Vic, Shane, Lem, Ronnie, and Army search through the woods of Griffith Park, looking for Angie's body. When they have no luck, Lem breaks into Pitarrio's home and beats him while demanding to know the location of Angie's body. After Pitarrio explains again where the body is, Lem takes Pitarrio's heroin as collateral. Shane and Army are terrified because they know that at any moment, Antwon could turn Angie's body over to the police with their bullets in her. Antwon is in the station being questioned by Monica, unaware of the events that have passed under her radar. She pushes on Antwon by using his personal life against him. In particular, she tries to emasculate Antwon by telling him about his gay son in prison. After six hours of being held, Antwon's lawyer demands to see his client and Vic over hears Antwon tell his lawyer that it's time the police find Angie's body. Vic races to tell Shane and Army before it's too late.
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.