The Closer

Brenda Johnson arrives in L.A. where she faces resentment from her peers and squad during her first investigation - a woman beaten to death, whose suspected murderer has disappeared along with all evidence of his existence.

Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds
Director(s): Michael M. Robin
Writer(s): James Duff

Brenda and the team must investigate the murder of high-profile model Heather Kingsley, who dies as a result of nicotine poisoning, applied to her scalp via her hair conditioner. Suspicion quickly falls on her movie-star husband, Dean, whose philandering ways and false claims of a pre-nuptual agreement make him the likely killer. As Brenda investigates, she is drawn into the world of celebrity beauty, where illusion is everything, and the standard high. When she undergoes a make-over to meet the Dean’s discarded lovers one-by-one, each of whom appears to have a motive to murder, Brenda realizes there may be more to this case than a man trying to get out of a marriage. At the same time, she is slowly seduced by the superficial glamour, which seems to impress her colleagues, and Fritz. As the real killer emerges, Brenda comes to the realization that she can only be who she is, and that the rest is just an illusion.

Brenda forms an alliance with a man while searching for a sniper, but her trust is put to the test when he manipulates and out-maneuvers her, causing a gang backlash.

Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds
Director(s): Michael M. Robin
Writer(s): James Duff, Wendy West

Brenda's investigation into the murder of a psychiatrist and the drug trial he was conducting is disrupted when Pope leaks confidential information that Flynn uses against her.

Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds
Director(s): Craig Zisk
Writer(s): James Duff, Rick Kellard

Brenda finds herself the unexpected victim of violence against women when she investigates the murder of a congresswoman's daughter. At first, it appears the victim was engaged in sexual activity online that included an invitation to violence. But as Brenda and the team investigate the world of online solicitation of sex, they discover just how vulnerable to abuse women are, and how easily the web can be used for revenge. In the end, Brenda finds a killer bent on revenge, and saves the victim's reputation, but not without paying a terrible price herself.

Priority Homicide investigates the murder of a judge, and Brenda must bond with his autistic son to find the killer.

Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds
Director(s): Gloria Muzio
Writer(s): James Duff, Hunt Baldwin, John Coveny

Brenda is asked to prove a hate crime, but Taylor's interference may finally be enough to ruin the case.

Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds
Director(s): Arvin Brown
Writer(s): James Duff

The murder of an adolescent girl from Mexico, found dead in the Los Angeles River, proves difficult and painful for Brenda and her team. At first, a known sex-offender seems the likely candidate, but questions arise about why the girl and her mother were brought to the US, leading the investigation in another direction. Soon, the girl's backpack suggests the girl's uncle or the family for whom the mother worked may have been involved, A search of the house suggests one of the family is the murderer, but which one? An end-run by the family, determined to protect the killer, takes Brenda to Mexico, where she must use all her resources, Fritz and Mexican law to finally bring the killer to justice. The usually cantankerous Dr. Crippen shows his softer side as he briefs Brenda following the autopsy, in a scene representative of the way in which the violent death of a child impacts the police.

Brenda tangles with a meddling deputy D.A. as she investigates a butler's possible murder made to appear as suicide.

Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds
Director(s): Tawnia McKiernan
Writer(s): James Duff, Rick Kellard

The investigation of the murder of a Middle Eastern businessman and his bodyguard is complicated by the FBI who believe the case to be related to terrorism.

Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds
Director(s): Rick Wallace
Writer(s): James Duff, Hunt Baldwin, John Coveny

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.

Captain Taylor makes his move against Brenda, meaning she must juggle concerns of an I.A. investigation with solving the murder of a famous producer.

Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds
Director(s): Michael M. Robin
Writer(s): James Duff