The Closer Season 5

If you want a crime drama that treats its mystery as more than a puzzle, The Closer Season 5 is available on and right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. With 341 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Kyra Sedgwick's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

The Closer Season 5 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The Closer Season 5 treats its mystery as a means, not an end in itself. Season 5 of The Closer includes 15 episodes. It aired from June 2009 to December 2009. This season stars Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Kyra Sedgwick and J.K. Simmons lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2009. What makes The Closer Season 5 hold up is that the resolution matters less than how the characters get there. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For anyone who wants their crime drama to earn its twists, The Closer Season 5 delivers. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Kyra Sedgwick carries scenes that would sink a lesser production. The resolution feels inevitable rather than arbitrary, which is rarer than it sounds.

🎬 The Closer Season 5 — Episode Guide

Products of Discovery

2009-06-08

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.

Blood Money

2009-06-15

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 Ki...

Red Tape

2009-06-22

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.

Walking Back the Cat

2009-06-29

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.

Half Load

2009-07-06

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.

Tapped Out

2009-07-13

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 ...

Strike Three

2009-07-20

A high-profile shoot-out has left two policemen and a teenage boy dead leads to numerous mysteries spinning around the case. Enter Force Investigation Division bigwig Sharon Raydor, who upends Brenda's investigation with her merciless snooping.

Elysian Fields

2009-07-27

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.

Identity Theft

2009-08-03

Brenda must reopen the case of a murdered psychiatrist when the man claiming to have committed the crime gives 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. W...

E10

Smells Like Murder

2009-08-10

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 conside...

E11

Maternal Instincts

2009-08-17

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 ...

E12

Waivers of Extradition

2009-08-24

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.

E13

The Life

2009-12-07

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.

E14

Make Over

2009-12-14

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 ...

E15

Dead Man's Hand

2009-12-21

Capt. Raydor (special guest star Mary McDonnell) approaches Major Crimes about delicately looking into a possible case of spousal abuse involving one of her female officers. On the home front, Fritz becomes increasingly irritated at feeling ignored by Brenda.

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