"The Audit" is the 13th episode of Season Four in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine television series. It originally aired on April 11, 2017 to 1.91 million viewers. Viewers rate it a 7.6 out of 10 on IMDb.
Episode Synopsis
With the crime rate lowered, Brooklyn will be shutting down one of its precincts - permanently. The Nine-Nine is confident they will be evaluated fairly until the official auditor turns out to be Amy Santiago's ex-boyfriend, Teddy Wells (guest star Kyle Bornheimer). The whole squad then must band together to try to save the precinct.
After Gina recovers from her accident with a Halo brace, Holt informs the precinct that while crime in New York has declined, this caused the NYPD to consider shutting down one of the 22 precincts in Brooklyn. As such, an auditor is coming to inspect the precinct.
The auditor, however, turns out to be Teddy, Amy's ex-boyfriend. Jake and Amy spend time with Teddy to prove to him the precinct is fine, although both note he still remains the "most boring person in America". They find that as Teddy left his phone recording, they accidentally said rude things about him.
While dining with Teddy and his new girlfriend Rachel, Jake and Amy retrieve the phone although they still tell Teddy about it. Teddy then reveals that he still loves Amy and proposes to her in front of Rachel, and is rejected by both.
Meanwhile, in order to pass the audit and give a good impression, Holt tasks Terry to fix a $21,000 Japanese copier that former Captain C.J. ordered. Despite the struggle, he manages to translate the instructions and fix it. Also, Boyle and Diaz were tasked with solving a rat infestation in the precinct. The plan was for Boyle to crawl into the vents in the ceiling to use wolf urine to herd the rats into the traps. They initially planned to use the break room, but Gina needed it for meditation, so they opted to use the evidence room instead. However, Boyle gets stuck in the air vent. Holt, Terry, and Diaz found out that the rats had chewed themselves free from the traps. Holt noticed a broken/chewed open, box. Diaz said it was from a 1986 cocaine dealer case; now the rats had eaten the purest cocaine in the history of New York. Now without any fear or pain, they return to the walls and attack Boyle, thinking he was a cat, and the rats cause him to shake up, break a sprinkler tube, fall through the ceiling, destroying it and the copier. Holt then uses Gina in order to get emergency services to fix the damages and the precinct is cleaned. Teddy arrives and announces that he has decided to recuse himself from auditing the precinct. The new auditor, Veronica Hopkins turns out to be Terry's ex-girlfriend. Despising him, she tells him she will shut down the precinct for good.
Cast
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Samberg | ... | Jake Peralta |
| Stephanie Beatriz | ... | Rosa Diaz |
| Terry Crews | ... | Terry Jeffords |
| Melissa Fumero | ... | Amy Santiago |
| Joe Lo Truglio | ... | Charles Boyle |
| Chelsea Peretti | ... | Gina Linetti |
| Andre Braugher | ... | Raymond Holt |
| Dirk Blocker | ... | Michael Hitchcock |
| Joel McKinnon Miller | ... | Norm Scully |
| Kyle Bornheimer | ... | Teddy Wells |
| Jama Williamson | ... | Rachel |
| Kimberly Hébert Gregory | ... | Veronica Hopkins |
| Andrew T. Lee | ... | Williamson |
Cool Cool Cool Things
Trivia
- Gina was legally dead for two full minutes
- She met God
- She has short term amnesia
- Gina took 2 weeks off when Kourtney and Scott Disick broke up
- Rosa has a bunch of swords in her desk
- Teddy became a Sergeant
- Teddy’s favorite drink is diet ginger ale
- Teddy’s favorite app on his phone is contacts
- Jake’s memory is like a goldfish. If he doesn’t see someone everyday he’ll forget who they are.
- CJ bought a $21,000 Japanese copy machine
- The 99th Precinct had roaches but the rats ate them
- Boyle bought wolf urine and soaked Nikolaj’s shoes in it to scare bullies away from him
- Nikolaj's nickname in preschool is pee boy
- Charles was a sexy cat for Halloween
- Teddy runs 5ks
- Teddy and Rachel met on an elevator
- She turned him on to adult coloring books that they do at Jazz Brunch
Running Gags Mentioned
- Charles Boyle's Femininity
- Charles Obsessing Over Jake and Amy’s Relationship
- Die Hard
- Pilsners
- Teddy's Proposals to Amy
- Terry Saying WHYYY?!
Featured Relationships
Connections To Other Episodes
- Gina Linetti is shown to have survived the bus accident shown at the end of The Fugitive Pt. 2.
- Rosa recaps Teddy and Amy's breakup that happened in the season 2 episode The Road Trip.
Videos
Images
Goofs
- When Teddy walks into the precinct at the end of the episode, the door swings inward to the bullpen despite it being changed to swing outward to the elevator in The Night Shift.
Behind the Scenes
- This episode's writer is the wife of Daniel Tosh, Carly Hallam Tosh
- The idea to have Gina hit by a bus was actually the actor, Chelsea Peretii's. At the beginning of each season the actors meet with the show runner, Dan Goor to discuss potential story ideas for their characters. Two ideas that came from the meeting with Chelsea Peretti were that 1. She gets hit by a bus and 2. She has a medical halo.[2]
- Charles being hurt because he was left off the squad's text chain was based on Showrunner, Dan Goor's experience. He discovered he had been left off the Brooklyn Nine-Nine writer's text chain.[2]
- Alternative story ideas for this episode included:[2]
- Gina in a hospital
- Gina at home
- Gina living with Charles and Charles having to deal with her
- Possibly to avoid any spoilers about Gina's fate following the accident, Chelsea Peretti is not listed as part of the cast in the official press release for this episode, or is featured in any promotional material.
| 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 |
| NY Street Backlot | Jake and Amy walking home when Teddy comes and proposes to Amy | ||
| The Federal Bar (now closed) | 5303 Lankershim Blvd North Hollywood, CA 91601 |
Stage, Bar, Dining Area | Jazz Brunch |
References
- ↑ I Am Not a Stalker.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Entertainment Weekly.com, Brooklyn Nine-Nine boss talks Gina's fate in spring premiere, 04/22/2017 (Archived)