A journalist, fearing his source in Hawaii may be in danger having led him to write an article about a deceased Jane Doe, hires Magnum to check if she's alright, saying the source believed there was something bigger behind the woman's death, but she's now gone quiet. Magnum handles the case without Higgins, who lies about needing to meet with immigration concerning her trip to Kenya. Higgins actually has another assignment from MI6 to trap a rogue agent, later learning she may be a target as files were stolen. Robbie Nelson, Rick's mischievous childhood friend from Chicago, comes to Hawaii needing help restarting his life after several stints in prison. Rick waves TC's warnings about an old friend returning when he needs expensive help, as Robbie's life was wrecked by taking to blame and jail alone for a robbery they committed so Rick cold escape, but later learns Robbie is the FBI's prime suspect in a murder case.
—KGF Vissers