First Broadcast in Germany: February 26th 1985

Tom Selleck as Private Detective Thomas Magnum

Storyline

One day T.C. receives a call of a friend who saved his life during the Vietnam War and is now asking for help. Joey is involved in various drug deals and, being a wanted deserter, no longer lives in the United States. He asks T.C. to smuggle him by helicopter and return him to his homeland. T.C. knows about Joey’s past and nevertheless unhesitatingly agrees to fulfil his request, although well aware that this action could be very dangerous.

While approaching the island of Oahu, T.C.’s helicopter unfortunately becomes targeted by the Coast Guard. Joey barely manages to escape before T.C. is arrested. While in jail, he does not want to tell his friend, Magnum, anything about the circumstances, even he knows that he would help him. T.C. however, has no idea that Joey's appeal was far more than just a return to the United States. Rather, it was about the execution of another illegal transaction, and T.C. seemed to be ideal for it.

Magnum begins his investigation and tried to discharge his friend of the allegations made against him.

Starring

John Hillerman as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III

Roger E. Mosley as Theodore Calvin (T.C.)

Larry Manetti as Orville Wilbour Rick Wright III.

Guest Stars

Vincent Caristi

Chip Lucia

Andre Philippe

Jeff MacKay

Alan Caillou

Co-Starring

James Hildenbrand as Radioman

Michael Dennis as Helmsman

Neal Lip as Coast Guard Pilot

Michael Spilotro as Federal Marshal

Kit Wennersten as Coast guard Radioman

Frank Adolfi as Auctioneer

Norm Compton as Gang Boss

Howard Kaohi as Hawaiian Driver

Produced by J. Rickley Dumm

Created by Donald P. Bellisario and Glen A. Larson

Written by Donald P. Bellisario

Directed by Lawrence Doheny

Executive Producer: Donald P. Bellisario

Story editor: als Kenneth Pettus

Associate Producer: Rick Weaver

Music: Mike Post, Pete Carpenter

Sound: Lee Alexander

Sound Effects Editor: Anthony Magro

Director of photography: Frank Raymond

Art Director: Frank Grieco, Jr.

Set Decorations: Buck Henshaw

Casting by Eleanor Ross, Donna Dobies (Hawaii)

Animal Supervision: Karl Lewis Miller

Film Editor: Ed Guidotti

Aerial Coordinator: David Jones

Titles & Optical Effects: Universal titles

Unit Production Manager: Bill Carroll

1st Assistant Director: Carl Olsen

2nd Assistant Director: Ryan Gordon

Produced in association with Belisarius Productions, Inc. and Glen A. Larson Productions

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