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James Garner as Detective Rockford
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Storyline
An employee of Aura Lee’s, owner of a boutique who has recently been found dead, commissions private detective Rockford, after the police announced that a drug overdose was responsible for the death of Aura Lee.
Since the deceased’s employee does not agree with the police, she hires Jim Rockford to find out what led to the death of her boss. The detective begins his investigation, noting that the deceased was good friends with a senator.
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Starring
   Noah Beery
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Also Starring
   Henry Slate as Oscar
   Tom Scott as Motel Clerk
   Linda Dano as Allen Murdock
   Ed Crick as Campaigner
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Guest Stars
   Lindsay Wagner
   Greg Mullavey
   Joe Santos
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Special Guest Stars
   Robert Webber
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Co-Starring
   Kelly Lange as Commentator
   Bill Mumy as Trask
   Melissa as Aura Lee
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Executive Producer: Meta Rosenberg
Produced by: Stephen J. Cannel
Created by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell
Teleplay by Edward J. Lasko
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Story by John Thomas James
Directed by Jackie Cooper
Associate Producer: Chas Floyd Johnson, William F. Phillips
Story Editor: Juanita Bartlett
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Music: Mike Post und Pete Carpenter
Director of Photography: Lamar Boren A.S.C:
Art Director: Robert Crawley
Set Decorations: Gary Moreno
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Assistant Director: Cliff Coleman
Unit Manager: Les Berke
Film Editor: George r. Rohrs
Sound: Vic Carpenter
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Titles & Optical Effects: Universals Title
Editorial Supervision: Richard Belding
Music Supervision: Hal Mooney
Costumes by Charles Waldo
Main Title Design: Jack Coley
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A Public Arts Roy Huggins Production.
In Association with Cherokee Productions.