Mackey has to make Shane pay for Lem's death - right?: The Shield

I have to say that "The Shield" inevitably depends on Chiklis/Vic Mackey, and the less he's the dominant figure in the episode the weaker the episode is. Though Season 6, episode 8, is still pretty powerful, the season now is like a bomb ticking away, but not yet exploded. Shane continues to pursue his plan to get transferred out of "the barn," i.e., away from Mackey (who's threatened his life), and he's diligently trying to get together enough cash to move his family - mainly by pursuing shaky connections with, of all things, the Armenian mob. The beautiful woman running the mob while her dad's hospitalized - surprise appearance by Franka Potente (makes me think she'll continue to play a role in The Shield, you don't bring her in for one episode) pays Shane to take on various nasty assignments. Honestly, I'm not that interested in Shane, nor in Russell, the third cop on the team, who's just now realizing the depth of the dirt on Mackey (further evidence that those around Mackey are total nonentities). Mackey, in this episode, learns that Capt. Wims (CCH Pounder) plans to force him out regardless of how well he "plays with others." So Mackey now has nothing left to lose. He's got to confront Shane, though, and make him pay for Lem's death, right? Another interesting plot line developing as the federal agent under cover with the Salvadoran gang, Hernan?, has gone dark - and we suspect he may have been exposed by the developer who's close to the city councilman, Aceveda. Too many people talking too freely about the under cover agent, especially Wims - and that may come back to haunt her.