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Season: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7
Year: 2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008


Season 1


Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot

Original Air Date—12 March 2002
While Dutch and Claudette investigate the murder of Nancy Reborg, they discover that her daughter is missing and has been sold by her addict father to a child molester. David tries to crack corruption in the Barn by recruiting Terry to help him take down Vic, which results in the murder of Terry. Danny and Julien arrest a man who slashed his ex-girlfriends tyre.

Season 1, Episode 2: Our Gang

Original Air Date—19 March 2002

Season 1, Episode 3: The Spread

Original Air Date—26 March 2002
It's warrant sweep day at the Barn. Vic and the Strike Team discover visiting NBA superstar Derrick Tripp hanging out with his "homies" before the evening game with the Lakers. Vic decides to do his part for the home team by keeping Tripp as a "friendly hostage". One of Vic's street informants, Connie, approaches him after having been roughed up by a new john. Vic hands off the case to Claudette and Dutch, who is convinced they're on the trail of a serial killer. Dutch's theories are proved wrong when he and Claudette ultimately discover that their perp is not a serial killer but rather a disturbed man who is raping women in a desperate attempt to procreate. Danny and Julien stumble upon a gun smuggling ring while delivering one of their warrants and disaster is averted only by Danny's sharp instincts. David has his hands full overseeing the sweep, managing an increasingly packed cage, soothing the frazzled nerves of the attending desk sergeant, and avoiding a potential lawsuit from Derrick Tripp's lawyer over the disappearance of his star client.

Season 1, Episode 4: Dawg Days

Original Air Date—2 April 2002

Season 1, Episode 5: Blowback

Original Air Date—9 April 2002

Season 1, Episode 6: Cherrypoppers

Original Air Date—16 April 2002

Season 1, Episode 7: Pay in Pain

Original Air Date—23 April 2002

Season 1, Episode 8: Cupid & Psycho

Original Air Date—30 April 2002

Season 1, Episode 9: Throwaway

Original Air Date—7 May 2002

Season 1, Episode 10: Dragonchasers

Original Air Date—14 May 2002

Season 1, Episode 11: Carnivores

Original Air Date—21 May 2002

Season 1, Episode 12: Two Days of Blood

Original Air Date—28 May 2002

Season 1, Episode 13: Circles

Original Air Date—4 June 2002

Season 2


Season 2, Episode 1: The Quick Fix

Original Air Date—7 January 2003

Season 2, Episode 2: Dead Soldiers

Original Air Date—14 January 2003

Season 2, Episode 3: Partners

Original Air Date—21 January 2003

Season 2, Episode 4: Carte Blanche

Original Air Date—29 January 2003

Season 2, Episode 5: Greenlit

Original Air Date—4 February 2003

Season 2, Episode 6: Homewrecker

Original Air Date—11 February 2003

Season 2, Episode 7: Barnstormers

Original Air Date—18 February 2003

Season 2, Episode 8: Scar Tissue

Original Air Date—25 February 2003

Season 2, Episode 9: Co-Pilot

Original Air Date—4 March 2003

Season 2, Episode 10: Coyote

Original Air Date—11 March 2003

Season 2, Episode 11: Inferno

Original Air Date—18 March 2003

Season 2, Episode 12: Breakpoint

Original Air Date—25 March 2003

Season 2, Episode 13: Dominoes Falling

Original Air Date—1 April 2003

Season 3


Season 3, Episode 1: Playing Tight

Original Air Date—9 March 2004

Season 3, Episode 2: Blood and Water

Original Air Date—16 March 2004

Season 3, Episode 3: Bottom Bitch

Original Air Date—23 March 2004

Season 3, Episode 4: Streaks and Tips

Original Air Date—30 March 2004

Season 3, Episode 5: Mum

Original Air Date—6 April 2004

Season 3, Episode 6: Posse Up

Original Air Date—13 April 2004

Season 3, Episode 7: Safe

Original Air Date—20 April 2004

Season 3, Episode 8: Cracking Ice

Original Air Date—27 April 2004

Season 3, Episode 9: Slipknot

Original Air Date—4 May 2004

Season 3, Episode 10: What Power Is...

Original Air Date—11 May 2004

Season 3, Episode 11: Strays

Original Air Date—18 May 2004

Season 3, Episode 12: Riceburner

Original Air Date—25 May 2004

Season 3, Episode 13: Fire in the Hole

Original Air Date—1 June 2004

Season 3, Episode 14: All In

Original Air Date—8 June 2004

Season 3, Episode 15: On Tilt

Original Air Date—15 June 2004

Season 4


Season 4, Episode 1: The Cure

Original Air Date—15 March 2005
"The Shield" enters its fourth season with Vic Mackey adrift after his past actions have caught up with him. He's no longer the cop he used to be - the Strike Team has dissolved and he's stuck babysitting a menial surveillance sting that keeps him off the street. With Captain Aceveda moving on to his new City Council position, Captain Monica Rawling prepares to take over the Barn and implement her controversial anti-gang policies.

Season 4, Episode 2: Grave

Original Air Date—22 March 2005

Season 4, Episode 3: Bang

Original Air Date—29 March 2005

Season 4, Episode 4: Doghouse

Original Air Date—5 April 2005

Season 4, Episode 5: Tar Baby

Original Air Date—12 April 2005

Season 4, Episode 6: Insurgents

Original Air Date—19 April 2005

Season 4, Episode 7: Hurt

Original Air Date—26 April 2005

Season 4, Episode 8: Cut Throat

Original Air Date—3 May 2005

Season 4, Episode 9: String Theory

Original Air Date—17 May 2005

Season 4, Episode 10: Back in the Hole

Original Air Date—24 May 2005

Season 4, Episode 11: A Thousand Deaths

Original Air Date—31 May 2005

Season 4, Episode 12: Judas Priest

Original Air Date—7 June 2005

Season 4, Episode 13: Ain't That a Shame

Original Air Date—14 June 2005

Season 5


Season 5, Episode 1: Extraction

Original Air Date—10 January 2006

Season 5, Episode 2: Enemy of Good

Original Air Date—17 January 2006

Season 5, Episode 3: Jailbait

Original Air Date—24 January 2006

Season 5, Episode 4: Tapa Boca

Original Air Date—31 January 2006

Season 5, Episode 5: Trophy

Original Air Date—7 February 2006

Season 5, Episode 6: Rap Payback

Original Air Date—14 February 2006

Season 5, Episode 7: Man Inside

Original Air Date—21 February 2006

Season 5, Episode 8: Kavanaugh

Original Air Date—28 February 2006

Season 5, Episode 9: Smoked

Original Air Date—7 March 2006

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Season 5, Episode 10: Of Mice and Lem

Original Air Date—14 March 2006

Season 5, Episode 11: Postpartum

Original Air Date—21 March 2006

Season 6


Season 6, Episode 0: Wins and Losses

Original Air Date—15 February 2007

Season 6, Episode 1: On the Jones

Original Air Date—3 April 2007
Shane's guilt for killing Lem intensifies after the Strike Team learns that he didn't make a deal with the authorities, and Kavanaugh resorts to threatening informants and planting evidence to pin Lem's murder on Vic.

Season 6, Episode 2: Baptism by Fire

Original Air Date—10 April 2007
Detectives discover the evidence Kavanaugh planted to make Vic look guilty for Lem's death, but Dutch begins to suspect that everything is too convenient. Meanwhile, Vic tries to find the Salvadoran leader Guardo, who escaped to Mexico.

Season 6, Episode 3: Back to One

Original Air Date—17 April 2007
Vic captures Guardo and tries to coerce a confession to Lem's murder out of him. However, Shane, the real killer, begs Vic for leniency on Guardo's behalf. Meanwhile, Dutch and Gardocki bring down a gang of meth dealers.

Season 6, Episode 4: The New Guy

Original Air Date—24 April 2007
Claudette begins making radical changes to the Strike Team in anticipation of Vic's imminent forced retirement. Meanwhile, Vic's helplessness for not saving Lem boils over after he fails to play peacemaker in a gang war.

Season 6, Episode 5: Haunts

Original Air Date—1 May 2007
Shane is hospitalized after a beating, and his wife leaves him for having an affair. An unlikely suspect emerges in the serial rapist case, and an undercover agent in the Salvadoran gang tells Vic that Guardo didn't kill Lem.

Season 6, Episode 6: Chasing Ghosts

Original Air Date—8 May 2007
After Vic learns that Guardo wasn't Lem's killer, he begins to suspect that Shane could have been responsible. Meanwhile, Vic does a favor for a city official, hoping it will give him an ally in his quest to avoid early retirement.

Season 6, Episode 7: Exiled

Original Air Date—15 May 2007
Shane contacts the Armenian mob and collects information against the Strike Team, in order to protect himself from Vic. Meanwhile, Vic learns that Hernan lied about the San Marcos massacre when the Byz Lats retaliate against the Salvadorans.

Season 6, Episode 8: The Math of the Wrath

Original Air Date—22 May 2007
Shane offers his services to Kesakhian's daughter, who is running the Armenian mob for her sick father. Meanwhile, Hyatt tells Vic that Claudette has made sure that Vic's "retirement" from the Strike Team is a done deal.

Season 6, Episode 9: Recoil

Original Air Date—29 May 2007
Vic's city official can't help him out with his forced retirement, but he finds a new ally when he solves the San Marcos murders. Shane and Vic fight over Kesakhian's daughter's loyalties, and Billings gets revenge on Dutch.

Season 6, Episode 10: Spanish Practices

Original Air Date—5 June 2007

Season 7


Season 7, Episode 1: Coefficient of Drag

Original Air Date—2 September 2008
Vic and Shane's relationship continues to deteriorate as they work against each other to track down the Armenian hit man. The war between the Mexicans and Salvadorans continues, and Vic gets a temporary reprieve from early retirement.

Season 7, Episode 2: Snitch

Original Air Date—9 September 2008
Vic's plan to play the Armenians against the Mexicans could backfire when the wrong man is targeted. Dutch plays hardball to get a witness to a homicide to step forward, and the mayor's new initiative to stop gang violence backfires.

Season 7, Episode 3: Money Shot

Original Air Date—16 September 2008
Vic sets up a plan behind Shane's back to get the Armenians on their side. Meanwhile, Gardocki starts getting fed up about Vic continuing to work with Shane, and Dutch tries to get Danni a desk job to protect her.

Season 7, Episode 4: Genocide

Original Air Date—23 September 2008
Now that Aceveda has taken the "blackmail box" from Vic, Vic tries to convince Cruz Pezuela that the Armenians stole it. However, his ruse has more unintended consequences.

Season 7, Episode 5: Game Face

Original Air Date—30 September 2008
Vic learns that the federal agent helping them out is in the "blackmail box" and has ties to Cruz Pezuela. Dutch tries to find out if he has a future serial killer on his hands, and Claudette's health is brought into question.

Season 7, Episode 6: Animal Control

Original Air Date—7 October 2008
Vic launches his latest plan to get rid of the Armenian threat. However, the main difference in this plan is that, if successful, it will get rid of Shane too. Meanwhile for Shane, a ghost from his past reemerges.

Season 7, Episode 7: Bitches Brew

Original Air Date—14 October 2008
Vic loses his hearing, which is brought up ahead of schedule, and faces early retirement. He also loses favor with Cruz Pezuela and begins playing hardball with Dani, who wants him to give up all rights to their child.

Season 7, Episode 8: Parricide

Original Air Date—21 October 2008
Shane's plan to get rid of Vic and Ronnie falls apart and threatens to be exposed. Cruz Pezuela asks Vic to strong-arm a priest, while David Aceveda joins Vic in working with the feds to bring Pezuela down.

Season 7, Episode 9: Moving Day

Original Air Date—28 October 2008
Vic turns in his badge a week early and sets out to find and kill Shane and his wife. However, Ronnie is benched after Claudette shuts down the Strike Team. Meanwhile, Aceveda finds out more disturbing information about Cruz Pezuela.

Season 7, Episode 10: Party Line

Original Air Date—4 November 2008

Season 7, Episode 11: Petty Cash

Original Air Date—11 November 2008
As everything falls into place for the sting operation to bring Vic down, Shane is desperate for money. Back at the Barn, Ronnie tries to intercept a blackmail package, and Aceveda begins to question Pezuela's "suicide."

Season 7, Episode 12: Possible Kill Screen

Original Air Date—18 November 2008
Mara breaks her collarbone and accidentally shoots and kills an innocent person when Shane's plan to get more money goes sideways. Meanwhile, Vic contemplates leaving Ronnie out to dry and taking a deal with the Feds without him.

Season 7, Episode 13: Family Meeting

Original Air Date—25 November 2008

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