Ep 9. Ha'aw Make Loa (Death Wish)

In Hawaii Five-0 season 3 episode 9 titled "Ha'aw Make Loa" (Death Wish), the team is called in to investigate a murder which initially appears to be a simple robbery gone wrong. However, it soon becomes clear that there is much more to this case than meets the eye.

The victim, a wealthy businessman named Victor Hesse, was supposed to be on a business trip to Japan, but instead, he decided to stay back in Hawaii and spend time with his mistress. His wife, who is aware of his affair, suspects that the mistress may have had something to do with his death.

The Five-0 team begins their investigation by questioning the victim's mistress, but she claims to have no knowledge of the murder and says that she last saw Victor on the night he left for Japan. The team starts to follow other leads, including a local crime boss who had a grudge against Victor.

Meanwhile, the team faces some personal challenges as well. Kono is still reeling from the revelation about her estranged mother and is struggling to come to terms with the news. Chin Ho, on the other hand, finds himself in a difficult position when Malia's father asks him to drop their investigation into her death.

As the investigation continues, the team discovers that the murder was not a robbery gone wrong, but rather a carefully planned hit job. The killer is identified as a hitman who had been hired to kill Victor by a secret organization known as the Yakuza. The Yakuza had targeted Victor because he was planning to back out of a deal with them and they saw him as a threat to their business interests.

The episode takes a dramatic turn when the team realizes that the Yakuza are also planning to kill the witness who saw them talking to Victor shortly before his death. The team races against time to save the witness and bring the killers to justice.

In the end, Hawaii Five-0 season 3 episode 9 delivers a satisfying conclusion with several twists and turns along the way. The episode manages to balance the action and the personal storylines of the characters, making for an engaging watch. Overall, "Ha'aw Make Loa" (Death Wish) is a solid episode of Hawaii Five-0 that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats.