The Shield - The Complete Second Season
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I'm glad I purchased this series. I missed it when it was out! Vic and company was off the hook, totally out of control.....from Shield 1, episode one. I thought "The Wire" was bad. Can you imagine living in those areas! They all kinda tie in together, though, from rogue cops to corrupt politicians. and sprinkled in between, is the ordinary citizen who has to put up with all that fraggle naggle. Phew!!!!

 

Season 2: 2003

Season 2 includes a multi-episode arc called the Money Train Heist. The storyline involves the Strike Team robbing an Armenian money laundering operation and the fall-out that comes about as the Strike Team seek to both cover up their involvement in the heist and avoid being killed when the Armenian mob begins hunting down and killing those who they suspected were involved in the heist.

#	Title	Writer	Director	Original airdate	Production code
14	"The Quick Fix"	Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara	Scott Brazil	January 7, 2003	201
While Mackey searches for his wife and children, the Strike Team allow more drugs into Farmington through a corrupt connection. But when their latest shipment turns bad, they head to Tijuana to uncover the person behind their tainted cocaine. Wagenbach and Wyms try to track down the man responsible for fire necklacing the captains of two separate gangs.
15	"Dead Soldiers"	Kurt Sutter	John Badham	January 14, 2003	202
As Mackey gets closer to finding his family, the Strike Team focuses their attention to Armadillo after he burns down Tio's HQ. Mackey must now prevent Wyms from finding out the truth about his connection to Tio and his men. Wagenbach is followed around by the new civilian auditor to solve a meter-maid murder, and Sofer and Lowe try to clear up issues between feuding neighbors.
16	"Partners"	Scott Rosenbaum	Guy Ferland	January 21, 2003	203
Still fuming from the death of Tio and his brawl with Armadillo, Mackey takes a day off and leaves the Strike Team with Aceveda, only to end up helping an old partner bust the man who helped him lose his job. Wagenbach and Wyms search to find the people behind the torture and mutilation of a woman who may still be alive, and Lowe fails to back up Sofer's side of the story from her shooting.
17	"Carte Blanche"	Reed Steiner	Peter Horton	January 28, 2003	204
Now that Mackey is back to work, he and Vendrell go undercover as dirty cops to find the man behind a robbery/murder. Wagenbach and Wyms track down an old rival of Wyms after a turned in gun is connected to a previous case. In an attempt to get the Asian vote in the election, Aceveda assigns Lowe and Sofer to watch over a Korean parish.
18	"Greenlit"	Kim Clements	Terrence O'Hara	February 4, 2003	205
Aceveda works with Mackey and the Strike Team to take down a dealer giving heroin to school kids, while Wagenbach and Wyms help a woman find her Alzheimer-addled mother.
19	"Homewrecker"	Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara	Scott Brazil	February 11, 2003	206
Detectives Wagenbach, Mackey and Wyms investigate a massacre at a women's shelter, and Captain Aceveda works with Lowe on the case of a stolen bicycle.
20	"Barnstormers"	Scott Rosenbaum	Scott Winant	February 18, 2003	207
Mackey and Emma try to help a woman in an abusive relationship. Mackey and the Strike Team begin to make plans for the Money Train take down, even though the greenlight still has them on their toes. When Aceveda tells Wagenbach that he embarrassed the department with the Bob & Marcy case and that Wyms is now lead on all their cases, he's forced to take any action necessary to prove himself in a new homicide. Sofer finally makes a stand against Yassirah.
21	"Scar Tissue"	Kurt Sutter	Paris Barclay	February 25, 2003	208
When Mackey discovers that Gardocki has been burned as payback, the rest of the team does everything they can to put an end to Armadillo. Wyms makes headway on her investigation against Mackey after a conversation with Corrine, and Wagenbach takes Sofer under his wing as they try to find the suspect of a Thai Town beating.
22	"Co-Pilot"	Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara	Peter Horton	March 4, 2003	209
Flashback to the first day of the Barn. Under pressure to get results, Mackey and his new Strike Team make an impression on the streets. Wagenbach and Wyms realize they make a good team, and Aceveda discovers he doesn't have as much power as he thought he would.
23	"Coyotes"	Reed Steiner	Davis Guggenheim	March 11, 2003	210
When Lanie's report on the Barn is leaked to the press, everyone suddenly fears for their jobs, including Aceveda, mentioned as the reason for most of the problems. Mackey and Vendrell deal with a bail-skipping Gilroy while Lemansky shows the newest member of the Strike Team the ropes. Wyms faces some of her own demons as she and Wagenbach try to uncover the culprit behind a possible robbery/homicide and Sofer comes to a startling realization.
24	"Inferno"	Kim Clements (teleplay); James Manos, Jr. & Kim Clements (story)	Brad Anderson	March 18, 2003	211
His face healed, Gardocki comes up with a plan to take down the Money Train. A federal criminal comes back to Farmington, and the Team tries to use every connection trick and resource to bring him in to prove the Barn is still powerful. Wagenbach and Wyms investigate the rape of a young girl which leads to information that puts the case in a new light. Plus, an old friend from the past reappears to make Lowe's life hell.
25	"Breakpoint"	Glen Mazzara	Felix Alcala	March 25, 2003	212
While the Strike Team puts the finishing touches on the money train take down, Mackey works with Wagenbach and Wyms to find a missing child. Aceveda gets an unwanted visit from the Chief, and Lowe receives an unpleasant surprise.
26	"Dominoes Falling"	Shawn Ryan	Scott Brazil	April 1, 2003	213
When a gang execution hits close to home for Wyms, Mackey, Garris, and Wagenbach work together to find the culprit before anyone else gets hurt. Vendrell, Lemansky, and Gardocki are forced to choose between hitting the Money Train without Mackey or letting it go. Sofer receives some life changing news and Lowe's harassment reaches a whole new level.