'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Season 1, Episode 5: 'The Vulture' Recap

The group discusses the oldest arrests they've ever made. Charles doesn't understand the game and says he had sex with a 68-year-old in his 20's.

Briefing time. Peralta goes to tell everyone about a murder. He is convinced the wife did it, though he has yet to find a murder weapon. Holt reminds him it's an important case and to take all the help he needs.

Rosa and Amy go to offer assistance, but he turns them down in favor of Charles, who will not steal his thunder.

Holt asks Terry to come to a gun range with him. He needs some pointers, though Terry has still not fired a weapon since the "mannequin incident." Terry admits there was also a pinata incident. He used to be the champion marksman, but has lost it. Gina wants to come along to get certified.

Peralta and Charles go to the apartment building of where the man died, and make the rounds. Rosa calls - the marks on the victim look similar to a case she had a while back. She doesn't think it's from a knife, it was a corkscrew in her case. She tells him he'd better get back immediately, and he goes back to the precinct to find "The Vulture," an officer from Major Crimes who swoops in and solves cases that are almost solved. Holt blames it on Peralta for not involving everyone else sooner in an attempt to steal the glory. He tells him to turn over the files.

The gang goes out for a drink, mourning how Major Crimes unit tends to sweep in at the last moment and steal the show. Peralta decides they need to come up with a revenge plan.

Terry struggles to assist Holt and Gina with their gun training. Finally, frustrated, he takes the gun and fires shots. Gina counts them. Terry realizes they're trying to sneakily have him recertified to carry a gun. If he makes 8/10 shots he can once more. He has shot seven times. He tries to calm himself to take his final shot, but panics and forgets how to breathe.

The winning idea for the revenge plan is to cover The Vulture's motorcycle with plastic wrap and then melt it with a hair dryer. They go to his house and wrap the bike, but Peralta is surprised to find the girls don't just carry hair dryers around with them. Jake calls Gina, who does have one.

Holt overhears, and tells Perlata it's his fault. If he's upset, next time solve the case. Peralta decides that is the perfect revenge plan. They need to band together and go solve the case before The Vulture can.

Since they're drunk, they take the bus. Peralta goes over the facts - the husband was having affairs, it was clearly the wife who killed him. Peralta admits he wanted to be the best, and he should have involved the rest of the team.

Terry still can't take a shot.

Peralta goes over the apartment and explains what happened for the murder, and they look for the corkscrew murder weapon. They role-play trying to decide where the corkscrew went. Amy wonders if the corkscrew was magnetic... and stuck when it was thrown down the trash shoot. They try to lower Charles down, but another police team comes in.

Holt gets the call for that little fiasco. He tells Terry he has to get the team straightened out. Holt is taking heat, and Terry goes to step in, but Peralta admits it was his fault and goes to talk to The Vulture.

Luckily... Charles has the corkscrew. Peralta takes it in to the detective and pretends that The Vulture solved the case... thereby making him stop chewing everyone out.

Holt writes up everyone on the team... except Peralta says he was the only one there. Holt is at least pleased that Jake is starting to be part of the team.

Terry has been recertified... Gina inspired him with her talk of staying in the office all day and being her bestie.