The Best Episodes of The Closer

The squad investigates the death of a deputy sheriff; the judge considers dropping the charges against Brenda.

Director: Michael M. Robin

Writer: Adam Belanoff

The LAPD's Police Commissioner and his wife, Gail, may be in trouble when Brenda becomes determined to uncover a scandal one of them tried to cover up.

Director: Nelson McCormick

Writer: Jim Leonard

Brenda seeks help from a businessman, played by guest star Jason George (Grey's Anatomy), with old ties to the neighborhood where Turell Baylor was murdered.

Director: Arvin Brown

Writer: Mike Berchem, James Duff

Flynn and Provenza get into the usual trouble moonlighting as process servers when a man dies shortly after they serve him.

Director: Michael Pressman

Writer: Adam Belanoff

Brenda seeks Capt. Raydor's help in an investigation of possible police brutality; Brenda's attorney starts deposing the squad about the Baylor case.

Director: Steve Robin

Writer: Steven Kane

Brenda encounters her nemesis, Philip Stroh. the defense attorney she suspects is a murdering rapist. Obsessed with taking him down, she pulls a shock-and-awe courtroom stunt that jeopardizes a case and lands her in hot water with the new D.A..

Director: Steve Robin

Writer: Steven Kane

The murder of a priest puts the squad on a collision course with the Catholic Church and drives a wedge between Brenda and Chief Pope. Meanwhile, Brenda’s parents are in town while her father continues his cancer treatments.

Director: David McWhirter

Writer: Leo Geter

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?

Director: Elodie Keene

Writer: Adam Belanoff

Brenda and the squad investigate the owner of a hip-hop record label when one of his rap artists and six innocent bystanders are gunned down. The case hits home for Gabriel who knows two of the victims from church. Meanwhile, Chief Delk is getting ready to announce the department’s new organizational chart just as Brenda becomes the target of a civil suit against the police department.

Director: Nelson McCormick

Writer: Michael Alaimo

A body turns up on a home construction site, while Brenda and Fritz weigh the expense of a high priced attorney.

Director: Sheelin Choksey

Writer: Mike Berchem, James Duff

Brenda can't understand what led to a father's disappearance just as his daughter's single was about to hit the charts making her famous very quickly. Brenda has an opportunity to make her lawsuit disappear by settling with the family that brought it against her but that deal may not be as good as everybody hoped it would.

Director: Stacey K. Black

Writer: Leo Geter

The death of a high school principal who had been trying to raise test scores at his school to prevent it from being closed causes Brenda and Fritz to fight over who has control of the case because an already existing FBI investigation causes the cases to overlap.

Director: Nelson McCormick

Writer: Duppy Demetrius

Brenda's parents return with surprising news that keeps Brenda's mind from her case.

Director: David McWhirter

Writer: Ken Martin

Provenza tries to help his ex-wife locate her wedding ring, but he stumbles into red-faced fumbles that include a robbery, an evidence-destroying canine and a frenetic appraiser.

Director: Jon Tenney

Writer: Ralph Gifford, Carson Moore

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.

Director: Michael M. Robin

Writer: Steven Kane

Brenda goes toe to toe with the tricky attorney of a man suspected of a brutal rape and murder. Going a few rounds to get to the truth, Brenda dukes it out with the lawyer who is just as clever in the ring as she is. Can she hang in there and get to the truth before the final bell?

Director: Rick Wallace

Writer: Michael Alaimo

When a serial killer's spree crosses from Texas to California, Brenda must work with Detective Curt Landry, her Texan equivalent. The two match wits and find themselves going toe to toe as each tries to gain control of the case and the way in which they solve it.

Director: Kevin Bacon

Writer: Adam Belanoff

Tao's son works at a camp where a boy goes missing.

Director: Rick Wallace

Writer: Duppy Demetrius

Brenda and her team must find not only a killer, but also identify the killer's victim when a deranged, homicidal madman is set free due to mistaken identity. Trying to make sense of an array of complexities in this unusual case, Brenda comes across what may be another betrayal by a member of the Priority Homicide Division. The case takes an even darker turn when Brenda becomes the center of the psychopathic killer's attention.

Director: Gloria Muzio

Writer: Wendy West, Roger Wolfson

An unnamed source files a grievance against Brenda in the midst of a high-profile investigation of a murdered L.A. filmmaker. With her career on the line, Brenda is skeptical of Chief Pope's intentions when he volunteers to help. In classic Brenda style, she spurns the accusation, refusing to suppress her demeanor in deference to the complaint. In response to the situation, the PHD team comes together to act in unison, sending shock waves through the entire department.

Director: Michael M. Robin

Writer: James Duff

In an effort to get good PR for the department, Deputy Chief Johnson takes a journalist on a ride-along, but when the Crown Vic is targeted and shot at, Brenda is forced to live under 24-hour police protection, while being the key witness in the case she must solve.

Director: Kevin Bacon

Writer: Hunt Baldwin, John Coveny

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.

Director: Rick Wallace

Writer: Michael Alaimo

Fred Willard (Modern Family) guest stars as Santa Jack, the owner of a Christmas village who believes he could be the real Father Christmas.

Director: Rick Wallace

Writer: James Duff, Michael Alaimo

Brenda and Fritz have a hard time agreeing who is in charge when an informant's wife and and FBI agent are both murdered. Brenda discovers that she and the PHD must work quickly when the leading witness in the case is scheduled to testify against a powerful mobster. When the killer's identity is uncovered, the PHD finds themselves under attack; an attack that takes someone down.

Director: Michael M. Robin

Writer: Adam Belanoff, James Duff

Brenda and the team investigate the grisly slaying of a family, and the only survivor is the drug-addled teen son. Meanwhile, a financial crisis rocks the LAPD, bringing about budget cuts, numerous changes --- and possibly Provenza’s early retirement. And Fritz hopes to move into a new house with Brenda.

Director: Michael M. Robin

Writer: Mike Berchem, James Duff