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  • Jul 14, 2008
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  • Jul 14, 2008
The Closer

Summary "They'll bring you in. She'll make you talk." Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) is a police detective who transfers from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Despite a tendency to step on people's toes, Johnson manages to convert even her...

Created By: James Duff

  • TNT
  • Jul 14, 2008
  • TNT
  • Jul 14, 2008
The Closer
Season 4
7 Seasons
Season Premiere: Jul 14, 2008
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
7.6
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Summary "They'll bring you in. She'll make you talk." Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) is a police detective who transfers from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Despite a tendency to step on people's toes, Johnson manages to convert even her...

Created By: James Duff

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Episode 1 • Jul 14, 2008 • 43 m
Controlled Burn
Brenda investigates the murder of a woman and the wild fire she was found in, complicated by the reappearance of Bill Croelick who is either the likeliest suspect or the best resource she'll ever have to find the killer.
Episode 2 • Jul 21, 2008 • 42 m
Speed Bump
The team investigates the hit-and-run death of one of Flynn's old cases, and Brenda works on her political skills when it turns out the case may lead to a Hollywood director and his wife.
Episode 3 • Jul 28, 2008 • 42 m
Cherry Bomb
A girl is dead. At Commander Taylor's entreaty, Brenda steps beyond her purview to bring a high school rapist protected by his intimidating policeman father to justice.
Episode 4 • Aug 4, 2008 • 43 m
Live Wire
A murdered man wearing a wire is discovered in an alley. Once he's identified, his ties to an FBI drug case put Brenda in conflict with Fritz.
Episode 5 • Aug 11, 2008 • 45 m
Dial M for Provenza
Carjackers compromise Priority Homicide's successful murder-for-hire sting operation when they make off with Lt. Provenza's car, containing all the compiled evidence.
Episode 6 • Aug 18, 2008 • 45 m
Problem Child
A 13-year-old boy goes missing, and the more Brenda's team looks into it, the more they can't find anyone who wouldn't want him dead.
Episode 7 • Aug 25, 2008 • 45 m
Sudden Death
Det. Julio Sanchez' little brother Oscar is shot and killed, leaving Julio beside himself with grief and seeking his killer any way he can, which threatens the investigation.
Episode 8 • Sep 1, 2008 • 45 m
Split Ends
A movie studio hair-stylist is found beaten to death, making her physically abusive, soon-to-be-divorced husband the prime suspect.
Episode 9 • Sep 8, 2008 • 45 m
Tijuana Brass
Brenda takes on the Catholic church and the obnoxious Ricardo Ramos as the team investigates the deaths of two Mexican policeman while facing the possible end of the Priority Homicide unit.
Episode 10 • Sep 15, 2008 • 43 m
Time Bomb
Brenda and her newly christened Major Crimes Division investigate the victim of a crude pipe bomb that exploded too soon, a case that leads them to disaffected teens with a plot that will make one of the team a deadly target.
Episode 11 • Jan 26, 2009 • 45 m
Good Faith
Dr. Morales calls in a favor when he believes a suicide is murder, interfering with Brenda planning her wedding with her parents.
Episode 12 • Feb 2, 2009 • 45 m
Junk in the Trunk
Brenda's personal day is ruined when the body of an obese jewel thief is found in the trunk of his car, without the diamonds he stole.
Episode 13 • Feb 9, 2009 • 45 m
Power of Attorney
Brenda and her team match wits with a sex offender's lawyer in a case involving murder and a serial rapist, and when Deputy DA Garnett forces an unpalatable plea bargain, no one is prepared for the result.
Episode 14 • Feb 16, 2009 • 42 m
Fate Line
Fritz' sister, a newly-discovered 'intuitionist', assists Brenda and her team with a case that involves text messages that imply a murder and a suicide that isn't what it seems.
Episode 15 • Feb 23, 2009 • 42 m
Double Blind
Brenda and Fritz both deal with cases on the day before their wedding; Provenza puts his foot down, resulting in a resignation.
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You'll be happy to know that every second -- particularly every second with Sedgwick onscreen -- is pretty much a joy.
By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW
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Brenda and Bill have enough reluctant chemistry and icky tension to make Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter proud. [18 Jul 2008, p.56]
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Developments in Brenda's private life also lend the episode some comic relief, which makes "The Closer" a well-balanced prime-time drama that has improved markedly from its earliest episodes.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
70
It's good news that much of Season 4 will focus on Brenda's investigative team and on police department politics.
By Maureen Ryan FULL REVIEW

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