Mercury Retrograde

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Mercury Retrograde
Season	1
Episode	2
Overall	2
Duration	41 minutes
Broadcast	July 1, 2010
Written by	Morwyn Brebner
Directed by	Charles Binamé
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"Mercury Retrograde" is the second episode in the first season of the ABC police drama Rookie Blue. It is the second episode overall, and aired on July first in 2010.

Synopsis

As the other rookies attempt to hunt down a violent escaped convict, Andy gets a lesson in the dangers of undercover work when she and her training officer, Detective Sam Swarek, search for a missing informant whose cover has been blown. Swarek's rogue tactics on the job aren't all that Andy finds troubling -- there's also a surprising, undeniable attraction between the two of them.

Cast

Starring

• Missy Peregrym as Andy McNally
• Gregory Smith as Dov Epstein
• Enuka Okuma as Traci Nash
• Travis Milne as Chris Diaz
• Eric Johnson as Det. Luke Callaghan
• Charlotte Sullivan as Gail Peck
• Matt Gordon as Oliver Shaw
• Noam Jenkins as Det. Jerry Barber
• Melanie Nicholls-King as Noelle Williams
• Aidan Devine as Staff Sgt. Boyko
• Ben Bass as Sam Swarek

Guest Stars

• Peter MacNeill as Tommy McNally
• Julia Taylor Ross as Emily Starling
• Serge Houde as Anton Hill
• Marc Strange as Walter Froug

Quotes

• Sam Swarek: "She follow you down and alley and jump on you, too? She does that."
• Gail Peck: "I'm a rookie. I'm just here to listen and learn."
• Sam Swarek: "You're 5.0, aren't you?"
  Andy McNally: "What?"
  Sam Swarek: "A cop."
• Andy McNally: "I'm trying to play by your rules."
  Sam Swarek: "I don't have any rules. But, hey, thanks for playing."
• Gail Peck: "My mom taught me that success is 90% luck. 10% timing."
• Chris Diaz: "I'm a real Catholic. I don't just sleep with anybody."
  Traci Nash: "Did you just call me a slut?"
• Sam Swarek: "You broke some rules. You disobeyed my order. You acted like a cop."

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