Suzanne Somers hires Jim Rockford on a missing person case which sends him all over Europe trying to prove that her husband is indeed not among the living. That's not the conclusion that Rockford comes to, in fact he says the plane crash where he allegedly died is all one big fraud and the insurance company has ponied up some big bucks.
What Somers should not have done is stiff James Garner on his fee because now Rockford goes to the insurance company and offers to find the missing husband and prove he's alive. The trail takes him to a small California town that is something of an art colony.
The only friendly face in town belongs to Jill Clayburgh, otherwise Rockford is treated pretty badly by both the real law and some folks pretending to be the real law.
Clayburgh plays a rather free spirited artistic type and she provides a bit of levity in some serious proceedings. She also saves Rockford on one occasion and provides a key clue.
The payoff for Rockford is not a traditional one, but I'll let you watch the episode to see what it is.