Celina Juarez's character has had a hard time fitting in, but after the series solved a huge mystery from her past, it might all be about to change.
After a bevy of cast turnovers, like Officer Jackson West's untimely exit, The Rookie's newest addition was trainee Celina Juarez. From the beginning, Celina was introduced as a character that wouldn't fit The Rookie's mold. While Nolan, Bradford and the rest of the team have always been rigid fact-followers, Celina was in-tune with the spiritual realm. She was even able to solve a few cases using dreams and feelings. That might have initially hurt the series' credibility, but it begged the question of why Celina was so connected to her spiritual side.
It didn't take long for Celina to explain. Her younger sister had been kidnapped as a child, and the trauma of that event made Celina's subconscious ultra-perceptive. Unfortunately, the kidnapper was never identified, and wondering who it was hindered Celina and her mother's grieving process. Luckily, that mystery was solved in Episode 19, "A Hole in the World," and it completely changed Celina's world.
Celina's backstory was filled with tragedy. When she was nine, her younger sister, Blanca, was kidnaped from their home in Los Angeles. The police found Blanca, but she died in the hospital. As a result, Celina's mother decided never to leave their house again. She couldn't bear not knowing who had taken her daughter. For Celina, the experience was traumatic, but she decided to become a cop to help other people who experienced what she did.
"A Hole in the World" jumped right on that storyline. It was the anniversary of Blanca's death when another kidnapping was reported. Unfortunately, those two cases were part of a list of kidnappings with overwhelming similarities. So, the team investigated, and it turned out that the culprit was a cop. In fact, it was the same cop who had spent so much time "comforting" Celina and her mother after Blanca was taken. Naturally, the scenario turned Celina's world upside down, possibly changing her future.
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