[s8e3] Blue Flu < 2024-2026 >

: Holt uses the data from the week—which showed that fewer officers actually led to fewer bad arrests and a safe community—to force O'Sullivan to end the strike and as a case study for future NYPD reform . Fun Fact: The Tattoo Mystery

In this episode, the —led by the smarmy Frank O’Sullivan—stages a massive walkout of uniformed officers. The "strike" is sparked by an alleged anti-cop incident where an officer claims a restaurant put a dead mouse in his burrito , but the precinct's detectives quickly suspect the illness is a coordinated ruse. Key Storylines [S8E3] Blue Flu

: Holt initiates a three-pronged investigation: : Holt uses the data from the week—which

investigate the doctor providing the fake medical exemptions for "mono". [S8E3] Blue Flu

: Captain Holt and Amy are forced to manage the 99th with almost no uniformed staff. They eventually receive "help" from other precincts, which unfortunately consists primarily of multiple Hitchcocks and Scullys .