), ▁P emble ton ▁dec ides ▁not ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁job ▁and ▁conf esses ▁to ▁Ge e , ▁who ▁has ▁already ▁learned ▁the ▁truth ▁and ▁is ▁disappoint ed ▁P emble ton ▁did ▁not ▁tell ▁him ▁sooner . ▁The ▁episode ▁ends ▁with ▁P emble ton ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁with ▁his ▁fellow ▁detect ives , ▁which ▁he ▁s eld om ▁does . ▁ ▁Production ▁▁ ▁" And ▁the ▁Rock ets ▁Dead ▁G lare " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Jorge ▁Z ama con a ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁story ▁by ▁executive ▁producer ▁Tom ▁Font ana , ▁and ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Peter ▁Mark le . ▁It ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁appearances ▁of ▁defense ▁att orney ▁Dar in ▁Russ om ▁( Michael ▁Will is ) ▁and ▁Frank ▁P emble ton ' s ▁wife ▁Mary , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁became ▁rec urr ing ▁characters ▁throughout ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁Mary ▁P emble ton ▁is ▁played ▁by ▁Am i ▁B rab son , ▁who ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁actor ▁Andre ▁Bra ug her ▁in ▁real ▁life . ▁B rab son ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁shortly ▁after ▁Bra ug her ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁and ▁Bra ug her ▁said ▁of ▁their ▁on - screen ▁pair ing , ▁" We ▁have ▁an ▁instant ▁rapport ▁that ▁we ▁don ' t ▁have ▁to ▁create ." ▁Will is , ▁in ▁real ▁life , ▁has ▁a ▁low ▁opinion ▁of ▁trial ▁law y ers , ▁and ▁did ▁little ▁to ▁research ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Russ om . ▁" And ▁the ▁Rock ets ' ▁Dead