 At the request of the Governor, McGarrett investigates recent odd behavior by Sam Kalakua. Sam, a friend of the Governor s and a distant relative of Kono s, is also among the last of descendants of Hawaiian kings. Sam says he saw the Hawaiian god of fire coming for him and fired a gun in defense. McGarrett ("I m a man of this century") doesn t believe in Hawaiian gods but also thinks that Sam is not senile or imagining things. Sam s closest relative is his nephew George, who is married to Eleanor, who yearns for a jet set life. The couple are aligned with a real estate developer who has designs on Sam s estate and a film maker who s an expert in special effects. When she can t get Sam committed to a mental institution, Eleanor decides it s time to kill Sam.