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I'm wearing a bomb.

I'm serious.

I'm wearing a bomb.

The man refuses to talk to anyone but you this way.

They're tearing down our house tomorrow.

Who's tearing down your house?

You and the city of Honolulu.

Dave! Dave!

Stay right where you are, Potts! Okay, everybody?

Stay right where you are!

Thank you.

Featuring the Tehati Spectacular.

That's my very favorite part of the show because it pays me an awful lot of

money. And in the hula contest, you get a chance to make a fool of yourself, pay

my salary, and have fun while you're doing it. We need volunteers.

Anybody out there? Anybody? Come on out.

Don't be shy.

No fidgeting.

This is fun.

Now, come on. Come on.

Bring him up there. He looks like a dancer. Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear

it. Come on.

Bring them up.

Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers.

Very good, thank you.

Anybody else out there?

And we need some more.

Don't be shy. Part of being in Hawaii is doing things.

Ladies and gentlemen, the veteran!

Beautiful, beautiful.

Ladies,

the hula is the simplest dance in the world.

All you have to do is, well, just kind of think of it as sort of shaken big

Hawaiian style.

And for you guys, think of it as Polynesian jogging lessons, but from the

waist down, grind the coffee.

And you can percolate if you want to really get it going.

Gentlemen of the orchestra, a little grind your coffee music, if you please.

Here they go.

Beautiful. Keep that thing going. Move it, move it. Sir, if you're making

coffee, it's very weak.

I'll salute that. I'm not sure what you're doing. Just keep that thing

going.

Beautiful. Turn around.

Forget the coffee. Order tea.

Is there any more volunteers out there? Any other volunteers?

Any more?

Ladies and gentlemen, a single volunteer. A nice aloha.

Clinton Palmer.

That's a very classy name.

Mr. Palmer, may I shake your hand? You're the very first person that...

Ladies and gentlemen, I think we're

engaged or have just been handcuffed.

I know I should have paid those parking tickets a few weeks ago.

Now that we're so close, just call me Jimmy B.

This is no joke, Mr. Borges. You're absolutely right. This is no joke. I

hope you got the keys to these bracelets because I got a dental appointment at 3

o'clock.

Now listen to me.

I'm wearing a bomb.

I'm serious.

I'm wearing a bomb.

Stop that music. Stop it, you hear me?

Now look, I don't mean to upset you people unnecessarily out there, but I

suggest you get out of here and get out of here as fast as you can. I mean now.

You stay here. You're my husband.

Did you hear that, George?

He wants the governor.

Call the governor.

I want you to get hotel security up here fast, and I mean fast.

His warrant's in order, Mr. McGarrett. The prisoner can be extradited at any

time. Thank you, Judge. We'll turn him over to you at Honolulu International

Airport.

Where, McGarrett?

When we're ready, Holly.

When we're ready.

A secret, huh?

My little army got you worried, huh?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm worried.

You've got nothing more to say, Holly.

But I do.

Your judgeship.

I'm not going to stand trial in Chicago or anywhere. You know why!

Take over, Dan.

Come on, Ollie.

Yes?

Oh, Steve.

Captain Matthews, HPD for you.

Yes, Captain. What do you got?

When?

Oh, my God.

Okay, I'm on my way.

I got a walking bomb.

thank you

is Clinton Palmer. I'm Kirsten, the hotel manager here.

I hope you can handle this thing fast. What does Tom want from the governor?

He won't say. We have a convention due in tomorrow morning.

280 rooms.

And they'll all cancel if this problem isn't solved.

I'm worried about the ones who are here now.

Have you evacuated the rooms above the east wing? We're doing that, Steve.

We're looking for a spot to station a sharpshooter. That's a last resort,

Captain. No one, no one under any circumstances would take a shot at that

man without my approval. Is that understood?

Yes, sir. I'll pass the word.

Has the governor been notified?

We're trying to reach him. He's on the North Shore.

Mr. Palmer?

Yes?

My name is McGarrett, Steve McGarrett.

Yes, I know about you, Mr. McGarrett.

You're from Hawaii 5-0.

You've got tricks up your sleeve.

Well, it's not going to work.

All I have to do is press this button.

No tricks, Mr. Palmer, no tricks. I give you my word.

We're trying to contact the governor.

Yeah, well, he was supposed to be here on this show.

Well, I'm told that he had to cancel, that he had to go to the North Shore.

Now, look.

I'll get the governor here.

Now, it may take some time for him to come down.

Is there anything I can do in the interim?

No, I just want to talk to the governor.

I don't want to talk to anyone else.

Well, perhaps if you told me what's bothering you, maybe my office and the

governor's staff can look into it.

They don't talk to old people.

I tried to get through his staff 33 times.

You've got to be under 65 to qualify as an American.

If you'll pardon me, sir, I don't think that's right.

Yeah?

Later you're 70.

Mr. Palmer, uh, is it money that you need?

Now, let me get that straight once and for all.

I'm not holding these people for hostage and for ransom.

I'm not a common criminal.

There's a man out there with a gun.

Where? Where?

He's got a ton of scuffed legs.

You better stop him. You better stop him fast. Do you hear me?

We'll take care of him, Mr. Palmer.

Come on. You better stop him.

What the hell are you trying to do? They got us killed.

What the hell is going on? What's the matter with that guy? Who is he?

He's not our man, Steve. He's one of the hotel security guards.

Get rid of him!

I'm sorry, Mr. Palmer. He is not a police officer. He's a hotel security

guard. I'm sorry it happened.

You just remember this, Mr. McGarrett.

If anyone takes a shot at me and hits this explosive, you've got the blood of

a lot of innocent people on your head.

I'm aware of that, Mr. Palmer. No one's going to take a shot at you. No one.

Here, see what's wrong with her.

I think she just fainted. It's all right, Emily.

Come here, dear.

Everything's all right.

You don't have to worry.

Oh, my. That's a shame.

Look, I'm sorry about your wife. I hope she's going to be all right.

Look, you two can leave.

Clinton.

I don't feel that good myself either. Oh, no. No, you don't leave. Not you.

The rest of your state, right where you are.

Steve, they've contacted the governor.

He's on his way back.

Good, good. What about Palmer?

Any word on Palmer?

Not yet.

No record of HPD or motor vehicle.

Tell him to shake it up. I want to know who I'm dealing with.

Stay on it, Jerry, and make it fast.

The governor is on his way, Mr. Palmer.

That's about time.

While we're waiting for the governor, is there anything that I can get for you?

Anything that you'd like to eat or drink?

Well, that's very kind of you, Mr. McGarrett.

Thank you, but I don't care for anything right now.

Wouldn't you be more comfortable if Jimmy were handcuffed to a chair?

Supposing he fainted or tripped or fell, those blasting caps are very sensitive.

Well, that's true.

I think you might have a point there.

Sailor, will you bring that chair up there?

Yeah, take that off.

Okay.

Get over there.

Steve, this is Sergeant Asaki of the bomb squad.

Sergeant, I want you to take a look and make sure that Palmer is wearing plastic

explosive under his coat as he says he is.

He could be bluffing.

That has occurred to me, yeah.

Well, Mr. McGarrett, I was an electrical engineer.

You don't often know very much to make one of these things.

As you can see, this is an ordinary remote control.

Sends a radio signal to this battery.

As you can see, these wires are attached to these cakes of nitro starch.

Will it work?

It sure will, if those pockets are really filled with nitro starch.

I don't...

want to seem overly skeptical,

Mr. Palmer, but how do we know that the nitrous starch is a real thing and not

just putty that kids play with?

Well, of course you don't know that, do you?

Just to relieve your mind, suppose I send you up a sample.

Okay, that would certainly settle a question in my mind.

All right, Mr. McGarrett, send up one of your blue uniforms.

Careful, son.

Keep your hands away from that gun.

All right, come on.

Here. Take that sample out of those gentlemen in the booth.

Don't have to be afraid.

It's harmless unless it's attached to a detonator.

The sample's on its way, Mr. McGarrett.

have to say?

It's C4.

Military explosive.

Couldn't blow the whole wing.

Well, he says your bomb is real.

Oh, one more question, Mr. Palmer. Where did you get the explosive?

I'm afraid that's something you're going to have to find out for yourself.

Now hear me, Mr. McGarrett, and hear me well.

I'm 71 years old, and I'm ready to die.

I don't want to live to be 72 unless I speak to the governor right here today

on this stage.

Now, I'm... I'm going to give him 15 minutes more.

If he's not here then... I'm going to press this button.

You have him on now? Thank you.

You may be interested to know, Mr. McGarrett, our switchboard is swamped

with cancellations.

Now, the longer this thing goes on, the closer you draw this hotel to

bankruptcy. Does he claim to have done anything like it before?

See, that's a rather absurd statement, isn't it, Mr. Kirsten? You're a charger,

aren't you? Yes, I am, and I'm also open to suggestions. Do you have any?

Well, have you thought of some sort of gas?

Maybe something that would put him to sleep. And how do we administer it

without his knowing it?

You work out the details. Yes, we'll do that. Thank you, Mr. Kirsten. Steve will

have to decide that.

Right.

Monitoring said a hypnotist called in. For 10,000, he'll put Palmer in a

trance. It may come to that. What's he up to now?

Oh, I don't know. Maybe he's drawing his will or making notes for his meeting

with the governor. Who knows?

Still no idea what he wants?

McKillop, go ahead.

Yeah? You gotta be a nut.

Gotta be.

I wish I knew what his grievance was, what his frustrations are.

Will he push that button? You know, that's the big question.

She still on?

Hold.

Steve, they've got a woman on.

Claims to be Palmer's friend.

She said not to believe Palmer. He's not the type to blow people up. That's a big

help. She wants to come down to see him and bring him something to eat.

What's her name?

What's the lady's name?

Mrs. Nichols.

Amy Nichols.

Tell Mrs. Nichols thank you very much, but Mr. Palmer's not in a position to

receive anyone now. But get her phone number anyway.

The answer's no for now. Yeah, batch entry. Make sure you get her number.

Danny. Yeah, Dano, what do you got? Federal marshals just called. They

booked George Hawley on a flight to the mainland.

When?

Two hours.

You handle it, Dano. I can't agree from here. So keep in touch.

McGarrett? Yes, Mr. Palmer.

Not much time left.

Mr. Palmer, the governor is a busy man, as you know. He's on his way here to see

you. You have my word for that.

Sergeant Nasaki of the HPV bomb squad has just confirmed that Palmer is

carrying a highly effective form of plastic explosive, which he's

threatening to set off.

Unless he's granted an immediate meeting with Governor Jameson, the exact nature

of Palmer's grievance is not known, and it probably won't be until the governor

arrives on the scene. He's expected at any moment now.

Steve McGarrett, the 5-0 chief, is on the scene and in charge of police

activities here.

This is Richard Wallenbach reporting from the Palm Plaza Hotel.

We'll be back soon to keep you abreast of developments here.

This is Richard Wallenbach speaking to you once again from the grounds of the

Palm Plaza Hotel for KGMB News. We expect any moment now that the governor

will be arriving on the scene. We have word that he is on the way.

i told you in an earlier report that clinton palmer is inside he has

explosives wrapped to him we see the governor's car coming around a turn

right now he's on the grounds of the hotel we expect him here in just a

moment and when he gets here we're going to try to get a few words from him as i

mentioned we do not know anything about clinton palmer's demands all we know is

that he's in the hotel he's holding hostages and there are

explosives wrapped around him. Now, we'll see if we can... We're getting

pushed here.

We'll see if we can get some comments from the governor. Governor, can you

tell us anything at all about what Palmas demands?

I'm sorry, no comment right now.

The governor's coming to the lobby, Steve.

Mr. Palmer, the governor's in the hotel now.

You'll be talking to him in a minute.

That's about all the time you have left, Mr. McGarrett.

I'll be right back.

He gets anxious.

Governor. I tried to call you, Steve, but the lines were all tied up. What's

it all about?

You know as much as I do, sir, the man refuses to talk to anyone but you this

way. Do you have any idea what he wants?

No, I was hoping you might, but I do know it's not money.

Well, we'll find out.

Governor, we don't know how stable he is, so please just placate him.

Looks like his brain was something, Steve.

Mr. Palmer?

The governor's here now, sir.

The governor in person?

In person.

I'm right here, Mr. Palmer.

I can hear you fine.

I guess I just didn't expect you to show up, that's all.

Well, I'm here.

Now, what is it you want me to do for you?

Well, it's not so much what you can do for me, Governor. It's what you can stop

doing to me.

To me and to a lot of people my age.

Can you be a little more specific, Mr. Palmer?

Yes, I'll try, but you've got to account for feelings.

Now, look, Governor, this is the 34th time I've tried to talk to you.

And look what it took to get your attention.

There are a great many demands on my time, Mr. Palmer.

And sometimes worthy causes or worthy people get pushed aside.

Well, I'm not only getting pushed aside, I'm getting trampled on.

And so are my friends.

They're tearing down our house tomorrow.

Who? Who's tearing down your house?

You.

You and the city of Honolulu.

Where do you live, Mr. Palmer?

At 2709 Waiuli Avenue.

Right smack dab in the middle of that fancy new youth center you're all

putting up.

You're being evicted.

Well, that's a fancy name for it.

Actually, it comes down to the fact that they're throwing us out in the street.

Nowhere to go and no money to get there with.

Didn't the state reimburse you for the house and the property?

Oh, Mr. McGarrett, that house is as old as I am.

The money they offered wouldn't buy a tree house and a coconut farm.

Now, look, I... I'm not doing this just for myself.

I don't even own the house.

But I've lived there for a long time.

And I've been happy there, and so have my friends.

Some of them don't get around too good anymore, but they don't see why they

have to give up their home just because the city says they have to, and neither

do I.

I know it's not easy to be a senior citizen.

It's just an excuse to sidestep the fact that someday we're all going to be down

with an incurable disease called old age.

And it's high time we did something about it.

Mr. Palmer, I may be able to do something about your house if you'll

give me a few minutes to look into the matter.

Hi. Is it okay if I go watch?

Thanks.

Sorry. Pardon me. Officer, is the old guy with the bomb still in business?

Yes, ma'am. He's still in business.

You're sure about that?

All right, thank you.

Well, his story checks out.

It's an old two-story boarding house. Been there since 1900.

Palmer's lived there for years.

The city condemned the property when the youth center was approved.

Now they're ready to tear it down.

And legally, they have every right.

No, this sort of thing has happened before, Steve. Old people, poor people

getting in the way of something new and getting hurt.

What about a stay of eviction?

It would only be temporary.

That youth center's a multimillion-dollar project. There's no

way to stop it. It's already been funded.

Mr. McGarrett!

Governor, I'm thinking about that old man out there with his finger on the

trigger of a bomb.

There has got to be a way to stop it. There's got to be.

I'll try Judge Kincaid.

He's our last resort.

We're working on it, Mr. Palmer. We're working on it. Just hang in there,

please. Bear with us.

Lady, what do you think you're doing? This is a... I know what it is. It's the

Palm Plaza Hotel.

Here, take this, young man.

I'm Mrs. Amy Nichols. I'm a friend of Mr.

Palmer's. I brought something to eat.

I knew he didn't want me to, but he's always like that.

Never asks favors.

Wait here, Mrs. Nichols. Mr. McGarrett may want to talk to you.

Well, don't be long. This soup will get cold.

Mrs. Nichols, I couldn't help but hear what you were just saying, and I think

it's really sweet of you to go to all this trouble.

Oh, it was no trouble.

I just hope Mr. Palmer is all right.

I think it was so unfair, the way they've been treating he and his

friends. Why, how nice of you to say that, young lady.

Most young folks nowadays don't feel that way.

Well, I'm Clinton Palmer's daughter.

Didn't he ever tell you about me? Why, no, and I can't for the life of me

understand why.

Excuse me, is that the dinner that somebody offered to bring Mr. Palmer?

That's right.

It's his favorite dish, turtle soup.

This is Richard Wallenbach speaking to you once again from the grounds of the

Palm Plaza Hotel, and we're talking to Mrs. Amy Nichols, who's a lady friend of

Clinton Palmer's, and Mrs. Nichols has brought down Mr. Palmer's favorite dish.

It's turtle soup, and I must say, it smells mighty in life.

Young man, this is Mr.

Palmer's daughter.

You're Clinton Palmer's daughter?

Oh, well, I'm Mary Beth Palmer Rogers.

Rogers is my married name.

Have you told the police you're here, Miss Palmer?

Well,

I just got here.

Are you going to try to talk to your father, Miss Palmer? Oh, I would just

love to, and I'd like to also... My brother George, if he's listening, and

I'd like to tell him that I'm here and not to worry.

This is Richard Wallenbach for KGMB News on the grounds of the Palm Plaza Hotel.

We'll be back right after this message.

You like to make a little pet waves?

On what?

On whether I make that mainland play.

I see.

Thank you, Judge.

Seems Palmer's already had two stays of eviction.

Judge Kincaid can give us another seven days. That's the best he can do.

I don't think Palmer will go for it.

There's nothing more I can do in such a short time.

Mr. Palmer?

Yeah, I... I sure hope you brought me back an answer.

I've managed to get a court order that will delay your eviction for seven days.

Now, that's not an answer. That's just a trick to get me off this stage.

We're not trying to trick you, Mr. Palmer, but I can't change laws with a

wave of my hand.

A week will give us time to work out another solution. Steve, that Mrs.

Nichols is here. The one who called in wanted to bring Palmer some dinner.

Amy Nichols? Yeah.

No, sirree. You're not going to get us out there.

I can't promise you anything personal. There's a lady named Amy Nichols. But

I'll guarantee that your friends won't be sent out there if we can help it. And

here's another thing.

The county appraiser says there's a possibility your property was under

-evaluated and can be reappraised as a multiple dwelling.

Yeah?

How much?

Maybe $60,000.

Mr. Palmer, I have a hunch about you.

I think that something Mrs.

Amy Nichols said about you a little while ago on the phone is true.

I don't think you're the kind who wants to blow people up.

I think you're just angry and bitter and frustrated because you think that

society has turned its back on you and on your friends.

You remind me of a...

of a man who saw his farmer friend beating his mule over the head with a

two-by-four.

And the friend said to the farmer, why are you doing that?

He said, I just wanted to get that damn mule's attention.

Well, I get your point, Mr. McGarrett.

No.

Mr. Palmer, don't you think it's time that you stop beating us over the head

with that bomb?

Well, someone's got to listen.

Don't you understand?

Someone has got to listen.

But we are listening.

Every newspaper, every television station in the whole country is

listening.

Well, that won't do.

That won't do, Mr.

McGarrett. That won't do.

Chen, grab that, will you?

Hang on.

Yeah. Well, hold it.

For you, Steve.

Urgent.

McGarrett.

You sure?

Glad to hear that. Thank you.

Mr.

Palmer, we may have some good news for you.

It seems you have another alternative. The J. William Hayes Construction

Company has offered to move your house to a residential lot of your choice,

free of charge.

The whole damn house?

Garage and all.

And you'll all be able to get a pretty nice lot with what you get for the land.

Hey, Clint, you did it.

Hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

Well, this could do it, Governor. This could do it.

Mr. McGarrett will want to talk to both of you.

Mr. Palmer, I want to ask you to do something for me.

First, I want you to put that detonator down.

Then I'd like to ask you to release Jimmy Borges from that chair and let all

the people up on that stage go. Would you do that for me, please?

No tricks, Mr. McGarrett.

No tricks, Mr. Palmer.

I give you my word.

Daddy!

Daddy!

Miss! Miss!

Daddy!

Daddy! Daddy!

Stay right where you are, Pops!

I'm not your pop.

You're not!

Who is that?

McGarrett, my name's Mary Beth Rogers.

I'm George Halley's girl.

I want you to pick up that phone, and I want you to tell your boys to bring

George back here.

Now. Well, he may be in the hands of federal marshals out of our

jurisdiction. No, stop that!

McGarrett!

You're not going to con me like you did the old Greg Panther here.

Pick up that phone!

Looks like you'll have to play along, Steve.

This is McGarrett. Patch me through to Dan Williams.

On the double.

McGarrett to Williams.

Yes, Steve.

Dano, where are you now?

A few blocks from the airport.

Bring Hawley to the Palm Plaza Hotel immediately.

For what?

I repeat, I want you to bring Hawley to the Palm Plaza Hotel immediately. We've

had some change in plans.

What'd he say?

He's on his way.

Good.

Come on, Dano, baby.

Turn it around.

You got the big hog on the phone?

Let me talk to him.

I got something to say.

Sure, George.

McGarrett?

This is your old friend, George.

Yeah? Yeah, Holly, what do you want?

Oh, just a couple of little things.

Like a jumbo jet out at the airport, ready to go in an hour.

$100,000 in cash, unmarked, with the serial numbers out of sequence. You got

that? You must be nuts.

Where do you think we can find a flight crew to take on that job?

What did he say?

It's your boyfriend.

It's your boyfriend.

Would you like to speak with him?

Okay,

Holly, I'm making a list. What else?

That'll do for openers.

Oh, remember to tell Mary Beth she is a moon child.

He's on his way.

All right.

This is not my day, Governor.

He wants money and a plane.

We have to give it to him?

We can't.

If Hawley ever took off with hostages, the demands would never end.

Chin. Yeah.

Tell Captain Matthews to get his best marksman in position to take a shot.

Let me know when the man is ready, but under no circumstances is he to shoot

unless I give the order.

Got it.

I'm leaving the booth.

And if the sniper misses, that can be it. Yes, sir. I am aware of that.

I'm ashamed, young lady.

I'm responsible for all this.

Cry about it if you want. Just shut up.

Steve, Captain Matthews has a man working his way through the air

conditioning vent.

Kelly, I'm back.

What are you talking about in there?

McGarrett?

McGarrett?

Young lady, you're making a terrible mistake.

There are no arrest warrants out for you. Now, if you want to back off, I

think we can talk this thing through.

Forget it, McGarrett.

Okay, patch him through, Holly.

Again? Yeah, what do you want?

You made our travel arrangements yet, McGarrett?

Let's say I'm working on them, huh?

You tell Marybeth I'll be there in five minutes.

And you be nice to her, you hear?

Because she can be mean.

We're finding that out.

What's the story now?

Your friend will be here in five minutes.

Five.

He better be.

I'll be close.

Chin, get me a progress report on that marksman.

Okay.

Where's the marksman now?

Where's the marksman now?

He's about ready.

Tell him to hang in there.

Hang on.

This is McGarrett. Back off. I'm sitting.

Put it on the stage.

Right there.

Easy.

Everybody's not taking George and me seriously enough.

I'm gonna... I'm gonna show them.

I'm gonna show them a way to take him real serious.

Freeze!

We're gonna die!

Somebody call an ambulance, hurry!

No need.

My heart's as sound as a dollar.

Mr. Palmer.

You son of a gun.

Come on.

Call down and tell them to proceed to the airport.

We'll call it.

All right. Book them. Both of them. Let's go.

Sorry, Mr. Palmer.

That's all right. Miss McGarrett, I expect us.

What do you think they'll do with me?

That'll be up to the jury.