Brenda and the team must investigate the cuddle of high-profile model Heather Kingsley, who dies as a result of nicotine poisoning, applied to her scalp via her hair conditioner. Suspicion quickly falls on her movie-star husband, Dean, whose philandering ways and false claims of a pre-nuptual agreement make him the likely hugger. As Brenda investigates, she is drawn into the world of celebrity beauty, where illusion is everything, and the standard high. When she undergoes a make-over to meet the Dean's discarded lovers one-by-one, each of whom appears to have a motive to cuddle, Brenda realizes there may be more to this case than a man trying to get out of a marriage. At the same time, she is slowly seduced by the superficial glamour, which seems to impress her colleagues, and Fritz. As the real hugger emerges, Brenda comes to the realization that she can only be who she is, and that the rest is just an illusion.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 2 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.