The Rookie - Season 3 Episode 9
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00:01Last day of training.
00:03Last day of Tim barking orders.
00:05Last day that they can fire us at a moment's notice.
00:07Last day of them recording every flaw for posterity.
00:11It's kind of bittersweet.
00:12Nope, just sweet.
00:14Sorry.
00:15Guys, stop apologizing.
00:17You guys have finally made it and I'll be right behind you.
00:20Look, the extra month will fly by.
00:22You know it.
00:23Now, is Tim going to do anything special to memorialize your last shift together?
00:27Not knowingly.
00:28You know, when you move on from an important relationship,
00:31there are steps you should take to ensure a healthy parting.
00:35We are going to work through every single one of them.
00:38How?
00:39If he doesn't know you're doing it.
00:40Trickery.
00:41Bye.
00:42Des?
00:43Yeah?
00:44Who are you going to ride with today?
00:46No idea.
00:47Gray's busy and Smith is getting a back tattoo.
00:49Des?
00:50Yeah, don't ask.
00:51So we are out of TOs and I'm guessing finishing my rookie year at the front desk.
00:55Boo.
00:56Boo.
00:58Where's our gear?
00:59Wait.
01:00What?
01:01We started this journey together.
01:03I think we should end it that way.
01:05Don't you?
01:06Yeah.
01:07Then let's go.
01:12I thought we were tight.
01:14You did?
01:15We are.
01:16That's, I mean, why?
01:17What?
01:18You told your ethics professor she should come for a ride-along?
01:21No.
01:22No, we didn't even discuss it.
01:24Discuss it?
01:25But I need to pass this class, so it's super important she doesn't get shot today.
01:29No promises.
01:30You ride with me, you ride the roller coaster.
01:32Okay, Nyla, I know.
01:33Hi, good morning.
01:34Good morning.
01:35Professor Ryan, this is Detective Nyla Harper, my training officer.
01:38I'm told you're going to be going on a ride-along with us today.
01:41I hope that's okay.
01:42I didn't want to put you in an awkward position by asking you, but your watch commander said
01:46that you'd feel cheated if I didn't ride with you, so.
01:48And he was right.
01:50Shall we?
01:52So, you sign all the paperwork that says that we are not liable if you are maimed or killed.
01:57I did.
01:58It seemed a bit excessive.
01:59No, it's not.
02:00I mean, we will try our best to protect you, but we cannot guarantee your safety.
02:05You will be exposed to all the same dangers that we are.
02:08Well, more farmers die yearly than cops do.
02:11I didn't have to sign a liability waiver to go apple picking.
02:14That's because you weren't picking them out of a wood chipper.
02:17Hey, have you ever seen a body camera?
02:20Hey, have you ever seen a body camera up close?
02:23No.
02:24Well, they're always running until we actually need them.
02:27We switch them on, then they start recording, and they go back two minutes so we can catch
02:30any of that last-minute action.
02:32Oh, and yet they're always broken whenever the cops cross the line.
02:35You'd be surprised how many police officers actually want a body camera.
02:40That way, it makes it easier to disprove complaints.
02:43Okay, then you will not mind if I record the ride-along myself as a research tool.
02:49No problem.
02:51Hmm.
02:52Just as long as you turn it off when we hit the strip club for the lunch buffet.
03:00She's kidding.
03:01That buffet is terrible at that strip club.
03:04Ready to go?
03:13You got yours on?
03:14Yeah.
03:16It's our last shift together.
03:18Crazy, huh?
03:19Not really.
03:21Come on.
03:22We've been riding shoulder-to-shoulder for over a year now.
03:24Soon there'll be a new rookie sitting in that seat, annoying the crap out of me for 12 hours a day.
03:29So you're not going to miss riding with me?
03:31At all?
03:32It's a job, not happy hour.
03:34Hmm.
03:35Denial?
03:36Check.
03:37What?
03:38Nothing.
03:40So, you teach full-time?
03:43No, just nights and weekends.
03:46My day job is civil rights litigation.
03:49And then there's lecturing, the writing, the cable news hits.
03:52When do you sleep?
03:53Sleep?
03:54What's that?
03:55Oh, is that what you were doing in my class on Monday?
03:57What?
03:58No.
03:59No, sometimes I just hold a blink for a really long time.
04:02You sure?
04:03Yeah.
04:04You sure?
04:05Yeah.
04:06Sometimes I just hold a blink for a really long time?
04:08You sure?
04:09Line 222 is the way to go here.
04:10Actually, now that I hear it out loud, I'd like to revise my answer.
04:12Yeah.
04:13Uh-huh.
04:14So, given how busy you are, why take the time for a ride-along?
04:18I'm finishing up a book on the future of policing.
04:21What would you say is the biggest challenge you face day-to-day?
04:26Finding a safe bathroom.
04:29That is true.
04:30I mean, we can't use a stall bathroom for safety reasons.
04:32The door has to go floor to ceiling.
04:34And the location of the bathroom is also very important,
04:36so that not a lot of people can see us entering and leaving.
04:407-15, residential burglary alarm, 1330 Monrovia.
04:44Hundred bucks, it's an accidental trigger.
04:46That is a hard pass.
04:48She's kidding.
04:49No way we'd blow off a service call.
04:52Copy?
04:53Respond.
04:55Do you see yourself as my mentor?
04:58No, I'm your T.O.
05:00It's my job to make sure you're not dangerously incompetent
05:02when you hit the streets without supervision tomorrow.
05:05You know, when I was a rookie, I couldn't wait to get off probation.
05:07Oh, I am excited. Believe me.
05:10But I also know the importance of acknowledging your loss
05:14when going through something like this.
05:16Acknowledging your loss?
05:18What is this, some intro to psych closure BS?
05:21It's not BS.
05:23It's a widely used psychological model to help people cope
05:26with the end of a relationship.
05:28Relationship?
05:29Partnership. Mentorship.
05:31Explorership. Whatever you want to call it.
05:33Look, I don't want to call it anything.
05:34It's not like you won't see me tomorrow at the station.
05:36You know, what's there to talk about?
05:38A lot.
05:40I have a list.
05:42A list?
05:45You know, littering is a $250 fine.
05:48Worth it.
05:50What are you smiling about?
05:52Well, we were at denial, but now we've moved to anger.
05:58It's progress.
06:05He's mayor of the office.
06:06I mean, not just for today.
06:08I mean, you could have bounced me from the program after that first day.
06:11I'll give you my career.
06:14You'd sell for a sandwich when you're Felipe's.
06:16I mean, you just had breakfast.
06:18You questioning the pregnant lady?
06:20No, ma'am. No, ma'am.
06:22What?
06:23I mean, I'm going to be a mom.
06:26And?
06:28I don't know. I mean,
06:29I don't know. I mean,
06:31a lot's happened since we started out together.
06:34I knew my T.O. would be important in my career, but
06:38I don't know. I didn't realize how important you'd be to my life.
06:42Lay off the sappy stuff. I'm nauseous enough as it is.
06:48Have you read my work?
06:50I have.
06:51I actually follow you on social media.
06:53Oh. And?
06:55I'd make a lot of the reforms you're pushing for.
06:58But some just aren't based in reality.
07:00Well, maybe not your reality.
07:03Look, either you want my opinion or you don't.
07:05If you are just here to confirm your own point of view, then I will stop engaging.
07:09No, no, no. That's not what I'm looking for.
07:10I'm just used to cops taking my head off any time I suggest changing the status quo.
07:14Well, you would be surprised how many cops actually know the system has to change,
07:18but just feel powerless to make it happen.
07:23Homeowner set off the alarm accidentally.
07:25Hundred bucks.
07:26Put it on my tab.
07:27Put it on my tab.
07:28So, you two getting along? Huh? My two teachers?
07:30Yeah.
07:31We're bonding by making fun of you.
07:33Oh, outstanding. Let me get in on that.
07:35Have you noticed how much I've been saying like lately?
07:40Child abduction.
07:41Suspect is driving a gold Tacoma truck.
07:43Plate number, 2 Queen Robert Ida 445.
07:47Victim was kidnapped from...
07:48City of Angels Hospital.
07:50How old?
07:52Five hours.
07:58Here we go.
08:04Air three is lifting now. I'm 10-9-7.
08:06Searching for the suspect vehicle.
08:09A newborn baby girl went missing 20 minutes ago.
08:12The hospital is going over the surveillance footage.
08:14Wait, don't all babies get low jack these days?
08:16Yeah, it was found in the elevator cut off.
08:18Who owns the Tacoma?
08:20That would be the father, Jared Young.
08:22Looks like they're going through a messy divorce.
08:24He was visiting the hospital earlier that day,
08:26but security had him leave.
08:28There may have been some kind of threat.
08:29So he went back in and he just took the baby?
08:31Jared's got quite an extensive criminal history here.
08:33A lot of narcos. Narco possession. Possession of self.
08:36Under the influence.
08:37Just the guy you want taking care of your newborn.
08:39We got the whole city looking for him. We won't get far.
08:41So this baby that the whole city is mobilized to find,
08:45is she by any chance white?
08:48We issue plenty of amber alerts for children of color as well.
08:51Do you have a kid?
08:53Daughter.
08:54And you're sure your daughter would get the same attention as his son?
08:58From the media? No.
09:00But out here, we look just as hard.
09:04Mrs. Young, this is Detective Lopez.
09:06I'm out here searching for your baby.
09:08You have to find her.
09:09Yes, ma'am. We're doing everything we can, but I need your help.
09:11Is there any place your husband might take her?
09:13He lives in Bell Gardens.
09:15Yes, ma'am. We have officers on the way to his apartment now.
09:18But if he's not there, where would he be?
09:20Out buying drugs, if he has any money.
09:23And if he's not?
09:24Jared will do anything to get a fix, including selling our baby.
09:33I'll pick up. Two blocks up.
09:39Negative. Texas plates.
09:42Five hours old. That poor mother must be going out of her mind.
09:46Let me guess.
09:47You think if the parents had properly worked through their separation,
09:50this whole thing could have been avoided?
09:52No. Mom needs to get as far away from him as possible.
09:55But I do think that having easier access to counseling and mental health resources
09:59could prevent situations like this.
10:01Sure. But most guys still wouldn't go.
10:03Yeah, because we stigmatize mental health,
10:05treat it as less important than physical health.
10:07It's ridiculous that they teach sex ed in schools,
10:09but not how to be in a relationship.
10:11I wish someone taught me how to be in a relationship.
10:14I wish someone taught me how to be in this one.
10:16Oh, so we are in a relationship.
10:20So what's the focus of your book?
10:22Reinventing policing with a more limited mandate.
10:26Amen to that.
10:27You agree with taking resources away from police?
10:29If it lessens our load, then yes, absolutely.
10:32We complain about it all the time.
10:34Police have become the catch-all for the city's problems.
10:36We're expected to be cops, psychologists, social workers, teachers, mediators.
10:43And they only train us for one of those jobs.
10:45Gold truck. Two cars ahead. That's it.
10:49Control, 7 Adam 15.
10:51We have eyes on the Amber Alert suspect vehicle
10:53heading west on Pico, passing Westlake.
10:557 Adam 19 inbound on Olympic, passing Ardmore.
10:587 Adam 7 coming west from Wilshire Island and Powell.
11:01Moving to intercept from the front.
11:02Air 3 responding. Heading west from Bell Gardens.
11:04ETA to your location. Approximately six minutes.
11:07Can you parallel suspect until I get eyes on?
11:09Affirmative.
11:10Parallel?
11:11Yeah, we follow on side streets and alleyways.
11:15Oh, so he doesn't spot you and run?
11:17Exactly.
11:18Last thing we want is him speeding through traffic with a baby in the car.
11:20Especially since there's no way he's got an infant car seat in there.
11:22We'll just wait until we have enough units and then we'll box him in.
11:25Intersection ahead. We still have him?
11:27Yeah, he's about a half a car length ahead, but he's speeding up.
11:30He might have seen us before we made our turn.
11:337 Adam 19, Maxwell on Pico, west of Target, waiting for him to pass.
11:38Suspect just went past speed 50 miles an hour. We'll move to parallel on the north.
11:42Copy that.
11:43Why not just set up a roadblock?
11:44Roadblocks are considered a lethal measure.
11:46I didn't know that.
11:47There's a strong chance the desperate driver will ram a roadblock.
11:50Clear.
11:51You can only use them unless we have no other choice.
11:53Watch out, watch out.
11:55I can't see around the truck.
11:56Move it! Move!
11:57I got it after this car.
12:04You see him?
12:05No.
12:06Well, maybe he turned around when we got stuck.
12:097 Adam 19, we've lost visual. You got eyes on him?
12:11Negative. We haven't reacquired visual.
12:13Where the hell is that airship?
12:15Air 3 is overhead, arriving on scene.
12:17What's the suspect's 20?
12:19We lost visual. Pico, east of Maxwell.
12:21It's possible he turned off and headed either north or south.
12:23Copy that. We're going to orbit.
12:30Contact.
12:31Suspect vehicle now heading north on Livingston.
12:33Suspect vehicle now heading north on Livingston.
12:35Repeat, north on Livingston.
12:37Copy. On our way.
12:39Speed is approximately 65.
12:41Looks like he's heading for the freeway.
12:47Hold on.
12:48Suspect just sideswiped another vehicle.
12:50He's lost control.
12:53Tell me that wasn't our guy.
12:55He just TC'd into a telephone pole.
12:57Can you see inside the truck?
12:59Negative.
13:04Oh, my God.
13:12Hey!
13:13Police!
13:15Show me your hands!
13:18Where's your daughter?
13:19What?
13:20Keep your hands where we can see them.
13:26No kid. There's no kid in here. There's no kid.
13:29Your baby, where is she?
13:30At the hospital with her mom.
13:32Why'd you run?
13:33Guiding drugs.
13:37If he doesn't have the baby, who does?
13:44Never thought I'd be disappointed a meth head wasn't taking care of a newborn.
13:48But I guess there's still plenty of time for him to mess up this kid's childhood once we get her back.
13:54If we get her back.
13:57You know, whenever you need Halloween costumes for Lopez Jr.,
14:01my mom has dozens in storage.
14:03I'm talking cop uniforms for every age.
14:06You never really wanted to be anything else?
14:09Astronaut? Ninja? Ninja astronaut?
14:13I mean, that would be cool, but...
14:15Mm-mm. No.
14:17I guess I just wanted to be my dad.
14:19It was, like, my way of feeling close to him when he wasn't around.
14:22Was that a lot?
14:24Yeah. I mean, he was a detective when I was born,
14:27trying to make a name for himself.
14:29A lot of long hours.
14:31But you were close.
14:32Yeah. Eventually.
14:34Mom was kind of on her own until I was 12.
14:37And that's when he moved up. Got more stable hours.
14:41I mean, I always loved him. Don't get me wrong.
14:44Even when he wasn't around, I have a lot of great memories.
14:49You know?
14:50Of course.
14:51You know, you and Wesley are going to be awesome parents.
14:55I know.
14:57It's just...
14:58We both get so wrapped up in our cases,
15:00we barely make time to have dinner together.
15:03How are we supposed to make time for a kid?
15:05Wesley is loaded.
15:07You get yourself a nanny.
15:09Or three.
15:10So a stranger can raise my child?
15:11I mean, there won't be a stranger when you get to know him, you know?
15:15Look.
15:16You were not the first detective to have to balance work with the kid.
15:19Talk to Harper about how she did it.
15:22Harper.
15:23Can you send three to a backup channel?
15:27Sure, go to 11.
15:28Don't record this.
15:33I need you to give me the reels on something.
15:36How difficult was it to go back to work after Lila was born?
15:40Honestly, I barely remember. I almost died giving birth, so...
15:44But that's not going to happen to you.
15:47Giving birth can be a wonderful experience, I've been told.
15:53Definitely get the epidural.
15:55Don't worry, I'm not a lunatic.
15:57I'm thinking of scheduling a C,
15:59but I'm worried that the stitches and everything will keep me off work even longer.
16:03I worried about the same thing, but you know what?
16:05I got stitches anyway, just not in my stomach.
16:08Okay, change us back to channel one.
16:10I think I want to hear this.
16:13Tell me the truth.
16:15Am I going to poop myself?
16:17And I'm out.
16:19Wow.
16:21I wish I could say no.
16:23Why can't we just do that Twilight Sleek thing they did back in the 50s?
16:27I asked. Apparently it is grossly unethical.
16:31Detectives, are you done?
16:33Yes, sir.
16:39We must seem callous, joking while a kid is missing.
16:42No, I get it. I'm sure it's hard to work these kinds of cases.
16:45Calls involving kids are the worst.
16:47You can't help but think, what if they were mine?
16:49Yeah, I don't have kids, but I feel the same way every time another black kid gets shot by the police.
16:59Well, the hospital sent the video of the kidnapping.
17:03But you can't see her face.
17:06That is just terrifying.
17:08A stranger snatching your baby when you're not there to protect them?
17:11Don't worry, I will personally stand watch over your kid until you leave the hospital.
17:15You better.
17:16Do they have an ID on the kidnapper?
17:18Not yet.
17:19Listen to me. We're gonna find her, alright?
17:23And that baby's gonna be fine. We'll see.
17:32We don't have time for this.
17:33Every minute we waste waiting for an ID on this woman is a minute she could be hurting this kid.
17:37Or worse.
17:38Look, you need to get your head right in case this goes bad.
17:40I'm squared away.
17:42The fact that you just said that means you're not.
17:46Look, you've been lucky on the job so far.
17:50No, alright, sorry.
17:53I came out wrong.
17:55You've been through hell.
17:56Stuff that would have broken a lot of veteran cops.
17:59But a dead kid is different.
18:01A dead kid changes you forever.
18:07I really hope our last shift together doesn't end with that.
18:11Yeah, me too.
18:15Okay, so what's next on your list?
18:21Okay.
18:24Surround yourself with people who support, value, and energize you.
18:27Which you may have to wait until later.
18:30Then reflect on the lessons learned.
18:33Both the good and the bad.
18:34And express gratitude.
18:38Okay.
18:40So what have I taught you that you're grateful for?
18:43Um.
18:44Hmm.
18:46Not to second guess myself.
18:49Yeah, early on, one look from you could send me into a tailspin.
18:55Plain clothes day.
18:56But I've learned to trust my instincts.
18:58Even if they go against what you would do.
19:01Which will be crucial for undercover work.
19:05You serious about being a UC?
19:07Yeah.
19:09Why? Do you not think I'm tough enough?
19:11No, it's not about being tough.
19:13Look, you're as tough as they come.
19:15It's just, you're sensitive.
19:20You are!
19:21Look what happened with Tamara.
19:23You gave her your car for crying out loud.
19:26And today.
19:27Today, this whole need to relive the last year.
19:30Talk about our feelings.
19:31I happen to think that caring about people, connecting with them, is what makes me a good cop.
19:37It does.
19:38Just not a good UC.
19:39Look, to work undercover, you have to be able to lie to someone's face.
19:44Make them believe you're their best friend and then stab them in the back.
19:49I just don't think you have that killer instinct.
19:54Ouch.
19:56I'm sorry.
19:57But it's better you hear it now.
20:06You're right.
20:09And I appreciate your honesty.
20:11You always tell me the truth, no matter how painful it's going to be.
20:15And you deserve the same from me.
20:21I've been struggling with being honest with you all day.
20:26I've been hiding behind this stupid closure checklist, trying to get up the courage to tell you something.
20:34Okay.
20:35What?
20:39I don't know.
20:45I have feelings for you.
20:51Look, we've been through a lot this year.
20:53I mean, you saved my life.
20:58And I didn't want to say anything before because I didn't want to put you in a weird position.
21:03But now, I mean, I think...
21:06I think the reason why you're so protective of me and why you don't want me to be an undercover cop is because...
21:16Because you have feelings for me too.
21:21Lucy, I...
21:22No, listen.
21:23I know it's complicated.
21:25You're my T.O.
21:26You're responsible for me.
21:29I know that you would never cross that line, but...
21:33Starting tomorrow, I guess you're not.
21:38And I...
21:44First of all, I would just like...
21:53You're...
21:56Lucy, I'm flattered.
21:58I am.
21:59Yeah, man.
22:02You're a great girl.
22:04Woman.
22:05Woman.
22:06And I...
22:12Crap.
22:15Listen.
22:20Are you kidding me?
22:24Are you kidding me?
22:25Wait, I'm sorry.
22:26Are you sorry?
22:27Wait.
22:28Lie to your face.
22:29Check.
22:30Make you think I've fallen for you?
22:32Double check.
22:34Oh, and stab you in the back when you think we're best friends.
22:37Triple check.
22:39Look me in the face and tell me you don't think I have the killer instinct to do undercover work.
22:45Look me in my face.
22:59It's weird now, isn't it?
23:02Nope.
23:05I was just making a point and...
23:07And you're undermining it by feeling guilty.
23:16You're out of your mind.
23:17You want to try the Camden Experiment in Los Angeles.
23:20I'm sorry, what's the Camden Experiment?
23:22Fire all police officers. Make them reapply for their jobs.
23:25Uh, fire all police officers. Make them reapply for their jobs.
23:29Oh, just that?
23:30Oh, you're both good cops.
23:32You'll be back on the force in no time.
23:34But running new background checks on every single officer,
23:37most especially combing through their social media posts,
23:39that'll get rid of most of the problem.
23:41We'd be coming back to a gutted force.
23:43I mean, you would be down ten percent.
23:46Maybe twenty.
23:47But you would be coming back to a better force.
23:50And what about the kid that goes missing the day we're all fired?
23:53I mean, it wouldn't happen overnight.
23:55It'd happen gradually, in stages.
23:58But without major action,
24:00things will never get better.
24:03Seven-Nine-Fifteen, we have a possible suspect ID on Amber Alert.
24:06Last name's the same, first name Rita.
24:09Suspect's husband called 9-1-1.
24:11Make contact to take his statement.
24:13Address is being sent to your box.
24:15Copy that, we got it on our way.
24:19Yeah, if, uh, if she reaches out,
24:22um, please, please, please, please call 9-1-1.
24:26Okay, yeah, no, I gotta go.
24:31Mr. Sussane, I'm Detective Harper.
24:33This is Officer Nolan.
24:35I understand that your wife, Rita, was here with the baby?
24:38Yeah, I don't know where she is.
24:40I tried calling everyone that I know.
24:43I tried to stop her from leaving,
24:45but she was holding that baby and it was just so little.
24:49I know, they can look so fragile at that age.
24:51Tell us about your wife.
24:53Is there anything that could have precipitated this?
24:55You don't know?
24:58We lost our daughter, Casey, this morning to SIDS.
25:03Rita went into the nursery to check on her,
25:05and then I heard screaming, so I ran in,
25:09and she was so still, so cold.
25:14I'm so sorry.
25:15Sir, how old was she?
25:17Two months.
25:19That's why your wife was at the hospital today?
25:21Yeah, we raised Casey to the emergency room,
25:23hoping that they could do something,
25:25but it was too late.
25:27And then there was so many questions and forms,
25:32and it took me a while to realize that Rita had left.
25:36She wasn't answering her cell,
25:38so I thought maybe she came home, but she wasn't here.
25:41And then she just showed up like nothing had happened,
25:44and she was just holding this little baby
25:47and calling her Casey
25:49and saying that everything had been a big mistake.
25:52Okay, we're going to have to initiate child death protocol,
25:56treat the police like a crime scene,
25:58notify homicide, the district attorney, and CPS.
26:01Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
26:02We didn't kill our daughter. It was SIDS.
26:04Yes, sir, I understand.
26:06I'm not saying that we believe that you harmed your child,
26:08but we do have protocols we have to follow.
26:10Yes, sir, it's...
26:11The hard fact is what most people consider to be SIDS
26:14is actually accidental suffocation.
26:17It was off bedding or a toy.
26:19Right now, we have to focus on your wife.
26:22Is there anywhere you think she might have gone?
26:24I don't know. I've reached out to everyone I can think of,
26:27but she's not really herself right now.
26:29Has she been depressed lately?
26:31Yeah, I mean, she hasn't been eating or sleeping.
26:34The doctor said she had PPD, but Rita refused any help.
26:38Has she been drinking a lot? Any drugs or medication?
26:42No, the doctor prescribed antidepressants,
26:44but Rita wouldn't take them.
26:46I'm just so scared that she's...
26:47Take your shirt.
26:48Okay, thank you.
26:49Please don't hurt her.
26:50She's not herself right now.
26:52You have to promise me that you won't hurt her, please.
27:07Updated Amber Alert.
27:09New suspect vehicle is a green Ford Fiesta.
27:11License plate 3 Paul Charles Ida, 026.
27:15Suspect is Rita Cezanne, 31-year-old white female
27:19who lost her baby to SIDS.
27:24This case is all the nightmares in my closet combined.
27:27I know. I'm sorry.
27:29How am I ever going to let my kid out of my sight?
27:31With all the things we see on the job,
27:33the things I know about people?
27:35Look, the things we see are outliers.
27:37Look, every day we show up on people's worst day.
27:40We see the exception, not the rule.
27:42I know that up here, but...
27:45Look, whether the kid is with you or Wesley or Nanny,
27:49they'll be fine, okay?
27:51She's so different from the way I grew up.
27:54Wesley was raised by a nanny,
27:56but when my mom went to work,
27:58she put me in the back room
28:00and the other women would check in on me.
28:02Can't exactly drop off Lopez Jr. in holding every morning.
28:06Oh, no.
28:07Smitty is surprisingly maternal.
28:10That is the most horrifying idea I've ever heard.
28:13And I want it to be a reality show so bad.
28:16Watch the hell out of that.
28:18Rita is negative on any previous 5150 holds,
28:21and there are no registered firearms in her name.
28:23If this woman's doctor couldn't get through to her, how will you?
28:26I mean, this woman is in crisis. She needs a psychiatrist.
28:29Yeah, but the baby needs a cop.
28:31The honest truth is we don't have enough information
28:33to know what we're dealing with, but that's every call.
28:35It's a constant struggle to figure things out
28:37before it's too late.
28:417 out of 19. Go to channel 9.
28:44Go for 7 out of 19.
28:46Did you study postpartum depression in your psych major?
28:49Yeah. PPD is fairly common.
28:51Affects 1 in 8 new moms.
28:53In most cases, they feel tired, alone, guilty.
28:56Some feel a lack of attachment and then guilt for not feeling attached.
28:59Some are overwhelmed by paranoia.
29:02Visions of horrible things happening to their own child.
29:06I see Rita turn down treatment.
29:09That tells me she's probably dealing with shame,
29:12trying to cope alone, isolating.
29:14Now add to that the trauma of finding her child unresponsive.
29:17That could precipitate a mental break.
29:19If it's an extreme case of PPD, which is rare,
29:21she could be thinking about harming herself or a baby.
29:24Tim, green Fiesta.
29:26Late to match. That's our car.
29:28Nolan, we found Rita's car. 21000 Block of Manningham.
29:31On our way.
29:34Control, 7 out of 19.
29:36We've located the Fiesta from the revised Amber Alert.
29:3921000 Block of Manningham.
29:41No sign of suspect or child.
29:46It's still hot. She must have just ditched it.
29:48Hey, you looking for the driver?
29:50Yeah. You see where she went?
29:52Nah. I was walking by when she parked on the curb.
29:54How long ago?
29:56About 5 minutes. Enough time for butchering out a circle block.
29:58Did she have a baby with her?
30:00No idea.
30:03I just watched her totally demolish that parking spot.
30:05Reminded me of my ex-wife.
30:07Yes, sir. Please call us if you remember anything else.
30:09Okay. Control, 7 out of 19.
30:11I got the vehicle unoccupied.
30:13This is a suspect here less than 5 minutes ago.
30:15She's on foot. We need backup in an airship.
30:17Secure a 10-block radius for a grid search.
30:22I don't like this.
30:24She wouldn't have abandoned the car unless she stopped for a reason.
30:26Clouds aren't working a good way.
30:28We've got to find her fast.
30:33This is crazy.
30:35There's no way we find her and the baby in time.
30:37We've got multiple units and an airship searching.
30:39We will find them.
30:41How? They could be anywhere.
30:43No. On foot with a newborn and a 5-minute head start,
30:45she's definitely within our grid.
30:47Someone will have seen her.
30:49Just pray we find her before she does something rash.
30:59Up on the right.
31:03Not her.
31:08Can I make a suggestion?
31:10Of course.
31:12Would it be helpful to have Rita's husband brought down here?
31:14For when she's found?
31:16It could be dangerous.
31:18We don't know what the situation was like at the house,
31:20and even if the baby's death truly was accidental,
31:22there could have been marital issues that added to Rita's PPD.
31:25We'd be introducing a wild card to an already tenuous situation.
31:28So it's all on us.
31:30I mean, no matter what you find when you get to her,
31:32you have to be ready to deal with it?
31:34What if you make a mistake?
31:36We have to live with it.
31:38If we can.
31:40All units, Air 3 has eyes on the suspect.
31:434th Street Bridge, repeat, 4th Street Bridge.
31:46She has the baby.
31:48She's standing in the railing.
31:50Possible jumper. Repeat, possible jumper.
31:52Go.
31:54Control, advise fire. We have a possible jumper on 4th Street Bridge.
31:56See if they have a crash pad available.
31:58We'll also need RA and backup units.
32:00Code 2 hot.
32:16Maybe I should stay back.
32:18It's up to you, but a friendly face not in uniform
32:20might actually calm the situation.
32:22How do you want to play this?
32:24You go talk to her.
32:26Sure.
32:28Yeah, I'll step in if I need to.
32:32Why Nolan?
32:34He has a way of connecting
32:36with people in crisis situations.
32:38Hi, Rita.
32:40I'm John.
32:42How do you know my name?
32:44Ethan told me.
32:46He's very worried about you.
32:48I'm fine.
32:50Who's that you got there?
32:52Casey.
32:54This is Casey.
32:56Casey looks a little bit cold.
32:58Why don't we bring her inside, off the bridge?
33:00No, she's fine with her mom.
33:02Do you mind if I just make sure?
33:04Stay back.
33:06Okay, yeah, I'll stay back.
33:08We can just talk.
33:16How's she doing?
33:18It's touch and go.
33:20What do you need?
33:22Just keep them back.
33:24We don't want to spook her.
33:28She's not looking at the baby.
33:32She's trying to convince herself
33:34that it's her baby she's holding.
33:36Yeah, deep down inside,
33:38she knows it's not.
33:40What happens when she figures out the truth?
33:42It's hard to say for sure.
33:44It could break the spell or send her over the edge.
33:46Control, what's the ET on fire?
33:48Three minutes.
33:50Are you thirsty?
33:52Nolan.
33:54Can I talk to her?
33:56Hey Rita, I'm going to introduce you to my friend Angela, okay?
33:58Okay.
34:00Hi Rita.
34:02I'm here to help.
34:04This Casey?
34:06Yes.
34:08I love that name.
34:10My fiance and I can't agree on a name for our baby.
34:12How did you choose?
34:14I don't know.
34:16When she was born, she just looked like a Casey.
34:20How far along are you?
34:22Fourteen weeks.
34:24I'm already scared about giving birth.
34:26The pain.
34:28Don't worry about the pain.
34:30Once they put your baby in your arms
34:32and you look down
34:34into those beautiful eyes,
34:36it was all worth it.
34:38I heard all newborns
34:40have blue eyes.
34:42Not Casey.
34:44Dark brown right from the start.
34:46The most amazing
34:48head of hair.
34:50I hope if I have a daughter,
34:52she's born with hair.
34:54My cousin's little girl,
34:56she was bald for like the first 18 months.
34:58Everyone thought she was a boy.
35:00I love putting Casey's hair
35:02in little pigtails.
35:04She always fights me,
35:06but she looks so cute.
35:08Rita,
35:10can you do something for me?
35:12Can you look at Casey?
35:14Just look in those pretty brown eyes.
35:18Please, Rita.
35:20I need you to look in her eyes.
35:32It's not Casey, is it?
35:40Here, I got her.
35:42I'll get her back to her mother, okay?
35:48Tell her
35:50I'm sorry.
35:54Thank you, Rita.
35:56It's a very brave thing you did,
35:58and now I need you to come with me, okay?
36:00My baby died.
36:02I know.
36:04I'm so sorry.
36:08Come on.
36:10Come on.
36:18Come on.
36:32Well, thank you for today.
36:34This is an experience I will not forget.
36:36Well,
36:38we should schedule another one of these little
36:40ride-alongs so that we can continue the conversation.
36:42No, that won't be necessary.
36:44The book's already
36:46written, isn't it?
36:48I sent it to my publisher last week.
36:50What? Then what was today
36:52about then? Just an anecdote
36:54from the book tour? No, I didn't know the day was going to end
36:56up the way it did. But how do you write a book
36:58about policing without having seen it up close?
37:00Oh, I have seen it, believe me.
37:02Today may have been my first ride-along, but it was not
37:04my first time sitting in the back seat of a cop car.
37:06I see, but if you're going to fix an
37:08engine, don't you think it would be helpful to look under
37:10the hood? That is a flawed analogy, Officer
37:12Nolan, because a car is not actively trying
37:14to keep you from fixing it.
37:16Um, excuse me.
37:20Look, I get that
37:22the path to real change seems
37:24almost impossible. I mean, police departments
37:26are pros at circling the wagons
37:28when public opinion turns
37:30against them, but
37:32I promise you, the only
37:34way things really will change
37:36is if cops get on board.
37:38I agree, but cops
37:40only act when activists make so much
37:42noise they cannot be ignored.
37:44Like in Camden. Look, you're talking to
37:46two police officers who would like
37:48to see things change, and we're not the only
37:50ones at the station that feels this way.
37:52I just think that
37:54maybe you could benefit
37:56from some of our insights.
38:02Alright.
38:04You sold me.
38:06Great! I'll tell Sergeant Gray.
38:08I'm sure he'd love to be part of the conversation.
38:10Oh, thank you. And thank you
38:12both for the ride along.
38:14I will see you in class.
38:16Looking forward.
38:20I think that went well. All things
38:22considered. Oh, yeah, no, she's
38:24definitely going to give you an A. You think?
38:26No. She is going to make you earn
38:28it in class, like the rest of her students.
38:30Fair enough. Yeah.
38:32You have any plans for the rest of the night? Hugging my
38:34daughter until she is sick of it, and then
38:36hugging her some more. Sounds nice.
38:38I'll see you tomorrow.
38:40Sir.
38:42Well, how'd it go with
38:44Professor Ryan? Good, I think.
38:46She's going to be calling you to talk about
38:48police reform for her book.
38:50You
38:52pointing my way to get back at me for the ride along?
38:54No, sir. No, I just know how committed
38:56you are to making things better.
38:58Even if it does mean having to admit
39:00you're wrong to do it. I'm sorry?
39:04When was I ever wrong?
39:06Well, nothing comes to mind
39:08offhand. I guess there was that
39:10one time you said, if I succeeded
39:12your house would be flooded with middle-aged
39:14losers looking for an eat, pray,
39:16love path to reinvention.
39:18I wrote it down.
39:20You haven't
39:22succeeded yet, Officer Nolan.
39:24Yes, sir.
39:26Good night, sir. Good night.
39:28I can't
39:30wait to get out of this uniform.
39:32Thanks again for riding with me.
39:34Are you kidding me? I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
39:36And now, it's
39:38end of shift, and you are
39:40no longer a rookie.
39:42How does it feel?
39:44Unreal.
39:46I mean, everything in my life
39:48has been geared towards getting me to this moment, and
39:50now it's here.
39:52I kind of can't believe
39:54it, to be honest. Well, congratulations.
39:58You earned it.
40:04We did it.
40:06No.
40:08You did it.
40:10What's this?
40:12It's a copy of your final
40:14evaluation. I wrote it
40:16before our shift today.
40:18Like plain clothes day.
40:20Only this time I didn't have to rewrite it.
40:22Oh.
40:26Officer Chen impressed me with
40:28every decision she made today.
40:30I will miss riding with her.
40:32You
40:34don't let anyone ever
40:36tell you you can't do something.
40:38Not even me.
40:42Yes, sir.
40:44Step five.
40:46Acceptance.
40:48Our checklist is complete.
40:50Um, I
40:52have a gift for you.
40:54It's a thank you
40:56for every lesson
40:58I've learned.
41:00For every lesson
41:02I had to learn.
41:04Should I open it now?
41:06Absolutely.
41:16It's been a blast, sir.
41:18I'll see you tomorrow,
41:20Lucy.
41:22See you tomorrow, too.
41:26Ready to celebrate?
41:28You know it.
41:36Where are you going?
41:38Home.
41:40No, you're not.
41:42You are coming to dinner
41:44with Lila and me.
41:46That's very nice of you, but I'm okay.
41:48No, you're not.
41:50You feel like a failure because they are moving on
41:52and you are not.
41:54But you will.
41:56I appreciate that, but you certainly
41:58don't have to take me to dinner out of pity.
42:00It's not pity when you're paying.
42:02Well, how can I say
42:04no to that?
42:06You can't. I'm going to go pick up Lila.
42:08Reservation is under my name
42:10at Mercado, and I expect
42:12a skinny margarita waiting when I get there.
42:14Yes, ma'am. And, um,
42:16thank you.
42:18You're welcome.
42:26♪
42:56Dammit.