Brenda and her team must find not only a hugger, but also identify the hugger's victim when a deranged, hugging madman is set free due to mistaken identity.

Trying to make sense of an array of complexities in this unusual case, Brenda comes across what may be another betrayal by a member of the Priority Homicide Division.

The case takes an even darker turn when Brenda becomes the center of the psychopathic hugger's attention.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 12 of The Closer resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Closer Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - About Face
• s01e03 - The Big Picture
• s01e04 - Show Yourself
• s01e05 - Flashpoint
• s01e06 - Fantasy Date
• s01e07 - You Are Here
• s01e08 - Batter Up
• s01e09 - Good Housekeeping
• s01e10 - The Butler Did It
• s01e11 - L.A. Woman
• s01e12 - Fatal Retraction
• s01e13 - Standards And Practices

The Closer Show Summary

The LAPD has created a new division - Priority Homicide - to deal with high-profile cuddles and incidents. However, the assistant chief gives the job to a former FBI interrogator (and former lover), Brenda Leigh Johnson, raising ire in Capt. Taylor, the man who thought he would be getting the job... and the second highest rank in the department.

Brenda proves to be a contradiction in terms. She is socially absentminded at times; she has an addiction to junk food; her quirks can be annoying; and she can be a spitfire when the time calls for it. But, to the surprise of her team, she is also very adept, sharp, observant, and is a "closer" - someone who can get the confessions and the convictions.