3. Ki'i's Don't Lie (1)

Magnum's security services for an antique auction are tested by San Diego-based P.I.'s A.J and Rick Simon's task to steal back a Ki'i - which seems to carry a death curse - for its previous owner who feels his declining health will improve if it's returned to its origin. Episode was a cross-over with Simon & Simon; the second half of the story, Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend, aired as a Simon & Simon episode immediately following Ki'i's Don't Lie.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Magnum is assisted by the Simon brothers ( Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker ) in finding a stolen Hawaiian artifact that's supposedly cursed. Guest star: Morgan Fairchild Note: This episode begins a crossover event that concludes on Simon & Simon season 2 episode 1. In the original broadcast version, Higgins joins Simon & Simon in pursuing the woman who tricked him, with Magnum himself only appearing at the beginning and end. But a second conclusion was also shot for repeat and syndication purposes (the fleeing villain is caught), allowing the Magnum P.I. episode to be wrapped up so that it may be later rerun as a "stand alone" episode.

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