The Shield: Series 3

Drama series following the lives and cases of crooked American cop Vic Mackey and the corrupt Los Angeles Police Department unit under his command.

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All episodes for series 3 of The Shield

S3 E1 · Playing Tight

Vic sets out to stop stolen military weapons from fuelling a gang war while unaware of potential outcomes.

S3 E3 · Bottom B****

A prostitute wants to Vic to punish her former pimp, and Dutch arrests a sex offender in a rape case.

S3 E4 · Streaks and Tips

The rivalry between the Strike Team and the Decoy Squad heats up as they compete to find a murder suspect.

S3 E5 · Mum

Dutch and Claudette continue to pursue a rapist as a gang arrest threatens exposure for the Strike Team.

S3 E6 · Posse Up

Officer Hisk becomes a prime suspect in the murder of his ex-wife and son.

S3 E7 · Safe

A missing persons investigation uncovers a graveyard for illegal immigrants working in an illicit drug lab.

S3 E8 · Cracking Ice

Vic is enlisted to save his rivals on the Decoy Squad when their undercover operation is at risk of exposure.

S3 E9 · Slipknot

A lynching threatens to ignite a race war between Farmington's black and Latino gangs.

S3 E11 · Strays

Dutch tries to understand the rapist now dubbed The Cuddler, and Vic enlists Danny for a key assignment.

S3 E12 · Riceburner

The pursuit of a gang hitman pits Farmington's tight-lipped Korean community against the police.

S3 E13 · Fire in the Hole

Vic tries to sidetrack the money train investigation as Claudette goes undercover in a pornography ring.

S3 E14 · All In

The Strike Team are threatened with exposure in the money train heist.

S3 E15 · On Tilt

As Vic goes after Margos, Claudette risks her career to see that an innocent man is freed from prison.