The essential episodes of Hawaii Five-O
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Hawaii Five-O — each pick states its reason.
- 01
McGarrett investigates the death of a friend when it becomes apparent that the man did not drown as was commonly believed.
- 02
A Thousand Pardons -- You're Dead!
Three wives of men killed in Vietnam die after collecting their husbands' G.I. insurance; guests Harry Guardino, Loretta Swit.
- 03
Wo Fat and other top international agents converge on Hawaii to place bids on printing plates for twenty dollar bills, which are in the possession of a former friend of McGarrett.
- 04
Five-O must deal with treason, murder and double-crosses in order to solve the case and prevent the U.S. from being flooded by fake currency.
- 05
McGarrett is framed in an elaborate set up by Wo Fat, and has to contend with a foreign double amongst other problems.
- 06
Several faces from the past reappear as McGarrett must stop Wo Fat from carrying out his plan, a ninety second attack on a missile tracking base.
- 07
Wo Fat is suspected of being behind the theft of a mobile ICBM device, and McGarrett with other top officials must stop him selling it off to the highest bidder.
- 08
A amputee with no hands sets out to kill every police officer who contributed to his injury, and that includes Steve McGarrett.
- 09
Two conmen use a gang of Five-O lookalikes and doubles to extort money from Honolulu businessmen.
- 10
When a letter bomb kills a Naval Officer whilst McGarrett is on Navy Duty, he is called upon to investigate and uncovers a plot involving an old nemesis...
- 11
When Wo Fat steals toxins in an attempt to take out the leaders of Communist China, McGarrett must track him to Hong Kong.
- 12
You Don't See Many Pirates These Days
When a sea-freighter is hijacked, the wealthy millionaire owner calls in Five-O, but all is not how it seems...
- 13
When an astrologer visits McGarrett to inform him of a murderer with a terrible temper, his antagonism lessens when her assumptions seem to be partly true.
- 14
The Hawaiian kumu mob attempts to take over a resort-workers union, to the fury of native Hawaiians who vengefully infiltrate and smash underground activities in lawless fashion. Meanwhile, Boston ex-cop James Carew trails a mainland gangster - who is providing aid and comfort to the kumu - to Hawaii in order to get information on the murders of his wife and child.
- 15
The series concludes with the final showdown between McGarrett and Wo Fat. Three scientists who have disappeared have one thing in common, they all attended a symposium on possible space-based, laser defense systems. McGarrett impersonates a fourth scientist, Dr. Elton Raintree, who attended the same gathering and is soon abducted. Wo Fat is behind it all and wants the scientists to complete their work and produce such a device.
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