All language subtitles for Rockford Files s06e02 Lions Tigers Monkeys And Dogs 1.eng

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Kendall!

(WOMAN SCREAMS)

Keep back!
I'm warning you!

Hey, watch out! No!
Shut up!

That rope's not tied!
I said shut up!

(SCREAMING)

You mean that he just...

Yeah, that's exactly
what I mean. He just...

Yeah, Princess
Rachevsky, please.

I'm Middle America?

The Stars
and Stripes Forever.

I think somebody's
trying to kill her.

You think?

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(PHONE RINGING)

ROCKFORD
ON ANSWERING MACHINE: This is Jim Rockford.

At the tone, leave your name
and message.

I'll get back to you.

(BEEPS)

This is Betty Farnell.

I don't know who to call,
but I can't reach my Foodaholics partner.

I'm at Vito's on my
second pizza with sausage and mushroom.

Jim, come and get me.

Yes, monsieur?
Reservation for Rockford.

Rockford. Oh, yes, of course.

I'm afraid there'll
be a slight delay, oh, say, 20 minutes?

Perhaps you'd care
to wait in the bar?

Wait?

Wait.

Why? I don't understand.
You have tables.

I also have reservations.

Yes, and one
of them is mine.

Henri. Henri, I know
this is inexcusable.

We'll have to throw
ourselves on your mercy.

We should have phoned
ahead for a reservation.

Not necessarily.

But if you could
accommodate us...

We're always honored
to have you, Miss Warren, Princess Rachevsky.

Please, allow me to seat
you myself. If Your Highness want to follow me?

Excuse me.

The bar is to your
left, Mr. Rockford.

Yes, I know where it is
and I don't want to cause any problems here,

but I did have a
reservation for 8:00.

If I'd wanted to sit at the
bar for 20 minutes, I would have arrived 20 minutes ago.

I am sorry, monsieur.
If you do not care to wait, of course, we'll understand.

And you won't be
too heartbroken.

Henri, perhaps we
should wait in the bar.

Well, I don't want
to interfere with your dinner plans,

I'm just trying to
resolve my own.

Now look,
I am not Elton John

and I'm not Bonnie
Prince Charlie. I'm not anybody...

Well, that isn't true.

...but I did have
a reservation.

You may not know
who James Rockford is,

but Mr. Rockford
is a very prominent private investigator.

Look at him control
his excitement.

Henri, possibly
another evening.

Oh, Rene, we're here. It would
be ridiculous to turn around and go back to the hotel now.

Well, I wouldn't feel
comfortable accepting a table while Mr...

Rockford.

Rockford has to wait.

He'll be seated immediately,
Your Highness.

Number 26.

Thank you.
Thank you very much.

I know you just hate it.

Why would I hate it, hmm?

Being treated like a 200
pound sack of dog chow?

Oh.

Aw, come on,
the kitchen?

It's fine.
Jim, it's fine. Please.

(SIGHS)

Yeah, I would like to send
a bottle of wine over to the Princess with my thanks.

MA�TRE D': Of course, sir.

Hold, hold, hold
it a minute.

I haven't told you
what I want to send.

The Princess drinks
only Chateau Petrus. The '67.

Well, that's fine,

but shall we have
something from the Fernando vineyards?

Light and full-bodied,
good nose on it, huh?

The Princess drinks
only Chateau Petrus.

It'll be a nice
change of pace.

Well, that was very
sweet of you, Jim.

Well, I did want to
say thank you,

I just didn't want to
have to refinance my trailer to do it.

(CHUCKLES)

(PEOPLE LAUGHING)

They haven't touched it.

Well, they'd already
started on the other.

Maybe they didn't
want to mix them.

You can drink six different
wines with dinner if you've got the liver for it.

Dinner was delicious.

You know, so many times you
hear about a restaurant,

everybody raving, and then
when you finally get there, you're disappointed.

That's a pretty good wine.
It's not cheap, you know.

I could've sent
them a six-pack.

Probably going to give
it to the chauffeur.

All right, Jim.

The Princess should
have opened your wine

and Henri shouldn't have been
such a snob, but this is a wonderful restaurant

and the food's great.

You think you could
try having a good time? I am. I love it.

It's the first time
I've been here.

We're not here.
We're in the kitchen.

IRENE: You should have had
Beany meet us at the hotel.

KENDALL: For dinner in
your suite again?

Anytime it bores you,
you're free to decline.

Rene.

It was a lovely dinner.

Beany said he had
a good time.

ANNOUNCER ON RADIO:
We'll be right back with the sports wrap up...

Rene, it's important
for you to be seen.

I shouldn't have
to tell you that.

Uh, Kendall, the wine
was a gift to me.

But you never drink the...
I mean, you always tell me to...

I'm terribly sorry.

I understand. Habit.

We'll talk in the morning.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(SCREAMS)

Kendall,
are you all right?

Are you all right?

I think so.

Oh, no.

Damn. I broke the
heel of my shoe.

How can you worry about
your shoes when you were almost killed?

I paid for them.

(SIGHS)

I'm fine, Rene.

I just forgot there
were so many jackass drivers in California.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Steak and pepper teriyaki.

How's that sound to
you, sonny? You like eating Chinese?

Well, that's Japanese,

and I don't have the stomach
or the time for talking about food right now.

I went to a
restaurant last night.

They served sauce
with everything,

including the coffee.

It's just too rich.

I can't handle that stuff.

Yeah. I know you
always was real delicate in that department.

Like a billy goat.

We'll skip dinner, okay?

Okay. You gonna
be gone long?

I don't know.

Okay.

Hey, come on, Dad,
I don't know how long I'm gonna be out.

It's business.
The Princess just said that I...

Princess?

(SCOFFS) You don't know
no princess.

Sure I do.
Princess Rachevsky.

See? The little fella's
full of surprises.

A real princess?

Yeah, unless that's
her first name.

I met her last night
sort of.

She called this morning.
Wanted me to come over to the hotel.

Said something about
having a job for me.

(CHUCKLES) Well...

Hey, you're going to
see a real princess dressed like that?

Well, sure, Dad.
I don't really have much choice.

My satin knee breeches
and peruke are still at the cleaners.

(LAUGHING) Hey, Jimmy.

Ooh, dynamite coat.

Yeah, well, it's one
of Dad's favorites.

�Jose, qu� pasa?

Jose?

Uh, why don't you just come
on in, Angel, huh? Would you like a beer?

What else you got?

Look, Angel, I'm just
on my way out.

Yeah, I'm kind of
pushed for time myself.

You stand around like this,
you're gonna be late, sonny.

I know, Dad.
I'm leaving.

Now was it anything
that can wait?

Not hardly.
Miguelito Lopez.

Remember Miguelito?
Wide dude? Mighty Mex?

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

He's working
at the track.

(EXCLAIMING)
Aw, come on, Angel.

I've got the sixth race.
Jimmy, I'm telling you, it's big.

You slide me a Jackson,
I'll cut you in on half the action.

There is such a thing
as protocol, sonny.

Now that lady ain't
about to stand around cooling her heels

while you're wasting
time making a bunch of sucker bets.

Sucker bets?
Would I bring you a sucker bet?

You'd bring me a dead
rat in your teeth

if you thought
there was 20 bucks in it for you.

Now, get out of my way,
I'm leaving. I am late.

Yeah, promptness is the
courtesy of kings.

Well, it is.

Dad, you want to do
us both a favor, huh?

I mean, just stop
taking it so big.

She is just
another princess.

A princess?

Don't even
think it, Angel.

Princess?

Yeah, princess.

You know, a princess,
princess?

Maybe you better not
think about it, Angel.

Uh-huh.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Mr. Rockford. It's so
good of you to come. I appreciate the courtesy.

Not at all, Your...
Princess.

I also neglected to
thank you last night properly for the wine.

I was hoping
you might share it with me.

Well, the ma�tre d'
said that you only drink Chateau Petrus.

(LAUGHING) I'm sure he did.
It's very expensive.

Would you care to pour?
Sure.

Mr. Rockford, there's
a problem I was hoping you would help me with.

I can't go to the police

because they're not
interested in hunches or feelings or suspicions.

I'm afraid even
a private detective needs a little more than that.

Kendall Warren,
she was in my party last night.

Yes. Mmm-hmm.

Look, Kendall's
a very special friend.

She's the only person
in my life, really, who will listen to my storms

and my silences
and tell me when I'm wrong.

Oh, we have
our differences.

It's quite dicey
sometimes,

but once the disagreement
is over, whatever it is, the relationship is still there.

Is that as rare
as I think it is?

Well, it falls somewhere
between endangered and extinct.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Kendall's the reason
I called you.

I think someone's
trying to kill her.

You think?

Well, for over a week now,
Kendall has felt that she's being watched.

And last night, when
Freddie and I brought her back to the hotel,

a car almost ran her down.

That wasn't an accident,
Mr. Rockford. It was very deliberate.

Well, is there someone
who might have a motive?

Well, Kendall's not a woman
who makes enemies.

Look into it, please.

If I'm unduly concerned,
then that'll be the end of it.

But if not, you might
be in a position to save her life.

Well, I...

You can start
this afternoon.

There's a party on
Blake Sternlight's yacht down at the marina.

Blake Sternlight.
Do they have a close relationship?

Oh, he doesn't
have relationships.

He has parties.

(DISCO MUSIC PLAYING)

(ALL CHATTERING)

I don't know how you
talked me into this.

The last time, it was
Hopalong Cassidy, and I was 10 years old.

(LAUGHS) Well, you look
very distinguished.

Well, you should
have seen me in my chaps and spurs.

I've never heard
of a costume party in broad daylight.

IRENE: Blake tries so
hard to be outrageous.

Now, just be casual
'cause she's very easy to talk to.

But, please, don't let
her know that I hired you,

'cause Kendall is so
damned independent.

Yeah.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

There she is. See?
Kendall in the green sari.

What's she doing
talking to Gus?

Well, what's he doing
here for that matter?

Gus?

Yes, Gus Fairfield.

The one very
appropriately dressed as the Marquis de Sade.

(IRENE SIGHS)

You know, our host
can be a very nasty little character.

He's probably hoping
for a confrontation to amuse his guests.

Well, I have no
intention of talking to either one of them.

Come, Freddie.
Excuse me.

Look at Sonny.
Don't you love it?

Tights with those legs?

That lawsuit
of hers...

Is something I'm
not going to discuss.

Oh, dear Lord, look at Buff.
Alice in Wonderland again.

When do you suppose she
had her last surprise, eh?

Kendall, no, we're not
going to unmask for hours.

Blake, everybody knows
who everybody is.

Well, that's the fun of it.

You know, I was going
to have one of those theme parties,

but I think this is
more revealing.

People as they
think of themselves.

I'm not sure,
but I think Rene should be here by now.

She is.

Oh... Jim Rockford.
We almost met at the restaurant last night.

Oh, of course.
I didn't know you were a friend of Blake.

Friend of a friend.

I thought you might
like a glass of wine.

No thanks. I'm afraid
it's getting a little stuffy in here for me.

If you'll excuse me,
I think I'll go outside.

Don't want to be
caught talking to me?

I thought you chose
your own friends.

I do, Gus.

BLAKE: Gus, after I
told you how wonderful you looked in your costume,

you didn't say one word
to me about mine.

Very nice.

No, no, it isn't just
me as Robin. I went for the ensemble effect.

Baby is here as Friar Tuck.
Look, there he is.

Wait, that's not Baby.

Oh, how did that...
I asked everyone to coordinate with Mr. Pantazzi.

(SIGHS)

Two stinking friars.
I must seem perfectly ridiculous after this.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Kendall!

(WOMAN SCREAMS)

(GRUNTS)

(LOUD SPLASH)

(PEOPLE MURMURING)

WOMAN: A man threw
himself overboard.

No, I didn't
see a thing.

Hurry up with that drink.

Why did you tell Rene?
There was no reason to upset her like this.

Well, there was an attempt
on your life, Miss Warren.

The police are going to
question everyone anyway.

The police? You're going to
call the police? Well, great. There goes my party.

There was no attempt
on my life.

The man was after this.

I told you I didn't
want to wear it.

What did you say
Alex paid for it? 75 or 80,000?

That was
10 years ago.

Do you really think
it was only an attempted robbery?

If I didn't,
I'd be the first one to the phone.

What do you think,
Mr. Rockford?

I thought it was paste.

Freddie, see that Rene
puts this in the safe when you take her back to the hotel.

I was going to
have her drop me off at the shop.

I have $1500 worth
of camellias coming...

Freddie, Rene's upset.

Oh. Sure.

Well, what's
been going on?

Shelby told me
I've been missing all the excitement.

Don't you say a
word to him, Blake.

If any of this appears
in that paper of his, I'll know the source.

I keep forgetting.

No room for the
First Amendment in the Royal House of Rachevsky.

Don't make it worse, Gus.

It will get worse.

Mr. Fairfield's
misconception of First Amendment rights

is going to put him
out of business.

We're late.
Come, Freddie.

Well, I guess I'd better
start looking after my merry-makers.

Coming, Gus?

Listen, everyone,
Gus has a marvelous new place to eat. Any takers?

I haven't said
thank you yet, have I?

No, as a matter of fact,
you haven't.

Thank you.
I appreciate your concern.

You're very welcome.

Well, I guess I...
I could go find my hat.

If I lose it, I'm afraid
I'll have to pay for it. Are you coming?

No thanks.
I don't think I could face that party again.

Well, could you face a green
corn tamale and refrieds and a Mexican beer?

Green corn?

Yeah, they make them with
green corn. They're great.

Of course, it's strictly
paper napkins.

You struck a nerve.

All right.

(LAUGHING)

This is a wonderful idea.
Do you often have wonderful ideas?

All the time.

I can't get over the way
this town has changed.

All the old landmarks
are gone.

I'd probably get lost
if I tried to get around on my own.

I didn't know you
were from out here.

Mmm-hmm. Simi Valley.
Oh, I used to make the big town from time to time.

There was a Mexican restaurant
I used to love to go to. It was called "El" something.

(CHUCKLES)
They're all called "El" something.

It was over on Larchmont.
Probably gone now.

It was a long time ago.

They used to fix a chili
relleno that would take the top of your head right off.

You like spicy?

I'm crazy for spicy.

Oh, well, I'll tell Max.
Max Escobedo. He runs the joint.

I use the term
"joint" advisedly.

It sounds great.
Why do you keep apologizing for it?

Is that what
I'm doing? Mmm-hmm. Why?

I don't know.
Maybe I feel a little intimidated.

By me?

(LAUGHING)

How'd you find out about
this place? It's not exactly in the neighborhood.

Well, I just got lucky.
I had a repo out in Eagle Rock one night,

and I spotted it
on the way back.

Just one of those
out-of-the-way places nobody knows about.

It's a real find.

Hey, Max.

Jim, what are
you doing here?

What do you mean
what am I doing here?

But you didn't phone.

I never phone.

What I'm trying to
tell you is that you don't have a reservation.

You want to have
dinner, right?

Jim, how can I serve you
dinner if you don't have a reservation?

Well, just take us to a table,
send over a waitress...

It'll all fall
into place, Max.

Jim, I'd love to
help you, but...

GUS: Didn't I tell you
it was marvelous?

Uh, Mr. Fairfield.
Do come in, sir, come right in.

WOMAN: It's not
dreary at all.

Kendall. You do
keep on top of things, don't you?

I only discovered Max
three weeks ago.

I discovered him
last March.

Jim Rockford,
Gus Fairfield.

Mr. Rockford.
You'll join us, of course, won't you?

Unless you've made
other arrangements.

Reservations here
are so difficult.

That's the trouble with
ferreting out one of these diamonds in the rough.

The wrong people
always seem to find them. Ha!

Listen, order whatever
you like, by all means.

But I strongly recommend
the green corn tamales. Mmm!

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

You were right, Jim.
The food's marvelous.

It's not as good as it
was three months ago, and the service is terrible.

It isn't that bad,
is it?

I guess not.

Then what's the matter?

I don't know. All of
a sudden, I feel like I'm using the wrong fork.

To tell you the truth,
these people make me feel uncomfortable.

I don't have anything
in common with them.

I can't even relate
to their names. Beany and Baby...

Gus?

Yeah, what is it with him?
I mean, your friend, the Princess...

See? I feel ridiculous
saying that.

The Princess?
She is a princess and she's my friend.

What's so tough
about that?

She's seen me through
two bad marriages,

a case of shingles,
and more mistakes than I care to remember.

Why is it that
Middle America can't quite deal with titles?

I'm Middle America?

The Stars
and Stripes Forever.

All right.
Maybe titles seem...

Well, I don't want to say
phony, but they seem a little Old World to me.

I don't think so.
I think they impress you.

Oh, brother.

See the man sitting
next to me? Baron von Stoloff.

Very old title,
very distinguished family. Hapsburgs, Hohenzollerns.

If I were to introduce
you to him...

I'd probably ask for
an autographed picture.

You'd be impressed.
You'd feel one down.

You shouldn't.
He bought the title.

He bought it?

Paid 200,000.
Maybe two and a quarter.

Feel better?

What was it you were
starting to say about Rene?

Oh, well, I mean,
she was icing up Fairfield's wings for the big crash,

and here we are
breaking tortillas together.

Rene and Gus
have legal problems.

He libeled her in his paper.
She's suing him for everything he's got.

He's been trying to set
up a meeting with me. Pump me, I suppose.

But we needed a table,
and your friend Max was not about to give you one.

They have ruined
the place.

VALET: Good evening,
Miss Warren.

I'll be right back.

You're sure you won't
come in for a nightcap?

Oh, not tonight. Thanks.

It was nice, Jim.

Does that mean you're
willing to try again?

Willing? I insist.

Good night.

(DOOR CLOSING)

Oh, is that you, sonny?

Yeah, Dad.
I'm sorry I woke you.

Oh, you didn't.

I couldn't have
dozed off for more than a couple of minutes

the way that darn phone's
been ringing off the hook.

Hey, hey, I bet you'll never
guess who I've been talking to about every five minutes.

Princess Rachevsky.

In person. Not no
lady-in-waiting, nothing like that.

The Princess herself
in person.

(CHUCKLES)

What'd she want?

She wants you to phone her.

Dad, I'll call her back
in the morning.

Oh, no, no, you gotta
phone her right away.

I told her,
I said Jimmy probably won't be in until late.

She said, "It don't matter.
Have him phone me 'cause I don't sleep anyway."

Ain't that a shame?

Here she is,
a princess and all, and has trouble sleeping.

Yeah, well,
she probably has a pea under her mattress.

Did she leave a number?

Yeah.
It's right over there by the phone.

I wish you wouldn't put
that junk in your stomach.

What you need
is one nice meal.

Well, I ate.
At Escobedo's.

They have ruined that place.

Hey, hey, sonny,
what's she like?

The Princess, I mean.
What's she like?

I don't know.
She's, uh... She's beautiful.

Tall, dark hair.

How was she dressed?
Was she wearing something real fancy?

Oh, chenille robe
and sneakers. The usual princess stuff.

Princess Rachevsky, please.
Jim Rockford calling.

Did she have
on anything special?

What do you
mean "special"?

Well, you know,
something special. Something... Well...

Like a crown?

Princess Rachevsky.

Where have you been?
I've been calling you for hours.

I've been out.

With Kendall?

That's right.
We had dinner together.

I dropped her at her hotel
about 20 minutes ago.

Is she all right?

Oh, she's fine.
She was a little worried that you were upset.

You should have
called the police.

You should have
insisted, Mr. Rockford.

Yeah, I think you're
probably right. I should have.

Now we've wasted all
this time and there's no possible way

we're going to
find that man.

Well, there may be a way.

It wasn't an attempted
robbery. I've never been so sure of anything.

Can you find him,
Mr. Rockford? Can you find him and stop him?

Well, I can try.
Why don't you try and get some sleep, huh?

Yes. Yes, I should sleep.
Yes, I'll try.

Oh, hi.

Hi.

Kendall, what are
you doing here?

Well, you took me to
dinner last night. I thought I'd reciprocate with lunch.

Oh, well, Fairfield sprang
for dinner, and I just finished a big breakfast.

Oh. Well, we can keep
everything in the refrigerator until we're ready.

Yeah, well,
I'm afraid, Kendall,

you kind of caught me
at a bad time.

Oh, I thought if
I got here early enough, you wouldn't have made plans.

Well, they're not exactly
plans. I just thought...

ROCKY: Hey, sonny, you want
another stack of flapjacks?

I got me some
batter left and I...

No, thanks, Dad.
Oh, I'm sorry.

This is my father,
Joseph Rockford. Dad, this is Kendall Warren.

Pleased to make
your acquaintance.

Flapjacks? I haven't
heard them called that since I was 15.

My father used
to make them every Sunday morning.

Well, I got some
more batter.

Oh, Dad,
I don't think... Maple syrup?

And melted butter. Come
on in. I've been looking for another customer.

Come on.

Most of that should
go in the refrigerator, if you have room.

Oh, we'll make room.

I just hope you keep clear
of me, 'cause I gotta fix this lady up some nice breakfast.

Go right ahead.
I'll take care of lunch.

This is really
very nice, Jim.

Well, I don't know how
nice it is, but it's easy to keep clean.

Would you like some
bacon? That sets real good with these.

Thanks. Just the
pancakes, Mr. Rockford.

Mr. Rockford?
Oh, come on, Rocky.

That's what they
all call me, Rocky.

Caviar?

Wouldn't be a
picnic without it.

That is if we're
going to have one.

You going to be
tied up all day?

(SIGHS) I'm sorry.
I really shouldn't have asked that.

Well, it's all right
to ask. It's just that I don't really know.

No. I shouldn't have asked.
It's none of my business, really.

Oh, look, Kendall, I'm going
to try to get a line on that bozo on the yacht.

You are?

Yeah, well, we don't know
how dangerous he is.

And we don't want him
walking around waiting to get another crack at you.

I don't know
what to say.

Well, you don't have
to say anything.

No, I do. For you to
spend your time trying to help me...

Listen, it's really
nothing, really.

How you doing with
the flapjacks, Dad?

Well, as soon as these
new ones brown up, we're all set.

Thank you, Jim.

Yeah, sure.

No, I mean that. Thank you.
How are you going to do it? Find him?

Through the robe.
He had to rent it from someplace

and, well, there's maybe
a couple of dozen costume rental places in town.

I'll check 'em out.

Well, that might take
a long time and we have a picnic waiting.

I might be able to help you
cut a few corners.

Oh, yeah?

Nothing like a costume party.
I don't understand why people don't give 'em no more.

Yes, well, they're
becoming quite fashionable.

Dame Margot Holms-Hesse
gave a hunt ball in London last month.

It created quite
a bit of talk.

Oh, you're kidding.

Used to be I couldn't
keep nothing on the racks for all the parties.

Now, it's Halloween.

Well, it does take some
time for things to make their way across the pond.

Civilization and fashion
always move east.

Oh, yeah? If it wasn't
for the studios, we'd be out of business.

Uh-huh.

Didn't you coordinate
the costumes for Mr. Sternlight's party?

Yeah, that's right.
Part of the service.

Otherwise, everybody's
Henry VIII.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Yes, I was thinking about
taking over the ballroom in the Sherwin on the 29th.

My sister's birthday party.

You know, the big five-o.
We have to do something to cheer her up.

You're thinking costume?

I was considering it, yes.

We could handle
the whole thing.

Costumes, great little ice
breaker, you know. You put a costume on somebody

and right away,
he's having a good time 'cause he's not himself.

And you would coordinate...

Mr. Pantazzi.
Mr. Pantazzi.

Oh, Miss Warren.

When you were
commissioned to handle Blake Sternlight's party,

it was clearly
understood there were to be no duplications.

Yes, ma'am.
I'm just finishing up with this gentleman.

There were two friars
at the party last night.

Blake was furious.
I'm furious.

It puts me in an
untenable position.

Look, Miss Warren,
if you could just wait a minute.

Here, here. We've got
your check made out for you right here.

Mr. Pantazzi,
this is a legitimate commission, not a payoff.

I don't know from
two friars. I rented one monk's robe. One.

To a Roberto Maldonado.
He came in here with Mr. Sternlight.

If you don't believe me,
you can see the books.

You're not about to carry
duplications on your books.

What was it,
Mr. Pantazzi?

Did somebody slip you
a few dollars to pull that cheap trick on Blake?

What am I?
The only ragman in town?

No, you're not.
I'll remember that in the future.

You might want to
remember that, too.

Now you wait a minute.
Now you just wait right here.

Azadian?
Yeah, Peter Pantazzi here.

Yeah, over at Western.

Listen, the last couple
of days, did you rent any monks' robe?

Oh. Okay. No, no,
I'm just checking on something.

This may take
a couple of minutes.

But if that second
friar rented from anybody in this city,

you're going
to know about it.

"Richard Soderling
of Pacoima."

Doesn't mean a thing.
I don't know him.

Well, at least we know
he's friar number two.

You don't think we were
a little rough on Mr. Pantazzi, do you?

Well, I apologized,
didn't I?

Besides, Bren Dagley
wants me to set something up for her on the 15th

and I'll make it costume.

Well, I thought...
Well, I don't know, with your...

The way you live
and dress, your jet-set buddies,

I kind of thought that...
I was rich?

Well...

Disappointed?

Well, no, I'm confused.
Are you a professional party-giver?

No. Professional
survivor. I'm broke.

Have been for years,
probably always will be.

You're living at the
Beverly West Hotel.

Courtesy of the management.

Surviving doesn't
have to be done in a fourth floor walk-up.

Yeah, but when you came
up to my trailer this morning,

you were driving a very
expensive sports car.

Beany's.

And carrying a picnic
basket with at least $300 worth of food in it.

At least. There's a
new gourmet shop that just opened up on Rodeo.

I've taken Rene in, Blake,
several others, introduced them to the manager,

and it was his way of
saying thank you.

You do that all the time?

Brain surgery
isn't for everyone.

Well, all right, I'll drop you
at my trailer before I head out to Pacoima.

I could take a cab.

Oh, no,
I can't afford it.

Excuse me, I'm looking
for Richard Soderling.

Richie's not here
and we're closed.

Oh, well, I'm sorry.
I went over to his house and nobody was there.

One of the neighbors said
I might find him here.

What is it you want
to see Richie about?

Oh, I'm with the Farrell
Costume Company

and he rented one
of our outfits the other day.

Oh, yeah. Him, a monk.

We got some laugh
out of that. It was one of those lodge things.

You should have seen him
when he come home.

He was soaking wet.

I should have
his social life.

Soaking wet?

Oh, well, it was only water,
and the robe didn't shrink or nothing.

Well, don't worry
about it, Mrs. Soderling.

Those things are
practically indestructible.

Well, what is it you
want to see Richie about?

Well, it's really
academic now.

I mean, we have a customer
for the robe.

It's our only
genuine Capuchin.

I thought maybe if he
was through with it, I'd pick it up.

But, hey, I'll give
Mr. Robinson, oh, one of the dupes, maybe a Franciscan.

Yeah, I mean, who's gonna
know the difference? Thank you for your time.

Sure.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

RICHARD: Two jiggers
of white rum.

One-third of a cup
of pineapple juice.

One-third orange juice.

Two jiggers of
coconut milk.

Now, this next step,
you're gonna fight me on.

And I know you guys,
so when I lay it on you, no arguments, okay?

Just wait till you taste it.
'Cause, believe me,

this is what makes
the difference. Bitters.

(PEOPLE GROANING)
MAN: This guy must be joking!

You wanna wait, huh?

All right, that's
bitters, two drops.

You got that?

Not one, not four, but two.

(PEOPLE MURMURING)

Stay where
you are, mister.

Now do you hear me?

Yeah, I hear you.

Will you two get
the hell off this roof?

Keep back!
I'm warning you!

Hey, watch out! No!
Shut up!

That rope's not tied!
I said shut up!

(SCREAMING)

Oh! I better call
the police.

Yeah, you better do that.

You mean that he just...

Yeah, that's exactly
what I mean. He just...

Yeah, Princess
Rachevsky, please.

Well, what'd
the police say?

I didn't hang around
to find out. Oh, yes?

Well, would you have her
call Jim Rockford, please?

She knows the number.
Thank you.

Out to lunch.

That's all these people
do is eat. I don't know how they stay so thin.

You know you're not
suppose to leave the scene of an accident.

You know...
Dad, I know what I'm suppose to do.

The repairman reported it.
It's not like nobody did anything.

If I'd stayed, you know
what would've happened?

Chapman would have
been all over my case

wanting to know why
I didn't report what happened on the yacht.

Well, why didn't
you report it?

It would have
ruined the party.

What are you doing
with my jacket?

Oh, well, I found that in
the corner of your closet.

I always kind of liked
that one on you.

You know,
sort of conservative.

Now that you're working
for a princess...

And that's another thing.
The Princess.

There's the question
of client confidentiality.

Chapman would have wanted
to know who I'm working for.

I wouldn't tell him...
We're back to the same old argument.

Frankly,
I'm bored with it.

(SIGHING) You know,
that's the third one of them I've seen you take.

You must be eating
something too rich.

Yeah, well, the whole
thing's too rich for me.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Mmm. Yeah, come in.
The door's open.

James Rockford?

Yeah.

You're going to have
to come with us.

And what do you mean?
Just a minute...

All right, Dad,
all right, Dad. Just let me have my coat.

Well, you've got no call
arresting Jimmy.

Dad...

Well, they don't.

Yeah, maybe he should have
reported it to the cops, but he had his own reasons.

Good reasons, too.

Dad, has it ever occurred
to you that maybe they're not arresting me?

OFFICER ON P. A: Step all
the way to the end of the runway, gentlemen.

Stand up straight
and face the lights.

Yeah, that's him.
He's changed his coat, but it's the same guy.

Now which one, Mr. Craik?
Be very specific, please.

The tall guy in the middle.
The one with the black curly hair.

We have a positive ID
on you, Rockford.

We have an eyewitness that
can put you on the roof at the time the death occurred.

And the convention hostess
has your signature on the register.

Mr. Craik's ready to sign
his statement. I think you ought to read it.

Well, have him sign it
and send him home.

Doug, I still think you
ought to...

I have everything
well in hand. Thank you very much, Becker.

You got the rubber hose out,
you haven't even heard the man's statement.

I've heard enough. Now, what
was your relationship between you and Richard Soderling?

What was the beef
between you?

Lieutenant, a call came
in for you on Rockford about 20 minutes ago

while you were
down in line-up. Said it was important.

I'll bet.

Said it was a
Princess Rachevsky.

Princess Rachevsky?

Did she call in on
a princess phone?

I don't know. Said she
was on her way down.

Boy, you'll try
anything, won't you?

There was some other
calls on Rockford, Lieutenant.

Later, okay?

Some guy from
the British Embassy. I've got his name written down.

And a Sheik...
Sheik?

Yeah. And some
achatt� from the State Department.

"Attach�."
Becker! Becker!

Thanks, Mr. Craik.

Oh, Mr. Craik. Thank you.
Just a minute, please.

Mr. Craik, could we just
recap here for a minute.

You said that Mr. Rockford
chased Richard Soderling out onto the roof of the hotel.

Is that correct?
Yes, that's right.

He chased him, or he
was following after him.

Anyway, both of
them was running.

And then Mr. Soderling
said, "Stay away from me." Is that correct?

Yes, that's what I said.

And what did
Mr. Rockford do?

He stayed away.

It's all in the statement.
"Rockford wasn't anywhere near Soderling."

Cheer up, Lieutenant.
How do you think I feel?

I could have lived
very comfortably on a false arrest judgment.

No problem establishing
personal prejudice.

I'm not through
with you yet.

You through with me?

Yeah. Go home.
Thank you.

Come on.

Now there are quite a few
questions left unanswered here, Rockford.

Not the least of which is
what you were doing out on that roof

when Soderling brodied.

Well, I was there
on behalf of a client.

Oh, now, I suppose
we're gonna two-step

around the old client
confidentiality plea.

You know how bored
I am with that?

You too?

Now don't worry about a thing.
We'll have this all straightened out in no time.

Oh, Doug.

Your Highness, Miss Warren,
may I present Lieutenant Chapman,

Lieutenant Becker,
and Mr. Rockford you know, of course.

Of course.
Your Highness.

Your father called me
at the hotel and he told me what happened.

Was the man you found
the one who almost killed Kendall?

Wait a minute.
Are we talking about an attempted murder?

Is there another murder
we're talking about?

Soderling's death
was an accident.

It's in the statement.

Oh, fine, you already
have a statement.

That's out of the way. No need
holding up these good people any longer than necessary.

Sir, I'm not through
with Rockford yet.

Oh, just a matter of
a few minutes.

Becker, maybe the Princess
would like to have a look at that statement.

Why don't you show it
to her? Show it to her.

Doug. Excuse me
a moment, please. Yes, sir.

Excuse me.

Sir, is she really
a princess?

According to
Chief Brainard.

I got a call from him
after he got a call from Washington.

State Department?

Well, he didn't say.

Now, Doug, you know
I don't believe in bowing to outside pressures.

I know that, Skipper.

On the other hand,
a little diplomacy never hurt. Right?

Sir, are you telling me to
kick Rockford loose because of his royal connections?

Not at all. You're the one
on top of this case. It's your decision.

I wish I could hang around
and kind of help guide you through the white waters,

but we have some serious
problems up in Steno. Serious problems.

Yes, sir.

Well, I'll tell the Chief that
I relayed his message.

You'll probably be
hearing from him later.

Probably.
Yeah.

Well, I'll be leaving
you in the Lieutenant's capable hands.

I think we have everything
pretty well squared away.

Thank you.

My pleasure, ma'am.

Sir, since you're
taking an interest in this case...

I'm not taking an
interest, Lieutenant. I'm delivering a message.

I thought that you might
like to take a look at Mr. Craik's statement.

No, thank you.

Well, I'm afraid
I'm gonna need a little more clarification

regarding these circumstances,
so if you will all accompany me to my office,

just a few more
questions.

Your Highness, please.

Kendall, Kendall,
I'm sorry you had to find out that way.

So am I.

Well, I couldn't tell you
I was working for Irene.

It's one of the
conditions of employment.

Obviously, you're very
scrupulous in your work.

It's what I do.
There's no point in being sore about it.

I just wish you'd leveled
with me, that's all.

I thought we'd come at least
that far in our relationship.

Whatever that is.

I'm exhausted.
What a dreadful man.

Chapman? He was on
his best behavior.

Rene, let's get you
back to the hotel.

You look as though
you could use some rest.

Kendall, I think you're
forgetting yourself.

Rene, I'm tired,
you're tired.

I'm also perfectly capable
of taking care of myself.

So am I.

What's with you two?

I'm sorry.

Was it wrong of me to
be concerned about you?

Of course it wasn't wrong.

To want you protected?

Please, Rene, let's
drop it. It's over.

Not quite. We still don't know
how a bartender from Pacoima

came to be gambling
with the BP's.

Maybe it was your
brooch he was after, maybe it was your life.

Aren't you the least
bit interested in the answer to that?

Since he's dead,
I can't see that it makes any difference.

Maybe he was hired.

What do you mean?

Well, there's a missing
connection here.

You don't see it?

There's way too big
a gap between Pacoima and the yacht basin.

Are you saying that
someone I know hired Richard Soderling?

It's the only answer
I can think of that makes any sense.

(SCOFFS) That's terrific.
A real boost to the old spirits.

Someone I know
may want to kill me,

and the only lead
we have is in the county refrigerator.

What are we
supposed to do now?

Now, we keep a close
eye on the obits.

I'm afraid to ask
who we're going to be looking for.

Huh.

It does seem to me
that you could be doing something more than

just reading about them
that have passed over.

Like what? The only lead
we had was Soderling.

Well, what good is it
gonna do you to read about his funeral?

I don't want to
read about it, Dad, I want to attend.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Now what I've got
to do is find it.

Russell, Rust...

Jimmy, I've been
looking all over for you.

He's working.

What am I?
Going to a barbecue?

Ah, here it is,
here it is, "Soderling.

"The Little Church of the
Sunrise in Pacoima."

Now all we got to do is
find the connection.

Can you connect
with this?

What do you think?

Miguelito's horse came in?

Forget the track,
this is a whole new gig.

Lord Evelyn Martin
at your service, sir.

Lord Evelyn?

I thought I'd make myself
a duke, but I figured that would be pushing it.

Yeah, just a little.

Dad, I'm gonna
go by the hotel and pick up Kendall.

I'll check in
with you later.

Hey, what is it
with you, man?

Every time I show up,
you start rushing off somewhere.

Kind of makes you
think, doesn't it?

Uh, Angel, I have
a funeral to attend.

So what if you're late?
The guest of honor's gonna notice?

Now listen to me, Jimmy,
what I want to talk to you about is

I come up with a lot of
scams in my day, right?

But I give you my word,
none of them touch this one.

No, Angel.

You haven't even
heard it yet. Listen to me, Jimmy.

All you got to do is
give me a little introduction to the Princess.

Introduce him
to the Princess?

Aw, you ain't even
introduced me to the Princess.

I'm not introducing
anybody, Dad.

For 20%
of a possible 200 grand?

You think I'm going to
set up my client for one of your seedy bunco jobs?

You don't have to set up
anybody. All you do is got to make an introduction.

You say, "Princess, this is
Lord Evelyn Martin,

"former equerry at the royal
household of His Highness, Duke of Edinburgh."

Prince Philip?

Hey, man, they've got
so many people around those palaces,

they don't know
who they are.

They got this viscount,
all he does is make toast.

Who's gonna
call me a liar?

I am.

If you let him
queer the deal...

There isn't any
deal, Angel.

Come on, Jimmy,
this is a natural.

I'm telling you, from the
first time I heard that you had met this princess,

"Boy," I said to myself,
"there is something in this for Angel Martin."

Well, there isn't.

Jimmy, beautiful
people, money.

Now we both know you can't
make a thin dime dealing with what people need.

You gotta give them
what they want.

Oh, I can't
help myself, Angel. I just have to ask it.

What is it they want?

Polo ponies!

(SIGHS)

You walk away from
this one, you'll never forgive yourself, Jimmy.

I got a wonderful
string of them. I mean, beautiful animals.

We can say they came
from the Queen's own stable.

You know,
a gift to me, kind of,

for my long years of service
there at the royal household.

To keep my mouth shut.

Goodbye, Angel.

I kind of like
having you around.

This is James Garner.

Next on the Rockford Files.

I like being around.

Keep to the shadows.

I know all those
back stairway moves.

Do you know who
she reminds me of?

The girl that
married dear old dad.

Men's pajamas. Great!

June Allyson
always looked cute as a button in them.

You do that all the time?

Brain surgery
isn't for everyone.

(SCREAMS)

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