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[ explosion ]

Look, if alika and his goons Come looking for me,

I got to have something I can hold over him.

Well, if you have the pictures,

Why don't you bring them To mr. Mcgarrett?

Just remember one thing, My friend --

You're playing A dangerous game

With people who make Their own rules.

Unfortunately, this is the kind Of mistake that, uh...

Somebody has to pay for.

[ "Hawaii five-o" theme plays ]

[ camera shutter clicking ]

Oh, you are beautiful.

You're steaming up My lenses here.

Maren, this is incredible.

Look at that.

[ camera shutter clicking ]

Cheryl tiegs, Eat your heart out.

Oh, stringer, I don't know about this.

I-I don't even know If I want to be on a poster.

Besides, I don't even look Like an island girl.

Wrong. There are all kinds Of girls on this island.

Just because you were born In shaker heights in this life

Doesn't mean you weren't Queen halekulani

-in your last, you know? -[ laughs ]

-maybe, but I don't think so. -oh, look at that and that.

Got a perfect picture here, You know that?

[ shutter clicking ]

You're a beautiful woman, maren.

Oh, and you're a con man,

And I don't know how I let you Talk me into these things.

'cause I gave you $9, That's why.

According to this map,

This road comes out At banyan point.

I think that's where They're headed.

Are you sure alika's In that first car?

Oh, no doubt about it.

They're still there?

They're still back there.

Okay, give the boys the signal. Get rid of them.

The road gets pretty narrow Up ahead.

We'd better drop back, duke.

Fantastic.

[ sighs ]

Oh, stringer, You know how uncomfortable I am

Dressed like this,

And when you wet me down, You can see everything.

Yes, I know that.

-[ scoffs ] -I know that.

Come on, I'm embarrassed.

Trust me, Nobody ever comes up here.

Turn around.

You know, my daddy says

When someone asks you To trust them, don't.

[ chuckles ]

Oh!

Trust you?!

[ camera shutter clicks ]

[ tires screech ]

What the hell was that?

-I don't know. -[ explosion ]

Let's get out of here.

Okay.

[ car door opens, closes ]

[ engine turns over ]

[ camera shutter clicks ]

[ shutter clicks ]

[ shutter clicks ]

Oh, no, stringer!

Do you think we can go And help them?

No, nobody can help them now.

Oh, god.

Come on, let's get out of here.

[ moaning ]

Steve?

Danno.

How about duke? How is he?

Why don't you ask him yourself?

Hey, duke.

How do you feel?

[ exhales sharply ] I'm pretty sore, steve.

But I'll be okay.

Sit down a second.

[ groans ] I was lucky I was thrown free.

What about sergeant napoli?

He's dead.

[ sighs ]

Oh, my god.

How did it happen?

There was a blowout.

Sergeant napoli tried To control it, but couldn't.

A blowout When you were tailing alika?

That's a coincidence, isn't it?

Think maybe that blowout Had a little help?

Why not, danno?

I'll have the lab give Those tires a hard look.

Good. Duke, uh...

You've been assigned To the alika surveillance team

Ever since he got out on bail.

Was there anything special About today?

I don't know, steve.

They always traveled In two cars like that.

What was he doing up in the Mountain in the first place?

Had he ever gone Up there before?

Not since I've been tailing him.

If he went to all that trouble, My guess...

Is that he was meeting someone.

Any idea who?

No idea, steve.

Okay, well, Let's try to find out.

You better get some rest, duke.

[ buzzer sounds ]

[ buzzer sounds ]

Who is it?

A trusting soul.

I'll be right out. I'm in the dark room.

Hurry up.

I called the photo editor At the advertiser,

And he's holding the front page.

Yeah, well, don't worry. He won't be disappointed.

Think he'll pay for that?

They'll buy it in a second.

What do you think They'll give me?

I don't know. Come on, We've got a deadline to meet.

Relax, relax.

Speaking of money...

Let me show you something I took

While you were hiding In the bushes.

Who's that man?

That's howard kramer.

What is this?

I don't know.

What's a howard kramer?

Well, he's just one of the Biggest political power brokers

On the island, is all.

I mean, I see him At all the big parties

That I cover for the newspaper.

He's a state senator Or something?

No.

No, no, nothing like that.

He's a middleman.

He gets things done That nobody else can do.

Like what?

Uh, well, like, uh,

If you wanted to build a hotel On waikiki

And you couldn't get a permit, You go to howard kramer.

Go to howard kramer, And he talks to the people...

Who give out The building permits.

I see.

Yeah, he -- he, uh, gives them Something that they want,

And then you get the permits.

Who --

He gives them money?

I don't know. Who is this?

The other man is tony alika.

The head of the kumu?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, stringer, y-you have to Take this to the police.

Stringer!

Okay, look, you take the picture Of the car crash to the paper.

I will take the other one To the cops, okay?

Okay.

Oh, wait, stringer.

Why don't we go together? Then I can drop you off.

No, no, go, go, go, go. Do what I tell you -- go.

Tell them to get my photo credit Right this time.

[ lock clicks ]

[ exhales sharply ]

Mcgarrett.

Welcome To my little grass shack.

Sit down, sit down. Like a little lunch?

I got some nice, fresh Opakapaka.

This is not a social call, Alika.

Caught fresh this morning.

With a little, uh, Green chinese vegetables,

Some rice, and soy sauce.

No?

Suit yourself.

I want to know what you were Doing up near banyan point

Earlier this morning.

Well, if you were tailing me,

You should know I was up there Looking at some property. Why?

You know damn well why.

One of the policemen Tailing you is dead,

And duke lukela Is lucky to be alive.

Every time something bad happens On this island,

You try to pin it on me.

Now, why is that?

Because whenever something Evil happens,

You're very likely To be involved.

Well, if that were true,

I'm sure that a big Superstar cop like you

Will be able to prove it Just once.

I thought at first a blowout

Caused the officers' car to go Off the road, and then...

And then guess what --

We found this.

Familiar?

What's that supposed to be?

It's a rifle slug, In case you don't recognize it.

It was found By one of our lab technicians,

Embedded in one of the tires.

Are you trying to say that I shot out somebody's tire?

Somebody shot out Somebody's tire.

Now, isn't it interesting

That we can positively place you At the scene

With two of your goons In a car behind you, huh?

You got witnesses, mcgarrett,

Or are you just, uh, Grabbing at air as usual?

Not this time, alika.

I have a feeling, A premonition, if you will.

I keep seeing your face Behind bars.

My lunch is getting cold, Mcgarrett.

Are you through?

Yeah, for now.

Uh, that property You were looking at --

It'd be a shame to buy it

And not be around long enough To enjoy it, huh?

My friends would just like to Have that banyan point property

Looked at again.

[ laughing ] Yeah.

You know, that'd make A wonderful site

For a resort hotel.

Mm-hmm.

Harry, look, all I'm asking

Is for you to review The situation, okay?

Good.

Okay, harry, thank you. Bye-bye.

You were expecting this?

Who brought this in?

Some creep. I think he was a messenger.

Well, uh, thank you. That's all.

[ sighs ]

[ telephone rings ]

Yeah?

Hello, alika.

What are you doing calling me?

What's the matter?

Somebody just sent me A picture -- of me and you.

What pic-- Where -- in the mountains?

-yes. -that's it?

I mean, just a picture -- No demands?

Not yet.

Just get ahold of yourself, All right?

And call me the minute You hear from them.

Okay.

Billy swan?

Billy, where the heck are you?!

Steve.

Yeah, danno?

Take a look at this.

Well...

There was a witness, huh?

Yeah.

"Byline -- tim powers."

-luana? -yes, sir?

Get me, uh, ben richman At the advertiser, please.

Right now, sir?

Yeah, right away. Thank you.

I thought you said You didn't see anybody.

We didn't exactly hang around.

But, no, we didn't see anyone.

Somebody must've been there

Because somebody took a picture Of me and kramer!

You go find this photographer, This, uh, tim powers.

Go find him fast!

[ mutters ]

Yes, mr. Kramer, please.

Just tell him it's the call He's been expecting.

-[ buzzer sounds ] -yes?

Mr. Kramer, call on line one.

Hello?

Mr. Kramer?

Who is this?

Uh, this is your friendly Neighborhood photographer.

I photograph weddings, Bar mitzvahs,

Private meetings in the hills.

What do you want?

It's 10:30.

At exactly 11:00, be outside Your office building.

A pedicab driver will ask

If you want your picture taken At the beach.

Get in the cab.

Meanwhile, Don't do anything stupid

Like calling your partner.

Going to waikiki?

Oh, yeah.

I'll take your picture On the beach.

Right.

It's, um...

It's under the floor mat.

Now you've got the whole story.

You?

Yeah, I'm sorry.

Burt reynolds wasn't available For the assignment.

What you see is what you get.

Sorry.

Oh, uh... [ chuckles nervously ]

Sorry. I-I didn't mean to offend you.

Sure you did.

But that's okay.

I'm in a position to, uh...

To be big about it.

Yeah.

Uh...

What's this all about?

I know who you are, mr. Kramer. I know who tony alika is.

How much do you want?

250 big ones.

Oh, geez.

Uh, look, I-I don't have That kind of money.

Tony alika does.

Well, talk to him then.

I think I'd rather Do business with you.

He has a tendency to get A little cranky, you know?

I like you better.

And, uh...

Y-you'll give me t-the prints And the negative, huh?

You do your part, kramer, And I'll take care of mine.

Incidentally, I'm not in this alone,

So...Don't get any funny ideas.

Yeah.

Ciao.

Maren wilson?

Oh, yes. May I help you?

My name is dan williams -- Five-o.

Ben richman told me

You might be able to help us Locate tim powers.

Uh, tim powers?

Oh, stringer!

Oh, see, that's the nickname That everyone calls him.

You see, a stringer Is a person who --

I know -- somebody who sells Articles or pictures

To a publication On a freelance basis.

Um, what do you want him for?

A police officer was killed In an accident.

This accident.

Stringer took this picture.

We'd like to ask him Some questions.

Well, what kind of questions Would you like to ask him?

The questions are for him.

Do you know where he is?

Uh, no. He just shows up here Every once in a while

When he has a picture to sell.

Surely he must do something else Besides take pictures.

Look, I-I really don't know Anything about him.

And if you'll Just excuse me now,

I have some other business To attend to.

Hey, danny.

Hey, yoshi.

Hey. How's it going, danny?

-how you doing? -okay.

Listen, I heard you talking Over there.

Ah, my, what big ears you have.

[ chuckles ]

Well, I know this guy stringer,

And he drives a pedicab Around here sometimes.

What company does he work for?

I think he'd call himself An independent.

What's the guy look like?

He's a short guy, Late 20s maybe, uh, blond.

That's it.

-okay, yoshi, thanks. -sure.

If you come up With something else,

Give me a call at the office.

Okay. Take it easy now.

What's the story?

He wants 250 grand.

Oh, he does, eh?

Right.

What's worth that kind of money?

What'd he look like?

Well, he's, uh, A short, blond punk --

Drives a pedicab in waikiki.

Mm-hmm.

Uh, how'd he leave it?

He said, "Get the money And wait for a call."

Okay, you set up the meeting.

I'll take care of him.

But, no, we've got to pay him.

He's not in this thing alone.

He said if anything happens To him, the cops --

The cops are gonna Get the pictures.

That's what they always say.

Well...

If he's got any partners, I'll take care of them, too.

Can't we just pay him?

It doesn't work that way.

Don't you understand, howard?

It's like joining one of your Exclusive clubs, blackmail.

First, you pay Your initiation fee,

Then you got to pay your dues Every month like clockwork.

-look -- -will you relax?

You take care of our business.

I'll take care Of this other thing.

I want to talk to you.

I'm in a lot of trouble.

-you better believe it. -mm-hmm.

[ lock clicks ]

Come with me.

Stand right there.

The five-o is looking for you.

Oh, yeah?

Did I forget to pay A parking ticket on my pedicab?

Oh, come off it.

They wanted to know If you saw anything else

When you took those pictures Of the car crash.

What are you doing in there?

[ sighs ] Stringer!

Oh, this is my burglar alarm.

I, uh, I use it to see If somebody breaks in,

I got a picture of them To show the cops.

Look.

What, uh...

What did you tell five-o?

Okay, what did you tell them?

Nothing.

Why didn't you take That picture to the cops?

Oh, I was going to, But, uh, I got busy.

I'll do it in the morning.

You had a whole day to do it in.

Well, I got this call From a big magazine back east.

They want me to do a spread For a travel issue --

You know, a lot of girls in -- In bikinis,

And, hey, maren, I was the first choice.

They called me first.

Stringer, I don't even believe you.

In fact, I don't even know What I'm doing here.

Hey, you're just crazy about me.

I am worried about you.

I think you are in something Way over your head.

Short jokes in the darkroom?

Stringer, Can't you ever be serious?

Okay, okay.

Now I'm serious.

I'm serious -- look.

Okay.

Take that picture To the police, please.

Okay.

First thing in the morning.

I will.

We've been at it for hours.

Maybe the cops got him.

You want to tell that To the boss?

We'll keep on rolling.

Danny, it's been three hours.

I know, I know.

Three hours And a handful of air.

Well, let's take Another circuit, tom.

Stringer's got to be out there Somewhere, I hope.

Hey, over there.

Isn't that him?

The description fits.

Like a glove.

Hey, you!

Powers!

That's him!

Stringer, halt -- police!

Central, patch me through To mcgarrett.

Yeah, danno? What have you got?

We got that photographer, Stringer.

Good work, danno. Bring him in.

We will As soon as we dry him off.

When you took the picture of the Car crash up at banyan point,

Did you see anything else?

Like what?

Like what?

Like who caused the accident, For instance.

Anyone you can identify?

No, I didn't see nothing Except what's in the pictures.

What were you doing up there?

[ inhales deeply ]

I was taking some photos Of this girl that I know

For, uh, posters, you know?

Who was the girl?

You wouldn't know her, I don't think.

Who was the girl You talked to, dan?

Maren wilson.

She didn't mention being there.

No, no, she didn't see anything.

She was changing her clothes At the time.

So you were The one and only eyewitness?

Yeah, now that you mention it, I was.

You know, the story I just told you,

The paper will pay A lot of money for.

I wonder what -- I wonder what They would pay for that.

Okay, you can go.

But just remember one thing, My friend.

You're playing a dangerous game

With people Who make their own rules.

[ door closes ]

He's lying through his teeth.

Sure.

He saw plenty, And I have a strong hunch

That alika's Right in the middle of it.

Put a 24-hour tail On our little friend, danno --

For his own protection, Of course.

[ buzzer sounds ]

Yes?

There's a call for you On line one.

He won't give his name.

That's all right. Uh, I know who it is.

Hello?

You got the money?

Yes, yes.

Good.

Look, I want you to tell Tony alika something for me.

If his boys follow me again, The whole deal's off.

I'll go straight to mcgarrett.

N-n-no, no. D-don't do that.

Okay.

Now, assuming That you don't screw things up,

This is the plan.

I have a loft in a warehouse At 223 pearl street --

2-2-3 pearl street.

You got that?

Be there in one hour With the money.

Uh, w-wait a minute.

I-I don't think I can get there that fast.

I think you can.

[ sighs ]

You're welcome. Bye.

[ as humphrey bogart ] Hello, sweetheart.

Did you take that picture To the police?

[ normal voice ] Get off my case.

-did you? -yes!

-and? -and what?

And what?!

What did they say?

I'll tell you what I can,

But the less you know, The safer you'll be.

The safer I'll be?

I just spent an hour With steve mcgarrett.

Do you know who he is? He's the head of hawaii five-o.

You mean it's that important?

Crucial.

Those are his words, Not mine -- crucial.

Look, the man took me Into his confidence.

I shouldn't even be saying this.

Well, why did he take you Into his confidence?

That's between mcgarrett and me.

I can say no more.

Ah, stringer, I don't --

Maren.

Maren.

That's all I can say...

[ as bogart ] ...Sweetheart.

[ sighs ]

[ engine grinding ]

[ grinding continues ]

Listen, he said He'd go straight to mcgarrett!

If he does that, We're out of business!

All right, howard. You can relax.

I'm gonna pay him.

You mean it?

I said it, didn't I?

I thought it over.

For what we got at stake, It's worth 250 grand --

That is, If our deal's been made.

You don't need to worry About that.

Your money's working for us.

Okay.

A blackmailer milks This coconut just one time.

I want the pictures And the negatives.

If he comes back at us...

I'll blow him away.

You be sure To tell him that, huh?

Right.

Call me when it's over.

Okay.

[ engine turns over ]

Oh, you'll love the other side Of the island.

The waterfalls are beautiful.

Oh, and, uh, don't forget The luau tomorrow night.

And, of course, there's maui. Maui's terrific.

Miss wilson?

Uh, yes, I'll be with you In a moment.

Anyway, I'm sure you'll have fun,

And if you want to go To any of the other islands,

It's only $25.

Aloha. Have a good time.

-yes, can I help you? -mcgarrett, hawaii five-o.

Oh, yes.

You know, stringer told me

That you took him Into your confidence.

He told you what?

You didn't?

Oh, you didn't.

Miss wilson, your friend Could be in a lot of trouble.

Oh, it won't be the first time.

How well do you know him?

Well, he's been on the street For about two years.

Uh, he talks big, but he's Really a very nice guy.

I guess I felt sorry for him, So we got to be friends.

Anyway, whenever he has A photo assignment,

I get to be one of his models.

Do you know Where I could find him?

Uh, no, not at the moment.

Miss wilson, if you have any Feeling at all for this man,

You'll tell me Everything you know.

If you don't, you may Never see him alive again.

You really think he could be In that kind of danger?

Trust me.

Now, I know these people,

And as I told Your little friend,

Alika is not a man To play games.

Okay.

He's in a warehouse loft On pearl street.

The number is 223.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Oh, mr. Mcgarrett, wait.

I might as well Tell you everything.

The day that stringer got The photo of the car crash,

He got another picture, too.

Of tony alika?

Yeah, and another man.

Do you know Who the other man was?

Howard kramer.

Thank you, miss wilson. You were very helpful.

[ knock on door ]

Come in.

Come on, come on in. We're alone.

[ sighs ]

So, this is where you live.

Yeah, but not for long. Is that the money?

Yeah.

Put it down over here.

[ shutter clicking ]

Open it.

Now, wait, wait!

The pictures and the Negatives -- where are they?

That's easy.

The pictures.

And...

And the negative.

I'm not in this alone.

Shut up, punk!

[ camera shutter clicking ]

What are you doing here?

[ clicking continues ]

Those the pictures?

Yeah.

Right.

[ clicking continues ]

Where's the rest of them?

That's all there are.

I don't think you heard me, kid.

Howard, I think it was A mistake, our, uh...

Our trying to do business Together.

Yeah, well, tony...

[ clears throat ]

I'm willing to forget it I-if you are.

Oh, I wish It was that easy, howard.

Unfortunately, this is The kind of mistake that, uh...

...Somebody has to pay for.

[ shutter clicking ]

[ grunting ] No!

No! No!

[ glass shatters ]

No! No!

No, tony, please!

Don't, please!

Make them stop!

Tony, tony!

No! No!

No!

Are you listening now, kid?

One more time.

Where are the other pictures --

The one you've been Holding out on me?

[ breathing heavily ]

The pictures.

What's that on the floor?

That's everything. I swear it is.

Okay, kid.

I believe you.

You gonna kill me now?

Well, I could do that,

But, uh, see, kid, In my business, it's not good

To have too many unexplained Bodies laying around.

It attracts guys like mcgarrett.

Besides, I need you...

I need you to take the rap For kramer.

Now, mcgarrett May not buy that, but...

The d.A.'s gonna have to.

I could go to the police, You know, and...

And I could tell them What really happened here.

It'd be your word Against the three of us.

It happened in your place...

To a man you were Trying to blackmail.

You're my out, kid.

That's worth something to me.

250 grand.

That should make you Very hard to find.

You mean it?

I said it, didn't I?

You ever show your face on this Island again, and you're dead.

No talk, no questions.

That's it. You understand?

Yes, sir.

[ fingers snap ]

I wish mcgarrett Could be here to see this.

It would give me A lot of pleasure.

[ laughing evilly ]

Looks like kramer Put up quite a fight.

Yeah. One thing for sure, danno --

Stringer didn't kill kramer.

I think stringer Was blackmailing kramer

With that picture Of him and alika.

Suppose kramer and stringer Weren't the only ones here.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.

-alika? -yeah.

Or some of his goons.

Let's make sure the lab boys go Over every inch of this place,

And put out an a.P.B. On stringer.

-duke's already doing that. -good.

I want to hear his version Of what happened here.

Oh, one more thing, danno.

Put a surveillance team On his girlfriend's apartment.

He might be confused enough To show up there.

Will do.

Stringer?

Mcgarrett came to the hotel Again, looking for you.

Howard kramer is dead.

Maren, I didn't kill him.

Well, what happened?

Some guys...

Some guys broke Into the apartment and...

And threw him out a window.

Well, what were you doing With kramer?

We had some business.

Oh, stringer!

Maren.

You know how I always talked About a big score?

I made it.

Look at this.

I mean, no more tips. Look at this.

Stringer, what are you doing With that kind of money?

Never mind about the money. Look.

After it's dark,

I got to go back to my place And get some pictures.

And after that, we got it made.

Pictures?

What pictures?

Pictures of tony alika And his goons

Throwing kramer out the window Like a sack of potatoes.

What are you gonna do With them?!

I need them for protection. Don't you understand?

Look, if alika and his goons Come looking for me,

I got to have something I can hold over him.

If you have the pictures,

Why don't you bring them To mr. Mcgarrett?

And he will help you.

No, because there may not be Any pictures.

Look, the mirror was broken. It was cracked.

If the camera was ruined, The film was ruined,

There may not be Any pictures at all.

If there's no pictures,

Mcgarrett's the last person I want to see.

Pictures or no pictures, You can't keep that money.

Maren...

Maren, this is for us.

I mean, this is Our dreams in a box.

We can...

We can go anywhere.

We can do anything We ever wanted to do.

I mean...

No more tips.

[ exhales sharply ]

Oh, stringer...

You are such a sweet guy.

But you have to know that...

I couldn't have anything To do with that kind of money.

I mean, look, You're a good photographer,

And everyone knows it.

If you could just get a real job And work at it,

Then you'd have your chance At everything you want.

It's not enough.

Looking for these?

Okay, hold it. Hold it right there.

[ breathing heavily ] You told him.

Yes, but it didn't matter. He'd already found the film.

The film was my only protection Against tony alika.

There's only one thing That can protect you now,

And that's the truth.

Well, unless I'm mistaken,

You got the truth In your hands there.

I-I think that'll show that I didn't kill howard kramer.

Yeah, but this is one time

A picture isn't worth A thousand words.

We're still gonna need Your testimony.

Well, what'll happen To stringer then?

What happens to him Will be up to the d.A.

But he doesn't have to worry About alika, believe me.

Whatever it is, I...

I guess I got it coming.

Yeah.

Okay, kimo, take him downtown. Book him.

Can I go with him?

Yeah.

You don't deserve A friend like her.

You know that?

Yes, sir.

I do now.

Okay, danno, come on.

Let's pay alika that visit

I've been waiting to make For a long, long time.

[ doorbell rings ]

Where's alika?

Right this way.

Well, mcgarrett.

This is a pleasure.

Oh, the pleasure's all mine.

Now, isn't that considerate Of him?

He saved us the trouble Of looking for the others.

Very thoughtful of him.

All right, enough fencing, Gentlemen.

What do you want?

Oh, I got what I want.

Yeah, what's that?

You, alika, you.

You know, mcgarrett,

You're beginning to sound Like a broken record.

Ever since you took over From pahoa,

I've been telling you That your time would come.

Well, it's here.

Welcome to hard times, pal.

Ah, I see you read the headline.

Howard kramer's fall is not A mystery anymore, alika.

Wait till you read Tomorrow's headline.

Oh, I can see them right now.

"Sherlock holmes of hawaii Solves another big one" -- ooh!

Hey, that's not bad.

Make a great front page With those pictures.

What photos?

These.

Where'd you get these?

That little fella stringer

Has a real talent for candid Shots, wouldn't you say?

Yeah, well, that's not What it looks like.

We was just having A little argument, that's all.

Oh, that's not What stringer says.

He's gonna make a devastating Witness against you.

Oh, hey, hey, hey.

All right, gentlemen, Come on in!

Book them, danno.

Let's go, alika.

Oh, no. No, no.

I want this one for myself.

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