A journalist, Susan Alexander ( Joan Van Ark ), hires Rockford to clear a man ( John Lawlor ) convicted of murder, but they don’t have a good way to start investigating as the police case file has disappeared. Susan learns first-hand that Jim’s sly approach to asking questions gets good results, but even after someone takes a shot at them they don’t have a lead. With William Prince , Sandra Smith and Milton Selzer .
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A journalist, Susan Alexander ( Joan Van Ark ), hires Rockford to clear a man ( John Lawlor ) convicted of murder, but they don’t have a good way to start investigating as the police case file has disappeared. Susan learns first-hand that Jim’s sly approach to asking questions gets good results, but even after someone takes a shot at them they don’t have a lead. With William Prince, Sandra Smith and Milton Selzer.