S4 E5 ∙ Tar Baby ∙

Monica is forced to defend her crime-fighting tactics, Vic's pursuit of a killer creates problems for Antwon, and Dutch and Claudette land a murder investigation.

G

Contains Strong Language, Mature Themes, Sexual Themes and Violence

Series Selector for The Shield

All episodes for series 4 of The Shield

  • S4 E1 · The Cure

    Vic is adrift after the Strike Team's dissolution as he is stuck babysitting a menial surveillance sting.

  • S4 E2 · Grave

    Vic agrees to quietly bring in a teenage drug user but then learns of his role in a deadly armed robbery.

  • S4 E3 · Bang

    Monica assigns Vic the task of ending a deadly gang war that greets Monica's official arrival at the Barn.

  • S4 E4 · Doghouse

    Vic pursues an escaped rapist as ADA Insardi sends Dutch and Claudette after a low-level drug dealer.

  • S4 E5 · Tar Baby

    Monica is forced to defend her crime-fighting tactics as Vic's pursuit of a killer creates issues for Antwon.

  • S4 E6 · Insurgents

    A raid on a church that is being used as a drug drop gets Monica into hot water with the community and cops.

  • S4 E7 · Hurt

    Monica goes toe-to-toe with a social worker whose negligence led to the hospitalisation of a foster child.

  • S4 E8 · Cut Throat

    Shane must deliver Vic's body to Antwon, and Monica looks for a leak that has led to the murder of informants.

  • S4 E9 · String Theory

    Shane enlists Vic and his men in the search for the body of a teenage informant.

  • S4 E10 · Back in the Hole

    Vic tells Monica the truth about Shane as Dutch and Claudette suspect an alleged serial killer of murder.

  • S4 E11 · A Thousand Deaths

    Vic pits Antwon's henchmen against each other in an effort to find the cop killers.

  • S4 E12 · Judas Priest

    When Vic and Monica work to link Antwon to the cop killings, Aceveda sells them out to cover up his misdeeds.

  • S4 E13 · Ain't That A Shame

    Monica asks Vic to find a way to hold Antwon responsible for the murder of two Farmington cops.