Your Honor

"Your Honor" is the nineteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the 87th overall episode of the series. The episode was written by David Phillips & Carly Hallam Tosh and directed by Michael McDonald. It aired on Fox in the United States on May 16, 2017, back-to-back with the next episode "The Slaughterhouse". 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, Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) meets Captain Raymond Holt's (Andre Braugher) mother, the Honorable Laverne Holt (L. Scott Caldwell), who asks for help due to a break-in at her house. Meanwhile, Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero) helps a disinterested Gina Linetti (Chelsea Peretti) in changing a tire while Terry Jeffords (Terry Crews), Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) and Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz) refurnish the break room. The episode was seen by an estimated 1.65 million household viewers and gained a 0.7/3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised Caldwell's performance and the writing. Plot In the cold open, Jake interrogates a tough robbery suspect and gets him to confess to the crime after accidentally breaking the door handle to the interrogation room and suffering a panic attack.