The Rockford Files, Season 3

The Rockford Files (1974-1980, with many subsequent made-for-TV movies) is an American detective (private investigator) television drama created and often written by Stephen J. Cannell. It stars James Garner as a charming ex-convict who lives in (an… more »

(Beth got Jim released on a technicality, that his name had been miswritten)

Jim:
Neither one of us knew it was gonna be a kangaroo court.

Rocky:
Yeah, I don't understand it! You told them the truth!

Jim:
Yeah, and they didn't buy it. Hey look, I'm out, right?

Beth:
Temporarily. They're gonna hit you with another subpoena, Jim.

Jim:
Well, let them. This time I go in knowing the ground rules. I give them my name and I take the Fifth Amendment all the way.

Rocky:
That's what I'd do. Well, they think you're guilty anyway.

Jim:
Look, I can use the Fifth Amendment, can I? I mean, they haven't repealed the law or anything?

Beth:
No, sure, you can take it, and they'll dismiss you, it will just be postponing the inevitable. Gary Bevins will apply to the Department of Justice for a grant of immunity, then you'll be recalled and you'll have to testify, or be held in contempt of court, again. This time they're gonna get your name right, my love.

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