Things are getting more and more complicated at the Farmington precinct of the LAPD. First and foremost, there's a civilian auditor on site, investigating the way the precinct is run and the conduct of the officers who staff it. Even honest cops have the occasional screw-up or mistake they'd prefer not be broadcast in a public report, and all of their careers are potentially at risk if the findings are bad.
Of course, for some officers the threat is even more significant. For instance, it's a very serious problem for Captain Aceveda, since a bad report could torpedo his political ambitions. And then there's Vic Mackey and his Strike Team, who are more than a little dirty and not at all eager that any of their extra-curricular activities are found out.
For Vic in particular, there's a lot going on: his marriage is in jeopardy, his less-than-high ethical standards are becoming more and more obvious to his colleagues, and a new player in the crime world is threatening to blow holes in the Strike Team's cozy relationship with the local drugs business. Oh, and there's the small matter of a truck full of cash that he'd like to grab ...
Season 2 of The Shield builds strongly on the foundations laid by the first. The show is not afraid to evolve the roles and relationships of its characters, adding dynamism to the narrative and helping to distinguish it from more traditional 'case of the week' cop shows, where such changes tend to happen glacially, if at all.
If you've not seen The Shield, and you were a fan of shows like The Wire or Breaking Bad, it's definitely worth checking out.
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