J. F. Shumate

How Detective Rosa Diaz’s Superpowers Made New York City Safe for Women

The real story behind the end of Detective Diaz and Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Detective Rosa Diaz, Shapeshifter

Detective Rosa Diaz is hot. So very hot.

Dressed in all black with tight black jeans, a black blouse, a black leather jacket, and her long, black curly hair, she steams up the room. Everyone thinks that beneath her hard exterior must be a sweet, loving girl.

Nope.

Under that carapace, is the savior of women in New York City. Diaz is a shapeshifter. She has the combined powers, and looks, of Mystique and Rogue with a dash of Wolverine.

Face it. She must be a shapeshifter. No normal woman could be as hot as Detective Rosa Diaz. 

Shapeshifter “Rosalita” Hunts Women Killing Men

Unknown to the other detectives, at night, Diaz transforms into Rosalita, a sexy 20-something woman. She attracts deranged men who are bent on hurting women. Like a blossom to bees, she lures her victim, then shapeshifts to her wolverine-like form. She extracts a confession from her captive, using horrific techniques. Satisfied she knows the names of all the women victimized, she slashes his throat, usually with her wolverine-like claws and other times an axe.

Rosalita locks in the names of the victims and quickly locates them. Shape-shifting into a middle-aged, social worker named Rosemary, she comes to the aid of these women, helping them regain their pride and lives. She spends evenings supporting them, eventually starting a therapy group.

She calls the group, “Women Against Scum-sucking Pervs,” WASP for short. Like wasps, Rosemary instructs members to carry, and how to use, a “stinger.” It might be a knife, a broken credit card, or an axe but something to defend themselves.

Detective Diaz Takes The Case

Meanwhile, Detective Diaz pursues the killer or killers. Her shapeshifting superpowers, blocked by her return to Diaz form, allow her to be Detective Diaz full-time.

Witnesses, men and women, recall a sexy 20-something woman before the crime, but can’t remember seeing her afterward. Their descriptions vary from blonde to brunette, tall to short, and Caucasian to Asian.

The police struggle to profile the type of animal that slits its victims’ throats. Even the Wildlife Conservation Society can’t identify the specific type of animal, nor if any similar animal has ever escaped.

Then there’s the axe.

The murders with an axe convince Diaz it’s a woman killer. After all, what kind of woman doesn’t have an axe?

Diaz figures it must be a gang of young women, a different one luring the victims each time. The killing is done while wearing an animal costume, probably by a second woman doing the torture and perhaps a third doing the killing. But there are no clues to gather, no leads to follow.

Diaz was stumped. The department tells her to move on to another case.

WASP Protects All Women

Over the next eight years, shapeshifting Rosemary the social worker built the WASP organization so large it exceeded AA. As the organization grew, members became militant about defending women. Using Neighborhood Watch as their format, the WASP women began patrolling bars, nightclubs, and places frequented by men at night, often where attacks had occurred.

At Rosemary’s suggestion, they started using sexy 20-something women to lure women-hating men. Some members were aggressive in handling potential abusers, but most preferred exposing the men on social media much as if they were pedophiles. It made it difficult for these men to go anywhere, hold jobs, and have relationships.

WASP had effectively made New York City safe for all women. Her organization was so effective at neutralizing potentially violent men, that Rosemary stopped using her superpower persona to clean up the city. As suddenly as they started, the killings stopped

The End of Detective Diaz and Nine Nine

Conflict was building in Rosemary’s being, causing her difficulty being in her Detective Diaz form. All shapeshifters typically find a preferred form. As Rosemary, she felt calm and loved, something missing in her Detective Diaz form.

After much internal conflict, Detective Diaz resigned from the NYPD, much to the disappointment of her 99 partners, letting them know she was retiring to her native Argentina.

The next day, Rosemary the VA founder gave her first media interview.

Detective Diaz had disappeared.

And that is the REAL reason why Brooklyn Nine-Nine stopped production.