7 Season
88 Episode
The Shield - Season 1 Episode 1 Pilot
The law is just a suggestion.
Politically ambitious new LAPD captain David Aceveda tries to crack corruption in Los Angeles' Farmington District by recruiting detective Terry Crowley to help him take down fellow detective Vic Mackey, leader of the Farmington precinct's Strike Team. As Vic and the Strike Team prepare for a dangerous night mission, detectives Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach and Claudette Wyms investigate a woman's murder, only to discover that her missing daughter has been sold off by the daughter's drug-addicted father to a child molester.
- Year: 2008
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
- Studio: FX
- Keyword: police brutality, drug dealer, gang, dirty cop, police corruption, los angeles, california, drugs, police detective, death, criminal investigation, lapd, grim, mexican cartel
- Director: Shawn Ryan
- Cast: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Paula Garcés, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace, Jay Karnes