The Burning Ice

The Burning Ice is the 9th episode of Season 4 in the original version of Hawaii Five-O

Synopsis
THIS IS THE WRONG SYNOPSIS FOR THIS EPISODE - - - While Steve McGarrett is at the Oparta trial (No Bottles...No Cans...No People), a rightwing fanatic war veteran, Hawkins, is the leader of a gang that murders and steals an armored car with $6,0000,000-and Danny Williams has to stop Hawkins and recover the loot! In a climatic scene Hawkins and his gang are trapped in a Oakland California warehouse; Hawkins tries to get away in the armored car; the insane Hawkins is shot, tries to run Danny Williams down in the truck but ends up being burned alive!


 * Hawkins...Sam Melville
 * Noonan...Al Harrington
 * Blumberg...Jack Kruschen

Review

 * Once again, Al Harrington plays a killer
 * Plot Holes: The "Armored Car" is actually a utility truck. In the hijacking 3 guards are killed (2 shot and 1 suffocated); although only two bodies are found initially-yet McGarrett remarks about the 3 murders-even before the third victim is found! {Although presumably the third victim is found after the truck is recaptured!} One of the Extras playing a policeman in the shootout resembles the 3rd victim...if so it would be an extra playing two parts....coincidence?
 * In the climatic last scene in the shootout between Hawkins and the police, Hawkins is seen being shot and then burned alive; of the five person gang three are captured, the remaining last one is killed-presumably with Hawkins-although Hawkins is the only one seen in the truck cab!
 * The late Sam Melville also played a part on a three part episode "Gold Train: The Bullet" the TV show Gunsmoke as a member of an outlaw gang that steals a wagon load of gold from a train-yet end up unable to escape in the middle of nowhere, stranded with the gold and no food or water! Ironically, Melville's best known part is that of a policeman on the TV show The Rookies (co-star was Gerald S. O'Laughlin, who played a convict on Hawaii Five-O.).
 * Take a look at the car Hawkins drives away in after the robbery-a classic 1950's coupe!