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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 20 - The Big Squeeze
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  2. undefined Season 10 Episode 1 - Ua ʻeha ka ʻili i ka maka o ka ihe (The Skin Has Been Hurt By the Point of the Spear)
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    S10:E1

    A new ally helps McGarrett and Five-0 when mob bosses on the island are being targeted by an assassin. Also, Five-0 says goodbye to one of their own.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Number One with a Bullet
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  4. undefined Season 5 Episode 16 - Run with the Devil
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - The Harder They Fall
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - Run, Baby, Run
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 10 - Charlie Foxtrot
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    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

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - All the World's a Stage
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E4

    After someone breaches Section and breaks into her room, Nikita is more determined than ever to find out the truth about why she was brought into Section. She arranges to get at Mr. Jones personally by having him go out as "Mick Schtoppel" on a mission against an arms dealer with ties to The Collective, by the name of Massima Valenti. Was Operations telling the truth in "Deja Vu All Over Again" when he told Nikita that "Mr. Jones is not what he appears to be...?" Is Nikita making a big mistake in pushing the issue? Meanwhile, Quinn continues to put the "moves" on Operations, but what is she really up to?

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 19 - Ku I Ka Pili Koko (Blood Brothers)
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    S4:E19

    Five-0 is set up when a bad tip leads them to an abandoned building that is rigged to explode with McGarrett and Danny trapped inside.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 12 - Ka hopu nui ʻana (The Round Up)
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    S8:E12

    When an FBI agent who was cracking down on organized crime is killed, McGarrett rounds up every gang-related criminal on the island to find the culprit. Also, McGarrett tasks Adam with forming a new division within Five-0 to take on organized crime.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 19 - The Long Sleep
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    S4:E19

    A disoriented man hires Magnum and Higgins to investigate a crime he doesn’t remember after he woke up on the beach covered in blood. Also, T.C. is taken aback when Cade’s biological grandmother makes a surprise visit, and Rick’s feelings for Suzy grow stronger as they prepare for the birth of their first child.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  12. undefined Season 8 Episode 9 - Make me kai (Death at Sea)
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    S8:E9

    When investigating a deserted yacht adrift at sea, McGarrett, Danny, Tani and Junior are exposed to a deadly bioweapon and the rest of Five-0 have only eight hours to find an antidote.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Easy Money
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E2

    Higgins job to repo a plane goes south when she and Magnum discover that it was being used by a drug cartel who opens fire at the plane, forcing them to crash land in the jungle, where they find a stowaway on board with a target on his back. Also, Higgins has her first date with Dr. Ethan Shah.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  14. undefined Season 7 Episode 2 - No ke aliʻi wahine a me ka ʻaina (For Queen and Country)
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    S7:E2

    Five-0 must work with rogue MI-6 agent Harry Langford to find a terrorist planning to cause nuclear reactors across Europe to meltdown. Also, McGarrett and Danny ask retired FBI profiler Alicia Brown to help them find their serial killer vigilante.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  15. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - Hoʻomāʻike (Unmasked)
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    S5:E6

    It's Halloween and Five-0 must track down a serial killer who is copying murders depicted in a cult slasher film. Meanwhile, McGarrett must help Jerry after he is kidnapped by the counterfeiters he has been tracking.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  16. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - Ka Papahana Holo Pono (Best Laid Plans)
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    S6:E4

    Five-0 investigates when a wealthy recluse is found dead in a remote field with nearly one million dollars in counterfeit bills. Also, Adam is kidnapped by the Yakuza and forced to torture one of Gabriel’s men.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  17. undefined Season 7 Episode 22 - Waimaka ʻeleʻele (Black Tears)
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    S7:E22

    While working the murder case of one of the last survivors of the USS Arizona, McGarrett learns about his grandfather's important role at Pearl Harbor. Also, Adam uncovers bone fragments at his new construction job and asks Jerry to help him discreetly investigate.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - The Big Payback
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S3:E9

    When Higgins is abducted, Magnum discovers its retaliation related to one of his first cases on the Island, and he, Rick and TC must break out an ex-client from prison in order to save her.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  19. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - In Through the Out Door
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E3

    After the explosion at the house of Nikita's father, Nikita enlists Walter, and then Jason Crawford, to decript its contents. The result; the location of the convelecence home where Michael took Adrian after the "Gelman Process" mess. And this just happens to coincide with Nikita's physical deterioration because of her experience with the "Gelman Process." Has Michael or Nikita's real father given her the information she needs to beat these after effects? Or is Nikita inevitably heading to the same place Adrian ended up, namely the grave? Meanwhile, O'Brien betrays Nikita, by revealing her deteriorating health to Operations, but unsure that O'Brien will be able to resist Nikita's "charms" any more than Michael did. Operations 'shadows' O'Brien with his very own 'pit bull' operative, Golliak. And Section One continues to try and crack "The Collective."

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - All the Tears of Hell
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E2

    The amnesiac hunts down and kills the ops soldiers one by one as he searches for answers to help him restore his memory.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Day of The Black Sun
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E1

    The first female President of the United States is assassinated by a sniper as she is giving a speech on Independence Day and it becomes evident that it's a conspiracy.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  22. undefined Season 9 Episode 2 - Ke kanaka i hāʻule mai ka lewa mai (The Man Who Fell from the Sky)
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    S9:E2

    When a vacationing dad on a flight to Honolulu is kidnapped and forced to parachute mid-flight, Danny, Tani and Junior track him through the jungle to discover that he may not be who he seems. Also, McGarrett is threatened with a secret from his past.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  23. undefined Season 8 Episode 21 - Ahuwale ka nane huna (The Answer to the Riddle Is Seen)
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    S8:E21

    Harry Langford enlists McGarrett and Danny's help to track down Lady Sophie, a teenage British royal who has run away while under his protection. Also, Grover, Tani and Junior work a 25-year-old murder case after a mysterious Betamax tape arrives at 5-0 headquarters.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  24. undefined Season 10 Episode 22 - Aloha (Goodbye)
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    S10:E22

    Danny is abducted and badly wounded by Wo Fat's wife, who is after the cypher Steve's mother left him. Steve works to solve the case his father left for him 10 years ago.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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  25. undefined Season 8 Episode 15 - He pukoʻa kani ʻaaina (A Coral Reef Strengthens Out Into Land)
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    S8:E15

    McGarrett and Danny investigate the murder of a private detective whose client was killed the same way, and Adam sends Jessie into a dangerous situation with disastrous consequences. Also, Danny’s uncle, Vito, comes to town to help Danny and McGarrett get their restaurant up and running.

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    Writer:David Wolkove

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David Wolkove Ratings Summary

"The Big Squeeze" is the best rated episode written by David Wolkove. It scored 8.3/10 based on 6 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 1/3/2024 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Ua ʻeha ka ʻili i ka maka o ka ihe (The Skin Has Been Hurt By the Point of the Spear)".