Episode
The Rockford Files: With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?
Overview
A fashion model friend of Jim is found dead on the ground below her balcony. The police believe it's suicide, but having gotten a desperate phone call from her, Jim believes it's murder.
Details
- Series
- The Rockford Files
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind? is Episode 13 in Season 5 of The Rockford Files. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 17: The Man Who Saw the Alligators
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Episode 8: A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights
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Episode 18: The Return of the Black Shadow
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