This is a very solid episode which has Rockford on jury duty for a case of vehicular homicide involving a drunk man, played by Mills Watson, who's also starred in other episodes as well. His drunken character runs over an already dead woman, which he obviously wasn't aware of, and all the jurors, except Rockford, are ready to convict the man and send him to jail. There's a few sketchy details which nag him, and the hoods need to silence him for obvious reasons, as he stars asking questions to the wrong people as usual. He meets some people along the way, such as the unimpressive Margaret Blye, who portrays Bonnie without much emotion, and is the crooked sister of the deceased woman who's in cahoots with an equally crooked insurance company, who's led by the impressive James Karen; he also starred in an earlier episode where he plays yet another crooked executive of a big company. I also had the odd feeling that James Garner went through the motions a bit also, even though this is a very good episode, but he usually displays great emotions, but I didn't sense that here. Keep your eye out for a strange looking yellow Datsun, an old Pontiac Gran Prix, which looked pretty cool, and Jim's Firebird. Rocky has some nice scenes in the trailer, as he's trying to fix his son's doors, and the last scene is rather funny with Rocky unintentionally messing up Jim's plans for dinner with a date. Let me add that the only negative aspect, other than some of the acting, has Jim on the phone with Dennis, even though we don't get to see him. I don't recall that ever happening before with this great show, but as I said above, the serious Rockford fan should enjoy this episode anyway, as it is entertaining.
