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Routine scan.

Port side, no debris.

No obstruction.

Clear.

0200 security check complete.

Horizon all clear.

Well?

Call it in, Carl. All clear. We're in the middle of nowhere. It's never not

clear. We radio the bridge every hour regardless.

Read the company policy.

I did.

Right after they hired me for an exciting career.

Defending container ships around the Horn, treasure hunting expeditions in

Gabon. You know, high risk, high value targets.

Instead, I'm here. This ship is high value.

Pirates don't come after nerds studying mud.

Try environmental research scientists.

And they're studying deep ocean mineral deposits.

Like I said, mud. Deep sea mining could be the next global catastrophe if we

don't carefully study its effects.

We? You've been eating lunch with the nerds again, haven't you?

All I'm saying is that in the eyes of science, this ship's work is priceless.

Well, until pirates start looting research papers, I think we're safe.

I wouldn't be so sure.

Who the hell are they?

Call in, now.

Security to bridge. We have an unidentified craft coming port side.

immediate alert one protocol.

will be fired upon.

Identify yourself?

Chief Petty Officer Ian Maddox, United States Navy.

We request immediate medical assistance under the peacetime protocols of the

Geneva Convention.

Call the damn Navy.

We got a man down.

What is she doing?

Paper pulling.

Paper who?

It's a school project Knight's helping her niece with. You take pictures of a

paper doll in front of different locations to show kids new people

But that's what the internet is for.

Okay. Damn it.

Yo.

You okay?

No. I'm trying to make a good impression. I just end up looking like

Jess, you know the photo quality doesn't really matter.

and plenty of paper Paulines, and the kids all get the same grades. I'm not

trying to impress the teacher.

I'm trying to impress my niece, Mika.

I don't get to see her a lot, and this is my chance to prove that I'm the cool

aunt. Well, that's sweet.

How old is she? Yeah, you know, she's about, uh, a little old.

You didn't know her age? How do you handle birthday cards?

I buy her the generic ones without the numbers on it.

Okay, look, I am, I am not really that.

Great. With kids.

Which is why it is important that I nail this project.

Okay.

I got you.

What is happening?

Helping you make a good impression.

Kids love the badge.

And the bulging bicep?

That's for credit.

Hmm. Okay.

Actually, I was thinking about taking a whole team photo together. Maybe at a

crime scene. Kids love dead bodies.

Have you not seen Stand By Me?

I'm thinking that maybe Paper Pauline should stay in the squad room. I think

that's for the best.

Fine.

We will take a team photo here.

Has anyone seen Parker?

Ooh -hoo.

German bondage.

Baked by a neighbor who emigrated from East Berlin after the wall fell. You

know, I was beginning to think these Parker pastries were a myth.

Well, your assistant told me that you avoid processed sugar. Well, she's on

vacation this week, which means so am I.

I'm pretty sure you didn't call me up here for empty calories, Director.

No, relax, Agent Parker. That's not a formal meeting.

I just wanted to check in, see how NCIS was treating you.

You've been at the desk for a little while. Was it the right move?

Your agency, you tell me.

I want to hear what you think.

Well, this place has been amazing. Good.

I take it you're happy with your team. I'm happy with the team.

The team.

That's what I said.

So not your team.

Director, these people have been working together for years.

I've been here five minutes. I'm not ready to call anything mine.

Sorry to hear that.

It's like dating. I met someone, someone great, but me and that someone still

have to fall in love with each other before we start sharing bath towels.

Sorry to interrupt, Director, but there's a secure call for you and MTAC

Special Operations Command.

Above my pay grade.

They're also requesting your senior agents be on the call.

We received a distress call.

On an emergency frequency early this morning from the North Atlantic.

Navy ship? The call came from a civilian research vessel currently studying

mineral deposits.

The Stargazer.

Stargazer? These researchers sound like trekkers.

We've got you. Something you'd like to add, Agents Parker and McGee?

Uh, no, Commander. I was just commenting that the Stargazer was a starship

on Star Trek.

Specifically that next generation.

Yeah, I'm more of an original series man myself.

Well, the Stargazer that's on Earth picked up two members of a black ops

along with the dead body of a sailor.

What happened? That's what NCIS needs to find out. There's a helo waiting for

you at Joint Base Anacostia -Bowling to take you to the Stargazer. Commander,

what was a black ops team doing in the middle of the Atlantic?

Information relating to any ongoing operations is need to know. And we do.

be relative to our investigation.

Your investigation is limited to the body.

Until SOCOM can confirm the nature of this operation and any national security

implications.

Is that understood, Director?

Of course, Commander.

We'll be in touch.

Nature of the operation?

What does that mean?

It means the Commander has absolutely no idea what that team was doing out

there. Even she hasn't been told.

Whatever the mission, somebody's working real hard to keep it a secret.

Great, thank you so much.

All right, Parker and the rest of the team just took off from Anacostia. Hilo

should reach the Stargazer by this afternoon.

Good. You know, the feeling that whatever the Black Ops team was doing in

middle of the ocean is pretty important. Which is why I want to find out what it

is by the time our team lands.

I've been digging through every military database that I have access to. I can't

find anything.

Keep digging.

Um, wait, Director. Yeah.

Um, I'm not so sure that we're going to be able to find info on this particular

classified op.

At least not by knocking on the front door.

Walk with me, Agent McGee.

I think Gibbs would prefer if you do the honors.

Director, if we're going to find anything on this mission, we need root

to DOD files.

And you're asking permission to sneak in the back door.

I'm sorry, the answer's no.

Last thing we need is to trigger an IG investigation.

Anything off the books is off the table.

All right.

However, there might be another option.

The one that involves a favor from the NCIS cyber team.

The tech trolls?

Well, I'm a charter member. I'm allowed to call them.

They just finished a joint operation with NSA.

Made some high -level contacts over there.

contacts that may be willing to share security intel.

You up for a trip to the sub -basement? Of course.

TechTrolls and I are practically our own board collective.

Sorry, it's another Star Trek reference. Ha.

I was always partial to DS9.

Director, are you a Trekker?

Anytime, Agent Knight. You know, I did a paper Pauline project for my daughter

last year.

The pics I took at the Gila were voted class favorites.

Kind of hard to conceive with a $40 million piece of machinery, huh?

Can we say coolest ant ever?

Sorry about the crosswinds, guys.

Thank you, Nick.

You just saved me a...

Really awkward funeral.

Paper Pauline buried at sea.

I'm talking about my funeral.

If anything happens to that thing, I'm dead.

If anybody starts to feel queasy, I keep motion sickness bags in the rear

storage compartment.

Or if you want some music to zone out to, I got anything from Snoop Dogg to

Soundtrack. You let me know.

It's a hard pass, Lieutenant.

Copy that.

Sure you don't want an emissive bag, Parker?

Now you get motion sickness on a boat.

And it's not the motion I got a problem with, Doc.

The memories.

Hey, Sid.

Piper. What's up, guys?

It's just you two this morning.

Hey, listen.

Director Vance had mentioned that you guys had recently made some high -level

contacts at the NSA.

Well, we need to figure out any security threats that might warrant classified

Navy operations in the North Atlantic.

Guys,

hello? Is Super Special Agent McGee talking to us?

Affirmative.

Am I missing something here?

Because, you know, I just came down here to... Yeah, Director Vance, NSA, North

Atlantic. We got it.

I mean, if you don't want the assignment... Oh, no, we'll take the

Yeah, we'd love to help.

Okay, then what's the problem?

Apparently nothing.

Did I do something wrong?

We'll let you know when we find something.

Okay.

Chief Petty, Officer Maddock. Special Agent Parker, NCIS.

Welcome aboard, sir. Appreciate you flying a short notice.

Not sure what the Navy told you, but time is a factor here.

Oh, let's just say they didn't tell us much.

Then I suggest you and your team follow me below deck to get started.

All right, lead the way.

For a research ship, there aren't any researchers. Where is everyone?

On the meth deck, ma 'am. The one thing military and civilian ships have in

common, the crew never misses chow time.

What about that guy?

You expect in trouble chief don't mind petty officer Dutch.

He's just on watch Bodies down here

Hold up doc

there a problem agent Parker. Yeah, whose blood is this?

Okay, all right easy chief

You called us out here remember that's right if you and your agents want to

leave here you'll do exactly as I say now weapons on the ground

Slowly okay you win

You remind me why I was being shot at by the Navy.

Don't think they're Navy.

How many shooters?

I count three.

I thought one of them was dead.

I guess he got better.

This whole thing was a setup.

Whoa, whoa, don't shoot, don't shoot.

It's our pilots.

We need to get back to the helo.

Cal! I got him.

All right, Knight, we'll cover you.

Ready? Yeah. Go!

He's dead.

I can't feel my arm. All right, all right. Just breathe. Just breathe.

It's going to be okay.

I've only got two shots left.

Fame, you?

I'm out.

Where the hell did they go?

Behind them.

Hey, Case.

You heard from the tech trolls?

Oh, last I checked, they were still combing through NSA reports.

Still nothing on our secret Navy op.

These seem weird to you? They work in a windowless room riddled with RF

radiation.

Weird happens.

No, this was different. They kicked me out for no reason.

Oh, that.

I don't know anything about that.

Casey, you're a horrible liar.

Yes, but they made me promise not to tell you.

When? Why?

Because they want you to figure out what you did.

Except I have no idea what I did.

When is the last time you visited the sub -basement?

I don't know. I mean, it hasn't been that long.

You sure about that?

Well, I've been down there since Gibbs left.

Or since I was, you know, leading the team for a little while.

Then I got shot.

I was in the hospital.

You know what? I haven't seen the tech trolls in over a year.

And what were the three of you planning to do together last year?

The DARPA robotics challenge. Oh, my God. I promised them I would be on their

team, and I totally forgot.

Oh, no wonder they kicked me out.

Oh, it's from Piper and Sid. They sent a classified NSA report.

Intercepted radio transmissions from the North Atlantic.

Talking about a Russian arms dealer targeting U .S. ships. This is what the

wanted to keep quiet?

Why didn't they just tell us?

It's right to Vance.

Absolutely on my way.

Navy calling in on Jack.

Yeah.

Jimmy! Over here.

Hang on, it's me. Hang on, hang on.

How is he, Jack?

Bleeding bad?

Upper chest.

What do we do?

Put pressure right there. All right. Don't let up.

Got it. Got it.

Anything? Nothing. No signal. These guys must be using a jam or some kind.

This guy's getting prepared.

But for what exactly?

Isn't Parker a lieutenant?

Try not to talk, okay?

He's a luck.

The ignition circuit on the helo.

Take him.

Leave me here.

Nobody's getting left behind today.

Sidebar.

If anyone has any ideas how to improve our situation now would be the time to

share. The way I see it, we need weapons or reinforcements.

I think we need both.

Maybe one leads us to the other.

What are you thinking?

I'm thinking they must be keeping the crew around here somewhere.

Might be strength in numbers.

Yeah, they feel alive.

Only one way to find out.

Unless anyone else has any better ideas?

I was going to suggest finding a way to amplify antenna gain on my sat phone to

bypass the signal jammer.

But that's clearly a me project.

Maybe you do your thing and we'll do ours?

Copy that.

But hey, be careful out there.

Amanda Womack, we're glad to get your call, especially since I've just been

aware of a troubling national security report.

I'm sorry?

NSA has intercepted radio frequencies from a Russian arms dealer operating out

of the North Atlantic.

NCIS should have been read in on any potential threats. I would agree.

However, we just received that intel.

So this report is unrelated to your classified mission?

There was no mission, Director. That's why I'm calling.

Commander, I'm sorry, we don't understand.

SOCOM has since confirmed that the men that boarded the Stargazer weren't part

of any Navy operation.

Are you saying this team was engaging in unauthorized action? No, Director.

I'm saying that this is a false flag operation.

Those men aren't Navy at all.

Then who the hell is on that ship with my agents?

I don't know.

Whatever happened to this research crew?

Looks like it happened fast.

And it wasn't pretty.

What were they researching again?

Deep sea mineral deposits.

I don't know what the hell that means.

Who are you? Carl Hammond.

Sea Defenders Protection Service. Whisper. I'm a security guard.

Who are you?

NCIS.

We're here to help.

Why should I believe you?

The last guy said they were Navy. They took over the whole damn ship.

How'd you get away?

I saw an opportunity and ran.

Where's the rest of the crew?

The terrorists locked them in a forward cargo bay.

Terrorists? The three guys with guns? I heard them talking through the vent.

They said something about a high -value target and delivering a payload.

Are we gonna go stop them?

No. We are gonna find the rest of the crew.

I can show you. Follow me. Wait, wait, wait. Why? I know this place like the

back of my hand. This is my spot, guys.

You move, he dies.

Lieutenant, don't you die on me.

Nice harpoon.

Thank you.

How is he?

Not good.

Managed to slow the bleeding a bit. As long as that bullet is still inside of

him. Don't you have any tricks in that medical bag of yours?

I came here expecting to find a dead body. I'm going to quit to save a life

Lieutenant Vela here needs proper medical attention. Fast.

We better get off this ship.

You think that's going to work?

It should. If we can get this phone antenna far enough away from whatever

jammer they're using, we might be able to get a signal.

And then maybe we can call for help. Well, it's probably not strong enough

that, but we might be able to send a few text characters to NCIS. Open the

portal.

All right.

Bon voyage.

Okay.

A few text characters, huh? Yeah. How's that going to help NCIS find us?

Don't know.

Haven't got that far.

Baby steps, Jimmy. Baby steps.

I really hope that Nick and Jeff come back with reinforcements.

Bye.

Oh, finally. I'm starving. I'll take two eggs over easy.

Hash browns down the side.

I appreciate a sense of humor.

Although Arius here isn't much for jokes. He prefers a more direct

Maybe we should tell Arius to kind of lighten up.

Where are your friends, Heidi?

Where are they?

You have something in your shoe.

He's not going to stop until you answer me. Well, then I hope you have no plans

because we're going to be here a while.

Nick? Nick?

Nick!

Excuse the blood. Your friend wasn't very cooperative.

That's Nick for you.

Strong, silent type.

Me, I'm... I'm all blabbermouth, so... What do you want to know?

Where are the others?

They're... Dead.

Dead? You shot at us. They got hit. They died. That's how it worked.

You're lying.

You think I want to get smacked around?

I am telling you the truth.

You took out my team leader and my medical examiner.

Any other one?

What other one?

NCIS only sent four.

He means the pilot.

That guy?

He doesn't know anything.

It's what he has that's important.

You want to get upset, so you need the peace of a hero.

Good to know.

Clever girl.

Kind of makes you wonder who's interrogating who.

A cute doll?

A gift?

From your daughter?

A loved one?

No.

Let's try this again.

Shall we?

This time without the game.

Okay, all right, let me know if anything changes.

Thanks. Ooh, that didn't sound good. Joint Base Anacostia has been trying to

reach the helo on the Stargazer. Let me guess, nothing. And the ship's comms are

down. Something is wrong.

It could just be interference.

Did Anacostia try accessing the GPS transponder on the helo? Yeah, it's

disabled. Okay, yeah, we can go if something's wrong.

If we can't contact anyone, we gotta get back up on that ship ASAP.

That might be a problem here. Take a look.

There's nothing there. That nothing is the Stargazer's last reported location.

Well, where is it now? No clue. And I don't know how we get one. Without at

least a hint of which direction they're going.

Well, we're going to be looking for a long time.

I just got a bandium notification from Parker.

Sun wine ship?

What does that mean?

I gotta say, at first blush, it sounds like Parker's having a good time.

Oh, no.

Yellow Merlot boat?

Right. Uh, no, no, no. It's not more low. It looks more like a port. Or maybe

ruby. You can tell by the bright red.

We don't. That's it. What's it?

Port.

Port, as in port side of the ship.

Sunport ship. The sun is on the port side of the ship. He's telling us which

they're headed. We can use this info to help track where they are.

Next office game night, you are totally my new Pictionary partner.

Sorry.

I'm laughing.

Tell us where your friends are hiding or say your goodbyes.

One of you doesn't start talking in the next three minutes, my buddy Maddox is

going to come in here and put a bullet in both of your heads.

Don't put him to the test.

You okay?

I'm fine.

You?

I'm good.

What's so funny?

God, Parker.

Parker.

How do you find us?

My first time crawling through a ship's vent.

Sorry I didn't get here sooner.

What do these military posers want?

To get off this ship in our helicopter.

They're looking for the keys.

To go and do what?

I don't know.

But they're terrorists who picked this ship for a reason.

So I don't think they went through all this trouble for a peaceful joyride.

Where are they now?

Counting the seconds before they kill us.

That Maddox guy? He was really excited about that.

Yeah, well, he's going to be disappointed because he's going to have

through me first. Yo, wait a minute. Where are you going?

To say hi to our phony frogman.

There are three of them, Parker.

All have M4s.

You're unarmed. I'm aware.

You can't do that. Hey.

No. They can't do this to you.

Got it.

So what's your plan, then?

Haven't got that far.

Maybe steps.

and will be useful.

Time's up.

Open the door.

Hey, fellas.

Little birdie told me you're looking for these.

That's where he came in here.

He did.

Where is he?

Don't care.

It's time to go.

Here, follow Link and have her little leg back. There we go.

We gotta go.

How do you get the keys to the helo?

You gotta find Parker.

I'll go below.

All right.

All right.

We were able to narrow the search grid using Parker's bandium message. And you

found the stargaze?

Courtesy of the KC EPIC high -res weather satellite.

This was taken a few minutes ago. The helo just left the ship. Do we know

on it? Uh, no, but I can try to get the satellite's thermal feed. That may give

us more detail. Yeah, do it. And get the coordinates of that ship to naval

operations.

Sat bomb.

Parker? You okay? It's night, and we're just peachy. Night. Watch your six.

We have reason to believe that the men who boarded that ship are not who they

say they are.

Yeah, figured that when they tried to kill us. They're gone now. Three of them

just took off in the helo with their cell jammer.

Although we've got a wounded pilot who needs immediate medevac. And the rest of

you? Jimmy's with me. Jordan's with the crew.

Okay, where's Parker?

We can't find him.

What do you mean?

I mean, we have looked everywhere.

Look again.

I found him.

Where?

There. This is the thermal feed from the weather satellite.

Jess, you said there were three gunmen, right?

That's right. Then why are there four heat signatures on this helicopter?

It's the rear storage compartment.

What the hell is Parker doing?

Okay, got it. Thanks, McGee.

How's Lieutenant Bell, our pilot?

The ship's medic and I were able to stabilize him in preparation for

We should be landing soon.

Any word on Parker?

No. McGee said the helo's transponder is still disabled.

Well, then how are we going to find him?

He's got a plan.

Is that a question?

More like positive thinking.

I mean, he's hiding out on a helicopter with three terrorists all alone. While

unarmed. We don't know who these guys are or what they're planning to do with

that helicopter.

Well, we do know something.

Our bad guys left this behind.

Read the logo.

Property of crisis group.

The private military contractor?

Yeah, our terrorists have a day job.

Meet Ian Maddox, Dutch Naga, and Gabriel Arias. They were together a crisis

group until two years ago when they were fired for stealing company property.

Well, that didn't stop them. They've since been suspected in numerous

thefts. And each bigger than the last.

Entire shipments of ammo, weapons, even vehicles.

We're talking millions of dollars of property, so... They're not terrorists.

They're professional thieves.

What if this was their latest heist?

They pretended to be Navy because they knew that NCIS would show up with a $40

million helo. They didn't take the helicopter as part of the plan. That was

their plan.

Thieves only steal what they know that they can sell.

Who's in the market for a 10 -ton military aircraft?

Pretty short list.

All right, if we find the buyer...

Maybe we find our thieves and Agent Parker along with them. The NSA report

mentioned a Russian arms dealer that operates out of North Atlantic. That

be our buyer. Except that report didn't give any specifics, not even a name. No,

but it gave us the radio frequencies that the dealer was using to communicate

with. So maybe if we continue to monitor those, we might pick up more chatter.

Right. We just need access to NSA surveillance police.

How do you feel about asking the cyber team for another favor?

You're making some damn long.

I didn't risk my neck for your comrade to suddenly get cold feet.

We had a deal.

Getting off that ship took longer than your estimate.

He just wants to make sure we haven't been compromised.

We made it this far, didn't we?

Patience. But call back.

Well, until he does, you and me are staying right here. And this time I'm

the talking.

Make yourself comfortable.

156 .0 to 156 .6 megahertz. Clear. Nothing but radio static.

Same here.

Got something.

Yeah? What do you got?

Fishing trawlers. Apparently Atlantic cods in season.

Casey, you and Piper move up one channel. Sid, move up two.

Whatever you say, boss.

Listen, I really want to apologize for not showing up to the robotics

competition. It was a three -person team event.

Yeah, we looked like fools up there. You know, it's been one hell of a year.

Wait, Mickey, stop.

No, no, you're right. No, no, no, I think I found something.

Somebody's broadcasting on 156 .8 megahertz.

That's channel 16, the international distress frequency.

What's it saying? Nothing, it's just music.

The theme to Star Trek?

Yeah, and it's playing on repeat.

That's supposed to mean something?

Parker.

It's the theme song to the original series, Parker's favorite. He's giving

way to help find him. Do you mind if I jump in?

Great. Let's use some radio towers and triangulate this signal.

I'm gonna get some air.

Leave the phone.

And get me another diet soda.

Get it yourself.

What

the

hell?

Two ways this can go.

You surrender, or we all go up.

Go to hell. You don't have to answer right away.

Take your time.

I don't see any backup.

Are you here alone, Agent Parker?

I got a thing about letting bad guys get away.

And this was your plan?

How do you expect this to end?

To be honest, I haven't got that far.

Baby steps.

Federal agent!

Put your hands in the air!

Put your hands in the air!

Do it, now!

Put your weapon on the ground and back away!

Boy, am I glad to see you guys.

No, no, I will not tolerate any Voyager bashing. Okay, Kate Mulgrew deserves a

national holiday for putting up with whiny fanboys like you. Hey, my

has been futile ever since they brought on Jerry Ryan at 7 of 9. Uh -huh.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. What's this?

I have no idea.

Let's try again.

It's the entry form to this year's DARPA challenge.

I hope this doesn't become a habit, Agent Parker.

Catching the bad guys? Taking unnecessary risks.

It was a calculated risk, Director.

Then your calculator is broken.

Because what she did was a death wish.

Maybe. But one way or the other, I was getting my team off that ship.

Your team?

Scissors. Scissors.

Tape. Tape.

What do you think, Doc?

Is she going to live?

Prognosis is good.

Now I just need to explain all these battle scars to Mika.

No, that is the best part.

She's finally going to get to see how cool her aunt really is.

Pauline has been through a lot.

I think we all have.

You two doing okay?

We good.

How about you?

Me? Couldn't be better.

Good, because we still need a team photo with Pauline. Okay, everybody gather

around. You too, director.

Okay, cheese.