EPISODE 1.1 (Picket Fences) | 1h 27m | Open in IMDB | | / 7.9 (210)
Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery, Romance |
In the small town of Rome, Wisconsin, the daily life of the quiet townspeople is disrupted when the Tin Man drops dead during a local production of the "The Wizard of Oz" from nicotine poisoning. Sheriff Jimmy Brock's investigation of the "accident" is further complicated by the fact that his wife Jill, the local physician, has privileged information pertinent to the case. Meanwhile, Officer Kenny Lacos and Sheriff Brock's daughter Kimberly, from his first marriage, make the acquaintance of a lounge singer passing through town. The other members of Sheriff Brock's family are his and Jill's sons; borderline juvenile delinquent Matthew and sensitive young Zack. The authority figures introduced are elderly defense and semi-senile public defender Douglas Wambaugh, stern Judge Henry Bone, fellow police officers Lacos and Maxine Stewart, and elderly diminutive receptionist Ginny.