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"Tough Love" is the fifth episode of the second season on The Rookie. This is the twenty-fifth episode of the series overall.

Summary[]

As part of their second phase of training, the rookies are asked to develop their first confidential informants. Officer Nolan soon discovers that no two informants are the same and struggles with his newest task. Meanwhile, Officer Chen's mother complicates her home life when she comes to stay with her.

Plot[]

Cast[]

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Guest starring[]

Co-starring[]

  • Julienne Irons as Detective Boyd
  • Zachariah Axel as Dillon

Trivia[]

  • West earns his short sleeves at the end of the episode.
  • West revealed to Chen that he had known all along that she had dated Nolan.
  • Ray Abruzzo, who portrayed Fallow, also appeared in the Castle episode "That 70's Show" portraying Frank Russo.
  • Madeleine Coghlan (Abigail) is another former Castle actress. She appeared in the episode "PhDead" as Emily.
  • The character of Bianca appears again in "Control", season 2, episode 17.

Quotes[]

Abigail: I'm pregnant. Kidding. I'm -- I'm kidding. We're engaged. Sorry about the pregnant thing. I-I thought it would soften the blow.

Chen: Let's face it, I am never going to find someone.

Grey: Correct. And Confidential Informants can be an incredibly useful tool. Bradford: They're definitely tools.

West (to Lopez): You are the greatest T.O. in the history of T.O.'s.

Chen: Great, let's see it, and don't give me any of that low-end misdemeanor crap.

Harper: He can't promise you that. You need to be clear with a C.I. You'll do your best to treat them right, look out for them, but you're not God, and you're not with them 24/7.

Harper: It's a lot harder than I thought it would be. Silver: What is? Harper: Being normal.

Chen: They look so happy. I want that.

Harper: So, you got a place to start, or are we Googling "forger"?

Nolan: I'm having a parenting emergency. Sawyer: Good thing I specialize in emergency medicine.

West:  I can't start counting up wins and losses when the season's just begun.

Grey: Any day we can remind our federal brethren that we are their equals... is a day worth living. It appears you three successfully recruited your first C.I. s, and I'm impressed. See you tomorrow.

Chen: No wonder I can't find a healthy relationship. My dysfunctional parents are why I am 28 and still single.

Chen: I got Wesley to call each of them pretending to be a divorce lawyer, telling them the costs of a divorce, and that snapped them out of it pretty quick.

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The Rookie Season 2 (2019-2020)

"Impact" • "The Night General" • "The Bet" • "Warriors and Guardians" • "Tough Love" • "Fallout" • "Safety" • "Clean Cut" • "Breaking Point" • "The Dark Side" • "Day of Death"• "Now and Then"• "Follow-Up Day"• "Casualties"• "Hand-Off"• "The Overnight"• "Control"• "Under the Gun"• "The Q Word"• "The Hunt"

See also: S1S2S3S4S5S6S7
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