Archive

“Rookie Blue” recap (4.12): Someone Someone

Previously on Rookie Blue, Sam guilted Andy into breaking the rules for his new girlfriend Marlo, and Gail Peck found someone who made her laugh more naturally than anyone else had before, and her name was Holly.

This week, we open in a bar where Dov is asking his fellow Rookies trivia questions. Gail looks pretty over it until she sees Holly walk in. She stands up and claims herself the retiring champion, though Chris gently points out that she’s losing by a lot. She doesn’t seem to care much as she leaves her friends and sidles up next to Holly at the bar. Holly seems genuinely surprised to see her, and Gail tells her she’ll buy their first round of drinks and Holly will get the next, super casual, like they’ve been doing this a lot lately. Holly smiles somewhat nervously and tells Gail that she actually won’t be able to take her up on that second-round offer because she’s meeting someone. Gail’s eyes flash with what could be jealousy and she asks if it’s “someone someone” or just someone. Holly shrugs it off and says she’s not sure yet before thanking Gail for the drink and going to sit with her (very attractive) someone.

Gail goes back to the trivia table and tries to slide back into the conversation with her usual Gail snark, looking at Dov and Chloe being adorable and saying the King of the Dorks found his Queen, but her heart isn’t really in it, and it doesn’t have as much bite as usual. This is because she’s sucking down her drink as she watches Holly laugh with this new someone. Chris gets up to get himself a drink and Gail requests a double. The next morning, Andy and Nick are talking about how much they enjoy their new plan of having sex marathons instead of running marathons. Andy, however, needs to leave immediately, because she’s still feeling guilty about breaking the rules and would like to stay uber-focused. Meanwhile I am uber-focused on…well, on her.

Let’s check in with the rest of the precinct real fast. Swarek? He’s helping Marlo pack for her week off at her sister’s house. Nash? She brought her son to the office and created diversion tactics to avoid having to introduce him to Steve Peck just yet. Oliver? He’s letting Celery move in with him, supposedly temporarily, just like he let his ex-wife move in after only a few dates. (It’s possible Oliver is a lesbian. I’m okay with having him on our team, he’s awesome.)

Chloe and Andy set out for a day on the job and Chloe is adorably interrogating Andy about sleeping with Nick. Andy is trying really hard not to admit it/smile, but Chloe persists in her chipper cuteness. They get out to respond to a 911 call about a sleeping man in the park who ends up being just a prop. Andy hears a gunshot in the distance, and turns around to see Chloe, standing wide-eyed and holding her neck (and somehow still adorable). She’s been shot.

Before Andy can react, another gunshot sends Chloe careening to the ground. Andy quickly drags Chloe behind a rock for cover and calls for backup. Chloe, still awfully cheery for someone who is losing all of their blood, keeps insisting that she’s okay, even though the blood in her mouth suggests she is definitely not.

Dov is playing trivia with some perps in holding when the chief comes in to tell him that Chloe has been shot. He tells Dov that Chris is on his way to take him to the hospital, his official assignment is to report back on Chloe’s health every so often.

At the crime scene, based on the location of the fake body and the roof the shooter stood on, they decided it was definitely a set up. They found bullet casings from a hunting rifle, which is cruelly ironic, or disturbingly appropriate, given the situation.

In their squad car, Gail and Oliver are responding to a call and Gail reminisces about how disgustingly cute Dov and Chloe were the night before. She adds in a small voice that she doesn’t know what Dov would do if Chloe didn’t make it. Oliver seems a little surprised by Gail’s concerned, but quickly assures her that Chloe is scrappy and that she’ll be just fine.

When they reach the house they were called to check, Oliver starts to get out, when shots are fired at them. Gail pulls Oliver back in the car and calls it in as they duck for cover.

It’s official: this is personal.

Dov is waiting at the hospital when he overhears a man asking about Officer Chloe Price. Come to find out he’s from 27 Division, and is Chloe’s former partner…and husband. Dov gapes at him quietly and helps him fill out Chloe’s emergency papers, claiming he only knows so much because Chloe is a talker. He even keeps his mouth shut when the ex-husband says maybe this is his second chance with Chloe, which means Dov has either matured since dating her, or he’s about to do something really stupid.

Back at the precinct, Gail sees Holly in the hallway and asks her what she’s doing up there. Holly holds up a folder and claims she had to drop off the report, mumbling something about a courier being sick. Gail raises a perfect eyebrow at her and Holly knows her lie isn’t sticking, so she pulls Gail into an empty room. She heard someone was hunting down the officers of 15 and it freaked her right out. Gail tells Holly that she’s not allowed to talk about it but then in the same breath gives her the lowdown on everything.

Holly gets panicky looking – seriously, the least collected we’ve ever seen her – and tells Gail she’s worried about her and that she doesn’t want her to go back out there. Gail tells her that she has no choice, it’s her job, it’s what she signed up for. Suddenly Holly switches gears and blurts out that the girl last night was no one, she barely knew her, definitely not a “someone someone” and she doesn’t know why she didn’t tell Gail earlier. She smiles nervously, “We tell each other things, right?” She rambles some more about how that’s what she likes about hanging out with Gail and that’s why when she heard what happened she had to come — but Gail interrupts by grabbing Holly, pulling her in and KISSING HER. Gail pulls away slightly, keeping her face mere inches from Holly’s, and apologizes – not for kissing her, but for interrupting – saying that she just needed Holly to stop talking. A very stunned Holly whispers, “I won’t say another word” before they lean in AND KISS SOME MORE. Now, this next part happened off-screen, but I have to imagine eventually Gail said she had to go and Holly begged her to be safe and they shared one last kiss before Holly said she’d hang back a second before leaving.

When Gail leaves the room, Oliver grabs her and starts telling her a bit about the case. When, seconds later, Holly emerges. He cheerily waves and haphazardly points out that it was Gail’s friend from forensics. Gail doesn’t meet Oliver’s eyes, but shouts THE COURIER WAS SICK before storming off down the hallway.

When they get to their squad car, Oliver starts making broad statements about how life changes and how sometimes you just fall for someone and maybe it’s someone you didn’t expect and how maybe that would require some changes but like he said life changes and that’s totally fine as long as you’re happy. It almost sounded like an adorably awkward supportive dad trying to get his daughter to come out to him. Gail fidgets in her seat and is about to unleash a snark-fest when Oliver drops the name Celery and it clicks in Gail’s head that they’re talking about him. She says as much and Oliver asks, “Who did you think we were talking about?” in a way that suggests it’s entirely possible that he was talking about both of their situations the whole time.

The duo get to an apartment building in response to another 911 call, and call Diaz for backup. They get to the hallway and Gail says they should probably wait, since the 911 call had no voice contact, which is tres suspicious, but Oliver convinces her that they have each other’s backs. They draw their guns and open the door to find a man unconscious on the ground. Gail sees a little girl standing with the phone receiver in her hand and puts her gun away and quickly rushes over to her, asking her what her name is. The little girl’s eyes stay wide as she signs her name. Gail, miss full of surprises over here, tells tiny Danielle, in sign language, that the ambulance was on its way and that everything is going to be okay. She gives the girl a hug and my heart absolutely melts. Back at 15 Division, a frantic Celery appears, asking Andy where Oliver is, because a sketchy fellow in a van was stalking his house. After Celery describes the man, Andy remembers the potential pedophile, definite creep from last week. Celery identified him, so they got a warrant and set out to find him. They also set out to find Marlo, because based on previous events, it was likely he was really after her.

When Nick gets to Marlo’s house, it has been ransacked, and Sam knows this means Creepster probably found the note Marlo left for her neighbor, saying exactly where she would be. Sam goes to Marlo’s sister’s house to find her there, totally fine and totally unaware that people are getting shot and hunted because of her.

In Marlo’s house, Nick is still clearing all the rooms while he waits for forensics, when he finds Marlo’s A-Team level stalker shrine she made of Creepster. This will not end well for anyone, I’m sure.

Oliver, inexplicably walking alone, is suddenly faced with Creepster and his rifle, which is promptly used to knock him out, because Creepster is mad with rage and will get his revenge or so help him.

Next week on Rookie Blue, Oliver is kidnapped and someone better find him in one piece or ELSE. (And then Holly and Gail can share a celebratory kiss?? Okay, that part is wishful thinking.)

What did you think of Under Fire? Did that Gail/Holly scene make your heart race as fast as mine?

Lesbian Apparel and Accessories Gay All Day sweatshirt -- AE exclusive

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Back to top button