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Pick Your Poison: Season 2, Episode 12

Monday, 25 November 2013 (9:00 PM ET)

"The squad races to find the dealer of a bad batch of drugs that claimed the lives of two brothers; Rusty faces a big decision."

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[MARQ]It's back for five episodes to close (no pun intended) Season 2.[/MARQ]
 
Risk Assessment: Season 2, Episode 16

Monday, 23 December 2013 (9:00 PM ET)

"The Major Crimes Division must work with the FBI when a graduate student is shot in a gang-riddled neighborhood; each member of the unit reveals how they became interested in joining the police force."

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Year-End Blowout: Season 2, Episode 17

Monday, 30 December 2013 (9:00 PM ET)

"A bomb explodes on a used car lot, killing one of the owners; Rusty wears a bullet-proof vest in an attempt to catch the person responsible for threatening his and Sharon's lives."

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Dying with nothing to watch the last two weeks, I grabbed the first 3 episodes without realizing what it was.
Previously, I'd tried The Closer for a few episodes , but it just didn't work for me.
This seems to be the spinoff.
I did read this thread from the beginning, and still do not know why a spinoff was warranted.
...nor why they kept the lead actress.
Mary doesn't seem the most compelling character.
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From the comments, Rusty must have become her surrogate kid, something I won't enjoy one bit.
However, the rest of the cast seems fine, as well as the few stories I've watched.
I'll continue for a while and maybe catch up.
 
It became a spinoff when Kyra Sedgwick left the show (The Closer). Her character was great. The supporting cast was good enought to try
to keep it going.