And in the next-to-last ever Closer, we find out who the leak was: Gabriel's fiance.
The big advantage of this solution is that it explain how Gabriel - who we know was deeply disturbed about how Brenda Leigh left Terrell Baylor to die, but who we also know is loyal to her to the core - could have been the source of the leak. He didn't know that he had leaked anything. He expressed misgivings about the fate of Baylor to the woman Gabriel loved, and never imagined she would pass that and much more that Gabriel told her over to Goldman.
The one weakness in this otherwise fine and satisfying resolution to the central mystery of The Closer is that the fiance was a rabbit pulled out of a hat, first introduced just a few episodes ago. This gave the viewers no chance to include her in the realm of suspects for the leak until very recently. Had we seen her, even briefly, around the time Baylor met his end, then her perfidy would have a thoroughly great - and fair - twist.
But it was still effective, and the scenes with her and Gabriel, with Gabriel and Brenda, with Gabriel and the squad, were among the best in the series. Predictably and powerfully, Sanchez is the only one who doesn't forgive him. Provenza is the first to accept Gabriel's apology - Provenza has been there as far as talking too much to women in his life. Flynn is the last to accept Gabriel's apology, but still holds Gabriel responsible, and suggests he put in for a transfer.
Gabriel attempts to resign outright, but Brenda won't have it. So what will be Gabriel's fate? He's apparently - based on the coming attractions - not in Major Crimes. I hope he at least survives the final Closer, and puts in an appearance from time to time in its successor show.
See also: The Closer 7.2: Pope ... Who's The Leak on the Closer? ... Who's The Leak on The Closer, Part 2
And The Closer 6.1: The New Building ... The Closer 6.2: Fun Bumps ... The Closer 6.11: Andy Flynn
And from Season 5: The Roots of Testimony on The Closer and Finding Killers vs. Hearts on The Closer and Brenda Leigh's Niece and Libby from Lost on The Closer and Tom Skerritt on The Closer and Det. Richard Tracy on The Closer and Pres. Laura Roslin vs. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and The Closer Closes on a Fine Note for the Season
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The Plot to Save Socrates
"challenging fun" - Entertainment Weekly
"a Da Vinci-esque thriller" - New York Daily News
"Sierra Waters is sexy as hell" - curled up with a good book
The big advantage of this solution is that it explain how Gabriel - who we know was deeply disturbed about how Brenda Leigh left Terrell Baylor to die, but who we also know is loyal to her to the core - could have been the source of the leak. He didn't know that he had leaked anything. He expressed misgivings about the fate of Baylor to the woman Gabriel loved, and never imagined she would pass that and much more that Gabriel told her over to Goldman.
The one weakness in this otherwise fine and satisfying resolution to the central mystery of The Closer is that the fiance was a rabbit pulled out of a hat, first introduced just a few episodes ago. This gave the viewers no chance to include her in the realm of suspects for the leak until very recently. Had we seen her, even briefly, around the time Baylor met his end, then her perfidy would have a thoroughly great - and fair - twist.
But it was still effective, and the scenes with her and Gabriel, with Gabriel and Brenda, with Gabriel and the squad, were among the best in the series. Predictably and powerfully, Sanchez is the only one who doesn't forgive him. Provenza is the first to accept Gabriel's apology - Provenza has been there as far as talking too much to women in his life. Flynn is the last to accept Gabriel's apology, but still holds Gabriel responsible, and suggests he put in for a transfer.
Gabriel attempts to resign outright, but Brenda won't have it. So what will be Gabriel's fate? He's apparently - based on the coming attractions - not in Major Crimes. I hope he at least survives the final Closer, and puts in an appearance from time to time in its successor show.
See also: The Closer 7.2: Pope ... Who's The Leak on the Closer? ... Who's The Leak on The Closer, Part 2
And The Closer 6.1: The New Building ... The Closer 6.2: Fun Bumps ... The Closer 6.11: Andy Flynn
And from Season 5: The Roots of Testimony on The Closer and Finding Killers vs. Hearts on The Closer and Brenda Leigh's Niece and Libby from Lost on The Closer and Tom Skerritt on The Closer and Det. Richard Tracy on The Closer and Pres. Laura Roslin vs. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and The Closer Closes on a Fine Note for the Season
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The Plot to Save Socrates
"a Da Vinci-esque thriller" - New York Daily News
"Sierra Waters is sexy as hell" - curled up with a good book
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