The Worst Episodes of Rookie Blue

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7.3/10(399 votes)
#1 - Fresh Paint
S1:E16/24/2010
Andy McNally’s first shift on the job turns into mayhem when shots are fired in a downtown rooming house. In the midst of the chaos, Andy triumphantly makes her first big arrest – a suspected drug dealer – who turns out to be Sam Swarek, an undercover officer from her own division. She makes up for her grave mistake by going face to face with a dangerous gunman who already has one man’s blood on his hands.
Director:David Wellington
Writer:Tassie Cameron
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Director:David Wellington
Writer:Tassie Cameron
7.4/10(275 votes)
#2 - Mercury Retrograde
S1:E27/1/2010
As the other rookies hunt down a dangerous escaped convict, Swarek drags Andy through his undercover haunts on a mission he won’t explain. At first, Andy assumes Swarek is a rogue cop trying to settle scores from his undercover days. Then she realizes two things: he’s actually trying to track down a missing informant whose life is in danger now that his cover has been blown; and, that there is an undeniable attraction between them.
Director:Charles Binamé
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Charles Binamé
Writer:Unknown
7.5/10(260 votes)
#3 - Fite Nite
S1:E37/8/2010
While working on a high-stakes gun raid, Andy and Gail stumble upon a victim of domestic abuse whose brutal experience in the system has taught her not to trust the police. When Andy promises to protect the woman from her abuser, she soon learns that it takes more than just following protocol to be good at her job. Meanwhile, the other rookies get caught up in the annual police retirement boxing match – a fundraising event known as “Fite Nite.”
Director:David Wellington
Writer:Esta Spalding
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Director:David Wellington
Writer:Esta Spalding
7.5/10(246 votes)
#4 - Signals Crossed
S1:E47/15/2010
Andy’s undercover skills are tested – and found to be lacking – during a citywide campaign to clean up the streets, when she’s tapped to pose as a prostitute in order to arrest unsuspecting johns. But the real test comes when Andy and Dov inadvertently put a vulnerable street informant’s life in danger, and it’s up to the two rookies to infiltrate a dangerous gun deal in order to save the trapped woman from a group of ruthless criminals.
Director:Paul Fox
Writer:Sherry White
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Director:Paul Fox
Writer:Sherry White
7.6/10(208 votes)
#5 - Honour Roll
S1:E88/12/2010
After their High School Outreach assignment goes awry, Andy and Chris stumble on the victim of a vicious beating behind a nightclub. When the trail of clues leads them to discover the man’s assailant was a cop, the rookies are faced with a gut-wrenching moral decision – a choice that could dramatically jeopardize their future on the force. Meanwhile, the senior officers compete in a retraining exercise led by Frank Best, the new acting Staff Sergeant.
Director:Érik Canuel
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Érik Canuel
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(204 votes)
#6 - Big Nickel
S1:E108/26/2010
Andy’s attempt to avoid Swarek is thwarted when both are assigned to a prisoner transport. When things go awry and the inmate breaks loose, the two officers are led on a cat-and-mouse foot chase through the meandering woods. Meanwhile, Chris and Traci help Jerry reconstruct the missing notes of a vital court case, and Dov and Gail piece together the mystery behind an amnesiac John Doe.
Director:Steve DiMarco
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Steve DiMarco
Writer:Unknown

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7.6/10(158 votes)
#7 - All by Her Selfie
S5:E25/26/2014
It's a day of firsts as Oliver gets promoted to Acting Staff Sergeant and Andy is tasked with training 15 Division's newest rookie, Duncan Moore. But when Andy and Duncan respond to a messy homicide at a pawnshop, it's clear this rookie is going to give Andy the challenge of a lifetime.
Director:David Wellington
Writer:Sherry White
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Director:David Wellington
Writer:Sherry White
7.7/10(232 votes)
#8 - Broad Daylight
S1:E57/22/2010
A home invasion at an upscale address leads to a massive first response call that brings out the training officers in full force. After the scene is cleared, Andy and Traci remain behind with the terrified homeowner. When Traci is called away to deal with an emergency with her son, Andy is left alone to face the armed thief who is still prowling around the house.
Director:Alex Chapple
Writer:Semi Chellas
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Director:Alex Chapple
Writer:Semi Chellas
7.7/10(196 votes)
#9 - To Serve or Protect
S1:E119/2/2010
What was to be a routine day for Andy is abruptly put on hold when her ex-copper father, Tommy, confesses that he might have committed a serious crime during one of his alcohol-induced blackouts while settling a score that has tortured him for years. As she and Swarek try to piece together what happened, little by little she begins to uncover the truth about the case that sent her father over the edge – evidence that could possibly send him to prison.
Director:T.W. Peacocke
Writer:Russ Cochrane
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Director:T.W. Peacocke
Writer:Russ Cochrane
7.7/10(171 votes)
#10 - Different, Not Better
S4:E36/27/2013
Andy and Officer Cruz butt heads when a disturbed woman forces them to make a crucial decision; an armed burglar is sought after a string of ATM robberies; Dov and Chloe have to work together.
Director:Lynne Stopkewich
Writer:Sherry White
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Director:Lynne Stopkewich
Writer:Sherry White
7.7/10(164 votes)
#11 - Messy Houses
S3:E57/5/2012
Andy answers a domestic disturbance call to find the social worker on the scene is her estranged mother; Sam, Nick, Chris and Gail search for a mother and her two children; a stash of guns recovered by Detective Barber turns up on the streets.
Director:T.W. Peacocke
Writer:Sherry White
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Director:T.W. Peacocke
Writer:Sherry White
7.8/10(221 votes)
#12 - Bullet Proof
S1:E67/29/2010
Andy’s romance with Det. Luke Callaghan gets complicated when he chooses her for a special assignment - serving a search warrant for a bullet lodged in the head of a witness to murder. When the witness escapes, Andy risks her life to apprehend him, but later finds herself at odds with Luke over the next steps in the case. Meanwhile, the other rookies discover the shocking truth behind evidence from a fatal traffic accident.
Director:Charles Binamé
Writer:Ellen Vanstone
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Director:Charles Binamé
Writer:Ellen Vanstone
7.8/10(205 votes)
#13 - Girlfriend of the Year
S1:E98/19/2010
After a routine speed trap leads to a messy accident on a city highway, Chris and Gail find one of the cars mysteriously empty and quickly realize that its license plate matches the one being broadcast in a citywide “Amber Alert” – a nine-year old girl has been abducted and the driver of the vehicle is the prime suspect. A whirlwind manhunt ensues involving a complex interrogation of the missing child’s parents. As always, everyone has a secret.
Director:David Wellington
Writer:Tassie Cameron
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Director:David Wellington
Writer:Tassie Cameron
7.8/10(180 votes)
#14 - Class Dismissed
S3:E25/31/2012
While tracking down a police car stolen by students as a prank, Andy and Swarek pick up the trail of a teen who robbed and assaulted a local criminal.
Director:Tim Southam
Writer:Russ Cochrane
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Director:Tim Southam
Writer:Russ Cochrane
7.8/10(180 votes)
#15 - The Kids Are Not Alright
S4:E47/11/2013
During a routine traffic stop, Gail and Andy find a teenage boy bound and gagged in the trunk of a car; Oliver, Chris and Swarek track a gunman.
Director:Peter Wellington
Writer:Noelle Carbone
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Director:Peter Wellington
Writer:Noelle Carbone
7.8/10(170 votes)
#16 - Girls' Night Out
S3:E46/28/2012
Traci worries that she mishandled the investigation into a car accident that yielded a dead body; Chris realizes he has feelings for Gail.
Director:Steve DiMarco
Writer:Noelle Carbone
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Director:Steve DiMarco
Writer:Noelle Carbone
7.8/10(166 votes)
#17 - For Better, for Worse
S4:E88/8/2013
A robbery on a casino-bound bus filled with seniors threatens Frank and Noelle's wedding; Traci loses Noelle; Andy and Nick share an intimate moment.
Director:Kelly Makin
Writer:Tassie Cameron
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Director:Kelly Makin
Writer:Tassie Cameron
7.9/10(167 votes)
#18 - The Rules
S3:E118/23/2012
Andy and Nick investigate when a neighborhood drug lord threatens a priest's life; a young drug-runner's refusal to turn informant leads Traci to make a decision about her career; Chris and Swarek butt heads; Dov's relationship takes a dark turn.
Director:Gregory Smith
Writer:Gregory Nelson
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Director:Gregory Smith
Writer:Gregory Nelson
7.9/10(149 votes)
#19 - Uprising
S6:E36/4/2015
A riot breaks out at a women’s correctional institute while Andy, Juliet, Nick, and Gail are there to transfer prisoners. They end up separated and in a lock-down situation that finds Andy and Juliet trapped with a woman desperate to prove her innocence.
Director:Gregory Smith
Writer:Sherry White
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Director:Gregory Smith
Writer:Sherry White
7.9/10(134 votes)
#20 - Ninety Degrees
S6:E97/15/2015
As the officers of 15 Division try to move on from the corruption scandal, a heat wave hits and Jarvis opens the division to the public as a cooling station. Andy heads out with a very-pregnant Marlo to find a volatile woman who’s gone missing after group therapy, but neither Andy nor Marlo are prepared when Marlo suddenly goes into labor.
Director:T.W. Peacocke
Writers:Tassie Cameron, Brad Simpson
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Director:T.W. Peacocke
Writers:Tassie Cameron, Brad Simpson
8.0/10(238 votes)
#21 - Hot and Bothered
S1:E78/5/2010
A severe heat wave wreaks havoc on the city, forcing the rookies to work around the clock to keep the peace. In the midst of the chaos, Andy discovers that a serial rapist may have resurfaced to prey on vulnerable teenage girls. And when the extreme temperature precipitates a citywide blackout, Andy finds she’s cut off from all backup and must take.
Director:David Wellington
Writer:Russ Cochrane
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Director:David Wellington
Writer:Russ Cochrane
8.0/10(200 votes)
#22 - In Blue
S1:E129/9/2010
There’s a nervous tension in the air on Judgment Day for all the rookies at 15 Division who will have to undergo make-or-break assessments by Staff Sergeant Frank. But after the death of an unidentified girl at a house party – an emotionally harrowing experience that pushes all of her buttons – Andy begins to question whether she has what it takes to be a copper and contemplates handing in her badge.
Director:John Fawcett
Writers:Noelle Carbone, Esta Spalding
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Director:John Fawcett
Writers:Noelle Carbone, Esta Spalding
8.0/10(196 votes)
#23 - Might Have Been
S2:E26/30/2011
Andy and Gail go undercover as cocktail waitresses to clean up a drug-infested club, but get more than they bargained for when their fellow waitress turns out to be involved with a vicious criminal. Meanwhile, Traci wrestles with feelings for her old flame, Detective Barber, Dov tries to weather the storm when a young woman files a complaint against him, and Andy unwittingly opens up to Sam about her commitment to Luke.
Director:Paul Shapiro
Writer:Semi Chellas
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Director:Paul Shapiro
Writer:Semi Chellas
8.0/10(186 votes)
#24 - Homecoming
S4:E25/30/2013
On her first day back, Andy is forced to work a bank robbery case with newly promoted Swarek; a distraught woman gives Nick perspective on his life with Gail; a bombshell is dropped on Noelle.
Director:David Wellington
Writer:Russ Cochrane
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Director:David Wellington
Writer:Russ Cochrane
8.0/10(180 votes)
#25 - Brotherhood
S2:E98/18/2011
It's a race against the clock as Dov and Gail work under Swarek's expert tutelage in a stakeout operation to stop an Asian gang from killing a snitch. Meanwhile, at Mounted Unit training day, Andy and Chris join the rookies from Division 27 in a competitive equine training event that gets Andy back in the saddle - both personally and professionally.
Director:Steve DiMarco
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Steve DiMarco
Writer:Unknown