Magnum, P.I. (1980) s07e06 Episode Script

Dear Thomas, please watch after my child until I can come back for her.
Two low-ranking Vietnamese army officers were picked up at the airport.
But I suspect the woman they're after is Michelle.
It's been six years.
What do you think she looks like? Well, you can certainly see her mother's Oriental heritage.
Does she look like anybody else? As long as she's with you, you're writing her death sentence.
And you will be at the center of the grandstand right next to me.
That is a great honor, General Minh.
But there are many others more deserving than I.
Besides, I have pressing family General Hue, your wife.
Well, I do hope that I'm interrupting something terribly tedious and boring.
Not at all, darling.
General was just going over the final preparations for the people's celebration.
Well, forgive me for barging in on you like this, but I was hoping that we could get an early start.
With all the traffic coming into the city, of course.
I'm afraid something has come up unexpectedly.
But Nguyen I'm going to have to join you a little later.
Well, then I'll wait and I'll go when you go.
Please, do as I say, Michelle.
As a gift to Mother, I've written a poem for her birthday.
In case I'm detained a little longer than I think.
Luang has agreed to take you to the train depot.
I will bring the car when I come.
I will be waiting for you.
Too bad you will miss the celebration, Madam Hue.
It is an occasion I do not wish to celebrate.
Saigon, April 30th, 1975.
No matter how hard I tried, I could never put that day completely out of my mind.
A chaotic ending to a chaotic time.
A war that kept changing, even in retrospect.
And every time I thought I'd put it behind me, it crept up and tapped me on the shoulder.
Magnum, what is the meaning of this? Don't you ever knock? The Anglo-Hawaiian Society of Living Masterpieces is arriving in less than two hours.
You don't just come creeping up on somebody like that.
Creeping? I've been searching for you for 45 minutes! Well, I've been busy.
I see.
Too busy to properly attend to commitments you've made to other people? I'll pick up the costumes.
I've still got another Forty-five minutes, which is precisely how long I've been looking for you! Well, you see.
You could've gone and saved yourself all this aggravation.
Indeed.
But then who would have been here to sign for the telegram? What telegram? I got a telegram? Don't give it another thought.
I'll file it with the rest of your junk mail.
No, no, Higgins, wait.
You can look it over when you're not quite so busy.
All right, all right, all right! The costumes for the telegram.
You didn't have to resort to such tactics.
I had every intention of The road to Hades was paved with good intentions, Magnum.
If you would discharge your duties promptly, and with some degree of Magnum? What in bloody blue blazes? The telegram said only to come, and once again, I knew I had no choice.
With this ring, I thee wed.
I pronounce you man and wife.
I love you more than anything in this world.
Thomas.
Michelle? Thomas, I'm Sister Mary Rose.
I was supposed to meet I know.
She's waiting for you.
Come with me.
It's all right.
Come with me.
Here we are.
Her name is Lily Catherine.
Her mother asked me to give you this letter.
Dear Thomas, forgive me, but I didn't know where else to turn.
This is my daughter, Lily Catherine.
I can't answer all the questions I know you must have.
I can only tell you that my husband is in grave danger, and I must return to him.
Please watch after my child until I can come back for her.
I know no harm can come to her as long as she is with you.
Aloha, ladies and gentlemen.
For those destined to downtown Honolulu and Waikiki, the Wiki Wiki bus will depart in 10 minutes.
Madam Hue.
Police! Don't move! Don't move.
Drive.
Drive! Botticelli's Primavera.
Primavera.
Very nice.
Hold it, hold it.
Don't even breathe.
Jonathan, I must speak to you about the Mona Lisa.
At the break, Agatha.
Not an eye should blink till I give the command.
Magnum.
Jonathan? You'll like it here.
You can go swimming and Magnum? Wait right here.
What took you so long? We've rehearsed three masterpieces already without benefit of costume.
Where are they? The costumes? You don't have them.
We I ran into a little trouble.
I demand that you step out of my way immediately.
I have a right to see what pressing problem could possibly have taken precedence over La nuit des mille oeuvres.
This is Lily, Higgins.
She's going to be staying with us for a while.
No.
What is the meaning of this? What is she saying? You don't understand French? Well, no, not all of it.
I tried to speak to her in Vietnamese, but I guess mine's getting a little rusty.
What is she saying? She says her father is a very brave man, according to her mother who can't be very smart if she's entrusted the care of her child to you.
Careful, Higgins.
She may understand English.
Which is more than we can say for you.
Magnum? I promised her something to eat, Higgins.
I'll get on the costumes right after that.
I'm sure I can find somebody to open up the store.
Do you like hot dogs? Ow! Oh.
Here.
Darling, I need you to sit there.
You know, you're going to like these.
My Uncle Lyle taught me how to make them.
No, Lily, darling, I need you to sit here.
There you go.
Okay.
There.
Uh Wash your hands.
Yeah.
Here we go.
Okay.
That's one.
All dry.
Thank you.
Okay.
There.
Why don't you watch the game? I'll turn the volume up.
While I make lunch.
And the runner takes his lead from third.
Well, here's the three-two pitch.
The curveball is hit.
Detroit Tiger? No, honey, that's the Dodgers.
And here comes Jefferson.
Detroit Tiger? He's out! What a play by the Cardinal left-fielder as he guns down the Dodgers' bid to tie the game.
And the score at the end of three remains St.
Louis, 3, Dodgers, 2.
She told you about the Detroit Tigers.
How Five years old.
It's like this.
Now, watch.
Mmm! Mmm! Okay, your turn.
Come on.
Oh, come on.
Just one bite.
Maman! to find out just how these two men were able to smuggle weapons aboard their Pan Pacific flight into Honolulu.
And anyone with information leading to the identity or whereabouts of this woman should contact the Honolulu Police Department.
We will now return to the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St.
Louis Cardinals.
Jonathan, there's been some talk that you've decided to assign the Mona Lisa to someone else this year.
Here we are.
Manet's The Balcony.
I know that Gladys has always been fond of doing the Mona Lisa, but if the rumor is true that you're considering replacing her with The Balcony, Agatha.
We're working on The Balcony right now.
Yes, of course.
Now, remember, the tilt of the head, the faint smile, the hands ever so slightly apart.
Higgins? Unless the next words you utter are, "Here are the costumes you asked me to pick up " I need you to keep an eye on Lily for the next couple of hours.
I'll explain everything when I get back.
Why in the name of St.
George should I? 'Cause she's Michelle's daughter.
Unanswered questions.
I used to think that it was in Vietnam where I first came across the problem of living with unanswered questions.
But later, I realized I'd known about that for years, probably since I was five years old.
Questions like, "Why isn't Dad coming home?" And, "Where is he?" Michelle had said she couldn't give me the answers to the questions she knew I must have.
And now there were even greater questions.
Where was Michelle? And what kind of trouble was she in? There was only one person I could think of who could definitely give me some answers.
One scraggly bunch of flowers will not make up for a canceled dinner date.
Maggie, that hurts.
This has nothing to do with dinner, for which I'm sorry, by the way.
It's just a little congratulations present on your promotion.
That was six months ago.
You're a little late! Well, I thought you had a year to send congratulations.
That's a wedding, Thomas.
Well, I didn't want to get lost in the crowd.
I was just biding my time.
And besides, you were in the neighborhood.
I was in the neighborhood.
And coincidentally, maybe I could Maggie, I need your help.
I wondered how long it was going to take you to find out.
What do you know? Probably no more than you do.
Two low-ranking Vietnamese army officers were picked up at the airport.
They aren't talking.
But I suspect the woman they're after is Michelle.
I have no idea why she's here, Thomas.
None.
Somebody does.
Look, we can't go snooping around in classified with this.
It's just too hot right now.
Maybe in a couple of days, I can She may not have a couple of days, Maggie.
I'm going to hate myself in the morning.
We've tried every code name I can think of.
Any ideas? Try Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima? That's the wrong war.
Not to Buck Greene.
It's his favorite movie.
Thomas, we're halfway there! Give me another one.
Try Wayne.
No.
Duke! We got it.
We got it.
Lookit Okay, names of key personnel, rumored locations of work camps.
Here's something.
Buck's bringing Michelle's husband in.
Anything about when and how? No.
Just that an assassination plot has been uncovered.
On General Hue? Damn it! They've pulled the plug.
Look, you gotta get out of here before the cleanup crew comes in! What if they find out you're the one who broke in? Thomas, I can talk my way out of it, but not if you're here.
Thanks, Maggie.
Yeah.
Thanks for the flowers.
I hadn't realized how long it had been since I'd been to Little Saigon.
Almost six years.
And I hadn't realized what going back was going to do to me.
Michelle! Thomas! Maybe I'd been avoiding it all this time without even knowing it.
Any luck? Me, either.
Hey, nobody's gonna talk to us.
What did Michelle say when you saw her? I didn't see her.
You do have good reason to believe she's here? She's here, all right.
You see an artist's drawing for about 30 seconds on television.
Come on, Thomas.
You just can't go by that.
There's more than just a drawing.
There's a five-year-old child.
Now, somebody here knows where she is.
What do you want us to do? Keep looking.
Please.
Steady on, men! One more hill and it's home for Christmas! I can't do it, Sergeant Higgins.
I'm all battled out, I am.
We can do it, lads! For the Queen! Rightio, Guv! Very nice, Higgins.
Which was that? Monty's struggle in North Africa, or the campaign in Burma? I beg your pardon? The re-enactment.
I just wondered which famous sofa you conquered during the war.
What on earth are you talking about? I was simply looking for a coin I dropped, a rare coin.
Ah, here it is.
Well, you cleaned up the place.
Thank you.
Quite welcome.
I see you've been shopping.
Oh, just a couple of things I picked up at Welby's.
I noticed them in the window while I was waiting for Mario to come open up the costume shop.
Oh, yeah.
I wanted to talk to you about that.
I charged them to Mr.
Master's account.
You can pay him back in easy monthly installments.
I can pay him back? Unless you'd like to pay Welby's directly.
You could have told me Michelle was in town.
I would have understood.
I'm not sure I do.
Bonne nuit, lads.
Bonne nuit, Monsieur Higgins.
Bonne nuit, Mademoiselle Hue.
Bonne nuit, Monsieur Higgins.
Well, I think it's time you got ready for bed.
Bonne nuit.
So the prince placed the slipper on her foot and it fit.
So he married Cinderella and they lived happily ever after.
Okay, it's time for you to go to sleep.
You understand? Doll? Your doll.
I'm getting it.
I'm getting it.
Yeah, here.
See? That's kind of like a doll, isn't it? Sort of, huh? You go to sleep.
There you are.
Maman.
Maman.
Thomas? That's me.
Thomas.
Thomas.
Go to sleep.
Lay down.
There you go.
Bonne nuit, Thomas.
Bonne nuit, Lily.
Thomas, no.
Michelle, where are you? I was told I could come to you for help.
I need to get a message out of the country.
It's urgent.
It would be disastrous if it fell into the wrong hands.
Madam Hue? We know all about your covert activities.
Your only hope is to tell me who put you up to this, and I'll do what I can to keep it from a general court-martial.
If the Colonel could be a little more specific Damn it, Maggie.
You know what I'm talking about! What in the hell are you doing snooping around in classified files? Morning, Buck.
Maggie.
What took you so long? I told him you were in a top level meeting, sir.
Dismissed, Lieutenant.
Yes, sir.
That goes for you, too, Maggie.
Commander.
Lieutenant Commander Poole.
Thank you.
Well, obviously you didn't find her, or you wouldn't be here.
Do you ever get insomnia, Buck? No? I do.
As a matter of fact, I was up most of last night, just thinking.
And you know what just kept popping in my mind? Why don't we just skip the multiple choice? I was just thinking, why would Michelle and her husband risk coning back here, unless somebody had offered them protection.
The best laid plans, Magnum.
That not good enough, Buck.
Who are those guys at the airport? Why are they after Michelle? Where is Hue? And what the hell is going on? Look, I can't tell you anything right now.
You don't know.
You've lost control over there.
You don't have a clue what's going on.
Some times are more fluid than others, that's all.
You lost him! If Michelle wants to come in and tell us what she knows, we can guarantee her protection.
I'm sure she and Hue will find that real comforting.
General Hue is no longer of any interest to us.
My only concern right now is Michelle.
If you find her, I hope you'll convince her to come in.
I can't think of one good reason to even try.
Then let me give you one.
Go ahead.
Take a look.
That will solve all our problems, wouldn't it? They didn't even give him a military burial.
It's lucky Michelle got out before they killed her, too.
She doesn't know? She knows too much for them to let her live.
We've arranged a new identity, a new location.
We're ready to move.
But we can't do anything for her if she won't come in.
Now, you can convince her of that.
No, thanks.
Well, what the hell are you going to offer her? Are you gonna lock her up in your guest house? Hope these guys don't come to look for you? They probably already are.
They got a lot of stuff on you, Magnum.
As long as she's with you, you're writing her death sentence.
Now, you know that, even if you won't admit it.
If we move fast, maybe we can ensure her safety.
And their child's.
It's up to you.
Monsieur Higgins.
Yeah? Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
Yes.
Yes, excellent.
Perhaps our best effort.
Really, Jonathan? Take over for me, will you, Agatha? But, Jonathan Hey! How's my girl? Excuse me, doggy.
Did you miss me? Rick and T.
C.
Called.
I'm afraid they haven't been able to penetrate the wall of silence in Little Saigon, except to find out that someone else is asking questions.
Perhaps that someone is Lily's father.
Did you get to talk to anyone at the consulate? Oh, yes.
They were quite helpful.
They explained to me the two Vietnamese gentleman incarcerated in the Honolulu jail had already been released and sent home.
Diplomatic immunity.
Immunity, yeah.
Precisely.
Perhaps there's something in the letter you've overlooked, some hidden clue to her whereabouts.
In a minute, sweetheart.
Higgins, who do you think she looks like? Well, this is hardly the time.
Just look at her.
Well, you can certainly see her mother's Oriental heritage, if that's what you mean.
No, I mean, does she look like anybody else? Well, it's been six years.
I don't know and Why else would Michelle tell her about the Detroit Tigers and the ring, Higgins? She recognized this ring.
I know.
Okay, it's crazy.
You're right.
It made a hell of a lot of sense at 4:00 in the morning.
She says it's Sister Mary Rose.
Yeah, I understand "maman," Higgins.
Thanks, darling.
I thought you'd been back to the church? As far as I know, they haven't tied Lily to the estate yet.
But they're looking for her.
I think she could be safer at NIA.
Can you get her there? Of course.
Lily.
Lily Higgins, tell her I'm going to get her mother.
She wants to know about her father.
She says her father is a very brave man.
I believe she's right.
You have to be brave, too, Lily.
And before you know it, you'll be with your mother.
Somewhere between the North Shore and the Pali lookout, my mind kicked in and started going over all the stuff Buck Greene had said to me.
And I couldn't stop myself from wondering why this time he had made sense.
Keep safe, my love.
And I couldn't answer the question that kept repeating over and over in my mind.
How could I say goodbye to Michelle one more time? Mr.
Magnum.
I have to see Michelle.
She isn't here.
Yes, I know.
We've been through that a couple of times, but I have to see her.
It's very important.
So, just tell her.
She really isn't here.
She left 10 minutes ago.
She left to go where? I don't know.
She received a message and she left rather quickly.
What was the message? It would be wrong to read another's private mail.
Yes, which I'm certain you would never do.
But if you had accidentally glanced at it.
Please.
The message said her husband was here.
She was to come to the Valley of the Temples.
Madam Hue.
Luang, thank God, you're here! We haven't much time.
Please, come with me.
Michelle! Thomas.
Please, Madam Hue, we have no time to waste! You must come with me quickly.
Don't go with him.
We can't afford a scene! Please, Madam Hue.
If you value your husband's life Don't listen to him, Michelle! Come to me.
I can't! I have to go to my husband, Thomas.
Nguyen's dead.
What? He's dead, Michelle.
Thomas! Thomas! No! No! It's all right.
Oh, Thomas.
I could go with you.
You could.
But if I'm with you, you're just that much easier to find.
I know that and so do you.
They're relentless and they're not going to let you go so easily.
I could stay here.
You could.
She's very pretty.
Magnum? We have a plane to catch.
Sergeant, bring the child! Goodbye, Thomas.
Is Lily my daughter? If I say, "Yes, she is your daughter," Thomas, would you let her go? I promise she will never forget you.
I will see to that.
Will you promise me something? When the world is a different place