This episode explains much of the reasons why Dennis Becker is constantly doing favors for Jim Rockford, tracing license plates, etc. at the LAPD. Rockford does him a real solid in this episode, saving his life's savings which Joe Santos and wife Pat Finley invested in 2% of a resort hotel. No rooms or perks come with this, Santos gets 2% of lobby privileges.
With the help of another investor, Linda Evans Rockford rounds up the other investors and 'purchases' mineral rights under the ground from the investors and then moves in and starts drilling for oil.
Of course it all eventually works, but not without a few bumps along the way. Evans is working her own agenda. Rockford gets the help of Noah Beery, Jr., Stuart Margolin and of course Gretchen Corbett checking all the legalities.
It could have been a much better episode, but Evans's character is poorly written with poor motivations. James Garner pulled off other and better cons in the series.
With the help of another investor, Linda Evans Rockford rounds up the other investors and 'purchases' mineral rights under the ground from the investors and then moves in and starts drilling for oil.
Of course it all eventually works, but not without a few bumps along the way. Evans is working her own agenda. Rockford gets the help of Noah Beery, Jr., Stuart Margolin and of course Gretchen Corbett checking all the legalities.
It could have been a much better episode, but Evans's character is poorly written with poor motivations. James Garner pulled off other and better cons in the series.