Season 7 has Vic and Aceveda teaming up to go after ruthless Mexican developer Cruz Pezuela, who's working for the cartel to buy property in Los Angeles. Another plotline includes Shane's increasingly dire situation with the Armenians, which Vic spins into a gang war between them and the Mexicans, hoping to kill two birds with one stone. Other storylines include Vic and Ronnie's attempt at killing Shane for Lem's murder, Dutch's futile efforts to stop a teenage killer before he starts, and Claudette's worsening condition. The later part of the season involves Vic's plan to secure a job at ICE before being forced out of the department without a pension, Shane being on the run with his family, and Aceveda's violent start on the road to becoming mayor.
