Picket Fences

Kimberly changes her college plans; a fire imperils Carter; and Mayor Bey proposes changes to the sheriff's uniforms.

As a tornado threat looms over Rome, Wambaugh blows it while toasting his wife at his anniversary party; and Kenny's life nearly spins out of control.

A doctor---who's also a TV personality---sets her sights on Jill's practice; cultural differences figure in the arrest of an immigrant.

DA Littleton faces a figure from his past when two prison escapees make their way to Rome.

Max is grilled in court after a tussle with a man dressed in a bratwurst costume. Meanwhile, Jill is suspicious when Kimberly visits Dr. Joey.

Saturday night in Rome: Jill and Brock have the house to themselves when Matthew heads out to party with friends.

Cryptic dreams after his brother's death lead Littleton to an epiphany. Meanwhile, Brock polkas with Mayor Bey; and Jill struggles to stay a step ahead at work amid personal turmoil.

An animal-rights group that counts Kimberly as a member protests a pig-wrestling event at the town fair; and Dr. Joey becomes emotionally attached to a cancer patient.

The death of a gay man during a papal parade in Rome, Wis., is thought to be a suicide---until an unlikely witness speaks out.

Wambaugh and his son are on opposite sides of a murder trial involving a Jew accused of murdering a Nazi in 1943.

Matthew is traumatized by a classmate's suicide, causing Jimmy to pay him extra attention. Meanwhile, difficulties in dissection class make Kimberly doubt her calling to study medicine.

A blizzard hits Rome, stranding together the feuding Bone and Wambaugh, and forcing Jill to deal with Jimmy's ex-wife.

Judge Bone is reunited with an old friend; Carter is shocked by a live wire; and Zack's heartstrings go zing over a young cellist.

Misadventures in cyberspace: Zack creates a porno picture of his teacher that ends up on the World Wide Web, while Max finally meets the man she's been "chatting" with.

Feelings long bottled up surface at Zack's party, which finds Jill enduring a mid-life crisis, and Wambaugh bristling over Bone's lack of respect.

When Maxine's appointed interim mayor, her power goes to her head---and makes her the target of a misogynistic deejay, who's putting ugly thoughts into his listeners' minds.

Laurie reveals that she bore her son for her gay brother and his lover, an announcement that brings their mother back into their lives.

Sue and Carter, then Maxine and Kenny, announce their engagements; Myriam convinces Wambaugh to represent a widow charged with killing three of her husbands; Jill walks out on Jimmy.

Jill's shot at coaching Zack's basketball team turns into an obsession---until Zack and his teammates take their parents to court to keep the adults from interfering.

Myriam's relationship with a stockbroker devastates Wambaugh, who comes to suspect her new love is up to no good.

An Amish woman raped by a Rome resident refuses to testify on religious grounds. When the alleged rapist strikes again, the second victim's parents sue the Amish community.

Jimmy suspects the murder of a transient is linked to a teenager and his mentally handicapped brother.