When people start mysteriously dying in Los Angeles, Don and his FBI team are called in by the Public Health Service to determine if it is an act of bio-terrorism. Applying Charlie's knowledge of the mathematics of diseases, they track the virus not only to stop it, but also to find its point of origin. Once they determine who is responsible and why, they are surprised by the suspect s motive. Meanwhile, Don is surprised to learn that Charlie has been keeping a secret from him. CCH Pounder guest stars.

Vic and Aceveda form an unlikely alliance to expose a mutual enemy. Hiatt's job is in jeopardy after botching an arrest, while Billings drops a bombshell on Claudette and the department. The walls close in on Shane when the Armenians put his loyalty to the ultimate test.

As Becca contemplates whether or not to represent the Strike Team, Vic discovers the truth about Emolia. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette investigate a case of road rage that escalates to double murder. Julien and Tina's relationship continues to deteriorate, and Corrine has a confrontation with Kavanaugh.

As Kavanaugh deals with the emotional circumstances surrounding the return of his ex-wife, his obsession to take down the Strike Team comes to a head and he forges an unlikely alliance with Antwon Mitchell.

With their finances frozen, Vic and his guys are forced to find other means to bail Lem out of jail. Tina's future at The Barn is in doubt when she jeopardizes the safety of an undercover detective, and Corrine confronts Danny about her baby's paternity.

Ms. Pounder talks about taking on a role written for a man.

This West German film is set in the California Desert. A husband-and-wife pair of Bavarian tourists become stranded when their car breaks down; after a quarrel, the wife, Marianne Sagebrecht, gathers her luggage and stalks off. She stops at the Bagdad Cafe, a fleapit truckstop run by outspoken C.C.H. Pounder, who is also having husband problems. The Cafe has become a magnet for some of truly odd character: temperamental Hispanic cook George Aguilar, tattoo artist Christine Kaufmann, and onetime Hollywood set designer Jack Palance. Despite obvious personality differences, Sagebrecht and Pounder become friends. Bagdad Cafe was later adapted into a short-lived American sitcom starring Jean Stapleton and Whoopi Goldberg. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.

The moral conscience of "The Shield" stops by Watch This to share her feelings with John Henson about the end of the series.

Season two of The Shield begins with Detective Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis), the hard-nosed, sometimes homicidal, and seldom ethical leader of the Farmington District Strike Force, desperately missing his wife, Corinne (Cathleen Cahlin Ryan), and his three kids, who have left him; meanwhile, the Strike Team's armed robbery of an Armenian money-laundering operation has embroiled the team in heavy drama. Though Vic's family is rescued, he soon faces another crisis: What to do about his co-worker, Detective Claudette Wyms (CCH Pounder), who is on the verge of exposing Vic's connections with the underworld? Fortunately, he is spared the necessity of buying off or whacking one of his own and is able to move on to other matters. In the course of the season, the viewer is treated to an extended flashback sequence, showing how the various members of the Strike Force originally got together (this was actually a cannibalization of the series' hitherto unseen pilot episode). Also, the local press gets wind of the corrup

In this drama based on the novel by Terry McMillan, Zora (Sanaa Lathan) is a woman who dreams of becoming a singing star, meanwhile supporting herself as a schoolteacher. Franklin (Wesley Snipes), a father of two whose divorce is about to become final, has lost his job as a construction worker and is trying to scrape up the money to launch his own business. Neither is looking for a relationship, but when Zora moves into Franklin's neighborhood, they find they're attracted to each other and must deal with the ups and downs of being in love. Produced for the premium cable network HBO, Disappearing Acts also stars John Amos and CCH Pounder; Lisa Jones wrote the screenplay from McMillan's novel. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.