- Connecticut clothier Fred Forbush, whose business is failing, wants to be killed so that his family can collect on his life insurance; and former swimmer Terry Summers, who was paralyzed in a car wreck, seeks a cure for her condition.
- "The Hit Man": Fred Forbush is in trouble: he's an underwear manufacturer whose company is about to go under, and he needs to do something fast. So, unbeknownst to his wife Shirley and his kids, Greg and Kathy, he asks Roarke to arrange his own assassination so that his family can collect on his life insurance and maintain the standard of living they're used to back in New Haven, Connecticut. Though dubious, Roarke eventually takes Fred to the estate of one Johnny Detroit, professional hit man. Fred and Johnny come to an agreement, and Johnny takes his shot at Fred while Fred and Shirley are canoeing. But Johnny misses, leaving Shirley confused and angry as to what's happening. But later in the weekend, Tattoo brings Fred a telegram from a major department store owner, who wants to buy "all the underwear [Fred] can turn out", thereby saving his floundering business. In the midst of the family celebration, Fred's real reason for coming to the island comes to light, enraging Shirley, who complains to Roarke and demands that something be done. Roarke allows that it doesn't look good, but he might be able to try something. And sure enough, just when Johnny's got Fred cornered and is about to waste him, Johnny's mother bursts into the bungalow scolding the living daylights out of him for playing with guns and missing his teaching stint at Sunday school...showing that Johnny Detroit, actually Wilbur Wilson, was also living out a fantasy! "The Swimmer": Terry Summers was paralyzed in an accident some time before and is now confined to a wheelchair; since then she and her father, Jack, have been all over the world looking for a specialist who can restore Terry's mobility to her. Having failed everywhere else, now they've come to Fantasy Island. Roarke sets up a meeting with a specialist; meantime, he asks Terry to teach a water-ballet class for a group of kids who will be performing for their parents. Terry agrees, and not till she arrives for the first lesson does she find that all the children are physically disabled. Most are good-natured about it; but one boy, Bobby, was injured in an accident and confined to a wheelchair just as Terry was, and he's bitter at losing his prospects to play with the Little League All-Stars. Sensing a kindred spirit, Terry persists in her efforts at striking up a friendship with Bobby and finally talks the reluctant boy into joining the water-ballet class. Just as things are looking up, Jack and Terry get the news from the specialist: it's not possible to repair the damage to Terry's spine. Terry is crushed, and Jack refuses to listen to the truth, promising his daughter that they'll look for someone else who can help. They don't realize that Bobby has overheard their entire conversation, and when Terry goes to tell the children goodbye, Bobby accuses her of being a hypocrite. Stung, Terry considers his words, changes her mind about leaving the island, and completes her commitment to the water-ballet class. At the same time she learns to accept her current situation and to begin dealing with life in a wheelchair.
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