Luigi’s Useless Information: I’m guessing a lot of this episode wound up on the cutting room floor during post-production: there are some bits of information that Steve knows about but was not informed of, such as the name of the babysitter who was in on the job (the same character disappears altogether and is not captured — very un-Five-O like). One point for Ron Feinberg.
DISC SIX:
Episode 5.21: “Percentage”
Directed by Robert Butler
Former bookie Sam Green (Milton Selzer) is having a bad day: his partner has been murdered, his gambling parties have been pissing off a local gambling boss, and the man he tried to swindle out of money has been refusing to pay. Leonard Stone, John Howard, and regular Five-O guest Kwan Hi Lim co-star in this one.
Luigi’s Useless Information: Sorry, but there aren’t any Trek actors here. However, at least half of the guest cast was featured in Magnum P.I. at one point or another, including Kwan Hi Lim, who was a regular actor on the on the long-running series.
Episode 5.22: “Engaged To Be Buried”
Directed by Michael O’Herlihy
Hey kids, it’s Erik Estrada! Erik plays young Rono, a member of the Vidalgo family (including Simon Oakland and Richard Yniguez), a father and sons team who “persuade” business owners to purchase their new coin-operated machinery — or else. Chin has a particularly rough time in this one: turns out that Rono is dating his daughter Alia (Irene Tsu)!
Luigi’s Useless Information: 1 point for Irene Tsu. Lucky you.
Episode 5.23: “The Diamond That Nobody Stole”
Directed by Charles Dubin
Eric Braeden wears one of the gayest shirts imaginable as Djebara, a wealthy international businessman whose mother-in-law (Beulah Quo) is a former member of Chinese Royalty. Djebara is as cool and calm as they come, especially considering a thief has stolen his wife’s one-of-a-kind pendant from his wall safe — but why do the men behind the act start winding up dead?
Luigi’s Useless Information: This marked Eric Braeden’s final role in the Five-O series: he had previously appeared in two other episodes throughout the years (as different characters). 13 years later, he would land a part in The Young And The Restless…and he’s been on that damn show ever since.
Episode 5.24: “Jury Of One”
Directed by Alf Kjellin
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