The Closer - Season 1 - Eps 9: Good Housekeeping

Name: Eps 9: Good Housekeeping
Released: 2005-08-08
Rating: 4.0

2005-08-08 • 46 min • ⭐ 7.9/10

The murder of an adolescent girl from Mexico, found dead in the Los Angeles River, proves difficult and painful for Brenda and her team. At first, a known sex-offender seems the likely candidate, but questions arise about why the girl and her mother were brought to the US, leading the investigation in another direction. Soon, the girl's backpack suggests the girl's uncle or the family for whom the mother worked may have been involved, A search of the house suggests one of the family is the murderer, but which one? An end-run by the family, determined to protect the killer, takes Brenda to Mexico, where she must use all her resources, Fritz and Mexican law to finally bring the killer to justice. The usually cantankerous Dr. Crippen shows his softer side as he briefs Brenda following the autopsy, in a scene representative of the way in which the violent death of a child impacts the police.

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About The Closer

Title: The Closer

First Air Date: 2005-06-13

Last Air Date: 2012-08-13

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.9/10 (from 307 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 7

Total Episodes: 109

Network: TNT

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Production Companies: The Shephard/Robin Company, Walking Entropy, Warner Bros. Television

Synopsis

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.