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Season 4 – 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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Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel 06/14/2019
Picket Fences is standing tall again in its idiosyncratic fashion. We have the pope -- and David Kelley -- to thank for that. Go to Full Review Joe Reid Decider 06/14/2019
The show took the quiet-small-town-drama conceit and turned it on its head, delivering something equally stranger and more heartfelt than its trappings would suggest. Go to Full Review John Carman San Francisco Examiner 06/14/2019
The show raises the ante for the old definition of high concept TV. Go to Full Review Jim Vorel Paste Magazine 06/14/2019
It featured some funny supporting performances, especially from Fyvush Finkel as Jewish lawyer Douglas Wambaugh, but of all its little eccentricities I most enjoyed the bizarre fates suffered by the town's mayors. Go to Full Review Scott D. Pierce Deseret News (Salt Lake City) 06/14/2019
Although creator David E. Kelley has left the show in the hands of new executive producer Jeff Melvoin, this high-quality drama doesn't miss a beat. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Tom Skerritt

Sheriff Jimmy Brock

Kathy Baker

Dr. Jill Brock

Costas Mandylor

Officer Kenny Lacos

Lauren Holly

Officer Maxine Stewart

Fyvush Finkel

Douglas Wambaugh

Kelly Connell

M.E. Carter Pike

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 22, 1995 A Change of Season Following Carter Pike's narrow escape from a house fire, Jill fears he tried to commit suicide; Kimberly makes a career decision. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 29, 1995 Reap the Whirlwind A tornado nears Rome and the residents scatter in fear; Max (Lauren Holly) breaks the law to protect Kenny (Costas Mandylor). With Kathy Baker. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 6, 1995 Pal Joey A talk-show-host/physician (Amy Aquino) tries to take over Jill's practice; an Asian man's courting ritual leads to his arrest; Kenny uses a dating-service. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 13, 1995 Bloodbrothers Two escaped convicts show up in Rome looking for one's half-brother, John Littleton (Don Cheadle); one of the fugitives shoots Kenny. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 20, 1995 Dog Eat Dog Max's job is in jeopardy when she shoots a man dressed as a giant bratwurst; Jill thinks Kimberly is pregnant. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 27, 1995 Heart of Saturday Night Matthew cruises with his pals; Jill and Jimmy's attempt at romance leaves him in a painful position; the poker gang loses a player. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 3, 1995 Down the Tubes Mayor Laurie Bey's pregnancy becomes apparent, but the father's identity remains a mystery; Jill thinks about having a tubal ligation. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 8, 1995 This Little Piggy Animal-rights activist Kimberly is arrested for a felony; her daughter's religious beliefs inhibit a woman's medical treatment. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 15, 1995 Witness for the Prosecution The pope's visit to Rome turns bizarre when he witnesses a murder and faces off against Wambaugh, who challenges his religious views. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 5, 1996 Dem Bones A skeleton is that of a suspected Nazi murdered 50 years before; Wambaugh's son returns to prosecute the case. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 12, 1996 Bloodlines Brock takes Matthew on a camping trip after one of Matthew's classmates takes his own life; Mayor Laurie Bey asks Kenny to be her Lamaze partner. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 19, 1996 Snow Exit Judge Bone and Wambaugh's fighting has a terrible result; Mayor Laurie Bey is in labor and trapped at the police station in a snowstorm. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 26, 1996 My Romance Fate intercedes and an old love of Judge Bone's comes to Rome; an electrical shock causes Carter to have a near-death experience; Zach falls in love. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 9, 1996 The Z Files The Brocks become defendants in a lawsuit after Zach and his friend morph their computer teacher's face onto a naked body and send it out on the Internet. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 16, 1996 Bottled Jill questions the decisions she has made in her life at Zach's 13th birthday party, and everyone else gets swept up in her mood swings. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 22, 1996 Dante's Inferno Max becomes the subject of a radio shock jock's show when she takes her job as interim mayor too seriously. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 24, 1996 Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey The identity of the father of Mayor Laurie Bey's baby sends shock waves through Rome, and her mother arrives to sue for custody of the infant. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 24, 1996 Three Weddings and a Meltdown Carter proposes to Sue; Kenny, to Max; the Wambaughs renew their vows; things change for Jill and Jimmy. Details Episode 19 Aired Jun 5, 1996 Winner Takes All As playoff time approaches, Zach and the team are forced to file a restraining order to keep overly competitive parents from attending school sporting events. Details Episode 20 Aired Jun 12, 1996 Forget Selma Wambaugh's determined efforts to find evidence incriminating his wife's new boyfriend lead only to trouble. Details Episode 21 Aired Jun 19, 1996 To Forgive Is Divine An Amish girl is raped but refuses to testify because of her religion, giving the rapist a chance to strike again. Details Episode 22 Aired Jun 26, 1996 Liver Let Die Brock (Tom Skerritt) is forced to face his own mortality when he learns that he may have liver cancer. Details

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Picket Fences — Season 4

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Season Info

Director
Mel Damski, Arvin Brown, Tom Skerritt, Sandy Smolan, Joe Napolitano, Michael Lange, Lou Antonio, Michael Schultz, David Jones, Dennie Gordon
Executive Producer
David E. Kelley
Screenwriter
Dawn Prestwich, Nick Harding, Ellen Herman, John Wirth, Rosanne Welch, Lawrence Meyers, Ursula Wendel, David E. Kelley, Nicole Yorkin
Network
CBS
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 22, 1995