As McGarrett was Jack Lord, the screen's first Felix Leiter. Yet, the role defined Lord's career, overshadowing all his previous work. McGarrett's arch-enemy was Wo Fat, introduced in the pilot. Series creator Leonard Freeman took the name from a Chinese restaurant in Honolulu. What follows is an examination of the blood feud that would extend a dozen years.
Story opens with a man, garbed in an orange wet suit, immersed in a pool of water.
His head is covered, with some sort of mask. He has an oxygen supply. But wires prevent him from moving. The man is removed from the pool. When Wo Fat removes the mask, the man screams.