It doesn’t take long for Danny Reagan and Maria Baez to determine that Kayla, the murdered student at the center of “True Blue,” was secretly in a relationship with the head of her school, Mr. Anderson (Ty Jones), at the time of her death. It’s this realization that eventually leads the “Blue Bloods” pair to Ellie Ricker’s Nadia. Investigating rumors that Mr. Anderson had also engaged in a relationship with her, Danny and Maria interrogate Nadia using the love letters that Anderson secretly wrote to Kayla. However, while Nadia’s panicked, passionate reaction confirms Danny and Maria’s belief that she’d also been taken advantage of by the head of her school, they’re unable to predict what happens next.
Enraged and heartbroken over Mr. Anderson’s behavior, Nadia briefly takes him hostage with a gun. Thankfully, Danny is able to defuse the situation, and Nadia admits that she accidentally killed Kayla after discovering that Mr. Anderson had gotten her fellow classmate pregnant. Danny and Maria subsequently place both Nadia and Mr. Anderson under arrest. In doing so, they bring their investigation to a straightforward but tragic close.
Ricker, for her part, makes the most of her limited screentime — leaning all the way in to Nadia’s intense desperation and guilt. It seems safe to say that she, as well as her character’s storyline, made a lasting impression on “Blue Bloods” fans, too. After all, “True Blue” currently boasts an impressive 8.0 score on IMDb, based on 265 user-submitted ratings.
