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The Best Episodes of The Closer Season 7

Every episode of The Closer Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Closer Season 7!

The Best Episodes of The Closer Season 7

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...

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  1. 9.6/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Fresh Pursuit

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    S7:E10

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

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  2. 9.5/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Road Block

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    S7:E14

    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.

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  3. 9.5/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Silent Partner

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    S7:E15

    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.

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  4. 9.4/10(5 votes)

    #4 - To Serve with Love

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    S7:E3

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

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  5. 9.4/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Death Warrant

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    S7:E8

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

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    Director:Steve Robin
  6. 9.2/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Hostile Witness

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    S7:E16

    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..

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    Director:Steve Robin
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  8. 9.2/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Last Rites

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    S7:E19

    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.

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    Writer:Leo Geter
  9. 9.0/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Unknown Trouble

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    S7:E1

    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.

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  10. 9.0/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Home Improvement

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    S7:E6

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

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  11. 9.0/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Star Turn

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    S7:E9

    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.

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    Writer:Leo Geter
  12. 9.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Necessary Evil

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    S7:E11

    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.

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  13. 9.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Relative Matters

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    S7:E13

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

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  14. 9.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Fool's Gold

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    S7:E17

    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.

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  15. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Under Control

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    S7:E4

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

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  16. 8.7/10(6 votes)

    #15 - You Have the Right to Remain Jolly

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    S7:E12

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

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  17. 8.0/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Armed Response

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    S7:E20

    Brenda finds a young couple involved to in the investigation by accident after finding two people dead outside in the street Brenda has no idea that the DA is watching her every move Capitan Raydor and Chief Pope find out who the leak is.

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  18. 8.0/10(5 votes)

    #17 - The Last Word

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    S7:E21

    In the series finale, we bid a final farewell to Brenda Leigh Johnson. When a young man calls 911 to report seeing someone being buried in Griffith Park, police find not only her remains, but those of several other women who were kills as far back as two years ago. Brenda immediately suspects Philip Stroh and, despite departmental restrictions, sets out to finally tie him to the murders. Meanwhile, the witness who called 911 makes Brenda look at her life and future. Stay tuned to the next show, Major Crimes, which will pick up from the moment The Closer ends. A large portion of the characters are moving to the new show. to work under the new supervisor of Major Crimes, Captain Sharon Raydor.

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  19. 7.8/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Forgive Us Our Trespasses

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    S7:E5

    A family works to protect their late minister's reputation from scandal. Meanwhile, most of the Major Crimes Division is subpoenaed, raising suspicions about the one who wasn't.

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  20. 7.8/10(6 votes)

    #19 - A Family Affair

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    S7:E7

    The team investigates the puzzling death of a fellow officer's daughter. Elsewhere, Captain Raydor advances in her meticulous audit of Brenda's unit and begins to sharpen focus on Detective Sanchez.

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  21. 7.8/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Drug Fiend

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    S7:E18

    Investigating the death of a beloved cancer doctor hits too close to home for Brenda who's already upset after learning that Pope is monitoring everything she does.

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  22. 7.5/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Repeat Offender

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    S7:E2

    Brenda has to figure out how house sitting led to the death of a young lady. As the fallout from the civil lawsuit continues Captian Rader has to broaden her investigation to include the LAPD while the realignment within be in LAPD gets started.

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    Director:Steve Robin

Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Fresh Pursuit" is the best rated episode of "The Closer" season 7. It scored 9.6/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Michael M. Robin and written by Adam Belanoff, it aired on 9/12/2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Road Block".