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Season 1

1. Pilot
Air date: 12-Mar-2002 pc: 5012-01-179 Written by: Shawn Ryan Directed by: Clark Johnson
Guest stars: Kenny Johnson (Detective Curtis "Lemonhead" Lemansky) Tamlyn Tomita (Wanda Higoshi) Jim Ortlieb (Dr. Benard Grady) Max Perlich ("Ponyboy" Harris) Ricki Lopez (Miguel Michael) Michael Reid MacKay (Monty) Jamie Brown (Connie Reisler)
While the Strike Team ramps up their control of the streets, David tried to crack corruption in the Barn by recruiting Terry to help him take down Vic, only to result in Terry's death. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette investigate the murder of Nancy Reborg only to discover her missing daughter has been sold off by her addict father to a child molester.

2. Our Gang
Air date: 19-Mar-2002 pc: 5012-01-101 Written by: Shawn Ryan Directed by: Gary Fleder
Guest stars: Reed Diamond (Detective Terry Crowley) John Diehl (Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy) Guy Torry (Marlon Demeral) Frank Grillo (Officer Paul Jackson) April Grace (Frances Housely) Iona Morris (Ida)
Internal Affairs investigates the shooting death of Det. Crowley, but Aceveda speaks starts his own investigation. Meanwhile, Claudette and Dutch investigate the shooting of a churro vendor that ends up in the Strike Team busting up a gang initiation

3. The Spread
Air date: 26-Mar-2002 pc: 5012-01-103 Written by: Glen Mazzara Directed by: Clark Johnson
Guest stars: Jamie Brown (Connie Reisler) Elimu Nelson (Derrick Tripp) Brent Roam (Tomas Motyashik) Kirk Baltz (Richard Greeley) Jenya Lano (Adriana)
In a routine sweep to nab every outstanding suspect, the detectives divvy up the warrants. But when they cast their nets, they bring up far bigger fish than expected. Danny and Julien uncover a gun-smuggling operation; and Mackey and his team encounter a pro-basketball star who's in town to play the Lakers, when they bust in on drug dealers. Meanwhile, Claudette and Dutch try to catch a man who has been raping women in an attempt to procreate.

4. Dawg Days
Air date: 02-Apr-2002 pc: 5012-01-102 Written by: Kevin Arkadie Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Guest stars: Sticky Fingaz (Kern Little) John Diehl (Assistan Chief Ben Gilroy) Walter Jones (Rondell Robinson) Mark Kiely (Pete Shockley) Dex Elliott Sanders (T-Bonz) Marc McClure (Jamison) Efrain Figueroa (Jorge Machado)
Mackey attempts to broker a peace agreement between rival rappers whose feud is spilling into the streets. Danny is attacked after identifying a shooter, Julien helps a woman whose son's body has been stolen, and Dutch and Claudette search for a mission migrant worker. Meanwhile, Capt. Aceveda finds a powerful ally in "Kingmaker" Jorge Machado.


5. Blowback
Air date: 09-Apr-2002 pc: 5012-01-104 Written by: Kurt Sutter Directed by: Clark Johnson
Guest stars: Kimberly McCullough (Deena) Brent Roam (Tomas Motyashik) Kenneth Davitian (Older Armenian) Robert Miano (Eddie Crosby)
David insists that Vic take uniformed cops in with them to bust an Armenian gang's drug delivery. After the bust, Julien sees the Team take a portion of the drugs for themselves. But in the end Shane ends up having the drugs and the vehicle they're in stolen from them. While the search for the drugs and the truck goes on, Mackey learns that his son is autistic.


6. Cherrypoppers
Air date: 16-Apr-2002 pc: 5012-01-105 Written by: Scott Rosenbaum Directed by: D.J. Caruso
Guest stars: Heather Hopper (Two-Bit Whore) Jamie Brown (Connie Reisler) Richard Portnow (Jim Wright) Kim Miyori (Mrs. Park) Elizabeth Rodriguez (Lita Valverde) Eduardo Garcia (Angel) Will McCormack (Steve Hanratty) Jay Harrington (Tom Ross)
When the body of a young hooker is found in the district, Dutch and Claudette get the full resources of the Barn for 24 hours and the help of the FBI to search for Dutch's serial killer. Meanwhile, The Strike Force busts an underage prostitution ring, and Capt. Acevaeda continues to investigate Mackey.

7. Pay In Pain
Guest stars: John Diehl (Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy) Carlos Sanz (Detective Carlos Zamora) Kimberly McCullough (Deena) Miguel Perez (Raoul Jiminez) Davenia McFadden (Frida) April Grace (Frances Housely) Brent Roam (Tomas Motyashik) Dee Freeman (Glenda) Rick Gonzalez (Lucas) Lance E. Nichols (Gene)
When Mackey and Vendrell hook up with a cop from another precinct to investigate the shooting, Vendrell sets off an explosive confrontation with a suspect by making a racial slur. And Mackey seldom a paragon of restraint defuses the situation. But before this tense hour is over, Mackey's complex relationship with Vendrell becomes even more complicated. Meanwhile, Dutch and Wyms search for a serial killer and bring in a psychic on a complaint from the son of one of her clients, and David calls internal affairs after getting Julien's affidavit.

8. Cupid and Psycho
Air date: 30-Apr-2002 pc: 5012-01-107 Written by: Glen Mazzara Directed by: Guy Ferland
Guest stars: John Diehl (Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy) Brent Roam (Tomas Motyashik) Efrain Figueroa (Jorge Machado) Christopher Neiman (Ari) K.K. Dodds (Kim Kelner) Johnny Whitworth (Effi Montecito) Derek Hamilton (Paul) Dick Anthony Williams (Reverend Neil Cook) Jamie Anderson (Brenda)
Allegations against the Strike Team are front-page news, and the team is broken up pending the investigation. Mackey threatens to reveal that Officer Lowe is gay if he won't recant his statement about the Strike Team. In the meantime, Vic and Claudette find themselves following the trail of a batch of "cupid" meth, while Shane and Dutch try to get along on a case.

9. Throwaway
Air date: 07-May-2002 pc: 5012-01-108 Written by: Kevin Arkadie Directed by: Leslie Libman
Guest stars: Tangi Miller (Rebecca Wyms) K.K. Dodds (Kim Kelner) Mystro Clark (Lloyd Hawkins) Rolando Molina (Hector Estanza) Roscoe Lee Browne (Bryce Wyms)
A planted gun in a truck-jacking case causes complications for the Strike Team, and now they're left to clean up their own mess. While the rift between Officers Lowe and Sofer deepens, causing Capt. Aceveda to intervene. Also, Detective Wyms deals with the mess of her family during a visit from her daughter.

10. Dragonchasers
Air date: 14-May-2002 pc: 5012-01-109 Written by: Scott Rosenbaum and Kurt Sutter Directed by: Nick Gomez
Guest stars: Jamie Brown (Connie Reisler) Frank Grillo (Officer Paul Jackson) Michael Kelly (Sean Taylor) Sandra Purpuro (Tereza Varela) Nichole Hiltz (Tulips)
Mackey helps Connie quit using crack cold-turkey in her desperate attempt to keep her son, leaving Vendrell and Lemansky to investigate a strip-club mugging ring. Meanwhile, Dutch follows his instincts on a serial killer case and Danny is bitten by an HIV-infected perpetrator.

11. Carnivores
Air date: 21-May-2002 pc: 5012-01-110 Written by: Keven Arkadie & Glen Mazzara
Guest stars: Sticky Fingaz (Kern Little) Walter Jones (Rondell Robinson) Brent Roam (Tomas Motyashik) Efrain Figueroa (Jorge Machado) Mailon Rivera (Xavier Salaam) Cedric Pendleton (Tio (Theodore Osmond)) June Kyoto Lu (Rhee-Soo) Katy Boyer (Maureen Wilmore) Sandra Purpuro (Tereza Varela)
Mackey and the Strike Team mediate a dispute between Rondell Robinson and the Nation of Islam while Wagenbach and Wyms investigate a brutal home invasion in the tight lipped Korean community. Meanwhile, Aceveda revisits his past.

12. Two Days Of Blood (1)
Air date: 28-May-2002 pc: 5012-01-111 Written by: Kurt Sutter & Scott Rosenbaum Directed by: Guy Ferland
Guest stars: John Diehl (Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy) Tyra Ferrell (Karen Mitchell) Carlos Mencia (Gabo) Marquita Terry (Melissa) Robert LaSardo (Jojo Rizal) John Scherer (Gary Parsons) Dick Anthony Williams (Reverend Cook)
While Vic answers Assistant Chief Gilroy's call for help in covering up a hit and run before Dutch intuits the facts of the case, Shane and Lemmonhead follow the trail of a gunrunner with a penchant for cockfights. Meanwhile, Aceveda turns to Claudette after a double homicide raises ire and fear within an ignored community.

13. Circles (2)
Air date: 04-Jun-2002 pc: 5012-01-112 Written by: Shawn Ryan Directed by: Scott Brazil
Guest stars: John Diehl (Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy) Lana Parrilla (Sedona Telez) Cedric Pendleton (Tio (Theodore Osmond))
In the aftermath of a riot, cops are being lured into ambush shootings by a rash of bogus 911 calls. Surprisingly Mackey and Captain Aceveda must work together to stop these attacks and solve the problems in The Grove, while Assistant Chief Gilroy tries to pit the two against each other to save his own job.

Season 2

14. The Quick Fix
Air date: 07-Jan-2003 pc: 5012-02-201 Written by: Shawn Ryan and Glen Mazzara
Guest stars: Lucinda Jenney (Lanie Kellis) Mark Rolston (Gordie Liman) Danny Pino (Armando "Armadillo" Quintero) Monnae Michaell (Vanessa) Emilio Rivera (Navaro Quintero) Cedric Pendleton (Tio (Theodore Osmond)) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Elizabeth Rodriquez (Lita Valverde) Kristen Bell (Jessica)
While Vic 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, the head to Tijuana to uncover the person behind their poisoned cocaine. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette try to track down the man responsible for fire necklacing the captains of two separate gangs.

15. Dead Soldiers
Air date: 14-Jan-2003 pc: 5012-02-202 Written by: Kurt Sutter Directed by: John Badham
Guest stars: Lucinda Jenney (Lanie Kellis) Mark Rolston (Gordie Liman) Danny Pino (Armando "Armadillo" Quintero) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Cedric Pendleton (Tio (Theodore Osmond)) Dylan Haggerty (Barney Plotkin) Veena Bidasha (Yahssirah Al-Thani)
As Vic gets closer to finding his family, the Strike Team focus their attention to Armadillo after he burns down Tio's HQ. Now Vic must prevent Claudette from finding out the truth about his connection to Tio and his men. Meanwhile, Dutch is followed around by the new civilian auditor to solve a meter-maid murder, and Danny and Julien try to clear up issues between feuding neighbors.

16. Partners
Air date: 21-Jan-2003 pc: 5012-02-203 Written by: Scott Rosenbaum Directed by: Guy Ferland
Guest stars: Carl Weathers (Joe Clarke) Lucinda Jenney (Lanie Kellis) Mark Rolston (Gordie Liman) Melanie Lynskey (Marcy Lindhoff) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) RonReaco Lee (Taylor Orrs) Marc Vann (Bob Lindhoff) Garland Whitt (Fleetwood Walker)
Still fuming from the death of Tio and his brawl with Armadillo, Vic 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. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette search to find the people behind the torture and mutilation of a woman who may still be alive, and Julien fails to back up Danny's side of the story from her shooting.

17. Carte Blance
Air date: 28-Jan-2003 pc: 5012-02-204 Written by: Reed Steiner Directed by: Peter Horton
Guest stars: Lucinda Jenney (Lanie Kellis) Shaun Duke (Alex Schenenik) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) Cheryl White (Marissa) RonReaco Lee (Taylor Orrs) Veena Bidasha (Yahssirah Al-Thani) Chris Payne Gilbert (Charlie Foster) Don Maloney (Lance Hinkle)
Now that Vic is back to work, he and Shane go undercover as dirty cops to find the man behind a robbery/murder. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette track down an old rival of Claudette's after a turned in gun is connected to a previous case. And in an attempt to get the Asian vote in the election, David assigns Julien and Danny to watch over a Korean parish.

18. Greenlit
Air date: 04-Feb-2003 pc: 5012-02-205 Written by: Kim Clements Directed by: Terrence O'Hara
Guest stars: Jamie Brown (Connie Reisler) Danny Pino (Armando "Armadillo" Quintero) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Elizabeth Anne Smith (Anne Sheperd) Andi Chapman (Karen Mitchell) Monnae Mchaell (Vanessa) Art Frankel (Earl) Emilio Rivera (Navaro Quintero) Rainbow Borden (Duardo) Jonathan Hernandez (Felipe Gomez) David Jean-Thomas (Craig Dawson)
David works with Vic and the Strike Team to take down a dealer giving heroin to school kids, while Dutch and Claudette help a woman find her Alzheimer addled mother.As Vic and the Strike Team make plans to bring down the money train, Connie reports that she heard about a guy who's distributing heroin to kids in the middle schools. When David hears of this new threat, he decides to work with Mackey to bring in the culprit. Dutch and Claudette offer to help a woman looking for her Alzheimer addled mother who's wandered off and discover that the woman may be retracing her past in Farmington. Meanwhile as Danny tries to uncover the person anonymously harassing her, Julien reveals a surprising development in his personal life.

19. Homewrecker

Air date: 11-Feb-2003 pc: 5012-02-206 Written by: Shawn Ryan and Glen Mazzara Directed by: Scott Brazil
Guest stars: Jamie Brown (Connie Reisler) Marguerite MacIntyre (Emma Prince) Mark Rolston (Gordie Liman) Matthew Glave (Mike Holden) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Matthew John Armstrong (Lou) Veena Bidasha (Yassirah Al-Thani) Corey Pearson (Bello) Jon Huertas (Robbie Villanueva)
When Danny and Julien get a call to a women's shelter and find a massacre, Dutch, Claudette, and Vic have to work together to find out who's behind the slaughter, which leads Claudette as the odd man out when Dutch sides with Vic on how to handle the situation. David partners with Julien for the day leading the two to help a kid find his stolen bicycle.

20. Barnstormers
Air date: 18-Feb-2003 pc: 5012-02-207 Written by: Scott Rosenbaum Directed by: Scott Winant
Guest stars: Marguerite MacIntyre (Emma Prince) Melanie Lynskey (Marcy Lindhoff) Nichole Hiltz (Tulips) Keith Diamond (Dez) Karen Malina White (Dorcell Jenkins) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Monnae Michaell (Vanessa) Mike Bruner (Stu Kleinsausser) Marcos Ferraez (Leith) Jason Padgett (Herk)
Vic and Emma try to help a woman who's in an abusive relationship. Vic 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 David tells Dutch that he embarrassed the department with the Bob and Marcy case and that Claudette is now lead on all their cases, he's forced to take any action necessary to prove himself in a new homicide. Danny finally makes a stand against Yassirah.

21. Scar Tissue
Air date: 25-Feb-2003 pc: 5012-02-208 Written by: Kurt Sutter Directed by: Paris Barclay
Guest stars: Jamie Brown (Connie Reisler) Lucinda Jenney (Lannie Kellis) Danny Pino (Armando "Armadillo" Quintero) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) Marguerite MacIntyre (Emma Prince) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Autumn Chiklis (Cassidy Mackey) Melanie Myers (Paula) David Raibon (Van Bro) Sung Kang (Malcom Rama) Michael Sean Tighe (Jarvis Stanley)
When Vic discovers that Ronnie has been burned as payback, the rest of the team does everything they can to put an end to him. Meanwhile, Claudette makes headway on her investigation against Vic after a conversation with Corrine, and Dutch takes Danny under his wing as they try to find the suspect of a Thai Town beating.

22. Co-Pilot
Air date: 04-Mar-2003 pc: 5012-02-209 Written by: Shawn Ryan and Glen Mazzara Directed by: Peter Horton
Guest stars: Jamie Brown (Connie Rielser) John Diehl (Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy) Ray Baker (Det. Tom Gannon) Reed Diamond (Terry Crowley) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) Walter Jones (Rondell Robinson) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Richard Yniquez (Latigo)
Flashback to the first day of the barn. Under pressure to get results, Vic and his new Strike Team make an impression on the streets. Dutch and Claudette realize they make a good team, and David discovers he doesn't have as much power as he thought he would.

23. Coyotes
Air date: 11-Mar-2003 pc: 5012-02-210 Written by: Reed Steiner Directed by: Davis Guggenheim
Guest stars: Lucinda Jenney (Lannie Kellis) John Diehl (Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) Brian J. White (Detective Tavon Garris) Efrain Figueroa (Jorge Machado) Seidy Lopez (Coco) Cory Hardrict (Louis) Ron Canada (Chief Tom Bankston)
When Lanie's report on the Barn is leaked to the press, everyone suddenly fears for their jobs, including David who's mentioned as the reason for most of the problems. Gilroy skips bail and winds up on Vic's doorstep looking for help, so while Vic and Shane deal with him Lemonhead is forced to show the newest member of the Strike Team the ropes. Meanwhile Claudette faces some of her own demons as she and Dutch try to uncover the culprit behind a possible robbery/homicide and Danny comes to a startling realization.

24. Inferno
Air date: 18-Mar-2003 pc: 5012-02-211 Written by: Kim Clements s: James Manos Jr. & Kim Clements Directed by: Brad Anderson
Guest stars: Lucinda Jenney (Lannie Kellis) Mark Rolston (Gordie Liman) Sticky Fingaz (Kern Little) Brian J. White (Detective Tavon Garris) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Monnae Michaell (Vanessa) Brent Roam (Tomas Motyashik) Jeff Kober (Bruce Rosen)
With Ronnie's face healed he comes up with a plan to take down the Money Train, and the Strike Team is all in. Unfortunately, a federal criminal comes back to Farmington, and the Team has to use every connection trick, and resource to bring him in to prove the Barn is still a force. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette 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 Julien's life hell.

25. Breakpoint
Air date: 25-Mar-2003 pc: 5012-02-212 Written by: Glen Mazzara Directed by: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest stars: Ron Canada (Chief Tom Bankston) Brian J. White (Detective Tavon Garris) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Efrain Figueroa (Jorge Machado) Frank Grillo (Officer Paul Jackson) Joel Bissonnette (Adam) Roy Fegan (William) Don McManus (Blaine) Brent Roam (Tomas Motyashik) John Scherer (Gary Parsons)
While the Strike Team puts the finishing touches on the money train take down, Vic goes it alone and works with Dutch and Claudette to find a missing kid. David gets an unwanted visit from the Chief and Julien receives an unpleasant surprise.

26. Dominoes Falling
Air date: 01-Apr-2003 pc: 5012-02-213 Written by: Shawn Ryan Directed by: Scott Brazil
Guest stars: Ron Canada (Chief Tom Bankston) Brian J. White (Detective Tavon Garris) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Monnae Michaell (Vanessa) Camilia Sanes (Aurora Aceveda) Frank Grillo (Officer Paul Jackson) Tracie Thoms (Bonnie)
When a gang execution hits close to home for Claudette, Vic, Tavon, and Dutch work together to find the culprit before anyone else gets hurt. Shane, Lemonhead, and Ronnie are forced to choose between hitting the money train without Vic or letting it go. Meanwhile, Danny receives some life changing news and Julien's harassment reaches a whole new level.

Season 3

27. Playing Tight
Air date: 09-Mar-2004 pc: 5012-03-301 Written by: Shawn Ryan & Kurt Sutter Directed by: Clark Johnson
Guest stars: Sticky Fingaz (Kern Little) Brian J. White (Detective Tavon Garris) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Chris Williams (Agent Quigley) David Raibon (Van Bro) Vincent Angell (Owen Thigpen) Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell)
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.

28. Blood and Water
Air date: 16-Mar-2004 pc: 5012-03-302 Written by: Charles H. Eglee & Kim Clements Directed by: Clark Johnson
Guest stars: Sticky Fingaz (Kern Little) Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell) Brian J. White (Detective Tavon Garris) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Guillermo Diaz (Garza) Jeremy Ray Valdez (Esteban) Ron Canada (Chief Tom Bankston)
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.

29. Bottom Bitch
Air date: 23-Mar-2004 pc: 5012-03-303 Written by: Scott Rosenbaum & Adam E. Fierro Directed by: Scott Brazil
Guest stars: Brian J. White (Detective Tavon Garris) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Efrain Figueroa (Jorge Machado) Nicki Micheaux (Detective Trish George) Mageina Tovah (Farrah) Gareth Williams (Detective Waylon Burke) Brent Sexton (Paul Fets) Jeanette Miller (Isabel Nelson) Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell)
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.

30. Streaks And Tips
Air date: 30-Mar-2004 pc: 5012-03-304 Written by: Glen Mazzara Directed by: Scott Brazil
Guest stars: Brian J. White (Detective Tavon Garris) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Nicki Micheaux (Detective Trish George) Kimberly McCullough (Deena) Gareth Williams (Detective Waylon Burke) Vincent Angell (Owen Thigpen) Tim deZarn () Monnae Michaell (Vanessa) Tangie Ambrose () Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell)
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.

31. Mum
Air date: 06-Apr-2004 pc: 5012-03-305 Written by: Kurt Sutter & Shawn Ryan Directed by: Nick Gomez
Guest stars: Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Vincent Angell (Owen Thigpen) Peggy Miley (Lou-Anne Klopp) Kurt Caceres (Juan Rizano) Benjamin Parrillo (Lyle) Afemo Omilami (Agent Nell) Andrew Borba (Vince Peabo) Baadja-Lyne Odums (Diana Peabo) Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell)
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.

32. Posse Up
Air date: 13-Apr-2004 pc: 5012-03-306 Written by: Kim Clements and Charles H. Eglee Directed by: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest stars: Vincent Angell (Owen Thigpen) Tommy Hinkley (Captain Steve Briggs) J.C. MacKenzie (Detective Kouf) Nicki Micheaux (Detective Trish George) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) Camilia Sanes (Aurora Aceveda) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Mia Wesley (Female Reporter)
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.

33. Safe
Air date: 20-Apr-2004 pc: 5012-03-307 Written by: Adam E. Fierro Directed by: Peter Horton
Guest stars: Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Nicki Micheaux (Detective Trish George) Gareth Williams (Detective Waylon Burke) Natalie Zea (Lauren Riley) Luis Robledo (Artergio Ramirez) Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell)
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.

34. Cracking Ice
Air date: 27-Apr-2004 pc: 5012-03-308 Written by: Charles H. Eglee and Diego Gutierrez Directed by: Guy Ferland
Guest stars: David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Nicki Micheaux (Detective Trish George) Gareth Williams (Detective Waylon Burke) Natalie Zea (Lauren Riley) Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell) Paula Jai Parker (Deseray) Khary Payton (Celeo "Psycho" Wilks) Matt Gerald (Tommy Hisk) RonReaco Lee (Taylor Orrs)
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.

35. Slipknot
Air date: 04-May-2004 pc: 5012-03-309 Written by: Kurt Sutter Directed by: Michael Chiklis
Guest stars: Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Nicki Micheaux (Detective Trish George) Gareth Williams (Detective Waylon Burke) Camilia Sanes (Aurora Aceveda) Vincent Angell (Owen Thigpen) Rashaan Nall (Tobar) Noel Guglielmi ("Prophets" Leader) Dwayne L. Barnes (Olias "Link" Linkletter) Paul Benjamin (Perry) Andrew Borba (Vince Peabo) William Stanford Davis (Deon) M. Neko Parham (Twizzy) Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell)
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.

36. What Power Is
Air date: 11-May-2004 pc: 5012-03-310 Written by: Kim Clements Directed by: Dean White
Guest stars: Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Camilia Sanes (Aurora Aceveda) Rif Hutton (James Freeman) Kurt Caceres (Juan Rizano) Larry Sullivan (Detective Craig Milne) Monnae Michaell (Vanessa) DeLane Matthews (Stella Sewell) Wilmer Calderon (Ricky) Rebecca Pidgeon (Joanna Faulks) Clark Gregg (William Faulks)
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.

37. Strays
Air date: 18-May-2004 pc: 5012-03-311 Written by: Glen Mazzara Directed by: David Mamet
Guest stars: Rebecca Pidgeon (Joanna Faulks) Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Vicellous Reon Shannon (Trick) Natalie Zea (Lauren Riley) DeLane Matthews (Stella Sewell) Dominic Hoffman (Louis Spearling) Lionel Mark Smith (Candlin) Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell) Clark Gregg (William Faulks)
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.

38. Riceburner
Air date: 25-May-2004 pc: 5012-03-312 Written by: Adam E. Fierro & Scott Rosenbaum Directed by: Scott Brazil
Guest stars: Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Natalie Zea (Lauren Riley) Rif Hutton (James Freeman) Andrew Borba (Vince Peabo) Daniel Dae Kim (Aceveda's College Friend) Lydia Look (Tracy Pok) RonReaco Lee (Taylor Orrs) Douglas Roberts (Hank Deets)
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.

39. Fire In The Hole
Air date: 01-Jun-2004 pc: 5012-03-313 Written by: Kurt Sutter & Charles H. Eglee Directed by: Guy Ferland
Guest stars: Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Brian J. White (Detective Tavon Garris) Nicki Micheaux (Detective Trish George) Gareth Williams (Detective Waylon Burke) Natalie Zea (Lauren Riley) Mo (Derwin) Andrew Borba (Vince Peabo) RonReaco Lee (Taylor Orrs) Michael Phenicie (Bartender)
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.

40. All In (1)
Air date: 08-Jun-2004 pc: 5012-03-314 Written by: Scott Rosenbaum Directed by: Stephen Kay
Guest stars: Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Brian J. White (Detective Tavon Garris) Andrew Borba (Vince Peabo) Karmin Murcelo (Carol) Marcos Ferraez (Leith) Dominic Hoffman (Louis Spearling) Stana Katic (Ayla) Anthony Azizi (Petrosh) Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell)
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 chose between her conscience and her career.

41. On Tilt (2)
Air date: 15-Jun-2004 pc: 5012-03-315 Written by: Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara Directed by: Scott Brazil
Guest stars: Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey) David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki) Andre 3000 (Comic Store Owner) Michael Benyaer (Goma Magar) Michael Tomlinson (Ben Horton) Stana Katic (Ayla) Yasmine Delawari (Prostitute)
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.

Season 4

42. Season 4 Premier (TBA)
Air date: 05-Apr-2005

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