Nyla Harper has been put by means of the wringer on The Rookie this season — and actress Mekia Cox stated there are extra hurdles forward.
Warning: Spoilers under for season 7, episode 5 of The Rookie.
“It’s been a very long time [since] she has been this fragile,” Cox, 43, who has performed Harper since season 1 of the ABC collection, completely informed Us Weekly after Harper was stabbed with a needle by an assailant throughout season 7, episode 4.
Cox defined that Harper had by no means been “this scared” after a case, which induced her to change into much more invested within the final result.
Throughout episode 4, which aired on January 28, Harper was taken by surprise by a felony who injected her with one thing that causes momentary paralysis. When episode 5, which aired on Tuesday, February 4, picked up, Harper discovered that she was in reality attacked by a serial killer who beforehand contaminated his victims with ailments.
“She instantly is on the transfer. She’s on the go. She’s gonna discover this individual [and] she’s gonna determine it out,” Cox stated of Harper’s mindset within the newest episode, noting that for some time she was “terrified” that she had a illness, however after the FBI dominated that she was clear she received again to work.
By the tip of the episode, Harper discovered that her attacker, a.ok.a. a wished serial killer, was a person named Liam Glasser (Seth Gabel), who used a rundown constructing at a psychological well being facility to torture and kill his victims. Harper, nonetheless, didn’t have the proof to show it, so she determined to threaten Glasser and inform him that she’ll be watching his each transfer.
Cox informed Us the tactic was to “scare” the felony and “give him that very same feeling that she had.”
The actress famous, “Till she will truly collect all of the proof to show that it’s him, she doesn’t need this occurring to anybody else on the market. She is aware of what it appears like. She’s had a style of it, and she or he doesn’t need that for anybody else. She’s attempting her greatest to guarantee that he’s in a spot the place he doesn’t do it once more.”
Cox teased that “it’s not precisely the final” followers will see of Glasser, revealing that it’s going to be “actually arduous” for Harper to concentrate on different instances whereas he’s free.
“When she will get targeted on one thing, she will get laser targeted,” she defined, including that Glasser will “all the time gonna be behind her thoughts till he’s caught.”
That stress may also leak into Harper’s private life, which has been rocky all season since she and husband James (Arjay Smith) don’t see eye to eye on tips on how to deal with police corruption.
“As trauma does, it does type of seep into other relationships,” Cox shared. “Her hyper concentrate on these type of issues does are inclined to alienate others round her generally.”
Glasser, nonetheless, isn’t the one villain the LAPD will face the rest of the season. Whereas Bailey Nune’s (Jenna Dewan) ex-husband, Jason (Steve Kazee), was taken down and killed throughout Tuesday’s episode, the felony he escaped with from jail, Oscar Hutchinson (Matthew Glave), continues to be on the unfastened.
“It’s enjoyable,” Cox informed Us of Oscar’s return later this season, confirming that he’s nonetheless very a lot on the lam. “I really feel like anytime Oscar’s on display, it’s a whole lot of enjoyable.”
Oscar is a profession felony who has sometimes helped the LAPD resolve crimes when it fits him. Nevertheless, Cox reminded Us that he’s a “dangerous man” that should be stopped.
“That is the primary time that you simply get to see him ready the place I feel it’s been some time,” Cox teased. “There’s been some time the place he’s type of helped us. We’ve gone in and he has been there to type of information us. This isn’t the place he’s in proper now.”
The Rookie airs on ABC Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET.
