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16. The Deuce

A woman’s death is made to look like an accident caused by drunk driver George Bassett ( Mills Watson ). Rockford is on the jury hearing the case, and despite intense peer pressure votes not guilty, so a second trial is scheduled. Bassett and his wife hire Jim to clear his name, which draws the ire of the prosecutor. Rockford discovers how the death was staged, and soon both he and Bassett get targeted for murder. With Margaret Blye , Richard Kelton , Sharon Spelman, James Karen , Joe Maross ,…

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A woman’s death is made to look like an accident caused by drunk driver George Bassett ( Mills Watson ). Rockford is on the jury hearing the case, and despite intense peer pressure votes not guilty, so a second trial is scheduled. Bassett and his wife hire Jim to clear his name, which draws the ire of the prosecutor. Rockford discovers how the death was staged, and soon both he and Bassett get targeted for murder. With Margaret Blye, Richard Kelton, Sharon Spelman, James Karen, Joe Maross, Ed McCready, Ray Stewart and Robert Sampson.

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