The Best Episodes of The Rookie Season 3

Nearing the end of his training, Nolan now faces his biggest challenge as a police officer yet when he must come to terms with the choices he has made in pursuit of the truth.

Director: Bill Roe

Writer: Alexi Hawley

Officer John Nolan and Officer Nyla Harper are assigned to a community policing center to help rebuild their station’s reputation in the community. Nolan is determined to make a positive impact but Nyla has her doubts.

Director: Michael Goi

Writer: Brynn Malone, Fredrick Kotto

Officer John Nolan's mom makes an unannounced visit that complicates his life, and Sergeant Grey considers retiring.

Director: Sylvain White

Writer: Terence Paul Winter, Natalie Callaghan

Officer Jackson West’s relationship with his new training officer, Stanton, has escalated and he begins to work with Sergeant Grey to find a solution.

Director: Daniel Willis

Writer: Vincent Angell, Diana Mendez Boucher

Officer Nolan is taken hostage by a man with nothing to lose while the station goes on lockdown and races to identify the suspect before time runs out. Meanwhile, Officer Jackson and his training officer, Officer Doug Stanton, reach a tipping point in their relationship that could end Jackson’s career.

Director: Anna Mastro

Writer: Robert Bella, Elizabeth Davis Beall

Officer Nolan’s decision to return to school in order to become a training officer is proving to be much harder than he expected. Meanwhile, Officer Chen considers going into undercover work after getting a taste of the job when Harper’s former colleague needs help.

Director: Chi-Yoon Chung

Writer: Fredrick Kotto, Corey Miller

The team gets the true crime docuseries treatment when they analyze a recent case featuring a former child actor whose adult life has garnered him a cult following.

Director: Bill Roe

Writer: Alexi Hawley, Zoe Cheng

Officer Nolan, Officer Harper and Detective Lopez are assigned to the kidnapping of the son of a criminal court judge who has a long list of enemies who could possibly be involved.

Director: Sylvain White

Writer: Bill Rinier, Paula Puryear

An Amber Alert sends the team on a race against time to find a newborn infant who was stolen from a local hospital. Meanwhile, Officers Jackson and Chen work their last shift as rookies as Officer Nolan continues on for 30 more days.

Director: Bill Roe

Writer: Brynn Malone, Natalie Callaghan

Harper and Nolan respond to a bank robbery in progress and realize the motives of the thief run much deeper than just needing money. Jackson and Chen’s first day riding without training officers isn’t what they thought it would be.

Director: Sylvain White

Writer: Elizabeth Davis Beall, Diana Mendez Boucher

When professor Fiona Ryan’s car window is smashed following a series of mysterious notes, Nolan volunteers to guard her house overnight. Lucy notices that Tim is being much nicer to his new boot than he was with her and she does not like it.

Director: Bill Roe

Writer: Alexi Hawley, Corey Miller, Zoe Cheng

After rushing his son, Henry, to the hospital following his collapse, Nolan is reunited with his ex-wife, Sarah, and they must come together to help their son. Meanwhile, Detective Lopez discovers “La Fiera” is in the same hospital and wants to find out exactly why.

Director: Lisa Demaine

Writer: Alexi Hawley, Vincent Angell, Paula Puryear

Officers Nolan and Bradford hope they can de-escalate a drug war before any innocent lives are lost. Meanwhile, Officer Harper hopes she can get Officer Chen ready to go undercover.

Director: Bill Johnson

Writer: Alexi Hawley, Natalie Callaghan, Zoe Cheng

Officer Nolan mildly injures himself while chasing down a shoplifter and the local DA wants to charge the suspect with assault despite Nolan's wishes. Meanwhile, Lucy goes undercover, Lopez' wedding venue is seized by the FBI and Nolan meets his new neighbor.

Director: Lisa Demaine

Writer: Alexi Hawley, Bill Rinier, Natalie Callaghan