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The Closer Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2006 - 2006
Episode 1
Blue Blood
Mon, Jun 12, 200660 mins
Brenda investigates the murder of an off-duty L.A.P.D. officer, and Fritz pressures her for a decision.
Episode 2
Mom Duty
Mon, Jun 19, 200660 mins
When a juror dies during a mob boss trial, Brenda has to finesse her way to questioning the remaining jurors. Meanwhile, an unannounced visit put her plans with Fritz on hold.
Episode 3
Slippin'
Mon, Jun 26, 200660 mins
When three college co-eds are caught in the crossfire of a gang war, Brenda and her team are brought in to find the killers. Evidence reveals that one of the students may have been living a secret life. The case seems open-and-shut until Brenda investigates an alibi and discovers insight into the killer and his motive. Meanwhile, when Brenda's mother comes to town for an unexpected visit, Brenda struggles to keep her relationship with Fritz a secret.
Episode 4
Aftertaste
Mon, Jul 3, 200660 mins
The investigation into the murder of the manager of a trendy restaurant is complicated by Brenda's odd behavior.
Episode 5
To Protect & to Serve
Mon, Jul 10, 200660 mins
Brenda finds herself investigating a case under Commander Taylor's jurisdiction courtesy of Lieutenants Flynn and Provenza. In a hurry to get to a Dodgers game where they have skybox seats, they open Provenza's garage door to find a dead woman lying on the floor. They decide to go the game and take care of it afterward, but on their return find that her body has been removed. They compound their poor judgment when they tell Commander Taylor - who has found the woman in a park and is processing the area as a crime scene - that under orders from Chief Brenda Johnson, they are taking over the case. With Taylor on the warpath and Pope wondering if she has lost her mind, Brenda and the team investigate the woman's death unofficially while trying to keep the details of Flynn and Provenza's activities under wraps.
Episode 6
Out of Focus
Mon, Jul 17, 200660 mins
Brenda and Priority Homicide investigate the death of a paparazzo who fell - or was pushed - from his hotel room balcony. The dead man, Anthony Larson, made his living photographing celebrities then selling the photos to news agencies and magazines. Since the hotel he was in specializes in providing celebrities with a private environment, Brenda, right off the bat, faces a less than cooperative hotel management. Particularly puzzling, the man's very expensive Nikon camera is missing. The investigation focuses on a major star who was of particular interest to Larson, to the point that there was even an injunction against him keeping him away from the star's house. Although the memory card is missing from the dead man's camera later recovered from a pawn shop, photos still provide the vital clue that leads to an arrest. Meanwhile, Brenda is upset with Fritz when a woman leaves a message on his answering machine confirming a dinner engagement.
Episode 7
Head Over Heels
Mon, Jul 24, 200660 mins
Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and her staff investigate the murder and dismemberment of Chris Mundy, who, it turns out, is a major porn star. Initially, they only have his head and feet, but it's more than enough to confirm his identity through dental records. It's also enough to confirm that he was HIV positive, both a surprise and a problem given his profession. The porn industry requires all actors to be tested regularly, and Brenda suspects he may have been hiding his HIV status. His wife Annalisa, for one, refuses to believe it, and it becomes entirely possible that someone to whom he passed the virus may have sought revenge; however, the real solution is far more complicated. Meanwhile, Sgt. Gabriel informs Brenda that he and Det. Daniels are now dating.
Episode 8
Critical Missing
Mon, Jul 31, 200660 mins
The discovery of two bodies, a Japanese woman and her daughter in an apparent murder/suicide, puts the team on the trail of a possible multiple murderer.
Episode 9
Heroic Measures
Mon, Aug 7, 200660 mins
When a young boy dies on the operating table, his distraught mother calls the police and accuses the doctors and the hospital of having murdered her son. When the hospital administrator proves to be less than cooperative, Brenda declares the OR a crime scene and launches a full investigation. What they learn is that the boy had been to the emergency room at least a dozen times in the last year and that, with the death of her son, the mom will inherit his trust fund. Hospital personnel accuse the woman of child abuse. As conflicting evidence mounts, and under pressure to transfer some of her staff to robbery-homicide, it's apparent Brenda's going to have get a confession out of someone if she's going to close the case.
Episode 10
The Other Woman
Mon, Aug 14, 200655 mins
Brenda and her team investigate the murder of a drug user killed in the home of Ginnifer Rawley, the daughter of a prominent family. Rawley herself is a meth head, but until the evening before had been in a rehab center for two months. Brenda learns that Ginnifer is a confidential informant for the Narcotics Division, but subsequent information doesn't support their claim. Brenda is also appearing as a character witness in Assistant Chief Pope's divorce and custody dispute. Unfortunately, her past relationship with Pope is brought out and she now worries how her team will view her as a result.
Episode 11
Borderline
Mon, Aug 21, 200660 mins
A fender-bender while on duty interferes with Brenda's investigation into an apparent triple murder with no bodies that may have ties to illegal immigration.
Episode 12
No Good Deed
Mon, Aug 28, 200660 mins
The squad investigates the drive-by shooting of teenager Carl Nelson, a witness to a murder. Carl was scheduled to testify at a hearing to prove that convicted killer Gerald Curtis was not the person who did the shootings. The boy had given a videotaped deposition to defense attorneys two weeks previously, and the DA now sees both his previous conviction and the hope for any new conviction going down the drain. Deputy Chief Johnson finds Carl's involvement in the Curtis case to be just a little too contrived and investigates a local school's civics class and their attempt to set Curtis free. When Assistant Chief Pope's wife berates Brenda in the squad room, the team finally learns of their previous relationship.
Episode 13
Overkill
Mon, Sep 4, 200660 mins
The LAPD and the FBI find themselves at loggerheads when the wife of a key mob witness and an FBI agent are killed. The witness, Martin DeLuca, has been under protection for years as the Justice Department built its case against the Dellamonte crime family. Brenda has only two days to solve the murders, which becomes particularly complicated when the police find a link between Special Agent Tim Hecht in charge of protecting DeLuca and the man DeLuca identifies as the killer. Throughout, Brenda is flustered by the fact that her pet cat has run away.
Episode 14
Serving the King: Part 1
Mon, Dec 4, 200660 mins
As a result of the shooting of Agent Hecht in her last case, Brenda finds herself on paid administrative leave. While sitting at home, her squad is slowly being dismantled by Cmdr. Taylor. As Taylor clumsily investigates the murder of foreign-born piano student Malik Fara, Brenda is offered an opportunity by her old intelligence contacts to have her problems disappear if she will solve that case and identify the leak in their intelligence. Fara was likely killed by a terrorist organization that may also be in possession of 20 lbs. of plutonium.
Episode 15
Serving the King: Part 2
Mon, Dec 4, 200660 mins
With the team re-assembled and Brenda again in charge, she continues to search for Malik Fara's contact in the terrorist cell and works to find the murderer of Fara's killer, a former KGB agent named Voitski. Having made contact with someone she believes is a member of the terrorist cell, she also manages to identify Malik's father. With this information, she sets a trap for the CIA's rogue agent.