About this season
The sixth season of Hawaii Five-O premiered on September 11, 1973 and ended February 26, 1974. 24 episodes aired during this season. The Region 1 DVD was released on April 21, 2009. Creator and executive producer Leonard Freeman died during this season.
Episodes (24)
1. Hookman
8.0Aired 11 September 1973 • 60 min
A amputee with no hands sets out to kill every police officer who contributed to his injury, and that includes Steve McGarrett.
2. Draw Me A Killer
8.0Aired 18 September 1973 • 60 min
Murders are being committed seemingly at random every six weeks, and McGarrett is at a loss to understand the motives for these crimes. However, a newspaper may hold the answer.
3. Charter For Death
8.0Aired 25 September 1973 • 60 min
When a large amount of diseased rats are found on a boat with all the crew dead, Five-O must contend with an outbreak of bubonic plague.
4. One Big Happy Family
Aired 2 October 1973 • 60 min
A family of white-trash mass killers arrive on Hawaii after wreaking a trail of devastation on the mainland, and McGarrett must catch them before they can do more damage on the islands.
5. The Sunday Torch
Aired 9 October 1973 • 60 min
Buildings are being set on fire on Sundays, and a known firebug is the top suspect. However, McGarrett begins to think that others may be responsible.
6. Murder Is A Taxing Affair
Aired 16 October 1973 • 60 min
A corrupt federal agent who is tracking a man under indictment for tax evasion kills him for the $600,000 he is carrying, and then loses the money.
7. Tricks Are Not Treats
3.3Aired 23 October 1973 • 60 min
The killing of an important pimp threatens an all out war between two competing vice empires.
8. Why Wait Till Uncle Kevin Dies?
Aired 30 October 1973 • 60 min
A string of five murders of wealthy men leads McGarrett to a crooked inheritance scheme.
9. Flash Of Color, Flash Of Death
Aired 6 November 1973 • 60 min
A glamorous woman sets up an opal smuggler so her accomplices can rob both the smuggler and a jewellery store at the same time.
10. A Bullet For El Diablo
1.0Aired 13 November 1973 • 60 min
A dictator must evade a female assassin sent to kill him, one that looks just like his own daughter.
11. The Finishing Touch
Aired 20 November 1973 • 60 min
McGarrett brings in a document expert to help him crack a case involving forged government securities, but he soon becomes suspicious of the expert as well.
12. Anybody Can Build A Bomb
Aired 27 November 1973 • 60 min
A nuclear scientist becomes involved in an extortion plot when a gang threaten to explode a small nuclear weapon somewhere in Honolulu.
13. Try To Die On Time
Aired 4 December 1973 • 60 min
Harry Foxton, a gambler, is himself the subject of huge bets over what hour he will die. McGarrett must work out the gambler's complex relationships to get to the bottom of this case.
14. The $100,000 Nickel
7.0Aired 11 December 1973 • 60 min
A thief known for using sleight-of-hand is hired to steal a valuable nickel, but the coin ends up on a journey across many miles and through many hands.
15. The Flip Side Is Death
8.0Aired 18 December 1973 • 60 min
A mock military emergency leaves a bank open for a robbery, and Five-O must travel to the opposite side of Oahu to find out more in their investigation.
16. The Banzai Pipeline
7.0Aired 1 January 1974 • 60 min
An exciting surf beach is the location for a filming session, where a man catches a killer on camera.
17. One Born Every Minute
Aired 8 January 1974 • 60 min
A pair of crooks team up with local criminals and use phony diamonds as bait to prey on wealthy male tourists. McGarrett and Five-O must shut off this sinister racket.
18. Secret Witness
Aired 15 January 1974 • 60 min
A young man witnesses a murder, and finds himself and his family are now the killer's targets.
19. Death With Father
Aired 22 January 1974 • 60 min
The son of a Federal Narcotics officer becomes involved in a heroin refining operation.
20. Murder With A Golden Touch
Aired 29 January 1974 • 60 min
When a man is found dead with gold dust on him, McGarrett and his team must investigate where the stolen gold came from and how it is being bought onto the market.
21. Nightmare In Blue
Aired 5 February 1974 • 60 min
A series of rapes and murders occur, and the main suspect seems to be a police officer...
22. Mother's Deadly Helper
Aired 12 February 1974 • 60 min
A right-wing crackpot, Cord McKenzie, metes out 'justice' to people who have been found innocent on technicalities or released early. He thinks he is helping the police, but McGarrett thinks otherwise.
23. Killer At Sea
Aired 19 February 1974 • 60 min
While investigating a robbery and kidnapping, the trail of clues leads McGarrett and the team to an ocean liner with a deadly passenger.
24. 30,000 Rooms And I Have The Key
Aired 26 February 1974 • 60 min
An aging jewel thief steals from rooms at Waikiki hotels, and taunts Five-O by leaving a trail of clues behind.