- Magnum returns from California and finds a Hollywood crew on the estate filming a movie based on a Robin Masters' novel. When the star's double is injured, Magnum is hired as his replacement.
- Magnum (Tom Selleck) returns from out-of-town exhausted, only to drop into the middle of a movie crew filming the last few segments of a new, real-life movie-star couple Olivia Ross Jack Martin (Dana Wynter Larry Pennell) blockbuster .
Being visually inspected the movies director and producer on his way to see Higgins (John Hillerman), he leans of the movie and find Higgins has volunteered his services to the film, as the stunt-double for Jack Martin (the films male star).
Magnum pretty much refuses the job, until he learns one of his favorite actress's - Olivia Ross is staring in the film and will be on-set by days end. Quickly regains a second-wind, he goes to his bunkhouse to clean up from his trip, and returns to the set, where he is introduced to several of the film's crew, and Olivia Ross, his actress-fan-love.
Magnum sits in the back watching the next segment being filmed, a scene where Olivia Ross's character shoots Jack Martin's character. The scene starts with the two actors talking, leading to an argument, and Olivia Ross's character pulls a gun from her purse and shoots Jack Martins character.
The scene is considered successful and wraps up, but Martin doesn't move he is still lying on the ground. Film crewmen rush over to find that Martin is unconscious, suffering from a real gunshot. Upon inspection of the prop gun, we learn it was loaded with real ammunition.
Within minutes, Magnum is asked to perform another duty while playing stunt-double to investigate and discover the person(s) responsible for the murder. In the meantime, Sgt. Tanaka (HPD 50) shows up, and after a lot of film rhetoric, arrests Olivia Ross for Attempted Murder by shooting her real-life husband and its all on film.
The next day, before Magnum can start investigating, he has to fill-in for Jack Martin, a scene where he fends off the film's henchman in his stunt-double role. Afterwards, he visits Olivia Ross in jail, talks about her relationship with Martin, then actually runs some script lines with her. He leaves, assuring her everything will be all right.
Back at the estate, Magnum along with TC and Rick discuss the case and decide to search Martin's trailer. After a few minutes of searching, the find a pistol in the freezer's ice-tray.
The next morning, we see Olivia Ross leaving Police HQ hounded by the press. She drives back to the estate, where we find Magnum on the beach thinking out loud until Olivia walks up to chat. After a few minutes of light conversation, Higgins walks up to report that Martin's prognosis had improved and that he has regained consciousness. Olivia excuses herself, and asks Higgins if she can borrow a car to visit her husband at the hospital.
Magnum returns to the main house with Higgins to watch "dailys" along with the director and the producer. Halfway thru, Magnum asks them to re-play part of the segment. In one of the daily film segments, he spies something no one else noticed, and without explanation, excuses himself. He jumps into the red Ferrari and drives to the hospital.
Switching scenes to the hospital, we see Olivia poised over Jack in his hospital bed with a hypo, about ready to stick it in the sleeping star's arm. Before she can, Magnum bursts into the room and stops her. They talk, and she walks out, exclaiming Magnum "can't prove anything". Magnum stares at her as she leaves the room, shocked that his one-time favorite actress could be so cruel. The show ends, fading to the closing Magnum PI theme song. - ColonialOak, 2017
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It's lights, camera, action when Magnum is a stunt double, a prop gun's blanks are mysteriously replaced with real bullets, and his respected friend is accused of attempted murder. - phamiltonsmith, 2012
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