The Shield

Cracking Ice

Season 3, Episode 8, Aired 4/27/04

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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.

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Detective Claudette Wyms
Michael Chiklis

Detective Vic Mackey
Jay Karnes

Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach

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The momentum built in the last two episodes slows a bit due to another plot that meanders away from the main storylines that I'm interested in. But, hey, it's still The Shield.moreless

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By rockin01, Aug 20, 2007 Report Abuse

An undercover operation goes wrong, endangering Walon and Trish, and Claudette is at fault. Vic and Walon agree to join forces to stymie Claudette's efforts to divide and conquer them. Money is missing from the heist stash, and the Team starts to point fingers at each other. Dutch hits a dead end in his ongoing hunt for the rapist. Vic has a romantic interlude that ends badly. Danny and Julien try to help a despondent Tommy, who realizes that he will probably never get his job back and takes drastic action. Julien continues his efforts to become a father, and realizes some urges may be harder to get rid of than he thought.moreless

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Trivia
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- Shane examined the ring Taylor gave him but he still missed the the engraving on the inside. Edit
- Watch as Trish attacks Kaliel. She doesn't dig her nails into his forehead once, just makes the appearance of it. Edit
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- Deleted scenes for this episode on the Season 3 DVD include performance anxiety talk between Danny and Dutch (which includes talk that Danny was taking the Detective exam) and Nina talking to Dutch about the "female trinity." Edit
- In the Season 3 DVD commentary, the coroner who examines the dead elderly woman and her daughter is Benito Martinez's sister. She is uncredited in this episode. Edit
- Though it's not spoken, the tow truck at the end of the episode is pulling out Tommy's car (the one he drove in). He shot himself inside a cop car. Edit
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- Lemonhead: We're 7-G's short, just like Ronnie said. Vic: And the lock? Ronnie: Not a scratch. Lemonhead: Besides, who's gonna steal seven-grand and leave a fortune behind? (Vic and Lemonhead sit down) So which one of us did it?...Huh? Vic: None of us did it. Look this whole Tommy thing has got us all a little raw. Lemonhead: Ronnie reported the money missing. Ronnie: I didn't even want to steal it in the first place. Lemonhead: So when you gonna talk to him? Edit
- Dutch: You see something like that, you wonder if we all shouldn't just stay home and read the bible. Danny: Thanks, my partner already does that. Edit
- (Walking into beauty salon) Clerk: May I help you? Vic: Just gotta get my cornrows tightened. Edit
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- Lemonhead: Here come the judge. A quick and funny line that refers to one of the famous catchphrases from the late 60's sketch show, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Edit