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Liver Let Die

  • Episode aired Jun 26, 1996
  • 1h
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7.3/10
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Picket Fences (1992)
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Sheriff Brock is called out when a homeless man is found murdered behind Reverend Novotny's church but is suddenly stricken with terrible pains at the scene. Dr Joey discovers he has a poten... Read allSheriff Brock is called out when a homeless man is found murdered behind Reverend Novotny's church but is suddenly stricken with terrible pains at the scene. Dr Joey discovers he has a potentially cancerous growth on his liver and she takes samples from it, telling him they'll kn... Read allSheriff Brock is called out when a homeless man is found murdered behind Reverend Novotny's church but is suddenly stricken with terrible pains at the scene. Dr Joey discovers he has a potentially cancerous growth on his liver and she takes samples from it, telling him they'll know for sure by the end of the day. He pushes on with the murder investigation to take his ... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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    • Dennis Smith
    • David E. Kelley
    • Lawrence Meyers
  • Stars
    • Tom Skerritt
    • Kathy Baker
    • Costas Mandylor
    • Dennis Smith
    • David E. Kelley
    • Lawrence Meyers
  • Stars
    • Tom Skerritt
    • Kathy Baker
    • Costas Mandylor
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    • 2User reviews
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    Tom Skerritt
    Tom Skerritt
    • Sheriff Jimmy Brock
    Kathy Baker
    Kathy Baker
    • Dr. Jill Brock
    Costas Mandylor
    Costas Mandylor
    • Kenny Lacos
    Lauren Holly
    Lauren Holly
    • Maxine Stewart
    Holly Marie Combs
    Holly Marie Combs
    • Kimberly Brock
    Justin Shenkarow
    Justin Shenkarow
    • Matthew Brock
    Adam Wylie
    Adam Wylie
    • Zachary Brock
    Fyvush Finkel
    Fyvush Finkel
    • Douglas Wambaugh
    Kelly Connell
    Kelly Connell
    • Carter Pike
    Ray Walston
    Ray Walston
    • Judge Henry Bone
    Melinda Dillon
    Melinda Dillon
    • Mrs. Klausner
    Kevin Patrick Walls
    • Jack Klausner
    Kristoffer Ryan Winters
    Kristoffer Ryan Winters
    • Billy Klausner
    Dabbs Greer
    Dabbs Greer
    • Rev. Henry Novotny
    Jason Kristofer
    Jason Kristofer
    • Stuart 'D-Mac' Rocco
    George Gerdes
    George Gerdes
    • Homeless Victim
    Ian Bohen
    Ian Bohen
    • Russell 'Doze' Feuer
    Amy Aquino
    Amy Aquino
    • Dr. Joanna 'Joey' Diamond
      • Dennis Smith
      • David E. Kelley
      • Lawrence Meyers
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    • Trivia
      Although this episode is numbered as #22, and was actually the last new episode to be aired, it was not meant to be the final episode of the series. The actual series finale was episode #18, "Three Weddings and a Meltdown", a feel-good episode that offered happy endings all around. So how did four more episodes wind up showing after the series finale? CBS had canceled the show, and was eager to replace it with a higher-rated new series, so they officially ended its run on April 24 by airing the series finale, without having entered the previous episodes. There was a possibility that those episodes might have never been shown, once the show was canceled. But when summer arrived, CBS dug them up and broadcast them in June, probably thinking that brand new, unaired episodes of the acclaimed show get better ratings than the typical reruns that usually dominated TV in the summer time. But it's clear from the various plots in those last four episodes that they were originally meant to be aired before the series finale, not after. Character arcs (such as Wambaugh's troubled marriage, and Kenny & Maxine's off & on romance) that were finally resolved in that series finale were suddenly unresolved again in these belated episodes. So, although episodes 19 - 22 are listed as the show's last four episodes, episode 18 should really be listed as the final episode of the series, regardless of when it aired.
    • Goofs
      A law enforcement officer does not bring their firearm into an interrogation with a suspect for the exact reason as what happened, their gun could be taken from them.
    • Connections
      References 60 Minutes (1968)

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    10/10
    A Solid Ending
    In this concluding episode, the writers did a good job. It begins with a transient, killed by a brick to the head, left in a pool of blood. At the same time Jimmy Brock awaits the results of a biopsy to indicate whether he has liver cancer. So the investigation goes on with this on his shoulders. A young man comes in and gives an eyewitness account of the killing. But there are holes in the story. The emotions are really realistic this time. This show is often over the top, but this final episode is the cherry on top. There's more to it than this, but it was satisfying conclusion. I watched this series when it first aired and it has been great fun to watch it again.
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    • Release date
      • June 26, 1996 (United States)
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 21, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • David E. Kelley Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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