Season 1, Episode 3: China Doll

 


Onto episode #3 of the original Magnum P.I., "China Doll". In this episode, Magnum is hired to protect a woman and her valuable Song Dynasty vase until custody can be transferred to someone else. In the meantime, a martial arts master killer is out to get the vase from the woman(and Magnum). It does not go swimmingly, as Magnum is tricked at one point and his client is kidnapped. He gets her back. She is relatively unharmed, but has been drugged.
As for Magnum, he avoids injury until the end of the episode when he catches a throwing star to the back of his left hand and gets kicked and chopped a few times. Thankfully, he has his .45 handy to shoot the bad guy in the head in a nick of time. 2 episodes in and Magnum has two kills.



At one point, early in the show, his client and Higgins(you remember Higgins) converse in Mandarin. Magnum comments that he'll have the egg rolls and won tons. Boy, that didn't age well!
Side Note: Magnum's helicopter flying friend T.C. gets beat up with a concussion and two cracked ribs, but manages to fly his chopper all around the islands the next day. Soldier.



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