Magnum Mania!

Straight and Narrow

Episode ID: 131
Episode Number: 7.4
Air Date: 10/15/1986
Writer: Reuben Leder
Director: Harry Harris
Producer: Rick Weaver
Exec Producer: Donald P. Bellisario

Recurring Characters

Candy Clark (Leslie Emory), Phyllis Davis (Cleo Mitchell), Esmond Chung (Sgt. Kenny Chung)

Guest Stars

George McDaniel (Jay Barnett), Cindy Fisher (Patty Emory), Jonathan Goldsmith (Flynn), Ken Smolka (Ron Phillips), Brickwood Galuteria (Duke), Yankee Chang (Janitor)

Plot Outline

Nothing comes between sisters when a former call girl hires a reluctant Magnum to find her missing sibling.

Rating

8.0 (11 votes) MM Episode Forum Thread & Poll

Notes

1 There are several references in this episode to Magnum working as a hotel detective in Season Six's "The Hotel Dick" (6.5). Candy Clark and Phyllis Davis reprise their roles as Waikiki call girls Leslie Emory and Cleo Mitchell from the same episode.

2 This episode features a humorous, and rarely seen, brawl at the KKC "Beach Bar".

3 The Track scenes were filmed at Kaiser High School in Hawaii Kai. (Noted by rubber chicken)

4 For the second episode in the row, Magnum makes a point of telling people to be "direct" with him, to simply "ask" for help rather than "play games".

5 Magnum says he comes from a long line of "fast healers" (wounds).

6 The KKC "Anuenue Room" (or "Rainbow Room") is mentioned by T.C. This is the "Party Room" that was seen in "I Witness" (4.21).

7 During a conversation with Higgins, Magnum briefly talks about a previous case, a case not seen in any episode. He says he "unleashed a python" at a Robin Masters dinner party in an apparent attempt to cause a particular woman to faint. It worked.

8 A close-up shot of Cleo's "business card" shows her name (Cleo) in large script letters with a small heart just below. Then the card says "your place or mine" and the bottom of the card shows the phone number, which is: (808) 555-6969(!). (Noted by IslandHopper)

9 Magnum wears the "Get Wet" baseball cap for the first time [pic]. It will be seen again in "Death and Taxes" (7.6), "Paper War" (7.8) and "Death of the Flowers" (7.12).

10 Higgins recalls a time on Lizard Island (off the coast of Australia) when a young Kanaka (Polynesian) boy fell down a river embankment, straight into the mouth of a waiting crocodile! After killing the croc with a single well-placed shot, Higgins improvised a poultice for the boy's wounded leg consisting of a mix of local herbs and river-bed clay, which effected a miracle cure. No date given by Higgins. (Noted by Herman)

Quotes

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Magnum: Now, my plan was to talk to one of the girls, that was the only way we were going to get another clue! Now all that's been accomplished, besides just about getting both of use killed, and setting my ankle back two more days, and breaking Robin's antique walking stick, is that Flynn is going to be looking for her that much harder, and you and I have absolutely nothing to go on.
Leslie: "You and I"? Does that mean you're not quitting on me? You're not, are you?
Magnum: (looks at watch) Your shift starts in half an hour.
Leslie: But ... how am I going to help you?
Magnum: You can't, you mus'nt, and you won't.

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