1. Playing Tight
Air date: 2004-03-09 · 60 min
Vic sets out to stop stolen military weapons from fueling a gang war, unaware that it threatens to expose him as the mastermind behind the theft of the Armenian mob's laundered money.
Open episode 1 ↗The Shield
Season 3.
15 episodes in the catalogue. Explore the stories and air dates, then choose an episode to open FRAME’s player.
2. Blood and Water
Air date: 2004-03-16 · 60 min
Vic promises a gang lieutenant the top job if he agrees to set up his boss; Dutch and Claudette's investigation into a gang shooting points to an unexpected triggerman.
Open episode 2 ↗3. Bottom Bitch
Air date: 2004-03-23 · 60 min
A hooker wants Vic to punish her former pimp, Dutch arrests a sex offender in an elderly woman's rape.
Open episode 3 ↗4. Streaks and Tips
Air date: 2004-03-30 · 60 min
The rivalry between the Strike Team and the Decoy Squad heats up as they compete to find a murder suspect.
Open episode 4 ↗5. Mum
Air date: 2004-04-06 · 60 min
As Dutch and Claudette continue to pursue a rapist who is targeting elderly women, the arrest of a local gang member threatens to expose the Strike Team's involvement in the money train heist.
Open episode 5 ↗6. Posse Up
Air date: 2004-04-13 · 60 min
Officer Tommy Hisk becomes a prime suspect in the murder of his ex-wife and son.
Open episode 6 ↗7. Safe
Air date: 2004-04-20 · 60 min
As missing persons investigation uncovers a graveyard for illegal immigrants working in an illicit drug lab.
Open episode 7 ↗8. Cracking Ice
Air date: 2004-04-27 · 60 min
Vic is enlisted to help save his rivals on the Decoy team from having their undercover operation exposed.
Open episode 8 ↗9. Slipknot
Air date: 2004-05-04 · 60 min
A lynching threatens to ignite a race war between Farmington's black and Latino gangs.
Open episode 9 ↗10. What Power Is...
Air date: 2004-05-11 · 60 min
Captain Aceveda turns up the heat in his search for the gangster who sexually assaulted him.
Open episode 10 ↗11. Strays
Air date: 2004-05-18 · 60 min
As Dutch tries to understand "The Cuddler" rapist, Vic enlists Danny for an important undercover assignment.
Open episode 11 ↗12. Riceburner
Air date: 2004-05-25 · 60 min
The pursuit of a gang hitman pits the tight-lipped Korean community against the police.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Fire in the Hole
Air date: 2004-06-01 · 60 min
As Vic tries to sidetrack the money train investigation, Claudette goes undercover to crack a child porn ring.
Open episode 13 ↗14. All In
Air date: 2004-06-08 · 60 min
As the Strike Team is threatened with exposure in the money train heist, Claudette goes it alone in order to find evidence of a public defender's drug addiction.
Open episode 14 ↗15. On Tilt
Air date: 2004-06-15 · 60 min
As Vic goes after Margos, Claudette risks her career to see that an innocent man is freed from prison.
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