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The Collar

**"The Collar"** is the eighth episode of the fifth season of *The Rookie*. This is the eighty-fourth episode of the series overall.

## Summary

Officers John Nolan and Celina Juarez are in a race against time to stop the source of an explosive rampage.

## Plot

Thorsen gets to tag along with Harper and Lopez as a part of following his desire to become a detective. The two gives him an old case to solve and limits him to ask them five questions. Nolan and Juarez attempt to stop a speeding driver, Pam Winfield, but she is revealed to have a collar around her neck. The police guide Winfield to a secure spot and the bomb squad attempts to rid her of the collar, but the bomb goes of after she tries to open her door. Bradford and Chen discover another driver, Creighton Mitchell, also with a collar around his neck. However, he panics and grabs some garden shears and manages to get the collar of. He later identifies the assailant as Richard Dormer, a colleague at an oil company they both work for. He also reveals Dormer's motives stems from his sister Susan dying in captivity abroad and the company unsuccessfully negotiated her release. Nolan, Juarez, Harper, Lopez and Thorsen arrest Dormer at his home without resistance. His last target is the company CEO Henry Parsons, who he wants to livestream an apology. The police evacuate the company building and Nolan works to disarm Parsons' collar. Parsons delivers an apology, but Juarez deduces that Dormer wants to see him dead despite the apology; and instructs Nolan to cut the collar's red cable, disarming the bomb. Chris proposes house hunting to Chen, which takes her aback and she struggles with keeping up with him and sorting out her feelings for Bradford.

## Cast

### Main

* Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
* Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers
* Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper
* Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune
* Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez
* Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey
* Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen
* Eric Winter as Tim Bradford
* Tru Valentino as Aaron Thorsen

### Guest starring

* Lisseth Chavez as Celina Juarez
* Kanoa Goo as Chris Sanford
* Jed Rees as Richard Dormer
* Mark Famiglietti as Henri Parsons
* Tim Ransom as Creighton Mitchell
* Leonora Pitts as Pam Winfield
* Lak Rana as Krishna
* Sharmita Bhattacharya as Uma

### Co-starring

* Anthony Molinari as Bomb Squad Mike Durvitch
* Judith Foster Thompson as Marianne Winfield
* Garland Scott as Security Guard
* Jemi Smith as Skateboarder #1

## Trivia

* This is the third episode to be presented almost entirely through cameras. The first was the third season's "Amber". The second was the fourth season's "Hit and Run".
* Jed Rees, who plays Richard Dormer, was a guest star opposite Nathan Fillion in the final episode of *Castle*.

## References

1. ↑ DGE Press
2. ↑ Wikipedia, "List of The Rookie episodes"
Fiona Ryan

Professor **Fiona Ryan** is a recurring character on *The Rookie*, played by Toks Olagundoye.

## Background

Ryan teaches a course in Ethics and Criminal Justice Nolan is taking in season 3, when he's finishing up his college education in preparation for becoming a T.O. He and Ryan have several conversations about his professional ethics in the context of civil rights; they encounter each other in both the educational, law enforcement, and personal arenas.

In "New Blood", Ryan is stalked and has her car window busted. Some suspects are taken in but cleared after having frivolous reasons. She later tells Nolan that she and her grandmother survived a 1985 incident in Philadelphia, in which police bombed a residential area as part of an action against a Black liberation group known as MOVE. Ryan credits the incident and the civil rights movement with inspiring her to become an activist.

## Trivia

* Toks Olagundoye previously starred as Hayley Shipton in the eighth season of *Castle* alongside Nathan Fillion.
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Ben McRee

**Ben McRee** is a recurring character on *The Rookie*. He is played by Currie Graham.

## Biography

Ben McRee is a friend and former college roommate of John Nolan. He owns a house in the hills above Venice that was once featured in *Architectural Digest*, and he let John live in the guest house rent-free after John's divorce.

John tells Lucy Chen that "after college, [Ben's] trust fund vested, and he just never stopped moving" ("Crash Course"), and he's never sure where Ben is. When Ben does come home, he mentions that he has a "foundation in Guatemala that empowers young mothers by helping them to start their own business" ("The Roundup").

Ben knows Nolan well enough to give him a hard time over dating Chen and not wanting to sell his house in Foxburg.

Some of Ben's leisure activities involve travel, theatre, art galleries, and hiking; in "Redwood" he's about to take Nolan hiking in Arizona for the day when the latter is called in to work. Ben apparently knows Wolfgang Puck ("Heartbreak") and for the Valentine's Day party he and Nolan host, he buys several cases of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which is not cheap. When Talia Bishop shows up to the party, he tells her he can make a dirty martini and that he has a lot of embarrassing stories about Nolan from college.

In "The Checklist", Ben is brutally beaten and carjacked. As he is leaving a coffee shop, he is attacked and robbed at gunpoint. Chen and Jackson West find him after responding to the carjacking call. Nolan and Det. Wolfe later arrest his attacker and shut down the operation Ben's attacker is working for.

Ben does not appear at all during Season 2, as Nolan has moved out of his guest house and into his own home.

In Season 3, Ben returns to L.A. for what he thinks will be Nolan's promotion to P2, and Nolan has to inform him that he's got another 30 days to go. Nolan also discovers that his son Henry has dropped out of college to take a full-time position with Ben's global foundation. Although upset, Nolan ultimately came to accept the choice and had Ben look out for his son. Ben was also pleased to hear Nolan went back to school and achieved his Masters' degree, while asking about his professor's attractiveness.

Ben does not appear during Season 4 or Season 5.

## Trivia

* Châteauneuf-du-Pape is mentioned as one of Castle's favorite wines in the *Castle* TV series, which starred Nathan Fillion.
* Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a historic village between the towns of Orange and Avignon, in France's southern Rhône Valley.
* Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a French wine appellation known for its bold Grenache-based red blends.
Charlie Bristow

**Charlie Bristow** is a recurring character in Season 5 of *The Rookie*. She is played by Preeti Desai.

## History

### Background

Bristow is a bodyguard with X-Ring Security. She served in the SAS (UK special forces) for 8 years, working mostly counterterrorism on in the Middle East.

### Season 5

Wesley Evers hires Bristow for personal security in "Exposed". When she arrives at Lopez and Evers' house, Evers is surprised because he was unaware that Bristow was a woman when he hired her. This eventually led to Evers's wife Angela Lopez becoming jealous of her due to the fact that Bristow was assigned to be with Evers while Lopez was at work. At the end of the episode, Bristow showed Evers and Lopez a box of dead flowers that had presumably been sent to the residence by Evers and Lopez's nemesis Elijah Stone. Bristow returned in the following episode "The Enemy Within" where she helped Evers fight off a hitman that had been sent by Stone to kill him after Stone had just been arrested by Lopez and her partner Nyla Harper.
End Game

**"End Game"** is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of *The Rookie*. This is the sixty-fifth episode of the series overall.

## Summary

The team must rely on a criminal for his expertise to help take down an even bigger threat. Meanwhile, Chen and Bradford investigate the murder of an unhoused teenager who used to be friends with Tamara.

## Cast

### Main

* Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
* Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers
* Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper
* Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune
* Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez
* Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey
* Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen
* Eric Winter as Tim Bradford

### Guest starring

* Tru Valentino as Aaron Thorsen
* Matthew Glave as Oscar Hutchinson
* Steve Kazee as Jason Wyler
* Dylan Conrique as Tamara Colins
* Arjay Smith as James Murray
* Kanoa Goo as Chris Sanford
* Tamala Reneé Jones as Yvonne Thorsen
* Ever Carradine as Evelyn Reed
* Rome Flynn as Morris Mackey
* Jamil Walker Smith as Curtis Jones
* Flula Borg as Skip Tracer Randy (voice only)
* Michael Patrick McGill as Harvey
* Dylan Saunders as Martin
* Gustavo Gomez as Declan
* Taneka Johnson as Shaw Memorial Doctor

### Co-starring

* Andrew Staton as Wallace
* Devon Michaels as Frank
* Benjamin Sanchez as Burglar

## Trivia

* Tamala Jones becomes the fifth main cast member from *Castle* to guest star in *The Rookie*. The others are Seamus Dever, Jon Huertas, Molly C. Quinn, and Toks Olagundoye.
* The Southern Front gang, previously seen in "Green Light", makes a return in this episode.
Jenna Dewan

**Jenna Dewan** portrays firefighter Bailey Nune on *The Rookie*.

## History

Dewan was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and frequently moved during her childhood, eventually settling in Grapevine, Texas, where she was a cheerleader at Grapevine High School. In 2004, Dewan moved to Los Angeles, where she began acting and met Channing Tatum. The two married in 2009 and had one daughter together before divorcing in 2019. Since 2018, Dewan has been in a relationship with Steve Kazee, who portrays her estranged husband Jason Wyler on *The Rookie*. The two were engaged in February 2020 and have one son together.

## Links and references

### External links

* Jenna Dewan at Wikipedia
* Jenna Dewan at the Internet Movie Database
* Jenna Dewan on Official Instagram
* Jenna Dewan on Official Twitter
Beth Veston

**Beth Veston** is a minor character on *The Rookie*. She is revealed to be a follower of serial killer Rosalind Dyer. She is played by Lucy Walters.

## Biography

Veston hails from a wealthy family and went to high school with Wesley Evers. Eventually, she and Wesley became friends because of their backgrounds. She often complained about her parents' high expectations of her.

She first appears in "Double Down"; Veston is revealed to be the attorney of Rosalind Dyer. She arrives at the courthouse, frantic from the hard work she will get from representing Dyer. When meeting her client in private, Veston reveals her true colors by killing the court guard in the room and aiding Dyer in escaping the building by diverting the police into chasing her, thinking she was Dyer, who secretly kidnaps ADA Chris Sanford. Veston is ultimately caught and arrested; she is brought to the precinct where she starts to cut her arms on the table. She is interrogated by Detective Nyla Harper and Officer John Nolan, who she realizes is the cop that Dyer talked about all the time. She also defends herself by stating she was not crazy when he offers to have her institutionalized. She soon warns them that people will die.

Wesley realizes that Veston wanted Dyer to reward her by killing two people the attorney wants dead -- her parents. By the time police arrive at the house, the Veston parents are dead and Dyer once again escapes the police.

Veston is ultimately imprisoned for her crimes of murder, aiding a fugitive, and accessory to murder.

## Quotes

* Beth: Rosalind talked about you all the time. The Boy Scout. Honestly, it made me a little jealous.
John: Look, you clearly need help. Tell us where Rosalind is. We'll push for you to get sentenced to a psychiatric hospital.
Beth: I'm not crazy. I'm special. Rosalind showed me that.
(5x01)
Armando De Leon

**Armando De Leon** is a minor character on *The Rookie*. He is a gangster, who is responsible for the death of Police Officer Jackson West. He is portrayed by Jose Velazquez.

## History

In "Threshold", he arrives off-screen to the wedding of Angela Lopez and Wesley Evers. He and a band of gangsters proceed to kidnap the bride and one of her friends under the orders of Sandra de La Cruz.

During "Life and Death", LAPD watch camera footage of Armando shooting Jackson in the back while trying to rescue Lopez. Jackson's body is dumped in a car, while Armando flees with his crew. However, Jackson was able to scratch him in the struggle, getting some of his DNA and after it was processed and matched to Armando who had a juvie record of offenses. Grey later tracks Armando down who attempted to flee but was cornered. Armando surrenders, before noticing Grey has the killing intent in his eyes. Indeed, Grey turned off his comms and contemplated killing him while the latter voiced, he wasn't scared only to unnerved when Grey reveals that the officer he shot was a member of his squad. Grey admitted that he would love to kill him in retribution for Jackson's death. However, he takes him into custody, knowing Jackson wouldn't approve.

Armando is later charged for conspiracy and murder of a cop.
Flesh and Blood

**"Flesh and Blood"**is the tenth episode of the first season on *The Rookie.*This is tenth episode of the series overall.

## Summary

On Captain Andersen's orders, Officer Nolan and Sergeant Grey are paired up for the day on patrol. Additionally, Nolan’s son and Grey's daughter visit their dads on the job and see them in action. Meanwhile, Officer Chen is paired up with Captain Andersen, and Officer Bradford tells Chen to protect her at all costs.

## Cast

### Main

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

### Guest starring

* Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers
* Michael Filipowich as Ex-Con
* Jayne Taini as Bryce's Mother
* Zayne Emory as Henry Nolan
* Jade Payton as Dominique Grey
* Alain Washnevsky as Dariush Ghorbani
* Maggie Parto as Mehrnaz Ghorbani
* Ramses Jimenez as Rob

### Co-starring

* Johnny Rey Diaz as Javier
* Andi Chapman as Margaret
* Ian Gregg as Russell
* Michael J. Sielaff as Bryce
* Brian Leckner as Airport Officer Holcomb
* George Tsai as Crater Street House Father
* Wendy Schenker as Neighbor Scarlett
* Vinny O'Brien as Green Shirt
* Paul Eliopoulos as White Tank

## Trivia

* "Turducken" is a dish that is a combination of deboned chicken, stuffed inside a deboned duck, stuffed inside a deboned turkey.
The Roundup (game)

**The Roundup** is a game the officers play in season 1, episode 5 of *The Rookie*, "The Roundup". Jackson West describes it to his fellow rookies as a competition that "happens every year when the rookies are a month into the job. The T.O.s sponsor a competition for the most felony arrests in one shift." Sergeant Grey, however, tells their shift that "under no circumstance does the department endorse this."

The scoring system is like American football.

Scoring system
 Felony

Officer Bishop declines to play the game; Officers Lopez and Bradford compete enthusiastically, and though Lopez and West come out ahead, Lopez and Bishop tweak the points so that Officers Bradford and Chen are declared the winners. Their reason for this is explained to Chen thusly:

*LOPEZ: It's personal. From when he was a rookie.
CHEN: Oh. Is it Isabel? I met her once. I know that they were rookies together before they got married.
BISHOP: Yeah. Yeah, and they loved The Roundup. They had an epic competition.
CHEN: Do you really think holding on to this is what he needs? Maybe it's better for him to lose.
LOPEZ: This contest is the one day a year he feels connected to her. Do you really want to take that away?*
Jan

Officer **Jan** is a background character on *The Rookie*. He is played by Jan M. Janssen.

## Bio

Jan first appears in action in "Plain Clothes Day" as Nolan plans a strategic entry at a motel. He is frequently seen in the background at the Mid-Wilshire Station, applauding when Nolan disarms and escapes a suspect in "Lockdown" (and also when Nolan tries to "shake out" his nerves before taking an exam). He drives the surveillance van when Pete Nolan is recruited to make an undersover drug buy in "A. C. H.". In "Crossfire", Jan has a couple of lines which unfortunately rub Detectives Lopez and Harper the wrong way, and he beats a hasty retreat as Harper says, "You better run."

## Quotes

* "I want to use a .44 Magnum as my duty weapon." - "The Knock"

## Trivia

* Note: Although Officer Jan appears in almost every episode as a background character, only appearances in episodes which he was credited for will be listed here.
* Janssen was also a regular background artist on *Castle*, where he played a uniformed officer who was unnamed but occasionally referred to as "Officer Jenkins".
Rowan Clausen

**Rowan Clausen** is a minor character on *The Rookie*. He is played by Luke Cosgrove.

## Biography

Rowan hails from Iowa and his family had long experience with struggling financially. At some point, he met the wealthy Aaron Thorsen, who became a friend. He initially viewed Aaron as a stereotypical rich guy until seeing otherwise. Rowan often joined Aaron and his other friends in travelling across the world in Aaron's private jet; it is mentioned that he would often pick out their destinations and partied hard with drugs. However, he ceased association with Aaron after Aaron was accused of murdering Aaron's best friend and roommate, Patrick Hayes, and was imprisoned in Paris.

His first and only appearance is in "Real Crime", where he is brought on the Thorsen family show and reunites with Aaron. In his interview, he voices his belief of how Aaron would never kill anybody and how he's standing by him. He repeated this belief when the show producer Morris Mackey is found murdered and he is questioned. After being allowed to leave, Det. Lopez realized Rowan was the culprit after noting he often carried luggage and had a history of partying with drugs. She further discovers his unusual wealth allowed him to have a nice home and car, despite his family status. Soon Rowan went to a golf course with another friend named Keith who was recording the game and inquired about Rowan's thoughts of Aaron possibly killing Morris Mackey. Unlike in his earlier statement, Rowan voices his belief that Aaron likely did it while calling his supposed friend a psycho. Afterwards, he and Keith are surprised when Officers Bradford and Chen arrive to arrest Rowan for the murders of Patrick Hayes and Morris Mackey. This revelation was live-streamed by Keith. After he questions why they think that, Chen went on that Rowan was smuggling drugs on Aaron's private jet and Patrick found out, leading to Rowan killing him to cover it up and Mackey found about his role, and he had to silence him too, framing Aaron both times. Rowan nervously tries to explain but seeing he's been exposed, suddenly runs to escape in a golf cart while more cops appear on the scene. However, he winds up crashing in a sand pit. Chen helps Rowan out and places him under arrest. Aaron later mentions to Dexter Hayes, Patrick's father, that Rowan confessed to the murders, leading to his arrest. Both Aaron and the Hayes family took solace in getting justice for Patrick and having Aaron's name cleared.

## Trivia

* While he had only one appearance, his actions played a major role in the factor of Aaron's life.
	+ Because of his crime, Aaron went to prison but was able to get out, resulting in his bad publicity.
	+ The crime is what caused Aaron to become a cop.

## Quotes

* Rowan: Bro, it's been crazy. I've added like half a million followers from all the publicity.
Keith: What? You think, uh -- You think, uh, Aaron did it?
Rowan: Pbht. Of course he did. The guy's a total psycho. (4x16)

* Rowan: That's -- I mean -- That's so -- so wrong --(4x16)
Sabotage

**"Sabotage"** is the fourth episode of the third season of *The Rookie*. This is the forty-fourth episode of the series overall.

## Summary

Officer Jackson West’s relationship with his new training officer, Stanton, has escalated and he begins to work with Sergeant Grey to find a solution. Meanwhile, Nolan's mother causes disruption both in Nolan's personal and his professional life, and Luna Grey mulls her options for her "second act".

## Cast

### Main

* Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
* Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers
* Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper
* Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez
* Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey
* Titus Makin as Jackson West
* Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen
* Eric Winter as Tim Bradford

### Guest starring

* Brandon Routh as Doug Stanton
* Angel Parker as Luna Grey
* Kamar de los Reyes as Ryan Caradine
* Christian Keyes as Alonzo Smith
* Brent Huff as Officer Smitty
* Sterling Sulieman as Officer Ben Owens
* Joy Brunson as Erika Drum
* Gilbert Chayrez-Chavarria as Armand Gusta
* Lori Alan as Gary's Neighbor
* Matthew Walker as Gary
* Nicolas Cantu as Dennis Kern
* Josh Fingerhut as Supplier
* Frances Fisher as Evelyn Nolan

### Co-starring

* Kalon Atkins as Slinger
* Jennie Kwan as Anakela
* Jonathan Eisley as Reagan
* Josh Dean as Todd Asher (VO)
* Time Winters as Marcus
* Ryan Garcia as Detective Vargas
* Curtis Lyons as Big X
Sara Rue

**Sara Rue** is a guest actor on *The Rookie*. She plays LAPD dispatcher Nell Forester.

Rue also starred with Nathan Fillion in the television adaptation of *A Series of Unfortunate Events*; Fillion played Jacques Snicket, and Rue, a librarian named Olivia Caliban.

## External links

* Sara Rue at the Internet Movie Database
Simone

**"Simone"** is the nineteenth episode of the fourth season of *The Rookie*. This is the seventy-third episode of the series overall.

## Summary

The Mid-Wilshire cops and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark when one of her former students is suspected of terrorism following an explosion at a local power station.

## Cast

### Main

* Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
* Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers (credit only)
* Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper
* Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune
* Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez
* Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey
* Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen
* Eric Winter as Tim Bradford

### Guest starring

* Niecy Nash-Betts as Simone Clark
* Frankie Faison as Christopher "Cutty" Clark
* Kat Foster as Casey Fox
* Felix Solis as Matthew Garza
* Yuriy Sardarov as Ilya Sokurov/Trevor Gurin
* Arye Gross as Professor Meadows
* Keith Machekanyanga as Ezekiel Freemont
* Garrett Coffey as Male Hiker
* Amanda Suk as Female Hiker
* James MacDonald as FBI Driving Instructor
* David Gianopoulos as FBI Agent Keegan
* Brian Oblak as FBI Profiler Marlin
* Andre Boyer as Adam Dobbs

### Co-starring

* Ken Patterson as Sergeant Wims
* Spencer Ward as Jacob
* Matt Nolan as Dustin
* Jeff Coppage as Brady

## Trivia

* This episode serves as the first part of a two part backdoor pilot episode for The Rookie: Feds.
* Arye Gross previously had a recurring role as Medical Examiner Sidney Perlmutter on *Castle*, another ABC series which starred Nathan Fillion.
* "NAT" is an acronym for New Agent Trainee.
* "Lelush" Vladislav Ivanov was a contestant on Produce Camp 2021.
* HRT stands for Hostage Rescue Team.
* In FBI slang, a "blue flamer" is someone that’s “so eager to do good, [they] have a big blue flame shooting out of [their] a\*\*\*\*\*\*.”
* Simone's father's name is Christopher Clark; his nickname, "Cutty", is probably a pun on the name of a popular Scotch whisky, Cutty Sark.

## References

1. ↑ DGE Press release
2. ↑ ‘The Rookie’ Gets FBI Spinoff Starring Niecy Nash With Two-Episode Backdoor Pilot At ABC
3. ↑ FBI Training Academy
4. ↑ Wikipedia
5. ↑ Quote from film *Mindhunter*
Now and Then

**"Now and Then"** is the twelfth episode of the second season on *The Rookie*. This is the thirty-second episode of the series overall.

## Summary

Nolan takes his son's fiancée, Abigail, on a ride-along after she shows interest in becoming a police officer. Meanwhile, Jackson’s relationship is becoming complicated at work.

## Cast

### Main

* Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
* Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper
* Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez
* Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey
* Titus Makin as Jackson West
* Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen
* Eric Winter as Tim Bradford

### Guest starring

* Zayne Emory as Henry Nolan
* Daniel Lissing as Sterling Freeman
* Madeleine Coghlan as Abigail
* Tina Ivlev as Ellen Dayton
* Ryan Dorsey as Everest Jones
* Jeffrey D. Sams as Dr. Solomon Lowell
* Robyn Lively as Mrs. Dayton
* Darin Heames as Dead Bastards Boss

### Co-starring

* Nick Williams as Weak Stomach
* James Achille as Top Knot
* Sebastian Karantonis as Nice Enough
* Ira Carmichael as Smugly
* Cassandra Blair as Fangirl
* Cynthia Aileen as Fangirl Two
* J.C. Kurtis as Big Death
* Norman Mora as Jedi Monet

## Trivia

* "FOMO" stands for "fear of missing out".
* Nolan's reference to "Chuck Heston" is a pun on the name of one of Hollywood's legends, Charlton "Chuck" Heston. Intentional - or not?
* The actor playing the head of the meth gang, Darin Heames, once played an undercover cop on *Castle* ("Cuffed").
* Abigail quotes Mike Tyson: "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth".
* When someone is "cited out of jail", it means they are released with a promise for them to appear in court. It also means the court trusts them enough to get back to court when ordered on the specific date.
* The Office of the Chief of Police Notice, on September 10, 2015, split the Scientific Investigation Division (SID) into the Forensic Science Division (FSD) and TID (Technical Investigative Division) . The TID is located at the Piper Technical Center and consists of the Latent Prints (LPU), Photography, Polygraph and Electronics units.
Dominique Grey

**Dominique Grey** is a guest character on *The Rookie*. She is played by Jade Payton.

## Biography

Dominique is the only child of Sergeant Wade Grey and Luna Grey. In season 1, ("Flesh and Blood") she appears at the Mid-Wilshire station as an intern in high school, helping distribute flyers, and makes friends with Henry Nolan, who is visiting his father. As it turns out, John Nolan and Wade Grey are riding patrol together that day and try to conceal the dangers they deal with in their jobs, but Dominique and Henry take each of their dads to task for it. Dominique also mentions that her mother objects to the risks Grey takes as well.

In "Clean Cut", Grey tells Harper that Dominique has been accepted to Cornell University, although he'd rather she went to UC Santa Barbara as it would keep her in California. Dominique ends up going to Cornell, but is abducted just before her parents come to visit her in New York City ("Take Back"). They track down her kidnapper and rescue Dominique with the help of the NYPD,

Dominique is undaunted by her ordeal and chooses to continue living in New York City, with the help of what she calls "Wade's Way", rules her dad taught her for staying safe.

## Trivia

* Possibly because of being around the same age, she and Henry Nolan are shown to get along.
* Wade often gave her advice called "Wade's Way"; despite him thinking she ignored him, she is revealed to have paid full attention.
Talia Bishop

**Talia Bishop** is a Special Agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives(ATF) and a former LAPD officer. She had been promoted to a Police Officer III and assigned as a training officer in the Mid-Wilshire Division. Bishop was the training officer for John Nolan in Season 1. Bishop's badge number was 27459. She was portrayed by Afton Williamson.

## Biography

### Season 1

Talia was apparently was a foster child who got shuffled between several homes. In "Crash Course", she tells Nolan, "My childhood was pretty turbulent, so I got really good at reacting quickly." In "The Switch", she tells a young foster child, "I grew up in the system - four foster families by the time I was your age, each of them worse than where you are now. At first, I was angry all the time. It was unfair, you know? Every other kid got to have a happy childhood. But you got to get past that. ... The sooner you stop feeling sorry for yourself and do what has to be done, the better off you'll be."

In the pilot episode, Talia counsels Chen to break up with Nolan in order to keep focus on her career.

In "Heartbreak" we learn that Talia had been seeing a married man, who sent her flowers on Valentine's Day but who "went back to his wife". At the end of the episode, when Talia shows up to Nolan's un-party, she requests a dirty martini, which Ben happily makes for her.

In "Plain Clothes Day", Talia is content to sit back and let Nolan take charge, until he needs her help rescuing a woman from her abusive husband. By the time of "The Checklist" Nolan has acted as primary on enough calls that he has nothing to make up, thanks to his T.O.

In "Homefront", Talia meets up with a foster brother whom she hasn't seen for years; when listing her foster siblings on her Academy application, she left him off the list because he was a convicted felon. She later regretted that action and is called to account for it in "The Checklist".

### Season 2

In the Season 2 premiere "Impact", as a result of her career stalling due to her not revealing information concerning her foster brother when she originally applied to join the LAPD, it is revealed that Talia had quit the LAPD and joined the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as a Special Agent.

## Trivia

* Bishop's goal was to become a detective and then eventually the Chief of Police.
* Tim Bradford was formerly her training officer.
* Bishop did not return for Season 2 because Afton Williamson left the show due to accusations of alleged racism and sexual harassment.
Warriors and Guardians

**"Warriors and Guardians"** is the fourth episode of the second season on *The Rookie*. This is the twenty-fourth episode of the series overall.

## Summary

Officer Nolan gets off to a rocky start after being introduced to his new training officer, Nyla Harper, who has an unconventional approach to police work after her stint as an undercover detective. Meanwhile, Officer Bradford struggles to think of an appropriate birthday gift for Rachel, and Officer Lopez finds herself navigating a case that triggers a personal memory.

## Cast

### Main

* Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
* Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper
* Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez
* Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey
* Titus Makin as Jackson West
* Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen
* Eric Winter as Tim Bradford

### Guest starring

* Samantha Sloyan as Alice Sheldon
* Enver Gjokaj as Donovan Town
* Jasmine Mathews as Rachel Hall
* Jordan Belfi as Ross "Corkscrew" Tegen
* Margo Gignac as Katrin Arnoux
* Ashley Argota as Bella
* Niko Pepaj as Miles

### Co-starring

* Seth Archuleta as Kriff
* Brock Pierce as Evan
* Roshan Maloney as Shaky
* Sallieu Sesay as Kit Room Officer
* Jeffrey Markle as Bartender
* Heather Olt as Eileen Ransom
* River Drosche as Cody Ransom
* Carsyn Rose as Lila Town
* Anthony Nanakornpanom as Osito
* Miguel-Andres Garcia as Ranger
* Trevor Morgan as Spyker

## Trivia

* This episode is the first time that Mekia Cox appears in the series as Nolan's new training officer Nyla Harper.
* Two former *Castle* cast members, Jordan Belfi and Anthony Nanakornpanom, appear in this episode.
* Belfi portrayed Beau Randolph in the episodes "Head Case" and "Death Gone Crazy", while Nanakornpanom portrayed Leo Longarzo in the episode "Mr. and Mrs. Castle".
Richard Dormer

**Richard Dormer** is a minor character on *The Rookie*. He is revealed to be a vigilante, who desired revenge for his sister who was killed after her job failed to save her.

## History

Prior to his debut, his sister Susan went on a trip abroad for her job. Richard later got word, she was abducted by men and was being used as a sex slave and her company was negotiating for her release but they were too late. Devastated by his sister's death, Richard blamed her job and dedicated himself to carry out justice against the ones he believed were responsible.

During "The Collar", Richard carried out his plan by breaking into the home of his sister's coworker Pam Winfield and holding her at gunpoint. He forced her to place a collar on her neck that would detonate. He then forced Pam to drive with the collar on and record herself doing so, so that he could see her suffering. Pam was found by the LAPD who discovered the collar but they were unable to save her in time. Richard went after another company worker, Creighton Mitchell, who was also found by LAPD, but after hearing someone else was killed in this way, he got out of his car and removed the collar with garden shears. It was discovered the collar had a timer and Mitchell removed it in time, though was devastated to learn it was Pam that was killed and directed the LAPD to Richard. Richard was arrested and admitted his crimes, while revealing his motive and revealed there was a third target: the company CEO Henri Parsons. Like the other targets, he was strapped with a collar and was forced to live stream but he was in the middle of a meeting when it occurred. LAPD evacuated the company building and John Nolan worked to disarm Parsons' collar. Celina Juarez implored Richard to tell them how to deactivate the bomb but he refused. Juarez related by bringing up how her sister's death affected her, and her words seemingly got to him. After Parsons delivered an apology, Richard gave the way to deactivate the bomb but Juarez deduced that Richard was lying and wanted to see him dead despite the apology; she instructed Nolan to cut the collar's red cable, disarming the bomb. Richard was dismayed his plan failed and was placed in custody for his crimes.
Monica Stevens

**Monica Stevens** is a recurring character on *The Rookie*. She is a lawyer who serves as Elijah Stone's defense attorney and was previously engaged to Wesley Evers. She is portrayed by Bridget Regan.

## History

In "The Reckoning", Wesley Evers goes to the deposition for his actions in representing Elijah Stone. However, he is dismayed that Stone's lawyer is his ex-fiancé Monica who he broke up with after cheating on her. It becomes clear that there is still some animosity between the two and Monica even disrupts his evening with Angela Lopez. As a result, Evers is forced to tell Lopez about his history with Monica.

In "The Con," Monica is arrested for bribery of a federal judge, influencing him to favor her cases in relation to Elijah Stone, and the potential cause of the judge's own death. Monica's home and office are seized and searched, along with her current case files.

In "The Enemy Within", Elijah threatens to throw Monica into a wood chipper if she does not tell him what he wants to hear from her. Monica then convinces Elijah to follow her plan, which is to show up to the district attorney office injured, where she claims that she was attacked by Elijah. Monica then offers the LAPD an opportunity to finally arrest Elijah, which they do not trust her to follow through with. Sure enough, Monica does not go through with the LAPD's plan, lying to them about where Elijah is meeting with associates of Abril Rodas. At the last minute, Monica tells them where they are now meeting, but the LAPD is already at the new location. The LAPD then interrupts the drug deal, and Monica is shot during the ensuing shootout, but survives. Elijah is later arrested by Lopez and Nyla Harper after getting into a fight with them. At the hospital, Harper tells Monica that she will be arrested if she interferes in any future investigations. However, after Harper leaves, Monica is seen calling Abril, offering her legal services and warning her about the authorities being on the lookout for her.

In "S.T.R.", she appears as Skip Tracer Randy's lawyer after he is arrested twice for interfering with two murder scenes.
Afton Williamson

**Afton Williamson** (born 1985) is an American actress, who portrayed the character of Talia Bishop in season 1 of *The Rookie.*

## Biography

### Early life

Williamson was born in Toledo, Ohio. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Eastern Michigan University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.

### Career

Williamson started as the understudy to Kerry Washington in the 2010 Broadway play *Race* before succeeding Washington in the role of Susan. Later she has made her television debut appearing in an episode of *The Good Wife*. Williamson later guest starred on *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *Blue Bloods*, and *Elementary*. She had a recurring roles on CBS drama *A Gifted Man* from 2011 to 2012 as Autumn, and the first season of the television series *Nashville* as Makena. From 2014 to 2015, she had series regular role in the Cinemax network original series *Banshee*. In film, she has made her debut playing supporting role opposite Adepero Oduye in the 2011 drama *Pariah* directed by Dee Rees.

In 2016, Williamson was cast in a leading role on the VH1 drama series *The Breaks*. She starred as Officer Wiggins in the 2016 HBO miniseries *The Night Of*. Other television roles include Cinemax's *Banshee*, Showtime's *Homeland* and NBC's *Shades of Blue*. Her film credits include *Man on a Ledge* and *Pariah*.

In 2018, Williamson was cast as Talia Bishop on *The Rookie*.

On July 26, 2019, it was announced that Williamson would not be returning for Season 2. (TVLine) On August 4, 2019, Williamson stated that her reason for leaving the show was racism and sexual harassment she was subject to.

On September 17, 2019, production company eOne released a statement regarding an independent investigation into Williamson's allegations, saying in part:

"*As a result of the independent investigation, we have concluded that those identified in Ms. Williamson’s allegations did not conduct themselves in an unlawful manner or demonstrate behavior inappropriate for the workplace. It was also concluded that the executive producers, including showrunner Alexi Hawley, addressed matters of which they were made aware promptly and in a fair and reasonable manner."*  (Variety)

## Links and references

### External links

* Afton Williamson at Wikipedia
* Afton Williamson at the Internet Movie Database
* Official Instagram
* Official Twitter
Niecy Nash

**Carol Denise Betts** (née **Ensley**), known professionally as **Niecy Nash**, is an American actress, comedian and television host. She appears in *The Rookie*, portraying the role of Simone Clark, and stars as the same character in *The Rookie: Feds*.

## Links and references

### External links

* Niecy Nash at the Internet Movie Database
* Niecy Nash at Wikipedia
Jem

Normal Jem

Turbo Jem

Mega Jem

### Workshop Descriptor

Little fragments of crystallized juice. So tantalizing! / Medium fragments of crystallized juice. So mediumly tantalizing! / Huge fragments of crystallized juice. So hugely tantalizing!

### Points

300 (Normal), 3000 (Turbo), 6000 (Mega)

Jems are collectible items uses for both rewarding the player with points, as well as guiding the player through the level. There are 3 types of Jems:

* Standard: A 1x1 yellow Jem worth 300 points.
* Turbo: A 2x2 blue Jem worth 3000 points.
* Mega: A 2x3 purple Jem worth 6000 points.

## Behavior

A Jem will float in place, and will be collected when GR-18 comes in contact with it. GR-18 can magnetize the smallest form of Jem when it is close enough.

Jems can be made invisible. They have no innate indication of where they are when invisible, but can still be collected. Small Jems lose their ability to pull towards GR-18, meaning it has to touch their grid space to acquire them.

Jems can be given a receiving channel. When turned off, a Jem will become invisible and non-collectable. A Jem being invisible and a Jem being on a channel are mutually exclusive options.

Jems can be used to control logic and progression when paired with Jem Switches and Jem Gates. Both of these items count down from how many Jems GR-18 has collected, and will activate/open when enough have been found.

Jems can be placed on paths. Turbo Jems must be connected on their bottom left gridspace. Mega Jems must be connected on their center-left gridspace.

## Building Tips

Jems can be used both to guide and reward a player. Jems placed in an area generally tells a player that is somewhere they should go, or should be able to eventually get to. You can give players Jems for completing difficult tasks or finding secret areas. Just consider how many points Jems give versus how difficult these tasks are or how long these bonus segments take to complete.

If a player needs to collect Jems to complete the level, consider informing the player at the start of the level that this is the case. You can place Jem Switches at the start of the level to indicate that there's a need to collect them.

It can be a good practice to make sure all Jems can be collected. Sometimes Jems can be accidentally given a channel and become impossible to collect during gameplay.

Jems can be used as traps. If tied to a Jem Switch that activates hazards, you can make a level where the goal is to avoid collecting Jems.

## Lore

* Crystallized Juice called Jems are found scattered over certain parts of the galaxy. Their use as both a universal currency and power-source make them important for everyone. GR-18's are trained to pick them up for the Bureau if they spot them during a delivery.
The Night General

**"The Night General"** is the second episode of the second season on *The Rookie*. This is the twenty-second episode of the series overall.

## Summary

Nolan teams up with new night detective Nick Armstrong for a murder investigation case that results in an unexpected reunion with a former love interest. Meanwhile, Officer Bradford reluctantly accepts help from Officer Chen as he prepares for his sergeant exam, and Officer West pursues an unconventional move after finding himself in need of a new home.

## 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
* Eric Winter as Tim Bradford

### Guest starring

* Harold Perrineau as Nick Armstrong
* Taylor Nichols as Matt Christian
* Brent Huff as Officer Smitty
* Selena Anduze as Michelle
* Mitch Pileggi as Rex
* Ali Larter as Dr. Grace Sawyer

### Co-starring

* Keli Daniels as Marilyn Christian
* Barnaby Duke as Jason
* Ryan Shapiro as J-Bag
* Adele Baughn as Shelly
* Crystal Coney as Nurse Lisa
* Allen Quindiagan as Nico Sandoval
* Paul Hatter as The Kilt
* Steve W. Shriver as Mr. Wilson
* Joshua Croughwell as Tony Craig

## Trivia

* During the course of the episode, we hear that Jackson West's parents live in Simi Valley.
* Nick telling John not to make up stories because it leads to mistakes (innocent people in jail and felons at large) is a reference to Fillion's previous role of a writer who loved doing it and was usually right.
* "Ours is not to reason why; Ours is but to do or die," is derived from a poem "Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson. The poem was about the English campaign during the Crimean War against Russia (Oct 5, 1853 - Mar 30, 1856).
Tim Bradford's house

Tim Bradford's place was first shown in 2x07 "Safety", where he was watching a football game on TV and took a minute to help stop a fugitive on the street before returning to the game.

In 4x01 "Life and Death", it looks as though Bradford has moved into a smaller place, which he shares with his rescue dog, Kojo.
Troy Hoffman

**Troy Hoffman** is a minor character on *The Rookie*. He is a criminal who bore a grudge against Oscar Hutchinson. He is played by Todd Eric Andrews .

## Biography

Hoffman has had several prior arrests and was in and out of prison. He was also incarcerated with Oscar Hutchinson and had one brother, but an unknown event led to Hoffman's brother getting stabbed by a prison gang, due to Oscar's machinations. Hoffman was devastated and has blamed Oscar ever since.

During "Death Notice", Hoffman received word Oscar was in the hospital, as he was donating a kidney to his daughter. Hoffman saw a chance to get revenge but, seeing that Oscar was heavily guarded by hospital security and police, came up with a plan. He and two men broke into the home of Oscar's surgeon Dr. Bernard. Hoffman had the doctor's husband and son taken captive, while telling Bernard that Oscar must die in the hospital or he will have his associates kill her family instead. The next day, Hoffman disguised himself as a doctor to get access to the operating room, posing as "Dr. Acker" and sending notifications to his associates every half hour. However, the police became suspicious of him; Officer Celina Juarez runs his face from the cameras, discovers his identity and relays this to Officer John Nolan who talks to Oscar's surgeon, and she tells him how men broke into her house and are holding her family hostage unless she kills Oscar in surgery. She immediately identifies "Acker" as the leader, with Juarez distracting him until Nolan holds him at gunpoint. Hoffman is detained and his phone confiscated but he refuses to call off his men, stating he will ensure Oscar dies. The shocked Oscar asks what his reason is for doing this to him, and Hoffman brings up Oscar's role in his brother's death, which Oscar doesn't recall. Nolan then has his team go to Bernard's home, while Hoffman remains smug that they'll never make it. Unfortunately for him, the LAPD raided the home and rescued Bernard's family. After receiving confirmation, a satisfied Nolan told the shocked Hoffman that he has lost his leverage and is officially under arrest. He is then hauled off after Bernard agrees to ensure Oscar has a safe operation.

Hoffman and his men are arrested for kidnapping, hostage taking, conspiracy, and attempted murder.
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Molly C. Quinn

**Molly Caitlyn Quinn** (born October 8, 1993) is an American actress who portrays Ashley on *The Rookie*. She was also a series regular on the ABC series *Castle* from 2009-2016 where she portrayed Alexis Castle, the daughter of Nathan Fillion's character Richard Castle.

## Links and references

### External links

* Molly C. Quinn at the Internet Movie Database
* Molly C. Quinn at Wikipedia
Michael Beach

**Michael Anthony Beach** is an American actor. He portrayed Commander Percy West on *The Rookie*. His character is the father of Officer Jackson West, and the Commanding Officer of the Internal Affairs Department of the LAPD.

## Links and references

### External links

* Michael Beach at the Internet Movie Database
* Michael Beach at Wikipedia
* Michael Beach on Official Instagram
* Michael Beach on Official Twitter