The Closer

In the seventh season premiere, the squad investigates a hip-hop record label when one of the artists and six bystanders are gunned down. Brenda becomes the target of a civil suit.

As the LAPD undergoes a major realignment, Brenda’s team investigates the murder of a young girl who was house-sitting. Captain Raydor is forced to expand her audit of Major Crimes in light of the civil suit against Brenda and the LAPD.

Flynn and Provenza hope to make easy money by serving court papers for a lawyer. But, once again, they find themselves in hot water when a man is killed minutes after being served by the pair. Things quickly go downhill from there. Guest star ADAM ARKIN (Sons of Anarchy, Chicago Hope, Northern Exposure) appears as a financier targeted by his clients after pulling off a Ponzi scheme.

The team searches for a missing boy who attends the summer camp where Lieutenant Tao’s son works. Meanwhile, Captain Raydor makes a troubling suggestion to Brenda as she continues her audit of the Major Crimes unit.

The squad investigates the death of a minister with a scandalous secret and the family who will do anything to protect his name and their church. Meanwhile, all but one member of the Major Crimes unit receives a subpoena in the civil suit against the LAPD, raising questions about whether the one who didn’t get served might throw the rest of the squad “under the bus.”

A home construction site becomes a crime scene when a body turns up underneath a retainer wall. Plus, Brenda considers taking on a high-priced lawyer, Gavin Baker (recurring guest star MARK PELLEGRINO – Lost, Supernatural, Dexter), but, unfortunately for Fritz, the retainer fee could require cutting back on several luxuries.

The squad helps out a fellow law enforcement officer by investigating the mysterious death of her daughter. And Captain Raydor continues her audit of Brenda and Major Crimes, focusing her efforts on Detective Sanchez.

Brenda solicits Captain Raydor’s help investigating allegations of brutality. Brenda’s attorney (MARK PELLEGRINO) starts deposing the squad about the “Shootin’ Newton” case.

The Baylor family offers to settle with Brenda in the civil suit against her, but the deal may be too good to be true. KEN HOWARD guest stars.

The squad investigates the shooting death of a deputy sheriff as the judge in the civil case against Brenda decides whether or not to drop the case against her.

When a high school principal is shot while trying to turn his school around in the midst of a scandal, Brenda and her detectives soon realize their case overlaps with an existing FBI investigation. The situation leaves Fritz and Brenda sparring over whose murder case it should be.

In the 100th episode, the holiday cheer is interrupted when Santa’s entrance into a Christmas Village via a zip line goes horribly wrong. FRED WILLARD guest stars.

The murder of a man under FBI surveillance puts the federal agents in hot water with the LAPD. Plus, Brenda’s parents (recurring guest stars FRANCES STERNHAGEN and BARRY CORBIN), who have come to town for the holidays, have surprising news that keeps Brenda’s mind from her case.

The LAPD’s police commissioner (MARK MOSES) and his wife (ELIZABETH PERKINS) may be in trouble when Brenda determines to uncover a scandal one of them tried to cover up.

In the winter finale, the federal lawsuit against Brenda comes to a head, and Brenda’s lawyer (MARK PELLEGRINO) and the Baylor family lawyer (CURTIS ARMSTRONG) face off in court.

Brenda thinks she’s finally cornered her nemesis, lawyer and suspected rapist/murderer Philip Stroh (BILLY BURKE), but a shocking courtroom maneuver puts the case in jeopardy.

Provenza gets trapped into helping his first ex-wife, Liz (DIEDRE O'CONNELL – You Don’t Know Jack), recover her wedding ring after she is ripped off by a shady gold buyer.

In a case that hits too close to home for Brenda, a well-liked cancer doctor is brutally killed and his drug supply wiped clean. But the case could have a much wider reach than anyone suspects. To make matters worse, Captain Raydor has a new assignment that leaves Brenda questioning her loyalty to Pope. And Gabriel makes a significant life change.

The murder of a priest puts the squad on a collision course with the Catholic Church and drives a wedge between Brenda and Chief Pope. Meanwhile, Brenda's parents are in town while her father continues his cancer treatments.

Brenda finds one of her investigations stifled by the watchful eye of the District Attorney's office. Meanwhile, Raydor and Pope finally pinpoint the leak in the department.

As Brenda investigates what was seen by a young hustler (GRAHAM PATRICK MARTIN), her obsession with Philip Stroh (BILLY BURKE) threatens not only her career, but also her life.