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The Closer S7E11 — Necessary Evil
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The Closer•Season 7•Episode 11

Necessary Evil

8.0/10 · 394 votesNov 28, 201146 min

Ranked #17 of 21 in Season 7•−0.3 vs season avg

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The death of a high school principal who had been trying to raise test scores at his school to prevent it from being closed causes Brenda and Fritz to fight over who has control of the case because an already existing FBI investigation causes the

Directed byNelson McCormick
Written byDuppy Demetrius
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Cast12

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Brenda Leigh Johnson

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Will Pope

Corey Reynolds

Corey Reynolds

David Gabriel

Robert Gossett

Robert Gossett

Russell Taylor

G.W. Bailey

G.W. Bailey

Louie Provenza

Tony Denison

Tony Denison

Andy Flynn

Michael Paul Chan

Michael Paul Chan

Mike Tao

Phillip P. Keene

Phillip P. Keene

Officer Buzz Watson

Jon Tenney

Jon Tenney

Special Agent Fritz Howard

Raymond Cruz

Raymond Cruz

Julio Sanchez

Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell

Captain Sharon Raydor

Matt McCoy

Matt McCoy

Kevin Adams

Crew7

Nelson McCormick

Nelson McCormick

Director

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Executive Producer

J

James Duff

Creator

S

Spike Silver

Stunt Coordinator

D

Duppy Demetrius

Writer

B

Bethany Levy

Stunts

Stephen Bralver

Stephen Bralver

Stunts

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Episode Summary

"Necessary Evil" is episode 11 of The Closer season 7. It scored 8.0/10 from 394 votes, ranking #17 of 21 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Nelson McCormick and written by Duppy Demetrius, it aired on November 28, 2011.

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