Magnum, P.I. — Season 1, Episode 16: The Black Orchid

Episode synopsis

Magnum has been hired by a woman to act out some of her rich, bored sister's fantasy dramas, concocted from 1930s Dashiell Hammett films. Although growing to enjoy the world of fantasy, Magnum has a hard time keeping up with the eccentric woman, and when he finds out that her husband is a wealthy, infamously jealous and bad-tempered business man, he decides to cut his losses and end the arrangement.

About Magnum, P.I.

A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (1)
• E2Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (2)
• E3China Doll
• E4Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too
• E5No Need to Know
• E6Skin Deep
• E7Never Again... Never Again
• E8The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii
• E9Missing in Action
• E10Lest We Forget
• E11The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club
• E12Thicker than Blood