The Best Episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 5

As Jake begins an intense interrogation of a wily dentist suspected of murder, an opera-bound Holt jumps in to assist. Sterling K. Brown guest-stars.

Director: Claire Scanlon

Writer: Luke Del Tredici

Jake pulls off a major surprise during the squad's annual Halloween heist, a cutthroat competition to claim the coveted title of Amazing Human/Genius.

Director: Jamie Babbit

Writer: Daniel J. Goor

When Jake and Amy suffer a wedding day crisis, the Nine-Nine attempts to salvage the nuptials. Holt receives news on his bid for the commissioner job.

Director: Daniel J. Goor

Writer: N/A

After missing their flight home from a funeral in LA, Jake and the squad scramble to get Holt back to New York in time for a big interview.

Director: Payman Benz

Writer: Andy Bobrow

After a threat from Murphy, Holt stashes husband Kevin in a safe house with Jake. Rosa goes undercover at a salon. Scully reveals an actual skill.

Director: Nisha Ganatra

Writer: Andy Gosche

Stuck behind bars, Jake lands in trouble over some delicious contraband. Fellow inmate Rosa keeps Holt and Terry busy with a never-ending to-do list.

Director: Tristram Shapeero

Writer: Luke Del Tredici

Intensely private Rosa shares personal news with the team but wants Jake's help to tell her parents. Cyber Crimes steals the Nine-Nine's bandwidth.

Director: Tristram Shapeero

Writer: Justin Noble, Carly Hallam Tosh

As the squad looks for ways to implicate the corrupt Lt. Hawkins, Jake puts his detective skills to work with help from his affable cannibal cellmate.

Director: Michael McDonald

Writer: Justin Noble

Charles's convoluted bachelor party plans frustrate Jake, Terry and Holt. At her bachelorette bash, Amy plays a revealing game of "Never Have I Ever."

Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller

Writer: Carly Hallam Tosh

Tapped to negotiate a hostage situation, Jake realizes the perp is someone he knows. Meanwhile, tensions flare inside Charles's meatball food truck.

Director: Linda Mendoza

Writer: Phil Augusta Jackson

An anxious Nine-Nine awaits news on Rosa after she enters an active shooter situation. Amy and Gina distract themselves by taking on a plumbing issue.

Director: Maggie Carey

Writer: Phil Augusta Jackson

On Thanksgiving, alcohol provides a temporary fix to Jake and Amy's parental problems, and a pilfered pie awakens the ruthless interrogator in Holt.

Director: Alex Reid

Writer: David Phillips

Crime boss Seamus Murphy resurfaces to claim his promised favor from Holt, so Jake and Charles befriend the Murphy family's Fredo to get information.

Director: Victor Nelli Jr.

Writer: Aeysha Carr

Freed from prison and back on duty, Jake hunts for a sneaker thief under Holt's watchful eye. Meanwhile, Rosa suspects Pimento of infidelity.

Director: Eric Appel

Writer: Andrew Guest

An undercover operation brings out Holt's inner gambler. Rosa tries to out-laze Hitchcock and Scully. Charles buys a food truck with an unsavory past.

Director: Kat Coiro

Writer: Carol Kolb

A familiar face pops up when disaster strikes Charles's food truck. Rosa offers to help Amy pick out a wedding gown. Holt sets up a Twitter account.

Director: Giovani Lampassi

Writer: Jessica Polonsky

As Rosa and Amy hunt a criminal who escaped their clutches years ago, Jake takes over wedding prep. Holt faces off with his rival for commissioner.

Director: Matt Nodella

Writer: N/A

After realizing they were suckered into a pyramid scheme, Jake and Charles try to take down the cultish group. Amy deals with an overeager officer.

Director: Trent O'Donnell

Writer: David Phillips

Jake's attempt to connect with his half sister goes off the rails. Terry tries and fails to show his flexibility. Gina sets Rosa up on a blind date.

Director: Jaffar Mahmood

Writer: Jeff Topolski

Nemeses plague the squad, as Jake and Amy's big day gets derailed by the Vulture, and Charles must find his missing equine foe, Sgt. Peanut Butter.

Director: Cortney Carrillo

Writer: Matt Lawton

Jake brings Amy in on an arson case connected to her celebrity crush, a crossword puzzle author. The Nine-Nine gets a sweet new detective car.

Director: Akiva Schaffer

Writer: Lang Fisher

Jake and Terry go undercover at a costume-packed fan convention when their favorite fantasy author reports his much-anticipated manuscript stolen.

Director: Linda Mendoza

Writer: Neil Campbell