The Rookie

Oh, thank you for coming out so quickly.

Not a problem.

You said you'd been a victim of a robbery?

Yes.

Sorry. I'm a little shaken.

Perfectly understandable.

I didn't think something like this could happen.

Everything seemed so safe.

And, uh, what all was stolen?

A poleax, a cloak of undying, and my giraffe, Nexi.

I have to get her back.

It took two weeks of grinding to save up for her egg.

Oh, don't look at me.

This is not my brand of out there.

Um, sorry. I'm lost.

Uh, they broke into your apartment...

Not this place. My "Cloudmaster" mansion.

In Shadow Realm.

Someone stole these items from a VR world?

Not someone-- DragonSlayer6498.

Here. You can question him yourself.

Oh, the-- Okay.

Wow.

No, no, no.

No. Nope. Nope. Can't see.

Now, every week, a new real estate agent

wants to list the house.

I really should consider selling mine.

Tim and Genny made a fortune

selling their dad's place, right?

Yeah, they sure did.

But you still have tenants in yours.

And they're great.

This sweet older couple that have been together for 50 years.

It's very inspirational.

And what do you charge for rent?

$3,000 a month.

And your mortgage is $2,000. That is great passive income.

Right?

Theoretically.

They don't always pay their rent on time.

Late a few days?

More like a few months.

Bailey, how-- how long has it been since they paid rent?

Did I mention that they were high-school sweethearts?

Six months.

They haven't paid their rent in six months. I'll talk to them.

Now, I think maybe I better handle it.

We all know that old people are your kryptonite.

My grandmother raised me.

And she did a lovely job.

Solving crimes one meme at a time?

Uh, balancing the awfulness of humanity

with a little baby time.

Leah's huge.

When did that happen?

I know. She's gonna be crawling any minute now.

Hmm. Unlike Angela, who skipped right to walking.

Damian, what are you doing here?

I need a favor.

If this is about baptizing Jack, can you just--

Oh, I already handled that.

What? Yeah.

Last time I was over for dinner,

I brought a little holy water and...

Is that kosher?

Different religion.

Oh, you mean if it's cool? Uh, yes.

Technically, I have a license to baptize anytime, anywhere.

Without even asking?

You'll thank me later.

I'm here about one of the gang members

I've been counseling, Mateo Ramirez.

He was about to renounce the life, and then he disappeared.

His family hasn't heard a word, and I'm worried.

Who does he run with?

Quinlan Wright's crew.

We know Quinlan.

He's been coming up fast with a young crew.

Yeah. He's been making big moves,

scooping up Elijah's territory.

So you'll look for Mateo?

He's a good kid, deserves a fresh start.

Sure. Text me his cell number,

and we can start tracking him where it was last pinged.

Thank you.

Those kids are lucky to have you.

But next time you come to my house,

I'm gonna search you for communion wafers.

Hey. Hey.

What was wrong with the old coffee machine?

Ooh. Lead levels, for one.

Mice infestation, for two. Here.

Thank you very much.

Here, let me do it.

See? It's easy.

That is easy.

Yeah. I watched a ClipTalk tutorial.

So, what'd you guys get up to last night?

Nothing.

I went to the new Chagall exhibit.

Oh, yes. Bailey wants to check that out.

You should totally take her.

You get such a great sense for the evolution of his style.

It's good. We will. Okay.

Thank you for the rec and the bar.

Yeah. See ya.

"Nothing?" You had all morning to come up with a cover story,

and that's what you went with?

Whoa, whoa. He bought it, didn't he?

Mm. What if he had asked you

a follow-up question about the exhibit?

Let him. I read the catalog for the exhibit cover to cover.

Mm-hmm.

I hear you have Citizen's Academy today.

I do. Do you have any tips?

Yeah. Uh, look, you're gonna get a lot of busybodies

who are way into their neighborhood watch.

But the ones you have to be most careful with-- screenwriters.

Mm. Do not give them your business card.

You'll be up to your eyeballs in scripts.

Okay. Thank you. Yeah.

So, um, what are you doing tonight?

"Nothing"-- I hope.

Nothing sounds perfect.

Hello.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Welcome to Citizen's Academy.

Uh, I'm Officer Lucy Chen,

and I will be your instructor today.

So, as you know, this is an outreach program

where you learn a little bit about the LAPD

and how we do things here.

And one of the first things we always do

is run background checks on everybody who signs up.

So, Chris Pike, Jack Harris,

you have prior felony convictions

for robbery and assault,

so that will disqualify you from learning

how we do business here.

Officer Simmons will show you out.

Thank you.

And, Janet White--

Not only do you have a record,

but you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest.

Finn will happily escort you to processing.

Right this way. You can tell me

why stealing a fire truck seemed like a great idea.

Okay.

So now that that's out of the way, let's get started.

Yes?

We're allowed to use whatever happens here in our scripts,

right?

As long as we change the names?

Mm-hmm.

Hey, so, I have some ideas on how I think we can increase

the LAPD's social media presence.

Think I should run them by Grey?

Absolutely.

Are you just saying that so you can watch him shoot me down?

Genny? What's up?

I'm at Tyler's baseball practice.

Spellman Field.

Things are getting really ugly

between one of the parents and the coach.

On our way.

How is he supposed to show you what he can do

when he is stuck in the outfield?!

I know what he can do.

I want Cody on that pitcher's mound immediately

or I'm having you fired!

You do know I'm coaching the kids for free, right?

Then we're paying you what you're worth.

Okay, guys, maybe we could discuss this in private.

What's the problem?

Oh, this-- this idiot wants to put my kid on the outfield!

He's a pitcher! No, he's not.

Blake is the only one with any actual pitching skill.

Uh, I don't have to pitch, Coach.

Really, I-I like the bench.

See? Bench him.

You want to know why your son's in the outfield, Celeste?

Because he's terrible!

He is the worst player I've ever coached.

Okay, ma'am, now you're going to jail.

What? No, I-- Oh, my God, what just happened?

But, uh, he's a pitcher.

Sir, are you okay?

No.

I quit.

Does this mean practice is canceled?

He's our third coach.

Might mean the season's canceled.

Hang on. What about--

What about Tim?

Nothing.

No, it's a great idea.

You love baseball, and you wanted to be

more involved in Tyler's life.

Please, Uncle Tim. We'll have the best time.