The worst episodes of Rookie Blue
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- 01
Nick receives new information on his tragic past, and goes off the grid to track someone down; Nick is forced to tell Juliet about his secrets.
- 02
After the grim discovery of a missing man's body in the trunk of his car, 15 Division must try to find out what happened to Brian Gowdy - a high school teacher with no apparent enemies. While trying to track down their prime suspect, Andy and Sam go on the road to interview a list of prison inmates, leading them to someone with a surprising connection to Sam. Meanwhile, back at 15 Division, Traci leads the investigation and realizes they may have the wrong suspect.
- 03
A group of young and ambitious rookie cops continue to navigate the emotional trials and tribulations of their professional and personal lives. After three years on the job, these rookies are well on their way to becoming experienced officers, but at what cost? It's been six months since Andy McNally and Nick Collins left for their undercover operation. But while they were gone, everything seems to have changed at 15 Division.
- 04
Andy and Traci deal with a missing person case and Dov and Marlo dig deeper into the Division Bombing. Chris is trying to keep his secret while Andy is dealing with the heart breaking news.
- 05
In the wake of violent targeted attacks on 15 Division, Andy, Swarek and their fellow officers begin to piece together a past crime in order to find out what has happened to Oliver Shaw. While the squad is desperately trying to find Oliver, Dov and Wes face off about what's best for Chloe. And as the shooter's plan is finally revealed, it may be too late for some of the officers of 15.
- 06
All hell breaks loose on Traci's first day as detective when a carload of young women from a bachelorette party slams into another vehicle, apparently killing the driver. When the police discover that the driver of the parked car was dead before the accident, Traci realizes that her "rookie" handling of the car crash may have compromised the pending homicide investigation. Meanwhile, as Gail and Chris work together on the case, Chris not only realizes he still has feelings for Gail but that he also has competition. Finally, when Traci and Andy uncover a secret the bride is desperately trying to keep, it's a race to find the murderer before he strikes again.
- 07
Andy must make peace with her past when she's forced to work a bank robbery case with the newly promoted Swarek on her first day back at 15 Division. The investigation leads them to a violent ex-convict determined to get his old life back at any cost. Meanwhile, Nick and Gail help a distraught woman who offers Nick some perspective on his life with Gail, and Frank drops a bombshell on Noelle.
- 08
Andy worries that her rookie, Duncan, may not have what it takes to succeed on the job. But her fears get pushed aside when they discover a man found shot in a stairwell at a dodgy apartment building - leading to the discovery of an executed gang leader in a nearby apartment. Now, it's all hands on deck at 15 Division to stop a potential gang war from breaking out. Andy and Duncan find themselves alone with the one witness who can tie the killers to the crime, and in a life-and-death moment with a 12-year old witness, Andy may regret giving her rookie so many chances. Meanwhile, Gail follows up on another victim of the tenement shootings - a woman that took a stray bullet in the laundry room - only to make a harrowing discovery that will shake Gail to her core.
- 09
Andy and Sam return to work; Andy is attacked at Traci's place and Sex Crimes Unit tries to take over the case.
- 10
A riot erupts at an over-capacity women's correctional facility while Andy, Juliet, Nick and Gail are there to transfer inmates; a dangerous prisoner is desperate to prove her innocence to a trapped Andy and Juliet.
- 11
Traci is taken before her first raid, and 15 Division has a couple of suspects to look into. While they scramble to find her, Traci works an escape from her angle.
- 12
15 Division tries to move past the scandal as a heat wave hits and Jarvis opens the doors to the public as a cooling station. Meanwhile, Andy and Marlo go looking for a missing woman and Oliver returns to work as a beat cop.
- 13
When a police informant's murder points to the involvement of the notoriously brutal East Jameson gang, the division realizes that cracking this case will not be easy. And when Gail's intimidating mother, Superintendent Elaine Peck, arrives on the scene, there is even more pressure to solve the case. Meanwhile, Andy finds herself paired with Detective Rosati, whose unintentional disclosure of a secret puts Andy's relationship with Luke in jeopardy. And Gail, stressed out by her mother's presence in the station, is assigned to protect the only known witness to the crime -- a seemingly homeless eight-year-old boy with a shocking secret of his own.
- 14
Dov's world explodes into chaos when he walks in on a convenience store robbery in progress - and shoots a young black teenager, who may or may not have been armed. The tight-knit community erupts in outrage, as the ensuing investigation calls into question whether Dov used excessive force or acted too quickly. Filled with self-doubt, Dov is left to wonder if he operated within the guidelines or if he will be charged with murder, as 15 Division struggles to prevent a riot in the sweltering streets.
- 15
Andy's personal life turns upside-down when she answers a domestic disturbance call and the social worker on the scene turns out to be her long estranged mother, Claire, who abandoned her and her father 15 years ago. Now Andy must deal with her private issues as she works alongside her mother to investigate the secrets of a family in turmoil. Meanwhile, Sam, Nick, Chris and Gail are in a race to find the desperate mother and her two children before she makes a tragic mistake. And Detective Jerry Barber's badge may be on the line when a stash of guns he recovered ends up resurfacing on the streets.
- 16
In the wake of Frank Best's dismissal, Inspector Jarvis promotes a reluctant Oliver to Acting Staff Sergeant. Today is also the day 15 Division gets a new rookie, Duncan Moore—an infuriating, eager, and connected millennial. Andy is up for the challenge and convinces Oliver to make her Duncan's Training Officer. But she may have acted too quickly… When Andy and Duncan end up as the first responders on a messy downtown homicide at a pawnshop, Andy has to try to show Duncan the ropes, while preventing him from compromising the case, himself, and his fellow officers.
- 17
Following Dov's discovery of Chris's cocaine problem, Chris seems to have gotten back on the right track. But while working a residential home invasion case, Dov realizes that Chris might not be ready to change after all. Meanwhile, back at the station, Steve informs Traci that he's about to raid an illegal gambling den where her ex-husband is a regular. Both Traci and Dov must make decisions that will greatly affect the people closest to them.
- 18
The theft of an armed police car tops the list of dangerous pranks as local schools wind to a close for the summer. While tracking down the stolen vehicle, Andy and Swarek pick up the trail of a hotheaded teen boy who robbed and violently assaulted a notorious local criminal - who happens to be his girlfriend's father. Andy and Swarek must find the armed teenager before disaster strikes.
- 19
On the agenda for the day is 'Project Accountability' - a citywide operation to seize all "proceeds of crime" - then get to Fite Nite. The officers of 15 Division are assigned to seize items purchased with money earned illegally - a task no one is excited about. Andy and Nick are sent to an illegal gambling house - which turns out to still be in operation - and they dutifully arrest the homeowner. But after a confession that seems too good to be true, Andy recruits Sam to help her get to the bottom of what's really going on.
- 20
Despite a generous offer from Inspector John Jarvis, Oliver isn't interested in extending his contract as Acting Staff Sergeant. He's thrilled to be going back to the street. But Oliver's day takes a serious turn for the worse when his daughter Izzy shows up unannounced at the station, and when he learns Professional Standards is arriving early for Duncan's dismissal hearing. Oliver and Andy do some crash-course prep, but both are rendered speechless when Duncan presents incriminating new evidence against Andy. Cornered, Oliver finds himself making the exact kind of professional deal he never thought he would be capable of making.
- 21
A drive-by shooting occurs at a community-outreach baseball game where Gail is trying to impress the woman who decides whether she is suitable to adopt Sophie; Sam plans a getaway with Andy.
- 22
Andy and Sam are shocked to learn that Oliver is the prime suspect in Internal Affair's corruption investigation and they must find a missing explosives dealer to clear Oliver's name.
- 23
Andy, Dov, Gail and Nick undertake a risky plan; Traci shadows Steve Peck, hoping to calm her fears about his involvement in the bombing.
- 24
Dov and Andy cover a music festival where a girl ends up dead due to drugs. Gail goes to court and is unsure whether lying for her brother is the right thing to do. Nick gives Juliet another chance.
- 25
On their wedding day, Andy has her car stolen on her way to the church, while Sam gets an uninvited guest.
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