The Shield: Recoil

Vic and Ronnie get a tip concerning one of the thugs involved in the San Marcos murders and track him down. Vic makes a deal with the guy to leave him be once he can finger the others responsible. Once he and Ronnie track those guys down, they turn them over to a rival gang for the slaughter, then renig on their deal with the thug and offer him up to Claudette, in the hope that closing the San Marcos murders will save Vic's job. Meanwhile, Shane spills the details of the train heist to Diro, causing her to seek revenge against the Strike Team; Dutch and Billings spar; Tina and Hiatt sleep together; and, Vic receives a damning photo to use as leverage against Aceveda.