The Shield Tar Baby (Season 4, Episode 5)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Shield

Tar Baby (Season 4, Episode 5)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

As Monica is forced to defend her crime-fighting tactics, Vic's pursuit of a killer creates problems for Antwon, while Dutch's secret deal with the D.A.'s office gets him and Claudette assigned to a murder investigation.

Showrunner

Shawn Ryan

Director

Guy Ferland

Writers

Shawn Ryan (created by) | Charles H. Eglee (written by)

Producers

Michael Chiklis | Kevin G. Cremin | Adam Fierro (as Adam E. Fierro) | Shawn Ryan | Dean White

Cinematographer

Rohn Schmidt

Editor

Jordan Goldman

Casting Directors

Barbara Fiorentino | Rebecca Mangieri | Wendy Weidman

Production Designers

Kitty Doris-Bates | Anthony Medina

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 12, 2005

Release date

Apr 12, 2005 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 14 wins & 61 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
37 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Chiklis Detective Vic Mackey Detective Vic Mackey See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Glenn Close Captain Monica Rawling Captain Monica Rawling See fewer	Fatal Attraction (1987)
Catherine Dent Officer Danny Sofer Officer Danny Sofer See fewer	Silk (I) (2013)
Walton Goggins Detective Shane Vendrell Detective Shane Vendrell See fewer	Justified (2010)
Michael Jace Officer Julien Lowe Officer Julien Lowe See fewer	The Replacements (2000)
Kenny Johnson Detective Curtis 'Lemonhead' Lemansky (as Kenneth Johnson) Detective Curtis 'Lemonhead' Lemansky (as Kenneth Johnson) See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Jay Karnes Detective Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach Detective Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach See fewer	Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Benito Martinez David Aceveda David Aceveda See fewer	The Shield (2002)
CCH Pounder Detective Claudette Wyms Detective Claudette Wyms See fewer	The Shield (2002)
David Rees Snell Detective Ronnie Gardocki Detective Ronnie Gardocki See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Michael Peña Armando Renta Armando Renta See fewer	American Hustle (2013)
Anna Maria Horsford A.D.A. Beth Encardi A.D.A. Beth Encardi See fewer	Minority Report (2002)
Abby Brammell Sara Frazier Sara Frazier See fewer	Jobs (2013)
Laurence Mason Halpern White Halpern White See fewer	City of Lies (2018)
David Marciano Steve Billings Steve Billings See fewer	Due South (1994)
Lily Knight Donna Donna See fewer	A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Gary Bullock Husband Husband See fewer	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Anthony Anderson Antwon Mitchell Antwon Mitchell See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Chaney Kley Officer Asher Officer Asher See fewer	Darkness Falls (2003)
Sergio Enrique Jorge Jorge See fewer	Family Tools (2013)
Ryan Gesell Lars Vanderveen Lars Vanderveen See fewer	A Perfect Getaway (2009)
Bradley James Milo Renfrew Milo Renfrew See fewer	The Little Things (2021)
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Michelle Anne Johnson Belle Belle See fewer	The Ring Two (2005)
Howard Mungo Jeffers Jeffers See fewer	Superhero Movie (2008)
Florence Regina Woman Woman See fewer	High Crimes (2002)
Rodney J. Hobbs Marwon Marwon See fewer	The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Michael Edward Thomas Montell Montell See fewer	Spider-Man (2002)
Bree'anna Banks Angie Angie See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Fylicia Renee King Hoda (as Fylicia King) Hoda (as Fylicia King) See fewer	The Crusaders #357: Experiment in Evil! (2008)
Jerry Lorient Weebo Weebo See fewer	The Undershepherd (2012)
Jeffrey Lorient Freebo Freebo See fewer	The Undershepherd (2012)
Nick Gillie Odet Odet See fewer	Never Get Outta the Boat (2002)
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Jesse Escochea Jesse (uncredited) Jesse (uncredited) See fewer	True Detective (2014)
Diane Modafferi Officer Diane (uncredited) Officer Diane (uncredited) See fewer	Castle (2009)
Rudi Rose Officer Vanderveen (uncredited) Officer Vanderveen (uncredited) See fewer	Officer Down (2012)