Picket Fences

1992 - 1996

Picket Fences

18th September 1992

Episode 1

A beloved local man is killed during a stage production of The Wizard of Oz. Suspicion initially falls on the town pharmacist when the sheriff learns the dead man was having an affair with the pharmacist's daughter. The dead man's wife confesses but her confession is suppressed in court. She is then murdered and the Sheriff's department discovers that she and the pharmacist conspired to kill her husband and then the pharmacist killed her.

The Green Bay Chopper

25th September 1992

Episode 2

After a child brings a severed human hand to school for show and tell, the Sheriff's department teams with the FBI to pursue a serial kidnapper, the "Green Bay Chopper", who severs the right hands of his victims.

Mr. Dreeb Comes to Town

2nd October 1992

Episode 3

Max falls for a dwarf who rides into town on an elephant, which the dwarf says was being abused at a circus. Jill tells Kimberly's favorite teacher, Mr. Pankow, that he has a brain tumor.

The Autumn of Rome

16th October 1992

Episode 4

The candidates in the upcoming mayoral election are using such outrageous smear campaigns that Sheriff Brock considers running for Mayor himself.

Frank the Potato Man

23rd October 1992

Episode 5

A rash of break-ins leads to an investigation of a "serial bather". Suspicion initially centers on "Frank the Potato Man", a vagrant who, it is learned, was tried for aggravated rape 15 years earlier.

Remembering Rosemary

26th October 1992

Episode 6

When a catatonic housemaid utters the word "murder" after a decade of not speaking, the Sheriff's department learns that the "suicide" of a beloved town figure a decade prior was actually a homicide.

The Contenders

30th October 1992

Episode 7

Town doctor Jill Brock, fed up with the mayor's failure to address women's issues, declares herself a write-in candidate in the upcoming mayoral election. Deputy Kenny Lakos arrests a former boxing world champion and convinces him to engage in a charity match before extradition to New Jersey.

Sacred Hearts

6th November 1992

Episode 8

An elderly patient is murdered at a nursing home. A "singing serial mercy-killing" nun is arrested, sparking controversy over the ethics and legality of euthanasia.

Thanksgiving

13th November 1992

Episode 9

Jill's father arrives in Rome with his new 26-year-old girlfriend. Wambaugh finds his wife in bed with another man.

The Snake Lady

4th December 1992

Episode 10

Max, Brock, and Kenny investigate the mysterious death of a woman who may or may not have committed suicide.

Pageantry

11th December 1992

Episode 11

A rabbi seeks to block the town from staging a religiously-themed Christmas pageant on public property. The town is shocked to learn that beloved teacher Louise Talbot, scheduled to play the Virgin Mary in the pageant, is a post-operative transsexual.

High Tidings

18th December 1992

Episode 12

When the Brock family inadvertently finds Kimberly having sex with her 19-year-old boyfriend on Christmas Eve, Jimmy wants to prosecute him for statutory rape. A man claiming to be Santa Claus takes Max and dispatcher Ginny hostage and Jimmy tries to talk him down.

Frog Man

8th January 1993

Episode 13

Kenny is seriously wounded by the Frog Man, a burglar who leaves live frogs at the site of his crimes.

Bad Moons Rising

15th January 1993

Episode 14

When Alice Freeman is charged with murder in the death of her husband, Wambaugh defends her by claiming insanity as the result of menopause. Brock's son, Matthew, begins to experience puberty.

Nuclear Meltdowns

22nd January 1993

Episode 15

When her friend becomes pregnant, Kimberly fears that she is the victim of incest. However, the man purporting to be her father is actually her husband and they are involved in a polygamous relationship. Max investigates a religious sect that engages in animal sacrifice. Guest Stars: Liz and Jean Sagal

The Body Politic

5th February 1993

Episode 16

A fugitive doctor seeks a court order to allow him to keep his brain-dead wife on life support to allow her to bring her pregnancy to term. The mayor fires the town dentist for refusing to disclose that he is HIV-positive. Guest Stars: Liz and Jean Sagal

Be My Valentine

12th February 1993

Episode 17

Deputy Max goes undercover when a response to her personal ad leads her to believe that she is being targeted by a serial killer known as "Cupid."

Fetal Attraction

1st April 1993

Episode 18

Jill enlists her former fiancé to perform a fetal transplant on a patient with Parkinson's disease over the objections of the town hospital. Jimmy feels threatened when he catches Jill and her former fiancé exchanging a kiss

Sightings

8th April 1993

Episode 19

Carter believes a sheriff who mysteriously disappeared 38 years earlier may have been killed by radiation emitted by an Unidentified Flying Object.

Rights of Passage

15th April 1993

Episode 20

A group of heavily armed Chippewa Indians declares war on Rome, seizes, and barricades the courthouse. Ginny stages a protest when Jill begins administering growth hormones to a short boy. Matthew takes on the school bully.

Sugar and Spice

29th April 1993

Episode 21

Kimberly and her best female friend exchange a few kisses during a sleepover, leading to rumors that Kimberly is a lesbian. She turns to her birth mother, who had a lesbian affair in college, for advice.

The Lullaby League

6th May 1993

Episode 22

Max delivers a baby and begins adoption procedures when the natural mother disappears. Jill transplants a pig's liver into a blues vocalist after the woman collapses on stage. Guest star: Della Reese.

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Tom Skerritt•Kathy Baker•Costas Mandylor

Drama Comedy

An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.

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Tom Skerritt

Jimmy Brock

Kathy Baker

Jill Brock

Costas Mandylor

Kenny Lacos

Lauren Holly

Maxine Stewart

Holly Marie Combs

Kimberly Brock

Justin Shenkarow

Matthew Brock

Adam Wylie

Zack Brock

Ray Walston

Henry Bone

Don Cheadle

John Littleton

Fyvush Finkel

Douglas Wambaugh

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