According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.74 million household viewers and gained a 0.5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Despite her attempts to hide her actions, Hitchcock (Dirk Blocker) overhears her confessing to everything in the ladies room and the rest of the squad quickly deduce it from her odd behavior around them.
Jake and Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) pretend to be part of Nucci's gang to get Debbie out of the precinct and she takes them to her hotel room where she has the cocaine and drugs.
Debbie is arrested and will be fired from the force and sent to jail, but Rosa and Jake agree they will help her get a lighter sentence by working with her to express remorse and provide full disclosure, thus restoring their own professional relationship.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.74 million household viewers and gained a 0.5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Club gave the episode a "B+" rating, writing, "'Debbie' is literally a different type of high from 'The Jimmy Jab Games II.'
"[4] Nick Harley of Den of Geek gave it a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine has been solid, if not stellar in its seventh season and second on NBC.