Episode
The Closer: Hostile Witness
Overview
Brenda encounters her nemesis, Philip Stroh. the defense attorney she suspects is a murdering rapist. Obsessed with taking him down, she pulls a shock-and-awe courtroom stunt that jeopardizes a case and lands her in hot water with the new D.A..
Details
- Series
- The Closer
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2012-07-09
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
Hostile Witness is Episode 16 in Season 7 of The Closer. It aired on 2012-07-09. The runtime is 46 min.
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Episode 20: Armed Response
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Episode 21: The Last Word
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