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The media goes into a frenzy over race relations when the body of a young Latino man is found at the home of a white award-winning swimming coach. Flynn struggles with an emotional dilemma on the eve of his daughter's wedding. Kris' mother pays Raydor a visit to discuss some concerns. Provenza faces possible permanent desk duty while the squad investigates the suspicious death of a loathsome ICE agent which brings them into contact with the residents of an ancient apartment complex nicknamed La Shangri-la.

In a case that hits a little too close to home for Rusty, a year-old prostitute is brutally murdered. The squad rushes to reach a deal with the remorseless killer they believe is part of a larger criminal enterprise. Their efforts, however, do not sit well with the judge assigned to the case. The team works strategically to capture a spree killer who has put everyone on high alert. Trying to solve the case quickly, Raydor is torn between two seemingly right decisions, each of which comes with major consequences.

Meanwhile, Rusty is given some extra freedom, but more threats leave him afraid to stray far from home. After a bad batch of drugs claims the lives of two brothers, the race is on for the squad to find the dealer before more of their fellow high school students are threatened. Feeling smothered by his new around-the-clock security detail, Rusty faces a big decision. When a newly released prisoner misses two back-to-back parole meetings, the squad is called in to track him down after the suspect's therapist expresses concerns over his mental state.

Meanwhile, Sharon invites therapist, Dr. Joe Bowman, to the office to evaluate Rusty over a game of chess. Esai Morales also guest stars. When a body turns up at a posh country club in a quiet neighborhood, the squad's investigation leads them down a money trail full of surprises.

Flynn is noticeably distracted on the job, and Emma's actions have Rusty questioning her intentions, causing him to distrust her even more.

Christmas vacation is interrupted for the Major Crimes Division when a baseball scout is found dead in his RV. The squad works through the murder case, unfolding a complicated kidnapping scheme. Meanwhile, Rusty opens up to Dr.

Joe guest star Bill Brochtrup about his mom. Directed by Jon Tenney. When a well-off graduate student gets shot to death in a gang-riddled neighborhood, the Major Crimes Division must work with the FBI, including Fritz Howard guest star Jon Tenney to find his killer. Throughout the investigation, it is revealed how each member of the unit became interested in joining the police force.

A year-end blowout sale becomes literal for a used-car lot after one of its owners is killed when a bomb explodes. While the squad tries to find who is responsible, Rusty dons a bullet-proof vest under the watchful eye of Lt. The squad must work quickly to track down a serial killer before he strikes again. Meanwhile, things get dangerous over a game of chess. The Major Crimes unit draws closer to finding a dangerous serial killer.

Rusty faces his biggest challenge yet when he bravely takes the stand against Phillip Stroh. Complicating the case further, the team goes head to head with Linda Rothman a tough, powerful attorney who doesn't let morals stand in her way of winning a case.

When a father and his two young children go missing, the squad has to work quickly to find them, while uncovering a slew of terrible family secrets along the way. Meanwhile, Raydor does her best to trust Rusty as he begins to take suspicious trips out on his own.

Kathe Mazur guest-stars. Shorty after being released from prison, a man who proclaimed his innocence is found murdered. To the surprise of Raydor, Rusty confesses the reason behind his recent suspicious activity.

Kathe Mazur and Ransford Doherty guest-star. The Major Crimes division faces a new challenge as they work to solve the murder of a dog that was left a 20 million dollar estate by his deceased owner. The violent murder of an alleged rapist gives the squad the emotional task of questioning possible suspects. Ever Carradine and Ransford Doherty guest star. When a foreigner is found murdered inside his hotel room, the squad must work quickly to find the killer while avoiding any international repercussions when a U.

While everyone is busy with the case, Rusty tries to figure out how to share a big secret with the squad. Meanwhile Raydor consults her husband guest star Tom Berenger about a big proposition she has for Rusty. The shooting deaths of an elderly couple in their home prompts the team to join forces with the Special Operations Bureau to track down a deadly predator prowling Los Angeles and taking hostages along the way.

Mike Tao of Major Crimes finds himself doing double duty when the star of the cop show on which he moonlights as a consultant becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his biggest fan. The mysterious murder of a tech-entrepreneur with questionable morals and possible mob connections has the Major Crimes division working overtime.

The LAPD finds itself in a precarious situation during an investigation into the disappearances of a string of young girls from a popular nightclub, leading to a turf battle between the Major Crimes division and the Special Operations Bureau. Fritz Howard remains on the mend from poor health, while Rusty's mom continues to struggle with the law and her sobriety.

A surrogate adoption gets complicated, leaving one person dead and a lot of people searching for answers. Sharon works to make Rusty officially part of her family, while he struggles to tell his biological mother guest star Ever Carradine about the upcoming adoption. Provenza meets someone who will change his life. There is a miscarriage of justice when a gang banger is acquitted of murder and released from custody.

Rusty takes a chance when the guy he has a crush on visits the station. Santa finds himself on the naughty list after robbing a bank but a Santa flash mob complicates his apprehension and the Major Crimes unit scrambles to figure out how things went so wrong. Tensions are high when Flynn has to talk down a man precariously holding on to the ledge of a bridge, only to find out that the jumper is a sex offender with a dead body in his car. Old wounds are opened as Rusty prepares an Impact Statement to hopefully end his involvement with the Stroh case.

Phillip Stroh returns and is demanding a new deal from DDA Rios in exchange for his cooperation regarding future murders. The Major Crimes division is in overdrive working to stop a serial killer who has been targeting female sex workers. To interpret the facts, Captain Sharon Raydor reaches outside her division to a consultant, Clarissa Fields, to help reverse engineer a decade of horrible murders as Stroh moves closer and closer to achieving his ultimate deal.

The squad investigates a double homicide related to an ongoing string of home invasions in the Hollywood Hills. Meanwhile, Sanchez attempts to reintegrate himself in the division after his suspension over a questionable use of force, while Captain Raydor makes a fateful choice in the life of her adopted son, Rusty. When a dead body pops out of the trunk at the end of a car chase, the squad must untangle connections between a superstar chef; a middle-aged pediatric psychiatrist and his second, much younger wife; and a bankruptcy lawyer whose problematic representation threatens to derail the investigation.

Rusty continues his attempt to identify the murder victim who called herself Alice Herrera, inadvertently threatening the case against her murderer. Major Crimes investigates the murder of a super model with close ties to a pompous celebrity photographer with boundary issues. Meanwhile, Raydor and Rusty give Assistant Chief Taylor a headache when they are both served subpoenas for their entanglement in the Alice murder case.

During his first drive-along as a Reserve Officer, Buzz Watson discovers a dead body in a hotel room bathtub, not only threatening an extremely expensive wedding, but also Flynn and Provenza's plans to take the division to a Fourth of July Dodger's game. While the Major Crimes unit investigates a complicated gangland shooting, Det. Amy Sykes finds she must protect the identify of a witness capable of identifying the killer. Wilson Miriam 4 episodes, Lexi Ainsworth Ella 4 episodes, Lourdes Benedicto Mrs.

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Zapata 1 episode, Monica Young Friend 2 1 episode, Marielle Young Elena 1 episode, Leslie Grossman Claire Hunter 1 episode, We hired him early on. We knew we were going to do it. TNT had ordered us to do these longer-form stories — five-parters and four-parters.

So we took on the assignment of, why would Phillip Stroh come back, and how can we tell his whole story? Who would his accomplice be — because he always has one. And what would the challenge be for the squad? We could not have told this story this way with Sharon in place. That was also something that we demanded of ourselves: This story had to be what they were prepared to do without Sharon. And impossible to imagine some of the stuff that has happened, under her watch.

And the end is impossible: You could not have had this story unless Sharon had passed on, and was not around anymore. They learned what they hoped to accomplish in her absence. I feel very good about the finale. The very end, the very last scene, is slightly defiant.

This story is going to go on for a while. I feel like we now have the right ending for it. I need to see where I fit in, in the new world, and if I fit in. Major Crimes creator reveals why Sharon needed to die. Meredith has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though Meredith may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. Save FB Tweet More. Major Crimes. Close this dialog window Streaming Options. Credit: TNT. What was the feeling as you wrote toward that finish?

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