The Best Episodes of The Rockford Files Season 2

Rockford's wealthy foster brother is wanted by the mob and the government.

Director: Lou Antonio

Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

Becker and a young writer ask for Rockford's help after they purchase a share in a condominium and discover they only own part of the lobby.

Director: Lawrence Doheny

Writer: Juanita Bartlett

Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking scheme as killers pursue crime-witness Rocky.

Director: William Wiard

Writer: Don Carlos Dunaway

Killers pursue Rocky, as Becker and Rockford investigate a hijacking operation.

Director: William Wiard

Writer: Don Carlos Dunaway

The trail of a missing model leads to murder and an underworld operation within a high-fashion studio.

Director: William Wiard

Writer: Juanita Bartlett

When a client's bail money disappears in a desert town, Rockford uncovers a major land swindle.

Director: Lawrence Doheny

Writer: Juanita Bartlett

A private investigator uses Rockford to divert police attention from her insurance case.

Director: Ivan Dixon

Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

A magazine writer seeks evidence to free a man she thinks was wrongly convicted of murder.

Director: Russ Mayberry

Writer: Stephen J. Cannell, Juanita Bartlett

A good deed for Angel makes Rockford the target of a mobster.

Director: Lawrence Doheny

Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

While investigating the "traffic" death of his old Army commander, Rockford uncovers an arms-smuggling ring.

Director: Jeannot Szwarc

Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

A farming hub has more business than it can handle, including giving Rockford the business. The PI's car breaks down near the boomtown, after a source Rockford contacts in a divorce case steers Rockford there. While his car is being worked on, Rockford is quickly entangled between an underage motel worker and her jealous cop boyfriend, and in a double-cross over a narcotics deal. Is it just another tricky day for unlucky Jim, or is bucolic New Pastoria a sunny sin city ?

Director: Lawrence Doheny

Writer: Gordon T. Dawson

Hoods snatch a stockbroker, and his sister hires Rockford for $23.64, because Jim's in the yellow pages and her big brother instructed her not to dial the cops. Jim's protective of the naive 25 year old bookkeeper, despite the tiny fee, because he fears her brother is dead, and she can't accept that her only relative, who's always taken care of her, may be mixed up in a securities scam.

Director: Jerry London

Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

Jim goes undercover to expose an illegal gambling club and gets help from a young D.A.

Director: James Garner

Writer: Juanita Bartlett

A friend (Isaac Hayes) from Jim's time in prison after getting out, needs help clearing himself from the crime he was put into prison for.

Director: Jerry London

Writer: Gordon T. Dawson

A minor league football player drags Jim into his troubles.

Director: Lou Antonio

Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

A client of Beth's hires Jim misleadingly to check on his company.

Director: Meta Rosenberg

Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

Jim helps one of Beth's clients, who is being swindled out of his business.

Director: Lawrence Doheny

Writer: Walter Dallenbach

Beth has trouble and is nearly killed by a client with tax trouble.

Director: Jackie Cooper

Writer: Juanita Bartlett

Jim gets hired by a diamond smuggler posing as an art dealer causing trouble for Jim with LAPD and other smugglers.

Director: Jackie Cooper

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

Rocky's friend is killed thinking his Granddaughter was kidnapped leading Jim with the help of Rocky to untangle a crooked real estate deal.

Director: Lawrence Doheny

Writer: Don Carlos Dunaway

Another detective tries to use Rockford to help a client obtain a basketball franchise.

Director: Lou Antonio

Writer: Stephen J. Cannell

A real-estate agent has old flame Rockford deliver counterfeit money.

Director: Jerry London

Writer: Donald L. Gold, Lester Wm. Berke