- 7.4/10101 votes
#1 - A Lion In The Streets (1)
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1979
McGarrett finds himself stymied when Hawaiian nationalists and local underworld mobsters clash over a union election.
Director: Reza Badiyi
Writer: Robert Janes
- 6.8/1076 votes
#2 - A Lion In The Streets (2)
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1979
Labouring under a ban on cooperation by native Hawaiians because of a Kahuna, McGarrett must try to prevent war on the streets...
Director: Reza Badiyi
Writer: Robert Janes
- 6.8/1075 votes
#3 - Who Says Cops Don't Cry
Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1979
When the husband of a policewoman is gunned down by opportunist robbers, she resolves to catch them any way she can.
Director: Jack Lord
Writer: Robert Janes
- 4.9/1075 votes
#4 - Though The Heavens Fall
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1979
A group of high society men set out to see that justice is done - the catch being that it is justice on their terms only...
Director: Harry F. Hogan
Writer: Frank Telford
- 6.2/1069 votes
#5 - Sign Of The Ram
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1979
Jessica Humboldt, an astrologer and friend of Agnes DuBois, comes to McGarrett with news that a forthcoming match will be disastrous for a boxer. McGarrett must overcome his suspicions and crack the case.
Director: Ralph Levy
Writer: Samuel Roeca
- 5.9/1068 votes
#6 - Good Help Is Hard To Find
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1979
Tony Alika and Guido Marioni, killer of Kimo's family, together hatch a plot to frame and embarrass the Five-O team by making them look stupid or corrupt.
Director: Beau Vanden Ecker
Writer: Frank Telford
- 5.4/1085 votes
#7 - Image Of Fear
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1979
When a woman is stalked by a strange figure, she seems to be seeing things and her friends are worried as to her mental health. However, events prove her case and an accomplice is revealed...
Director: Herbert Hirschman
Writer: James Schmerer
- 5.8/1080 votes
#8 - Use A Gun, Go To Hell
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/1979
When two surfer bums use a gun to rob a shop, it starts off a trail of death and misery involving children, politics and blackmail.
Director: Edward M. Abroms
Writer: Samuel Roeca
- 5.7/1073 votes
#9 - Voice Of Terror
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/1979
A group of terrorists capture a female officer and use her to further their aims, and McGarrett and the team must find a way to take them out without endangering the life of Officer Dean.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.7/1066 votes
#10 - A Shallow Grave
Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1979
A young man on vacation has strange visions that lead him to the site of an old murder and help him discover a lost family.
Director: Dennis Donnelly
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1080 votes
#11 - The Kahuna
Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/1979
When two healthy young people die mysteriously, local traditions prevent post mortems, and a strange conspiracy is gradually uncovered when Truck seems to fall under the power of a Kahuna...
Director: Robert L. Morrison
Writer: James Menzies
- 5.4/1073 votes
#12 - Labyrinth
Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 12/25/1979
When a rich socialite is kidnapped, her husband insists that Five-O stay out of the case. However, his reasons may not all be on the level as events take a series of twists and turns...
Director: Barry Crane
Writer: Michael Janover
- 6.4/1065 votes
#13 - School For Assassins
Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/1980
McGarrett and Kimo must stop a gang of trained assassins from disrupting a meeting of energy ministers.
Director: Don Weis
Writer: N/A
- 5.1/1072 votes
#14 - For Old Times Sake
Season 12 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1980
A aging crook decides to use dollar bill printing plates he made to raise cash for a charity, but he fails to realise the trouble that this will cause.
Director: Dennis Donnelly
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/1077 votes
#15 - The Golden Noose
Season 12 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1980
McGarrett is suspicious of an aide who arrives in Hawaii to retrieve millions of dollars held in trust for a Southern Asian state and he must prevent a daring gold robbery.
Director: Beau Vanden Ecker
Writer: George F. Slavin
- 6.0/1065 votes
#16 - The Flight Of The Jewels
Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 3/1/1980
A gang of clever students use radio-controlled planes to execute the theft of Queen Liliokalani's jewels.
Director: Don Weis
Writer: James Menzies
- 6.0/1075 votes
#17 - Clash Of Shadows
Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 3/8/1980
The murder of a Nazi-hunter and discovery of a World War II medal set McGarrett and the team on the trail of a Nazi war criminal living in Honolulu...
Director: Ralph Levy
Writer: George F. Slavin
- 5.1/1076 votes
#18 - A Bird In Hand...
Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 3/22/1980
A group of seemingly harmless birdwatchers are the target of a vendetta. Five-O must discover why they were a target and stop any further violence.
Director: Beau Vanden Ecker
Writer: Samuel Roeca
- 6.7/10134 votes
#19 - The Moroville Covenant
Season 12 Episode 19 - Aired 3/29/1980
A politician trying for the Senate is weakened by the murder of the man who is blackmailing him.
Director: Robert L. Morrison
Writer: Seeleg Lester
- NaN/100 votes
#20 - Woe To Wo Fat
Season 12 Episode 20 - Aired 4/5/1980
The series concludes with the final showdown between McGarrett and Wo Fat. Three scientists have gone missing. They have one thing in common: they all attended a symposium that discussed a possible space-based, laser defense system. McGarrett impersonates a fourth scientist, Dr. Elton Raintree, who attended the same gathering and is soon abducted. Wo Fat is behind it all and wants the scientists to complete their work and produce such a device.
Director: Barry Crane
Writer: Frank Telford
The Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-O Season 12
Every episode of Hawaii Five-O Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hawaii Five-O Season 12!
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Season 12 Ratings Summary
"A Lion In The Streets (1)" is the best rated episode of "Hawaii Five-O" season 12. It scored 7.4/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by Reza Badiyi and written by Robert Janes, it aired on 10/4/1979. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "A Lion In The Streets (2)".