Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)

'V' for Vashon: The Patriarch (1972)

Jack Lord: Det. Steve McGarrett

Quotes 

• Danny Williams : [Dan brings McGarrett some big news]  Feeling a little crowded where you're living now, Steve?... 2550 Diamond Head Road is up for sale... Asking price is 385 thou.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Vashon's place is up for sale?... Old Nick is moving out?

• Danny Williams : [Dan thinks Dominick is giving up]  I think he's saying you've won... You cracked the Vashon empire.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : No, Danno, no... I can't buy that. Sure, Honore is in jail, and his grandson is dead... But old Nick blames me for both... Now do you think he's gonna rest until he's had his revenge?

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [to Dan]  No, Danno, we haven't won... Not until old Nick is in jail or dead.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [to Dan about Dominick]  The only thing I can figure is... That old fox is up to something.

• Harvey Drew : [McGarrett shoots Sullivan. The elevator closes, when the doors open, there is no gun]  What happened?

  Det. Steve McGarrett : A drug pusher named Sullivan tried to gun me down.

  Tosaki's Cousin : With what?

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [Steve gets concerned when they can find no gun on Sullivan]  Mr. Drew, you saw this man fire at me in the garage.

  Harvey Drew : No, I didn't... Suddenly you knocked me down, that's all I know.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : But you heard shots?

  Harvey Drew : Oh, yes... I heard shots.

  Tosaki's Cousin : Then how come there's no gun?

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [to Dan on the phone]  Danno, I'm down at the Ilikai... Freddie Sullivan just tried to gun me down... Get a crew over here. We've got three slugs and a gun to find.

• Doc Bergman : [Doc has finished his examination of Sullivan]  Bad break, Steve.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Yeah, you can't get a dead man to tell you how he got rid of the gun that fast.

• Manicote : [the morning after the shooting, and Manicote comes in with the morning paper]  I suppose you've seen the paper this morning, Steve.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : I saw it... It infers that I shot and killed and unarmed man... I didn't.

• Dominick Vashon : [Steve arrives at Dominick's house]  My house is for sale... But I don't think I wanna sell it to you.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : I wouldn't want your house even if I could afford it.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [Steve is suspicious of Dominick]  I wanna know why you were in court yesterday.

  Dominick Vashon : To see justice done.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : And did you?

  Dominick Vashon : To my complete satisfaction.

• Dominick Vashon : [to Steve]  We've only one regret, my son and I... That my grandson, Christopher Vashon, will never know that his murder has been avenged.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : [Steve gets ready to leave]  All right, you've already told me all I need to know.

• Doc Bergman : [Doc drops off Steve at his spare house]  It's all yours, Steve... Try and pretend your having a nice overdue vacation.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Thanks, Doc... Nice place to sweat out an appeal.

• Manicote : Allright, the points you raised... A: is it possible that Vashon could have engineered a conspiracy against you?... Yeah, that's possible. B: Those missing bullets... Well, as you say Steve...

  Det. Steve McGarrett : ...Has to be blanks, some kind of blanks... Sound and no slugs.

  Manicote : C: You've got to show a least some possible way that the gun could have been made to disappear... That's not easy

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Yeah.

• Manicote : [John arrives at the house]  You did say no white wash.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : I sure didn't get one... Did I, John?

• Det. Steve McGarrett : John, where do I stand legally?... I'm suspended, Can I ask my staff to do things for me?

  Manicote : Well, not exactly... While you're a convicted man looking for evidence to overturn your verdict, you can ask the authorities to help you in developing that evidence.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : [to his men]  Okay, okay... Gentlemen from now on, I'm asking for your help.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [to his men about Sullivan's missing gun]  Chin, Ben, Danno... The gun. I wanna know what happened to that gun... We've gone through that elevator thoroughly. Now tear it apart... Please that is.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [Steve wants to investigate Harvey Drew]  Chin, Harvey Matheson Drew... I want to know all about him. Dig deeply.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [Steve is on the phone with Doc, and Steve learns what really killed Sullivan]  Thanks, Doc, thanks... And I mean that literally.

  [Steve chuclkes and hangs up the phone] 

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [after receiving a call from Doc Bergman confirming how Sullivan was killed]  The guy we're looking for, the one who rode the elevator...

  Ben : ...He should be strong and agile, operates like a cat burglar.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : We'll add one more characteristic... Who do we know who's capable of swift murder?

  Danny Williams : Could be two or three guys, maybe... Of course they never use guns, they like to work quietly... Garotte, knife.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : How about a needle?... Because Doc said someone drove one six inches into Sullivan's brain, through his left ear.

• Harvey Drew : [to Bobby Raisbeck]  I've got a career to think about!

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Not anymore.

• Dominick Vashon : [McGarrett arrives at Dominicks house to arrest him]  I know why you're here, McGarrett.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Then we don't have to waste any time.

  [McGarrett and his men get ready to draw thier guns] 

  Dominick Vashon : No, let's not do that... I quite agree with you... Careful, McGarrett

  [Dominick reveals his gun] 

  Dominick Vashon : It may only have blanks in it again... You wouldn't want to kill another unarmed man...

  [Dominick shoots himself in the head]