wanted to permanently join Johnson's team after she defends him in the matter. Although he initially looked for ways to sabotage Dep. Chief Johnson, Flynn now has a growing respect for her, and increasingly works with her, rather than against her. He is close to Lt. Provenza (Denison and G.W. Bailey are friends in person as on-screen). He was an alcoholic and is a participant in Alcoholics Anonymous, trying to make amends with his family. He has been sober for 14 years and now prefers to drink cranberry juice with soda. In the episode "Dial 'M' for Provenza" he mentions that Provenza has been married five times, but he has been married only once. During the seven seasons of "The Closer" both Flynn and Provenza remained unmarried. Flynn has an adult daughter named Nicole from whom he is estranged. Flynn initially refused to go to her wedding when she wanted both him and her step-father whom Flynn hates to walk her down the aisle. However, Captain Sharon Raydor convinced him to go, and he took her as his date. Since then, he seems to have developed a closer relationship with Nicole, with her even visiting him once in a while. While Flynn initially had a rocky relationship with Captain Sharon Raydor, the two became close friends and he took her to his daughter's wedding and the Nutcracker. However, the two maintained they were just friends to his daughter Nicole despite Rusty Beck pointing out just how often they have dinner. Flynn and Raydor seemed surprised by this and Sharon asked Rusty about it, and he told her they're "not dating" several times a month. In Season 4's episode Snitch, Flynn decides to ask Sharon out on a proper date, which she accepts. In Hostage of Fortune, they inform Chief Taylor of their relationship. In the Season 5 premiere, they discuss moving in together and look at houses in the following episodes. In Family Law, Flynn sells his house and moves into Sharon and Rusty's condo. In "White Lies, Part 3", Andy suffers a heart attack. He is shown to have survived in "Heart Failure" and is on desk duty until he is cleared by his doctor. In Dead Drop, Flynn proposes to Sharon, and in the next episode it's announced that they are officially engaged. They are married in "Sanctuary City, Part 5." In "Conspiracy Theory, Part 4," Sharon's cardiomyopathy