The BEST episodes written by Peter M. Lenkov
#1 - Small Packages
The District - Season 3 - Episode 10
On Christmas Eve, Temple and Debreno hunt for three dwarfs disguised as elves who robbed a mission truck and were responsible for other thefts in the area, a billy goat who was part of a real-life nativity scene goes missing, Mannion is determined to fulfill ""Santa's"" promise to an 8 year old boy; Parras becomes attached to an abandoned newborn, and Ella has a gift-giving mix-up.
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The District - Season 4 - Episode 7
Mannion investigates the death of a man during a Civil War reenactment. While Temple takes the matter personally when one of the suspects turns out to be a big time racist, it's Noland who, trying to find a connection between him and a man in an old picture, discovers a rivalry between the prime suspect and the victim that dates back to the Civil War days. Meanwhile, Debreno and Regan are out testing a new bait car that almost causes the death of a car thief.
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The District - Season 3 - Episode 22
Without a job and his best friend, Jack takes off to Arizona to play some golf, but not even without his badge he can stop solving crimes. He gets himself involved in a scheme of dirty cops with Mexican dealers and crosses the border to catch the dealer – which he does. Meanwhile, back in D.C., Cavanaugh and Sherry team up to trace Jack and Cavanaugh discovers something that might save Jack's job. Nancy does some investigation on her own and discovers that the guy that died on Brander's hand was injured prior to their encounter, which could clear Brander. Temple and Debreno set up a scheme with Cashmere Brown to bust Lester Richards, who ends up shot to death by Temple.
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#4 - Old Wounds
The District - Season 3 - Episode 6
After a man crashes and dies and the police finds thousands of dollars with him, Mannion and his men start an investigation to prevent the dead guy's old girlfriend from being killed. Turns out an old shooter that killed one of Mannion's friend back in New York years ago is the hired killer they're looking for, and the woman they were protecting was behind the plan to kill her current husband and keep the money. It's Jack's second and final chance to catch the guy. Mannion hires a personal wedding dress designer for Ella, who has second thoughts about her marriage. Nancy is diagnosed with Huntington's disease after falling from a fire escape and suffering a concussion while chasing a criminal.
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The District - Season 4 - Episode 1
Back from his Arizona vacation and determined to get his job back, Jack starts campaigning for being Chief of police, even though it's not an elected position. He chooses not to use the illegal taping card that might get him back in the office in no time for a future use and moves into a poor neighborhood. Meanwhile, Brander decides to go back to the force and teams up with Nancy to investigate Lester Richard's death, for which Temple got arrested. They discover that Maria ""Cashmere Brown"" Rodriguez was lying, which frees Temple – but doesn't exactly prove he didn't kill Lester vindictively.
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#6 - Back in the Saddle
The District - Season 3 - Episode 15
Debreno is assigned to protect a country singer, scheduled to sing at the Kennedy Center Honors, who's receiving death threats; Elsewhere, in an effort to lead by example, Mannion hits the streets as a uniformed cop to make quality-of-life arrests on charges such as disorderly conduct, gambling and prostitution. But one of his arrests sparks a chain of events that leads to the reopening of a cold-case murder.
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#7 - Ua Hala
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 2 - Episode 23
(Death in the Family) Five-0 is in hot pursuit of a shooter who guns down one of their own, while another team member is forced to choose which of their kidnapped loved ones will live.
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#8 - Aloha
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 10 - Episode 22
(Goodbye) Danny is abducted and badly wounded by Wo Fat's wife, who is after the cypher Steve's mother left him. Also, Steve finally solves the case his father left for him 10 years ago
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#9 - Oia'i'o
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 1 - Episode 24
(Trust) When Five-0 gets too close to the truth about Wo Fat and his associates, the criminal mastermind retaliates by trying to destroy the team. They’ve always played by their own rules, but when the Governor can no longer protect them, it’s time for Five-0 to pay the consequences of their actions.
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#10 - Aloha, Malama Pono
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 3 - Episode 24
(Farewell and Take Care) As the CIA tasks Five-0 with finding a dangerous killer loose on the island, Kono goes on the run for a murder she did not commit. Meanwhile, McGarrett's prison visit to Wo Fat ends with a shocking discovery.
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#11 - Ka No'eau
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 5 - Episode 4
When a Detroit hit man is taken out by one of his colleagues on the streets of Oahu, Five-0 is shocked to learn the killer's surprising motives. Meanwhile, Chin puts his career on the line to help Danny get the money he needs to save his brother's life.
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#12 - Ho'opio
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 3 - Episode 22
(To Take Captive) When the body of a young girl who was kidnapped 10 years earlier is discovered, Five-0 must hunt down the kidnappers who have now taken their next victim. Meanwhile, Kono asks Catherine for a favor that could damage her relationship with Adam.
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#13 - Ihea 'oe i ka wa a ka ua e loku ana? (1)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 10 - Episode 12
(Where Were You When the Rain Was Pouring?) When a list of undercover CIA agents is stolen, Steve and Five-0 enlist the help of Magnum, Higgins, Rick, and TC to get it back and protect national security. Also, Higgins gives Tani some personal advice. The crossover continues on Magnum PI S02E12.
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#14 - Ha'i'ole
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 2 - Episode 1
(Unbreakable) While McGarrett sits in prison awaiting trial for the murder of the governor, Danny brings him a surprise visitor to help clear him. Meanwhile, Kono is suspended from the force, pending an internal investigation.
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#16 - A 'ohe ia e loa'a aku, he ulua kapapa no ka moana
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 10 - Episode 21
(He Cannot be Caught for He is an Ulua Fish of the Deep Ocean) After Steve receives a posthumous letter from his mother that contains a cypher, Danny is attacked by someone willing to kill to steal it. Also, Five-0 must help Lincoln Cole, an anonymous good Samaritan who’s in the crosshairs of some very dangerous people.
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#17 - Aloha Ke Kahi I Ke Kahi
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 4 - Episode 1
(We Need Each Another) After McGarrett and Wo Fat narrowly escape from maximum security, gunmen storm Five-0 headquarters, compromising Kono and Adam's secret location in Hong Kong and forcing McGarrett to break the law and turn on his own in order to find a kidnapped Catherine.
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#18 - Ua 'eha ka 'ili i ka maka o ka ihe
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 10 - Episode 1
(The Skin Has Been Hurt by The Point of The Spear) A new ally helps McGarrett and Five-0 when mob bosses on the island are being targeted by an assassin. Also, Five-0 says goodbye to one of their own.
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#19 - Ua mau ke ea o ka 'aina i ka pono
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 7 - Episode 25
(The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness) McGarrett risks his life when Five-0 attempts to rescue young girls trapped in a sex-trafficking ring. Also, Kono, deeply affected by the case, makes a life-changing decision.
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#20 - Day the Past Came Back
Magnum P.I. - Season 1 - Episode 15
Magnum discovers that his ex, who landed him and his friends in a POW camp, is on the island and planning to steal a fortune in gold.
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#21 - A Leopard on the Prowl
Magnum P.I. - Season 2 - Episode 20
Magnum and Higgins help Rick when his father figure, Icepick, just out of prison and battling terminal cancer, gets double crossed on one last score. Also, Magnum makes one last bold move to help Higgins stay in the country.
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#22 - Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 1 - Episode 23
(Until the End is Near) With the invaluable information that was shared by Agent Jenna Kaye, Five-0 is closer than ever to capturing Wo Fat. Their mission takes an abrupt turn, however, when Danny is exposed to a lethal neurological agent that presents an even greater threat: bio-terrorism on the island.
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#23 - Makaukau 'oe e Pa'ani?
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 7 - Episode 1
(Ready to Play?) When the bodies of two serial killers are found on Five-0 property with chess pieces in their mouths, McGarrett and the team hunt for a vigilante as fear grows that tourists aren't safe in Hawaii.
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#24 - Pono Kaulike
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 5 - Episode 18
(Justice for All) McGarrett enlists Joe's help after Danny and Chin are arrested for deadly past transgressions.
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#25 - A Make Kaua
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 5 - Episode 25
(Until We Die) On the eve of Kono’s wedding to Adam, Five-0 learns that a stolen nuclear bomb is somewhere on the island and about to be detonated. Also, McGarrett is stunned when Catharine returns to Hawaii, while Chin confronts Adam about his lingering connections to the Yakuza.
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#26 - Ua malo'o ka wai
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 7 - Episode 21
(The Water is Dried Up) McGarrett and Five-0 are captured and face certain death after tracking a dangerous nemesis to the Island of Lanai. Also, Grover takes his son to Chicago where he testifies against a dirty cop from his past.
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#27 - Double Jeopardy
Magnum P.I. - Season 3 - Episode 1
Magnum and Higgins' new clients hire them to find their missing brother last seen on the island, leading to Higgins being shot and TC abducted when a secret case of revenge is revealed during the investigation. Higgins (and Magnum) are surprised when her surgeon asks her out.
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#28 - Hu a'e ke ahi lanakila a Kamaile
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 7 - Episode 4
(The Fire of Kamile Rises in Triumph) Five-0 must find McGarrett and Alicia when they are kidnapped by the serial killer they’ve been hunting.
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#29 - Umia Ka Hanu
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 6 - Episode 13
(Hold The Breath) While Grover travels to Chicago to finally get a confession from Clay Maxwell about killing his wife, Chin and Kono are held at gunpoint by two killers who have no idea they are cops.
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#30 - Mai ho'oni I ka wai lana málie
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 6 - Episode 1
(Do Not Disturb the Water That Is Tranquil) A murder leads Five-0 to investigate a centuries-old Oahu palace raid involving pirates, buried treasure and a killer who is using a stolen painting as a map. Also, the morning after their wedding, Kono and Adam are threatened and tortured by Gabriel, and Danny shows concern for McGarrett regarding Catherine's return to the island.
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#31 - Thief + Painting + Auction + Viro-486 + Justice
MacGyver (2016) - Season 5 - Episode 2
When Taylor’s former protégé is killed while preventing a bio-weapon from falling into the wrong hands, Mac and the team must find the weapon so Desi can pull off the ultimate heist before it’s sold to a terrorist cell.
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#32 - Day 4: 2:00 A.M. - 3:00 A.M.
24 - Season 4 - Episode 20
After Logan authorizes Palmer to take charge of the crisis, Palmer sanctions Jack and Curtis to infiltrate the Chinese Embassy on a covert operation to capture a suspect. Tony and Michelle continue to bump into each other's personal lives, while Buchanan expresses anger at being kept out of the mission. Jack faces Audrey's wrath when a medical dilemma places Paul's life in jeopardy.
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#33 - Payback for Beginners
Magnum P.I. - Season 2 - Episode 1
While Magnum waits for Higgins to decide if she’ll officially become his partner, he takes the case of a missing wife who witnessed her boss’s murder during a bank robbery. Rick makes a big decision about his career.
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#34 - Cry Murder
Magnum P.I. - Season 3 - Episode 13
As Magnum and Higgins work a case to recover valuable stolen truffles, they also must care for a baby left abandoned at the gates of their estate, while Kumu tries to locate the infant’s mother.
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#35 - Ka 'ōwili'ōka'i
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 9 - Episode 1
(Cocoon) After Steve’s CIA agent friend is killed, McGarrett lets himself be captured by the group he thinks is responsible and endures a torturous sensory deprivation tank to find the killer. Also, Tani wrestles with whether or not she will tell McGarrett about the murder weapon she found at Adam’s house.
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#36 - Pilot
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 1 - Episode 1
Steve McGarrett is summoned home to the island of Honolulu to bury his father after he is murdered by a madman. Governor Jameson wants Steve to head up a new elite police unit and she will give him full authority to get the job done. Initially he turns down the job, but when he meets the man in charge of the unit, he changes his mind.
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#37 - Kama'oma'o, ka 'aina huli hana
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 8 - Episode 5
(At Kama'oma'o, The Land of Activities) At Halloween, Five-0 must investigate a string of murders that mirror stories from well-known Hawaiian folklore. Also, Grover is called to visit a man hours away from execution who may hold the key to a case that has plagued Grover for years.
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#38 - The Day Danger Walked In
Magnum P.I. - Season 3 - Episode 5
As a major hurricane hits the Island, Magnum and his friends find shelter inside La Mariana, along with two armed killers also escaping the dangerous storm. Rick must confess to TC that he let the insurance lapse on the bar.
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#39 - He Moho Hou
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 7 - Episode 3
(New Player) When FBI Profiler Alicia Brown finds a body in her bed, she is forced to join McGarrett in the hunt for the chess-piece killer. Also, Kono reconnects with a former surfing competitor, who is now a disabled and homeless war vet.
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#40 - Waiho wale kahiko
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 8 - Episode 25
(Ancients Exposed) McGarrett and Five-0 discover a Russian spy ring hiding in plain sight when a Russian nuclear attack submarine appears off the coast of Waikiki. Also, Tani is conflicted by her unnerving discovery at Adam’s house.
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#41 - Piko Pau 'iole
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 6 - Episode 8
(The Artful Dodger) Five-0 must work with charming con man Hank Weber to find a killer when his female partner is murdered on the job. Also, San Francisco Police Inspector Abby Dunn comes to O’ahu and works with Chin to investigate the murders of five Chinese arms dealers.
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#43 - Day 4: 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
24 - Season 4 - Episode 10
Audrey places herself in a compromising position when she and Jack learn of her husband's possible involvement with the terrorists. Marianne offers Curtis information on the location of the override device in exchange for a lighter sentence, but the tables soon turn and Curtis discovers that there's another player in the game. Sarah bargains for a stronger position at CTU, while Tony takes charge of the interrogation of Dina and Behrooz.
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#44 - Hostage
CSI: NY - Season 4 - Episode 21
When a man takes hostages during a failed attempt to rob a bank, Mac offers himself in exchange for a hostage. Only condition is that he must prove that the bank robber did not kill the bank manager, whose body is found lying in a pool of blood in the vault. On the outside of the bank, the rest of the team works to process the evidence that Mac finds and stop the SWAT team from making matters worse.
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#45 - Makani 'Olu a Holo Malie
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 4 - Episode 21
(Fair Winds and Following Seas) McGarrett and Catherine travel overseas to Afghanistan to stop the Taliban from harming a young boy whose family saved Catherine's life years ago.
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#46 - Olelo Pa'a
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 3 - Episode 20
(The Promise) McGarrett and Catherine head into North Korea to retrieve a fallen friend's body. While there, McGarrett recalls his last perilous mission in the country.
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#47 - 'Ike Hānau
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 5 - Episode 20
(Instinct) When Grover’s oldest and closest friend tells him he witnessed his wife fall off a cliff to her death, Grover’s gut instinct tells him that this was no accident. Also, Danny and Dr. Shaw get trapped in an elevator with a dead body in need of processing
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#48 - Wawahi moe'uhane
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Season 5 - Episode 10
(Broken Dreams) Five-0 enlists the help of an old-school private detective to solve the murder of a young woman who was secretly working as an escort
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#49 - Hammer Down (II)
CSI: NY - Season 6 - Episode 7
(Crossover episode with CSI: Miami, Season 8 Episode 7 and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Season 10 Episode 7.) Which presumably seemed to be a traffic accident, turns out leading to homicide and illegal organ harvesting. The chase of those involved in the slaughter chain makes all three NY, Vegas and Miami CSI teams put their efforts together to put an end to the crimes. Hawkes, in particular, is very upset about the case.
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#50 - The Long Way Home
Magnum P.I. - Season 3 - Episode 10
When an Army ranger goes missing after returning from deployment, Magnum learns of the traumatic news he received upon arriving home and must find him before survivor’s guilt consumes him. Higgins and Ethan solve the case of a missing engagement ring while on a mini-break. Katsumoto tries spending quality time with his teenage son.
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