The Closer

When Brenda's squad investigates a quadruple murder of a family, she accidentally stumbles into the middle of an FBI investigation that may have been a factor in the homicide.

The apparent kidnapping of a rich financier under investigation for ripping off investors leads Brenda's squad to think he may have staged his own abduction.

Sgt. Gabriel shoots a murder suspect he is certain is armed and firing at him, but the evidence doesn't seem to match up.

Brenda and her squad are temporarily deputized into the FBI when a missing person case turns into a full-blown murder investigation involving drug trafficking at gay dance parties.

Brenda's squad investigates the murder of a former gang banger, but the evidence indicates he may not have been the target.

Brenda's team investigates the shooting death of a popular online "hook-up king" who was in the process of putting together a television pilot for a men's cable network.

A major shootout leaves two patrol cops and an 18-year-old neo-Nazi dead, with lots of unanswered questions as to what happened and who else might have been involved.

The squad investigates the murder of a man who, 10 years ago, was the lead suspect in the murder of two girls.

A confessed murderer, who was apprehended while Brenda was away on her honeymoon, gets details of the crime wrong during his allocution, causing Brenda to reopen the case.

A large cooler with a body stuffed inside leads Brenda in search of suspects, and she winds up with several.

A spree shooting in broad daylight leaves two people dead, another person critically wounded and a car loaded with marijuana.

After the stabbing death of a woman who was apparently killed by someone wearing a Ninja outfit, Brenda and the squad soon realize they might have a bigger case on their hands then they thought.

The squad investigates the death of a 12-year-old boy whose father and brother are both gang members.

The discrediting of a crime lab frequently used by the LAPD brings several old cases up for review, including one Provenza and his former partner, Det. Andrews, closed seven years ago.

Capt. Raydor approaches Major Crimes about delicately looking into a possible case of spousal abuse involving one of her female officers.