The departmental psychologist takes Brenda off active duty; Fritz meets Brenda's father for the first time.
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The Closer
The departmental psychologist takes Brenda off active duty; Fritz meets Brenda's father for the first time.
Episodes
49 indexedA tour company owner is found dead on one of her tour buses; Fritz spends time with Brenda's parents.
The squad investigates the death of an accountant from the Department of Homeland Security.
Brenda and Fritz search for a gang that killed two guards during an armored-car heist; Brenda's family wants to spend Christmas together.
Brenda must take the witness stand after being unable to get a suspect to confess; Brenda makes a discovery about Fritz's past.
Brenda suspects something more than suicide when a high-school girl is found hanged in her bedroom; the investigation uncovers a ruthless sexual game being played at a private school.
Priority Homicide must investigate a large-scale fire that caused the deaths of four people; a reporter is attached to the squad as part of a public relations campaign; Brenda and Fritz get used to living in a small apartment.
Provenza and Flynn lose the evidence in an attempted murder case when Provenza's car is stolen; Pope is not happy when Brenda is forced to free the suspect and gives her and the squad 48 hours to retrieve the car, the evidence and the suspect.
Brenda prepares for her upcoming wedding; a cell phone is found containing text messages that point to a possible homicide; Fritz's sister tags along.
Brenda and the team investigate an apparent suicide that the medical examiner believes was actually a murder; Brenda's parents are staying with Fritz and Brenda for a few days.
The body of a man who stole $3 million in diamonds is found in the trunk of a car; the condition of the body makes determining the cause of death impossible.
A man wearing a surveillance wire is shot to death at point-blank range in downtown Los Angeles; interpersonal relationships on the squad force Brenda into a corner.
A known sex offender is the prime suspect when a woman is found dead in her home; the suspect's lawyer strings Brenda and the squad along.
When a 12-year-old disappears, Brenda must decide whether to treat him as a runaway or a missing person.
Brenda must tread carefully while investigating the hit-and-run death of a paroled murderer; Fritz throws his back out.
Brenda and the squad investigate the murder of a hairstylist; Brenda's parents stop and visit on their way to Alaska; Brenda's father wants to know when she and Fitz are going to tie the knot.
The entire squad searches for the person who shot Detective Sanchez's brother, and an overzealous detective and a leak within the department jeopardize the case.
An FBI informant is the prime suspect in the deaths of two Tijuana police officers; Pope, Taylor and Brenda must deal with a public relations mess when a newspaper prints an unflattering story about Priority Homicide.
The newly renamed Major Crimes Division investigates the death of a teenager that may be related to a planned massacre; the squad searches for a bomb before it can explode.
The squad investigates the kidnapping of a rich financier who is under investigation for ripping off investors.
The wedding day has arrived, but Brenda and Fritz are a bit preoccupied with work; someone may be leaving the squad.
Brenda's squad investigates a quadruple murder that may be linked to an FBI case.
Brenda investigates the brutal murder of a cancer doctor; Capt. Raydor's new assignment causes Brenda to question her loyalty; Gabriel makes a life change.
Provenza gets stuck in an embarrassing situation when he helps his ex-wife recover her wedding ring from a shady gold buyer.
Brenda believes that she has finally cornered Philip Stroh; Brenda's courtroom maneuver puts a case in jeopardy.
The Major Crimes Division investigates the hit-and-run murder of a girl on a bicycle; Brenda uncovers a scandal.
A murder related to Turell Baylor's death occurs; Brenda seeks the help of a businessman with old ties to the neighborhood; Brenda's lawyer and the Baylor family lawyer face off in court.
A security guard and a veteran are found dead outside a home; Brenda's investigation is stifled by the District Attorney's office; Raydor and Pope find the leak in the department.
A missing gang-member's body is found with Lt. Provenza's business card in his pocket; Brenda's father calls.
The team investigates the killing of a family; budget cuts force Brenda to choose between giving up one member of her team to another unit and forcing one of them into early retirement.
A priest's murder drives a wedge between Brenda and Chief Pope; Brenda's parents return as her father continues his cancer treatments.
When a street hustler witnesses a woman being buried in Griffith Park, an investigation begins; Brenda's obsession with Philip Stroh threatens her career and her life.
Sgt. Gabriel shoots a murder suspect he believes is armed and firing at him.
A former gang member is murdered; evidence indicates that the victim may not have been the intended target; the case leads Brenda back to Father Jack and the Crenshaw Community Center.
Brenda and her squad are deputized by the FBI to help investigate a murder involving drug trafficking at gay dance parties.
A shootout leaves two patrol officers and an 18-year-old boy dead; the Force Investigation Division becomes involved with the case.
A popular online ''hook-up king'' is shot to death; a police impersonator causes the case to go awry; Pope does a rotation as a member of Brenda's squad to get a firsthand look at how the team works.
Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson investigates the murders of an LAPD officer and the drug dealer he was investigating.
A killer on death row with a penchant for burning women alive must be released from prison because of a botched murder investigation.
The LAPD and the FBI dispute jurisdiction in the assassination of an Iranian businessman and his driver.
An unexpected visit from Brenda's fussy mother stalls Fritz's plans to move in; Brenda probes the possible murder of a juror in the trial of an Armenian mob boss.
Brenda probes a possible gang-related shooting of three youngsters that hits too close to home for Cmdr. Taylor.
A conflict between Capt. Taylor and Brenda leads to charges of misconduct against her; a family member may have murdered a Hollywood producer.
Brenda finds her authority undermined in a hate-crime investigation; Fritz and Brenda's relationship undergoes pressure.
As Brenda investigates the murder of a congresswoman's daughter, she becomes a target herself.
Brenda probes the murder of a psychiatrist who was involved in a controversial clinical trial for a new drug.
The Priority Homicide Division's search for a murderer and rapist takes a twist.
The butler is the prime suspect in the killing of a stripper, the young widow of a wealthy octogenarian.
The death of a prominent judge interrupts Brenda's date with FBI agent Fritz Howard.