The Closer

The shooting death of a man taking pictures of the stars from his balcony leads the squad to look closely at the husband of the woman with whom the victim was having an affair.

Capt. Raydor accompanies Brenda on an investigation involving the disappearance of a nanny working for close friends of the mayor.

While investigating a suspicious suicide, the squad wades into a nasty child-custody dispute between a dying man and his meth-addicted ex-wife.

Provenza once again finds himself in a professionally embarrassing situation when he discovers a dead body in the condo of a flight attendant he picked up while extraditing a prisoner. Brenda reveals to Pope her career intentions to Pope.

At the request of Detective Ramsky, who has an eye for Brenda, the squad becomes involved in investigating a series of brutal murders that indicate a Mexican drug cartel may have moved into the city.

After a parole board member is viciously murdered during a panicked phone call with Sgt. Gabriel, Pope announces an overreaching plan to boost the police department's image.

A bank robbery supposedly committed by a known gang of thieves leaves a security guard dead. It also leaves a lot of unanswered questions about the prime suspects.

In a case that could carry national security implications, three soldiers are gunned down outside an LA club two days after returning home from duty in Afghanistan.

Brenda's squad picks up a case from Hollywood involving the brutal murder of an aspiring actress who made a date through an online service.

The murder of two paramedics leads the LAPD and the FBI on two separate investigations on a case that could be the precursor to a major terrorist attack.

One of Brenda's detectives is ambushed on the street, and the main clue to figuring out the motive behind the attack is a garbage bag containing more than $37,500.

Chief of Police Tommy Delk (guest star Courtney B. Vance) assigns Major Crimes a seemingly minor case involving the armed robbery of several medical marijuana dispensaries.

A long-brewing feud leads to a stabbing on Christmas Eve and the accidental death of a patriarch in a case that threatens to derail everyone's holiday plans.

A blood feud within a refugee family from Kosovo results in another victim, forcing Brenda and her team, along with Captain Raydor, to continue their investigation on Christmas Day.

The routine arrest of a crack addict exposes a questionable rehab facility and leads Brenda and her squad on a race to find a missing young woman.