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Serpico
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« am: 19. Juli 2006, 13:47:08 » |
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Death is a Company Policy ***
Original air date: 9/12/72
The first show of season five features a revised main title with no teaser. Much of the show is concerned with the efforts of local thug Piro Manoa (Michael Ansara) to create the impression of corruption in the Five-O/D.A.'s team who are investigating him. The means by which this is done is extremely complicated, especially if it was all planned by the mysterious corporation Bryce Halsey years in advance -- how would they know so far ahead of time that Duke would be associated with Five-O? It's possible it was done by Manoa's "plant", Manicote's assistant Chris Lahani (George Chakiris), but on the other hand, there is no evidence to suggest that Lahani has the kind of specialized computer knowledge which could accomplish this. The plot is stretched beyond belief towards the end with Bryce Halsey (for whom Manoa is a front man) sending a helicopter to assassinate both Manoa and Lahani. Not only that -- how does McGarrett know where Lahani is going to meet Manoa? Laraine Stephens plays Manoa's sexy but bitchy accountant "Miss Simpson." When Manoa tries to persuade her to join him in a dip in his pool she resists and he says, "Put the numbers away and think about me as a man." In one of the series' great put-downs, she replies, "I already have, and I became violently ill." At the beginning of the show Wilfred Keale (later "Truck") is seen uncredited as one of Manoa's goons (he is addressed as "Moe"). Richard Morrison is the weasly informer Runny Gross and Jo Pruden is almost unrecognizable as his girlfriend Angie Caroll. Angie takes a taxi with the phone number 732-5577 on the roof. Karl Albrecht from Interpol is mentioned. The main item of interest for the show is the trivia revealed as the police department's "iron brain" computer is used to investigate various members of the Five-O team as well as Manicote's office to make sure they are "clean." (McGarrett says that even the "history of sexual behavior" will be included, to which Danno asks, "Do you want bachelors to sign [a release] too, Steve?" McGarrett replies, You got something to hide, Danno?") According to his birth certificate, McGarrett was born March 10, 1927 in Metropolitan Hospital and weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Something is seriously wrong with this date, since McGarrett describes himself as a "Capricorn goat -- very stubborn." His measles immunization was done by M. Stevens, M.D., an in-joke referring to series composer Morton. In 1944 he was attending Valley High School. Some of his marks were: Biology - B; Journalism - A; Drafting - C; Geometry - A minus; American History - B minus; Phys Ed - A. Edward D. ("Duke") Lukela was born June 19, 1926. He has had Badge #260 since 2-11-62. He is 5'10", weighs 175 pounds and has blood type A, Rh negative. On one of Duke's ID cards, there is an emergency contact person, Joseph Meniosa, 17469 Ahonai Place, Honolulu with a phone number 277-9277, which is the same number as appears on some paperwork for Paul Drummond, who works for Manicote. Danno's credit card numbers are 06491351 0109 for Visa/Chargex and 4024 622 350128 for MasterCharge (expiry date of 02/73 or 75 on the latter) -- the logos for both companies are obscured. New Five-O team member Ben Kokua (Al Harrington) is said to be "Polynesian." All of this is quite fascinating, but I find that the all-pervasive computer knows a bit too much (even more than McGarrett does usually!).
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Der kleine Gauner Johnny Resko ist von dem Gangsterboss Piro Manoa ermordet worden. Zuvor hatte Resko McGarrett noch einen Brief geschrieben, in dem er ber alle Geschfte Manoas berichtete und Orte und Beweismittel nannte. Bei der darauf folgenden Untersuchung stellt sich heraus, dass das gesamte Beweismaterial verschwunden ist. Dafr gibt es nur eine mgliche Erklrung - und die gefllt McGarrett berhaupt nicht: Es muss eine undichte Stelle im Polizeiapparat geben.
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