A farming hub has more business than it can handle, including giving Rockford the business. The PI's car breaks down near the boomtown, after a source Rockford contacts in a divorce case steers Rockford there. While his car is being worked on, Rockford is quickly entangled between an underage motel worker and her jealous cop boyfriend, and in a double-cross over a narcotics deal. Is it just another tricky day for unlucky Jim, or is bucolic New Pastoria a sunny sin city ?

A friend (Isaac Hayes) from Jim's time in prison after getting out, needs help clearing himself from the crime he was put into prison for.

Jim and Rocky find an abandoned young girl that leads to Jim finding and helping her father.

Jim helps a friend (Strother Martin) of Rocky's who's being forced off his property.

Jim helps a friend of Rocky's who's being forced off his property.

When the life of Gandy Fitch's (Isaac Hayes) girlfriend is in danger, he turns to Rockfish for help.

Jim winds up in a funny farm when he gets too close to the truth about an elite health club.

Jim puts up his dukes and steps forward to help a boxing coach who has been framed with bribery and murder.

Having Jim doing jury duty leads to a mistrial and his being hired to investigate the case of pedestrian hit by a drunk-driver that brought the accused to court.