The Wednesday Incident

"The Wednesday Incident"
Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 16
Directed byClaire Scanlon
Written byLaura McCreary
Cinematography byGiovani Lampassi
Editing bySandra Montiel
Production code216
Original air dateFebruary 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)
Running time22 minutes
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"The Wednesday Incident" is the sixteenth episode of the second season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It is the 38th overall episode of the series and is written by Laura McCreary and directed by Claire Scanlon. It aired on Fox in the United States on February 15, 2015. The episode features guest appearances by Garry Marshall, Marc Evan Jackson, and James Morrison, with a cameo appearance from Katie Dippold.

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, Holt arrives at the precinct in a bad mood and Jake sets out to prove he wasn't the cause of Holt's mood. Meanwhile, Boyle arrests an old man suspected of robbing a bank, but Amy and Rosa fail to see his real nature.

The episode was seen by an estimated 2.08 million household viewers and gained a 0.9/2 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the writing, Garry Marshall's performance, as well as Holt's and Kevin's scenes in the episode.