THE ROOKIE
Season 6, Episode 10
"Escape Plan"
Previously on "The Rookie"...
WYLER
Bailey.
BAILEY
Jason.
WYLER
Who are you?
NOLAN
I'm John Nolan, her boyfriend. And you are?
WYLER
Her husband.
NOLAN
Jason is behind bars for eight years.
STEVENS
Gundo's expecting me. A hit man came after me. I need to know who sent him.
HARPER
Batista needs child care. And his former nanny...
LOPEZ
Our current nanny.
HARPER
Is willing to sing your praises.
STEVENS
I'm here to see Christian Batista. I have an appointment.
OSCAR
If you're here for the hot prison goss, it's going to cost you.
STEVENS
Eric Ramsey is the man after me.
OSCAR
You need to take him out.
STEVENS
That's where you come in.
OSCAR
Kelso. He's a dangerous man.
STEVENS
He was also Ramsey's right hand.
OSCAR
I want you to help me break out of prison.
STEVENS
Deal.
NOLAN
Who was the investigating officer?
BRADFORD
Pearson.
LONDON
If he gives me up, the recordings from your sessions go straight to IA.
PEARSON
It's a simple question. Did they flip the shrink or not? You're my lawyer. You're supposed to know these things. Morning. No. No. That's not right. You tell them—
NOLAN
Good morning.
BAILEY
Hi.
NOLAN
I was waiting for you to wake up but then I'm going to have to go pretty soon, so I had to...
BAILEY
What's wrong?
NOLAN
Nothing. I have just been doing a lot of thinking. And I know what you said about not being willing to go through with the whole IVF routine, and I completely support you on that, but I have been watching you these past few days. And you've been putting on a very brave face, but you are sad. And I am tasked with your happiness--with our happiness. And I think that there is a path that is still open to us that will bring a child into our home and bring us that happiness. And... I think we should adopt.
BAILEY
Adopt?
NOLAN
Yes. There are so many kids out there who need a good home and a loving family. And, Bailey, that's us. So what do you think?
BAILEY
I-I think it's a beautiful idea. Also a lot to think about.
NOLAN
Of course. And I've done a little bit of light research. There's an email waiting for you in your inbox. Peruse it as you will through your morning coffee and your breakfast and probably lunch. I said "light research." That was the wrong adjective. It was really, honestly, pretty extensive.
BAILEY
I got it. Any chance you're going to be home tonight so we can discuss?
NOLAN
Uh, that much I don't know. Things are pretty crazy at the station right now. I mean, we still don't know how many cops Blair London has compromised or who's controlling her. Sorry. It's Grey. Yes, sir. What's going on?
GREY
We're operating under the radar for now.
HARPER
There's still too many unknowns, including how deep the conspiracy runs. So we are setting up a secret war room at the station using only officers that we know we can trust. You up to speed on Pearson?
NOLAN
No. What happened?
GREY
He's gone. Wife said he took the garbage to the curb, never came back.
NOLAN
Do we think he's running?
HARPER
I think he's dead or on his way there.
GARZA
Okay. Well, how can the FBI help out?
GREY
Simple--we don't know who we can trust in our own house, which means we need your resources to keep our investigation under the radar.
GARZA
Of course. What's your path to clarity as to who's been compromised?
NOLAN
That would be Blair London. She's the department shrink who's been turning cops and selling police intel to an unknown number of criminal organizations.
GARZA
And where is this Blair London now?
WESLEY
I'm here to tell you that this deal is the best shot your client has for a future, and that future will definitely involve prison time-- at least three to five years.
LONDON
No. No, I can't go to prison. I need total immunity.
WESLEY
That's not going to happen. You were directly responsible for a deadly attack on police officers. You would have to give us the equivalent of Hannibal Lecter or Pablo Escobar to skate on that. So take the morning, but I'm going to need a "yes" or "no" on this deal by nightfall.
CHO
Wesley isn't lying. Three to five is a solid deal given your criminal liability.
LONDON
This is a nightmare.
CHO
Unfortunately, it's very real. And you need to accept the fact that judgment day is here.
BAKER
The shrink is flipping. She just met with an ADA at his house, and she's got a surveillance team watching her. Making a play will be risky. -- Understood. -- We need to take the shrink off the field. -- I know, but the payday is immense. -- I know we can't spend it if we're dead or in prison, but we're smart, we're quick, and we're destined for a long life of badassery, so cowboy up. -- Let's go get her.
NICKERSON
You could at least pretend to help me.
SMITTY
I'm here in more of an oversight capacity.
NICKERSON
Yeah.
LOPEZ
Smitty, get your ass into gear.
SMITTY
Yes, ma'am.
LOPEZ
How's it going?
THORSEN
I really wish there were more cops on the no column. But after comparing the list of Blair's patients to the list of potentially compromised police investigations that Nell provided, the maybe column's starting to fill up.
BRADFORD
God, you weren't kidding when you said out of the way. I think this is where they store all the old asbestos.
THORSEN
What?
LOPEZ
It's fine. Just breathe shallow. We needed a place where no one would just wander by.
BRADFORD
And you trusted Smitty to keep all this a secret?
LOPEZ
We had a conversation about the consequences of loose lips.
SMITTY
She threatened to hurt me in graphic detail. Used the term "gut dump." Relax. I won't say nothing about nothing.
JUAREZ
Guys, I know who Blair's working for, and you're not going to believe it.
LOPEZ
Tell me.
JUAREZ
I did a deep dive. I mean, we're talking kindergarten-yearbook deep. But the answers lay during her time in grad school, where Blair London moderated a student-led panel on insanity as a legal defense.
LONDON
We are extremely lucky to have an expert on the nexus between mental health and criminal law, Monica Stevens.
LOPEZ
Son of a puta.
BRADFORD
That makes total sense. Monica represents half the criminals in the city. Selling Blair's intel on police operations would make Monica a fortune.
BRADFORD
What other evidence do you have?
JUAREZ
This isn't enough?
BRADFORD
To prove criminal conspiracy? Not a chance. To a judge, all that means is they met three years ago. We need definitive proof that the relationship continues and involves criminal activity.
LOPEZ
Normally, I agree. But add it to our other investigations into Monica, and I say we have enough to at least get a wiretap order.
BRADFORD
Maybe. Start writing it up. I'll go to Grey and see if he'll authorize a surveillance unit. You should notify Chen-- let her know that her undercover operation is a top priority.
LOPEZ
Right. Smitty, get in plain clothes. I'm adding you to Lucy's support team.
SMITTY
Score.
CHEN
Hey, can you kids run inside? And I'll be right up and we can play dress-up.
Sure. Yay!
CHEN
Okay, thank you. Hello? Hey, Mom, um, I just have a second.
LOPEZ
Monica's the one running Blair, but we need to get evidence. That's now your mission priority.
CHEN
Understood. I haven't seen her around recently, but I will keep my eyes peeled. I got to--I got to go. Sorry. My mom needed help answering a question.
HEAD SHOT
No phone calls when you're on the clock. You know that.
CHEN
Yeah, it won't happen again. Sorry.
STEVENS
Good morning. Monica Stevens to see Eric Ramsey. I don't have an appointment, but I do have a sensitive matter to discuss, and I'm betting he'll want to see me.
RECEPTIONIST
Hello, Mr. Ramsey. Sorry to bother you, sir.
STEVENS
You can wait out here. I should be safe inside.
BRISTOW
I'd prefer to at least take you to his office.
STEVENS
I appreciate that, but I'll be fine. After this crisis is behind us, we should discuss your future. I've been impressed.
BRISTOW
Thank you, ma'am. But I think trying to protect you long-term might make my head explode. No offense intended.
STEVENS
None taken. I like the honesty.
MAN
Miss Stevens? This way.
STEVENS
Good morning. Small talk or no?
RAMSEY
No.
STEVENS
Good. I know you tried to have me killed, though I'm still in the dark as to what I did to provoke that.
RAMSEY
It's not so much what you did versus what you could do down the road.
STEVENS
You think I've learned something about your operation that could compromise you, but I haven't. I'd never even heard your name before yesterday.
RAMSEY
It doesn't matter. Given the rapid growth of your information network, it's only a matter of time before you do, and that gives you leverage over me, not to mention something to trade when you eventually get arrested.
STEVENS
Listen, if you've done your homework about me, you know that I am ruthless but practical. And I'm here to tell you that there is a deal to be made -- after you pay me a significant apology fee, of course.
RAMSEY
Do you know why I'm going to say no, Miss Stevens?
STEVENS
No, but I'm excited for you to tell me.
RAMSEY
Because you--you have a resources problem. You provide counsel and information to a who's-who of criminals in this state, but you don't have a crew. No one's got your back unless you pay them, and I can pay them more to put a bullet in it. So I'm going to pass.
STEVENS
God, that's so foolish. Do you know why? You have an imagination problem. You're trying to put me in the same box as your competitors, be it cartel boss or drug lord. But I don't fit in that box. And you don't have the imagination to predict the things that I can do or conceive of the forces I can mobilize to end you... forces that are in play at this very moment.
OSCAR
Jason, my man.
WYLER
I'm not in the mood for your B.S. today, Oscar.
OSCAR
Today my B.S. isn't B.S. but, in fact, an opportunity for you to change your life. Now, I know you're aware of the recent nuptials between your former wife and, well, the man who put you in prison, one John Nolan, and I know that must be really hard on you.
WYLER
Ah, careful.
OSCAR
How would you like to pay them a visit, unsupervised, perhaps in the dead of night with a cattle prod and some zip ties?
WYLER
You're messing with me. Got it.
OSCAR
I most certainly am not. I can get you out of here. I've secured a VIP exit package, and I'm willing to take you with me.
WYLER
Why?
OSCAR
In order to secure this package, I have to hurt someone in here to get information. I need help doing it. So what do you say? Spend the rest of your days locked up here or give me the next 12 hours of your life and be free to get your wife back?
JUAREZ
My aunt Ximena just adopted.
NOLAN
Yeah?
JUAREZ
Yeah.
NOLAN
Boy or girl?
JUAREZ
Boy--Samuel. He's so cute. I can connect you two if you want. I know it's an exhaustive process.
NOLAN
Yeah, that would be great. Thank you for that.
JUAREZ
Has Bailey said yes yet?
NOLAN
No, not yet. But she will. I'm pretty sure. What's wrong?
LOPEZ
Judge wouldn't sign off on the Monica warrant, said we need more to overcome the attorney-client factor. So I need you to push Blair. She came to you first. She might talk to you now. Tell her we know about Monica and that if she doesn't come in and start talking immediately, she's going into gen-pop at the Twin Towers and she'll be dead by nightfall.
NOLAN
So scare the crap out of her. Got it.
LONDON
I've got nothing to say to you.
NOLAN
Good, 'cause I just need you to listen. We know you're in bed with Monica.
LONDON
I wanted to help people. I wanted to do something meaningful with my life, and she twisted everything. Now two of my patients are dead, and it's my fault. I should have stood up to her, but I was too afraid.
NOLAN
You can still make this right. Just testify against her.
LONDON
It's too dangerous. She has spies everywhere.
NOLAN
No, the FBI is involved now. That means you'll be in federal protective custody. So it doesn't matter how deep Monica has her claws into the department, but that means I need a yes right now. Otherwise, you're going to be pulled over and arrested with great fanfare over an open radio channel.
LONDON
Okay. What do I do?
DIAMOND
Yeah?
LOPEZ
It's Lopez. Blair's taking the deal. She's heading down to FBI headquarters now. Stay with Blair. Harper and I will meet you down there.
BAKER
Dr. London, unlock your car and let me in. Do it now, or I'll shoot you in the face. If you try anything, I'll put a bullet through your spine. Are we clear?
LONDON
Yes.
BAKER
Take a left. We're going to see Monica.
KELSO
Oh, you guys are dead. You can't just jump me and my crew and get away with it.
OSCAR
Sure, I can. You know why? Because we're not going to be here long enough for retribution to come calling. Listen, I need you to overcome your recalcitrant nature and answer my questions about your boss, Eric Ramsey.
KELSO
Never happen. I'm not a rat.
OSCAR
See, that's really a dirty, ugly term, you know. As a guy who has ratted out a baker's dozen of his best friends over the years, I can say that it hurts a lot less than my pal Jason here breaking every bone in your body one at a time, starting with the elbow. Tell me about Ramsey.
STEVENS
You better have good news.
OSCAR
Oh, boy, do I. Your nemesis has a rich benefactor. He's Swiss, billionaire-adjacent, does business in South America and East Asia-- Jakob Olmstead.
STEVENS
How does that help me?
OSCAR
Well, Mr. Olmstead is an apex predator who's not going to take too kindly to finding out that Eric Ramsay has been banging his wife on the sly.
STEVENS
Thank you. The wheels have been greased at your location, and resources are in place for your departure. Good luck.
OSCAR
Back at ya.
BRISTOW
Good news?
STEVENS
Feels like it.
GUNDO
Stop! No, no, no.
STEVENS
It's okay. It's okay. If Gundo wanted to kill me, we'd be dead already. Easy. What can I do for you?
GUNDO
Amazing. I got offered half a million dollars to kill you. But I'm here to give you the opportunity to top that-- 2 million, plus 10% of your business.
STEVENS
That's a ballsy ask.
GUNDO
Is it? Because it seems to me you got no choice.
STEVENS
It'll take me until tonight to get the cash together.
GUNDO
[speaking in Spanish] 5:00 at the laundromat. We're good, vatos. Ya vamos! Don't you be late.
BRISTOW
Okay. Now I'm calling the police.
STEVENS
No, you're not. I told you, they don't have my best interests at heart.
BRISTOW
They're not actively conspiring to kill you.
STEVENS
This is not a negotiation. Okay, look, I understand that operating this way is difficult for you. So I'll add a hearty hazard bonus to your fee. Say 100K?
BRISTOW
Fine, no cops. But I'm pulling help back in. I'll get them to meet us at the office.
STEVENS
No, we're not going to the office just yet.
BRISTOW
Where are we going?
CHEN
Sorry. Hey. It is so nice outside. Why don't we go outside and play?
JOSHUA AND ESTHER
Yeah.
CHEN
Yeah? Okay, let's go.
HEAD SHOT
This way.
CHEN
N-no. Uh, let's--let's go to the back. All right. Yeah, let's go. Sorry, sorry.
BRISTOW
Hey. Angela tell you we ran into each other at the station?
WESLEY
She did. That's why I'm calling. I'm worried you don't understand who you're working for.
BRISTOW
I don't talk about my protectees to anyone, especially former clients in law enforcement.
WESLEY
I respect that, but you need to protect yourself. Monica is involved in an active criminal conspiracy-- one dead cop, one missing, and a police psychiatrist was just abducted.
BRISTOW
You think Monica's kidnapping people in those heels?
WESLEY
I know how she represents herself. But you've been with her for a few days now. I think you're starting to see things that feel wrong, things that make you uncomfortable.
BRISTOW
She'll be back soon. I have to go.
WESLEY
Charlie, think about it, not just for us, for you. Things are coming to a head, and when they do, you want to make sure you're standing on the right side.
STEVENS
I'm here to make you an offer you can't refuse.
BATISTA
Keep talking.
STEVENS
I know who's trying to have me killed, and I want to pay you an obscene amount of money to help me strike back.
BATISTA
I already have an obscene amount of money.
STEVENS
You have Hollywood money. I'll make you Wall Street rich, starting with a guarantee of 5% of my business, followed by an introduction to a Swiss benefactor that'll take your money-laundering business international. All you have to do is send a hit team to a laundromat.
STEVENS
I'm glad we could come to an agreement.
BATISTA
Likewise. I'll make the call. Shouldn't take long. -- I need some cleaning done, Sixth Street Laundromat-- two teams, no mercy.
CHEN
Oh.
BATISTA
What are you doing?
CHEN
I'm sorry. I was just looking for, um, Esther's favorite headband.
BATISTA
Go pack the kids' bags. L.A.'s too hot right now. We're going somewhere cooler.
CHEN
Should I go home and pack my bag as well?
BATISTA
No need, family only. Vera will call you when we're back.
CHEN
Oh, okay. Hey, Mom, I got news. There's a storm coming, but I need you to figure out who it's gonna hit.
BRISTOW
Now to the office?
STEVENS
No. Airport, private terminal. I have a flight to catch.
LOPEZ
This laundromat serves as the home base for Gundo's drug business.
THORSEN
Wait. Wasn't Gundo helping Monica just yesterday? What happened?
LOPEZ
She's not exactly known for her loyalty.
BRADFORD
We can ask Gundo all about it, assuming we keep him alive.
LOPEZ
From a strategic standpoint, this place is a death trap. There's only two exits--one in the front and one in back.
CHEN
Hey. Heard you guys needed backup. The Batistas just left town.
THORSEN
Yeah, well, if I put a hit out on Gundo, I'd bail, too.
CHEN
Well, the FBI are tracking them. So, once we make a solid case, they'll make the arrest.
BRADFORD
It's good to have you.
CHEN
Thanks. So what's the plan?
BRISTOW
I really should be going with you.
STEVENS
Thanks, but I'm covered. There you are.
LONDON
Please don't kill me. I didn't tell them anything.
STEVENS
You got the next 20 hours to convince me that's true.
LOPEZ
Charlie. Charlie?
BRISTOW
Monica's leaving the country. I just dropped her at a private plane, and she's not going alone. There was hired muscle and a woman that didn't look too happy to be going.
LOPEZ
What did she look like?
BRISTOW
Late 20s, Caucasian, petite, shoulder-length brown hair, pretty.
LOPEZ
Blair. Any chance you get the tail number?
BRISTOW
Do you have a pen?
GARZA
Make yourself comfortable. Monica is on her way to Argentina.
HARPER
Oh, that is great, because I am running on fumes. I could use the sleep. Ooh, I love the hair.
STENSEN
You too.
NOLAN
What's this?
STENSEN
Desert-wear, so you're dressed properly. It's gonna be dusty.
HARPER
Is it cute?
STENSEN
Oh, please. Girl, I got you.
NOLAN
Very fashionable. All right, so who are we working with in-country?
GARZA
Local contractors, CIA-adjacent, strictly tour guides.
NOLAN
Why not local law?
HARPER
Because we have no proof that Blair was kidnapped. Charlie saw her get on the plane on her own volition.
NOLAN
So local law enforcement will not intervene?
GARZA
That's right. Officially, I'm there to "collect intelligence from a confidential local resource."
NOLAN
Okay, why am I there?
STENSEN
You're not.
NOLAN
And if we do find out that Blair is, in fact, kidnapped and being held against her will, what do we do then?
STENSEN
Nothing.
GARZA
You are here to observe and report. We'll bring any evidence to our liaison at State, who will then pass it along to local authorities.
NOLAN
By which time two weeks will have passed. By then, she'll be either dead or MIA.
ACRES
But what we would consider a hostage rescue, they might consider a kidnapping.
GARZA
They can fight us with automatic weapons, John. We can't legally possess a slingshot, so we observe and report. If you don't like it, I suggest you get off this plane now.
NOLAN
At least we'll look good doing nothing.
JUAREZ
Reporting for duty. Grey said you'd be taking over as my T.O. since Nolan is otherwise engaged.
BRADFORD
Define "furtherance."
JUAREZ
Well, in this case, it involves approaching the victim with a deadly weapon in attempt to engage. Until they do, the DA won't be able to charge attempted murder.
BRADFORD
Correct. If we arrest Christian's guys too early, we get them on a misdemeanor gun possession, they're out in an hour. They hit Gundo before we even know about it. This is our only chance. You ready?
JUAREZ
Yes, sir.
BRADFORD
Stay glued to Aaron's hip for the duration of the op. All right, everybody, listen up. Detective Lopez is going to be our red zone point dressed as an unhoused person. Get a good look.
LOPEZ
Please don't shoot the crazy lady pushing the stroller full of trash--thank you.
BRADFORD
Listen, we're expecting an A-side frontal attack from an unknown number of suspects. Gundo's inside already. All right, keep in mind school just got out. So watch your muzzle, watch your partner, watch your backstop. Front-sight focus, no mistakes. Officer Chen and I will cover the rear, and we'll call for backup in case of a C-side attack.
BRADFORD
So I took your advice. I went to therapy.
CHEN
And?
BRADFORD
And my therapist turned out to be a blackmailing psychopath.
CHEN
You know that's not normal, right? One bad experience shouldn't tar the whole profession.
BRADFORD
Want to know the irony?
CHEN
Yeah.
BRADFORD
She was a good therapist. Opened the door on some stuff that I didn't even know was in there. And now all those confessions are living up in the cloud, waiting for some FBI IT guy to come unencrypt them so they can be analyzed for evidentiary value.
CHEN
I'm sorry. Did you tell her anything revealing about me?
BRADFORD
Um... I believe the term I used was "freak in the sheets."
CHEN
You're the worst.
LOPEZ
Point has a possible. Black four-door landing, occupied four times. Christian's guys are on foot. They're wearing black hoodies, red sneakers, black masks. I see bulges under their shirts, possible weapons. Repeat, possible weapons only.
BRADFORD
Arrest teams, move closer, but stay hidden. Do not engage till guns come out.
LOPEZ
They're coming now, 15 yards away. 12 yards out, no weapons visible. Wait. One of them stopped. They're making a phone call.
BRADFORD
They just blocked the back door.
LOPEZ
Front 3 are on the move again, about 10 yards out.
BRADFORD
All right, get that guy. I got the back door.
CHEN
Yeah.
LOPEZ
Ten seconds out, no weapons visible. Wait, we got kids in the crossfire. Gun!
THORSEN
Go help Lopez!
JUAREZ
Hey, you okay?
LOPEZ
Code-4. Vest saved me, but I'm gonna hurt tomorrow. We need him alive!
GUNDO
Aah!
CHEN
Juarez, take this guy! Tim's in the back of that truck.
BRADFORD
Ugh!
CHEN
Lopez, take the wheel.
CHRIS
I need you to hear me. This mission is not authorized.
GARZA
Relax. This is not an operation. It's a fact-finding visit. There's no reason why the State Department should be concerned.
CHRIS
That's what they said about the iceberg on the Titanic. I want it on record, I told you guys to get on the plane and go home.
GARZA
Noted. Special Agent Matt Garza.
MILLER
Hey.
GARZA
This is Laura and Brendon. They work with me at FBI. Nyla Harper, John Nolan, LAPD.
MILLER
Shawn Miller. That's Lee. Nice to meet you all. Your target plane landed approximately 20 minutes ago-- 4 individuals, including Monica Stevens and Blair London. I don't have IDs on the other two.
ACRES
Uh, may I?
MILLER
Sure.
ACRES
Just run it through our system, see if I can't put some names to some faces. All right, all right, got it. Thanks.
NOLAN
Any intel on who Monica's meeting?
MILLER
Not officially, but rumor is it's Jakob Olmstead.
HARPER
Never heard of him.
STENSEN
He's a Swiss money guy with ties to all forms of trafficking-- guns, girls, drugs. The FBI's been trying to hang a case on him for a decade. This just got interesting.
GARZA
Sure did.
NOLAN
Uh, I thought we were meant to be unarmed.
MILLER
You are, so those weapons are staying in their cases. All right, let's move out.
BAKER
I don't like it.
STEVENS
Tough. If we show up to the meeting armed for a war, we're going to get ourselves into one. The guns stay in the car.
BAKER
Yes, ma'am.
STEVENS
Pull yourself together. It's not the end of the world. The alternative is a lot more final.
LONDON
I never should have agreed to helping you.
STEVENS
Please. Your fate was sealed when you called me three years ago to clean up your mess.
LONDON
I was drunk and scared.
STEVENS
And had just run someone over. If I hadn't made that body go away, you'd be getting your psych degree from a prison. So show a little gratitude. And fix your face. You need to look pretty for Mr. Olmstead.
[Beethoven's "Coriolan Overture"]
OLMSTEAD
That's my good girl. Thanks.
STEVENS
Keep her with you for now.
HARPER
Yeah, it's a party, and Charlie was right. Blair does not look happy to be in attendance.
ACRES
Okay, yeah. ID'd our mystery muscle. Lots of aliases over the years, but their birth names are Paige Baker, Pascal Moreau. She's Irish, he's French. No current wants, but a history of mayhem across three continents.
GARZA
Okay.
STEVENS
Mr. Olmstead, thank you for agreeing to see me.
OLMSTEAD
Hard to say no when you claim to have knowledge that will save my life.
STEVENS
I wish I could say I was being dramatic. But I have learned over the years as a lawyer for dangerous men that the first appearance of disrespect is the first step towards betrayal.
OLMSTEAD
And who do you think is disrespecting me?
STEVENS
Eric Ramsey... and your wife.
OLMSTEAD
You have proof of this?
STEVENS
Yes, hotel video from three separate trips your wife took to Los Angeles over the last year. And I'm also in the process of securing additional footage from a trip she took to Las Vegas in... October?
OLMSTEAD
September. How do you expect to be rewarded for this information?
STEVENS
I have a request.
NOLAN
It looks like Monica is handing Blair over to Olmstead. Are we just gonna watch?
GARZA
We don't have a choice.
HARPER
He's right.
NOLAN
Then he can stay here.
MILLER
Whoa. I can't let you do that.
HARPER
Damn it! Nolan!
STEVENS
After you've removed Mr. Ramsey from the picture, I would like the opportunity to show you why I should take his place. I am not asking for a handout. I will prove my value.
OLMSTEAD
Fair enough. Who is this?
STEVENS
A new friend.
OLMSTEAD
Is she another problem you're solving?
HARPER
All right, what's your plan here, John?
NOLAN
This thing's bulletproof, right?
HARPER
That is not a plan.
OLMSTEAD'S MEN
Move! Move! Move! Move!
NOLAN
Get in the Humvee.
HARPER
Nolan! Nolan! Get up! -- Nolan! Nolan, move! Nolan, we have to go now! Move! -- How bad?
NOLAN
Not bad. It hurts. Just got the meat.
LONDON
I can stop the bleeding.
NOLAN
Harper, we got trouble.
HARPER
Go, go, go!
GARZA
Talk to me. Is everybody okay?
HARPER
No. Nolan got shot. It doesn't seems too bad, but we need a medevac chopper just in case.
GARZA
I'm on it.
LONDON
I'm sorry.
THORSEN
Save it.
LONDON
I know that doesn't make up for what I did to you, to everyone.
THORSEN
I said "save it." You know, a therapist I once thought I could trust told me that I need to set boundaries for myself. And that's exactly what I'm doing. Hey, can you finish processing her for me?
NICKERSON
Sure.
LOPEZ
She talked the whole way back?
HARPER
All 16 hours. Clearly, she had a lot to unburden herself of.
GREY
How's Nolan?
HARPER
Oh, they patched him up at the base. It was a clean through-and-through. He insisted on going home when we landed, and since Bailey's an EMT, we figured it was safe enough.
LOPEZ
Any idea what happened to Monica?
HARPER
No, but she is on the run. Garza put out an Interpol warrant on her. So it's only a matter of time before someone catches up to her and ships her home.
LOPEZ
Dibs on putting the cuffs on her when they do.
HARPER
Whew.
GREY
All right.
CHEN
Half day?
BRADFORD
You know me. Slacker is my middle name. After you. You probably saved my life.
CHEN
You had him.
BRADFORD
I was upside down in a footwell, and he was about to stab me in the face. No, I did not have him. So thank you.
CHEN
You're welcome.
BRADFORD
Listen... I know I ruined everything. And I know how easy it would have been for you to turn on me.
CHEN
You don't have to do this.
BRADFORD
Yeah, I do. You will never know how much I appreciate the kindness you've shown me. And I will spend the rest of my life trying to pay it back in whatever small doses you allow. Good night.
WYLER
That was too easy.
OSCAR
Cost $100,000. It better be easy. Where can I drop you?
WYLER
L.A., baby.
BAILEY
What have I said to you about getting shot?
NOLAN
Okay. Ow! You said, "Don't get shot."
BAILEY
Exactly. It's a simple instruction.
NOLAN
Yes.
BAILEY
And to make matters worse, you got shot in the ass.
NOLAN
Whoa. I was shot in the side.
BAILEY
Of your ass.
NOLAN
Don't make me laugh. It hurts my ass. Okay, changing the subject, did you take a look at the adoption stuff I sent you?
BAILEY
I did.
NOLAN
And?
BAILEY
And I compiled a questionnaire of all the hoops we're going to have to jump through to make sure that we're on the same page.
NOLAN
Okay.
BAILEY
Starting with the first question-- where are we adopting from, domestic or foreign?
NOLAN
Um... Hold on a moment. Ow! Okay. Sergeant Grey. Yes, sir?
BAILEY
What's wrong?
NOLAN
Oscar and Jason just escaped from prison.