"The Return" is the sixteenth episode of the seventh season of The Rookie. This is the one hundred twenty-fourth episode of the series overall.
Summary[]
The team has mixed feelings when a familiar face returns hoping to prove himself. Meanwhile, an influencer gets his fans to come after Wesley, and Tim supports Lucy as she prepares for the sergeant’s exam.
Plot[]
As Nolan and Bradford enter the locker room, they notice a uniform and wonder if they have a new rookie until a voice calls out. Everyone is speechless to witness Ridley returning to duty.
Ridley returns and is treated with hostility by the squad. Everyone wants him gone, with Nolan serving as his T.O. and he makes it clear that he will be Ridley's worst nightmare.
At the awkward date, Tamara has a new ring, revealing she and Ridley are planning to get engaged with promise rings.
As Nolan searches the area, a thug appears behind him and aims at him but Ridley calls out and shoots the suspect but is wounded in retaliation before the suspect is shot dead. Ridley is promptly helped by Gene, who turns himself in. At the hospital, Ridley has his left leg amputated below the knee, effectively ending his career. He is visited by Tamara and he reveals that he didn't have a cancer relapse, he bribed the doctor to avoid being terminated. Seeing Chen was right, Tamara takes the ring off and leaves him. Ridley is left crying in despair.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
- Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers
- Lisseth Chavez as Celina Juarez
- 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
Guest starring[]
- Dylan Conrique as Tamara Colins
- Deric Augustine as Miles Penn
- Patrick Keleher as Seth Ridley
- Paul McCarthy-Boyington as Gene Webster
- Jade Pettyjohn as Aimee
- Jack Martin as Tulsa Braden
- Naomi Walley as Cynthia Webster
- Galilea La Salvia as Mia
- Zander Hawley as Rodge Bronson
- Jack St.James as Jose Seguera
- Lucas Randazzo as Liquor Store Robber
Co-starring[]
- Terry Woodberry as Clerk
- Betsy Soo as Surgeon
- Lucy Idella as Aggie
- Anthony Patrick Martinez as Jack
- Sammy Soto as Miguel Reese
- Patrick Zhang as Fan #1
- Max Amor as Fan #2
Trivia[]
- Chen takes the Sergeant's exam.
- Bradford says that he's 45, although in a season 4 episode he implies that he was 39.
Quotes[]
"This is what happens when you let liars stay on the job. They infect the team, and pretty soon, everyone's a liar" — Tim Bradford
Was it hard to have pretend cancer? — Miles Penn
I had a civilian risk his life to talk down an armed gunman today. Where's his fandom? — John Nolan
You know that Tulsa had enough resources to bail himself out before he spent even one hour in a jail cell? Do you have those resources? Do any of you have enough money for that? No. — Lucy Chen
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| The Rookie Season 7 | ||
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"The Shot" • "The Watcher" • "Out of Pocket" • "Darkness Falling" • "Til Death" • "The Gala" • "The Mickey" • "Wildfire" • "The Kiss" • "Chaos Agent" • "Speed" • "April Fools" • "Three Billboards" • "Mad About Murder" • "A Deadly Secret" • "The Return" • "Mutiny And The Bounty" • "The Good, The Bad, And The Oscar" | ||
| See also: S1 • S2 • S3 • S4 • S5 • S6 • S7 • S8 | ||