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The Guarnerius Caper***1/2
Original air date: 10/14/70
This show features two of the creepiest white trash criminals in the whole series -- Bruce Dern look-alike Anthony James as Hutch and Kenneth O'Brien as Deke. They steal the priceless Guarnerius violin of Russian virtuoso Dmitri Rostov (Ed Flanders) shortly after he gives a recital for various Honolulu socialites where he plays the last movement of Brahms' violin concerto with piano accompaniment. This causes an anonymous source at the Soviet embassy in Washington to say via the press that the violin "was stolen by American fascists as an act of political vengeance against the Soviet Union." McGarrett responds to this, saying, "They never change their tune, do they?" Because of pressure by the State Department, the Governor is freaking in a major way, telling McGarrett sternly to watch his P's and Q's. Rostov is guarded by KGB-type Josef Sarpa (Albert Paulsen) who resists any co-operation with McGarrett. At the end Sarpa coldly orders Rostov to pay the ransom money, knowing full well that Rostov will be executed by Hutch and Deke. Fortunately, McGarrett sneaks up from behind and all is well (despite the violin being thrown into a field) ... I would like to see the follow-up to this show and witness the political heat which ensues! McGarrett has a great line, telling the Five-O boys, "I want the prints of anyone who touched that car [containing the violin] since it left Detroit." A real phone number -- 732-5577 -- is seen on the side of the truck used by the violin-nappers. This number is used numerous times throughout the series, for example, by the Manoa Cab Company in #123, and the Five-O office in #143. One thing I don't understand is what the heck Danno and Kono are doing at the beginning of the "fourth act." Also, why doesn't Sarpa recognize McGarrett driving by the ransom site?
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Dem russischen Geigenvirtuosen Dimitri Rostock wird sein sehr wertvolles Instrument gestohlen. Aus Versehen - denn die Geige lag im Kofferraum des Wagens, und auf den hatten es Hutch und Deke eigentlich abgesehen. In Unkenntnis ihres wahren Wertes verkaufen die beiden Gauner die Geige fr eine Handvoll Dollar. Kurz darauf wird der Kufer ermordet. Der scheinbar einfache Fall entwickelt sich fr McGarrett und seine Mnner von "Hawaii 5 - 0" zu einer brisanten Affre.
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