Season 5

Episode List: 2009

Image	Title	Writer(s)	Director(s)	Airdate	#
	Products of Discovery	Michael Alaimo	Michael M. Robin	Jun 8, 2009	#501
	When four members of a family are killed in their home, the investigation suggests that the deaths were incidental and the intended target was the father, who had testified against a drug dealer.
	Blood Money	Steven Kane	Rick Wallace	June 15, 2009	#502
	The Major Crimes Division investigates the disappearance of a real-estate mogul who appears to have gone into hiding to avoid being prosecuted for fraud. Meanwhile, the division begins to notice the absence of Daniels and Brenda's cat turns ill.
	Red Tape	Duppy Demetrius	Rick Wallace	June 22, 2009	#503
	Gabriel is involved in a shootout with a murder suspect, setting off an internal investigation headed by Sharon Raydor of the Force Investigation Division.
	Walking Back the Cat	Leo Geter	Steve Robin	June 29, 2009	#504
	Fritz asks Major Crimes for help in finding a missing person, but the joint investigation between the team and the FBI becomes strained when the victim is revealed to be a drug dealer who was apparently involved in a drug trafficking ring.
	Half Load	Ken Martin & Mike Berchem	Roxann Dawson	July 6, 2009	#505
	The Major Crimes Division revisit Father Jack's neighborhood when a reformed gang member is shot and killed in a gang-controlled area.
	Tapped Out	Adam Belanoff	Adam Arkin	July 13, 2009	#506
	In order to gain some insight to the MCD's methods, Pope works as a member of the team when it investigates the murder of an internet matchmaker.
	Strike Three	Steven Kane	Nelson McCormick	July 20, 2009	#507
	A major shootout leaves two patrol cops and an 18-year-old neo-Nazi dead, with lots of unanswered questions as to what happened and who else might have been involved. The investigation is made all the more difficult by the involvement of Captain Sharon Raydor of the Force Investigation Division, which is responsible for looking into shooting incidents involving officers.
	Elysian Fields	Michael Alaimo	Nicole Kassell	July 27, 2009	#508
	When a suspected double murderer is found dead in Elysian Fields, Brenda suspects the families of his alleged victims and butts heads with a retired detective who handled the victim's suspected murders.
	Identity Theft	Story by Ken Martin Teleplay by James Duff & Steven Kane	Rick Wallace	August 3, 2009	#509
	Brenda looks into the case of a murdered homeopathist again when the confession of the alleged murderer conflicts with the evidence.
	Smells Like Murder	Duppy Demetrius	Michael M. Robin	August 10, 2009	#510
	While Major Crimes investigates the three year old murder of a man whose body was delivered to them in a sealed container. Meanwhile, Brenda's niece becomes a bigger strain between her and Fritz.
	Maternal Instincts	Leo Geter	David McWhirter	August 17, 2009	#511
	When a shootout at a schoolyard kills a student and mortally injures another, Major Crimes has to figure out what exactly the shooter's plan was.
	Waivers of Extradition	Adam Belanoff	Kevin Bacon	August 24, 2009	#512
	The Major Crimes Division links up with police authorities from Texas when a serial killer they've been pursuing comes to California.
	The Life	Hunt Baldwin & John Coveny	Steve Robin	December 7, 2009	#513
	The Major Crimes Division investigates the death of a twelve-year-old boy associated with a gang and connects the death to the sexual assault of a young woman and the deaths of her three rapists.
	Make Over	Michael Alaimo	Rick Wallace	December 15, 2009	#514
	Several old cases are reviewed after a crime lab used by the LAPD is discredited; Provenza's old partner comes out of retirement to help on a case they closed seven years ago.
	Dead Man's Hand	Duppy Demetrius & Ken Martin	James Duff	December 21, 2009	#515
	Brenda investigates the case of a female police officer who denied being a victim of spousal abuse prior to her husband being shot by a cop answering a domestic disturbance call. Meanwhile, Fritz has news that could change his and Brenda's life together.