Start with the fact that almost every episode is top notch, with an intriguing and often kind of off-beat mystery. Then add the usual circuitous route, but ultimately logical, path that Brenda takes to trap her suspect, and "The Closer" is rarely a disappointment. But the "Speed Bump" episode takes the denouement to a new high--or low:
Warning: Spoiler!:
It's always a hoot to watch the reruns of this episode when the murderous team of old ladies, played by the wonderful character actors Wendy Phillips and Jenny O'Hara, ends up in a knockdown-drag out cat fight on the floor of the interrogation room!
It's special scenes like this one that set my favorite episodes apart in one of our favorite crime series.
In peace, Debbie Jordan
Author: THE WORLD I IMAGINE: A creative manual for ending poverty and building peace (Outskirts Press) Author: LION'S PRIDE (Outskirts Press)
Warning: Spoiler!:
It's always a hoot to watch the reruns of this episode when the murderous team of old ladies, played by the wonderful character actors Wendy Phillips and Jenny O'Hara, ends up in a knockdown-drag out cat fight on the floor of the interrogation room!
It's special scenes like this one that set my favorite episodes apart in one of our favorite crime series.
In peace, Debbie Jordan
Author: THE WORLD I IMAGINE: A creative manual for ending poverty and building peace (Outskirts Press) Author: LION'S PRIDE (Outskirts Press)