Hawaii Five-O: Season 5
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Produce a JSON object for "Hawaii Five-O" Season 5. Keys: overview (160-220 word summary), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Constraints: Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No invented facts, names, dates, etc. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points (within the text, though the JSON structure requires an array). Output valid
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The fifth season of Hawaii Five-O premiered on September 12, 1972 and ended March 13, 1973.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Produce a JSON object for "Hawaii Five-O" Season 5.
Keys: overview (160-220 word summary), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Constraints: Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No invented facts, names, dates, etc. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points (within the text, though the JSON structure requires an array). Output valid JSON only.
Input Data:
TMDB Synopsis: Season 5 premiered Sept 12, 1972, ended March 13, 1973. 24 episodes aired. Region 1 DVD released Nov 18, 2008.
Source [1]: American police procedural drama produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman.
Source [2]: Set in Hawaii. Originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, head of a special state police.
Source [3]: Cast and crew info.
Source [4]: Actor info (Richard Dimitri).
Source [5]: Cast and crew info.
Overview:
Season 5 of Hawaii Five-O premiered on September 12, 1972, and concluded on March 13, 1973.
This season consists of 24 episodes.
The series is an American police procedural drama produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman.
The show is set in Hawaii.
The series originally aired for 12 seasons between 1968 and 1980.
Jack Lord portrays Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, who serves as the head of a special state police unit.
The Region 1 DVD for this season was released on November 18, 2008.
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Drafting Overview: The fifth season of the American police procedural drama series Hawaii Five-O premiered on September 12, 1972, and concluded its run on March 13, 1973. This particular season features a total of 24 episodes. Produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman, the series is set in Hawaii and follows the activities of a special state police unit. The show's central figure is Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett,
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Death Is A Company Policy
Sep 12, 1972 · 60 min
A local thug, Piro Manoa, is trying to create the impression of corruption in the Five-O force, and Duke is implicated in a murder. McGarrett and the team, with new recruit Ben Kok
Death Wish On Tantalus Mountain
Sep 19, 1972 · 60 min
When two of a egotistical racing driver's support staff are murdered, suspicions of sabotage fall upon his attractive girlfriend.
You Don't Have To Kill To Get Rich -- But It Helps.
Sep 26, 1972 · 60 min
A private investigator, Sam Tolliver, arrives from Texas to help an old friend who is being blackmailed and is at risk of being killed if he doesn't pay up, but he ends up wanting
Pig In A Blanket
Oct 3, 1972 · 60 min
Danno shoots an apparently armed teenager but finds that he was mistaken, and public opinion and the teen's brother turn against him. McGarrett must act to defuse the potentially e
The Jinn Who Clears The Way
Oct 10, 1972 · 60 min
Wo Fat is suspected of being behind the theft of a mobile ICBM device, and McGarrett with other top officials must stop him selling it off to the highest bidder.
Fools Die Twice
Oct 17, 1972 · 60 min
Army computer technician Jack Gulley kidnaps a scientist and then uses a planned heist by three accomplices on a military base to divert Five-O's attention from his sale of the sci
Chain Of Events
Oct 24, 1972 · 60 min
A doctor tracking venereal disease is murdered, and Five-O must track the series of encounters to find out who is a carrier. Their investigation is made doubly important by the mur
Journey Out Of Limbo
Oct 31, 1972 · 60 min
Danno is found in the back of a truck, dazed and confused, and McGarrett and the others must help him piece together how he came to be in that situation.
'V' For Vashon: The Son (1)
Nov 14, 1972 · 60 min
McGarrett becomes involved with the Vashon mafioso family after the youngest member, Chris, is implicated in a daring raid on a hotel.
'V' For Vashon: The Father (2)
Nov 21, 1972 · 60 min
McGarrett must contend with Honore Vashon, who wants revenge for his son's death.
'V' For Vashon: The Patriarch (3)
Nov 28, 1972 · 60 min
Dominick Vashon, the patriarch of the clan, makes his attempt to bring down McGarrett and Five-O.
The Clock Struck Twelve
Dec 5, 1972 · 60 min
When McGarrett arrests a group of vigilante nationalists, hidden bombs at the courthouse threaten to destabilise the islands.
I'm A Family Crook -- Don't Shoot!
Dec 19, 1972 · 60 min
A husband and wife team of scam merchants get caught between some of Hawaii's most powerful mobs.
The Child Stealers
Jan 2, 1973 · 60 min
Two drifters, Gar and Nina, steal children and sell them on to a mainland adoption agency in order to raise the cash to buy a boat and go cruising.
Thanks For The Honeymoon
Jan 9, 1973 · 60 min
McGarrett agrees to let Toni, a tough female convict, get married and have a honeymoon in protective custody as long as she will testify against a local hood.
The Listener
Jan 16, 1973 · 60 min
A crazed electronics wizard threatens the lives of a psychiatrist and his patients by using electronic devices and gadgets.
Here Today, Gone Tonight
Jan 23, 1973 · 60 min
Five-O has a suspect for a murder, but they have one problem. How can the suspect have been in two places at the same time?
The Odd Lot Caper
Jan 30, 1973 · 60 min
A senior partner in a stock exchange firm comes up with a foolproof plan to rob the Honolulu Stock Exchange.
Will The Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?
Feb 6, 1973 · 60 min
McGarrett and company must break through a tissue of lies in order to protect a Russian defector from being killed.
Little Girl Blue
Feb 13, 1973 · 60 min
Two simple criminals kidnap a young girl, and hide out in a bunker at Diamond Head. McGarrett must unravel the reason why they are there and get the girl safely away from them.
Percentage
Feb 20, 1973 · 60 min
A travel agent who operates gambling trips is killed in order to send a warning to others that the syndicates will not tolerate competition.
Engaged To Be Buried
Feb 27, 1973 · 60 min
Chin Ho must face the fact that his daughter, Alia, is in love with the son of a local criminal under investigation, and that she plans to get married to him.
The Diamond That Nobody Stole
Mar 6, 1973 · 60 min
A burglary at the home of a well known island family sets off a series of events that ends in murder.
Jury Of One
Mar 13, 1973 · 60 min
A single person is holding out in a Five-O trial, and McGarrett and the team have to find out who is stalling and why they are doing it.