Appropriate title considering Halloween is right around the corner.

Tonight 50 years ago, CBS aired "...And I Want Some Candy And A Gun That Shoots" (S04E06).

This episode starts off 'innocently' enough with George Patton purchasing a rifle, scope and some ammo. Patton is actually William Shem, Jr. (Michael Burns) who was a marksman in Vietnam. Shem has pretty much lost his mind but he has it together enough to take cover in an abandoned bunker near Diamond Head. He has a clear view of the highway below and shoots out a woman's tire. She flags down an HPD patrol car and this is where everything goes South in a hurry. Shem wounds one of the officers and kills the other.

Five-O is soon on the scene with McGarrett and Danno arriving just in front of the ambulance bypassing a lot of backed up traffic. McGarrett tries everything to talk Shem down but there's zero success here. Even after bringing Shem's wife (Annette O'Toole), his mother (Jeanne Cooper) and his doctor (William Croarkin). In the end, Shem is dead and Danno wounded on the side of the hill.

Mr. Mike's review is here: http://www.fiveohomepage.com/5-0log4.htm#78

This is a really good show and one I like a lot. The tension ratchets up throughout and Shem's mother lives in La La Land being in complete denial that her son isn't in the bunker. Cooper is one of my favorite actresses and her turn here proves her acting prowess. She is best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on "The Young and The Restless" which she played until her death in 2013.

This is also one of the most violent episodes I've ever seen and frankly, I'm surprised MeTV aired it in 2017/2018. There's exchange of a lot of gunfire multiple times through the show including several officers lined up behind their cars with AR-15s shooting toward the bunker. We see lots of damage and another officer (Nephei Hanneman) killed when he charges the hill against McGarrett's orders.

It's a great episode and one worth checking out. Happy 50th, "...And I Want Some Candy And A Gun That Shoots"!!