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Foiled Again

Episode ID: 48
Episode Number: 3.8
Air Date: 11/11/1982
Writer: Tom Greene
Director: Mike Vejar
Producers: Rick Weaver, Reuben Leder
Exec Producer: Donald P. Bellisario

Recurring Characters

Patty McCormack (Carol Baldwin)

Guest Stars

Dana Wynter (Velma Troubshaw), Paxton Whitehead (William Troubshaw), Nicholas Hammond (Clarke Troubshaw), Joshua Bryant (Keeler)

Plot Outline

Magnum struggles to prove Higgins' innocence after he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his old boarding school nemesis.

Rating

8.0 (13 votes) MM Episode Forum Thread & Poll

Notes

1 This is the third "Higgins-centric" episode of the series.

2 The opening credits appear unusually late, some six and a half minutes into the episode.

3 Honolulu Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Carol Baldwin is seen for the first time, but is played by a different actress - Patty McCormack. Kathleen Lloyd will play the character in all future appearances, starting with "Distant Relative" (4.4). Carol will appear in a total of 18 episodes.

4 The fencing tournament scenes were filmed at the Shriners Beach Club, near Waimanalo Beach [map]. The Shriners Beach Club is located right next door to the Anderson Estate, the real life setting for Robin's Nest! (Noted by Sam)

5 The sugar mill scenes were filmed at the Waialua Sugar Mill on the North Shore. The mill closed down in the late '90s, but parts of it were converted into small workshops (including a working soap factory) that can be visited by the public. Food vendors and a farmers market can also be found here today. (Noted by Tralfaz)

6 This is Dana Wynter's second appearance on the show. She previously appeared in "Double Jeopardy" (2.19).

7 The "Dollar Bill Game" that Magnum, Rick and T.C. are seen playing is called Liar's Poker.

8 In his youth, Higgins was educated at a preparatory school (unnamed) and later a prestigious public school (unnamed) somewhere in England. He was the top Fencer in his public school class.

9 Higgins' bedroom is seen for the first time. He's seen reading The Noel Coward Diaries by the British actor/director/dramatist Noel Coward.

10 In 1958, Higgins spent almost a month in a rat-infested, 3-by-6 foot, jail cell outside of Calcutta. This was his second trip to a Calcutta jail!

Quotes

1
(to Higgins)
William Troubshaw: Well, well, if it isn't John-John. Long time, old knob. You're looking well ... well fed, that is.
[WAV]

2
Magnum: Higgins, this is fascinating. This guy Henderson and his wife, they opened up this wax museum by Pearl. Well, they brought her sister in as a silent partner. Well, one thing lead to another and...well, a month later Mrs. "H" disappears...Guess where they found her?
Higgins: Magnum...
Magnum: Guess...Come on, just guess!

3
Magnum: Look, I don't care if you are protecting someone, as long as you protect yourself, too. Unless British honor demands that you get convicted of a crime you didn't commit!
Higgins: Magnum, your understanding of honor is as solid as Attila the Hun's grasp of morality. Now if you don't mind, I'd like to finish my book!

Flubs

1 Missing audio - When Magnum says "it was one of those days in paradise", the word "days" can not be heard.

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