The Rookie

Previously on "The Rookie"...

Someone should really run against him. Lopez: You could.

Lucy: It's Aaron Thorsen.

TikTok famous before he got arrested

for murdering his roommate.

Sgt. Grey: Officer Thorsen was found not guilty.

I've been thinking about your arson case.

I ran a search and found two unsolved cases.

Both in Nevada,

both suffered broken legs before dying in a fire.

We've got a serial killer on our hands.

Woman: Go!

I can't wait to hear this story.

This isn't what it looks like.

It looks like you're creating a falling hazard

in the middle of a public park.

Yeah, that's part's exactly what it looks like.

The question is, why?

Uh, I lost my keys?

Sir, is this yours?

Yeah, actually, uh... Can I get that back?

"If gold's your goal, then take a stroll,

let angles point you here."

Sir, are you digging for buried treasure?

If I say yes, are you gonna arrest me?

No. Since you haven't done any real damage

to city property, we will cite you and let you go,

but you need to fill this hole back in.

Okay. Yes. Yes, it's a treasure hunt.

But I'm starting to think there's no treasure down here.

You know that says "Angel's," not "angles," right?

Man.

I've been digging all day!

Whoa!

Does that count as...?

Real damage? Yeah, I'm afraid it does.

Well, I-I'll fix it. I'll fix it!

He was wrong about the location.

That doesn't mean the treasure map is a hoax.

No, common sense means the map is a hoax.

Plus, it's not even a map. It's a poem.

Okay, you scoff, but the Internet

is taking this very seriously.

Mm-hmm. You want me to list

other things the Internet takes seriously?

Point taken. I'm just saying,

it's worthy of an investigation.

What?!

Smitty... I didn't think he could stoop so low.

You need a new slogan anyway.

I do? Yeah, definitely.

And a new poster, while you're at it.

I mean, this kind of feels a little middle school.

No offense, sir, but, I mean,

you need a cooler picture, better graphics,

maybe a QR code to link to your campaign website?

You do have a campaign website, right?

I will as soon as you become my new campaign manager.

Are you sure?

I mean, this is a lot of responsibility,

and you've only known me a few weeks.

And I'm already impressed.

Plus, you want to tip the scales of justice,

make a difference.

I plan on shaking things up around here.

You should be a part of that.

And you know publicity.

Yeah, badpublicity.

That's the spirit. Alright, I want to see

three new design ideas by tomorrow.

Yes, sir.

Jerry McGrady. Hm.

Tim: Guy's been a cop since E.T. phoned home.

Yeah.

I'm out of options on how to assign him.

Now, I put him behind the front desk,

he spends an hour with each and every person that comes in.

Well, he's not any better in the kit room.

Every time he lifts a war bag,

I worry he's gonna stroke out.

He needs to retire.

Yes, he does.

And that's what I want you to talk to him about.

Is that part of my sergeant's training,

or are you trying to avoid being a bad guy?

A little bit of both. Mm.

But, hey, it's a difficult conversation.

No. No, it's not.

Look, Jerry's seen it all. He's done it all.

Best thing to do is to show him respect

and be straight up.

And if he pushes back,

his injury will make it easy to retire him

with an involuntary disability.

Young Mr. Thorsen.

How's the training going?

Great. Or terrible.

I mean, only Detective Harper knows for sure.

Well, next time I see her, I'll ask,

and report back what she says on the DL.

I'd appreciate that.

Look, I know the program is stressful,

but I hope you're making time for your personal life.

Netflix and I are closer than ever.

It's easy to let the job become your whole life.

Let me help you with that.

Thanks.

Here you go. Alright.

Hope you don't need 'em today.

Yeah, me too.

Tim: Jerry.

Sergeant Bradford! How ya doing?

I'm good, Jerry. Do you have a second to talk?

Of course.

I always knew I'd be working for you one day.

What you went through in your early career

could've taken down a lesser man.

But you handled everything with grace,

like a true lawman,

and this old man's proud of you.

Thanks, Jerry.

So what can I get you, Sarge? Name it.

Well, it's actually what youneed, Jerry.

Are you sure you're okay working kit room duty?

I mean, you're... you're carrying a lot of injuries,

and I just want to make sure you're up for

the daily aggravation.

I'm fine.

I get to see everyone. I get to hear stories.

Makes me feel like I'm still part of it, you know?

Yeah. Yeah.

Alright, look, Jerry, I'm just gonna be straight with you.

What do you say you ride with me today?

Seriously?

Uh... It would be an honor.

Great. Uh, you get your vest on,

and I will see you at the shop.

How'd it go?

You're gonna want to assign someone else

to cover the kit room.

Jerry's riding with me.

What happened to the cold, hard truth?

I got this.

By the end of the day, he'll be buying a boat,

I promise.

Hey.Hey.

Any update on that serial killer?

The lab isolated the acetone he used as an accelerant

in both fires. It's called Instant Strip.

But the manufacturer discontinued it last year.

Why? Why what?

Why... Why did they discontinue it?

I used to use it all the time when I was contracting.

I just want to make sure I'm not gonna get cancer

or anything crazy, because...

I'm... I'll just Google that.

What about that victim that Harper rescued?

Last thing he remembers is getting hit by the killer's car,

then waking up in the hospital.

Hey.

I thought I was coming to see you.

We were in the neighborhood.

John, Angela, this is Lieutenant Fred Mitchell.

Nice to finally meet you.

I'm looking forward to your barbecue tonight.

Yeah, it should be fun.

Bailey tells me you have intel

you want passed around to the fire crews.

Yes.

So far we know that our guy is targeting ex-addicts

and he's killing them in abandoned buildings.

Our operating theory is that he scopes

the buildings out first,

but we don't know how he targets them.

So far, he's picked a house in foreclosure

and a condemned warehouse across the city.

What's the deal with the gold watch?

Uh, that belonged to our first victim.

It's possible the killer took it as a trophy.

Maybe he'll leave it behind at another fire.

It's a long shot, but if your people see anything,

just let us know.

That's all you have?

No, but it's all we're releasing right now.

Well, if I lose a firefighter

because you withheld something important,

I'm gonna be pissed.

We'll keep you in the loop on everything you need to know.

Okay. Mm.

Fred's a good guy.

He's just a little direct sometimes.

No problem. Hopefully the flyer

will get us a break in the case.

See you later. Thank you.

Okay, quick, before you go,

uh, what can I bring tonight?

Nothing. Fred puts out quite a spread.

Thank you for saying yes, again.

I know it must feel like you're meeting

my 10 older brothers who will do nothing