History Recap / BrooklynNineNineS6E08HeSaidSheSaid

Captain Holt assigns when Jake to investigate when finance consultant Seth Haggerty presses charges against Keri, a female co-worker who has broken his penis. Jake thinks the incident is hilarious until Keri tells him that she was retaliating against Seth because he sexually assaulted her. And when Amy joins the case for personal reasons, she takes actions that might hurt both Keri and herself.

* StayInTheKitchen: In one of Amy's flashbacks, a man who's looking for a cop ignores Amy (who's ''in uniform'') and talks to Jake instead.

* ShoutOut: Jake and Keri bond over their pleasant memories of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'', and Scrooge [=McDuck=]'s money bin in particular.

* CallingCard: Holt insists that a piece of string found where the transport van crashed is actually a yo-yo cord, which is what the Disco Strangler used to kill his victims. Despite Terry and Byle's skepticism, that's actually what it is.

* ChekhovsGunman: Steven, or "Beefer", who shows texts from Seth to Jake and Amy that prove he assaulted Keri. At first they think it's because he's a secret feminist, but it turns out he just wanted Seth's job.

* EmbarrassingNickname: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with "Beefer", who much prefers over his real name of Steven.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jake and Amy initially believed "Beefer" to be this, but it turns out he just wanted the guy's job.

* AmusingInjuries: What Jake thinks of the Seth's broken penis before learning how it happened.

Captain Holt assigns when Jake to investigate when a finance consultant presses charges against a female co-worker who has broken his penis. Jake thinks the incident is hilarious until the woman tells him that she was retaliating against the man because she claims he sexually assaulted her. And when Amy joins the case for personal reasons, she takes actions that might hurt both the victim and herself.

** Amy and Jake are able to prove that the finance consultant did indeed assault the woman who attacked him. However, she still decides to leave the firm she worked at, although [[IRegretNothing she regrets nothing]]; her colleagues either [[DontYouDarePityMe pity her as a victim]] or continue to exclude her from the company's frat-like bro culture. The only person who seems to benefit from the whole mess is the attacker's male co-worker "Beefer", who blew the whistle on him in order to take his job. But then we learn that another woman from the firm has been inspired by her friend to tell the Nine-Nine her own story of being assaulted. As Rosa sums it up, "One step forward, two steps back is still one step forward."

* ChekhovsGunman: Steven, or "Beefer", who shows texts from the assaulter to Jake and Amy that prove he assaulted her. At first they think it's because he's a secret feminist, but it turns out he just wanted the guy's job.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Not uncommon in the world of finance, and demonstrated by "Beefer" when he gives the perp's texts to Jake and Amy in order to take his job.

* LaserGuidedKarma: To the finance guy who assaulted the woman.

* MoralPragmatist: Rosa, at the beginning of the episode. She believes Amy shouldn't have talked the victim out of pressing charges, because she'll lose her job, they won't find enough evidence to charge the guy, and even if they do, her name will be dragged through the mud, especially at the trial (one step forward, two steps back). Her reasoning was that if she signed the NDA, then at least she gets money and can keep her job. She ends up being half right; the victim leaves her job and will likely be blacklisted in the industry, but they find enough evidence to press charges, and a coworker at the firm steps forward.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Amy talks the assault victim out of accepting a $2 million settlement from her company because it includes an NDA. But then Rosa makes her realize that if she and Jake can't prove the assault happened, the woman will be left with nothing while the attacker and his company get off scot-free. Amy's guilt only compels her to double down on her investigation.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Amy believes she did this, but Jake, Rosa, and the woman who was assaulted assure her she made the right decision in convincing her to pursue the case.

** Although Jake and Amy solve the case and another coworker comes forward, the victim decides to leave her firm anyway because her career won't advance any fsince he's nowurther while there due to the case.

* SerialKiller: Back in the day, the Disco Strangler was one until Holt brought him to justice.

* ShoutOut: Jake and the assault victim bond over their pleasant memories of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'', and Scrooge [=McDuck=]'s money bin in particular.

* TheCloudCuckooLanderWasRight: Holt, who insisted that the Disco Strangler was alive and had planned to fake his death as an escape.
* ADayInTheLimeLight: For Jake and Amy working together as a team; they hadn't worked a case together since Amy became a sergeant.

* CallingCard: Holt insists that a piece of string found where the transport van crashed is actually a yo-yo cord, which is what the Disco Strangler used to [[WeaponOfChoice kill his victims]]. It is.

* {{Flashback}}: When Amy is discussing how mean and women are treated differently, we see a series of brief flashbacks proving her point. They show various men hitting on or dismissing Amy while treating Jake with respect.

* ShooOutTheClowns: Holt sends Hitchcock on vacation in the ColdOpen, leaving Scully to mope about missing him. Considering the inappropriate comments he likely would have made about the sexual assault case, it's all for the best.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: not uncommon in the world of finance, and demonstrated by "Beefer" when he gives the perp's texts to Jake and Amy in order to take his job.

* BadLiar: Everyone at the firm who denies the allegations; they all stick to nearly identical stories, just as the firm's lawyer has coached them to do.

* CallBack: A minor one; to [[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS6E06TheCrimeScene The Crime Scene]]. Amy, like Jake in that episode, has been constantly awake for days, ignoring personal hygiene, in order to solve a seemingly unsolvable case for very personal reasons.

** Amy and Jake are able to prove that the finance consultant did indeed assault the woman who attacked him. However, she still decides to leave the firm she worked at, although [[IRegretNothing she regrets nothing]]; her colleagues either [[DontYouDarePityMe pity her as a victim]] or continue to exclude her from the company's frat-like bro culture. The only person who seems to benefit from the whole mess is the attacker's male co-worker "Beefer", who blew the whistle on him in order to take his job. But then we see another woman from the firm has been inspired by her friend to tell the Nine-Nine her own story of being assaulted. As Rosa puts it "One step forward, two steps back is still one step forward."

* BadLiar: Everyone at the firm who denies the allegations; they all stick to nearly identical stories.

Captain Holt assigns when Jake to investigate when a finance consultant presses charges against a female co-worker who has broken his penis. IJake thinks the incident is hilarious until the woman tells him that she was retaliating against the man because she claims he sexually assaulted her. And when Amy joins the case for personal reasons, she takes actions that might hurt both the victim and herself.

* TheCloudCuckooLanderWasRight: Holt, who insisted that the Disco Strangler was alive and had planned this as an escape.

** Holt re-captures the Disco Strangler--who turns out to be a shriveled old man, so it's not the glorious comeback that he 'd been hoping for.

* WhamEpisode: It's revealed that Amy transferred to the Nine-Nine after her first captain and mentor sexually assaulted her.

Captain Holt assigns when Jake to investigate when a finance consultant presses charges against a female co-worker who has broken his penis. It's all fun and games until the woman tells Jake that she was retaliating against the man because she claims he sexually assaulted her. And when Amy joins the case for personal reasons, she takes actions that might hurt both the victim and herself.

* BadLiar: everyone at the firm who denies the allegations; they all stick to nearly identical stories.

* PyrrhicVictory: Although Jake and Amy solve the case and another coworker comes forward, the victim decides to leave her firm anyway because her career won't advance any further while there due to the case.

* EvilOldFolks: The Disco Killer, who is around 80.

Meanwhile, Holt learns that an old nemesis of his, the "Disco Strangler", has supposedly died during a prison transfer. However, Holt suspects that the notoriously elusive murderer has faked his death and escaped, despite evidence to the contrary. When the captain tries to prove that the Disco Killer is still alive, Terry and Boyle fear that he's gone off the deep end in an attempt to relive his glory days.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Holt certainly seems like a jerkass when he barges into the transport van driver's hospital room and accuses her of helping the DiscoKiller escape. However, we eventually learn that he was right about everything.

Meanwhile, Holt learns that an old nemesis of his, the "Disco Killer", has supposedly died during a prison transfer. However, Holt suspects that the notoriously elusive murderer has faked his death and escaped, despite evidence to the contrary. When the captain tries to prove that the Disco Killer is still alive, Terry and Boyle fear that he's gone off the deep end in an attempt to relive his glory days.

* BadassGrandpa: ZigZaggedTrope with the Disco Killer. He's clearly on his last legs, but considering the shape he's in, it's a miracle he got as far as he did.

** Holt succeeds in re-capturing the Disco Killer--who turns out to be a decrepit old man who can barely hear it when [[IShallTauntYou the captain taunts him]].

* FakingTheDead: Holt thinks that the Disco Killer has done this. Terry and Boyle think Holt has gone crazy. Holt turns out to be right.