The Closer(2005)
Overview
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
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Brenda Leigh Johnson
Will Pope
David Gabriel
Russell Taylor
Louie Provenza
Andy Flynn
Mike Tao
Officer Buzz Watson
Special Agent Fritz Howard
Julio Sanchez
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