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Season 7

Season 7

2011
21 Episodes

Episodes

Unknown Trouble
1

1. Unknown Trouble

Jul 11, 2011
46 min
9.0

Brenda and the squad investigate the owner of a hip-hop record label when one of his rap artists and six innocent bystanders are gunned down. The case hits home for Gabriel who knows two of the victims from church. Meanwhile, Chief Delk is getting ready to announce the department’s new organizational chart just as Brenda becomes the target of a civil suit against the police department.

Repeat Offender
2

2. Repeat Offender

Jul 18, 2011
46 min
6.8

Brenda has to figure out how house sitting led to the death of a young lady. As the fallout from the civil lawsuit continues Captian Rader has to broaden her investigation to include the LAPD while the realignment within be in LAPD gets started.

To Serve with Love
3

3. To Serve with Love

Jul 25, 2011
46 min
9.3

Flynn and Provenza get into the usual trouble moonlighting as process servers when a man dies shortly after they serve him.

Under Control
4

4. Under Control

Aug 1, 2011
46 min
8.8

Tao's son works at a camp where a boy goes missing.

Forgive Us Our Trespasses
5

5. Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Aug 8, 2011
46 min
7.1

A family works to protect their late minister's reputation from scandal. Meanwhile, most of the Major Crimes Division is subpoenaed, raising suspicions about the one who wasn't.

Home Improvement
6

6. Home Improvement

Aug 15, 2011
46 min
9.0

A body turns up on a home construction site, while Brenda and Fritz weigh the expense of a high priced attorney.

A Family Affair
7

7. A Family Affair

Aug 22, 2011
46 min
7.1

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.

Death Warrant
8

8. Death Warrant

Aug 29, 2011
46 min
9.3

Brenda seeks Capt. Raydor's help in an investigation of possible police brutality; Brenda's attorney starts deposing the squad about the Baylor case.

Star Turn
9

9. Star Turn

Sep 5, 2011
46 min
9.0

Brenda can't understand what led to a father's disappearance just as his daughter's single was about to hit the charts making her famous very quickly. Brenda has an opportunity to make her lawsuit disappear by settling with the family that brought it against her but that deal may not be as good as everybody hoped it would.

Fresh Pursuit
10

10. Fresh Pursuit

Sep 12, 2011
46 min
9.5

The squad investigates the death of a deputy sheriff; the judge considers dropping the charges against Brenda.

Necessary Evil
11

11. Necessary Evil

Nov 28, 2011
46 min
9.0

The death of a high school principal who had been trying to raise test scores at his school to prevent it from being closed causes Brenda and Fritz to fight over who has control of the case because an already existing FBI investigation causes the cases to overlap.

You Have the Right to Remain Jolly
12

12. You Have the Right to Remain Jolly

Dec 5, 2011
46 min
8.7

Fred Willard (Modern Family) guest stars as Santa Jack, the owner of a Christmas village who believes he could be the real Father Christmas.

Relative Matters
13

13. Relative Matters

Dec 12, 2011
46 min
9.0

Brenda's parents return with surprising news that keeps Brenda's mind from her case.

Road Block
14

14. Road Block

Dec 19, 2011
46 min
9.4

The LAPD's Police Commissioner and his wife, Gail, may be in trouble when Brenda becomes determined to uncover a scandal one of them tried to cover up.

Silent Partner
15

15. Silent Partner

Dec 26, 2011
46 min
9.4

Brenda seeks help from a businessman, played by guest star Jason George (Grey's Anatomy), with old ties to the neighborhood where Turell Baylor was murdered.

Hostile Witness
16

16. Hostile Witness

Jul 9, 2012
46 min
9.2

Brenda encounters her nemesis, Philip Stroh. the defense attorney she suspects is a murdering rapist. Obsessed with taking him down, she pulls a shock-and-awe courtroom stunt that jeopardizes a case and lands her in hot water with the new D.A..

Fool's Gold
17

17. Fool's Gold

Jul 16, 2012
46 min
9.0

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.

Drug Fiend
18

18. Drug Fiend

Jul 23, 2012
46 min
7.1

Investigating the death of a beloved cancer doctor hits too close to home for Brenda who's already upset after learning that Pope is monitoring everything she does.

Last Rites
19

19. Last Rites

Jul 30, 2012
46 min
9.2

The murder of a priest puts the squad on a collision course with the Catholic Church and drives a wedge between Brenda and Chief Pope. Meanwhile, Brenda’s parents are in town while her father continues his cancer treatments.

Armed Response
20

20. Armed Response

Aug 6, 2012
46 min
7.3

Brenda finds a young couple involved to in the investigation by accident after finding two people dead outside in the street Brenda has no idea that the DA is watching her every move Capitan Raydor and Chief Pope find out who the leak is.

The Last Word
21

21. The Last Word

Aug 13, 2012
46 min
7.1

In the series finale, we bid a final farewell to Brenda Leigh Johnson. When a young man calls 911 to report seeing someone being buried in Griffith Park, police find not only her remains, but those of several other women who were kills as far back as two years ago. Brenda immediately suspects Philip Stroh and, despite departmental restrictions, sets out to finally tie him to the murders. Meanwhile, the witness who called 911 makes Brenda look at her life and future. Stay tuned to the next show, Major Crimes, which will pick up from the moment The Closer ends. A large portion of the characters are moving to the new show. to work under the new supervisor of Major Crimes, Captain Sharon Raydor.