The squad scrambles to garner a confession when the pregnant wife of a big-time film director is found murdered.

A complex murder-suicide case has the department reeling. Meanwhile, when Rusty receives a mysterious and threatening letter Emma demands that he be relocated.

A meddling television writer-producer (guest star Ben Feldman) accompanies Sanchez and Tao on a ride-along so he can get an inside look at the LAPD. But what starts out as a simple outing quickly gets out of hand.

The LAPD flies a material witness into Los Angeles to testify, but in a horrible turn of events their witness winds up as the key suspect in an entirely new murder.

The squad investigates a brutal murder, but they soon find that dark secrets are at the root of an apparent drug bust gone wrong.

When a child with gender dysphoria goes missing, the Major Crimes division scrambles to solve the emotional case before it's too late.

In a case that brings gang violence and social profiling to the forefront, the squad realizes that things are not always as they seem.

The media goes into a frenzy over race relations when the body of a young Latino man is found at the home of a white award-winning swimming coach.

Provenza faces possible permanent desk duty while the squad investigates the suspicious death of a loathsome ICE agent.

In a case that hits a little too close to home for Rusty, a 19-year-old prostitute is brutally murdered.

The team works strategically to capture a spree killer who has put everyone on high alert.

After a bad batch of drugs claims the lives of two brothers, the race is on for the squad to find the dealer before more of their fellow high school students are threatened.

When a newly released prisoner misses two back-to-back parole meetings, the squad is called in to track him down after the suspect's therapist expresses concerns over his mental state.

When a body turns up at a posh country club in a quiet neighborhood, the squad's investigation leads them down a money trail full of surprises.

Christmas vacation is interrupted for the Major Crimes Division when a baseball scout is found dead in his RV. The squad works through the murder case, unfolding a complicated kidnapping scheme.

When a well-off graduate student gets shot to death in a gang-riddled neighborhood, the Major Crimes Division must work with the FBI, including Fritz Howard to find his killer.

A year-end blowout sale becomes literal for a used-car lot after one of its owners is killed when a bomb explodes.

The squad must work quickly to track down a serial killer before he strikes again. Meanwhile, things get dangerous over a game of chess.

The Major Crimes unit draws closer to finding a dangerous serial killer. Rusty faces his biggest challenge yet when he bravely takes the stand against Phillip Stroh.