One Born Every Minute

Episode aired Jan 8, 1974
Not Rated
50m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

150

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Crime Drama Mystery

Con-artists arrive in Hawaii and meet up with local thieves to plan a phony diamond con. When a wealthy tourist devastated by the con leaps to his death, McGarrett discovers he is one of man... Read allCon-artists arrive in Hawaii and meet up with local thieves to plan a phony diamond con. When a wealthy tourist devastated by the con leaps to his death, McGarrett discovers he is one of many victims. As another angry victim seeking revenge and Five-O close in on the gang; the cr... Read allCon-artists arrive in Hawaii and meet up with local thieves to plan a phony diamond con. When a wealthy tourist devastated by the con leaps to his death, McGarrett discovers he is one of many victims. As another angry victim seeking revenge and Five-O close in on the gang; the crooks turn on one another.

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

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

150

YOUR RATING

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

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Hawaii 5-0 went straight to a common real con game here, with a bit of embellishment. It's the "Found Money" con, where the cons pretend to find something valuable and get the mark to put up some money to be invested in the payoff when the found money is returned to the "finders".

In this case, the "found money" is a diamond sale where one of the cons has the supposed diamond jewelry collection, and the leader of the cons finds a buyer for 200 grand, and then offers 100 grand for the diamonds. Then he laments he can't come up with the entire 100 grand. A pretty woman who has brought the mark into the scheme promises to come up with part of the cash, and the mark is left to volunteer the rest.

After flimflamming one mark, and then another who can't take the humiliation of losing 65 grand (the actor being a well-known android for the original Star Trek), 5-0 finally gets a hook into the scheme.

Trivia
Around 10:55 minutes in, outside the Ilikai Hotel there is a sign that reads "Nephi Hanneman The Polynesian Man, now appearing in the Canoe House". Nephi was a frequent guest star on Hawaii Five-0. He appeared 11 times over the run of the series.

Goofs
Harry hands an envelope to Joe, the con man, saying it contains $65,000. The largest bill in circulation in 1974 was a hundred dollars. That amount of money would be 650 bills which is equivalent to six and a half packets of a hundred bills each. A packet of a hundred bills is almost half an inch thick making the entire stack a little over three inches thick. The envelope is about half an inch thick and could not possibly hold that amount of money.