Spoilers

“Pageantry”

“High Tidings”

It’s Christmastime in Rome.

Rome Christmas brings all kinds of conflict.

A female teacher who used to be a male.

Statutory rape. Well, sort of…

Kris Kringle is arrested and takes the police station hostage. Kenny is still a great shot.

A pageant is not allowed because of the Nativity scene. Separation of church and state.

Unfortunately, Judge Bone has an issue with transsexuals. He warned Wambaugh not to bring the case into his court room. That warning was clearly never going to be kept.

Jimmy’s ex-wife Lydia comes to help with Kimberly.

These were two consecutive excellent episodes. The whole Santa takes the station hostage was tense and anxious. As it was mixed with the whole Kimberly drama that was ripping apart the Brock family making it all the more poignant.

Once again, holidays in Rome, Wisconsin are something else.