Monica's Big Return to 'The Rookie' Is Setting Up the Show To Resolve a Major Mystery

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Rookie Season 7, Episode 11.The diabolically sinister Monica Stevens (Bridget Regan) made her long-awaited return to The Rookie in the latest episode, the aptly titled "Speed." She was revealed as the mastermind behind a harrowing heist on a bus, where the undercover officers, John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and Celina Juarez (Lisseth Chavez), deal with two brothers, Joel (Jacob Pitts) and Tommy Howser (Josh Pafchek), who hijack a Metro bus with a bomb. The reveal of Monica as the true culprit of the bus heist has grave implications for the officers in the Mid-Wilshire Division and, perhaps, additional victims. It's time to unpack the blockbuster return of Monica Stevens in The Rookie.