http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/03/THE-CLOSER----Til-Death-Do-Us-Part--Part.aspx Different crime shows focus on different parts of an investigation; it&rsquo;s rare for a show to follow a single case from initial event to verdict (like MURDER ONE did several years ago), but in general, each show tends to have its own particular area on which it concentrates. For THE CLOSER, that focus is on investigation and confession, the pieces that lead to arrests, trials and convictions, as we generally assume that our heroes didn&rsquo;t screw up and catch the wrong bad guys. But what if they did? What if an investigation was flawed and the protagonists are wrong? That&rsquo;s one of the threads running through this episode, the first part of the season finale. Chief Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) has traded in her health worries for an all-new problem: combining the finances of herself and fianc&eacute; Fritz (Jon Tenney) into a cohesive unit, as befitting a married couple. Meanwhile, the Priority Homicide Division is looking into the murder of a high-profile divorce lawyer who managed to make enough enemies to populate a small city. The structure of the episode is a little unusual; for the first time that I can remember, THE CLOSER employs flashbacks, showing both the investigation and the resultant trial. As the trial progresses, the defense manages to illustrate some disquieting holes in the prosecution&rsquo;s case in spite of general incompetence, and Johnson may end up on the wrong end of the fallout. Worse, in the process of combining insurance policies, Johnson discovers something in Fritz&rsquo;s past she wasn&rsquo;t aware of, and there&rsquo;s certain to be fallout from that. Oh, the tangled web we weave &hellip; en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/03/THE-CLOSER----Til-Death-Do-Us-Part--Part.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/03/THE-CLOSER----Til-Death-Do-Us-Part--Part.aspx#1398 I think the review of The Closer episode hits it on the nail exactly. I don't watch a lot of TV, just specific shows and this is one of them. I am awed by the way Chief Johnson handles interviews and interrogations. Like Erin Brokevich, she is my idol.<br />I am exciting about the finale and hope it's as good as I expect it would be lisaf69 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/03/THE-CLOSER----Til-Death-Do-Us-Part--Part.aspx#1398 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:04:58 GMT