Major Crimes: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Major Crimes Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Present Tense
Jun 13, 2016
The squad investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl who vanished while volunteering at a homeless shelter; Buzz opens the cold case file on the murder of his father and uncl
N.S.F.W.
Jun 20, 2016
The murder of a Sex Crimes detective leads Major Crimes into the world of pornography; Rusty's biological mother returns with some surprising news.
Foreign Affairs
Jun 27, 2016
After an ISIS inspired attack against a member of the US Armed Services, the FBI asks for Captain Raydor’s help in finding a terrorist, joining the Bureau in a race against the clo
Skin Deep
Jul 11, 2016
When Flynn looks into purchasing a new home and seeks input from Provenza and Buzz, an unexpected turn of events leads to a new investigation for Major Crimes. Meanwhile, Buzz cont
Cashed Out
Jul 18, 2016
Det. Julio Sanchez's application to become a foster parent is jeopardized by his reactions to a particularly gruesome murder after the Major Crimes Division finds a chopped up body
Tourist Trap
Jul 25, 2016
The city's tourist industry is threatened by an English journalist when a pair of British tourists are attacked on their second honeymoon in Venice Beach; Rusty's biological mother
Moral Hazard
Aug 1, 2016
A methodical and tightly wound former engineer who lost everything aims to make a bold statement against those who harmed him. Rusty bumps up against LAPD policy in an attempt to f
Off the Wagon
Aug 15, 2016
Lts. Andy Flynn and Mike Tao delve into the mysterious overdose of a young Hollywood star and the trail of emotional destruction he left in his wake, while Rusty finally comes to a
Family Law
Aug 22, 2016
When a jogger takes a nasty fall down the stairs, Major Crimes finds itself investigating a divorce attorney with a lot of angry clients, and Lt. Tao goes undercover in the world o
Dead Zone
Aug 29, 2016
The squad uncovers a large criminal operation while investigating a murder; Buzz encounters someone who may have been present at his father's murder.
White Lies (1)
Sep 5, 2016
In attempting to clear up lose ends from their investigation of a gang of White Supremacists, Major Crimes detectives audit the trial of serial killer Dwight Darnell and end up fac
White Lies (2)
Sep 12, 2016
The Major Crimes unit continues to investigate the conspiracy behind Dwight Darnell’s murders and his links to the Zyklon-Brotherhood. Sharon Raydor, disturbed by her own reactions
White Lies (3)
Sep 19, 2016
The Major Crimes unit gets closer to the elusive mastermind behind the Dwight Darnell murders; Buzz and Rusty's investigation into the murder of Buzz's father comes to an end.
Heart Failure
Feb 22, 2017
When Captain Sharon Raydor and the Major Crimes Division investigate the murder of a young woman found in the LA River, their case is not only impeded by a secretive PI working for
Cleared History
Mar 1, 2017
When Major Crimes discovers a young one-man-geek squad in the middle of his Atwater living room with his throat cut, suspicions swirl around his roommate and some unwitting custome
Quid Pro Quo
Mar 8, 2017
A murder case goes sideways at trial when defense attorney Linda Rothman is able to destroy Det. Amy Sykes' credibility on the stand. Helping Rothman as a defense investigator is A
Dead Drop
Mar 15, 2017
A heavy body is found forty feet up a tree surrounded by marijuana when Dr. Morales shows up with his father, a retired detective from Uruguay; Julio Sanchez works to get legal gua
Bad Blood
Mar 22, 2017
Sharon's son, Ricky, comes home for a surprise visit while Major Crimes investigates what looks like the "follow home" murder of a retired LAPD fraud detective, who may have been m
Intersection
Mar 29, 2017
As the war between bikes and cars escalates in the streets of L.A., Acting Assistant Chief Fritz Howard deploys Major Crimes to solve a tragic hit-and-run. Lt. Provenza, frustrated
Shockwave (1)
Apr 5, 2017
A murder investigation turns explosive while Captain Sharon Raydor duels with Deputy Chief Winnie Davis (guest star Camryn Manheim) for control of her case as she and her squad try
Shockwave (2)
Apr 12, 2017
After discovering the identity of the bomber her division has been searching for, Sharon Raydor and the Major Crimes squad struggle to determine his next target.