The Rookie

There they are.

Ooh. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

They got no idea what's coming for them.

Please tell me we did not look that nervous

our first day as rookies.

Alright. Let's go give them a warm Mid-Wilshire welcome.

Hey. New recruits?

Welcome, guys. My name is --

John Nolan. Yeah. Hi.

Wow. It is such a pleasure

to meet you.Wow.

You were my inspiration for coming into the department.

And when I think about six months ago,

I-I was data auditing the AP matrix

in the IT department.

Well, thank you for saying that.

We're very happy to have you.

Uh, I'm Lucy, and this is Jackson.

Hey. Welcome to Mid-Wilshire. Hey.

Are you rookies, too?

Not anymore.We're --

W-Well, we'reactually P2s.

While I selflessly held myself back

so that you guys could get your bearings.

Come on.

Do you know who your T.O. is yet?

I think his name is Bradford.

Oh, he was my T.O. He's great.

You will learn so much.

But?

He can be intense. But don't worry.

If you find yourself in a self-doubt spiral,

I'm always around. Thank you.

Nolan: Rookies sit in front row.

This way.

Right here? Yeah. Plant her.

Thank you. You betcha.

Sorry about that.

How much did you have to bribe Grey

to not give you Bizarro World Nolan?

As a training officer in the LAPD,

it is my duty to train

any and all recruits assigned to me.

Alright. Settle in.

We got some new blood today.

Stand up so everyone can see you.

You earned the right to be in this room,

but you have to prove yourselves to stay.

The way we do things matters.

Tradition and protocol are the metal

from which every cop in this city is forged.

That being said, it's my pleasure

to welcome you to the FTO program.

State your name and badge numbers.

Barnes, Katie.

Badge number 44313.

Uh, hi. I'm Larry Macer.

Uh, everybody calls me "The Badger" --

-Oh! -Oh, geez.

-Come on. -Oh, my gosh.

Badger.

My office. Now.

Nolan: Washing out at roll call on your first day?

That has gotta be a record.

I heard about a recruit who ran over his captain

driving into the parking lot.

But I'm sure it's an urban myth.

Watch your head.

Henry: Dad!

Henry! I had no i-- This is amazing.

This is -- This -- This is awesome.

Hey, buddy! I didn't know I was gonna see you today.

Oh, that's why we're here. We just wanted to say hello.

Oh, that's great. Uh, you remember my son, Henry,

his lovely fiancée, Abigail. Hi.

It's good to see you.

You guys just flew in this morning?

We drove, actually.

From my mom's new place in Arizona.

We helped her get moved in.

Yeah, the road trip was a little us time

before Henry starts the new job.

Oh, that's right. Congratulations.

What exactly will you be doing again?

Uh, Henry is the new youth liaison

for, uh, Ben's new nonprofit,

uh, clean water foundation.

You don't know what that means, do you?

Not really, no.

I'll be traveling the world,

connecting with youth activists

to build partnerships between the nonprofit

and the communities they serve. That --

Andpromoting it all on social media.

That's why Ben needed to hire somebody young and hip.

Nolan: That's right.Yeah.

So when am I gonna see you guys tonight?

You won't. We're staying in Malibu. Oh.

Henry has an early session tomorrow,

so the company got us a hotel room.

I totally get it.

L.A. traffic, all that. Don't worry.

Text me if anything changes.

Will do. Have a safe shift.

You bet. Have a great first day training.

Thank you.Bye, guys.

Later, guys. Bye.

Knock 'em dead.

Oh, it's killing him to be so supportive.

It's killing me to be so supportive.

Think he can tell?

Not at all.

I will. I will.

Bye.

That was my mother.

Is she still mad about the cake?

Patrice doesn't do mad, she does disappointed.

Fewer wrinkles.So, what did she say?

I had told her that we were

having a hard time finding a venue,

so she called her country club.

That club where that asshat asked me for a clean fork?

That's the one.

And they had an opening, so she booked it.

Without asking us?

Why would she? It's only our wedding.

I'm not getting married at that country club. Agreed.

So, which one of us is gonna tell her?

Um...

Together: Tim.

Hey. You got a minute?

Professor Ryan. Come in.

Isn't our sit-down scheduled for next week?

This is about something different.

What's going on?

For over a week now,

somebody has been leaving notes on my car.

At home, at work, the market, dry cleaners.

Now, the notes are creepy,

but they are not threatening,

which is smart, because --

Because without credible threats,

there's no crime. Exactly.

It's just enough to send a message --

"I'm watching you."

But this morning, I found my car window smashed,

and, uh, this was inside.

Whoever is behind this, he or she is escalating.

Is there anyone you can think of

that could do something like this?

I'm one of the faces behind a loud

criminal justice reform movement.

I'm all over social media, cable news.

And a lot of people do not like what I have to say.

Does anyone know what you drive, where you live?

No, no.

I've worked very hard to make sure

that that is not public information.

What's your schedule today?

Uh, well, I have yoga at 11:00,

and then, uh...

teaching tonight.

Let's get a report written up,

and I will assign Nolan and Harper

to patrol the areas you'll be in today.

Thank you, Sergeant.

After you.

Tim: This is a shop.

It's not a cop car, squad car, or black-and-white.

It's a shop. It's where you work.

First, we examine the exterior for damage.

Any nicks, scratches, dents, or dings,

you write 'em up.

Got it? Sir.

Load the war bags, Boot.

Shotgun safety check.

Verify it's empty, safety on,

load it, close the action.

Remington 870.

Three-inch magnum, ghost-ring sights,

six-round magazine tube,

steel receiver with a polymer over-mold.

Sir, if it's all right with you,

I prefer to keep one in the chamber.

That extra half-second counts.

There's only three reasons a person would be

that familiar with this weapon.

You a big-game hunter, Boot?

Negative, sir.

Don't destroy anything unless it needs to be destroyed.

Relatives in law enforcement?

Negative, sir. First in my family.

Former military, then.

Hm.

But standard issue is an M4 carbine.

If you were in country, using a shotgun --

I was a breacher.

82nd Airborne, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

Advance team and combat patrol.

80-deuce. "All the way"...