Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)

Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain (1972)

Jack Lord: Det. Steve McGarrett

Quotes 

• Doc Bergman : [Checking Dmitri's injuries]  He was apparently killed by a blow to the cranium... Left temporal region.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Time of death?

  Doc Bergman : Sometime between 1 and 4 a.m... We'll check it out later.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Thanks, Doc.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : Who found the body?

  Danny Williams : Pareno himself... Called H.P.D. about 7 this morning.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : He must have called Washington next... I've already gotten three blasts from the State Department.

  Danny Williams : One of those?

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Yeah.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [to Dan]  You get a statement from Pareno?

  Danny Williams : [Embarressed]  Not yet... He's not here, Steve

  Det. Steve McGarrett : He's not here?... Didn't H.P.D. tell him to stay?

  Chin Ho : They did... But he took off anyway.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [McGarrett meets up with Pareno on the race course]  You reported a homicide this morning... You were asked to remain on the premeses... Why aren't you there?

  Alex Pareno : Well, Mr. McGarrett, the first thing you must learn is that I am not used to taking orders.

• Alex Pareno : [about his mechanic]  Dmitri was a good friend.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : How good a friend?

  Alex Pareno : Twelve years, and not a cross word between us.

• Alex Pareno : [to McGarrett]  You ask Mr. Saunders here what my diplomatic status is.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Oh, I don't have to ask Mr. Saunders... I've heard nothing else since 8 o'clock this morning.

• Alex Pareno : [to McGarrett after his first car crashes]  Did you think I was quitting, McGarrett? You don't know me very well... I've sent for a duplicate car from California.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : I want that car checked thoroughly before you race it.

  Alex Pareno : For once we agree, Mr. McGarrett... I have no death wish... The car will be checked by the second best mechanic in Europe... Me.

• Alex Pareno : [McGarrett hands hands Alex photos of his wife and Brill, and McGarrett thinks Angela and Brill are the killers]  A woman hands somebody an envelope... What does it prove?

  Det. Steve McGarrett : [Opening the door to his office]  Suppose you ask her what it proves?

• Alex Pareno : [after the second car is checked out]  Are you satisfied, Mr. McGarrett?... Now leave us alone, huh?

  Det. Steve McGarrett : With pleasure... Case closed, security removed as of now... Aloha.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [to Alex after the mechanic is killed in the accident]  The lab said maybe sabotage, maybe not... We could tell very little from the twisted pieces of metal that were left, and less from the driver that was killed.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : How many people want you dead, Mr. Pareno?

  Alex Pareno : How much paper do you have, Mr. McGarrett?

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [to Chin after they leave the meeting with Pareno's family]  I want the book on these people, Chin... Interpol, mainland police, newspaper morgues...

• Alex Pareno : [Watching the mechanic race his car]  Well, Mr. McGarrett... It seems we can put your tampered-car theory to rest... Do let me know when you have another.

  Det. Steve McGarrett : I have them all the time.

  [Shortly after, the car crashes and explodes] 

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [to Alex after Niki has been arrested]  I'm sorry... He's gonna need a lot of help

  Alex Pareno : [Breaking down]  Anything I can... The best.

• Det. Steve McGarrett : [to Alex about Niki]  Angela knew how sick he was, how much he hated you... But she couldn't bring herself to tell you.

• Saunders : [to McGarrett as Alex gets into his car, and is ready to race]  All preparations taken, McGarrett?... Everything is checked?

  Det. Steve McGarrett : Everything... Oh, except for one thing... We don't have a machine for looking inside a man's mind... But my bet: Alex Pareno will beat that mountain.

  [Last lines]