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Season 2 – Picket Fences

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Set in Rome, Wis., this drama/mystery series revolves around a small town where strange things happen. The central focus is the Brock family, headed by Sheriff Jimmy Brock and his wife, Jill, the town doctor. Along for the ride are Kenny and Maxine, the sheriff's trusty deputies.

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Tom Shales Washington Post 06/14/2019
The bottom line is that Picket Fences, as one of TV's few serious drama hours, and as a lonely beacon of thoughtfulness on the silly network landscape, deserves to live long and to prosper. Go to Full Review Patricia O'Connell Variety 06/14/2019
In its writing, acting and direction, recent Emmy-winning drama series Picket Fences is more subdued than it was last season, actually making it more powerful. Go to Full Review Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times 06/14/2019
Despite its Emmy as best drama series, Picket Fences continues to be uneven, its serious and farcical personalities not always artfully meshing. Go to Full Review Tom Jicha South Florida Sun-Sentinel 06/14/2019
Picket Fences really found itself in its second season. More important, the audience found Picket Fences. If you haven't, find it tonight. Go to Full Review David Bianculli Baltimore Sun 06/14/2019
Guest stars Roy Dotrice and Denis Arndt are especially good, and Kathy Baker and Tom Skerritt, even at moments without dialogue, display their superb acting talents. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Picket Fences — Season 2

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Tom Skerritt

Sheriff Jimmy Brock

Darlene Cates

Actor

Kathy Baker

Dr. Jill Brock

Costas Mandylor

Officer Kenny Lacos

Lauren Holly

Officer Maxine Stewart

Holly Marie Combs

Kimberly Brock

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 22, 1993 Turpitude Brock arrests the mayor for killing a would-be car-jacker; Jill buys a gun; guests Ed Koch, Harry Smith. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 28, 1993 Duty-Free Rome A therapist admits his attraction to Max; a priest (Roy Dotrice) confronts his church's stand on birth control. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 29, 1993 Unlawful Entries A male teacher is publicly humiliated when he is forced to admit he was raped by a woman; Max decides to press charges against her therapist. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 5, 1993 Under the Influence Max lets an intoxicated woman drive home, resulting in an accident that critically injures another motorist. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 12, 1993 The Dancing Bandit An unconventional band of robbers, led by a young deaf woman, orchestrates a bank heist to obtain funds to aid flood victims in Rome. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 26, 1993 Dairy Queen Town residents are in an uproar when Rachel chooses a well-endowed woman to promote the dairy industry and they later learn she is a battered wife. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 3, 1993 Cross Examination The clergy of Rome ponders the implications when medical experts are unable to find an explanation for the pregnancy of a comatose woman. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 10, 1993 Strangers A man with a brain disease that distorts vision shoots his brother; Jill and Brock clash over his motives. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 17, 1993 Blue Christmas Kimberly's friend is arrested during a drug sweep at school; his mother's heart attack brings out the worst in Carter. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 7, 1994 Paging Doctor God Jill is arrested after operating on a patient whose religious beliefs prohibit surgery; Zach wants to convert to Judaism. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 14, 1994 Guns 'R' Us Practical joking gets out of hand, which may result in paralysis for Matthew; Max fills in as sheriff. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 21, 1994 Remote Control Wambaugh blames violence in the media for his client's assault on Matthew; Rachel launches a war on crime. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 28, 1994 Abominable Snowman An Alzheimer's sufferer wants to give his heart to his dying son; Wambaugh pleads with the city to house Frank the Potato Man; guest Adam Arkin. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 4, 1994 Supreme Courting Max helps Carter woo a woman; Zach gets in trouble for kissing a girl; Kimberly and her boyfriend struggle with sexual-consent guidelines. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 11, 1994 Divine Recall A risque video from Rachel's past jeopardizes her career; Kenny admits to Brock his affair with Rachel. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 4, 1994 Terms of Estrangement Rick Jennings kidnaps Kimberly in an attempt to pay back his former partner for testifying against him nine years earlier. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 11, 1994 Squatter's Rights A woman (Darlene Cates) claims she killed her husband by sitting on him; a synagogue ostracizes Douglas. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 1, 1994 System Down Brock is the jury foreman in a case involving the murder of two policemen; guests James Earl Jones, Richard Masur. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 8, 1994 Buried Alive Tempers flare when Jimmy invites Max to dinner after she arrests Jill's father for disorderly conduct. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 29, 1994 My Left Shoe The town's priest may lose his parish after Brock and Kenny find women's shoes in his closet; Matthew fears his sexual curiosities are a sin. Details Episode 21 Aired May 6, 1994 Frosted Flakes The town is embroiled in a debate over life and death when a leukemia patient's parents fight in court to have the child cryonically frozen. Details Episode 22 Aired May 13, 1994 Howard's End Howard's struggle with Alzheimer's affects his family and the town; Jill's decision during surgery may revoke her hospital privileges. Details

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Season Info

Director
Alan Myerson
Screenwriter
Ann Donahue, Geoffrey Neigher, David E. Kelley
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 22, 1993