Hawaii Five-O (1968) s02e22 Episode Script

Kiss the Queen Goodbye

- Mrs.
Kingston.
- Miss Kingston, love.
It is ready.
Do we have to have that? It is so our voices will not be heard.
There are people living upstairs.
Aren't you clever.
There.
The Queen of Polynesia.
- Groovy.
- You like it, yes? I like it, yes.
All I had to work from was from the magazine picture.
I tried many times until it finally was perfect.
Are you ready to pay me now? Oh, naturally.
Good.
Then we will finish the agreement.
Could I? Could I have that cute little box there, love? I've got to have something nice to carry it in, don't you think? Which box do you mean? That one, right there.
Right to your right.
You see? I don't see what you mean.
Right Right there.
You will, love.
You've come a long way to find out about a dead man, Williams.
We could have teletyped you the information.
Well, McGarrett thought I might be able to find a connecting link between Dietrich and somebody in Hawaii.
Well, I've worked two days on the investigation.
We're no farther along than we were the night of the murder.
It's gonna be a tough one.
I'm beginning to believe it.
This emerald that you're so proud of, the Queen of Polynesia, must be something special.
It is to the Hawaiians.
You know, a lot of history.
Kind of like the Statue of Liberty, right? Yeah, kind of.
Well, as far as I can find out, the deceased never even took a trip to Coney Island.
No friends, no family, no long distance phone calls to Hawaii, or anyplace else.
And no leads.
Sounds like it's going to be one of those days.
It's always one of those days.
Here.
Here are a couple of rocks we picked up back here.
- You gotta sign a receipt form.
- Yeah, sure.
Even with the flaws, they're good.
Looks like Dietrich was long on talent, short on profit.
He didn't have much.
A few old grinding tools in the back of his store, nothing else.
New York Police have any leads on the murderer? No.
Straight into a stone wall.
I'm beginning to get worried, Danno.
Why would he be making copies of the most valuable gemstone in the island? - Maybe he liked to practice.
- Oh, sure.
Sure.
A professional iceman as good as he obviously was would be hard to satisfy.
It'd take a couple of rejects to get what he wanted, huh? Meaning somebody could be walking around with a perfect paste copy of the Queen.
Yeah, and didn't want Dietrich alive to brag about it.
Yeah, Jenny.
Good.
Good.
Send them in.
The governor.
- Hello, Danny.
- Governor.
- Steve.
Come in, gentlemen.
- Governor.
May I present the man who will be in charge of the security arrangements at the Kamehameha Day festivities.
- Steve, you know Kimo Kahoano, - Sure.
President of the Hawaiian Cultural Society.
- How are you, sir? - John Sey, - Curator of the Bishop Museum.
- Mr.
Sey.
And I want you to meet Jim Bradley, personal representative of the Vandervoort family, which is presenting the Queen of Polynesia to our state.
Make yourselves comfortable, gentlemen.
Governor, I'd like to talk to you about that.
I was just coming to see you.
I want to ask you to postpone it, sir.
Postpone what? The donation.
You also want to give me a reason why? Yes, sir.
The Queen of Polynesia? Two of them.
Exceptionally fine paste copies.
Here, you can examine it yourself.
Excellent craftsmanship.
Well, we've all seen costume jewelry, Steve, but what's the point? These stones were found in New York City, 24 hours ago, in the shop of a man who was murdered.
He was a cutter, in our parlance, an iceman.
A highly skilled craftsman who specialized in duplicating rare and valuable jewelry.
Why would he make a paste copy of the Queen of Polynesia? Because I think somebody commissioned him to do it.
Mr.
McGarrett, it's a fairly common practice for people who own expensive jewels to have them duplicated.
They wear the paste in public, and keep the real jewels in a vault.
Did the Vandervoort family commission these to be made? Of course not.
The Queen of Polynesia hasn't been seen in public since 1927.
At present, the real jewel is in a vault at the Bank of Honolulu.
Then why would anyone outside the family want a duplicate made? I don't understand.
In simple terms, Mr.
Bradley, when the real stone comes out of that vault, it becomes a target for a quick switch.
I'm sorry, Mr.
McGarrett, it would be a shame to end Kamehameha Day without sharing the Queen with our distinguished guests from all over the world.
Well, I sympathize with you, Mr.
Kahoano.
Governor, all I'm asking for is a postponement, sir.
Keep the Queen under wraps.
Give me a few weeks to check out some possibilities.
Governor, as representative of the Vandervoort family, I can tell you that they're looking forward with no small pride to the presentation of the jewel to the state, as originally planned.
Steve, what? What you're really asking me to do is to postpone the presentation solely on a personal apprehension.
Cop instinct.
It's more a sharp feeling in the gut, sir.
There are only two days left.
Invitations have already been sent out.
People are coming from all over the world to see that stone.
Plans have been made down to the smallest detail.
No, Steve.
I can't possibly postpone it.
Not even for a sharp feeling in the gut.
You were supposed to meet me at the airport.
You're late.
I expected you three days ago.
Oh, my, aren't we snippy? - Well, did you get it? - Yes.
Right here, love.
And what about you? Did you take care of your responsibilities? You'll be happy to know I worked a party last week and found you the perfect mark.
Really? You don't have to worry about me, love.
I know.
I know.
It's very depressing to a girl's ego, you know.
Tell me all about that delicious mark you found.
But it was a mistake.
A simple accountant's mistake.
Of course I can cover the check.
Immediately.
Yes.
Yes.
Oh, Amanda I'll tell my agent to contact you next week regarding the matter.
Good day, sir.
Well, there's my big girl home from school.
Hello, grandfather.
I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't a new package of cookies in the kitchen.
No, I don't think I want any.
What's wrong? - Grandfather? - Yes? Are you really going to send me to that special girls' school in Maryland? Of course I am.
I sent your mother there when she was your age.
I was talking to Pammy Thompson about girls' schools and things.
- Her sister went to one in California.
- Really? Pammy said she heard her father say it costs almost $4000 just for one year.
Well, that's not so much.
It seems like an awful lot to me.
I've been thinking.
You don't have to send me away to a special girls' school, like you said.
I'll understand.
Now, see here, my wispy little tragedian.
You're not supposed to concern yourself with these grownup money matters.
Your world is supposed to have nothing but flowers, and happy songs, and smiles in it, remember? I guess so.
And another thing.
Your dottering old grandfather is still a man of means.
After all, what's $4000 or so for a famous movie star? Yes, sir? Well, this lovely little trinket, I wonder what you'd give me for it? Do you wish to sell it, or take a loan? Actually, my fiancée and I have decided to call it off.
She gave the bracelet back to me.
I have no need for it.
I bought it from a friend.
Well, I'll have to examine it more closely.
If you'll excuse me, I'll get a glass and a better light.
Oh, yeah, of course.
Do you think he sold it? It doesn't make any difference, love.
We've got him.
Fifty-five or so, grayish hair, light jacket, and sunglasses.
Good, good.
Now, what about the bracelet? Oh, very good merchandise.
A strand of half-carat diamonds, with at least a two-carat center stone.
White gold, mounted.
Danno, you got the H.
P.
D.
List of stolen jewelry? Right here.
Let's see.
Diamond, diamond, diamond, diamond.
Nope, no diamond bracelet.
Only one is a silver charm.
You think he might have heard you calling the police? Well, I tried to be very careful.
Can you think of any other reason he left so suddenly? He was nervous.
Thirty years behind this counter makes my nose twitch when I smell stolen stuff.
And your nose got a twitch, huh? Well, I could be wrong.
Sometimes, a customer changes his mind at the last minute.
Could he just been embarrassed? I guess so.
But that stuff smelled hot to me.
Well, I wish I could take your nose to court, mister Mr.
Elliott.
How wonderful to catch you like this.
Oh, I'm sorry, have we met? No, but I intend to do something about that right now.
- I'm Camilla Carver.
- How do you do? I was supposed to be at Sara Landfair's party last week - but my plans were changed.
- Yes.
It was a wonderful party.
So I heard.
I have wanted to meet you for so long.
That's very kind of you, Mrs.
Carver.
- Miss.
- Excuse me.
Are you a resident here? Yes, only recently.
It's so hard to get to know the people that you want to get to know.
I shouldn't think you would have any trouble at all.
Thank you.
That's very sweet of you.
Well, as I said, it's been very nice to meet you, Miss Carver.
Oh, could I buy you a drink? - No, thank you, but really, I - Oh, please.
I insist.
Come on.
- Oh, thank you.
- It will be wonderful.
We can sit, and tell me all about your famous movies.
I'd like for you to meet a friend of mine.
Michael, this is Thurman Elliott.
How do you do? - Have we met before, sir? - Not exactly.
Hold still.
What on earth are you doing? No rough stuff, Mr.
Elliott.
I can't stand rough stuff.
Isn't that lovely.
The police will handle this.
They most certainly will, love.
Unless you cooperate.
What do you want? It's really quite simple.
You need a favor from us: Our discretion.
You see, Michael was at Sara Landfair's party, and when that bracelet fell off of her arm, he saw you very quickly kick it underneath a seat without anyone noticing.
Anyone except Michael, that is.
But I intend to return it at the first opportunity.
Is that why you took it to a pawnshop? It's really very simple.
I want you to take me to the governor's pageant tomorrow, and then we'll forget all about the bracelet.
The governor's pageant? I want you to be my escort, my date.
- Why? - But I've already explained.
You know, it's so difficult to become socially accepted here.
But my arriving on the arm of the famous Thurman Elliott will assure me of my social status, and will save you considerable embarrassment from the police.
But it is normal procedure, Mr.
Harris.
The same one we use for visiting brass.
Every waiter, every musician, every guest gets a security check out, and will be searched.
I know it complicates your job, Mr.
Harris, but we have to do it.
Maybe you'd like to talk to McGarrett? Yes, I'll tell him.
Are we causing the governor's aide some inconvenience? He had another way of putting it.
They want top security, so where do they put the party? At Makaha Inn.
It has at least At least Harris didn't decide to put it in the middle of Kapiolani Park.
Yeah.
Danno, I've been studying this.
This service entrance here.
We'll need a guard posted there to keep it open and clear for the armored car when it brings the Queen.
Now, the guests will arrive at the main entrance, and work their way back to the pool area here.
We'll need men at all of these openings.
Right.
And we'll keep this door open here.
This service door.
And I also want a walkie-talkie hookup with every guard at every door, and in the kitchen.
No problem.
Just got a revised guest list from the governor's office.
- They've added 17 new names.
- Great.
Doesn't anybody plan to stay home tomorrow? Get that list over to H.
P.
D.
, Chin.
Ask them to check out the new names.
We've already given them over a hundred people to clear.
They're screaming.
Put some cotton in your ears, brother, because if there are any ringers at that party, - I wanna know who they are.
- Okay.
How many men can we expect from H.
P.
D.
, Danno? A hundred and twenty-two.
Michael, come and look at this view.
Michael? It's Kamehameha Day, don't you wanna celebrate? Michael? Didn't you hear me? I heard you.
No romance, no joie de vivre.
You want these roses fixed or not? Oh, of course I do, love.
Oh, pretty.
I love it It's already treated.
Leave them alone.
They'll be finished directly.
It better work.
It will, for 10 or 15 seconds, no longer.
I could do a whole wardrobe in that length of time.
Yes, love.
All you have to worry about is the Queen.
Quit playing around.
We all need to practice.
Besides, you look absolutely radiant in it.
Take it off.
How's that? Not bad, darling.
Just save it for the main event.
Kiss the Queen goodbye.
Danno, give me that a minute.
McGarrett to all stations.
The governor will be here soon, so keep your eyes open.
- Kono? - Yes, Steve.
- How you doing back there? - Busy, but so far okay.
- Keep in touch.
- Check.
- Hot stuff.
- Sorry, brother.
A man could get killed around here.
The governor's chopper is in sight.
Keep your eyes open.
How's that sharp feeling in the gut, Steve? It comes and it goes, sir.
You keep it.
It makes me feel better.
Chin, the armored truck is due here in two minutes.
- Let me know when it gets here.
- Okay.
- Any problems? - No, unless you call kids a problem.
How's it going out front, Steve? Like a traffic jam on Kalakaua Avenue.
Where's the girl who'll be wearing the Queen? Over there.
Not bad for a hundred-year-old bride.
My name is McGarrett.
Hawaii Five-0.
You can continue to work while we talk, if you want to.
Fine.
There could be some risk involved in wearing the Queen of Polynesia.
I'm Hawaiian.
I'm very proud to wear it.
All right, let's make it easy on both of us then.
Just follow instructions, do exactly what you did in rehearsal, - and we'll take care of the rest.
- Sounds easy enough.
Let's hope it is.
Let's find a good table over here.
Mahalo, ladies and gentlemen.
And on this beautiful Kamehameha Day, Aloha.
When Captain James Cook first came to Hawaii, back in 1778, he found this last Eden: Polynesia.
A race of golden, fiercely proud people living in a land isolated for centuries.
Captain Cook called this newly found paradise the Sandwich islands, in honor of the Earl of Sandwich.
And from that moment Hawaii has become a crossroads - Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino.
Almost every nationality of the world has fused its own individual personality in the culture that is our state.
It seems appropriate on this Kamehameha Day that I borrow a quote from the late and respected governor of Hawaii, Samuel King.
He said, "The secret of Hawaii's racial harmony is that we're all in the minority.
" So whether you are long-term residents, kamaainas, or newcomers, malihinis, I know we can all share this proud moment together.
In 1857, Ryker Vandervoort came to Hawaii to establish commerce between his country and the islands.
But Captain Vandervoort found more than he had bargained for: A young and beautiful Hawaiian princess with whom he fell in love and married.
Well, after that, Captain Vandervoort's ideas of commerce were drastically changed.
He turned his full energies to the development of the islands, breathing fire, determination, and strength into every project he undertook.
Schools, hospitals, churches.
You can't go far in any direction here in the islands today without finding some mark that Captain Vandervoort has left to our heritage.
In recognition of this one man's devotion to the destiny that is Hawaii today, the people have chosen to revere the great necklace that Captain Vandervoort gave his wife at the birth of their first child: The Queen of Polynesia.
All stations get ready.
The Queen is on the way.
A magnificent emerald handed down through the generations of the Vandervoort family, but still treasured in the hearts of all the island people.
Now, today, Kamehameha Day, the Vandervoort family has generously entrusted the Queen of Polynesia to the perpetual care of the people.
Each of you, all of you, and it is to be proudly displayed as a shining symbol of one man's dream for his adoptive country.
To commemorate the occasion, ladies and gentlemen, allow yourselves a brief moment of fantasy, back to the 1850s, so that I may proudly present Captain and Mrs.
Ryker Vandervoort.
What are you gonna do? It's not what I'm going to do, it's what Michael's going to do to your granddaughter if you don't behave yourself.
Please don't hurt the child.
That depends entirely upon you, love.
- Danny.
- Yeah? Got an important call from H.
P.
D.
I'll get it.
I got it.
Kono.
Coming through, please.
Excuse me.
Coming through, please.
Excuse me.
Coming through.
Please.
Step aside, please.
What happened? I don't know.
I suddenly went dizzy.
- You all right now? - Sure.
- You sure? - Fine.
I'm sorry.
Okay.
All right, everybody, back to your seats, please.
Back to your seats.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Everything's fine.
What is it? Somebody just tapped the Queen.
- A switch? - Yeah.
Get on that thing.
Seal the whole area off.
- Every building, every exit right away.
- Right.
All stations, this is Five-0.
All stations, this is Five-0.
- Danno? - I heard.
Listen, I just got a call from Lieutenant Carlo in New York.
He came across an interesting piece of news.
Jeweler Dietrich was doing some work for a woman named Janet Kingston.
What about her? She did time in Illinois and Kansas for jewel theft.
- Well, how does she fit in? - He ran a check on her.
She left New York three days ago under the name of Camilla Carver.
Destination: Hawaii.
Check the guest list right away.
Sorry, nobody's allowed to leave yet.
Stolen? I saw the girl wearing the jewel just a moment ago.
She was wearing a paste imitation.
What does all this have to do with me? You brought Camilla Carver to the pageant.
Her name was added to the guest list at the last moment.
I'd like to know why.
Miss Carver is a friend.
I had the invitation before she came to town.
She just thought it might be fun.
Yeah, it's been a lot of fun.
How long have you been friends? Not very long.
Just a little while.
- Any luck? - Not a thing on her.
Nothing.
Thanks.
Well, Mr.
McGarrett, I hope you understand I could sue you for this.
For what? For treating me like a criminal.
We have your record, Miss Carver.
Or is it Miss Kingston? A few light-fingered moments, Kansas, Illinois, several years ago.
You could ruin a girl's whole day bringing up something like that.
We're not giving away any secrets, are we, Mr.
Elliott? Oh, no, of course not.
She's already told me about the incident.
You play by the rules, don't you? We do, love.
We do.
And one of the first rules is to not let you put your big beautiful thumb on me just because I made one mistake.
One mistake.
I am a good girl now.
I pay my taxes, and I have no outstanding debts to society, or to anyone else.
We'll see.
You can go.
You're sweet.
Come.
I thought you checked those new names with H.
P.
D? I did, but there was not any Camilla Carver.
All right, stay with them.
Watch every move they make.
They couldn't have gotten the Queen out yet.
Danno, if she's the one, she's got to be working with somebody besides Elliott.
He's falling apart.
Call H.
P.
D.
I need more information on anything they got.
Right.
Smile, love, we've got admirers.
Excuse me, Miss Carver.
I'm going off duty now.
A little party favor I thought you might like.
We had an extra one.
Perhaps you might give it to the little girl in a few moments.
I'm sure she'll have no trouble getting past the guard.
Ask her to give it to the policeman out front.
How sweet of you, waiter.
I'd be happy to do it.
Did you see me, grandfather? Did you see me? Yes, I saw you, dear.
You were wonderful.
It was fun, wasn't it? - What a lovely little girl.
- Thank you.
Shouldn't you be changing your costume, Amanda? Later, love.
I want you to do something for me, darling.
What are you talking about? Do you see this lovely little doll? I want you to take it to a friend of mine who's waiting downstairs, outside the front door.
No.
You've used me, but I won't let you use her.
Unfortunately, there's been a slight change of plans, and I don't have time for arguments.
And if you'll look very closely, you'll see a small but effective gun pointed directly at that famous well-fed belly of yours.
Sorry, folks, nobody's allowed to leave yet.
Please take your seats.
We'll explain to you people later.
Amanda, here, darling, take it downstairs.
The guards say nobody's left the premises, but there is one waiter, named Michael Olson, who can't be located.
All right, get some men from H.
P.
D.
, make a search of the buildings, - room for room.
- Yeah.
What's happened, Steve? Just what I was afraid would happen.
Somebody got the Queen.
- Anything I can do to help? - Yes, sir.
Keep the party going as long as you can.
- Give me the doll.
- No.
Not until you promise me she won't hurt my grandfather.
Hold it! Are you all right, honey? Okay, let's go.
Fast.
Book him.
It was only a doll.
So are you, young lady.
So are you.
I'm very proud of Amanda.
You have every reason to be.
I suppose you'll want to talk to me about everything, Mr.
McGarrett.
Yeah.
Yeah, if you don't mind.
It's only routine.
Of course.
Oh, one more favor, Mr.
McGarrett.
I believe Sara Landfair dropped this.
Would you be kind enough to return it to her with my compliments? It would have saved me a lot of trouble if I'd returned it sooner.
Yes, it would.
You understand? I understand.
The trouble with you, baby, is you don't know a good deal when you've got one.
If all you want is fancy cars and diamond bracelets, I can give them to you by the bucketful.
Broadway Orchids, Lucille Fickett, 1937.
The little lady wins herself a free ride on the roller coaster.
Oh, I think we can do better than that.
Come on.
Bud.

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