
Jim Rockford is an ex-con and private detective. He was falsely convicted of a crime he didn't commit, but that doesn't stop him from using his ex-con buddies to help him solve crimes. Nothing comes easy for Rockford, but he works hard and usually gets shot at or beat up at least once per episode.

A real-estate agent (Susan Strasberg) has old flame Rockford deliver counterfeit money; guest Veronica Hamel.

Rockford's stewardess friend (Sharon Gless) becomes a killer's target after a conversation with a passenger.

Rockford and Rocky get temporary custody of a 9-year-old (Kim Richards) searching for her father (Burt Young).

Rockford's fiancée (Susan Howard) asks him to retrieve and return oil company money her father stole three years earlier.