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Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL, returns home from Afghanistan and applies his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii taking jobs no one else will—with the help of fellow vets T.C.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 1 - The Passenger
    8.5/10(9 votes)

    #1 - The Passenger

    S5:E1

    Magnum and Higgins weigh the risks of pursuing a relationship. Rick juggles being a new father and running La Mariana. Katsumoto tries to figure out his next move.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:Eric Guggenheim

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  2. Magnum P.I. Season 4 Episode 9 - Better Watch Out
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Better Watch Out

    S4:E9

    A Christmas Eve ransomware attack on the Honolulu Police Department forces Lia to reveal a family secret to Magnum and Katsumoto.

    Director:Ruba Nadda
    Writer:Katie Varney

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  3. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 12 - Three Bridges
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Three Bridges

    S5:E12

    Magnum and Higgins try to help Zhao, a close friend of Kumu, recover her life savings that was all lost to a scammer. TC becomes increasingly frustrated at the lack of progress in his recovery and pushes everyone away.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Barbie Kligman

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  4. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 20 - The Big Squeeze
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #4 - The Big Squeeze

    S5:E20

    Magnum and Higgins take a major step forward in their relationship. At the same time, the past comes back to haunt them when a previous suspect becomes their client. TC aims to scale up Island Hoppers. Rick gets a new business partner.

    Director:Avi Youabian
    Writers:Eric Guggenheim, David Wolkove

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  5. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 3 - Number One with a Bullet
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Number One with a Bullet

    S5:E3

    Katsumoto takes a job providing security for a chart-topping K-pop star. Higgins and Rick find themselves in peril while trying to help Rick's friend. Magnum harbors suspicions about Capt. Greene's death.

    Director:Eagle Egilsson
    Writer:David Wolkove

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  6. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 6 - Dead Ringer
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Dead Ringer

    S5:E6

    Katsumoto's hearing date has arrived and he will learn if his career in law enforcement is over for good or not. Magnum and Higgins are hired to investigate a man their client believes committed murder. Rick's suspicions grow on their relationship.

    Director:Marcus Stokes
    Writer:Barbie Kligman

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  7. Magnum P.I. Season 3 Episode 1 - Double Jeopardy
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Double Jeopardy

    S3:E1

    Magnum and Higgins’ new clients hire them to find their missing brother last seen on the island, leading to Higgins being shot and TC abducted when a secret case of revenge is revealed during the investigation. Also, Higgins (and Magnum!) are surprised when her surgeon asks her out.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writers:Eric Guggenheim, Peter M. Lenkov

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  8. Magnum P.I. Season 4 Episode 2 - The Harder They Fall
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #8 - The Harder They Fall

    S4:E2

    While Magnum and Higgins reunite and work the case of a construction worker’s tragic death, TC and Shammy get skyjacked by a pair of drug runners posing as tourists.

    Director:Doug Hannah
    Writer:David Wolkove

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  9. Magnum P.I. Season 4 Episode 4 - Those We Leave Behind
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Those We Leave Behind

    S4:E4

    Higgins’ therapist hires her to look into why one of her teenage patients died of suicide.

    Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
    Writer:Barbie Kligman

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  10. Magnum P.I. Season 4 Episode 5 - Til Death
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Til Death

    S4:E5

    When Magnum and Higgins are hired by an anxious groom to look into his bride-to-be on the eve of their wedding, what they think is a simple case of cold feet turns into a web of lies and a life-or-death situation for Higgins. Also, TC makes a touching decision on how to help Cade.

    Director:Eagle Egilsson
    Writer:Katie Varney

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  11. Magnum P.I. Season 4 Episode 7 - A New Lease On Death
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - A New Lease On Death

    S4:E7

    When Rick is asked to assist with a federal investigation of his childhood friend Robbie, Magnum launches his own investigation to see what the Feds really have on him Also, Kumu goes undercover in a retirement community when Higgins is hired to investigate the disappearance of a resident’s life savings.

    Director:Ruba Nadda
    Writer:Zachary Knighton

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  12. Magnum P.I. Season 4 Episode 13 - Judge Me Not
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Judge Me Not

    S4:E13

    When Hawaii Supreme Court nominee Judge Rachel Park is being blackmailed, she hires Magnum and Higgins who go to extraordinary lengths to help her out. Also, with the pressure of fatherhood looming, Rick suggests changes to make La Mariana more profitable, but TC and Kumo aren’t swayed.

    Director:Benny Boom
    Writer:David Slack

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  13. Magnum P.I. Season 4 Episode 14 - Run, Baby, Run
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Run, Baby, Run

    S4:E14

    A bail bondsman hires Magnum and Higgins to track down a woman who skipped out on her $250,000 bond. When they locate the body of another P.I. who was previously searching for her, they partner with Det. Lia Kaleo on the case. Also, T.C. and Katsumoto team up on an emotional search for Cade’s mother.

    Director:Roderick Davis
    Writer:David Wolkove

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  14. Magnum P.I. Season 4 Episode 15 - Dead Man Walking
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Dead Man Walking

    S4:E15

    When Magnum balks at notorious crime boss Osi Shima’s (Eijiro Ozaki) request to find his missing son, Magnum learns he’s been poisoned and has only eight hours to locate Shima’s son to earn the antidote, or else he dies.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Gene Hong

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  15. Magnum P.I. Season 4 Episode 16 - Evil Walks Softly
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Evil Walks Softly

    S4:E16

    The mother of a suspected bomber hires Magnum and Higgins to locate her teen son and turn him in to the authorities. Also, Kumu and Rick help T.C. navigate his guilty conscience when he runs into a past flame.

    Director:Alexandra La Roche
    Writer:Tera Tolentino

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  16. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 2 - The Breaking Point
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #16 - The Breaking Point

    S5:E2

    Magnum and Higgins go undercover as lifeguards in order to solve a murder. Jin Jeong wins a storage unit auction and enlists the help of Rick and TC upon finding a stolen military medal.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:Gene Hong

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  17. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 8 - Dark Skies
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Dark Skies

    S5:E8

    Magnum and Rick make a shocking discovery in the Capt. Greene case. Higgins and TC head to Maui to help an eccentric billionaire find the owner of a pesky drone that has been harassing him. Shammy helps Kumu after an incident occurs at La Mariana.

    Director:Doug Hannah
    Writers:Tera Tolentino, Andrew Blazensky

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  18. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 9 - Out of Sight, Out of Mind
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Out of Sight, Out of Mind

    S5:E9

    Magnum and Higgins take on a case that sends Higgins inside a psychiatric hospital. Katsumoto and his son, Dennis, head to the mainland to look at colleges, but their trip takes a harrowing turn when a run-in with a local turns ugly.

    Director:Jay Hernandez
    Writer:David Slack

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  19. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 10 - Charlie Foxtrot
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Charlie Foxtrot

    S5:E10

    An armed hit team lays siege to Robin's Nest. TC is badly injured while Rick fights for his life. Mid Season Finale

    Director:Lisa Robinson
    Writer:David Wolkove

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  20. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 11 - Hit and Run
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Hit and Run

    S5:E11

    Magnum and Higgins go to work for a dangerous and controversial client. Kumu and Shammy help move TC to a veterans' rehab facility. Rick flirts with a woman who works at the marina.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Gene Hong

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  21. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 13 - Appetite for Danger
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Appetite for Danger

    S5:E13

    Magnum and Higgins enlist Katsumoto to go undercover when a chef at a high-end restaurant goes missing. Kumu works with Cade at the Cultural Center, confronting one of America's darker chapters - the internment of Japanese Americans in the wake of Pearl Harbor.

    Director:Ruba Nadda
    Writers:Eric Guggenheim, David Slack

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  22. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 14 - Night Has a Thousand Eyes
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Night Has a Thousand Eyes

    S5:E14

    Magnum and Rick race to find a missing witness who can exonerate an innocent man accused of murder. TC tries to repair his relationship with Mahina after being released from the VA.

    Director:Ruba Nadda
    Writer:Tera Tolentino

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  23. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 15 - The Retrieval
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #23 - The Retrieval

    S5:E15

    Magnum and Higgins are hired to find a missing gamer whose online friends believe he might be in trouble. Jin Jeong enlists the help of TC in a treasure hunt after his ex-partner gets out of prison.

    Director:Benny Boom
    Writers:Gene Hong, Katie Varney

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  24. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 16 - Run with the Devil
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Run with the Devil

    S5:E16

    Magnum and Higgins agree to help a teenage Amish boy who has traveled to Hawaii in search of his runaway sister. Rick sets out to find TC a date to the Marine Corps Ball.

    Director:Benny Boom
    Writer:David Wolkove

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  25. Magnum P.I. Season 5 Episode 17 - Consciousness of Guilt
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Consciousness of Guilt

    S5:E17

    After a high-stakes homicide case falls apart at trial, Katsumoto asks Magnum to help him stop a killer from walking free. Higgins helps Jin Jeong with a mystery of his own.

    Director:Zachary Knighton
    Writers:David Slack, Andre Jackson

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Passenger" is the best rated episode of "Magnum P.I.". It scored 8.5/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Bryan Spicer and written by Eric Guggenheim, it aired on 2/19/2023. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Better Watch Out".