Season 2

Episode information

Airdates

September 27, 2019 – May 8, 2020

Cast

No. of episodes

20

Premiere

Payback Is for Beginners

Finale

A Leopard on the Prowl

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Season 2 is the second season of Magnum P.I. The series was renewed for the second season on January 25, 2019 and it was premiered on September 27, 2019 and concluded on May 8, 2020. There are 20 episodes.

Cast[]

Main[]

Recurring[]

Kimee Balmilero as Dr. Noelani Cunha
Shawn Mokuahi Garnett as Flippa Tupuola
Michael Patrick Thornton as Charlie Owens
Christopher Thornton as Kenny "Shammy" Shamberg
Larry Manetti as Nicky "The Kid" DeMarco
Corbin Bernsen as Francis "Icepick" Hofstetler
Taylor Wily as Kamekona Tupuola
Bobby Lee as Jin Jeong
Dennis Chun as Duke Lukela
Janel Parrish as Maleah

Guest[]

Brooke Lyons as Abby Miller
Bre Blair as Lina
Barbara Eve Harris as Lucy Akina
Catherine Dent as Georgia Preston
Lee Majors as Russell Harlan
Patrick Monahan and Skylar Grey performing as Train
Peter Facinelli as Gene Curtis, a.k.a. Ivan
Aaron Donald as himself
Hans Hedemann as himself
Patrick Monahan as himself
Skylar Grey as herself
Jerry Becker as himself
Luis Carlos Maldonado as himself
Stephanie Lum as herself
Domenick Lombardozzi as Sebastian Nuzo
Louis Lombardi as Paulie Nuzo
James Remar as Captain Buck Greene
Melissa Tang as Erin Hong
Chef Roy Yamaguchi as himself
Andre Reed as Eddie Butler and himself
Betsy Phillips as Suzy Madison
Cowboy Cerrone as Reese
Sonya Balmores as Leanna Owens
William Forsythe as Harry Brown
Willie Garson as Gerard Hirsch
Roy Yamaguchi as Himself
Joy Osmanski as Ana Chua

Special Guest[]

Five-0 Task Force

Trivia[]

On January 25, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season.^[1]
On June 13, 2019, the series was scheduled on Friday, September 27 at 9:00pm, right after Hawaii Five-0.^[2]
Magnum P.I. shifted to Friday nights for Season 2 instead of Monday nights.
The series would film in Oahu in July 2019 and wrap up in February 2020.^[3]
On November 19, 2019, the series was on hiatus after MacGyver returned to Friday night on February 7, 2020 and returned on April 10, after Hawaii Five-0 has ended its tenth season run.
Before the circumstances of COVID-19 pandemic this season had all episodes filmed as of March 13.

Episodes[]

Title	Written by	Directed by	Original air date	Production code
Part 1
Payback Is for Beginners	Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	Bryan Spicer	September 27, 2019	201
	A missing persons case turns sour when Magnum discovers that his client's wife was linked to a bank robbery. Also, Rick quits the club scene, and Higgins is "recalled" to London.
Honor Among Thieves	Gene Hong	Carlos Bernard	October 4, 2019	202
	An incorrigible pickpocket, Jin asks Magnum for help when a cell phone he recently lifted receives a very suspicious text message. Also, Magnum is frustrated when Higgins still won't give him an answer to whether or not she will become his partner, and when Rick decides to make a bold career move, T.C. comes to the rescue.
Knight Lasts Forever	Neil Tolkin	Eagle Egilsson	October 11, 2019	203
	Kumu and Higgins are in danger when Robin's Nest is under siege by mercenaries storming the estate in order to find out the true identity of the White Knight, Robin's muse and literary hero. Also, Rick and T.C. helps one of Rick's employees when his car is stolen, and Higgins finally gives Magnum an answer about if she'll become his partner.
Dead Inside	Barbie Kligman	Krishna Rao	October 18, 2019	204
	When Katsumoto suspects that one of his fellow cops is dirty and has stolen evidence, he begrudgingly asks Magnum and Higgins for help. Also, Rick and TC help Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald when his tablet, that contains the Rams' playbook, is stolen.
Make It 'Til Dawn	Gene Hong & Tera Tolentino	Bryan Spicer	October 25, 2019	205
	On Halloween, Magnum and Jin search for a skip-tracer at a Halloween bash, just as Katsumoto tracks an escaped killer who is headed to that same party. Also, Higgins and Rick must spend the night at an allegedly haunted house in order to debunk the notion, and TC and Kumu protect a sacred Hawaiian burial ground.
Lie, Cheat, Steal, Kill	Alfredo Barrios Jr.	Ron Underwood	November 1, 2019	206
	Magnum's lawyer girlfriend Abby asks for his help in a sensitive off-the-books case investigating a novelist suspected of murder, leading to a long and winding case of literary plagiarism and serial killing. Because the killer was Abby's client, she gets disbarred in Hawaii and tells Magnum she is leaving to start a legal clinic on the mainland.
The Man in the Secret Room	Joe Gazzam	Allison Liddi-Brown	November 8, 2019	207
	While Magnum helps out his friend Russell Harlan and temporarily works as the head of a hotel's security, he investigates the death of a guest who was thrown from her room's balcony while working on a secret investigation of her own. Also, Icepick is released from jail and is trying to keep a secret from Rick.
He Came by Night	Barbie Kligman	Antonio Negret	November 15, 2019	208
	Magnum and Higgins' new partnership is tested when they disagree about being hired by a woman who wants them to recover her three million dollars in stolen drug money in order to save her husband's life. Also, TC and Shammy must get to the bottom of a potential case of someone impersonating a decorated veteran.
A Bullet Named Fate	Scarlett Lacey (Story/Teleplay) & Neil Tolkin (Teleplay)	Doug Hannah	November 22, 2019	209
	Magnum sets out to avenge the shooting of friend and fellow P.I. Harry Brown, who took over a probate case that Magnum declined in favor of a higher-paying job, and he and Higgins stumble into a three-year-old history of unsolved child disappearances. Meanwhile, Kumu leads a protest to protect a sacred burial ground from developers. She is joined by a 16-year old acquaintance, whose mother becomes furious at Kumu when the girl is arrested for civil disobedience.
Blood Brothers	Peter Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	Peter Weller	December 6, 2019	210
	Nuzo's brother Paulie comes to Magnum and his team to get them to help him smuggle in an Afghani boy whom they had bonded with during their military service, dodging ICE and human traffickers all the while.
Day I Met the Devil	Alfredo Barrios Jr.	Kristin Windell	December 13, 2019	211
	Magnum's former C.O., Captain Buck Greene, calls him up from the reserves to tackle a secret mission in the "triple frontier" area of South America. Magnum wants to bring T.C. and Rick along to help, but Greene tells him a team has already been selected. When he arrives, Magnum soon realizes Greene lied and he is on a suicide mission. The ringleader, an arms dealer named Gene is revealed to be the mysterious Ivan, the man who sent mercenaries to Robin's Nest in search of the "White Knight" (ep. 2.3). A cryptic message from Magnum has Higgins worried that something is amiss, so she arranges a rescue with help from T.C., Rick, Shammy and Katsumoto. While Magnum is rescued, Ivan escapes.
Desperate Measures	Peter M. Lenkov & Eric Guggenheim	Maja Vrvilo	January 3, 2020	212
	When Junior is kidnapped as leverage to retrieve the stolen list of undercover CIA agents, and most of Five-0 is rounded up by the CIA to prevent them from interfering, Tani and Quinn ask Magnum and Higgins for their help. -- This episodes begins as part two of a two-part crossover that began on season 10, episode 12 of Hawaii Five-0 --
Mondays Are for Murder	Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim (Story), Alfredo Barrios Jr. (Teleplay)	Alexandra LaRoche	January 10, 2020	213
	Magnum and TC go undercover as efficiency experts when a corporate manager is murdered and everyone in the office is a suspect. Also, Rick is curious why Higgins faked an injury to prevent her from investigating the case with Thomas.
A Game of Cat and Mouse	Gene Hong	Roderick Davis	January 30, 2020	214
	Jin the pickpocket calls Magnum and Higgins from jail with information about an imminent assassination, forcing Magnum and Higgins to bail him out of jail to track down the killer. When the assassination goes wrong, their work gets even more complicated when the intended victim goes on the run.
Part 2
Say Hello to Your Past	Joe Gazzam	Avi Youabian	April 10, 2020	215
	Kumu is kidnapped by Milo, a man who has been shot and is on the run from the law. Milo says he'll be arrested for killing his wife over stolen drug money, but insists he is innocent of the murder. As Magnum and his team hunt for the real killer, Kumu's captor tells a poignant story about second chances that helps her confront her own past.
Farewell to Love	Ashley Charbonnet & Alfredo Barrios Jr.	Bronwen Hughes	April 17, 2020	216
	While Magnum and Higgins are undercover as a couple on a romantic bus tour working a case, they must switch gears when one of the love birds on the trip is murdered and evidence is quickly deteriorating in the Hawaiian heat. Also, TC is shaken when he runs into his ex-girlfriend who's visiting the island on her honeymoon.
The Night Has Eyes	Ashley Charbonnet	David Straiton	April 24, 2020	217
	Magnum and Higgins are hired to recover a stolen urn containing the ashes of a woman's late husband. When the thief is found murdered soon after, the trail leads to a decades-old case of blackmail. Meanwhile, Higgins tells Magnum she overstayed her visa and likely has to return to the UK for an extended time, prompting Magnum to suggest they get married. Also, Rick and TC encounter a car salesman/bar patron who pretends to be NFL player Andre Reed.
A World of Trouble	Tera Tolentino & Neil Tolkin	Peter Weller	May 1, 2020	218
	Magnum's marriage to Higgins approaches and everyone is involved in the preparations except Katsumoto, who tries to talk Higgins out of going through with the marriage solely to get her green card. The current case is to help an anonymous benefactor for a school who has suddenly gone missing, but the gifts she gave the school are revealed to have been stolen. Rick and TC help a now-retired veteran as he tries to transition to civilian life after 30 years in the Marines. Higgins decides it will be safer and easier if she marries TC instead of Magnum.
May the Best One Win	Gene Hong	Rocky Carroll	May 8, 2020	219
	Magnum learns through a divorce mediator that the wife of his race car driver client is also looking for a detective. He suggests Higgins, even though it pits them on opposite sides of the case. The two decide to have a fun competition, but the fun ends quickly. Meanwhile, Rick opens the bar for the morning and finds a man dead of a heart attack. As the man has no I.D. on him, Rick's only clue is that a waitress overheard the man say something about "Suzy" during last call. As the episode closes, Higgins tells Magnum that she doesn't want to go through with a green card marriage, to TC or anyone.
A Leopard on the Prowl	Eric Guggenheim & Peter M. Lenkov	Bryan Spicer	May 8, 2020	220
	Rick thinks he's talked Icepick out of one last score with a guy he knew in prison, but Icepick goes through with it and is shot by his partner, who also shoots and kills a security guard. Magnum, Higgins and TC all rally to find the murderer, who is determined to eliminate all loose ends. Meanwhile, Magnum learns from Hawaii Five-0 contact Adam Noshimuri of a "Hail Mary" legal maneuver that could resolve Higgins' visa situation, but it's very expensive. He decides to call Robin Masters for help.