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Sylvia Sidney guest stars as Elizabeth Barrett, the literary mentor of Magnum's boss Robin Masters. Elizabeth arrives in Hawaii ostensibly to interview Dr. Albert Tessa (Joseph Wiseman), a reclusive bird expert who has been living in hiding ever since the abortive 1956 Hungarian revolt. What Magnum (Tom Selleck) doesn't realize is that Elizabeth actually plans to kill Tessa, thereby capping a complex revenge scheme involving an "Attack Macaw"! Jacqueline Ray, in real life the former spouse of series star Tom Selleck, appears in a secondary storyline involving Magnum's futile efforts to collect an overdue fee.