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“Rookie Blue” recap (5.03): Friendly Fire

Previously on Rookie Blue, Gail had a bit of a meltdown but Holly talked and kissed her back to normal, everyone who almost died got better, and Andy got saddled with a new Rookie who is kind of the worst.

Said Rookie is boxing with Nick, and apparently not just for fun. Andy and Nash come in and ask questions about an event that the Rookie is prepping for. We find out what it is after Oliver finishes giving his orders for the day: Tonight is Fight Night (which I think they technically spell Fite Nite, but as Spencer Hastings would say, “That’s not how you spell ‘night.'”) But first, the officers of 15 Division have to go on a scavenger hunt of sorts; they’re each given a list of items bought by dirty money that they have warrants to seize. It’s a city-wide event and it’s every Division for themselves.

Gail and Dov are partnered for this task, and Gail chats with Holly on the phone while Dov drives. She’s giggling and smiling while she confirms plans to meet her girlfriend at the Penny tonight. Dov can’t believe she’s ditching Fight Night for a girl, but Gail points out that she doesn’t even know the Rookie fighting…in fact, until Dov said his real name, she was under the impression it was Gerald. Which is what he shall henceforth be known.

When given the chance to elaborate, Gail says that she’s meeting Holly’s friends for the first time. Dov points out that she makes a terrible first impression, so having the meeting at the Black Penny is probably for the best. He also says that her “ambiguous sexuality” might make them think that Gail’s not serious about Holly, but Gail thinks it’s about time for him to shut his trap. Dov says he thinks about Gail and Holly all the time…but wait, that came out wrong. Gail says HE came out wrong, because she’s the best one. When Gail and Dov show up at the house they’re meant to raid, Chloe’s legal husband, Wes, and his partner are already there, meaning they get first dibs. When Wes calls Gail “Peck”, his partner says, “What are you, the chicken police?” because she’s punny like that. When Gail snarks at her, Officer Chicken Police asks if she hurt Gail’s feelings. Dov says she doesn’t have any and they all head inside.

Since Wes and Officer Chicken Police are the lead on this case, Dov and Gail are banished to the basement. While Dov uses every muscle in his little body to move the washer, Gail sits on the dryer. Finally she hops off and says she’ll unplug it for him…if he helps her move it. When they do move the dryer, they find a safe behind it. While the safe-cracking team (that surely has a fancy acronym that escapes me at the moment) gets to work, Dov and Gail speculate as to what could be inside. Gail guesses a severed head, because she was that kid using a magnifying glass to fry ants on the sidewalk. Wes decides that his Division gets to bank the cash as their loot, but 15 Division can keep the cards, since he figures they’re probably not worth much anyway. As they’re leaving, Officer Chicken Police says, “See you around, Peck,” like she might want to get pecked herself.

Back at the station, Dov and Gail work with Nash to trace the cards back to an abandoned warehouse, and act shady when Oliver asks them what they’re up to, since this wasn’t technically on their to-do list for today.

While they peruse the warehouse, Dov asks Gail about Holly again. He insists he’s just worried about her, but Gail promises that she’s not fooling around; she’s serious about this relationship, and she only needs to convince Holly of that, not him. Gail says that Holly is great; she’s a smart, sexy librarian type. They have nothing in common, so they have plenty to discuss, and they don’t fight because Holly doesn’t have that knee-jerk reaction to Gail’s button-pushing tendencies. Gail says what she has with Holly is different, but better. In fact, she think SHE might be better for it. And you know? I think so, too.

Before she can go on with her Ode to Holly, Gail and Dov stumble across some people doing some shady dealings in the warehouse. When Oliver and the Commissioner show up, it’s hard to tell which one of them is more pissed. Actually, I take it back. The Commissioner definitely is; he threatens to put them on desk duty until the rapture if they go against orders again, even though Oliver sticks up for them.

Later that night, Gail is at the Black Penny with Holly and company.

Holly’s friends are both doctors, and one of them totally judges Holly for being top in their class but going into forensics. Even though she specializes in boob jobs. Holly helps solve murders, this chick gives rich women D cups. Sorry, BitchTits, I’m no fan of yours.

When BitchTits and Holly’s other friend go to get a fresh round of drinks, Holly asks Gail how she’s handling all this forced social interaction, and Gail swears she’s having fun. A kiss from Holly makes it more fun for everyone. Holly is glad Gail is enjoying herself, because it’s really important to her that they all get along. Because for some unfathomable reason, she considers BitchTits family. I’m hoping what she really meant was that the other friend was like family and those two are dating so now BitchTits is the in-law she never wanted but has to keep around anyway? All I know is that my best friends don’t openly criticized my chosen line of work, especially not in front of my girlfriend they are meeting for the first time. I know Holly lets everything roll off her back, but she shouldn’t have to put up with that.

To make matters worse, THIS is the magic that was happening before BitchTits came back and interrupted. When everyone is seated again, Holly prods Gail to tell a story about HER job. Gail gets a little dark and twisty, as she is wont to do, but ends with a classic Gail punchline. Holly laughs (and so do I) but her friends look a little uncomfortable, as I suppose is expected from people meeting the one and only Gail Peck for the first time.

While Gail and Dov were cracking safes and tracing credit card copiers, Andy, Nick and Rookie Gerald went to repossess a list of trinkets from a man who ran an illegal gambling ring. When they get to the man’s house, he’s fighting with his wife and wearing a bathrobe and a house arrest ankle monitor. He seems to be cooperating at first, but then he punches the Rookie square in the face and runs off. Since the genius was wearing a tracking device, they find him pretty quickly at a nearby auto repair shop. At first, his friend covers for him, but when the threat of jail time is thrown around, Robe Guy comes out of hiding, admitting that he ran to the first place he thought would have a tool to help him ditch the ankle bracelet and that his friend is innocent. Andy, Nick, and Rookie arrest him and take him to Swarek for investigation.

After a brief chat with his lawyer, Robe Guy confesses to running the gambling ring, but it all seems a little too easy to Andy, so she has Swarek impersonate his voice to call the lawyer’s number. Robe Guy’s wife answers the phone, desperately pleading for his help, saying that the guy from the shop is holding her hostage until he gets more money. However, after some ace police work (aka showing up at the house), they realize that it was actually the wife holding the shop guy hostage. After arresting her, Andy just so happens to tap on the piano, which conveniently leads them to a helluvalot more dirty money. Cha-ching! 15 Division just won the scavenger hunt.

While all the other officers were playing Repo, Diaz has been setting up for Fight Night. Well, trying to. Things are kind of a disaster. The booze hasn’t shown up yet, and now Gerald the Rookie is talking about bailing on the fight now that he’s gotten a look at the muscle he’s meant to oppose. Getting punched in the face once today was plenty for him, thank you very much. Luckily, Chloe is bouncing around like she wasn’t lying on her death bed with a bullet wound in her neck last time we saw her, ready to help Diaz and keep spirits high.

Meanwhile, at the Black Penny, Gail comes back from the bathroom and uses her supersonic cop hearing to eavesdrop on a conversation. BitchTits tells Holly that Gail is gorgeous, but that their relationship isn’t going to last. Holly is a doctor, Gail is a police officer, and for some reason Ms. High and Mighty over here think that means Holly and Gail are doomed. She goes so far as to say that Holly is out of Gail’s league, as if either Holly or Gail were the type to play by society’s stupid, unwritten “rules.” Holly promises no one is going to get hurt, and turns around to find that Gail has heard the whole thing. Gail starts to leave, but Holly goes after her. Gail turns to face her and asks if she agrees, if Holly thinks she’s uneducated. Holly tries to explain that she wasn’t the one who said it, but Gail thinks BitchTits is an idiot and she’s not interested in seeing either of them. Which shouldn’t be a problem, Gail insists, since they were just having fun anyway. So much for no one getting hurt. Gail goes to Fight Night solo and gratefully accepts the first drink she’s handed. Oliver, in all of his adorable glory, asks where her girl is, but Gail is not in the mood to discuss Holly right now. She IS in the mood to drink…until she tastes the wine Oliver gave her. She immediately spits it back into her drink, but Oliver won’t take it back. When Oliver splits off to sit with the other white shirts, Officer Chicken Police (who cleans up nice) comes up to Gail and apologizes for being so competitive earlier. Gail shines her best smile and hands her the backwash wine, claiming there are no hard feelings. ChickP beams back at her, adding more evidence to my “wants to be pecked by Peck” theory. Somewhere in the sea of testosterone that is Fight Night, Wes and Dov have a veiled conversation about Chloe. And then a less veiled one. Which is useless since Chloe already made it clear that she chooses Dov.

Chloe doesn’t have time for their BS though, she’s too busy being the cutest ringside coach a boxer ever had. Nick has decided to take the Rookie’s place, and Chloe has decided that his fighting alter ego would be called Soldier Boy. Her pep talk is essentially telling him not to get hit in his pretty, pretty face.

The fight begins and Gail doesn’t seem all that interested until out of nowhere she yells, “Punch him in the nuts!” It’s probably a good thing she had this to go to after that fight with Holly, instead of, say, a liquor store. Or a hair salon.

Nick is getting his ass kicked and Chloe is telling him that maybe he should throw in the towel because she’s the cutest. But then Nick sees Andy and Swarek walk in together and gets a second wind. Unfortunately, that wind blows him right into a boulder and he gets knocked out.

Andy comes to see a battered Nick, but he doesn’t want her sympathy. Not anymore. She’s worried about him, but I think she realizes that she’s lost her right to tell him so. What did you think of “Heart Breakers, Money Makers”? What do you think the future holds for Gail and Holly?

(I’ll probably put this disclaimer at the end of every recap, but better safe than sorry: please don’t post about anything after episode 5.03, Canadian friends!)

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