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The Rockford Files Season 1 Episode 8 - Watch Legally and Safely

The Rockford Files Season 1 Episode 8

Episode Title: The Big Ripoff
Countries: USA,
Airing Date: October 25, 1974
Runtime:60 mins
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The Rockford Files: Jim is following Virginia Nelson around European locations, to uncover the suspicious death of her husband Steve Nelson. He returns to LA and meets his client; Nelson’s lover Nancy Frazer and gives her his conclusion that because Virginia is living off half the life insurance proceeds, that Nelson may still be alive and had perpetrated insurance fraud by faking his death. Nancy Frazer becomes very strange, refusing to pay Jim instantly, so Jim follows her to the airport, where she boards a flight to Almeria. Jim goes to Melvyn Moss of the Insurance Company with his theories and is granted a finders fee he finds Nelson. Jim drives to Almeria and meets with Sheriff Neal, who is less than welcoming, but Jim spots and looses Frazer in the park. Jim searches for Nelson or Frazer at the motels around Almeria and while driving around picks up Marilyn, a model, and takes her to dinner. While visiting the bathroom is to told to get out of town by two men claiming to be police officers. They follow him as he takes Marilyn home, and kidnap him, dragging him to the bus stop. Marilyn witnesses everything and follows, telling Jim that one of the “officers” works in the garage. Jim knocks the garage attendant about, but eventually gives him $200 for the name of the employer; Carl Lemay – the local art dealer. Jim confronts Lemay who confesses he was doing a favour for Nancy Frazer, but does not know where she is. Stuck, Jim shows Marilyn a photograph of Nelson. She draws a beard on the photo and identifies him as Dennis Rains, an artist. Jim goes to Rains’ cabin but Nelson and Frazer tie him up at gunpoint, so Jim tries to convince them to give themselves up…

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