Mary McDonnell

Weaver returns to the emergency room after a self-imposed sabbatical of three weeks, wondering how her newfound lesbian identity will affect her workplace relationships. Having purposely allowed a mass murderer…

Abby helps a distraught boy whose mother died of a stroke; a man with schizophrenia, who once stabbed Carter and killed a doctor checks into the ER.

An accidental overdose brings Drs. Green and Corday’s baby into the ER.

Rebel, Cruz, Lana and Ziggy round up an army of support to bring the Stonemore Medical case to a close.

Veronica and Keith follow a new lead, and discover another victim. Matty follows her own instincts, landing herself dangerously close to a killer. Veronica has a tragic epiphany as the…

Gloria follows the money, Nikki plays a game and Emmit learns a lesson about progress from Varga. Season finale.

Emmit sits down with Gloria, all while Nikki negotiates a deal.

Gloria tries to work around the system, Nikki finds herself in a familiar place, Varga comes up with an alternative plan and Emmit goes to dinner.

Nikki and Ray’s retaliation has consequences for Emmit. Meanwhile, Gloria and Winnie start connecting the dots.

In the series finale, we bid a final farewell to Brenda Leigh Johnson. Stay tuned to the next show, Major Crimes, which will pick up from the moment The Closer…

Brenda finds a young couple involved to in the investigation by accident after finding two people dead outside in the street Brenda has no idea that the DA is watching…

The murder of a priest puts the squad on a collision course with the Catholic Church and drives a wedge between Brenda and Chief Pope. Meanwhile, Brenda’s parents are in…

Investigating the death of a beloved cancer doctor hits too close to home for Brenda who’s already upset after learning that Pope is monitoring everything she does.

Provenza tries to help his ex-wife locate her wedding ring, but he stumbles into red-faced fumbles that include a robbery, an evidence-destroying canine and a frenetic appraiser.

Brenda encounters her nemesis, Philip Stroh. the defense attorney she suspects is a murdering rapist. Obsessed with taking him down, she pulls a shock-and-awe courtroom stunt that jeopardizes a case…

Brenda seeks help from a businessman, played by guest star Jason George (Grey’s Anatomy), with old ties to the neighborhood where Turell Baylor was murdered.

The LAPD’s Police Commissioner and his wife, Gail, may be in trouble when Brenda becomes determined to uncover a scandal one of them tried to cover up.

Brenda’s parents return with surprising news that keeps Brenda’s mind from her case.

Fred Willard (Modern Family) guest stars as Santa Jack, the owner of a Christmas village who believes he could be the real Father Christmas.

The death of a high school principal who had been trying to raise test scores at his school to prevent it from being closed causes Brenda and Fritz to fight…

The squad investigates the death of a deputy sheriff; the judge considers dropping the charges against Brenda.

Brenda can’t understand what led to a father’s disappearance just as his daughter’s single was about to hit the charts making her famous very quickly. Brenda has an opportunity to…

The team investigates the puzzling death of a fellow officer’s daughter. Elsewhere, Captain Raydor advances in her meticulous audit of Brenda’s unit and begins to sharpen focus on Detective Sanchez.

A body turns up on a home construction site, while Brenda and Fritz weigh the expense of a high priced attorney.

Tao’s son works at a camp where a boy goes missing.

Brenda has to figure out how house sitting led to the death of a young lady. As the fallout from the civil lawsuit continues Captian Rader has to broaden her…

Brenda and the squad investigate the owner of a hip-hop record label when one of his rap artists and six innocent bystanders are gunned down. The case hits home for…

Brenda finds she has another victim and later learns that her parents have been robbed and the Christmas gifts stolen from the RV. The investigation has to continue through Christmas…

Brenda’s holiday plans change suddenly when a man is attacked by a knife-wielding assailant who is accidentally run over and killed by the police officer responding to the 911 calls….

One of Brenda’s detectives is ambushed on the street, and the main clue to figuring out the motive behind the attack is a garbage bag containing more than The investigation…

Brenda’s next case has her investigating the brutal murder of an actress who was dating through an online service, unfortunately the case takes a backseat because Brenda has an interview…

Capt. Raydor (special guest Mary McDonnell) accompanies Brenda on an investigation involving the disappearance of a nanny working for close friends of the mayor. Meanwhile, Raydor’s real purpose in taking…

Capt. Raydor (special guest star Mary McDonnell) approaches Major Crimes about delicately looking into a possible case of spousal abuse involving one of her female officers. On the home front,…

A high-profile shoot-out has left two policemen and a teenage boy dead leads to numerous mysteries spinning around the case. Enter Force Investigation Division bigwig Sharon Raydor, who upends Brenda’s…

Sgt. Gabriel comes under investigation for shooting a homicide suspect when the facts don’t add up. The internal investigation gets in the way of the original murder investigation, leaving the…

Now that Derek has the engagement ring, he searches for the perfect way to propose to Meredith, as Lexie demands that Mark go public with their relationship, and Bailey, encouraged…

Cristina is awarded the first solo surgery among the residents, but she is forced to give it up and choose her replacement; Lexie is impressed when Mark performs a cutting-edge…

One of Meredith’s oldest friends, Sadie, becomes an intern at Seattle Grace, but Mer’s friends are less-than-welcoming to her.

Greene confronts Corday when she orders Rachel out of their home; Abby tries to protect a battered neighbor who refuses to press charges against her husband.

An injured and condemned murderer wants to die in the ER rather than await execution; Abby advises a neighbor to seek shelter from her abusive husband.