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The Closer

  • TV-14
  • 2005–2012
  • 7 seasons
  • Crime, Drama
  • 7.8

They'll bring you in. She'll make you talk.

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.

Episodes

Brenda is now firmly established as leader of Priority Homicide, with her team firmly behind her. The theme for Season 2 is partnerships, which is established as the opening episode centers around an exploration of partnership within the LAPD and in Brenda's life. The theme plays out as the Flynn/Provenza partnership comes front and center early in the season and as Brenda's relationship with Gabriel grows and strengthens while she forms an uneasy working alliance with Commander Taylor. At the same time, Brenda's romance with Fritz grows serious as they make the decision whether they should live together.

15 episodes
  1. 1Blue Blood

    46 minJun 12, 20068.2

    Brenda and her team race against the clock to get to the truth, as things don't add up when an LA cop turns up dead. Meanwhile tension increases between the Priority Homicide Division and the Robbery-Homicide Division.

  2. 2Mom Duty

    46 minJun 19, 20068.0

    When a juror in the trial of an infamous mobster is found dead, Brenda and the Priority Homicide Division find that their involvement in solving the case may be affecting the jury's final decision. Complicating her personal life, Brenda faces another new challenge: a surprise visit from her mother.

  3. 3Slippin'

    46 minJun 26, 20068.5

    Things are not as they seem when Brenda and the team investigate the accidental murders of three college students caught in the middle of a gang shootout. Brenda must also continue her attempts at keeping her relationship with Fritz under wraps while her mother remains in town.

  4. 4Aftertaste

    46 minJul 3, 20068.5

    Brenda and the PHD investigate a high-profile case when a woman is brutally murdered at L.A.'s trendiest restaurant. On the home front, Brenda tries to keep a low profile as she closes in on her 40th birthday.

  5. 5To Protect & To Serve

    46 minJul 10, 20069.4

    Brenda finds herself involved in a cover-up of her own when she helps the PHD investigate a non-priority case. Why? Because the deceased woman was found in Provenza's garage...Once again, the team finds themselves racing against the clock before the LAPD brass discovers what they're up to. Will Brenda be able to protect her team and their hard-earned trust?

  6. 6Out of Focus

    46 minJul 17, 20068.1

    Brenda and the team find themselves wading through a long list of suspects when a celebrity photographer takes a fatal fall from his hotel room balcony. In the meantime, Brenda starts to feel like Fritz is behaving strangely, making her realize that superstars may not be the only ones who have secrets to keep.

  7. 7Head over Heels

    46 minJul 24, 20068.4

    When a few body parts of an adult film star are found in a dumpster, Brenda and the team must scramble for more pieces to solve this puzzle. Once they begin putting things together, the suspect list seems to get longer. Adding more questions to her life, Brenda also finds herself making a potentially life-altering discovery.

  8. 8Critical Missing

    46 minJul 31, 20068.9

    When the drowned bodies of a mother and daughter are found by fishermen, Brenda and the team must determine if the apparent suicides are more than that. Following a strange coil of discoveries, the most surprising revelation that surfaces is one about the killer.

  9. 9Heroic Measures

    46 minAug 7, 20068.3

    When a young boy blames himself for the death of his friend, Brenda must tread lightly to get to the bottom of the case. Complicating matters is the deceased child's mother, who offers up accusations of her own.

  10. 10The Other Woman

    46 minAug 14, 20068.4

    The PHD must deal with a case of mistaken identity in order to get to the bottom of an investigation. While they're busy with the case, Brenda is involved in a different case: Pope's divorce. After being called to testify, Brenda finds that both her career and reputation are on the line.

  11. 11Borderline

    46 minAug 21, 20068.8

    Leaving the scene of an accident to get to a multiple homicide scene, Brenda finds herself unable to drive the streets of L.A. which she worked so hard to learn. Once she gets to the crime scene, she and the PHD are faced with another challenge: the murdered bodies are nowhere to be found. In order to solve this case, they must first search for the victims before they can hunt for the killer.

  12. 12No Good Deed

    46 minAug 28, 20068.9

    Once again, the PHD finds themselves wading through suspects in the murder of the star witness in a capital punishment case. Meanwhile, Pope's angry ex-wife, spills the beans about Brenda to her team and Fritz begins to wonder how she really feels.

  13. 13Overkill

    46 minSep 4, 20069.0

    Brenda and Fritz have a hard time agreeing who is in charge when an informant's wife and and FBI agent are both murdered. When the killer's identity is uncovered, the PHD finds themselves under attack.

  14. 14Serving the King (1)

    46 minDec 4, 20068.9

    Resulting from the showdown in the murder room, Brenda finds herself taking some involuntary time off. When she is asked to help a friend solve a murder that is linked to a terrorist group, Brenda works to find the killer and still keep it under wraps.

  15. 15Serving the King (2)

    46 minDec 4, 20068.8

    While working with the CIA, who also wants their hands on this suspect, Brenda realizes that she was given false information, and wonders if she's been set up. To prevent herself and the PHD from falling prey to a sinister plan, Brenda must untangle a web of lies to determine who she can trust before it's too late.

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Series cast

Kyra SedgwickBrenda Leigh Johnson109 episodes
J.K. SimmonsWill Pope109 episodes
Corey ReynoldsDavid Gabriel109 episodes
Robert GossettRussell Taylor109 episodes
G.W. BaileyLouie Provenza109 episodes
Tony DenisonAndy Flynn109 episodes
Michael Paul ChanMike Tao109 episodes
Jon TenneySpecial Agent Fritz Howard109 episodes
Raymond CruzJulio Sanchez109 episodes
Phillip P. KeeneOfficer Buzz Watson108 episodes
Gina RaveraIrene Daniels58 episodes
Jonathan Del ArcoDr. Fernando Morales39 episodes
Mary McDonnellCaptain Sharon Raydor29 episodes
Ryan Van de Kamp BuchananDetective27 episodes
Matt McCoyKevin Adams22 episodes
Scott Michael FosterLuke Bower21 episodes
Ransford DohertyCoroner Investigator Kendall20 episodes
Frances SternhagenWillie Ray Johnson15 episodes

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