Magnum, P.I. (1980) s08e02 Episode Script

You're having a miserable time.
No, no.
This is really quite stimulating.
All right, Higgins, what's going on? Thomas, you've gone too far when you're spying on your own friends.
I'm not spying! Why are you dressed like that? How much do you know about this woman you've been seeing? She's setting you up.
Can't you see? You're doing everything you can to avoid responsibility.
Are you quite finished? There's a funny thing about Paradise.
Every day is pretty much the same as every other day.
One slides into another.
Weeks become months.
And before you know it, you could lose several years without really noticing where you were going.
That's why there are hurricanes.
To shake everything up.
Give you a chance to take stock of what you have left after the winds have died down.
Higgins? What is the meaning of this? What do you think you're doing? Jogging.
I can see that.
I mean, why? Why not? Well, no reason, I guess.
I just can't remember you ever jogging on the beach before.
Quite possibly because you're never up at this hour.
Oh, I get it.
You're getting in shape for your vacation.
What is it going to be this year? Kayaking down the treacherous Noatak River? Scaling the mighty Kanchenjunga? Leading a camel caravan from Kandahar to Kabul? What? Actually, I've decided to spend two quiet weeks at home.
What? Here.
Here? Precisely.
What? Wait, wait a minute! Higgins, you always go away and you always get someone to replace you.
A replacement will be hired, but I shan't be going away.
You're staying here because of me, aren't you? I've told you, I'm fine.
And I'm not arguing the point.
As a matter of fact, your recovery has been quite remarkable.
Then I think you'll agree that I'm fully capable of taking on the responsibility of running the estate while you're gone.
What about Quang Ki? What about him? I thought you said you'd be tied up testifying against him.
That's three weeks away.
Don't change the subject.
I can handle this job and there's no reason You're quite right.
What What did you say? I said you're quite right.
The post is yours.
You mean you trust me? Of course.
All right, Higgins.
What's going on? You never trust me.
You're out jogging.
You're not going away on holiday.
You've disappeared every Tuesday for the last three weeks, and now you tell me you trust me to take care of the estate while you're on vacation.
Are you feeling all right, Higgins? I've never felt better.
Oh, there is one thing.
Aha! I wonder if you would consider taking Agatha to the symphony.
I have the tickets but unfortunately, I'm obliged to be out this evening.
With a business associate.
Your Tuesday afternoon business associate? May I tell Agatha you'll pick her up at 7:30? Yeah, I guess so.
I am deeply indebted.
He's up to something.
I don't know what it is.
But whatever it is, I'm not falling for it.
Why'd he bring up Quang Ki? Does he think I should be doing something about that? And what does he think I could do? Not a thing.
You did everything you could.
Nothing left to do now but have dessert.
Cream puff? Mac? You really ought to try one.
No, no.
You're not going to do this.
Magnum, I know what you're thinking.
But there's nothing you can do for Father Tim now.
You don't know what I'm thinking.
Are you Am I what? No, nothing.
Hey, how about an éclair? I'm not talking to you.
You just confuse me when you show up.
I'm tired of trying to figure you out.
As far as I'm concerned you don't exist.
I'm not even going to think about you anymore.
Ever! Hey, now, you see, Magnum, that's where you're going wrong.
You see, if you don't want to think about somebody, the worst thing you can say is you're not going to think about 'em because that just makes you think about 'em a little more.
And it doesn't make any difference whether it's me or Father Tim.
Gee, that's delicious.
Mac, you're going to Forget it.
I'm not falling for it.
Oh, Magnum.
You're not here! I'm not going to look at you.
Magnum! We really gotta talk about this! I'm not going to listen to you.
Magnum! I'm not going to have anything to do with you.
Magnum! Magnum! Did you see the sun rise this morning? Did you ever turn around to see what happened? Well, no.
I see.
I mean, it was all so bizarre, I was having this conversation with Higgins, which was a little strange, too, but at least he was there.
At least, I think he was there.
No, he was.
He definitely was.
Uh, and then along came Mac, and I don't know.
Mmm-hmm.
I mean I wouldn't be here at all, it was just so strange.
I see.
So, what do you think? What do you think? I think I'm paying you a lot of money to find out what you think.
I see.
This is probably a mistake.
Is that what you really think? I think that I just wanted to get it off my chest, that's all.
Thanks.
Obviously, you didn't want to hear what your friend Mac had to say, so, in your unconscious mind, you caused him to explode.
And you don't want to look at that.
Is that what you think? You're afraid of having mature, grown up relationships with your friends.
In fact, everything about you says you're terrified of growing up.
Now, wait a minute The way you dress.
Your job.
What about my job? You've created a fantasy world for yourself, living off the good graces of an absent father figure while you chase down bad guys and bring justice to the world.
And what's wrong with a little justice? You can't even look me straight in the eye.
I can, too! Don't you think it's about time you began to dress like a grown man? Get a real job? Buy your own car? Well, this has all been very enlightening.
Really.
But you're not ready to hear it.
I want to thank you for your time.
But I won't be back.
I'm cured.
A further note about hurricanes, they aren't always weather conditions.
Once in awhile, a tropical storm blows into your life to give you a chance to take a more personal kind of inventory.
A chance to look at what's worth salvaging and what you might as well toss out.
I find Mendelssohn so How should I say it? Loud? What a shame Jonathan had to stay in and work on the monthly budget.
Is that what he told you? Of course.
Isn't that what he's doing? Well, yeah, I guess so.
Can I get you something, a drink? Oh.
Excuse me a moment.
Hey, Thomas! Rick? You believe it? Five bucks for sherbet and soda! I mean Tchaikovsky Summer Citrus Surprise! These guys need some help naming their drinks.
What are you doing here? What am I doing here? What are you doing here? You never come to these things.
That's not true.
Trying to impress a hot date, Thomas? No, I happen to like Mendelssohn.
Yeah? I like the big sound myself.
As a matter of fact, I would've even come alone, but being that I had two tickets, I figured why not invite someone that really likes classical music.
Like Danielle.
Danielle? She's really something.
Oh, that looks refreshing.
Thanks.
Danielle, say hello to Thomas.
Hello.
Hi.
Hi, I don't remember seeing you here before.
Thomas doesn't go in for this high brow stuff.
I wouldn't say that, Rick.
Ah, so where's your date? Oh, actually I don't have one.
I'm escorting Agatha.
Higgins couldn't make it.
She must've had a fit when she found out that he dumped her just to go to an opening of a night club.
Night club? He told me he had a business appointment.
I don't know what kind of business you conduct at the Stage West, but I know for a fact that Higgins went to the grand opening because I finagled the two tickets, uh, myself.
I'm feeling a little overtired.
Perhaps you wouldn't mind taking me home? Ha! You're having a miserable time! No, no.
This is really quite stimulating.
But you don't like it.
I'm sure I could learn to like it.
Given a little time.
We have to unlock the wild animal inside you.
Perhaps if, uh, you drew a diagram of the steps.
No diagrams.
Come on, move to the music.
Feel it! Come on.
Feel it! I really think I should watch a little longer.
No more watching.
Come on, dance.
Yeah, arriba! Ooh! Mira.
Arriba.
You're wonderful.
Thank you.
I'd stay away from her if I were you.
Now see here Let go of me! Release her at once! Don't you think you oughta go home and sleep this off? Hey! You're supposed to be at the symphony.
And you're supposed to be at a business meeting.
Hey, you okay? What are you doing here? Looking for you.
Why? I don't know.
I just thought maybe if you weren't doing anything, I could buy you a beer.
Where's Higgins? Would you like to dance? This is the third time this week you've appeared out of nowhere.
Just lucky coincidence, I guess.
Yeah, that's what I thought at first, but now, I'm beginning to wonder.
What? You don't need to check up on me, T.
C.
I'm fine.
Check up on you? That's ridiculous.
No.
I mean, there was something I wanted to talk to you about, but What? It's not that important.
I just don't want to talk to you about it here.
Why not? Nobody's paying any attention to us.
I am.
Go ahead.
What's on your mind? Okay, boys, you're going home.
I convinced the arresting officer to drop the charges.
I explained to him that you're still a little, you know.
From the coma.
Why'd you do that? I told you I'm fine.
It worked, didn't it? Listen, this isn't even my department.
Uh, and we appreciate it, Lieutenant.
We really do.
Oh, and did you find out anything about the guy that started the fight? Nothing on anyone matching that description.
Probably isn't even a local guy.
Oh, oh, come on.
Just a second, Lieutenant.
Did you find Higgins? Magnum, you can't put out a missing persons on a grown man until he's been missing for at least 48 hours.
Go home.
Get some sleep.
You're probably making a mountain out of a molehill.
Yeah.
You're right.
Observation three about tropical storms.
The weather kind or the personal kind.
Once you know they're on their way, there's nothing you can do to stop them.
All you can do is batten down the hatches, keep alert, and hope for the best.
At ease, men.
Well, I guess you don't want any help figuring out where Higgins is.
Higgins! Open up! I know you're in there! Higgins! Go away! It's nearly noon! And I'm on holiday! Go away! Higgins.
This has gone far enough.
What do you have to say for yourself? Goodbye.
Staying out all night, picking fights in bars, behaving like a, a love crazed adolescent.
I demand an explanation! I'm on holiday.
Okay, I'll grant you that, Higgins, but I can't just stand by and watch you do this to yourself.
I mean, I know, it's a common occurrence, Higgins.
At a certain age, there's a tendency to want to try to recapture your lost youth, but All right.
I'm just going to come straight out with it.
How much do you know about this woman you've been seeing? Why are you dressed like that? Like what? Like that.
I don't know.
I mean, I just felt like wearing a jacket and a tie, that's all, Higgins.
We're not discussing my sartorial habits, Higgins.
We're discussing you! And it's a fascinating topic of discussion.
However, just at the moment, I'm afraid I'm in the middle of something else.
What? Sleeping! It won't work, Higgins! You can't avoid me forever! So he's acting a little strange.
People go through cycles, you know? He's probably just going through a phase.
Well, that's fine.
As long as somebody doesn't try and take advantage of him while he's phased out.
How's the transmission? Like new.
What do you mean, take advantage of him? Well, you know.
Try to trick him out of some money.
Or I don't know.
Are we speaking about Higgins? Or you? What? Because if you don't want to buy my car, Thomas, there are a lot of people who are interested.
No, I want the car.
I think.
Has it ever been in a wreck? It's never even had a scratch! I've babied it since the day I bought it.
And it's not like you've never seen this car.
Well, I've also seen the way you drive.
Oh, well, forget it.
No.
Come on.
I'm just kidding.
I'm sure it's fine.
Do you know, I'm not so sure that Higgins is the one who's acting strange.
I think that you're the one who's acting strange.
You're dressed funny.
You don't sound like you.
You're taking everything so seriously.
You won't even look me in the eye.
That's not true.
It is too, Thomas.
And don't get cute with me.
Hi guys.
You just don't seem like you anymore.
Oh, what about you? I mean, look at the way you're dressed, and since when were you interested in fancy sports cars? Using your inheritance to get a Porsche.
That doesn't sound like you at all.
Well, perhaps you don't know me as well as you think you do.
Obviously not.
Looks like I caught you at a bad time.
No, T.
C.
I was just leaving.
Carol What's wrong with Higgie baby? Uh, Carol.
You can't leave.
Not till I've had a test drive.
Come on, come on.
And I'm fine, T.
C.
I don't need anybody to watch out over me.
Okay? Yeah, sure.
You know a test drive is usually one quick turn around the block.
Don't be so narrow in your thinking, Carol.
It's limiting.
Where are we going, Thomas? That's what I intend to find out.
Aloha.
Gracias.
You are spying on Jonathan.
Do you have a pen or pencil? Something I can write with? Thomas, you've gone too far, when you're spying on your own friends.
I am not spying on Higgins.
Yes, you are! All right.
I'm going to tell you something, something I wouldn't ordinarily talk about.
The thing is, I think Higgins is I don't know! I just feel kinda responsible for him.
You know, like anybody that you spend a lot of time with.
I just don't want to see him explode.
Explode? That's a figure of speech.
Uh, I don't want to see anything bad happen to him if I can help it.
That's all.
Ah ha! I knew it.
Who is that? The bouncer at Stage West told me her name is Rosita.
She's from Bolivia.
She's only been in this country six months.
Pretty well informed bouncer.
Well, she's well known at all the clubs.
She used to be a regular at the Club Del Mar Chino until they closed.
Apparently she loves to dance.
Ooh! So? Anything? Have you ever considered that maybe, just maybe she likes Jonathan? Yes.
I've also considered she may be looking to get her green card the easy way.
Oh! Tofu burgers, raw vegetable salad, carrot juice and green magma? You like green magma.
I do.
But what are you going to eat? Oh, there's a tofu burger in there for me.
Thomas.
What? You hate healthy food.
They're leaving.
I hate to eat and drive at the same time.
There is a definite change.
Maybe you just never noticed the mature side of me before.
So? What do you think? You want to buy the car? Yeah, I guess so.
In that case, the test drive is over.
Yeah.
Or maybe it isn't.
Magnum, Magnum, wait a minute.
You're actually going to tell him about this guy? Don't you have any consideration for his feelings? I got this picture from a very trusted friend.
The guy's name is Miguel Torres.
Tanaka's contacts on the Mainland found rap sheets in three different states.
All of them confidence games, Higgins.
He finds widows.
Retired people.
Someone who's vulnerable and wipes them out.
Why are you telling me this? I don't recall hiring you to find this man.
The L.
A.
Police think he was working with an accomplice.
A female accomplice.
What is it, exactly, you're trying to say? Higgins, you know what I'm saying.
I think you should consider that what you are suggesting is the most vile kind of unfounded slander.
I saw them together! And they were real friendly.
You've been spying on her? I'm sorry, Higgins, I'm sorry I have to be the one to tell you this.
But she's setting you up.
Can't you see? She gets your thinking all confused, she gets your mind off your work at the estate, they find out where all the valuables here are, and then they pick the perfect moment to come in here and steal everything.
You are making a terrible mistake.
Am I, Higgins? Take a look at yourself.
Take a good look, you've let everything at the estate go to pot.
The bills are piling up.
The maintenance program is falling apart.
You haven't returned one phone call from your publisher about your memoirs.
You're doing everything you can to avoid responsibility.
Now if this keeps up, I'm afraid I'll have no alternative but to call Robin.
I see.
So there is a Robin Masters when you need him.
I hope so, Higgins.
At this point, I hope so.
Are you quite finished? I know, I know.
A final thought about tropical storms.
No matter how many times you have to go through them, you're still never quite prepared for it when the next one comes around.
"The desert storm engulfed us, dissecting our spirits with sabers of sand "and chilling wind.
"And through the storm thundered the thousand sabers of Abdul Ben.
" No.
No.
Sabers don't thunder.
Okay.
How's this? "The desert storm had us pinned down.
" "And our spirits, "were low.
"Low.
" Just low.
"And we looked up and saw a thousand "A thousand "A thousand big mean guys! And we were creamed and we all got killed.
The end!" Robin's Nest.
Mr.
Magnum? I had an appointment with Jonathan.
We were supposed to go over the plans for the Regata Luncheon.
It's practically upon us and nothing has been finalized.
Well, I'm sure he'll be back soon.
Do you think so? Uh-huh, yes.
Uh, Darjeeling? Or Earl Grey? Darjeeling, please.
I did want to apologize for taking you away from the Mendelssohn the other night.
I could see how much you were enjoying it.
Well, Mendelssohn is rather like a good cognac.
One wants to savor it in small amounts.
Yes.
I see your point.
Does Jonathan seem very preoccupied of late? I know it's none of my business, but does he seem the slightest bit different to you, somehow? We all go through phases, Agatha.
Yes, yes.
You're quite right.
Nothing to worry about then? Nothing at all.
Astounding the way tea restores one's spirits, isn't it? Yes, it is.
Mr.
Magnum, I hope you won't find this inappropriate, but you have been looking particularly well, lately.
Thank you.
And, you won't tell Jonathan about our little chat? Thomas.
Hi, I just, uh So, did you Did that name help you out any? Yeah, it did, I mean, it will, I think.
That's what I stopped by for, to say thank you.
For something that might help you out, maybe? Right.
There is something else I want to talk to you about.
Do you think I'm different? Why do guys always want to know if they're different? No, I don't mean different from other guys, I mean different from me, lately.
Do I seem different to you? Nah! Really? Maybe more, more you.
More me? Yeah.
Anything else? No.
Very strange.
Well, it's bad enough he's making a fool of himself, but But what? Nothing.
Well, I just don't like to see innocent people get hurt, that's all.
Oh.
Agatha.
No, I didn't say anything about Agatha.
Thomas, I got that name for you.
It's Rosita Esteverdes.
Thanks, Rick.
I want you to know this is the very last favor that I'm ever going to do for you.
I've heard that before.
No! I mean it this time.
I don't want to talk to those guys, and least of all, I don't want to know any of those lowlifes that you always have me call for you.
Rick! Well, I'm serious.
I'm a changed man.
I got new goals.
New interests in life.
Why do I get the feeling that there's a woman behind all of this? Danielle.
Danielle.
Danielle.
Danielle! Rick, there you are! Hello again.
Hi.
Are you coming to the poetry reading with us? Uh, no.
Um, Danielle.
These guys aren't interested in Yevtushenko.
Yevtushenko? Oh, I'm sorry, T.
C.
, Danielle.
Oh, hi.
I'm a big fan of Yuri Yevtushenko.
Hi.
You're welcome to join us if you like.
Oh! He's teasing you.
This guy's got a great sense of humor.
Come on.
I want to get a front row seat.
Nice to meet you.
Did you get a chance to read the debate between William F.
Buckley, Jr.
And Carl Sagan? I skimmed it.
It was quite stimulating.
What's wrong with that picture? I don't know, but she's the best thing that ever happened to him.
Listen, I gotta go.
I'll see you later Oh, no! No! No! No! No! Don't go, I, I ordered you a beer.
Oh, uh, thanks, Kim.
T.
C.
, now that I've got a name, I can go back to the building where Higgins picked up Rosita.
I'll ask around.
See who she works for.
If anybody.
Look, somebody somewhere knows what she's up to and I'm going to find them.
You're sure going through a lot of trouble for a client that didn't hire you.
I mean, why are you so sure that she is trying to run a con on Higgins? Well, I got kind of a knack for reading people, T.
C.
No, now believe me, if Rosita Esteverdes was legit I'd feel it.
No! I can tell you right now what I'll find at that office building.
I'm going to find out that Rosita Esteverdes, if she even works in the building at all, Aloha.
Is marking time as a file clerk or something while she and her boyfriend hatch a plot to separate Higgins from his money.
That's what I'm going to find.
Oh, my God! This is how you've been spending your Tuesday afternoons? Really, Magnum, I would have expected more discretion from you.
Well, why didn't you tell me? If you had sought out this, this sort of counseling, would you have told me? You mean about seeing a psychiatrist? Of course, I would, Higgins.
I would have told you.
If I had gone.
Which I never would, I mean, not that it's not okay for some people, but it's just something that I would definitely not ever, even consider doing.
And frankly I'm a little surprised that you would do something like that, Higgins.
Besides, what about the dancing and the romantic luncheons.
You gonna tell me those were your sessions? Rosita, Dr.
Esteverdes was helping me She was helping me come out of my shell.
She's a brilliant psychotherapist with a rather, uh, avant-garde way of working.
Why would you want to come out of your shell, Higgins? It's a perfectly comfortable, workable shell.
It was a momentary reaction to To what? It's not really important.
What is important is that I came here to warn Rosita about this Miguel chap, and she's nearly three quarters of an hour late for our appointment.
That's very unlike her.
You can't go in there! That's her private office! Is this part of her avant-garde style? No.
She had a one o'clock appointment.
Miguel Torres.
He's a patient of hers.
This note's dated today.
"The first time you eluded me.
You cannot escape from me so easily.
"Once I have you, I will never let you go.
Miguel.
" A perfect example of patient-therapist transference.
Obviously he thinks he's fallen in love with her.
If he can't have her, no one else can.
Right.
Where could he have taken her? Did she say anything to you? Anything about him? Of course not.
Never.
Anything about places she liked to go? A place that he might know about? No.
Only dancing.
Wait a minute, what did he say that night at Stage West? Or words to that effect.
"You aren't going to dance for him.
" The Club Del Mar Chino.
I beg your pardon.
No it, it's a long shot.
I know my hunches have been off a little bit lately, but, Higgins, I think he's gonna keep her where she can only dance for him.
Stroke.
Stroke.
Stroke.
Higgins, this is ridiculous.
It's not ridiculous.
He may have armed guards at the front door.
One should never underestimate the element of surprise.
Take for instance, Operation Hambone, designed by Field Marshall Montgomery.
Not now.
Shh! What are Shh! What are you doing? I thought you saw me.
I'm sorry, Higgins, I'm blind in that eye.
Ever since that fight in the warehouse.
Magnum! I'm sure it's just a temporary condition.
That's all.
Could somebody help me? Please! I'm coming for you, Rosita.
Could somebody please help me? Don't worry, Rosita, we have everything under control.
What's going on here? Jonathan, what have you done to him? Are you all right? Sure, sure, fine, fine.
So where's the priest? Have you attacked him as well? Oh, my God! I'm afraid there's been a terrible misunderstanding.
If there's anything I can do to make it up to you? Mendelssohn.
I guess I owe you a big apology, Jonathan.
You see, when Miguel was first assigned to me as part of his parole, I got very confused.
I could see I was falling in love with him.
I see.
Well, he made such progress.
He completely overcame his compulsive need to run confidence games on widows.
Well, I got swept away.
And we decided to be married right here in the club, before it closed down.
Hmm.
But then, he became so jealous of my other patients, that I got frightened.
I broke it off and had to run away from my passionate feelings for him.
Yes.
And then you came into my office and into my life.
And I got even more confused.
I see.
I guess I fell into the classic patient-therapist transference trap, only in reverse.
Yes.
I was trying to help you, Jonathan, but actually, all I was trying to do was turn you into Miguel.
I see.
Well, today, after Miguel and I finished working out our aggressions, beating each other with the bataka bats, I experienced the gestalt.
Ah ha.
I knew, I no longer had to run.
I knew that I could be married here in the club, even though it was closed down.
Hmm.
Do you have the ring? Thank you, Jonathan, for talking to me.
You really helped me break through to my inner self.
Do you give this woman to this man? Ecstatically.
What do you mean transference? Well according to Dr.
Esteverdes, some people have a strange reaction when someone close to them dies, or, or almost dies.
They can try to take on that person's personality as a means of trying to maintain control.
It sounds pretty strange to me.
Yes, well, I guess people react in many different ways.
That's exactly what I've been meaning to talk to you about.
Well, you can't really believe all that psychoanalysis stuff.
Like becoming suddenly irresponsible.
Or throwing yourself completely into your work so that you don't have to deal with it.
Well, not that I have anything against analysis, per se Like giving up poker games for poetry readings.
It's just not something that I would ever consider doing myself.
In other words, doing things that really aren't you.
Like buying a flashy sports car.
Are you going to buy Carol's old car? Oh, uh, she sold that to someone else.
She said she didn't want the sale of a car to get in the way of our friendship.
Well, perhaps it's just as well.
You can't really afford the down payment.
What's this? A bill from a Dr.
Lawrence Howlett, Psychiatrist.
For me? Must be some mistake.
Yours.
Apparently, you didn't realize that you have to pay for parking in his building.
I can explain.
If you gentlemen will excuse me, I have to pick up Agatha for the Regata Luncheon.
I can explain.
I gotta go.
I got a lane reserved at the Aloha Bowl.
Hey, you want to go bowl a few frames? No, I got to meet Danielle.
No, wait.
Let her meet me.
We'll go bowling for a change.
Well See you later, guys.
Yeah, we'll see you, Thomas.
And as for you, get lost.
Hey, it looks like you got your eyesight back! You said you'd see me in 40 or 50 years.
Mmm-hmm.
So, beat it.
That's all I needed to hear.