102. Eine Million in Diamanten

Fools Die Twice ***
Original air date: 10/17/72

Army based computer technician Jack Gulley (Clu Gulager) kidnaps a scientist and tries to sell him to the government making the highest bid, first setting up three friends to pull off a payroll heist to distract the cops' attention. During the terrific gun battle during the robbery, someone is walking behind the action without the slightest concern. The way Danno makes a connection between Gulley and his hideout near the show's end is highly improbable. This show uses the background noise from a "heavy duty compressor pump" as an audio clue, similar to the "pile driver" sound of episode #214. Several stock music cues are used -- the military theme, violin themes (two of them), and "trombone interval" theme. There's also a stock shot of ambulances driving on the freeway and the cop car from the first season titles. Jonathan Kaye is played for the first time by Bill Edwards, and Wright Esser, Interpol boss Karl Albrecht in #88-89, The 90 Second War, is diamond merchant Vandervort. Ted Nobriga appears briefly as a surgeon. Michael Conrad looks like Frankenstein's monster when he escapes from the hospital and finds his way to Gulley's girlfriend's apartment. Her phone number is 589-0599, by the way. And speaking of phone numbers, we get a close peek at the "batphone" on McGarrett's desk which has the number 555-2368. The pushbuttons range from 2368 to 2379, with 2373 being red in color. Gulley phones on local 2371.