| # |
Title |
Writer |
Director |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 1 |
"Pilot" |
Shawn Ryan |
Clark Johnson |
March 12, 2002 |
101 |
| Four months into the "Farmington Project", Detective Vic Mackey and his Strike Team prepare to take down a major drug dealer who has never before been caught with product. Meanwhile, following a homicide, Wyms and Wagenbach discover that a child is missing, sold to a pedophile by her drug-addicted father. |
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| 2 |
"Our Gang" |
Shawn Ryan |
Gary Fleder |
March 19, 2002 |
102 |
| After the death of a member of the Strike Team on a high-risk raid, Aceveda begins to investigate the real circumstances behind the raid. Lowe and Sofer find a dying man being mugged, eventually linked to a Mexican gang. |
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| 3 |
"The Spread" |
Glen Mazzara |
Clark Johnson |
March 26, 2002 |
103 |
| It's Sweep-day on the Farm, with all outstanding warrants to be served. Mackey and the Strike Team move to take down an old foe, arresting a basketball star in the process, seeing a chance to affect sports history and make some money in the process. |
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| 4 |
"Dawg Days" |
Kevin Aradie |
Stephen Gyllenhaal |
April 2, 2002 |
104 |
| A gunfight breaks out in a crowded club between two local rappers which could potentially start a gang war. To further complicate matters, one of Mackey's contacts was involved in the shootout. Mackey and the Strike Team try to prevent the conflict from escalating. |
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| 5 |
"Blowback" |
Kurt Sutter |
Clark Johnson |
April 9, 2002 |
105 |
| Aceveda insists that Mackey take uniformed cops in with them to bust an Armenian gang's drug delivery. After the bust, Lowe sees the Team take a portion of the drugs for themselves. But in the end Vendrell ends up having the drugs and the vehicle they're in stolen from them. While the search for the drugs and the truck goes on, Mackey learns that his son is autistic. |
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| 6 |
"Cherrypoppers" |
Scott Rosenbaum |
Clark Johnson |
April 16, 2002 |
106 |
| When the body of a young hooker is found in the district, Wagenbach and Wyms get the full resources of the Barn for 24 hours and the help of the FBI to search for Wagenbach's serial killer. Meanwhile, The Strike Force busts an underage prostitution ring, and Capt. Aceveda continues to investigate Mackey. |
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| 7 |
"Pay in Pain" |
Shawn Ryan |
D.J. Caruso |
April 23, 2002 |
107 |
| When Mackey and Vendrell hook up with a cop from another precinct to investigate the shooting, Vendrell sets off an explosive confrontation with a suspect by making a racial slur; fortunately, Mackey defuses the situation. Wagenbach and Wyms search for a serial killer and bring in a psychic on a complaint from the son of one of her clients, and Aceveda calls internal affairs after getting Lowe's affidavit. |
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| 8 |
"Cupid & Psycho" |
Glen Mazzara |
Guy Ferland |
April 30, 2002 |
108 |
| Allegations against the Strike Team are front-page news, and the team is broken up pending the investigation. Mackey threatens to reveal that Officer Lowe is gay if he won't recant his statement about the Strike Team. In the meantime, Mackey and Wyms find themselves following the trail of a batch of "cupid" meth, while Vendrell and Wagenbach try to get along on a case. |
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| 9 |
"Throwaway" |
Kevin Arkadie |
Leslie Libman |
May 7, 2002 |
109 |
| A planted gun in a truck-jacking case causes complications for the Strike Team, and now they're left to clean up their own mess. The rift between Officers Lowe and Sofer deepens, causing Aceveda to intervene. Wyms deals with the mess of her family during a visit from her daughter. |
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| 10 |
"Dragonchasers" |
Scott Rosenbaum & Kurt Sutter |
Nick Gomez |
May 14, 2002 |
110 |
| Mackey helps Connie quit her crack addiction by going cold-turkey in her desperate attempt to keep her son, leaving Vendrell and Lemansky to investigate a strip-club mugging ring. Wagenbach follows his instincts on a serial killer case and Sofer is bitten by an HIV-infected perpetrator. |
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| 11 |
"Carnivores" |
Scott Rosenbaum & Kurt Sutter |
Scott Brazil |
May 21, 2002 |
111 |
| The Strike Team mediates a dispute between Rondell Robinson and the Nation of Islam while Wagenbach and Wyms investigate a brutal home invasion in the tight lipped Korean community. Aceveda revisits his past. |
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| 12 |
"Two Days of Blood" |
Kurt Sutter & Scott Rosenbaum |
Guy Ferland |
May 28, 2002 |
112 |
| While Mackey answers Assistant Chief Gilroy's call for help in covering up a hit and run before Wagenbach intuits the facts of the case, Vendrell and Lemansky follow the trail of a gunrunner with a penchant for cockfights. Aceveda turns to Wyms after a double homicide raises ire and fear within an ignored community. |
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| 13 |
"Circles" |
Shawn Ryan |
Scott Brazil |
June 4, 2002 |
113 |
| In the aftermath of a riot, cops are being lured into ambush shootings by a rash of bogus 911 calls. Mackey and Captain Aceveda must work together to stop these attacks and solve the problems in The Grove, while Assistant Chief Gilroy tries to pit the two against each other to save his own job. |
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| # |
Title |
Writer |
Director |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 14 |
"The Quick Fix" |
Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara |
Scott Brazil |
January 7, 2003 |
201 |
| While Mackey searches for his wife and children, the Strike Team allow more drugs into Farmington through a corrupt connection. But when their latest shipment turns bad, they head to Tijuana to uncover the person behind their tainted cocaine. Wagenbach and Wyms try to track down the man responsible for fire necklacing the captains of two separate gangs. |
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| 15 |
"Dead Soldiers" |
Kurt Sutter |
John Badham |
January 14, 2003 |
202 |
| As Mackey gets closer to finding his family, the Strike Team focuses their attention to Armadillo after he burns down Tio's HQ. Mackey must now prevent Wyms from finding out the truth about his connection to Tio and his men. Wagenbach is followed around by the new civilian auditor to solve a meter-maid murder, and Sofer and Lowe try to clear up issues between feuding neighbors. |
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| 16 |
"Partners" |
Scott Rosenbaum |
Guy Ferland |
January 21, 2003 |
203 |
| Still fuming from the death of Tio and his brawl with Armadillo, Mackey takes a day off and leaves the Strike Team with Aceveda, only to end up helping an old partner bust the man who helped him lose his job. Wagenbach and Wyms search to find the people behind the torture and mutilation of a woman who may still be alive, and Lowe fails to back up Sofer's side of the story from her shooting. |
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| 17 |
"Carte Blanche" |
Reed Steiner |
Peter Horton |
January 28, 2003 |
204 |
| Now that Mackey is back to work, he and Vendrell go undercover as dirty cops to find the man behind a robbery/murder. Wagenbach and Wyms track down an old rival of Wym's after a turned in gun is connected to a previous case. In an attempt to get the Asian vote in the election, Aceveda assigns Lowe and Sofer to watch over a Korean parish. |
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| 18 |
"Greenlit" |
Kim Clements |
Terrence O'Hara |
February 4, 2003 |
205 |
| Aceveda works with Mackey and the Strike Team to take down a dealer giving heroin to school kids, while Wagenbach and Wyms help a woman find her Alzheimer-addled mother. |
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| 19 |
"Homewrecker" |
Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara |
Scott Brazil |
February 11, 2003 |
206 |
| Detectives Wagenbach, Mackey and Wyms investigate a massacre at a women's shelter, and Captain Aceveda works with Lowe on the case of a stolen bicycle. |
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| 20 |
"Barnstormers" |
Scott Rosenbaum |
Scott Winant |
February 18, 2003 |
207 |
| Mackey and Emma try to help a woman in an abusive relationship. Mackey and the Strike Team begin to make plans for the Money Train take down, even though the greenlight still has them on their toes. When Aceveda tells Wagenbach that he embarrassed the department with the Bob & Marcy case and that Wyms is now lead on all their cases, he's forced to take any action necessary to prove himself in a new homicide. Sofer finally makes a stand against Yassirah. |
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| 21 |
"Scar Tissue" |
Kurt Sutter |
Paris Barclay |
February 25, 2003 |
208 |
| When Mackey discovers that Gardocki has been burned as payback, the rest of the team does everything they can to put an end to Armadillo. Wyms makes headway on her investigation against Mackey after a conversation with Corrine, and Wagenbach takes Sofer under his wing as they try to find the suspect of a Thai Town beating. |
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| 22 |
"Co-Pilot" |
Shawn Ryan & Glen Mazzara |
Peter Horton |
March 4, 2003 |
209 |
| Flashback to the first day of the Barn. Under pressure to get results, Mackey and his new Strike Team make an impression on the streets. Wagenbach and Wyms realize they make a good team, and Aceveda discovers he doesn't have as much power as he thought he would. |
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| 23 |
"Coyotes" |
Reed Steiner |
Davis Guggenheim |
March 11, 2003 |
210 |
| When Lanie's report on the Barn is leaked to the press, everyone suddenly fears for their jobs, including Aceveda, mentioned as the reason for most of the problems. Mackey and Vendrell deal with a bail-skipping Gilroy while Lemansky shows the newest member of the Strike Team the ropes. Wyms faces some of her own demons as she and Wagenbach try to uncover the culprit behind a possible robbery/homicide and Sofer comes to a startling realization. |
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| 24 |
"Inferno" |
Kim Clements |
Brad Anderson |
March 18, 2003 |
211 |
| His face healed, Gardocki comes up with a plan to take down the Money Train. Unfortunately, a federal criminal comes back to Farmington, and the Team has to use every connection trick and resource to bring him in to prove the Barn is still powerful. Wagenbach and Wyms investigate the rape of a young girl which leads to information that puts the case in a new light. Plus, an old friend from the past reappears to make Lowe's life hell. |
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| 25 |
"Breakpoint" |
Glen Mazzara |
Felix Alcala |
March 25, 2003 |
212 |
| While the Strike Team puts the finishing touches on the money train take down, Mackey works with Wagenbach and Wyms to find a missing child. Aceveda gets an unwanted visit from the Chief, and Lowe receives an unpleasant surprise. |
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| 26 |
"Dominoes Falling" |
Shawn Ryan |
Scott Brazil |
April 1, 2003 |
213 |
| When a gang execution hits close to home for Wyms, Mackey, Garris, and Wagenbach work together to find the culprit before anyone else gets hurt. Vendrell, Lemansky, and Gardocki are forced to choose between hitting the Money Train without Mackey or letting it go. Sofer receives some life changing news and Lowe's harassment reaches a whole new level. |
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| # |
Title |
Writer |
Director |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 55 |
"Extraction" |
Kurt Sutter |
D.J. Caruso |
January 10, 2006 |
501 |
| Wagenbach and Wyms investigate a riot at a high school that stemmed from racial tensions. Lemansky gets an unexpected visit from Internal Affairs Lt. Jon Kavanaugh. Lowe tries out his new role as training officer for rookie Tina Hanlon, and Sofer refuses to disclose the father of her baby. |
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| 56 |
"Enemy of Good" |
Charles H. Eglee & Adam E. Fierro |
Guy Ferland |
January 17, 2006 |
502 |
| Lemansky is interrogated by Kavanaugh and Aceveda about the Strike Team's corrupt past. The Strike Team investigates multiple homicides and an extortion scam, and Wagenbach and Wyms investigate a preacher about attempted murder. Hanlon causes problems for Lowe and Sofer. |
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| 57 |
"Jailbait" |
Scott Rosenbaum & Glen Mazzara |
Stephen Kay |
January 24, 2006 |
503 |
| The Strike Team figures out their next step concerning Internal Affairs' investigation into Lemansky; they send Hanlon undercover to help take down a sex-trafficking operation. Wagenbach feels betrayed by Wyms when she re-opens one of his cases, and Mackey comes face-to-face with Kavanaugh. |
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| 58 |
"Tapa Boca" |
Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain |
Guy Ferland |
January 31, 2006 |
504 |
| Becca Doyle contemplates whether or not to represent the Strike Team in court, Mackey questions Emolia's loyalty. Wagenbach and Wyms investigate a case of road rage that escalated to a double homicide. Hanlon's continuing mistakes create friction between her and Lowe, and Corrine has a confrontation with Kavanaugh. |
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| 59 |
"Trophy" |
Kurt Sutter and Renee Palyo & Tony Soltis |
Philip G. Atwell |
February 7, 2006 |
505 |
| Kavanaugh bugs the Strike Team's clubhouse in an effort to get his stalled investigation back on track as Mackey and the Strike Team investigate an illegal prescription drug ring. Wagenbach senses that Wyms is not being honest with him as they work a missing person's case. |
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| 60 |
"Rap Payback" |
Charles H. Eglee & Ted Griffin |
Michael Chiklis |
February 14, 2006 |
506 |
| The walls close in on Mackey when Kavanaugh sets up office in the Barn. An elusive serial killer re-enters Wagenbach and Wyms's lives, and Hanlon's discovery of Lowe's homosexual past adds a new level of tension to their relationship. |
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| 61 |
"Man Inside" |
Adam E. Fierro & Emily Lewis |
Dean White |
February 21, 2006 |
507 |
| The Strike Team's solidarity begins to crack as Kavanaugh has Gardocki interrogated and he struggles to discover how Mackey got $65,000 that he gave to Corrine. The Strike Team investigates the murder of a drug dealer’s girlfriend and her daughter. Wyms's grueling effort to break Kleavon Gardner takes a toll on her health. |
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| 62 |
"Kavanaugh" |
Shawn Ryan & Scott Rosenbaum |
D.J. Caruso |
February 28, 2006 |
508 |
| As Kavanaugh deals with the emotional circumstances surrounding the return of his ex-wife, he forges an unlikely alliance with Antwon Mitchell in his obsession to take down the Strike Team. Emoila, sent by Mackey, infiltrates a Salvadoran gang that has been stockpiling grenades. |
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| 63 |
"Smoked" |
Sarah Fain and Elizabeth Craft & Glen Mazzara |
Dean White |
March 7, 2006 |
509 |
| With their finances frozen by Kavanaugh, the Strike Team is forced to find another way to make bail for Lemansky. Hanlon's future at The Barn is in doubt when she jeopardizes the safety of an undercover detective, and Corrine decides to confront Sofer about her baby's paternity. |
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| 64 |
"Of Mice and Lem" |
Charles H. Eglee & Kurt Sutter |
Gwyneth Horder-Payton |
March 14, 2006 |
510 |
| Mackey strikes a deal with Antwon Mitchell that will guarantee Lemansky's safety in prison as Lemansky prepares to plead guilty. The deal unexpectedly goes awry, and Mackey takes drastic measures to protect Lemansky. A betrayal and uncontrollable circumstances threaten to damage Wagenbach and Wyms's longstanding friendship. |
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| 65 |
"Postpartum" |
Adam E. Fierro & Shawn Ryan |
Stephen Kay |
March 21, 2006 |
511 |
| Mackey arranges to get Lemansky out of the country to a new life in Mexico. Aceveda and Kavanaugh join forces to nail Mackey for harboring a fugitive. Wagenbach files for a transfer, and Sofer decides to inform her baby's father of his new child. |
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