When Vic discovers that Ronnie has been burned by Armadillo as payback, he, Shane, and Lemonhead swear they'll do whatever it takes to put an end to him. Meanwhile Claudette makes further headway on her investigation of Vic when she has a private talk with Corrine, and Dutch takes Danny under his wing as they try and find the culprit behind the beating of a man in Thai Town.
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.