The Last Ride (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
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Episode 15
| "The Last Ride" | |
|---|---|
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 15 |
| Directed by | Linda Mendoza |
| Written by | David Phillips |
| Cinematography by | Giovani Lampassi |
| Editing by | Jason Gill |
| Production code | 415 |
| Original air date | April 25, 2017 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
"The Last Ride" is the fifteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the 83rd overall episode of the series. The episode was written by David Phillips and directed by Linda Mendoza. It aired on Fox in the United States on April 25, 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, with a few hours left for the precinct's fate in the balance, Jake and Boyle work to investigate a stolen bicycle that turns out to be a part of a large drug case. Meanwhile, Terry tries to solve a case to catch up to Hitchcock's record while Holt gets Amy through 5 years of mentorship.
The episode was seen by an estimated 1.88 million household viewers and gained 0.7/3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received very positive reviews from critics, who praised the writing, performances and emotionality of the episode.
Captain Holt (Andre Braugher) announces to the precinct that the audit has both the 99th and 74th precincts as the most likely to be shut down, with their own being the prime candidate. Unless the precinct is handed in particular cases, their chances are running out.
With the only case left being that of a stolen bicycle, Jake (Andy Samberg) and Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) go to investigate. Determined to make their last case the "coolest case ever", they equip their dream gear and find that the case is even bigger than expected as someone stole it to handle a package of heroin. Meeting with the dealers, Jake fakes being one of the candidates to deliver it. Competing with another bicyclist, Jake loses the race but Boyle puts a GPS on the bicycle to find the meeting. Using tactical equipment, they watch the meeting and consider arresting everyone present to save the precinct. However, they decide this goes against their code, and decide to wait for the supplier to show for the arrest, even after it goes past the deadline.
Meanwhile, Holt is convinced by Amy (Melissa Fumero) to speed through five years of (strenuously planned) mentorship before the precinct closes. He manages to teach her, although it only manages to cover a part of the whole mentorship. While Gina (Chelsea Peretti) pulls pranks on the precinct for her live audience, Terry (Terry Crews) finds that he needs to solve a case to surpass Hitchcock (Dirk Blocker) for most solved cases. Terry investigates when a man has his phone stolen, but Hitchcock solves it by finding he broke it on purpose and filed a false report. Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) then shows him that as he helped everyone in the precinct, he already solved the most cases in the history of the 99th. Holt then announces that the precinct is not getting shut down, thanks to Gina's audience calling the Commissioner after she live-streamed Holt's heartfelt speech to the precinct. Amy is disappointed that all of Holt's remaining teachings have been delivered in a day, but when Holt informs her that it was only the "first volume" of mentorship, she is ecstatic.