The Rookie

Stacy: (taps on glass) Bank's open, John. Nolan: Thanks. Stacy: So, Happy Divorce Day. Nolan: That's not a thing. Stacy: It should be. When mine went through, I took the boys to Disneyland. Nolan: I'm not really feeling the Matterhorn. Stacy: Try and look at this as an opportunity. Nolan: Right now, I'm just trying to remember to wear pants. You know, I thought I'd be relieved. Sarah and I agreed to stay together until Henry went to college. I knew this was coming for two years. Stacy: So, what have you always wanted to do? Nolan: Uh, Chippendale's. Or the NFL. I'm not picky. Stacy: I'm trying to help you, John. Nolan: I bought a self-help book, but I had the cashier put it in a brown paper bag. Can't bring myself to open it. Who am I? Stacy: I think the healthier question is "Who do you want to be?" Nolan: When I figure it out, I'll let you know.

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Nolan: Six months ago, I packed everything I own into a U-Haul, moved here to become a cop. Andersen: Cholesterol level I've never seen in a rookie. Nolan: I'm something of a pioneer. Grey: We got some new blood this morning. Lucy Chen, Jackson West, and John Nolan, who was born before disco died. Bishop: I don't give a damn about your age. Show me what you got. Grey: I hate what you represent - a walking mid-life crisis. LAPD isn't a place for you to find yourself. Bradford: Everything is a test, Officer Chen, and you just got another "F." Show me those hands. Now! Chen: 7-Adam-19. Officer down. Lopez: Get out your gun and cover me! If you don't have what it takes on the streets, then you're not a cop. Freeze up again, and you're done. Bishop: I know about you and Nolan. Break things off before it's too late.

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Nolan: It's not funny. Chen: Yeah, sure it is. Just not to you. Nolan: Honestly, who steals stolen money right in front of a cop? Chen: Somebody stupid or desperate. West: I thought we were here to run. Nolan: Oh, yes, we are. We just need a little more warm-up than you do. Chen: You look great, though. Nolan: Yeah. Chen: Mm-hmm. West: - but the job's a marathon. And I'm not gonna be the one who falls by the wayside because I didn't train. Nolan: Looking good! You're a beast! Chen: We're right behind you! (to Nolan) He's right, though. Tim gets back today, and I feel like I should have prepared myself somehow for the abuse to come. Nolan: You saved the guy's life. He's got to cut you some slack. Chen: Does Talia ever cut you slack, or Sergeant Grey? Nolan: It's been good knowing you. Chen: Uh-huh. It's time to run, Officer Nolan. Let's go. Nolan: Oh! Be right there. I'm just gonna stretch a little more.

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Nolan: That marriage is going to last forever, or flame out in five minutes. Either way, best proposal story ever. Chen: O-Okay, that's wonderful, but the question I asked was, "In what circumstance can a firearm be discharged at a moving vehicle?" Nolan: Only if the person in the vehicle is immediately threatening an officer or another person with deadly force using something other than the vehicle. Chen: Yeah. Nolan: I don't really have one - a good proposal story. Chen: Yeah, well, there's always next time. (realizes what she just said) Not, uh - Not with me. I - I just meant that - Nolan: No, and I - I wasn't fishing. I was just oversharing. I- Who knows if I'm even gonna get married again? I mean, and this whole cop thing is a legendary relationship killer. Though we seem to be navigating it fairly well, aren't we? Chen: Yeah. Yeah. Uh, okay. List all descriptors needed for a firearm in a crime report. - Officer Nolan. Nolan: Mm-hmm. Yes? Chen: Can you focus? We need to study. Nol

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Bradford: All right, settle down. Settle down. Listen. Everyone knows what today is, and I just want to say that Team Bradford is gonna dominate once again. Lopez: Yeah, not this year, Blondie. Other Cops: You're going down, man. - Yeah! Nolan: Dominate what? West: The Roundup. Happens every year when the rookies are a month into the job. The T.O.s sponsor a competition for the most felony arrests in one shift. Nolan: Sounds like fun. (off his look) What? Chen: We were both there when pub trivia almost got violent. West: Mm-hmm. Nolan: I like a little healthy competition. Chen: Mm. West: Are you kidding? You're cutthroat and relentless. Which I respect. Grey: All right, settle down. Don't think I didn't see you up in my spot, Bradford. So, I am aware that today is the day where our T.O. units compete for most arrests. Under no circumstance does the department endorse this. Meaning I don't want to hear about your points or strategy. Am I clear, Officer Bradford? Bradford: Yes, sir. This

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Hawke: Check it out. Check it out. I got a bullet in one hand, cigar in the other, and I said to the chief, I said, "You pin that medal right in the middle." Right? Hey, hey, look at that! Officer John Nolan. Oh! Grittiest recruit I've ever trained right here, man. Nolan: Good to see you. Hawke: You too, man. Otto: Only long-timers allowed in here, Hawke. You know the rules. Hawke: I never met a rule I didn't break, Otto, so go get your old ass over to the bar and get a drink. Come on. It's on the Hawke. (to Nolan) Whoo, sit down, man. Nolan: Fun place you got here. Hawke: It's a dump, but my credit is so good. Hawke: They're like, "Oh, I don't know if I got this in me." Long time ago, man. Nolan: Mm. Hawke: I tell you, my talents are being wasted at the Academy. Seven years is too long to keep The Hawke cooped up. Yeah. No, I need to get back out there on the street, man. Take a real door, you know, just throw some bullets. Nolan: I thought you were trying to get assigned to Mid-Wilsh

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