This is one of the most bittersweet episodes of The Rockford Files ever done. Some elements of Farewell My Lovely are involved in this plot. But if you think you know the ending because of that you would be dead wrong.
I don't think there was ever a show that introduced more interesting semi-regular characters than The Rockford Files. This one introduces Mr. Gandolf Fitch who is played by Isaac Hayes. James Garner owes him $1500.00 in a prison crap game debt, but for his services Hayes will forget the debt. This is not a client you refuse.
Back in the day he was a collector for the mob headed by Allan Rich and he got few refusals then as well. But Hayes swears he did not kill the woman he was sent up for. She was a prostitute whom he loved and tried to take out of that life. But she was found dead and he looked far better for it than anyone else.
The show centers around James Garner's hunt for a missing fellow worker in the deceased's trade. When she's found in the end she provides all the answers, but they're not ones that Hayes really wants to hear. Let's say that Hayes was given a chance to reassess his whole life.
Isaac Hayes was impressive as Gandolf Fitch and you knew he'd be back.
I don't think there was ever a show that introduced more interesting semi-regular characters than The Rockford Files. This one introduces Mr. Gandolf Fitch who is played by Isaac Hayes. James Garner owes him $1500.00 in a prison crap game debt, but for his services Hayes will forget the debt. This is not a client you refuse.
Back in the day he was a collector for the mob headed by Allan Rich and he got few refusals then as well. But Hayes swears he did not kill the woman he was sent up for. She was a prostitute whom he loved and tried to take out of that life. But she was found dead and he looked far better for it than anyone else.
The show centers around James Garner's hunt for a missing fellow worker in the deceased's trade. When she's found in the end she provides all the answers, but they're not ones that Hayes really wants to hear. Let's say that Hayes was given a chance to reassess his whole life.
Isaac Hayes was impressive as Gandolf Fitch and you knew he'd be back.