Brenda doesn't have a place to live -- she and her fiance, FBI agent Fritz Howard (Jon Tenney), are living in a cramped apartment, having sold their old house before they bought a new one. That's the kind of thing she leaves to the long-suffering Fritz.
The Closer premiered way back in 2005, and before it ended, Duff spun that popular cop procedural starring Kyra Sedgwick off into another successful drama in Major Crimes, keeping the action at the LAPD but with a new protagonist: Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell). The upcoming sixth season, premiering Oct.
Kyra Sedgwick was "The Closer" on TV and spent half a dozen seasons as the chief of the fictional NYPD precinct, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." She is best known for her dramatic work, but now, she's starring in a new comedy for ABC entitled "Call Your Mother."
Brenda's mom died to create a crisis for Brenda. She needed to leave the LAPD to spend time with her husband and daddy. Her mother dying gave her time away from the job and an opportunity to let go of her passion that was killing her marriage and her life.
The character of Sharon Raydor came to attract a loyal fanbase over the course of both The Closer and Major Crimes, so it was a shock that not only did she die in the final season, but her demise came four episodes before the finale.
Formerly an FBI Special Agent, Fritz Howard, who is now Deputy Chief of the LAPD Special Operations Bureau, is a fictional character featured in the TNT programs The Closer and Major Crimes, and is portrayed by Jon Tenney.
According to Fritz' sister Evelyn Simmons, Fritz' life was cut short in 1991 after he was “poisoned.”
Johnson has a thick southern accent (Sedgwick was born in New York) and the show was a departure for the actress whose roles mostly had been confined to small, low-budget dramas like 2002 Sundance Film Festival favorite “Personal Velocity.”
As for Miss Kitty, she'll always hold a special place in the cast and crew's heart. She died shortly after last night's episode was filmed. “The Closer” airs Monday nights at 9 p.m. on TNT.
Pope was approved for his second and final term as the Chief during the break between Season 5 and Season 6 of Major Crimes. As the Chief of Police can only serve two 5-year terms, Pope would have to retire from the LAPD by August, 2022, at the latest.
"Major Crimes" Poster Boy (TV Episode 2013) - Chris Wood as Brandon North - IMDb.