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What's up? Yo, is it Doug?

I got a beta burrito down here with your name on it. All right. Come on up.

Oh, sorry, dude. You got to meet me in the lobby.

Excuse me? Yeah, I got a trick no elevator policy after midnight.

Seriously? Like an actual policy?

Ever since I got mugged, actually.

Dude, this is a very safe building.

I'm sure it is, dude, but no exception.

I hear you, but, um, you got me down?

The lobby?

Hello?

Really, dude?

You're that lazy you can't get off your VR to find your front door?

You want me to chew your food for you too, bro?

How's this?

Oh, no.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Come on.

You planning a trip? What? No, I was just... Yeah, something like that.

You know, we've been cooped up for so long and things are opening up, I just

figured I'd try to plan a little vacation.

To Bulgaria?

Yeah. Do you have any better ideas?

Well, that depends.

On what?

On who I'm going with.

Who are you thinking of going with?

Agent Torres, are you trying to invite yourself on my trip?

Agent Bishop, are you trying to get me to invite myself on your trip?

Oh, please, don't stop.

It really is just delightful.

When is referencing a map here?

In fairness, Bulgaria is a beautiful country. I actually backpacked through

there years ago with some college buddies. The Krushuna waterfalls are

Jimmy. Yeah. Do you remember when I asked you about your trip to Bulgaria?

No, I didn't.

Oh, okay. Never mind. I'm actually here for McGee anyway.

I thought it was hard to get Gibbs to sign off on case files. Turns out McGee

holds on to his signature like a baby holds on to his baba.

And he is right behind me, isn't he?

Baba?

I've been chasing you for two days, buddy.

So now I'm Gibbsing people, huh?

This job's a lot busier than it looks.

Gear up, guys. We got a body.

Don't be late.

I won't be.

And hey.

It appears to be a gunshot wound to the chest, but I'll know more when we lay

him flat. Nick, would you help me out here?

Navy Captain Strauss Tubman, 41, works out of the Pentagon, according to his

service record.

What's the Navy officer doing bleeding in a pile of pizza at 2 in the morning?

Looked like he was getting mugged.

Building camera caught our victim exiting the black vehicle to the right.

like he was carrying a laptop case.

Doesn't have one now.

A man with a mask appeared out of nowhere. It was a struggle. Captain was

The attacker left him for dead.

But before he died, he managed to crawl all the way over here.

But what, for a last meal?

He's likely quite delirious from all the blood loss.

You know, somehow I don't think this is a random attack.

Captain Tubman texted his commander before he was killed, said he thought

someone was following him home from his office at the Pentagon.

Get his commander on the line.

Who do you think was after him? I don't know. I guess it depends on when he was

in for the Pentagon.

Okay.

So you and Agent Bishop seemed awful cozy in the bullpen earlier today.

We have a dead body in front of us.

Right. Have you guys had the talk yet?

The what?

You know, the talk.

Hey, Jimmy, do you remember when I asked you about dating advice?

No, I don't.

Damn it. Look, it might be awkward, but I think it's pretty obvious the past few

months that you and Agent Bishop... We have a problem.

No, we have a lot of problems right now.

Captain Tubman worked for the NMCC.

What's the NNCC?

The National Military Command Center. And they are?

Those guys are in charge of our nuclear submarine launch coast.

You guys, we should probably focus on finding that laptop.

Yeah, I'm going to go with that one.

Hey. Hey.

I spoke to Tubman's commander. She said Tubman worked admin for their encryption

researchers. Yeah, he helped encrypt the Navy nuclear codes.

How did he work down the deal?

No one outside his department knew what he really did.

He must have a leak. And a bad one. I'm waiting for a copy of the personnel

records to see if anyone sends out.

Any GPS on that laptop?

The thief disabled it. I'm assuming the Pentagon had a failsafe for any

encryption codes?

Of course. The laptop would only have public keys, which are useless without

private ones.

So what was the point of the theft?

Maybe the nuclear stuff was a coincidence and the bad guys were after

else on the laptop.

All right, Nick, why don't you finish canvassing that neighborhood security

camera, see if we can get a better angle on the suspect, Bishop.

I'll talk to you, find out what else Jimmy knows on the body, on it.

What?

You had a big breakfast.

So, Jethro?

No.

No?

What? I'm not doing that.

Jethro, most people will say thank you when they receive such a thoughtful

present as this.

Thank you, Doc.

Actually, it's not me you should thank. It's Katie.

I had her set this all up for you.

We were worried that you might be feeling isolated given your, well, let's

say, newfound free time.

We've been calling you every...

Guess who just got a notification that somebody just answered his brand new

glorious tablet.

Okay, for the record, I thought this was a really bad idea.

You think?

But Dr. Mallard pretty much forced me into it. In fact, I told him it was the

worst idea I'd ever heard a human being have.

Oh, there you are. And so I said, yes, great idea, Dr. Mallard. Let's set Gibbs

up with a tablet so he can stay in contact with his co -workers back at the

office. Well, let's start with the level.

I don't think it's going to like the level.

Level? You can download an app that allows you to use this whole device as a

level. It's almost as accurate as using the real thing.

Wait, what happened?

Jethro? Casey, are you there? Yes, I'm here, Dutchie. Where's Jethro?

I think he hung up on us. What? But that's not possible. Why would he do

thing?

Agent Bishop, right on time.

Hey, what do you got, Jimmy? I have got a confirmation of the cause of Captain

Tubman's death.

That bullet struck the subclavian artery. I also found a lot of gunshot

on his hand.

So he must have been holding onto the attacker's gun when he fired.

Yeah, if I had to guess, I'd say they were fighting over it, which suggests

DNA I found under his fingernails likely came from the killer, thanks to that

attack.

Casey's running it right now.

Nice job.

Thank you.

They're, uh...

There's nothing else?

Actually, yes.

There is. When I was calling Tubman's job at the crime scene, I overheard you

and Nick talking about me and Nick. Oh.

And I just want to say there's nothing to talk about.

I didn't mean to overstep. Because Nick and I don't really need to have an

official talk because we're just friends. Of course. And not like Gibbs

Sloan were friends.

Do people think that we're like gifts and fun? Not that I'm aware. Are they?

they? Will they? Won't they?

I mean, what exactly do people think is going on between me and Nick? Because if

people are talking about us behind our back, Jimmy, it's not cool.

Hmm.

Man, I don't know what I walked into, but if awkward and uncomfortable got

married and had a baby, this would be his sister.

Painful. What do you got, Casey?

Got a hit on that fingernail DNA. You're looking for a guy named Edgar Proust.

Is it Proust or Proust?

Thanks.

I always say Proust.

Yeah, me too.

And they definitely need to have the talk.

Actually, we just had, like, a talk.

With intent.

I don't know what you're talking about, okay?

DNA, Edgar, your DNA. We're talking about your DNA. We found it under the

victim's fingernails.

Prove it.

We have proven it. That's why we brought you in here.

Or maybe you just brought me in here to get me to admit to something I didn't

do. Edgar, if you didn't do it, your DNA wouldn't be under the victim's

fingernails. You see how that works?

What else you got?

Okay, we got a gun out of your gym bag.

It matches up with the bullet we pulled from the victim. We've also got gunshot

residue that points to a struggle over the gun.

And it was discharged accidentally.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Well, it doesn't matter. We have what we need.

Look, I didn't mean to kill that guy. It was the gun.

He grabbed it and it just went off.

All you wanted was the laptop.

That was it.

They paid me a thousand bucks to grab it.

Who's they? They're not from here.

More like Bin Laden land, if you get my drift.

Okay, did you happen to hear them say anything about encryption codes?

Not that I heard. What did they do with the laptop?

They punched in a lot of keys until they got into some kind of website.

The log wanted just like that.

Is that helpful?

Can I go now?

Hey. The tech trolls in the basement ran a full systems diagnostic.

We've been hacked, all right.

How? That stolen laptop contained some high -level ciphers that allowed the

hackers access to a backdoor in the NCIS mainframe.

Basically, they used the laptop as a sort of Navy Yard master key. Torres has

read the nuclear stuff as just a coincidence.

Maybe we don't tell them that part.

Who are the hackers after?

They were digging into a classified NCIS database of old case files. One case in

particular. Which one?

Pulling it up now, looks like they accessed the address from Mickey and

Kadar. Did we hear that name ring?

I haven't wanted to do that since I got here.

Come on, you guys don't remember?

Mickey and Uncle George, they took custody of Gibbs' neighbor after Gibbs,

know, had a falling out with Phineas' mother.

You mean killed her?

It was more complicated than that. Yeah, I remember, I remember.

I also remember Phineas had a Libyan uncle try to kidnap him afterwards.

Anyone else got a funny feeling that he's back for round two?

Sorry to call again, but it is very important that you get back to us as

possible. Thank you very much.

No other numbers are listed?

Only the homeland line.

So what do we know? We know that after Phineas' mother died, he went to live

with his old foster parents, Mickey and George.

Incidentally, the family didn't officially enter the witness protection

They did secretly relocate to make sure Phineas' Libyan uncle, Hassan Sayegh,

couldn't find them again.

They moved to Pikesville, Maryland, but that information was buried deep into

our classified database.

Which the uncle just hacked into.

He put a million -dollar bounty out for his nephew last time.

Who knows what he's willing to do this time?

Bolas? We sent Hassan's photo to airport customs and highway patrol.

If he's in the country, he didn't come in the front door. Let's keep trying to

key in our home number.

Let me know when both of our PD gets to their home, and we call Gibbs.

You sure?

He's off the clock, and he's not going to take this well. It's going to take a

lot worse if we don't call.

Hey, McGee, you'll be happy to know I'm using my eye whatever it's... What?

When?

Any of you guys got a cell phone? I'll try that.

Who the hell is this?

Sergeant Barnes, Maryland State Police.

Where's Phineas? Who am I speaking to? Where's Phineas?

Identify yourself.

Special agent.

I'm with NCIS.

Name is Gibbs.

Where's Phineas?

There's been an accident.

It appears the vehicle was run off the road. We've got two adults badly

What about the boy?

No sign of any boy.

You're talking on his cell phone. Found it. In the back seat.

Listen to me very carefully. This is not an accident.

This is a kidnapping.

Call NCIS -DC.

Ask for Special Agent Tim McGee. He will fill you in. Okay, but, um... What

hospital are his parents being taken to? I'm going to need to run this past my

supervisor. What hospital? Where?

Shoreside Memorial.

Okay. In here, Jimmy.

Hey, did I hear right?

Phineas was kidnapped?

That's what I heard.

Well, maybe this will help.

I had some touch DNA I pulled from Prowse's hands. He had some contact with

kidnappers, so maybe we can pull something from it? Not if you wash his

since then. He said he didn't.

You? Yeah.

I'll run it. But we already know who took Phineas. His uncle.

Maybe his uncle has some henchmen that we can track. Or is it henchpeople now?

Thank you.

Poor Phineas. He must be so scared right now.

That uncle better hope that Bishop doesn't find him first.

What's that supposed to mean?

Do you not remember the last time that someone tried to kidnap Phineas?

No. Yes.

No. I'm sorry.

Victor. Apple pie.

Kapow.

Yes. Oh, yes. That cheesy club owner, Victor. Yeah, he kept calling Bishop...

Apple pie. And then she kapowed him. Yeah, took the creep out with one swing

from what I remember.

Yeah, he broke his jaw in three places.

Woo!

And the machine must have been low on coffee that day.

Yeah. Or maybe it was something else.

Like what?

Let me ask you.

Have you noticed that Bishop has just quietly over the last year become a very

different person?

I'd like to think we're all a bit different after the past year.

Not that kind of different. Last week she asked me, did I know it only took

pounds of pressure to crush a human trachea?

I knew that.

How about another ten pounds to rip that trachea out with your bare hands?

How does Bishop know that?

Why does Bishop know that? She just mentioned this in passing, you know,

we're talking about the weather.

Yeah, that's, uh...

That's different.

Well, maybe she just... What? Finish that sentence. What?

No, you read. I got nothing.

Right.

But it's clearly something, right?

Hi. I'm here about the KDARs. I called ahead. I talked to a doctor.

You're the doctor? Dr. Hildegard, yes. I'm sorry I couldn't say anything over

the phone.

Are they okay?

I need to see some credentials.

Right.

It's protocol. If you're not family, only law enforcement can... I got out of

the house fast.

There's a missing kid out there. Can I talk to them or not? No.

I mean, they can't talk.

Mr. Cato was just taken to emergency surgery to repair internal bleeding.

Condition is quite critical.

What about his wife?

The cicada is in better shape, but not by much. She suffered a compound

to her tibia and a concussion. Let me talk to her. A concussion severe enough

warrant a medically induced coma to monitor any brain swelling.

Did they say anything about Phineas? Anything at all?

Phineas? That's the kid.

She was saying Phineas before she lost consciousness. That's him? What'd she

say? She was delirious and crying out, where's Phineas? Don't let them get

Phineas. Whoever they might be.

Thanks, Doc.

Got him.

Right, Gibbs says Finn's foster parents are alive, and Phineas is officially in

the wind. Bishop, what do you got? Baltimore PD just checked the Caterhouse

found it ransacked, presumably by the same people who ran them off the roads.

Why would they ransack the place if Phineas wasn't there?

Maybe looking for a way to find him?

Well, I mean, if they found him, Finn could be half at a Libya by now.

No, no, not where Bolo's at, out everywhere.

Well, let's dig up what we can on this Thon guy's movements over the last few

months. Gibbs is going to want to follow up when he gets here.

Wait, Gibbs is coming in?

That's what he said.

After a quick stop home to change.

So that whole suspension thing... What do you think?

Well, I think Vance is going to be delighted.

Luce?

Luce the dog!

What do you got, Luce?

Who's down here?

Jethro Gibbs?

I had nowhere to go.

You sure they're going to be okay?

Yeah. I think Mickey and George are okay, and they are in good hands.

Tell me what happened.

We'd just come home from the mall, pulling into our driveway, when these

creepy guys came running out of our house.

Yeah? What did they look like?

One tall, one skinny, both ugly.

George got us out of there fast, and Mickey started calling 911, but...

we knew it, they were in their car trying to make us crash.

I think they were doing more than try. I was sure we were all going to die.

Nathan, you're okay.

We hit that tree hard.

Mickey started crying and telling me to run.

They chased you?

I didn't look back to find out. I left my phone so they couldn't track me.

You taught me that.

Sounds like you and George and Mickey were all expecting something like this

happen.

They didn't want to scare me, but...

After we moved closer to you, I knew they were worried about him.

Hassan? To me, he's the evil uncle I never met.

So I came here and hid.

I figure he doesn't even know about you.

Does he? No, he doesn't.

You're gonna stay here with me until we catch him.

I was hoping you'd say that.

When did you get a new dog?

A while ago.

You must have missed me, huh?

Getting rid of me and getting a dog.

Not exactly.

Hey, McGee, I got it.

You didn't miss me?

Hold on.

Ben, let me talk to McGee, okay?

Tell him hi for me.

Ben says hi, McGee.

Yeah, no, no, no, I heard him. Thank God he's okay.

How did he even get to you? I mean, by being one resourceful kid.

Not to mention amazing.

Yeah.

Unbelievable, really.

Yeah. I think of all that he's been through.

Yeah. More than most of us. Yeah.

We're just saying a lot this year.

Mm -hmm.

So? So?

What?

I was just thinking that maybe we should talk.

We talk?

Seriously?

No, I was just thinking that we should talk about how Hazan needed all that

muscle to kidnap one kid. Oh.

Not that it hasn't been on my mind.

I, you know, have any talk.

Like eventually.

Eventually have a talk, yeah. Yeah, yeah.

So when do you think?

I don't know.

When do you think?

All right, boss. Talk to you soon.

Hey, how's that for good news, huh?

Oh, it's great.

Yeah, still no hazando.

Oh, well, what are we on?

We have got word from Interpol.

They picked up chatter in Libya.

Hassan snuck out of the country with three accomplices.

Phineas counted two bad guys, and there's actually four.

Yeah, using fake passports, they flew out of Tripoli and to Toronto, and then

to Dallas two days ago. They then rented a green minivan at the airport under

Hassan's alias.

We have a bolo out for that, too. And Casey is hacking into the GPS.

Well, let's get some real faces to those fake names and see if anyone in the U

.S. might be giving these guys cover.

On it.

Like I said, from the moment I moved back, it was like I never left.

George is so, so funny.

And Mickey's just the best.

How's school?

It's okay.

I liked it better before COVID and all, but... Don't you already know all this

from the letters you make me write?

Well? Sometimes, Finn, it's just nice to hear it in person.

I don't make you do anything.

Yeah, you do. You write me letters and expect one in return.

I never even heard the word pen pal until you came along.

Hey, go sit down.

It's hard to write a good letter, Finn.

It's a lost art.

Sure beats the hell out of messaging any day.

We'll have to agree to disagree on that one.

But don't think I ever noticed your new coaster.

Yeah, well, that's new. That was a gift.

Besides the tablet and Luthi, not much has changed around here.

Patched up the bullet holes in the basement, but not much else.

Made a few unseen improvements.

Mostly, I've been working on the boat.

I thought you'd have more time.

Since you got suspended.

Who told you that?

Aunt Mickey read it in the paper.

She thinks you got railroaded.

Speaking of the boat, how are you going to get it out of the basement?

I've done it before.

But how and when?

When it's ready.

Where will you go?

You ask a lot of questions.

Are you just going to use it for floating around and fishing?

Or is it supposed to take you somewhere?

When you get there, what will you do then?

Exploring, maybe?

Got a plan?

Hey, Case, anything on the GPS?

Yes and no, or yes, then no.

Okay, what's the yes?

Well, I was able to track the GPS history of Hassan's rental car from the

airport where our dead Navy captain was found to all around D .C. to Phineas'

neighborhood. Where it ends right there on the note. At Route 10, not one mile

from Finn's house, and not long after they ran his uncle's car off the road.

Hassan likely disabled the GPS when Phineas got away from them. Knowing we

looking for her.

I still can't believe he got all the way to Gibbs' house.

Well, I just told Gibbs it's being nice to him.

Oh, why wouldn't he be? He loves Phineas. He loves me and Ducky, too, but

checked on him this morning, and the man all but told us to get off his lawn.

He's so resistant to change.

Well, he's not the only one.

What do you mean?

What do you mean, what?

I said Gibbs is resistant to change, and you said he's not the only one. Does

this mean you're planning a change, or...? No.

I mean, not now, but...

I don't know. You never know.

Oh, I get it.

This is about you and your Taurus talk. Okay, does everybody know about that?

Dear book, you are wide open and we've all read your chapter on Taurus. There

nothing to read.

Oh, hey, we got a hit.

Thank God.

A hit on what?

I took the liberty of tracking the credit card Hassan used to rent the car

it looks like it was used again not long after.

The Matkin Hotel in Fairfax. Two adjoining rooms.

It looks like they're both still occupied.

By a Libyan gangster and his crew.

Be careful.

What ever happened to that really nice lady, Jack?

Uh, she went to Afghanistan.

Why'd she go there?

Because she wanted to.

You really liked her, didn't you?

Yeah. Yeah, sure I did.

Did you love her?

What? Would you have married her?

Will you ever get married again?

None of your business.

Don't you ever get lonely living here all by yourself?

No.

Never wonder if maybe living all alone and building that boat is just a way of

avoiding stuff?

What stuff?

Important stuff, like what we're talking about.

Getting married and getting close to people and... Wait, wait, wait, wait,

wait.

I get close to plenty of people.

And we're not talking about stuff.

You are.

I'm just curious, but... You can talk about whatever you want to.

Okay. Talk about you.

Why are you asking so many questions?

I don't know.

I guess I'm only asking because those are the questions I think about a lot.

Maybe too much.

I can hardly sleep some nights.

Kids your age should not be losing sleep.

I worry all the time about being alone and people leaving.

That's why I never let friends get close.

Because they're just going to leave one day and wear another.

Yes. First my mom.

And then after today, what if Mickey and George decide I'm not worth the

trouble? If not for me, none of this would have happened.

Ben.

They're not going to leave you.

Nobody is going to leave you.

How could you say that?

You left me.

Oh, come on, Finn. Look at me. Look at my life. Look how I live.

I choose to live this way.

I left you in the best place I knew.

With two great people who love you.

So it's nothing I did?

No.

Never.

It's always been about finding what's best for you.

What do you think, Lucy?

It'd be nice being a dog.

Not having to worry about all this stuff, huh?

A lot of green minivans in that parking lot.

Must be a popular rental.

I forget about the car. You guys take 105. I'll take 105.

NCIS? Don't shoot. I'm unarmed.

Don't shoot. Don't shoot. Please don't shoot. Please don't shoot.

Please.

I am Hamza Bashar.

Ahmed's doctor.

Who's Ahmed?

He's the son of Hassan Sayegh. What's wrong with him?

Mary.

Chronic myeloid leukemia. It's very rare in children.

He needs a bone marrow transplant.

And soon.

Bone marrow.

Blood relative.

Phineas. With no donor match in our region, Ahmed's cousin is our only hope.

kidnapping is your only option?

Not mine.

I studied at Hopkins, so I know the area and can translate when needed.

And I do care for the boy, but I did not come willingly.

You didn't come for help either.

Do you see phones in these rooms?

Betraying Hassan is unwise, to say the least.

I'm only trying to get the boy and myself back home alive.

Ever occur to Hassan to simply ask Venus nicely?

Maybe call his family instead of running them off the road?

Hassan does nothing nicely, and he's wanted in many countries.

Proper channels are not for him. He's a brute who only knows threats and

intimidation. Where's Hassan now?

They left minutes ago. Hassan and Najer, his enforcer.

After searching through those papers for hours, taken from the boy's home.

The letter to Phineas by Jethro Gibb.

No return address.

Which was easy to find on that stolen computer.

How old was your dad when he died?

Pretty ancient.

And your mom?

Not old enough.

I'm sorry.

Don't be sorry.

Hey, McGee.

Got him?

Not yet, boss, but they're headed to your house.

They're already here.

No, we're ten minutes out.

Oh, no.

He's here, isn't he? Exactly what I said.

Come on, Liz.

This is the first place they'll look.

I don't see any improvements.

Lucy, come on. Get out.

Come on. It's okay.

I got her.

You stay there. I come get you.

كيف يحرجوه من هنا؟

It's over.

No, it is not.

Give me the boy.

Not tonight.

Not ever.

My son, Ahmed, he needs help.

No one asked for it.

You are gifts.

You avenged my brother.

So you know that sometimes you're a fool.

You look nothing like our family.

Nothing like us at all. I am nothing like you.

Everyone okay?

Well, they sure look okay.

Hey, Finn.

Hey, you guys.

Buddy's down in the basement.

Roger.

Hey.

I told you to stay in there.

What was it he was saying?

About what?

Something about his son. My son.

Please, help him.

Thank God you're okay, Vinny.

You're sure you're okay?

Yeah.

I'm going to be just fine.

So is your Uncle George. He came through surgery with flying colors.

Thank you, Doctor.

Agent Gibb, once again.

No, this was all a thing.

Me and Lucy, you have to meet this dog, Aunt Mickey. She's so awesome.

You always were a sucker for dogs.

Maybe it's time we catch you one.

You mean it? You'll have to take care of it. I will, I swear.

But... But what?

Just something I want to ask you.

Something... I really want to do.

Still can't believe that kid, after everything he's been through, still

bone marrow.

Yeah. Special kid.

So? So we'll talk.

Ah, right. The talk.

Talk -a -roo. Talk -a -rino.

We at least agree that we need to have the talk.

Yeah, need is a strong word, but yeah.

All right.

So when?

Uh...

Not now.

No, of course not.

No.

It's been a long day. I'm tired.

Yeah, super tired.

But let's agree.

No, let's promise that we should definitely have a talk soon.

Sure.

So when do you think?

Probably now.

Okay, so...

Maybe first.

Sure. Um, okay, Nick. So, ever since we

were in that jail cell together, um...

It'll only take a few hours, Lucy.

I don't get why people are making such a big deal about it.

You're saving a life.

It is a big deal.

Poor kid's only ten.

And he can't help who his father is.

You ready?

Dr. Gibbs, I'm sorry.

Sorry about what?

Yesterday.

I didn't mean to be so nosy. I didn't want to make you mad about, you know,

stuff. You don't have to apologize.

I think I was mad because...

Sometimes.

I am lonely.

Like you, maybe.

I don't like thinking about it.

Welcome to the club.

Don't wait for me at the hospital.

You should stay home with Lucy.

She was scared last night, too.

I've been thinking about Lucy, too, Ben.

She has really bonded with you.

You think so?

Yeah, I do.

You know that dogs pick their people?

And the minute you got here, she picked you.

So what are you saying?

I'm saying she wants to be with you.

That she deserves to be with you.

And you take care of her.

You take her home.

We're good.