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The Closer: Season 4

15 episodes Premiered Jul 14, 2008 Updated Sep 22, 2026

The Closer Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 15 episodes. The television series follows the crime, drama, and mystery narrative centered on Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, who transfers from Atlanta to Los Angeles. Throughout this season, the storyline develops as part of the ongoing police procedural drama. The narrative focuses on the professional and personal challenges faced by Deputy Polic

Previously on The Closer

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transferred from Atlanta to Los Angeles.
  • The series focuses on crime, drama, and mystery investigations.
  • The main character leads a police department unit that brings suspects in to make them talk.
  • The show is classified as a television series under TV-14 rating.

Season overview

The Closer Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 15 episodes. The television series follows the crime, drama, and mystery narrative centered on Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, who transfers from Atlanta to Los Angeles. Throughout this season, the storyline develops as part of the ongoing police procedural drama. The narrative focuses on the professional and personal challenges faced by Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and her department as they handle various criminal investigations within the city. The season spans fifteen episodes, maintaining the established tone and format of the crime and mystery genre associated with the series. Viewers follow the procedural elements of police work combined with character-driven drama. The provided materials do not contain further specific plot details, episode titles, guest stars, or specific case outcomes for this season beyond its episode count and overarching genre categorization. The season builds upon the foundation established in previous years, keeping the focus on the main character's role in law enforcement in Los Angeles.

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Season 4 Episodes

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S4·E1 Mytharc

Controlled Burn

Jul 14, 2008

When a massive fire breaks out in Griffith Park, Priority Homicide is on hand to help. Meanwhile, Brenda and Fritz are living in a small apartment and getting on each other's nerve

S4·E2 Core

Speed Bump

Jul 21, 2008

Brenda and the team must determine if a murder was revenge or mere coincidence when a recently released murderer turns up dead, the victim of a hit-and-run. As usual, Brenda's pers

S4·E3 Core

Cherry Bomb

Jul 28, 2008

Brenda suspects something more than suicide when a high-school girl is found hanged in her bedroom, and the investigation uncovers a ruthless sexual game being played at a private

S4·E4 Core

Live Wire

Aug 4, 2008

A man wearing a surveillance wire is shot to death at point blank range in downtown Los Angeles, while interpersonal relationships on the squad force Brenda into a corner.

S4·E5 Core

Dial M For Provenza

Aug 11, 2008

Provenza and Flynn lose the evidence in an attempted murder case when Provenza's car is stolen.

S4·E6 Core

Problem Child

Aug 18, 2008

When a 12-year-old disappears, Brenda must decide whether to treat him as a runaway or a missing person.

S4·E7 Core

Sudden Death

Aug 25, 2008

Det. Julio Sanchez' little brother Oscar is shot and killed, leaving Julio beside himself with grief and seeking his killer any way he can, which threatens the investigation.

S4·E8 Core

Split Ends

Sep 1, 2008

Brenda and the squad investigate the murder of a hair stylist and Brenda's parents stop in for a visit on their way to Alaska.

S4·E9 Core

Tijuana Brass

Sep 8, 2008

When an FBI informant is the prime suspect in the deaths of two Tijuana police officers, Pope, Taylor and Brenda must deal with a public relations mess when a newspaper prints an u

S4·E10 Core

Time Bomb

Sep 15, 2008

The newly renamed Major Crimes Division investigates the death of a teenager that may be related to a planned massacre.

S4·E11 Core

Good Faith

Jan 26, 2009

Brenda and the team investigate an apparent suicide that the medical examiner believes was actually a murder.

S4·E12 Core

Junk in the Trunk

Feb 2, 2009

The body of a man who stole $3 million in diamonds is found in the trunk of a car and the condition of the body makes determining the cause of death impossible.

S4·E13 Core

Power of Attorney

Feb 9, 2009

Brenda goes toe to toe with the tricky attorney of a man suspected of a brutal rape and murder.

S4·E14 Mytharc

Fate Line

Feb 16, 2009

Fritz's sister agrees to use her psychic powers to help the Priority Homicide Division resolve one of their cases, and while her abilities appear to help her understand how Brenda

S4·E15 Mytharc

Double Blind

Feb 23, 2009

Brenda and Fritz's attention is diverted by problems on the job even though their wedding day has finally arrived, and bad blood between the members of the Priority Homicide Divisi