Take Back

**"Take Back"** is the ninth episode of the fifth season of *The Rookie*. This is the eighty-fifth episode of the series overall.

## Summary

Officer John Nolan and the team investigate the unexpected death of a suspect in police custody. Their search also uncovers a very delicate loose end that could jeopardize Officer Celina Juarez’s career. Meanwhile, Sergeant Grey and his wife, Luna, go to New York to visit their daughter, Dominique, only to realize she never made it home from the night before.

## Plot

Grey and his wife are visiting their daughter in New York, but become suspicious when she doesn't meet them as originally planned. They alert the NYPD, who decide to wait despite sharing their worries. The couple decide to investigate themselves and discover that Dominique hung out with new friends before possibly being abducted. After questioning an Uber driver, Grey notices a broken taillight, remembering a strategy he taught her. They follow the car to a new location and fight off her abductors before freeing her and the NYPD coming to their aid. In Los Angeles, Nolan and Juarez apprehend Ryan Davis who robbed a bank. However after placing him in a cell, a fight breaks out and spreads to other inmates before reinforcements led by Bradford arrive and aid in dousing the onslaught. Davis is hospitalised and dies shortly afterwards, putting Juarez under investigation. Nolan stands by her side during questioning by Chris and Wesley. Autopsy results later reveals that Juarez didn't contribute to Davis's death and that despite his health issues, the injuries were inflicted during the inmate onslaught while Bradford, Chen and Thorsen search for a missing baby who is eventually alive in a motel. Chen officially breaks up with Chris, which he disappointingly accepts. Nolan assist Bradford's sister in looking for a lucky charm bracelet of hers, which they discover was thrown in the trash by her son Tyler.

## 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
* 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
* Angel Parker as Luna Grey
* Peyton List as Gennifer Bradford
* Matthew Alan as Ryan Davis
* Jade Payton as Dominique Grey
* Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson as Marta
* Kayli Tran as Gertrude
* Wilmer Calderon as Ralph Stevens
* Shelli Boone as Detective Olivia Terry
* Mac Wells as Doorman
* Jennifer C. Holmes as Ryan's Girlfriend
* Yan Feldman as Dr. Hurley
* Chris Wu as Avatar Fan
* Harrison White as Ghost Monk
* Dave Kumar as Ghost King

### Co-starring

* Crystal Coney as Nurse Lisa
* Brian D. Cohen as NYPD Cop Smitty
* Monica Estrada as Antonia
* Monique Gelineau Schwanenman as EMT
* Áine O'Neill as Officer McNeil
* Ricardo Félix Rojas as Emilio
* Tom Sons as Mack

## Trivia

* Lucy breaks up with Chris.
* Tim asks Lucy out on a date.
* Nolan mentions that he has had to take a life in the line of the duty, which happened in "Time of Death".
* Lucy and Aaron respond to a call where they encounter a man dressed as a Na'vi from the film *Avatar* (2009). The movie that is mentioned by Aaron, *Avatar: The Way of Water*, is the sequel to the 2009 film and premiered on December 16, 2022 in the United States.
* The play put on at St. Genesius is probably *Hamlet*, as it features characters named Gertrude and Ophelia and a dead king who demands vengeance.