Bad Beat (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
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Episode 5
| "Bad Beat" | |
|---|---|
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Kat Coiro |
| Written by | Carol Kolb |
| Featured music | "You Make My Dreams" by Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| Cinematography by | Giovani Lampassi |
| Editing by | Jason Gill |
| Production code | 505 |
| Original air date | November 7, 2017 |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Guest appearance | |
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"Bad Beat" is the 5th episode of the fifth season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and the 95th overall episode of the series. The episode was written by Carol Kolb and directed by Kat Coiro. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 7, 2017.
The show revolves around the fictitious 99th precinct of the New York Police Department in Brooklyn and the officers and detectives that work in the precinct. In the episode, Jake, Terry, and Holt prepare to work on an operation to catch a criminal but the process conflicts with Holt's old gambling addiction. Meanwhile, Boyle convinces Amy to invest in a business with him while Rosa sits all day after being challenged by Hitchcock and Scully.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.50 million household viewers and gained a 0.6/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised Braugher's performance and the character development.
After making Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) his best man, Jake (Andy Samberg) meets with Terry (Terry Crews) and Holt (Andre Braugher) to discuss a criminal and going undercover on an underground gambling ring. As Holt wants to stay far from gambling due to a previous addiction, he helps them on the operation.
Jake wears a bug so that Holt can help him win some games to find the criminal in a club. He succeeds and proceeds to meet the criminal later. However, due to this, Holt has relapsed into his gambling addiction, much to Jake's and Terry's dismay. While Jake meets with the criminal, Holt accidentally blows his cover in a bathroom and is held at gunpoint by the criminal and taken to a limo. Jake and Terry manage to track his phone and stop the criminal from killing Holt. Holt eventually decides to enter into Gamblers Anonymous.
Boyle is preparing a meatball sub food truck business with Amy (Melissa Fumero) as one of his primary investors. He finds a truck involved in a crime scene that he thinks would be the perfect fit, but Amy is disgusted with what happened with the truck previously and starts to reconsider her investment. Eventually, Amy finds him another truck so they can start the business properly.
Meanwhile, Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) is ordered to help Hitchcock (Dirk Blocker) and Scully (Joel McKinnon Miller) with filing documents. When she makes fun of them for sitting a lot, the two challenge her to see who can sit in their chair the longest. They end up staying in their chairs for over 32 hours before they agree to finally stand up, and Rosa gains a newfound respect for their surprising tenacity.