Hawaii Five-O (1968) s08e20 Episode Script
Turkey Shoot at Makapuu
It might be a little tail-heavy so be ready to pull.
Don't worry, I got it.
And try not to bend, fold, spindle, or mutilate my $800 creation, okay? Don't worry.
Don't try anything fancy, please.
I won't.
Now just concentrate on the pitch control and watch it because it has a tendency to dive, okay? - Ready? - Let her go.
We'll see you down at the landing area.
Not today, Draper.
I'm on flight duty in two hours.
Some of us do have jobs, you know.
Oh, poor Sheila.
Must be rough having to fly to Frisco twice a week in first class.
Go fly a kite.
See you next week.
Bye.
Nice.
Hurry up, man.
Hey, what are you guys doing? Hey, that's a nice wahine, huh? Would you like me fetch them? Hey, looks like you're gonna have to, bro.
Hey, what in the heck were those 360s all about? Draper, I think Sheila's in trouble.
Did she signal you? No, I saw her pull over and get out like she was having car problems.
Then some guys were chasing her up the road.
Okay, Carl.
Take care of the kite.
We're gonna go back up there and take a look, okay? Might have been a Primo warrior.
You know, juiced up, clowning around.
They like to spook girls.
Yeah, he sure was spooky, all right.
Draper.
Why would they take her car if they were stripping it? So they could pick it clean, I suppose.
Hey, believe me, guys like that don't hurt people.
They just want the parts of the car, okay? What about those two sailors over in Kaneohe? Hey, Molly, you don't think You don't think they've probably taken her somewhere and Oh, no.
Draper, we're calling the police.
Come on.
Hurry.
Good morning, gentlemen.
You know what that stuff is doing for your ulcers? Yeah, waking them up.
Welcome to Monday.
The usual weekend for H.
P.
D.
I suppose.
Not quite.
Look under missing persons, "Sheila Romney, airline stewardess.
" Last seen leaving disabled vehicle, pursued by unidentified male.
And another character was seen taking her car apart.
Yeah, a few months ago, two sailors had car trouble and called a tow truck.
When the truck arrived, the sailors were dead from knife wounds.
The car was stripped down to the axle.
I see there was a witness to the stewardess incident.
Someone in a hang glider.
Yeah, that's a first.
Let's go to work, gentlemen.
They did a thorough search of the area.
How thorough? Ma'am, we've got 12 officers out there, And all you could find was her scarf? Are you sure that's hers? It goes with her uniform.
She's my roommate.
And she needs help.
She could be lying up in the hills bleeding to death - and all you do is stand there - Molly.
Molly, they've done everything they can.
Now there's no reason to blame the H.
P.
D.
If you'd seen the man that was chasing Sheila, you'd know she's not just missing.
I understand, Miss Taggart, I do.
And I know it doesn't look good.
But all of our patrol units have a description of your friend, her car and her license.
We'll let you know when we hear something, okay? I'm sure you will.
Missing persons.
Lt.
Olana.
Miss Taggart, was your friend wearing a very pale blue uniform? Yes.
I'm sorry to tell you this She's dead.
It's a hundred, 120.
Hundred and forty.
And 50.
Hey, keep going.
We got this much in work time.
Are you kidding me? The way you guys peel a car you're already making $75 an hour.
- What about those tires? - You can keep.
Hey, these are nice wheels, Oscar.
A hundred more, all right? You take them to Sam's Salvage.
I can't move them.
Sure.
We'll keep the tachometers too.
Hey, I'll tell you what.
Because you worked so hard, I give you 175, huh? Hey, Blooey, take back those tires.
Hey, what's he high on? Oh, nothing.
He natural at it.
Nobody's that happy.
Oh, I don't know, Oscar.
Hey, get out of here.
Here, it was like this one.
It was a real roach coach.
Blue with some sort of a design on it.
Do you happen to know where Miss Romney bought her car? At Kendall Motors.
I helped Sheila pick it out.
She couldn't decide on what color she wanted.
She ordered a stereo so that she could listen to this collection of cassettes that I have.
I used to drive it when she was away on flight.
Very well.
I guess that's enough for a start.
I'm sure the dealer will have a list of the accessories and serial numbers.
Steve, in looking over the file I see that one of the sailors in the car strip and homicide had bought a transistor radio that looked like earphones.
Like the ones you described.
You mean these are the same guys? They've killed three people? Could be.
We don't know that yet.
Well why don't you just put them away? We will.
It takes time.
Yeah, it sure does.
Let me explain something.
In 90 percent of the homicides, the victim and the killer know each other or are related.
Now, the other 10 percent, there's no connection.
They're the tough ones.
Those random killings.
Strangers.
It's like being struck by lightning.
Are you done with me, Mr.
McGarrett? For now, yeah.
There may be some questions later.
Okay.
I'll be around.
I have to go call Sheila's mom and dad now.
And tell them that their daughter was struck by lightning.
Miss Taggart, don't make it any more difficult than it is.
We don't like it either.
She's just upset, Steve.
Yeah.
So am I.
Okay, get out an APB on this type of vehicle.
Occupants armed and dangerous.
Then get the serial numbers from Kendall Motors.
Cover the hot shops, swap meets, junkyards.
Anybody who might buy from car strippers.
Don't expect too much, Steve.
The interior is wet.
Someone turned a hose on it.
How about under the dashboard? They had to reach under there to remove the stereo equipment.
Well, we'll check that and the engine compartment down at the lab.
To unscrew some of the smaller parts, they may have taken off gloves, assuming they wore them.
They were pretty thorough.
They even took the windshield wipers.
They may regret that, Duke.
Even after killing that girl, they planned on selling the parts.
So every piece of equipment from this car is a potential lead.
All right, let's get it down to the lab.
Hey, Tonker, how do you like that score? Tonker? Hey, Tonker.
- Hang glider? - He flew right over us.
- Who's the guy? - I don't know.
The paper just would say "one hang glider.
" I never see hang glider.
Yeah, but I once see.
What we gonna do? What are you doing with that control bar? I'm moving the CG forward about an inch.
Isn't that a little too far? Not with a design like this.
Should be interesting.
Yeah, for sure.
Hey, Moll, I don't think you have to wait around if you don't feel like it.
I think Carl can handle the rest.
Yeah.
Nothing else to do.
Well, anything to get your mind off Sheila.
I'll work my way out of it.
My way.
Hey, you forgot your parachute.
I left it in the laundry.
Switches on.
That's a beauty.
- Hey, bro, who's that up there? - Taggart's the name.
- Taggart.
- Draper Taggart.
Draper Taggart.
He sure knows how to ride that thing.
He's the only one who can.
It's a 20-footer.
Takes a lot of knowledge and a lot of turning ability to turn that.
What are you gonna do? Listen to it or frame it, what? I was hoping it would fit my car.
- What have you got? - Porsche.
It's made for it.
How do you know? All the numbers are gone.
Oh, well, see, I have these extraordinary powers.
So do I.
Five-0.
Where did you get it? - She didn't give me her name.
- She? Yeah, the old lady on the skateboard.
Hey, wait, what are you doing there? You gonna buy all that? Yeah, if it were yours to sell.
Let's just say I'm gonna borrow it for a while.
Yeah, sure, sure.
What am I gonna do? Call a cop? Hey, how's it, Oscar? What's happening? Hey, Blooey, grab a beer for Oscar.
Doesn't he ever take those things off? No, his brains might fall out.
Oh, yeah? You mean he has some? Yeah, more than you think, Oscar.
Hey, I'm no dummy, Oscar.
Oh, yeah, you're a real smart fella, Blooey.
You better believe, bro.
Hey, you came to put something in our ears or what? Where did you peddle the rest of those sports car parts? We spread them around.
Kuku's, Sam's, M&J's.
Why? Because some fuzz came to my shop yesterday snooping around for auto parts.
And I wondered if any of those other guys said anything to you about that.
No.
Just you.
Hey, you cleaned everything, right? Clean.
No more numbers for sure.
Blooey even sandpapered the tires.
Yeah? Well, this cop acted like he could track the stuff, and he sure wanted to for some reason.
You don't know who sold them to you, right? Right.
Just thought you might wanna know.
Just in case.
Well, now we know.
Just in case.
Forty-seven sets of latent fingerprints and 11 palm prints.
I'm surprised you raised that many from a washed car, Che.
Well, the oil and grease held several impressions.
But I don't think we did you any favors, considering that many of those prints probably belong to mechanics and gas station attendants.
What do you mean, Che? Well, my guess is that some of those prints probably aren't on file, such as gas pump boys who are too young - to have a driver's license.
- Yeah.
But most car strippers have been booked at least once, Che.
What about serial numbers? Oh, they filed off everything.
We did raise an impression of a number on the radio chassis that matches the guarantee card.
Anything you can do with the interior components? Well, after we're certain that we have all the latent prints, we'll disassemble those units.
- Okay, do what you can, Che.
- I will.
I don't like to admit that a couple of car strippers are this far ahead of me.
We're looking for shortcuts and there aren't any.
And some dark corner of our society is still breeding a mentality that kill people for tachometers and stereos.
Danno, have you seen this? Yeah, but at least they didn't mention the name or sex of our so-called witness.
We're going to have to assign someone to Molly.
She's not gonna be easy to watch.
Well, we'll have to find someone who can keep up with her, that's all.
Wait a minute.
What do you know about hang-gliding, Danno? Not much, Steve.
How would you like to learn? Do I have a choice? No.
I wish you'd leave that control bar alone, Draper.
Just another quarter inch.
It's an inch and a quarter in front of the center of gravity? Yeah.
I think it'll give me a little more control.
Because if I go for a record next week, I may have to scrounge all over the island for wind.
It worked just fine for me the other day and I had it right on the natural center of gravity.
Yeah.
Well, you're a little heavier, Moll.
Okay, if you guys will lead me over to the edge, my heart will soar like a turkey.
Okay, let her go.
Hey, go get me a cheeseburger.
I'm gonna be up here a month.
Yeah.
I'll get you a cheeseburger.
Call me fat, you turkey! I think you won a free game, Blooey.
What the hell's he doing out there? He's gonna run out of altitude.
He's using only one arm to control it.
He can't control that thing with one arm.
Oh, no, he's going down! Jump.
Hel Help! He unbuckled all right.
Draper is a good swimmer.
What's the current like around here? Right now there's an incoming swell, but there's a lateral drift moving parallel to the shore.
He could have used the current to swim out to that point.
So either way, he has a chance.
A chance.
Two of my men are checking the hospitals.
They'll call if they get any leads.
But my brother wasn't carrying any identification.
If he has amnesia or something, the hospital wouldn't even know who he is.
Well, Duke and Chin will go over the lists of all incoming patients.
Now, we'll know pretty soon.
- Yes? - Steve? - Che Fong's on the line.
- Yes, Che? I can't prove it yet, but I think a piece of the hang glider was penetrated by a rifle bullet.
When will you know for sure? Well, I'll have to do a spectrograph.
So I'd also like to compare this piece with an undamaged kite pole.
Is there one available? Didn't you say your brother has another kite, same as the one he was flying? Identical.
He's going to use it for his run at the record.
It's at the shop if you need it.
We'll get you the mate to that kite, Che.
Right.
Thank you.
- What have you got? - What did you find out? Your brother's not in any of the local hospitals.
We've asked the military to check.
Well, at least we can be thankful for one thing.
It doesn't seem to be much right now, but the newspapers and TV reported this as another hang-gliding accident.
It's no accident.
We know that, Molly.
So does our lab.
They should have been after me.
Listen to me, Molly.
I'm listening.
We're gonna let the killers think that they've taken care of the only witness to the murder of Sheila Romney.
Now, they think they're home free.
And that makes it so much safer for you.
Remember that.
As long as we're the only ones who know.
All I know is that the only two people I care about got killed because of me.
The great Five-0 can't even catch a couple of dumb, spaced-out car boosters.
Molly.
Regardless of what you think of us, for your own sake, don't talk to any reporters.
None of them.
Please.
Rough case.
Yeah.
Chin, what did you say the name of that hot parts dealer was? The one where you confiscated the radio? - Oscar Lang.
- Okay.
- Get him in here.
- Okay.
Sit down, Mr.
Lang.
Gee, thanks.
This is really a thrill.
I mean, me, a humble peasant, having a chat with Steve McGarrett.
It's the double-O of Five-0, wow.
- A chat? - Well, yeah.
I mean, if this was an official beef, I'd have been booked.
You know, you'd be advising me of my rights, telling me I don't have to say zip, I can use the horn, whatever.
And anything I may be stupid enough to say can be used to take me down, right? What makes you think we're not gonna do that? Let's just say I have the seal of good housekeeping.
Interesting you should say that.
I want to advise you of the penalty for being an accessory after the fact.
- Accessory? To what? - Murder.
Murder in the first degree.
I thought you knew that.
You see, it's your computer.
Your computer coughed up the wrong Oscar.
I'm not in the hurting business.
Look here, I'm in auto parts.
Come here.
- Recognize this equipment? - Yeah.
Well, you should.
You had it up for sale.
Well, yeah.
And I could have got a pretty penny for this too, you know.
Do you know that some auto manufacturers put their serial numbers inside the units as well as on the outside? No.
We also happen to know that this equipment came from the car of a girl who was murdered by car strippers.
Oh, I didn't.
Hey, I really didn't.
I'd like to believe you, pal, but you do know the names of the guys who sold you this equipment.
Now, when this case goes to the district attorney, and it will, he's gonna have a choice of two charges.
Receiving stolen property, which carries six months to a year and accessory to murder which carries five to ten years.
Minimum.
That's all for now, Mr.
Lang.
I don't know anything about a murder! When we sew this case together, without your help, which we will eventually, it's gonna be too late for any recommendations to the district attorney about cooperative witnesses.
Think about it.
- What's to think about? - Five to ten years.
Hey, Soma, give me a cold one, huh? You seen Tonker or Blooey? Funny.
They were in here looking for you.
They say anything? They wanted to know whether you got back from the Five-0 office.
So they've heard.
Everybody heard.
It's not like it's the first time, huh? I mean, I've waltzed around these pigs before.
Keep it.
Listen, if they come back, tell them I'm at my shop.
Hey.
Moving up in the world now, Oscar.
Hawaii Five-0.
Yeah, I had me a nice little chat with the big hog himself.
So I give him a few pointers on how to crush crime and stuff things.
What kind of questions they wanna ask? Something about a girl who got dumped.
Which was news to me.
If it wasn't, I don't know anything about anything if I wanna stay in business.
What did they want? Did you know some radios have numbers inside the case, like the ones I bought from you? Did you know that, stupid? If you're worried about me being in their program, forget it.
I didn't tell them anything.
Let's go, Blooey.
I don't trust him.
Let me take care of him.
Yeah, let's dance it out.
- Let's go, Blooey.
- Come on, Bloo.
- Come on, Bloo.
- Come on, Blooey.
He's not gonna hurt you.
You're damn right.
Central, Kelley.
Five-0.
Need readout license Able, Oboe, Baker, three-zero-seven.
All right, cover this.
Let's go.
Mr.
McGarrett, there was something on the Coast Guard radio about a bullet wound.
Why would someone shoot a hang glider pilot? Sorry, I can't answer any questions until our pathologist has made an examination.
Because they thought it was me! I'm the one who saw them with Sheila.
- They shot the wrong witness.
- That's not gonna do any good.
- Stop, please.
- It's all my fault.
- Let's go.
- Did you actually see the killers? Come on, fellas.
Give her a break.
- She's had a hard day, will you? - Just a minute.
Do you think you would recognize them if you saw them? - Did you see who the killers were? - Knock it off, will you? When do you think we can talk about this? So long.
Hey, bro.
The pilot described the killers as, and I quote: "A couple of locals in a light blue van.
" She went on to say that she was flying her brother's kite that day, wearing his jumpsuit.
When asked if the wrong witness had been murdered, Steve McGarrett replied, "No comment.
" - Hey, Blooey, guess what? - What? We got a little job to do.
- Steve, Chin on line one.
- Yes, Chin? We have placed the address of a blue custom van belonging to Thomas Tonker.
He has a felony record.
Okay.
Have H.
P.
D.
Check his prints against those from Sheila Romney's car.
They're already on it.
Would you like to join us? What's the address? 1037 Kalua Avenue.
Got it.
- Have you heard from Danno? - Yes, he called to say he'd be out of radio contact.
He's driving Molly Taggart to her apartment in the land cruiser.
Why the land cruiser? Well, she wanted to pick up her brother's hang glider.
I see.
Okay.
When you hear from Danno, tell him that I'd like the girl down here.
She may have to identify a suspect.
And under no circumstances will she do any flying.
Okay.
Steve's gonna wanna know why you wanted this kite.
Tell him it belongs to me.
I know you want it if you're going to manufacture more, take over your brother's business.
Well, the design has to be proven out first by a long clean flight.
Fill it up, please.
Where you going? To the ladies' room.
Do you wanna go with me? Thank you.
This is McGarrett, Hawaii Five-0.
Come out with your hands on your head.
The beer's still cold.
Looks like they just left.
Yeah, with two rifles of different calibers.
A.
30-06 and a.
223.
Kimo.
Check with the neighbors around here.
See if you can find out what other vehicle they're driving besides this.
Williams to McGarrett.
Get these to the lab, Chin.
Williams to McGarrett.
Yeah, Danno, go ahead.
Molly got away from me.
I fell for an old trick I didn't think she'd pull.
Have you any idea where she might be headed? No, but she's got that extra hang glider of her brother's.
These guys are still on the loose, Danno.
You'd better get out an APB on the girl then meet me back at the office.
Right.
Central to McGarrett.
I have a message for you.
Yeah, go ahead.
This is McGarrett.
The station manager at KGMB-TV said you might wanna watch their next news broadcast.
A new world's record for hang gliding may be set over Oahu today by Miss Molly Taggart.
She'll be flying in place of her brother, Draper Taggart.
His body was found yesterday in the ocean with a fatal gunshot wound.
We recently learned that Miss Taggart will be taking off within the hour from a location soon to be disclosed.
And we'll have that announcement a little later.
In other news Where do you think she'll try it from, Danno? Hard to say exactly, but the cliffs above Waimanalo is where they've been doing most of the test flying.
Yeah.
Okay.
Tell Duke I want a team of his best men.
No uniforms, no marked cars - and on the double.
- Right.
As soon as I get off, call the radio station and then Five-0.
Tell McGarrett I'll be hanging up there like a 2-dollar turkey.
I wish you wouldn't do this, Molly.
It could be suicide.
It's the only way I can think of to nail those apes.
- Tell McGarrett I've got a radio, okay? - Okay.
See you later.
Steve, there she is.
Got it.
There's got to be a thousand places along here they could hide and pop away at her.
Central to McGarrett.
Central to McGarrett.
McGarrett, go ahead.
We've got a patch.
You can communicate directly.
Good.
Thank you.
Danno, grab the rifle.
I'm gonna take a look from the top of the hill.
McGarrett? Are you guys there? Hello, this is Molly.
Yeah, Molly.
We're here.
We're here and I wish you were too.
Why did you do a dumb thing like that and make yourself a sitting duck? Never mind that now.
A shot just hit my kite.
I'm getting away from this side of the mountain.
From which direction? Which direction did it come from? The tower.
Danno, he's over there at the tower.
Take him.
Molly, listen to me.
I want you to head away from here right now.
Get out of range.
We'll take it from here.
- Land on the beach.
- Okay.
McGarrett, the other one is on the west slope.
Molly, I said get out of here.
Get out of range.
I'm trying to, damn it.
I barely have control.
I'm losing altitude.
God, I'm going around again.
McGarrett, help me.
That guy's waiting for me.
This is McGarrett.
Unit two converge on the west ridge.
Let's go.
Freeze.
Put the rifle down.
I said put it down! Put your hands on your head and face me.
H.
P.
D.
Book him! I'm going down the hill.
Get an ambulance down there.
You all right? - Did you get him? - Yeah, we got him.
- Both of them? - Yeah, Molly.
Both of them.
Good.
Now I can go for the record.
Well, wait a few days, will you? My brother's kite can do it.
Looks like you're gonna live, kiddo.
Don't worry, I got it.
And try not to bend, fold, spindle, or mutilate my $800 creation, okay? Don't worry.
Don't try anything fancy, please.
I won't.
Now just concentrate on the pitch control and watch it because it has a tendency to dive, okay? - Ready? - Let her go.
We'll see you down at the landing area.
Not today, Draper.
I'm on flight duty in two hours.
Some of us do have jobs, you know.
Oh, poor Sheila.
Must be rough having to fly to Frisco twice a week in first class.
Go fly a kite.
See you next week.
Bye.
Nice.
Hurry up, man.
Hey, what are you guys doing? Hey, that's a nice wahine, huh? Would you like me fetch them? Hey, looks like you're gonna have to, bro.
Hey, what in the heck were those 360s all about? Draper, I think Sheila's in trouble.
Did she signal you? No, I saw her pull over and get out like she was having car problems.
Then some guys were chasing her up the road.
Okay, Carl.
Take care of the kite.
We're gonna go back up there and take a look, okay? Might have been a Primo warrior.
You know, juiced up, clowning around.
They like to spook girls.
Yeah, he sure was spooky, all right.
Draper.
Why would they take her car if they were stripping it? So they could pick it clean, I suppose.
Hey, believe me, guys like that don't hurt people.
They just want the parts of the car, okay? What about those two sailors over in Kaneohe? Hey, Molly, you don't think You don't think they've probably taken her somewhere and Oh, no.
Draper, we're calling the police.
Come on.
Hurry.
Good morning, gentlemen.
You know what that stuff is doing for your ulcers? Yeah, waking them up.
Welcome to Monday.
The usual weekend for H.
P.
D.
I suppose.
Not quite.
Look under missing persons, "Sheila Romney, airline stewardess.
" Last seen leaving disabled vehicle, pursued by unidentified male.
And another character was seen taking her car apart.
Yeah, a few months ago, two sailors had car trouble and called a tow truck.
When the truck arrived, the sailors were dead from knife wounds.
The car was stripped down to the axle.
I see there was a witness to the stewardess incident.
Someone in a hang glider.
Yeah, that's a first.
Let's go to work, gentlemen.
They did a thorough search of the area.
How thorough? Ma'am, we've got 12 officers out there, And all you could find was her scarf? Are you sure that's hers? It goes with her uniform.
She's my roommate.
And she needs help.
She could be lying up in the hills bleeding to death - and all you do is stand there - Molly.
Molly, they've done everything they can.
Now there's no reason to blame the H.
P.
D.
If you'd seen the man that was chasing Sheila, you'd know she's not just missing.
I understand, Miss Taggart, I do.
And I know it doesn't look good.
But all of our patrol units have a description of your friend, her car and her license.
We'll let you know when we hear something, okay? I'm sure you will.
Missing persons.
Lt.
Olana.
Miss Taggart, was your friend wearing a very pale blue uniform? Yes.
I'm sorry to tell you this She's dead.
It's a hundred, 120.
Hundred and forty.
And 50.
Hey, keep going.
We got this much in work time.
Are you kidding me? The way you guys peel a car you're already making $75 an hour.
- What about those tires? - You can keep.
Hey, these are nice wheels, Oscar.
A hundred more, all right? You take them to Sam's Salvage.
I can't move them.
Sure.
We'll keep the tachometers too.
Hey, I'll tell you what.
Because you worked so hard, I give you 175, huh? Hey, Blooey, take back those tires.
Hey, what's he high on? Oh, nothing.
He natural at it.
Nobody's that happy.
Oh, I don't know, Oscar.
Hey, get out of here.
Here, it was like this one.
It was a real roach coach.
Blue with some sort of a design on it.
Do you happen to know where Miss Romney bought her car? At Kendall Motors.
I helped Sheila pick it out.
She couldn't decide on what color she wanted.
She ordered a stereo so that she could listen to this collection of cassettes that I have.
I used to drive it when she was away on flight.
Very well.
I guess that's enough for a start.
I'm sure the dealer will have a list of the accessories and serial numbers.
Steve, in looking over the file I see that one of the sailors in the car strip and homicide had bought a transistor radio that looked like earphones.
Like the ones you described.
You mean these are the same guys? They've killed three people? Could be.
We don't know that yet.
Well why don't you just put them away? We will.
It takes time.
Yeah, it sure does.
Let me explain something.
In 90 percent of the homicides, the victim and the killer know each other or are related.
Now, the other 10 percent, there's no connection.
They're the tough ones.
Those random killings.
Strangers.
It's like being struck by lightning.
Are you done with me, Mr.
McGarrett? For now, yeah.
There may be some questions later.
Okay.
I'll be around.
I have to go call Sheila's mom and dad now.
And tell them that their daughter was struck by lightning.
Miss Taggart, don't make it any more difficult than it is.
We don't like it either.
She's just upset, Steve.
Yeah.
So am I.
Okay, get out an APB on this type of vehicle.
Occupants armed and dangerous.
Then get the serial numbers from Kendall Motors.
Cover the hot shops, swap meets, junkyards.
Anybody who might buy from car strippers.
Don't expect too much, Steve.
The interior is wet.
Someone turned a hose on it.
How about under the dashboard? They had to reach under there to remove the stereo equipment.
Well, we'll check that and the engine compartment down at the lab.
To unscrew some of the smaller parts, they may have taken off gloves, assuming they wore them.
They were pretty thorough.
They even took the windshield wipers.
They may regret that, Duke.
Even after killing that girl, they planned on selling the parts.
So every piece of equipment from this car is a potential lead.
All right, let's get it down to the lab.
Hey, Tonker, how do you like that score? Tonker? Hey, Tonker.
- Hang glider? - He flew right over us.
- Who's the guy? - I don't know.
The paper just would say "one hang glider.
" I never see hang glider.
Yeah, but I once see.
What we gonna do? What are you doing with that control bar? I'm moving the CG forward about an inch.
Isn't that a little too far? Not with a design like this.
Should be interesting.
Yeah, for sure.
Hey, Moll, I don't think you have to wait around if you don't feel like it.
I think Carl can handle the rest.
Yeah.
Nothing else to do.
Well, anything to get your mind off Sheila.
I'll work my way out of it.
My way.
Hey, you forgot your parachute.
I left it in the laundry.
Switches on.
That's a beauty.
- Hey, bro, who's that up there? - Taggart's the name.
- Taggart.
- Draper Taggart.
Draper Taggart.
He sure knows how to ride that thing.
He's the only one who can.
It's a 20-footer.
Takes a lot of knowledge and a lot of turning ability to turn that.
What are you gonna do? Listen to it or frame it, what? I was hoping it would fit my car.
- What have you got? - Porsche.
It's made for it.
How do you know? All the numbers are gone.
Oh, well, see, I have these extraordinary powers.
So do I.
Five-0.
Where did you get it? - She didn't give me her name.
- She? Yeah, the old lady on the skateboard.
Hey, wait, what are you doing there? You gonna buy all that? Yeah, if it were yours to sell.
Let's just say I'm gonna borrow it for a while.
Yeah, sure, sure.
What am I gonna do? Call a cop? Hey, how's it, Oscar? What's happening? Hey, Blooey, grab a beer for Oscar.
Doesn't he ever take those things off? No, his brains might fall out.
Oh, yeah? You mean he has some? Yeah, more than you think, Oscar.
Hey, I'm no dummy, Oscar.
Oh, yeah, you're a real smart fella, Blooey.
You better believe, bro.
Hey, you came to put something in our ears or what? Where did you peddle the rest of those sports car parts? We spread them around.
Kuku's, Sam's, M&J's.
Why? Because some fuzz came to my shop yesterday snooping around for auto parts.
And I wondered if any of those other guys said anything to you about that.
No.
Just you.
Hey, you cleaned everything, right? Clean.
No more numbers for sure.
Blooey even sandpapered the tires.
Yeah? Well, this cop acted like he could track the stuff, and he sure wanted to for some reason.
You don't know who sold them to you, right? Right.
Just thought you might wanna know.
Just in case.
Well, now we know.
Just in case.
Forty-seven sets of latent fingerprints and 11 palm prints.
I'm surprised you raised that many from a washed car, Che.
Well, the oil and grease held several impressions.
But I don't think we did you any favors, considering that many of those prints probably belong to mechanics and gas station attendants.
What do you mean, Che? Well, my guess is that some of those prints probably aren't on file, such as gas pump boys who are too young - to have a driver's license.
- Yeah.
But most car strippers have been booked at least once, Che.
What about serial numbers? Oh, they filed off everything.
We did raise an impression of a number on the radio chassis that matches the guarantee card.
Anything you can do with the interior components? Well, after we're certain that we have all the latent prints, we'll disassemble those units.
- Okay, do what you can, Che.
- I will.
I don't like to admit that a couple of car strippers are this far ahead of me.
We're looking for shortcuts and there aren't any.
And some dark corner of our society is still breeding a mentality that kill people for tachometers and stereos.
Danno, have you seen this? Yeah, but at least they didn't mention the name or sex of our so-called witness.
We're going to have to assign someone to Molly.
She's not gonna be easy to watch.
Well, we'll have to find someone who can keep up with her, that's all.
Wait a minute.
What do you know about hang-gliding, Danno? Not much, Steve.
How would you like to learn? Do I have a choice? No.
I wish you'd leave that control bar alone, Draper.
Just another quarter inch.
It's an inch and a quarter in front of the center of gravity? Yeah.
I think it'll give me a little more control.
Because if I go for a record next week, I may have to scrounge all over the island for wind.
It worked just fine for me the other day and I had it right on the natural center of gravity.
Yeah.
Well, you're a little heavier, Moll.
Okay, if you guys will lead me over to the edge, my heart will soar like a turkey.
Okay, let her go.
Hey, go get me a cheeseburger.
I'm gonna be up here a month.
Yeah.
I'll get you a cheeseburger.
Call me fat, you turkey! I think you won a free game, Blooey.
What the hell's he doing out there? He's gonna run out of altitude.
He's using only one arm to control it.
He can't control that thing with one arm.
Oh, no, he's going down! Jump.
Hel Help! He unbuckled all right.
Draper is a good swimmer.
What's the current like around here? Right now there's an incoming swell, but there's a lateral drift moving parallel to the shore.
He could have used the current to swim out to that point.
So either way, he has a chance.
A chance.
Two of my men are checking the hospitals.
They'll call if they get any leads.
But my brother wasn't carrying any identification.
If he has amnesia or something, the hospital wouldn't even know who he is.
Well, Duke and Chin will go over the lists of all incoming patients.
Now, we'll know pretty soon.
- Yes? - Steve? - Che Fong's on the line.
- Yes, Che? I can't prove it yet, but I think a piece of the hang glider was penetrated by a rifle bullet.
When will you know for sure? Well, I'll have to do a spectrograph.
So I'd also like to compare this piece with an undamaged kite pole.
Is there one available? Didn't you say your brother has another kite, same as the one he was flying? Identical.
He's going to use it for his run at the record.
It's at the shop if you need it.
We'll get you the mate to that kite, Che.
Right.
Thank you.
- What have you got? - What did you find out? Your brother's not in any of the local hospitals.
We've asked the military to check.
Well, at least we can be thankful for one thing.
It doesn't seem to be much right now, but the newspapers and TV reported this as another hang-gliding accident.
It's no accident.
We know that, Molly.
So does our lab.
They should have been after me.
Listen to me, Molly.
I'm listening.
We're gonna let the killers think that they've taken care of the only witness to the murder of Sheila Romney.
Now, they think they're home free.
And that makes it so much safer for you.
Remember that.
As long as we're the only ones who know.
All I know is that the only two people I care about got killed because of me.
The great Five-0 can't even catch a couple of dumb, spaced-out car boosters.
Molly.
Regardless of what you think of us, for your own sake, don't talk to any reporters.
None of them.
Please.
Rough case.
Yeah.
Chin, what did you say the name of that hot parts dealer was? The one where you confiscated the radio? - Oscar Lang.
- Okay.
- Get him in here.
- Okay.
Sit down, Mr.
Lang.
Gee, thanks.
This is really a thrill.
I mean, me, a humble peasant, having a chat with Steve McGarrett.
It's the double-O of Five-0, wow.
- A chat? - Well, yeah.
I mean, if this was an official beef, I'd have been booked.
You know, you'd be advising me of my rights, telling me I don't have to say zip, I can use the horn, whatever.
And anything I may be stupid enough to say can be used to take me down, right? What makes you think we're not gonna do that? Let's just say I have the seal of good housekeeping.
Interesting you should say that.
I want to advise you of the penalty for being an accessory after the fact.
- Accessory? To what? - Murder.
Murder in the first degree.
I thought you knew that.
You see, it's your computer.
Your computer coughed up the wrong Oscar.
I'm not in the hurting business.
Look here, I'm in auto parts.
Come here.
- Recognize this equipment? - Yeah.
Well, you should.
You had it up for sale.
Well, yeah.
And I could have got a pretty penny for this too, you know.
Do you know that some auto manufacturers put their serial numbers inside the units as well as on the outside? No.
We also happen to know that this equipment came from the car of a girl who was murdered by car strippers.
Oh, I didn't.
Hey, I really didn't.
I'd like to believe you, pal, but you do know the names of the guys who sold you this equipment.
Now, when this case goes to the district attorney, and it will, he's gonna have a choice of two charges.
Receiving stolen property, which carries six months to a year and accessory to murder which carries five to ten years.
Minimum.
That's all for now, Mr.
Lang.
I don't know anything about a murder! When we sew this case together, without your help, which we will eventually, it's gonna be too late for any recommendations to the district attorney about cooperative witnesses.
Think about it.
- What's to think about? - Five to ten years.
Hey, Soma, give me a cold one, huh? You seen Tonker or Blooey? Funny.
They were in here looking for you.
They say anything? They wanted to know whether you got back from the Five-0 office.
So they've heard.
Everybody heard.
It's not like it's the first time, huh? I mean, I've waltzed around these pigs before.
Keep it.
Listen, if they come back, tell them I'm at my shop.
Hey.
Moving up in the world now, Oscar.
Hawaii Five-0.
Yeah, I had me a nice little chat with the big hog himself.
So I give him a few pointers on how to crush crime and stuff things.
What kind of questions they wanna ask? Something about a girl who got dumped.
Which was news to me.
If it wasn't, I don't know anything about anything if I wanna stay in business.
What did they want? Did you know some radios have numbers inside the case, like the ones I bought from you? Did you know that, stupid? If you're worried about me being in their program, forget it.
I didn't tell them anything.
Let's go, Blooey.
I don't trust him.
Let me take care of him.
Yeah, let's dance it out.
- Let's go, Blooey.
- Come on, Bloo.
- Come on, Bloo.
- Come on, Blooey.
He's not gonna hurt you.
You're damn right.
Central, Kelley.
Five-0.
Need readout license Able, Oboe, Baker, three-zero-seven.
All right, cover this.
Let's go.
Mr.
McGarrett, there was something on the Coast Guard radio about a bullet wound.
Why would someone shoot a hang glider pilot? Sorry, I can't answer any questions until our pathologist has made an examination.
Because they thought it was me! I'm the one who saw them with Sheila.
- They shot the wrong witness.
- That's not gonna do any good.
- Stop, please.
- It's all my fault.
- Let's go.
- Did you actually see the killers? Come on, fellas.
Give her a break.
- She's had a hard day, will you? - Just a minute.
Do you think you would recognize them if you saw them? - Did you see who the killers were? - Knock it off, will you? When do you think we can talk about this? So long.
Hey, bro.
The pilot described the killers as, and I quote: "A couple of locals in a light blue van.
" She went on to say that she was flying her brother's kite that day, wearing his jumpsuit.
When asked if the wrong witness had been murdered, Steve McGarrett replied, "No comment.
" - Hey, Blooey, guess what? - What? We got a little job to do.
- Steve, Chin on line one.
- Yes, Chin? We have placed the address of a blue custom van belonging to Thomas Tonker.
He has a felony record.
Okay.
Have H.
P.
D.
Check his prints against those from Sheila Romney's car.
They're already on it.
Would you like to join us? What's the address? 1037 Kalua Avenue.
Got it.
- Have you heard from Danno? - Yes, he called to say he'd be out of radio contact.
He's driving Molly Taggart to her apartment in the land cruiser.
Why the land cruiser? Well, she wanted to pick up her brother's hang glider.
I see.
Okay.
When you hear from Danno, tell him that I'd like the girl down here.
She may have to identify a suspect.
And under no circumstances will she do any flying.
Okay.
Steve's gonna wanna know why you wanted this kite.
Tell him it belongs to me.
I know you want it if you're going to manufacture more, take over your brother's business.
Well, the design has to be proven out first by a long clean flight.
Fill it up, please.
Where you going? To the ladies' room.
Do you wanna go with me? Thank you.
This is McGarrett, Hawaii Five-0.
Come out with your hands on your head.
The beer's still cold.
Looks like they just left.
Yeah, with two rifles of different calibers.
A.
30-06 and a.
223.
Kimo.
Check with the neighbors around here.
See if you can find out what other vehicle they're driving besides this.
Williams to McGarrett.
Get these to the lab, Chin.
Williams to McGarrett.
Yeah, Danno, go ahead.
Molly got away from me.
I fell for an old trick I didn't think she'd pull.
Have you any idea where she might be headed? No, but she's got that extra hang glider of her brother's.
These guys are still on the loose, Danno.
You'd better get out an APB on the girl then meet me back at the office.
Right.
Central to McGarrett.
I have a message for you.
Yeah, go ahead.
This is McGarrett.
The station manager at KGMB-TV said you might wanna watch their next news broadcast.
A new world's record for hang gliding may be set over Oahu today by Miss Molly Taggart.
She'll be flying in place of her brother, Draper Taggart.
His body was found yesterday in the ocean with a fatal gunshot wound.
We recently learned that Miss Taggart will be taking off within the hour from a location soon to be disclosed.
And we'll have that announcement a little later.
In other news Where do you think she'll try it from, Danno? Hard to say exactly, but the cliffs above Waimanalo is where they've been doing most of the test flying.
Yeah.
Okay.
Tell Duke I want a team of his best men.
No uniforms, no marked cars - and on the double.
- Right.
As soon as I get off, call the radio station and then Five-0.
Tell McGarrett I'll be hanging up there like a 2-dollar turkey.
I wish you wouldn't do this, Molly.
It could be suicide.
It's the only way I can think of to nail those apes.
- Tell McGarrett I've got a radio, okay? - Okay.
See you later.
Steve, there she is.
Got it.
There's got to be a thousand places along here they could hide and pop away at her.
Central to McGarrett.
Central to McGarrett.
McGarrett, go ahead.
We've got a patch.
You can communicate directly.
Good.
Thank you.
Danno, grab the rifle.
I'm gonna take a look from the top of the hill.
McGarrett? Are you guys there? Hello, this is Molly.
Yeah, Molly.
We're here.
We're here and I wish you were too.
Why did you do a dumb thing like that and make yourself a sitting duck? Never mind that now.
A shot just hit my kite.
I'm getting away from this side of the mountain.
From which direction? Which direction did it come from? The tower.
Danno, he's over there at the tower.
Take him.
Molly, listen to me.
I want you to head away from here right now.
Get out of range.
We'll take it from here.
- Land on the beach.
- Okay.
McGarrett, the other one is on the west slope.
Molly, I said get out of here.
Get out of range.
I'm trying to, damn it.
I barely have control.
I'm losing altitude.
God, I'm going around again.
McGarrett, help me.
That guy's waiting for me.
This is McGarrett.
Unit two converge on the west ridge.
Let's go.
Freeze.
Put the rifle down.
I said put it down! Put your hands on your head and face me.
H.
P.
D.
Book him! I'm going down the hill.
Get an ambulance down there.
You all right? - Did you get him? - Yeah, we got him.
- Both of them? - Yeah, Molly.
Both of them.
Good.
Now I can go for the record.
Well, wait a few days, will you? My brother's kite can do it.
Looks like you're gonna live, kiddo.