Zoe Andersen

Zoe Andersen
Gender:	Female
Date of birth:	February 1, 1981
Date of death:	March 19, 2019 (aged 38)
Place of death:	1936 Kristol Lane, Los Angeles, California
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Police Captain
Affiliation:	Los Angeles Police Department, Mid-Wilshire Station Pentagon Police (formerly) Marine Corps (formerly)
Rank/Position:	Police Captain (I/II/III unknown)
Commands:	Mid-Wilshire Division
Status:	Deceased
Cause of death:	Gunshot to the carotid artery/neck by Cole Midas
Appearances
Seasons:	1, 3 (cameo)
First episode:	"Pilot"
Appears in:	1 series, 1 season, 16 episodes
Played by:	Mercedes Mason
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Captain Zoe Andersen was a main character on The Rookie. She was the Commanding Officer of the Mid-Wilshire Division. Andersen's badge number was 898. She was portrayed by Mercedes Mason.

Biography

Captain Andersen gives Officer Chen a sketch of her background in "Flesh and Blood":

"I didn't always push a desk. You know, I was in Marine Corps MOS 5803. Military police. ... Did a year as Pentagon Police, Criminal Investigation Directorate. Then I moved back home, joined the LAPD."

In "Green Light", she refers again to her military experience, telling Nolan that her eyes had to adjust to constantly scanning the area for threats. After they are tailed and harassed by gang members, she describes the incident as "exhilarating". She and Nolan are later captured during a fake emergency call and taken to an area overlooking a swimming pool, the two sitting in chairs with their arms bound. When Andersen is kicked into the pool, she manages to escape her bonds, breaking her left thumb in the process before she swims to the surface, disposing of Cole Midas's goons (killing one in the process). However, Cole shoots Andersen through the neck, killing her as a horrified Nolan looks on. After Cole has escaped, Nolan retrieves her body from the pool and begins performing CPR, only to realize it's too late as Andersen is already dead. He remains there with her body as Grey, Chen, West, Lopez, Bradford and Bishop along with other LAPD officers arrive at the house, with Nolan informing Grey, "It was Cole." Eventually, Cole is arrested by Nolan, and Andersen's funeral presumably occurs off-screen; she is buried with full honors. They hold a formal salute as her body covered by the US flag is taken by the coroner into the van ready for transport.

After her death in "Green Light", Nolan and Bishop are seen visiting her gravestone in "The Shake Up". She also appears in archival footage in "Man of Honor", in a video of the Academy graduation where Chen, Nolan, and West graduate.

Personality

Andersen was a brave person with a strong mind, an out-going personality. She had great command over her officers, and was well-liked among the division.

Anderson also believed that everybody should have second chances as seen The hawke when Wade Grey asked if she regret letting him into her precinct

Legacy

Even though her tenure was short-lived, Andersen has continued to live on in the hearts and memories of the LAPD officers who served under her command, particularly Sergeant Wade Grey and Officer John Nolan.

Appearances

The Rookie: Season 1
"Pilot":	"Crash Course":	"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly":	"The Switch":	"The Roundup":	"The Hawke":	"The Ride Along":
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears
"Time of Death":	"Standoff":	"Flesh and Blood":	"Redwood":	"Heartbreak":	"Caught Stealing":	"Plain Clothes Day":
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears
"Manhunt":	"Green Light":	"The Shake Up":	"Homefront":	"The Checklist":	"Free Fall":
Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

The Rookie: Season 3
"Consequences":	"In Justice":	"La Fiera":	"Sabotage":	"Lockdown":	"Revelations":	"True Crime":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Bad Blood":	"Amber":	"Man of Honor":	"New Blood":	"Brave Heart":	"Triple Duty":	"Threshold":
Absent	Absent	Footage	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Trivia

• In "Pilot", Andersen admits to Sgt. Grey that she requested Nolan for her squad and insists that Nolan's experience will be valuable. Nolan finds this out in "Green Light" following her death while he and Grey are taking Midas back to the station.
• In "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", Andersen tells Lopez and West that she didn't have a "plan B" and nothing would have stopped her from becoming a cop.
• In "The Hawke", Andersen tells Megan Mitchell that her ex "wasn't Hawke, but he wasn't healthy, either."
• In "Time of Death", Percy West points out that, though Nolan is the first of her squad to take a life in the line of duty, Andersen has experienced it first-hand.
• Andersen is killed in "Green Light" during a shootout with Cole Midas and his men. She is shot in the neck by Midas while protecting Nolan who retrieves her body from the swimming pool and after attempting to perform CPR on her and realizing she is dead, remains there until Grey, Chen, West, Lopez, Bradford, Bishop along with other LAPD officers have arrived. The team attaches black ribbons to their badges in her honor.
• According to her gravestone seen in "The Shake Up", she was born on February 1, 1981 and died on March 19, 2019.
• She was 38 years old at the time of her death.
• Her gravestone reads "Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome". ("The Shake Up")
• Zoe was a former Marine before she joined the LAPD. She was the youngest to make captain in the police department.