Throng

VIBE - Tuesdays from 3 November, 9.30pm

In the second season of "The Closer," Brenda (Golden Globe® award winner Kyra Sedgwick) copes with challenges both personal and professional. For the Atlanta transplant heading up the Priority Homicide Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, her position on this elite detective squad, which handles high-profile cases of a sensitive nature, is a tenuous balancing act. She faces antagonistic roadblocks, even from her own peers within the department, and must manage a team that remains wary of her unconventional style. Meanwhile, she strives to keep her head above water in the rush and mayhem of Los Angeles, finding comfort with FBI Special Agent Fritz Howard (Jon Tenney, The Division) - or sometimes in a package of snack cakes.

But Brenda's primary focus is her job. She has an impeccable talent for knowing a person's secrets and obtaining confessions, with skills that stem from understanding her own quirks, imperfections and neuroses. No matter the personal costs, she does whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if it means alienating others in the LAPD.

This year, Brenda goes through several personal changes at once, as do many of the people around her. Work is a refuge for her, and solving mysteries on the job is an antidote for her inability to do so at home. Brenda's relationship with Fritz, her love interest who sometimes assists her on investigations, deepens and then is drastically challenged. In addition, more is revealed about the people in Brenda's squad, including her boss, Assistant Police Chief Will Pope (J.K. Simmons, Juno), with whom she once had an affair.