Is it true Vic? Did you really hire a lawyer to represent the Strike Team for the impending IAD investigation? Say it ain’t so. Whatever happened to the good old days of cutting yourself loose of any villainous ties by either killing or blackmailing the person in charge? Well, I guess I should stop there, since he did almost kill Amoya after discovering that she had willingly ratted Lem out for taking that block of heroin, but he didn’t do it. Perhaps the threat was a bit more effective. You know, save a life with the same result. Plus, it’s not like Kavanaugh didn’t walk in to the safe house mere seconds after Vic put away the knife that he was holding to Amoya’s neck.
This is definitely a major problem for Kavanaugh, because if he wasn’t sure about Lem leaking information to his friends before, he has to be almost certain about it now. It looks like he might have to make the official arrest a whole lot sooner than he expected unless, of course, he has another key witness dangling in the background. Like, say, Antwon Mitchell perhaps? Why else would the shifty IAD agent be so confident with his case against Mackey and Co.? If Kavanaugh only knew that Shane was really the weak link in the group, because then maybe he’d be hassling Shane’s wife Mara instead of Vic’s ex.
Corrine isn’t stupid enough to give up any info either, and instead calls out Kavanugh for being a sneaky little cop behind her back. She promptly runs to Dutch for advice, though he hardly has time for a brief chat with his former girlfriend. Dutch and Claudette are being kept busy with a strange case that involves the shooting of a pregnant woman who has also had her baby cut out of her stomach. Strange, indeed. Meanwhile, Julien and Tina butt heads over rookie mistakes, and Danny plays the mother role yet again.
Whatever happens in the following weeks, you can be sure that Aceveda will be keeping much closer tabs on how the investigation is progressing, especially since Vic plans to drag Aceveda’s name through the mud on the way to trial. Next week’s episode looks even more like classic “Shield” action, but this season’s evens result in an end-of-the-season court trial, this could very well be the best season yet.

