Man in a Steel Frame (13 Jan. 1977)

McGarrett has been dating a fashion designer named Cathi Ryan. He receives an urgent telephone call from her one afternoon, and arrives at her house to find her apparently having just been ... See full summary »

Director:

Allen Reisner

Writers:

Leonard Freeman (creator), Robert Stambler

Stars:

Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Lord	...	Det. Steve McGarrett
James MacArthur	...	Dan Williams
Kam Fong	...	Chin Ho
Herman Wedemeyer	...	Duke
Camilla Sparv	...	Cathi Ryan
Jonathan Goldsmith	...	Malcolm Vaughn
Terry Plunkett	...	Lt. Matsuda
Kimo Kahoano	...	Yoshi
Glenn Cannon	...	Manicote
Danny Kamekona	...	Charlie Ing
Mike Steele	...	Car Rental Manager
Fred Ball	...	Desk Clerk
Rodney Arias	...	Maui Police Officer
Alan Naluai	...	Sam Wailua
Elissa Dulce Hoopai	...	Nali

Storyline

McGarrett has been dating a fashion designer named Cathi Ryan. He receives an urgent telephone call from her one afternoon, and arrives at her house to find her apparently having just been killed. Then he is hit on the back of the head, and awakens to find neither the telephone nor his police radio working. He manages to report the crime, but then discovers that there are a number of clues suggesting either that he committed the crime -- or that he has been the victim of an elaborate plot to frame him for murder.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 1977 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Television Network, Leonard Freeman Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Goofs

About three-quarters of the way through the episode, Danny Williams and Steve McGarett are driving, with Danny acting as the driver. During most of this sequence, the top of someone's head can be seen moving around in the backseat on McGarrett's side of the car - presumably a member of the crew who had some role in the filming of this sequence.

User Reviews

Wearing a bit thin....

This episode of "Hawaii Five-O" revolves around an overly familiar plot for the show--someone is trying to frame one of the staff for a crime they didn't commit. This is a VERY common theme in the show--so common that it really made no sense. After all, this must be the third or fourth time it happened to McGarrett and just about all the Five-O staff were implicated for crimes they didn't commit! At one point, McGarrett says "...there's something strange going on here..."--he should have ALSO added "because it seems to be happening to me again and again!". It's a plot that's way overused and lazy. Can the rest of the episode salvage the show?

As I mentioned above, McGarrett is accused of a crime--in this case killing a girlfriend that we've never before seen on the show. It seems that he received a frantic phone call from her and when he arrived, she's dead and he's bashed over the head. Whoever is setting him up for the crime knew what they were doing, as they set up LOTS of evidence to make it appear as if he did it. Unfortunately, the plot then turns VERY sloppy and unravels very quickly--too quickly to make this a good episode. The only saving grace is seeing McGarrett get dirty--very, very dirty at the end of the show. Otherwise, a pitiful episode.