Episode
Hawaii Five-O: Tiger By The Tail
Overview
A young singer, Bobby George, plans his own kidnapping as a stunt, but when his father offers $500,000 for his release, his co-conspirators decide to double-cross him and take the money.
Details
- Series
- Hawaii Five-O
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1968-10-10
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Tiger By The Tail is Episode 5 in Season 1 of Hawaii Five-O. It aired on 1968-10-10. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 4: Strangers In Our Own Land
Five-O probes into the death of an official who was instrumental in the development of the islands, and discovers a tangled web of lies and deception.
Episode 6: Samurai
McGarrett and the gang must simultaneously protect a gangster from Japanese assassins and also try to convict him for his underworld activities.
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Episode 1: Cocoon (1)
Red Chinese agent Wo Fat uses a sensory deprivation chamber to procure information from U.S. agents. Steve McGarrett, head of Hawaii Five-O, investigates the death of a close friend who appears to have drowned. Steve's knowledge about his friend and a mysterious white substance lead him into a high-level intelligence matter involving a foreign agent. McGarrett, head of Hawaii's state police force, poses as "control," possessor of the names of other agents. He allows himself to be captured and placed in the chamber; will he be able to withstand the torture?
Episode 9: The Ways Of Love
After a girl dies during a high speed chase, a trail of clues leads McGarrett to a Los Angeles prison, where he must act the part of convict Steve Crowley to gain the trust of his cellmate for a break-out, which will help reveal the plans of the crime.
Episode 10: No Blue Skies
When a singer, Joey Rand, finds that his career doesn't pay well enough, he turns to cat burglary. However he doesn't reckon on Hawaii Five-O.
Episode 11: By the Numbers
A winning lottery ticket drags an army private into a the murky world of mob politics and vice.
Episode 12: Yesterday Died And Tomorrow Won't Be Born
When McGarrett is shot and badly wounded on a beachside jog, Danno and the team must work feverishly to find the culprit and prevent him from committing any more murders.
Episode 13: Deathwatch
McGarrett must protect a protect a mob underboss so he is able to testify against his superior, Joe Matsukino. However, Matsukino has many tricks up his sleeve to silence his former colleague permanently…