"Co-Pilot" is the ninth episode of Season 2 of The Shield and the 22nd episode of the series as a whole. It was originally broadcast on March 4, 2003. Months before Season 1 began, we see the first day of work at the Barn. Vic Mackey and the Strike Team attempt to take down a rising drug lord, but their methods start clashing with Captain Aceveda. Also, Detectives Claudette Wyms, Tom Gannon, and Dutch Wagenbach try to capture three Mexican kidnappers. Finally, Officer Danny Sofer takes her protege Julien Lowe on their first day around Farmington.