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Thank you.

He's got any objections to call me with the next hour. Steve. Yeah.

Take a look at this.

When does the parole board meet?

Sometime next week, I think.

Okay, then we've got to move fast.

I want a complete report of all of Vashon's outside activities since he

went to prison. Now, we know that he's been into everything from heroin to

prostitution and the smuggling of aliens.

But I want documentation.

I want it in detail, and I want it fast.

Chin, you work with Duke.

If you need any help, go to HPD.

On it, Steve.

Honoré Vachon, huh?

Remember how it all started, Donald?

Yeah.

Vachon's son.

What was his name? Chet?

No, uh, Chris.

Yeah. He and his friends robbed that hotel in Waikiki.

Yeah, that's how it started.

It was the beginning.

That was the opening we needed.

Another autograph jar.

Anything else?

And in each of these two robberies, the same easily recognizable trademark.

A V, a letter V, cut into the cheek of one of the victims.

Now, those of you who might remember some of the past and violent history

of... Bugs you, doesn't it?

Doesn't it bug you?

Yes, it bugs me.

I have everything, money, cars.

Right.

And the hypocrite of all time is a father who made his money smuggling and

blackmail and protection and prostitution and kidnapping and heroin

and murder.

He thinks he's got a reserve seat in heaven because now he only cheats on his

income tax and he contributes to the March of Dimes.

I'll see you after the next hit, Papa.

An adventure.

What more? The boy's growing up. He wants some excitement.

Before it's too late.

You'll have the excitement of going to jail.

Vachons do not go to jail.

From the cigarette lighter.

Did you run it through motor vehicles?

We did.

Is it Chris Vachon?

It is.

The first solid evidence anyone's had on a Vachon in almost 20 years, Chin.

What if this is the one crack that can break open that whole cesspool?

Just to get even with something you think you've got against me, this is

what you end up doing.

Going to jail. For what?

The Shons don't go to jail, Papa. You know that.

You've heard Grandpa say it a million times.

I've even heard you say it.

Nah, you better get on the phone.

Lawyers, right?

You better get me some lawyers.

The Shons don't go to jail.

Mr. Shon, you're under arrest on suspicion of armed robbery and assault.

You paid a lot for that verdict, Bashan, but it's nothing to what you're going to

pay.

Excuse me.

My grandson has been declared not guilty. It would not be wise to suggest

that the facts are otherwise.

He hasn't been declared anything.

There just wasn't anyone around with enough guts to testify against him.

Next time we'll be smarter.

So much for the pigs, huh, Grandpa?

Eggs?

There are pigs worth ten times your brain.

You're a fool.

Money was spent and lives disarranged to save you from your own foolishness.

Did you hear McGarrett say, next time he'll be smarter?

Take it to heart. He will be smarter, and you had better be smarter.

And talk nicer about Vashon's. Vashon's put money in your pocket, and don't

forget it, huh? And if you want more, it's a Vashon that's going to put it

there.

Now, are you with me or not?

Yeah, is it big?

I'll tell you how big it is.

There's a medical convention at the Kalakaua Hotel.

They've taken over the fourth and fifth floors.

There's a large banquet.

The last one.

Between 8 and 11.

On Thursday.

Okay, boys.

You want to rob a hotel?

We've got our first Vashon.

Check the utility room, Dino.

Freeze!

You want something here, McGarrett?

Yeah, I wanted to arrest your son for attempted homicide and armed robbery,

but maybe I better call in for an ambulance first.

An ambulance won't help.

He's dead.

My son is dead, McGarrett.

Dead, and you killed him.

No, Bashan, no.

I shot him.

You killed him.

You and his grandfather, a long time ago.

McGarrett died.

Jenny, get me Warden Heller, Hawaii State Prison.

I can't let them do it, Denham.

I can't let them turn Vashon loose.

Think we can stop them? I'm sure as hell gonna try.

Warden Heller, McGarrett 5-0. I understand that Honoré Vashon has

applied for a parole.

Yes? I'd like to know the exact date and time of his hearing. We have some new

evidence we'd like to present to the board.

Oh, really?

That's interesting.

All right, I'll see you then.

Thank you.

His hearing is next Wednesday.

You ready for this?

He said that Honoré Vachon has been a model prisoner.

Good morning, Mr. Vachon.

Good morning.

The one in the black hat.

Tossing the horseshoes.

Yes, sir. His name is Buhai.

The last message to Molly on the outside.

He saw the transmission, reported it to a guard.

Spider's been in solitary as a result.

I want that Buhai taken care of.

Yes, sir, Mr. Lauder.

I'll see to it.

Quickly and quietly, Saito.

But not necessarily privately.

I want the message easily understood by anyone else in this prison who might be

towing with the idea that there's a profit to be derived from interfering in

my affairs.

I'm Saito.

I work for Mr. Honoré Vachon.

Out!

Out! Are you crazy, man?

You heard me. I said out!

Mr. Rankin, I'm going to Hawaii State Prison. The hearing is at 2.30 this

afternoon. 2.30, huh?

Okay, I'll be there, Denno. Mine's slow.

Okay.

Your name, please?

Honoré Vachon.

Number seven.

Mr. Vachon, you were convicted on March the 17th, 1972, for a conspiracy to

commit murder and sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary.

Yes, ma'am.

You served close to four years at that sentence, and you're here today applying

for parole.

Yes, ma'am. That's correct.

Mr. Vachon, are you aware that a condition of parole is an admission of

wrongdoing?

I am aware.

Your intended victim was Mr.

Steve McGarrett, and your plea to that charge was not guilty. Is that correct?

Yes, ma'am. That's correct.

Is that still your contention, that you were not guilty?

Would you repeat that, please?

I no longer contend that I was innocent.

I did conspire to kill Mr. Garrett.

Knowing at the time you were planning a criminal act?

Knowing at the time.

Mr. Béchamp, are you penitent?

I admit to wrongdoing.

I am penitent.

Are you sincere, Mr. Vachon?

I am sincere.

I admit to past crimes. I regret them.

I guarantee to this board they'll not be repeated.

What is it?

McGarrett, Hawaii 5-0.

May I address the parole board?

Yes, of course.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have here a report on the extent of Henri

Vachon's illegal activities during the period he has been in prison.

Now, although he has managed to conceal many of his activities, I have absolute

proof

that he is deeply involved in smuggling operations and the importation of

prostitutes to these islands.

That's not true.

The man's lying.

You will also find evidence that Vashon, behind the scenes, has controlled all of

Hawaii's protection rackets and has run all of Hawaii's gambling activities.

Now, we intend to bring formal charges in the very near future against him and

his syndicate.

Meanwhile, I ask that this report be taken into consideration when you

discuss the advisability of granting a parole to this known criminal.

That man's interference in my life can no longer be tolerated, Saito.

What are you going to do? Once and for all, finally and at last.

I'm gonna remove him.

It's been tried before, wasting McGarrett.

Every time it winds up, a waste of your time. Nevertheless, this time...

Any ideas?

Not at the moment.

Except to wait.

Sooner or later, if you wait long enough, an opportunity will present

itself.

The trick is to recognize the opportunity when it comes.

and not fail to take advantage of it.

Pete, parole board report is in.

Vashon didn't make it, huh?

He never will. We can tie him to the charges in that report to the parole

board. At least he'll be on the jug. He'll be easier to handle there.

Let's not get too relaxed, gentlemen.

Vashon in prison or out of prison hasn't made that much difference to the Vashon

operation around here.

He's still dangerous.

And right now, he's probably livid, which would make him that much more

treacherous. So keep your guard up.

We haven't heard the last of Honore.

Something, Saito?

You asked me to bring you any news that might be useful.

There's to be a visiting delegation.

Six of them.

When? Who? Where?

From the legislature on Wednesday.

Wednesday?

What else have you got? The warden will tour with them, the usual places.

They'll be here for three hours. At the end, refreshments will be served.

Where? Room 203, the administration building.

Where the parole board meets.

Is that useful?

It could be, Sider. It could be. Let me think.

Find out something for me.

Then we'll really know if it's useful or not. What?

You're serving a refreshment.

Of course.

Who is this man, Saito?

William Tosai.

He's been here only a short time, but he's on the warden's dining room staff.

He'll be in charge of the refreshments on Wednesday.

Tessai, this is Mr. Honoré Vachon.

Mr. Vachon?

How much have you told him?

Only that you have a proposal to make that he might like.

What's the deal?

How would you like to escape?

What do you mean, escape?

Well, perhaps I could arrange it for you.

How are you going to do that?

You start by doing exactly as I say.

Good morning, Mr. King. I'm Warden Heller. How do you do, Warden Heller?

This is my assistant, Mr. Geddeson. Close, Warden. Ma'am, gentlemen, won't

you follow me, please?

Everything arranged?

Just as you requested.

Good, Saito.

Tell me, this Tassai, can he make difficulties?

He's not a very stable person, Mr. Honore, but he's not smart either.

It's only when he finally learns the truth that he may prove an obstacle.

Under the circumstances, I thought it would be prudent to provide you with

this.

Saito, I appreciate your resourcefulness.

I learned it working for the Vashon family.

Everything all set?

Yeah, everything's set.

This is what we serve.

We start with the rumaki.

Then we give them the sushi.

Get your detail moving, Tosai.

They're doing a conference room in five minutes.

Yes, sir.

Let's go. Move!

Come in, ma'am. Gentlemen, come in.

It's most instructive, warden.

I'm glad.

And now we're going to instruct you on the quality of our cuisine.

Ready out there, you men? We're ready for you.

All right, bring them in.

Our entire kitchen facility is staffed by inmates.

We do have one civilian dietician. Luncheon is served.

Let nobody move!

How many?

Okay, don't take any action till we get there.

Dano, Chin, Duke, on the double.

Some inmates have taken over the conference room of the prison. They got

nine hostages.

Let's go.

Who am I talking to?

Assistant Warden Geddeson. Geddeson?

Very well, Mr. Geddeson. This is McGarrett, Hawaii 5-0.

Now, I want you to cool it.

Get to your men and cool it. No quick moves, no anything.

Do you understand that?

Yes, Mr. McGarrett. Now, they'll be watching, and I don't want them to think

we're going to try anything.

No quick moves.

Yes, pass that along and make it stick.

Yes, sir. Very well.

Get that, will you, Donald?

Yeah.

Steve, Governor.

Yes, Governor, this is McGarrett.

Yes, sir, we're on our way there right now.

So far as I know, nine of them.

No, sir, I don't know who the ringleader is.

But I know that Warden Heller is one of the hostages.

Yes, sir.

Yes, I'll keep you informed. Thank you, sir.

Where are they? Up there.

Second floor, the middle window.

Steve, that's... Yeah.

McGarrett! This is Honoré Vachon talking.

I have the warden, two guards, six others.

I have guns and knives.

I intend to kill them all, McGarrett, unless you agree to my terms.

Give me the bullhorn.

What do you want, Vachon?

You.

What was that?

They'll all be dead, McGarrett.

Every last one of them.

Good God.

Beside Bashan, who are the people up there?

Prison personnel, members of the legislative committee, inmates.

Warden Heller, two guards, six members of the committee, seven inmates.

I put four of them away.

I know some of the committee members, too.

That's 16 lives.

What do we do, Steve?

We pray.

What about a mass assault?

We could get an assault team on the roof.

The choppers could drop them down. They could rappel down the backside.

McGarrett, what's your answer?

There's a woman up here, do you know that?

Ladies go first, McGarrett.

There's your answer, Dano.

We don't have time to assemble an assault team.

As soon as Bashan heard the choppers, he'd start the carnage.

Mr. Geddeson, come here, please.

Can you make me a sketch?

This part of the building showing me rooms, entrance and exits.

What do you have in mind, Steve?

Some way to get the hostages out and bash on things I'm coming in.

This is the main conference room where they are.

This adjoining small office is the secretary's office.

This room on the other side is the warden's office.

This is the second-story corridor.

Here's the elevator.

Here's the stairs.

We have an armed guard on the landing.

If you go down the stairs to the bottom of it, that door right there.

What's this room here?

Supply. Plenty of equipment, storage.

How does the door open?

This way. Can it be bolted from the inside?

I doubt it.

Any other way out of that room?

There's a skylight.

You think I could get through it?

Be a tight squeeze.

Well, that's what we're in now, Mr. Geddeson. That's what we're in now.

Okay.

I think I got an idea. Gentlemen.

He won't come up, Vashon. He's not going to walk in a certain death.

I know, McGarrett Warden.

I think you're wrong.

Say I agree to go in there.

I enter the building, I walk up these steps, and I stand here.

Steve, that's awfully close.

Yeah, I know, Dano. I don't like it either.

I wait here until all the hostages...

A release. They'll be my terms.

Now, after all the hostages are past our guard down here in the landing, I start

down this corridor toward the conference room.

Now, when I get to about here, I open that door quickly, duck inside, close

the door, and then hopefully get through the skylight.

Now, when you hear that door shut, move in with everything you've got.

Anybody think it won't work?

Anybody got any questions?

Just one, Steve, a big one.

What's that?

How do we know when you go in there? If we move too soon, they'll kill you.

Yeah.

Ken, do we still have that G42 kit with us? Yeah.

Okay. That's the answer. Then bug me. You can monitor the whole operation

through the car radio.

But brother, when you hear that door slam, move it.

Any comments?

Okay. I'll get the equipment.

Have you made your decision, McGarrett?

Yeah, I'm coming up.

the hostages will be released unharmed.

They will be, McGarrett.

I need more than your word, Vashon.

I've got some terms, so listen very carefully.

I'm listening, McGarrett.

Dano, can you read me?

Testing one, two, three, four. Got it.

Okay.

Now, you all know what to do, don't you?

The hostage is ready.

We would. McGarrett's coming.

Just so I get them ready.

Okay, Vashon, I'm here. Let them go.

Yes, McGarrett.

You're here.

All right, go ahead.

All right, move it, move it. Come on, gentlemen, quickly.

Mr. McGarrett. All right, warden, get them downstairs, out of the building,

quickly.

Don't give me ideas, McGarrett. All right, McGarrett.

Your turn.

I thought of that, McGarrett. Now, suppose you just step inside here. Bring

him inside.

Move.

We got McGarrett. Get on the horn, Vachon. Tell him.

Mr. Vachon.

Okay, Mr.

Vachon, whatever you say. Only get on the horn. Tell him what we want.

What do we want, Tessai?

What we want? To get out of here. What do you think?

We want one truck back to the gate and we take McGarrett with us. And when we

get away from here, we dump him.

If that's what you want, Tessai, that's what you'll get.

But I've got other plans for McGarrett.

Right now, he's mine.

When I'm finished with him, you can have him for your escape.

What the hell are you talking about?

What the hell is he talking about?

What are the plans?

What you gonna do?

I'm gonna put him on trial for murder.

What? For the murder of my son.

This is Williams, 5-0.

The garrison taken hostage by seven inmates at Hawaii State Prison.

I want two assault teams brought here on the double, bringing repelling gear.

I want them brought in through the service gate, kept out of view of any

windows in the administration building.

Chin, you better get in the horn to the governor's office.

We may need some National Guard before this thing is over.

I'll get to him.

What's going on up there?

Everybody sit down.

You, McGarrett, at the end there.

We will now hear the case against McGarrett.

This jury of your peers will ponder the evidence, render a verdict, and

determine a just penalty.

A jury of my peers, did you say?

What's the matter? Do you consider yourself better than they are?

No, but I arrested half of them. Do you expect them to judge me fairly?

Did you arrest them fairly?

You better believe it. Then there's no reason why they shouldn't treat you with

equal fairness.

Anybody want to be excused? Anybody who doesn't feel that you can render a just

verdict? Oh, come on, Vachon. This is a farce.

And you know it. And I know it. So that makes three of us. You want to know who

you're going to excuse, Vachon? Me.

I'm going to be excused. I want to bust out of here like you said we was.

How long is this game yours going to take?

It's Mr.

Vachon, Tessai. I have told you twice.

This game is going to take just as long as it takes to hear the case and for the

jury to decide what to do about it. Sit down!

Any other questions, McGarrett?

Yeah.

Yeah, do I get anyone to defend me?

Yeah.

Send me a horse code.

He's telling us he needs somebody to defend him.

The Iron Man.

Nine lives.

Neither defendeth. It's usual procedure in a trial, isn't it? In this trial, I

establish the procedures.

Yeah, and set yourself up as judge, prosecutor, and jury, huh?

Okay, venture anger. Go ahead.

Go ahead. Get on with it before it's too late, or you'll be sorry.

It's over my head.

I intend to savor this, McGarrett.

That's it.

Do it. Fast.

Complete set of plans for the administration building.

Especially the ventilator ducts leading from the roof down to that conference

room.

The beloved and only son of Honoré and Marguerite Vachon.

The beloved and only brother of Gabrielle and Michel Vachon.

The beloved and only grandson of Dominique Jean-Louis Vachon.

I intend to prove these charges against you.

And once they're proved...

I'm going to ask this jury to sentence you to death.

First thing we have to do is reach the roof of the administration building

without being spotted.

Okay, we're up there.

Now, what's the plan?

Here's the layout.

There are two duct covers on the roof.

This one leads along the crawlway to the grill and the ceiling of the conference

room. We move through this duct with tear gas.

The lead man takes along an extra mask.

Once over the grill, we knock it out, drop through.

Fire the gas. The lead man gets to McGarrett as quickly as possible, gives

him a mask, gets him out of the line of fire.

The others, collar vashon, and the rest.

Now, can it be done?

Let me see this for a minute.

Why can't we rush them through the stairs?

They locked this door behind Steve.

One of them might be standing right there.

All right, where's this other outlet?

The one over the left vent?

Right there, in the corridor.

So you got nine of us crawling through this one duct. Four of us will still be

there when the whole operation's over.

How about if one team drops down to this vent, drops into the corridor and seals

off the room from this angle?

He's right.

Good enough, Nick.

You guys decide who takes which route. The main thing is we gotta do it quickly

and quietly.

Okay, Chin.

Where's my suit?

Over here.

Gentlemen of the jury, let me describe for you the events leading up to the

murder of Christopher Vachon.

Three years ago, on an August morning while I and my family were at

breakfast... Mr. McGarrett forced his way into my home in order to accuse my

son of a robbery that had taken place the night before at the Regent Hotel.

Correction. Entered your home with a search warrant to question your son. To

accuse him?

My 19-year-old boy.

What was taken in this important robbery?

Nickels and dimes, cheap jewelry from the hotel safe, cigarette lighters,

ladies' wristwatches. Some of which we subsequently found in your son's

apartment. Some of which Mr. McGarrett planted in my son's apartment.

Because he recognized in this theft an opportunity to pursue his vendetta

against the Vashon family.

Why? Why would I pursue a vendetta against the Vashon family?

McGarrett, you'll be allowed to present your defense at the proper time. Will I?

Well, that's a surprise to me, Vashon.

Wait, McGarrett. The big surprise is still to come.

How is it going, Danny?

Looks like I'm about ready to take my first mountain climbing lesson, Chin.

I'll check in with you as soon as you take off the ventilating covers.

You're on, Danny.

Just walk right up.

his planted evidence to bring charges against my son. To cause his arrest,

cause his indictment, cause his trial.

But my son was exonerated and the case dismissed.

Because you paid off, deported or murdered, murdered every witness against

him. No, because Mr. McGarrett's paid witnesses failed to substantiate their

perjured accusations against him. That's why the case was dismissed.

But this was something McGarrett couldn't stand, this blow to his pride.

So he continued to hound and harass my son.

Translation, we continued to investigate his activities.

Until on the night of September 27th, while my son was visiting some friends

at another hotel.

While your son and his friends were robbing the eighth and ninth floors of

that same hotel.

McGarrett, tipped off by some of his presence there, went to that hotel with

the express intention of murdering my son. They met in the corridor on the

fifth floor of that hotel.

McGarrett drew his gun and fired point blank at my son in an attempt to destroy

him. No, no, no.

No, no. He fired.

I returned the fire.

My son, gravely wounded, managed to elude his would-be killer.

Make his way to his car, drive to his family home.

And it was there.

There.

In front of me, in front of his mother, in front of his sisters.

And he died.

Died in his own blood.

from bullet wounds inflicted by that man there. That man, sitting there, died

because of that cop's need for revenge.

That cop, McGarrett, killed my son because of his pride.

And that cop, McGarrett, must be put to death for his crime.

Vashon, you are insane.

Insane.

We're at the ventilator covers.

Estimate 10 minutes from this point. We're ready to go.

How's the trial going?

I think the prosecution just rested.

All right, McGarrett.

You want to defend yourself?

A robbery was committed.

A jacket worn by one of the robbers.

was described by an eyewitness.

Now, that jacket was traced through the tailor who made it to his son.

We subsequently found that jacket in an apartment rented by his son under the

name of Douglas, I think.

Now, in the pocket of that jacket was found a cigarette lighter, gold, that

was positively identified as one of the objects taken in the robbery.

On it was a clear...

Thumbprint of his son.

That's why he was arrested.

That's why he was indicted.

And exonerated.

Exonerated?

Exonerated because the manager of the apartment had been bought off by you.

The tailor who made the jacket had been bought off by you. The fence who handled

the... You're just covering up. You bought those witnesses.

You didn't pay enough for them, so they decided not to tell any more lies for

you. That is so stupid, I won't even respond to it.

Chin read you housing covers off Kind of a tight

squeeze getting ready to go in check

And you continued to hound him, McGarrett, didn't you?

I continued to keep him under surveillance, yes, with the permission

of the court. Why?

Why? Because we had reason to believe he was planning another robbery, and we

were right. When his two friends returned from the mainland, where you

had sent them, by the way, with $5,000 in their pockets, he revealed his plan

and urged them to join him.

Another frame-up!

Oh, frame up. It's such an overworked word, Vashon. Every criminal in the

world claims it. What was he doing on the fifth floor of the hotel that night?

He was visiting friends.

Oh, were his friends doctors?

No. No. He was robbing the rooms.

It was a doctor's convention.

They had taken all of the rooms on the fifth and sixth floors.

No one was in the rooms at the time of the robbery.

They were down at a banquet, at a convention banquet.

Now, your son had a... pillowcase full of cash and jewelry with him when I

attempted to apprehend him.

Planted by you to entrap him.

I took a pillowcase, filled it with cash and jewelry, put it in his hand.

You're paranoid, Vashon. You're paranoid.

Paranoid, McGarrett.

Paranoid about my son's murder, yes. I agree that your son was murdered.

Did you hear him? But not by me.

I shot him, yes, in self-defense.

But you murdered him. You and his grandfather murdered him long before

that. It was your family's moral code that murdered him.

Does paranoid mean crazy in the head?

Yeah. Sit down.

Because I vote for that. Now, come on, Vachon. Mister.

Mister Vachon, it's getting late in the day. Let's vote or whatever you want,

but let's get the hell out of here. The last time I say it, sit down, shut up,

and listen.

Yeah, listen. Listen, Tessai, because I don't think you know what's going on

around here.

Vashon wants to kill me, but he wants you to pull the trigger. McGarrett,

that's enough.

No, it's not enough.

You think you're getting out of here?

I am getting out of here. No, you're not going to get out of here. Not if Vashon

has his way. Now, I know all about you, Tassai. I know that you're about due for

parole. I know you've got a pretty good record. That's enough. I said that's

enough, McGarrett. But Vashon will get you life. Life for killing me. Some of

you only have months to serve. Now, why do you still want to stay here for the

rest of your life?

Well, I'm not staying here one more hour, one more minute, Vachon.

I'm taking over. You had your game. I'm going to get my escape.

Escape? Escape?

You think he's going to let you escape?

You're supposed to do his dirty work. You're supposed to die here. That's the

way it's always been with the Vachon.

I don't believe him, Vachon. I don't believe him. Now, you're going to get

out of here.

Make him prove it. Make him prove it.

Now, you tell him.

Well, you give him orders. You tell him or I'll tell him. All right, Vachon,

you're talking.

Vachon!

Now, get him.

Do you know what your mistake was, Vashon?

Revenge.

You wasted your time on revenge.

Revenge is a trap. And what did you do?

You fell right into it. You gave them time to rescue me.

That was stupid.

Next time, McGarrett.

Next time.

No way.

No way. Get him out of here.

McGarrett? Give me a pat. Yeah.

Just for the record.

I'd have voted for acquittal. Most of us would. We've got no use for Vashon.

Yeah, who has?

Come on, let's go.

You beat the rap.

What do you know?

Honor among thieves.

Who would have believed?

What are you thinking of?

It's good to be alive, Dono.

That was a close one.

Yeah, too close.

Oh, by the way, thank you. That took a lot of guts.

Anytime, Steve.

But, uh, not too soon, okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'll wait a while.

Let's go.