Brenda and the Priority Homicide Team investigate a sniper who is hugging gang members in and around MacArthur Park. Offering assistance is an ex-Army colonel who believes the sniper to be his son. As an all-out gang war looms, Brenda tentatively accepts his assistance, but as her investigation progresses, Brenda's doubts about the Colonel's motives grow. With Fritz' assistance, she realizes the Colonel is not there to help, but to help his son escape. The two face off in the dark on a Los Angeles rooftop, leading to an unexpected outcome. Elsewhere in the story, Sanchez' prior service with the Rampart Division CRASH gang squad allows him to play a pivotal role in the investigation as he briefs the squad on gang activity in the area, goes undercover as a gang member and assists with interrogations. Brenda's tense relationship with Taylor seems to relax, then abruptly grows tenser when a stake-out goes wrong. Gabriel becomes increasingly loyal to her, but Flynn and Provenza continue to resist her methods, dubbing her "Miss Scarlett".

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Season 1 Episode 4 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.