The Closer
Season 3
200715 episodes
The theme for Season Three is family. The PHD has now come together as a unified division, and their stories center on how they function as a family that must cope with a budget crisis. Episodes this season explore issues of family, beginning with a tale of bigamy, and ending with two stories of family pitted against one another. The season also explores the elements of family life in America, the secrets a family keeps and the horrors a family must face. In Brenda's personal life, we meet her father for the first time along with Fritz, with some interesting results. Brenda faces a personal health crisis even as her relationship with Fritz takes a large step forward.
Episode 1
Homewrecker
Jun 18, 200746m
TMDB rating 9.1TMDB
Brenda and the team investigate the grisly slaying of a family, and the only survivor is the drug-addled teen son. Meanwhile, a financial crisis rocks the LAPD, bringing about budget cuts and possibly Provenza’s early retirement. Meanwhile, Fritz hopes to move into a new house with Brenda.
Episode 2
Grave Doubt
Jun 25, 200746m
TMDB rating 8.6TMDB
The body of a long-dead murder victim is uncovered along with Lt. Provenza’s business card, setting off the squad’s search for his identity and killer.
Episode 3
Saving Face
Jul 2, 200746m
TMDB rating 8.9TMDB
At a retired cop’s funeral, Lt Provenza and Lt. Flynn discover something quite unexpected along with the corpse.
Episode 4
Ruby
Jul 9, 200746m
TMDB rating 9.1TMDB
A recently released sex offender is accused of kidnapping a child, and with time running out, Det. Gabriel makes a startling choice.
Episode 5
The Round File
Jul 16, 200746m
TMDB rating 9.0TMDB
An old man’s confession to seven murders leads Deputy Chief Johnson to investigate the sudden and unnatural deaths at his nursing home.
Episode 6
Dumb Luck
Jul 23, 200746m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Brenda and the PHD investigate the murder of a personal trainer who was involved with the wife of a possessive husband with a temper. Complicating the investigation, their only witness is the man's frightened valet, who also has OCD.
Episode 7
Four to Eight
Jul 30, 200746m
TMDB rating 8.4TMDB
When two Catorce gang members are shot to death, Brenda and her squad must solve the murders before a gang war erupts. Meanwhile, Brenda has her own personal health scare when she finally visits the doctor.
Episode 8
Manhunt
Aug 6, 200746m
TMDB rating 9.0TMDB
It looks to be the return of a serial killer when two bodies turn up dead. With the knowledge that he kills in sets of three, Chief Pope charges Brenda and her squad to hunt down the killer before the third victim is taken.
Episode 9
Blindsided
Aug 13, 200746m
TMDB rating 8.9TMDB
In an effort to get good PR for the department, Deputy Chief Johnson takes a journalist on a ride-along, but when the Crown Vic is targeted and shot at, Brenda is forced to live under 24-hour police protection, while being the key witness in the case she must solve.
Episode 10
Culture Shock
Aug 20, 200746m
TMDB rating 8.3TMDB
When a Chinese business woman is found dead on the tour bus she and her husband operate, Brenda and the squad must dig deep to investigate her past life.
Episode 11
Lover's Leap
Aug 27, 200746m
TMDB rating 8.3TMDB
A car belonging to a Department of Homeland Security employee is found wrecked at the bottom of Mulholland Drive. Priority Homicide is brought in to uncover the details surrounding the driver’s death, but the investigation leads Brenda a lot closer to home then she expected.
Episode 12
Til Death Do Us Part (1)
Sep 3, 200746m
TMDB rating 8.3TMDB
Deputy Chief Johnson’s investigation into a famous Hollywood divorce attorney found floating in his swimming pool is under heavy scrutiny. Meanwhile, Fritz and Brenda are trying to consolidate their bills and Brenda discovers a secret Fritz has been keeping.
Episode 13
Til Death Do Us Part (2)
Sep 10, 200746m
TMDB rating 8.9TMDB
Still experiencing the strain of her case, Brenda finds herself under another time crunch when she must disprove a questionable alibi within 48 hours to prevent the investigation from falling flat. As Brenda searches for the truth in her case, she discovers some inside information that may have an unfortunate effect on her relationship with Fritz.
Episode 14
Next of Kin (1)
Dec 3, 200746m
TMDB rating 7.1TMDB
Brenda finds an opportunity to visit home when she attempts to track down a witness who disappears to Atlanta. Unfortunately, once she finds the witness, her holidays with family take on a whole new meaning.
Episode 15
Next of Kin (2)
Dec 3, 200746m
TMDB rating 9.0TMDB
Returning to L.A. proves to be a challenge when Brenda's witness remains hesitant, causing her to be creative. The fallout left behind in Atlanta leaves Brenda's parents picking up the pieces while Fritz becomes buried underneath all the stress.