Peter and Rose

### Intimacy Levels

Peter was the night agent that Rose managed to call, Peter protects Rose, Rose trusts Peter, Kissed

**The relationship between Peter Sutherland and Rose Larkin** is the central romance on The Night Agent.

## Throughout The Night Agent

### Season 1

Peter is working when the Night Action phone rings. He answers and flips through a binder as Rose struggles to give him the information he requests. Peter tells her it's the wrong number, but she tells him everything she knows. He gets her help and alerts Hawkins and Farr that Sidewinder and Gazelle are in danger. Peter tells Rose he's going to help her. She sees Dale approaching the house with a flashlight. Peter calmly tells Rose how to hide. She positions a mirror so she can see the hall. She hides in the closet and watches Dale while talking to Peter. When it seems Dale is coming her way, Peter tells her that if he finds her to fight like hell against him. After a long time, the door opens, and a police officer is there. Peter tells her that he's proud of her and hangs up.

Farr tells Peter to get to Rose before Hawkins and take her somewhere that even Farr doesn't know about.

Peter heads to the crime scene and tells Hawkins his orders. Rose recognizes his voice, and he tells her they'll get her some clothes. He notices her tapping her fingers against her shoulder. He assures her that he's going to take her away from all this.

Peter drives Rose away and notices her finger tapping again. He answers the questions that he can - he works for the FBI and they're going to his apartment. She asks who her aunt and uncle are, but he doesn't know as he didn't know about them before tonight. Even if he knew, his boss didn't want them to tell each other anything.

They arrive at Peter's apartment and he tells her they'll need to be debriefed tomorrow. He convinces her to hand over her phone so he can tell if they're being tracked. He instructs her to get clothes out of one of the closets, enough for a few days. Rose finds a binder of newspaper articles about a traitor. He comes in and she notices the White House clearance badge. She wants to go somewhere safe, but he insists they don't know where safety is. He doesn't have time to get her to trust him. But his orders are to protect her with his life, and he will do that. They head out of the apartment building.

Peter and Rose walk toward their car when he notices two people following them. He ends up in a fight and quickly overtakes the assailants. They don't know who Rose is - they came for Peter. They claim Peter tried to blow up the metro last year, though Peter refutes it. They believe Rome Tome and not him. Peter demands their wallets and Rose picks them up, thinking they're robbing the men. Peter just needs their licenses and tells her to give them back after. He has the men wait until the FBI arrives.

Farr is in the White House when Peter tells her about the Rome Tome guys that attacked them. They'll need questioning and some first aid. Farr agrees and tells him to take care of Rose, and he will. Rose asks what the guys mean about the metro bombing. He was there but not part of the attack. He stopped it and isn't a traitor, neither was his father. He confirms the binder she found was about his dad. People accused him but he died in a car accident before he could clear his name. Rose asks why Peter answers the White House phone in the basement. Most nights he analyzes reports. He had one call before hers, but it was the wrong number. He notices they're being followed and tells her to stay low. He has her call Night Action and tells the agent on the line what's happening. Dale shoots at them from his car. Peter notices she's bleeding and makes sure it's just from the glass. A bullet-ridden car chase ensues. She recognizes Dale as being the guy from her aunt's house. Peter causes Dale to get in an accident and then escapes.

Peter and Rose arrive at an Airbnb under his friend's account. He secures the house and then patches up her wound. She changes into the clothes she got and Peter explains they're his ex-fiancée Zoe's. He tells her to get some sleep while he works. She worries the assassins are after her, and he surmises they think she knows or saw something. She should tell them everything in the debrief. She wants to know what he does, but he's under orders not to. He finally tells her about Night Action. Her aunt and uncle were agents, but he didn't know anything about them. He stands guard while she sleeps.

In the morning, Peter takes Rose to be debriefed by Farr. Rose asks Peter to come with her, and Farr allows it as it'll make Rose more comfortable. Peter agrees to come inside. Hawkins begrudgingly accepts that Peter will be there, but makes him wait in the hall. This worries Rose, but he assures her that she can trust them. She tells him that her aunt said not to trust someone in the White House. She decides to trust Peter. She won't tell Farr and Hawkins the truth, not if it can get her killed. She goes into the room and Hawkins shuts the door.

## Relationship Timeline

* **First Met:** "The Call"
* **First Kiss:** "Best Served Cold"

## Significant Peter and Rose Moments

* **Book Delivery**

When Rose is put under protective detail in a hotel, she remarks she doesn't have her laptop or any books to read. She feels stuck there. Peter, while in the lobby, notices a rack of books and asks the front desk to send them to Rose's room. He requests that whoever delivers them tell her they're from Peter. Rose spends time reading one of the books and enjoying them.

* **Lonely Phone Call and Breakfast Date**

* **California**

Peter and Rose talk about their plans for after they stop the next bombing. Rose wants to go back to California and maybe return to her company. Peter wants to buy a cabin and disappear for a bit. She asks where, and he hears California's great. They hold hands.

## Recurring Symbolism & Themes

"Fight Like Hell"

Rose was attacked by hired assassins who murdered her uncle and called Night Action. Peter answered the phone and knew the intensity of the situation. He told her how to hide, to wait for the police, and then, when it seemed the attacker were closing in, Peter told her to fight the attacker. To fight like hell until they got there. The theme of fighting for each other culminated from that moment. When Peter was ready to give up on the hunt for the truth, Rose reminded him of the night she called Night Action. She reminded him that he told her to fight like hell in that closet, even though she was terrified. That's what she needed him to do right now; fight like hell for her. He was moved by her words and kissed her for the first time.

Trust

Finger-Tapping
When Rose is under stress or anxious, she taps her fingers against either her leg or arm. Peter picks up on this within the first minute of meeting her, and assures her that he's taking her away from all of this. He notices it again on the drive away from the crime scene, and caves to answering some of her questions to make her more comfortable.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Call
2. ↑ Best Served Cold