The Queen of Peru
Rockford & his client, Mr. Califer from Boston Fire & Casualty, are at a meet out in the sticks with a gang of theives who've stolen the Borland Diamond & want to sell it back. Rockford is unimpressed with the ski-masked bandits. He thinks the jewel heist was more than just a two-man job, & wonders if the two ski-masks are just a couple of opportunists who heard about the job & want to cash in on it. Flustered by Jim's deadpan bargaining, they arrange for a time & place for the exchange.
That night, the two theives are attacked. Jim was right; the real muscle of the gang catches the two in a parking garage & blasts them. One gets away & hides the diamond in Jim's bbq outside his trailer. The other can't get away & spills his guts. Now the gang, headed by a shotgun-toting, overcoat-wearing Australian, is after Rockford & Califer.
Early the next morning, Jim is awakened to a family of tourists in a mobile home, making a ruckus in the parking lot outside his trailer. They introduce themselves as the Ronco's, travelling the California coast on their vacation from Peru, Indiana. Their RV, the "Queen of Peru", what with the generator, dirtbikes & outboard motor in tow, keeps Jim from getting any sleep.
Back at Boston Fire & Casualty, we learn that Califer only hired Rockford because his predecessor signed Jim on a retainer contract. Califer, a wanna-be soldier in the National Guard, is gung-ho going into the exchange, at an abandoned amusement park. When they get there they find only one ski-mask, who says his partner is watching them through a rifle scope. Califer wants Jim to help attack the guy in a "pincer move". "Easy, Rommel," Jim snaps. "There could be another turkey in the straw with a 30-06!" The ski-masks tells them where the diamond is. Califer stays with the money while Rockford heads home for his bbq. When Jim gets home, it turns out that the Roncos have stolen his grill. Back at the exchange site, the ski-mask has no trouble punching Califer's lights out & taking the money.
At the station, Rockford has to have Rocky bail him out, while Califer walks away scot-free.Turns out he & Lt. Chapman are in the same regiment in the National Guard. The sleazy lifeguard stationed by Jim's trailer, who was trying to pick up the Ronco's dughter, tips Jim off to where they've headed for. Jim sets off to find the Queen of Peru. Unbeknownst to him they've dumped the ashes of his bbq, along with the diamond, on the side of PCH on the way to Solvang. The jewel theives kidnap Califer at gunpoint from his training excercises, despite his protests: "We're in the middle of an invasion!" With Califer in tow, they're now racing Rockford to find the Queen of Peru.
Rockford spends the night driving PCH, putting the word out on the CB that there's a reunion picnic for Indiana tourists. Sure enough, he gets a hit, & the Ronco's show up. Jim only gets madder when he learns that not only have they dumped the ashes. On top of everything else, another family of travelling Hoosiers backs their RV into Jim's Firebird, smashing the front driver's-side rim. Jim needs the Ronco's to drive him, but papa Ronco is an insurance man himself, & demands a cut of the reward in exchange.
As soon as they're on the road, the theives catch up to them & open fire. Jim grabs the wheel of the RV & uses it as a bulldozer, pushing their car off the road & flipping it down onto the beach. Back at his trailer, Jim, Califer, & the Roncos have found the diamond. The only catch is, Roncos insurance company handles Boston Fire & Causualty's auto policies in Indiana. As an employee, Ronco is ineligible for the reward. Rockford is feeling good about things again, until the Queen of Peru blows a flat before the Roncos can leave. Now they're stuck right in front of Jim's trailer again, even closer this time, & Jim braces himself for another sleepless night.
This one had Chapman, Becker, Beth, & Rocky, but no Angel, & they were only in it during the scene where Jim & Califer are being questioned at the station. Jim's blue bathrobe made another appearance, too.
That night, the two theives are attacked. Jim was right; the real muscle of the gang catches the two in a parking garage & blasts them. One gets away & hides the diamond in Jim's bbq outside his trailer. The other can't get away & spills his guts. Now the gang, headed by a shotgun-toting, overcoat-wearing Australian, is after Rockford & Califer.
Early the next morning, Jim is awakened to a family of tourists in a mobile home, making a ruckus in the parking lot outside his trailer. They introduce themselves as the Ronco's, travelling the California coast on their vacation from Peru, Indiana. Their RV, the "Queen of Peru", what with the generator, dirtbikes & outboard motor in tow, keeps Jim from getting any sleep.
Back at Boston Fire & Casualty, we learn that Califer only hired Rockford because his predecessor signed Jim on a retainer contract. Califer, a wanna-be soldier in the National Guard, is gung-ho going into the exchange, at an abandoned amusement park. When they get there they find only one ski-mask, who says his partner is watching them through a rifle scope. Califer wants Jim to help attack the guy in a "pincer move". "Easy, Rommel," Jim snaps. "There could be another turkey in the straw with a 30-06!" The ski-masks tells them where the diamond is. Califer stays with the money while Rockford heads home for his bbq. When Jim gets home, it turns out that the Roncos have stolen his grill. Back at the exchange site, the ski-mask has no trouble punching Califer's lights out & taking the money.
At the station, Rockford has to have Rocky bail him out, while Califer walks away scot-free.Turns out he & Lt. Chapman are in the same regiment in the National Guard. The sleazy lifeguard stationed by Jim's trailer, who was trying to pick up the Ronco's dughter, tips Jim off to where they've headed for. Jim sets off to find the Queen of Peru. Unbeknownst to him they've dumped the ashes of his bbq, along with the diamond, on the side of PCH on the way to Solvang. The jewel theives kidnap Califer at gunpoint from his training excercises, despite his protests: "We're in the middle of an invasion!" With Califer in tow, they're now racing Rockford to find the Queen of Peru.
Rockford spends the night driving PCH, putting the word out on the CB that there's a reunion picnic for Indiana tourists. Sure enough, he gets a hit, & the Ronco's show up. Jim only gets madder when he learns that not only have they dumped the ashes. On top of everything else, another family of travelling Hoosiers backs their RV into Jim's Firebird, smashing the front driver's-side rim. Jim needs the Ronco's to drive him, but papa Ronco is an insurance man himself, & demands a cut of the reward in exchange.
As soon as they're on the road, the theives catch up to them & open fire. Jim grabs the wheel of the RV & uses it as a bulldozer, pushing their car off the road & flipping it down onto the beach. Back at his trailer, Jim, Califer, & the Roncos have found the diamond. The only catch is, Roncos insurance company handles Boston Fire & Causualty's auto policies in Indiana. As an employee, Ronco is ineligible for the reward. Rockford is feeling good about things again, until the Queen of Peru blows a flat before the Roncos can leave. Now they're stuck right in front of Jim's trailer again, even closer this time, & Jim braces himself for another sleepless night.
This one had Chapman, Becker, Beth, & Rocky, but no Angel, & they were only in it during the scene where Jim & Califer are being questioned at the station. Jim's blue bathrobe made another appearance, too.
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