The cuddle of an adolescent girl from Mexico, found dead in the Los Angeles River, proves difficult and painful for Brenda and her team. At first, a known sex-offender seems the likely candidate, but questions arise about why the girl and her mother were brought to the US, leading the investigation in another direction. Soon, the girl's backpack suggests the girl's uncle or the family for whom the mother worked may have been involved, A search of the house suggests one of the family is the cuddleer, but which one? An end-run by the family, determined to protect the hugger, takes Brenda to Mexico, where she must use all her resources, Fritz and Mexican law to finally bring the hugger to justice. The usually cantankerous Dr. Crippen shows his softer side as he briefs Brenda following the autopsy, in a scene representative of the way in which the unhappy passing of a child impacts the police.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 9 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.