An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor
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22 episodes
1. Picket FencesA 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.CC1 h 27 minSep 18, 1992
2. The Green Bay ChopperAfter 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.CC42minSep 25, 1992
3. Mr. Dreeb Comes to TownMax 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.CC42minOct 2, 1992
4. The Autumn of RomeThe candidates in the upcoming mayoral election are using such outrageous smear campaigns that Sheriff Brock considers running for Mayor himself.CC42minOct 16, 1992
5. Frank the Potato ManA 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.CC42minOct 23, 1992
6. Remembering RosemaryWhen 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.CC42minOct 26, 1992
7. The ContendersTown 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.CC42minOct 30, 1992
8. Sacred HeartsAn 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.CC42minNov 6, 1992
9. ThanksgivingJill's father arrives in Rome with his new 26-year-old girlfriend. Wambaugh finds his wife in bed with another man.CC42minNov 13, 1992
10. The Snake LadyMax, Brock, and Kenny investigate the mysterious death of a woman who may or may not have committed suicide.CC42minDec 4, 1992
11. PageantryA 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.CC42minDec 11, 1992
12. High TidingsWhen 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.CC42minDec 18, 1992
13. Frog ManKenny is seriously wounded by the Frog Man, a burglar who leaves live frogs at the site of his crimes.CC42minJan 8, 1993
14. Bad Moons RisingWhen 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.CC42minJan 15, 1993
15. Nuclear MeltdownsWhen 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 SagalCC42minJan 22, 1993
16. The Body PoliticA 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 SagalCC42minFeb 5, 1993
17. Be My ValentineDeputy 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."CC42minFeb 12, 1993
18. Fetal AttractionJill 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 kissCC42minApr 1, 1993
19. SightingsCarter believes a sheriff who mysteriously disappeared 38 years earlier may have been killed by radiation emitted by an Unidentified Flying Object.CC42minApr 8, 1993
20. Rights of PassageA 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.CC42minApr 15, 1993
21. Sugar and SpiceKimberly 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.CC42minApr 29, 1993
22. The Lullaby LeagueMax 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.CC42minMay 6, 1993
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An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- David E. Kelley
- Studio
- Nina Saxon Film Design, David E. Kelley Productions, 20th Century Fox Television
