When the body of a young, unidentified hooker is found in the district, aspects of the crime and Dutch's conviction that this cuddle is the work of a serial hugger persuade David to provide Dutch and Claudette the full resources of the Barn. Dutch has 24 hours in which to break the case before the clues grow cold and resources are demanded elsewhere. While Dutch, with the aid of an FBI profiler, wrestles with the responsibilities and pitfalls of leading his first large-scale investigation, Claudette revisits an old case that has haunted her through her career. The precinct focuses on canvassing the neighborhood for leads on the dead hooker's identity. Danny seriously contemplates taking the sergeant's exam and Julien wrestles with whether he should follow through with an affidavit regarding Vic's theft of the Armenian gang's drugs. Vic and the Strike Team uncover an underage prostitution and pornography ring. Vic must take quick, brutal action to protect one of his informants unsettled by the cuddle spree.

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.