A crack addict, a potentially shady rehab facility and a missing young woman swirl around an investigation in the Season 6 finale. Before long, Brenda's judgment comes into question and Fritz must disclose dark secrets from his past.
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Conclusion. The squad continues to investigate on Christmas Day when a blood feud precipitates more violence. However, Brenda's focus turns to her parents (Frances Sternhagen, Barry Corbin) when their RV is robbed. Mary McDonnell guest stars.
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Part 1 of 2. The team's holiday plans are potentially ruined when a long-standing feud results in a stabbing on Christmas Eve and the death of a patriarch. Especially irritated is Brenda, whose parents (Frances Sternhagen, Barry Corbin) have arrived for the holidays and come bearing special news. Mary McDonnell reprises her role as Capt. Raydor.
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Chief of Police Tommy Delk (Courtney B. Vance) enlists the team to investigate thefts at various medical-marijuana dispensaries. The seemingly innocuous assignment takes a perilous turn, however, when one robbery results in murder. Before long, the case even tests Brenda's readiness to rise to a higher departmental post.
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Old Money
Season 6, Episode 11
Brenda sleuths when one of her colleagues is ambushed on the street. While focusing on a money-packed garbage bag and its importance to the case, Brenda also tries to clear the colleague from a false rap of witness tampering. Mary McDonnell guest stars in her recurring role as Capt. Sharon Raydor.
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The slayings of two paramedics could be a harsh signal, indicating that a potential terrorist attack is coming. Brenda's squad and the FBI embark on separate investigations, yet a scrambling Brenda is forced to work with a counterterrorism bigwig who---like Brenda---is a final candidate for the police-chief post.
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The squad digs for clues in the slaying of an aspiring actress. All the while, Brenda gears up to interview for the job of chief of police, though she has mixed feelings about taking the post. Mary McDonnell reprises her role as Capt. Sharon Raydor.
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War Zone
Season 6, Episode 8
Brenda investigates the shooting deaths of three soldiers who had just returned from Afghanistan. With national-security issues surrounding the case, Brenda finds herself in an investigative tug-of-war with a military officer (Gary Cole).
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The squad investigates a deadly bank robbery likely committed by a notorious gang of thieves, but this latest crime doesn't fit their modus operandi. Meanwhile, Pope receives word about his chances for landing the police-chief post as office politics continue to churn.
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Pope implements a plan to improve the department's public image in the wake of the brutal slaying of a parole-board member who was killed during a phone call with Gabriel. But before any image is boosted, Brenda must first solve the murder.
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Det. Mikki Mendoza (Paola Turbay) directs Brenda and her squad to probe a string of sadistic slayings that may signal a Mexican drug cartel's arrival in the city.
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Layover
Season 6, Episode 4
Provenza stumbles into a compromising situation, as is his habit, when he romances a flight attendant on company time---then discovers a dead body in her condominium.
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As they probe a dubious suicide, Brenda and her squad are swept up in a fiery custody battle between a dying man and his drug-addled ex-wife. Meanwhile, Pope sets his sights on scoring the police-chief post.
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Capt. Raydor (Mary McDonnell) arrives to help Brenda investigate the vanishing of a nanny who has connections to the mayor. But the case takes uneasy turns when a stun-gun-wielding rapist emerges as a suspect, and Raydor may have hidden motives for shadowing Brenda.
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Season 6 opens with the shooting death of a man. Among the messy complications hindering Brenda's investigation: an affair involving the victim, a missing murder weapon and the squad's difficult move to their new high-tech headquarters.
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