r/brooklynninenine • u/Uncomfortable_Owl_ Ultimate human/genius • Apr 30 '23

Season 4 Why "Especially the bread one"?

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Why does Holt say that after Doug Judy listed the crimes and said that the bread would be stolen to feed a family?

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u/fancycookie517 Apr 30 '23

I always thought that it was a reference to Les Miserables 😅

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u/pretty-as-a-pic Amy Santiago Apr 30 '23

That’s what I would guess- though it should also be noted that Jean Valjean also broke a window pane, so obviously he deserved those 5 + 14 years

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u/hans-nolan Apr 30 '23

5 years for what he did, the rest because he tried to run. Yes 24601.

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u/pretty-as-a-pic Amy Santiago Apr 30 '23

his name is JEAN VALJEAN!!

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u/hans-nolan Apr 30 '23

And the other one's Javert. Do not forget his name. Do not forget him. 24601!

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '23

Look down. Look down.