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The Closer Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 2011 - 2012
In the seventh and final season of "The Closer", Brenda and the LAPD are the targets of a civil lawsuit and as a result, Brenda's department is faced with a more expansive audit by Captain Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell, now a series regular). On the homefront, Brenda gets difficult news from her parents (Barry Corbin and Frances Sternhagen).
Episode 1
Unknown Trouble
Mon, Jul 11, 2011 60 mins
The seventh and final season kicks off with Brenda investigating the shootings of a rap star and six bystanders. Meanwhile, Delk gets set to announce seismic organisational changes; and a civil suit targets Brenda and the department.
Episode 2
Repeat Offender
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 60 mins
Brenda and her squad snoop into the slaying of a young female house sitter. And just as the LAPD undergoes game-changing organisational shifts, Captain Raydor advances in her audit of Brenda's department.
Episode 3
To Serve With Love
Mon, Jul 25, 2011 60 mins
Flynn and Provenza plunge into yet another ill-fated adventure when they try to make quick cash by serving court papers for a lawyer. The boys get a bad break when they serve a man—and he's killed just minutes afterward.
Episode 4
Under Control
Mon, Aug 1, 2011 60 mins
The squad searches for a vanished boy who has a connection to Lt Tao. Elsewhere, Capt. Raydor continues her methodical review of Brenda's team and offers a troubling recommendation to Brenda.
Episode 5
Forgive Us Our Trespasses
Mon, Aug 8, 2011 60 mins
The team snoop into the death of a minister, but their investigation is jeopardised by the victim's own shady secrets and his family's efforts to protect his name and their church. Meanwhile, all but one member of the unit receive a civil-suit subpoena as suspicions and tensions begin to grow within the squad.
Episode 6
Home Improvement
Mon, Aug 15, 2011 60 mins
Brenda springs into investigative action when a body is found at a home-construction site. Meanwhile, Brenda considers turning to a lawyer, but the pricey retainer fee means Fritz will likely have to sacrifice certain luxuries.
Episode 7
A Family Affair
Mon, Aug 22, 2011 60 mins
The team investigates the puzzling death of a fellow officer's daughter. Elsewhere, Captain Raydor advances in her meticulous audit of Brenda's unit and begins to sharpen focus on Detective Sanchez.
Episode 8
Death Warrant
Mon, Aug 29, 2011 60 mins
Brenda reaches out to Capt. Raydor for help in a twist-filled case involving a murder-for-hire scheme, a formidable drug cartel and allegations of police brutality. Elsewhere, squad members are deposed in regard to the lawsuit levelled against Brenda.
Episode 9
Star Turn
Mon, Sep 5, 2011 60 mins
Brenda tries to hit all the right notes when investigating the puzzling disappearance of a stage father whose daughter's new single is ready for release. On the flip side, new and potentially hopeful developments emerge in Brenda's civil suit.
Episode 10
Fresh Pursuit
Mon, Sep 12, 2011 60 mins
The team digs for clues in the shooting death of a deputy sheriff. Meanwhile, Brenda's civil case comes to a head when the judge must make a crucial decision.
Episode 11
Necessary Evil
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 60 mins
Brenda and her squad investigate the shooting of a high-school principal whose school is entangled in scandal. Yet a territorial conflict erupts between Brenda and Fritz when Brenda's investigation overlaps with an existing FBI case.
Episode 12
You Have the Right to Remain Jolly
Mon, Dec 5, 2011 60 mins
It's a blue Christmas when Santa's zip-line arrival into a Christmas village goes terribly awry and Brenda's team must take on the holiday case.
Episode 13
Relative Matters
Mon, Dec 12, 2011 60 mins
A man is murdered while under FBI surveillance, stirring up friction between the federal agents and the LAPD. Meanwhile, Brenda's parents arrive for the holidays and spring surprising news on Brenda.
Episode 14
Road Block
Mon, Dec 19, 2011 60 mins
The team seeks clues in the hit-and-run murder of a girl on a bicycle. Brenda soon puts her investigative focus on the police commissioner and his wife when she suspects their involvement in a scandalous cover-up. Maggie Wheeler guest stars.
Episode 15
Silent Partner
Mon, Dec 26, 2011 60 mins
A federal lawsuit against Brenda heats up in the wake of a murder. As Brenda's lawyer goes to court for her, Brenda turns to a businessman for help in cracking the murder case.
Episode 16
Hostile Witness
Mon, Jul 9, 2012 60 mins
Brenda tangles with her nemesis, lawyer and suspected rapist-murderer Philip Stroh. Brenda pulls a shock-and-awe courtroom manoeuvre that may jeopardise an entire case, putting her at odds with the new DA.
Episode 17
Fool's Gold
Mon, Jul 16, 2012 60 mins
Provenza tries to help his ex-wife locate her wedding ring, but he stumbles into red-faced fumbles that include a robbery, an evidence-destroying canine and a frenetic appraiser.
Episode 18
Drug Fiend
Mon, Jul 23, 2012 60 mins
Brenda investigates after a popular cancer doctor is savagely killed and his drug supply is stolen. Meanwhile, a new assignment causes Brenda to question Raydor's loyalty to Pope; and a game-changing development involves Gabriel.
Episode 19
Last Rites
Mon, Jul 30, 2012 60 mins
The squad investigates the slaying of a priest, stirring up friction with the Catholic Church and causing Brenda and Pope to clash. Elsewhere, Brenda's parents arrive as her father continues his cancer treatments.
Episode 20
Armed Response
Mon, Aug 6, 2012 60 mins
The investigative focus is on a young couple after a decorated veteran is found dead. Brenda snoops, but her investigation is hampered by a meddling D.A.'s office. Elsewhere, Raydor and Pope inch closer to finding the leak in the department.
Episode 21
The Last Word
Mon, Aug 13, 2012 60 mins
In the series finale, Brenda leads an investigation that she thinks will finally bring nemesis Philip Stroh to justice, but her obsession with him soon puts her career—and her life—in jeopardy.
