The Rookie (2018) s07e07 Episode Script
The Mickey
1
Previously on "The Rookie."
- Hey!
- So I sent a reckless text.
Reckless text? That's
criminal conspiracy!
The fact that you are mad
at me kind of blows my mind.
The fact that you are judging me
instead of empathizing
is blowing mine.
- You're moving?
- Kind of.
The Hammer is called the Hammer
because he likes to fight
and there's no one he
loves to fight more than cops.
- Thanks.
- You're welcome.
- We shouldn't.
- I know.
Good morning.
Thanks, everyone, for being here.
The hardest step is showing up,
- and we got that one down.
- Yeah.
[WORDS ECHOING]
Who wants to start?
[SPARSE DISSONANT MUSIC]
♪
Tim?
- What's on your mind?
- [EXHALES DEEPLY]
I messed up with Lucy, I think.
Well, Valentine's Day is tough.
Look, things have been
solid between us recently.
You know, I-I-I really
I really feel like I'd
earned my way back in.
You know? Both on a
personal and professional level.
And then
We ended up in this hotel room,
and I-I knew it was a
bad idea in the moment,
that I was being selfish.
You know, that [SIGHS]
That I hadn't finished doing the work
to fix what I had broke.
I just
I couldn't help myself.
This is said with love
But you're using a
lot of "I" language.
I felt this, I did that.
But Lucy was a
willing participant, yes?
Yeah, of course.
Then why are you
taking away her agency?
If this was a mistake,
then it's one you made together.
[WARM AMBIENT MUSIC]
♪
Last day as a rookie!
Oh, no, I'm sorry. It's
just it's very exciting.
Yeah, no, it it is awesome.
Oh, I I sense a but in there.
You know, a high
percentage of rookies
suffer a setback on their last day,
so you just gotta stay on top
of it and don't get distracted.
Well, that's certainly
taking the fun out of it.
No, no, I'm sorry.
It
It is amazing.
New lipstick.
You're a little bit more,
uh, made up than usual.
- What's happening?
- Nothing.
I'm just switching it up a bit.
- Stop!
- What? Come on.
Maybe I should too.
[INHALES SHARPLY] No.
- Stay the course.
- [LAUGHS]
Tomorrow I can go crazy.
Tomorrow, when I'm no longer a rookie.
Oh, I'm gonna win for you ♪
Like I know you want me to do ♪
[SHOWER SPLATTERING]
- [HAND PATS]
- Hang in there, man.
Okay.
We got your back, big dog.
Thanks.
What's happening?
Everybody's heard you
and Bailey are fighting.
Cops gossip more
than middle schoolers.
First marriage is just a trial run.
There's no shame in divorce.
Every cop goes through this.
Okay, it's not my first marriage.
And we're not getting divorced.
- It it's just a fight.
- Uh-huh.
I used this guy for
my last three divorces.
How many times
have you been married?
This decade?
Just three.
You keep that.
I don't think I'll be needing it.
Denial
I get it.
[QUIRKY MUSIC]
Stay strong.
This is ridiculous.
Couples fight.
I mean, granted, it's a bad one.
But it's not over.
Great.
I feel like you don't believe me.
Feel like you don't
believe yourself.
Yeah, I don't know.
It's just
God, it's taking up so
much space in my brain.
I just gotta get of my head.
- You know what helps me?
- Violence?
Action.
Pull some felony
warrants, get in trouble.
Last thing you'll be thinking
about is a personal woe.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Yeah.
I mean, you and Camilla were
on completely different paths.
- It's clearly for the best.
- I know.
But my problems right now
are minor in comparison to yours.
How's the cancer
treatment going, my brother?
So far, so good.
You sure you're
ready to be here, Boot?
Uh, yes, sir. Thanks for asking.
I'm not asking to be kind.
I'm asking because if
you're not up to the task,
you put the life of
your TO in jeopardy.
Uh, no, sir. I
I uh, yes, sir.
I mean I am good to go,
and I will not let her down.
Make sure you don't,
or we're going to have problems.
You're here early.
Sometimes being Detective Harper
is easier than being Mama.
- Or Mrs.
- Yes!
That one is
really tough right now.
The constant arguing over
policing is wearing me out.
Harper, you're needed
in Interrogation One.
- For what?
- No idea.
That's just the message I was given.
Okay.
What uh
Why?
We were supposed
to talk this morning,
- and you left before I woke up.
- I'm sorry.
I just, I have a really
heavy caseload right now.
Nyla, you always do.
But you're the one
who raised the red flag
about our relationship
and how our jobs make our marriage
that much more difficult sometimes,
and yet, you've been
avoiding talking about it.
So yeah, I've had to
resort to gimmicks like this
just to get some
face time with my wife.
Okay. Uh, you are not wrong.
[SIGHS]
What if there is no way to make
you feel good about what I do?
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
Then we deal with it.
I mean, maybe that tears us apart,
or maybe we get stronger
by solving it together.
But, either way, it's
a hell of a lot better
than this slow dance of silence.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Now, I got to go to a meeting.
Um
I'll see you tonight.
♪
How are you feeling?
Pretty good, all things considered.
Yeah, well,
it seems like there's a lot of options
with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Have you had any lymphedema?
Not a lot of people
know about that side effect.
Something's going on with my rookie.
It's on me to do the homework.
Yeah, or try to catch me in a lie.
Never occurred to me that you
would lie about something like that.
Look, I
I know I don't have
the best track record,
but I would never lie about cancer.
If you have any doubts,
you know you can always
check my medical records.
I'm a rookie.
I signed away my medical
privacy when I joined.
I might do that.
Yeah.
Yeah, you should.
You know, I'm I'm open to anything
that'll help rebuild
the trust between us.
[PHONE RINGING]
Hey, stranger.
What's up?
I need to show you something.
Can you meet me at the apartment?
Yeah. I don't like
the sound of that.
Uh, I'll be there in ten minutes.
But it's my last day as a rookie.
I understand.
Well, I was hoping
to avoid situations
that would jeopardize my graduation
from the FTO program.
And yet as your training
officer for this one last day,
I set the agenda.
And I say the agenda is go hard.
Is this so you won't
have to think about Bailey?
If it is, do you really think
it's a good idea to say her name?
No, sir.
I am fully on board with going hard.
- Whatever my TO wants.
- Great.
Check the box, see who's got warrants.
Make sure they're felony NBA
so they're in a fighting mood.
[QUIRKY MUSIC]
The ball's in his court.
John knows where to find
me when he wants to talk.
And if he doesn't?
He will.
Obviously, I don't really
know what's going on
because you've been maddeningly vague,
but, it's been a week.
Might be time to reach out.
You want me off your couch?
No.
A little.
[CHUCKLES]
A timeline would be nice.
- [ALARM BEEPS]
- 10-99 at 1600 Beechwood Street.
- [ALARM BEEPS]
- 10-99 at 1600
- What's that?
- VARDA alarm.
Bypasses dispatch
to alert all nearby units.
Shelters and clinics have them
to speed up the response
time for break-ins and assaults.
It's the Good Samaritan
Women's Shelter.
Control, 7-Adam-100
responding to that 10-99,
1600 Beechwood Street. Code-3.
Copy. Follow-up call
reports disgruntled husband
attempting to enter, armed with bat.
- Punch it! Let's get there.
- [ENGINE REVVING]
Manya!
Out of my way!
I want to talk to my wife!
- [SIRENS WAILING DISTANTLY]
- With a bat?
Restraining order says 100 yards.
- [PERSON SHOUTS]
- [POTTERY SHATTERS LOUDLY]
- I warned you!
- [SIRENS WAILING]
- [YELLS]
- Drop the bat!
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
- Damn it!
- Give up! Drop the bat!
[BAT CLATTERS]
[GRUNTS]
[BOTH GRUNTING]
- [SNARLS AND YELPS]
- I got him!
- Get off me!
- [SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
I saw your head hit the concrete.
- How's your vision?
- Uh, fine.
Uh, Cody went down harder
than I did thanks to you.
I'd still like to get you
evaluated for a concussion.
And let's splint this wrist.
- [GROANS]
- The bruising and swelling
- indicates a fracture.
- Yeah.
Why is it taking so
long to find a hot warrant?
Yeah, turns out we've got
most of the real bad guys in custody.
Yay us!
Checking again.
7-Adam-15, I have an in-progress 211
at Lock, Stock, and Barrel Gun Supply.
RP spotted a blue van
speeding from the scene
approximately five minutes ago.
- What are the odds that's our van?
- Fairly small,
given there are several
thousand blue vans in Los Angeles.
We're still going to
stop and investigate
and hope it's full of armed robbers?
Now you're getting
the swing of today.
[SIREN WHOOPS]
7-Adam-15, we are Code-6,
Lancaster and Western,
investigating possible
suspect vehicle.
Driver!
Please exit the vehicle,
keeping your hands
where I can see them!
Yep!
[DREAMY MUSIC]
No problem
Officers.
- [SIGHING] Oh.
- Steady, Officer Juarez.
Need you to go clear the front.
Step forward for me, sir.
Uh, what can I help you with today?
It's not illegal to run
out of petrol, is it?
A van matching this description
was involved in an armed robbery.
Wow.
Well, it wasn't this one.
I've been stuck here
since about half-past
waiting for a rescue.
All right, the front's clear,
but I can't really see the back.
Well, aren't you a
smile in a moor-gallop.
Sir, I'm going to
need to see some ID.
And I would love to show you some,
but I left the house
without my wallet.
I barely remembered
to put on a shirt
if you can picture that.
[CHUCKLES] It happens to all of us.
Well, then I'm gonna
need to see inside that van.
No problem.
Just a few bits and bobs inside.
You know, nothing of note.
Which is a shame, really,
because something tells me
being handcuffed by you
would be quite the treat.
♪
Yeah, sure, sure.
♪
[ROWDY PUNK ROCK MUSIC]
[GRUNTS]
[BOTH GROAN]
- What about the guns?
- Gotta write 'em off.
Don't stop ♪
Why? ♪
[TIRES SCREECH]
Well, sir, I think
you got your fight.
Happy?
My room looks bigger.
Well, that's 'cause it's clean.
Hi.
- This the new Boot?
- Yeah.
Tamara, Seth.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]
What's up?
Um
I got this on campus.
Ooh, you worried about cavities?
♪
They're Xanax with
a kick of ketamine.
So I hear.
I haven't tried it.
These are incredibly dangerous.
You overdo it on these
and your heart stops.
Where did you get these?
My roommate's boyfriend.
Said first one's free.
Want me to make an introduction?
Yeah.
I mean, if you're up for it.
We just have to find
a believable buyer.
Somebody who is not a rookie.
Whoever it is needs to
look like a college student.
I can do it.
Whoever it needs to look like
Wow, okay.
I get it. Thank you.
I get carded at movie theaters.
I can do this.
I'll introduce him as my boyfriend.
I'll say he goes to UCLA.
Yeah, Tamara vouches
for me, I make the buy.
Easy.
Great.
You can't do this, man.
Look, I need to talk to my wife.
- Shut up!
- You can't stay in there forever!
Shut up or I'll bust
your teeth out your mouth.
- You hear me?
- [GROANING]
Did you just threaten a
suspect in police custody?
- He's an asshole!
- Yeah, he files a complaint
against the city and wins,
he'll be a rich asshole.
- That what you want?
- No, sir.
Hey.
What's up?
There was a call back in
Texas my first year on the job.
I didn't get there in time.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
He killed the kids too.
Look.
Those calls are hard
for all of us, all right?
But crossing the line
gives guys like this
a get-out-of-jail-free card,
and I know you don't want that.
No, sir.
I'll do better controlling
my emotions in the future.
I saw that flawless elbow strike
that knocked the wind out of him.
Badass.
I don't know.
Necessary, maybe.
It's not the first time
I have had to defend
myself from a man.
It's why I do what
I do at the shelter.
After my ex broke my rib,
I swore never again.
So now I am a blue belt in Krav Maga,
and it's the other guy
that has the broken rib.
I'm a capoeira master
and a level one Krav Maga.
For now.
I thought I sensed a kindred spirit.
But you know,
tough women, they often
come with dark stories.
- I just like to learn new things.
- I see.
Well, if you ever want
to talk martial arts,
you know where to find me.
Mm.
Big guy's called the Hammer.
His partner is Mickey Barnes.
Their prints turned up at a
gun store robbery in Bakersfield.
MO matches three
other heists in the area.
They've been stealing
guns for the last four months.
They planning some kind of attack?
They're not exactly planners.
Most likely they
stole the guns to sell.
At least they didn't
steal any more today.
That isn't quite
true, though, is it?
Uh, no, sir.
They also got the police-issue weapons
in the back of the shop.
And?
And the ammo.
And a police radio.
A-and the onboard
computer and the vehicle itself.
Officer Nolan, remind me again
how many times has
your shop been stolen?
Twice.
Sir, believe me, I know
how serious this is,
and I will fix it.
It wasn't entirely Nolan's fault.
Isn't this your last day on
probation, Officer Juarez?
Was I saying anything?
Sir, we will get
- everything back.
- [PHONE RINGING]
The tracker is still
active in the shop.
We will chase it all down
just as soon as we get a
temporary replacement.
Don't lose that too.
Officer Chen,
why do I hear you're
Code-6 at your apartment?
Tamara came to me
with a lead on a guy who's dealing
ketamine on a college campus,
and I was wondering
if I had your permission
to send Ridley on an undercover buy.
You think he's ready?
Uh
Yeah, I mean, it's a
simple hand-to-hand.
- He can do it.
- Okay, I trust your judgment.
You'll need backup.
Grab Smitty.
Oh, I was thinking
maybe Harper and Lopez?
They're busy.
It's Smitty or no one.
[SOFTLY] Right.
Yeah, that is them, all right.
Good news is, they parked the shop
right next to the stolen weapons.
Yeah, bad news is,
they're surrounded by stolen weapons.
Yeah.
So what's the play?
Well, the last thing we
want is to get into a firefight.
They're too well-armed.
[DREAMY MUSIC]
ALL: Oh.
- Really?
- Ain't no harm in looking.
Yeah, I'm referring
to the audible gasp.
♪
- I say
- [MUSIC STOPS]
We wait till they separate,
then move in, divide and conquer.
Great.
How about we take Mickey.
[SCOFFING] No. Good try, Boot.
We will take Mickey.
You two get the Hammer.
After this morning's debacle,
you two should be thanking us
for giving you a chance at redemption.
Your thank you card's in the mail.
Can I just get one quick peek?
No.
Oi, you done yet?
Nearly.
But I'd be a lot closer if you
got off your ass and helped.
I just put on a clean shirt.
But when you're done,
pull this people carrier out
so I can back that copper's motor in.
And this one better run.
That wasn't my fault.
Dodgy Paul told me
it was top-of-the-line.
Oh, and it never occurred to you
that a car thief named
Dodgy Paul might be lying?
[ROWDY ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
♪
Hands up.
Ooh.
All right, lovely.
They're up.
Turn around.
Now it's getting kinky.
[GRUNTING] Ooh.
I do have a gun in my right pocket.
[CHUCKLING] But I'm
also happy to see you.
- [HANDCUFFS CLICKING]
- Wow.
Oh.
♪
Police!
Hands up.
[BAGS THUD]
Hello, sweetheart.
- You miss me?
- Hands on your head.
Turn around.
Walk towards us nice and slow.
I think we know what I'm
going to say to that, don't we?
I'm unarmed.
You can't shoot an
unarmed man, can you?
You're right.
We can't.
[PEPPER SPRAY HISSING]
[SCREAMING]
[DOOR CLANKS SHUT]
Work smarter, not harder, am I right?
[SCREAMING] It's getting worse!
Rubbing doesn't help! [WHIMPERS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
The dealer is Andy Hersh,
21 years old.
This is a simple buy-walk deal.
Buy drugs, walk away.
That's it.
We will come back for the arrest.
We just need to get
the buy on the wire.
There's also the manufacturing arm.
We need to know who's importing
- the raw materials.
- No, no, no, no.
That's not today.
Today, you buy and you walk.
- Got it.
- Okay.
That's him.
[CAR DOORS OPENING]
Andy, hey!
What's up?
This is my boyfriend, Seth.
He goes to UCLA.
Oh, my condolences.
[CHUCKLES] Yeah, we keep
getting our asses kicked
and Tam's telling me
that I got to transfer.
Tam?
Ew.
- It's cute.
- No, it's not.
Well, life's better on
this side of town, so.
That's what I hear.
You got better teams.
Better candy.
I mean, quality doesn't come cheap.
It's not a problem.
You know, only the
best for my girl, right?
You're together.
We get it. Jeez.
The kid's just selling it.
Or maybe he's into her.
Either way, what's the problem?
He's [CLICKS TONGUE]
He's not right for her.
Parenting is hard.
But at some point,
you gotta let the kids
spread their wings
and make their own mistakes.
Wait.
Smitty, do you have kids?
[QUIRKY MUSIC]
Do I?
What?
$300 a pop.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Okay, you got the buy.
Now walk.
Buy, walk, buy, walk.
Jeez.
Can you get more?
What?
I got a friend who's
throwing these parties
and, you know, he's always looking.
Yeah, I can get as much as he wants.
Assuming he can pay.
Yeah, I'll let him know.
Cool.
- Good to see you.
- Yeah.
[SIGHS]
You just opened the
door for a bigger bust.
High five, kid.
I can't believe we did
that.
How are you so calm?
Because I got a good partner.
Ridley, it was risky to
push for more product.
But it worked.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
I never should have
listened to Mickey.
You can't pull a heist while
Mercury's in retrograde.
And it's transiting Aries.
You could not have timed this worse.
Exactly!
Last time this happened,
my fiancée left me.
Yeah, maybe she left
you because of the stars.
Maybe it was all the arrests.
Nah, she said it
was all the cheating.
That'll do it.
[QUIRKY MUSIC]
♪
What? What?
Go back to work. Go back to work.
He can't see you.
- Get to work.
- So just to be clear,
you still think that
you're going to walk on
how many felonies?
Three.
And so much evidence.
I can't remember a time
we had this much evidence.
- Can you?
- Uh, let's see.
Fingerprints, surveillance video,
eyewitness accounts, body
cam, shop cam, dash cam.
I mean, it is literally a mountain.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
Even if that were true, you need me.
Need you for what?
To get to the bigger fish.
We were supposed to deliver
those guns to the Butcher.
[CLICKS TONGUE]
So do you really want to bust me,
some street-level,
cheeky, little pirate
Or do you want to take
down a real shot-caller?
Hmm.
It's compelling,
but Mickey Barnes is
both snake and charmer.
You of all people know
my ability to sense exaggeration
is flawless.
He's telling the truth.
Okay.
What's the timeline?
Hammer and Mickey are
supposed to deliver the guns
to the Butcher tomorrow.
The DA's office can
offer reduced sentences
if the LAPD can
provide full surveillance
- and arrest the Butcher.
- I'll authorize it.
But
We need to move
Mickey and the Hammer
to a safe house tonight,
which means I need officers
ready to transport
and work a graveyard.
Uh, rumor mill says
Nolan is looking for anything
to distract him from
his domestic situation.
And I happen to know
another lonely senior officer
happy to pick up an extra shift.
[QUIRKY UPBEAT MUSIC]
Checked and double-checked.
Oh.
Well, then that's it.
You have reached the end
of your last day as a rookie.
Oh, I can't believe I made it.
Thank you for everything.
Being your training officer
has been an honor and a privilege.
Officers!
If I may have your
attention for a moment.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Thank you.
I am so proud to
announce that my rookie,
Officer Celina Juarez,
has successfully reached the end
of her POST-mandated training
and has reached the
capacity of solo beat officer.
Congratulations, Officer Juarez.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
♪
Thank you! Whoo!
[LAUGHS]
♪
Oh, hi. I was hoping
I'd see you again.
I've been thinking a
lot about what you said
about tough women having dark stories.
I, um
I might have lied,
in the ambulance earlier.
We all do.
It's the easiest way
to protect ourselves.
I've been collecting ways
to protect myself for years.
I fight fires, I shoot
guns, I jump out of planes,
I save lives.
- Is it working?
- [SIGHS]
Yeah.
- My ex was unimaginably cruel.
- Mm.
He died trying to kill me.
But he never hit me
while we were married.
And even now, I have a hard time
labeling what he put
me through as abuse.
- Yeah.
- I never looked like
the women in a Lifetime movie.
There were no black
eyes, no broken bones.
Just a lot of gray area.
Mm-hmm.
Getting physical in the bedroom,
play that turned rough.
No one knew I needed rescuing.
So I rescued myself.
But in the end, none of
it actually even mattered,
because my ex found me,
and ripped my life apart again.
And even now he's
he's dead, and he's still
haunting my marriage.
My husband, who is the
greatest man I've ever known,
isn't speaking to me,
because
of something I did out of fear.
I was trying to protect myself.
But if we don't work,
my ex will have taken
everything from me.
He would have won.
- Hey.
- [SIGHS]
[SOFT MUSIC]
He can't win.
He's dead.
- You won.
- [SNIFFLES]
You got out alive,
and you have all the power now.
So yeah, you can talk
about what it was like for real.
Gray areas included.
Especially to this
This husband of yours,
you know, that you love so much.
He cannot help you heal,
if he doesn't know what's
still alive inside of you.
♪
[TV PLAYING INDISTINCTLY]
Oi, does this thing
get the football?
American?
- Ugh, savages.
- All right, boys.
Doors and windows are
locked, the alarms are set.
There's a patrol car in
front and behind the house.
No one enters or
leaves until we depart
for the weapon exchange
tomorrow morning.
There is no internet,
no contact with anyone
until after the handoff.
Sergeant Bradford has
custody of the phone
that you'll be using to
communicate with the Butcher.
Are we clear on everything?
What's the Hulu password?
What part of no internet
do you not understand?
I thought you lot had rules against
cruel and unusual punishment.
Apparently not.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Oh, this is going to be a long night.
Eh, beats going
home to an empty house.
You and Bailey still not talking?
Oh, Hammer,
got a couple of sad
coppers in here, mate.
What happened, fella? Catch
your missus stepping out?
Don't engage.
Mate, give the poor sod a break.
A man's heartbreak
is no laughing matter.
- [CAN SNAPS OPEN]
- I wouldn't know.
Tend to be the one
doing the breaking up,
if you know what I mean. [CHUCKLES]
Weren't you getting engaged
last time I arrested you?
Yeah, and then you and that lady cop
won the ring off of me
and everything fell apart.
You won a ring off him?
Randy pawned off Bailey's
ring the day of your wedding.
Hammer bought it and
Lucy and I got it back.
- What?
- You're welcome.
[QUIRKY DRAMATIC MUSIC]
What?
- Babe, we need wine out here.
- On it.
So, James and I are
supposed to talk tonight,
and I just can't do it again.
You know, it's like I
start talking, and then,
he starts talking,
and fundamentally, we agree.
Policing in this country
should be better.
But then, we get into the details,
and all of a sudden we don't agree
and then it's a fight
and we don't even
know how we got there.
- Thank you, Wesley.
- No problem.
But it comes with a
little unsolicited advice.
- Oh, God.
- No, no, this is good.
Please, I need a man's perspective.
Hmm.
[CLEARS THROAT] Okay.
Generally speaking,
we're simple,
straightforward creatures.
And we do like to talk,
but that talk has to have an endgame.
We're working it out, great.
But what did we decide, you know?
Like, what's the plan?
And James doesn't have to
change his position or tactics
because philosophically,
you agree with him.
So, it's on me to do something.
Actions speak louder than words.
Basic guy code.
Look at him.
He can't take it.
- Soft little
- [GRUNTS]
Perimeter's secure.
Ingress and egress have
been double-checked.
Sheriff's office is still
posted out front and out back.
Good. The burner phone's quiet.
I suspect the Butcher
won't reach out until morning.
I can, uh, take first watch
if you want to get some shut-eye.
I don't sleep when I'm on shift.
But go ahead.
- You look wrecked.
- Yeah, hard to sleep,
when she's not there.
Um, can I ask you a personal question?
Usually I'd say no,
but I've been working on being
more emotionally available,
so, shoot.
How did you, um
With Isabel, how did you
know when it was over?
[SIGHS] I didn't.
Not for a long time.
You know, it turns out you can only
fracture something so many times
before it's impossible
to put back together.
Problem is, I didn't
realize that until I had tried.
You're saying the only way I can
Know for sure that it's
over is to try and fix it?
If that's what you want.
We're both so dug in,
I don't see how we can move forward.
One step at a time.
And maybe you're right, okay?
Maybe things between
you and Bailey can't be fixed.
But don't make the same
mistake I did with Lucy
and quit before the battle's done.
If you love her
Fight.
Otherwise, you might
spend the rest of your life
wondering if you could have done more.
♪
You are one hour away
from being a full-fledged cop.
- How do you feel?
- Mm, good, I think.
- Mostly. A-and also not.
- Mm.
You know, being a rookie was
one of the hardest
things I've ever done.
And as a reward for passing,
I get to keep doing it for 30 years.
- [NOISEMAKER HONKS]
- Yay!
[PHONE CHIMES]
Mm.
[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]
♪
- What?
- Tamara and Seth are
On a date?
They'd be so cute!
That's a bad thing.
How could they?
Where do we even start?
It's like ice cream Jenga.
UCLA.
So boss man Javi wants to meet you.
Great.
Um, cool.
- Anytime.
- Great, get in the car.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Sorry, guys. He's mine tonight.
- So come.
- No.
This ice cream was, like, $30,
and somebody's gotta eat it.
Don't worry, I'll be back.
I promise.
♪
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
[LINE TRILLING]
- [PHONE RINGING]
- Mm.
Hey, are you with
Seth? I saw that photo.
I mean, I was, but
he just left with Andy.
Stop.
Andy from the drug buy?
Yeah, um, he had a couple guys
and said Javi wanted to talk.
I took a picture of
the plate just in case.
Okay.
And-and Seth went with them?
Yeah. I mean, they just
think he's a buyer, right?
He'll be okay.
He has his police ID on
him and his off-duty weapon.
If they search him, it's over.
[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]
♪
[PHONE BUZZING]
[TENSE MUSIC]
Hey, what's up?
Hey, uh, Seth is in trouble,
and I was hoping that you
could help me and Celina
get him out of it.
We're tracking a license plate.
I'm on a safe house
detail tonight with Nolan.
Let me get an officer to replace me.
Text me your location.
[SOFT SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Your shift doesn't
start for 20 minutes.
Lucy called.
Seth's in trouble.
They need backup,
I'm going to call the station
to have a replacement
officer brought in.
Get two.
I'll go with you.
The handoff isn't for hours.
- Where's Mickey?
- In the loo.
I'm gonna move him along.
[KNOCKS] Mickey, let's go.
Mickey, I'm coming in.
♪
Tim?
What's going on?
Do not move.
Is there a problem?
Where's Mickey?
Get down on the floor.
Like hell I will.
Hammer, do not push me.
I need you in cuffs so I
can check on my sergeant.
You need to tell me what's going on.
Where's Mickey?
Hammer.
Ooh, get his gun.
Hammer, if you take
one step, I will shoot you.
Mickey, what in God's
name are you doing?
I'm going to get us out of here.
But we've made a
deal with the coppers.
And I made a
different deal, all right?
With my lawyer.
The Butcher's going to set us up.
What if I don't want to get
set up with the Butcher?
I like the sound of WITSEC.
A fresh start, a new chance at love.
Man, I don't have time for this.
You owe me.
Now get his gun and tune
him up a little, all right?
You like fighting cops.
Knock him around. Let's go.
He's gonna shoot me!
- No, he isn't.
- Yes, I am.
He shoots you, I shoot his partner.
Shoot 'em both.
Don't worry about me.
Now, that's just unreasonable.
Listen, use your nut.
There is no reason anyone
needs to get shot, okay?
So Hammer, will you get his damn gun?
Uh
No!
I want my deal.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Can't believe you just
did me dirty like that.
Well, next time you change
the plan, you talk to me.
Well, here he is.
[GROANING]
[QUIRKY UPBEAT MUSIC]
Hammer, seriously, thank you.
Turn around.
Javi has to be Javi Rosio.
He has a history of
importing and pressing Xanax.
- Okay, what's his last-known address?
- 45th and Fig.
Javi is a career criminal.
He'll definitely search
Seth when he arrives.
Yeah, we need to stop them.
Um
You know what?
[TENSE MUSIC]
[EXHALES]
God, I love this song, man.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
Hey, man, you know I
can totally drive if you want.
[SNORTS AND CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
Ah, you're kidding me.
All right.
All right, be easy, guys.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- Evening.
- Yeah, how's it going?
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]
- License and registration.
- Yeah, sure thing.
[PILLS CLATTERING]
[QUIRKY DRAMATIC MUSIC]
That's not mine.
Turn off the vehicle.
[SIRENS WHOOPING]
Let's go.
Can can you just
please not tell my parents?
My dad is gonna kill me.
Sure, kid.
Thanks.
In you go.
[GRUNTS]
[SIGHS]
Hey.
Hi.
[SIGHS] Thank you for the rescue.
Thank Tamara.
She told us what we
needed to find you.
Yeah.
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah, it's a good thing
we were hanging out, huh?
I wouldn't say that.
Hey, can you get
these things off me?
I'm sorry, I don't
have any keys on me.
♪
Ah. Heard things got a
little rough at the safe house.
Yeah, thanks for volunteering us.
Thanks for the middle-
of-the-night wake-up call.
Are the Butcher's
guys in interrogation?
Ready and waiting
for you to flip them,
get an arrest warrant for the Butcher,
- and take all the glory.
- Oh,
it's good to be detective.
I'll be right there. Hey,
do you have a minute?
Of course.
Okay, so I've been
thinking about putting feet
to all this talk about
policing with James.
If I were to start a group of cops
who were dedicated to
reform, would anyone join?
Absolutely.
You might make a few enemies too.
Oh, I don't care about that.
Great. Let me be
the first to sign up.
Do we get a secret handshake?
No. There is nothing
secret about this.
The whole point is
to put a public face
- on change from within.
- Right.
May I recommend
matching T-shirts?
- No.
- Think about it.
How's Seth?
Yeah, yeah, he's great.
Um, I need to talk to
you about something.
About how weird you
were about us hanging out?
Look, Tamara, you
don't know Seth like I do.
What does that mean?
He lies a lot.
Like, habitually.
He's training to be a cop.
I know, and-and
I'm working on that.
But, the point is
you can't date him.
- I
- I can't?
Uh
I-I misspoke, all right?
- I just think that
- It's not up to you.
What was that about?
[SIGHS] Well
She has a thing for Seth,
and I tried to warn her about him,
and it did not go well.
You want me to put the
fear of Bradford in him?
Yeah.
No.
No, that would just make things worse.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Ma'am?
Officer Miles Penn.
I responded to the
incident at your shelter
- yesterday morning.
- Of course.
Um, call me Diana, please.
Um, thank you for
your prompt response.
It looked like you had
things pretty well under control.
I did until I didn't.
Ugh, one of the
most frustrating things
about being a woman
is that no matter how
How strong, how skilled I become,
an angry 200-pound man will
always have the upper hand.
Well, that's that's
actually why I'm here.
If you're interested,
I would like to offer my
services to you,
free of charge,
as a security guard, for your shelter,
or the downtown women's center.
When I'm off-duty, that is.
That's, an incredibly generous offer.
I just don't want to see
another woman get hurt.
Neither do I.
To dance you out to the garden ♪
Where this bloom, it stays ♪
I have coffee, wine, or a sleep aid,
depending on your vibe.
I love you.
And I'm sorry I had
to run out last night.
It's all good.
I know who I married.
And I love you too.
[SOFT MUSIC]
So I'm doing a thing.
I realized it was time
for me to put my money
where my mouth is,
so, I talked to Grey,
and, he has given me approval
to start a police-accountability
advocacy group
within the station, so
that cops who believe that
changes in policing are necessary
can work together to be that change.
And I hope you don't mind, but I have
Volunteered you to be
our chief community liaison.
Of course I don't mind.
But won't that cause trouble
for you down at the station?
I have been undercover with cartels,
so those cops don't scare me.
- [CHUCKLES]
- So let's get to it.
What is first on the agenda?
Well, uh, by far
The most important action item
Is this.
♪
Hey.
Hey
Do you want some coffee?
I made a pot.
Uh, no, thank you, I'm good.
Right, this is the part
where I explain why I'm here.
If you want.
Or we could just sit.
No, I want to explain.
There's a lot that I haven't told you
about my marriage to Jason.
Not because I wanted
to keep secrets from you.
I was in denial,
about a lot of my experiences.
And I made a new friend recently
who helped me see that denial,
is no longer serving me.
And reminded me that
you are the best ally
to help me face what
happened and heal it.
For years, I've only acknowledged
the emotional abuse
Jason put me through,
because it kept me out of
the battered wife category,
but when he escalated to framing me,
stalking me, and trying to kill me,
so did I.
Malvado was a
desperate move for safety.
I was
I was scared.
So scared that it
It broke me.
And I did a stupid thing.
And then I made you feel judged.
Instead of supported.
I wish I could go back,
and do it all over again and
Show you that the fear,
I was feeling about
that phone was for you
For the danger you put yourself in.
But all I can do is apologize.
For making you feel alone,
because you are not alone.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
You're loved.
[SIGHS]
Now I know how we fix this.
The answer's together, right?
Yes.
- Come here.
- [CHUCKLES]
Mm.
[SIGHS]
♪
Previously on "The Rookie."
- Hey!
- So I sent a reckless text.
Reckless text? That's
criminal conspiracy!
The fact that you are mad
at me kind of blows my mind.
The fact that you are judging me
instead of empathizing
is blowing mine.
- You're moving?
- Kind of.
The Hammer is called the Hammer
because he likes to fight
and there's no one he
loves to fight more than cops.
- Thanks.
- You're welcome.
- We shouldn't.
- I know.
Good morning.
Thanks, everyone, for being here.
The hardest step is showing up,
- and we got that one down.
- Yeah.
[WORDS ECHOING]
Who wants to start?
[SPARSE DISSONANT MUSIC]
♪
Tim?
- What's on your mind?
- [EXHALES DEEPLY]
I messed up with Lucy, I think.
Well, Valentine's Day is tough.
Look, things have been
solid between us recently.
You know, I-I-I really
I really feel like I'd
earned my way back in.
You know? Both on a
personal and professional level.
And then
We ended up in this hotel room,
and I-I knew it was a
bad idea in the moment,
that I was being selfish.
You know, that [SIGHS]
That I hadn't finished doing the work
to fix what I had broke.
I just
I couldn't help myself.
This is said with love
But you're using a
lot of "I" language.
I felt this, I did that.
But Lucy was a
willing participant, yes?
Yeah, of course.
Then why are you
taking away her agency?
If this was a mistake,
then it's one you made together.
[WARM AMBIENT MUSIC]
♪
Last day as a rookie!
Oh, no, I'm sorry. It's
just it's very exciting.
Yeah, no, it it is awesome.
Oh, I I sense a but in there.
You know, a high
percentage of rookies
suffer a setback on their last day,
so you just gotta stay on top
of it and don't get distracted.
Well, that's certainly
taking the fun out of it.
No, no, I'm sorry.
It
It is amazing.
New lipstick.
You're a little bit more,
uh, made up than usual.
- What's happening?
- Nothing.
I'm just switching it up a bit.
- Stop!
- What? Come on.
Maybe I should too.
[INHALES SHARPLY] No.
- Stay the course.
- [LAUGHS]
Tomorrow I can go crazy.
Tomorrow, when I'm no longer a rookie.
Oh, I'm gonna win for you ♪
Like I know you want me to do ♪
[SHOWER SPLATTERING]
- [HAND PATS]
- Hang in there, man.
Okay.
We got your back, big dog.
Thanks.
What's happening?
Everybody's heard you
and Bailey are fighting.
Cops gossip more
than middle schoolers.
First marriage is just a trial run.
There's no shame in divorce.
Every cop goes through this.
Okay, it's not my first marriage.
And we're not getting divorced.
- It it's just a fight.
- Uh-huh.
I used this guy for
my last three divorces.
How many times
have you been married?
This decade?
Just three.
You keep that.
I don't think I'll be needing it.
Denial
I get it.
[QUIRKY MUSIC]
Stay strong.
This is ridiculous.
Couples fight.
I mean, granted, it's a bad one.
But it's not over.
Great.
I feel like you don't believe me.
Feel like you don't
believe yourself.
Yeah, I don't know.
It's just
God, it's taking up so
much space in my brain.
I just gotta get of my head.
- You know what helps me?
- Violence?
Action.
Pull some felony
warrants, get in trouble.
Last thing you'll be thinking
about is a personal woe.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Yeah.
I mean, you and Camilla were
on completely different paths.
- It's clearly for the best.
- I know.
But my problems right now
are minor in comparison to yours.
How's the cancer
treatment going, my brother?
So far, so good.
You sure you're
ready to be here, Boot?
Uh, yes, sir. Thanks for asking.
I'm not asking to be kind.
I'm asking because if
you're not up to the task,
you put the life of
your TO in jeopardy.
Uh, no, sir. I
I uh, yes, sir.
I mean I am good to go,
and I will not let her down.
Make sure you don't,
or we're going to have problems.
You're here early.
Sometimes being Detective Harper
is easier than being Mama.
- Or Mrs.
- Yes!
That one is
really tough right now.
The constant arguing over
policing is wearing me out.
Harper, you're needed
in Interrogation One.
- For what?
- No idea.
That's just the message I was given.
Okay.
What uh
Why?
We were supposed
to talk this morning,
- and you left before I woke up.
- I'm sorry.
I just, I have a really
heavy caseload right now.
Nyla, you always do.
But you're the one
who raised the red flag
about our relationship
and how our jobs make our marriage
that much more difficult sometimes,
and yet, you've been
avoiding talking about it.
So yeah, I've had to
resort to gimmicks like this
just to get some
face time with my wife.
Okay. Uh, you are not wrong.
[SIGHS]
What if there is no way to make
you feel good about what I do?
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
Then we deal with it.
I mean, maybe that tears us apart,
or maybe we get stronger
by solving it together.
But, either way, it's
a hell of a lot better
than this slow dance of silence.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Now, I got to go to a meeting.
Um
I'll see you tonight.
♪
How are you feeling?
Pretty good, all things considered.
Yeah, well,
it seems like there's a lot of options
with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Have you had any lymphedema?
Not a lot of people
know about that side effect.
Something's going on with my rookie.
It's on me to do the homework.
Yeah, or try to catch me in a lie.
Never occurred to me that you
would lie about something like that.
Look, I
I know I don't have
the best track record,
but I would never lie about cancer.
If you have any doubts,
you know you can always
check my medical records.
I'm a rookie.
I signed away my medical
privacy when I joined.
I might do that.
Yeah.
Yeah, you should.
You know, I'm I'm open to anything
that'll help rebuild
the trust between us.
[PHONE RINGING]
Hey, stranger.
What's up?
I need to show you something.
Can you meet me at the apartment?
Yeah. I don't like
the sound of that.
Uh, I'll be there in ten minutes.
But it's my last day as a rookie.
I understand.
Well, I was hoping
to avoid situations
that would jeopardize my graduation
from the FTO program.
And yet as your training
officer for this one last day,
I set the agenda.
And I say the agenda is go hard.
Is this so you won't
have to think about Bailey?
If it is, do you really think
it's a good idea to say her name?
No, sir.
I am fully on board with going hard.
- Whatever my TO wants.
- Great.
Check the box, see who's got warrants.
Make sure they're felony NBA
so they're in a fighting mood.
[QUIRKY MUSIC]
The ball's in his court.
John knows where to find
me when he wants to talk.
And if he doesn't?
He will.
Obviously, I don't really
know what's going on
because you've been maddeningly vague,
but, it's been a week.
Might be time to reach out.
You want me off your couch?
No.
A little.
[CHUCKLES]
A timeline would be nice.
- [ALARM BEEPS]
- 10-99 at 1600 Beechwood Street.
- [ALARM BEEPS]
- 10-99 at 1600
- What's that?
- VARDA alarm.
Bypasses dispatch
to alert all nearby units.
Shelters and clinics have them
to speed up the response
time for break-ins and assaults.
It's the Good Samaritan
Women's Shelter.
Control, 7-Adam-100
responding to that 10-99,
1600 Beechwood Street. Code-3.
Copy. Follow-up call
reports disgruntled husband
attempting to enter, armed with bat.
- Punch it! Let's get there.
- [ENGINE REVVING]
Manya!
Out of my way!
I want to talk to my wife!
- [SIRENS WAILING DISTANTLY]
- With a bat?
Restraining order says 100 yards.
- [PERSON SHOUTS]
- [POTTERY SHATTERS LOUDLY]
- I warned you!
- [SIRENS WAILING]
- [YELLS]
- Drop the bat!
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
- Damn it!
- Give up! Drop the bat!
[BAT CLATTERS]
[GRUNTS]
[BOTH GRUNTING]
- [SNARLS AND YELPS]
- I got him!
- Get off me!
- [SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
I saw your head hit the concrete.
- How's your vision?
- Uh, fine.
Uh, Cody went down harder
than I did thanks to you.
I'd still like to get you
evaluated for a concussion.
And let's splint this wrist.
- [GROANS]
- The bruising and swelling
- indicates a fracture.
- Yeah.
Why is it taking so
long to find a hot warrant?
Yeah, turns out we've got
most of the real bad guys in custody.
Yay us!
Checking again.
7-Adam-15, I have an in-progress 211
at Lock, Stock, and Barrel Gun Supply.
RP spotted a blue van
speeding from the scene
approximately five minutes ago.
- What are the odds that's our van?
- Fairly small,
given there are several
thousand blue vans in Los Angeles.
We're still going to
stop and investigate
and hope it's full of armed robbers?
Now you're getting
the swing of today.
[SIREN WHOOPS]
7-Adam-15, we are Code-6,
Lancaster and Western,
investigating possible
suspect vehicle.
Driver!
Please exit the vehicle,
keeping your hands
where I can see them!
Yep!
[DREAMY MUSIC]
No problem
Officers.
- [SIGHING] Oh.
- Steady, Officer Juarez.
Need you to go clear the front.
Step forward for me, sir.
Uh, what can I help you with today?
It's not illegal to run
out of petrol, is it?
A van matching this description
was involved in an armed robbery.
Wow.
Well, it wasn't this one.
I've been stuck here
since about half-past
waiting for a rescue.
All right, the front's clear,
but I can't really see the back.
Well, aren't you a
smile in a moor-gallop.
Sir, I'm going to
need to see some ID.
And I would love to show you some,
but I left the house
without my wallet.
I barely remembered
to put on a shirt
if you can picture that.
[CHUCKLES] It happens to all of us.
Well, then I'm gonna
need to see inside that van.
No problem.
Just a few bits and bobs inside.
You know, nothing of note.
Which is a shame, really,
because something tells me
being handcuffed by you
would be quite the treat.
♪
Yeah, sure, sure.
♪
[ROWDY PUNK ROCK MUSIC]
[GRUNTS]
[BOTH GROAN]
- What about the guns?
- Gotta write 'em off.
Don't stop ♪
Why? ♪
[TIRES SCREECH]
Well, sir, I think
you got your fight.
Happy?
My room looks bigger.
Well, that's 'cause it's clean.
Hi.
- This the new Boot?
- Yeah.
Tamara, Seth.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]
What's up?
Um
I got this on campus.
Ooh, you worried about cavities?
♪
They're Xanax with
a kick of ketamine.
So I hear.
I haven't tried it.
These are incredibly dangerous.
You overdo it on these
and your heart stops.
Where did you get these?
My roommate's boyfriend.
Said first one's free.
Want me to make an introduction?
Yeah.
I mean, if you're up for it.
We just have to find
a believable buyer.
Somebody who is not a rookie.
Whoever it is needs to
look like a college student.
I can do it.
Whoever it needs to look like
Wow, okay.
I get it. Thank you.
I get carded at movie theaters.
I can do this.
I'll introduce him as my boyfriend.
I'll say he goes to UCLA.
Yeah, Tamara vouches
for me, I make the buy.
Easy.
Great.
You can't do this, man.
Look, I need to talk to my wife.
- Shut up!
- You can't stay in there forever!
Shut up or I'll bust
your teeth out your mouth.
- You hear me?
- [GROANING]
Did you just threaten a
suspect in police custody?
- He's an asshole!
- Yeah, he files a complaint
against the city and wins,
he'll be a rich asshole.
- That what you want?
- No, sir.
Hey.
What's up?
There was a call back in
Texas my first year on the job.
I didn't get there in time.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
He killed the kids too.
Look.
Those calls are hard
for all of us, all right?
But crossing the line
gives guys like this
a get-out-of-jail-free card,
and I know you don't want that.
No, sir.
I'll do better controlling
my emotions in the future.
I saw that flawless elbow strike
that knocked the wind out of him.
Badass.
I don't know.
Necessary, maybe.
It's not the first time
I have had to defend
myself from a man.
It's why I do what
I do at the shelter.
After my ex broke my rib,
I swore never again.
So now I am a blue belt in Krav Maga,
and it's the other guy
that has the broken rib.
I'm a capoeira master
and a level one Krav Maga.
For now.
I thought I sensed a kindred spirit.
But you know,
tough women, they often
come with dark stories.
- I just like to learn new things.
- I see.
Well, if you ever want
to talk martial arts,
you know where to find me.
Mm.
Big guy's called the Hammer.
His partner is Mickey Barnes.
Their prints turned up at a
gun store robbery in Bakersfield.
MO matches three
other heists in the area.
They've been stealing
guns for the last four months.
They planning some kind of attack?
They're not exactly planners.
Most likely they
stole the guns to sell.
At least they didn't
steal any more today.
That isn't quite
true, though, is it?
Uh, no, sir.
They also got the police-issue weapons
in the back of the shop.
And?
And the ammo.
And a police radio.
A-and the onboard
computer and the vehicle itself.
Officer Nolan, remind me again
how many times has
your shop been stolen?
Twice.
Sir, believe me, I know
how serious this is,
and I will fix it.
It wasn't entirely Nolan's fault.
Isn't this your last day on
probation, Officer Juarez?
Was I saying anything?
Sir, we will get
- everything back.
- [PHONE RINGING]
The tracker is still
active in the shop.
We will chase it all down
just as soon as we get a
temporary replacement.
Don't lose that too.
Officer Chen,
why do I hear you're
Code-6 at your apartment?
Tamara came to me
with a lead on a guy who's dealing
ketamine on a college campus,
and I was wondering
if I had your permission
to send Ridley on an undercover buy.
You think he's ready?
Uh
Yeah, I mean, it's a
simple hand-to-hand.
- He can do it.
- Okay, I trust your judgment.
You'll need backup.
Grab Smitty.
Oh, I was thinking
maybe Harper and Lopez?
They're busy.
It's Smitty or no one.
[SOFTLY] Right.
Yeah, that is them, all right.
Good news is, they parked the shop
right next to the stolen weapons.
Yeah, bad news is,
they're surrounded by stolen weapons.
Yeah.
So what's the play?
Well, the last thing we
want is to get into a firefight.
They're too well-armed.
[DREAMY MUSIC]
ALL: Oh.
- Really?
- Ain't no harm in looking.
Yeah, I'm referring
to the audible gasp.
♪
- I say
- [MUSIC STOPS]
We wait till they separate,
then move in, divide and conquer.
Great.
How about we take Mickey.
[SCOFFING] No. Good try, Boot.
We will take Mickey.
You two get the Hammer.
After this morning's debacle,
you two should be thanking us
for giving you a chance at redemption.
Your thank you card's in the mail.
Can I just get one quick peek?
No.
Oi, you done yet?
Nearly.
But I'd be a lot closer if you
got off your ass and helped.
I just put on a clean shirt.
But when you're done,
pull this people carrier out
so I can back that copper's motor in.
And this one better run.
That wasn't my fault.
Dodgy Paul told me
it was top-of-the-line.
Oh, and it never occurred to you
that a car thief named
Dodgy Paul might be lying?
[ROWDY ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
♪
Hands up.
Ooh.
All right, lovely.
They're up.
Turn around.
Now it's getting kinky.
[GRUNTING] Ooh.
I do have a gun in my right pocket.
[CHUCKLING] But I'm
also happy to see you.
- [HANDCUFFS CLICKING]
- Wow.
Oh.
♪
Police!
Hands up.
[BAGS THUD]
Hello, sweetheart.
- You miss me?
- Hands on your head.
Turn around.
Walk towards us nice and slow.
I think we know what I'm
going to say to that, don't we?
I'm unarmed.
You can't shoot an
unarmed man, can you?
You're right.
We can't.
[PEPPER SPRAY HISSING]
[SCREAMING]
[DOOR CLANKS SHUT]
Work smarter, not harder, am I right?
[SCREAMING] It's getting worse!
Rubbing doesn't help! [WHIMPERS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
The dealer is Andy Hersh,
21 years old.
This is a simple buy-walk deal.
Buy drugs, walk away.
That's it.
We will come back for the arrest.
We just need to get
the buy on the wire.
There's also the manufacturing arm.
We need to know who's importing
- the raw materials.
- No, no, no, no.
That's not today.
Today, you buy and you walk.
- Got it.
- Okay.
That's him.
[CAR DOORS OPENING]
Andy, hey!
What's up?
This is my boyfriend, Seth.
He goes to UCLA.
Oh, my condolences.
[CHUCKLES] Yeah, we keep
getting our asses kicked
and Tam's telling me
that I got to transfer.
Tam?
Ew.
- It's cute.
- No, it's not.
Well, life's better on
this side of town, so.
That's what I hear.
You got better teams.
Better candy.
I mean, quality doesn't come cheap.
It's not a problem.
You know, only the
best for my girl, right?
You're together.
We get it. Jeez.
The kid's just selling it.
Or maybe he's into her.
Either way, what's the problem?
He's [CLICKS TONGUE]
He's not right for her.
Parenting is hard.
But at some point,
you gotta let the kids
spread their wings
and make their own mistakes.
Wait.
Smitty, do you have kids?
[QUIRKY MUSIC]
Do I?
What?
$300 a pop.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Okay, you got the buy.
Now walk.
Buy, walk, buy, walk.
Jeez.
Can you get more?
What?
I got a friend who's
throwing these parties
and, you know, he's always looking.
Yeah, I can get as much as he wants.
Assuming he can pay.
Yeah, I'll let him know.
Cool.
- Good to see you.
- Yeah.
[SIGHS]
You just opened the
door for a bigger bust.
High five, kid.
I can't believe we did
that.
How are you so calm?
Because I got a good partner.
Ridley, it was risky to
push for more product.
But it worked.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
I never should have
listened to Mickey.
You can't pull a heist while
Mercury's in retrograde.
And it's transiting Aries.
You could not have timed this worse.
Exactly!
Last time this happened,
my fiancée left me.
Yeah, maybe she left
you because of the stars.
Maybe it was all the arrests.
Nah, she said it
was all the cheating.
That'll do it.
[QUIRKY MUSIC]
♪
What? What?
Go back to work. Go back to work.
He can't see you.
- Get to work.
- So just to be clear,
you still think that
you're going to walk on
how many felonies?
Three.
And so much evidence.
I can't remember a time
we had this much evidence.
- Can you?
- Uh, let's see.
Fingerprints, surveillance video,
eyewitness accounts, body
cam, shop cam, dash cam.
I mean, it is literally a mountain.
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
Even if that were true, you need me.
Need you for what?
To get to the bigger fish.
We were supposed to deliver
those guns to the Butcher.
[CLICKS TONGUE]
So do you really want to bust me,
some street-level,
cheeky, little pirate
Or do you want to take
down a real shot-caller?
Hmm.
It's compelling,
but Mickey Barnes is
both snake and charmer.
You of all people know
my ability to sense exaggeration
is flawless.
He's telling the truth.
Okay.
What's the timeline?
Hammer and Mickey are
supposed to deliver the guns
to the Butcher tomorrow.
The DA's office can
offer reduced sentences
if the LAPD can
provide full surveillance
- and arrest the Butcher.
- I'll authorize it.
But
We need to move
Mickey and the Hammer
to a safe house tonight,
which means I need officers
ready to transport
and work a graveyard.
Uh, rumor mill says
Nolan is looking for anything
to distract him from
his domestic situation.
And I happen to know
another lonely senior officer
happy to pick up an extra shift.
[QUIRKY UPBEAT MUSIC]
Checked and double-checked.
Oh.
Well, then that's it.
You have reached the end
of your last day as a rookie.
Oh, I can't believe I made it.
Thank you for everything.
Being your training officer
has been an honor and a privilege.
Officers!
If I may have your
attention for a moment.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Thank you.
I am so proud to
announce that my rookie,
Officer Celina Juarez,
has successfully reached the end
of her POST-mandated training
and has reached the
capacity of solo beat officer.
Congratulations, Officer Juarez.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
♪
Thank you! Whoo!
[LAUGHS]
♪
Oh, hi. I was hoping
I'd see you again.
I've been thinking a
lot about what you said
about tough women having dark stories.
I, um
I might have lied,
in the ambulance earlier.
We all do.
It's the easiest way
to protect ourselves.
I've been collecting ways
to protect myself for years.
I fight fires, I shoot
guns, I jump out of planes,
I save lives.
- Is it working?
- [SIGHS]
Yeah.
- My ex was unimaginably cruel.
- Mm.
He died trying to kill me.
But he never hit me
while we were married.
And even now, I have a hard time
labeling what he put
me through as abuse.
- Yeah.
- I never looked like
the women in a Lifetime movie.
There were no black
eyes, no broken bones.
Just a lot of gray area.
Mm-hmm.
Getting physical in the bedroom,
play that turned rough.
No one knew I needed rescuing.
So I rescued myself.
But in the end, none of
it actually even mattered,
because my ex found me,
and ripped my life apart again.
And even now he's
he's dead, and he's still
haunting my marriage.
My husband, who is the
greatest man I've ever known,
isn't speaking to me,
because
of something I did out of fear.
I was trying to protect myself.
But if we don't work,
my ex will have taken
everything from me.
He would have won.
- Hey.
- [SIGHS]
[SOFT MUSIC]
He can't win.
He's dead.
- You won.
- [SNIFFLES]
You got out alive,
and you have all the power now.
So yeah, you can talk
about what it was like for real.
Gray areas included.
Especially to this
This husband of yours,
you know, that you love so much.
He cannot help you heal,
if he doesn't know what's
still alive inside of you.
♪
[TV PLAYING INDISTINCTLY]
Oi, does this thing
get the football?
American?
- Ugh, savages.
- All right, boys.
Doors and windows are
locked, the alarms are set.
There's a patrol car in
front and behind the house.
No one enters or
leaves until we depart
for the weapon exchange
tomorrow morning.
There is no internet,
no contact with anyone
until after the handoff.
Sergeant Bradford has
custody of the phone
that you'll be using to
communicate with the Butcher.
Are we clear on everything?
What's the Hulu password?
What part of no internet
do you not understand?
I thought you lot had rules against
cruel and unusual punishment.
Apparently not.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Oh, this is going to be a long night.
Eh, beats going
home to an empty house.
You and Bailey still not talking?
Oh, Hammer,
got a couple of sad
coppers in here, mate.
What happened, fella? Catch
your missus stepping out?
Don't engage.
Mate, give the poor sod a break.
A man's heartbreak
is no laughing matter.
- [CAN SNAPS OPEN]
- I wouldn't know.
Tend to be the one
doing the breaking up,
if you know what I mean. [CHUCKLES]
Weren't you getting engaged
last time I arrested you?
Yeah, and then you and that lady cop
won the ring off of me
and everything fell apart.
You won a ring off him?
Randy pawned off Bailey's
ring the day of your wedding.
Hammer bought it and
Lucy and I got it back.
- What?
- You're welcome.
[QUIRKY DRAMATIC MUSIC]
What?
- Babe, we need wine out here.
- On it.
So, James and I are
supposed to talk tonight,
and I just can't do it again.
You know, it's like I
start talking, and then,
he starts talking,
and fundamentally, we agree.
Policing in this country
should be better.
But then, we get into the details,
and all of a sudden we don't agree
and then it's a fight
and we don't even
know how we got there.
- Thank you, Wesley.
- No problem.
But it comes with a
little unsolicited advice.
- Oh, God.
- No, no, this is good.
Please, I need a man's perspective.
Hmm.
[CLEARS THROAT] Okay.
Generally speaking,
we're simple,
straightforward creatures.
And we do like to talk,
but that talk has to have an endgame.
We're working it out, great.
But what did we decide, you know?
Like, what's the plan?
And James doesn't have to
change his position or tactics
because philosophically,
you agree with him.
So, it's on me to do something.
Actions speak louder than words.
Basic guy code.
Look at him.
He can't take it.
- Soft little
- [GRUNTS]
Perimeter's secure.
Ingress and egress have
been double-checked.
Sheriff's office is still
posted out front and out back.
Good. The burner phone's quiet.
I suspect the Butcher
won't reach out until morning.
I can, uh, take first watch
if you want to get some shut-eye.
I don't sleep when I'm on shift.
But go ahead.
- You look wrecked.
- Yeah, hard to sleep,
when she's not there.
Um, can I ask you a personal question?
Usually I'd say no,
but I've been working on being
more emotionally available,
so, shoot.
How did you, um
With Isabel, how did you
know when it was over?
[SIGHS] I didn't.
Not for a long time.
You know, it turns out you can only
fracture something so many times
before it's impossible
to put back together.
Problem is, I didn't
realize that until I had tried.
You're saying the only way I can
Know for sure that it's
over is to try and fix it?
If that's what you want.
We're both so dug in,
I don't see how we can move forward.
One step at a time.
And maybe you're right, okay?
Maybe things between
you and Bailey can't be fixed.
But don't make the same
mistake I did with Lucy
and quit before the battle's done.
If you love her
Fight.
Otherwise, you might
spend the rest of your life
wondering if you could have done more.
♪
You are one hour away
from being a full-fledged cop.
- How do you feel?
- Mm, good, I think.
- Mostly. A-and also not.
- Mm.
You know, being a rookie was
one of the hardest
things I've ever done.
And as a reward for passing,
I get to keep doing it for 30 years.
- [NOISEMAKER HONKS]
- Yay!
[PHONE CHIMES]
Mm.
[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]
♪
- What?
- Tamara and Seth are
On a date?
They'd be so cute!
That's a bad thing.
How could they?
Where do we even start?
It's like ice cream Jenga.
UCLA.
So boss man Javi wants to meet you.
Great.
Um, cool.
- Anytime.
- Great, get in the car.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Sorry, guys. He's mine tonight.
- So come.
- No.
This ice cream was, like, $30,
and somebody's gotta eat it.
Don't worry, I'll be back.
I promise.
♪
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
[LINE TRILLING]
- [PHONE RINGING]
- Mm.
Hey, are you with
Seth? I saw that photo.
I mean, I was, but
he just left with Andy.
Stop.
Andy from the drug buy?
Yeah, um, he had a couple guys
and said Javi wanted to talk.
I took a picture of
the plate just in case.
Okay.
And-and Seth went with them?
Yeah. I mean, they just
think he's a buyer, right?
He'll be okay.
He has his police ID on
him and his off-duty weapon.
If they search him, it's over.
[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]
♪
[PHONE BUZZING]
[TENSE MUSIC]
Hey, what's up?
Hey, uh, Seth is in trouble,
and I was hoping that you
could help me and Celina
get him out of it.
We're tracking a license plate.
I'm on a safe house
detail tonight with Nolan.
Let me get an officer to replace me.
Text me your location.
[SOFT SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Your shift doesn't
start for 20 minutes.
Lucy called.
Seth's in trouble.
They need backup,
I'm going to call the station
to have a replacement
officer brought in.
Get two.
I'll go with you.
The handoff isn't for hours.
- Where's Mickey?
- In the loo.
I'm gonna move him along.
[KNOCKS] Mickey, let's go.
Mickey, I'm coming in.
♪
Tim?
What's going on?
Do not move.
Is there a problem?
Where's Mickey?
Get down on the floor.
Like hell I will.
Hammer, do not push me.
I need you in cuffs so I
can check on my sergeant.
You need to tell me what's going on.
Where's Mickey?
Hammer.
Ooh, get his gun.
Hammer, if you take
one step, I will shoot you.
Mickey, what in God's
name are you doing?
I'm going to get us out of here.
But we've made a
deal with the coppers.
And I made a
different deal, all right?
With my lawyer.
The Butcher's going to set us up.
What if I don't want to get
set up with the Butcher?
I like the sound of WITSEC.
A fresh start, a new chance at love.
Man, I don't have time for this.
You owe me.
Now get his gun and tune
him up a little, all right?
You like fighting cops.
Knock him around. Let's go.
He's gonna shoot me!
- No, he isn't.
- Yes, I am.
He shoots you, I shoot his partner.
Shoot 'em both.
Don't worry about me.
Now, that's just unreasonable.
Listen, use your nut.
There is no reason anyone
needs to get shot, okay?
So Hammer, will you get his damn gun?
Uh
No!
I want my deal.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Can't believe you just
did me dirty like that.
Well, next time you change
the plan, you talk to me.
Well, here he is.
[GROANING]
[QUIRKY UPBEAT MUSIC]
Hammer, seriously, thank you.
Turn around.
Javi has to be Javi Rosio.
He has a history of
importing and pressing Xanax.
- Okay, what's his last-known address?
- 45th and Fig.
Javi is a career criminal.
He'll definitely search
Seth when he arrives.
Yeah, we need to stop them.
Um
You know what?
[TENSE MUSIC]
[EXHALES]
God, I love this song, man.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
Hey, man, you know I
can totally drive if you want.
[SNORTS AND CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
Ah, you're kidding me.
All right.
All right, be easy, guys.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- Evening.
- Yeah, how's it going?
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]
- License and registration.
- Yeah, sure thing.
[PILLS CLATTERING]
[QUIRKY DRAMATIC MUSIC]
That's not mine.
Turn off the vehicle.
[SIRENS WHOOPING]
Let's go.
Can can you just
please not tell my parents?
My dad is gonna kill me.
Sure, kid.
Thanks.
In you go.
[GRUNTS]
[SIGHS]
Hey.
Hi.
[SIGHS] Thank you for the rescue.
Thank Tamara.
She told us what we
needed to find you.
Yeah.
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah, it's a good thing
we were hanging out, huh?
I wouldn't say that.
Hey, can you get
these things off me?
I'm sorry, I don't
have any keys on me.
♪
Ah. Heard things got a
little rough at the safe house.
Yeah, thanks for volunteering us.
Thanks for the middle-
of-the-night wake-up call.
Are the Butcher's
guys in interrogation?
Ready and waiting
for you to flip them,
get an arrest warrant for the Butcher,
- and take all the glory.
- Oh,
it's good to be detective.
I'll be right there. Hey,
do you have a minute?
Of course.
Okay, so I've been
thinking about putting feet
to all this talk about
policing with James.
If I were to start a group of cops
who were dedicated to
reform, would anyone join?
Absolutely.
You might make a few enemies too.
Oh, I don't care about that.
Great. Let me be
the first to sign up.
Do we get a secret handshake?
No. There is nothing
secret about this.
The whole point is
to put a public face
- on change from within.
- Right.
May I recommend
matching T-shirts?
- No.
- Think about it.
How's Seth?
Yeah, yeah, he's great.
Um, I need to talk to
you about something.
About how weird you
were about us hanging out?
Look, Tamara, you
don't know Seth like I do.
What does that mean?
He lies a lot.
Like, habitually.
He's training to be a cop.
I know, and-and
I'm working on that.
But, the point is
you can't date him.
- I
- I can't?
Uh
I-I misspoke, all right?
- I just think that
- It's not up to you.
What was that about?
[SIGHS] Well
She has a thing for Seth,
and I tried to warn her about him,
and it did not go well.
You want me to put the
fear of Bradford in him?
Yeah.
No.
No, that would just make things worse.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Ma'am?
Officer Miles Penn.
I responded to the
incident at your shelter
- yesterday morning.
- Of course.
Um, call me Diana, please.
Um, thank you for
your prompt response.
It looked like you had
things pretty well under control.
I did until I didn't.
Ugh, one of the
most frustrating things
about being a woman
is that no matter how
How strong, how skilled I become,
an angry 200-pound man will
always have the upper hand.
Well, that's that's
actually why I'm here.
If you're interested,
I would like to offer my
services to you,
free of charge,
as a security guard, for your shelter,
or the downtown women's center.
When I'm off-duty, that is.
That's, an incredibly generous offer.
I just don't want to see
another woman get hurt.
Neither do I.
To dance you out to the garden ♪
Where this bloom, it stays ♪
I have coffee, wine, or a sleep aid,
depending on your vibe.
I love you.
And I'm sorry I had
to run out last night.
It's all good.
I know who I married.
And I love you too.
[SOFT MUSIC]
So I'm doing a thing.
I realized it was time
for me to put my money
where my mouth is,
so, I talked to Grey,
and, he has given me approval
to start a police-accountability
advocacy group
within the station, so
that cops who believe that
changes in policing are necessary
can work together to be that change.
And I hope you don't mind, but I have
Volunteered you to be
our chief community liaison.
Of course I don't mind.
But won't that cause trouble
for you down at the station?
I have been undercover with cartels,
so those cops don't scare me.
- [CHUCKLES]
- So let's get to it.
What is first on the agenda?
Well, uh, by far
The most important action item
Is this.
♪
Hey.
Hey
Do you want some coffee?
I made a pot.
Uh, no, thank you, I'm good.
Right, this is the part
where I explain why I'm here.
If you want.
Or we could just sit.
No, I want to explain.
There's a lot that I haven't told you
about my marriage to Jason.
Not because I wanted
to keep secrets from you.
I was in denial,
about a lot of my experiences.
And I made a new friend recently
who helped me see that denial,
is no longer serving me.
And reminded me that
you are the best ally
to help me face what
happened and heal it.
For years, I've only acknowledged
the emotional abuse
Jason put me through,
because it kept me out of
the battered wife category,
but when he escalated to framing me,
stalking me, and trying to kill me,
so did I.
Malvado was a
desperate move for safety.
I was
I was scared.
So scared that it
It broke me.
And I did a stupid thing.
And then I made you feel judged.
Instead of supported.
I wish I could go back,
and do it all over again and
Show you that the fear,
I was feeling about
that phone was for you
For the danger you put yourself in.
But all I can do is apologize.
For making you feel alone,
because you are not alone.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
You're loved.
[SIGHS]
Now I know how we fix this.
The answer's together, right?
Yes.
- Come here.
- [CHUCKLES]
Mm.
[SIGHS]
♪