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"Of Sound Mind" is the twelfth episode of the third season of Magnum, P.I. which originally aired on January 6, 1983.

Plot[]

Magnum inherits $50 million from a former client who died in a plane crash.

Synopsis[]

It's no laughing matter when a practical joker dies in a plane explosion. Magnum is the surprised heir to the man's vast estate - but is the killer who caused the explosion now after Hawaii's newest millionaire?

Cast[]

Main[]

Guest[]

  • Donnelly Rhodes as Wilson Arthur MacLeish
  • Elaine Joyce as Cousin Marina Pepesco
  • James Murtaugh as Simon MacLeish
  • Michael DeLano as Cousin Anthony "Tony" Silvano (credited as Michael Delano)
  • Raymond Singer as Benton Quirk
  • Roscoe Lee Browne as Carlton
  • Junne Barnes as Housekeeper
  • Bruce Johnson as Frankenstein

Trivia[]

  • The revolver Carlton uses at the end is a target variant of the Colt Peacemaker called the Bisley, named for the well-known shooting match in England where it made its debut. It is a fairly rare piece today.
  • This episode's narrative bears a number of similarities (a faked death, a hidden chamber where the "deceased" is holed-up) to the Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of The Norwood Builder".

Quotes[]

Higgins: (Magnum is "playing" the saxophone) Magnum... Magnum!... Magnum!
Magnum: Hi, Higgins!
Higgins: How fiendishly deceptive of you, Magnum. I could have sworn I was hearing the emasculation of a large rodent. To my great surprise, I see the sounds are emanating from what I thought was a harmless musical instrument.
Magnum: Cute, Higgins, real cute.
(plays sax again)
Higgins: Why, Magnum? Why do this terrible thing?
Magnum: Higgins, I'll have you know I was very good. I was the second best sax player in my High School band.
Higgins: Well, how many sax players were there?
Magnum: Anyway, I just saw this in a pawn shop window and thought I'd like to try and get my chops back.
Higgins: May I suggest that your "chops" are irretrievable.
Magnum: Higgins, did you come here just to abuse me?
  Season 3 (1980)
Did You See the Sunrise?Ki'is Don't LieThe Eighth Part of the VillagePast TenseBlack on WhiteFlashbackFoiled AgainMr. White DeathMixed DoublesAlmost HomeHeal ThyselfOf Sound MindThe Arrow That Is Not AimedBasket CaseBirdman of BudapestI Do?Forty Years from Sand IslandLegacy from a FriendTwo Birds of a Feather...By Its CoverThe Big BlowFaith and Begorrah
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