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The Shield S3E5 — Mum

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The Shield•Season 3•Episode 5

Mum

8.5/10 · 2,131 votesApr 6, 200445 min

Ranked #3 of 15 in Season 3•+0.3 vs season avg

Vic struggles with Claudette's new supervision of the Strike Team. Marked bills lead Aceveda and a federal agent closer to the truth about the Armenian money-train heist in an episode with a recurring motif of people not reporting crimes against them.

Directed byNick Gomez

Written byKurt Sutter, Shawn Ryan

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Season 3 Episodes15

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Cast8

Michael Chiklis

Michael Chiklis

Vic Mackey

Catherine Dent

Catherine Dent

Danielle 'Danny' Sofer

Walton Goggins

Walton Goggins

Shane Vendrell

Michael Jace

Michael Jace

Julien Lowe

Kenny Johnson

Kenny Johnson

Curtis Lemansky

Jay Karnes

Jay Karnes

Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach

Benito Martinez

Benito Martinez

David Aceveda

CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

Claudette Wyms

Crew4

Kurt Sutter

Kurt Sutter

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Nick Gomez

Director

Shawn Ryan

Shawn Ryan

Writer

Angela M. Catanzaro

Angela M. Catanzaro

Assistant Editor

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Episode Summary

"Mum" is episode 5 of The Shield season 3. It scored 8.5/10 from 2,131 votes, ranking #3 of 15 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Nick Gomez and written by Kurt Sutter, Shawn Ryan, it aired on April 6, 2004.

Next: E6 · Posse Up Best of Season 3