This is another episode of the lighter fare variety of this great show, which is nearing the conclusion of a solid run from 1974-1980, and many recognizable faces such as Tom Selleck, Larry Manetti, and Simon Oakland make appearances revolving around an awards banquet for private investigators. It turns out a senator gets killed in the banquet bathroom, and Freddie Beamer(wannabe P.I.)gets himself involved accidentally, and somewhat stupidly; he sees the guy dead on the floor and when someone else comes in the room, he runs away like he's guilty. Rockford should've beaten him up for that stupid act alone instead of putting up the Firebird for Freddie's bail. Tom Selleck is the real highlight here as the perfect and smooth Lance White, who's everything Rockord isn't, and their scenes together are rather funny as Jim keeps trying to prove Lance wrong, but it turns out the guy's always right about his hunches; even Chapman, who loathes Rockford, is in awe of White. I believe James Garner was set to guest star in a Magnum, P.I. episode, but he was in a dispute with one of the studios at the time and he supposedly refused to set foot on their set, which was unfortunate. Back to this episode, it turns out that Manetti's character killed the senator in a botched blackmail scheme that went awry. This isn't one of my personal favorites, mainly because Rockford is more of a side character instead of the lead, but it is very enjoyable with interesting characters and funny moments.