Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series, season 5)

The fifth season of Hawaii Five-O premiered on September 12, 1972 and ended March 13, 1973. 24 episodes aired during this season. The Region 1 DVD was released on November 18, 2008.

Hawaii Five-O
Season 5
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 12, 1972 (1972-09-12) 
March 13, 1973 (1973-03-13)
Season chronology

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
991"Death is a Company Policy"Charles S. DubinJerome CoopersmithSeptember 12, 1972 (1972-09-12)1729-0405

Duke Lukela of the Five-O team is implicated in the slaying of an underworld figure's "business associate," as part of a plan to protect a investment that is tied to a building that had Duke's name on the list of investors. The "Boss" is trying to throw the team off by making sure that anyone associated with (or betrayed by) him are sent to the bottom of the ocean...personally. And he is using a mole to leak the information to him. Michael Ansara and George Chakiris guest star.

NOTE: First appearance of series regular Al Harrington as Ben.
1002"Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain"Allen ReisnerJerome CoopersmithSeptember 19, 1972 (1972-09-19)1729-0411
When two of an egomanical racing car driver's mechanics are murdered, suspicion falls on the driver's glamorous fiancee. Ricardo Montalban and Diana Muldaur guest star.
1013"You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich--But it Helps."Alf KjellinAbram S. GinnesSeptember 26, 1972 (1972-09-26)1729-0409
A series of deaths of well-to-do businessmen gets Five-O involved in the investigation of a lucrative blackmail operation. William Shatner guest stars.
1024"Pig in a Blanket"Marvin ChomskyBill StrattonOctober 3, 1972 (1972-10-03)1729-0404
After Danno shoots a teenager, a public outcry goes up to sacrifice him to public opinion. John Rubinstein guest stars.
1035"The Jinn Who Clears the Way"Harry FalkJohn D.F. BlackOctober 10, 1972 (1972-10-10)1729-0418
Wo Fat is suspected of being behind the theft of a secret ballistic missile device, and McGarrett uncovers a plot to get the device into the hands of the highest bidder. Wo Fat is arrested by McGarrett who receives a shocking secret from Jonathan Kaye.
1046"Fools Die Twice"Michael O'HerilhyAbram S. GinnesOctober 17, 1972 (1972-10-17)1729-0402
An Army officer devises a bizarre scheme to kidnap a top government scientist and collect a ransom of one million dollars in diamonds. Clu Gulager and Michael Conrad guest star.
1057"Chain of Events"Ron WinstonJerome CoopersmithOctober 24, 1972 (1972-10-24)1729-0407
The slaying of a public health official while conducting an investigation into venereal disease leads McGarrett into the world of politics and intrigue. Jay Stewart, Dirk Benedict and Mary Frann guest star.
1068"Journey Out of Limbo"Michael O'HerilhyFrank TelfordOctober 31, 1972 (1972-10-31)1729-0401
After Danno stumbles on a plot to assassinate a Chinese diplomat, he suffers a memory loss and McGarrett, Chin, and Ben have to try to help him reconstruct the details. Philip Ahn and Keenan Wynn guest star in this episode.
1079"V for Vashon: The Son (Part 1)"Charles S. DubinAlvin SapinsleyNovember 14, 1972 (1972-11-14)1729-0412
The son (Robert Drivas) of the head of a family-dominated crime syndicate (Harold Gould) masterminds a series of small-time robberies. Eventually McGarrett catches him, but it doesn't end there... Luther Adler also guest stars as the Vashon patriarch.
10810"V for Vashon: The Father (Part 2)"Charles S. DubinAlvin SapinsleyNovember 21, 1972 (1972-11-21)1729-0413
With his son shot dead by McGarrett, Honore Vashon (Harold Gould) and his father Dominic (Luther Adler) are determined to see the Five-O chief pay the ultimate price.
10911"V for Vashon: The Patriarch (Part 3)"Charles S. DubinAlvin SapinsleyNovember 28, 1972 (1972-11-28)1729-0414
With his grandson dead and his son in prison, Dominic (Luther Adler) sets in motion a scheme to frame McGarrett for the murder of a just-released drug pusher.
11012"The Clock Struck Twelve"Ron WinstonStory by: Leonard Freeman
Teleplay by: Anthony Lawrence
December 5, 1972 (1972-12-05)1729-0410
McGarrett is assigned to preserve security and ensure an orderly trial after a series of bomb threats follows the arrest of a band of Hawaiian vigilantes.
11113"I'm a Family Crook--Don't Shoot!"Bob SweeneyJerome CoopersmithDecember 19, 1972 (1972-12-19)1729-0403
A husband and wife team of confidence operators gets caught between the islands's most powerful mobs. Andy Griffith and Joyce Van Patten guest star.
11214"The Child Stealers"Corey AllenLarry BrodyJanuary 2, 1973 (1973-01-02)1729-0417
Five-O investigates after children are kidnapped and sold to an attorney operating a child-stealing racket on the Mainland. Richard Hatch and Meg Foster guest stars.
11315"Thanks for the Honeymoon"Richard BenedictMel GoldbergJanuary 9, 1973 (1973-01-09)1729-0418
An underworld fringe character agrees to turn state's evidence against a mobster if McGarrett releases her from prison and arranges her wedding to the father of her unborn child. Patty Duke guest stars.
11416"The Listener"Richard BenedictMeyer DolinskyJanuary 16, 1973 (1973-01-16)1729-0421
A psychotic electronics wizard threatens a psychiatrist and his patients through a series of ingenious electronic plants. Robert Foxworth and Greg Mullavey guest star.
11517"Here Today, Gone Tonight"Michael O'HerilhyJerome CoopersmithJanuary 23, 1973 (1973-01-23)1729-0419
Five-O has to solve the riddle of how a suspected killer can appear to be in two places at the same time.
11618"The Odd Lot Caper"Michael O'HerilhyStory by: Meyer Dolinsky
Teleplay by: Meyer Dolinsky & Norman Lessing
January 30, 1973 (1973-01-30)1729-0424
The senior partner in a stock exchange firm conceives a daring and seemingly foolproof scheme to rob the Honolulu Stock Exchange. Richard Basehart guest stars.
11719"Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?"Michael O'HerilhyJerome CoopersmithFebruary 6, 1973 (1973-02-06)1729-0422
An obscure shopkeeper (Nehemiah Persoff) becomes the catalyst in a plot to assassinate a high-level Iron Curtain defector (Mark Lenard). Malachi Throne guest stars.
11820"Little Girl Blue"Bob SweeneyStory by: Leonard Freeman
Teleplay by: Mel Goldberg
February 13, 1973 (1973-02-13)1729-0423
Two ineffectual crooks kidnap a little girl and hold her hostage on a hillside bunker. This was the final episode to be co-written by series creator Leonard Freeman, whose health had already begun to fail by then. Jackie Coogan guest stars.
11921"Percentage"Robert ButlerNorman LessingFebruary 20, 1973 (1973-02-20)1729-0425
A travel agent operating gambling junkets is slain as a warning to his partners to stop competing for the gambling business.
12022"Engaged to Be Buried"Michael O'HerilhyStory by: Bill Stratton
Teleplay by: Bill Stratton & Ken Pettus
February 27, 1973 (1973-02-27)1729-0420
A gang member (Erik Estrada) under investigation by Five-O for extortion is courting the daughter (Irene Tsu) of Chin Ho, and they appear headed for a wedding.
12123"The Diamond That Nobody Stole"Charles S. DubinJohn Furia, Jr.March 6, 1973 (1973-03-06)1729-0406
A cat burglar strikes at the home of a socially prominent island family, setting off a series of fast-moving events that lead to a death. It soon develops that the dowager at the center of these events belongs to a noble, if not royal, family and has plans for reinstating the overthrown monarchy of the nation of her birth.
12224"Jury of One"Alf KjellinKen PettusMarch 13, 1973 (1973-03-13)1729-0415
One of the jurors in a murder trial is being bribed to produce a hung jury, and Five-O has to find out the motive behind his consistent "not guilty" vote and prevent a mistrial.
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