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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)
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- You Are Here (Original Airdate Jul 25, 2005)
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- 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)
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- The Round File (Original Airdate Jul 16, 2007)
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- 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)
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5
- 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: "Strike Three"

Season 5, Episode 7

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Episode Synopsis: Numerous mysteries spin around a high-profile shoot-out that left two cops and a teen boy dead. Enter Force Investigation Division bigwig Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell), whose merciless snooping upends Brenda's investigation. Original Air Date: Jul 20, 2009

The Closer Episode Recap: "Strike Three"

Jul 21, 2009 10:22 AM ET
by Matt Mitovich
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This week on TNT's The Closer, Brenda butts heads once again with the FID's Capt. Raydor, when two cops and a civilian are shot dead during a pull-over. On with the recap...

An LAPD chopper circles the site of a street shootout. Two officers are down, slain by an onslaught of bullets, while a young man lay dead in front of their patrol car, felled by return fire.

The mood is somber as the MCD arrives to survey the scene. The numbered tags for the bullet casings reach well into the double digits. The black-and-white had turned the corner for a "routine" pull-over, only to get mercilessly ambushed ... 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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