other
like it in the world.
Walter, we'll do
everything we can.
Better get Che Fong down here.
If this was a cat burglar,
he's major-league material
and we'll need to know
everything there is about him.
I saw you flying up at
Waimanalo the other day.
You look like Tinker
Bell up there in the sky.
It gave me a fine idea.
You gonna take lessons?
- Are you gonna teach them?
- Nope.
That's Todd's department.
I got these for tonight.
The Volcanic Rock.
You and me.
That concert's been
sold out two weeks.
I got friends.
I know you do.
Thanks, anyway.
Oh, is it them or
me you don't like?
Maybe both.
Besides, I've got a boyfriend,
who happens to be a partner here.
And who should be
arriving any minute.
See you, Joko.
- You ready, Benjie?
- Ready.
MOLLY: You have
got to be kidding.
You actually did it.
You had your doubts?
Well, you said the wind
currents over Waikiki
were too squirrelly,
too dangerous.
They were. You know, I made
three passes before landing.
The sheer terror of
it. You can't beat it.
You mean you just walked
in that penthouse and took it?
Yeah. Yeah.
You should've seen the valuables
I could have had if I were a crook.
Try and tell the
police you're not.
You read the paper yet?
The cops are going crazy.
Oh, no.
Okay. Okay, you've
both had your gloating.
And I am impressed.
I am very impressed.
But let's just pack that cape up
and just get it back to the hotel.
- Uh-uh, I'm not done with it yet.
- Oh, yes, you are.
Bets to be settled.
- People owe him money.
- Lobster dinner for 2 at Michelle's.
They wanna see the cape. Proof.
Think of the advertising value.
Molly.
Let me tell you something.
History's gonna show
that man first soared
from the Honoliki Hotel on
a Windsong Limited design.
How are you going to advertise
that without getting arrested?
It's no big crime.
It's traffic-ticket stuff.
- You wanna bet?
- Yeah, how much?
- Would you believe five years?
- Oh, Molly, come on.
Danny.
Look at this.
It's from the cape.
A feather from a
mamo bird, now extinct.
Who would do this? Why?
Yeah, why?
- Chin.
- Yeah, Danny?
Got a thought.
[PHONE RINGS]
- Hello, Abi?
- Yeah?
Joko.
Hey, I thought I
told you to hole up.
Don't worry. It's cool, Abi.
Listen, stupid.
Hawaii Five-O is looking
everywhere for you and for me.
You still interested in getting
your hands on some M16s?
Go on.
If so, I can tell you a way we
can get to them, smooth and easy.
Meet me at the
Regent in half an hour.
CHIN: Are you trying to tell me a
cat burglar used one of those things?
Just saying it's conceivable
with the right man in the harness.
Those truncated gliders can
take off and return to that summit.
The guy knows his 360s,
even a smaller kite can
touch down on a dime.
DANNY: Nice landing, friend.
Molly.
I didn't realize it was the
proud bird with the golden tail.
Knock it off, Danny.
What's Five-O doing out here?
Oh, a little bird watching.
- You wouldn't happen to know...
- Excuse me.
I want to make another
run while the wind is right.
Molly. Molly.
Molly, never mind.
I won't keep you.
She's a friend?
She used to be.
I'm telling you, it's
a piece of cake, Abi.
No problems.
It sounds crazy to me.
If you have the right equipment
and the right man, it's a breeze.
Where'd you spot those kids?
I keep my eyes open.
But these characters might
need a little persuading.
Well, leave that to me.
I told you I'd come
through Abi, didn't I?
You mean to tell me
that one of those kids
could land on a
hotel roof at night?
It's just a hunch, Steve.
But not anyone could do it. It
would take guts and experience.
[McGARRETT SNAPPING FINGERS]
You know those kite
people pretty well, Danno.
You got any idea
who it could be?
Well, why don't you give me a
little time off, I can try to find out.
We're dealing with a
felony, Danno. Grand theft.
Grand theft of a
sacred Hawaiian artifact.
I know that's how the
warrant would read.
But I have a feeling
this wasn't robbery.
You mean, a stunt? Or prank?
That's what I'm hoping.
It's still grand theft.
And they may be realizing
that now, with all this publicity.
I just hope that...
I just hope that
they don't panic.
You mean, throw the
cape down a trash chute,
or worse, an incinerator.
Okay, Danno, assuming that some
jerk swiped the cape for fun, huh?
I'll forgo the warrants,
but I want that cape
back here undamaged.
I'll see what I can do.
Hey, that's some
fine wahine air, brah.
Let's get moving, Joko.
Come on, we got business.
Hey, how's the flying?
Nerve-wracking.
- I had an audience.
- Who?
Dan Williams and some
other Dick Tracy type.
BENJIE: Five-O?
- Uh-huh.
They wouldn't be after us.
- It's only a cape.
BENJIE: Yeah.
It's the only cape of its
kind in the whole world.
TODD: Well...
DANNY: Hi, Todd. How's business?
Hi, Danny. Danny. How you been?
DANNY: Good.
- Good.
Hello again, Molly.
Hi.
Can I get you some coffee?
No. No, thank you.
Just, uh, shopping
for a new set of wings.
MOLLY & TODD: Ah.
MOLLY: Hey.
- What style?
Oh, a nice big floater.
Something, uh,
light as a feather.
[MOUTHING] As a feather.
DANNY: With good control so, uh,
I could land on a hotel roof, maybe.
Like those guys
did at the Honoliki.
What guys at the Honoliki?
Good question.
You really think that was
a hang-glider number?
- That cape thing?
- Well, the thought did occur.
But there are only a few
Red Barons skilled enough
to land on top of a
hotel, and flaky enough
to risk five years inside prison
for a little, uh, college humor.
[CHUCKLES]
Did Steve McGarrett
send you here?
You might say he's
a little, uh, upset.
About an old cape?
Well, he figures these
jokers might try to peddle it.
I told him that this could be just a
new version of the old panty raid.
Some high-spirited American youths getting
their jollies in the friendly skies.
- Yeah, that'd be my guess.
- Yeah.
Yeah. What did he say to that?
While it may have been fun, he
said it was, uh, still grand larceny.
But I've the feeling if the cape
is returned in perfect shape,
he'll be willing to write this
whole thing off as a silly prank.
- Aha!
- What?
I had a premonition that that
cape will be returned tomorrow.
I... I just had the same one.
I sure hope so.
Making license plates,
uh, gets awfully boring.
- Ha, ha, it must, yeah.
- See you around.
TODD: Okay, Danny.
Okay.
Are you guys going to drop
that cape in the mailbox, or do I?
What, trust the post office?
Uh-uh.
That cape has to be
returned undamaged
and in style.
Steve, here are the photos
of the known truck hijackers.
Apparently, that Army driver
couldn't identify any of them.
A couple looked familiar.
- Which ones? CHIN:
Well, the three on top.
Klamner, Pasquez and Abilleno.
Driver's not too sure.
Happened too fast.
Okay, Chin. Check
these three names.
[INTERCOM BUZZES]
- McGarrett. MALIA: Steve,
there's a call for Danny.
Phone call, Mr. Williams.
Williams.
TODD [OVER PHONE]:
Hello, Danny. This is Todd.
If you look outside your
window today, it's a beautiful day.
It's all gold.
Or is it bronze?
It's too early in the morning
to break a code, Todd.
What are you trying to say?
You have a view of
the judiciary building
from that palace
of yours, don't you?
He wants to know about our view.
Yeah?
Well, Danny, on a clear
day you can see all the way
to the statue of our
beloved former king, right?
BENJIE: "Numerous county
employees walked past the precious cape
on their way to
work this morning,
believing it was a replica on
display as part of the current,
cultural museum festival."
What about the note? Does it
say anything about the note?
"Pinned to the cape was a
greeting card with the inscription:
'Compliments of Captain Fantastic
and his fine-feathered friends. ""
[TODD LAUGHS]
If you two crazies ever do anything
like this again, I'll have you certified.
Oh, Moll, don't worry.
I've learned my lesson.
No more feather capes.
I mean it.
I mean it. Next time
I'll turn you in myself.
We have a business to run here.
Yes?
Todd Seymour?
Yeah.
How long you been standing here?
I've got this friend
with a fat billfold.
He likes gags. Practical
jokes turn him on.
- You know what I
mean? TODD: A dying art.
Right, and he's looking for somebody
to land on a roof of a warehouse,
throw a switch to
open an electric gate.
And he pays extra good.
Yeah? How much is extra good?
Two grand.
For five minutes work,
that's not bad, huh?
It's more than a
plumber makes. Ha, ha.
Two grand.
- Any guards? Watchmen?
- Todd.
There's one guard and at 6
a.m. on a Sunday morning.
Uh, I don't think he'll be up
looking at the stars, you know?
Uh-uh.
Sorry, mister.
Landing on warehouses
isn't on our program.
Just hotels, huh?
Well, I wonder what the
cops stamp on your records
when I tell them you
copped the king's cape.
Of course, there wouldn't
be any reason to tell them,
if you went along with
my friend's proposal.
If I tell my friend how dangerous it
is to land on the roof of a warehouse,
he might come up in
price, maybe double it.
Four thousand dollars?
ABILLENO: Tax free.
Hey, this guy could be talking
about a warehouse full of drugs.
You open it up, he
stamps sucker on you.
No drugs.
Just a practical joke.
Think about it.
We have.
Think some more.
Interesting.
I've never been
blackmailed before.
And you don't have to be now.
You know what $4,000
would do for our shop?
More equipment, more space.
Double our production
and fill those back orders.
Well, drop me a line if you
do it, because I won't be here.
[SIGHS]
I think I need some
more space now.
I got your message, Abi.
You got a job for me?
Yeah.
Your friends at the hang-glide
shop are not being very cooperative.
I told you they need persuading.
Yeah. Well, money won't do
it. We gotta go a different way.
What do you have in mind?
How well do you know the girl?
Well.
That wahine is no good.
Well, she's the one
causing the trouble.
We gotta take care of her.
Joko would find that a pleasure.
- You, what are you looking for?
- My shirt.
- The one you tore?
- Yeah.
It's over there in
your duffel bag.
I sewed it.
Thanks.
I'm gonna tag on to some wind.
Float a while. Do some thinking.
- About us?
- About your Midwestern morality.
It just doesn't track
in this situation.
Neither does your compulsion
for blowing people's minds.
You know that guy isn't
talking about any kind of prank.
How do you know?
- Maybe it is a practical joke.
- You know it isn't.
What you don't seem to realize
is that Five-O pulled you
out of that mess so smoothly
that you never even
knew how bad it was.
Molly, come on.
Now you're considering
something even worse.
This is no joke, Todd.
I am not going to visit you on the
weekends when you're in the slammer.
You wouldn't bake me
a cake with a file in it.
MOLLY: Very funny.
You know I don't
cook with additives.
Molly, I was going flying.
Yeah, later.
Hm?
I'm sorry, Mr. Williams isn't
here. He should be back shortly.
Uh, we'll wait.
- Quite a place.
BENJIE: If you're a cop.
We gonna tell Danny everything?
Yeah, I think we should.
He was straight with us.
Come on, will you take it easy?
MARVIN: Did you try more money?
ABILLENO: Four big ones.
They almost went for it.
The girl kept closing me out.
We ain't got time to
horse around, Abilleno.
We have to go
the other way, Lou.
Well, what are you waiting for?
You waiting to see someone?
Uh, Dan Williams.
May be awhile.
Anything I could help with?
We'd rather talk to
him if you don't mind.
- It's a matter he's familiar with.
- All right.
Make yourselves comfortable.
Chin, you remember those two
young guys with the credit-card scam?
Yeah, college boys.
The judge put them
in for two years.
Well, that's kind of stiff.
Prior offenses.
One was on probation.
Let's get out of here.
Um, excuse me.
Would you tell Mr. Williams to
call Todd at Windsong Limited?
It could be important.
As soon as he comes in.
Hello, Tinker Bell.
Shove off, Joko.
Steve, those three men
you wanted me to check out.
Klamner moved to the
mainland six months ago,
Pasquez is in the slammer,
Abilleno dropped out
of sight three days ago.
Three days ago.
That's interesting.
Right after that Army
truck was hijacked.
Yeah, and he's got a record
as long as a coconut tree.
Everything from pimping
to suspicion of murder.
Shall we put out an APB?
No. No, not yet, Chin.
Check your street sources.
Let's find out his connections.
If he's involved in this gun smuggling,
somebody's gotta be giving him orders.
That's quite an entrance.
- Are we surrounded?
- Your message sounded urgent.
What can I do for you, Todd?
Uh, Danny, some guy came into
the shop and he had this zany idea
that I land on the roof of a
warehouse and do a number.
That only Captain
Fantastic could swing.
You're not the only one that
figured out the royal caper.
What'd he have in mind?
[PHONE RINGS]
TODD: Sorry.
Windsong Limited.
Is this Captain Fantastic?
Yeah, what do you want?
Have you got your
minds changed yet?
Uh, no, I'm still
thinking about it.
That's what I called about.
I wanna help you
with that thinking.
Now, listen.
- Todd.
- Molly. Where are you?
Don't do it. They're
trying to break into a...
I better translate that.
What she said was, you're flying
the sunrise special tomorrow,
or your cute little partner will be
delivered in an airtight plastic bag.
You got it?
[PHONE HANGS UP]
He got Molly.
We've got trouble.
CHIN HO: You sure
about the name?
All right. Good work, Benny.
No, I won't forget where
I got the information.
Ah, Danny.
Yeah?
Ever heard of a guy
named Lou Marvin?
It rings a bell somewhere.
I gotta see Steve.
But this is important, Danny.
I've got a source who says
Abilleno works for this Lou Marvin.
- Abilleno?
- Yeah.
Marvin.
Marvin was involved in some kind
of smuggling operation last year, uh...
The Seatrain caper. That's it.
He was the guy behind it, but
we couldn't pin the rap on him.
Yeah. Do you think he's the guy
behind that attempted hijacking?
Have Duke get a court
order from Manicote.
[PHONE RINGS]
Check with the phone company.
We'll need a printout
on all his phone bills.
Five-O. Oh, Danny.
Williams.
Did they tell you any more?
Okay. Meet as arranged.
That was Todd.
- He's heard from Abilleno?
- Yeah.
I've gotta lay this on Steve.
Have Duke get to work on Marvin.
Steve McGarrett. Todd.
- Benjie.
- Hi.
We don't have much time.
We're supposed to meet
our contacts in half an hour.
Have they told you where
they want you to land?
Just when and
where to meet them.
Okay.
This is a powerful transmitter.
I want you to keep it
with you at all times.
We can pick up your
location on our radar.
There's a magnet inside.
Right.
Know any of these guys?
This is the guy.
He set this whole
thing up. He's got Molly.
Be careful. He's dangerous.
Bet he is.
Make sure Molly is safe
before you let them in.
Now, we won't move
until we hear from you.
All right, let's go.
TODD: I don't know
whether I can cut it.
You can make it.
[BEEPS]
[BEEPING]
The signal is clean
and strong, Steve.
Seem to be headed
toward the Kohala Range.
Very well. Let me know
if they stop anywhere.
Chin, get me a weather report.
Wind velocity and direction
for the next 24 hours.
Duke, alert H.P.D. we want
a tactical squad standing by.
DANNY: Steve?
- Yeah, Danno?
One of our informers says
Abilleno's been working
with an importer
name of Lou Marvin.
No record, but we got a
printout on his phone calls.
Yeah, "Hong Kong, Singapore,
Macao, Taipei, Thailand, Manila."
- The feds are checking the numbers.
- Good.
Let me know if
you find anything.
They've got a hostage, colonel.
A girl named Molly Taggart.
If you alert your guards
anytime, anywhere,
they won't hesitate to kill her.
How many of these
arsenals hold M16s?
All of them. Two up north.
Three on this
side of the island.
They all have fences
and guard booths.
McGARRETT: Yeah.
We don't know which
direction they're heading
until that transmitter
I gave Todd tells us.
Well, what do we do now?
It's a waiting game, colonel.
We wait.
And we worry.
MARVIN: You're late.
- I had to stop and check out the kite.
- It's not as easy as you think.
MARVIN: Stop complaining.
You're gonna make
a bundle on this, kid.
TODD: What about Molly?
- What about her?
- When are you gonna release her?
- When you open the pearly gates, pal.
Don't worry, I'll hold up
my end of the bargain.
- Now where is this place?
- Jeff here is gonna explain it to you.
He's going with you, to
see that you get off okay.
Any guards?
[MARVIN SCOFFS]
Here.
- It's empty.
- You think I'm nuts?
Hey, kid.
Just make sure that you and
this flying machine don't bungle.
You hear?
Come on.
We lost the signal. Somewhere
around Palolo Valley.
Steve. The signal just stopped.
Here, where they
were supposed to meet.
Well, from there they could
get on the H-1 Freeway,
over to Schofield Barracks or
across the island to Kaneohe.
I don't think so.
The wind is too
unpredictable over there.
What about Diamond Head?
It's a natural for hang-gliders.
Fresh coffee from your
favorite Chinese restaurant.
Oh, thank you, Chin.
Yeah, thanks.
It's tea.
What do you expect
from a Chinese restaurant?
Manila just came through
on Lou Marvin, Steve.
Marvin has been talking
to a Vince Cablayan.
A gun connection.
Who does Cablayan buy for?
Guerilla factions.
They're paying up to a
thousand dollars for M16s.
That's, uh, plenty pesos.
Diamond Head's heavily
supplied with M16s.
I don't feel right about
Diamond Head, colonel.
Too many entrances,
too many exits,
you have your
helicopters crossing there.
What about the storage
depot at Makapuu?
That's within
range of some cliffs.
McGARRETT: Makapuu.
Yeah. Makapuu.
Not many people around there
on a Sunday morning, are there?
Okay. Okay, we go.
We go. Now, this is
what we're gonna do.
SOLDIER: See you later, Larry.
[GUN COCKS]
Hold it. Drop your gun.
Give me your keys.
Let's go.
Come on, move it.
TODD: Turn her loose.
Or this gate doesn't open.
Get over there, Molly.
DANNY: Freeze. Drop it.
Drop it. Hands up high.
Steve, Marvin just made a
break for it, he's heading your way.
Yeah, Danno. I'll get him.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Hold it.
I wouldn't try that
without a kite, pal.
Book him.
inviting you to be with us next
for "Practical
Jokes Can Kill You."
MAN: Driver's critical
with a chest wound.
The sergeant died a
couple of hours ago.
All for the shipment
of some infantry rifles.
M16s, probably the most
advanced infantry rifle in the world.
There are 50,000 M16s
on this rock, Abilleno.
Now, are you gonna
loosen some of them up
or am I gonna use someone else?
DANNY: Walter Bemsley called.
Someone stole King
Kamehameha's royal cape.
- When did this happen?
DANNY: Sometime last night.
The cape is one of the
museum's prized possessions.
ABILLENO: I got this friend
and he pays extra good.
How much is extra good?
- Todd.
- Two grand.
Landing on warehouses
isn't on our program.
Wait till the cops stamp on your records
when I tell them we copped the cape.
ABILLENO: They almost went
for it. The girl kept closing me out.
We ain't got time to
horse around, Abilleno.
Shove off, Joko.
LORD: Next, "Practical Jokes."
Be here, aloha.
McGARRETT: All for the
shipment of some infantry rifles.
There are 50,000 M16s
on this rock, Abilleno.
Now are you gonna
loosen some of them up,
or am I gonna use someone else?
How much is extra good?
- Todd.
- Two grand.
Landing on warehouses
isn't on our program.
Shove off, Joko.
We'll be lucky to make dinner.
The mess sergeant's
an old friend of mine.
He'll scrape up something.
I was going into town tonight.
Been polishing a real pretty thing.
Hey, what's that?
All right, hey. Relax, soldier.
Come on down slow.
Don't do nothing, eh, brah.
Come on. Come on,
come on, come on.
[GUNSHOT]
The sergeant died
a couple hours ago.
The driver's still critical
with a chest wound.
McGARRETT: All for the
shipment of some infantry rifles.
M16s, probably the most
advanced infantry rifle in the world.
Liberation fronts and
underground groups
are paying up to a thousand
dollars each on the black market.
So we can expect more
of the same, can't we?
Possibly.
What do you know about
these hijackers, colonel?
The driver got a
look at one of them.
Maybe if he could see some
photos, he could identify him.
Anything else?
We pulled the slug
that killed the sergeant.
It's.38 caliber.
And that's it?
That's it.
We don't get many truck hijackings
out here in the middle of the Pacific.
I'll see what leads
we can develop.
What kind of security does
the Army have on these M16s?
They're stored in five different
arsenals with 24-hour armed guard,
reinforced by roving jeeps.
Okay, colonel. Get on
it right away, thank you.
MARVIN: Technical difficulties
beyond our control, Vince.
Look, give me another week.
If I don't scrounge up
some American models,
your whole down payment will
come sailing right back to you.
Okay?
You got a deal.
You know who that was?
Vince Cablayan.
The biggest gun
dealer in the Philippines.
Fortunately the papers out there
didn't carry the story of
your bungled ambush.
And I didn't tell him we used
his whole down payment for it.
If you'd given me a couple
of more men like I asked for...
Look, if you'd done it
right in the first place,
those rifles would be on a boat
to Mindanao, we'd have $300,000,
and you'd still be known
as the guy who delivers.
- I've always delivered for you, Lou.
- Yeah, nickel ante games.
This was your chance
to become a high roller.
We almost had those rifles.
I shouldn't have used
that creep. I don't know.
Next time, you'll learn to
hire men you can count on.
What next time? Those guns
are wrapped in guards now.
There are 50,000 M16s
on this rock, Abilleno.
Now, are you gonna
loosen some of them up,
or am I gonna use someone else?
There's one arsenal
we might get into.
But if I'm gonna
try that, I want half.
A third.
One hundred K's. Double
what you were gonna get.
And if you turn up some of
those big machine guns, those 60s,
I'll go halves with you
on those at 8 grand each.
I'll see what I can figure out.
I know you will, Ab.
JOKO: I heard the Army
sergeant bought the farm.
ABILLENO: Yeah.
I want you to stay out of sight.
That way you don't have to
answer any questions, okay?
How did the boss take it?
He didn't like it.
He didn't like the way
we handled the job, either.
- Has he given up on those M16s?
- No.
But from now on,
it's gonna be tough.
No more unescorted Army trucks.
How about hitting an armory?
Well, we'd have to find a
way to get past the guards.
And, uh, if I can do that?
Then you get your share.
Come in.
Steve?
Yeah, what do you got, Chin?
The FBI reports that
everybody's shopping for M16s.
Guerrilla armies all over the Far
East, Central and South America.
Weren't there a couple of big bank
jobs pulled on Mindanao in the Philippines,
a couple of months ago?
Yeah, a rebel group
and some commies.
Well, they could
afford M16s now.
DANNY: Steve?
- Yeah, Danno.
Walter Bemsley of
the museum called.
Someone stole King
Kamehameha's royal cape.
Stole it from the museum?
No, it was in a penthouse
in the Honoliki Hotel.
It was part of a
special cultural exhibit.
- When did this happen?
DANNY: Sometime last night.
Bemsley is really shook up.
That cape is one of the
museum's prized possessions.
It sounds like an H.P.D.
matter to me, Danno.
But why don't you go over and
calm Bemsley down, anyway.
Go with him. Let me
know what you find out.
Gentlemen, this is
a cultural disaster.
That cape is irreplaceable.
Walter, calm down.
There. It was on display right
there, last night at 11 when I left.
And when I arrived this
morning, it was gone.
Who else has access to
this room, besides you?
No one. I kept the key.
And there were guards
outside the door all night.
Tom, any sign of forcible entry?
If there was, we can't find it.
- You checked the windows?
- All locked, from the inside.
Where was the
security guard stationed?
Right outside the door, with a
view of the elevator, stairway.
One officer was
there from 11 to 3.
Another relieved him
until Mr. Bemsley arrived.
And they saw nothing?
Whoever broke in
didn't get past them.
Whoever pulled this off is not
making the most of his talents,
passing up these necklaces.
Some of them are pearl.
Pearls are a lot more
marketable than feathered capes.
That cape is 170 years old.
There's no other
like it in the world.
Walter, we'll do
everything we can.
Better get Che Fong down here.
If this was a cat burglar,
he's major-league material
and we'll need to know
everything there is about him.
I saw you flying up at
Waimanalo the other day.
You look like Tinker
Bell up there in the sky.
It gave me a fine idea.
You gonna take lessons?
- Are you gonna teach them?
- Nope.
That's Todd's department.
I got these for tonight.
The Volcanic Rock.
You and me.
That concert's been
sold out two weeks.
I got friends.
I know you do.
Thanks, anyway.
Oh, is it them or
me you don't like?
Maybe both.
Besides, I've got a boyfriend,
who happens to be a partner here.
And who should be
arriving any minute.
See you, Joko.
- You ready, Benjie?
- Ready.
MOLLY: You have
got to be kidding.
You actually did it.
You had your doubts?
Well, you said the wind
currents over Waikiki
were too squirrelly,
too dangerous.
They were. You know, I made
three passes before landing.
The sheer terror of
it. You can't beat it.
You mean you just walked
in that penthouse and took it?
Yeah. Yeah.
You should've seen the valuables
I could have had if I were a crook.
Try and tell the
police you're not.
You read the paper yet?
The cops are going crazy.
Oh, no.
Okay. Okay, you've
both had your gloating.
And I am impressed.
I am very impressed.
But let's just pack that cape up
and just get it back to the hotel.
- Uh-uh, I'm not done with it yet.
- Oh, yes, you are.
Bets to be settled.
- People owe him money.
- Lobster dinner for 2 at Michelle's.
They wanna see the cape. Proof.
Think of the advertising value.
Molly.
Let me tell you something.
History's gonna show
that man first soared
from the Honoliki Hotel on
a Windsong Limited design.
How are you going to advertise
that without getting arrested?
It's no big crime.
It's traffic-ticket stuff.
- You wanna bet?
- Yeah, how much?
- Would you believe five years?
- Oh, Molly, come on.
Danny.
Look at this.
It's from the cape.
A feather from a
mamo bird, now extinct.
Who would do this? Why?
Yeah, why?
- Chin.
- Yeah, Danny?
Got a thought.
[PHONE RINGS]
- Hello, Abi?
- Yeah?
Joko.
Hey, I thought I
told you to hole up.
Don't worry. It's cool, Abi.
Listen, stupid.
Hawaii Five-O is looking
everywhere for you and for me.
You still interested in getting
your hands on some M16s?
Go on.
If so, I can tell you a way we
can get to them, smooth and easy.
Meet me at the
Regent in half an hour.
CHIN: Are you trying to tell me a
cat burglar used one of those things?
Just saying it's conceivable
with the right man in the harness.
Those truncated gliders can
take off and return to that summit.
The guy knows his 360s,
even a smaller kite can
touch down on a dime.
DANNY: Nice landing, friend.
Molly.
I didn't realize it was the
proud bird with the golden tail.
Knock it off, Danny.
What's Five-O doing out here?
Oh, a little bird watching.
- You wouldn't happen to know...
- Excuse me.
I want to make another
run while the wind is right.
Molly. Molly.
Molly, never mind.
I won't keep you.
She's a friend?
She used to be.
I'm telling you, it's
a piece of cake, Abi.
No problems.
It sounds crazy to me.
If you have the right equipment
and the right man, it's a breeze.
Where'd you spot those kids?
I keep my eyes open.
But these characters might
need a little persuading.
Well, leave that to me.
I told you I'd come
through Abi, didn't I?
You mean to tell me
that one of those kids
could land on a
hotel roof at night?
It's just a hunch, Steve.
But not anyone could do it. It
would take guts and experience.
[McGARRETT SNAPPING FINGERS]
You know those kite
people pretty well, Danno.
You got any idea
who it could be?
Well, why don't you give me a
little time off, I can try to find out.
We're dealing with a
felony, Danno. Grand theft.
Grand theft of a
sacred Hawaiian artifact.
I know that's how the
warrant would read.
But I have a feeling
this wasn't robbery.
You mean, a stunt? Or prank?
That's what I'm hoping.
It's still grand theft.
And they may be realizing
that now, with all this publicity.
I just hope that...
I just hope that
they don't panic.
You mean, throw the
cape down a trash chute,
or worse, an incinerator.
Okay, Danno, assuming that some
jerk swiped the cape for fun, huh?
I'll forgo the warrants,
but I want that cape
back here undamaged.
I'll see what I can do.
Hey, that's some
fine wahine air, brah.
Let's get moving, Joko.
Come on, we got business.
Hey, how's the flying?
Nerve-wracking.
- I had an audience.
- Who?
Dan Williams and some
other Dick Tracy type.
BENJIE: Five-O?
- Uh-huh.
They wouldn't be after us.
- It's only a cape.
BENJIE: Yeah.
It's the only cape of its
kind in the whole world.
TODD: Well...
DANNY: Hi, Todd. How's business?
Hi, Danny. Danny. How you been?
DANNY: Good.
- Good.
Hello again, Molly.
Hi.
Can I get you some coffee?
No. No, thank you.
Just, uh, shopping
for a new set of wings.
MOLLY & TODD: Ah.
MOLLY: Hey.
- What style?
Oh, a nice big floater.
Something, uh,
light as a feather.
[MOUTHING] As a feather.
DANNY: With good control so, uh,
I could land on a hotel roof, maybe.
Like those guys
did at the Honoliki.
What guys at the Honoliki?
Good question.
You really think that was
a hang-glider number?
- That cape thing?
- Well, the thought did occur.
But there are only a few
Red Barons skilled enough
to land on top of a
hotel, and flaky enough
to risk five years inside prison
for a little, uh, college humor.
[CHUCKLES]
Did Steve McGarrett
send you here?
You might say he's
a little, uh, upset.
About an old cape?
Well, he figures these
jokers might try to peddle it.
I told him that this could be just a
new version of the old panty raid.
Some high-spirited American youths getting
their jollies in the friendly skies.
- Yeah, that'd be my guess.
- Yeah.
Yeah. What did he say to that?
While it may have been fun, he
said it was, uh, still grand larceny.
But I've the feeling if the cape
is returned in perfect shape,
he'll be willing to write this
whole thing off as a silly prank.
- Aha!
- What?
I had a premonition that that
cape will be returned tomorrow.
I... I just had the same one.
I sure hope so.
Making license plates,
uh, gets awfully boring.
- Ha, ha, it must, yeah.
- See you around.
TODD: Okay, Danny.
Okay.
Are you guys going to drop
that cape in the mailbox, or do I?
What, trust the post office?
Uh-uh.
That cape has to be
returned undamaged
and in style.
Steve, here are the photos
of the known truck hijackers.
Apparently, that Army driver
couldn't identify any of them.
A couple looked familiar.
- Which ones? CHIN:
Well, the three on top.
Klamner, Pasquez and Abilleno.
Driver's not too sure.
Happened too fast.
Okay, Chin. Check
these three names.
[INTERCOM BUZZES]
- McGarrett. MALIA: Steve,
there's a call for Danny.
Phone call, Mr. Williams.
Williams.
TODD [OVER PHONE]:
Hello, Danny. This is Todd.
If you look outside your
window today, it's a beautiful day.
It's all gold.
Or is it bronze?
It's too early in the morning
to break a code, Todd.
What are you trying to say?
You have a view of
the judiciary building
from that palace
of yours, don't you?
He wants to know about our view.
Yeah?
Well, Danny, on a clear
day you can see all the way
to the statue of our
beloved former king, right?
BENJIE: "Numerous county
employees walked past the precious cape
on their way to
work this morning,
believing it was a replica on
display as part of the current,
cultural museum festival."
What about the note? Does it
say anything about the note?
"Pinned to the cape was a
greeting card with the inscription:
'Compliments of Captain Fantastic
and his fine-feathered friends. ""
[TODD LAUGHS]
If you two crazies ever do anything
like this again, I'll have you certified.
Oh, Moll, don't worry.
I've learned my lesson.
No more feather capes.
I mean it.
I mean it. Next time
I'll turn you in myself.
We have a business to run here.
Yes?
Todd Seymour?
Yeah.
How long you been standing here?
I've got this friend
with a fat billfold.
He likes gags. Practical
jokes turn him on.
- You know what I
mean? TODD: A dying art.
Right, and he's looking for somebody
to land on a roof of a warehouse,
throw a switch to
open an electric gate.
And he pays extra good.
Yeah? How much is extra good?
Two grand.
For five minutes work,
that's not bad, huh?
It's more than a
plumber makes. Ha, ha.
Two grand.
- Any guards? Watchmen?
- Todd.
There's one guard and at 6
a.m. on a Sunday morning.
Uh, I don't think he'll be up
looking at the stars, you know?
Uh-uh.
Sorry, mister.
Landing on warehouses
isn't on our program.
Just hotels, huh?
Well, I wonder what the
cops stamp on your records
when I tell them you
copped the king's cape.
Of course, there wouldn't
be any reason to tell them,
if you went along with
my friend's proposal.
If I tell my friend how dangerous it
is to land on the roof of a warehouse,
he might come up in
price, maybe double it.
Four thousand dollars?
ABILLENO: Tax free.
Hey, this guy could be talking
about a warehouse full of drugs.
You open it up, he
stamps sucker on you.
No drugs.
Just a practical joke.
Think about it.
We have.
Think some more.
Interesting.
I've never been
blackmailed before.
And you don't have to be now.
You know what $4,000
would do for our shop?
More equipment, more space.
Double our production
and fill those back orders.
Well, drop me a line if you
do it, because I won't be here.
[SIGHS]
I think I need some
more space now.
I got your message, Abi.
You got a job for me?
Yeah.
Your friends at the hang-glide
shop are not being very cooperative.
I told you they need persuading.
Yeah. Well, money won't do
it. We gotta go a different way.
What do you have in mind?
How well do you know the girl?
Well.
That wahine is no good.
Well, she's the one
causing the trouble.
We gotta take care of her.
Joko would find that a pleasure.
- You, what are you looking for?
- My shirt.
- The one you tore?
- Yeah.
It's over there in
your duffel bag.
I sewed it.
Thanks.
I'm gonna tag on to some wind.
Float a while. Do some thinking.
- About us?
- About your Midwestern morality.
It just doesn't track
in this situation.
Neither does your compulsion
for blowing people's minds.
You know that guy isn't
talking about any kind of prank.
How do you know?
- Maybe it is a practical joke.
- You know it isn't.
What you don't seem to realize
is that Five-O pulled you
out of that mess so smoothly
that you never even
knew how bad it was.
Molly, come on.
Now you're considering
something even worse.
This is no joke, Todd.
I am not going to visit you on the
weekends when you're in the slammer.
You wouldn't bake me
a cake with a file in it.
MOLLY: Very funny.
You know I don't
cook with additives.
Molly, I was going flying.
Yeah, later.
Hm?
I'm sorry, Mr. Williams isn't
here. He should be back shortly.
Uh, we'll wait.
- Quite a place.
BENJIE: If you're a cop.
We gonna tell Danny everything?
Yeah, I think we should.
He was straight with us.
Come on, will you take it easy?
MARVIN: Did you try more money?
ABILLENO: Four big ones.
They almost went for it.
The girl kept closing me out.
We ain't got time to
horse around, Abilleno.
We have to go
the other way, Lou.
Well, what are you waiting for?
You waiting to see someone?
Uh, Dan Williams.
May be awhile.
Anything I could help with?
We'd rather talk to
him if you don't mind.
- It's a matter he's familiar with.
- All right.
Make yourselves comfortable.
Chin, you remember those two
young guys with the credit-card scam?
Yeah, college boys.
The judge put them
in for two years.
Well, that's kind of stiff.
Prior offenses.
One was on probation.
Let's get out of here.
Um, excuse me.
Would you tell Mr. Williams to
call Todd at Windsong Limited?
It could be important.
As soon as he comes in.
Hello, Tinker Bell.
Shove off, Joko.
Steve, those three men
you wanted me to check out.
Klamner moved to the
mainland six months ago,
Pasquez is in the slammer,
Abilleno dropped out
of sight three days ago.
Three days ago.
That's interesting.
Right after that Army
truck was hijacked.
Yeah, and he's got a record
as long as a coconut tree.
Everything from pimping
to suspicion of murder.
Shall we put out an APB?
No. No, not yet, Chin.
Check your street sources.
Let's find out his connections.
If he's involved in this gun smuggling,
somebody's gotta be giving him orders.
That's quite an entrance.
- Are we surrounded?
- Your message sounded urgent.
What can I do for you, Todd?
Uh, Danny, some guy came into
the shop and he had this zany idea
that I land on the roof of a
warehouse and do a number.
That only Captain
Fantastic could swing.
You're not the only one that
figured out the royal caper.
What'd he have in mind?
[PHONE RINGS]
TODD: Sorry.
Windsong Limited.
Is this Captain Fantastic?
Yeah, what do you want?
Have you got your
minds changed yet?
Uh, no, I'm still
thinking about it.
That's what I called about.
I wanna help you
with that thinking.
Now, listen.
- Todd.
- Molly. Where are you?
Don't do it. They're
trying to break into a...
I better translate that.
What she said was, you're flying
the sunrise special tomorrow,
or your cute little partner will be
delivered in an airtight plastic bag.
You got it?
[PHONE HANGS UP]
He got Molly.
We've got trouble.
CHIN HO: You sure
about the name?
All right. Good work, Benny.
No, I won't forget where
I got the information.
Ah, Danny.
Yeah?
Ever heard of a guy
named Lou Marvin?
It rings a bell somewhere.
I gotta see Steve.
But this is important, Danny.
I've got a source who says
Abilleno works for this Lou Marvin.
- Abilleno?
- Yeah.
Marvin.
Marvin was involved in some kind
of smuggling operation last year, uh...
The Seatrain caper. That's it.
He was the guy behind it, but
we couldn't pin the rap on him.
Yeah. Do you think he's the guy
behind that attempted hijacking?
Have Duke get a court
order from Manicote.
[PHONE RINGS]
Check with the phone company.
We'll need a printout
on all his phone bills.
Five-O. Oh, Danny.
Williams.
Did they tell you any more?
Okay. Meet as arranged.
That was Todd.
- He's heard from Abilleno?
- Yeah.
I've gotta lay this on Steve.
Have Duke get to work on Marvin.
Steve McGarrett. Todd.
- Benjie.
- Hi.
We don't have much time.
We're supposed to meet
our contacts in half an hour.
Have they told you where
they want you to land?
Just when and
where to meet them.
Okay.
This is a powerful transmitter.
I want you to keep it
with you at all times.
We can pick up your
location on our radar.
There's a magnet inside.
Right.
Know any of these guys?
This is the guy.
He set this whole
thing up. He's got Molly.
Be careful. He's dangerous.
Bet he is.
Make sure Molly is safe
before you let them in.
Now, we won't move
until we hear from you.
All right, let's go.
TODD: I don't know
whether I can cut it.
You can make it.
[BEEPS]
[BEEPING]
The signal is clean
and strong, Steve.
Seem to be headed
toward the Kohala Range.
Very well. Let me know
if they stop anywhere.
Chin, get me a weather report.
Wind velocity and direction
for the next 24 hours.
Duke, alert H.P.D. we want
a tactical squad standing by.
DANNY: Steve?
- Yeah, Danno?
One of our informers says
Abilleno's been working
with an importer
name of Lou Marvin.
No record, but we got a
printout on his phone calls.
Yeah, "Hong Kong, Singapore,
Macao, Taipei, Thailand, Manila."
- The feds are checking the numbers.
- Good.
Let me know if
you find anything.
They've got a hostage, colonel.
A girl named Molly Taggart.
If you alert your guards
anytime, anywhere,
they won't hesitate to kill her.
How many of these
arsenals hold M16s?
All of them. Two up north.
Three on this
side of the island.
They all have fences
and guard booths.
McGARRETT: Yeah.
We don't know which
direction they're heading
until that transmitter
I gave Todd tells us.
Well, what do we do now?
It's a waiting game, colonel.
We wait.
And we worry.
MARVIN: You're late.
- I had to stop and check out the kite.
- It's not as easy as you think.
MARVIN: Stop complaining.
You're gonna make
a bundle on this, kid.
TODD: What about Molly?
- What about her?
- When are you gonna release her?
- When you open the pearly gates, pal.
Don't worry, I'll hold up
my end of the bargain.
- Now where is this place?
- Jeff here is gonna explain it to you.
He's going with you, to
see that you get off okay.
Any guards?
[MARVIN SCOFFS]
Here.
- It's empty.
- You think I'm nuts?
Hey, kid.
Just make sure that you and
this flying machine don't bungle.
You hear?
Come on.
We lost the signal. Somewhere
around Palolo Valley.
Steve. The signal just stopped.
Here, where they
were supposed to meet.
Well, from there they could
get on the H-1 Freeway,
over to Schofield Barracks or
across the island to Kaneohe.
I don't think so.
The wind is too
unpredictable over there.
What about Diamond Head?
It's a natural for hang-gliders.
Fresh coffee from your
favorite Chinese restaurant.
Oh, thank you, Chin.
Yeah, thanks.
It's tea.
What do you expect
from a Chinese restaurant?
Manila just came through
on Lou Marvin, Steve.
Marvin has been talking
to a Vince Cablayan.
A gun connection.
Who does Cablayan buy for?
Guerilla factions.
They're paying up to a
thousand dollars for M16s.
That's, uh, plenty pesos.
Diamond Head's heavily
supplied with M16s.
I don't feel right about
Diamond Head, colonel.
Too many entrances,
too many exits,
you have your
helicopters crossing there.
What about the storage
depot at Makapuu?
That's within
range of some cliffs.
McGARRETT: Makapuu.
Yeah. Makapuu.
Not many people around there
on a Sunday morning, are there?
Okay. Okay, we go.
We go. Now, this is
what we're gonna do.
SOLDIER: See you later, Larry.
[GUN COCKS]
Hold it. Drop your gun.
Give me your keys.
Let's go.
Come on, move it.
TODD: Turn her loose.
Or this gate doesn't open.
Get over there, Molly.
DANNY: Freeze. Drop it.
Drop it. Hands up high.
Steve, Marvin just made a
break for it, he's heading your way.
Yeah, Danno. I'll get him.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Hold it.
I wouldn't try that
without a kite, pal.
Book him.