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Foiled Again

Episode Number: 48
Season 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)

Episode Brief

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

Rating

8.0

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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 List of notable filming locations:

• Shriners Beach Club*, near Waimanalo Beach - "fencing tournament"
• Waialua Sugar Mill**, North Shore - "Walakana Sugar"
• private residence in Kahala*** - "Velma Troubshaw's house"
• Prince Kuhio Federal Building (300 Ala Moana Blvd.) - "Magnum meets with Carol"

⁵ This is Dana Wynter's second appearance on the show. She previously appeared in "Double Jeopardy" (2.19).

⁶ The "Dollar Bill Game" that Magnum, Rick and T.C. are seen playing is called Liar's Poker.

⁷ 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.

⁸ Higgins' bedroom is seen for the first time. He's seen reading The Noel Coward Diaries by the British actor/director/dramatist Noel Coward.

⁹ 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!

* The Shriners Beach Club is located right next door to the Anderson Estate, the real life setting for Robin's Nest! (Noted by Sam)
** 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. (Noted by Tralfaz)
*** This same house was previously used in Season Two's "The Elmo Ziller Story" for the "Belvedere Club" setting. It was also used extensively in a 1974 Hawaii Five-0 episode ("How to Steal a Masterpiece"). (Noted by rubber chicken)

Quotes

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

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!

⁴
Magnum: Higgins, are you alright?
Higgins: More appropriately, are you? Another torrid night at the "Boom-Boom Room" I presume.

Flubs

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

² When Magnum meets Carol, and she is eating yogurt, the camera switches back and forth between them in closeup shots. In Carol's closeups, the napkin on the side of her yogurt keeps going up and down. (Noted by Mark Seaman)

³ As Higgins is preparing for the fencing tournament, he puts his glove on his right hand. Velma walks up to him as he finishes getting the glove on. Higgins then says, "Velma, you have nothing to apologize for, absolutely nothing" and is seen again putting his glove on his right hand. (Noted by Mark Seaman)

⁴ A boom mic is briefly visible in the left corner of the screen at the :39 minute mark. (Noted by Carmen)

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