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Blood and Honor

Episode ID: 116
Episode Number: 6.10
Air Date: 11/21/1985
Writer: Phil Combest
Director: Mike Vejar
Producer: Chris Abbott
Exec Producer: Donald P. Bellisario

Recurring Characters

Paul Burke (Admiral Hawkes), Elissa Dulce Hoopai (Rosine)

Guest Stars

Simone Griffeth (Alex McPort), Jeff Yagher (Lt. Andy Hawkes), Dennis Haysbert (Lt. Jameson), Chris Mulkey (Tony), Terry Cook (Lt. Cmdr. Dantley)

Plot Outline

A security leak concerning a top-secret nuclear submarine has Magnum plumbing the depths of the naval base's chain of communication.

Rating

8.5 (12 votes) MM Episode Forum Thread & Poll

Notes

1 Admiral Hawkes (Paul Burke) previously appeared in "Did You See the Sunrise?" (3.1 & 3.2). Here, he is credited and addressed as an 'Admiral', just like in Sunrise, but his rank insignia and name tag identifies him as a 'Rear Admiral' (2 stars). In "Sunrise", his rank insignia identified him as an 'Admiral' (4 stars). To make things even more confusing, Paul Burke also played another Admiral in the show, Admiral Kitchner in "Memories Are Forever" (2.5 & 2.6).

2 The Falls of Clyde (the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker in the world) at the Hawaii Maritime Center is again used as a filming location. It was previously seen in "Memories Are Forever (2)" (2.6).

3 Towards the beginning of the episode, a brief outdoor King Kamehameha Club scene is filmed at the Marks Estate driveway. This location is normally only used for close-up and/or "establishing shots" of the KKC.

4 Magnum's khaki military uniform is seen with the silver oak leaves of a Commander (0-5), not the gold oak leaves of a Lieutenant Commander. The name badge on his white uniform also states "CDR". This matches what was seen in "Memories Are Forever (2)" (2.6) when he was promoted from Lieutenant to Commander (and skipping over Lieutenant Commander). (Noted by IslandHopper)

5 Lord Byron's epic poem Child Harold's Pilgrimage is quoted by Admiral Hawkes.

6 Future star Dennis Haysbert (24) will later appear in Mr. Baseball (1992) with Tom Selleck. In this episode, there is a great scene with him (as Lt. Jameson) brawling with TM in the latrine, while both are in uniform. Thomas wins. [audio]

Quotes

1
(After hearing Hawkes quote Lord Byron)
Magnum: "The man doesn't choose the sea, the sea chooses the man."
Admiral Hawkes: Who's that?
Magnum: I don't know. I heard it from my dad. (smiles)

2
Lt. Cmdr. Dantley: Is Admiral Hawkes your contact? Do you report to him?
Magnum: I don't report to anybody.

Flubs

1 Several flubs involving Magnum and his military service record (DD-214):

a) Magnum's date of birth is listed as 5-7-1947, which contradicts the DOB's identified in "Memories Are Forever" (2.5) & "Try to Remember" (2.15).

b) Magnum's pay grade appears to be listed as O-10 (difficult to tell as it is a little fuzzy), however, as a Commander, Magnum's pay grade should be O-5, not O-10

c) Magnum's SSN (upper right hand corner of the DD-214) is different than the SSN identified in Memories Are Forever. It is difficult to tell the SSN exactly, as it is a little fuzzy, but the SSN here appears to start with 571- and is definitely not the same SSN as identified in Memories Are Forever.

d) The section of Magnum's DD-214 that lists his decorations, medals, badges and citations only includes: (i) Vietnam Campaign, (ii) Vietnam Service, and (iii) Purple Heart. It fails to mention Magnum's S.E.A.L. qualification and badge or his Surface Warfare Badge that he wore on his uniform in the "Pilot Movie". Magnum's other ribbons are not listed either.

e) As Magnum turns to the next page in the service record, you will see that it has nothing to do with military service at all. It is a trial docket from June 1984 regarding a mortgage foreclosure lawsuit. This was obviously added as filler for the file, but you can tell that it is a trial docket and has nothing to do with military service.
(Noted by IslandHopper)

2 At the end of the episode, Admiral Hawkes is lifted into the back of the ambulance after speaking to Andy. In the next shot, as Magnum is speaking to Alex, Admiral Hawkes is once again being lifted into the ambulance behind them.

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