Brenda and the Major Crimes unit have just moved into their offices at the new police headquarters when they are called to investigate the murder of Steven Beebe, an amateur astronomer who, it would seem, was shot while out on his balcony. He's been having an affair with the married Cherie Walker, who had hired him to do repairs on her house. Cherie was in his bed when he was killed but claims she was sound asleep when it happened. Other than his history of sleeping with customers, his employees (Melanie and Paul Ryder) say he was a good, reliable boss. The police soon determine that he was shot with a high-powered rifle from the Walker's house, which is in direct line of sight with Beebe's balcony. Beebe's computer password is the clue that leads to the identity of the killer. Meanwhile, Assistant Chief Pope tells everyone there's going to be a major announcement. Written by garykmcd

Under special request from the Mayor's office, Assistant Chief Pope assigns Brenda and the Major Crimes Unit to look into the disappearance of Adriana Gomez, a nanny who worked for a rich LA family. Gomez had worked for the family for eleven years, was an American citizen and in every way seemed responsible and reliable. Police find her in her home, savagely raped and beaten to death. DNA ties her attacker to two other cases, also Hispanic nannies, leading Brenda to believe they are dealing with a serial rapist and murderer. Throughout the investigation, Capt. Raydor shadows Brenda in conducting some type of side investigation. Everyone assumes it's a background check on Pope, who has applied for the Chief's position, but Raydor has a surprise for her. Written by garykmcd / edited by statmanjeff

Major Crimes investigates a woman shot dead in the passenger seat of her boyfriend's car. Some feel it's a suicide, but Brenda quickly sets them straight that they have a murder. The immediate suspect is the dead woman's boyfriend, who lives nearby and took a shower before police arrived. Both the dead woman and her boyfriend were meth addicts and the case seems to be wrapping up quickly until Brenda learns that the dead woman was in a custody dispute with her cancer-stricken ex-husband. Det. Sanchez, meanwhile, is trying to foster the young orphan he came into contact with the previous week, which interferes with his duties. Brenda is also distracted: she hasn't decided whether or not to apply for the vacant Chief of Police position. Written by garykmcd / edited by statmanjeff

Returning to Los Angeles after escorting a prisoner to another State, Lieutenants Provenza and Flynn pick up two attractive - and much younger - flight attendants, Ashley and Linda; however, when Provenza gets to Ashley's apartment, he finds a dead man in her bathtub. The dead man is Jose Coto, who has several drug-related convictions. The autopsy reveals Coto probably died from a fall in the tub, though there is evidence he had been struck with a baseball bat at some point. Brenda is convinced that the women picked up her two stalwart detectives to cover up something, but Flynn and Provenza's egos won't let them think their conquests were based on anything but charm and good looks. Traces of drugs in Ashley's apartment suggest otherwise. Meanwhile, Brenda decides to tell Will Pope that she's been asked to apply for the chief position. Written by garykmcd / edited by statmanjeff

Brenda and the Major Crimes team are called in when a bag of body parts, the third in just a few weeks, is found. They don't quite know what to make of it and suspect that Mexican drug cartels may be moving in. When the medical examiner, Dr. Morales, reports that, in all three cases, organs such as livers, hearts and kidneys are missing, Brenda begins to believe that young men are being killed for body parts. Det. Sanchez is still caring for Ruben, the young boy whose father was recently killed during one of their investigations. He's supposed to be looking for the boy's mother but has decided Ruben is better off living with him. Meanwhile, word is getting around that Brenda is applying for the Chief position. Written by garykmcd

Sgt. Gabriel inadvertently receives a frantic call from California Parole Commissioner Danielle Ross, saying that someone is in her house. After police arrive at Danielle's home and find her dead, Brenda and Major Crimes investigate her murder. The woman had been trying to reach Det. Frank Verico, who dealt in stalking cases and who had urged her to ask for police protection after she told him someone had been in her house while she was away, but she refused to get help. Though Brenda approaches the case in her typically methodical way, Pope snaps, obviously worried about how this might bear on his chances for the Chief position. When Brenda suggests that he take over if he doesn't like her progress, Pope shocks her by doing just that. Now marginalized, she and her unit quietly look into the case her way to find the culprit. Written by garykmcd / edited by statmanjeff

Brenda and the squad are called in after a bank security guard and two bank robbers are killed. Fritz, newly promoted as the official FBI liaison to the LAPD, tells them the two men were part of a five-man team that has been robbing banks for two years. It's the first time only two of them have struck on their own and there are significant differences with their previous robberies. A license plate leads them to investigate a respected police detective, but, in the absence of anything concrete, Pope wants Brenda to release him. Things are no better with Fritz, who makes an arrest in the case but refuses to share any information with Brenda. Meanwhile, the short list for the Chief's position is due out any time, adding to the already high level of tension between Brenda and Assistant Chief Pope. Written by garykmcd / edited by statmanjeff

When three young men are killed outside a nightclub in a drive-by shooting, Brenda and her team feel it has all of the hallmarks of gang-related violence. Someone shouted a gang member's name just before the shooting began, but when a search of the victims reveals that all three men were serving in the Army, the case takes on a completely different tone. Brenda now finds herself being pressured by an army liaison officer, Major Edward Dorset, to solve the case now or else he will have no choice but to report a possible terrorist attack to his superiors. When it's revealed that one of the victims has an identical twin who is a gang member with a connection to a convenient store hold-up/double homicide, she is convinced it's a case of the wrong twin being killed; however, she's forced to make a deal with the devil - one that backfires on everyone. Written by garykmcd / edited by statmanjeff

Brenda's interview with the Mayor for the Chief position is scheduled for the next day and she is having serious doubts about whether she really wants the job. When a murder comes along, she tries to use it as an excuse to postpone the interview, but those around her have other things in mind. As for the murder, the victim is Judy Lynn, a D-list celebrity who has made a name for herself through her video blog where she documents her daily life. Her last entry was that she was going out on a date - her first in two years - with someone she hooked up with on an Internet dating site. They quickly track down the man. All the evidence points to him as the culprit, but the solution lies elsewhere. Written by garykmcd

While investigating the murder of two fire department paramedics, Brenda and her team turn up a fingerprint on someone possibly involved in a terrorist incident some two years earlier. With the FBI on its way, Assistant Chief Pope insists that Brenda work with Assistant Chief Tommy Delk, head of the LAPD anti-terrorist unit. There's more than a bit of office politics going on here as Delk, also on the short-list for the Chief position, may very well be their new boss in a few days time. They quickly identify the shooter as Kevin Mason, a man repeatedly turned down for a paramedic position who may be out for revenge. Why he would attack only two paramedics is something of a mystery, but Brenda and Delk at least see eye to eye on how to handle the FBI with its vested interest. Once the case is behind them and a crisis averted, the Mayor finally names his new Chief. Written by garykmcd / edited by statmanjeff

Lt. Flynn is attacked in a parking lot after his AA meeting, and his attacker, Bob Harris, is clearly intent on killing him. Flynn manages to shoot him twice and he is found dead a short distance away. The police also find a large amount of money in his possession, leading them to believe that he had been hired to kill Flynn. The money is also identified as being part of $400,000 in marked FBI funds that disappeared when an informant vanished many years before. They look through Flynn's old cases and settle upon Rick Zuman, a murderer and drug dealer who seems most likely behind the murder attempt. He's a cool customer, and it will take all of Brenda's skill to get a confession out of him. Written by garykmcd / edited by statmanjeff

The new police chief instructs Major Crimes to investigate some robberies at medical marijuana dealers. He also tells Brenda that he would like to consider her for Pope's job. The squad doesn't think they should be wasting their time on this assignment but when one of the dealers is killed, things change. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com

Just two days before Christmas, Brenda and the Major Crimes unit find themselves dealing with a man run over and killed by a police car just outside a shopping mall. The dead man, Shariq Marku, was in the process of trying to kill a man he'd seen in the mall and, in the struggle, was pushed into the path of the police car that was responding to 911 calls from several bystanders. Brenda agrees to take the case, much to Captain Raydor's pleasure, as it seems to be pretty open and shut. The other man, whom Shariq tried to kill, is his son, Armand Marcu. Armand claims that his Albanian Muslim father disinherited him when he married a Christian. It all seems straightforward until Armand's two sisters are also found dead. Meanwhile, Brenda's parents visit for Christmas with big news: they've decided to move to LA. Written by garykmcd

Brenda and Major Crimes continue their investigation into the murders of the Marku sisters. The timing of the murders is such that it absolves the girls' dead father, Shariq, as he was trying to kill Armand at the time. The only other surviving member of the family is Armand's nephew Skander, a tough kid who has inherited his grandfather's distrust of the police. The team begins to believe they are dealing with some form of old country blood feud - that is until they receive lab reports which throw an entirely different light on the case. Meanwhile, Brenda's parents have their RV broken into, with all of their Christmas presents stolen. With everyone's Christmas holiday plans disrupted, they have Christmas dinner together. Written by garykmcd / edited by statmanjeff

Mounted police arrest Trey Gavin, a car-less crackhead with keys to a Mercedes that is nowhere to be found. Only one Mercedes was reported stolen the previous evening, that belonging to Kevin Adams whose daughter Kim had been using. Trey's story - that he had left rehab the previous evening and had been robbed by a street thug known as Sarge - seems to check out, but Sgt. Gabriel is puzzled by the fact that Trey tried to throw the keys away. Why would he do that if they wouldn't get him into trouble? While Brenda seems prepared to accept Trey's story, Gabriel goes directly to Pope. When the car is eventually found with a dead girl in the trunk, Major Crimes not only has a murder on its hands but still has a missing person - the dead girl is actually Kim's friend Michelle. Written by garykmcd / edited by statmanjeff