The Descent of the Torches

Episode aired Oct 20, 1977
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50m

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6.3/10

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Crime Drama Mystery

McGarrett and company are called in when an archaeological dig on The Big Island reveals secret tunnels headed underneath the ocean, which could lead to the grave of King Kamehameha I. Or at... Read allMcGarrett and company are called in when an archaeological dig on The Big Island reveals secret tunnels headed underneath the ocean, which could lead to the grave of King Kamehameha I. Or at least somebody believes so, donning a royal robe and mask to frighten off -- and later ki... Read allMcGarrett and company are called in when an archaeological dig on The Big Island reveals secret tunnels headed underneath the ocean, which could lead to the grave of King Kamehameha I. Or at least somebody believes so, donning a royal robe and mask to frighten off -- and later kill -- two members of the archaeological dig.

Director
- Charles S. Dubin
Writers
- Leonard Freeman
- Alvin Sapinsley
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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Charles S. Dubin
Writers
- Leonard Freeman
- Alvin Sapinsley
Stars

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
At the end Philomena Underwood tells McGarrett that she's leaving Hawaii to go to an island south of there named Palmyra. This island was the site of an infamous double murder in 1974 as written of in the book "And the Sea Will Tell" by Vincent Bugliosi, who defended one of the accused. He was the prosecutor of the Charles Manson Family.

Goofs
About halfway through the episode, when McGarrett is speaking with Philomena Underwood (Geraldine Page) at her dig site, his arms are separated from his body when the shot is taken of him from the front, as though he had his hands on his hips, but in the reverse angles taken from behind him, his arms are hanging down, directly against his body.