Episode
The Rockford Files: Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow
Overview
After being strong-armed by an Arab sheik and his goons, and getting no help from the police, Jim decides to track down the two people who caused his trouble: a soft-voiced gigolo and the sheik's naive daughter.
Details
- Series
- The Rockford Files
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1978-11-10
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow is Episode 7 in Season 5 of The Rockford Files. It aired on 1978-11-10. The runtime is 47 min.
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