The Hawaiian Headache

As the Rockford Files was winding down things just seems to remain the same for Jim Rockford. No matter where he is or what he does, some how he will get involved in some kind of trouble. There will always be someone coming from out of his past to involve him in some kind of jackpot.

In this case it's the CIA as personified by Ken Swofford, bluff, hale, and hearty as always who was his commanding officer in Korea and who saved his life. Poor Rockford thinks he won some kind of all expense paid Hawaiian vacation for two for which he's taking along his ever loving and patient father Rocky. But as he gets off the plane there's Swofford who asks him to be a courier at some money drop and Rockford just can never say no, just like he can never say no to Stuart Margolin in many episodes.

Before it's over James Garner is involved in all kinds of intrigue including a pair of murders. And wouldn't you know it, Stuart Margolin also shows up figuring to horn in on the all expense paid vacation that his good buddy from the big house is allegedly enjoying.

The episode is a bit forced, I'm not sure why Swofford even needed Rockford for this mission to go through all this charade. But any opportunity to see Stuart Margolin as my favorite conman Angel makes it always a special Rockford Files story.