The Rockford Files Season 5

September. 22,1978      TV-PG
Rating:
8.2
Trailer Synopsis

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

Episode 22 : A Different Drummer
April. 13,1979
While in hospital after a car accident, Jim stumbles across a black market for vital organs.
Episode 21 : Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2
April. 13,1979
Conclusion
Episode 20 : Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 1
March. 03,1979
Richie's father has been swindled by a man named Coombs. Jim assembles together a disparate group of con-artists in a complicated scheme using Coombs' anxieties, and even the "Curse" of King Tut, to save Mr. Brockelman from ruin.
Episode 19 : A Material Difference
February. 24,1979
Jim finds himself being dragged into a complicated situation when Angel's con job as a hit man for hire goes awry.
Episode 18 : The Return of the Black Shadow
February. 17,1979
A gang of bikers beat up Jim and assault John Cooper's sister, leading Coop to seek vengeance by returning to a darker period in his past when he was in a biker gang.
Episode 17 : The Man Who Saw the Alligators
February. 10,1979
If having the IRS wanting to do an audit isn't bad enough, a gangster Jim helped put in prison is out on parole and wants a pound of his flesh in revenge.
Episode 16 : The Deuce
January. 25,1979
Having Jim doing jury duty leads to a mistrial and his being hired to investigate the case of pedestrian hit by a drunk-driver that brought the accused to court.
Episode 15 : Guilt
January. 19,1979
Jim finds his guilty conscience being manipulated by a former fiancee, who asks him to find out who is threatening her life.
Episode 14 : The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
January. 12,1979
Ignorant that he's been driving a hot Cadillac with an illegal stash of guns in the trunk, leads Jim into rubbing shoulders with the FBI and the Company.
Episode 13 : With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
January. 05,1979
A fashion model friend of Jim is found dead on the ground below her balcony. The police believe it's suicide, but having gotten a desperate phone call from her, Jim believes it's murder.
Episode 12 : Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
December. 08,1978
Jim could use some saintly guidance when he goes undercover on a scandal rag that is getting confidential medical information on a doctor's famous, and infamous, patients.
Episode 11 : A Fast Count
December. 01,1978
Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder.
Episode 10 : Black Mirror: Part 2
November. 24,1978
Rockford's investigation of psychologist Megan Dougherty's stalker leads him to one of her patients who may have a split personality - one of which is a paid killer.
Episode 9 : Black Mirror: Part 1
November. 24,1978
A blind psychologist, who is being terrorized by an unknown stalker, turns to Jim for help.
Episode 8 : A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
November. 17,1978
Jim is forced to babysit Chicago ex-cop, now celebrity, "Frank Falcone," who has a television show and toy line. Falcone isn't easy to babysit, and things get dicey when some old Chicago "friends" of Falcone show up to complicate things.
Episode 7 : Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow
November. 10,1978
After being strong-armed by an Arab sheik and his goons, and getting no help from the police, Jim decides to track down the two people who caused his trouble: a soft-voiced gigolo and the sheik's naive daughter.
Episode 6 : The Empty Frame
November. 03,1978
At a swank party, attended by some of LA's high society and police dept. VIPs, in honor of Angel's brother-in-law, Aaron, being made Chief of Police, a robbery takes place, while Lt. Doug Chapman is in charge of security. Desperate to get back into good graces with his superiors, Chapman swallows his pride and asks Rockford to help him.
Episode 5 : Kill the Messenger
October. 27,1978
When an already overly stressed Dennis Becker is lumped with the unwelcome task of finding out who murdered Deputy Chief Towne's unfaithful wife, Jim decides to lend a hand in the investigation.
Episode 4 : White on White and Nearly Perfect
October. 20,1978
Handsome, charmed PI Lance White (Tom Selleck) may speak lines that sound like they're from a 1940s B movie, but everyone is so attracted to him they hang on his every word. That is, everyone except Jim.
Episode 3 : The Jersey Bounce
October. 06,1978
Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.
Episode 2 : Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
September. 29,1978
A doctor's murder has direct connections to the Mob, and Jim comes to the assistance of hooker friend Rita Capcovik (Rita Moreno) when she finds herself entangled in it.
Episode 1 : Heartaches of a Fool
September. 22,1978
Jim finds that a country music star, corrupt union boss and Chinese triad all have one thing in common with why Rocky ended in hospital after his rig was forced off the road: sausages.

Seasons

Season 6
Season 6 1979
Season 5
Season 5 1978
Season 4
Season 4 1977
Season 3
Season 3 1976
Season 2
Season 2 1975
Season 1
Season 1 1974

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