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  • Hawaii Five-O Blood Money Is Hard to Wash (Season 9, Episode 19)
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    TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hawaii Five-O

Blood Money Is Hard to Wash (Season 9, Episode 19)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A mainland mobster arrives in the Islands planning to buy a semi-pro football team and skim the profits. When his brother, who has lived in Hawaii for some years, warns him that "they do things differently here," the mobster sneers: "This ...See moreA mainland mobster arrives in the Islands planning to buy a semi-pro football team and skim the profits. When his brother, who has lived in Hawaii for some years, warns him that "they do things differently here," the mobster sneers: "This place is just Cleveland with coconuts!" Big mistake. McGarrett puts surveillance people on the mobster's trail and tells them to make the surveillance so obvious that anyone the mobster tries to threaten can just point to the cops and laugh in the mobster's face (sometimes the trackers do it too). The mobster tries to bribe Chin Ho and winds up with a lovely thank-you letter from the charity Chin donated the check to. And on and on and on, until the mobster brings in a hired gun to go after McGarrett, then gets hold of a weapon and tries to finish the job himself. Finally the mobster, having lapsed into diabetic shock and been admitted to McGarrett's hospital, fakes a fire alarm to get into McGarrett's room and shoots his "body" on the bed -- only to have the lights come on and McGarrett (who was propped up in a closet) tell him that Five-O "made" him with one look at his MedicAlert bracelet. Written by Peter Harris See less
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Director
Writers
Leonard Freeman (created by) | Bill Stratton (teleplay) | Curtis Kenyon (story)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 3, 1977

Release date
Mar 3, 1977 (United States)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Jack Lord
Det. Steve McGarrett Det. Steve McGarrett   See fewer
James MacArthur
Danny Williams Danny Williams   See fewer
Kam Fong
Chin Ho Chin Ho   See fewer
Dane Clark
Victor Jovanko Victor Jovanko   See fewer
Jo Anne Worley
Anna Jovanko Anna Jovanko   See fewer
Richard Denning
The Governor The Governor   See fewer
Barry Russo
Albert Jovanko (as John Duke Russo) Albert Jovanko (as John Duke Russo)   See fewer
Harry Endo
Che Fong Che Fong   See fewer
Jim Demarest
Nathan Miller Nathan Miller   See fewer
Lee Stetson
Ed Gurney Ed Gurney   See fewer
Clayton Naluai
Frankie Apollo Frankie Apollo   See fewer
Edward Sheehan
Burt Davis (as Ed Sheehan) Burt Davis (as Ed Sheehan)   See fewer
Tommy Fujiwara
Dr. Carruthers Dr. Carruthers   See fewer
John Allen
Charlie Steadman Charlie Steadman   See fewer
Gary Kau
Messenger Messenger   See fewer
Jean Tarrant
Mrs. Stevens Mrs. Stevens   See fewer
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