Boyle and Rosa secretly raise a continuously growing family of guinea pigs in the precinct and Hitchcock quickly finds love after his last divorce.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.82 million household viewers and gained a 0.6 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) must get rid of two guinea pigs as his son is allergic to them, and he hides them in a precinct room with the help of Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz).
Hitchcock (Dirk Blocker) falls in love with the woman he met at the bar, but then accidentally ruins the paper containing her phone number.
With no private areas at the bar, Amy and Jake decide to have sex at the precinct, where they stumble upon the room Boyle and Rosa were keeping the guinea pigs in.
Holt admits to Terry that his repetitive beat has been helpful as learning Russian has allowed him to pick up some useful local information.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.82 million household viewers and gained a 0.6 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
"[3] Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone wrote, "Fertility troubles are a familiar issue from both life and TV, and 'Trying' doesn't shoot for any grand statement on the subject.
It just allows it to be a tough problem for our heroes to deal with, suggesting potential alternatives that could be explored later, but largely focusing on the emotional hardship.