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Season 4
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Season
Episodes

4
13
Aired
March 15, 2005 - June 14, 2005
Premiere
Slogan
Her house, his rules

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Season 4 of The Shield began in March 15, 2005 on the FX Network. It was created by Shawn Ryan and consists of 13 episodes.

The Shield: The Complete Fourth Season was released on DVD in North America on December 26, 2005.

Summary[]

Antwon Mitchell is released from prison and starts gaining power in Farmington, as head of the One-Niners gang. Meanwhile, newly-arrived Captain Monica Rawling implements controversial federal asset forfeiture laws.

Also, Rawling empowers Vic Mackey whose Strike Team has been disbanded. On the other hand, Shane Vendrell and new partner, Army Renta, work at the Vice Division and find themselves ensnared with Antwon Mitchell.

Finally, new Councilman David Aceveda works from his new position also supervising the police commission.

Timeline[]

Season 4 begins several months after the events of Season 3.

Format[]

The season follows a few main plots and several subplots:

  1. The arrival of new captain Monica Rawling at the Barn.
  2. Antwon Mitchell gains power in Farmington.
  3. Vic Mackey deals with the disbandment of the Strike Team.
  4. Shane Vendrell involvement with Antwon Mitchell while working at the Vice Division.

Major subplots[]

  1. Julien's disapproval of Captain Rawling's seizure laws.
  2. Dutch's deal with the D.A. to stop the marginalization of Wyms and himself.
  3. Antwon Mitchell's kidnapping of a young witness and its repercussions.

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See also: Episodes § Season 4
Picture Title # Prod. code Original airdate
4x01 The Cure Promotional "The Cure" 42 401 March 15, 2005
Vic is no longer the cop he used to be, acting adrift after his past actions have caught up to him. The strike team has dissolved, leaving Mackey to menial busts that keep him off the streets. When Aceveda moves on to his new City Council position, Captain Monica Rawling takes over the Barn and empowers Vic to implement her controversial anti-gang policies.
4x02 The Shield Grave Promotional "Grave" 43 402 March 22, 2005
Tension within the group begins to mount as the Strike Team attempt to rectify a mistake Vic made, when he decided to use some of the cash from the stolen money train during a botched gun-running sting. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette seek the help of a college honor student named Esteban, the only survivor in the murder of two latino gang members, one of them his close friend.
4x03 Choppa's family eviction "Bang" 44 403 March 29, 2005
With Farmington on the brink of a gang war, Monica and Vic race to find the catalyst and stop the bloodshed, enlisting Antwon's help along the way. Still in the doghouse, Dutch decides to take action in thawing the relationship between Claudette and the D.A. Danny and Julien get up close and personal with the Farmington 1-Niners, while Monica looks to Vic for support when the implementation of her property seizure policy challenges her morality.
4x04 The Shield Doghouse promotional "Doghouse" 45 404 April 5, 2005
When Monica puts Vic on the trail of an escaped fugitive in Farmington, he must continue to prove his worth while playing it straight. Claudette gets suspicious of the D.A's motives when she and Dutch are assigned to investigate a major drug dealer who ends up being a minor offender. David seeks an illicit outlet for the troubling feelings caused by his rape. Vic decides to bring Shane closer as his fears about Shane's connection to Antwon Mitchell rise.
4x05 Angie Antwon "Tar Baby" 46 405 April 12, 2005
A tip from Lem's juvie leads Vic and Monica to take down a major heroin operation with connections to Antwon Mitchell. Monica continues to battle Aceveda as she tries to sell her new policies to the community, and Julien begins to doubt her methods. Claudette loses trust in Dutch when she suspects he made a back room deal with the D.A. And Shane and Army find themselves over their heads with Antwon when he blames them for Vic's heroin bust.
"Insurgents" 47 406 April 19, 2005
Vic and Monica strike a deal with the DEA to shut down Mitchell's tar heroin operation. When the bust comes up empty, Vic's suspicions of Shane grow, until Shane proves himself by coming up with a key piece of evidence that reveals a large stash of tar being stored at a local church. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette's friendship continues to feel strain as they try to tie a young woman's murder to a suspected serial killer. Plus, Julien takes a stand against Monica's policy, then goes to David for support when she suggests he consider transferring out of Farmington.
"Hurt" 48 407 April 26, 2005
Just as Monica and Vic get close to a big break in the Garage Sting, Chief Phillips unexpectedly hands over the bust to the Organized Crime Unit. He blames the decision on an emerging PR scandal involving a videotape of Vic at the church bust that was leaked to the Assistant Chief through Aceveda's office. Vic uses his leverage with the Byz Lats to find a Russian mob leader before the mobster flees the country. Monica threatens two foster care social workers with jail after a young girl is found close to death in her foster home, then tells Julien if he doesn't put in for a transfer, she'll request one for him herself.
4x08 The Shield CutThroat Promotional "Cut Throat" 49 408 May 3, 2005
Monica and Vic rush to get their informants off the street after two C.I's are found brutally murdered. Meanwhile, as Dutch and Claudette investigate a brutal beating and robbery, a case from the past forces Dutch to take one in the line of duty. Plus, Vic suspects he's being set up when Shane comes to him after his situation with Antwon and Halpern spins out of control.
4x09 The Shield String Theory promotional "String Theory" 50 409 May 17, 2005
Monica orders her units to turn the streets of Farmington inside-out when two officers mysteriously disappear after answering a 911 call. Shane tries to make amends with his old crew after Vic agrees to help him get out from under Antwon, but things don't work out as planned. Dutch and Claudette convince Monica to let them take active roles in the case of the missing officers, but soon find themselves at a dead end with the only witness being clinically insane.
4x10 Back in the Hole promotional "Back in the Hole" 51 410 May 24, 2005
Vic and Shane confront Captain Rawling about the hidden videotape and information about Antwon and Angie's body. Monica forces them to take a polygraph. Aceveda goes overboard with the hooker and realizes he's not "a good man" for doing so. He ends the relationship.
4x11 Strike Team "A Thousand Deaths" 52 411 May 31, 2005
Vic and the Strike Team use their leverage on the One-Niners to track down anyone involved with the cop killings. Their hunt leads them down an unexpected path with the Russian mob. Monica puts pressure on the team to come clean about any of their dealings with Antwon. Dutch and Claudette investigate a gang shooting and soon realize their key witness is close to the Barn, and has something to hide.
4x12 The Shield JudasPriest Promotional "Judas Priest" 53 412 June 7, 2005
Vic tracks down the Russian involved in the cop-killers but an accidental explosion kills him. Vic discovers Antwon had a half-brother and his involvement with the murdered cops. Aceveda is blackmailed by the man who raped him. Antwon cuts a deal with DEA.
4x13 The Shield Ain't That A Shame promotional "Ain't That a Shame" 54 413 June 14, 2005
Enraged by the prospect of Antwon Mitchell's release from prison, Monica Rawling decides to go behind the DEA's back. She asks the Strike Team to find and arrest the Salvadoran drug lord Mitchell is to provide information about before the DEA does. The Strike Team is successful but Monica loses her job after an angry DEA chief threatens to cut off federal funding from Los Angeles unless she is fired. Rawling stays at the Barn just long enough to arrest Mitchell upon his arrival. Danny goes home from the hospital and is tended to by Julian. The Internal Affairs detective that Rawling called reports to her and informs her that they discovered the packet of heroin in Lem's car and switched it for a fake.

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