"Cupid & Psycho" is the eight episode of The Shield. It was originally broadcast on April 30, 2002. Allegations against the Strike Team are front-page news, and the team is broken up pending the investigation. Vic threatens to reveal that Officer Lowe is gay if he won't recant his statement about the Strike Team. In the meantime, Vic and Claudette find themselves following the trail of a batch of "cupid" meth, while Shane and Dutch try to get along on a case.