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Magnum, P.I. · S4 · E19

On Face Value

  • TV-PG
  • Mar 15, 1984
  • 45 min

A freak accident, occurring while Magnum is in hot pursuit of suspects causes traumatic injuries for an innocent bystander.

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A freak accident, occurring while Magnum is in hot pursuit of suspects causes traumatic injuries for an innocent bystander.

Season 4

21 episodes
  1. 1Home from the Sea

    45 minSep 29, 1983

    Magnum is caught in a treacherous current when his surf ski is capsized miles from shore with near disastrous results.

  2. 2Luther Gillis: File #521

    45 minOct 6, 1983

    Magnum joins forces with a hard-nosed private eye from St. Louis whey they find themselves investigating the same case but from opposite ends of the spectrum.

  3. 3Smaller Than Life

    45 minOct 13, 1983

    Magnum and Rick discover that trouble comes in all shapes and sizes.

  4. 4Distant Relative

    45 minOct 20, 1983

    Magnum does not count on murder when he chaperones Rick's convent-school sister on a night on the town.

  5. 5Limited Engagement

    45 minNov 3, 1983

    Hired to investigate a strange series of robberies, Magnum's gallantry comes to the fore when two seemingly helpless, but independent elderly ladies are involved in an accident.

  6. 6Letter to a Duchess

    45 minNov 10, 1983

    A flowery note of admiration from Higgins to a titles English woman, traveling the Islands incognito, is mistakenly attributed to Magnum.

  7. 7Squeeze Play

    45 minNov 17, 1983

    Robin's Nest may be lost to Magnum and Higgins unless the local softball team can beat high-powered tycoon Buzz Benoit's players.

  8. 8A Sense of Debt

    45 minDec 1, 1983

    TC puts life and limb on the line when he enters the boxing ring to repay an old debt.

  9. 9The Look

    45 minDec 8, 1983

    Saigon's most popular disc jockey arrives in Honolulu and Magnum discovers she is the victim of vicious phone calls and threats.

  10. 10Operation: Silent Night

    45 minDec 15, 1983

    Magnum, Rick, Higgins and TC spend an unexpected Christmas Eve on a remote island used by the military for gunnery practice.

  11. 11Jororo Farewell

    45 minJan 5, 1984

    Magnum befriends the young Prince of Jororo who is the target of terrorists.

  12. 12The Case of the Red Faced Thespian

    45 minJan 19, 1984

    Magnum must utilize his deductive powers when a lavish costume party becomes the scene of a baffling murder.

  13. 13No More Mr. Nice Guy

    45 minJan 26, 1984

    Magnum and Higgins' friend, Carol - now a Deputy District Attorney - cons them into helping her set up a sting operation.

  14. 14Rembrandt's Girl

    45 minFeb 2, 1984

    Susan Johnson (played by Carol Burnett) is a bank teller who, desperate to hire Magnum, locks the two of them in a time-released bank vault.

  15. 15Paradise Blues

    45 minFeb 9, 1984

    An old friend from Magnum and TC's Vietnam days turns up in Hawaii asking for their help.

  16. 16The Return of Luther Gillis

    45 minFeb 16, 1984

    Magnum finds himself working with anachronistic gumshoe Luther Gillis again after someone kidnaps Higgins and Luther's secretary.

  17. 17Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

    45 minFeb 23, 1984

    A young woman who persuades Magnum to look for her brother also finagles a role in Higgins' musical production for a visiting British politician.

  18. 18Holmes Is Where the Heart Is

    45 minMar 8, 1984

    A former British secret agent and old friend of Higgins arrives in Honolulu imagining himself as Sherlock Holmes.

  19. 19On Face Value

    45 minMar 15, 1984Now viewing

    A freak accident, occurring while Magnum is in hot pursuit of suspects causes traumatic injuries for an innocent bystander.

  20. 20Dream a Little Dream

    45 minMar 29, 1984

    Magnum has feelings of déjà vu when he meets a young woman, who is a contestant in a Surf-Out held on Hawaii's North Shore.

  21. 21I Witness

    45 minMay 3, 1984

    The King of Kamehameha Club is robbed by masked gunmen and the three principal eye witnesses - Higgins, T.C. and Rick - have decidedly different views of what happened.

Guest stars

Dick WarlockJimmy Kiedash
Talia BalsamEmily Jackson
Kathleen LloydCarol Baldwin
Tommy FujiwaraDr. Komia
Connie KissingerNurse
Buddy Joe HookerMark Kiedash
Darryl TsutsuiCook
Leslie LlacunaKid