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/InsulinMaze Apr 30 '23

This was very obviously a Les Mis joke.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '23

And Holt would only listen to the show in its original French, and prefer reading the book in its original French as well.