Casualties

Casualties
Season	2
Episode	14
Air date	March 15, 2020
Written by	Bill Rinier
Directed by	Sylvain White
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"Casualties" is the fourteenth episode of the second season on The Rookie. This is the thirty-fourth episode of the series overall.

Summary

Officers Nolan and Harper investigate a murder which may have national security implications, while Officer Bradford must confront his past when he crosses paths with a homeless veteran.

Cast

Main

• Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
• Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper
• Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez
• Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey
• Titus Makin as Jackson West
• Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen
• Eric Winter as Tim Bradford

Guest starring

• Harold Perrineau as Nick Armstrong
• Roger Cross as Norman Jangus
• Brent Huff as Officer Smitty
• John Siciliano as Mitch
• Mark DeCarlo as Teddy's Father
• Gil McKinney as Barry Langley
• Ali Larter as Dr. Grace Sawyer

Co-starring

• Jamie Jones as Eddie Hollenbock
• Jayden Maddux as Teddy
• Brittini London as Wendy Langley
• Torrey Drake as Pettigrew
• Nate Bynum as Lewis
• Chris Cortez as Cheetah

Trivia

• Roger Cross previously starred on the SYFY television series Dark Matter with Melissa O'Neil.
• Roger Cross and previous Season 2 guest star Annie Wersching (Rosalind Dyer) both played major characters on 24.
• John Siciliano does have a prosthetic limb; his right leg was amputated 4 inches above the knee due to injuries he sustained in a car accident in 1993.
• Max states John is a weak link in his squad as he lacks a history of accomplishments like his co-workers.
  • Grey and Bradford are war veterans.
  • Harper has gone undercover to take down criminal organizations.
  • Chen was abducted by a serial killer and still works in law enforcement.

Quotes

Grey: Do I stress you out, Officer Nolan? Nolan: No, sir. [ Beeping ] [ Beeping stops ] LA CLEAR is the largest deconfliction database for law enforcement in the West.

Bradford: At your age, I'd done two tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, the second in charge of a squad of 10 soldiers.

West: Don't freak out. They ran out of falafel. Lopez: Who the hell runs out of falafel? What'd you get me?

Bradford: Right where? Chen: My apartment. Bradford: Not unless it's a crime scene.

Bradford: I don't really have to say anything, do I? Chen: I'd rather you didn't.

Chen: He [Mitch] doesn't seem to like you very much. Bradford: I'm the reason he lost his leg.

Teddy’s Dad: There's no need. Kid's got good taste. And Wendy is hot. Grey: Sir, what your son did is actually illegal.

Grey: Look, uh -- one second. (exiting his office to catch LOPEZ and WEST) Lopez, West. I just solved two crimes sitting in my office -- Bradford and Chen's Peeping Tom and your gunshot victim. (off their look) I'm just saying.

Nolan: So, why come for me? Jangus: 'Cause you're the weak link. Bradford served two tours in country, Harper's taken on cartels, and -- and Chen survived a serial killer. You... built houses. And you always push on the weak link. So... I'm pushing on you.

Chen: Uh, screw that. You go, we go. Bradford: That's admirable, really, but if this thing goes sideways, we could face demotion, suspension, even jail. Harper: I've got a golden ticket. Bradford has an unblemished record. Odds are we can weather the storm. Rookies are at-will employees. They don't even need a reason to fire you.

Bradford: It doesn't matter what, just that I cut him a break when I shouldn't have, and because I did, he went back out on patrol, got blown up. Chen: That is the most Tim Bradford thing I've ever heard. You showed humanity. There's nothing to feel guilty about.

Bradford: Rules matter, Boot. Chen: Then what the hell are you doing out here? Bradford: Some things matter more.

Jangus: 'Cause it's a no-win situation. Your shooter turns me into mist, but my guys turn you into organ donors.

Grey: Let me get this straight. You all just happened to be taking a stroll on the docks, and Joe Delacruz's killer appears and turns himself in? All: Yes, Sir.