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The Closer Season 5 Episode Guide

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    9.2 Superb 104 Votes
    Dead Man's Hand
    Season 5, Episode 15 – Aired: 12/21/2009

    Dead Man's Hand

    Captain Sharon Raydor returns and seeks Brenda's help to prove that her colleague is being the victim of domestic abuse. On the home front, Fritz has had enough of being neglected by Brenda.

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    9.5 Superb 107 Votes
    Make Over
    Season 5, Episode 14 – Aired: 12/14/2009

    Make Over

    The conviction of a woman found guilty of poisoning a banker is overturned when a laboratory essential to proving the case comes under scrutiny. The subsequent re-trial forces Brenda to ask Provenza's former partner for help tying up loose ends. Unfortunately for the team, more scrutiny occurs when they all discover Provenza's former partner is no longer the man he used to be. The importance of the case may ruin Brenda and Fritz's planned vacation.

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    9.6 Superb 104 Votes
    The Life
    Season 5, Episode 13 – Aired: 12/7/2009

    The Life

    When an adolescent boy is found murdered where members of the Tres Colores gang frequently spend time, the subsequent murders of two more gang members point Brenda and the team to gang warfare. Unfortunately, the evidence trail leads them in a different direction.

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    9.7 Superb 110 Votes
    Waivers of Extradition
    Season 5, Episode 12 – Aired: 8/24/2009

    Waivers of Extradition

    When a serial killer's spree crosses from Texas to California, Brenda must work with Detective Curt Landry, her Texan equivalent. The two match wits and find themselves going toe to toe as each tries to gain control of the case and the way in which they solve it.

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    9.5 Superb 109 Votes
    Season 5, Episode 11 – Aired: 8/17/2009

    Maternal Instincts

    Caught in the crossfire of a shootout, two people end up dead and one remains in critical condition. Now Brenda and the team must figure out the the intended crime and the intended victim in order to determine the perpetrator. Brenda and Fritz disagree as they continue to struggle with Charlie, and Provenza drastically alters his lifestyle.

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    9.7 Superb 113 Votes
    Smells Like Murder
    Season 5, Episode 10 – Aired: 8/10/2009

    Smells Like Murder

    The team digs through several suspects that surface after a man's body is found inside an oversized box. Brenda finds the case the perfect platform to play the role of teacher to Gabriel as he prepares for his detective exam. When Brenda's niece, Charlie, gets out of hand, she and Fritz must consider ending her summer vacation with them.

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    9.5 Superb 113 Votes
    Identity Theft
    Season 5, Episode 9 – Aired: 8/3/2009

    Identity Theft

    Brenda must reopen the case of a murdered psychiatrist when the man claiming to have committed the crime givess a statement that doesn't quite match the actual events. Based on evidence of the man's acquaintance with the doctor, Brenda believes there is a cover-up and sets out to unearth the truth. Willie Rae throws a roadblock in her path when she pops in for a visit, which actually appears to be an attempt to dump Brenda's handful of a niece onto the newlyweds during for the duration of summer break.

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    9.5 Superb 114 Votes
    Elysian Fields
    Season 5, Episode 8 – Aired: 7/27/2009

    Elysian Fields

    When a man believed to have murdered two young women is found dead in Elysian Fields, evidence points to his victims' families. Brenda and the team must then wade through the suspects to find the true killer.

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    9.6 Superb 119 Votes
    Screenshot of The Closer episode: Strike Three Episode Clip Play
    Season 5, Episode 7 – Aired: 7/20/2009

    Strike Three

    Brenda crosses paths again with Captain Raydor when a gunfight kills two police officers and a teenage boy. The subsequent rift comes crashing full force into the team's case involving a Klan-related gang.

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    9.7 Superb 157 Votes
    Screenshot of The Closer episode: Tapped Out Episode Clip Play
    Season 5, Episode 6 – Aired: 7/13/2009

    Tapped Out

    When an internet matchmaker is murdered, the team finds themselves investigating the matchmaker's early-stage television show. Adding to the craziness is a fake officer, who turns everything upside down.

    In an effort to school himself on the inner workings of Brenda's group, Pope decides to work as one of the team.

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    9.6 Superb 129 Votes
    Half Load
    Season 5, Episode 5 – Aired: 7/6/2009

    Half Load

    When a reformed gang member is murdered, the case takes the team back to a familiar neighborhood where they find themselves unwelcomed. Brenda must figure out a way to solve what appears to have been a missed-mark murder and bring peace to an unstable community.

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    9.6 Superb 130 Votes
    Walking Back the Cat
    Season 5, Episode 4 – Aired: 6/29/2009

    Walking Back the Cat

    Once again working with Fritz and the FBI, the team helps get to the bottom of a murder which occurred amidst a drug ring investigation. Also again, Brenda finds FBI feathers ruffled by her unorthodox methods.

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    9.6 Superb 138 Votes
    Screenshot of The Closer episode: Red Tape Episode Clip Play
    Season 5, Episode 3 – Aired: 6/22/2009

    Red Tape

    Sgt. Gabriel comes under investigation for shooting a homicide suspect when the facts don't add up. The internal investigation gets in the way of the original murder investigation, leaving the entire team tied up in knots.

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    9.6 Superb 125 Votes
    Blood Money
    Season 5, Episode 2 – Aired: 6/15/2009

    Blood Money

    Brenda and the team are called in to investigate the questionable disappearance of a shady financial investor. The team is a mess with Daniels now in another division, Gabriel doing double duty, and Provenza with behavior more curious than usual. In the meantime, Brenda and Fritz deal with a sick Kitty.

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    9.5 Superb 140 Votes
    Products of Discovery
    Season 5, Episode 1 – Aired: 6/8/2009

    Products of Discovery

    While investigating the homicide of an entire family, the team once again finds themselves entangled in an FBI case. They also find themselves distracted by an unusually surly Provenza.

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