10.0/101 votes#1 - True Believers
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/28/2006
The Unit is sent to Los Angeles to protect Mexico's drug minister who has been threatened with assassination and soon his wife and sons are kidnapped. At the base, a former Unit wife makes a return appearance in the hopes of luring the Unit members away. Tiffy is upset when Ryan orders Mack to take time off.
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: Shawn Ryan
9.6/108 votes#2 - Post Partum
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/2006
As Vic prepares to help Lem get out of the country to begin a new life in Mexico; Kavanaugh and Aceveda attempt to capitalize on the situation by using this as means to try to take down the leader of the Strike Team. Dutch decides to file for a transfer. Meanwhile, Shane tries to cut off the investigation by taking extreme measures and Danny finally confronts the father of her child.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Shawn Ryan
9.5/108 votes#3 - Family Meeting
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 11/25/2008
Officers in the Barn investigate a woman's disappearance and the arrival of a large drug shipment; lives change forever.
Director: Clark Johnson
Writer: Shawn Ryan
9.4/107 votes#4 - Kavanaugh
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2006
Kavanaugh seeks the help of Antwon Mitchell in his ongoing quest to take down the Strike Team. In the midst of this, Kavanaugh has a lot on his mind as his ex-wife reenters the picture, and he reluctantly agrees to let Vic send Emolia undercover to infiltrate a Salvadoran gang that is stockpiling grenades.
Director: D.J. Caruso
Writer: Shawn Ryan
9.3/107 votes#5 - Chasing Ghosts
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2007
Vic redirects his attention to finding out who really killed Lem after he learns for certain that Guardo wasn't involved. The Strike Team investigates the murder of a politician's daughter. Later, Cassidy confronts her father about his unethical past.
Director: Frank Darabont
Writer: Shawn Ryan
9.0/106 votes#6 - Spanish Practices
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2007
Claudette notices Hiatt's mistake when he makes an arrest, and Billings delivers shocking news to the department. Vic forms an alliance with Aceveda, while he waits for his review board hearing. Meanwhile, Shane's life keeps spiraling out of control.
Director: Paris Barclay
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.9/1011 votes#7 - Circles (2)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/4/2002
In the aftermath of a riot, cops are being lured into ambush shootings by a rash of bogus 911 calls. Vic and Aceveda are forced to work together to stop the attacks and solve the problems in the Grove, while Gilroy attempts to pit the two against each other in an effort to save his own job.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.9/109 votes#8 - Dominoes Falling
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/2003
When a gang execution hits close to home for Claudette, Vic, Tavon, and Dutch work together to find the culprit before anyone else gets hurt. Shane, Lem, and Ronnie are forced to choose between hitting the money train without Vic or letting it go. As Aceveda prepares for the city council election, Danny receives some life-changing news, and the harassment inflicted upon Julien reaches a whole new level.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.8/1010 votes#9 - Mum
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/6/2004
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.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.8/108 votes#10 - On Tilt
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 6/15/2004
When Aceveda confirms that the Strike Team is the target of an Armenian mob hit, Mackey must take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Whym's career is on the line when she disobeys Aceveda's orders to put a case to rest that may prove the innocence of convicted felons.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.8/106 votes#11 - Ain't That A Shame
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 6/14/2005
Monica, Vic and the strike team work together to put Antwon Mitchell back behind bars after his deal with the DEA released him from prison. When Vic reveals his suspicions of David's connection to both Antwon and an inmate's murder, David must protect his political future at any cost. When the murder of an over-protective father leads Claudette and Dutch back to a foster home they had previously investigated, Monica makes an unpopular decision that helps seal her fate.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.6/109 votes#12 - Homewrecker
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2003
The Barn mobilizes to investigate a massacre at a women's shelter, while Aceveda spends a day on the streets with Julien as the pair attempt to recover a child's stolen bicycle.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.3/1015 votes#13 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/2002
Politically ambitious new LAPD captain David Aceveda tries to crack corruption in Los Angeles' Farmington District by recruiting detective Terry Crowley to help him take down fellow detective Vic Mackey, leader of the Farmington precinct's Strike Team. As Vic and the Strike Team prepare for a dangerous night mission, detectives Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach and Claudette Wyms investigate a woman's murder, only to discover that her missing daughter has been sold off by the daughter's drug-addicted father to a child molester.
Director: Clark Johnson
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.3/109 votes#14 - Playing Tight
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/2004
The Strike Team's attempt to play by the book comes to an abrupt end when they discover that the Byz Latz and the One-Niners are attempting to alter the balance of power by acquiring MP5s. Meanwhile, Claudette and Dutch investigate the murders and foot severance of Armenian men by the Armenian mob, a case that draws them closer to the truth behind the money train robbery.
Director: Clark Johnson
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.3/106 votes#15 - String Theory
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 5/17/2005
Monica orders her units to turn the streets of Farmington inside-out when two officers mysteriously disappear after answering a 911 call. Shane tries to make amends with his old crew after Vic agrees to help him get out from under Antwon, but things don't work out as planned. Dutch and Claudette convince Monica to let them take active roles in the case of the missing officers, but soon find themselves at a dead end with the only witness being clinically insane.
Director: Philip G. Atwell
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.2/1010 votes#16 - The Quick Fix
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2003
While Vic continues his search for Corrine and their 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 culprit behind the poisoned cocaine. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette try to track down the man responsible for "fire-necklacing" the leaders of two separate gangs.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.0/1011 votes#17 - Our Gang
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/19/2002
Following the murder of Terry, the Internal Affairs Division begins an investigation into his death, while Aceveda begins his own. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette investigate the shooting of a churro vendor that ends in the Barn's detectives busting up a gang initiation.
Director: Gary Fleder
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.0/1011 votes#18 - Pay in Pain
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/23/2002
Vic's relationship with Shane becomes even more complicated when the pair team up with a detective from another precinct to investigate the murder of several gang member. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette bring in a psychic on a complaint from the son of one of her clients.
Director: D.J. Caruso
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.0/107 votes#19 - Reunion
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/19/2000
The newly revamped deadly duo of Drusilla and Darla hit the streets of L.A. Angel is frantic, searching for the terrible twosome.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Shawn Ryan
8.0/101 votes#20 - Captain
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2012
With nowhere left to turn, a nuclear missile sub Captain and his XO go on the run and bring their crew to an exotic island.
Director: Martin Campbell
Writer: Shawn Ryan
7.8/109 votes#21 - Co-Pilot
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2003
Flashback to the first day of the Barn. Under pressure to get results, Vic and the newly-formed Strike Team make an impression on the streets. Dutch and Claudette realize they make a good team, and Aceveda discovers he doesn't have as much power as he thought he would.
Director: Peter Horton
Writer: Shawn Ryan
7.4/105 votes#22 - Belonging
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/2001
Angel and his crew must find a way to kill a bloodthirsty demon who has arrived in town from another dimension through a mysterious, magical portal.
Director: Turi Meyer
Writer: Shawn Ryan
7.3/1026 votes#23 - Redial
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2023
After looking for a link between the Campbells and the FBI, Peter is forced to go on the run with Rose in search of a hard drive — and more answers.
Director: Seth Gordon
Writer: Shawn Ryan
7.3/1024 votes#24 - The Zookeeper
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/23/2023
Peter teams up with Rose for a risky mission at the White House. Elsewhere, a notable agent joins the security detail for the vice president's daughter.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Shawn Ryan
7.2/105 votes#25 - The Thin Dead Line
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/13/2001
Angel teams up with Kate to investigate the rumours of "dead" renegade police who are out for blood. Cordelia, Wesley and Gunn carry out their own investigation that results in Wesley being seriously wounded by a police gunshot.
Director: Scott McGinnis
Writer: Shawn Ryan
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"True Believers" is the best rated episode written by Shawn Ryan. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Oz Scott. It aired on 3/28/2006 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Post Partum".