The Closer — Season 4
They'll bring you in. She'll make you talk.
About this season
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 cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
Episodes (15)
1. Controlled Burn
9.0Aired 14 July 2008 • 46 min
When a massive fire breaks out in Griffith Park, Priority Homicide is on hand to help. Meanwhile, Brenda and Fritz are living in a small apartment and getting on each other's nerves.
2. Speed Bump
8.1Aired 21 July 2008 • 46 min
Brenda and the team must determine if a murder was revenge or mere coincidence when a recently released murderer turns up dead, the victim of a hit-and-run. As usual, Brenda's personal life isn't much better: she must deal with a recently incapacitated Fritz.
3. Cherry Bomb
9.1Aired 28 July 2008 • 46 min
Brenda suspects something more than suicide when a high-school girl is found hanged in her bedroom, and the investigation uncovers a ruthless sexual game being played at a private school.
4. Live Wire
8.4Aired 4 August 2008 • 46 min
A man wearing a surveillance wire is shot to death at point blank range in downtown Los Angeles, while interpersonal relationships on the squad force Brenda into a corner.
5. Dial M For Provenza
8.5Aired 11 August 2008 • 46 min
Provenza and Flynn lose the evidence in an attempted murder case when Provenza's car is stolen.
6. Problem Child
8.2Aired 18 August 2008 • 46 min
When a 12-year-old disappears, Brenda must decide whether to treat him as a runaway or a missing person.
7. Sudden Death
9.0Aired 25 August 2008 • 46 min
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.
8. Split Ends
8.4Aired 1 September 2008 • 46 min
Brenda and the squad investigate the murder of a hair stylist and Brenda's parents stop in for a visit on their way to Alaska.
9. Tijuana Brass
9.0Aired 8 September 2008 • 46 min
When an FBI informant is the prime suspect in the deaths of two Tijuana police officers, Pope, Taylor and Brenda must deal with a public relations mess when a newspaper prints an unflattering story about Priority Homicide.
10. Time Bomb
9.2Aired 15 September 2008 • 46 min
The newly renamed Major Crimes Division investigates the death of a teenager that may be related to a planned massacre.
11. Good Faith
8.7Aired 26 January 2009 • 46 min
Brenda and the team investigate an apparent suicide that the medical examiner believes was actually a murder.
12. Junk in the Trunk
8.9Aired 2 February 2009 • 46 min
The body of a man who stole $3 million in diamonds is found in the trunk of a car and the condition of the body makes determining the cause of death impossible.
13. Power of Attorney
9.6Aired 9 February 2009 • 46 min
Brenda goes toe to toe with the tricky attorney of a man suspected of a brutal rape and murder.
14. Fate Line
8.8Aired 16 February 2009 • 46 min
Fritz's sister agrees to use her psychic powers to help the Priority Homicide Division resolve one of their cases, and while her abilities appear to help her understand how Brenda works, they don't seem to stop her from offering misguided advice.
15. Double Blind
8.5Aired 23 February 2009 • 46 min
Brenda and Fritz's attention is diverted by problems on the job even though their wedding day has finally arrived, and bad blood between the members of the Priority Homicide Division threatens to cause one of the officers to leave the department.