causes her heart to seize; she cannot be revived and dies. Andy is left a widower and has to be helped to a chair by Rusty, which leads to Andy himself nearly collapsing. In the "By Any Means" four-part arc, Andy struggles with his grief over Sharon's death and the return of Phillip Stroh. Determined to keep his word to Sharon that he will protect Rusty, Andy returns to work early and struggles to balance protecting Rusty and being too overprotective. Now the second-in-command of Major Crimes, Andy becomes determined to kill Stroh, even if he is surrendering to ensure Rusty's safety. After Stroh is killed by Rusty, Provenza is given permanent command of Major Crimes and Julio takes a promotion to Lieutenant and a transfer to the Criminal Intelligence Division. Andy remains the second-in-command of Major Crimes and announces an intention to take over Julio's old desk once he finishes out his interrupted bereavement leave. Awards and decorations The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Lieutenant Flynn. It is incorrectly thought that the top ribbon depicts the red white and blue LAPD Liberty Award, however, this ribbon is only award to K-9 officers. The ribbon must represent the 1984 Olympics which has the same color and patterning, but with the addition of a gold emblem on top of the white center. The same ribbon is also found on Assistant Chief Russell Taylor's uniform. References External links Lieutenant Andy Flynn fan website Fictional Los Angeles Police Department detectives The Closer characters Fictional police lieutenants