Major Crimes — Season 5
In season five the squad must solve some of the most challenging homicides in America’s second largest city. From searching for a missing teenage girl who vanished while helping the homeless, hunting down the killer of a potentially dirty cop or following up on a beheading in an isolated corner of Los Angeles, the investigators attempt to return balance to the scales of justice. Also this season, Sharon strives to push Rusty through college while figuring out where she wants to go in her ongoing romance with Andy Flynn; Julio Sanchez decides to try to adopt a child himself; Provenza develops sensitivities related to his new marriage to Patrice; Buzz Watson picks up the 30-year-old murder investigation of his father and uncle; Mike Tao wins an award for his work as a Hollywood consultant; and Amy Sykes confronts the idea of motherhood versus focusing on her career.
Episodes

E01 Present Tense
★ 8.0Jun 13, 2016 · 43m
The squad investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl who vanished while volunteering at a homeless shelter; Buzz opens the cold case file on the murder of his father and uncle; Andy Flynn considers selling his house.

E02 N.S.F.W.
★ 8.8Jun 20, 2016 · 43m
The murder of a Sex Crimes detective leads Major Crimes into the world of pornography; Rusty's biological mother returns with some surprising news.

E03 Foreign Affairs
★ 6.9Jun 27, 2016 · 43m
After an ISIS inspired attack against a member of the US Armed Services, the FBI asks for Captain Raydor’s help in finding a terrorist, joining the Bureau in a race against the clock before the terrorist can strike again.

E04 Skin Deep
★ 8.7Jul 11, 2016 · 43m
When Flynn looks into purchasing a new home and seeks input from Provenza and Buzz, an unexpected turn of events leads to a new investigation for Major Crimes. Meanwhile, Buzz continues to look into the circumstances surrounding his father's murder.

E05 Cashed Out
★ 9.2Jul 18, 2016 · 43m
Det. Julio Sanchez's application to become a foster parent is jeopardized by his reactions to a particularly gruesome murder after the Major Crimes Division finds a chopped up body burned to bits in the barbecue pit of an L.A. Park.

E06 Tourist Trap
★ 9.0Jul 25, 2016 · 43m
The city's tourist industry is threatened by an English journalist when a pair of British tourists are attacked on their second honeymoon in Venice Beach; Rusty's biological mother tries to make peace with him.

E07 Moral Hazard
★ 8.8Aug 1, 2016 · 43m
A methodical and tightly wound former engineer who lost everything aims to make a bold statement against those who harmed him. Rusty bumps up against LAPD policy in an attempt to find more evidence related to the murder of Buzz’s father and uncle.

E08 Off the Wagon
★ 9.0Aug 15, 2016 · 43m
Lts. Andy Flynn and Mike Tao delve into the mysterious overdose of a young Hollywood star and the trail of emotional destruction he left in his wake, while Rusty finally comes to a conclusion about how to handle the pregnancy of his biological mother.

E09 Family Law
★ 9.2Aug 22, 2016 · 43m
When a jogger takes a nasty fall down the stairs, Major Crimes finds itself investigating a divorce attorney with a lot of angry clients, and Lt. Tao goes undercover in the world of college-aged hookers. Meanwhile, Buzz connects his partials to a complete print and identifies a suspect.

E10 Dead Zone
★ 9.5Aug 29, 2016 · 43m
The squad uncovers a large criminal operation while investigating a murder; Buzz encounters someone who may have been present at his father's murder.

E11 White Lies (1)
★ 9.3Sep 5, 2016 · 43m
In attempting to clear up lose ends from their investigation of a gang of White Supremacists, Major Crimes detectives audit the trial of serial killer Dwight Darnell and end up facing their most deadly case ever.

E12 White Lies (2)
★ 9.3Sep 12, 2016 · 43m
The Major Crimes unit continues to investigate the conspiracy behind Dwight Darnell’s murders and his links to the Zyklon-Brotherhood. Sharon Raydor, disturbed by her own reactions to the case, seeks penance in the Ritual of Confession.

E13 White Lies (3)
★ 9.5Sep 19, 2016 · 43m
The Major Crimes unit gets closer to the elusive mastermind behind the Dwight Darnell murders; Buzz and Rusty's investigation into the murder of Buzz's father comes to an end.

E14 Heart Failure
★ 9.2Feb 22, 2017 · 43m
When Captain Sharon Raydor and the Major Crimes Division investigate the murder of a young woman found in the LA River, their case is not only impeded by a secretive PI working for a tech industry millionaire, but also by Deputy Chief Winnie Davis, who regards Sharon as competition for the promotion to Assistant Chief of the LAPD.

E15 Cleared History
★ 9.0Mar 1, 2017 · 43m
When Major Crimes discovers a young one-man-geek squad in the middle of his Atwater living room with his throat cut, suspicions swirl around his roommate and some unwitting customers, all of whom he was blackmailing.

E16 Quid Pro Quo
★ 8.2Mar 8, 2017 · 43m
A murder case goes sideways at trial when defense attorney Linda Rothman is able to destroy Det. Amy Sykes' credibility on the stand. Helping Rothman as a defense investigator is Amy's old nemesis, Mark Hickman.

E17 Dead Drop
★ 9.0Mar 15, 2017 · 43m
A heavy body is found forty feet up a tree surrounded by marijuana when Dr. Morales shows up with his father, a retired detective from Uruguay; Julio Sanchez works to get legal guardianship of Mark Jarvis; Andy Flynn prepares a surprise for Sharon.

E18 Bad Blood
★ 9.0Mar 22, 2017 · 43m
Sharon's son, Ricky, comes home for a surprise visit while Major Crimes investigates what looks like the "follow home" murder of a retired LAPD fraud detective, who may have been murdered for an arrest she made decades ago.

E19 Intersection
★ 9.0Mar 29, 2017 · 43m
As the war between bikes and cars escalates in the streets of L.A., Acting Assistant Chief Fritz Howard deploys Major Crimes to solve a tragic hit-and-run. Lt. Provenza, frustrated by the never-ending contest to succeed Russell Taylor, contemplates retirement.

E20 Shockwave (1)
★ 8.3Apr 5, 2017 · 43m
A murder investigation turns explosive while Captain Sharon Raydor duels with Deputy Chief Winnie Davis (guest star Camryn Manheim) for control of her case as she and her squad try to determine if they are dealing with a terrorist. Meanwhile, Rusty gets some alarming news from Gus.

E21 Shockwave (2)
★ 8.8Apr 12, 2017 · 43m
After discovering the identity of the bomber her division has been searching for, Sharon Raydor and the Major Crimes squad struggle to determine his next target.




