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Hawaii Five-O Season 5

Hawaii Five-O

Season 5

September 11, 1972 24 episodes

The fifth season of Hawaii Five-O premiered on September 12, 1972 and ended March 13, 1973. 24 episodes aired during this season. The Region 1 DVD was released on November 18, 2008.

All Episodes

Death Is A Company Policy
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E1. Death Is A Company Policy

60m Sep 12, 1972

A local thug, Piro Manoa, is trying to create the impression of corruption in the Five-O force, and Duke is implicated in a murder. McGarrett and the team, with new recruit Ben Kokua, must save Duke's position and work out the plot of the organisation behind the false accusations.

Death Wish On Tantalus Mountain
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E2. Death Wish On Tantalus Mountain

60m Sep 19, 1972

When two of a egotistical racing driver's support staff are murdered, suspicions of sabotage fall upon his attractive girlfriend.

You Don't Have To Kill To Get Rich -- But It Helps.
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E3. You Don't Have To Kill To Get Rich -- But It Helps.

60m Sep 26, 1972

A private investigator, Sam Tolliver, arrives from Texas to help an old friend who is being blackmailed and is at risk of being killed if he doesn't pay up, but he ends up wanting to become part of the blackmail operation.

Pig In A Blanket
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E4. Pig In A Blanket

60m Oct 3, 1972

Danno shoots an apparently armed teenager but finds that he was mistaken, and public opinion and the teen's brother turn against him. McGarrett must act to defuse the potentially explosive situation.

The Jinn Who Clears The Way
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E5. The Jinn Who Clears The Way

60m Oct 10, 1972

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.

Fools Die Twice
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E6. Fools Die Twice

60m Oct 17, 1972

Army computer technician Jack Gulley kidnaps a scientist and then uses a planned heist by three accomplices on a military base to divert Five-O's attention from his sale of the scientist to the highest bidder.

Chain Of Events
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E7. Chain Of Events

60m Oct 24, 1972

A doctor tracking venereal disease is murdered, and Five-O must track the series of encounters to find out who is a carrier. Their investigation is made doubly important by the murder of a young woman who is close to a upcoming politician. He seems a likely suspect but McGarrett suspects a deeper plot.

Journey Out Of Limbo
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E8. Journey Out Of Limbo

60m Oct 31, 1972

Danno is found in the back of a truck, dazed and confused, and McGarrett and the others must help him piece together how he came to be in that situation.

'V' For Vashon: The Son (1)
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E9. 'V' For Vashon: The Son (1)

60m Nov 14, 1972

McGarrett becomes involved with the Vashon mafioso family after the youngest member, Chris, is implicated in a daring raid on a hotel.

'V' For Vashon: The Father (2)
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E10. 'V' For Vashon: The Father (2)

60m Nov 21, 1972

McGarrett must contend with Honore Vashon, who wants revenge for his son's death.

'V' For Vashon: The Patriarch (3)
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E11. 'V' For Vashon: The Patriarch (3)

60m Nov 28, 1972

Dominick Vashon, the patriarch of the clan, makes his attempt to bring down McGarrett and Five-O.

The Clock Struck Twelve
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E12. The Clock Struck Twelve

60m Dec 5, 1972

When McGarrett arrests a group of vigilante nationalists, hidden bombs at the courthouse threaten to destabilise the islands.

I'm A Family Crook -- Don't Shoot!
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E13. I'm A Family Crook -- Don't Shoot!

60m Dec 19, 1972

A husband and wife team of scam merchants get caught between some of Hawaii's most powerful mobs.

The Child Stealers
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E14. The Child Stealers

60m Jan 2, 1973

Two drifters, Gar and Nina, steal children and sell them on to a mainland adoption agency in order to raise the cash to buy a boat and go cruising.

Thanks For The Honeymoon
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E15. Thanks For The Honeymoon

60m Jan 9, 1973

McGarrett agrees to let Toni, a tough female convict, get married and have a honeymoon in protective custody as long as she will testify against a local hood.

The Listener
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E16. The Listener

60m Jan 16, 1973

A crazed electronics wizard threatens the lives of a psychiatrist and his patients by using electronic devices and gadgets.

Here Today, Gone Tonight
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E17. Here Today, Gone Tonight

60m Jan 23, 1973

Five-O has a suspect for a murder, but they have one problem. How can the suspect have been in two places at the same time?

The Odd Lot Caper
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E18. The Odd Lot Caper

60m Jan 30, 1973

A senior partner in a stock exchange firm comes up with a foolproof plan to rob the Honolulu Stock Exchange.

Will The Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?
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E19. Will The Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?

60m Feb 6, 1973

McGarrett and company must break through a tissue of lies in order to protect a Russian defector from being killed.

Little Girl Blue
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E20. Little Girl Blue

60m Feb 13, 1973

Two simple criminals kidnap a young girl, and hide out in a bunker at Diamond Head. McGarrett must unravel the reason why they are there and get the girl safely away from them.

Percentage
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E21. Percentage

60m Feb 20, 1973

A travel agent who operates gambling trips is killed in order to send a warning to others that the syndicates will not tolerate competition.

Engaged To Be Buried
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E22. Engaged To Be Buried

60m Feb 27, 1973

Chin Ho must face the fact that his daughter, Alia, is in love with the son of a local criminal under investigation, and that she plans to get married to him.

The Diamond That Nobody Stole
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E23. The Diamond That Nobody Stole

60m Mar 6, 1973

A burglary at the home of a well known island family sets off a series of events that ends in murder.

Jury Of One
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E24. Jury Of One

60m Mar 13, 1973

A single person is holding out in a Five-O trial, and McGarrett and the team have to find out who is stalling and why they are doing it.

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