S3.E1

The Fourth Man

Episode aired Sep 24, 1976
TV-PG
1h

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James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)

Jim helps a friend who works in the airline industry, who's being pursued by a man, and she's no idea why she's being targeted.Jim helps a friend who works in the airline industry, who's being pursued by a man, and she's no idea why she's being targeted.Jim helps a friend who works in the airline industry, who's being pursued by a man, and she's no idea why she's being targeted.

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8.0/10

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Trivia
The mailman is played by James Garner's older brother, Jack Garner.

Goofs
Rockford states that one shot was fired at him, but 2 shots can be heard.

Quotes
Jim Rockford: This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.
Male caller: Hi. Just want to put your mind at rest. Found your address book in the theatre last week. It's in the mail. By the way, Carol's okay, but Linda...!

Soundtracks
The Rockford Files
(Main Title Theme)
Written by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter

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6/10

One paranoid hit man

Occasionally Jim Rockford does a pro bono case and usually for a friend. The friend here is airline reservation attendant Sharon Gless who while making a little small talk with a client she's helped before, John McMartin, she says something that gets McMartin on her case and wanting to terminate her. A narrow escape and Gless is on her way to see her friend James Garner.

McMartin has to be one paranoid hit man. Gless doesn't know what he does for a living but when she mentions casually how she took care of a flight to Detroit for him he gets huffy and flustered. Seems as though he did a recent contract there.

I mean really, he should have just ignored it or made a small joke. But McMartin is paranoid and therein lies the episode.

Nothing like having a PI for a friend.