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Kalani, let's check this out.

You're too far away.

All set, Mr. Brown.

Herberts, you and Kalani clean up that mess.

Be sure you haven't left anything around here.

Kalani, Hergerts.

Thank you.

Doris?

Doris?

Bonner?

How you doing, Professor?

Mr. Bonner's been waiting. What kept you so late?

Oh, well, I ran into some trouble in the field.

What are you doing in Hilo?

Sam Connor's getting a little worried.

I called him in Honolulu last week. I told him I'd have the money for him on

Thursday. What money, Bernie?

That's nothing. Chicken feed.

Well, as long as it's just a little loose change, why not pay up now?

Save me the trouble of hanging around till Thursday.

Well, I'm not quite prepared.

Sure.

Sure, Professor.

There's no rush.

I just dropped in to let you know that... that I'm around.

I'm staying at the Kohunu Inn whenever you are prepared.

Nice meeting you, Mrs. Brown.

Yvonne.

What's the idea of coming to the house?

Well, uh, kinda wants me to stick to you like a fungus.

Should we come up with a bread? All of it.

That's a $25,000 loan.

on the $45,500.

You know, kind of giving you a big break.

Got the rate for the last week and a half.

That's 10% instead of 20.

Provided, of course, you come up with all of the $72,500 before Thursday.

I will.

Then there's no problem, is there?

That man was a collector from a loan shark, wasn't he?

No.

Don't lie to me.

All right.

Okay.

How much do we owe this time?

How much?

Um, 72,500.

Good God.

Doris. What is the matter with you, Bernie?

After L.A., don't you know what those bloodsuckers are like?

How could you make the same mistake?

There's nothing to worry about.

You have to come up with $72,500 by Thursday, and there is

nothing to worry about.

Bernie, the company isn't going to bail you out this time.

They won't have to. I'll have it, every penny of it, and more to spare by

Thursday.

Yes, Governor.

Steve, I'm calling from Kona. I want you to get over here as quickly as possible.

I'm staying at the Kona Surf.

What is it, sir?

Some damn fool is threatening to trigger a volcanic eruption and wipe out half

the island of Hawaii unless we come up with $500,000.

Did you say trigger a volcanic eruption?

That's what I said.

Yes, sir. I'm on my way.

I really thought it was going to be different when we came out here.

I honestly believe that we were going to live a normal life again.

I can't go on much more like this, Bernie.

You won't have to. In a couple of days, everything's going to be fine. We'll be

free for the rest of our lives.

Just trust me this one last time.

Doris, now listen.

Doris, now listen to me. Leave me alone, Bernie. Leave me alone.

All right, but this time you'll see.

You'll see.

You gentlemen get to park headquarters. I'll see you there after I've met with

the governor in Kona. Right.

In two days, we are going to blow up the northeast rift of Mauna Loa.

The enclosed data will prove this possible.

You will need the verification of an expert volcanologist, but we can assure

you that our plan will work.

It will cost you $500,000 to stop us. Do not try to interfere in any way or the

deal is off and we push the button.

Keep everyone out of the area proscribed on the enclosed map.

It is heavily mined. One slip... then the whole rift will blow automatically.

Wait for further instructions.

You think it's possible?

Only one place to find out.

Volcano Observatory.

With all the instruments we have planted around the mountain, I'd have said Mauna

Loa didn't have any secrets from us.

Until now.

I'll say one thing.

Your blackmailer knows his business.

He's picked the best possible site.

Now, look here.

The northeast rift lies directly upslope from Hilo.

A large lava flow could easily reach the city.

What's the worst we could expect?

I'll show you.

How much time would we have?

Well, Hawaiian love is extremely fluid.

It's been known to flow as fast as 35 miles an hour.

Given certain conditions, I'm afraid a massive eruption would destroy Hilo in

less than one day.

Of course, it could just fizzle, produce only a trickle.

Yeah.

And then it could be a hoax.

I'm afraid we're in no position to gamble.

Steve, how do you suggest we proceed?

Close the park immediately.

Cordon off the entire mined area.

Maintain the tightest kind of security.

I don't want anyone wandering in there and triggering something by mistake.

Oh, one other thing, sir. I'd request an Air Force reconnaissance flight over the

Northeast Rift.

Now, there's a chance, just a chance, that infrared aerial photography might

reveal where the explosives are placed, if there are.

Explosives. I'll call Hickam Field immediately.

And I'd better notify civil defense.

You'll order an evacuation?

Oh, I'll put it off as long as possible to avoid the panic, but if we do have to

evacuate, we'll have to move and move fast.

If we here at the observatory can do anything to help, Mr. McCarratt... All

right, right now, I want to know all about explosives.

What kind are necessary to do the trick?

How they'd have to be placed?

Quantities. Now, is there anyone like that on your staff?

I'm afraid not.

We know the geology, but we don't have the knowledge of the explosives.

But wait a minute.

Consul Oil Corporation has someone.

They sent a man out last year to survey the possibility of developing geothermal

energy. He's one of the best in his field.

Yes, speaking.

Of course, Dr. Rogers. I'll get there as quickly as I can.

Well, that must have been quite an operation.

In what way?

The lava's quite far down.

It would take a lot of TNT to crack open a rift like that.

How much is a lot, Mr. Brown?

Offhand, I'd say about 30,000, 40,000 pounds.

Is there any way that they could get by with less?

Well, pinpointed at strategically vulnerable spots and detonated

simultaneously, maybe, but you sure have to know your stuff.

Are you saying that there are experts involved in this operation?

Oh, there's no way an amateur could figure out a stunt like this. It would

have to be a highly skilled team.

Geologist, volcanologist, demolition expert.

Sounds expensive.

Very. How expensive, Mr. Brown?

Well, consider the explosives alone, and then you've got the technical people and

manpower. There would be seven or eight men involved.

Quarter of a million right around there.

You see, that's what doesn't wash.

It doesn't figure.

What do you mean?

Well, seven or eight men spending a quarter of a million dollars involved

with all this work, taking all the risks in an operation like this, and then

demanding only half a million dollars. That's only two dollars for every one

invested. Oh, there's something wrong with your theory, Mr. Brown.

Stakes aren't high enough for a sophisticated operation like this.

Well, then how do you explain it? You're not saying it's a hoax, are you? Well,

either that or somebody's found himself some bargain basement explosive.

Air Force reconnaissance.

That might do it.

We've checked all government agencies and private companies that handle high

explosives. All their stock can be accounted for.

Same goes with the military.

They keep a pretty tight ring on that stuff.

There's no way that much could be siphoned off without it showing up.

So maybe it is a hoax.

Yeah, it could be, Ben, but we've got to go on the assumption that this threat is

real.

Now, if it's a small-time operation, explosives had to be cheap and easy to

come by.

Such as what?

Huh, Dano?

You know more about that than anyone.

Oh, it beats me, Steve.

Unless you start with raw materials.

Some chemical fertilizers could be used to form a base, for instance.

Which ones?

Thanatine nitrate.

In fact, it's used extensively on this island for farming.

All you have to do is mix it with 6% heavy diesel fuel.

Well, with all the votes here, there's got to be plenty of diesel around.

It would have to be primed, of course.

Dynamite would do it.

Make a pretty big bang. How big?

Well, it's only about 20% less powerful than nitroglycerin.

Wouldn't take much of that to do the trick, Steve.

What about it, Mr. Brown?

You think it'd work?

Well, it sounds a little far-fetched. But if what Mr.

Williams said was true, it might work.

Well, yes, of course it would.

All right, Chin, you check out the fertilizer, wholesalers and

distributors. I want the name of all bulk buyers, especially non-commercial

ones. OK.

Ben, you track down the diesel fuel suppliers.

Contact the refineries in Honolulu if you have to.

Gotcha. Excuse me, Mr. McGarrett, but my wife will be wondering what's become of

me, so... Sure.

Thank you, Mr. Brown.

Stay on tap, though. We might need you again before this is over. Of course.

Fix you one of these?

I don't drink.

Oh.

What do you do?

Besides sit around waiting for Bernie?

Nothing much.

No friends?

Must get kind of lonely being stuck way out here with no friends.

Especially... Especially a good-looking woman.

Okay, honey.

I'll shove off.

No.

No what?

Well, what do you think, Dunham?

If we could only find the detonator, I might be able to defuse it.

It may be over here.

We better back off till we get those reconnaissance photos.

We found out one thing.

The landmines aren't the trigger.

I found out something else, too. What's that?

This is no hoax.

Aerial photos just arrived, sir.

We're studying them now.

Well, they pinpoint about 36 explosive charges, all cleverly concealed.

They appear to be 50-gallon oil drops.

What about land mines?

We've tagged about 25 of them. For sure, there could be more.

Couldn't an Army demolition team get past the mines and...

Up to the drums?

Mines aren't the problem, Governor. We've got them all flagged. We can get

through them without any danger.

Then what is the problem?

The detonator. We don't know where it is or what it is.

The photos don't help on that, huh?

No, it could be in an area 2,000 yards up and down the rift.

It could take days to locate it if it could be located at all.

But it might be a good idea to get a demolition team in here, just in case.

I'll contact the Army immediately.

And, Steve, have your chopper pick me up here at Kona and fly me into Hilo. I'll

be at the Nanaloa surf.

If it comes down to the wire, I'll have to order an evacuation of Hilo.

Checked every diesel fuel dealer in Hilo, Steve.

And not one sold oil of any significant amount to a non-commercial user.

What about Kona?

Same story, except for one. Kona Maritime Fuel. Still waiting for a call

back.

That something, John? Yeah, take a look.

Chemical companies?

Wholesale fertilizer outfit.

It's sold enough thanatine nitrate in the last few months to blow this whole

island out of the water.

Yeah.

Ben?

You. I'll take it in there.

Who are David Kalani and Peter Hurd?

A couple of laborers, strong backs, who high out by the day.

But between them, they bought 40,000 pounds of the chemical, 1,000 pounds at

a time, from January until a couple of weeks ago.

You know where they live?

Yeah. Do you question it? No.

Why? We couldn't. They're missing.

Missing? Steve!

Yeah? That was Quantum Maritime Fuel. Gave me the names of five non-commercial

users. And one bought enough to run an aircraft carrier for a week. Who?

Mr. Bernard Brown.

spots I should be seen in, Bob. It would help my picture career.

Of course, right now, there's the question of money.

Oh, gosh, now, don't let that bother you. Listen, I want you to know that

whatever I got, you got.

Oh, thanks, Bob, but I... Yes, sir, boy, we're partners, and everything we're up

to is 50-50.

Oh, that's awfully nice of you, Bob, but I've only got two dollars.

What do you got?

We've each got a buck.

Bernie's a genius when it comes to geothermal dynamics. But when it comes

to his private life... Marital problems?

Mainly money.

On a salary of 40,000 a year?

A lot of people insist on living way beyond their means.

Only Bernie takes it about ten paces farther than that.

Gets involved in fly-by-night quick buck schemes.

He's lost his shirt several times.

Even got into a bit of a scrape back in Los Angeles with a loan shark.

A loan shark?

That's right.

Consul Oil bailed him out when the Shylock promised to put him in an

intensive care ward for six months.

That's when the company transferred him out here.

It's all in there.

And a lot more.

Look at this.

Korea, rank, lieutenant, branch of service, Air Force ordnance, specialty.

Demolitions.

Bernie?

Hi.

Where have you been?

I put some clothes out to wash.

You know what I mean. Last night, all night, where have you been?

I ran into a problem in the field.

Don't lie to me.

Don't ask questions, and I won't have to.

I'm sorry I snapped at you.

I've got a lot on my mind.

$72,500 you can't come up with?

I'll have it.

By tomorrow?

Yes. How?

Trust me.

How? Get off my back, will you?

I hope that Vince Bonner breaks every damn bone in your stupid body.

I have had it with you, Bernie, up to my eyes. I have had it. I'm through.

You mean that?

You'd better read this before you climb too far out on a limb.

What is it?

Read it.

Governor, $500,000 in unmarked used bills in one suitcase leave inside

the boiler room at the abandoned sugar mill on the Homakua Coast exactly 10

this morning.

What is this?

All goes according to our instructions. You will receive word in time to stop

the detonation.

If any attempt is made to stop us, the northwest rift of Manaloa will erupt at

precisely 2 p.m., and by morning, Hilo will be destroyed. You can't send that!

I already have. That's a copy.

No! It's gonna work. I swear it is. No!

I've got it all planned out.

We're gonna take the noon flight to Honolulu.

It'll get us there just in time to connect with a flight to Hong Kong. I'll

call the governor before we leave Honolulu and tell him how to defuse the

detonator.

Five minutes later, we'll be gone.

And nobody will know where we are.

Mr. Vince Bonner, please.

Ten o'clock.

That gives us a little over an hour to make the drop.

You have the money, sir?

Elo National Bank is preparing it now, but if you're sure this Brown is our

man, why do we need it?

Well, we don't have too many choices, Governor.

We could pull Brown in and question him.

But consider this. What if he refuses to tell us how the explosives are going to

be triggered?

What would he gain?

Brown's a brilliant man. He's tops in his field. He must be psychotically

desperate for money to make a move like this.

What we have to worry about is that he feels he has nothing to lose.

Then you're saying pay off.

What I'm saying is that we have to be ready to pay off.

You think we can trust him?

That he'll let us know how to deactivate the explosives after he has the money.

Well, I'll be able to tell you that better after I talk with him.

Talk with him? About what?

I'm going to see him under one pretext or another. Maybe I can get a better

idea whether or not he can be trusted.

But even if he doesn't keep his word, Governor, can we run the risk of the

possible destruction of Hilo and the loss of hundreds of lives just to call

his bluff?

No, of course we can't.

But I want you to handle the payoff, personally, Steve.

Yes, sir.

I'll have the money sent to Park headquarters.

William to McGarrett.

Yeah, Dano, go ahead.

We're almost ready to go, Steve.

We're gonna keep the northeast rift staked out from the air. If Dano spots

Brown, he'll have him under surveillance.

Dano, if you spot Brown...

Be sure you stay far enough away. We don't want to scare him off now.

Right.

Chin.

Chin, bring the car around.

Good luck.

For all of us, sir.

Thank you.

What's this all about? Just get going. I'll tell you as we go.

Let's look around.

Locked. Looks like one of those automatic doors.

Looks like it fell into a bin of flour.

Or phenatine nitrate.

Let's go.

William McGarrett.

William McGarrett.

Go, Donald.

It's Brown's pickup, heading for the rift.

Okay, keep it in sight, but don't let him spot you.

Right.

what he's up to, Steve.

But he just left the rift area.

And he's on the road out of the park heading toward the coast.

Okay, Donna, listen. Steve, got it here.

McGarrett to Williams.

Brown just went down into the mill.

Okay, Dano, keep him inside. I'm pulling back.

We'll take it from here.

What the hell is this?

What's going on?

Well, simple, Professor.

Your wife and I are going to split your half million between us.

Doris told you that I was through Bernie, and I meant it.

Why? Because you're a loser.

You were born a loser. You're going to die a loser, and everything you've ever

done you've ruined, and you're going to ruin this, too.

You don't know what you're talking about.

That's what I'm talking about.

The rest of my life, that's what I'm talking about. All right, knock it off.

Give me the money.

Cut!

Still no show, Dano?

This woman just came out. The guy is carrying a suitcase.

Is it Brown?

No. Any sign of him?

He's got to still be in there.

They're heading for Brown's pickup.

Stop them, Vano.

Stop them.

Right.

Brown. Brown, listen to me.

Listen to me.

How do we stop that thing from blowing?

Brown, please, please tell me.

Have you any idea how the device works?

I told you, I don't know.

Now try to remember, did he say anything about a map or instructions?

No.

Did he ever show you any drawings?

Only that letter.

My God, if I knew anything, don't you think I would help?

What is to be gained now?

Ben, take her away.

Jen, anything?

See? The medical examiner found this in Brown's pocket.

Let's go.

This is it, Dono. Map of the rift.

That X is right near the spot where Brown was just before he went to the

mill. Yeah, it could be the detonator.

Let me take that demolition team up there and have a run at finding it. It's

still a big risk, Dono. Look, one slip, one charge... Steve, we've got less than

an hour.

Either we take the risk now or wait until 2 o'clock and get it for sure.

Lieutenant,

let's go.

Okay. We're gonna try to disarm that detonator. Okay, okay, let's go!

Now, I agree, Steve. Turning the demolition team loose was the only move.

I think it's time we went public on this situation, Governor.

Well, I've already notified Civil Defense to prepare for a possible

evacuation.

And the radio and television stations have been alerted that I may have a

public statement to make.

They don't know the nature of it, but they have remote units waiting in the

lobby, so I can be on the air in just a few minutes.

I'm sorry it came down to this, Governor.

So am I.

kitchen i thousands of people waiting

police headquarters can you put down?

Half to three quarters of a mile.

No, no.

Forget about police headquarters. Let's go.

It's double-wired! This thing's gonna be tough!

Catch me through to the governor.