Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)

Death Is a Company Policy (1972)

Michael Ansara: Piro Manoa

Quotes 

• Piro Manoa : [arms extended]  Johnny, you've been away from family too long.

  [They embrace, and Manoa pulls a gun and shoots Johnny] 

• Piro Manoa : [after he gets off the phone]  Well. you'll be glad to know that Hawaii is safe from the hands of Five-O and the district attorney.

  Miss Simpson : They found the security leak?

  Piro Manoa : Yeah, they found him alright... Wouldn't you know it turned out to be a cop?

  [Cut to Duke, turning in his badge] 

• Piro Manoa : [Manoa wants Miss Simpson to join him in a swim]  Hey look, Miss Ice Cube, it's almost 5:00... Now, why don't you knock it off, and let's take a dip.

  Miss Simpson : [Sarcastically]  I'm not fond of the sun, Mr. Manoa... Besides, I might freeze your $15,000 pool.

• Piro Manoa : [Miss Simpson won't go swimming with Manoa]  For once, why don't you put the numbers away, and think about me as a man?

  Miss Simpson : [Sarcastically]  I already have... And I became violently ill.

• Johnny Resko : [to Manoa]  I hear you got some kind of deal... I'm listening.

  Piro Manoa : Johnny, Johnny... We gotta talk so stiff?... Like corporation guys?... Like lawyers?... You used to live in my house. We were like brothers.

  Johnny Resko : Yeah, and now I got six blocks in Waikiki, bruddah... So you got a proposition? Spell it out... with numbers.

  Piro Manoa : Business... Always business.

• Piro Manoa : Hey Johnny, remember the first job we pulled in '42?... You tripped that burglar alarm, and I got you out?

  Johnny Resko : Big deal... Sixty two dollars and 20 cents.

  Piro Manoa : You told me 60... You made off with 2 bucks, Johnny.

  Johnny Resko : [laughing]  You made it up to yourself more than once.

• Runny Grose : [to Manoa]  I just got back from you-know-where... They're running around like chickens without heads trying to figure out where the leak is... As if they could, huh Mr. Manoa?

  Piro Manoa : Yeah, but they won't. Because only three people know... Me, the leak and you, carrying the messages back and forth... Three people, Runny.

• Piro Manoa : [Reading cable from Bryce-Halsey]  "Change of market situation requires immediate liquidation of R.G. holdings"... R.G... That's you, Runny.

  Runny Grose : [Looking puzzled]  What does it mean?

  Piro Manoa : It means they don't like odd numbers.

  [Cuts to Manoa giving the word for his men to throw Runny's body overboard in a barrel]