The Shield

Season 1 2002
TV-MA

  • 2002-03-13T02:00:00Z on FX
  • 45m
  • 10h (13 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime
Vic Mackey is the leader of an elite Strike Team unit, a group of cops effective at eliminating crime while operating under Vic's set of rules that sometimes cross the line between legal and illegal. The precinct's new captain doesn't like Vic's tactics, and wants to bust him off the force.

13 episodes

Series Premiere

2002-03-13T02:00:00Z

1x01 Pilot

Series Premiere

1x01 Pilot

  • 2002-03-13T02:00:00Z46m

Politically ambitious new LAPD captain David Aceveda tries to crack corruption in the Barn by recruiting Terry Crowley to help him take down fellow detective Vic Mackey, leader of a police Strike Team consisting of himself, Shane Vendrell, Curtis "Lem" Lemansky, and Ronnie Gardocki. Meanwhile, detectives Dutch Wagenbach and Claudette Wyms investigate a woman's murder only to discover her missing daughter has been sold off by her addict father to a child molester.

2002-03-20T02:00:00Z

1x02 Our Gang

1x02 Our Gang

  • 2002-03-20T02:00:00Z46m

The Internal Affairs Division begins an investigation into the shooting and death of Terry, while Aceveda starts his own. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette investigate the shooting of a churro vendor that ends in the Strike Team busting up a gang initiation.

2002-03-27T02:00:00Z

1x03 The Spread

1x03 The Spread

  • 2002-03-27T02:00:00Z46m

In a routine sweep to nab every outstanding suspect, the detectives divvy up the warrants. But when they cast their nets, they bring up far bigger fish than expected.

2002-04-03T02:00:00Z

1x04 Dawg Days

1x04 Dawg Days

  • 2002-04-03T02:00:00Z46m

Mackey attempts to broker a peace agreement between rival rappers whose feud is spilling into the streets. Danny is attacked after identifying a shooter, Julien helps a woman whose son's body has been stolen, and Dutch and Claudette search for a missing migrant worker.

2002-04-10T01:00:00Z

1x05 Blowback

1x05 Blowback

  • 2002-04-10T01:00:00Z46m

Aceveda insists that Vic take uniformed cops in with them to bust an Armenian gang's drug delivery. After the bust, Julien sees the Strike Team take a portion of the drugs for themselves.

2002-04-17T01:00:00Z

1x06 Cherrypoppers

1x06 Cherrypoppers

  • 2002-04-17T01:00:00Z47m

When the body of a young hooker is found in the district, Dutch and Claudette get the full resources of the Barn for 24 hours and the help of the FBI to search for Dutch's serial killer.

2002-04-24T01:00:00Z

1x07 Pay in Pain

1x07 Pay in Pain

  • 2002-04-24T01:00:00Z47m

Vic's relationship with Shane becomes even more complicated when the pair hook up with a cop from another precinct to investigate a shooting. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette bring in a psychic on a complaint from the son of one of her clients.

2002-05-01T01:00:00Z

1x08 Cupid & Psycho

1x08 Cupid & Psycho

  • 2002-05-01T01:00:00Z46m

Allegations against the Strike Team are front-page news, and the team is broken up pending the investigation. Vic and Claudette find themselves following the trail of a meth batch, while Shane and Dutch attempt to get along on a case.

2002-05-08T01:00:00Z

1x09 Throwaway

1x09 Throwaway

  • 2002-05-08T01:00:00Z46m

A planted gun in a truck-jacking case causes complications for the Strike Team, and they're left to clean up their own mess. Meanwhile, the rift between Danny and Julien deepens, causing Aceveda to intervene, and Claudette deals with the mess of her family during a visit from her daughter.

2002-05-15T01:00:00Z

1x10 Dragonchasers

1x10 Dragonchasers

  • 2002-05-15T01:00:00Z46m

Vic assists Connie as she tries to quit crack cold-turkey in a desperate attempt to keep her son, leaving Shane and Lem to investigate a strip-club mugging ring. Meanwhile, Dutch follows his instincts on the serial killer case and Danny is bitten by an HIV-infected perpetrator.

2002-05-22T01:00:00Z

1x11 Carnivores

1x11 Carnivores

  • 2002-05-22T01:00:00Z46m

Vic and the Strike Team mediate a dispute between Rondell Robinson and the Nation of Islam while Dutch and Claudette investigate a brutal home invasion in the Korean community.

2002-05-29T01:00:00Z

1x12 Two Days of Blood (1)

Aceveda turns to Claudette after a double homicide raises ire and fear within an ignored community. Vic is forced to help Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy avoid being implicated in a hit-and-run, while Shane and Lem follow the trail of a gunrunner with a penchant for cockfights.

Season Finale

2002-06-05T01:00:00Z

1x13 Circles (2)

Season Finale

1x13 Circles (2)

  • 2002-06-05T01:00:00Z46m

In the aftermath of a riot, cops are being lured into ambush shootings by a rash of bogus 911 calls. Vic and Aceveda are forced to work together to stop the attacks and solve the problems in the Grove, while Gilroy tries to pit the two against each other in an attempt to save his own job.

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