Tapa Boca

Tapa Boca
	Season 5, Episode 04
Airdate:	January 31, 2006
Actual length	47:31
Production Code:	5012-05-504
Written by	Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain
Directed by	Guy Ferland
Previous:	"Jailbait"
Next:	"Trophy"

"Tapa Boca" is the fourth episode of Season 5 of The Shield. It was originally broadcast on January 31, 2006.

Summary[]

With the IAD investigation under way, Vic seeks legal representation from Becca Doyle. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette investigate the ghastly murder of a pregnant woman, and Tina continues to make mistakes while on duty.

Recap[]

Cast[]

Starring[]

Michael Chiklis as Detective Vic Mackey
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
Cathy Cahlin Ryan as Corrine Mackey
David Rees Snell as Detective Ronnie Gardocki
and CCH Pounder as Detective Claudette Wyms

Guest starring[]

Forest Whitaker as Lt. Jon Kavanaugh
David Marciano as Captain Steve Billings
Paula Garces as Officer Tina Hanlon
Onahoua Rodriguez as Emolia Melendez
Joe Stevens as Leon Frankel
Sahara Garey as Marla
Nashawn Kearse as Rubin
David Grammer as Prisoner
Steven Kozlowski as Justin Lamott
Laura Harring as Rebecca Doyle

Co-starring[]

Terrance Ellis as Manfred
Marilyn A. Harris as Florence
JR Smith as Mr. Gordon
Rubin Rubio as Gualberto
John J. Acosta as Old Latino Man
Benita Marti as Rahdika Sindaram

Uncredited[]

Featured Music[]

Episode Title[]

In spanish the word would be Tapa la Boca, can mean being silenced or lying for a big period of time '' covering your mouth " that being said, Emolia Melendez was the one who kept a secret from Vic being a informant to Kavanaugh's case against Lem taking the tar heroin. This episode leads Mackey to find out the lie from her.

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External links[]

Tapa Boca at the Internet Movie Database