The Rookie

License and registration, please.

Sorry. Sorry.

What? It's catchy.

Thanks.

Hey. DA's office just thanked me for a 14% decrease

in officer no-shows in court.

Not bad for one week.

Well, instead of putting the court notices

in the officer's box, I serve it to them directly,

that way they can't say they didn't get it.

That's great, but isn't that a lot of work?

What else do I have going on?

Well...

Oh, down to my last one.

What, Smitty?

He avoids court like a salad.

Hey, Smitty.

Hey, it's "House Mouse" Bradford.

How's court liaison treating you?

All good.

Oh, sorry. No can do. That's my day off.

You don't like money?

Yeah, I like money.

You get OT the whole day, you know.

It's not just comp time?

No, you scroll down to the bottom of your time sheet

and click "For Pay."

20 years, no one told me that?

Good looking out. I owe you a beer.

Oh, no, no. No, it's all good.

Good work. You made Smitty happy.

Hey. Hang in there.

Good morning. Today's gon' be a tough one.

Heat wave has maxed out the power grid.

Expect more citywide rolling blackouts.

Officer Juarez, what's the acronym

that best applies to heat waves?

Oh.

Cheetah?

I'm sorry, sir. I'm having a blackout of my own.

See me after.

Yes, sir.

"Cheetah?"

You know this.

CHEAP.

"C"-- Check the vulnerable. Check your partner.

"H"-- Hydrate.

"E"-- Eat light meals.

"A"-- Avoid prolonged sun.

"P"-- Pace yourself. You can't do everything.

Look, conserve your energy. Make smart choices.

Heat equals more violence. Blackouts equals more theft.

It's gon' be a busy day today,

so pace yourself.

Don't worry. The city has laid out top dollar

for a state-of-the-art generator,

which should turn on right about... now.

Not everyone else is gon' be so lucky,

so be safe out there.

Everyone's 10-8.

Yes, sir? The heat wave's been here for a week.

She doesn't know what CHEAP is?

Uh, well--

I assume you reviewed it with her.

Uh-- Nolan, either you reviewed it with her

and she forgot, or you forgot to review it with her.

So who do I have a problem with?

I did go over it with her. Yes, sir.

She-- She just forgot.

She's riding with me today. Sir?

I want to see what else she forgot--

what else you didn't drill into her.

Are you evaluating her or are you evaluating me?

You. You have an issue with that?

No, sir. No. No, I--

Did the A/C come back on? Because it's so--

Officer Juarez, you're riding with me today.

Come on.

Any advice?

Uh, yeah. I would just go light on the astrology talk

and crystals.

And auras. And tarot cards, too.

And-- And definitely no dreams.

Okay, so keep it professional. No hobbies.

Yes. Unless you come up with one of those case-solving

insights, then yes, you speak right up.

Okay. So you want me to be myself?

Yes. And also no.

Just if you get one of those feelings, go back and figure out

the facts that led you to feeling that way.

Okay, so don't be my-- me.

Juarez, let's go.

You're gonna be great.

Please be great.

Hey. How's it going?

I see you have a lot to, uh, liaise.

And enjoying every minute of it.

I thought we said we would never lie to each other.

That was a lie.

You're miserable.

No. Mm-hmm.

No, it's not that bad.

You know, nice people. Low stress.

Wait, wait. Um, that reminds me...

Next week.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Be safe out there.

I'll see you at the end of shift.

I, uh, speak Spanish.

Okay, that's not good.

Great spot. Tell me why.

Well, I'm not sure. I can just tell

something's wrong.

Bad aura? A feeling? A hunch?

Well, stopping someone on a hunch is illegal,

Sergeant Grey. Correct.

Tell you what.

Why don't we walk that way while you talk it through?

Pretend you don't see them.

Okay, well, the store is open.

No one's in distress,

and there's an employee with them.

He's even laughing.

Why does it bother me?

So we're getting closer.

Tell me what you know or we walk away.

There's a crime happening right now, Officer Juarez.

Each one of those saws is about 900 bucks.

I mean, that's almost nine grand in tools.

In a blackout, debit cards don't work,

and who walks around with nine grand cash?

See, that, Celina, is absolutely perfect.

Control, 7-Adam-200. I got a plate.

2-William-Adam-Charlie-4-8-4.

Hey, guys, quick question. Great tools there.

Did you pay cash or card?

Hey, hey, hey. Sgt. Grey: Hey.

Turn around. Turn around.

You good?

Yeah, I'm good.

No, I agree.

A dollar is a lot for a glass of lemonade,

but that's just smart business,

not price gouging.

Certainly doesn't buy you the right to threaten anyone.

Yeah, especially not a bunch of 9-year-old girls.

Turn to the left.

Kicking over their stand, threatening them.

They were terrified.

You're lucky that the oldest one

doesn't have her black belt yet.

That could have been a lot worse, Andrew.

Yeah.

Okay. According to Grey,

they should be back on about... now.

I guess you need Grey's magic touch.

Yeah. Want to go check it out?

Oh, you guys are already on it.

Any luck?

I think it's dead.

Check the battery?

Yeah. All good.

Maybe the coolant leaking?

I don't see any.

Maybe the shut-off valve is closed. I'll check it out.

Hey. Buddy, hey, we got it.

You know, it's a little crowded in here.

You mind?

You guys from this precinct?

I'm new here, so maybe we haven't met yet.

I am.

Bobby here's usually with the 57th.

Okay. Huh.

Well, nice to meet you.

LAPD doesn't have precincts.

No such thing as the 57th.

Impersonating an officer and stealing police property

are both felonies.

I'm sure they didn't teach you that

in your imaginary police academy.

We weren't trying to steal the generator.

Then what were you doing?

I noticed the smell this morning.

You smell it? Yeah.

I-I figure an animal got in there and died.

Could be a rat, but it's a big smell for a rat.

Maybe a raccoon. Skunk. Mountain lion.

You think a mountain lion got in there and died?

Well, there's one way to find out.

Can I see those lock cutters?

Maybe I should cut it.

I mean, if it's a mountain lion, you probably want to shoot it.

Well, I mean, if it's dead, I won't need to shoot it, right?

Oh, good point.