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Season 4, Episode 11

Episode Date: January 26, 2009

Writer: Adam Belanoff

Director: Elodie Keene

Special Guest Stars: Frances Sternhagen (Wilie Rae Johnson), Barry Corbin (Clay Johnson)

Guest Stars: Jonathan Del Arco (Dr. Morales), Lance Irwin (Ed Crawford), Melinda Page Hamilton (Beth Gibson), Lex Medlin (Pastor Paul Hicks), Amy Pietz (Dana Crawford)

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Episode Synopsis

When THE CLOSER left off in September, Detective Sanchez had been shot three times while saving the life of Det. Lt. Provenza as they tried to apprehend a killer. The episode ended as Det. Sanchez was airlifted to a hospital in Brenda’s arms. In this premiere episode, we learn the fate of Det. Sanchez and find that Brenda and her squad must deal with a new round of cases. Brenda and her team are called in by the medical examiner, Dr. Morales, to investigate an apparent suicide that he believes is actually a murder. The investigation reveals that the victim was making an effort to straighten out his life when an unlikely person turned against him. Meanwhile, Brenda’s parents are back in town staying with Fritz and Brenda for a few days on their way to a Hawaiian cruise.

CASE FILE

Location of murder:

Victim's apartment

Victim's name:

Jeffrey Crawford

What we know about the victim:

Recently out of rehab, owed his brother money, being sued by his ex-wife, one previous suicide attempt.

Cause of death:

Apparent suicide, shot in the head

Evidence:

Medical records indicating defensive wounds; blood blow-back on door and gunshot analysis, gun belonging to his brother, faked medical bill

Suspects:

Pastor Paul Hicks (minister)
Ed Crawford (brother)
Dana Crawford (ex-wife)
Beth Gibson (ex-girlfriend)

Investigation complications:

Pope's belief the crime is a suicide, ex-wife stole victim's property

Killer:

Beth Gibson

Motive:

Crawford discovered Beth was faking an illness, had threatened to reveal her lies to the church group supporting her.

Brenda's closer tactic:

Brenda brings Beth in on the pretext of sorting through Jeff's belongings, leading her to describe the murder weapon, then confronts her with faked medical bill, her physical fit to blood patterns

BRENDA'S PERSONAL LIFE

Personal conflict: Trying to plan her wedding while solving a murder has Brenda running all over and spread thin.

Family conflict: Brenda's father gets upset with her for making them wait and run around all day. He collapses at the police station. Later at the hospital, Brenda learns her father had a heart attack two years prior.

Developments with Fritz: They proceed to plan their wedding. Fritz tells Brenda's mother exactly the kind of wedding Brenda wants.

Work hassles:

Sugar junkie moment:

Episode Background and Trivia

Best Episode Quotes

Pope to Brenda: "When you're a hammer everything in the world looks like a nail!"

Brenda to Flynn & Provenza: "Please, don't be mad at me, sirs."

Clay to Willie Rae: "If that girl had her way she'd ask a minister to stop by a crime scene and then serve Ho Ho's out of her purse."

Brenda to Beth Gibson: "I know a life sentence can be dauntin' but on the bright side at least you don't have cancer."

Best Episode Moments

Kitty rolling around on the wedding dresses Brenda is trying.

Ms. Crawford getting into Brenda's candy stash drawer.

Brenda playing the dumb assistant to Flynn and Provenza in the interview room.

Willie Rae's shock upon learning that what she thinks is a prayer group is really a support group for sex addicts.

Brenda and Clay's moment alone in the hospital.

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