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The Closer on TNT

2005, TV Show

Seasons:

1
- Standards & Practices (Original Airdate Sep 5, 2005)
- Fatal Retraction (Original Airdate Aug 29, 2005)
- L.A. Woman (Original Airdate Aug 22, 2005)
- The Butler Did It (Original Airdate Aug 15, 2005)
- Good Housekeeping (Original Airdate Aug 8, 2005)
- Batter Up (Original Airdate Aug 1, 2005)
- You Are Here (Original Airdate Jul 25, 2005)
- Fantasy Date (Original Airdate Jul 18, 2005)
- Flashpoint (Original Airdate Jul 11, 2005)
- Show Yourself (Original Airdate Jul 4, 2005)
- The Big Picture (Original Airdate Jun 27, 2005)
- About Face (Original Airdate Jun 20, 2005)
- The Closer (Original Airdate Jun 13, 2005)
2
- Serving the King (Original Airdate Dec 4, 2006)
- Overkill (Original Airdate Sep 4, 2006)
- No Good Deed (Original Airdate Aug 28, 2006)
- Borderline (Original Airdate Aug 21, 2006)
- The Other Woman (Original Airdate Aug 14, 2006)
- Heroic Measures (Original Airdate Aug 7, 2006)
- Critical Missing (Original Airdate Jul 31, 2006)
- Head over Heels (Original Airdate Jul 24, 2006)
- Out of Focus (Original Airdate Jul 17, 2006)
- To Protect and to Serve (Original Airdate Jul 10, 2006)
- Aftertaste (Original Airdate Jul 3, 2006)
- Slippin' (Original Airdate Jun 26, 2006)
- Mom Duty (Original Airdate Jun 19, 2006)
- Blue Blood (Original Airdate Jun 12, 2006)
3
- Next of Kin Part 1; Next of Kin Part 2 (Original Airdate Dec 3, 2007)
- Til Death Do Us Part Two (Original Airdate Sep 10, 2007)
- Til Death Do Us Part One (Original Airdate Sep 3, 2007)
- Lover's Leap (Original Airdate Aug 27, 2007)
- Culture Shock (Original Airdate Aug 20, 2007)
- Blindsided (Original Airdate Aug 13, 2007)
- Manhunt (Original Airdate Aug 6, 2007)
- Four to Eight (Original Airdate Jul 30, 2007)
- Dumb Luck (Original Airdate Jul 23, 2007)
- The Round File (Original Airdate Jul 16, 2007)
- Ruby (Original Airdate Jul 9, 2007)
- Saving Face (Original Airdate Jul 2, 2007)
- Grave Doubts (Original Airdate Jun 25, 2007)
- Homewrecker (Original Airdate Jun 18, 2007)
4
- Double Blind (Original Airdate Feb 23, 2009)
- Fate Line (Original Airdate Feb 16, 2009)
- Power of Attorney (Original Airdate Feb 9, 2009)
- Junk in the Trunk (Original Airdate Feb 2, 2009)
- Good Faith (Original Airdate Jan 26, 2009)
- Time Bomb (Original Airdate Sep 15, 2008)
- Tijuana Brass (Original Airdate Sep 8, 2008)
- Split Ends (Original Airdate Sep 1, 2008)
- Sudden Death (Original Airdate Aug 25, 2008)
- Problem Child (Original Airdate Aug 18, 2008)
- Dial M for Provenza (Original Airdate Aug 11, 2008)
- Live Wire (Original Airdate Aug 4, 2008)
- Cherry Bomb (Original Airdate Jul 28, 2008)
- Speed Bump (Original Airdate Jul 21, 2008)
- Controlled Burn (Original Airdate Jul 14, 2008)
5
- Dead Man's Hand (Original Airdate Dec 21, 2009)
- Make Over (Original Airdate Dec 14, 2009)
- The Life (Original Airdate Dec 7, 2009)
- Waivers of Extradition (Original Airdate Aug 24, 2009)
- Maternal Instincts (Original Airdate Aug 17, 2009)
- Smells Like Murder (Original Airdate Aug 10, 2009)
- Identity Theft (Original Airdate Aug 3, 2009)
- Elysian Fields (Original Airdate Jul 27, 2009)
- Strike Three (Original Airdate Jul 20, 2009)
- Tapped Out (Original Airdate Jul 13, 2009)
- Half Load (Original Airdate Jul 6, 2009)
- Walking Back the Cat (Original Airdate Jun 29, 2009)
- Red Tape (Original Airdate Jun 22, 2009)
- Blood Money (Original Airdate Jun 15, 2009)
- Products of Discovery (Original Airdate Jun 8, 2009)

The Closer Episode: "Products of Discovery"

Season 5, Episode 1

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Episode Synopsis: Season 5 opens with Brenda and her squad digging for clues into the murder of a family of four, but the case changes course when Brenda unwittingly tumbles into an FBI investigation. Elsewhere, Provenza's usually zesty mood suddenly turns downcast. Lee Tergesen guest stars. Original Air Date: Jun 8, 2009

The Closer Episode Recap: "Products of Discovery"

Jun 9, 2009 09:23 AM ET
by Matt Mitovich
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As TNT's The Closer kicked off its fifth season, Brenda tackled a quadruple homicide, butted heads with an FBI agent, and came to a sad realization about an ailing loved one. Oh, and in a delicious piece of irony, chocolate helped save the day! On with the recap...

Four dead bodies are found in a home — a mom, her two kids and their grandmother. Shot execution-style. The last person seen leaving the house was the husband/father, and the timing fits with the time of death. Plus, he and the wife had a bit of a domestic squabble a short while back. Flynn likes the guy, Victor, as a suspect. Perhaps too much.

With newspaperman/sometime thorn-in-side Ricardo Ramos looking on (thanks, Pope!), Brenda grills Victor about his alibi for that morning. He says his wife and kids can vouch for him. When Brenda brings up the past abuse charge, Victor is ... read more

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Premiered: June 13, 2005, on TNT

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Premise: A strong, quirky woman leads an elite Los Angeles crime unit that tackles high-profile cases. Originally from Atlanta, the junk-food-loving Southern belle is a CIA-trained interrogator who's an expert at obtaining confessions that lead to convictions. From the creative team behind 'Nip/Tuck.'

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