Amy's Last Shift Before Having Her Baby is the cold open for the Season Eight episode, Lights Out.
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Plot
At a briefing, Raymond Holt announces that it is Amy Santiago's last day before she goes on maternity leave. Everyone wishes her well while Scully asks for maternity leave on account of a 7 lb. mass he's having removed. As the meeting is dismissed, Charles Boyle bothers them about what the baby will call him and all the lights in Brooklyn go out. Jake mentions how calm it is as everyone goes to the rooftop to see what is happening, right before gunshots suddenly ring out.
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Trivia
- It's Amy Santiago's last day before maternity leave
- Maternity Leave in the NYPD is up to 3 months
- Jake and Amy aren't telling people the name of the baby until he's born
- Names Charles recommends the baby call him:
- Uncle Chuck
- Unky C
- Chee-Chee, so he says it early
- Lynn Boyle thinks Jake and Amy's baby is going to refer to him as Pop-Pop
- Jake and Amy never agreed to this
- All of Brooklyn lost power
- Pedal Pubs are bike-powered mobile bars
- They're popular for bachelorette parties
- They have led to a dramatic increase of female public urination
Running Gags Mentioned
Featured Relationships
Connections To Other Episodes
- Amy refers to their baby as a "he." They learned the gender of it in the earlier Season 7 episode Admiral Peralta.
- Jake and Amy decided to begin trying to have a baby at the beginning of Season 7 in the episode Manhunter after Amy thought she was pregnant and they were both bummed she actually wasn't.
- Jake thinks Amy wanted to have secret sex in the Captain's Office in The Jimmy Jab Games II .
- The entire episode of Trying was about their struggles conceiving.
- Amy discovered she was pregnant in Ding Dong.
- Rosa battled Teddy to attempt to win Amy a bougie stroller in Ransom for her baby shower.
Quotes
- Jake Peralta
- [Gun shots, wheels screeching, woman screaming]
- Jake Peralta
Behind The Scenes
- The actor, Melissa Fumero, was 6 months pregnant during the filming of this episode
- She had to wear a fake belly on top of her pregnant belly to appear 9 months pregnant[1]
| Filming Location | City, State | Details | Scenes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYPD 78th Precinct | Brooklyn, New York | Building exterior | Establishing shots meant to represent the 99th Precinct |
| CBS Studio Center | Studio City, California | Stage 12 | Scenes that take place in the 99th Precinct including: |
