EPISODE

4. Homecoming

Jess and the gang head to New York, where Schmidt believes he is being honored at his high school. Jess meets Det. Jake Peralta and helps him on a case, which leads her to Brooklyn's 99th Precinct and a fateful encounter with Gina Linetti and Capt. Raymond Holt. Meanwhile, Nick and Winston scramble to make subway fare, while trying to impress Det. Charles Boyle, and Cece faces off with her new mother-in-law.

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The gang travels to New York to accompany Schmidt who is receiving a special award from his old high school. Jess faces her fears of coming back to New York, despite having a terrible history with the city. She ends up having her car commandeered by Det. Jake Peralta ( Andy Samberg ), who ends up wrecking it into a newspaper stand and goes to the ninety-ninth precinct to deal with the situation. In the end, she learns something about why she had such a terrible history with the city. Meanwhile, in an effort to get money to get to Schmidt's old neighborhood in Long Island, Nick and Winston become buskers at a subway station. Schmidt's mother Louise ( Nora Dunn ) and Cece frequently compete to please Schmidt. Note: This episode crosses over with the Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode " The Night Shift ". Det. Charles Boyle ( Joe Lo Truglio ), Captain Raymond Holt ( Andre Braugher ), and Administrator Gina Linetti ( Chelsea Peretti ) from Brooklyn Nine-Nine also make cameo appearances in this episode.

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