Episode
Hawaii Five-O: The Box
Overview
Big Chicken returns in a tense prison hostage drama when McGarrett has to give himself over to the criminals as a bargaining chip and use psychology to take control of the situation.
Details
- Series
- Hawaii Five-O
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1969-01-29
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Box is Episode 18 in Season 1 of Hawaii Five-O. It aired on 1969-01-29. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 17: Face Of The Dragon
A man is found dead after having been robbed by a motorcyclist with a gun, and McGarrett is shocked to discover that the man was suffering from bubonic plague. The islands are quarantined, and the team must follow a series of clues to discover the cause of the outbreak.
Episode 19: One For The Money
When a girl is found murdered and numbered
'one', McGarrett suspects a serial killer. However the killer seems to be very selective in targeting members of a particular company, and suspicion soon falls on two brothers who stand to inherit the firm from their aged aunt.
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