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Thank you.

Checking in.

Line will be open from now on.

Here she comes right on time

Guess who just arrived?

What took him so long?

Oh, I'm just about set.

Is the man on the scene yet?

Uh-huh.

He's working the girl.

How's your sight line?

Right on the money.

All right.

You know what to do.

Yep, I know what to do.

Let's take it nice and easy, miss. I'm here to help you. We don't want you to

die.

My name is McGarrett.

Would you tell me your name?

I'm with Five-O.

I... I happened to be nearby and I saw you up here.

Will you tell me your name, please?

Doctor. No, no, you're doing fine, Steve.

Just no sudden moves and get her to talk.

Yeah, how? How?

Keep trying.

Miss? I've contacted somebody who can help me help you. He's a psychiatrist.

He works with the Suicide Prevention Center. Mr. McGarrett.

What? What have you got?

The room was reserved yesterday by phone. She checked in as Jane Smith.

Yeah, that figures.

Any luggage?

None. She told the clerk it would be sent on later.

Yeah, a lot later.

OK, Art, thanks.

Doc? That girl is terrified out there. It seems to me in spite of her suicide

threat, she's really scared of dying, probably.

What do you have in mind?

Well, I think I've got to go out on that ledge and get her back.

If she'll let you, we don't want to trigger her into anything.

So first tell her exactly what you're going to do and then do it, slowly.

If she balks back off, don't force her to a showdown.

What about the net?

Fire chief says 18 stories is too chancy. Yeah.

Chuck, phone hooked up? Yes, sir.

Have the walkie-talkies in the hall on Channel 4 clear.

Okay. KGMB has a mobile unit down there. Bob Seavey is doing a live telecast.

Tell them to get a close shot of the girl.

Ask anybody who recognizes her to call this number right away. Tell us her name

if they can.

Miss.

If we can talk about whatever it is that's troubling you, I'm sure that I

can help you.

Now, I'm going to come out on the ledge with you and help you back in.

Then we can talk things over quietly.

No!

No!

All right.

All right, I won't come out here with you if you don't want.

Just...

Stay there, huh? Nice and easy.

Nothing hasty.

Doc, take over.

Miss, I want to help you.

I'm Dr. Kamikono.

Now tell me your name.

The crowd is beginning to gather here at the scene. The girl has been on the

ledge for about ten minutes since we arrived and began to set up.

And if you know the identity of this young woman, please call the 5-0

emergency number, 277-2977.

Repeat. The number to call if you know this woman is 277-29... If you don't

mind. Aren't you fascinated with this spectacle?

I'm fascinated. I'm also due in court in 40 minutes.

This one?

You know, a suicide is one of the great bonus events of the day.

Breaks up the boredom of the daily routine.

That same girl could...

Walked nude down Kalakaua Avenue and hardly anyone would give her a second

glance. But she walks out on a ledge, threatens to kill herself, and everybody

pays her attention.

Except you.

Yes?

No, I can't talk now.

I'll call you back.

Sorry about that, Bart.

My private life has a way of intruding.

Are you so blase that even that doesn't rouse you?

Frankly, I find it ghoulish.

What happens if that girl doesn't jump?

Will the crowd be disappointed?

Will you be?

And if you're in the mood for grisly spectacles, there's a beauty coming up

the day after tomorrow. May I remind you that your case goes before the grand

jury with a strong and hostile witness.

If you want to worry about something, worry about that.

Bart, you're my lawyer.

You worry about it.

Aloha.

Please call this number.

277. Are

you

sure, Mr. Sung?

Yes, I am sure.

She was here with her fiancé two weeks ago.

And, uh... They ordered a pair of wedding rings.

Never call for it. It's sad.

You know...

I have a couple of dozen wedding rings ordered and inscribed.

Never call for them.

I often wondered what happened to those people.

Some of them wind up on a ledge.

Steve, hang on.

What's her name?

Oh, yes.

Betty Landers.

And her fiancé?

Mr. Howard N. Miller.

She's a divorcee. Has a five-year-old daughter. Her fiancé's name is Howard

Miller. Yeah.

Yeah, got it. Good work, Dano.

Anyone in your family you want to talk to?

A friend?

A clergyman?

Surely there's someone you want to talk to.

Doug.

Mrs. Landers?

We learned your name from somebody who recognized you and phoned in.

I understand that you ordered wedding rings for death tomorrow.

Is that what's troubling you? Is there some problem about your wedding?

How about Howard Miller?

Would you like to talk with him?

Yes.

Good. Now, I'll come out.

And help you in so that you'll be out of danger. Then we'll get Mr. Miller.

No.

Go get Howard.

And then I'll come in.

Okay. But where do we find him?

I don't know.

He's gone.

He's gone? Gone where? Tell us and we'll get him.

I don't know.

Find Howard for me.

Please, please find Howard.

Please.

Now, you haven't seen Mr. Miller since Thursday.

That's five days ago. Have you heard from him during that time?

Yes, he called twice, wanted to know how things were in the plant.

Did he say why he hadn't been in or where he was?

No. Did you ask him?

Sure, I'd ask him. He wouldn't tell me.

Does your switchboard girl keep a record of calls?

Yes. Alice, take the board for a minute.

Marion, bring your call book.

This is Mr. McGarrett of 5-0, Miss Nakano.

Tell him whatever he wants to know.

Miss Nakano, until Mr. Miller disappeared, were there any calls that

he made repeatedly to the same person, I mean?

I don't think so.

What about Miss Landers? Did he call her often?

He wouldn't have to call Betty. She works here.

What does she do? She's our designer.

I see.

What about long-distance calls? Mr. McGarrett, call for you.

That here's okay.

McGarrett?

Steve, I just left Miller's apartment.

He hasn't been there in four days.

I found a picture of him and had HPD run off a batch for the blue and white cars.

Chin's gotten all points out on him.

Anything else? No, no, that's fine, Carl. Just stay loose.

Mr. Conner, would you please check your notes and see if there's any one person

that Mr. Miller called often or any one that called him repeatedly?

Well, the Barton chain.

No, I don't mean business. Anyone else beside that?

Let's see.

Yes, there was a man.

He wasn't in the dress business.

His name started with an M.

Here it is.

Manicott.

John Manicott?

Yes, that's it.

Well, get him for me, please, quickly. Yes, sir. I just need his number.

555-9100.

You know him?

Yeah, I should. He's the district attorney.

Hello,

Steve. What's up?

John, I don't have much time. We're looking for a man named Howard Miller.

I understand that you've been in touch with him. Is that true?

Yeah. Good. Now... Do you know where he is?

Uh... John, are you there?

Yeah, I'm here. I'm just thinking.

Thinking? What are you thinking about?

I told you, it's urgent. I need him.

Steve, it's not that simple. Why don't you come over here and I'll explain it

to you?

No, no dice, no time.

Now, look, John, I don't know what's going on in your head, but at this

moment, Miller's fiancée is standing on a ledge 18 stories up, threatening to

kill herself.

Now, he's the only one who can save her. Now, where is he?

That's Miller's girl on that ledge?

Yes.

All right.

You meet me at HPD headquarters in five minutes.

What has HPD got to do with it? You want Miller? Meet me there in five minutes.

John. Steve.

You open it, officer.

Sergeant, lead the way, please.

Miller's here?

Yeah.

When I have time, you can explain all this to me.

Mr. Miller?

McGarrett, Y-5-0. Do you know what's been happening with your fiancée?

Betty?

What's wrong?

She's on the 18th story of the Ilekai, threatening to jump, unless you come and

talk with her.

Oh, my God.

All right, let's go.

Uh, Steve, wait a minute, please.

Listen, Miller is here under a John Doe. He's under protective custody.

He's my key witness in the case against Banama.

I go to trial in two days.

They've already made one attempt on his life. That's why he's here.

If he goes out, there can be very dangerous.

Get me Williams, Kono, and Chinho, and get him here on the double.

Anybody know he's here? No, no, he's under a John Doe. Okay, then nobody

knows he's leaving, right?

Now, we'll cover him every inch of the way, keep him under wraps. As soon as

he's talked Mrs. Landers down, we'll get him back to you and he's all yours

again. Steve, you know Bonomo.

He's already made one attempt to get him, he'll try to get him again.

It's on your head. You want to take responsibility? Yes, hold me

responsible. Unless Mr.

Miller doesn't give a damn about what happens to his girl, in which case he

can just sit here, nice and secure.

Let's go.

Tony, you come with me, Mr. Miller.

Chin, you take up the rear.

Three cars, very tight. Keep your eyes peeled. This gentleman is hot.

No sirens, don't exceed the legal limit, and we stop for all red lights, okay?

Let's go.

All right, easy, man, now.

She's right over in that corner.

Easy.

Just a second. Easy.

Listen to me.

Okay?

Now, you've got to talk to her from over here.

Flatten yourself up.

No quick moves.

You've got to make her come to you, you understand?

So, I'll have a chance to grab him over there.

Betty?

It's Howard.

Betty, why?

Do you think I ran out on you? Is that it?

Yes.

It isn't?

Something happened?

I'm in trouble and I had to hide out.

Please, hedge your way back in.

Why didn't you tell me?

I couldn't.

Please.

I'm frightened for you.

Hedge your way back in.

Slowly.

Carefully.

I'll explain everything.

I'm telling you the truth.

It wasn't you I bucked out on.

Darling, I love you, I swear it.

Please come back to me.

you

What?

He's gonna shoot him. Anything?

Maybe I better check the back stairs.

Officer! Officer!

In there.

He's gone!

Get Che up here. He's not going to find anything, but get him started anyway.

Vacuums. I want every piece of lint.

How did you know this was the room we were looking for? It has to be. We were

passing here when the guy came out, and we saw a glimpse of the gun.

Did you get a good look at the man?

Yes, we did.

Because we were walking down the hall from that way, and he comes tearing out

from that way.

All right. Would you tell everything you can to this officer, please?

Kono, take over.

The guy's long since gone, but just in case, after you put out a description,

file everybody out of this building one at a time.

Maybe they can spot him for you. Okay.

How was your dress?

Um, white pants and a blue shirt.

Steve, Doc says that Jenny, Mrs. Landers, is still in shock.

He's taking her to Kaiser's Hospital.

Okay, I want her in a private room.

Tell HPD I want an officer on the door. Three shifts, around the clock. Nobody

in or out unless they check with us.

Okay.

Look at this, Steve. How pro can you get?

Guy came equipped to a T.

Rifle's an AR-15.

Spence shell?

Yeah.

.223 caliber.

Common government issue.

Mr. McGarrett, the DA's looking for you.

Yeah, I bet he is.

Tell him I'm on my way.

Steve, do you realize the guy had a dead beat on you the whole time you were in

that window?

Yeah.

But he wasn't looking for me.

It wasn't just Miller who got killed today.

A year and a half of hard work got shot down with it.

A year and a half of trying to get that guy, Ben Amo. And nothing, Steve,

nothing, nothing, nowhere.

And then Miller agrees to testify.

Yeah. Gambling?

Yeah, gambling.

Listen, we've raided Ben Amo's games before.

We've impounded his marked decks. We've picked up his customers.

But no testimony, nobody willing to say a thing until... until Miller.

A guy like that doesn't come along very often.

A guy with guts.

Had he been trimmed?

Yeah. 180,000.

But when I convinced him that the games were crooked, he was willing to testify.

And then he came back at me last week and he said he changed his mind.

No testimony.

Why? Had he been threatened?

Slightly.

A car tried to run him down one night.

Then he got a phone call.

The near miss was on purpose.

And the next one wouldn't miss. He was gonna be a mud spot, and his bride.

I worked hard, Steve.

I convinced him that he wasn't gonna have a life without any trouble, that he

was gonna be under Bonalmo's thumb all the time.

And that made him angry enough, and he decided to testify.

That's when we got him under protection. We got him under that... John Doe.

And that's when you came into the picture.

What shall I say, Steve?

A mistake in judgment.

Look, don't tell me I made a mistake.

I'll tell you. I blew it, top to bottom.

Somebody counted on me to deliver the body, and I did. That building wasn't

picked by accident.

Somebody knew my routine down to the fact that I went to that barber every

Tuesday. They knew that I'd get to the girl first.

They knew that I could deliver Miller faster than anybody else.

I was twisted, manipulated, used.

Now, you want Barry Bonamo, I'll give you Barry Bonamo.

On a plate, but not for gambling.

Murder.

Murder one.

Come in.

Mrs. Landers?

Do you feel well enough to talk?

I'm sorry to do this to you, but I need some answers.

I don't know if you realize it, but at this moment, you're an accessory to a

murder.

No.

No.

Oh, I didn't know.

All they said was... Oh, I swear to you, I... All

right. All right, easy.

Just relax, please.

Spell it out for me from the top, please, step by step.

Will you give me the benefit of the doubt until you hear what happened?

Yeah.

I'm a good listener.

Two days ago, my daughter disappeared.

Yes, we found out about that.

But what you don't know is that she was kidnapped.

Susie was late coming home from school, and I was just beginning to worry when I

had a phone call.

And a man said he was holding Susie for ransom, except

the ransom wasn't money.

There was something he wanted me to do.

Wanted you to go out on that ledge?

Did he say why?

He said, very frankly,

He wanted to flush Howard out, Neil.

Flush him out?

For what reason?

He said he wanted to talk to him.

Howard had been acting strangely.

I hadn't seen him for days.

He said that Howard was in hiding someplace and that he just wanted to

talk to him.

Talk to him?

And you bought that?

How could I even imagine somebody was planning a murder?

Did you know that Howard was deeply in debt to Bonamo?

No.

Do you know who Bonamo is?

He's the gambler, isn't he?

Yeah, a man who obviously goes to very great lengths to collect the debt.

Did he kill Howard?

He didn't pull the trigger.

Your fiancé was killed by a professional hitman by the name of Johnny Frohman.

Two witnesses saw him running out of the room where the rifle was set up

immediately after the shot.

Those same witnesses identified him from a mug book.

As to whether or not Bunamu hired him, we're working on that now.

And I was used as bait?

Yeah, bait.

Oh.

Oh, God.

Do you think you'd recognize that voice if you heard it again?

I think so.

I think so.

All right, we'll see.

Oh, is that good.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, yeah.

Hello, Bart.

Want a drink?

No.

Okay. Get lost, girls. Will you go take a swim or something? Seems my lawyer

wants to talk to me.

Come on, sit down, Bart.

Barry, I've just learned from the DA that the grand jury hearing has been

cancelled. Naturally.

Due to the mysterious death of his key witness against you?

Really?

What else?

What else is that McGarrett is on the warpath against you?

I think you can figure out why.

You sure you wouldn't want a drink?

Barry, I think you'd better start leveling with me.

Is there anything in your situation with Howard Miller that I should know about?

Yes. One thing.

I'm truly sorry he's dead.

No, no, no milk of human kindness.

Just that he was worth more to me alive than dead.

Why, if he wasn't paying his debt to you?

But he was.

First he paid me 20 grand in cash and made an arrangement to pay off the rest.

An arrangement?

Can you prove that?

Well, there was nothing in writing, just a verbal agreement.

Why didn't you tell me?

Come on, Bart.

I don't tell you every detail of my business.

Are you telling the truth?

Would I lie to you?

Yes.

Well, I might.

But if McGarrett should ask, I wouldn't lie to him.

Unless I had to. And I don't have to. It's true.

Barry, when are you going to start leveling with your own attorney?

Now, I don't like to look like a fool with McGarrett and the DA.

Now, tell me straight. Did you have anything to do with that murder?

As heaven is my witness, no.

I may never know.

Oh, come on, Bart. Believe me. Please, believe me.

William's calling McGarrett. Come in, car one.

William's calling McGarrett.

Come in, car one.

Yeah, McGarrett.

You remember that car Bonamo said was stolen?

It's been found.

Well, how does a stolen car concern us, Dano?

Well, there's something that might interest you.

Went off the road into Mauna Loa Bay. The boys are bringing it up now.

The divers say there's a body in it.

Yeah, that interests me. On my way.

Getting an idea yet? Who would you like it to be? What do you mean?

Looks like Johnny Foreman, but the shape isn't. You can't tell.

Yeah, that's Foreman.

Did you check this?

Yeah. Didn't count it, but there's thousands of dollars.

Bonamo? Yeah, Bonamo.

I'm gonna peel his hide. Bring him in.

This is outrageous.

I told you my client was available for questioning and he is, but this

manhandling is inexcusable. Sit down.

Take it easy. Come on, come on.

Your client is under arrest for the murder of Johnny Frohman.

What's he talking about?

Who's this Johnny Frohman?

as if you don't know, is a professional gunzel who was found in your car, dead.

My car was stolen. Bull.

Item. We have two witnesses who have seen the body and identified it

positively as Frohman. Those same witnesses placed Frohman as the man who

came out of room 453 seconds after the murder.

Now, needless to say, those witnesses are under wraps, and this time, this

time there is no bait that can bring them out.

Che.

Tie Froman into that room, the room where the murder weapon was found.

Our crime lab examined wooden matches found near the murder weapon.

There were traces of earwax on them.

Match the earwax found in the deceased.

Froman was the man in room 453, no question.

Well, Froman drowned, didn't he?

Accidental death.

You know our county coroner, Dr.

Bergman? Doctor, item two, please.

Froman was dead.

or unconscious before the car even went in the water.

There was a bruise on the back of his head.

Evidence of severe concussion.

Nothing in the car could have done that.

Further, no signs of drowning.

No foam in the nose and mouth.

No bluish tinge in the skin color.

No lividity in neck and face.

And finally, item three, Dano.

We found an attache case with Frohman.

Mr. Bonamo's fingerprints were all over it.

Plus $10,000 in small bills.

He's all yours, Che.

The last nail. Drive it home.

The money was water-soaked, but we were able to raise prints on more than half

the bills.

Mostly Mr.

Bonamo's.

Okay.

The D.A. wants you badly.

Almost as badly as I do.

Maybe you can make a deal with him to cop a plea, but not with me.

I just wanted you to see a beautiful lock.

Colonel, book in. Murder one.

No!

McGarrett, I didn't do it.

Can you refute the evidence?

No, but I didn't do it. It's a frame.

Oh, frame.

I was waiting for that golden word.

Get him out of here. I warned you not to hold out on your attorney. Barry, I'm

resigning. I'll give you 24 hours. Don't quit on me. Get a new lawyer, but that's

it.

McGarrett, listen to me.

Just listen to me.

No motive.

Miller was paying me off.

I had no reason to hire a hitman.

Yeah? How much did Miller pay you?

First he was paying me $20,000, then $8,000, then $12,000.

I mean, it was a piece of the profits of the corporation.

Check it out. You'll see I'm telling the truth.

We did check it. Those are the amounts of Miller's cash withdrawals, but that

does not eliminate motive.

How do we know you were satisfied with those amounts? How do we know you didn't

get greedy, that you want a double, triple?

When Miller wouldn't play, you had him wiped out.

McGarrett, listen.

If there's one guy in this town who should know a frame when he sees it,

it's you.

So you've got to get me off. I've got to get you off?

If they ever need a guy to play King Lear, they should hire Bonomo.

Oh, what an actor.

What if he's not acting?

Oh, come on, Danny.

It's a lock.

What's bothering you?

The evidence.

It's almost too good.

Mostly if Bonamo wanted to hit the hitman, why would he plant $10,000 on

him with his fingerprints all over it?

An expensive red herring.

He's clever and the best liar in Honolulu.

What if he's not lying and it is a frame?

No. I don't believe it.

He's guilty.

Uh, they're allowing me my one free phone call.

Listen, I just got a hand-delivered letter.

You gotta look into this.

Barry, I've resigned.

Whatever it is, give it to your next attorney.

Bart, listen.

According to this, there could be proof that I had no motive to kill that guy.

Proof!

Bart, I need you.

Yeah, uh, do this one thing for me, will you? Then if it's nothing, then you can

quit, okay?

What do you say, kid?

All right.

Mrs.

Landers? Yes.

I'm Bart Maris, Barry Bonamo's attorney.

Please come in.

I don't want us to be disturbed.

This should be a very private conversation.

All right.

Mrs. Landers, according to your letter, you say you have proof which would

exonerate Mr. Bonamo. What proof?

There is a document.

signed and witnessed, according to which Howard signed over a quarter ownership

of his company to Barry Bonamo.

Well, I figure that's proof that Howard was worth more alive than dead.

A document.

Mrs. Landers, I've either drawn up or worked on every contract that Mr.

Bonamo's been involved in.

I've never seen that contract, nor does Mr. Bonamo have a copy.

In this case, there's only one copy.

Only one?

Well, then it's not legal. A contract must have two copies.

Each hardy keeps one, otherwise it's not legally binding.

Mr. Maris, you're a lawyer.

You must know there's a very special document of which there may not be more

than one copy.

You can figure it out.

His will?

Exactly. His last will and testament.

Isn't that the legal phrase?

There's a clause in it that on Howard's death,

Barry Bonamo's percentage goes down from 25 to 5.

Worth more alive than dead.

Why even 5%? Why anything?

Howard was a very honest man.

He honored his obligations.

Where's the will?

With an attorney on the mainland.

You can start tracking down thousands of lawyers.

I can deliver it to you with just one phone call.

According to the police, Mr. Bonham is responsible for your fiancé's death.

Why should you, of all people, want to exonerate him?

Think of me as a poor widow.

And I'm not even that.

I'm left bereaved and with no security.

I could bear up much better with $200,000.

In cash, of course.

I thought I'd seen everything.

You find me hard?

Like Flint.

It doesn't matter.

Mr. Maris, I've been through hell.

Somebody's gonna pay for that.

Lost the man I love?

My child was kidnapped and her life threatened.

I was terrified out of my mind.

What are you crying about? Your child was returned safe, unhurt.

It was you.

You called me.

You kidnapped Susan.

It was you. You had Howard murdered.

Incredible. The best frame in the world.

Buries half million a year.

It would have been mine. I blew it.

Well, not quite.

It's quite a drop out there.

And by now your obsession with heights is well known.

The police will figure that you lost your nerve the first time.

The second time you tried again and you made it.

Easy. Bait?

Yeah, bait for the second time.

Pretty good trick you dreamed up, Maris. Good enough for us to use it.

Take him away, Dano.

Easy.

This was harder than the first time.

Yeah, I know.

I'm still shaking.

Does it ever go away?

What?

Being afraid.

Yeah, it goes away.