Magnum P.I. (2018): Season 1, Episode 6 - Death Is Only Temporary - full transcript
An aging tycoon asks Magnum to find his lost love, who supposedly died 30 years ago; Rick and TC help an injured vet adjust to civilian life.
It seems the White Knight
is not so elusive after all.
MAGNUM:
Wait, I...
I know that voice.
It'd-it'd be a lot easier
if you took this bag
off my head. I mean...
Viktor. [chuckles]
I knew it was you.
I bet you feel
really proud of yourself
right now, right? I mean,
you tracked me down.
You captured me.
But did you ever stop to think
that maybe...
maybe I let you capture me
because I've been looking
for you?
Yes, I did.
[footsteps approach]
[chuckles]
I knew your friends
were posing as mercenaries
from the moment I hired them
to kidnap you.
On that note,
did you guys really have
to be that rough?
We had to make it look
like a real kidnapping.VIKTOR: Hey, hey.
That's enough.You guys threw me in that trunk,
like, really hard.
Yeah, but we were in character.
You-you got to get
in a kidnapper's head,
like, what would
a kidnapper do?
And you got to do that.
I think you guys
oversold it, you know?
You could've given me
a power bar, a banana.
I was in that trunk for an hour.20 minutes.
What are you talking about?
20 minutes? That's insane.VIKTOR: I said
that's enough!You are such a baby.
VIKTOR:
I want the launch codes.
[speaks Russian]
Other side, Drago.
[grunting]
You can put your hands down now.
That was, uh... impressive.
[clears throat]
HIGGINS:
Oh, please.
Four precision shots
in under a second?
[laughs]
I'm sorry, but that's...
absolute rubbish.
Sure, if the firearm
was an automatic, then yes,
maybe four shots
wouldn't be out of the question.
But the White Knight
was using a semiautomatic,
which, as any good marksperson
will tell you, is just...
It's just not, um...[Kumu clears throat]
Forgive me.
I'm a stickler
for authenticity.
Shall I continue?
I think we've heard enough.
KUMU:
Perhaps Ms. Higgins
could share something
about Mr. Masters
and this lovely estate?
[quietly]: Yeah.Certainly. Uh, let's see.
Well, after his time
as a war journalist,
Robin Masters stayed here on
the grounds in the guesthouse,
which is where he wrote
his first White Knight novel,
White Knight: Queen's Gambit.
And he loved
being here so much
that once
the White Knight franchise
became a runaway global success,
he decided to purchase
the entire property
and christened it Robin's Nest.
Who lives in the guesthouse now?
No one of any significance.
Well, I think we would all love
to see where Mr. Masters
created the White Knight.
Would it be possible
to tour the guesthouse?BOY: That would be
so cool.Uh, it's... it's quite early,
so the current tenant
is most likely asleep.
So, yes.
[kids exclaim]Yes, that's a wonderful idea.
BOY:
Awesome.[kids chattering]
Aloha.
BOY:
Aloha.
So cool you live here.
No, uh, sorry, everyone.
This isn't actually the tenant.
This is one of his, um,
many, many, many friends.MAGNUM:
Higgins.
Is that you? Oh!
Another tour group,
huh? What's up, kids?
I was just making
some of Thomas Magnum's
famous chocolate chip pancakes.
What do you think?
You like pancakes?
KIDS:
Yeah!
Well, come on in. Yeah. Ooh!
[chuckles]
Pancakes.
GIRL: Mr. Magnum,
are you a writer, too?
Uh, no, I'm a actually
a private investigator.
Does anyone know what a
private investigator does?
Hella cool things.
That's right.
Hella cool things.
Does anybody know
what else they do?
Save people who are in trouble.
Save people
who are in trouble.
Private investigators
do hella cool things
and save people
who are in trouble.
That's what I did in the Navy,
and it's what I do
right here in Hawaii.
You know, some people
would say that I'm a hero,
but I just like
to think of myself
as someone who serves.
And right now I'm serving
pancakes with chocolate chips.
Who wants one?[kids exclaiming]
♪
♪ My breakfast dog
♪ It goes around again
[microwave beeps]♪ And you're never gonna ke...
Yes!
You know, just because you mash
the word "breakfast"
into "hot dog,"
it doesn't make it okay to eat
one this early in the morning.
Gonna need sustenance
to crush those waves, homie.
Yeah because you definitely need
a healthy dose of dextrose,
Oh.sodium lactate,
Mmm.and hydrolyzed beef stock.
Talk dirty to me, Daddy.
Come on, man, hurry up.All right.
I do not want to get
stuck in traffic.
Oh!
Gonna need some of these
breakfast cakes, too.
Dude.What? I got to carb up.
Hydrate.All right. Thank you.
Yo, give me one of those.
[engine starts]
[engine stops]
What's up, man?Nice ink.
Yeah, I got a nice tramp stamp
to go with it.
Buy me another beer,
I'll give you a peek.
[both laugh]
Were you in the sandbox?
I got military ink, and I'm
in a chair. What do you think?
Look, no disrespect.
We both served in Jalalabad.
Shammy.
TC. This is Rick.
Yeah, listen, uh,
we're headed to the west side,
but we're gonna
wait out traffic.
You mind if we hang here
with you for a bit?
You buying the next round,
you can hang all you want.
Well, I'm driving, but
I'd be happy to pay.
Oh, oh, you're buying?
That's awesome.
I'll take a breakfast beer.
You know what?
Get two beers. You want a beer?
Yeah.Make it three.
[chuckles]
[laughs] Bollocks.
I mean, there is no chance
Magnum did anything close
to that.
[car alarm blaring]
Higgins. Higgins!
Hey, it won't shut off.
That much is obvious.
MAGNUM:
Did you install
a keypad alarm system
into the Ferrari?[alarm stops]
Seemed prudent.
It is, after all,
a $350,000 car.
So you're telling me
I have to punch in a code
every time I want
to start the engine?
Only if you find driving around
with the alarm blaring
and the headlights flashing
a nuisance.
You know what I find
to be a nuisance?
Me?Yes.
This is obviously a security
upgrade. Security is my thing.
I don't know why I have
to keep telling you that.Are you done?
Yes, but only because I'm late
for an appointment.
What is... what is the code?
It's, uh, Mr. Masters' birthday.
I figured that way you'd
find it easy to remember.
Thank you. That is...
that's very thoughtful.
It's August 4.
Right, August 4. I knew that.[clears throat]
August is the eighth month,
Magnum.
I know.
MAGNUM:
Normally I'd be happy to stay
and have it out with Higgins, but I had to meet a new client.
Henry Barr,
former sugar tycoon.
Very rich and very old.
Apparently he hasn't left
his estate in years.
Not sure why a wealthy mogul
like Barr would want to hire
a private investigator,
but I got to admit,
I was pretty intrigued.
Mr. Magnum. I'm Reginald.
Please, come in.
You should know,
Mr. Barr hasn't been well
these past few years.
I'm sorry to hear that.
What's wrong,
if you don't mind me asking?
His memory has started to go.
He sometimes
gets confused.
But today
seems to be a good day.
Thomas Magnum to see you, sir.
He's the private
investigator you hired.
Oh. Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes.
Nice auto.
You have good taste, young man.
The guy I'm borrowing
it from has good taste.
[chuckles]So what brings me
out here today?
Elizabeth Cole.
My first love.
[chuckles]
She was something else.
Challenged me
like no woman had before.
She was smart.
Fearless.
She was all heart.
How long were you guys together?On and off
for a few years until I...
I ended it.
At the time I wasn't certain
if she was the one.
But I can't say I regret
breaking up with her,
because soon after,
met my late wife, Vera.
Yeah.
But I often wonder...
what if we had stayed together?
I-I'd like for you
to find Elizabeth,
if at all possible.
I can certainly try.
Do you have anything else
I can go off of?
Uh...
I recently received this e-mail
from her.
Well, why not just reply
and ask her to meet you?
Because I can't be certain
it's her.
And why's that?
Because Elizabeth Cole
has been dead for 30 years.
Elizabeth vanished in 1987,
never to resurface,
and sadly was declared dead.
Now there's this e-mail.
"Hello, Henry.
I know it's been many years,
"but I've hit hard times,
"and I'm in need
of financial assistance.
"Given our past, I'm
sure you want to help.
Looking forward
to hearing from you."
I want so desperately
to believe it's her,
but my attorney wanted me
to hire a private investigator.
He thinks it may be a scam.
I'm sorry to say,
but I think he might be right.
I feel like this
could be a play for money.
Or Elizabeth
could still be alive.
I would be so thrilled
to see her again.
And I'd happily give her
whatever money she needs.
Look, would you do me a favor?
Just don't respond to that
e-mail until we know more.
Promise you, I'm
gonna look into this.
Thank you.
Thank you.
TC:
So, how's it been
since you got home?
Couldn't be better.
I won the lotto and
married a supermodel.
You?
[laughs]Same. Same.
[chuckles]
Yeah, what was your
M.O.S. in Iraq?
What is this,
20 questions?
No, no, man. I-I...
Just, I was a door gunner.
TC was a chopper pilot.Yeah? Venoms?
Super Hueys.
UH-1 Yankees.
Nice.
I always wanted
to be a mechanic.
But they didn't have any
slots when I enlisted,
so I became a driver.
I deployed with a medium
truck platoon from the 153rd.
Yeah, we drove
on Route Irish.
It's a rough road.
But I could clock IEDs
from a hundred meters out.
Everybody wanted
to ride with me.
I kept all my boys safe.
It was good
having a job,
an identity.
The ability to walk.
You have family
here on the island?
Ex-wife.
She left me, after ten years.
But I don't blame her.
So what do you guys do now?
I have a helicopter
tour business.
Rick runs a beach club.
I guess some of us transition
better than others.
It wasn't all roses.
We had some help.
You ever hear
of Robin Masters?
That hotshot
writer guy?
He's a friend.
He helped TC get his chopper,
and he got me the job running
the King Kamehameha Club.
TC:
He knew we needed
to keep busy.
Have a sense of purpose,
you know what I mean?
Yeah.
Yeah, so hey, what are you doing
the rest of the day?
You're looking at it.
Well, uh, we were
about to do some surfing
up at Maili Point.
You want to tag along?
Yeah, and after that,
we can all hike
up to the top
of Diamond Head.
[chuckles]Maybe you guys
didn't notice,
but my legs--
they don't work so well.
Actually,
there's a big community
of disabled vets that surf.
A lot
of those guys--
they find peace
out in the ocean.
Why climb the mountain?
Hello? Because it's there.
Behold!
I have conquered Ka'au Crater![door opens, closes]
Tell me our head of security
didn't just steal my laptop.
I'm in no mood for irony.
I'm on a case, Higgins.
Plus, you told me
to borrow it.I did no such thing.
Sure you did. You said, "Don't
use the house computer anymore."
So your takeaway from that
was to steal my laptop?
Borrow. And yes.
Higgins, this isAh...
for a big case, all right?
My only lead is an e-mail,
and I'm having trouble
tracing down the IP address.
Look, if you help me,
I will buy my own computer
and never use yours again.
[clears throat]
Who's the girl?
Elizabeth Cole.
She's the former girlfriend
of Henry Barr.
He's a sugar tycoon.
Says here she
disappeared in 1987.Yeah.
Yet this e-mail is from her.
Someone who claims to be her.
You ask me,
it's a play for money.
So whoever sent this e-mail
is merely trying to scam
a rich man at the
end of his life.
That's repugnant.
Yeah. Yeah, it's worse,
considering Barr's
in the early stages
of dementia.
So, um...
I assume the police investigated
Ms. Cole's disappearance?
Yeah, but the only real lead
was that she racked up
a bunch of debt
before she went missing.
You think there's any
chance she's still alive?
No, I doubt it.
They found her car abandoned
ten miles from her house.
Hmm.
I got something.
It looks like the e-mail was
sent from a public computer
at the Hawaii State Library.
What branch?King Street.
Incidentally, Mr. Masters is
a generous benefactor there.
They even named
a wing after him.
Really?Mm-hmm.
I might have
one more favor to ask.
[typing]
Thank you again.
I realize this is, um,
highly unusual.
Oh. Anything
for Robin Masters.
And not just because he's
our most generous benefactor.
I'm actually
a huge White Knight fan.
I... Me too.
I love the White Knight.
Uh, what a hero.
Right?Have you read
the latest one,
White Knight's Secret State?
Uh, uh, no spoilers.
I haven't finished it yet.
Okay.
I'll leave you to it.
Take all the time that you need.
Thank you.
Right.
So, the e-mail was sent at 3:31,
which means the mystery e-mailer
should be appearing any second.
There. Red hair.
Same height.
For a dead woman...
Elizabeth Cole
looks bloody good.
I can't believe it.
The hair.
The sweatshirt.
That's her alma mater.
It could be her.
Could also be someone else.
I'd caution against being
too optimistic at this point.
You're right.
What happens now?
I think we should
respond to the e-mail.
See if we can draw out
some more information.
May-may I?
Yes. Please.
Uh, how's-
how's this?
"Dear Lizzie,
"is it really you?
"It's hard to believe
after all these years.
"Can you send me
something
"so I know it's true?
Henry."
Okay.
We'll see what happens.
Oh, in the meantime,
I was wondering--
before Elizabeth disappeared,
she racked up a bunch of debt--
do you have any idea
what that might be about?
Debt?
Lizzie?
No, no, no, no.
She was always responsible
when it comes to money.
Nah, that doesn't seem like her.
I know this is hard,
and it was such a long time ago,
but if you could help us
understand why she had
financial trouble, we
might gain some insight
as to why she disappeared
in the first place.
I don't know.
I don't know, damn...
I don't know, damn it!
I don't know.
It's okay.
Um, mood swings are common.
Henry...[panting]
[whispers]:
I don't know.
Henry, can you
look at me?
Good.
That's good.
Let's have a drink,
shall we?
There you are.
Just have a little sip.
[panting]
I'm sorry, but...
have we met?
Yes, yes.
My name is Juliet Higgins.
I'm an associate
of Mr. Magnum's.
He's the private
investigator
that you hired
to find Elizabeth Cole.
Elizabeth?Mm.
Yes. Yes, Elizabeth.
Yes.
Yes.
Feels good.
So, what do you
say, Shammy?
Want to get out
there with us?
Come on,
look at it.
It's perfect!
I guess I'll
float around for a bit.
[laughing]
♪ Not my head
so dumb with love ♪
♪ There's something else
I'm dreaming of ♪
♪ Keep me here
♪ Unaware
♪ Coming back
♪ Coming back
♪
Hey, oh!
♪ You come out
and say the word ♪
♪ Quick how all
the tables turned ♪
♪ Hate that there's
a space to fill ♪
♪ Always have
and always will... ♪
Ah...
my wife.
Vera. So nurturing.
We never had children
of our own, unfortunately.
But she treated each
one of my employees
as if they were family.
When Elizabeth and I broke up,
I suffered a minor stroke.
I was barely
in my 50s.
Vera...
well, she was
my physical therapist.
Helped me recover.
She was also Reginald's sister.
My house manager.
But not as reserved.[chuckles]
[computer chimes]HENRY:
He's a good man.
The two of them got
me back on my feet.
I'm alive
because of them.
Only I never
regained use of my arm.
But Vera and I fell
for each other.
[laughs]We got a response.
Higgins, can you, uh...?Yeah, on it.
What's going on?
Elizabeth responded
to the e-mail, and Higg...
uh, sorry-- Juliet is trying
to see where it
was sent from.
They're using
a VPN this time.
It's a virtual private network
to hide their location.
They're not taking any chances.
What-what did she write?
Nothing. Um,
there's no text.
It's just an image.
MAGNUM:
Does this mean anything
to you, Mr. Barr?
No. I've never seen it.
How does this photo
prove it's Elizabeth?
MAGNUM:
I don't know, but it's okay.
We'll figure it out.
[ringtone plays]
Aloha, Thomas.
Hey, Kumu, I just
texted you a picture.
You know every square inch
of this rock.
Do you have any idea
where that might be?
Hmm. The carved logo
on the wooden sign by the road?
Yeah, the, uh,
stream between two mountains.
Yeah. That's the old insignia
for Waimano Park.
Used to be an old back road
on the far east side
of the park used by campers,
but the state
shut it down years ago.
It's mostly overgrown now.
Hmm. Thanks, Kumu.
You are
amazing. Uh...[car alarm blares]
Thomas, are you stealing
a car?
Uh, yeah, the Ferrari's
just not doing it
for me anymore.
Thanks again, Kumu.[alarm stops]
You're welcome.
[engine revs]Mr. Masters' birthday
is August...August
fourth. I know.
Hey, I'm gonna go
check out the park.
You want me to drop you
off at Robin's Nest first?
Oh, that's not necessary.
I'll just... come with you.
♪
Definitely looks like
the road in the photo.
What do you think?
That we should have stopped
for bug spray.
You really, uh...
really good back
there with Barr.
Higgins?
Sorry. I was just poleaxed
by the compliment.
I'm just saying, you...
you knew exactly what to do.
Yes, well...
I have had some experience.
Thank you
for not pushing.
Sure.
It was my mother.
I'm sorry.
I had no idea.
There's a lot you don't know
about me, Thomas.
MAGNUM:
I was curious why Higgins was
staying involved in the case.
Now I had my answer.
[birds singing]
Look.
I see it.
Shovel marks.
This was freshly dug up.
About six by three.
Someone could definitely have
been buried here.
Or something.
MAGNUM:
There's blood.
Or someone.
What the hell is this?
I asked myself
the very same question.
Then I thought,
"You know what? Dr. Cunha..."
Is very busy right now
and can't be bothered
with random bags of dirt.
Look, it's for a missing persons
cold case file, a woman.
She was supposed to
have died 30 years ago,
but that blood
looks pretty fresh.
And you think it's hers?
[sighs]
I don't know.
Could be hers, could
be somebody else's.
That's why I want you
to run some tests,
see if there's any
DNA matches on file.
Okay, or we could call HPD.
Uh, I will fill in Katsumoto
as soon as we know more.
Look, the guy who asked
me to look into this
is a lonely old man
in failing health,
so I want to stay on this
as long as I can... for him.
But you've obviously tampered
with a crime scene, Magnum.
Now you're trying
to involve me?
Do you see my dilemma?
I do, but whatever happens,
I'll keep you out of it.
Okay? Scout's honor.
And if you do this for me,
I'll get you dinner
for two at Hy's.
On me. And I know how
much you like Hy's.
Do I...?
No, you don't have to order
off the happy hour menu.
And no, this time, you
don't have to bring me.
[sighs] Oh, have a seat while
I run your dirt.
[laughs]
Thank you, Doctor.
[laughing]
Yes!
Orville!
Aah!
[laughs]
Might call you
"Rick" for that.
[laughs]
Ooh!
What's he doing?
TC.I see it. I see him.
[all gasping]
Let me go.
What are you
talking about?!
Just let me go, man!
Man, you trying
to kill yourself?
No, no, we're not gonna
let you do that, not today.
If that was your plan, we don't
want nothing to do with it.
Yeah, easy for you to walk away.
It's not easy.
It's never easy.
Yeah.You think we
don't struggle?
Every damn day's a battle.
The only difference is,
we refuse to give up.
There are guys
that came home
worse off,
but at least they came home.
RICK: Look, you don't want
any new friends, that's fine,
but we're not looking to bury
someone else we know, all right?
I was scheduled to go on leave
the day I got hit.
I had asked for
back-to-back convoys so I could
catch an early rotator out.
[voice breaking]: I wanted to
get home and surprise the wife.
And I was tired.
I was too tired.
[crying]
That's why I didn't clock it.
It was an IED
hidden in roadkill.
It's the easiest
kind to spot,
and I missed it.
This is Reed,
that was Tellez and McCray.
They were my friends,
my brothers, and I...
It's my fault they're gone.
[sobbing]
Damn.
You know, we ended up in Hawaii
because of our friend Nuzo.
When we got back,
he had this great idea
that we all move to paradise.
I tried to go home
to Chicago first,
but it only lasted
a couple weeks.
I couldn't handle it.
It wasn't until
I got here.
It... it-it's not this paradise
or the perfect weather
or any of it.
Because home--
it's not a "where."
It's a "who."
TC:
He's right.
We get by with each other.
Look, you'll never
get past the pain.
Ever.
But you can learn
to live with it.
We'll help.
Look, long after
the fighting's over,
we always got
each other's back.
If you'll let us,
we'll get yours, too.
[sound of dogs barking]
Higgins, what's up?
I found out
why Elizabeth Cole was in debt
before she disappeared.
I'm listening.
I did a deep dive
on the collectors chasing her.
And it turns out she owed close
to $15,000 in medical bills.
$15,000? For what?
Weekly visits
to an obstetrician in San Diego,
followed by a one-night stay
in a maternity ward.
Okay, so she
got pregnant in Hawaii,
then went to California
to raise the kid?
No, just to deliver it.
After all the expenses
on her account,
there was one payment received
from
"All Hope Adoption Services."
She gave up the baby before
going back to the island?
It would appear so.
Ah. Okay. Thanks, Higgins.
You're welcome.
That was fast.
That's because
your dirt blood isn't human.
It's swine.
Swine.
MAGNUM:
Swine blood.
I guess I shouldn't be
too surprised.
There's wild boar
all over Waimano.
Someone must have been out
there hunting and killed one,
spilled blood
near the site of that hole.
So my next step was to call
a park ranger buddy of mine
and find out
who had been hunting
in the woods
over the past few days.
Lucky for me,
there was just one person.
[insects trilling]
[stairs creaking]
[knocking]
[door creaks open]
♪
"Elizabeth. No more letters,
no more messages.
"Do not try to contact me again
or tell anyone about the child.
"If you do, things will get
very bad for you, Lizzie.
Very bad."
[sighs]
Barr, you killed her.
You son of a bitch.
Don't move.
You move and the last thing
you're gonna feel
is this arrow
through your skull.
You picked the wrong place
to go trespassing, friend.
Look, I'm a
private investigator.
And I just want you to be aware,
people know I'm up here.
Do you think I'm stupid?
[scoffs] I don't think
you want me to answer that.
[grunts]
[exhales]
Man, that is a,
that is a massive pig.
What is it, 200 pounds?
It's 275.
Wow. So... [stammers]
What happened?
Wh-- H-Hold on.
Let me guess.
You shot it, it went
down pretty hard, right?
Kicked up some earth,
revealed something shiny.
You dug it up, [chuckles]
and you found the bones,
you found the letter
that pretty much told you
who they belonged to
and who put her there.
A rich old man.
Somebody you can blackmail.
Am I right?
Who the hell are you?
[truck door closes]
EARL:
Get over here.
Earl, what the hell is going on?
Okay, get over there,
you tie his hands up.
Yeah, this guy,
he knows everything.
I didn't,
but I think I do now.
EARL:
Come on, baby, go.
He had you dye
your hair, huh?
Send that e-mail
from the library?
Told you you guys get rich,
nobody would get hurt.
Look, if that's
all that happened,
cops will go easy on you,
but if I disappear...
Shut up!
Baby, you're gonna grab
his keys right now.
Get that car out of here.
And I'll deal with that
after I deal with him.
Come on.
MAGNUM:
One last request.
That's my buddy's car,
so if you can be super careful,
that'd be great.
Hey. Start walking now, man.
Move it.
Go on, Monica.
All right.Go.
MAGNUM: You know, you're going
about this the wrong way.
If you want money,
I can help.
Already got that covered.
Yeah, about that.
There's something
you don't know.
Henry Barr, the guy you're
trying to blackmail?
He's got dementia.
He doesn't even remember
killing his girlfriend
back in the day.
So if you want that money,
you're gonna need me
to help convince him.
Look, after what I
found out today,
I-I've got no
loyalty to Barr.
Okay, so you can kill me now,
go down for murder,
or you can help me
let you get paid
and give that old man
what he deserves.
[car alarm blaring]
♪
[footsteps approaching]
[siren chirps]
OFFICER:
Come on, this way.
OFFICER 2:
Let's go.
You got my message.
I didn't want
to believe it.
I know.
Look at the date engraved
on the bracelet.
HIGGINS:
April 7.
It's the date
she gave birth.
Judging from the letter,
Elizabeth tried
to contact Barr many times.
He told her to stay away.
I guess he thought
she wanted money,
or maybe she wanted
to guilt him
into marrying her.
What is it?
Henry told me that he lost
the use of his right arm
shortly after ending it
with Elizabeth.
Are you saying someone other
than Barr wrote this letter?
And I think I know who.
Your payment.
Here is your payment in full.
And thank you for all your help.
It's sad that there
are people in this world
who would prey on the elderly.
Certainly is.
Granted, it's not as bad
as murdering someone
and disposing of their body,
but, yeah, it's pretty bad.
Sorry?
I bet you felt pretty good
about your sister
marrying your boss.
I mean, benefited you,
too, right?
But when you found out
that Elizabeth
wanted to talk to Henry
about their child, you panicked.
You thought she was gonna
come back into his life,
and mess everything up.
So you wrote a letter
posing as Henry
and you told her to go away.
The thing is,
you probably came off
a little too aggressive
in the letter.
I'm guessing Elizabeth thought
that didn't sound like
the Henry she once knew,
so she came here
to confront him in person.
You wanted to keep
her away at all costs,
not only for Vera's sake,
but for yours.
And I'm guessing
you took it too far.
[Elizabeth screams]
MAGNUM:
Maybe it was an accident.
Maybe you didn't mean
to hurt her.
But what's done is done.
Now you have to deal with it.
You buried Elizabeth's body
deep in the woods,
and probably tried your best
to forget what happened.
Your sister marries Henry,
you got a great life.
But, unfortunately for you,
they found Elizabeth's body
and that fake letter.
It turns out that letter was in
her pocket the entire time.
Now, naturally they thought
Henry wrote that letter.
And that's why they tried
to blackmail him.
Oh, it's a terrific story,
but entirely unprovable.
I wouldn't say "entirely."
We got a sample
of your writing,
and it matches the writing
in the letter perfectly.
[sirens approaching]
He was family.
Loyal for so many years.
I'm sorry.
The only saving grace is that
Vera's not alive to see this.
Yeah.
Uh, the child...
that Elizabeth wanted
me to know about...
our child...
Mm-hmm.
Can you find her for me,
Mr. Magnum?
Actually,
Miss Higgins already has.
Her name is Sara.
And she now lives in Oregon.
Sara?
Do you think...
she'd want to-to meet me?
Mm-hmm.
So you think he'll show?
Eh, 50-50.
Tell you what,
let's make it interesting.
20 bucks says he shows.
I'll give you odds.
Two to one.
Five to one. Five to one.
20 to one odds,
but you got to take
it right now. Come on.
Take it, take it,
take it.
Nice blades.
I never toured the island
on a chopper before.
Eh, we'll talk
about that later.
I wanted to run something
by you first.
Oh, the old bait and switch.
What, you need help
moving a couch?
Actually, you know, that chair
would make a very good dolly.
Never mind him.
See, here's the deal:
Lately, I've been pretty swamped
around here,
and I've been thinking about
bringing someone on
to help out in the office...
...handle the maintenance
on this bird.
Cool.
Wait. Who, me?
[laughs]
I've fixed up cars and trucks,
not choppers.
It's a big learning curve,
but I'm not worried.
Seems like you've been able
to handle a lot worse.
So what do you say?
All right.
I'll help you out.
But only as a favor to you.
And it's only temporary.
Not sure how long
I could stand working
in a dump like this.
[laughs]
All right.
Yes. Yes.
Well, welcome
to the team, man.
Good to have you.
♪
Henry, this is
your daughter Sara.
[crying]
[sniffs]
Hi, Sara.
[crying]:
Hello.
♪
Captioning sponsored by
CBS
is not so elusive after all.
MAGNUM:
Wait, I...
I know that voice.
It'd-it'd be a lot easier
if you took this bag
off my head. I mean...
Viktor. [chuckles]
I knew it was you.
I bet you feel
really proud of yourself
right now, right? I mean,
you tracked me down.
You captured me.
But did you ever stop to think
that maybe...
maybe I let you capture me
because I've been looking
for you?
Yes, I did.
[footsteps approach]
[chuckles]
I knew your friends
were posing as mercenaries
from the moment I hired them
to kidnap you.
On that note,
did you guys really have
to be that rough?
We had to make it look
like a real kidnapping.VIKTOR: Hey, hey.
That's enough.You guys threw me in that trunk,
like, really hard.
Yeah, but we were in character.
You-you got to get
in a kidnapper's head,
like, what would
a kidnapper do?
And you got to do that.
I think you guys
oversold it, you know?
You could've given me
a power bar, a banana.
I was in that trunk for an hour.20 minutes.
What are you talking about?
20 minutes? That's insane.VIKTOR: I said
that's enough!You are such a baby.
VIKTOR:
I want the launch codes.
[speaks Russian]
Other side, Drago.
[grunting]
You can put your hands down now.
That was, uh... impressive.
[clears throat]
HIGGINS:
Oh, please.
Four precision shots
in under a second?
[laughs]
I'm sorry, but that's...
absolute rubbish.
Sure, if the firearm
was an automatic, then yes,
maybe four shots
wouldn't be out of the question.
But the White Knight
was using a semiautomatic,
which, as any good marksperson
will tell you, is just...
It's just not, um...[Kumu clears throat]
Forgive me.
I'm a stickler
for authenticity.
Shall I continue?
I think we've heard enough.
KUMU:
Perhaps Ms. Higgins
could share something
about Mr. Masters
and this lovely estate?
[quietly]: Yeah.Certainly. Uh, let's see.
Well, after his time
as a war journalist,
Robin Masters stayed here on
the grounds in the guesthouse,
which is where he wrote
his first White Knight novel,
White Knight: Queen's Gambit.
And he loved
being here so much
that once
the White Knight franchise
became a runaway global success,
he decided to purchase
the entire property
and christened it Robin's Nest.
Who lives in the guesthouse now?
No one of any significance.
Well, I think we would all love
to see where Mr. Masters
created the White Knight.
Would it be possible
to tour the guesthouse?BOY: That would be
so cool.Uh, it's... it's quite early,
so the current tenant
is most likely asleep.
So, yes.
[kids exclaim]Yes, that's a wonderful idea.
BOY:
Awesome.[kids chattering]
Aloha.
BOY:
Aloha.
So cool you live here.
No, uh, sorry, everyone.
This isn't actually the tenant.
This is one of his, um,
many, many, many friends.MAGNUM:
Higgins.
Is that you? Oh!
Another tour group,
huh? What's up, kids?
I was just making
some of Thomas Magnum's
famous chocolate chip pancakes.
What do you think?
You like pancakes?
KIDS:
Yeah!
Well, come on in. Yeah. Ooh!
[chuckles]
Pancakes.
GIRL: Mr. Magnum,
are you a writer, too?
Uh, no, I'm a actually
a private investigator.
Does anyone know what a
private investigator does?
Hella cool things.
That's right.
Hella cool things.
Does anybody know
what else they do?
Save people who are in trouble.
Save people
who are in trouble.
Private investigators
do hella cool things
and save people
who are in trouble.
That's what I did in the Navy,
and it's what I do
right here in Hawaii.
You know, some people
would say that I'm a hero,
but I just like
to think of myself
as someone who serves.
And right now I'm serving
pancakes with chocolate chips.
Who wants one?[kids exclaiming]
♪
♪ My breakfast dog
♪ It goes around again
[microwave beeps]♪ And you're never gonna ke...
Yes!
You know, just because you mash
the word "breakfast"
into "hot dog,"
it doesn't make it okay to eat
one this early in the morning.
Gonna need sustenance
to crush those waves, homie.
Yeah because you definitely need
a healthy dose of dextrose,
Oh.sodium lactate,
Mmm.and hydrolyzed beef stock.
Talk dirty to me, Daddy.
Come on, man, hurry up.All right.
I do not want to get
stuck in traffic.
Oh!
Gonna need some of these
breakfast cakes, too.
Dude.What? I got to carb up.
Hydrate.All right. Thank you.
Yo, give me one of those.
[engine starts]
[engine stops]
What's up, man?Nice ink.
Yeah, I got a nice tramp stamp
to go with it.
Buy me another beer,
I'll give you a peek.
[both laugh]
Were you in the sandbox?
I got military ink, and I'm
in a chair. What do you think?
Look, no disrespect.
We both served in Jalalabad.
Shammy.
TC. This is Rick.
Yeah, listen, uh,
we're headed to the west side,
but we're gonna
wait out traffic.
You mind if we hang here
with you for a bit?
You buying the next round,
you can hang all you want.
Well, I'm driving, but
I'd be happy to pay.
Oh, oh, you're buying?
That's awesome.
I'll take a breakfast beer.
You know what?
Get two beers. You want a beer?
Yeah.Make it three.
[chuckles]
[laughs] Bollocks.
I mean, there is no chance
Magnum did anything close
to that.
[car alarm blaring]
Higgins. Higgins!
Hey, it won't shut off.
That much is obvious.
MAGNUM:
Did you install
a keypad alarm system
into the Ferrari?[alarm stops]
Seemed prudent.
It is, after all,
a $350,000 car.
So you're telling me
I have to punch in a code
every time I want
to start the engine?
Only if you find driving around
with the alarm blaring
and the headlights flashing
a nuisance.
You know what I find
to be a nuisance?
Me?Yes.
This is obviously a security
upgrade. Security is my thing.
I don't know why I have
to keep telling you that.Are you done?
Yes, but only because I'm late
for an appointment.
What is... what is the code?
It's, uh, Mr. Masters' birthday.
I figured that way you'd
find it easy to remember.
Thank you. That is...
that's very thoughtful.
It's August 4.
Right, August 4. I knew that.[clears throat]
August is the eighth month,
Magnum.
I know.
MAGNUM:
Normally I'd be happy to stay
and have it out with Higgins, but I had to meet a new client.
Henry Barr,
former sugar tycoon.
Very rich and very old.
Apparently he hasn't left
his estate in years.
Not sure why a wealthy mogul
like Barr would want to hire
a private investigator,
but I got to admit,
I was pretty intrigued.
Mr. Magnum. I'm Reginald.
Please, come in.
You should know,
Mr. Barr hasn't been well
these past few years.
I'm sorry to hear that.
What's wrong,
if you don't mind me asking?
His memory has started to go.
He sometimes
gets confused.
But today
seems to be a good day.
Thomas Magnum to see you, sir.
He's the private
investigator you hired.
Oh. Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes.
Nice auto.
You have good taste, young man.
The guy I'm borrowing
it from has good taste.
[chuckles]So what brings me
out here today?
Elizabeth Cole.
My first love.
[chuckles]
She was something else.
Challenged me
like no woman had before.
She was smart.
Fearless.
She was all heart.
How long were you guys together?On and off
for a few years until I...
I ended it.
At the time I wasn't certain
if she was the one.
But I can't say I regret
breaking up with her,
because soon after,
met my late wife, Vera.
Yeah.
But I often wonder...
what if we had stayed together?
I-I'd like for you
to find Elizabeth,
if at all possible.
I can certainly try.
Do you have anything else
I can go off of?
Uh...
I recently received this e-mail
from her.
Well, why not just reply
and ask her to meet you?
Because I can't be certain
it's her.
And why's that?
Because Elizabeth Cole
has been dead for 30 years.
Elizabeth vanished in 1987,
never to resurface,
and sadly was declared dead.
Now there's this e-mail.
"Hello, Henry.
I know it's been many years,
"but I've hit hard times,
"and I'm in need
of financial assistance.
"Given our past, I'm
sure you want to help.
Looking forward
to hearing from you."
I want so desperately
to believe it's her,
but my attorney wanted me
to hire a private investigator.
He thinks it may be a scam.
I'm sorry to say,
but I think he might be right.
I feel like this
could be a play for money.
Or Elizabeth
could still be alive.
I would be so thrilled
to see her again.
And I'd happily give her
whatever money she needs.
Look, would you do me a favor?
Just don't respond to that
e-mail until we know more.
Promise you, I'm
gonna look into this.
Thank you.
Thank you.
TC:
So, how's it been
since you got home?
Couldn't be better.
I won the lotto and
married a supermodel.
You?
[laughs]Same. Same.
[chuckles]
Yeah, what was your
M.O.S. in Iraq?
What is this,
20 questions?
No, no, man. I-I...
Just, I was a door gunner.
TC was a chopper pilot.Yeah? Venoms?
Super Hueys.
UH-1 Yankees.
Nice.
I always wanted
to be a mechanic.
But they didn't have any
slots when I enlisted,
so I became a driver.
I deployed with a medium
truck platoon from the 153rd.
Yeah, we drove
on Route Irish.
It's a rough road.
But I could clock IEDs
from a hundred meters out.
Everybody wanted
to ride with me.
I kept all my boys safe.
It was good
having a job,
an identity.
The ability to walk.
You have family
here on the island?
Ex-wife.
She left me, after ten years.
But I don't blame her.
So what do you guys do now?
I have a helicopter
tour business.
Rick runs a beach club.
I guess some of us transition
better than others.
It wasn't all roses.
We had some help.
You ever hear
of Robin Masters?
That hotshot
writer guy?
He's a friend.
He helped TC get his chopper,
and he got me the job running
the King Kamehameha Club.
TC:
He knew we needed
to keep busy.
Have a sense of purpose,
you know what I mean?
Yeah.
Yeah, so hey, what are you doing
the rest of the day?
You're looking at it.
Well, uh, we were
about to do some surfing
up at Maili Point.
You want to tag along?
Yeah, and after that,
we can all hike
up to the top
of Diamond Head.
[chuckles]Maybe you guys
didn't notice,
but my legs--
they don't work so well.
Actually,
there's a big community
of disabled vets that surf.
A lot
of those guys--
they find peace
out in the ocean.
Why climb the mountain?
Hello? Because it's there.
Behold!
I have conquered Ka'au Crater![door opens, closes]
Tell me our head of security
didn't just steal my laptop.
I'm in no mood for irony.
I'm on a case, Higgins.
Plus, you told me
to borrow it.I did no such thing.
Sure you did. You said, "Don't
use the house computer anymore."
So your takeaway from that
was to steal my laptop?
Borrow. And yes.
Higgins, this isAh...
for a big case, all right?
My only lead is an e-mail,
and I'm having trouble
tracing down the IP address.
Look, if you help me,
I will buy my own computer
and never use yours again.
[clears throat]
Who's the girl?
Elizabeth Cole.
She's the former girlfriend
of Henry Barr.
He's a sugar tycoon.
Says here she
disappeared in 1987.Yeah.
Yet this e-mail is from her.
Someone who claims to be her.
You ask me,
it's a play for money.
So whoever sent this e-mail
is merely trying to scam
a rich man at the
end of his life.
That's repugnant.
Yeah. Yeah, it's worse,
considering Barr's
in the early stages
of dementia.
So, um...
I assume the police investigated
Ms. Cole's disappearance?
Yeah, but the only real lead
was that she racked up
a bunch of debt
before she went missing.
You think there's any
chance she's still alive?
No, I doubt it.
They found her car abandoned
ten miles from her house.
Hmm.
I got something.
It looks like the e-mail was
sent from a public computer
at the Hawaii State Library.
What branch?King Street.
Incidentally, Mr. Masters is
a generous benefactor there.
They even named
a wing after him.
Really?Mm-hmm.
I might have
one more favor to ask.
[typing]
Thank you again.
I realize this is, um,
highly unusual.
Oh. Anything
for Robin Masters.
And not just because he's
our most generous benefactor.
I'm actually
a huge White Knight fan.
I... Me too.
I love the White Knight.
Uh, what a hero.
Right?Have you read
the latest one,
White Knight's Secret State?
Uh, uh, no spoilers.
I haven't finished it yet.
Okay.
I'll leave you to it.
Take all the time that you need.
Thank you.
Right.
So, the e-mail was sent at 3:31,
which means the mystery e-mailer
should be appearing any second.
There. Red hair.
Same height.
For a dead woman...
Elizabeth Cole
looks bloody good.
I can't believe it.
The hair.
The sweatshirt.
That's her alma mater.
It could be her.
Could also be someone else.
I'd caution against being
too optimistic at this point.
You're right.
What happens now?
I think we should
respond to the e-mail.
See if we can draw out
some more information.
May-may I?
Yes. Please.
Uh, how's-
how's this?
"Dear Lizzie,
"is it really you?
"It's hard to believe
after all these years.
"Can you send me
something
"so I know it's true?
Henry."
Okay.
We'll see what happens.
Oh, in the meantime,
I was wondering--
before Elizabeth disappeared,
she racked up a bunch of debt--
do you have any idea
what that might be about?
Debt?
Lizzie?
No, no, no, no.
She was always responsible
when it comes to money.
Nah, that doesn't seem like her.
I know this is hard,
and it was such a long time ago,
but if you could help us
understand why she had
financial trouble, we
might gain some insight
as to why she disappeared
in the first place.
I don't know.
I don't know, damn...
I don't know, damn it!
I don't know.
It's okay.
Um, mood swings are common.
Henry...[panting]
[whispers]:
I don't know.
Henry, can you
look at me?
Good.
That's good.
Let's have a drink,
shall we?
There you are.
Just have a little sip.
[panting]
I'm sorry, but...
have we met?
Yes, yes.
My name is Juliet Higgins.
I'm an associate
of Mr. Magnum's.
He's the private
investigator
that you hired
to find Elizabeth Cole.
Elizabeth?Mm.
Yes. Yes, Elizabeth.
Yes.
Yes.
Feels good.
So, what do you
say, Shammy?
Want to get out
there with us?
Come on,
look at it.
It's perfect!
I guess I'll
float around for a bit.
[laughing]
♪ Not my head
so dumb with love ♪
♪ There's something else
I'm dreaming of ♪
♪ Keep me here
♪ Unaware
♪ Coming back
♪ Coming back
♪
Hey, oh!
♪ You come out
and say the word ♪
♪ Quick how all
the tables turned ♪
♪ Hate that there's
a space to fill ♪
♪ Always have
and always will... ♪
Ah...
my wife.
Vera. So nurturing.
We never had children
of our own, unfortunately.
But she treated each
one of my employees
as if they were family.
When Elizabeth and I broke up,
I suffered a minor stroke.
I was barely
in my 50s.
Vera...
well, she was
my physical therapist.
Helped me recover.
She was also Reginald's sister.
My house manager.
But not as reserved.[chuckles]
[computer chimes]HENRY:
He's a good man.
The two of them got
me back on my feet.
I'm alive
because of them.
Only I never
regained use of my arm.
But Vera and I fell
for each other.
[laughs]We got a response.
Higgins, can you, uh...?Yeah, on it.
What's going on?
Elizabeth responded
to the e-mail, and Higg...
uh, sorry-- Juliet is trying
to see where it
was sent from.
They're using
a VPN this time.
It's a virtual private network
to hide their location.
They're not taking any chances.
What-what did she write?
Nothing. Um,
there's no text.
It's just an image.
MAGNUM:
Does this mean anything
to you, Mr. Barr?
No. I've never seen it.
How does this photo
prove it's Elizabeth?
MAGNUM:
I don't know, but it's okay.
We'll figure it out.
[ringtone plays]
Aloha, Thomas.
Hey, Kumu, I just
texted you a picture.
You know every square inch
of this rock.
Do you have any idea
where that might be?
Hmm. The carved logo
on the wooden sign by the road?
Yeah, the, uh,
stream between two mountains.
Yeah. That's the old insignia
for Waimano Park.
Used to be an old back road
on the far east side
of the park used by campers,
but the state
shut it down years ago.
It's mostly overgrown now.
Hmm. Thanks, Kumu.
You are
amazing. Uh...[car alarm blares]
Thomas, are you stealing
a car?
Uh, yeah, the Ferrari's
just not doing it
for me anymore.
Thanks again, Kumu.[alarm stops]
You're welcome.
[engine revs]Mr. Masters' birthday
is August...August
fourth. I know.
Hey, I'm gonna go
check out the park.
You want me to drop you
off at Robin's Nest first?
Oh, that's not necessary.
I'll just... come with you.
♪
Definitely looks like
the road in the photo.
What do you think?
That we should have stopped
for bug spray.
You really, uh...
really good back
there with Barr.
Higgins?
Sorry. I was just poleaxed
by the compliment.
I'm just saying, you...
you knew exactly what to do.
Yes, well...
I have had some experience.
Thank you
for not pushing.
Sure.
It was my mother.
I'm sorry.
I had no idea.
There's a lot you don't know
about me, Thomas.
MAGNUM:
I was curious why Higgins was
staying involved in the case.
Now I had my answer.
[birds singing]
Look.
I see it.
Shovel marks.
This was freshly dug up.
About six by three.
Someone could definitely have
been buried here.
Or something.
MAGNUM:
There's blood.
Or someone.
What the hell is this?
I asked myself
the very same question.
Then I thought,
"You know what? Dr. Cunha..."
Is very busy right now
and can't be bothered
with random bags of dirt.
Look, it's for a missing persons
cold case file, a woman.
She was supposed to
have died 30 years ago,
but that blood
looks pretty fresh.
And you think it's hers?
[sighs]
I don't know.
Could be hers, could
be somebody else's.
That's why I want you
to run some tests,
see if there's any
DNA matches on file.
Okay, or we could call HPD.
Uh, I will fill in Katsumoto
as soon as we know more.
Look, the guy who asked
me to look into this
is a lonely old man
in failing health,
so I want to stay on this
as long as I can... for him.
But you've obviously tampered
with a crime scene, Magnum.
Now you're trying
to involve me?
Do you see my dilemma?
I do, but whatever happens,
I'll keep you out of it.
Okay? Scout's honor.
And if you do this for me,
I'll get you dinner
for two at Hy's.
On me. And I know how
much you like Hy's.
Do I...?
No, you don't have to order
off the happy hour menu.
And no, this time, you
don't have to bring me.
[sighs] Oh, have a seat while
I run your dirt.
[laughs]
Thank you, Doctor.
[laughing]
Yes!
Orville!
Aah!
[laughs]
Might call you
"Rick" for that.
[laughs]
Ooh!
What's he doing?
TC.I see it. I see him.
[all gasping]
Let me go.
What are you
talking about?!
Just let me go, man!
Man, you trying
to kill yourself?
No, no, we're not gonna
let you do that, not today.
If that was your plan, we don't
want nothing to do with it.
Yeah, easy for you to walk away.
It's not easy.
It's never easy.
Yeah.You think we
don't struggle?
Every damn day's a battle.
The only difference is,
we refuse to give up.
There are guys
that came home
worse off,
but at least they came home.
RICK: Look, you don't want
any new friends, that's fine,
but we're not looking to bury
someone else we know, all right?
I was scheduled to go on leave
the day I got hit.
I had asked for
back-to-back convoys so I could
catch an early rotator out.
[voice breaking]: I wanted to
get home and surprise the wife.
And I was tired.
I was too tired.
[crying]
That's why I didn't clock it.
It was an IED
hidden in roadkill.
It's the easiest
kind to spot,
and I missed it.
This is Reed,
that was Tellez and McCray.
They were my friends,
my brothers, and I...
It's my fault they're gone.
[sobbing]
Damn.
You know, we ended up in Hawaii
because of our friend Nuzo.
When we got back,
he had this great idea
that we all move to paradise.
I tried to go home
to Chicago first,
but it only lasted
a couple weeks.
I couldn't handle it.
It wasn't until
I got here.
It... it-it's not this paradise
or the perfect weather
or any of it.
Because home--
it's not a "where."
It's a "who."
TC:
He's right.
We get by with each other.
Look, you'll never
get past the pain.
Ever.
But you can learn
to live with it.
We'll help.
Look, long after
the fighting's over,
we always got
each other's back.
If you'll let us,
we'll get yours, too.
[sound of dogs barking]
Higgins, what's up?
I found out
why Elizabeth Cole was in debt
before she disappeared.
I'm listening.
I did a deep dive
on the collectors chasing her.
And it turns out she owed close
to $15,000 in medical bills.
$15,000? For what?
Weekly visits
to an obstetrician in San Diego,
followed by a one-night stay
in a maternity ward.
Okay, so she
got pregnant in Hawaii,
then went to California
to raise the kid?
No, just to deliver it.
After all the expenses
on her account,
there was one payment received
from
"All Hope Adoption Services."
She gave up the baby before
going back to the island?
It would appear so.
Ah. Okay. Thanks, Higgins.
You're welcome.
That was fast.
That's because
your dirt blood isn't human.
It's swine.
Swine.
MAGNUM:
Swine blood.
I guess I shouldn't be
too surprised.
There's wild boar
all over Waimano.
Someone must have been out
there hunting and killed one,
spilled blood
near the site of that hole.
So my next step was to call
a park ranger buddy of mine
and find out
who had been hunting
in the woods
over the past few days.
Lucky for me,
there was just one person.
[insects trilling]
[stairs creaking]
[knocking]
[door creaks open]
♪
"Elizabeth. No more letters,
no more messages.
"Do not try to contact me again
or tell anyone about the child.
"If you do, things will get
very bad for you, Lizzie.
Very bad."
[sighs]
Barr, you killed her.
You son of a bitch.
Don't move.
You move and the last thing
you're gonna feel
is this arrow
through your skull.
You picked the wrong place
to go trespassing, friend.
Look, I'm a
private investigator.
And I just want you to be aware,
people know I'm up here.
Do you think I'm stupid?
[scoffs] I don't think
you want me to answer that.
[grunts]
[exhales]
Man, that is a,
that is a massive pig.
What is it, 200 pounds?
It's 275.
Wow. So... [stammers]
What happened?
Wh-- H-Hold on.
Let me guess.
You shot it, it went
down pretty hard, right?
Kicked up some earth,
revealed something shiny.
You dug it up, [chuckles]
and you found the bones,
you found the letter
that pretty much told you
who they belonged to
and who put her there.
A rich old man.
Somebody you can blackmail.
Am I right?
Who the hell are you?
[truck door closes]
EARL:
Get over here.
Earl, what the hell is going on?
Okay, get over there,
you tie his hands up.
Yeah, this guy,
he knows everything.
I didn't,
but I think I do now.
EARL:
Come on, baby, go.
He had you dye
your hair, huh?
Send that e-mail
from the library?
Told you you guys get rich,
nobody would get hurt.
Look, if that's
all that happened,
cops will go easy on you,
but if I disappear...
Shut up!
Baby, you're gonna grab
his keys right now.
Get that car out of here.
And I'll deal with that
after I deal with him.
Come on.
MAGNUM:
One last request.
That's my buddy's car,
so if you can be super careful,
that'd be great.
Hey. Start walking now, man.
Move it.
Go on, Monica.
All right.Go.
MAGNUM: You know, you're going
about this the wrong way.
If you want money,
I can help.
Already got that covered.
Yeah, about that.
There's something
you don't know.
Henry Barr, the guy you're
trying to blackmail?
He's got dementia.
He doesn't even remember
killing his girlfriend
back in the day.
So if you want that money,
you're gonna need me
to help convince him.
Look, after what I
found out today,
I-I've got no
loyalty to Barr.
Okay, so you can kill me now,
go down for murder,
or you can help me
let you get paid
and give that old man
what he deserves.
[car alarm blaring]
♪
[footsteps approaching]
[siren chirps]
OFFICER:
Come on, this way.
OFFICER 2:
Let's go.
You got my message.
I didn't want
to believe it.
I know.
Look at the date engraved
on the bracelet.
HIGGINS:
April 7.
It's the date
she gave birth.
Judging from the letter,
Elizabeth tried
to contact Barr many times.
He told her to stay away.
I guess he thought
she wanted money,
or maybe she wanted
to guilt him
into marrying her.
What is it?
Henry told me that he lost
the use of his right arm
shortly after ending it
with Elizabeth.
Are you saying someone other
than Barr wrote this letter?
And I think I know who.
Your payment.
Here is your payment in full.
And thank you for all your help.
It's sad that there
are people in this world
who would prey on the elderly.
Certainly is.
Granted, it's not as bad
as murdering someone
and disposing of their body,
but, yeah, it's pretty bad.
Sorry?
I bet you felt pretty good
about your sister
marrying your boss.
I mean, benefited you,
too, right?
But when you found out
that Elizabeth
wanted to talk to Henry
about their child, you panicked.
You thought she was gonna
come back into his life,
and mess everything up.
So you wrote a letter
posing as Henry
and you told her to go away.
The thing is,
you probably came off
a little too aggressive
in the letter.
I'm guessing Elizabeth thought
that didn't sound like
the Henry she once knew,
so she came here
to confront him in person.
You wanted to keep
her away at all costs,
not only for Vera's sake,
but for yours.
And I'm guessing
you took it too far.
[Elizabeth screams]
MAGNUM:
Maybe it was an accident.
Maybe you didn't mean
to hurt her.
But what's done is done.
Now you have to deal with it.
You buried Elizabeth's body
deep in the woods,
and probably tried your best
to forget what happened.
Your sister marries Henry,
you got a great life.
But, unfortunately for you,
they found Elizabeth's body
and that fake letter.
It turns out that letter was in
her pocket the entire time.
Now, naturally they thought
Henry wrote that letter.
And that's why they tried
to blackmail him.
Oh, it's a terrific story,
but entirely unprovable.
I wouldn't say "entirely."
We got a sample
of your writing,
and it matches the writing
in the letter perfectly.
[sirens approaching]
He was family.
Loyal for so many years.
I'm sorry.
The only saving grace is that
Vera's not alive to see this.
Yeah.
Uh, the child...
that Elizabeth wanted
me to know about...
our child...
Mm-hmm.
Can you find her for me,
Mr. Magnum?
Actually,
Miss Higgins already has.
Her name is Sara.
And she now lives in Oregon.
Sara?
Do you think...
she'd want to-to meet me?
Mm-hmm.
So you think he'll show?
Eh, 50-50.
Tell you what,
let's make it interesting.
20 bucks says he shows.
I'll give you odds.
Two to one.
Five to one. Five to one.
20 to one odds,
but you got to take
it right now. Come on.
Take it, take it,
take it.
Nice blades.
I never toured the island
on a chopper before.
Eh, we'll talk
about that later.
I wanted to run something
by you first.
Oh, the old bait and switch.
What, you need help
moving a couch?
Actually, you know, that chair
would make a very good dolly.
Never mind him.
See, here's the deal:
Lately, I've been pretty swamped
around here,
and I've been thinking about
bringing someone on
to help out in the office...
...handle the maintenance
on this bird.
Cool.
Wait. Who, me?
[laughs]
I've fixed up cars and trucks,
not choppers.
It's a big learning curve,
but I'm not worried.
Seems like you've been able
to handle a lot worse.
So what do you say?
All right.
I'll help you out.
But only as a favor to you.
And it's only temporary.
Not sure how long
I could stand working
in a dump like this.
[laughs]
All right.
Yes. Yes.
Well, welcome
to the team, man.
Good to have you.
♪
Henry, this is
your daughter Sara.
[crying]
[sniffs]
Hi, Sara.
[crying]:
Hello.
♪
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