The Rockford Files : The Jersey Bounce (1978)

Genres - Crime  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Rocky (Noah Beery Jr.) is not the only person in the trailer park who is annoyed by his new neighbors Nodzak (Luke Andreas) and Conigliaro (Greg Antonacci), who not only throw wild and noisy parties every night, but threaten to beat up anyone who complains. Jim (James Garner) takes it upon himself to confront the two troublemakers, only to end up being charged with murder. With his new attorney (Sorrell Booke) too busy to devote his full time to Jim's plight, the detective places his fate in the hands of the estimable John Cooper (Bob Hopkins in his first series appearance), a disbarred lawyer-turned-legal researcher. Unexpected complications ensue, involving the sister of a notorious mobster. . .not to mention another murder which is still in the planning stages. This episode and its sixth-season followup "Just a Coupla Guys" were written by David Chase, who later parlayed his fascination with the Mob into the groundbreaking cable-TV series The Sopranos.