David Hemmings guest stars as Viktor Bobrov, a former Russian agent who arrives in Cicely, looking for a bargain on countless items, including the KGB file on Maurice Minnifield (Barry Corbin).

Do the Right Thing was written by Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, this episode was first broadcast on 30 November, 1992.

The file seems to suggest that Maurice betrayed his country, and that causes him to spiral, though Chris (John Corbett) helps him realize that he didn’t do anything wrong, and that it all worked out in the end.

Bobrov also gets Joel (Rob Morrow) to wonder about his own roots, and seek out some connection.

Holling (John Cullum) has some issues of his own, a young health inspector, Jason (John Hawkes) has arrived to check out The Brick. And he’s got tons of violations. But perhaps he can use Jason’s interest in Shelly (Cynthia Geary) to avoid the issue.

The young pair head to the movies together (The Last Boyscout), but it doesn’t change anything, and in the end, both Maurice and Holling have to do some upkeep on themselves (and The Brick).

Maggie (Janine Turner) struggles with being nice to everyone when she realizes that everyone, including her, is going to die someday, so we should make things as pleasant as we can. She ends up giving herself an ulcer.

It’s a fun episode, Hemmings is charming, and the story is delightful. Everyone seems to get a moment, and it lets the entire cast shine.

Crime and Punishment has Chris’ past catching up with him when Officer Semanski (Diane Delano) to place him under arrest for violating his parole in West Virginia.

Written by Jeff Melvoin, this episode debuted on 14 December, 1992.

With an extradition trial looming, Maurice gets Mike (Anthony Edwards) to represent Chris in court.

Through it all Chris seems unfazed, accepting his fate, while the town worries what will happen to Cicely should he be taken away. It’s karma after all. Even Bernard (Richard Cummings Jr.) doesn’t understand why his brother isn’t more concerned.

Judge Percy (Anne Haney) oversees the proceedings and Mike goes on to argue that the man in court, is not the man who committed the crime.

Calling most of the town as witnesses they all give testimony how the Chris of Cicely is a stand-up guy, and nothing like the Chris who landed himself in prison. We get a look at Chris’ childhood and past laid out for us in a way we hadn’t seen to date, and it layers the character nicely.

There’s some nice exploration on crime and punishment as Chris waxes philosophical throughout the episode, and reveals that yes, he is a different man now than he was then. One can grow, change and become. And Chris has done that.

It’s a nice episode, and I do like a good Chris-centric tale.