SWAREK LEADS DOV AND GAIL IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT A DANGEROUS ASIAN GANG FROM CARRYING OUT A MURDEROUS INITIATION, WHILE ANDY TRIES TO MOVE ON IN HER PERSONAL LIFE, ON ABC'S "ROOKIE BLUE"

"Brotherhood" - It's a race against the clock as Dov and Gail work under Swarek's expert tutelage in a stakeout operation to stop an Asian gang from killing a snitch. Meanwhile, at Mounted Unit training day, Andy and Chris join the rookies from Division 27 in a competitive equine training event that gets Andy back in the saddle - both personally and professionally -- on "Rookie Blue," THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"Rookie Blue" stars Missy Peregrym as Andy McNally, Gregory Smith as Dov Epstein, Charlotte Sullivan as Gail Peck, Enuka Okuma as Traci Nash, Travis Milne as Chris Diaz, Ben Bass as Sam Swarek and Eric Johnson as Detective Luke Callaghan. Also starring in the series are Melanie Nicholls-King as Noelle Williams, Matt Gordon as Oliver Shaw, Noam Jenkins as Detective Jerry Barber and Lyriq Bent as Frank Best.

Guest starring in "Brotherhood" is John Bregar as Aaron Samuels, Mayko Nguyen as Sue Tran, Patrick Kwok-Choon as Kenny Chan, Jadyn Wong as Mary Vu and Michael Xavier as Bernie Lucas.

"Brotherhood" was written by Adam Pettle and directed by Steve DiMarco.

"Rookie Blue" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-14,L,V parental guideline.

This episode of "Rookie Blue" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.

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