Season 3
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Season 3

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Episodes (22)

The Fourth Man
Ep 1

The Fourth Man

7.5
1976-09-2443m
Jim helps a friend who works in the airline industry, who's apparently being pursued by a hit man, and she's no idea why she's being targeted.
The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit
Ep 2

The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit

7.0
1976-10-0143m
Rockford finds himself getting unwanted attention from the media and police, when a popular psychic fingers him as having important information on the disappearance of two people.
The Family Hour
Ep 3

The Family Hour

8.0
1976-10-0848m
Jim and Rocky find an abandoned young girl that leads to Jim finding and helping her father.
Feeding Frenzy
Ep 4

Feeding Frenzy

6.0
1976-10-1543m
Jim helps a friend who wants to pay back money he stole three years earlier when his daughter then gets kidnapped leading to problems for Jim with the kidnappers and the police.
Drought at Indianhead River
Ep 5

Drought at Indianhead River

9.0
1976-11-0548m
Jim finds out there's a hit out on Angel and runs into trouble with the mob bailing him out.
Coulter City Wildcat
Ep 6

Coulter City Wildcat

8.0
1976-11-1243m
Rocky is forced to sign oil lease rights he owns away, leading Jim to investigate who and why someone wanted Rocky's seemingly worthless leases so badly.
So Help Me God
Ep 7

So Help Me God

1976-11-1948m
Jim gets called before a grand jury where he promptly gets thrown into jail for contempt.
Rattlers' Class of '63
Ep 8

Rattlers' Class of '63

8.0
1976-11-2643m
Angel is working a con involving the sale of a landfill, and unknown to him or Jim, it happens to be the location of a dead body from an unsolved case from twelve years before. The people who put it there don't want it found.
Return to the 38th Parallel
Ep 9

Return to the 38th Parallel

8.0
1976-12-1043m
Jim gets used by an old Army buddy in an insurance recovery case.
Piece Work
Ep 10

Piece Work

8.0
1976-12-1743m
While investigating an insurance claim Jim accidentally stumbles into a gun smuggling operation.
The Trouble with Warren
Ep 11

The Trouble with Warren

8.0
1976-12-2443m
Beth's nerdy cousin Warren drags Jim into his mounting troubles.
There's One in Every Port
Ep 12

There's One in Every Port

9.0
1977-01-0748m
After being conned by friends Jim sets them up to settle the score and save himself.
Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You
Ep 13

Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You

1977-01-1443m
When several of Jim's fellow P.I.'s lose their licenses under circumstances that are suspiciously similar, he begins to suspect that someone is targeting independent investigators and systematically putting them out of business.
The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 1
Ep 14

The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 1

9.0
1977-01-2143m
Jim helps a friend (Strother Martin) of Rocky's who's being forced off his property.
The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 2
Ep 15

The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 2

9.0
1977-01-2844m
Jim helps a friend of Rocky's who's being forced off his property.
The Becker Connection
Ep 16

The Becker Connection

8.0
1977-02-1143m
Rockford's newest case is to clear his friend Dennis Becker, who is suspected of selling drugs to deal with his financial problems.
Just Another Polish Wedding
Ep 17

Just Another Polish Wedding

8.0
1977-02-1848m
Jim gets Gandy (Isaac Hayes) a job with his P.I. buddy Marcus Hayes (Louis Gossett Jr.) who promptly then tries to steal the case.
New Life, Old Dragons
Ep 18

New Life, Old Dragons

8.0
1977-02-2548m
Jim is hired by a Vietnamese refugee to find her missing brother.
To Protect and Serve: Part 1
Ep 19

To Protect and Serve: Part 1

8.0
1977-03-1148m
Rockford is hired to find a missing woman, only to discover that she is also being sought by a New York crime family.
To Protect and Serve: Part 2
Ep 20

To Protect and Serve: Part 2

1977-03-1848m
Rockford tries to keep a woman on the run out of the hands of two Minette hoods (and her revenge minded ex-fiancé) but the bungling interference of a disturbed police groupie threatens to get them both killed.
Crack Back
Ep 21

Crack Back

8.0
1977-03-2547m
Beth turns to Jim for help when she finds herself being mentally harassed by a mysterious man while trying to win an important trial.
Dirty Money, Black Light
Ep 22

Dirty Money, Black Light

9.0
1977-04-0143m
Jim becomes very concerned when Rocky starts receiving thousands of dollars through the mail.