The Rookie

Previously on "The Rookie"...

What? My mom died.

Lopez: Her name is Abril Rodas.

Her Sicarios hit three competing gangs

at the same time she cut down Elijah's crew.

Unlike La Fiera, I kill only

when it's strategically advantageous.

I'll take everything away from you until you say sorry

for taking everything away from me.

Harper: Moses didn't kill Quinlan's guys.

Elijah did, to provoke a war.

Relax. If I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead already.

This is amazing.

I put in all this work,

and you're just handing me your badge.

Tell me, Detective, is this criminal trespass, burglary?

Neither. I disabled your security system.

I was never here.

Well, I'd better get a witness.

Let her sleep. You made her work hard,

and your wife wouldn't be happy to read about her

in the police report.

I also disconnected your phone lines

and jammed your cell.

All right.

If you're not here to kill me, then what?

I'm pregnant.

Congratulations.

Save it. We both know what your end goal is.

One day you're gonna wake up

and decide you're done playing with us

and put my family in the ground.

I would never... I'm not wearing a wire.

It's just us here.

I tried to lock you up, but I failed. You won.

So, what, you're giving up?

If it was just me, I'd fight you in the street

with a claw hammer,

take you apart like a horror film,

and gladly pay the consequences.

But I've got responsibilities bigger than me,

so I'm offering a trade.

What could you possibly have to offer me?

Abril Rodas. She killed eight of your men.

We found you cowering in a cabinet.

I bet you still have nightmares about her.

Keep talking.

She's moving north, building her empire,

and earning herself a DEA/FBI/LAPD task force.

I'm on it and offering to feed you intel from the inside

so you can take her out.

Pass.

I wasn't finished.

You see, she knows you were behind the hits

on Moses' crew.

They worked for her.

She can't let that stand.

So she's sending Sicarios to put you in the ground.

I can give you a fighting chance.

If she's really coming after me,

then why not just wait until my death?

Because you have an ability to come out on top

that borders on miraculous.

That I do.

Which is why I'm confident I can handle my own business.

Don't say no just yet.

Think hard, because my offer has a clock on it.

I'd rather not have this baby in prison,

but if you turn me down, I won't wait for Abril.

I'll do what I have to do to protect my family.

And I'll make it hurt.

Understood.

Let's go.

Did he take the bait?

He nibbled. It'll take more to get him on the hook.

Mm. This is a big risk. Last chance to bow out.

I'm all the way in.

It's sweet.

Yeah. No, it's a Norman Rockwell painting...

if Norman Rockwell was a sociopath with a sense of humor.

Well, I'm here with you the whole time.

Look, I-I'm not looking to relive my childhood here.

I'm just gonna get my mom's affairs in order,

and we'll be back in L. A. By tomorrow night.

Your mom just died.

Maybe we can change our flight and stay a few days.

Look, the airline lost our luggage.

The only rental available was that powder-blue pillbox.

Trust me, this is the universe saying, "Get in and out quick."

Oh, hey, you must be one of Evelyn's customers.

I'll be with you in one second.

I'm sorry. Who are you?

Oh. I'm her son, John Nolan.

Really? I thought her son was a cop.

Protect and serve.

You know what's weird? That you're a cop, too?

Yeah. And Evelyn's only son, John Nolan.

You want to try again?

Josh. Cherry.

I've heard so much about you.

And you're impersonating me why?

Old habit. I mean, it was Evelyn's idea

to help sell her line of self-defense gear.

She said you gave your blessing, so...

I haven't said a kind word to my mother in over a year.

Taser and pepper spray,

"Endorsed by Captain John Nolan, LAPD."

You got a promotion and didn't tell me?

You're aware impersonating

law enforcement is a crime?

I can see you need time to grieve.

Leave the box, Josh.

And keep my name out of your mouth.

Yes, sir. I'm sorry for your loss.

Well, that was different.

No, that was every day growing up.

Well, we have a lot of work to do here

if we're wheels up tomorrow.

How do you feel about controlled burns?

I'm not gonna be any fun this trip.

It's okay, 'cause I'm enough fun for both of us.

Mm. So true.

I guess I should say thank you...

Burglary and a fourth amendment violation,

both under cover of authority.

You're looking at federal prison,

plus a seven-figure civil suit. And the legal fees alone

are gonna pay for my house in Tuscany.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Give me one reason why I shouldn't walk

straight into Grey's office and demand he fire you.

Because if I get fired, I'm useless to Elijah,

and he's gonna need all the help he can get.

Has he told you about Abril?

Blah, blah, blah.

Yes, the world is full of monsters.

I'm not buying your offer for one second.

Who cares? You're just an employee.

But here's the thing...

Abril won't see it that way.

The people she's sending won't care about your legal tricks.

They will gut you just like everyone else in Elijah's orbit.

If you have any vacation days, I'd take them.

I never run from a fight.

Fight?

Red, you won't even see it coming.

You're up.

Yeah, I'm ready.

I'll see you at home.

Oh, oh.

It's okay.

Wesley. How did you get in here?

Everybody has a price, and I am very rich.

And what exactly have you bought?

Besides a quick death.

A deal with the devil, I hope.

Moses Warden was your man in L. A.

And?

I know who killed his crew...

Well, your crew... Disrupted your network.

And you came all this way just to tell me?

How selfless of you.

I have an agenda for sure.

We have a mutual enemy...

Elijah Stone.

He stabbed La Fiera in the back,

took over her territory in L. A.

Right, before you tried to take him down yourself

and failed.

You and the LAPD.

That's right. And now he's stronger than ever.

But the win made him feel invincible.

So he took out your soldiers,

and now he's coming for everything you own.

And you're just willing to hand him over to me?

To have his death on your conscience?

And a lot more.

Well, he's threatening my family. I don't have a choice.

Ah. How is el niño?

He's gotten so big.

I follow Angela online. My secret account.

Jack is my everything.

And I'm gonna keep him safe,

even if it means making a deal with you.

Okay.

But you know what happens if you betray the devil...

To you and your niño.

I do.

Well, he survived first contact.

Thank God.

Sorry I'm late. What did I miss?

Garza: Abril Rodas.

She was La Fiera's right-hand woman