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The Rockford Files Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 1978 - 1979
Episode 1
Heartaches of a Fool
Fri, Sep 22, 197860 mins
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.
Episode 2
Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
Fri, Sep 29, 197860 mins
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 3
The Jersey Bounce
Fri, Oct 6, 197860 mins
Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.
Episode 4
White on White and Nearly Perfect
Fri, Oct 20, 197860 mins
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 5
Kill the Messenger
Fri, Oct 27, 197860 mins
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 6
A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
Fri, Nov 3, 197860 mins
Jim finds himself babysitting Chicago ex-cop turned celebrity "Frank Falcone," who is trying to protect his tough cop image for his television show, while promoting his seemingly kid friendly nature for a new line of "Frank Falcone" toys being rolled out. It soon gets dicey when a few old Chicago "friends" of Falcone show up to complicate things, and Falcone drags Jim in to one problem after another.
Episode 7
Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow
Fri, Nov 10, 197860 mins
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 8
The Empty Frame
Fri, Nov 17, 197860 mins
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 9
Black Mirror
Fri, Nov 24, 197895 mins
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 10
A Fast Count
Fri, Dec 1, 197860 mins
Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder.
Episode 11
Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
Fri, Dec 8, 197860 mins
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 12
With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
Fri, Jan 5, 197960 mins
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 13
The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar
Fri, Jan 12, 197960 mins
Ignorant that he's been driving a hot Cadillac with an illegal stash of guns in the trunk, Jim find himself rubbing shoulders with the FBI and the Company.
Episode 14
Guilt
Fri, Jan 19, 197960 mins
Jim finds his guilty conscience being manipulated by a former fiancee, who asks him to find out who is threatening her life.
Episode 15
The Deuce
Thu, Jan 25, 197960 mins
Jim gets stuck doing jury duty in a case of hit-and-run by a drunk driver that results in a mistrial. He's then hired by the drunk driver to prove he was set-up, and to find out why.
Episode 16
The Man Who Saw the Alligators
Sat, Feb 10, 197974 mins
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 17
The Return of the Black Shadow
Sat, Feb 17, 197960 mins
After his sister and Rockford are attacked and brutalized by a biker gang, Coop goes undercover to locate them.
Episode 18
A Material Difference
Sat, Feb 24, 197960 mins
Jim finds himself being dragged into a complicated situation when Angel's con job as a hitman for hire goes awry.
Episode 19
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job
Sat, Mar 3, 197995 mins
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 20
A Different Drummer
Fri, Apr 13, 197960 mins
While in hospital after a car accident, Jim stumbles across a black market for vital organs.