The Shield/Coyotes

Coyotes
Season 2, Episode 10
Airdate	March 11, 2003
Production Number	5012-02-210
Written by	Reed Steiner
Directed by	Davis Guggenheim
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The Shield — Season Two

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Coyotes is the tenth episode of the second season of The Shield, and the twenty-third episode overall.

Starring: Michael Chiklis (Detective Vic Mackey), Catherine Dent (Officer Danielle "Danny" Sofer), Walton Goggins (Detective Shane Vendrell), Michael Jace (Officer Julien Lowe), Kenneth Johnson (Detective Curtis "Lemonhead" Lemansky), Jay Karnes (Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach), Benito Martinez (Captain David Aceveda)

and CCH Pounder (Detective Claudette Wyms)

Guest Starring: Lucinda Jenney (Lanie Kellis), John Diehl (Ben Gilroy), Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey), Brian White (Detective Tavon Garris), Efrain Figueroa (Jorge Machado), Seidy Lopez (Pregnant Woman), Cory Hardrict (Louis)

and Ron Canada (Chief of Police Tom Bankston)

Co-Starring: Matt Corboy (Carlson), Erick Carrillo (Quazi), Cristos Andrew (Coyote Jack), Deji Olasimbo (Denon), Orlando Valencia (Bartender)

Featuring: Aaron Andre Frazier (Long John), Guy Perry (Mancy)

Plot Overview

The Barn is a panic when Lanie's report is leaked to the press. By coincidence, Gilory shows up at Vic's, wanting his help in fleeing the country. As everyone tries to ensure their jobs are secure, Claudette absorbs herself into a break-in that resulted in an elderly woman's death.

Lem takes potential new member for a trial run.

Notes

Music

• Superkollider - "Element"

• Simon Stokes - "Jungle Music"

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Tavon Garris is introduced to the Strike Team. After showing promise, Vic grants him an extended trial period.

• Gilroy was used by Lanie Kellis and the district attorney to snare Vic. After discovering this, Vic sends Gilroy away to Mexico anyway.

Characters

• Aceveda is given until the election to remain as captain. If he makes it to City Council, he moves on. If he loses, he is to resign under the pretence of spending more time with his family.

Quotes

• Aceveda: This is a break-in with no victim. Move on to a real case.

Claudette: I am working a real case! And if you spent more time letting me and less time stopping me, maybe these people wouldn't have to worry about their families, how they're gonna feed them because of a bunch of crap they know nothing about and had nothing to do with! Damn it! No wonder this precinct's upside down. Saving these people's jobs should be your priority.

• Gilroy: I got greedy. I lost everything. There's a lesson there, Vic.

• Danny: I haven't been to church since I was, like, nine.

Julien: God remembers you.

Danny: Yeah, well, I forgot about him.

• Vic: Look, you better figure out how much you hate me and how you're gonna deal with that 'cause I'm not going anywhere.

Claudette: Neither am I.