First Broadcast in Germany: April 24th 1990
Tom Selleck as Private Detective Thomas Magnum
Storyline
T.C. and his friend, Ron Pennington, stop on the way back from a baseball game at a store to buy some drinks. Ron jumps out of the car laughing and enters the store while T.C. waits in the car. Then suddenly several shots are dropped.
When T.C. enters the store shortly after, he finds his friend lying dead on the floor. He has no choice but to tell Ron's family of his death. The Pennington family is overwhelmed with pain over the loss and shares a desire to find the killer.
The family commissions Magnum with investigations. The detective has to find the murderer of Ron Pennington.
Starring
John Hillerman as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III
Roger E. Mosley as Theodore Calvin (T.C.)
Larry Manetti as Orville Wilbour Rick Wright III.
Guest Stars
Sheila Frazier as Sheila Pennington
Larry B. Scott as Ron Pennington jr.
Robert L. Minor as Ron Pennington
Rummel Mor as Andy Wen
Co-Starring
Kwan Hi Lim as Lieutenant Tanaka
Grant Hubley as Stu
James Grant Benton as Kika
Warren Fabro as Sammy Garns
Francis Yoshida as Tran Nguyen
Anthony Webster as Bert
Peter Bourne, Jr. as Tourist
Maile Kinimaka as Maile
Myra English as Dora Garns
Created by: Donald P. Bellisario und Glen A. Larson
Produced, written and directed by: Reuben Leder
Executive Producer: Donald P. Bellisario
Executive Story Consultant: Jay Huguely
Created by: Donald P. Bellisario und Glen A. Larson
Produced, written and directed by: Reuben Leder
Supervising Producer: Chas. Floyd Johnson
Coordinating Producer: Rick Weaver
Co-Producer: Chris Abbott-Fish
Story Editor: Phil Combest
Associate Producer: David Bellisario
Music: Mike Post, Pete Carpenter
Music Editor: Morrie McNaughton
Sound: Stan Gordon
Sound Editor: Glenn Hoskinson
Director of Photography: John C. Flinn III
Art Director: Lou Montejano
Edited by: Bob Kagey
Unit Production Managers: Mark R. Schilz, Bruce Shurley
First Assistant Director: Richard Graves
Second Assistant Directors: Steven Tramz, Brett Crutcher
Casting by: Donna Dockstader, C.S.A., Margaret Doversola (Hawaii)
Set Decorator: Ricky Romero
Colour by: Technicolor
Titles & Optical Effects: Universal Title
Costume Supervisors: James Gilmor, Norma Brown
Stunt Coordinator: Bob Minor
Aerial Coordinator: David Jones
Produced in Association with Belisarius Productions, Inc. und Glen A. Larson Productions
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