Magnum P.I. (2018): Season 1, Episode 3 - The Woman Who Never Died - full transcript
Magnum is hired to find out the true identity of a man's comatose fiancée when he learns that she's had extensive facial surgery.
Previously onMagnum P.I.:
MAGNUM: When Robin Masters
offered me the job
as live-in security consultant
as a way to supplement
my P.I. business,
I jumped at it.
This is... Juliet Higgins.
Majordomo of the estate.
I oversee the property and
the people that work here.
So you're his boss.
That would require Magnum
to actually have a job.
Can you contact one
of your old MI6 buddies,
run a background check?Magnum, I'm no longer MI6.
[grunting and groaning]
Is that necklace
really a spy camera?
Touch it, I break your fingers.
MAGNUM: That's Rick. If you want
something on the island,
Rick is the man to see. TC: Try it.
[laughs] I dare you.MAGNUM:
That's TC.
He runs the best helicopter
tour business in Hawaii.
Friends like those come around once in a lifetime.
Up high. Oh.
[classical music playing]
[thud]
[dogs whine]
[thud]
[object rolling]
-[dog barks]
-[sighs]
WOMAN:
You know what your problem is?
I'm terrible at golf?
Besides that.
Your club face is rotating open
on your backswing.
That's why you're slicing
the ball.
MAGNUM: She's right.
She's always right.
And in case you're wondering,
this is Teuila Tuileta,
but we call her Kumu.
It means "teacher."
When Robin Masters bought
this place, Kumu came with it.
Her family's been living
in this area since the 1700s.
Besides being my own
personal golf pro,
she's the cultural curator
of the estate.
Watch your pelvic tilt.
[chuckles] Big arch.
Oh, oh, no. Less
Kim, more Kendall.[laughs]
Remember,
full shoulder turn.
Magnum!
Fore!
Uh-oh.
Have you lost your mind?
Oh, look at the time.
I got to brief the staff.
Aloha.Kumu, please stay.
She was just helping me
with my long game.KUMU: I can't help it
if Mr. Magnum sucks.
I know you can be
a little thick, Magnum,
but did you ever consider
maybe turning around
and hitting the ball
in the opposite direction?
Oh, into the ocean so you can
have me arrested for polluting?
Forget about it.
You know
she would have done that.
No question.Are you aware there are
over 20 public golf courses
on this island?
Why don't you use one of them?
Hmm, she makes a good point.
Wait, whose side are you on?
The side that pays my salary:
Mr. Masters.
But since he's not here,
I got to back up my sister.
Girl power.
[phone rings]
May I help you?
Yeah, Luther H. Gillis
to see Magnum.
[mouthing]
Yes.
Yes, he's right here.
Hey.
How you doing, Luther?
Thought you were in Saint Louis.
I was.Vacation?
No. Skip trace.
Mm-hmm.
So...
I know why you're here,
and I just want to let you
know I'm a little light
right now.Shh. Slow your roll.
Dude, I didn't come here
for your poker money
that you owe me.
No?No.
No. Came here to do you a solid.
Yeah. I got you a referral.
Thank you for that,
but, I mean,
I'm the competition.
Why would you want
to throw me a case?
[laughs] First of all,
you're not my competition.
Secondly, you do good work,
it could square you up.
[clicks tongue]
Okay, so, what's the case?
Well, I'm a little sketchy
on the deets.
Client's name is Neil Crawford.
Nice shot.He left a message
on my service
asking me to meet him
over at Kings Medical today.
This guy doctor or patient?Oh, dude, I don't know.
I mean, some dude looking
for background information
on his fiancée.
I call it a pre-prenup.
Is that even a thing?
It is if the check clears,
homey.
[laughs]
Actually, you wouldn't know,
'cause you don't have money.
Anyway,
I'll let him know you're coming.
Don't embarrass me.
And, um, also,
it would behoove you
to work slowly.
Maybe milk three or four days.
Capisce? Yes.
Oh, I forgot.
Um, 60% off the top goes to me,
so that should clear
your poker debt.
Great. Uh, 40% plus expenses.
[laughs]:
Wow, you are so funny.
Expenses come
out of your end.
Later, player.
MAGNUM:
Okay,
I have to admit,
that was a smooth move,
Luther handing me a case
to make sure
I paid my poker debt.
I just hope
there's enough left over
after this job
to fill up the Ferrari.
MAN:
Mr. Magnum? Neil Crawford.
This is, uh...
Tara, my fiancée.
Uh, can I ask what happened?
I don't remember much.
It was a hit and run.
HPD have any leads?
No, but they're investigating.
You're probably wondering why
I want to hire a P.I. right now.
Figured you want
somebody outside of HPD
looking for whoever hit you.
Uh, yeah, no, this is...
about something else. Uh...
After the accident,
the hospital started running
all these tests,
one of which was a CAT scan,
and it revealed something...
odd.
Apparently,
Tara had extensive
reconstructive surgery
on her face.
According to the doctor,
there's no sign of any
physical trauma to warrant it.
And we're talking
multiple operations.
And you had no idea?
We've been together
a couple years now,
and she never said a thing.
She must have had her reasons.
Yeah, well, whatever they are,
I'd like to know why
she changed her face,
and I'm hoping
that you can find out for me.
You could wait
for her to wake up.
Ask her.
Yeah, I could do that,
but then I'd spend the rest
of my life questioning whether
or not she told me the truth,
and I don't want to feel
like I can't trust her.
MAGNUM:
I hear you. Walk away.
This woman's got a secret
she doesn't want
her fiancé to know about,
but I know
what it's like loving someone
you can't trust.
And believe me,
that's a feeling
that you don't want
to experience.
Mr. Crawford...
you got yourself
a private investigator.
Thank you.[shake hands]
♪
MAGNUM: Most guys in
my profession will tell you:
never take a case
that hits too close to home.
Messes with your judgment.
But if I turned my back
on every case
that involved the betrayal
of a significant other,
I'd have no career.
Thomas Magnum.
Sorry, do we know each other?
Detective Katsumoto, HPD.
Detective Tanaka's mentioned you
a few times.
Oh, yeah, Detective Tanaka.
We got this kind of,
like, mutual man crush
going on, so I'm sure
it was all very positive.
I heard he got promoted
to head of detectives, right?
How's that going?Honestly?
I think he's glad not to be
running into you anymore.
[chuckles]
Well, you tell him I said aloha.
Yeah, I better not.Yeah, that's probably
a good idea.
Hey, are you, uh, handling
the hit and run?
That's right.
How do you know about that?
I'm doing something
for the fiancé,
but unrelated.
Make sure it stays that way.
Copy that.[elevator bell dings]
[chuckles]
MAGNUM: Yeah, I'm thinking
the same thing you are.
Detective Katsumoto seems
like a real ray of sunshine.
I'm sure we're gonna be
great friends.
Speaking of friends,
I asked Rick
to help me find someone
who could show me
what Tara used to look like.
For anyone else,
that might be a tall order,
but Rick always seems
to know a guy.
Akela, Magnum.
Magnum, Akela.
This guy is the best
med lab tech on the island.How you doing?
Yeah, so, uh,
what do you got for me?
Everything you asked for.
I got the, uh, CAT scans
and some photographs.
[blows]
Let's see here.
Huh.
So, you want me
to reverse-engineer
a forensic facial reconstruction
based on this woman's
maxillofacial procedures, yeah?
[laughing]: I have no
idea what that means.
Can you just show me
what Tara would
have looked like
before her surgery?
That's what I said.
Technically,
you said it in nerd speak,
which Magnum doesn't understand.
And you do?
I'm fluent in nerd.
So...
I do this for you,
I get a free helicopter tour
of the island?That's the deal.
[exhales] Sweet.
Uh, yeah.
Give me a couple hours.
I'll see what I can do.
Tell me you cleared this
with TC, right?
Of course.
Promise me
you'll leave me out of this.
[footsteps approaching]
Magnum, why are
you in the study?
Don't mind me.
I'll just be a minute.
Problem is I do mind
because you're using
my computer.
It's like watching a chimpanzee
trying to operate a typewriter.
What are you doing?
Scratch that.
What are you trying to do?
Running a background check
on the fiancée of a new client.
When's the wedding?Soon as she wakes up.
She's in a coma.
She was involved
in a hit and run.
That's awful.Yeah.
Oh, for God's sake.
Out of the way.
First off,
this database
that you're using is archaic.
Mm.You're not gonna find
much of anything with this.
MAGNUM: She's right. To do
a really deep background check
actually requires
some next-level software,
like the kind used
by intelligence agencies.
Of course, someone like me
can't get access
to something like that.
But an ex-spy like Higgins?
That's a different story.
Magnum, why are you smiling?
I'm not smiling.
Why do I get
the distinct impression
that you are toying with me?
I'm afraid you'd be wrong.
MAGNUM:
Okay, she's not wrong.
I was slow-typing on purpose
to get her to take over.
But before you go judging,
you should know
that while it might seem like
Higgins is put out by this,
I think she secretly misses
this kind of work.
Magnum,
are you sure you're using
the correct name
of your coma patient?
Yeah.
And how old did you say she was?I didn't.
34, though. Why?
Um...
oh, just take a look
for yourself.
It seems your client's fiancée
is using
someone else's identity.
This doesn't make any sense.
Why would Tara
want to become someone else?I don't know.
But if we can find out
who she was,
then, you know, we might be able
to get some answers.
Actually, this is where
you might be able to help.
You see, people can
change their name,
they can change
the way they look,
but they can't change
who they are inside.
Are there any details about Tara
that you might be able to share?
Likes, uh, interests.
That kind of stuff
can really help.
Uh, I don't know where to start.
I mean, she's... she reads
a lot. She's funny.
She's r... she's really funny.
How did you two meet?
I picked her up.
Literally.
I was an Uber driver,
and she, uh... [clears throat]
Well, Tara, she volunteers
at the Bishop Museum.
She needed a ride.
She doesn't drive, so...
At all?No.
I mean, she doesn't need to.
She works from home.
But, uh, truth is,
she's-she's terrified
of getting behind the wheel.
[chuckles]
I tried to teach her once,
and she just took out
a parking meter.
So that was the end
of that, but...
MAGNUM: Is there anything
about Tara physically
that can help identify her?
Oh, she has a scar
where she had a tattoo removed.
It's right there.
Can I take a picture?Yeah.
Which one of these do you think
you might want to remove?
Um...
All of 'em?
I'm just here
for emotional support.
I'm gonna need you
to disrobe.
And I'm out.
Uh, I'm sure you look great
au naturel, but, uh,
I feel like this is
gonna take a while,
so I'm gonna wait in the lobby.
♪
MAGNUM: Yeah, I know
what you're thinking.
Using a friend
to distract a doctor
and sneak a look at some files
is kind of shady.
But before you judge, remember
this, looking at old photos
of tattoos to help I.D. someone isn't exactly violating
doctor-patient confidentiality.
Also, I have a client
in desperate need of answers.
If you have to judge,
trust me,
I've done a lot worse.
Okay, I got a hit
on your tattoo.
It's linked to
an open case.
Robbery-homicide. Unsolved.
Robbery-homicide?Yeah,
late-night smash and grab at a
jewelry store three years ago.
I'm gonna need
the whole case file.
That's still
an open investigation.
I can get you a hard copy,
but I just got to figure out
a way to justify the request.
Well, how about
just the basics for now?
Yeah, here we go.
Vic was an employee.
Shot and killed.
Homeless guy in the
alley behind the store
reported seeing the same ink
on the hand
of the masked suspect
fleeing the scene.
This mean something to you?
Yeah.
Means my client's fiancée
might be a killer.
It was my fault.
We were closed for the day,
and I... I asked my son
to go back to the store
because I'd forgotten
my sunglasses.
Casey must have stumbled
into the robbery.
Bullet entered
his heart, and...
he was... he was dead
before he hit the floor,
my son.Easy, Sam.
Hey, I'm-I'm sorry to make
you guys relive all this.
I just have a couple
more questions.
This was made by an expert in
forensic facial reconstruction.
Does she look familiar?
No, not to me.
I don't think so.
Why? Do you think
she's involved?
I don't know, to be honest.
Right now, she's in a coma.
And, hopefully,
when she wakes up,
we might be able to
get some answers.
Hey, look, I don't want
to get your hopes up,
but if-if I find anything out,
I will let you know.
Thank you, Mr. Magnum.
MAGNUM:
Sometimes you get lucky,
and the clues start falling
into place
and the case
basically solves itself.
Not this one.
It seems like every answer
leads to more questions.
Like, if Tara
was behind what happened,
wouldn't it have been easier
for her to just skip town?
Instead, she went through the trouble and expense
of changing her face,
which makes me ask,
what was she
sticking around for?
[musical ringtone playing
over phone]
♪ I'm a midnight mover.
I think I know
what this is about.
Thomas, this is getting
ridiculous.
Look, I told you before,
I can't be paying off
your favors
with free helicopter rides.
Look, I love you, man,
but I'm trying
to run a business here.
It's the last time.
You hear me?
Last time.
[sighs]
[phone chimes]
[laughing]
[revs engine]
How'd it go
at the cultural center?
Very well.
I told the board members you
volunteered to do cultural tours
of the estate when
I'm not available.
You didn't.
[chuckles]:
Of course not.
You think I'd do
that to our guests?
[chuckles]
That for Magnum?
[clears throat]
Um...
You're helping him,
aren't you?
Absolutely not.
Would it be so bad if you were?
[school bell rings]
[shuts off engine]
You're smiling again.
I'm just...
I'm happy you called.
I should have done this
over the phone.
No, I'm serious.
Whatever it is,
it's probably important
for you to leave your post.
A post is a place
at which a soldier is stationed.
I, on the other hand,
am the majordomo
of one of the largest estates
on the island.
Yet you're here,
with information
that might help me with my case.
Which is what
I'm thankful for.
And which is why
I'm smiling.
But, you know,
if it makes you feel any better,
I could-- I don't know--
listen and frown.
Oh, why, thank you
for your appreciation.
You can keep the frown.
So what do you got?
Okay, so after you left,
it occurred to me
that Tara would most likely
have gone to a plastic surgeon
with questionable
morals.Agreed.
Cross-referencing
plastic surgeons
with legal, financial
and ethical problems, I think
I came up with someone who
could've done the procedures.
Problem is,
he passed away last year.
Okay, so, basically,
you have nothing.
It turns out the FBI
froze his files.
Yeah.
Maybe somewhere
in those files
is Tara's real identity.
Yeah, sure, I could do that.
You know,
wait a few weeks for the FBI
to release documents
to a civilian.
And maybe, just maybe,
if I'm really lucky,
there might be some lead
inside there worth pursuing.
Or I could just go inside
this building
right here,
where she volunteered.
Because outside of her fiancé,
the people inside there
are probably the ones
who know her the best.
Fine.
I've never seen
this woman before.
Are you sure? She told her
fiancé she volunteers here
three times a week.
I'm sorry.
She doesn't.
Thank you.Thanks.
Shall we call
the FBI now?
Yeah, Tara not only lied
about her past life,
she's lied
about her current one, too.
So, I have an appointment with
an FBI field officer tomorrow.
You're welcome.
It's customary to say
"thank you" first.
You're not one to
stand on ceremony,
so better safe
than sorry.
Can I ask you a question?
By all means.
What are you doing here?
I mean, really.
What are you doing?
Pity, Magnum. Watching
you fumbling around
in Mr. Masters' office,
I couldn't help but feel
for the poor man
who hired you.
You just can't do it,
can you?Do what?
Just be a normal human being
and say,
"Hey, Magnum, I wanted to help."
Oh. Whoa.
KIDS: Whoa![kids laughing]
Used to play soccer?
From kindergarten to Cambridge.
But it's called "football,"
if you don't mind me saying.
I mind, actually.
Daft retort.
I-I think that was
an insult, right?
Very much so, yeah.
Okay, well, good to know.
I'll see you around.
Wait, Magnum, I need a ride.
Didn't you take an Uber here?
Okay, an automobile
depreciates with every mile
and consumes an exorbitant
amount of costly fuel.
Plus, I, unlike some people,
don't take advantage
of Mr. Masters'
goodwill constantly.
Right. Okay, so I'll drop you
at Robin's Nest, but I have
to make a stop first.
[clacking]When you asked to make a stop,
I didn't think that stop
would involve
committing a felony.
Oh, come on.
Don't act like
you've never done this before.
Oh, I have.
For you.
And I got shot for the trouble,
if you remember.
Down and twist.
I know what I'm
doing. Just...
let me concentrate.
[lock clicks]
What are you
looking for?
The spot.
The spot?
Yeah. Everybody's got one.
Place where they hide stuff,
you know?
Personal stuff.
Important stuff.
Tara's got
to have one.I don't have a spot.
Come on. You're telling me
you don't have
a go bag stashed
somewhere?
You think Tara's spot
is in her refrigerator?
No.
Just hungry.
Tara's got
a central vacuum system.
Oh, your powers of observation
are quite remarkable.
No, it's not that.
Why have one of these...
...if she's got central vac?
Admit it.
Pretty good
private investigator.
You have had your moments.
They're all birthday cards
to a girl named Harper.
Got the...
eighth, ninth, tenth,
unsealed, still
in the envelope,
no address, unsent.
HIGGINS:
"So great with your friends
and so fearless
on the playground."
"The way you show
respect to your teachers
says a lot about you."
These are very
detailed observations.
Teachers, playground...
Tara was definitely
keeping an eye on this girl.
That's why she came here
every day.
It's the perfect vantage point
to watch a kid at recess.
Uh, Magnum,
you're not thinking
of impersonating a
police officer, are you?
Relax. It's not real.
You do know what
"impersonating" means, right?
[school bell rings]
Harper, this is
Detective Thomas Magnum
and Dr. Higgins.Hi.
They need to ask you
a few questions.
Is that okay?
But before we get into that,
can I just say
that I love your top.
Thanks.
My grandma gave it to me.
Oh, she's got great taste.
MAGNUM: So, Harper,
I have a question,
and it's a pretty easy one.
I've got some photographs
I want you to look at.
They're
computer-generated, okay?
Do you know who this is?
It kind of looks like... my mom.
MAGNUM:
Giving a client bad news
is never easy.
Unfortunately, it's something
I have to do a lot.
I had Neil meet me at Rick's
because, well, let's face it,
if your fiancée lied to you
about pretty much everything,
you'd probably want
a drink after.
Her real name's Emily?
Emily Layton.
She's got a kid?
Yeah, a girl named Harper.
Apparently, the father was never
really involved in her life.
From what I can gather from
the school administrator,
Emily was a great mom,
but after the incident
at the jewelry store,
she just... disappeared.
Grandmother's been watching
Harper ever since.
I know this is tough.
Just... uh, try to keep
an open mind.
Open mind?
You just told me the woman
I love might be a murderer.
We don't know that, though.
Someone who would go
to such extreme lengths
to see her daughter
doesn't strike me as
the same kind of person
who would shoot
someone in cold blood.
Th-there's... there's
more to this case,
and I-I will find the truth.
No, I, um, just...
I don't want to know
any more, so, uh...
[sniffs]
Thank you...
for everything.
What are you gonna do now?
I don't know.
I mean, I still love her,
but even if
she didn't kill that guy,
she still deceived me about...
everything else, so...
I'm not sure
I can get past that.
MAGNUM:
Yeah, I've seen
that look before.
The gut-wrenching pain
of a truth
that changes your life forever.
That's the look I've seen
in the mirror.
Thomas, your buddy
Benny from HPD
dropped that off
for you.
Is that the
jewelry store case?
Yep. Entire case file.
Not that it matters anymore,
'cause according to my client,
I did my job.
It wasn't your fault, you know.
I know.
I'm talking about Hannah,
not your client.
[chuckles] You, uh...
You know, I started here
as a bartender.
I read a lot of faces;
I heard a lot of stories.
And let me
tell you something.
I know you.
And I know that look.
I have a look?
Yeah.
A man who feels betrayed
by the woman he's gonna marry.
Sound familiar?
You got the look of a guy
who identifies with your client.
But here's what's different:
Hannah didn't just betray you.
She hurt all of us.
[sighs]
And I'm gonna keep telling
you this until you believe it.
TC and I,
we never blamed you for it.
Thanks.
What's this?
Nice.
Should cover your tab.
What are you doing?
I need that.
So do I.
You're three months behind.
Tell you what, though,
I'll buy you a beer.
That way, you don't feel like
all this work was for nothing.
[sighs]
♪
Here you go.
What is it?
The sole witness who saw
Tara fleeing the scene
said she went into
another alleyway,
then reported a
car driving off.
So she drove off
in a car, so what?
So, Tara-- Emily--
she doesn't drive.
She doesn't even know how.
I think there was another person
involved in this crime.
Sh-She had a partner. [knocking on door]
Hello, Harper.
Dr. Higgins?
That's right,
and Detective Magnum.
Is your grandmother here?
Nana.
You're going to sweep
the chimney for this.
Uh, can I help you?
Hi. Yeah,
I was wondering
if we can talk to
you for a minute.
It's about Emily.
KITTY:
I want to see her.
Harper will want to see her.
I understand, but she made
the decision to disappear.
Not just for her safety,
but for the two of you.
She couldn't kill anybody.
I believe you.
Which is why I want to find out
who was with her at
the jewelry store that night.
Do you have any idea
who that could be?
Before she left, she...
she had this boyfriend
who had her
completely spun around.
I never met him, but I could
tell Emily was afraid of him.
Three years ago,
she came to me,
wanted to borrow money.
She finally admitted
it was for him.
I refused, and...
[crying]: that was
the last time we spoke.
Can you tell us anything
about this boyfriend?
I couldn't even tell you
his name.
He never came to the house.
Did Emily leave, um,
a cell phone behind
or anything that might help
identify him?
I never came across one.
But her room is just
as she left it.
You're welcome
to go look around.
♪
Where did Emily get this?
Her boyfriend.
He gave it to her after one
of their fights.
I heard Emily accuse him of
stealing it from his work.
What is it?
Stay here, okay?
Don't leave.
Magnum, what's going on?
[horns honking]
MAGNUM: Okay, I'm gonna take
a fairly educated guess here
and say that Val
from the jewelry store
was Tara's mystery boyfriend,
and that the two of them
pulled the robbery together.
But if I'm right,
that also means I've got
a pretty big problem,
because I inadvertently told
Tara's accomplice that the one
person who could implicate him
is laying in a hospital bed
like a sitting duck.
[phone keypad beeping]
[phone rings]
Katsumoto.MAGNUM [on phone]:
Hey, it's Thomas Magnum.
Whatever you do, just don't
hang up. It's important.
Where are you?
I'm on my way to the hospital.
She's up.
What do you mean, "up"?
Tara, she's out of her coma.
I'm going over to let her
and her fiancé know
we found the driver
that hit them.
[horns honking in distance]
Magnum.
Uh, yeah, listen,
get to her room
and stay there, okay?
Do not leave.
What's going on?
I think Tara might be in danger.
I'll explain when I get there.[horn honking]
Thomas, you can't just sit in
traffic like everybody else?
Save it for the air.
Got to get to the hospital now.
♪
Katsumoto.
All right, you want to tell me
exactly what's going on?
And what are you doing snooping
around an unsolved homicide?
Where's Tara?She's gone.
Unidentified male,
early 30s, came in,
dropped him,
and took her at gunpoint.
Happened right before
I got here.
Any idea where
he's taking her?
[knocking on door]
[gasping]Get in, get in.
Hurry up.
VAL:
Get in there.
Mom.
Emily.
I'm so sorry.
Oh, no. No, it's okay.
Okay, that's enough.
That's enough.
I want the stuff. Where is it?Val, please.
KITTY [in other room]:
Emily, who is this?
VAL: I'm the guy that
she stabbed in the back.
KITTY:
Just calm down.
VAL:
You said it was here.
Now show me.
KITTY: Show him?
Show him what?
Emily, what is
he talking about?
The jewelry that we stole!
Your daughter,
she hid it.
TARA:
Mom, I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
VAL:
She hid it, and
I want it back.
No games. Just give it
to me, and I'll be gone.
Harper, come here, sweetie.
Okay. I don't want you to worry,
but I want you to do me a favor.
Do you know the people
who live next door?
Yes.Okay, I want you to go to them
and tell them that someone is
in the house and to
call the police, okay?
Where is it?
Show it to me now!
It's under there, third step.
Third step?
[panting]
[taps stairs]
[phone beeps]
[line ringing]MAGNUM: Yeah.
Magnum, it's me.
All right, keep this line open.
I know where they are.
Okay, um... get a hammer.
You, get a hammer.
Go get a hammer!
Please don't hurt her!
Is that what you think, huh?
What, that I'm a monster
that you need to hide from?
I left
because I was scared of you.
You forced me to do something
I didn't want to do,
and then you killed someone.
I told you that I panicked.
Casey wasn't even
supposed to be there.
What's going on here?
Who the...?
Who the hell are you?
I'm the nanny.
The nanny?
VAL: Where's the kid?HIGGINS: She's at swim class.
VAL: You're lying.HIGGINS:
I'm not. I swear to you.
KATSUMOTO:
We can be there in less than
ten minutes,
but if I call in the cavalry,
it's gonna spook him.
Looks like
it's gonna be you and me.
HIGGINS:
I need to go pick her up.
If I don't, she'll be scared.VAL: No!
Stay right there,
okay? Don't move.
Y-You stay there!
You don't move.
What is taking so long?!
Bring me the hammer!
[panting]
No, no, no, don't give it
to her. Give it to her.
You-you take the hammer.
Come on.
You, pry up the floor.
[engine revving,
tires squealing]
Oh, that's it right here.
Pry up the step. Let's go.
Let's go. This one.
One, two, three. Hurry up.
[hammer rattling]
Come on! Come on!
I'm trying.
[Val clears throat]
Is it there?
[Val panting]
[panting]:
Okay, okay.
Give it here.
Give it here.
Back away. Back away.
TARA:
It's all there,
every piece.
I was hoping
to return it someday.
Figured you'd get tired
of pretending to be
a loyal employee
and move on.
But you got away with
murder, and that job
made you an unlikely
suspect, didn't it?
[sniffles, pants]
HIGGINS:
You got what
you wanted.
Now why don't you just go?
[panting]
You're coming with me.
No! No!
Please... Val.Get... Come here.
You're coming
with me.
[crying]
KATSUMOTO:
HPD! Drop your weapon!
Back off!It's over. Let her go!
Listen, please, okay?HPD! Open the door!
You don't need to take her.You shut up.
HPD! Open up.Just go out the back.
Calm down, okay? All right?
Look, don't do this.
You do not need to do this.
Okay, she has a daughter.
Okay? Calm down.
[shrieks]Come on.
Go! Go! Go! Go!
Mom!
HIGGINS:
Kitty, hurry.
Go.
[gasping]
[grunting]
[grunts]
Where's Magnum?
Oh, my.
[grunts]
[tires screech, horn honks]
[Magnum grunts]
[grunting]
[grunts]
[groaning]
[panting]
[phone beeps]
[phone ringing]
[phone beeps]Magnum?
[Magnum pants loudly]
Magnum?
Yeah.
[pants heavily]
I got him.
[groans, sighs]
Watch your head.
[quiet, indistinct chatter]
Gonna see your mom. Okay?
[indistinct radio chatter]
[laughing]
♪
MAGNUM:
What's gonna happen to her?
Once she's cleared
medically, I'm gonna
have to bring her in
and charge her.
But given everything--
including the fact
that Tara's participation
in the robbery was coerced--
prosecuting attorney might
be agreeable to a deal.
KATSUMOTO:
I guess when you love
someone that much,
you can forgive them
for betraying you.
Yeah? Not everyone can.
You know,
Tanaka was right about you.
How's that?
He said you could be
a pain in the ass,
but good at your job.
Think that was a compliment?
We'll see.
♪
Come on.
Admit it.
You miss the action.
Nah. This is the bit
I miss-- the reward.
♪
Ah. Come to Papa...
Where's the rest?
You said 60%, right?
This barely covers half
of what you owe me.
Case wrapped up
pretty quick.
How quick?
Day.
A day?!
You closed this case in a day?!
I can't help it if I'm good.
Good? You're a moron, Magnum!
I told you
to slow-walk this thing.
Snail the investigation,
milk it.
That's how you pad the bill.
I don't like
taking advantage of people.
Then don't be
a private dick, then!
No wonder why you need to
mooch off of this Masters guy.
I do not mooch, okay?
Is any of this stuff yours?
No.
Then you're a moocher!
Look, look, I'm sorry, okay?
I'll make it up to you
next time. I promise.
If there's a next time.
See you at poker.
Bring cash!
[classical music playing]
[golf ball thuds on roof,
dog growls softly]
[thud]
[sighs][ball rolling]
[sighs]
Higgins, I-I'm sorry.
I... I'm trying.
I just can't get
rid of this slice.
If you would.
Thank you.
You keep slicing
because you're looking up
to see where the ball is going.
Mm. That's it, huh?
That's your little
pearl of wisdom?
Mm-hmm. Keep your head down
on the follow-through.
Like so.
Huh. I didn't know you played.
Royal Worlington & Newmarket
Golf Club junior champion
two years in a row.
Who knew?
Apparently not you.
No.
Good day.
Head down
on the follow-through.
Head down
on the follow-through.
Down on the follow-through.
[glass shattering]
HIGGINS:
Magnum!
Sorry!
Captioning sponsored by
CBS
MAGNUM: When Robin Masters
offered me the job
as live-in security consultant
as a way to supplement
my P.I. business,
I jumped at it.
This is... Juliet Higgins.
Majordomo of the estate.
I oversee the property and
the people that work here.
So you're his boss.
That would require Magnum
to actually have a job.
Can you contact one
of your old MI6 buddies,
run a background check?Magnum, I'm no longer MI6.
[grunting and groaning]
Is that necklace
really a spy camera?
Touch it, I break your fingers.
MAGNUM: That's Rick. If you want
something on the island,
Rick is the man to see. TC: Try it.
[laughs] I dare you.MAGNUM:
That's TC.
He runs the best helicopter
tour business in Hawaii.
Friends like those come around once in a lifetime.
Up high. Oh.
[classical music playing]
[thud]
[dogs whine]
[thud]
[object rolling]
-[dog barks]
-[sighs]
WOMAN:
You know what your problem is?
I'm terrible at golf?
Besides that.
Your club face is rotating open
on your backswing.
That's why you're slicing
the ball.
MAGNUM: She's right.
She's always right.
And in case you're wondering,
this is Teuila Tuileta,
but we call her Kumu.
It means "teacher."
When Robin Masters bought
this place, Kumu came with it.
Her family's been living
in this area since the 1700s.
Besides being my own
personal golf pro,
she's the cultural curator
of the estate.
Watch your pelvic tilt.
[chuckles] Big arch.
Oh, oh, no. Less
Kim, more Kendall.[laughs]
Remember,
full shoulder turn.
Magnum!
Fore!
Uh-oh.
Have you lost your mind?
Oh, look at the time.
I got to brief the staff.
Aloha.Kumu, please stay.
She was just helping me
with my long game.KUMU: I can't help it
if Mr. Magnum sucks.
I know you can be
a little thick, Magnum,
but did you ever consider
maybe turning around
and hitting the ball
in the opposite direction?
Oh, into the ocean so you can
have me arrested for polluting?
Forget about it.
You know
she would have done that.
No question.Are you aware there are
over 20 public golf courses
on this island?
Why don't you use one of them?
Hmm, she makes a good point.
Wait, whose side are you on?
The side that pays my salary:
Mr. Masters.
But since he's not here,
I got to back up my sister.
Girl power.
[phone rings]
May I help you?
Yeah, Luther H. Gillis
to see Magnum.
[mouthing]
Yes.
Yes, he's right here.
Hey.
How you doing, Luther?
Thought you were in Saint Louis.
I was.Vacation?
No. Skip trace.
Mm-hmm.
So...
I know why you're here,
and I just want to let you
know I'm a little light
right now.Shh. Slow your roll.
Dude, I didn't come here
for your poker money
that you owe me.
No?No.
No. Came here to do you a solid.
Yeah. I got you a referral.
Thank you for that,
but, I mean,
I'm the competition.
Why would you want
to throw me a case?
[laughs] First of all,
you're not my competition.
Secondly, you do good work,
it could square you up.
[clicks tongue]
Okay, so, what's the case?
Well, I'm a little sketchy
on the deets.
Client's name is Neil Crawford.
Nice shot.He left a message
on my service
asking me to meet him
over at Kings Medical today.
This guy doctor or patient?Oh, dude, I don't know.
I mean, some dude looking
for background information
on his fiancée.
I call it a pre-prenup.
Is that even a thing?
It is if the check clears,
homey.
[laughs]
Actually, you wouldn't know,
'cause you don't have money.
Anyway,
I'll let him know you're coming.
Don't embarrass me.
And, um, also,
it would behoove you
to work slowly.
Maybe milk three or four days.
Capisce? Yes.
Oh, I forgot.
Um, 60% off the top goes to me,
so that should clear
your poker debt.
Great. Uh, 40% plus expenses.
[laughs]:
Wow, you are so funny.
Expenses come
out of your end.
Later, player.
MAGNUM:
Okay,
I have to admit,
that was a smooth move,
Luther handing me a case
to make sure
I paid my poker debt.
I just hope
there's enough left over
after this job
to fill up the Ferrari.
MAN:
Mr. Magnum? Neil Crawford.
This is, uh...
Tara, my fiancée.
Uh, can I ask what happened?
I don't remember much.
It was a hit and run.
HPD have any leads?
No, but they're investigating.
You're probably wondering why
I want to hire a P.I. right now.
Figured you want
somebody outside of HPD
looking for whoever hit you.
Uh, yeah, no, this is...
about something else. Uh...
After the accident,
the hospital started running
all these tests,
one of which was a CAT scan,
and it revealed something...
odd.
Apparently,
Tara had extensive
reconstructive surgery
on her face.
According to the doctor,
there's no sign of any
physical trauma to warrant it.
And we're talking
multiple operations.
And you had no idea?
We've been together
a couple years now,
and she never said a thing.
She must have had her reasons.
Yeah, well, whatever they are,
I'd like to know why
she changed her face,
and I'm hoping
that you can find out for me.
You could wait
for her to wake up.
Ask her.
Yeah, I could do that,
but then I'd spend the rest
of my life questioning whether
or not she told me the truth,
and I don't want to feel
like I can't trust her.
MAGNUM:
I hear you. Walk away.
This woman's got a secret
she doesn't want
her fiancé to know about,
but I know
what it's like loving someone
you can't trust.
And believe me,
that's a feeling
that you don't want
to experience.
Mr. Crawford...
you got yourself
a private investigator.
Thank you.[shake hands]
♪
MAGNUM: Most guys in
my profession will tell you:
never take a case
that hits too close to home.
Messes with your judgment.
But if I turned my back
on every case
that involved the betrayal
of a significant other,
I'd have no career.
Thomas Magnum.
Sorry, do we know each other?
Detective Katsumoto, HPD.
Detective Tanaka's mentioned you
a few times.
Oh, yeah, Detective Tanaka.
We got this kind of,
like, mutual man crush
going on, so I'm sure
it was all very positive.
I heard he got promoted
to head of detectives, right?
How's that going?Honestly?
I think he's glad not to be
running into you anymore.
[chuckles]
Well, you tell him I said aloha.
Yeah, I better not.Yeah, that's probably
a good idea.
Hey, are you, uh, handling
the hit and run?
That's right.
How do you know about that?
I'm doing something
for the fiancé,
but unrelated.
Make sure it stays that way.
Copy that.[elevator bell dings]
[chuckles]
MAGNUM: Yeah, I'm thinking
the same thing you are.
Detective Katsumoto seems
like a real ray of sunshine.
I'm sure we're gonna be
great friends.
Speaking of friends,
I asked Rick
to help me find someone
who could show me
what Tara used to look like.
For anyone else,
that might be a tall order,
but Rick always seems
to know a guy.
Akela, Magnum.
Magnum, Akela.
This guy is the best
med lab tech on the island.How you doing?
Yeah, so, uh,
what do you got for me?
Everything you asked for.
I got the, uh, CAT scans
and some photographs.
[blows]
Let's see here.
Huh.
So, you want me
to reverse-engineer
a forensic facial reconstruction
based on this woman's
maxillofacial procedures, yeah?
[laughing]: I have no
idea what that means.
Can you just show me
what Tara would
have looked like
before her surgery?
That's what I said.
Technically,
you said it in nerd speak,
which Magnum doesn't understand.
And you do?
I'm fluent in nerd.
So...
I do this for you,
I get a free helicopter tour
of the island?That's the deal.
[exhales] Sweet.
Uh, yeah.
Give me a couple hours.
I'll see what I can do.
Tell me you cleared this
with TC, right?
Of course.
Promise me
you'll leave me out of this.
[footsteps approaching]
Magnum, why are
you in the study?
Don't mind me.
I'll just be a minute.
Problem is I do mind
because you're using
my computer.
It's like watching a chimpanzee
trying to operate a typewriter.
What are you doing?
Scratch that.
What are you trying to do?
Running a background check
on the fiancée of a new client.
When's the wedding?Soon as she wakes up.
She's in a coma.
She was involved
in a hit and run.
That's awful.Yeah.
Oh, for God's sake.
Out of the way.
First off,
this database
that you're using is archaic.
Mm.You're not gonna find
much of anything with this.
MAGNUM: She's right. To do
a really deep background check
actually requires
some next-level software,
like the kind used
by intelligence agencies.
Of course, someone like me
can't get access
to something like that.
But an ex-spy like Higgins?
That's a different story.
Magnum, why are you smiling?
I'm not smiling.
Why do I get
the distinct impression
that you are toying with me?
I'm afraid you'd be wrong.
MAGNUM:
Okay, she's not wrong.
I was slow-typing on purpose
to get her to take over.
But before you go judging,
you should know
that while it might seem like
Higgins is put out by this,
I think she secretly misses
this kind of work.
Magnum,
are you sure you're using
the correct name
of your coma patient?
Yeah.
And how old did you say she was?I didn't.
34, though. Why?
Um...
oh, just take a look
for yourself.
It seems your client's fiancée
is using
someone else's identity.
This doesn't make any sense.
Why would Tara
want to become someone else?I don't know.
But if we can find out
who she was,
then, you know, we might be able
to get some answers.
Actually, this is where
you might be able to help.
You see, people can
change their name,
they can change
the way they look,
but they can't change
who they are inside.
Are there any details about Tara
that you might be able to share?
Likes, uh, interests.
That kind of stuff
can really help.
Uh, I don't know where to start.
I mean, she's... she reads
a lot. She's funny.
She's r... she's really funny.
How did you two meet?
I picked her up.
Literally.
I was an Uber driver,
and she, uh... [clears throat]
Well, Tara, she volunteers
at the Bishop Museum.
She needed a ride.
She doesn't drive, so...
At all?No.
I mean, she doesn't need to.
She works from home.
But, uh, truth is,
she's-she's terrified
of getting behind the wheel.
[chuckles]
I tried to teach her once,
and she just took out
a parking meter.
So that was the end
of that, but...
MAGNUM: Is there anything
about Tara physically
that can help identify her?
Oh, she has a scar
where she had a tattoo removed.
It's right there.
Can I take a picture?Yeah.
Which one of these do you think
you might want to remove?
Um...
All of 'em?
I'm just here
for emotional support.
I'm gonna need you
to disrobe.
And I'm out.
Uh, I'm sure you look great
au naturel, but, uh,
I feel like this is
gonna take a while,
so I'm gonna wait in the lobby.
♪
MAGNUM: Yeah, I know
what you're thinking.
Using a friend
to distract a doctor
and sneak a look at some files
is kind of shady.
But before you judge, remember
this, looking at old photos
of tattoos to help I.D. someone isn't exactly violating
doctor-patient confidentiality.
Also, I have a client
in desperate need of answers.
If you have to judge,
trust me,
I've done a lot worse.
Okay, I got a hit
on your tattoo.
It's linked to
an open case.
Robbery-homicide. Unsolved.
Robbery-homicide?Yeah,
late-night smash and grab at a
jewelry store three years ago.
I'm gonna need
the whole case file.
That's still
an open investigation.
I can get you a hard copy,
but I just got to figure out
a way to justify the request.
Well, how about
just the basics for now?
Yeah, here we go.
Vic was an employee.
Shot and killed.
Homeless guy in the
alley behind the store
reported seeing the same ink
on the hand
of the masked suspect
fleeing the scene.
This mean something to you?
Yeah.
Means my client's fiancée
might be a killer.
It was my fault.
We were closed for the day,
and I... I asked my son
to go back to the store
because I'd forgotten
my sunglasses.
Casey must have stumbled
into the robbery.
Bullet entered
his heart, and...
he was... he was dead
before he hit the floor,
my son.Easy, Sam.
Hey, I'm-I'm sorry to make
you guys relive all this.
I just have a couple
more questions.
This was made by an expert in
forensic facial reconstruction.
Does she look familiar?
No, not to me.
I don't think so.
Why? Do you think
she's involved?
I don't know, to be honest.
Right now, she's in a coma.
And, hopefully,
when she wakes up,
we might be able to
get some answers.
Hey, look, I don't want
to get your hopes up,
but if-if I find anything out,
I will let you know.
Thank you, Mr. Magnum.
MAGNUM:
Sometimes you get lucky,
and the clues start falling
into place
and the case
basically solves itself.
Not this one.
It seems like every answer
leads to more questions.
Like, if Tara
was behind what happened,
wouldn't it have been easier
for her to just skip town?
Instead, she went through the trouble and expense
of changing her face,
which makes me ask,
what was she
sticking around for?
[musical ringtone playing
over phone]
♪ I'm a midnight mover.
I think I know
what this is about.
Thomas, this is getting
ridiculous.
Look, I told you before,
I can't be paying off
your favors
with free helicopter rides.
Look, I love you, man,
but I'm trying
to run a business here.
It's the last time.
You hear me?
Last time.
[sighs]
[phone chimes]
[laughing]
[revs engine]
How'd it go
at the cultural center?
Very well.
I told the board members you
volunteered to do cultural tours
of the estate when
I'm not available.
You didn't.
[chuckles]:
Of course not.
You think I'd do
that to our guests?
[chuckles]
That for Magnum?
[clears throat]
Um...
You're helping him,
aren't you?
Absolutely not.
Would it be so bad if you were?
[school bell rings]
[shuts off engine]
You're smiling again.
I'm just...
I'm happy you called.
I should have done this
over the phone.
No, I'm serious.
Whatever it is,
it's probably important
for you to leave your post.
A post is a place
at which a soldier is stationed.
I, on the other hand,
am the majordomo
of one of the largest estates
on the island.
Yet you're here,
with information
that might help me with my case.
Which is what
I'm thankful for.
And which is why
I'm smiling.
But, you know,
if it makes you feel any better,
I could-- I don't know--
listen and frown.
Oh, why, thank you
for your appreciation.
You can keep the frown.
So what do you got?
Okay, so after you left,
it occurred to me
that Tara would most likely
have gone to a plastic surgeon
with questionable
morals.Agreed.
Cross-referencing
plastic surgeons
with legal, financial
and ethical problems, I think
I came up with someone who
could've done the procedures.
Problem is,
he passed away last year.
Okay, so, basically,
you have nothing.
It turns out the FBI
froze his files.
Yeah.
Maybe somewhere
in those files
is Tara's real identity.
Yeah, sure, I could do that.
You know,
wait a few weeks for the FBI
to release documents
to a civilian.
And maybe, just maybe,
if I'm really lucky,
there might be some lead
inside there worth pursuing.
Or I could just go inside
this building
right here,
where she volunteered.
Because outside of her fiancé,
the people inside there
are probably the ones
who know her the best.
Fine.
I've never seen
this woman before.
Are you sure? She told her
fiancé she volunteers here
three times a week.
I'm sorry.
She doesn't.
Thank you.Thanks.
Shall we call
the FBI now?
Yeah, Tara not only lied
about her past life,
she's lied
about her current one, too.
So, I have an appointment with
an FBI field officer tomorrow.
You're welcome.
It's customary to say
"thank you" first.
You're not one to
stand on ceremony,
so better safe
than sorry.
Can I ask you a question?
By all means.
What are you doing here?
I mean, really.
What are you doing?
Pity, Magnum. Watching
you fumbling around
in Mr. Masters' office,
I couldn't help but feel
for the poor man
who hired you.
You just can't do it,
can you?Do what?
Just be a normal human being
and say,
"Hey, Magnum, I wanted to help."
Oh. Whoa.
KIDS: Whoa![kids laughing]
Used to play soccer?
From kindergarten to Cambridge.
But it's called "football,"
if you don't mind me saying.
I mind, actually.
Daft retort.
I-I think that was
an insult, right?
Very much so, yeah.
Okay, well, good to know.
I'll see you around.
Wait, Magnum, I need a ride.
Didn't you take an Uber here?
Okay, an automobile
depreciates with every mile
and consumes an exorbitant
amount of costly fuel.
Plus, I, unlike some people,
don't take advantage
of Mr. Masters'
goodwill constantly.
Right. Okay, so I'll drop you
at Robin's Nest, but I have
to make a stop first.
[clacking]When you asked to make a stop,
I didn't think that stop
would involve
committing a felony.
Oh, come on.
Don't act like
you've never done this before.
Oh, I have.
For you.
And I got shot for the trouble,
if you remember.
Down and twist.
I know what I'm
doing. Just...
let me concentrate.
[lock clicks]
What are you
looking for?
The spot.
The spot?
Yeah. Everybody's got one.
Place where they hide stuff,
you know?
Personal stuff.
Important stuff.
Tara's got
to have one.I don't have a spot.
Come on. You're telling me
you don't have
a go bag stashed
somewhere?
You think Tara's spot
is in her refrigerator?
No.
Just hungry.
Tara's got
a central vacuum system.
Oh, your powers of observation
are quite remarkable.
No, it's not that.
Why have one of these...
...if she's got central vac?
Admit it.
Pretty good
private investigator.
You have had your moments.
They're all birthday cards
to a girl named Harper.
Got the...
eighth, ninth, tenth,
unsealed, still
in the envelope,
no address, unsent.
HIGGINS:
"So great with your friends
and so fearless
on the playground."
"The way you show
respect to your teachers
says a lot about you."
These are very
detailed observations.
Teachers, playground...
Tara was definitely
keeping an eye on this girl.
That's why she came here
every day.
It's the perfect vantage point
to watch a kid at recess.
Uh, Magnum,
you're not thinking
of impersonating a
police officer, are you?
Relax. It's not real.
You do know what
"impersonating" means, right?
[school bell rings]
Harper, this is
Detective Thomas Magnum
and Dr. Higgins.Hi.
They need to ask you
a few questions.
Is that okay?
But before we get into that,
can I just say
that I love your top.
Thanks.
My grandma gave it to me.
Oh, she's got great taste.
MAGNUM: So, Harper,
I have a question,
and it's a pretty easy one.
I've got some photographs
I want you to look at.
They're
computer-generated, okay?
Do you know who this is?
It kind of looks like... my mom.
MAGNUM:
Giving a client bad news
is never easy.
Unfortunately, it's something
I have to do a lot.
I had Neil meet me at Rick's
because, well, let's face it,
if your fiancée lied to you
about pretty much everything,
you'd probably want
a drink after.
Her real name's Emily?
Emily Layton.
She's got a kid?
Yeah, a girl named Harper.
Apparently, the father was never
really involved in her life.
From what I can gather from
the school administrator,
Emily was a great mom,
but after the incident
at the jewelry store,
she just... disappeared.
Grandmother's been watching
Harper ever since.
I know this is tough.
Just... uh, try to keep
an open mind.
Open mind?
You just told me the woman
I love might be a murderer.
We don't know that, though.
Someone who would go
to such extreme lengths
to see her daughter
doesn't strike me as
the same kind of person
who would shoot
someone in cold blood.
Th-there's... there's
more to this case,
and I-I will find the truth.
No, I, um, just...
I don't want to know
any more, so, uh...
[sniffs]
Thank you...
for everything.
What are you gonna do now?
I don't know.
I mean, I still love her,
but even if
she didn't kill that guy,
she still deceived me about...
everything else, so...
I'm not sure
I can get past that.
MAGNUM:
Yeah, I've seen
that look before.
The gut-wrenching pain
of a truth
that changes your life forever.
That's the look I've seen
in the mirror.
Thomas, your buddy
Benny from HPD
dropped that off
for you.
Is that the
jewelry store case?
Yep. Entire case file.
Not that it matters anymore,
'cause according to my client,
I did my job.
It wasn't your fault, you know.
I know.
I'm talking about Hannah,
not your client.
[chuckles] You, uh...
You know, I started here
as a bartender.
I read a lot of faces;
I heard a lot of stories.
And let me
tell you something.
I know you.
And I know that look.
I have a look?
Yeah.
A man who feels betrayed
by the woman he's gonna marry.
Sound familiar?
You got the look of a guy
who identifies with your client.
But here's what's different:
Hannah didn't just betray you.
She hurt all of us.
[sighs]
And I'm gonna keep telling
you this until you believe it.
TC and I,
we never blamed you for it.
Thanks.
What's this?
Nice.
Should cover your tab.
What are you doing?
I need that.
So do I.
You're three months behind.
Tell you what, though,
I'll buy you a beer.
That way, you don't feel like
all this work was for nothing.
[sighs]
♪
Here you go.
What is it?
The sole witness who saw
Tara fleeing the scene
said she went into
another alleyway,
then reported a
car driving off.
So she drove off
in a car, so what?
So, Tara-- Emily--
she doesn't drive.
She doesn't even know how.
I think there was another person
involved in this crime.
Sh-She had a partner. [knocking on door]
Hello, Harper.
Dr. Higgins?
That's right,
and Detective Magnum.
Is your grandmother here?
Nana.
You're going to sweep
the chimney for this.
Uh, can I help you?
Hi. Yeah,
I was wondering
if we can talk to
you for a minute.
It's about Emily.
KITTY:
I want to see her.
Harper will want to see her.
I understand, but she made
the decision to disappear.
Not just for her safety,
but for the two of you.
She couldn't kill anybody.
I believe you.
Which is why I want to find out
who was with her at
the jewelry store that night.
Do you have any idea
who that could be?
Before she left, she...
she had this boyfriend
who had her
completely spun around.
I never met him, but I could
tell Emily was afraid of him.
Three years ago,
she came to me,
wanted to borrow money.
She finally admitted
it was for him.
I refused, and...
[crying]: that was
the last time we spoke.
Can you tell us anything
about this boyfriend?
I couldn't even tell you
his name.
He never came to the house.
Did Emily leave, um,
a cell phone behind
or anything that might help
identify him?
I never came across one.
But her room is just
as she left it.
You're welcome
to go look around.
♪
Where did Emily get this?
Her boyfriend.
He gave it to her after one
of their fights.
I heard Emily accuse him of
stealing it from his work.
What is it?
Stay here, okay?
Don't leave.
Magnum, what's going on?
[horns honking]
MAGNUM: Okay, I'm gonna take
a fairly educated guess here
and say that Val
from the jewelry store
was Tara's mystery boyfriend,
and that the two of them
pulled the robbery together.
But if I'm right,
that also means I've got
a pretty big problem,
because I inadvertently told
Tara's accomplice that the one
person who could implicate him
is laying in a hospital bed
like a sitting duck.
[phone keypad beeping]
[phone rings]
Katsumoto.MAGNUM [on phone]:
Hey, it's Thomas Magnum.
Whatever you do, just don't
hang up. It's important.
Where are you?
I'm on my way to the hospital.
She's up.
What do you mean, "up"?
Tara, she's out of her coma.
I'm going over to let her
and her fiancé know
we found the driver
that hit them.
[horns honking in distance]
Magnum.
Uh, yeah, listen,
get to her room
and stay there, okay?
Do not leave.
What's going on?
I think Tara might be in danger.
I'll explain when I get there.[horn honking]
Thomas, you can't just sit in
traffic like everybody else?
Save it for the air.
Got to get to the hospital now.
♪
Katsumoto.
All right, you want to tell me
exactly what's going on?
And what are you doing snooping
around an unsolved homicide?
Where's Tara?She's gone.
Unidentified male,
early 30s, came in,
dropped him,
and took her at gunpoint.
Happened right before
I got here.
Any idea where
he's taking her?
[knocking on door]
[gasping]Get in, get in.
Hurry up.
VAL:
Get in there.
Mom.
Emily.
I'm so sorry.
Oh, no. No, it's okay.
Okay, that's enough.
That's enough.
I want the stuff. Where is it?Val, please.
KITTY [in other room]:
Emily, who is this?
VAL: I'm the guy that
she stabbed in the back.
KITTY:
Just calm down.
VAL:
You said it was here.
Now show me.
KITTY: Show him?
Show him what?
Emily, what is
he talking about?
The jewelry that we stole!
Your daughter,
she hid it.
TARA:
Mom, I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
VAL:
She hid it, and
I want it back.
No games. Just give it
to me, and I'll be gone.
Harper, come here, sweetie.
Okay. I don't want you to worry,
but I want you to do me a favor.
Do you know the people
who live next door?
Yes.Okay, I want you to go to them
and tell them that someone is
in the house and to
call the police, okay?
Where is it?
Show it to me now!
It's under there, third step.
Third step?
[panting]
[taps stairs]
[phone beeps]
[line ringing]MAGNUM: Yeah.
Magnum, it's me.
All right, keep this line open.
I know where they are.
Okay, um... get a hammer.
You, get a hammer.
Go get a hammer!
Please don't hurt her!
Is that what you think, huh?
What, that I'm a monster
that you need to hide from?
I left
because I was scared of you.
You forced me to do something
I didn't want to do,
and then you killed someone.
I told you that I panicked.
Casey wasn't even
supposed to be there.
What's going on here?
Who the...?
Who the hell are you?
I'm the nanny.
The nanny?
VAL: Where's the kid?HIGGINS: She's at swim class.
VAL: You're lying.HIGGINS:
I'm not. I swear to you.
KATSUMOTO:
We can be there in less than
ten minutes,
but if I call in the cavalry,
it's gonna spook him.
Looks like
it's gonna be you and me.
HIGGINS:
I need to go pick her up.
If I don't, she'll be scared.VAL: No!
Stay right there,
okay? Don't move.
Y-You stay there!
You don't move.
What is taking so long?!
Bring me the hammer!
[panting]
No, no, no, don't give it
to her. Give it to her.
You-you take the hammer.
Come on.
You, pry up the floor.
[engine revving,
tires squealing]
Oh, that's it right here.
Pry up the step. Let's go.
Let's go. This one.
One, two, three. Hurry up.
[hammer rattling]
Come on! Come on!
I'm trying.
[Val clears throat]
Is it there?
[Val panting]
[panting]:
Okay, okay.
Give it here.
Give it here.
Back away. Back away.
TARA:
It's all there,
every piece.
I was hoping
to return it someday.
Figured you'd get tired
of pretending to be
a loyal employee
and move on.
But you got away with
murder, and that job
made you an unlikely
suspect, didn't it?
[sniffles, pants]
HIGGINS:
You got what
you wanted.
Now why don't you just go?
[panting]
You're coming with me.
No! No!
Please... Val.Get... Come here.
You're coming
with me.
[crying]
KATSUMOTO:
HPD! Drop your weapon!
Back off!It's over. Let her go!
Listen, please, okay?HPD! Open the door!
You don't need to take her.You shut up.
HPD! Open up.Just go out the back.
Calm down, okay? All right?
Look, don't do this.
You do not need to do this.
Okay, she has a daughter.
Okay? Calm down.
[shrieks]Come on.
Go! Go! Go! Go!
Mom!
HIGGINS:
Kitty, hurry.
Go.
[gasping]
[grunting]
[grunts]
Where's Magnum?
Oh, my.
[grunts]
[tires screech, horn honks]
[Magnum grunts]
[grunting]
[grunts]
[groaning]
[panting]
[phone beeps]
[phone ringing]
[phone beeps]Magnum?
[Magnum pants loudly]
Magnum?
Yeah.
[pants heavily]
I got him.
[groans, sighs]
Watch your head.
[quiet, indistinct chatter]
Gonna see your mom. Okay?
[indistinct radio chatter]
[laughing]
♪
MAGNUM:
What's gonna happen to her?
Once she's cleared
medically, I'm gonna
have to bring her in
and charge her.
But given everything--
including the fact
that Tara's participation
in the robbery was coerced--
prosecuting attorney might
be agreeable to a deal.
KATSUMOTO:
I guess when you love
someone that much,
you can forgive them
for betraying you.
Yeah? Not everyone can.
You know,
Tanaka was right about you.
How's that?
He said you could be
a pain in the ass,
but good at your job.
Think that was a compliment?
We'll see.
♪
Come on.
Admit it.
You miss the action.
Nah. This is the bit
I miss-- the reward.
♪
Ah. Come to Papa...
Where's the rest?
You said 60%, right?
This barely covers half
of what you owe me.
Case wrapped up
pretty quick.
How quick?
Day.
A day?!
You closed this case in a day?!
I can't help it if I'm good.
Good? You're a moron, Magnum!
I told you
to slow-walk this thing.
Snail the investigation,
milk it.
That's how you pad the bill.
I don't like
taking advantage of people.
Then don't be
a private dick, then!
No wonder why you need to
mooch off of this Masters guy.
I do not mooch, okay?
Is any of this stuff yours?
No.
Then you're a moocher!
Look, look, I'm sorry, okay?
I'll make it up to you
next time. I promise.
If there's a next time.
See you at poker.
Bring cash!
[classical music playing]
[golf ball thuds on roof,
dog growls softly]
[thud]
[sighs][ball rolling]
[sighs]
Higgins, I-I'm sorry.
I... I'm trying.
I just can't get
rid of this slice.
If you would.
Thank you.
You keep slicing
because you're looking up
to see where the ball is going.
Mm. That's it, huh?
That's your little
pearl of wisdom?
Mm-hmm. Keep your head down
on the follow-through.
Like so.
Huh. I didn't know you played.
Royal Worlington & Newmarket
Golf Club junior champion
two years in a row.
Who knew?
Apparently not you.
No.
Good day.
Head down
on the follow-through.
Head down
on the follow-through.
Down on the follow-through.
[glass shattering]
HIGGINS:
Magnum!
Sorry!
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