Picket Fences — S04E17 — Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey

1996 · 42 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · DIR. David Hugh Jones

Picket Fences — S04E17 — Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey poster

Overview

It is 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 favor and allows them to keep baby Michael, saying he does not feel they pose a threat to the boy.

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Dialogue Timeline — 888 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:04 Do you, Laurie Bey,
00:01:59 Congratulations.
00:04:27 Now, watch his neck.
00:06:24 Everything's all right, dear.
00:08:31 Rochester Hills, outside Detroit.
00:10:50 I can't believe this. She, she can actually get custody.
00:12:32 I don't believe it.
00:14:50 Now, I ask you to give what you can.
00:16:22 You know we can't support her
00:17:57 I mean, we're strictly a volunteer organization.
00:20:15 Uh, it's been about six months.
00:22:45 Gerry's whole lifestyle is an insult to his memory.
00:24:37 there is still no concrete scientific evidence
00:26:00 No.
00:27:32 Sustained.
00:28:54 Then you met Gerry Bey, for the last 13 years
00:30:22 Yes. But there's nothing wrong‐‐
00:31:44 ordained in your church.
00:33:29 Over what?
00:35:01 ‐Objection. ‐Sustained.
00:36:27 you weren't there for them, were you?
00:39:54 you appear to be
00:41:52 ‐We're adjourned. ‐
00:44:38 Food wouldn't be as good though.

Cast & Characters

Tom Skerritt Jimmy Brock Kathy Baker Jill Brock Costas Mandylor Kenny Lacos Lauren Holly Maxine Stewart Holly Marie Combs Kimberly Brock
Justin Shenkarow Matthew Brock
Adam Wylie Zack Brock Ray Walston Henry Bone Don Cheadle John Littleton Fyvush Finkel Douglas Wambaugh
Kelly Connell Carter Pike
Lisa Chess Rebecca
James Lurie Timothy Malone Amy Aquino Dr. Joanna 'Joey' Diamond Marlee Matlin Mayor Laurie Bey Dabbs Greer Rev. Henry Novotny

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed888
Dialogue density21.1 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line00:44:38

Production Record

DirectorDavid Hugh Jones
LanguageEnglish

Factoids

Episode

Picket Fences, season 4, episode 17: Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/206/season/4/episode/17
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