#1
S3E7
So Help Me God
Jim gets called before a grand jury where he promptly gets thrown into jail for contempt.
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#2
S5E4
White on White and Nearly Perfect
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.
#3
S4E21
The House on Willis Avenue
When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.
#4
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job
S5E19
#5
Paradise Cove
S6E1
#6
Nice Guys Finish Dead
S6E6
#7
The Hammer of C Block
S2E14
#8
A Portrait of Elizabeth
S2E16
#9
The Competitive Edge
S4E19
#10
Kill the Messenger
S5E5
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Rockford flies to Newark for a case and is robbed, leaving him stranded at the police station. Jim is caught in the middle of a mob war when 2 mooks, looking to make a name for themselves, get involved and complicate everything.
#118
Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 2
S6E4
#117
Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 1
S6E3
#116
Guilt
S5E14
#115
Local Man Eaten by Newspaper
S5E11
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