| Judas Priest | |
|---|---|
| |
| Season 4, Episode 12 | |
| Airdate: | June 7, 2005 |
| Actual length | 45:56 |
| Production Code: | 5012-04-412 |
| Written by | Kurt Sutter & Scott Rosenbaum |
| Directed by | David Von Ancken |
| Previous: | "A Thousand Deaths" |
| Next: | "Ain't That a Shame" |
"Judas Priest" is the twelfth episode of Season 4 of The Shield. It was originally broadcast on June 7, 2005. The previously on segment is voiced by David Rees Snell.
Summary[]
Vic and Monica try to link Antwon to the cop killings; Aceveda sells them out to keep his sexual assault from the public.
Recap[]
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Michael Chiklis as Detective Vic Mackey
- Glenn Close as Captain Monica Rawling
- Catherine Dent as Officer Danny Sofer
- Walton Goggins as Detective Shane Vendrell
- Michael Jace as Officer Julien Lowe
- Kenneth Johnson as Detective Curtis Lemansky
- Jay Karnes as Detective Dutch Wagenbach
- Benito Martinez as Councilman David Aceveda
- and CCH Pounder as Detective Claudette Wyms
Also Starring[]
- Cathy Cahlin Ryan as Corrine Mackey
- David Rees Snell as Detective Ronnie Gardocki
Guest Starring[]
- Rebecca Pidgeon as Joanna Faulks
- Camillia Sanes as Aurora Aceveda
- David Marciano as Detective Steve Billings
- Ronreaco Lee as Taylor Orrs
- Kurt Caceres as Juan Lozano
- Nigel Gibbs as Assistant Chief Roy Phillips
- Darrow Igus as Mr. Porter
- Cliff Weissman as Perry
- Cathy Lind Hayes as Heidi Prue
- Faleolo Alailima as Francis "Bumper" Valverde
- and Anthony Anderson as Antwon Mitchell
Co-Starring[]
- Linda Friedman as Nina
- Sofie Calderon as Elisa Ortiz
- Katia Bokor as Irina
- Michael Khmourov as Andrei Tretiak
- Roman Varshavsky as Osip
- La Monde Byrd as Jason Porter
- Ron Bottitta as C-4 Engineer
- April Gooding as Officer Teresa
- Isabel Mares as Sophia Aceveda
Uncredited[]
- Ruben Avitia as Background Detective
Featured Music[]
Episode Title[]
The title of the episode is from the Bob Dylan song “The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest.” There is also a popular heavy metal band named Judas Priest, also named after the same song. The character of Judas Priest in the song is an ironic one because Judas was the disciple of Christ that stabbed him in the back; a priest who praises god but is also named Judas are two conflicting ideas. In the context of the episode, Acaveda is supposed to represent the Farmington district and the police there - since he is also on the city council committee that controls them - but instead he turns his back on them by giving up Antwon, their cop killer. He is supposed to be their voice, but instead stabs them in the back. Similar to the priest peaching god, but also being named after someone who betrayed the son of God.
