The Rookie

7-Adam-15,

silent alarm, 801 North Heatherly.

Respond Code 2-High.

We got an I.D. on the homeowner?

Nope. Listed to a holding company.

Police!

Bishop?

Hey! Hi.

Oh, thank God.

I've been stuck up here for almost an hour.

Control, send LAFD to our location.

We got a guy in a tree.

I have so many questions,

starting with "How?" and ending with "Why?"

I missed the landing zone.

That's obvious.

Excuse me.

What are you guys doing on my property?

Do you guys have a warrant?

We got a call.

Uh, silent alarm.

And what are you doing in my tree, bro?

He missed the landing zone.

Yeah, that's obvious.

Actually, I was aiming for Selena Gomez's house.

Uh, Selena Gomez doesn't live here.

She li... I-I can't tell you

- where Selena Gomez lives. - Wait.

Are you stalking Selena?

Stalking's such an ugly word.

Parachuting into somebody's backyard

is, like, kind of psycho, bro.

You need to check yourself before you wreck yourself.

Does that mean you don't want to press charges?

Nah. Just get him off my property A.S.A.P.

You got it.

Oh, my God, that's will.i.am!

That's so cool.

Phew!

Oh, geez!

That's not creepy at all.

It arrived.

What did?

Oh, the Ferrari?

V-12, single overhead cam,

0 to 60 before you can blink.

Oh, I don't know, man. I can blink pretty fast.

Come with me to pick it up.

Oh, okay.

Oh. Wait a second.

You just want to use my badge

so you can open it up on the freeway.

No! No!

Sorry, buddy. No dice.

Besides, I got to get into work early, check on Bishop.

She has her DRP tomorrow for her PHQ violation.

- The what for the what? - Oh.

Disciplinary Review Panel for leaving her foster brother

off of her Personal History Questionnaire

when she joined the department.

Guy had a criminal record.

Is that a big deal?

Well, she could be fired for lying on an official document.

Oh, that's rough.

I can see why you're taking your frustrations out on the bag.

Well, 'cause Bishop says there's nothing I can do to help her.

- That's your problem, you know. - Oh, good.

I was hoping we could make this about my inadequacies.

No, I'm serious.

You have a pathological need to fix things for people,

even when you know there's nothing you can do.

No, I don't.

I... Okay, look, I simply refuse to believe

that there's never not a solution.

That's, like, a triple negative.

So, tell me, Mr. Fixit...

does Bishop even want your help?

- Why wouldn't she? - Because you're a rookie...

bottom of the food chain.

Nothing you think or say matters inside the department.

Especially with the Chief of Police...

who personally decides Talia's punishment.

Sounds a little harsh.

Harsh as it is,

you got to stay focused on yourself right now.

We got a six-month exam in the next week,

and we got to ace it in order to move on

to the next stage of our training.

Where we'll still be riding with our T.O.s

for, what, another seven months?

Yeah. But we'll get more freedom.

And no more daily evaluations.

Otherwise, it's back to the starting line,

and you're the rookie who got held back.

Or worse.

What's with the glasses?

Uh, I realized I need to start having more fun with the job,

stop taking everything so seriously.

All right, listen up.

Got some bad news for our rookies.

Thanks to Detective Jenkins being placed on the Brady List,

the department is tightening the rules

regarding the Field Training program.

Bottom line...

every recruit now has to complete

the "training and experience" checklist as a primary officer

before they'll be allowed to take the six-month exam.

You got to be kidding.

I don't let my rookies be primary until the second month.

If our recruits experience an event,

it shouldn't matter if they were primary.

- It's not fair to them or us. - I agree.

But this is "cover your ass" time for the department.

When the city gets sued, the first thing they look at

is the officer training and experience.

They've decided that experience can't just be

"I was standing there, too."

We can't start this with the next round of recruits?

The LAPD is a bureaucracy, Officer Bishop.

The last thing they care about is a bunch of rookies.

So, how do we know how many cases we owe?

Putting your listening ears on, Officer Chen,

'cause I'm about to tell you.

To complete your checklist,

you still needed to be primary on an auto theft,

carjacking, ethical dilemma, meth possession,

a false I.D., assault on a peace officer,

and damage to city property.

- That's... like, seven things. - What about us?

Officer West needs a high-risk crowd control,

meth possession, and a carjacking.

Piece of cake, boss.

I mean "Sir."

I'm afraid to ask.

So, Officer Nolan, the number of items you need

on your checklist are...

...zero.

You might want to thank your training officer

for making you primary starting day one.

And, since we are ripping off the Band-Aid,

here's the rest of the bad news.

HR needs proof of completion

by end of shift tomorrow.

Otherwise, the recruits are extended in the program.

Meaning we fall behind.

Sir, there's no way we can control what "experiences"

they'll get in the next two days.

Understood.

Look, I know this is a tall order.

But I believe in you.

I've notified dispatch of the calls that are needed.

They will funnel them to your shops if...

when... when they come in.

That's it. All right?

Good luck. Be safe out there.

Officer Nolan, since you're free and clear,

go see Detective Wolfe.

He has a job for you and Bishop.

Yes, sir.

Heard you had a case for us.

Yeah. Come in.

I need your help with a fugitive.

Craig Lawson... skipped town last year

when he learned he was gonna be arrested

for embezzling a couple million from the family business.

Then last week, Dad kicks the bucket.

You think Lawson will come back for the funeral?

Or the reception afterwards back at the house.

I'll stake that out while you head

to Malibu for the service.

I gave local law a heads-up.

Yes, sir.

Hey.

How's Bishop?

Oh, she's... okay.

Tell her I said the DRP is bull.

She risked her life to save mine.

There's no way she should get bounced

over an omit on her paperwork.

And I told the brass that.

I'll let her know.

I'm sure she'll appreciate that.

Do you think it would mean something,

if spoke to the brass?

- You're a rookie. - I'm a rookie. That's...

New shades?

I can hear your mockery.

Then I said it right. Take 'em off.

I'm pretty familiar with the duty manual,

and nowhere does it say that I can't wear these.

So if I'm not breaking any rules,

why you sweatin' me?

Take them off or eat them.

Yes, ma'am.

7-Adam-07, assault and battery,

1501 Melrose.

Oh, they got to kick that to someone else,

'cause I don't need no assault.

We don't pass on calls.

7-Adam-07, show us responding.