Rest in Peace, Somebody (16 Nov. 1971)

McGarrett gets a telephone call upon arriving at work. The caller says he intends to kill someone. The caller has also sent the lawman a key that will tell McGarrett the identity of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Stanley

Writers:

Leonard Freeman (creator), John D.F. Black

Stars:

Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Jack Lord	...	Det. Steve McGarrett
James MacArthur	...	Danny
Zulu	...	Kono
Kam Fong	...	Chin Ho
Norman Alden	...	Cameron (as Norm Alden)
Richard Denning	...	Governor
Danny Kamekona	...	Dr. Rosenstadt
Eddie Sherman	...	Himself
Peggy Ryan	...	Jenny
Thomas Leslie Jr.	...	George Kamani
Clarence Aina	...	Joe Mona

Storyline

McGarrett gets a telephone call upon arriving at work. The caller says he intends to kill someone. The caller has also sent the lawman a key that will tell McGarrett the identity of the target. Danny and Kono have received other clues at their homes, one of which is a photograph of Chin Ho's garage. The clues are a mixed bag, including several false leads. The caller continues to taunt McGarrett, finally revealing that the intended victim is the Governor.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 1971 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leonard Freeman Production, CBS Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the unknown person who has been threatening Five-O's personnel calls McGarrett for the second time, he says that the intended victim "could be Danny," and asks whether they've checked the trunk of Danny's car. McGarrett asks Danny where his car is, and he responds that it's parked out front. The car that they then go to check out, however, has the same license plate (ending in -3954) as the car Kono is shown driving earlier when he investigated the photo album.

User Reviews

The ending is weak, but it's a pretty good episode

For the most part, this is a very good episode. It's tense and has a very interesting plot idea. The only negative is that the ending is a tad weak, but it's still well worth seeing.

The show begins with McGarrett receiving a key in the mail and then a strange phone call from some nut. The guy calling tells McGarrett that he's going to kill someone and he dares McGarrett to try to stop him. Who the intended victim is and why in unknown. However, they soon learn that this unknown psycho takes great delight in calling McGarrett 'stupid' and other such epithets whenever he calls or writes. It's also obvious that although unhinged, he's extremely bright and makes the police jump through his hoops throughout the show. This much of the episode is GREAT--very exciting and unique.

By the time the show ends, McGarrett has naturally caught the guy. However, there are a few problems with this ending. First, from the time they discover who the would-be killer is and his intended victim to catching him is way too brief--there just isn't much time to build on this suspense. Second, the victim, though not killed, is shot at very, very close range with an M-16 or AR-15 rifle (they look the same) and yet the bullet-proof vest allows him to be totally unhurt--this is unrealistic, as the victim would probably have at least some broken bones or have some sort of injury. Third, while the intended victim is okay despite taking a close range .223 slug, Kono IS shot and is bleeding--yet McGarrett ignores this to stand over the would-be assassin (who's been shot in the altercation) to gloat--ignoring the two shot by the nut-job!!! WEEEEAAAAKK!