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Season 3 – 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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Todd Everett Variety 06/14/2019
Typically, script by creator/exec producer David E. Kelley manages to score strong points on both sides of a controversial subject while providing one of the funniest shows on television. And it doesn't even have (or need) a laugh track. Go to Full Review Margaret Lyons New York Magazine/Vulture 06/14/2019
Fences just loved a good, old-fashioned legal debate, and while the show's various shenanigans are not at all realistic, the strong feelings -- particularly strong feelings of empathy-driven ambivalence -- are not. Go to Full Review Ken Parish Perkins Chicago Tribune 06/14/2019
What I've enjoyed about this series is how it touches on the gray areas of ethical and moral issues... Kelley thrives as a dramatist who can make humorless issues entertaining TV. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Picket Fences — Season 3

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Cast & Crew

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Tom Skerritt

Sheriff Jimmy Brock

Leigh Taylor-Young

Rachel Harris

Marlee Matlin

Guest Star

Alan Dershowitz

Guest Star

Kathy Baker

Dr. Jill Brock

Don Cheadle

D.A. Jonathan Littleton

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 23, 1994 Survival of the Fittest After capturing the man believed to be responsible for the murder of a 16-year-old girl, the sheriff's department is pressured for a conviction at any cost. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 30, 1994 Systematic Abuse Littleton feels Brock's department is hampering the investigation of a girl's murder; guest Harry Smith. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 7, 1994 The Bus Stops Here As temporary co-mayor, Jill copes with racial tensions from a judge's decision to bus city youth to Rome's schools. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 14, 1994 Enemy Lines A judge (Paul Winfield) jails Jill for interfering with the busing order; Littleton and Max consider dating; guests Richard Masur; Harry Smith. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 28, 1994 Cold Spell Brock investigates the home life of a girl who spray-painted a pentacle on a school wall; Paul Williams; Dorothy Lyman; Richard Masur. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 4, 1994 Elective Conduct Racial tensions escalate as the mayoral campaign progresses; Zach pens a report that gets him suspended from school. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 11, 1994 Rebels With Causes Jill takes ailing Wambaugh to Chicago Hope Hospital for tests and locks horns with Dr. Geiger (Mandy Patinkin) over how to practice medicine. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 18, 1994 May It Please the Court Wambaugh and Littleton get advice from Alan Dershowitz for their appearances before the Supreme Court. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 2, 1994 For Whom the Wind Blows Brock (Tom Skerritt) experiences self-doubt after Kenny and Max (Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly) uncover shocking new evidence in the Latham case. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 16, 1994 Away in the Manger Brock (Tom Skerritt) and his team investigate a death that appears to be linked to alien DNA experiments. Guest star: Leigh Taylor-Young. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 6, 1995 Freezer Burn A scandal breaks out after the town learns that a murdered masseur was giving intimate massages to his female clients. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 13, 1995 Frogman Returns The embarrassed son of the Frogman (Michael Jeter) sues for emancipation; Jill strikes Matthew for accidentally injuring Zack. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 20, 1995 Mr. Seed Goes to Town Jimmy and his ex-wife (Tom Skerritt, Christine Rose) end up in court after she decides to use his frozen sperm to get pregnant. With Kathy Baker, Lauren Holly. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 3, 1995 Close Encounters Littleton copes with his attraction to an 18-year-old assistant; Max and Kenny decide to put an end to their sexual tension. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 24, 1995 When in Rome Jimmy is placed under great pressure by the community when he must defend the rights of a convicted child molester who has moved into town. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 3, 1995 Heroes and Villains The Dancing Bandit (Marlee Matlin) returns to Rome to help Zack celebrate his birthday but finds federal agents waiting for her. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 10, 1995 Changing of the Guard Brock asks the Dancing Bandit (Marlee Matlin) to investigate the mayor's murder; Max and Kenny are caught kissing on the job. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 31, 1995 Without Mercy Jimmy and Littleton are compelled to take Jill into custody after she increases a terminal cancer patient's morphine, allowing the patient to die. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 7, 1995 Final Judgment While Jill awaits sentencing, her lawyers ask Bone to put the euthanasia law on trial; Kenny and Carter investigate an attack on swans. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 28, 1995 Saint Zach When Zachary repents for killing a swan, stigmata appear on his hands and the whole community rethinks its religious beliefs. Details Episode 21 Aired May 5, 1995 Upbringings Jimmy's relationship with his estranged father nearly explodes when he tries to pressure Jimmy into taking over his law practice. Details Episode 22 Aired May 12, 1995 The Song of Rome Rome is traumatized after Father Barrett is gunned down in the confessional and Judge Bone refuses to remove himself from the case. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
David E. Kelley
Network
CBS
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 23, 1994