Rookie Blue Arrests William Shatner

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The cops of Rookie Blue are back on the beat May 24 (ABC, 10/9c), and we’ve got a sneak peek at the latest citizen given them trouble: William Shatner!

As TVLine first reported, Shatner will play a drunk driver in the Season 3 premiere — a role that “starts comic and ends dramatic,” executive producer Tassie Cameron told us.

Meanwhile, Andy returns to work after being suspended for three months at the end of last season and meets the newest rookie, Nick Collins (Peter Mooney). But we know what you’re really wondering: What’s going on with Andy and her former training officer? This sentence from the official episode description has us slightly worried: “Whether Andy and Sam can reignite the passion they once had may be an even bigger question.”

ROOKIE BLUE - In the premiere episode, "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life," Andy's real life comes flooding back when she returns to 15 Division after a three-month suspension, ready to face an official tribunal that will decide if she should be reinstated to active duty. Reuniting with her police family, she also meets her possible replacement - new rookie Nick Collins. A tense face-off with fellow officer Sam Swarek is interrupted when they are involved in a multi-car collision, caused by a very drunk driver, Henry McLeod (William Shatner), with a serious grudge against the police. When a mysterious young girl vanishes from the scene of the accident, Andy connects her to a seven-year-old cold case. Will Andy-still on suspension - and the rest of the Division be able to find the missing girl and uncover the circumstances of her disappearance before it is too late? Whether Andy and Sam can reignite the passion they once had may be an even bigger question. "Rookie Blue" premieres THURSDAY, MAY 24 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/CAITLIN CRONENBERG) WILLIAM SHATNER, GREGORY SMITH (OBSCURED)