Sal's Pizza (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
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Episode 9
| "Sal's Pizza" | |
|---|---|
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Craig Zisk |
| Written by | Lakshmi Sundaram |
| Cinematography by | Giovani Lampassi |
| Editing by | Sandra Montiel |
| Production code | 108 |
| Original air date | November 19, 2013 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
"Sal's Pizza" is the ninth episode of the first season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It is the 9th overall episode of the series and is written by Lakshmi Sundaram and directed by co-executive producer Craig Zisk. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 19, 2013. It was the ninth episode to be broadcast but the eight episode to be produced.
In the episode, Jake's favorite pizzeria is destroyed in a fire and he sets out to find the culprit, but finds himself at odds with Fire Marshall Boone (Patton Oswalt). Meanwhile, the precinct's computer system is hacked, leading Holt to assign Terry and Gina to recruit a new IT specialist. The episode was seen by an estimated 3.26 million household viewers and gained a 1.4/4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised Oswalt's performance as well as Jake's character development.
In the cold open, the squad makes fun of each other when a virus prints everyone's Internet search histories.
Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) and Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) are called to investigate after Peralta's favorite pizzeria, Sal's Pizza, is destroyed in a fire. However, Fire Marshall Boone (Patton Oswalt) refuses to let them onto the site. Jake is angry at this, and coupled with Boone suggesting that Sal (Joey Diaz) burned down his own restaurant, is determined to break protocol and investigate the incident.
As a result of the virus, Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero) discovers that Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz) was offered a position as captain in Ropesburg, New Jersey, but declined the position; Santiago gets jealous and begins acting passive-aggressive. The precinct begins looking for a new IT person, with Terry (Terry Crews) and Gina (Chelsea Peretti) conducting interviews, but Gina's odd antics put off several interviewees. Diaz takes Santiago to New Jersey to show her the precinct and how uneventful and boring it is; on the way back to New York, she chastises Santiago for her jealousy and tells her they need to stick together as the only women in the precinct.
Peralta and Boyle interrogate Sal's competitors but fail to find a connection to the crime. They then try to sneak into the scene, but are caught by Boone and fire inspectors, which leads to a brawl. When Holt (Andre Braugher) questions Peralta over trying to solve Sal's arson, Peralta reveals that, before his father abandoned him, it was the place they went after every Little League game. This convinces Boone to share the investigation with Peralta and they find the culprit: Gino, one of the competitors who stole Sal's recipe to use in his new restaurant. Gina and Terry ultimately hire a new IT specialist: the person who hacked them in the first place.