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Debbie (Episode)

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For Raymond Holt's sister, see Debbie.
For the police officer, see Debbie Fogle.

"Debbie" is the 5th episode of Season Seven in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine television series. It aired on February 27, 2020 to 1.74 million viewers. Viewers give it 7.2 out of 10 on IMDb.

Episode Synopsis

When cocaine and weapons are stolen from the evidence lock-up, the squad must investigate the Nine-Nine itself.


Cold Open 07 05

Debbie Can't Fool Anyone


When Debbie Fogle arrives at the 99th Precinct, the office is in chaos because someone has stolen twenty bricks of cocaine and two machine guns from evidence. Debbie knows that it was her and tries to play it cool when the others are talking about it. She thinks she is doing a good job but everyone else sees right through her. After an awkward conversation with Captain Holt and Rosa Diaz she heads to the bathroom and calls her buyer about the handoff. However Michael Hitchcock is in one of the stalls and hears everything. He goes to tell the rest of the squad but they also have worked out that it was Debbie who took all the coke and guns.

Amy Santiago and Terry Jeffords approach Debbie asking if they can speak to her in Terry's office. Debbie is obviously nervous and tries to avoid being questioned by saying she needs to make a sandwich. She realizes that they have caught on to her and makes a run for it but Norm Scully takes her down for stealing his orange chicken.

Debbie is taken in for questioning but she won’t give up the location of the stolen items. Terry theories that Debbie could be working for the notorious crime boss Silvio Nucci. Because Debbie refuses to testify against Nucci, Jake Peralta and the rest of the squad form a plan to trick Debbie into revealing Nucci's whereabouts.

Jake and Rosa go undercover and break Debbie out. They arrive at a hotel and Debbie explains how it could take up to days for Nucci to call her for the pickup. Rosa and Jake talk privately and Rosa thinks they should just take Debbie in and forget about Nucci. Jake still thinks Debbie is a good person and that Nucci is the real target.

When they enter the hotel room again Debbie has done a bunch of Cocaine and is going crazy. She keeps pointing guns at them. Nucci calls and tells her that the pickup is in two hours. Debbie catches on that Rosa has been texting the Nine-nine a lot and pulls a gun on her demanding that Rosa gives up the phone. Rosa has had enough of Debbie and tries to arrest her but Debbie turns out to be good at fighting and takes down Rosa.

Debbie ties Rosa up and puts her in the trunk of the car. Jake still manages to keep his cover and they drive to a large Airbnb mansion for the handover. Debbie is still high on coke and is acting very crazy. She calls her Mother to show off the mansion but instead ties her up as well. Debbie clearly has a thing for Jake so he uses that to get close enough to steal her gun but Debbie sees what he is doing and takes him down as well.

The handover is about to happen but Jake and Rosa put doubts in her mind. She realizes that she hasn’t thought this through and properly and doesn't know how to get out of it. Margaret Jean Fogle (Debbie's Mother) disowns Debbie and says that she doesn’t want to be in her life anymore. Rosa steps in and talks about how she wishes her parents gave her more support when she needed it. Debbie sees that Rosa is just trying to help and Debbie releases both of the cops. Nucci arrives asking for the coke but Rosa and Jake pull guns on them. They have a standoff until the NYPD arrives and can make the arrests. Nucci makes one last struggle by grabbing Debbie and holding her hostage. However by this point we know that Debbie can fight for herself. She kicks him to the ground and they make the arrest.

Debbie is also arrested but with Rosa's help her sentence probably got lowered to ten years.


Cast

Actor Character
Andy Samberg ... Jake Peralta
... Mr. Springtime
G. Grant Jewett ... Stunt double: Andy Samberg
Stephanie Beatriz ... Rosa Diaz
Terry Crews ... Terry Jeffords
Melissa Fumero ... Amy Santiago
Joe Lo Truglio ... Charles Boyle
Andre Braugher ... Captain Ray Holt
Dirk Blocker ... Michael Hitchcock
Joel McKinnon Miller ... Norm Scully
Jeremy Timmins ... Stunt double: Joel McKinnon Miller
Vanessa Bayer ... Debbie Fogle
Heather Bonomo ... Stunt double: Vanessa Bayer
Melissa Prather ... Stunt double: Vanessa Bayer
Zoran Radanovich ... Silvio Nucci
Christine Estabrook ... Margaret Jean Fogle

Cool Cool Cool Things

Trivia

  • Debbie messed up her bangs when she had to cut her own hair a year prior to her appearance.
  • Debbie invested in and lost all her money to a feline cruise line.
  • Rosa broke into a bunch of houses as a teen and was put into juvie
    • Her parents kicked her out of the house because of it
  • Charles is a power journaler
  • Debbie is a very comprehensive journaler
  • Holt & Amy are speed readers
    • Holt can read at 800 Words Per Minute
    • Amy can ready at 802 Word Per minute
  • Holt is still demoted to a patrol officer
  • Terry is the acting captain of the precinct
  • Amy dated several gay men in college
  • The women's gym and cocaine gave Debbie super powers

Running Gags Mentioned

Featured Relationships

Connections To Other Episodes

Videos


Wait, DEBBIE Stole the cocaine?

Cocaine Gives Debbie Superpowers

Debbie Steals Drugs, Guns and Evidence for a Notorious Crime Boss

Rosa Opens Up


Read Off

A Speed Reading Battle

Images



Known Filming Locations
Filming Location City, State Details Scenes
NYPD 78th Precinct Brooklyn, New York Building exterior Establishing shots meant to represent the 99th Precinct
South 5th Street Next to river, beneath Williamsburg Bridge Ensemble walking down the street in the Title Sequence
CBS Studio Center Studio City, California Stage 12 Scenes that take place in the 99th Precinct
Guasti Villa Los Angeles, California Interior & Exterior
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