S01E11 - Precinct 99

"Precinct 99" is the eleventh episode of Season 1 of We Can Fix Pawbert and the first part of a two-part B99 crossover.

Synopsis

A Lynxley courier named Harold Ferrick surfaces in Precinct 99's jurisdiction and will only cooperate with that precinct. The team travels there to verify his intel on coded ledgers, uncovering "The Reserve," a sixty-million-dollar slush fund. Captain Holt offers Pawbert wisdom about identity, and Jake invites the team back for the Halloween Heist.

Plot

The cold open establishes the controlled chaos of the Precinct 99 bullpen—Jake Peralta sliding across the floor on his wheeled chair, Amy Santiago intercepting him with a color-coded binder, Rosa Diaz passing by without comment, Charles Boyle emerging at the mention of food, and Captain Holt emerging from his office to summon Jake and Amy for a jurisdictional matter involving Precinct One.

At Site Two, the team reviews intel on Harold Ferrick, a low-level Lynxley courier who handled cash drops between legitimate businesses and offshore accounts. Ferrick has surfaced in Precinct 99's jurisdiction and is willing to cooperate—but only with that precinct. When asked why, Judy reads from her tablet: he says they're too weird to be corrupt. Pawbert recognizes Ferrick from one or two manor visits—Milton didn't trust him because he talked too much, which makes him exactly the kind of witness they need. The team travels to Precinct 99.

The noise hits first. Phones ringing, mammals talking over each other, a rhino doing bicep curls with a filing cabinet. Jake bounds over immediately, calling Pawbert "the lynx who flipped on his family" and telling Nick he's read his file three times. Amy appears with a binder, offering to serve as liaison. Rosa materializes beside Luther; neither of them flinch. Terry Jeffords welcomes them with enthusiasm and yogurt references. Gina Linetti appears from nowhere, declares that Pawbert has sad eyes, and vanishes back into the bullpen. Natural pairings form immediately: Jake and Nick bond over shared irreverence and former hustler energy, Amy and Judy recognize each other as kindred organizational spirits, and Rosa and Luther share a bonding moment through silence and mutual respect for violence.

In the briefing room, Holt explains that Ferrick is at the Sunset Motor Lodge and frequents a diner called "Breakfast at Night" that only serves breakfast foods after 6 PM. Jake loves that place. The plan: Jake makes initial contact, Judy and Amy coordinate logistics, Nick and Rosa provide backup, and Pawbert will verify Ferrick's intel if he tries to bluff—Pawbert witnessed courier runs and knows the ledger format his father used.

At the diner, the teams stake out positions. Nick and Jake share a booth by the window, discussing Nick's past as a con artist and whether he misses the freedom of hustling. Nick admits he sometimes does, but he likes who he is now better than who he was. Judy and Amy bond over contingency binders—both color-coded. Luther and Rosa watch from the counter, covering all exits in shared silence; when Rosa asks how many Luther has killed, his answer is "enough" and hers is "same." Pawbert sits alone in a back booth until Charles arrives with a special pancake featuring his secret ingredient: love and cardamom. When Ferrick enters—small, twitchy, eyes scanning every corner—Jake makes contact and uses Oxbow's name to establish credibility. Ferrick wants guarantees from Holt specifically, because the captain is "too boring to lie."

In the Precinct 99 briefing room, Holt gives his word as an officer and a mammal of unimpeachable integrity. Ferrick reveals the existence of "The Reserve"—a slush fund of sixty million dollars or more that pays for everything the family doesn't want on the books: bribes, fixers, cleanup. Milton had final approval, but Cattrick set it up. The payments use codenames for fixers: Brushfire, Coldsnap, Undertow. Ferrick handled the money but never met them. He produces coded ledger documents. Pawbert steps forward—Ferrick recognizes him as the son who flipped, the one they said was weak and wouldn't survive. Pawbert studies the documents and confirms they're real: the format is his father's, the same system Milton used for household accounts. Pawbert learned to read it when he was twelve; his father made him audit staff expenses. The team has something solid.

In the break room, Rosa finds Pawbert standing by the window. She asks directly: someone wants you dead, how does that feel? Pawbert's answer—"Familiar"—earns Rosa's approval. She tells him he's survived this long; don't stop now. Later, Pawbert finds himself hovering outside Holt's office. The captain invites him in and offers an observation: he has faced many threats throughout his career, including mammals who wished to end his life for what he is. He survived by being exactly who he is without apology, by refusing to let those who wished him harm define his worth, and by finding mammals who stood with him. When Pawbert says he didn't find them—they found him—Holt notes that the result is identical. Pawbert is not alone, and that matters more than how he arrived at that state.

As the case closes for the night, Jake intercepts the team at the door. Tomorrow is Halloween, and the Ninety-Nine has a tradition: the Halloween Heist. Every year they compete to steal a trophy. Alliances form. Betrayals happen. Jake looks directly at Pawbert and says he has that calculating look—the kind that wins heists. No one has ever invited Pawbert to play before. Back at Site Two, Luther encourages Pawbert to go. Joy isn't a betrayal of guilt, Luther tells him; they can exist in the same mammal. Pawbert decides he wants to go.

In the tag, Pawbert adds a new item to his corkboard: Charles's napkin from the diner, bearing the pancake recipe and "NINE-NINE!" scrawled on it. Three pieces of paper now—the recipe card, Maddie's card, and the napkin—three moments of unexpected kindness pinned to the board Nick said he'd need. Tomorrow, he's going to a heist. For the first time in longer than he can remember, he's looking forward to finding out what that means.

Key Moments

• The cold open establishes Precinct 99's chaotic energy before the teams meet
• The team learns Ferrick will only cooperate with Precinct 99 because they're "too weird to be corrupt"
• Natural pairings form: Jake/Nick bond over irreverence, Amy/Judy over binders, Rosa/Luther through silence
• Charles makes Pawbert a special pancake with love and cardamom at the Breakfast at Night diner
• Jake makes contact with Ferrick at the diner, using Oxbow's name for credibility
• Ferrick reveals "The Reserve"—a sixty-million-dollar slush fund paying fixers under codenames
• Pawbert verifies the coded ledger documents match his father's format, which he learned at age twelve
• Rosa asks Pawbert how it feels that someone wants him dead; his answer earns her approval
• Holt counsels Pawbert about surviving threats by being exactly who he is without apology
• Holt tells Pawbert he has found mammals who stand with him, and that is not a small thing
• Jake invites the team to return for the annual Halloween Heist
• Luther tells Pawbert that joy isn't a betrayal of guilt; they can exist in the same mammal
• Charles's napkin with the pancake recipe is added to Pawbert's corkboard

Key Lines

Characters Introduced

Locations

• Precinct 99 - Bullpen, briefing room, break room, Holt's office
• Site Two - Team safehouse
• "Breakfast at Night" diner - Savanna Central; only serves breakfast after 6 PM
• Sunset Motor Lodge - Ferrick's hiding place (mentioned)

Items

• Amy's color-coded binders - Organizational system; she and Judy bond over matching approaches
• Ferrick's ledger documents - Coded financial records matching the Lynxley system
• Charles's napkin - Pancake recipe with "NINE-NINE!" written on it; added to corkboard
• Corkboard - Now holds recipe card, Maddie's card, and Charles's napkin

Notes

• This is the first of two B99 crossover episodes; the Halloween Heist follows immediately in S01E12.
• Captain Holt's counsel on identity resonates with Pawbert's ongoing struggle to define himself outside his family's legacy.
• Jake's invitation to the heist marks the first time anyone has invited Pawbert to play, setting up the following episode's character development.
• Jake and Amy are both coyotes, one of the same-species crossover couples that contrast with the inter-species core pack pairings.