Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
A seemingly routine murder investigation by the LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division is interrupted by the arrival of Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson, the new head of the LAPD’s Priority Mur…
S01E02
About Face
⭐ 8.4
Jun 20, 200546 min
Brenda and the team must investigate the murder of high-profile model Heather Kingsley, who dies as a result of nicotine poisoning. As Brenda investigates, she is drawn into the wo…
S01E03
The Big Picture
⭐ 7.6
Jun 27, 200546 min
Brenda must fight for justice for two Russian prostitutes murdered by the illegitimate son of a Russian mafia figure. As she does, she confronts her own prejudices, and discovers t…
S01E04
Show Yourself
⭐ 8.7
Jul 4, 200546 min
Brenda and the Priority Homicide Team investigate a sniper who is killing gang members in and around MacArthur Park. Offering assistance is an ex-Army colonel who believes the snip…
S01E05
Flashpoint
⭐ 8.4
Jul 11, 200546 min
Brenda enters the high-stakes world of pharmaceutical research, when a drug trial for new anti-addiction medication lead to the death of one of the principal investigators. Nothing…
S01E06
Fantasy Date
⭐ 9.0
Jul 18, 200546 min
Brenda finds herself the unexpected victim of violence against women when she investigates the murder of a congresswoman's daughter. At first, it appears the victim was engaged in …
S01E07
You Are Here
⭐ 7.9
Jul 25, 200546 min
A judge is murdered in Griffith Park and Brenda's investigation takes an unexpected twist when her best witness, or perhaps her prime suspect, is his teenage son with autism. Chall…
S01E08
Batter Up
⭐ 8.0
Aug 1, 200546 min
When a gay man is murdered, seemingly the latest victim of a string of hate crimes, Brenda must confront prejudices inside and out of the LAPD. Meanwhile, Flynn and Taylor step up …
S01E09
Good Housekeeping
⭐ 8.9
Aug 8, 200546 min
The murder of an adolescent girl from Mexico, found dead in the Los Angeles River, proves difficult and painful for Brenda and her team. At first, a known sex-offender seems the li…
S01E10
The Butler Did It
⭐ 8.9
Aug 15, 200546 min
Three wealthy, spoiled and unruly children become the target of Brenda's investigation when their stepmother is murdered and the family butler seemingly commits suicide shortly the…
S01E11
L.A. Woman
⭐ 8.4
Aug 22, 200546 min
Brenda finds herself at odds with the FBI in a struggle to gain control of the murder investigation of a well-known businessman. Deciding to work in tandem, Brenda finds herself wo…
S01E12
Fatal Retraction
⭐ 9.3
Aug 29, 200546 min
Brenda and her team must find not only a killer, but also identify the killer's victim when a deranged, homicidal madman is set free due to mistaken identity. While trying to make …
S01E13
Standards and Practices
⭐ 9.1
Sep 5, 200551 min
An unnamed source files a grievance against Brenda in the midst of a high-profile investigation of a murdered L.A. filmmaker. With her career on the line, Brenda is skeptical of Ch…