Scott, who joined the show as state auditor Ben Wyatt in its second season, recently recalled his co-star Aubrey Plaza cheekily pranking him when he finished reading his lines for the first time.

“I remember at the end of the table read I breathed an audible sigh of relief,” Scott shared in Jim O’Heir’s new book about the show, “Welcome to Pawnee,” per Entertainment Weekly. “Aubrey came up to me and passed me a note that was folded up very tight.”

Scott said it reminded him of a scene in “Shutter Island” (2010) where Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays a determined federal marshal, is similarly passed a mysterious note, and it leads him on an existential quest that changes his entire life.

“At the time it was a famous moment that had just happened in a famous movie — and Aubrey’s note said ‘Run,’ just like in the movie,” Scott revealed in the book, which was published by Harper Collins earlier this week. “It was a perfect welcome note.”

Even before being cast, Scott reportedly said he was “a big fan of the show” and was thus quite familiar with Plaza, even if from a distance. He left the comedy series “Party Down” to join “Parks,” which nabbed 14 Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe over its seven-season run.