Episode guide
Major Crimes: Season 5
21 episodes · premiered Jun 13, 2016
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.
- Episode 1: Present Tense Jun 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…
- Episode 2: N.S.F.W. Jun 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.
- Episode 3: Foreign Affairs Jun 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…
- Episode 4: Skin Deep Jul 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…
- Episode 5: Cashed Out Jul 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…
- Episode 6: Tourist Trap Jul 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…
- Episode 7: Moral Hazard Aug 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…
- Episode 8: Off the Wagon Aug 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…
- Episode 9: Family Law Aug 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…
- Episode 10: Dead Zone Aug 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.
- Episode 11: White Lies (1) Sep 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…
- Episode 12: White Lies (2) Sep 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…
- Episode 13: White Lies (3) Sep 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.
- Episode 14: Heart Failure Feb 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…
- Episode 15: Cleared History Mar 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…
- Episode 16: Quid Pro Quo Mar 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…
- Episode 17: Dead Drop Mar 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…
- Episode 18: Bad Blood Mar 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…
- Episode 19: Intersection Mar 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…
- Episode 20: Shockwave (1) Apr 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…
- Episode 21: Shockwave (2) Apr 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.