Episode
The Rockford Files: The Dexter Crisis
Overview
Rockford ends up in the Nevada desert (starting with the bright lights of Las Vegas) searching for a rich guy's mistress and her suitcase of precious "documents."
Details
- Series
- The Rockford Files
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1974-11-15
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
The Dexter Crisis is Episode 10 in Season 1 of The Rockford Files. It aired on 1974-11-15. The runtime is 50 min.
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