EPISODE

1. The Kirkoff Case

A wealthy but unlikeable young man hires Jim to solve the mystery of the death of his parents - the crime for which he stands accused.

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Rockford, hired by a wealthy young heir ( James Woods ) to investigate the murder of his parents, tails the late father’s young gold digger mistress ( Julie Sommars ), visits a mob-run union headquarters, and discovers that the police are anxious to pin the killings on the heir. With guest Abe Vigoda as the head mobster and Milt Kogan as his assistant, also with Roger Davis, Fred Lerner, Philip Kenneally, Sandra de Bruin and Dennis McCarthy.

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