Episode
The Rockford Files: The Big Ripoff
Overview
Suspecting her ex-lover was killed by his wife, a woman hires Rockford to jet to Europe to compile evidence. After a fling with the widow, Rockford suspects Steve Nelson faked his death.
Details
- Series
- The Rockford Files
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1974-10-25
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
The Big Ripoff is Episode 7 in Season 1 of The Rockford Files. It aired on 1974-10-25. The runtime is 50 min.
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