Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon· Season 2 · Episode 1

Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend

S02E01·October 7, 1982·1h·CBS

Rick and A.J. are in Hawaii tailing a con artist who Jonathan Higgins of the Robin Masters' Estate, has just entrusted with $350,000 in proceeds from his charity event. The three follow her to South America, where they reel her in with a con of their own, using a huge emerald and A.J. as bait.Story aired as a cross-over with Magnum P.I.; the first half of the story, Ki'i's Don't Lie, aired as a Magnum P.I. episode immediately preceding Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend.

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Guest stars

Tom SelleckTom Selleckas Thomas MagnumJohn HillermanJohn Hillermanas Jonathan Quayle Higgins IIIJoe MantegnaJoe Mantegnaas Henry
Morgan FairchildMorgan Fairchildas Catherine Hailey
Eduardo RicardEduardo Ricardas El Presidente Ramon
Panchito GomezPanchito Gomezas Manuel

Crew

Lawrence DohenyLawrence DohenyDirector
Bob ShayneTeleplay
Richard ChapmanRichard ChapmanTeleplay
Glen A. LarsonGlen A. LarsonStory
Michael SloanMichael SloanStory
Philip DeGuereStory

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