The Rookie 2x7

1. Eric Weddle with a tackle... Thattaboy, Weddle!

2. just shy of the first down marker.

3. Thattaboy, baby! Come on!

4. Rams defense needs a stop here One more! One more stop.

5. to have any hopes of a win. That's all we need. One more stop.

6. We're coming on air live

7. with a car chase in Los Angeles County.

8. Oh, come on!

9. The driver has been eluding police

10. for the better part of a half-hour.

11. Dispatch, Officer Tim Bradford, badge 34831.

12. Log me in for overtime in pursuit of a high-speed suspect.

13. LAPD!

14. Put your hands outside the window!

15. Open the door from the outside, and step out of the car!

16. You sidestep over to your left,

17. face down on the ground, arms out to the side.

18. You got him?

19. All good.

20. The ball is tipped, intercepted by Weddle —

21. Yes! Run, Weddle! Run! He's at the 20, the 10...

22. Touchdown! Eric Weddle!

23. Um, I'm late.

24. Roger that. Breakfast is almost ready.

25. No, no, no. I'm — I'm late.

26. Okay. Alright, I'll just get you a — a coffee to go.

27. I've got a travel mug right here,

28. and you're —

29. You're late, as in...?

30. Yeah. Oh, boy.

31. Or girl.

32. How late? Three days.

33. Okay. That doesn't necessarily mean you're pregnant.

34. There are two things in this world

35. that always run on time —

36. Swiss watches and my cycle.

37. Right.

38. Okay, um —

39. Wha— Uh...

40. First, we should be absolutely sure.

41. Yes, okay. Um... I've got a staff meeting

42. first thing this morning,

43. but I'll pick up a test on the way in,

44. and I'll call you as soon as I know.

45. Okay, and —

46. and no matter what happens,

47. we'll make the best of this.

48. Okay.

49. I mean, talk about terrible timing.

50. Though, Henry was born

51. at a less-than-ideal time,

52. and he's the best thing that's ever happened to me.

53. Not that I'm saying I hope she's pregnant.

54. I — Not that I'm saying I hope she's not pregnant.

55. What am I saying?

56. Just wish she would call.

57. How hard is it to pee on a stick?

58. Oh, I'm sorry. Are — Are you talking to me?

59. What's going on?

60. Roll call.

61. Is everything alright?

62. Hundred percent.

63. Nice of you to finally deign to sit with us.

64. Enh, the front row's too close to the boss.

65. Lopez still out?

66. Yeah. Taking care of Wesley.

67. She's got him back on his feet.

68. Good.

69. Sgt. Okay, listen up.

70. Why is community policing important?

71. Officer Chen?

72. Uh, because it builds trust

73. between the police and the public,

74. leading to a reduction in crime.

75. Exactly.

76. And today, we're gonna do a little trust-building.

77. Officer Nolan, so, you know Dr. Sawyer at Shaw Memorial?

78. Uh, we went to the same college, sir.

79. Eh, before I got my now-ex pregnant with my son and —

80. It was a yes or no question, Nolan.

81. Sorry, sir. Yes, I know her.

82. Good. She requested an officer to assist with a seminar.

83. You're going. What kind of seminar?

84. Don't know, don't care.

85. Whatever it is, it's open to the public,

86. which means you have a chance to show the community

87. that the LAPD does more than just lock up people.

88. We do?

89. That's not funny.

90. And you don't want to piss me off, Bradford,

91. considering what I have lined up for you. What's that?

92. Watts Rams need additional coaches

93. for their fall clinic,

94. and you're gonna need company.

95. Officer West.

96. Your dad is always bragging

97. how you're a high-school football star.

98. Is he lying?

99. No, sir.

100. All-State safety, four years running.

101. I could actually pull up my highlight reel

102. if you want to check it out.

103. It's on my YouTube channel.

104. That won't be necessary.

105. Change into your PTs, head out with Bradford.

106. Harper and Chen,

107. you will serve as liaisons

108. to the Mid-Wilshire Community Council.

109. They're coming in for a sit-down.

110. What is this? The 1950s?

111. The boys go to football practice

112. while us girls attend a PTA meeting?

113. Fair point.

114. Guess there's really only one way to settle this —

115. Challenge coins.

116. Chief gave me mine personally.

117. That was nice.

118. Mine was given to me by the governor.

119. What is a challenge coin?

120. How do you not know that?

121. It's a medallion bearing an organization's insignia,

122. given only to those deemed worthy.

123. They're used to show respect or, uh, settle minor disputes.

124. Okay. Closest to the edge wins.

125. Oh!

126. Alright. Harper, football's all yours.

127. Nah, Bradford can have it.

128. You gotta be kidding me. Nope.

129. Only football I watch is English.

130. Whatever.

131. Community Council will be here in 20.

132. Ma'am, would you like me to prepare anything

133. for the meeting? Uh, coffee. Black, Officer...

134. Uh, Chen. It's right there.

135. No, the only name I know is Nolan's,

136. and you are not him.

137. So today, you are Not Nolan.

138. I'm Not Nolan.

139. It's often how I think of you. Oh. Funny.

140. Do you have any advice on how to get on her good side?

141. I actually don't know that she has one,

142. so good luck.

143. Hey, nice move.

144. Ooh! Great hands.

145. That is AJ. Most pure talent on the team.

146. Kid's gonna get recruited hard.

147. Oh, we don't care about that.

148. When AJ joined us, his grades were in the trash.

149. Now he's on the honor roll, wants to go to college.

150. That's what we care about.

151. Hey, you, uh — you like that move?

152. It's alright against a 12-year-old.

153. You're gonna have to up your footwork

154. when you get to real competition, though.

155. Nah, I run footwork drills every morning. I'll be ready.

156. And at night? Catching drills.

157. Harder to see the ball, increases hand-eye coordination.

158. Any other questions?

159. No, not at this time.

160. AJ.

161. What is she doing here?

162. I'll be right back.

163. His mom.

164. Just got released a few months ago.

165. Transition's been rough on both of them.

166. What was she in for?

167. Armed robbery. Pretty serious crew.

168. - It's Eric Weddle, man. - Weddle, Weddle!

169. Hey. Can we play?

170. Weddle.

171. Tim Bradford, is that you?

172. You know him?

173. Man. We played against each other in high school.

174. I sacked Bradford so hard in the championship game,

175. he decided Fallujah was better than turning pro.

176. Yeah, smart man.

177. The NFL's only getting harder and faster.

178. Yo, you're Robert Woods. I have your USC jersey at home.

179. Whoo! Me too.

180. Hey, man, great to have you back in L.A., bro.

181. Good to be back.

182. Alright. Great.

183. Alright. Thanks, guys.

184. Yo. You just bro-hugged Eric Weddle.

185. Don't make it weird.

186. You know, it's not about what you want.

187. I got to do what I think is best.

188. Oh, now it's about you? I don't want to go!

189. Everything okay?

190. AJ's dropping football.

191. Got a lot going on right now.

192. Come on.

193. tops, and then we go do real police work.

194. Oh, I see why you chose this. Lowest impact on our day.

195. Yep. Community meetings are quick and easy.

196. Just don't promise them anything.

197. Whatever the complaint, just nod and say,

198. "We are aware of the problem,

199. and we have a task force working on it."

200. Ooh, a task force?

201. Yeah, these busybody types

202. love it when cops say "task force."

203. Okay. Well, I'll just follow your lead.

204. Oh, I'm not talking. You are.

205. Wh— What? I don't do community meetings.

206. Go on.

207. Yeah. Okay.

208. Hi. Uh, I'm Officer Lucy Chen,

209. and the Mid-Wilshire Police Station

210. is proud to partner with you today —

211. There is no partnering with us

212. until first you partner with the Earth. Oh, come on.

213. What's LAPD doing about the city's

214. lack of drought-tolerant plants?

215. Oh. Yes.

216. We are aware of this problem,

217. and we have a task force working on it.

218. Oh. Sweet.

219. Officer, can you do something about my neighbor?

220. He's constantly feeding the squirrels.

221. Uh... yes.

222. We have a task force working on that.

223. A squirrel task force?

224. Yes, ma'am. This is serious.

225. Squirrels attract coyotes, and I have small dogs.

226. And any time I try to talk to my neighbor,

227. he's just hateful.

228. I'm scared for the safety of my babies.

229. Yeah. Uh, listen, why don't you give me his address,

230. and I'll make sure that the task force is following up.

231. Is there a task force for abandoned cars?

232. There's one in front of my apartment.

233. I'll give you my address.

234. Hey, Jess, it's me.

235. I-I thought I would have heard from you by now.

236. Are you — Are you still in your meeting?

237. Are you having trouble peeing? Because the trick is to —

238. You know, I got to go. Call me when you know.

239. Hey, John. Hey.

240. Appreciate you doing this.

241. My pleasure. What are we doing?

242. They didn't tell you? No.

243. Oh, we're hosting our monthly free seminar.

244. Great. For who?

245. Pregnant mothers.

246. What's wrong? Uh, nothing.

247. I couldn't be more excited.

248. How's Wesley?

249. Driving me crazy.

250. He was stabbed.

251. Well, yeah, but it's not like any major organs were damaged.

252. God, I miss cop humor.

253. Corporate world is so buttoned up.

254. Everyone's always running scared of H.R.

255. Is Stabby here?

256. No. His mom took him to physical therapy.

257. I was planning a spa day until you said

258. I can make two grand for 8 hours' time.

259. Yep, and trust me,

260. you're gonna love working private security.

261. I've done some moonlighting, but nothing fancy like this.

262. Who am I guarding?

263. Mingus Kemp.

264. He's a high-end jewelry broker from Vegas.

265. Comes to L.A. every month to buy diamonds.

266. You'll keep him safe while our driver runs you around town.

267. Anything else I need to know about the protectee?

268. He thinks he's a player.

269. Inherited the business from his dad.

270. He'll hit on you a little, but he's mostly harmless.

271. Okay. Uh, I still get paid if he gets killed, right?

272. Yeah.

273. I wouldn't let him know that, though.

274. Hello, Ms. Clemons.

275. I'm Officer Bradford. This is Officer West.

276. We met at the, uh — I-I remember. What do you want?

277. Just want to make sure everything's alright.

278. Pulled AJ off the team so fast,

279. wanted to make sure there wasn't a problem.

280. No problem. Thanks for stopping by.

281. Everything okay, buddy?

282. He's fine.

283. How about you? You seem to be moving out in a hurry.

284. Something going on?

285. Um, it's none of your damn business.

286. Actually, it is, Ms. Clemons.

287. You're still on parole for armed robbery.

288. Your P.O. know you're moving?

289. So, what? You gonna violate me?

290. No, nobody wants that. We're just here to help.

291. Get down! Get down!

292. Control, 7-Adam-19.

293. We have a 246 with a firebomb at our location.

294. Two masked suspects fleeing south on Gramercy

295. in a black Impala.

296. So, you have no idea who they were?

297. Not a clue. Come on, Ms. Clemons.

298. I mean, two masked suspects and a Molotov cocktail —

299. that wasn't some random act of violence.

300. You were targeted.

301. Tell me why.

302. Am I under arrest?

303. Of course not. Then can I go?

304. Not yet.

305. Look, I just need a list of the personal property

306. that was damaged during the fire.

307. Hey, man. Hit me.

308. I wasn't gonna say it earlier,

309. but, uh... you got some serious talent.

310. If you're running drills every morning on your own,

311. you clearly love the sport.

312. Yes, sir.

313. I, uh... take this ball with me everywhere I go.

314. Sounds like me.

315. You know, in some ways, this game saved me.

316. How?

317. You know, growing up in my house

318. was... a bit chaotic.

319. Yeah, I, um...

320. I know a little something about that.

321. My old man had a hair trigger.

322. Never knew what would set him off.

323. And football was the only place I had any control.

324. Yeah, I, um... I know a little something about that, too.

325. Football taught me discipline, teamwork.

326. It wasn't just a game.

327. Yeah?

328. And, uh, what game are we playing right now, huh?

329. We connect over sports

330. and then I talk about my mom behind her back?

331. I'd never ask you to do that.

332. But, look, if you ever need anything...

333. just let me know, alright?

334. You're too pretty to be a cop.

335. Sir, I think we should keep this professional.

336. Of course. Of course. How about a selfie?

337. Sorry, that would compromise security.

338. Right. Right. Yeah.

339. No, um... you know, I knew that.

340. That was — That was — That was a test.

341. Hey, you want to see something?

342. By the end of today, this will be filled

343. with $2 million in diamonds, Angela.

344. You ever seen, uh, $2 million before?

345. Saw 10 times that in a drug raid in a cartel stash house.

346. Had a bunch of brains scattered across it, though.

347. Cool. Yeah.

348. Control, 7-Adam-15, show us Premise Check, Code 6.

349. Copy that.

350. Okay, so, according to Mr. Elson,

351. there are vagrants squatting in the storm drain.

352. Great job.

353. We are about to go fishing in the armpit of Los Angeles,

354. full of the complete hepatitis alphabet,

355. not to mention rats.

356. You first. Okay, it's disgusting,

357. but isn't the whole point of community policing to —

358. No, Not Nolan.

359. The whole point of any kind of policing

360. is to do what I tell you.

361. Trust me, you don't want to be good at community policing.

362. Why?

363. Once the higher-ups see it,

364. then running community meetings

365. will be all they will ever let you do.

366. Okay.

367. LAPD. Anyone in here?

368. What were they smoking?

369. Uh, it smells like burned donuts from a plastic oven.

370. That's definitely meth.

371. And the pipe's still warm.

372. Keep your eyes open.

373. Mm-hmm.

374. Clear.

375. Clear.

376. Aaah!

377. Are you okay?

378. Behind you!

379. Hook him up. Yeah.

380. Thank you.

381. He got me good.

382. Forget what I said earlier.

383. Community meetings are clearly all you're good for.

384. Trust me,

385. there's gonna be many times your child's first year

386. where you're gonna want to rush to the Internet

387. to check out their symptoms.

388. Resist that urge.

389. Yes?

390. Um... if the dad was doing drugs

391. when we made my baby...

392. There's no evidence that a father's addiction

393. affects the baby.

394. Okay. Thank you.

395. You're welcome.

396. Okay. Now it's time to introduce Officer Nolan.

397. John?

398. Yes.

399. Officer Nolan is gonna show you

400. how to properly install an infant's car seat.

401. Yes, I will. Yeah.

402. You can't — You can't do that?

403. No. I mean, pregnant mothers feel more comfortable

404. when it comes from a police officer.

405. Really? I mean, don't get me started.

406. Nine years to become a doctor

407. and they trust a handsome cop more?

408. Well, to be fair, a handsome cop in a super-cool uniform.

409. Hi, guys.

410. I'm, uh, Officer Nolan,

411. and, um, uh, car seats are the safest way

412. to transport your soon-to-be bundles of joy,

413. and... it's the law.

414. So, uh...

415. installation is super-simple.

416. We're gonna start with the base.

417. Guys, they make this stuff just idiot-proof.

418. It's backwards.

419. And it's... it's — it's — this is forwards,

420. which is, of course — is wrong,

421. 'cause you want it backwards.

422. The baby has to face the —

423. Again, guys, idiot-proof.

424. So, simply take these security straps

425. and use the —

426. I think the word that you're looking for

427. is "latch."

428. "Latch." Yes. I'm so sorry.

429. I have to take this call.

430. It can't wait?

431. It...

432. It really can't.

433. I'm — I'm — One —

434. Yes? Hey. How's it going?

435. Um... No, no, I'm whispering

436. because I-I'm right in the middle of a thing.

437. Right. No, no, you can just tell me.

438. Get up. You can't be here.

439. Get — Get up. No, you can't be here.

440. Get up. The judge said.

441. She's my kid, too. Hey, let her go. No, get —

442. Back off! This is between us!

443. Hold it. Get over. Give me your hands.

444. Are you okay? Yeah. Thank you.

445. You're gonna need stitches.

446. Thanks.

447. Something on your mind?

448. No, ma'am.

449. Yeah, that's what I thought.

450. You're wrong about me.

451. Uh, no, I'm not.

452. I can do so much more than just community meetings.

453. You're right. You're probably really good at paperwork.

454. But you can't fight.

455. I can fight.

456. I've gone toe-to-toe with plenty of suspects and won.

457. Not that one.

458. He's huge!

459. And yet, I took him and his buddy.

460. You want to hit me right now, don't you?

461. Yeah, I see it in your eyes.

462. Someone a little more your size.

463. Well, come on.

464. What?

465. Hit me, Not Nolan.

466. That is an order.

467. Hey — Do it for real!

468. Come for me like that tweaker came for you!

469. Now!

470. Aah!

471. Stay down, and get used to that position.

472. Because in case you didn't know,

473. you are not a 6'2", 180-pound man.

474. Now, Tim might be a good T.O.,

475. but he can't teach you how to fight like a girl.

476. We get a higher show of force, especially from men.

477. So, guess what, sweetheart?

478. You are always going to be tested,

479. and when you are alone against a desperate suspect,

480. and you are between them and freedom,

481. your thoughts can never be, "Oh, my, he's bigger than me."

482. Look here, Not Nolan,

483. if you're going to survive these streets as a 5'6" woman —

484. and one of color, no less —

485. you better learn what these boys don't know to teach.

486. You ever think about having another kid?

487. I did, for the first three of four years

488. after Oliver was born.

489. Then what happened?

490. Then I spent too much time in emergency rooms.

491. I don't have to tell you —

492. there's — there's so much tragedy out there.

493. I just — I can't bring another life into it.

494. Jess.

495. Hey. Hey.

496. I-I-I couldn't get in touch with you,

497. so I called Grey, and he said you were he—

498. Oh, my God. What happened?

499. Just a knife fight. No big deal. Are you okay?

500. I'm gonna leave you two alone.

501. It's nice seeing you again. Yes, yes, you, as well.

502. Thank you.

503. Uh...

504. I'm sorry it took so long.

505. I just, uh...

506. I needed to have some time to process.

507. No, okay. No, I get it, I see.

508. Um...

509. so, you're pregnant.

510. No, I'm not.

511. Okay.

512. O-Okay, yeah, that's great, too —

513. But I want to be.

514. I'm sorry, you're gonna have to help me out here

515. a little bit, Jessica.

516. I'm — I'm a little confused.

517. Yes, well, I was, too, at first.

518. And when I took the pregnancy test

519. and it came back negative, I was just...

520. I was so disappointed.

521. And I-I-I couldn't shake it.

522. No, I — Okay. Um...

523. It's just a little surprising.

524. I know. I was — I was surprised, too.

525. Look, I — I never wanted to be a mom before.

526. But being with you...

527. it — it changed me.

528. You see the good in people.

529. You do the right thing, even when it costs you.

530. I miss that part of myself.

531. Are — Are you... against having another kid?

532. No. No. No, I ju— Um...

533. You're just throwing a lot at me right now.

534. I know, I know.

535. And I'm not quite sure what to say.

536. Okay, then don't say anything.

537. Okay? At least not yet. Right.

538. I've had the whole morning to think about this,

539. and now it's your turn.

540. We'll talk later.

541. Right. Good idea.

542. Okay. Okay.

543. I am ahead of schedule.

544. I'm never ahead of schedule.

545. You're good.

546. Yes, I am.

547. You know, with my businesses growing like crazy,

548. I actually think I need to hire a security chief here in L.A.

549. I already have a job, Mingus.

550. But does it pay you a quarter mill a year?

551. Not at the present, no.

552. I haven't even gotten to the perks yet.

553. Hey. Hey, hey.

554. Police! Move and you're dead.

555. What the hell are you doing?

556. This is my cousin, Lev.

557. I asked him to meet us here.

558. You okay? Yeah.

559. Let's go. Yeah. What is her problem?

560. Only two more nuisance complaints.

561. We can knock them out once we get back on the street.

562. You were right.

563. I should've followed your playbook

564. at the community meeting.

565. That was my bad.

566. So, uh, you got a challenge coin from the governor.

567. What's he like? You know what, Not Nolan,

568. I don't really do chit-chat.

569. Uh, okay. Uh, look.

570. Um...

571. I want to learn how to do the job the way you do it.

572. Be like you.

573. No, you don't.

574. Are you kidding?

575. Y-You're a decorated detective

576. with a storied undercover career,

577. not to mention the governor

578. personally gave you one of his challenge coins.

579. I mean, that's huge.

580. What's huge is the cost of having a career like mine.

581. What do you mean?

582. Hopefully you never find out.

583. Because none of the commendations

584. or the promotions or even the challenge coins

585. will ever make up for what I've lost.

586. So don't be me.

587. I don't even want to be me.

588. Are you sure you're okay to keep working?

589. Officer Nolan.

590. What? Um... yes, sir. What did you say?

591. Your arm — you want to take the rest of the day?

592. Oh, no. I'm — I'm — No, I'm fine.

593. Thank you, I'm good.

594. Alright.

595. Um, sir...

596. how long had you been a cop when your daughter was born?

597. Two years. What was that like,

598. having a baby at home and being on patrol?

599. Long days at work, late nights at home.

600. Trying to master two jobs at the same time.

601. It was hell.

602. Only good sleep I got was in the back of my shop during lunch.

603. Yeah.

604. Yeah, but she was worth it.

605. Yeah, kids always are.

606. Why are you asking?

607. No reason, sir. Mm-hmm. How's Jessica?

608. She's great, sir.

609. Give her my best. I will.

610. Hey. Hey.

611. I need your help. What's wrong?

612. I'm — I'm looking for Officer Bradford.

613. He's out on patrol, son. What's going on?

614. It's my mom. She's missing.

615. My mom went to borrow her cousin's car

616. so we could get out of town,

617. but she never came back.

618. - When was this? - Right after you all left.

619. Wait, that was hours ago.

620. Have you spoken with your cousin?

621. Yeah. He said my mom never showed.

622. I-I tried calling, texting.

623. I'm telling you guys, something happened.

624. We believe you, but now it's time for you

625. to be straight with us.

626. Okay. Does this have anything to do with the people

627. who firebombed her car?

628. AJ, I know you're scared. I get it.

629. But you're not betraying your mom's trust

630. by telling us what's going on.

631. Let us help her.

632. A few weeks back, one of my mom's ex-boyfriends

633. started hounding her about being a getaway driver

634. in some heist he was putting together.

635. She agree to do it? Hell no.

636. My mom isn't about that life anymore.

637. She swore never to risk going back to prison

638. and not being there for me.

639. Okay, so she said no. What'd the ex-boyfriend say?

640. He said he was gonna kill me if she didn't do it.

641. That's why she pulled you off the team,

642. why she wanted to get you out of the city —

643. to protect you.

644. What's the ex-boyfriend's name?

645. Ian Shaunesy. So if he grabbed her,

646. it was to force her into pulling the robbery.

647. Which means it's happening soon.

648. AJ, do you know what the target is?

649. No, all I know is that it's happening downtown.

650. Alright. You guys get down there.

651. I'll get detectives on this.

652. Put a BOLO out on the mom and the ex-boyfriend.

653. It's gonna be okay. Alright?

654. Outside of actually spotting AJ's mother or her ex-boyfriend,

655. what exactly are we looking for?

656. Robbery targets.

657. There are a dozen banks and payday lenders

658. between here and Flower.

659. So, how do we whittle it down?

660. Look for anything odd or out of the ordinary.

661. Well, this is downtown L.A. That describes everything.

662. What's up? What's going on?

663. Why are you patrolling downtown?

664. How do you know where we are?

665. I just saw you drive by.

666. We, uh, got intel on a possible heist in the area.

667. What's the target?

668. Unknown.

669. I'm on 5th and Hill. You just passed me.

670. Working a security detail on what could be a potential target.

671. Gotta be honest with you,

672. I wouldn't hate having an escort.

673. Excuse me. We need to leave now.

674. I am in the middle of a conversation.

675. No, you're at the end of it.

676. Say goodbye to the pretty lady.

677. Hey, what — Come on.

678. Are you out of your mind?

679. Go, go, go, go, go!

680. Police!

681. Give up the damn case.

682. What? You're insured.

683. Give up the damn case, or they'll kill us.

684. No, your job is to protect my merchandise.

685. My job is to keep you alive,

686. and I'm nine bullets from failing.

687. Give up the case!

688. Wait! Hold fire!

689. Let's go, let's go.

690. Cover me.

691. Open the door.

692. Open the door! Right now.

693. Open it.

694. Let's go!

695. Drop the guns!

696. Do it now!

697. Drop your guns right now!

698. Let's go, back up. Back away from the car.

699. Get down on your knees.

700. Down on your knees! Spread your arms.

701. You okay?

702. I am now.

703. Step out of the car, get your hands where I can see them.

704. Let's go.

705. They kidnapped me. Forced me into this.

706. I know. AJ told us everything.

707. But I got to place you under arrest

708. until we work something out with the D.A.

709. Put your hands up there.

710. Is it safe?

711. All clear.

712. Hey, hey, hey. No, no. That's evidence now.

713. You'll have to come collect it from the station

714. after we process it.

715. Can you do something?

716. Nope.

717. And this marks the last stop

718. on our community policing tour.

719. Bradford and West are facing off against heist crews,

720. and we are here to...?

721. To talk to a neighbor about feeding squirrels.

722. Sorry.

723. Make it up to me by getting a start on that paperwork.

724. What?

725. Sir, your neighbors are complaining

726. that you are feeding squirrels.

727. So what? Los Angeles Municipal Code 53.06.5,

728. which says it is illegal to feed wild animals.

729. Punishable by a fine of up to $1,000,

730. and/or six months' imprisonment.

731. They're squirrels.

732. Doesn't matter.

733. What happened to your hand?

734. It was a lawn mower. Are we done?

735. Yes, sir. Have a good one.

736. Hey, uh, so, should I mark that down

737. as being given a verbal warning?

738. No, run a background check.

739. You want to give me a hint at what we're doing here?

740. The guy was missing two fingers.

741. Damage like that was caused by an explosive device.

742. Maybe he was in the military.

743. He said it was a lawn mower.

744. Ernie Bosk.

745. Records check are negative

746. on any military or law-enforcement service.

747. You studied bombings in the Academy? Mm.

748. Did they cover the UCLA bombings in 2009?

749. Yeah, of course. They recovered an unexploded pipe bomb.

750. With a red hair inside of it.

751. You think that's him.

752. Well, we'll need a DNA sample to be sure, but —

753. Whoa, what are you doing? Getting a warrant.

754. We don't need one if we can get a sample from his trash cans.

755. And I can search that without a warrant.

756. Okay.

757. What happens if you get caught?

758. You know, if you're right, this guy makes bombs.

759. You really want him throwing one your way?

760. Not really.

761. Well, then you're gonna need someone to distract him.

762. Hi. How are you? What do you want?

763. Uh, to talk to you about the importance

764. of drought-resistant vegetation.

765. I know it's a boring topic,

766. but if you just give me three minutes,

767. I guarantee that I will make it worth your while.

768. Uh, each year, we waste millions of gallons of water

769. on plants and flowers that are non-conducive

770. to Southern California's climate —

771. I'm gonna stop you right there.

772. I don't care.

773. Uh, uh, sir, please — Um, could —

774. could I have a glass of water?

775. I — I've been out all morning.

776. Maybe you should be more drought-resistant.

777. Yes, sir.

778. The water?

779. Fine.

780. Sir? The water?

781. You a cop, too?

782. Uh, yeah.

783. That's my partner outside conducting a lawful search,

784. so you just need to relax.

785. Harper, he's running!

786. Hey. 7-Adam-15,

787. start me up another unit.

788. 5611. Code 3.

789. Turn around.

790. Hands where I can see them.

791. What the hell was that?

792. Burglar alarm system.

793. I built it myself.

794. It's my own private DMZ.

795. There are pressure plates all throughout the floor.

796. They're rigged to IEDs.

797. You take one wrong step,

798. they'll be cleaning you off the ceiling with a squeegee.

799. Chen! No.

800. Harper, don't come inside the house.

801. It's booby-trapped.

802. No, stay! Don't come in. It's rigged.

803. Where's Bosk?

804. In the back room.

805. He's arming a bomb, a big-ass bomb.

806. You got to get clear of the house,

807. radio the bomb squad,

808. and clear the neighborhood.

809. Mr. Bosk, you don't need to do this.

810. Why not?

811. I'm caught.

812. May as well go out with a bang.

813. How long ago did you rig the house?

814. Months? Years?

815. Almost a decade.

816. I've been waiting that long

817. for cops to show up on my doorstep.

818. A decade.

819. Avoiding pressure plates.

820. Let go of the wire slowly.

821. Turn around. Hands behind your back.

822. Do it now!

823. Don't you want me to disarm the bombs before you cuff me?

824. Nope.

825. My guess is you'd enter a code

826. that would set it all off.

827. So we're going out the window.

828. Hey.

829. Uh, house is still booby-trapped,

830. but he didn't finish rigging the fertilizer bomb, so...

831. Nice work. You got him?

832. Uh-huh. Yeah. Alright.

833. You gonna puke?

834. No. No. No.

835. Maybe.

836. How you doing?

837. Well, my hands stopped shaking about 15 minutes ago.

838. That's a good sign, right?

839. Yep.

840. Oh, hey, um, I just wanted to say... thanks.

841. You're welcome.

842. Sorry if I was such a... you know.

843. Douche? Yeah.

844. Uh, but listen, please come be my head of security.

845. I'll give you a 100K bonus.

846. No. It's not about the money.

847. All today did was remind me how much I love being a cop.

848. All these officers,

849. including the two that saved our bacon —

850. they're my family.

851. And I guess I'm not ready to say bye.

852. However, I will take a "save your life bonus"

853. if you're still feeling generous.

854. Hey.

855. Nice working with you today.

856. Yeah, you, too.

857. Look, I was wrong to discourage you today.

858. Go as far as you want in this job.

859. You say you want to be a cop like me, screw that.

860. Be better than me.

861. You got what it takes, Not Nolan.

862. I heard you call me Chen back at the house.

863. I know you know my name.

864. Um... would it be alright

865. if I asked you for advice from time to time?

866. Sure.

867. Just not too often.

868. I don't want to mess up the whole lone wolf persona

869. I got going on.

870. It's, um, presumptuous, I know,

871. but I was hoping we'd have cause to celebrate.

872. But we don't, do we?

873. I'm sorry.

874. And that's it? There's —

875. There's no room for discussion?

876. Jessica, um...

877. I love being a father —

878. And I would love to be a mom.

879. And I want that for you. I do.

880. But for me,

881. I'm not ready to be a father again.

882. Not just yet.

883. Okay.

884. What does that mean?

885. You're already through

886. the steepest part of your career,

887. but me, I'm...

888. I'm still just finding my footing.

889. And I gave up my first path 20 years ago.

890. And I can't do that again.

891. But if you can just be patient with me,

892. we can come back to this

893. in a year, two years tops —

894. Years? No.

895. Yeah, Nolan, um...

896. it doesn't exactly work like that for women.

897. I mean, I can't — I can't just sit around

898. and wait for the hopes

899. that maybe someday you'll be ready.

900. I would resent you.

901. And I would hate you.

902. I don't ever want that.

903. So, what does that mean?

904. I'm — I'm gonna go home.

905. And I'll come back tomorrow

906. for my stuff when you're not here.

907. Jess —

908. There you go.

909. Thanks.

910. You ready?

911. Hike!

912. Attaboy! Nice!

913. There you go!

914. You know, AJ, back in high school,

915. I was ranked one of the top quarterbacks in the state.

916. I could believe that.

917. The interceptions you threw me were always perfect spirals.

918. So let's see if you still got the skills.

919. You and AJ versus me and the rook.

920. Let's go. Let's do this.

921. Show 'em what you got, baby.

922. I always do, Mama.

923. Hey, uh, don't get your ankles broke, old man.

924. Kid, I am 26. Don't play me.

925. Ooh, and you about to get dusted by a 14-year-old.

926. How sad is that?

927. LAPD has great medical coverage, right?

928. Yeah, yeah, very funny.

929. Real funny when you're gonna be on the ground smashed.

930. Five-Mississippi.

931. Whoa! Old lady, huh?

932. Okay. Make it three.

933. Hike! One, two, three.

934. You didn't say "Mississippi"!