Picket Fences
4.2/5
Année : 1992
Nombre de saisons : 4
Durée moyenne d'un épisode : 60 minutes
Genre(s) : Drame
Rome, petite bourgade du Wisconsin... pas si tranquille ! Le Shérif Jimmy Brock et sa femme Jill, médecin, élèvent leur petite famille dans un univers étrange où se succèdent meurtres, drames et phénomènes en tous genres...
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Épisode 1 - Picket Fences
18 septembre 1992 - 4.5/5
The sudden death of the Tin Man during a community performance of The Wizard of Oz throws the normally sleepy town of Rome, Wisconsin, into chaos and throws Sheriff Jimmy Brock right into the middle of a difficult murder investigation. Meanwhile, when the favourite singing group of Brock's teenage daughter Kimberly arrive in town, they prove not to be what either she or Deputy Kenny had anticipated.
Épisode 2 - The Green Bay Chopper
25 septembre 1992 - 5/5
The FBI comes to town to search for a serial killer who chops off the right hand of his victims. Max's diligence in investigating on her own pays off when she is allowed to assist in his apprehension.
Épisode 3 - Mr. Dreeb Comes to Town
2 octobre 1992
Michael J Anderson guests as a circus performer who "steals" an elephant from the circus to rescue him from ongoing abuse by the trainers. Also, a beloved teacher from the high school loses his job when a brain tumor causes him to have a violent outburst.
Épisode 4 - The Autumn of Rome
16 octobre 1992
Things get crazy in Rome when the mayoral race between Mayor Pugen and Douglas Wambaugh takes an ugly turn. Jimmy temporarily joins the race in order to seize an opportunity to publicly chastise them both for their behavior and antics.
Épisode 5 - Frank the Potato Man
23 octobre 1992
The townspeople of Rome are plagued by a mysterious "serial bather" who sneaks into their homes while they are out and takes a bath. The pressure is on for the Sheriff's department to apprehend the disturbed felon as suspicion falls on Frank the Potato Man, a homeless man who lives in the woods outside of town. Meanwhile, a farmer claims a neighbor's still intoxicates his cows.
Épisode 6 - Remembering Rosemary
26 octobre 1992
It's Halloween and Jimmy decides to reopen the ten year old suicide case of Rosemary Bauer when Karina Shaw, her former maid who hasn't spoken since the death, suddenly utters the word "murder". On the strength of this new piece of evidence, the case is reopened and elderly Rome resident Howard Buss confesses to killing Rosemary, bringing proof of his guilt to the authorities. Meanwhile, holiday tricks get out of hand.
Épisode 7 - The Contenders
30 octobre 1992
Jimmy considered it before but now Jill decides she will run for mayor after Bill Pugen ignores women's rights once too often. At a police speed checkpoint, Max and Kenny stop a man with false papers and Kenny, recognising him as former Middle-Weight Champion of the world Jeff Freed, wants to waive the charges against him. He then arranges a match between himself and Freed, with half of the proceeds going to the boxer and the other half going to a local charity.
Épisode 8 - Sacred Hearts
6 novembre 1992
Max searches for a nun suspected of killing an elderly leukemia patient. When the nun is caught, she confesses to committing a series of mercy killings and the furore over prosecuting her divides the town and causes Zachary to fear death.
Épisode 9 - Thanksgiving
13 novembre 1992
Jill's father arrives for Thanksgiving with a young love in tow. Wambaugh has his wife Myriam arrested after he catches her in bed with Harold Lundstrom. It all adds up to a typically riotous and far from peaceful holiday in the Brock house.
Épisode 10 - The Snake Lady
4 décembre 1992
Jimmy, Max and Kenny investigate the mysterious death of a woman who may or may not have committed suicide. Suspects in her death are her snake-raising sister and her own husband, who gets involved with Max.
Épisode 11 - Pageantry
11 décembre 1992
Zach's teacher, Louise Talbot, defies a court-ordered ban of the annual Christmas pageant on public property, after which disturbing facts come to light about her.
Épisode 12 - High Tidings
18 décembre 1992
Brock catches Kimberly in bed with her boyfriend, arrests him and cancels Christmas in the household. At the Sheriff Station, Max and Ginny are held hostage at gunpoint by an elderly man dressed as Santa Claus.
Épisode 13 - Frog Man
8 janvier 1993
Investigating a burglary with Max, Kenny is shot and seriously injured by the Frog Man, a burglar who leaves live frogs at the scene of his crimes.
Épisode 14 - Bad Moons Rising
15 janvier 1993
When Alice Freeman is charged with murdering her estranged husband by running him down with a steamroller, Wambaugh defends her by claiming insanity as the result of the menopause. The onset of puberty unsettles Matthew.
Épisode 15 - Nuclear Meltdowns
22 janvier 1993
When a school friend gets pregnant, Kimberly tells her parents she thinks it resulted from incest. Kenny's girlfriend meets her long-lost twin and Cynthia Parks' pet duck is sacrificed.
Épisode 16 - The Body Politic
5 février 1993
An HIV-positive dentist sues the city of Rome after being fired. A man and his mother-in-law battle over whether to keep his brain-dead pregnant wife alive.
Épisode 17 - Be My Valentine
12 février 1993
Max goes undercover to catch a vicious serial killer named 'Cupid' who murders women he meets through classified ads.
Épisode 18 - Fetal Attraction
1 avril 1993
Jill asks Dr David Williams, her ex-fiance, to perform a controversial foetal tissue transplant on a man suffering from Parkinson's Disease.
Épisode 19 - Sightings
8 avril 1993
A corpse found in the Brocks' trash is found to be a sheriff who mysteriously disappeared 38 years earlier. Carter believes he may have been killed by radiation emitted by a UFO, bringing alien enthusiasts to town.
Épisode 20 - Rights of Passage
15 avril 1993
A group of heavily armed Chippewa Indians declares war on Rome and takes over the courthouse, as a dispute over enlarging the golf course gets violent. Ginny accuses Jill of discrimination when she agrees to give an abnormally young boy a controversial growth treatment. Matthew stands up for Zach against the school bully.
Épisode 21 - Sugar and Spice
29 avril 1993
Attraction to a girlfriend confuses Kimberly. Max and Kenny vie for undersheriff but Max loses out on the promotion.
Épisode 22 - The Lullaby League
6 mai 1993
Zach plays horn for an ailing blues legend but Jill is frustrated when the woman takes ill and fails to appreciate medicine's ability to keep her alive. Max delivers a criminal's baby and begins procedures to adopt it.
Épisode 1 - Turpitude
22 octobre 1993
Mayor Pugen is caught between a Brock and a hard place when the Sheriff arrests him for murdering a disarmed carjacker, leaving him to rely on Wambaugh for his defense. Frightened at the level of violence creeping up on the Rome people, Jill buys a gun to protect her family.
Épisode 2 - Duty Free Rome
28 octobre 1993
Wambaugh appeals Mayor Pugen's conviction and uncovers a technicality that could secure a new trial. Max's therapist admits his attraction to her and the feeling is mutual, raising ethical issues. Father Barrett confronts his church's stand on birth control.
Épisode 3 - Unlawful Entries
29 octobre 1993
Things don't add up when a math teacher says he was a date-rape victim. Jimmy locks horns with a new mayor and Max decides to prosecute her therapist.
Épisode 4 - Under the Influence
5 novembre 1993
Still reeling from her relationship with Dr. Shreve, Max allows a drunken driver to continue on home. She then feels indirectly responsible when a traffic accident occurs involving the driver, critically injuring another motorist.
Épisode 5 - The Dancing Bandit
12 novembre 1993
Marlee Matlin guests as Laurie Bey, the Dancing Bandit who has become a bit of a folk hero for her heists where she and her very talented gang rob from rich bureaucrats and give back to families who have gotten screwed by the system.
Épisode 6 - Dairy Queen
26 novembre 1993
Jimmy, Jill, Rachel and Father Barrett debate employing a scantily-clad pin-up model, a battered wife, to help promote the dairy industry in Rome. Kimberly considers getting breast implants.
Épisode 7 - Cross Examination
3 décembre 1993
Some members of the community don't know what to believe when a woman pulled from a submerged vehicle is discovered to be pregnant - even though she is technically a virgin. Matthew decides to tell Zach about Santa Claus.
Épisode 8 - Strangers
10 décembre 1993
A jury must decide if it's murder or a mistake after Leonard Taylor, a man with a brain disease that distorts vision, shoots and kills his own brother Brian, when the sibling enters his home in the middle of the night. As Jill and Jimmy clash over his motives, Ginny is romanced by Dr Vernon Leaky, a specialist on the brain condition who arrives in Rome for the trial. Meanwhile, Max is horrified to discover that Kenny and Mayor Rachel have been having an affair.
Épisode 9 - Blue Christmas
17 décembre 1993
The drug war comes to Rome in place of Santa: controlled substances are found on the high school campus during a drug sweep, Kimberly's friend is arrested and a federal witness turns up in town. Carter is devastated when his mother dies of a heart attack, and it brings out the worst in him.
Épisode 10 - Paging Doctor God
7 janvier 1994
Jill does her best to uphold the Hippocratic oath when she performs emergency surgery on a pregnant Christian Scientist, who has refused care and whose husband takes the fight to court. Zach wants to convert to Judaism.
Épisode 11 - Guns 'R' Us
14 janvier 1994
Embarrassed by a prank, Matthew tries to get even with some boys, but the practical joking gets out of hand, which may result in paralysis for him. Meanwhile, budget cuts hit the sheriff's department and Max fills in as sheriff.
Épisode 12 - Remote Control
21 janvier 1994
The debate over crime reaches a fever pitch Wambaugh blames violence in the media for his client's assault on Matthew. Rachel launches a war on crime and moves forward with new legislation to curb violence.
Épisode 13 - Abominable Snowman
28 janvier 1994
With his mind failing due to Alzheimer's, Howard Buss proposes that doctors harvest his heart for the transplant his son needs. Meanwhile, Wambaugh pleads with the city to house Frank the Potato Man.
Épisode 14 - Supreme Courting
4 février 1994
Valentine's Day brings love and controversy to assorted age groups: Max helps Carter woo a widow he is smitten with, Zack finds his first love but gets in trouble for kissing her, and Kimberly's boyfriend is too prudent as they struggle with sexual-consent guidelines.
Épisode 15 - Divine Recall
11 février 1994
Mayor Rachel scolds Father Barrett for giving a pep talk colored with religious ideals to a public school's hockey team. Meanwhile, a risque video from Rachel's past jeopardizes her career as Kenny admits their affair to Jimmy.
Épisode 16 - Terms of Estrangement
4 mars 1994
Sheriff Brock tries to remain professional when Kimberly is kidnapped---and his onetime partner, who he once testified against, is the prime suspect.
Épisode 17 - Squatter's Rights
11 mars 1994
When an obese woman confesses to murdering her husband by sitting on him, Max has some doubts about the motive. A synagogue ostracizes Wambaugh.
Épisode 18 - System Down
1 avril 1994
Jimmy becomes the unlikely foreman of a jury deciding the case of a suspect accused of murdering two policemen.
Épisode 19 - Buried Alive
8 avril 1994
A visit by Jill's father leads to a lively evening of therapy in the Brock household. Jimmy invites Max to dinner after she arrests Jill's father for disorderly conduct.
Épisode 20 - My Left Shoe
29 avril 1994
Father Barrett may lose his parish after Jimmy and Kenny find women's shoes in his closet. Things get worse when the Mayor criticizes the Father on public-access cable, prompting a lawsuit. Matthew fears his sexual curiosities are a sin.
Épisode 21 - Frosted Flakes
6 mai 1994
The parents of a dying boy try to get the court's permission to use an unorthodox procedure to save the child's life.
Épisode 22 - Howard's End
13 mai 1994
Howard's struggle with Alzheimer's affects his family and the town. Jill's decision during surgery may revoke her hospital privileges.
Épisode 1 - Survival of the Fittest
23 septembre 1994
Community pressure mounts to convict the prime suspect in a teen girl's murder.
Épisode 2 - Systematic Abuse
30 septembre 1994
Littleton feels Brock's department is hampering the investigation of a girl's murder.
Épisode 3 - The Bus Stops Here (1)
7 octobre 1994
As temporary co-mayor, Jill copes with racial tensions from a judge's decision to bus tough black students from Green Bay to Rome's schools.
Épisode 4 - Enemy Lines (2)
14 octobre 1994
A judge jails Jill for interfering with the busing order. Littleton and Max consider dating.
Épisode 5 - Cold Spell
28 octobre 1994
Brock investigates the home life of a girl who spray-painted a pentacle on a school wall. Max and Kenny are horrified to find Ginny, frozen to death after falling into her freezer.
Épisode 6 - Elective Conduct
4 novembre 1994
Racial tensions escalate as the mayoral campaign progresses. Zach pens a report that gets him suspended from school and hurts Jill's chances of being elected mayor. Meanwhile Kimberly gives Aisha a vote of confidence when the teen is mocked for getting good grades.
Épisode 7 - Rebels with Causes
11 novembre 1994
Jill takes an ailing Wambaugh to Chicago Hope Hospital for tests and locks horns with Geiger over how to practice medicine.
Épisode 8 - May It Please the Court
18 novembre 1994
Wambaugh and Littleton argue their case in the Supreme Court.
Épisode 9 - For Whom the Wind Blows
2 décembre 1994
Jimmy experiences a mid-life crisis on his 55th birthday. Max and Kenny re-open the Latham case.
Épisode 10 - Away in the Manger
16 décembre 1994
Jimmy investigates cows that are suspected to have been injected with alien DNA, but the Sheriff's department soon finds that the truth is even stranger than fiction and that the cows are being used to help breed human babies.
Épisode 11 - Freezer Burn
6 janvier 1995
The probe of a masseur's murder uncovers a scandal among his women clientele.
Épisode 12 - Frogman Returns
13 janvier 1995
The embarrassed son of the Frogman sues for emancipation. Jill strikes Matthew for accidentally injuring Zack.
Épisode 13 - Mr. Seed Goes to Town
20 janvier 1995
Wanting another baby, Lydia Brock wants to use Jimmy's frozen sperm.
Épisode 14 - Close Encounters
3 février 1995
Littleton copes with his attraction to an 18-year-old assistant. Max and Kenny decide to put an end to their sexual tension.
Épisode 15 - When in Rome
24 février 1995
After 26 years in prison, a child molester moves to Rome, stirring controversy.
Épisode 16 - Heroes and Villains
3 mars 1995
The Dancing Bandit returns to Rome to help Zack celebrate his birthday but finds federal agents waiting for her.
Épisode 17 - Changing of the Guard
10 mars 1995
Jimmy asks the Dancing Bandit to investigate the mayor's murder. Max and Kenny are caught kissing on the job.
Épisode 18 - Without Mercy
31 mars 1995
Jimmy arrests Jill for euthanizing a cancer patient.
Épisode 19 - Final Judgement
7 avril 1995
While Jill awaits sentencing, her lawyers ask Bone to put the euthanasia law on trial. Kenny and Carter investigate an attack on swans.
Épisode 20 - Saint Zach
28 avril 1995
All of Rome is in an uproar after stigmata appear on Zach's hands.
Épisode 21 - Upbringings
5 mai 1995
A troubled relationship resurfaces when Jimmy's father wants him to take over the law practice.
Épisode 22 - The Song of Rome
12 mai 1995
Judge Bone struggles to be objective with a youth who shot Father Barrett during confession.
Épisode 1 - A Change of Season
22 septembre 1995
Following Carter's narrow escape from a house fire, Jill fears he tried to commit suicide. Kimberly makes a career decision: she's not going to be a lawyer after all, she's going to be a doctor. Jill is both shocked and a little delighted.
Épisode 2 - Reap the Whirlwind
29 septembre 1995
A tornado threatens Rome and Zach is so worried for Kimberly's safety that he sets out on his bike to warn her. Kenny's hooker is arrested in a sting operation organised by Max, who ends up commiting a felony by covering for him. Wambaugh's wife leaves him after he embarrasses her at their anniversary party.
Épisode 3 - Pal Joey
6 octobre 1995
A talk-show-host/physician tries to take over Jill's practice. An Asian man's courting ritual leads to his arrest and Kenny uses a dating-service.
Épisode 4 - Bloodbrothers
13 octobre 1995
Two escaped convicts show up in Rome looking for one's half-brother, Littleton. Kenny is shot by one of the fugitives.
Épisode 5 - Dog Eat Dog
20 octobre 1995
Max faces suspension for shooting a man dressed as a bratwurst. Jill suspects Kimberly is pregnant.
Épisode 6 - Heart of Saturday Night
27 octobre 1995
Saturday night in Rome and the residents' minds turn to leisure activities. Matthew goes cruising with his pals. Jill and Jimmy's attempt at romance leaves him in an extremely painful position. Meanwhile, Judge Bone and Wambaugh's poker gang loses a player when one of them drops dead at the table.
Épisode 7 - Down the Tubes
3 novembre 1995
Pregnant Mayor Bey shields the baby's father as Jill considers tubal ligation. Meanwhile, Littleton is haunted by memories of his brother and makes some big decisions about his future.
Épisode 8 - This Little Piggy
8 décembre 1995
Animal-rights activist Kimberly is arrested for a felony. A woman's medical treatment is inhibited by her daughter's religious beliefs.
Épisode 9 - Witness for the Prosecution
15 décembre 1995
Rome is in a flutter when Mayor Bey announces that the Pope himself is coming to visit the town. It's a day of celebration as His Holiness arrives, but the walk down main street ends in chaos when someone in the crowd opens fire, killing a man. The resulting investigation reveals the death was suicide, according to the dead man's gay lover... until the Pope announces he saw the whole thing and that it was, in fact, murder. The court case that follows threatens to end Judge Bone and Wambaugh's tempestuous friendship for good.
Épisode 10 - Dem Bones
5 janvier 1996
A skeleton discovered is that of a suspected Nazi murdered 50 years before and Wambaugh's son returns to prosecute the case.
Épisode 11 - Bloodlines
12 janvier 1996
Matthew's classmate shoots himself. A bear is loose in Rome and Kenny assumes the role of Mayor Bey's Lamaze partner.
Épisode 12 - Snow Exit
19 janvier 1996
In the middle of a major snow storm, Judge Bone has a heart attack while, snowed-in at the police station, Mayor Bey goes into labor with only Jimmy to deliver her baby. Meanwhile, it's bonding time with lots of alcohol for Jill, Kimberly and Lydia, as Max is reunited with an old adversary - the one and only Barney Bratwurst.
Épisode 13 - My Romance
26 janvier 1996
After being struck by a falling power line in a fluke accident, Carter meets his long dead Grandpa Bob while clinically dead for about 3 minutes. This causes him to question his relationship both with God, and his girlfriend Sue. Judge Bone meets up with an old flame from over 50 years ago, both of them now widowed, and a little flames are rekindled. Zack gets a crush on a beautiful young Asian gal that is in their home for a week for some kind of musical competition; she is a cello prodigy. However, she has eyes for Zack's older brother, Matthew, and Zack catches them kissing after dark, and is heartbroken.
Épisode 14 - The Z Files
9 février 1996
Zach's buddy sends a teacher's photo over the Internet. Max dates a chat-room acquaintance.
Épisode 15 - Bottled
16 février 1996
Jill's emotions take control when the Brocks celebrate Zach's 13th birthday.
Épisode 16 - Winner Takes All
5 juin 1996
The coach of the kids' basketball team collapses at a game and the parents group appoints Jill as interim coach. At first she is determined to play fair and give all the boys a chance, but under pressure from more gung-ho adults, she becomes as obsessed as the rest of them. Fed up with all this, Zach and the other boys on the team take out a court injunction against them. Meanwhile, Matthew becomes hooked on gambling and gets himself into serious trouble.
Épisode 17 - Dante's Inferno
22 avril 1996
With Mayor Bey off on maternity leave, Acting Mayor Max stirs up trouble in Rome with her sweeping changes and orders. Shock jock Chuck Dante makes the situation worse by homing in on her actions on his radio show. And though the situation doesn't seem that serious at first, it becomes that way when Max is gunned down.
Épisode 18 - Forget Selma
12 juin 1996
Wambaugh is convinced Myriam's new beau has ulterior motives.
Épisode 19 - To Forgive is Divine
19 juin 1996
When a young Amish rape victim is encouraged by her community not to testify, her rapist goes free and proceeds to rape another girl. Incensed, her parents sue the Amish community, blaming them for their daughter's rape.
Épisode 20 - Liver Let Die
26 juin 1996
Jimmy is having a rough day. First, he receives some scary news about his health. Then, a young murder suspect, in a desperate attempt to escape, manages to grab Jimmy's gun and threatens him with it. Jimmy manages to calm him down enough to get the whole tragic story.
Épisode 21 - Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey
24 avril 1996
It's the christening of Mayor Bey's baby, Michael, but the Rome residents are flabbergasted when Laurie announces that she had the baby for her brother Jerry and his lover Gordy, who plan to raise the baby in the town. The Beys' estranged mother Christine, who turned her back on her children because she was deaf and he was gay, turns up and announces she is taking them all to court to get custody of her grandson. Tension brews in Rome as the people take sides on the issue and a campaign begins to have Laurie removed as Mayor, resulting in Jerry and Gordy being attacked at the supermarket by a vicious homophobic gang. Despite attempts by the prosecution to discredit the men and prove their lifestyle is unsuitable to raise a child in, Judge Bone ultimately rules in their favour and allows them to keep baby Michael, saying he doesn't feel they pose a threat to the boy. The court case over, Mrs Bey leaves Rome again under a cloud, and Laurie is emotional as she leaves the baby in the care
Épisode 22 - Three Weddings and a Meltdown
24 avril 1996
Carter inadvertantly proposes to Sue after she gets her wires crossed. Nevertheless, he's a man of his word and they announce their engagement to the people of Rome. Their sudden decision to wed prompts Kenny and Max to do the same, although they later begin to experience cold feet. Digging in her friend Selma's backyard, Myriam Wambaugh discovers human remains and Selma goes on trial for murder. Persuaded to defend her by his ex-wife, Wambaugh manages to get her off and passion erupts again for Doug and Myriam, who decide to get re-married in a triple ceremony with Carter & Sue and Kenny & Max. Meanwhile, the Brocks' marriage is in serious trouble, with Jill feeling they've come to the end of the line. She moves in with Joey to do some thinking and Jimmy is left to do the same. At the wedding, the three happy couples tie the knot and the wedding fever gets to Jimmy and Jill, who make up and get back together. As the cast gather for a group photo in their wedding finery, we wave a sad
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