The Closer: Season 2

2006 · 15 episodes · ★ 8.6

What Season 2 of The Closer

Season two opens with Brenda Johnson in charge of the Major Crimes Division, backed by a loyal team. The central theme is partnerships, both within the LAPD and in the lead character's personal life. The relationship between Flynn and Provenza takes center stage from the early episodes. Brenda, meanwhile, grows closer to Gabriel and forms an uneasy working alliance with Commander Taylor. On a personal level, her romance with Fritz becomes serious enough that they consider moving in together. Brenda stays calm as she tests her methods with every case.

15episodes

Jun 12, 2006released

Dec 4, 2006final episode

11.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Blue Blood
Jun 12, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.2
Brenda and her team race against the clock to get to the truth, as things don't add up when an LA cop turns up dead. Meanwhile tension increases between the Priority Homicide Division and the Robbery-Homicide Division.
Directing: Michael M. Robin · Writing: Mike Berchem, James Duff · Starring: Gigi Rice, Charlene Amoia, Kevin Kilner, James Black
2x02 Mom Duty
Jun 19, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.0
When a juror in the trial of an infamous mobster is found dead, Brenda and the Priority Homicide Division find that their involvement in solving the case may be affecting the jury's final decision. Complicating her personal life, Brenda faces another new challenge: a surprise visit from her mother.
Directing: Gloria Muzio · Writing: Wendy West · Starring: Joe Spano, K Callan, Mark Harelik, Homie Doroodian
2x03 Slippin'
Jun 26, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.5
Things are not as they seem when Brenda and the team investigate the accidental murders of three college students caught in the middle of a gang shootout. Brenda must also continue her attempts at keeping her relationship with Fritz under wraps while her mother remains in town.
Directing: Elodie Keene · Writing: John Coveny, Hunt Baldwin · Starring: Vanessa Bell Calloway, John Lafayette, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, Kathleen Lancaster
2x04 Aftertaste
Jul 3, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.5
Brenda and the PHD investigate a high-profile case when a woman is brutally murdered at L.A.'s trendiest restaurant. On the home front, Brenda tries to keep a low profile as she closes in on her 40th birthday.
Directing: Arvin Brown · Writing: Steven Kane · Starring: Kate Fuglei, Douglas Sills, Paolo Seganti, John Billingsley
2x05 To Protect & To Serve
Jul 10, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 9.4
Brenda finds herself involved in a cover-up of her own when she helps the PHD investigate a non-priority case. Why? Because the deceased woman was found in Provenza's garage...Once again, the team finds themselves racing against the clock before the LAPD brass discovers what they're up to. Will Brenda be able to protect her team and their hard-earned trust?
Directing: Elodie Keene · Writing: Adam Belanoff · Starring: Jeff Kober, Daniel Roebuck, Steven Flynn, Ken Davitian
2x06 Out of Focus
Jul 17, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.1
Brenda and the team find themselves wading through a long list of suspects when a celebrity photographer takes a fatal fall from his hotel room balcony. In the meantime, Brenda starts to feel like Fritz is behaving strangely, making her realize that superstars may not be the only ones who have secrets to keep.
Directing: Michael M. Robin · Writing: John Coveny, Hunt Baldwin · Starring: Dale Dickey, Guri Weinberg, Eddie Jemison, Roland Kickinger
2x07 Head over Heels
Jul 24, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.4
When a few body parts of an adult film star are found in a dumpster, Brenda and the team must scramble for more pieces to solve this puzzle. Once they begin putting things together, the suspect list seems to get longer. Adding more questions to her life, Brenda also finds herself making a potentially life-altering discovery.
Directing: Matt Earl Beesley · Writing: Wendy West · Starring: Beth Broderick, Pamela Gidley, Colleen Porch, Kevin Dunn
2x08 Critical Missing
Jul 31, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.9
When the drowned bodies of a mother and daughter are found by fishermen, Brenda and the team must determine if the apparent suicides are more than that. Following a strange coil of discoveries, the most surprising revelation that surfaces is one about the killer.
Directing: Rick Wallace · Writing: Mike Berchem, James Duff · Starring: Ivan Shaw, James Frain, Saemi Nakamura, Makiko Fujisawa
2x09 Heroic Measures
Aug 7, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.3
When a young boy blames himself for the death of his friend, Brenda must tread lightly to get to the bottom of the case. Complicating matters is the deceased child's mother, who offers up accusations of her own.
Directing: Nelson McCormick · Writing: Adam Belanoff · Starring: Deirdre Lovejoy, Michael Kostroff, John Bennett Perry, Anthony Heald
2x10 The Other Woman
Aug 14, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.4
The PHD must deal with a case of mistaken identity in order to get to the bottom of an investigation. While they're busy with the case, Brenda is involved in a different case: Pope's divorce. After being called to testify, Brenda finds that both her career and reputation are on the line.
Directing: Lesli Linka Glatter · Writing: Steven Kane · Starring: Jason Butler Harner, Robin Riker, Ray Wise, Raphael Sbarge
2x11 Borderline
Aug 21, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.8
Leaving the scene of an accident to get to a multiple homicide scene, Brenda finds herself unable to drive the streets of L.A. which she worked so hard to learn. Once she gets to the crime scene, she and the PHD are faced with another challenge: the murdered bodies are nowhere to be found. In order to solve this case, they must first search for the victims before they can hunt for the killer.
Directing: Rick Wallace · Writing: John Coveny, Hunt Baldwin · Starring: Lauren Tom, Glenn Morshower, Jesse Garcia, Luis Antonio Ramos
2x12 No Good Deed
Aug 28, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.9
Once again, the PHD finds themselves wading through suspects in the murder of the star witness in a capital punishment case. Meanwhile, Pope's angry ex-wife, spills the beans about Brenda to her team and Fritz begins to wonder how she really feels.
Directing: Charles Haid · Writing: Wendy West, James Duff · Starring: Hillary Tuck, Keir O'Donnell, Tom Virtue, Aaron Fors
2x13 Overkill
Sep 4, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 9.0
Brenda and Fritz have a hard time agreeing who is in charge when an informant's wife and and FBI agent are both murdered. When the killer's identity is uncovered, the PHD finds themselves under attack.
Directing: Michael M. Robin · Writing: James Duff, Adam Belanoff · Starring: Michael O'Keefe, Dayton Callie, Sal Landi, Ken Garito
2x14 Serving the King (1)
Dec 4, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.9
Resulting from the showdown in the murder room, Brenda finds herself taking some involuntary time off. When she is asked to help a friend solve a murder that is linked to a terrorist group, Brenda works to find the killer and still keep it under wraps.
Directing: Arvin Brown · Writing: John Coveny, Hunt Baldwin · Starring: Debra Mooney, Dmitri S. Boudrine, William Daniels, Paul Schulze
2x15 Serving the King (2) Season Finale
Dec 4, 2006 · 46 min · ★ 8.8
While working with the CIA, who also wants their hands on this suspect, Brenda realizes that she was given false information, and wonders if she's been set up. To prevent herself and the PHD from falling prey to a sinister plan, Brenda must untangle a web of lies to determine who she can trust before it's too late.
Directing: Kevin Bacon · Writing: Mike Berchem, James Duff · Starring: Debra Mooney, William Daniels, Paul Schulze, James Carpinello