# Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series) season 9

This is a list of episodes from the ninth season of Hawaii Five-O. Herman Wedemeyer is elevated to main cast member.

## Broadcast history

The season originally aired Thursdays at 9:00-10:00 pm (EST).

## DVD release

The season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Video.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
| 194 | 1 | "Nine Dragons" | Michael O'Herlihy | Jerome Coopersmith | September 30, 1976 (1976-09-30) | 1310-1729-0601 |
| 195 | 2 | "Nine Dragons" | Michael O'Herlihy | Jerome Coopersmith | September 30, 1976 (1976-09-30) | 1310-1729-0601 |
| The probe of a theft of nerve gas puts McGarrett on Wo Fat's (Khigh Dhiegh) trail, which leads to Hong Kong and a case of amnesia for himself. Dina Merrill, David Tomlinson, Michael Anderson Jr. and Ric Young guest stars. NOTE: Shown in syndication in two parts. |||||||
| 196 | 3 | "Assault on the Palace" | Ernest Pintoff | Jerome Coopersmith | October 7, 1976 (1976-10-07) | 1310-1729-0606 |
| McGarrett must solve a daring bank robbery committed during the King Kamehameha Day parade under the cover of a historic re-enactment. Clu Gulager and Michael McGuire guest stars. |||||||
| 197 | 4 | "Oldest Profession -- Latest Price" | Philip Leacock | Anne Collins | October 14, 1976 (1976-10-14) | 1310-1729-0607 |
| Five-O discovers that the murders of prostitutes on the islands appears to be linked to an extortion racketeer. Elaine Joyce and Ned Beatty guest stars. |||||||
| 198 | 5 | "Man on Fire" | Gordon Hessler | Stephen Kandel | October 21, 1976 (1976-10-21) | 1310-1729-0604 |
| When Five-O discovers that five murder victims were killed by radiation poisoning, they must track down the one person they all came in contact with before it claims another victim. Pat Hingle, John Hillerman and Alan Fudge guest stars. |||||||
| 199 | 6 | "Tour de Force, Killer Aboard" | Jerry London | Charles Larson | October 28, 1976 (1976-10-28) | 1310-1729-0608 |
| A lack of information hampers Five-O's search for an international assassin. Amanda McBroom and Cliff Gorman guest stars. |||||||
| 200 | 7 | "The Last of the Great Paperhangers" | Philip Leacock | Orville H. Hampton | November 4, 1976 (1976-11-04) | 1310-1729-0610 |
| A forger (Kevin McCarthy) steals over $14,000 from the Five-O team, then targets a bank and the U.S. Navy. Elaine Giftos and Anthony Ponzini guest stars. |||||||
| 201 | 8 | "Heads, You're Dead" | Bruce Bilson | Herman Groves | November 11, 1976 (1976-11-11) | 1310-1729-0609 |
| The annual Transpacific Yacht Race from California to the islands is the scene of mutiny and murder. Amanda McBroom guest stars. |||||||
| 202 | 9 | "Let Death Do Us Part" | Barry Crane | Bud Freeman | November 18, 1976 (1976-11-18) | 1310-1729-0614 |
| Rather than accept parole, a prisoner escapes to prove he did not kill his wife. Zohra Lampert, Jack Kelly and Lyle Bettger guest stars. |||||||
| 203 | 10 | "Double Exposure" | Sutton Roley | Dean Tait & David Deutsch | December 2, 1976 (1976-12-02) | 1310-1729-0617 |
| A mobster who staged his own "death" to elude a conviction returns to reclaim his former syndicate. Meg Foster George Wyner, Seth Sakai and Thayer David guest stars. |||||||
| 204 | 11 | "Yes, My Deadly Daughter" | Bruce Bilson | S : James Menzies T : Tim Maschler | December 16, 1976 (1976-12-16) | 1310-1729-0613 |
| The daughter of a crime lord is murdering her father's appointed successors. Irene Yah-Ling Sun, Paul Hecht, Kwan Hi Lim and Clyde Kusatsu guest stars. |||||||
| 205 | 12 | "Target - A Cop" | Robert Scheerer | Bill Stratton | December 23, 1976 (1976-12-23) | 1310-1729-0612 |
| A vengeful ex-convict (Don Stroud), partially paralyzed by a police bullet, begins killing police officers. Gerald McRaney and Seth Sakai guest stars. |||||||
| 206 | 13 | "The Bells Toll at Noon" | Jack Lord | S : Irv Pearlberg T : Charles Larson | January 6, 1977 (1977-01-06) | 1310-1729-0611 |
| An avenging man (Rich Little) pursues a drug dealers who contributed to a former addict's death. Milton Selzer, Don Knight and Mel Ferrer guest stars. |||||||
| 207 | 14 | "Man in a Steel Frame" | Allen Reisner | Robert Stambler | January 13, 1977 (1977-01-13) | 1310-1729-0619 |
| McGarrett is a victim of an elaborate plot to frame him for murder of his girlfriend (Camilla Sparv). Jonathan Goldsmith and Danny Kamekona guest stars. |||||||
| 208 | 15 | "Ready... Aim..." | Jerry London | Tim Maschler | January 20, 1977 (1977-01-20) | 1310-1729-0623 |
| The Five-O team helps a Tokyo cop smash a ring that smuggles handguns into Japan. France Nuyen, Manu Tupou, Edward James Olmos and Roger Perry guest stars. |||||||
| 209 | 16 | "Elegy in a Rain Forest" | Sutton Roley | Herman Groves | January 27, 1977 (1977-01-27) | 1310-1729-0620 |
| McGarrett fears a rapist-murderer (William C. Watson) roaming Oahu will find a girl (Laurie Prange) lost in the mountains before Five-O can rescue her. NOTE: Final series appearance of Glenn Cannon in the role of District Attorney John Manicote. |||||||
| 210 | 17 | "Dealer's Choice...Blackmail" | Ernest Pintoff | Tim Maschler | February 3, 1977 (1977-02-03) | 1310-1729-0605 |
| The head of a gambling syndicate kills a police officer in a hit-and-run auto accident. John Ritter, Nehemiah Persoff guest stars. NOTE: Final series appearance of Amanda McBroom in the role of HPD officer Sandi Welles. |||||||
| 211 | 18 | "A Capitol Crime" | Sutton Roley | S : James Menzies T : Bill Stratton | February 17, 1977 (1977-02-17) | 1310-1729-0624 |
| An elderly man (Barnard Hughes) wires himself to a bomb and takes hostages to halt his home's demolition. Sharon Farrell and Richard Davalos guest stars. NOTE: Jimmy Borges in the role as himself. |||||||
| 212 | 19 | "To Die in Paradise" | Joe Manduke | Bill Stratton | February 24, 1977 (1977-02-24) | 1310-1729-0603 |
| A singer (Pamela Franklin) held for ransom is shipwrecked with her kidnappers (Christopher Connelly and Stephen Young |||||||
| 213 | 20 | "Blood Money is Hard to Wash" | Allen Reisner | S : Curtis Kenyon T : Bill Stratton | March 3, 1977 (1977-03-03) | 1310-1729-0622 |
| Mainland gangster needing a place to launder money tries to force a football-club owner to sell his team. Dane Clark and Jo Anne Worley guest stars. NOTE: Lynne Kimoto as McGarrett's secretary, Lani. |||||||
| 214 | 21 | "To Kill a Mind" | Gordon Hessler | Stephen Kandel | March 17, 1977 (1977-03-17) | 1310-1729-0616 |
| The kidnapping of an oceanographer's brother is linked to the recovery of a computer. Pat Hingle and Mel Ferrer guest stars. |||||||
| 215 | 22 | "Requiem for a Saddle Bronc Rider" | Harry Harris | Herman Groves | March 24, 1977 (1977-03-24) | 1310-1729-0615 |
| The Five-O team are finding a lot of resistance while searching for a cowboy at the rodeo grounds where he was working. George DiCenzo and Nicholas Hammond guest stars |||||||
| 216 | 23 | "See How She Runs" | Harvey Laidman | Anne Collins | March 31, 1977 (1977-03-31) | 1310-1729-0621 |
| The team track down the daughter (Jessica Harper) of a Los Angeles lawman (Biff McGuire) who has taken refuge with a religious cult after she is framed for murder. However, the real person (Paul Shenar) that was responsible for the crime is also searching for her. |||||||
| 217 | 24 | "Practical Jokes Can Kill You" | Ernest Pintoff | Bill Stratton | May 5, 1977 (1977-05-05) | 1310-1729-0618 |
| A hang glider's theft of a historical exhibit catches the attention of crooks planning a heist of Army rifles. Lee Purcell, Charles Frank, Allan Rich guest stars. |||||||