Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)

Cloth of Gold (1972)

Jack Lord: Det. Steve McGarrett

Quotes 

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [to Dan upon arriving at the crime scene]  Better get started inside, Danno.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : All right, Doc... What's the story?

  Doc Bergman : I'm not sure... Very strange. Something hit his central nervous system... Turned the lights out, but fast.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Nervous system?... What does that mean?

  Doc Bergman : Some sort of cerebrovascular accident... We'll have to put the pieces together. It'll make an interesting autopsy.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Not for Mingo.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [Looking around at the people attending the party]  The cream of society, Eh Danno?

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [Referring to Mingo]  What happened to your partner?

  Wallis : He got sick... He just got sick and died.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [Referring to Mingo's death]  Black magic?

  Akamai : You figure it out, pal... That's your job.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : You three are partners, is that right?... Who gets Mingo's piece of your real estate shill game?

  Wallis : Oh no, McGarrett... that's no way to talk to respectable businessmen.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [to Wallis]  How many people have you swindled?

  Wallis : Now, now, McGarrett... No unsubstantiated charges.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Okay, I'll put it another way... How many phony real estate lots have you sold?

  Wallis : Oh, have it your way... Four thousand, give or take a few.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [to the attendees at the party]  All right, go home, the party's over. And no sudden departures from this rock.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [McGarrett is talking about the scam Mingo and his partners were running]  A guy in Indiana buys a lot from these people... Never saw it, of course... Buys it from a description in a brochure... Finds out that he's bought himself a quarter acre of lava rock.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [Steve and Kono are after Manoa]  Manoa had it planned very well... He had the shell out of the tank before we put a watch on it.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [Steve boards Manoa's boat]  I'm sorry about your daughter, Manoa... But I've gotta take you in... You've already killed three men.

  Manoa : How can you arrest a dead man?

  [Manoa presses the cloth of gold against his chest, and falls overboard] 

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [Steve and Kono are looking for Manoa]  Kono, if you wanted to hide in a canebreak, what island would you head for?

  Kono : The big island... Hawaii.