'Hawaii Five-O' Season 8: Steve & Danny's New Restaurant Venture; Old Colleague Helps Out Team

More details have come out regarding the return of Chris Vance in “Hawaii Five-O” Season 8 that will premiere in early October. His character, British spy Harry Langford, will appear in episode 2 titled “Kāu pahi, ko’u kua. Kāu pū, ko’u po’o” (“Your Knife, My Back. My Gun, Your Head”).

Harry’s expertise will be needed in a special mission the Task Force will be involved in. Based on the “Hawaii Five-O” Season 8 episode synopsis, the murder of the boss of a major crime family triggers revenge killings across the island according to Cartermatt. The team enlists the help of the British spy and what he brings to the table remains to be seen.

The synopsis also revealed that Steve (Alex O'Loughlin) and Danny (Scott Caan) will be “sorting out particulars in their new restaurant venture.” It has been previously reported that it is something that they look forward to be doing when they retire. It was actually more of Danny’s idea which Steve sort of hitched on.

It is speculated that over the course of “Hawaii Five-O” Season 8, the two will be figuring out if they can actually pull it off. They may be able to realize if they can move towards that direction when they leave the service.

For fans who started to worry that this may very well signal Steve and Danno’s retirement soon, EP Peter Lenkov said that it will be a long-term thing reports TV Line. He explained, “And who knows — the way they’re sort of going at each other, and given their different points of view with regards to building this business as something to retire into, it may never even happen!”

Meanwhile, fans are aware of Daniel Dae Kim (Chin) and Grace Park’s (Kono) departure from the series after they failed to secure equal pay against their co-stars. In “Hawaii Five-O” Season 8, will see the addition of new characters, Tani Rey (Meaghan Rath) and Junior Reigns (Beaulah Koale). The series returns on September 29 on CBS.