The Closer: Season 4

2008 · 15 episodes · ★ 8.6

What Season 4 of The Closer

Season four opens with Brenda Johnson leading the team tasked with stopping a major fire in Griffith Park, while a murder case demands her attention in the middle of the emergency. Brenda, Los Angeles deputy chief and former CIA-trained interrogator, keeps pursuing confessions that lead to convictions. Inside the station, several colleagues challenge her out of jealousy and insecurity, and she responds with calm. The detective tests her methods with every new crime, and her personal life grows complicated with preparations for her wedding to Fritz. Kyra Sedgwick heads the cast.

15episodes

Jul 14, 2008premiered

Feb 23, 2009last episode

11.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 Controlled Burn
Jul 14, 2008 · 46 min · ★ 8.9
When a massive fire breaks out in Griffith Park, Priority Homicide is on hand to help. Meanwhile, Brenda and Fritz are living in a small apartment and getting on each other's nerves.
Directing: Michael M. Robin · Writing: Mike Berchem, James Duff · Starring: Jason O'Mara, Brian Krause, Lenny Schmidt, Stephen Martines
4x02 Speed Bump
Jul 21, 2008 · 46 min · ★ 8.0
Brenda and the team must determine if a murder was revenge or mere coincidence when a recently released murderer turns up dead, the victim of a hit-and-run. As usual, Brenda's personal life isn't much better: she must deal with a recently incapacitated Fritz.
Directing: Arvin Brown · Writing: John Coveny, Hunt Baldwin · Starring: Paul Michael Glaser, Wendy Phillips, Jenny O'Hara, Amy Aquino
4x03 Cherry Bomb
Jul 28, 2008 · 46 min · ★ 9.0
Brenda suspects something more than suicide when a high-school girl is found hanged in her bedroom, and the investigation uncovers a ruthless sexual game being played at a private school.
Directing: Rick Wallace · Writing: Michael Alaimo · Starring: Andrea Bowen, Marshall Allman, Daniel Baldwin, Michael William Freeman
4x04 Live Wire
Aug 4, 2008 · 46 min · ★ 8.3
A man wearing a surveillance wire is shot to death at point blank range in downtown Los Angeles, while interpersonal relationships on the squad force Brenda into a corner.
Directing: Elodie Keene · Writing: Steven Kane · Starring: Kevin Rankin, Jackie Debatin, David Kelsey, Stephen Martines
4x05 Dial M For Provenza
Aug 11, 2008 · 46 min · ★ 8.3
Provenza and Flynn lose the evidence in an attempted murder case when Provenza's car is stolen.
Directing: Arvin Brown · Writing: Adam Belanoff · Starring: Vasili Bogazianos, Alex Veadov, Gilbert Saldivar, Jennifer Coolidge
4x06 Problem Child
Aug 18, 2008 · 46 min · ★ 8.2
When a 12-year-old disappears, Brenda must decide whether to treat him as a runaway or a missing person.
Directing: Scott Ellis · Writing: Duppy Demetrius · Starring: Vanessa Marano, Jamie McShane, Larry Clarke, Daryl Sabara
4x07 Sudden Death
Aug 25, 2008 · 46 min · ★ 8.9
Det. Julio Sanchez' little brother Oscar is shot and killed, leaving Julio beside himself with grief and seeking his killer any way he can, which threatens the investigation.
Directing: Kevin Bacon · Writing: John Coveny, Hunt Baldwin · Starring: Emily Rios, Kurt Caceres, Mario Ardila, Jr., Alex Fernandez
4x08 Split Ends
Sep 1, 2008 · 46 min · ★ 8.4
Brenda and the squad investigate the murder of a hair stylist and Brenda's parents stop in for a visit on their way to Alaska.
Directing: Roxann Dawson · Writing: Mike Berchem, Ken Martin · Starring: Todd Cahoon, Katherine Boecher, Tonya Pinkins, Loren Lester
4x09 Tijuana Brass
Sep 8, 2008 · 46 min · ★ 8.9
When an FBI informant is the prime suspect in the deaths of two Tijuana police officers, Pope, Taylor and Brenda must deal with a public relations mess when a newspaper prints an unflattering story about Priority Homicide.
Directing: Anthony Hemingway · Writing: Mike Berchem, James Duff · Starring: Silas Weir Mitchell, Peter Siragusa, David Barrera, Alejandro Cardenas
4x10 Time Bomb
Sep 15, 2008 · 46 min · ★ 9.1
The newly renamed Major Crimes Division investigates the death of a teenager that may be related to a planned massacre.
Directing: Michael M. Robin · Writing: Steven Kane · Starring: Sandra Nelson, Bobby Hosea, Cody McMains, Hugh Scott
4x11 Good Faith
Jan 26, 2009 · 46 min · ★ 8.5
Brenda and the team investigate an apparent suicide that the medical examiner believes was actually a murder.
Directing: Elodie Keene · Writing: Adam Belanoff · Starring: Amy Pietz, Melinda Page Hamilton, Lex Medlin, Lance Irwin
4x12 Junk in the Trunk
Feb 2, 2009 · 46 min · ★ 8.8
The body of a man who stole $3 million in diamonds is found in the trunk of a car and the condition of the body makes determining the cause of death impossible.
Directing: Scott Ellis · Writing: Duppy Demetrius, Leo Geter · Starring: Jeffrey Licon, Kim Delgado, Michelle Duffy, Frances Sternhagen
4x13 Power of Attorney
Feb 9, 2009 · 46 min · ★ 9.4
Brenda goes toe to toe with the tricky attorney of a man suspected of a brutal rape and murder.
Directing: Rick Wallace · Writing: Michael Alaimo · Starring: Brianna Brown, James Jordan, James Patrick Stuart, David Purdham
4x14 Fate Line
Feb 16, 2009 · 46 min · ★ 8.4
Fritz's sister agrees to use her psychic powers to help the Priority Homicide Division resolve one of their cases, and while her abilities appear to help her understand how Brenda works, they don't seem to stop her from offering misguided advice.
Directing: James Duff · Writing: Steven Kane · Starring: Amy Sedaris, Michael Rady, Bradley Snedeker, Jim Blanchette
4x15 Double Blind Season Finale
Feb 23, 2009 · 46 min · ★ 8.1
Brenda and Fritz's attention is diverted by problems on the job even though their wedding day has finally arrived, and bad blood between the members of the Priority Homicide Division threatens to cause one of the officers to leave the department.
Directing: Matthew Penn · Writing: Leo Geter, Ken Martin · Starring: Amy Sedaris, Cameron Goodman, Bob Glouberman, Jamie Anne Allman