Shield, The - Season 3
20th Century Fox (2004)
Crime, Drama
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IMDB   8.8
11 hr 40 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Michael Chiklis Detective Vic Mackey
Glenn Close Captain Monica Rawling
Catherine Dent Officer Danielle Sofer
Walton Goggins Detective Shane Vendrell
Michael Jace Officer Julien Lowe
Kenny Johnson
Jay Karnes
Benito Martinez Captain David Aceveda
CCH Pounder Detective Claudette Wyms
David Rees Snell Detective Ronnie Gardocki
Cathy Cahlin Ryan Corrine Mackey
Director
Michael Chiklis
Clark Johnson
Producer Michael Chiklis
Adam Fierro
Writer Shawn Ryan
Glen Mazzara


TV's hardest-hitting cop drama returns with a vengeance for a pulse-pounding third season!

After scoring big with the money train, the Strike Team plays it cool to avoid arousing suspicion as Dutch and Claudette investigate the robbery and murder of two Armenian gangsters. Tensions are stretched even further when Vic finds himself at odds with his team as they face a bitter rivalry from the new Decoy Squad. But hostilities are quickly forgotten when Captain Aceveda reveals that the Strike Team is the target of an Armenian mob hit.
Episodes
 1 hr 0 mins    3/9/2004  1.  Playing Tight
The Strike team's attempt to play by the book comes to an abrupt end when they discover that two gangs, the Byz Latz and the One-Niners are attempting to alter the balance of power by acquring MP5s. Claudette and Dutch investigate the murders and feet decapitation of 4 Armenian men by the Armenian mob in their search for the stolen cash from the money train. Meanwhile, Danny who is doing temp work at a high school while waiting for an appeal, discovers she might me be able to get her old job back.
Director:  Clark Johnson  Writer:  Shawn Ryan  / Kurt Sutter 
Guest starring:  Caroline Macey, Sean Jeffrey Jones, Sheila-Sheila, Edward Rodrigo Diaz, Juan Carlos, Jay Brown, Vick Sabitjian,  Rico Bueno, Wiley Pickett,  Aris Alvarado, Hunter Bodine, Herzl Tobey,  Nigel Gibbs, Cal Gibson, David Raibon,  Chris Williams
 1 hr 0 mins    3/16/2004  2.  Blood And Water
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 who was the only survivor in the murder of two latin gang members, one of them being his close friend.
Director:  Clark Johnson  Writer:  Kim Clements  / Charles H. Eglee 
Guest starring:  Bill Duggan, Amaris Dupree, R. Ernie Silva, José Ramón Rosario,  Guillermo Diaz, Jeremy Ray Valdez,  Ron Canada
 1 hr 0 mins    3/23/2004  3.  Bottom Bitch
A prostitute seeks the help of the police in her quest to bring down her pimp. Claudette assigns Vic against his wishes to the case, which puts him on the verge of going over the edge. Dutch uncovers a disturbing trend of rapes and a politician is arrested for solicitation.
Director:  Scott Brazil  Writer:  Scott Rosenbaum  / Adam E. Fierro 
Guest starring:  Rudy Moreno, Heather McPhaul, Faruq Tauheed,  Julanne Chidi Hill, Marilyn Sanabria, Teres Byrne,  Larry Cedar, Christina Lusita, Mageina Tovah,  Brent SextonJeanette Miller
 1 hr 0 mins    3/30/2004  4.  Streaks And Tips
The newly arrived Decoy Squad and the Strike Team go head to head in the investigation to solve a car-jacking case. Dutch gets in over his head on an attempted murder case.
Director:  Scott Brazil  Writer:  Glen Mazzara 
Guest starring:  Kimberly McCullough, Tim deZarn, Tangie Ambrose, T.J. Hall, Chris Palmquist, Paul Saucido, Kiran Rao, Charlie Paulson, Orlando Ashley,  Mae Mercer, Eric Lange, Chuy Garcia, Tom Choi,  Derek Mears
 1 hr 0 mins    4/6/2004  5.  Mum
Vic struggles with Claudette's new supervision of the Strike Team. Marked bills lead Aceveda and a federal agent closer to the truth about the Armenian money-train heist in an episode with a recurring motif of people not reporting crimes against them.
Director:  Nick Gomez  Writer:  Shawn Ryan  / Kurt Sutter 
Guest starring:  Laura Gray,  Wilmer Calderon, Manuel G. Jimesez, K. T. Thangavelu,  Zahn McClarnon, Albert Santos, Fred Spencer, Nathanial Moon, Max Hernández, Katherine Anderson, Hunter Bodine,  Peggy Miley, Kurt Caceres, Benjamin Parrillo,  Afemo Omilami, Baadja-Lyne Odums
 1 hr 0 mins    4/13/2004  6.  Posse Up
When the ex-wife and child of Julien's former partner, Tommy, are murdered, Tommy becomes a suspect, prompting Julien to team up with Mackey to conduct their own investigation. Elsewhere, Shane goes undercover to catch a group attacking gay prostitutes, and Claudette and Dutch investigate a rape case against Aceveda's orders.
Director:  Felix Enriquez Alcala  Writer:  Kim Clements  / Charles H. Eglee 
Guest starring:  J.C. Mackenzie, Willam Belli, Mia Wesley,  Tommy Hinkley, Nina Jane Barry, James Leo Ryan, Jim Zulevic, Francisco Viana, Lavelle Wilson, Doug Sinclair,  Arnell Powell, Shawn Carter Peterson,  Michael Esparza, Aleiandro Furth
 1 hr 0 mins    4/20/2004  7.  Safe
Vic and the Strike Team decide to take risky measures to protect themselves from being linked to the Money Train heist. Unfortunately, their plan is interrupted when one of Vic's open cases is suddenly linked to a Narco Corrido song.
Director:  Peter Horton  Writer:  Adam Fierro  / Adam E. Fierro 
Guest starring:  Bunnie Rivera Siler, Yelyna De Leon, Joe Ordaz, Luis Robledo, Ken Garcia, V.J. Foster, Ruben Garfias, Daniella Garcia-Lorida, Steve Sotelo, Julieta Espinoza, Alejandro Patino
 1 hr 0 mins    4/27/2004  8.  Cracking Ice
An oversight puts Waylon and Trish in serious danger during an undercover job and Claudette is to blame. Meanwhile, Tommy makes a drastic decision when he realizes nobody in the Barn can help him get back on the job.
Director:  Guy Ferland  Writer:  Diego Gutierrez  / Charles H. Eglee 
Guest starring:  Nadia Shazana,  Paula Jai Parker, Khary Payton, Max Hernandez,  Jernard BurksCheryl Francis Harrington, Jon Ecklund, Christopher Guyton, Elizabeth Greer, Bert Kreischer, Donna Pieroni, Benita Marti, Kerry Leigh Michaels, Lucille M. Oliver, Raleigh Friend, Ken Cosby, Rit
 1 hr 0 mins    5/4/2004  9.  Slipknot
When two high profile murders are linked to each other, Aceveda orders Wyms to get the entire Barn involved before gang and racial violence breaks out. Mackey uses the case to leverage himself and the Strike Team back into the streets of Farmington.
Director:  Michael Chiklis  Writer:  Kurt Sutter 
Guest starring:  Rashaan Nall, Noel Guglielmi,  Dwayne L. Barnes, Paul Benjamin,  William Stanford Davis, M. Neko Parham, Gary Cruz,  Nigel Gibbs, Veronica Del Palacio, La Trice Harper, Lonnie Hughes, Oren Williams, Roger Marks, Yoann Cifuentes, Tom Holiday,  Tom Yi, Steve Cell, Xuyen Tu Val
 1 hr 0 mins    5/11/2004  10.  What Power Is...
Aceveda finds himself in a near fatal confrontation, and enlists Vic to help him take down the suspects in order to help service his own personal agenda. Meanwhile after losing her position of power, Claudette rejoins Dutch on the search for the cuddler rapist as they get a stunning break in the case.
Director:  Dean White  Writer:  Kim Clements 
Guest starring:  Rif Hutton, Larry Sullivan, DeLane Matthews,  Wilmer CalderonRebecca PidgeonClark Gregg, Hunter Bodine, Paul Saucido, Sofie Calderon, Katherine Anderson, Patrick Montes, James Budig, Wanya Green, Lenore Perry, Victor Cohn-Lopez, Angela Gardner, Yuji Hasegawa, Jocko Si
 1 hr 0 mins    5/18/2004  11.  Strays
During a routine bust on bangers, Vic and the Team discover a money laundering ring that reaches far and wide in the crime community. Meanwhile, Dutch takes the chilling confession of the man who was arrested in the serial-rape case, and Danny goes undercover.
Director:  David Mamet  Writer:  Glen Mazzara 
Guest starring:  Rebecca PidgeonVicellous Reon Shannon, DeLane Matthews, Dominic Hoffman,  Lionel Mark SmithClark Gregg, Sandy Mulvihill,  Jim Cody WilliamsLarnell Stovall, Mark Luna, Keith Davis
 1 hr 0 mins    5/25/2004  12.  Riceburner
When Aceveda assings The Strike Team to serve a high risk warrant against a mob killer to service his political agenda, they find themselves embroiled in a hostile struggle with the Korean community. Now the Team must find out how to put an end to the situation before they end up casualties of a racial fued. Meanwhile, one of Vic's informants works with Danny on finding stolen chairs, while having eyes for her.
Director:  Scott Brazil  Writer:  Scott Rosenbaum  / Adam E. Fierro 
Guest starring:  Tom YiRif HuttonDaniel Dae Kim, Lydia Look, Douglas Roberts, James Budig, Atticas Todd, Maurice Sherbanee,  Simon Rhee, Champagne Powell, Bill H. McKenzie, Wayon Lopez, Wanda Lee Evans, Glen Badyna, Elizabeth Jayne Hong, Yvans Jourdain, Suyan Kim, Susan Oh, C.W. Pyun, J
 1 hr 0 mins    6/1/2004  13.  Fire In The Hole
When a mole in the treasury department is discovered and the framed suspect in the Armenian money train robbery turns up missing, the Strike team race to find the suspect before their cover is blown. Meanwhile, Claudette attempts to make amends with the Decoy Squad by going undercover to help them on a case.
Director:  Guy Ferland  Writer:  Charles H. Eglee  / Kurt Sutter 
Guest starring:  Mo, Michael Phenicie, James Budig, Kenneth Colom, Jon Ecklund, Ted Emporellis, Patrick Wolff, Sharif Rashed, Tony Rivard, Ric Drasin,  Verda Bridges, Herman Wilkins, Jayden Lund
 1 hr 0 mins    6/8/2004  14.  All In
With an Armenian hit-man hot on their trail, the Strike team sweeps the streets of the Armenian community to find him before he finds them. After catching a break, Aceveda's suspicions grow about the Strike Team's involvement with the Money Train robbery. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette investigate a case that could repeal hundreds of convictions, which leaves Claudette having to choose between her conscience and her career.
Director:  Stephen T. Kay  Writer:  Scott Rosenbaum 
Guest starring:  Karmin Murcelo, Marcos Ferraez, Dominic Hoffman,  Stana KaticAnthony Azizi, Gichi Gamba, Mike Batayeh, Vahe Bejan, Oded Gross, Ryan Templeton,  Angela Sarafyan, Paul Hewitt, Hrach Titizian, Kurt Sutter, Adam Harrington
 1 hr 0 mins    6/15/2004  15.  On Tilt
When Aceveda confirms that the Strike Team is the target of an Armenian mob hit, Mackey must take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Whym's career is on the line when she disobeys Aceveda's orders to put a case to rest that may prove the innocence of convicted felons.
Director:  Scott Brazil  Writer:  Shawn Ryan  / Glen Mazzara 
Guest starring:  Andre 3000,  Michael Benyaer, Michael Tomlinson,  Stana Katic, Yasmine Delawari, Kenneth Colom, Ray Stoney, Cari Golden, Breena Shepard, Nikos Psarras, Aixa, Ramon Hilario, Krystal Fernandez, Harace Carpenter, Mashari Laila Bain, Scott Damian, Dennis W. Hall, Kurt Sutter
Edition Details
Edition Special Edition
Series The Shield
Distributor 20th Century Fox
Release Date 2/22/2005
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 4

Features
Disc 01
  • Audio Commentary on Selected Episodes
  • 38 Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
  • "Breaking Episode #315" Making-Of Documentary