"Crossfire" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of The Rookie. This is the eighty-third episode of the series overall.
Summary[]
Officers Nolan and Juarez witness a shooting, realize the victim was already dead, and investigate further. Back at home, Bailey has been feeling off-center ever since the proposal, leaving Nolan to wonder what he can do to make her feel more comfortable. Elsewhere, Lopez and Harper enlist Chen’s help to investigate the gang-related murder of a local shopkeeper.[1]
Plot[]
Elijah Stone launches a lawsuit against the LAPD, specifically targeting Wesley Evers, Angela Lopez, John Nolan, Wade Grey and Nyla Harper for their participation in freeing Lopez from Sandra "La Fiera" de la Cruz. He also files a restraining order against Wesley and orders him to publicly apologise in front of a press corps. Nolan and Juarez investigate the murder of doctor Alvin Mitchelsen, who was already dead when he was shot by a former patient's daughter. Initially they discover that he was stabbed, but medical examination further adds that he was poisoned. the suspect reveals that she shot Mitchelsen due to his mistreatment of her father's drugs, while his wife reveals he had heart problems before his death. Nolan and Juarez deduce this as a cover-up of her actually having killed him with poison. Thorsen connects with a young boy, Tabin Cordon, after he and Bradford respond to a noise complaint, but Tabin is later revealed to he the brother of Vina Cordon, a member of the female gang Double R (Rowena Razors) led by Shana Quelli, who Harper, Lopez and Chen are investigating for a murder. Chen goes in undercover and makes connections with Quelli, while Tabin is temporarily reunited with his sister. During debt collecting, Quelli alludes to Vina having murdered the victim Harper and Lopez were investigating, and Vina is later arrested at her family's doorstep.[2]
Cast[]
Main[]
- Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
- Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers
- Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper
- Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune
- Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez
- Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey
- Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen
- Eric Winter as Tim Bradford
- Tru Valentino as Aaron Thorsen
Guest starring[]
- Lisseth Chavez as Celina Juarez
- Brandon Jay McLaren as Elijah Stone
- Jacqueline Obradors as Mrs. Mitchelssen
- Brigitte Kali Canales as Shana Quelli
- Nicole Chanel Williams as Vina Cordon
- Elijah M. Cooper as Tabin Cordon
- Jean Paul San Pedro as Driver
- Brianna Brown as Abby
- Cherinda Kincherlow as Althea Cordon
Co-starring[]
- Jan M. Janssen as Officer Jan
- Brandon McShane as Dirk
- Lewie Bartone as Kenny
- Willis Chung as Server
- E.R. Ruiz as Callis Caputo
- Emanuel Loarca as Omar
- Ana Esperanza Dominguez as Barista
Trivia[]
- The director of this episode, Jon Huertas, co-starred on Nathan Fillion's previous series Castle from 2009-2016 as detective Javier Esposito; he then went on to co-star in This Is Us playing the role of Miguel Rivas from 2016-2022. Huertas has also made an appearance on The Rookie as undercover agent Alejandro Mejia in the Season 2 episode "The Bet".
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| The Rookie Season 5 (2022-2023) | ||
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"Double Down" • "Labor Day" • "Dye Hard" • "The Choice" • "The Fugitive" • "The Reckoning" • "Crossfire" • "The Collar" • "Take Back" • "The List" • "The Naked and The Dead" • "Death Notice" • "Daddy Cop" • "Death Sentence" • "The Con" • "Exposed" • "The Enemy Within" • "Double Trouble" • "A Hole In The World" • "S.T.R." • "Going Under" • "Under Siege" | ||
| See also: S1 • S2 • S3 • S4 • S5 • S6 • S7 • S8 | ||