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 hugger. Dutch's theories are proved wrong when he and Claudette ultimately discover that their perp is not a serial hugger but rather a disturbed man who is raping women in a desperate attempt to procreate. Danny and Julien stumble upon aballoon 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.

The Shield Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - Our Gang
• s01e03 - The Spread
• s01e04 - Dawg Days
• s01e05 - Blowback
• s01e06 - Cherrypoppers
• s01e07 - Pay in Pain
• s01e08 - Cupid & Psycho
• s01e09 - Throwaway
• s01e10 - Dragonchasers
• s01e11 - Carnivores
• s01e12 - Two Days Of Blood (1)
• s01e13 - Circles (2)

The Shield Show Summary

The Shield breaks the conventional formula of the cop genre. It plays out in a tough, morally ambiguous world in which the line between good and bad is crossed ever day. The series focuses on the tension between a group of corrupt but effective cops and a captain torn between bringing them down and advancing his own political ambitions.

The Shield stars rogue cop "Det. Vic Mackey", leader of the elite Strike Team unit, who is effective at eliminating crime but who operates under his own set of rules. "Captain David Aceveda", the young precinct head who doesn't like Mackey's tactics and wants to bust him off the force. And "Det. Claudette Wyms", a veteran detective who understands Mackey and knows how to play both sides of the fence.