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On the way back, I want to drop by the Sandstrom house for a minute. Do you mind?
Of course I mind, I don't want to get in trouble with Lt Diehl! If we go there, we're just asking for it!
Yeah. Yeah well, it'll only take a minute.
This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave you name and message, I'll get back to you.
[Beeep] Hey Jimmy! It's Cousin Lou! Goin' ta be in town fer a coupla days. Know ya won't mind puttin' us up. It's just me and Aunt Cissy and B.J. and the kids and little Freddie...
Welllll, lady, I think you're being suckered.
Then you don't want the job?
Ummm, no, I didn't say that. Nawww, I just, uh, like to be upfront then I don't feel so bad about taking your money.
You're a private investigator! Why aren't you armed?
Because I don't want to shoot anybody.
[as Jim is loading his gun] I thought you didn't like to shoot people.
I don't shoot it, I just point it!
What are you going to do, Dave?
I'm gonna get a woman, and get drunk!
I'll drink to that.
Well, I guess I can too.
[enters the squad room, trying to avoid meeting Sgt. Becker] Jimmy, Jimmy, come here. [motions for Rockford to come over to him]
Angel, where have you been?
Jimmy, can I talk to you for a second? I know you're mad at me. I know this thing can be explained, I swear.
Where's my car?
Your car? It's fine. There's no need to report it stolen, Jimmy. I filled it up with gas, I even got it washed.
[Angel looks at Becker and waves to him]
Hi Captain!
You've got jailbird written all over you. Where'd you do time, sport?
Time? Time... [he reaches into his pocket for his watch] It's five o'clock. [He reaches for Rockford] C'mon let's go.
[Becker gets up and walks over to Angel]
San Quentin. Four years, but I got out in three for good behavior. I even sang in the choir, didn't I, Jimmy?
Who's this guy?
Oh, uh, Angel Martin, Dennis Becker.
Angel Martin... you're in the known associate's file.
Right, right, probably with Jimmy, we were both in at San Quentin, together. [laughing] I guess you could say we both owned a 'piece of the rock.'
[after Angel has been grilled by Becker] Angel, where is my car?
It's in the L.A. area.
Angel!
Listen, Jimmy. You was about to make a giant mistake in there. You were going to tell that flat-foot to go looking for your car, and I couldn't let you do that. For your own good, I couldn't.
Why?
[Angel looks nervously around] Because there's $30,000 cash hidden in the left front door panel.
[At a momentary loss for words] Where'd it come from?
I put it there. Listen, Jimmy, I can't tell you how bad this police station's affecting me. I'm getting a bad case of the Fifth Amendment. Now let's get out of here and I'll tell it so much better. A whole lot better!
[riding with Jim in Rocky's truck, about Tom Little] Anyway, I told him 'I'm your man', you know, but, I said, 'can't be anything illegal', and he said he's going straight - just like me, so we shook on it, went in the men's room, and he gave me 30 G's in a brown paper bag.
Now, look; if I go through with this, you gotta do everything I say, and I mean everything - no weaseling, no arguments, no nothin - everything.
[Meekly] That's a promise
First time you balk, I am through.
Anything you want me to do, you just tell me.
Can we get into the paper, late at night?
Yup, yup. It's not a problem.
Well, then, it might work.
[Smiling] You got a plan?
[nods] Mmm, maybe.
What'd I do? You just tell me. You name it!
Well, to make the plan work... [pause] you gotta die.
[grabs Jim's arm, and looks terrified] I'm, I'm not balkin'. I'm not balkin', I... just give me a... minute to... get... used to it.
Hey, Angel, what about my car? I want my car!
We're gonna find it any day now, Jimmy!
This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.
[beeep] Jim, it's Maria over at the laundromat. There's a yellow dress in with your things... Is that a mistake or a special handling... or what?
Well don't forget you're dealing with a civilian, colonel. You know the nice thing about being a civilian is, you outrank lieutenants and colonels.
If you feel grief for the man who bounced you on his knee and went out and bought dresses for you and took you out to the park, that's fine, that's great. But why mourn a military record? Leave that to the men who write obituaries.
This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message, I'll get back to you.
[beeep] Hey Jimbo. Dennis. Really appreciate the help on the income tax... Ya wanna help on the audit now?
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