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Season 4 [2008]

Controlled Burn (401)

Griffith Park is a blazing inferno, threatening sections of Los Angeles, Glendale, Burbank and San Mateo. With four people dead and firefighters desperately trying to keep the flames at bay, the Priority Homicide Division is called in to begin an investigation. Things turn ugly when a nemesis of Brenda’s — pyromaniac Bill Croelick (from the Season 1 episode “Fatal Retraction”) — enters the scene. To make matters worse, a reporter has been attached to the squad as part of a PR campaign for the LAPD. On the home front, Fritz and Brenda have moved into a duplex, but the owner doesn’t allow pets. That doesn’t stop Brenda, however, from doing everything she can to keep Kitty under wraps, even if it means fighting with Fritz over the situation.

Original Air Date: July 14, 2008 | Preview

Speed Bump (402)

A recently paroled murderer is found dead in an alley near a halfway house, the victim of a hit and run. Brenda must tread carefully, because the crime for which the victim was convicted was a major press event in Los Angeles. Flynn was the primary on the original case, and the wounds he feels from it are still painful, even eight years later. At home, Fritz spends the day lying on the floor after throwing his back out.

Original Air Date: July 21, 2008 | Preview | Review

Cherry Bomb (403)

After reporting to the police that she had been raped by one of her classmates, a high-school girl (Guest Star Andrea Bowen of Desperate Housewives) apparently hangs herself in her bedroom. But Brenda is not so sure it’s a suicide, especially given the fact that the boy who allegedly raped her is the son of Mark Yates (Guest Star Daniel Baldwin), a Los County Sheriff’s Dept. commander. Despite some major head-butting between Brenda’s squad and the overheated and over-protective Yates, Brenda’s intense investigation eventually uncovers a ruthless sexual game being played at a local private school.

Original Air Date: July 28, 2008 | Preview | Review

Live Wire (404)

A man wearing a surveillance wire in downtown Los Angeles is shot to death at point blank range and the first person on the scene is none other than Ricardo Ramos, who covers Priority Homicide for the Los Angeles Times. The victim’s connections to a drug investigation intersect with and Fritz’s FBI work, and the ongoing duel between Brenda and her fiancé for control of the case leads to confrontation.

Original Air Date: August 4, 2008 | Preview

Dial M for Provenza (405)

Posing as a hit-man, Provenza ensnares a woman who paid him $20,000 to kill her husband, the successful owner of a car dealership. The sting operation hits a snag, however, when Provenza’s car, with all the evidence inside, is stolen. Forced to free her suspect, Brenda must face a coolly furious Pope, who insists that Priority Homicide must get the car, the evidence and the suspect back in 48 hours, or Provenza will be forced to retire.

Original Air Date: August 11, 2008 | Preview

Problem Child (406)

When a rebellious and often violent teenager disappears, Brenda must make a decision as to whether it should be treated as a runaway or a critical missing case. As evidence begins to mount that he may have killed a neighbor’s dog and been involved in numerous other crimes, Brenda begins to realize that there are a large number of people with a strong motive to harm the young man.

Original Air Date: August 18, 2008 | Preview

Sudden Death (407)

After Detective Julio Sanchez’s brother is shot, the entire squad will not rest until they find the culprit. The investigation is jeopardized by an overzealous detective and a leak within the department. Star Kyra Sedgwick’s husband, actor Kevin Bacon, returns to direct an episode for the third season in a row.

Original Air Date: August 25, 2008 | Preview | Review

Split Ends (408)

After a hair stylist for a television show is murdered, Brenda and the squad must wade through a history of domestic violence and secret addresses to find the murderer. Brenda also has to deal with her parents (guest stars Frances Sternhagen and Barry Corbin), who have decided to pay a surprise visit in the RV on the way to Alaska. And Brenda’s father, Clay, is determined to drop less-than-subtle hints about when they can expect Brenda and Fritz to finally tie the knot.

Original Air Date: September 1, 2008 | Preview

Tijuana Brass (409)

The bodies of two Tijuana police officers are found in the back of a stolen pickup truck, and all the evidence points towards an FBI informant as the prime suspect. Complicating matters, a newspaper story by Ricardo Ramos paints an extremely unflattering picture of Priority Homicide, a public relations nightmare that’s going to require some fancy footwork by Pope, Taylor, and Brenda to set right.

Original Air Date: September 8, 2008

Time Bomb (410)

In the heart-pounding summer finale, Brenda’s newly renamed Major Crimes Division investigates the death of a teenager that might be related to a highly organized plan to massacre hundreds of innocent people. As the squad races against the clock to track down a bomb before it can explode, they are given a stark and sudden reminder that the LAPD can be a very dangerous place to work.
[MIDSEASON FINALE]

Original Air Date: September 15, 2008

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