The Shake Up

**"The Shake Up"** is the seventeenth episode of the first season on *The Rookie*. This is the seventeenth episode of the series overall.

## Summary

An earthquake rocks the city and throws Mid-Wilshire's patrols and its citizens into chaos. Meanwhile, Agent Russo recommends Officer Nolan for a protective detail of Brad Hayes, a former Border Patrol agent whose dealings have put a target on his head.

## Cast

### Main

* Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
* Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez
* Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey
* Titus Makin as Jackson West
* Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen
* Afton Williamson as Talia Bishop
* Eric Winter as Tim Bradford

### Guest starring

* Sarah Shahi as Jessica Russo
* Michael Trucco as ADA Sean Del Monte
* Dominic Burgess as Tommy Lamont
* Cameron J. Armstrong as Nurse Gino Brown
* Greg Cromer as Captain Tom Weatherby
* Rocky Marquette as Byron
* Jim Lau as Patrick Chen
* Kurt Caceres as Russell
* Miya Horcher as Nadim
* Marisol Ramirez as Paula
* Abraham Lim as Jonah
* Joel McHale as Brad Hayes

### Co-starring

* Dayne Catalano as Mike
* Kaleb King as William
* George Hayn as Mario
* Shannon Corbeil as Officer Sheff
* Vic Winters-Junco as The Driver
* Derek Graf as The Sniper
* Miguel-Andres Garcia as The Beard

## Trivia

* Mercedes Mason leaves the main cast following Zoe Andersen's death in "Green Light".
* Michael Trucco, who plays ADA Sean Del Monte in this episode, played a recurring character, Det. Tom Demming, on *Castle*, as a brief love interest for Det. Beckett and antagonist to Nathan Fillion's character. Del Monte later appears again in several episodes.
* Medieval Times is an attraction in Southern California where visitors get to watch a costumed re-enactment of a joust while eating a (supposedly) period-authentic meal.
* "Team Six" is short for "SEAL Team Six", which is the popular term for the American military team responsible for the death of terrorist Osama bin Laden.
* "Five by five" originally referred to the quality of a radio or telegraph signal, meaning the best quality possible. In popular culture, it has come to mean "all is well".
* Code 2 = Urgent, no lights or sirens (LAPD Manual)
* When Gino Brown is triaging patients after the earthquake, he can be seen writing a number on their hands with a permanent marker. This number is known as the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) and denotes how severe the injury is and how intensive the resources are needed to treat it. For example, ESI 2 denotes an injury that is potentially life-threatening but not an imminent threat, whereas ESI 1 would indicate a trauma that requires immediate intervention in order to save the patient's life.
* Captain Andersen's tombstone reads "Zoe Andersen February 1, 1981 March 19, 2019 - Improvise, adapt, and overcome". This would have made the character 38 years old at the time of her death. Mercedes Mason was born on March 3, 1983, making her almost 2 years younger than her character. The date of her death was the air date of her final appearance. The phrase listed is associated with the US Marine Corps, where the Andersen character had served.
* Sergeant Grey uses false praise to get rid of the incompetent Captain Weatherby, which results in Weatherby being promoted/transferred to headquarters. In law enforcement, the transfer of a perceived problem employee to another district or area is known as "freeway therapy" (means that one will be assigned at the farthest point from one's residence). In 2008, the LAPD was sued by an officer for doing this and other things and the jury awarded the officer $3.6 million. Another target of "freeway therapy", Lieutenant Loren Farell, was actually involved in the 1997 North Hollywood Bank of America shootout.