Hawaii Five-O (1968) s02e12 Episode Script

No, he just turned over in his sleep.
It's after midnight.
You better start out now.
I'm going.
Now look, I ought to be back no later than 3.
- You will be.
You'll make it.
- And if I'm not, if I don't make it back by 5 a.
m.
, you know what you gotta do.
- Hey, I don't see any need for - Now, just take care of the kid.
And don't leave here before you do.
Sir? Mr.
Frog? Yeah? Mr.
Frog, I need to go to the bathroom.
Hey.
Hey, kid.
Come back here.
McGarrett? Let's go.
Your son is free.
He's safe.
Thank God.
He was picked up by a Japanese farmer on the other side of the pali.
- Are you sure he's safe? - Well, he seemed all right.
He was able to identify himself.
The farmer recognized the name, and called us.
That's all I can tell you.
I see.
McGarrett, no doubt, you've guessed.
- I paid the ransom last night.
- You what? They said they'd kill Scotty if I didn't follow their instructions to the letter.
Now, you wanted a stakeout, I know, and maybe that would have succeeded, but I couldn't gamble with my son's life.
- I think this proves I was right.
- Yeah.
Well, your son escaped.
Escaped? How? When? I don't know the details.
Three hundred thousand dollars for nothing.
Well, at least Scotty is all right, and that's That's all that counts.
Let them enjoy the money.
I hope they burn in hell.
- Hi, Dad.
- Scotty.
Scotty! Mr.
Takashima fixed me a bowl of rice and boy, it tastes good.
Oh, you always hated rice.
Takashima, McGarrett, Five-0.
- Tell me about it.
- Yes, sir.
I was in my pickup truck taking a load of vegetables to the market and I see a small boy walking down road.
I think, maybe, he should not be there So I stop.
He was tired.
And happy for the lift.
When he tells me his name, I know he is the same one in the newspaper and in television all week.
So I call Hawaii Five-0.
- That's it? - Yeah.
Good.
Good.
Good.
You did the right thing.
Now I wanna hear Scotty's account.
What happened, son? Not today.
I want him to be examined by a doctor and then at least a night's sleep.
I'm okay, Dad.
Mr.
Gainham, what time did you hand over the money? I didn't turn it over.
There was nobody there.
I just put it where I'd been told and I left.
- I suppose it was around 4 a.
m.
- Well They've had it for what? About two hours.
Scotty, do you think you could tell us where they held you? In a cabin, up in the mountains.
- Could you take us there? - No, sir, I don't think so.
It was dark and he was chasing me until he fell over a cliff.
Mr.
Takashima.
- Yes, sir? - Can I see you a minute, please? Here's the Here's the pali highway.
Here's the road to your farm.
Now, can you show me where you picked the boy up? There.
There.
Walking this way.
In this direction, from somewhere in this area? Yes, sir.
I think down a little dirt road.
Over here.
Okay.
You know this part of the island very well.
Someplace up here, there's a mountain cabin near a cliff.
Do you know it? Old sheepherder's cabin right here.
Long time nobody use it.
You think I could find it easily? Yes, sir.
You can.
Excuse me.
Danno, I think I know where they held the boy.
What are we waiting for? Somebody's gotta talk to Scotty right now.
A good night's sleep and the details fade like a bad dream.
Sure.
I'll do it.
Get it on tape.
Everything there is to get.
Steve? Yeah.
He's dead.
Do we know him? Nope.
Fall didn't kill him.
There's a bullet in his head.
The devil said if he shouldn't get back by 5:00, Mr.
Frog should kill me.
So that's when I thought I'd better get away if I could.
So I called Mr.
Frog and told him I had to go.
- You know, I had to - Pretty clever, Scotty.
So as soon as I got outside, I just ran as fast as I could and Mr.
Frog chased me and fell over a cliff.
He fell asleep right after that.
I didn't have the heart to wake him.
Do you wanna hear it again, Steve? No, Danno.
You've heard it twice.
What have we got to work on? Devil, dead Mr.
Frog.
- Che Fong called.
- Yeah? - What did he come up with? - One big fat zero.
Any report on the prints we lifted from Mr.
Frog? No, not yet.
Well, that leaves us the masks.
Made in Hong Kong.
A thousand of them sold every Halloween.
So right now, all we've got is the money.
The serial numbers have been circulated.
- If one of the bills shows up - Don't count on it.
That Mr.
Devil real akamai.
You know, he might be right.
Whoever planned this operation worked it out right down to the last detail.
I can't see him overlooking the most important thing.
How to get rid of the money.
That narrows down the field quite a bit.
Who can afford to buy that much money and keep it out of circulation until it cools off? Me, I take it to Mr.
Ming.
- Danno? - Humber brothers.
Chin, give me another one.
In my part of town, Tot Kee.
- Yes? - I gotta see Mr.
Tot Kee right away.
- The name, please? - Tell him Max.
And hurry it up, would you, miss? I'm afraid there are other people ahead of you.
- Would you care to have a seat? - No, I wouldn't.
Yes, sir? Very well, sir.
- Mr.
Gibbons? - Yes? - Mr.
Tot will see you now.
- Thank you.
You're Mr.
Gibbons? Yeah, Jack Gibbons.
I was in business with Pete Colley.
You were in business with him? Yeah.
Yeah, but Pete's dead.
Yeah, it's right here in the paper.
Under the circumstances, Mr.
Gibbons, it's an association one would do well to conceal.
Oh, listen, listen, I don't noise it around.
Anyway, I thought that you knew.
I did not.
Oh, well it doesn't matter.
Nothing's changed as far as you're concerned.
The deal stands.
I need to be enlightened.
What deal? Well, Pete said it was all arranged.
He said, you agreed to buy the ransom money.
Did I? How much are you asking? Pete said you agreed to pay half.
Half? Surely you're joking, Mr.
Gibbons.
The papers say Daniel Gainham paid What was it? May I? Yes, $300,000 for the release of his son.
And you're asking $150,000.
Come now, be reasonable, Mr.
Gibbons.
That money can't be circulated or invested in any form or manner for years to come.
Pete said you would dump in it China.
I have no connections in China.
Have you? Well, that's your problem.
Now look, you made a deal with Pete Colley.
With a man now dead.
And from the news reports, one gathers you killed him.
Now, Pete fell over a cliff.
He broke his leg and some of his ribs were stove in.
Now, I tried to move him, but I couldn't.
And I couldn't leave him there to suffer.
When you shot your partner, you killed your brain.
You're a chicken without a head.
In short, Mr.
Gibbons, you're incompetent and probably very close to being arrested.
Now, you listen to me.
Now, you made a deal.
That signal means the police.
I would suggest you take cover, Mr.
Gibbons.
Mr.
Tot, a man from Hawaii Five-0.
McGarrett wants to see you.
- This very minute? - No, sooner.
Do you have a warrant, Mr.
Williams? Do I need one? No.
Missy, cancel my next two appointments, please.
Yes, Mr.
Tot.
After you.
Sit down, gentlemen.
Mr.
Kee.
Mr.
Ming.
I think you all know Mr.
McGarrett.
Not professionally, only by reputation.
By which Mr.
Ming means all of us hold Mr.
McGarrett in the highest esteem.
Thank you, Mr.
Kee.
I'm touched.
By the way, Missy sends warmest greetings.
She's a great admirer of yours.
Tell Missy I have a message for her.
Tell her to screen your calls very carefully.
Because somebody on this rock has $300,000 in hot money and they wanna peddle it.
Now, what do you think of that? Now, you're the big four.
There's no place else to go.
Correction, Mr.
McGarrett.
I, at least, do not deal in stolen goods.
The money has never been offered to me, nor will it be.
No, no.
Of course not.
Mr.
Kee, how about you? You refer to the Gainham ransom, of course.
Of course.
- Any feelers? - None.
And what do we hear from the brothers Humber? Nothing, huh? All right then, let me say the money will be offered, and if you touch it, you'll get burned.
I resent and protest this implication.
I'm not implying anything, Mr.
Ming.
I'm telling you flat-out, you'll be under 24-hour surveillance.
If you have any contact with the kidnapper, I'll know about it.
Now, that's gonna cost you time and money, hard time.
- Now, is that clearly understood? - Indeed.
Personally, Mr.
McGarrett, I've never had any difficulty in understanding you.
Very well.
Thank you.
That's all for now.
I'm sure you all wanna get back to your office and make an honest buck.
- Mr.
Kee.
- Good afternoon.
Humbers.
Mr.
Ming.
McGarrett, I'd like to know if you're making any progress.
Yeah, a little.
FBI computers in Washington identified one of the kidnappers.
- Mr.
Frog? - Yeah.
Name is Pete Colley.
Danno, you've got the information there.
Yeah, he's got quite a record.
Real long one.
Let's see, a bunco artist, forger.
Did hard time in Joliet.
Released from San Quentin 11 months ago.
Frankly, I'm not particularly interested in a dead man.
We're checking out on all his associates, whether in or out of prison.
And McGarrett, in my relief over Scotty's escape, I might have given you a wrong impression.
If so, I would like to correct that impression right now.
- You want your money back? - Exactly.
After all, I'm only human.
Then we'll certainly have to find the devil for you.
Yeah, and all we can do is wait for him to make a move or spend some of that money.
Aren't you overlooking the fact that he might convert it? No.
No.
That's what he hopes to do.
You think you can stop him? Yeah, I think so.
I think we can try.
Suppose, he simply decides to hold on to the money for weeks, maybe months? Not many people can resist the temptation of so much money.
That is the best that you have to offer? At the moment, that's it.
I won't take up any more of your time, gentlemen.
Still here, Mr.
Gibbons? I must tell you, the meeting at Five-0 was entirely about you.
All right, all right.
Now, look, let's get down to business, huh? Do you wanna buy the money or not? Frankly, I'm not too eager.
- The risks are too great.
- Risks? But I took all the risks, not you.
Not even Colley, it was me.
When the money gets out of your hands Well, make me an offer.
Now, look, come on, will you? Very well.
In good, negotiable currency that can be passed anywhere, anytime.
I can allow ten cents on the dollar.
Ten cents? A lousy 30 grand on 300,000? The value of your money decreases with every hour.
Forget it.
I'll go someplace else.
Allow me to give you the names of my competitors, Mr.
Ming and the Humber brothers.
Was I too hard on the young man, Missy? You drove him away.
Where can he go? Leave the island.
He'll be back.
He'll be back.
Ahoy, Mr.
Gibbons.
Are you there? Frank Luther.
Permission to come aboard.
All right, come aboard.
Hey, you've been avoiding me, sir.
- Well, now, why would I do that? - Well, nobody likes to see the landlord come around.
But the rent is due, old man.
Past due, for that matter.
All right.
There.
There.
There's four lousy bucks, that's all there is.
If it's any good to you, take it.
All right, I'll be back.
Day after tomorrow.
A bloody fortune and I can't pay the rent.
- You're covered.
- I have ones and 20s.
- Here's 20.
- Cover ten.
Here we go.
Coming out.
Let's go.
And move back up, will you? Come on, now.
Big seven, big seven.
All right, five's the point and there's $3 open.
- Who's in? - You're covered.
Okay, big seven.
- Fifty's open.
- Fifty open.
- I'll take 20.
- Twenty.
Thirty open.
Okay, come on.
Come on.
Let's go.
All right, you're faded.
- I got 50.
- Who's laying the odds? - Two-to-one.
I'll bet 2-to-1.
- There's ten.
I'll take it.
You're covered.
Little Joe.
This time, honey.
Five, four.
Thanks, gents.
Your name Mike Radar? Yeah, who are you? McGarrett, Five-0.
- So? - So you're under arrest.
For what? - Suspicion of kidnapping.
- Beat it.
I said, you're under arrest.
You passed a $20 bill in a bar last night.
You also passed a $50 bill in a market.
They were both hot.
- Well, I didn't know they were hot.
- No? Where'd you get them? Where did I get them? I won them in a crap game.
That's where.
Made seven straight passes.
Who dropped the 50 in the game? We were shooting craps.
You don't look at a guy's face.
You look at his money.
The 50 came down as good as any other bill.
No, not quite.
Look, I don't know anything about any kidnapping.
I was working on the dock that night.
Yeah? Well, check with my foreman.
Steve, he checks out.
That's what I've been trying to tell you.
You all through with me? - Yeah.
- I got things to do.
That means Mr.
Devil's got the money.
I bet you it could pass in a crap game.
He'll be scrounging again tomorrow.
We'll get him.
Sure.
A confidential report just came in.
A few of the ransom bills have turned up.
That man's a fool.
He's a desperate one, anyway.
If he needed money, he should have come to me.
He did.
Do the police know anything about the bills? McGarrett.
McGarrett.
That idiot will ruin it for all of us.
I think I think I'll have to relieve him of the money.
- Shall I get word to him? - Yes.
I'll see him later, 6:00.
Commodore, are you aboard? Come on in.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you.
The reason I came by was to give you this message.
- Steve? - Yeah? H.
P.
D.
Got a call from the marina.
A guy named Jack Gibbons lives on a boat.
- Shot a prowler.
He was DOA.
- Somebody we know? Duke Ling.
A two-bit hood.
H.
P.
D.
Ask for our help? - No, but I checked it - Danno, Gainham kidnap is still our top priority.
I came across a strange coincidence.
Lay it out.
The prowler was one of Tot's boys.
That's pretty thin, Danno.
You know Tot has a piece of at least, what? A dozen rackets.
But this Jack Gibbons.
He has two convictions for armed robbery.
He was in San Quentin the same time, same block as Pete Colley.
I like it.
I like it.
Let's go.
- Jack Gibbons? - Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh, I suppose it's about the prowler I shot, huh? No.
Well, you guys are cops, aren't you? Five-0.
We'd like to come aboard and talk to you.
Sure.
Sure.
Come below.
Yeah, I just made fresh coffee.
Thanks.
You mind if we search the boat? Well, I do mind.
Well, I still mind, but I can't stop you.
All right, Gibbons, hands on the wall.
You've been busted enough times.
You know the routine, let's go.
He's clean.
Okay, Gibbons, empty your pockets.
Now, look, I know my rights.
Now, what's the charge? I mean, you gotta have a charge.
How about kidnapping to start with.
Okay, Danno, you get the boys.
You said kidnapping.
Yeah, the Gainham case.
Yeah, I figured that's the one you meant.
But what's it got to do with me? Well, we think that you and Pete Colley did it.
Well, who's Pete Colley? He's a frog that turns into a corpse.
Okay, let's go.
- Steve? - Yeah.
Look at this.
Pull it up.
That's the best way I know to chill a bottle of wine.
Has the ballistic report come up yet? Look, Dave, I need it, please.
Will you? Well, work on it, will you.
It's urgent.
They took that boat apart right down to the bilge.
Didn't miss a fish scale.
Yeah, Dave.
Will you, please? Yeah.
It's urgent.
Yeah, thanks.
And no sign of the ransom money? Yeah, Jenny.
Yeah, send him in.
And have Gibbons brought up.
Thank you.
It's Gainham.
Maybe, we can get some identification.
You taking odds? Yeah, you giving them? Two chances, slim and none.
I know that, Danno, but we don't have anything else to hold him on.
Come in.
McGarrett, I hope this means you've made progress.
- Well, we've got a suspect.
- Now that is more like it.
And my money? No, no.
Just a suspect.
No money, no evidence.
Unless you can identify him.
Identify him how? I never set eyes on the man.
You talked to him, didn't you? Don't you remember his voice? Yes.
I suppose I'll never forget that.
Chin, bring him in.
Come in.
Stand over here, please.
Would you read that, aloud.
"Mr.
Gainham, your son will be returned, unharmed, when you've paid $300,000.
You'll be instructed later as to where and when to make delivery.
" Mr.
Gainham? The right words, wrong voice.
Well, it was worth a try.
Did you kidnap my son? No, sir.
I had nothing to do with it.
I don't even know why they think I did.
McGarrett, if this charade was staged to impress me, it's a failure.
I will make a very loud noise until I recover my money.
You do that, Mr.
Gainham.
Okay, Gibbons, you can go.
You know, you guys are groovy.
You're real groovy.
What did you think I'd do? Fall down and confess? That will save a lot of time because sooner or later we're gonna nail you.
No witnesses, no evidence? You're pathetic.
All you've got is a lot of paper and it's no good to you, Gibbons.
You can't use it here, and you can't take it anywhere else.
Think about it.
Think about it because that's where the danger is.
And when you do, you're gonna get hungry or thirsty or you'll be in the need of a little amusement, and you'll think about what all that money can buy.
And then you'll spend some.
And then you'll try it.
Then, what? You trying to psych me out, McGarrett? No, no.
You're gonna do that.
But we're gonna help you.
I promise.
- Yes? - Yeah, let me talk to the man.
Mr.
Gibbons is on the line.
I've been expecting his call.
I know.
Thank you, my dear.
This is Tot Kee.
Now, don't try to con me, fatso.
You sent your hoods to prowl my boat.
Oh, just to assure myself that the money was adequately hidden.
Did you think I kept it in the refrigerator like a head of lettuce? Mr.
Gibbons.
Mr.
Gibbons, I feel I must warn you.
If you should pass any more of those bills, you'll find yourself dealing with a very clever policeman, Mr.
McGarrett.
Well, McGarrett's been around already.
He doesn't worry me one bit.
If you want that money, you make me a decent offer.
Twelve and a half cents to the dollar.
How much? Twelve and a half cents to the dollar.
Forget it.
That's right.
Now, you buy Now, wait, wait.
I'm not finished.
Now, it's gotta be in used bills and small ones.
Now, no 50s, and no 100s.
And nothing bigger than a 20.
Now, I want you to come.
And I mean, just you.
Nobody else.
Now, look, I've come to you in good faith.
Now, that's the deal.
You take it or leave it.
Okay.
Now, one last point, any funny business and we're all losers.
I'll burn the money.
Well, all I'm out is 75 grand.
You'll have blown three times that much.
Okay.
Just as long as we understand each other.
Steve, I think we just gaffed him.
Yeah, Chin? What? How? - Steve? - Yeah? Chin lost Gibbons.
He went over the side in scuba gear.
- Tell Chin to report here.
- Come on.
Priority one.
Priority one.
Yeah.
Get me Kono.
Kono, we lost Gibbons.
Double the watch on Tot Kee.
Give me that again.
Are you sure? Okay, stay with it.
Don't tell me old Tot Kee's gone too? He's at home with a dozen guests.
He's not going anywhere.
Gibbons told him to come in person.
Told who to come in person? Well, if it wasn't Tot, there's Ming, the Humbers.
No.
There's another one, Danno.
Somebody who could buy that money and never have to conceal it.
Gainham is out.
They don't know where to reach him.
Now, where would they meet, huh? Where would they meet? - Could be anyplace on the island.
- No.
Same place as before.
Where Gainham left the ransom money.
Let's go.
All right, where's the money? First, there's one thing I'd like to say.
For what you did to Scotty, for the terror you put that kid through, I'd like to see you hanged.
Apparently, there's no hope for that.
Seems that you've got the police stumped.
Now, look, did you bring the money? Of course, I brought it.
I'm a business man.
Let's take a look at it.
Well, I hope it's all there, Mr.
Gainham.
Just as we agreed.
Now, if you've crossed me, I'll get even with you.
And you know how I'll do it.
You scum.
It's all there, small bills, unmarked, unregistered.
I just wanna be sure.
- All right, now.
Where is my money? - Right over here.
Unscrew the valve up here and reach in the bottom.
There's a latch there.
Just pull it down and the bottom section will fall out.
- I'll do it now, if you don't mind.
- Now - Now.
- All right, now.
I'll take the beach.
You beat the bushes.
There, do you wanna count it? - Hardly.
- Then get out of here.
Gibbons! Freeze, Gibbons.
McGarrett, l Look, I was desperate.
What could I do? You're beautiful, Gainham.
You know that? I'm not ungrateful to Five-0.
I'd like to do something.
No chance.
You got your money back.
All of it.
Hope it buys you something.
Just thank God your son is alive.
Case is closed.