Magnum, P.I.: Season 7
Season 7 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Magnum, P.I. Season 6.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
L.A. (1)
Oct 1, 1986 · 45 min
A routine business trip brings Magnum a new love enveloped in a deadly duel involving politics and drugs.
L.A. (2)
Oct 1, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum and Cynthia became ever closer to each other as they investigate Marti's murder. Their search leads them to a drug trafficker, but their snooping around sees them almost kil
One Picture Is Worth
Oct 8, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum is hired to protect a deaf woman who is a famous artist, as well as the only eyewitness to a bank robbery and murder.
Straight and Narrow
Oct 15, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum helps an ex-call girl find her missing sister who is involved with powerful political figures.
A.A.P.I.
Oct 22, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum is elected Local P.I. of the Year, yet his award presentation as well as his investigation into a murder is hindered by the intervention of Luther Gillis and Tracy Spencer.
Death and Taxes
Oct 29, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum becomes the obsession and medium for a crazed killer who works though nursery rhymes.
Little Girl Who
Nov 5, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum must help his ex-wife Michelle and her daughter to freedom before they are assassinated.
Paper War
Nov 12, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum is trying to break a major gambling ring in the Islands while he and Higgins are feuding.
Novel Connection (I)
Nov 19, 1986 · 45 min
An attempt is made on the lives of Robin's guests and Magnum is upset that one guest wants mainland investigator Jessica Fletcher to handle the case. The crossover continues on Mu
Kapu
Nov 26, 1986 · 45 min
Magnum is wounded while saving a young Hawaiian woman from a hired killer.
Missing Melody
Dec 3, 1986 · 45 min
TC's daughter is abducted during a visit to the estate.
Death of the Flowers
Dec 10, 1986 · 45 min
The murder of Carol's mentor, Judge Kearns, raises suspicion that he may have been involved in taking payoffs.
Autumn Warrior
Dec 17, 1986 · 45 min
A survival trip for Higgins and a group of boys from prison camp tests Higgins' skills in the survival of the fittest.
Murder by Night
Jan 14, 1987 · 45 min
A murder in the 1940's revolves around a cast of characters which resemble Magnum, TC, Rick and Higgins in the manner of the old fashioned detective novels.
On the Fly
Jan 21, 1987 · 45 min
A case of mistaken identity leaves Magnum hunted by a Mexican mafia boss.
Solo Flight
Feb 4, 1987 · 45 min
Magnum reviews his mortality, his last case and his friends while trapped under an airplane wreckage on a remote mountain.
Forty
Feb 11, 1987 · 45 min
About to turn forty, Magnum loses his lucky $2 bill and falls for a television reporter who may be connected to a case he is working on in Chinatown.
Laura
Feb 25, 1987 · 45 min
Magnum works with Michael Doheny, a retired policeman, who is searching for the man who murdered his granddaughter.
Out of Sync
Mar 11, 1987 · 45 min
Magnums weekend with Cynthia, his supposed fiancée, is interrupted by an actress claiming a movie producer murders girls in his pornographic movies.
The Aunt Who Came to Dinner
Mar 18, 1987 · 45 min
Magnum has a visit from his famous Aunt Phoebe, a prize-winning playwright and he soon learns she is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.
The People vs. Orville Wright
Apr 1, 1987 · 45 min
Rick is arrested for allegedly killing a hit man contracted to murder Icepick.
Limbo
Apr 15, 1987 · 45 min
Magnum finds his spirit in a state of 'limbo' following a shoot-out which leaves him in a coma.