A computer expert is hired to program various machines to produce phony evidence to influence a trial.A computer expert is hired to program various machines to produce phony evidence to influence a trial.A computer expert is hired to program various machines to produce phony evidence to influence a trial.
Edward Sheehan
- Jos. Kehoe
- (as Edward Stephen Sheehan)
George M. Kennedy
- Larry Fredericks
- (as George Kennedy)
Albert Harris
- Bowman
- (as Albert M. Harris)
Alfred Goldman
- Tony Tilles
- (as Alfred D. Goldman)
Dave Donnelly
- Kinsell
- (as David Lee Donnelly)
Ava Readdy
- Maureen Tilles
- (as Ava Lyn Readdy)
Kathy Paulo
- Salesgirl
- (as Kathleen Paulo)
Norman Dupont
- William Curtis
- (as Norman E. Dupont)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen Frank is looking at the airline's flight passenger manifest, a close-up of the names shows that they are all character names from previous episodes. The most obvious one is "Mr. Curt Stoner" who was the police assassin in the famous "Hookman" episode.
- GoofsIn the first courtroom scene the bailiff swears in a witness by beginning "repeat after me ..." and then recites the oath himself. He then allows the witness to simply answer "I do", without any repetition of the oath.
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If the writer of an episode quits before scripting the end...
I do not believe that actually happened as regards "Computer Killer"; it just seems like it did. Perhaps the writer(s) realized there was not enough time in a 60-minute program to properly resolve it, so the last ten minutes or so is what had to be presented as the resolution.
In essence, a hot-shot computer programmer makes a deal with the father of a murder defendant - the hot-shot will get the young man acquitted for a large sum of money. The hot-shot brilliantly and cold-bloodedly, using a "classified" computer code-book, frames another man. How did hot-shot acquire the book? Nobody knows. There are many, MANY loose ends throughout the episode.
Alright, never mind. The PROBLEM is McGarrett, despite having a mountain of physical evidence, all of a sudden decides none of it matters. Instead, since the phone company, jewelry stores, the police, airlines, and banks all use computers to do business...the REAL killer is a computer expert! It is no different than saying "Hey wait...the killer drove a car...therefore he's a mechanic at a Ford dealership on Waikiki Drive!" If you think that sounds ridiculous, you now know how I felt at the end of the episode.
In essence, a hot-shot computer programmer makes a deal with the father of a murder defendant - the hot-shot will get the young man acquitted for a large sum of money. The hot-shot brilliantly and cold-bloodedly, using a "classified" computer code-book, frames another man. How did hot-shot acquire the book? Nobody knows. There are many, MANY loose ends throughout the episode.
Alright, never mind. The PROBLEM is McGarrett, despite having a mountain of physical evidence, all of a sudden decides none of it matters. Instead, since the phone company, jewelry stores, the police, airlines, and banks all use computers to do business...the REAL killer is a computer expert! It is no different than saying "Hey wait...the killer drove a car...therefore he's a mechanic at a Ford dealership on Waikiki Drive!" If you think that sounds ridiculous, you now know how I felt at the end of the episode.
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- Jul 26, 2023
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- Ilikai Hotel, 1777 Ala Moana Blvd, Waikiki, Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA(Opening credits; The camera zoom upward at the penthouse suite where Steve watches the beaches, then turns to face the viewer as the camera zoom slightly at him)
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