The Closer: Season 1

2005 · 13 episodes · ★ 8.5

What Season 1 of The Closer

Season one begins with the launch of a new Major Crimes unit within the Los Angeles Police Department, which soon becomes known as the Major Crimes Division. Leading it is Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson, a former interrogator from Atlanta who was trained by the CIA and has a reputation as a "closer" for getting confessions that lead to convictions. Her first case involves a tech genius. The main conflict is her fitting in with the department. Many colleagues see her as an outsider, and Captain Taylor of Robbery-Homicide tries to get his team to request transfers en masse. Lieutenant Flynn also puts up obstacles. Brenda stays calm and tests her methods with every crime, all while earning the trust of her aide, Sergeant David Gabriel.

13episodes

Jun 13, 2005released

Sep 5, 2005last episode

10.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Jun 13, 2005 · 53 min · ★ 8.4
A seemingly routine murder investigation by the LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division is interrupted by the arrival of Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson, the new head of the LAPD’s Priority Murder Squad. An outsider from Atlanta in her first week of service, Brenda has already begun to face the resistance of long-time high-ranking officers and only her assistant, Sgt. Gabriel, seems willing to try to work with her.
Directed by Michael M. Robin · Written by James Duff · Starring Allison Smith, John Rubinstein, Clyde Kusatsu, John Livingston
1x02 About Face
Jun 20, 2005 · 46 min · ★ 8.3
Brenda and the team must investigate the murder of high-profile model Heather Kingsley, who dies as a result of nicotine poisoning. As Brenda investigates, she is drawn into the world of celebrity beauty, where illusion is everything, and the standard high.
Directing: Michael M. Robin · Writing: James Duff · Starring: Brad Rowe, Jennifer O'Dell, Kate Norby, Rachel Boston
1x03 The Big Picture
Jun 27, 2005 · 46 min · ★ 7.7
Brenda must fight for justice for two Russian prostitutes murdered by the illegitimate son of a Russian mafia figure. As she does, she confronts her own prejudices, and discovers the justice for these women is scarce in a world dominated by men.
Directing: Elodie Keene · Starring: Elya Baskin, Dean McDermott, Amy Hill, Seth Gabel
1x04 Show Yourself
Jul 4, 2005 · 46 min · ★ 8.5
Brenda and the Priority Homicide Team investigate a sniper who is killing gang members in and around MacArthur Park. Offering assistance is an ex-Army colonel who believes the sniper to be his son. As an all-out gang war looms, Brenda tentatively accepts his assistance.
Directing: Michael M. Robin · Writing: Wendy West · Starring: Richard Roundtree, Amy Hill, Magaly Colimon, Rosie Garcia
1x05 Flashpoint
Jul 11, 2005 · 46 min · ★ 8.3
Brenda enters the high-stakes world of pharmaceutical research, when a drug trial for new anti-addiction medication lead to the death of one of the principal investigators. Nothing is quite as it seems as she investigates the high-powered president of the drug company sponsoring the trial, the seemingly easy-going psychiatrist and the teenaged participants in the study.
Directing: Craig Zisk · Writing: Rick Kellard · Starring: Jake Sandvig, Ned Bellamy, Larry Joshua, Danielle Savre
1x06 Fantasy Date
Jul 18, 2005 · 46 min · ★ 8.9
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.
Directing: Greg Yaitanes · Writing: Roger Wolfson · Starring: Randy Wayne, Meredith Baxter, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Stephanie Nash
1x07 You Are Here
Jul 25, 2005 · 46 min · ★ 7.9
A judge is murdered in Griffith Park and Brenda's investigation takes an unexpected twist when her best witness, or perhaps her prime suspect, is his teenage son with autism. Challenged by the boy's behaviors, but convinced he has the clue to unraveling the case, Brenda must try to understand him in order to learn what he knows.
Directed by Gloria Muzio · Written by John Coveny, Hunt Baldwin · Starring Bubba Lewis, Colleen Flynn, Michael Worth, John Fleck
1x08 Batter Up
Aug 1, 2005 · 46 min · ★ 7.9
When a gay man is murdered, seemingly the latest victim of a string of hate crimes, Brenda must confront prejudices inside and out of the LAPD. Meanwhile, Flynn and Taylor step up their efforts to undermine Brenda once again, but with unexpected effects, as the team begins to rally around Brenda.
Directed by Arvin Brown · Written by James Duff · Starring Kerr Smith, Joel Brooks, Kiersten Lyons, Azita Ghanizada
1x09 Good Housekeeping
Aug 8, 2005 · 46 min · ★ 8.8
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.
Directed by Michael M. Robin, Tawnia McKiernan · Written by Wendy West · Starring Jo Anderson, Veronica Cartwright, Yvonne Delarosa, Ryan Carnes
1x10 The Butler Did It
Aug 15, 2005 · 46 min · ★ 8.8
Three wealthy, spoiled and unruly children become the target of Brenda's investigation when their stepmother is murdered and the family butler seemingly commits suicide shortly thereafter. Riding heard on the trio is their family attorney, who cleans up their messes and provides them with alibis.
Directing: Tawnia McKiernan · Writing: Rick Kellard · Starring: Stephen Tobolowsky, Thomas Ian Griffith, Rick Ravanello, Clive Revill
1x11 L.A. Woman
Aug 22, 2005 · 46 min · ★ 8.4
Brenda finds herself at odds with the FBI in a struggle to gain control of the murder investigation of a well-known businessman. Deciding to work in tandem, Brenda finds herself working directly with Fritz, who was assigned to the case.
Directing: Rick Wallace · Writing: John Coveny, Hunt Baldwin · Starring: Marina Sirtis, Ethan Rains, Ivar Brogger, Greg Rikaart
1x12 Fatal Retraction
Aug 29, 2005 · 46 min · ★ 9.1
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. While trying to make sense of an array of complexities in this unusual matter, the case takes an even darker turn when Brenda becomes the center of the psychopathic killer's attention.
Directing: Gloria Muzio · Writing: Roger Wolfson, Wendy West · Starring: Jason O'Mara, Lorraine Toussaint, Stephanie Childers, Jefferson Mays
1x13 Standards and Practices Season Finale
Sep 5, 2005 · 51 min · ★ 9.1
An unnamed source files a grievance against Brenda in the midst of a high-profile investigation of a murdered L.A. filmmaker. With her career on the line, Brenda is skeptical of Chief Pope's intentions when he volunteers to help. In classic Brenda style, she spurns the accusation and the PHD team comes together to act in unison, sending shock waves through the entire department.
Directing: Michael M. Robin · Writing: James Duff · Starring: Lorraine Toussaint, Alanna Ubach, Jenny Gago, Mayte Garcia