Hawaii Five-O/A Capitol Crime

A Capitol Crime
Season 9, Episode 18
Airdate	February 17, 1977
Production Number	1310-1729-0624
Teleplay by	Bill Stratton
Story by	James Menzies
Directed by	Sutton Roley
Produced by	James Heinz (Hollywood) Douglas Green (Hawaii)
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Hawaii Five-O — Season Nine

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A Capitol Crime is the eighteenth episode of the ninth season of Hawaii Five-O, and the two hundred twelfth episode overall.

Starring: Jack Lord (Det. Steve McGarrett)

with James MacArthur (Dan Williams), Kam Fong (Chin Ho), Herman Wedemeyer (Duke)

Guest Stars: Barnard Hughes (Clinton Palmer), Dick Davalos (Hawley), Richard Denning (The Governor), Jimmy Borges (Himself)

Don Rockwell (Richard Wallenbeck), Harry Chang (Stage Manager), Bill Bigelow (Mr. Kirsten), Edward Fernandez (Captain Matthews), Elsie Russell (Mrs. Nichols), Wayne Oxford (Husband), Daniel Taba (Bomb Expert), Sutton Roley (Judge Thorenson)

and Sharon Farrell (Mary Beth)

Plot Overview

A disgruntled senior citizen who claims to have a bomb strapped to him holds hostages in a courthouse until he gets an audience with the Governor. The man turns out not to have a bomb attached to him, but a pair of radicals take advantage of the situation to escape police custody.

Trivia

The Show

This episode apparently has been pulled from the syndication package, as it hits a little too close to home for 9-11, dealing with a possible bomber at a government building.

Behind the Scenes

The episode's director, Sutton Roley, plays the small role of a Judge in this episode.

Allusions and References

In the earlier episode "The Ninety-Second War", a brass nameplate beared the Governor's name. This episode confirms it: for only the second time in the series, the Governor's name is mentioned, this time in a demand made by Barnard Hughes's character: 'I want to speak to the Governor...Governor Paul Jamison!'