Nolan's son's fiance, Abigail, has decided she wants to become a cop. Nolan's son isn't enthusiastic about this and tells his father to scare her off. Taking her on a ride along, she proves herself extremely good at police work and Bradford agrees to put in a good word for her. Unfortunately, due to her past history of arson, she's ineligible to go to the police academy.
Harper asks to switch rookies with Bradford for a week in hopes of helping Chen. Harper and Lopez take Chen to a speed dating event and it goes badly when she snaps at one of her dates due to her PTSD. Chen barks that Harper couldn't understand her experience before Harper admits she was raped by a fellow police officer that she later hospitalized.
- Advice Backfire: Nolan's son encourages his dad to scare Abby out of police work. It actually gets her to be more enthusiastic.
- All for Nothing: Abigail finds out that she's ineligible to become a cop due to her criminal record.
- Dramatic Irony: Nolan's scary ride along just encourages Abigail to be even more enthusiastic about police work.
- Hope Crusher: Nolan accidentally becomes this when he realizes that Abby could never become a cop due to her record.
- Not Quite the Right Thing:
- Nolan's attempt to scare Abby straight with his son just make her get her hopes up that reality dashes.
- Harper's attempt to get Chen out there dating again backfires due to her PTSD.
- Once Done, Never Forgotten: Abby burned her boyfriend's car and is now forever marked by it legally.
- Ship Sinking: Averted. Nolan's son is worried he's going to get dumped for being against her being a cop. Abby forgives him.
- Threat Backfire: Nolan showing how dangerous and terrifying police work just makes Abigail think its exciting as well as meaningful.
- "Could Have Avoided This!" Plot: Nolan and his son end up alienating Abby by their actions to get her to stop wanting to be a cop. They could have just looked up she was ineligible.
