Episode
The Rockford Files: The Deuce
Overview
Having Jim doing jury duty leads to a mistrial and his being hired to investigate the case of pedestrian hit by a drunk-driver that brought the accused to court.
Details
- Series
- The Rockford Files
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1979-01-25
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Deuce is Episode 16 in Season 5 of The Rockford Files. It aired on 1979-01-25. The runtime is 43 min.
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