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Ashley is a recurring character on The Rookie. She is the illegitimate child of Oscar Hutchinson and a waitress named Cindy. She is played by Molly C. Quinn.

History[]

Ashley was conceived when her father cheated on his previous girlfriend with her mother Cindy. Oscar disappeared and Cindy was forced to raise Ashley on her own, while Ashley was told her father was a roadie. She was unaware that he was actually a criminal, serving time.

In "Bad Blood", she and her boyfriend Austin plan a kidnapping con on his wealthy parents after they cut him off. However, Ashley's DNA was left behind in his apartment, and the police conduct a DNA trace that leads to a familial link with Oscar Hutchinson. Oscar is notified by the officers and is speechless to hear he has a child but agrees to help in exchange for a meeting with the latter. Her mother is soon found and enables the cops to contact Ashley. When brought in, Ashley meets her father for the first time, as he claims he took the bar in prison and asserts he's her lawyer in order to have a private conversation with her. Despite Nolan's warning, she agrees to let him represent her and they confer with Ashley admitting to the kidnapping being a sham -- Oscar is mildly impressed by her con -- and her anger when she learns that she was cut out. However, this leads to Ashley being taken into custody for her part in the deception, but her boyfriend actually gets kidnapped by real criminals, to her worry. As a result, Ashley is charged for false kidnapping. Oscar revealed the only person who knew of the scam were Austin's drug dealers.

In "Death Notice", Ashley is released from prison for good behavior but suffers a kidney infection. Her father is a perfect genetic match and offers his kidney both out of compassion and in exchange for money being put in his account. Ashley knows it was blackmail but appreciates how Oscar is actually going through with it. Ashley thinks the operation is a second chance for her to get her act together. She is also seen with a new boyfriend but is dismayed when he overdoses on stolen hospital drugs, leading to his arrest. Ashley tries to leave because she wants to nothing to do with another person like her father. The police officers are able to talk her into continue with the operation, which she does. Eventually, the transplant is a success and LAPD also make Oscar stop stealing money from Ashley as he wakes up in a daze, being told that she will no longer send money and will refuse any CI tips from him. He is later returned to prison.

Quotes[]

  • OSCAR: Well, I'd be lying if I said that this whole experience has given me a fresh outlook on the world. But it has made me realize that no matter what happens to me, a piece of me lives on in my daughter.
  • NOLAN: Unless her body rejects it for being too toxic.
  • OSCAR: Sticks and stones, Nolan.
  • NOLAN: Incidentally, the deal you forced your daughter to make about putting money into your account weekly, that's not gonna happen. She owes you nothing.
  • OSCAR: Disappointing, but understandable. Can I interest you in my CI services? For a reasonable weekly rate, I can rat out a cornucopia of prison-based criminality.

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