Time of Death

**"Time of Death"** is the eighth episode of the first season on *The Rookie*. This is the eighth episode of the series overall.

## Summary

In the opening scene, Bishop and Nolan chase down a burglary suspect and end up locked into an "escape room" with him; they have to cooperate in order to puzzle their way out of the room. Bishop is given the go-ahead to take the detectives' exam. Isabel Bradford is brought to the station, having been offered leniency in exchange for being an informant. She's assigned a meet with her dealer's supplier but is pessimistic about the result, and Tim is livid when he finds out she's being sent to the meet. He confronts the captain but is told that he can't be part of the operation. Bishop and Nolan respond to a silent alarm and come upon a robbery in progress; when Nolan chases one of the armed suspects into a nearby house and confronts him, Nolan shoots the man dead. The aftermath involves Nolan's disorientation, interrogation, questioning of his associates, and removal from active duty while the incident is examined. Isabel goes to the meet, but her video and audio feed is cut off and when the detectives and Bradford enter the scene, no one is there. Lucy takes Nolan back to his house and they sleep together, but while Lucy's in the shower Nolan is attacked by the brother of the man he killed. To be continued...

## 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

* Mircea Monroe as Isabel Bradford
* Demetrius Grosse as Det. Kevin Wolfe
* David DeSantos as Det. Elijah Vestri
* Michael Beach as Cmdr. Percy West
* Christopher James Baker as Marcus Vance
* Isaac Keys as Pony
* Nicole Bilderback as IA Det. Emily Barrett
* Niko Nicotera as Carson Miller
* Andrew Friedman as Simon Paige
* Kathe Mazur as Nolan's Lawyer

### Co-starring

* Sam Duffy as Kyle Montgomery
* Steve Lenz as Alex Montgomery
* Elizabeth J. Carlisle as Annie
* Stephanie Hodge as Ricky
* Jeremy Denzlinger as Processing Sergeant
* Nolan Freeman as Random Farrel

## Trivia

* In California, first responders can determine the presence of death. They can not declare death. If an officer determines the presence of death, they will need to give the time. However, a shooting victim is not one where you can determine the presence of death. It only applies to obvious deaths like decapitation, evisceration, or rigor. In the shooting, he would have called for EMS right away, handcuffed and started first aid.
* The treatment of this officer would not occur like this in real life. Guns would be taken, partners separated, interviews done with a rep after time. Not while he is still suffering PTSD.

## Quotes

* Nolan: (in the escape room) Are you some kind of secret genius?
Bishop: Oh, it's not a secret.

* Inscription on the parchment attached to the skeleton: "Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas regumque turres / Pale death knocks with the same tempo upon the huts of the poor and the towers of kings."