The Shield/Animal Control

Animal Control
Season 7, Episode 6
Airdate	October 7, 2008
Production Number	5012-07-706
Written by	John Hlavin & Angela Russo
Directed by	Gwyneth Horder-Payton
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The Shield — Season Seven

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Animal Control is the sixth episode of the seventh season of The Shield, and the eighty-first episode overall.

Starring: Michael Chiklis (Detective Vic Mackey), Catherine Dent (Officer Danielle "Danny" Sofer) (credit only), Paula Garces (Officer Tina Hanlon), Walton Goggins (Detective Shane Vendrell), Michael Jace (Officer Julien Lowe), Jay Karnes (Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach), David Marciano (Detective Steve Billings), Benito Martinez (Councilman David Aceveda), Cathy Cahlin Ryan (Corrine Mackey), David Rees Snell (Detective Ronnie Gardocki)

and CCH Pounder (Captain Claudette Wyms)

Guest Starring: Laurie Holden (Agent Olivia Murray), Michele Hicks (Mara Sewell), Brian White (Tavon Garris), Scott Michael Campbell (Jeff Busada), Jose Pablo Cantillo (Amando Rios), Sal Lopez (Gary Barba), Ludwig Manukian (Ellis Rezian), F.J. Rio (Cruz Pezuela), Chelse Swain (Abigail)

Co-Starring: J. David Shanks (Stamos), Vicky Espinoza (Camille Barba), Luis Villalta (Avila)

Plot Overview

When Aceveda is ready to turn in the blackmail box, Vic sees a perfect opportunity to clear themselves of the Armenians and make good on his promise to kill Lem's killer, just as a familiar face surfaces from Shane's past.

Dutch and Claudette try to crack a case of a naked sleepwalker found with someone's blood all over him.

Notes

Music

• Porcupine Tree - "My Ashes"

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• Aceveda wants to turn over the blackmail box. Vic manages to convince not to and gives him 36 hours.

• Vic sets Rezian up to think that the Mexicans have the blackmail box and trying to unload it after the Robert Martin shooting and offer $100,000 to get it back. The intent is to send in Rios, but they find out that he's under surveillance and have to let the plan go without him and this succeeds in eliminating their Armenian threat.

• Tavon confronts Shane about Mara hitting in the head with an iron and the lie he was fed to cover up their fight.

Characters

• Vic sets Shane up to be killed by the Mexicans when they gun down Rezian and his men. However, he soon regrets it, but is unable to contact Shane to warn him and Ronnie does nothing to help him stop it. Shane manages to evade getting killed and quickly figures out he was intended to be killed as well.

Quotes

• Vic: We got to pull Shane out of there, man.

Ronnie: What?

Vic: I can't do this.

Ronnie: Vic, it's done. It's all set up. We're never gonna get another chance this clean, you know it.

Vic: I don't care! It's not too late. We still have a choice.

Ronnie: Do you think that Shane gave Lem a choice?

Vic: I'm not Shane.