Magnum P.I. (TV Series)

Bad Day to Be a Hero (2018)

Jay Hernandez: Thomas Magnum

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• Detective Gordon Katsumoto : Still don't get why you guys are doing this.

  Thomas Magnum : Mike and Terry wanted to free these people, and it cost them their lives. We didn't know them but they're still our brothers. We're going to finish what they started.

• Thomas Magnum : [narrating]  It's not like Rick to call in the middle of the night, so I knew right away it was bad. Now, I don't have all the details, but I guess his friend Toni was looking to put together some quick cash to help out her sick brother. Enter Rick, who was able to rope in some whales for a card game. The only problem is the game got hit. The whole situation makes me think of that old saying: no good deed goes unpunished.

• Thomas Magnum : So, you wanna tell me what happened?

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : Uh... like I told you, Toni got behind on her brother's medical bills, so I helped her put together a little game. A no-limit Texas Hold 'Em with the highest rollers I could find. Guy Hagi was here. Meghan Lou, this ranching heiress. Uh, there was this hedge fund guy from New York, uh, Bert Lyons. This big-shot local business guy, Russell Chang. Loves to gamble. And finally, Pascale.

  Thomas Magnum : Wait, uh, Pascale Parata?

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : The O.G. crime boss himself. Now, the buy-in was 15K, and Toni was taking a rake, five percent of each pot.

  Thomas Magnum : A rake. So the game wasn't exactly...

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : Legal, no, but it was for a good cause.

• Thomas Magnum : How much money was in the safe?

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : 260 thou.

  Thomas Magnum : Oof.

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : Look, Thomas, I need your help. All right, I-I gotta get that money back, but I can't call the cops because it was an illegal game.

  Thomas Magnum : Forget the money. Nobody got hurt. Right? You just got to know when to fold 'em and figure out another way to help Toni.

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : You don't understand. Toni was the bank. Now she's got to cover those losses. Right now, most of the players, they're willing to take a credit for the next time they play. But not the guy who was up. He wants to be paid in full.

  Thomas Magnum : And who was that?

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : That's the problem. It was Pascale Parata.

  Thomas Magnum : The crime boss, perfect. Uh, how much was he up?

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : 170. Now, before he left, he gave a deadline for Toni to square up. He wants the cash by tomorrow afternoon. Pascale, he is not one to make idle threats. He is dead serious about this.

  Thomas Magnum : Well... let's go find the money.

• Thomas Magnum : I think our best chance we have of seeing these guys is the hotel's video surveillance.

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : No, I told you, that place has a very high-security firewall. It would take days to break through.

  Thomas Magnum : Well, that's why we've just got to go down there and get it.

  Theodore 'TC' Calvin : But how? You're not a cop.

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : Yeah, and I have a feeling that they're not just gonna hand it over if you go there and ask nicely.

  Thomas Magnum : No, you're probably right. But I think I have an idea.

  [he dials his phone] 

  Juliett Higgins : [on the other end]  Hello.

  Thomas Magnum : Higgy, it's Magnum. Uh, how do you feel about being my wife?

• Juliett Higgins : [working undercover as a newlywed couple]  Must we really walk arm-in-arm?

  Thomas Magnum : Y-Yes. Well, you want them to buy it, don't you?

• Thomas Magnum : Theoretically, Toni could have told these two guys about the game, right?

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : Oh, come on. You crazy? Toni?

  Thomas Magnum : You said it yourself. Her brother needs care. A big score like that could help.

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : Yeah, but she was already taking a rake.

  Thomas Magnum : What is it, five percent?

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : Toni's not gonna rip off her own game.

  Thomas Magnum : I don't know, man. You'd be surprised what people would do for family.

• Thomas Magnum : [narrating]  TC and I went by Charley Franks' apartment. Place was empty, but we talked to a neighbor who saw Charley leaving this morning with a backpack and overnight bag. My guess is our wheel man's gonna lay low for a bit. And I think I might know where.

  Theodore 'TC' Calvin : So you think we're gonna find him over there?

  Thomas Magnum : Mm. I know this might sound crazy, but I've my fair share of skip traces, and more than half the time, they're hiding out at their mom's place.

• Detective Gordon Katsumoto : I'm about to head out to a crime scene in Mililani. Two bodies at a house. You know anything about that?

  Thomas Magnum : [TC shakes his head]  No, I-I can't say I do.

  Detective Gordon Katsumoto : Magnum, you know they record those anonymous tip lines, don't you? And you know I know your voice, right?

• Theodore 'TC' Calvin : Thomas, I-I think he's gonna hit us, man.

  Thomas Magnum : Nah, he's gonna stop.

  Theodore 'TC' Calvin : Man, that's easy for you to say. If we get T-boned, I'm the one getting boned!

  [seeing the truck isn't slowing down] 

  Theodore 'TC' Calvin : Come on, man, do something! Quit playing, man!

  Thomas Magnum : [the driver suddenly slams on the brakes]  See? I told you he was gonna stop.

  Theodore 'TC' Calvin : I hate you.

• Detective Gordon Katsumoto : I can't believe I let you talk me into this. This is a bad idea.

  Thomas Magnum : People see a tour copter, it's not gonna raise any red flags.

  Detective Gordon Katsumoto : No, I'm not talking that. That's a good idea. I'm talking about letting you come along. I don't care if you were military. You guys are civilians now.

  Thomas Magnum : We're gonna be over international waters. Anything goes wrong, you will not be held responsible. Trust me.

• Thomas Magnum : You all right?

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : She's leaving. She's going back to the mainland.

  Thomas Magnum : I'm sorry to hear that.

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : Yeah. It's not that bad. You know, we freed those people, got the money back.

  Thomas Magnum : Just didn't get the girl.

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : Nah.

  Thomas Magnum : Look at the bright side, you still got me, TC, and... a plant.

  Orville 'Rick' Wright : Still, though, I'd rather have the girl. You know, if I had to choose.

  Thomas Magnum : Yeah, I don't blame you, brother. I don't blame you.