The thin line. It’s getting thinner every day.
SWAT freezes. Juarez rushes in, shields the kids.
But as West is led away, he whispers to Nolan:
Who?
West laughs. But it doesn’t reach his eyes.
He didn’t want to hurt anyone. They told him they’d kill me if he didn’t cause a diversion. The hostage thing—that was their idea. To make him look crazy.
Bradford taps. His face pales.
Chen and Bradford sit on the hood of Bradford’s truck. Exhausted.
Marcus Tanner, no record, ex-military, recently laid off from a security firm. He has his 2-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter inside. Demands are unclear.
Desperate men say desperate things. I’d be happy to submit to a full review. The Rookie Season 7 - Episode 9
Dispatch, 7-Adam-19, traffic stop, corner of 4th and Hope. Occupant count unknown.
THE THIN LINE ACT ONE INT. MID-WILSHIRE STATION - BRIEFING ROOM - NIGHT
He walks toward the community center, hands up. The door opens. Marcus pulls him inside. The thin line
But he brought his kids. That’s not a terrorist. That’s a father in crisis.