In a season of hit or miss shows, this is one of the BEST episodes of "The Rockford Files" ever made. It's a great mystery with a terrific payoff and has a lot of the series characteristic humor spread throughout.
Jim's prison buddy Angel Martin (Stuart Margolin) returns with a new con: he's pretending to be a hit man, collecting the money, but then NOT doing the hit. You know this is going to backfire. And sure enough it does, as one of Angel's failed hits involves him and Jim Rockford into a web of intrigue involving the KGB, Russian defectors and Naval intelligence!
Garner and Margolin are totally in the zone in this episode which features an energy and a comic flair missing from a number of the season five shows. Jim and Angel pull off a few good minor cons as they seek information and there is a great classic scene in which Rockford finally loses it and confronts Angel for all the scams, troubles and problems he's gotten him into over the years. It's NOT to be missed!
Rocky, Becker and Chapman are also all in this episode. The reveal of what's really going on with the KGB and the Navy and all the rest is an absolute gem. A return to some of the best writing in the series,
Jim's prison buddy Angel Martin (Stuart Margolin) returns with a new con: he's pretending to be a hit man, collecting the money, but then NOT doing the hit. You know this is going to backfire. And sure enough it does, as one of Angel's failed hits involves him and Jim Rockford into a web of intrigue involving the KGB, Russian defectors and Naval intelligence!
Garner and Margolin are totally in the zone in this episode which features an energy and a comic flair missing from a number of the season five shows. Jim and Angel pull off a few good minor cons as they seek information and there is a great classic scene in which Rockford finally loses it and confronts Angel for all the scams, troubles and problems he's gotten him into over the years. It's NOT to be missed!
Rocky, Becker and Chapman are also all in this episode. The reveal of what's really going on with the KGB and the Navy and all the rest is an absolute gem. A return to some of the best writing in the series,