Several Sundays in a row, unoccupied buildings have been set ablaze. Apparently, some pyro is at work and McGarrett is determined to catch them. However, what he doesn't know is that the fires are all being set to hide the destruction of one company in particular--and the owners of that company are orchestrating the fires! This is pretty bad, but what makes this a really compelling episode is that the paid pyro has identified a young man who has shown up to many of the fires--a guy who has his own history of fires and psychiatric treatment when he was a teen. So, they brilliantly build a case to pin on this poor shmoe--and you really feel sorry for the young man because he is 100% innocent. To make it worse, the last fire (involving the owner's pharmaceutical company) ended up killing a security guard--and it's all about to be pinned on this patsy.
This is a very good episode--mostly because it builds so much empathy for the guy getting the blame for the fires. Also, the story is quite interesting. There were only two minor problems. First, too much stock footage of fires was used--they really should have used less--especially since it's often pretty grainy. Second, and IMDb spotted this one, what about the car (read more on IMDb's goofs for more on this). Still, well worth seeing and it's nice to see six seasons in that very high quality episodes are the norm.
This is a very good episode--mostly because it builds so much empathy for the guy getting the blame for the fires. Also, the story is quite interesting. There were only two minor problems. First, too much stock footage of fires was used--they really should have used less--especially since it's often pretty grainy. Second, and IMDb spotted this one, what about the car (read more on IMDb's goofs for more on this). Still, well worth seeing and it's nice to see six seasons in that very high quality episodes are the norm.
