The Shield/Cracking Ice

Cracking Ice
Season 3, Episode 8
Airdate	April 27, 2004
Production Number	5012-03-308
Written by	Charles H. Eglee & Diego Gutierrez
Directed by	Guy Ferland
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The Shield — Season Three

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Cracking Ice is the eighth episode of the third season of The Shield, and the thirty-fourth 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: David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki), Nicki Micheaux (Detective Trish George), Gareth Williams (Detective Walon Burke), Natalie Zea (Lauren Riley), Paula Jai Parker (Desirae), Khary Payton (Kaliel "Lil Psych" Wilks), Matt Gerald (Tommy Hisk), Ronreaco Lee (Taylor Orrs)

and Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell)

Co-Starring: Aisha Hinds (Annie), Kenneth Colom (Lucas), Max Hernandez (Officer Toby), Jernard Burks (Pretty Boy), Cheryl Francis Harrington (Lucretia), Jon Ecklund (Hunter), Christopher Guyton (Big Crunk), Elizabeth Greer (Ginny), Bert Kreischer (Alfred), Donna Pieroni (Louise), Benita Marti (Rahdika), Kerry Leigh Michaels (Judge Banks), Lucille M. Oliver (Sister #1), Raleigh Friend (Clerk), Ken Cosby (Clerk #1), Rita Jett (Clerk #2), Paul Eric Jerome (Clerk #3), CJ (Clerk #5), Aydiee Vaughn (Clerk #6), Christopher Corey Smith (Random White Clerk), Nadia Shazana (Nurse)

Uncredited: Ted Emporellis (Eddie)

Plot Overview

Trish is in serious danger when Walon's cover has been blown and everyone scrambles to find her.

Dutch prowls with Danny to find the Cuddler Rapist, only to find he's progressed to killing.

Notes

Music

• Phaser - "Sway"

• Baby Bash - "Feelin' Me"

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• The Strike Team discovers some of their money is missing, but no one comes forward about taking it.

Quotes

• Dutch: You see something like that, you wonder if we all shouldn't stay home and read the Bible.

Danny: Thanks. My partner already does that.