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Jake and Rosa were framed and sentenced to 15 years in prison by Lieutenant Hawkins and her team. The show maintains its humor despite the high-stakes storyline of Jake and Rosa's incarceration. Clues in the show suggest that Jake and Rosa were in prison for around 6 to 7 months before being exonerated.

Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) and Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz) find themselves behind bars at the end of Brooklyn Nine-Nine season 4, with the beginning of the next season dealing with how Jake and Rosa get out of jail. During one of the sitcom's multi-episode arcs, the pair joined an undercover team specializing in bank robbers to help get to the notorious Golden Gang Bank Robbers. However, things turned for the worse when the detectives were framed for a crime they didn't commit by dirty NYPD lieutenant Melanie Hawkins (Gina Gershon) and her team.

Even though it deals with the life and work of police officers,...

Cain Vincent Dyer, a former bank robber, gave Brooklyn Nine-Nine's bank robbery scene a low rating of 2 out of 10 due to its lack of realism and inaccuracies. He explained his own strategies for planning a heist, which involved knowing all the entry and exit routes and aiming to be in and out of the vault in three minutes. Dyer also mentioned a real-life situation where two off-duty officers confronted bank robbery suspects, resulting in one suspect's death, highlighting the risks involved in lone robberies.

Former bank robber Cain Vincent Dyer gave an honest score of Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s heist scene. The comedy show, which premiered on Fox in 2013 before moving to NBC six years later, observed a team of detectives within the 99th Precinct of the New York City Police Department. Through eight seasons, the show maintained a loyal fanbase and garnered praise for its writing and performances. The...

The fifth season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine was the last one to air on Fox before its untimely cancellation. It is ridiculous to even conceive the rationale behind this decision, considering that this season is one of the best in the series. No matter, fans won when NBC rescued it from potential destruction.

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It begins with Rosa and Jake spending time in prison after Lt. Melanie Hawkins effortlessly entraps them, but as is standard for the plot of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the story quickly morphs into its usual sketch-based humor. In general, Brooklyn Nine-Nine episodes are excellent, and, for the most part, Season Five is no exception.

If there's anyone who can make an orange jumpsuit look good, it's TV characters.

At some point in a series, the main character does something that lands them behind bars. 

Usually, it's split right down the middle with characters who are guilty and characters who have been framed but are, in fact, innocent. 

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The crimes that land our favorites in jail range from petty crimes to crimes that deserve a harsh punishment like theft, battery or even murder.

Here's a list of TV characters who have served time and look way too good in orange. 

It's important to note that not all prisoners wear orange jumpsuits, but those brown jumpsuits don't make as much of a statement. 

1. The Ladies of Litchfield - Oitnb The ladies of Oitnb made the orange jumpsuit a whole 'lewk' when...

Though Riverdale's third season hasn't yet introduced viewers to Jughead's mom, we have a feeling that Gladys Jones is going to look familiar to you, seeing as Gina Gershon, the actress who will play Gladys, has had a pretty major career. The 56-year-old actress and singer began her impressive career as a dancer and stage performer. Gershon is one of the founders of Naked Angels, a New York-based theater company, and she has appeared in three Broadway revivals. However, after scoring a small part in Pretty in Pink, Gershon began to focus on getting more film and TV roles.

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In the '80s, she appeared alongside Nancy Allen in Sweet Revenge and Tom Cruise in Cocktail. Other notable film roles include camp classic Showgirls, where Gershon plays a bisexual stripper, dark comedy Killer Joe with Matthew McConaughey,...

This week’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine sees Jake and Rosa meet their idol — Lieutenant Melanie Hawkins, played by guest star Gina Gershon. You probably recognize Gershon, but if you can’t remember where from here’s a quick backgrounder on her career so far. Gershon was born in La into a Jewish family and grew up in La’s San Fernando Valley, and first started acting when she was just 14. She later moved to NYC and graduated with a Bfa in drama and psychology/philosophy, before studying at the Circle in the Square Professional Theater School. Despite always wanting to be an actress — and eventually...read more...

This next piece of news is Bound to make you happy: Gina Gershon has booked a multi-episode arc on Fox’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

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TVLine has learned exclusively that the actress has been tapped to play Sergeant Melanie Hawkins, a notoriously bad-ass cop who runs the NYPD’s most elite task-force. Both Jake (Andy Samberg) and Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) are in awe of her and compete against each other for an open spot on her task force.

In addition to starring in films such as Bound and Showgirls, Gershon...

A woman being held captive talks with another who also appears to be in the same position. One of them mentions her husband (there's a clue since she wants to see her husband) and breaks loose of her ties. They reach the opening at the top and one of them is pulled back whilst the other escapes, running into a neighbour. (Jesus Ruiz) Why was that gate open, shouldn't it have been shut so no one could get in? The police arrive to find the other woman's Db. Natalia (Eva Larue) comments they missed him. Horatio (David Caruso) "That was all that was needed." Natalia finds food cartons and Me Tom (Christian Clemenson) says she was bound with her own belt and clothing. Horatio notices a chest with a distinctive pattern on the lid. There's no dust over it and inside Natalia finds ether, pliers, duct tape. Horatio refers to it as a "kill kit.