8.1/1063 votes#1 - Community
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2006
As Annnabeth is still being challenged with the changes of being a single mother after her husband's death, she also has to adjust to a lot of changes at her job. A new DA has come to work with Annabeth and their first case involves the multiple homicides of a family. New ADA James Conlon (David James Elliot) and Annabeth work together to bring justice and find new ways to draw a confession out of the suspects. Lastly, Annabeth tries to smooth over the animosities between Ed Williams (Cress Williams), a tough no-nonsense cop, and Ray Blackwell (Jon Seda), Conlon's right hand man from New York who transferred to Indianapolis to work with him.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1044 votes
#2 - A House Divided
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2006
Annabeth prosecutes a woman who claims that she killed her husband in self defense.
Director: Matt Earl Beesley
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1042 votes
#3 - Truly, Madly, Deeply
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2006
Annabeth's case involves herself prosecuting a man who is being convicted of drugging and raping a teenage girl next door to his house. At first it seems like an open-and-shut case. Annabeth soon discovers there is more to story with the suspect's wife and that the couple may be hiding a dark secret.
Director: John Peters
Writer: Antoinette Stella
- 7.7/1036 votes
#4 - Deacon
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2006
Annabeth prosecutes a drug addict for the murder of a young woman, when evidence that a dormant serial killer may be the actual suspect surface.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1030 votes
#5 - Legacy
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2006
The team investigate the murder of a prominent buisnessman's wife and discover that her husband and father-in-law were involved in her death.
Director: Charles Beeson
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1029 votes
#6 - Homecoming
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2006
Two football players are charged with a teammate's murder.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1024 votes
#7 - Silent Auction
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2006
The team investigates a man's murder during a function at his kids school. Further investigations reveal a secret affair between the victim and another woman.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: N/A
- 6.0/1031 votes
#8 - There's Something About Martha
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2006
A minister's wife and secretary are possible suspects when he is found dead in his home; when the team discovers that the church's building fund is missing, they realize the case is about greed
Director: Charles Beeson
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1026 votes
#9 - Shoot To Kill
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2006
Annabeth prosecutes a man for the murder of his co-worker. The case gets complicated when his sons fingerprints are also found on the murder weapon.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1030 votes
#10 - A Father's Story
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/2006
A courthouse shooting results in one lawyer dead and another, Annabeth's friend Doug Hellman, badly wounded. The shooter, a man looking for justice for his murdered daugher, is looked at as a sympathetic victim. His lawyer tries to transfer blame to the prosecutor's office for mishandling the orignal case that led to his daughter's killer going free.
Director: Mike Rohl
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1022 votes
#11 - Prodigal Son
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2006
A woman is killed the night she gets engaged and the suspect is her excessively obsessed uncle, a recovering alcoholic who was discovered drunk near the scene of the crime. The defense team pleads insanity, but Annabeth feels that she has a solid case when she makes a discovery of another crime the man committed that has the same characteristics that demonstrates his unstableness.
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1029 votes
#12 - Road Rage
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/2007
Annabeth prosecutes an English Professor after he kills another man during a road rage incident. Meanwhile, Maureen appeals the vehicular homicide ruling for the drunk driver who killed Annabeth's husband.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1026 votes
#13 - Getting In
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/12/2007
A woman dies during a little plastic-surgery operation, and her husband asserts it was murder and not a chance event. Annabeth is unwilling to take the case, but the evidence displays there was a troubled past between the victim and the doctor that offered ample motive.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1025 votes
#14 - Hoosier Hold 'Em
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2007
Annabeth prosecutes a college student for a bank robbery, who did it to fund a gambling dependency. However, the case takes an peculiar turn when the young man is discovered dead.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1025 votes
#15 - Barren
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2007
A surrogate mother is found dead in her home and the baby's biological mother is arrested for her murder.
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10360 votes
#16 - Internet Bride
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/2007
The Dean of a prep school is suspected of killing his wife, and attempting to make it look like a suicide. The prosecutor's office and public defenders compete over a basketball game.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1026 votes
#17 - Protégé
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/2007
Annabeth and Conlon disagree on whether to seek the death penalty or not for a developmentally disabled defendant who is charged with killing a respected judge.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1027 votes
#18 - Making Amends
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/2007
Annabeth appeals to have the statue of limitations for be increased, after a raptist confesses to a woman that he raped her 11 years ago.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1038 votes
#19 - Maternal Instinct
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/6/2007
Annabeth prosecutes a man suspected of murdering his father but when the supposed killer's mother recants her first assertion that her son assaulted her and killed his dad, the case falters.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1026 votes
#20 - Drink the Cup
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/2007
The team uncovers a group of dirty cops while prosecuting a drug dealer for murder.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1033 votes
#21 - Fall From Grace
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/2007
Annabeth tries to re-prosecute a dirty cop for murder, after a witness in his previous case is found dead.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1033 votes
#22 - Eminent Domain
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2007
While the case against the corrupt police officers continue, someone in the D.A's office is murdered.
Director: Matt Earl Beesley
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Close to Home Season 2
Every episode of Close to Home Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Close to Home Season 2!
Close to Home is an American crime drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television for CBS.
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Network:CBS
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Community" is the best rated episode of "Close to Home" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 63 votes. Directed by Kevin Dowling and written by N/A, it aired on 9/22/2006. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "A House Divided".