'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Season 1, Episode 2: 'The Tagger' Recap

Captain Holt tells Peralta he is late as he comes in. Peralta says he had a plumbing problem - he threw his phone alarm into the toilet.

Captain Holt calls Peralta out in front of everyone - for more than just being late. He has a big folder of mistakes Peralta has made, including mislabeling evidence.

At their meeting, Sergeant Terry asks about a drug bust and finds out 12 kilos of coke are unaccounted for.

Peralta briefs everyone on a graffiti artist who is painting penises on squad cars. Captain Holt says he will go to babysit him.

Gina brings in her friend, a psychic, to help them find the missing drugs. Charles tells the psychic he believes in her, and she rewards him by telling him that the woman he loves (Rosa) will never love him back.

Captain Holt is not thrilled that Peralta shows up for surveillance late. Holt tells him he will be babysat until Peralta can prove that he will do his job correctly. As they argue, the graffiti kid is spray painting their van. They chase him down and catch him.

Peralta tries to bribe the captain into laying off him, but when that fails, he promises to do everything perfectly. Terry tells him he’s going to end up fired.

At the apartment of the drug perp, Charles panics. The psychic predicted finding the drugs in something blue, and the cabinets are blue. If she was right about that, she might be right about Rosa. He’s relieved when Amy finds them in the baseboard of the bathroom.

He goes to tell Gina she was incorrect.

Peralta runs the prints on the graffiti artist and finds out he is the son of the Deputy Commissioner. He pleads with Holt to let it go, but Holt insists he must see it through. Peralta briefs the other officers on it and debates his options. He tries to get a vote.

The Deputy Commissioner arrives and asks for his son. He orders Peralta to let it slide and takes his son away.

Rosa finds Charles in a chair, which he won’t leave because the psychic said he would be hurt if he left it. Rosa punches him and tells him to make his own destiny.

Peralta shows his report to Holt, frustrated that he can’t touch this kid, who has a long, long record. Holt says his father is doing no favors letting him get away with everything, and Peralta understands suddenly why he is being so hard on him.

They go to arrest him. The Commissioner threatens him, and Holt, as they take his son away. 

Holt begins the next briefing - and Peralta is right on time, since he slept in a tent in the room.