THE ROOKIE Boss Teases ‘Powerful,’ Thrilling Season 2 Finale

As THE ROOKIE’s sophomore season winds down, John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) is facing one of his biggest challenges yet—the potential betrayal by one of his good friends.

In the penultimate hour, as the team tried to find a dirty cop—who was responsible for the death of a fellow officer—Nolan came to the horrifying realization that the prime suspect, Erin Cole (Hannah Kasulka), was trying to tell him something before Nick Armstrong (Harold Perrineau) killed her…namely, point the finger at Armstrong himself.

“20 is a powerful episode,” THE ROOKIE executive producer Alexi Hawley teases. “John Nolan and Nick Armstrong have gone through a lot this season: They became friends, Armstrong was a mentor to him. I think this sort of betrayal is profound.”

But an accusation like this against a veteran officer—especially with minimal proof—isn’t something Nolan, who is still a rookie,  can just throw around. “What you’re going to find is Nolan trying to make sense of [everything],” Hawley says. “Obviously, if Armstrong is a dirty cop, then Nolan needs to prove that, because Armstrong killed Erin Cole at the end of last episode. [Episode 19] was sort of this big, action-y, emotional roller coaster; [the season finale] is really a thriller. It’s now [a] ‘two men on the hunt’ kind of story.”

THE ROOKIE, Sundays, 10/9c, ABC

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