I Want It That Way | Brooklyn Nine-Nine script

liz liz
3 min readNov 11, 2022

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investigator: so do you recognize any of these men?

The plaintiff: I was hiding in the vacuum store so I didn’t see his face but I heard him, he was singing along to the music at the bar.

investigator: do you remember what he was singing?

The plaintiff: I think it was that song “I want it that way”

investigator: it’s Backstreet boys I’m familiar

investigator: number one could you please sing to the opening of “It wants it that way”?

number 1: really? okay! You are my fire

investigator: number 2 keep it going

number 2: The one desire

investigator: number 3

number 3: Believe when I say

investigator: (smiling) number 4

number 4: I want it that way

investigator: Tell me why

1,2,3,4,5: Ain’t nothin’ but a heartache

investigator: Tell me why

1,2,3,4,5: Ain’t nothin’ but a mistake

investigator: number 5

number 5: I never wanna hear you say

investigator: whooo!

1,2,3,4,5: I want it that way

investigator: chills! literal chills!

The plaintiff: It was number 5, number 5 killed my brother

investigator: ooh my God I forgot about that part

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