ROOKIE BLUE: FRESH PAINT {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)

Summary

The first in this dramatic series about the newest recruits to the fictional 15 Division of the Toronto Police Service.

In this episode, the five rookies are given a mischievous welcome to the force by their superiors via a round of drinking games. In the morning, they arrive for their first official days of work, though newbie Traci Nash is revealed to have started a secret affair with Detective Jerry Barber. Andy McNally, assigned to training officer Oliver Shaw, is soon called to the scene of a shooting at a drug den. There, well-known dealer Mink Barker has been killed by a fleeing gunman, according to sex worker ans now witness Sadie Falls. Andy rushes to save a young woman who is overdosing, while back at the station house officer Dov Epstein and Gail Peck, stuck on desk duty, are flummoxed by the arrival of a transgender suspect who needs to be searched.

Back at the crime scene, Chris Diaz attempts to take statements; Andy and Traci, who has arrived with her trainer Noelle Williams, find a young boy, Joe, hiding in a closet. Andy then chases down and proudly arrests two other witnesses — but then learns that one of them, Sam Swarek, is actually an undercover officer whose eight-month sting operation is now ruined. Chris' training officer, Frank Best, swiftly bargains with Sadie for information on the shooting; a highly annoyed Sam orders Andy to search for evidence of the still-missing gunman. Joe's father arrives to retrieve him, and Traci quickly figures out that he has been buying drugs from the house. Andy, after meeting charming Detective Callaghan, heads off on her own and finds herself caught by the distraught teenage shooter, Martin Bentz.

Andy reasons with Martin and convinces him to disarm himself; he eventually explains that he shot Mink in anger over his sister, the overdosing girl. Andy brings him in unharmed and soon learns that the sister is recovering at the hospital. Oliver reveals that he knew Andy's dad, Tommy, a former cop who has been "going through a hard time." Sam, still angry about missing out on an important arrest of a dangerous drug dealer, rejects Andy's offer of a conciliatory drink. Traci turns down Jerry's invitation and returns home to her young son, Leo. Andy goes home to her father; he assures her that, despite a tumultuous first day, she will make a great cop. Includes commercials and promos.

Details

• NETWORK: ABC
• DATE: June 24, 2010 9:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 1:00:00
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: 105416
• GENRE: Drama, police/detective
• SUBJECT HEADING: LGBTQ+ Collection - Drama; Drama, police/detective; Canada
• SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 2010-2015
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - "Inception" motion picture
  • TV - Commercials - "Salt" motion picture
  • TV - Commercials - "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" motion picture
  • TV - Commercials - AT&T HTC Aria cellular phones
  • TV - Commercials - American Express Members Project
  • TV - Commercials - Arbor Day Foundation
  • TV - Commercials - BP oil
  • TV - Commercials - Brawny paper towels
  • TV - Commercials - Dentene Pure chewing gum
  • TV - Commercials - Discover credit cards
  • TV - Commercials - Dr. Scholl's shoe inserts
  • TV - Commercials - Ford automobiles
  • TV - Commercials - Kohl's stores
  • TV - Commercials - Mentos breath freshener/gum
  • TV - Commercials - Nature Made sleep aid
  • TV - Commercials - Olive Garden restaurants
  • TV - Commercials - Outback Steakhouse restaurants
  • TV - Commercials - RoundUp weed killer spray
  • TV - Commercials - Sensodyne Pronamel toothpaste
  • TV - Commercials - The Home Depot stores
  • TV - Commercials - Toyota automobiles
  • TV - Commercials - USO organization
  • TV - Commercials - Windows Kin cellular phones
  • TV - Promos - "20/20"
  • TV - Promos - "Boston Med"
  • TV - Promos - "Downfall"
  • TV - Promos - "Good Morning America"
  • TV - Promos - "Rookie Blue" upcoming episode
  • TV - Promos - "Scoundrels"
  • TV - Promos - "The Bachelorette"
  • TV - Promos - "The Gates"
  • TV - Promos - "Wipeout"

CREDITS

• Tassie Cameron … Executive Producer, Created by, Writer
• David Wellington … Executive Producer, Director
• Ilana Frank … Executive Producer
• Noreen Halpern … Executive Producer
• John Morayniss … Executive Producer
• Morwyn Brebner … Co-Executive Producer, Created by
• Ellen Vanstone … Co-Executive Producer, Created by
• Russ Cochrane … Supervising Producer
• Kathy Avrich-Johnson … Producer
• Linda Pope … Producer
• Armand Leo … Line Producer
• Ron Sures … Music by
• Gregory Smith … Cast, Dov Epstein
• Missy Peregrym … Cast, Andy McNally
• Enuka Okuma … Cast, Traci Nash
• Travis Milne … Cast, Chris Diaz
• Eric Johnson … Cast, Detective Luke Callaghan
• Charlotte Sullivan … Cast, Gail Peck
• Matt Gordon … Cast, Oliver Shaw
• Noam Jenkins … Cast, Detective Jerry Barber
• Melanie Nicholls-King … Cast, Noelle Williams
• Aidan Devine … Cast, Sergeant Boyko
• Ben Bass … Cast, Sam Swarek
• Peter MacNeill … Cast, Tommy McNally
• Lyriq Bent … Cast, Frank Best
• Devon Bostick … Cast, Martin Bentz
• Sarain Boylan … Cast, Sadie Falls
• Drew Davis … Cast, Leo Nash
• Bill MacDonald … Cast, Inspector Bill Peck
• Tulsi Balram … Cast, Tabby Barnes
• Billy Otis … Cast, Pedro
• Jacob Ewaniuk … Cast, Joe
• Scott Yaphe … Cast, Hugh
• Amanda Soha … Cast, Faye Bentz
• Kim Roberts … Cast, Anita Nash
• Bruce Tubbe … Cast, Jay
• Anthony Ulc … Cast, Officer Andrews
• Alice Poon … Cast, Paramedic Caroline
• Toya Alexis … Cast, Mother
• Riele Downs … Cast, Little Girl
• Peter Graham … Cast, Bartender
• Kris Ryan … Cast, Officer #1
• Pete Zedlacher … Cast, SIU Officer