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Cracking Ice

Episode Number: 34    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Tuesday April 27, 2004    Prod Code: 5012-03-308
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.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Diego Gutierrez, Charles H. Eglee
Director: Guy Ferland
Star: Kenneth Johnson (Detective Curtis "Lemonhead" Lemansky),  Benito Martinez (Councilman David Aceveda),  Catherine Dent (Officer Danielle "Danny" Sofer),  Walton Goggins (Detective Shane Vendrell),  Reed Diamond (Detective Terry Crowley - (Pilot Only)),  Michael Jace (Officer Julien Lowe),  Jay Karnes (Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach),  Michael Chiklis (Detective Vic Mackey),  CCH Pounder (Detective Claudette Wyms)
Recurring Role: Kenneth Colom (Lucas),  RonReaco Lee (Taylor Orrs),  Matt Gerald (Tommy Hisk),  Aisha Hinds (Annie Price),  Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell),  Gareth Williams (Detective Waylon Burke),  Natalie Zea (Lauren Riley),  Nikki Micheaux (Detective Trish George),  David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki)
Guest Star: Christopher Corey Smith (Random White Clerk),  Jernard Burks ("Pretty Boy" Pyrums),  Max Hernandez (Officer Toby),  Khary Payton (Kaliel "Lil Psych" Wilks),  Paula Jai Parker (Deseray),  Cheryl Francis Harrington (Lucretia),  Jon Ecklund (Hunter),  Christopher Guyton (Big Crunk),  Aydiee Vaughn (Clerk #6),  C.J. (Clerk #5),  Paul Eric Jerome (Clerk #3),  Rita Jett (Clerk #2),  Ken Cosby (Clerk #1),  Raleigh Friend (Clerk),  Lucille M. Oliver (Sister #1),  Kerry Leigh Michaels (Judge Banks),  Benita Marti (Rahdika),  Donna Pieroni (Louise),  Bert Kreischer (Alfred),  Elizabeth Greer (Ginny),  Nadia Shazana (Nurse)

Notes

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Deleted scenes for this episode ont he 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)
The giant stakeout was filmed as one large-scale filming shoot in the middle of afternoon traffic. The area was not blocked off, the traffic and people you see are all real except for the actual actors you see on camera. (edit)
Paula Jai Parker and Jernard Burks did a bunch of improved interaction in character for the cameras while the cast was memorizing lines. Director Guy Ferland wanted to use a lot of the material, but instead decided not to since it didn't add to the story. (edit)

Quotes

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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)

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)

Allusions

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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)
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Cracking Ice
"Another great installment"
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.
Continue » Posted Aug 19, 2007 9:39 pm PST
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