Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)

The Jinn Who Clears the Way (1972)

Khigh Dhiegh: Wo Fat

Quotes 

• Wo Fat : [Alarm sounds]  You were to kill all the guards!

  Carl Tu : We shot them all.

  Wo Fat : But you didn't kill them all!

• Assassin I : [Reading telegram from Red Chinese submarine]  "To Wo Fat: Our position has been detected. Per Peking instructions we are returning at once to the homeland via diversionary route 4-M. Good luck." Signed, the Captain.

  Wo Fat : [Sniffing contemptuosly]  Luck? Our success will not depend on luck, but on forethought.

  [Glares at Carl Tu] 

  Wo Fat : Thanks to your bungling, we must now put Contingency Plan B into operation.

• Wo Fat : Whatever happens, this mission will be accomplished. There's no enjoyment greater than to sit quietly with a cup of tea and possess full knowledge of those things which have not yet occurred.

• Assassin I : Sir, from Peking: "Considering trail of devastation left in your wake. Your failure is inexcusable. We are displeased. Holding you personally responsible for delivery of the device."

  Wo Fat : The signature?

  Assassin I : Hong Soo.

  Wo Fat : General Hong Soo. So Peking is becoming sensitive about bodies, yet they expect a successful mission. They make my task difficult.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : What happened this time, Wo Fat? Your luck run out?

  Wo Fat : No man is perfect, Mr. McGarrett. Every man's plans and designs are born of imperfect minds.

• Wo Fat : [Jonathan Kaye silently walks into McGarrett's office behind Wo Fat]  That would be Mr. Jonathan Kaye.

  [a smile is on Wo Fat's face] 

• Wo Fat : [to Tommy Wong]  Patience, Tommy... Real patience is our principal weapon.

• Wo Fat : [to Carl]  If you are identified, our entire plan is jeopardized.

• Wo Fat : [about Tommy Wong's father]  The next step... Tonight.

• Tom Wong : [to Wo Fat]  You used me!

  Wo Fat : For only a moment longer.

  [Wo Fat pulls a short rope out of his pocket] 

• Wo Fat : [Wo Fat has been caught by McGarrett]  So, Mr. McGarrett.

• Wo Fat : [to McGarrett just before he departs]  You may keep the passport and the other few items as mementos, Mr. McGarrett... I wish you continued good health.

• Jonathan Kaye : [Wo Fat is being released]  Wo Fat is being returned to his government... The decision is firm.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Jonathan, this man is a murderer... There's a string of a dozen bodies tied to him!

  Jonathan Kaye : Steve, I know that as well as you do... The decision is still irrevocable.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : What do you mean it's "irrevocable"?... He committed crimes, capital crimes... This is my jurisdiction... Why is it irrevocable?

  Wo Fat : [With a smile]  Mr. Kaye will explain as soon as I've left.

• Carl Tu : [to Wo Fat]  I could be on a plane to Australia in an hour.

  Wo Fat : You could be Carl... But you'll not be.

  [Carl Tu is shot dead] 

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [Steve has Wo Fat, and is questioning him]  This is a genuine United States passport?

  Wo Fat : It is.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : You profess to be a U.S. citizen?

  Wo Fat : I profess to be a citizen of the world... But Specifically for the moment I am as my passport declares.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Oh, that I am glad to hear... Because as a U.S. citizen, I can also charge you with treason... There's an irony for you. And with robbery and murder as well... And those charges, I guarantee, will stick.

  Wo Fat : Then I should be grateful for the abolition of capital punishment, should I not?

• Wo Fat : [the phone rings]  That will be a report that Mr. McGarrett has left the test installation.

• Wo Fat : [Looking Smug]  We see now your imperfection, Mr. McGarrett... Had I been in your place, I would not have taken you alive.

• Wo Fat : [Wo Fat is ready to leave]  May I begin my journey now, Mr. Kaye?... I believe my continued presence would only cause Mr. McGarrett more anguish than he already feels.