1 00:00:06,438 --> 00:00:08,206 ? ? 2 00:00:08,308 --> 00:00:11,138 OLDER GIBBS: It all started on a lonely Wednesday night. 3 00:00:11,836 --> 00:00:15,313 Well, it all started with Ducky, actually. 4 00:00:16,050 --> 00:00:18,609 He'd just finished up his first official day 5 00:00:18,678 --> 00:00:20,884 as Head Medical Examiner in the D.C. office. 6 00:00:21,019 --> 00:00:24,380 Dr. Magnus retired the day before. 7 00:00:24,515 --> 00:00:27,793 So, by the time Ducky got home, 8 00:00:27,895 --> 00:00:29,861 he was dying for some "morgue talk" 9 00:00:29,996 --> 00:00:32,106 -with a live human. -(telephone ringing) 10 00:00:32,107 --> 00:00:34,226 San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office, 11 00:00:34,227 --> 00:00:35,958 Dr. T�ngalkat speaking. 12 00:00:35,959 --> 00:00:38,362 DUCKY: Dr. T�ngalkat, how delightful you answered. 13 00:00:38,363 --> 00:00:39,871 It's Donald Mallard. 14 00:00:39,872 --> 00:00:41,732 We met when I had the pleasure of visiting 15 00:00:41,733 --> 00:00:43,302 Camp Pendleton and lending a hand on- 16 00:00:43,303 --> 00:00:45,234 Dr. Mallard. How's it going? 17 00:00:45,235 --> 00:00:48,213 OLDER GIBBS: Ducky asked Tango's advice on the case he worked that day, 18 00:00:48,214 --> 00:00:50,409 and he was pretty excited when Tango called him 19 00:00:50,410 --> 00:00:51,847 the next week to do the same. 20 00:00:51,915 --> 00:00:53,442 Don't stay up too late. 21 00:00:53,544 --> 00:00:55,104 It's not good for your pancreas. 22 00:00:55,183 --> 00:00:57,321 -Night, Lenora. -Night. 23 00:00:57,423 --> 00:01:01,126 Couple of weeks in, they decided to make it a standing call. 24 00:01:01,228 --> 00:01:05,255 Every Wednesday night, they'd discuss the ups and downs 25 00:01:05,390 --> 00:01:06,828 of medical examining. 26 00:01:06,897 --> 00:01:08,424 (telephone ringing) 27 00:01:08,559 --> 00:01:10,064 Right on time, Dr. T�ngalkat. 28 00:01:10,065 --> 00:01:11,663 It's good to hear your voice, man. 29 00:01:11,664 --> 00:01:13,474 I have much to recount from my week, 30 00:01:13,570 --> 00:01:16,160 but you certainly sound as if you've had quite a day. 31 00:01:16,567 --> 00:01:18,610 Decapitation by steel beam. 32 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:21,411 Dear God. Partial or complete? 33 00:01:21,513 --> 00:01:24,180 OLDER GIBBS: Ducky didn't have many friends in D.C., 34 00:01:24,249 --> 00:01:26,412 and there was a hole in Tango's life, too, 35 00:01:26,547 --> 00:01:28,887 without his favorite niece Tish around. 36 00:01:28,956 --> 00:01:31,850 So they stayed on the phone longer. 37 00:01:31,952 --> 00:01:36,325 Ducky told Tango how to make a damn good cup of English tea. 38 00:01:36,326 --> 00:01:38,765 Tango answered all of Ducky's burning questions 39 00:01:38,766 --> 00:01:40,995 about the Pay�mkawichum tribe. 40 00:01:41,097 --> 00:01:42,557 They talked about family, 41 00:01:42,659 --> 00:01:45,261 their mothers, their pasts, 42 00:01:45,363 --> 00:01:47,139 their stories. 43 00:01:47,971 --> 00:01:49,471 They became friends. 44 00:01:50,238 --> 00:01:51,739 But one Wednesday night... 45 00:01:51,842 --> 00:01:53,073 (line ringing) 46 00:01:53,141 --> 00:01:54,674 ...something happened. 47 00:01:56,209 --> 00:01:57,615 And by then... 48 00:01:57,717 --> 00:01:59,116 (line continues ringing) 49 00:01:59,219 --> 00:02:01,913 ...Ducky knew his friend well enough to know... 50 00:02:01,914 --> 00:02:04,416 -(telephone ringing) -...Tango wouldn't miss 51 00:02:04,417 --> 00:02:05,954 their Wednesday night call 52 00:02:06,056 --> 00:02:08,325 -for anything. -(ringing) 53 00:02:13,499 --> 00:02:15,662 ? ? 54 00:02:24,568 --> 00:02:25,837 (knocking on door) 55 00:02:32,643 --> 00:02:34,450 What are you doing here? (gasps) 56 00:02:36,514 --> 00:02:38,289 I don't want you to go. 57 00:02:39,153 --> 00:02:41,020 (inhales sharply) 58 00:02:41,156 --> 00:02:43,157 (dishes clattering) 59 00:02:43,292 --> 00:02:45,287 MANNY: I got a surprise for you. 60 00:02:45,390 --> 00:02:46,760 Good morning. 61 00:02:46,829 --> 00:02:47,998 What? 62 00:02:47,999 --> 00:02:49,395 I didn't know how you liked your eggs. 63 00:02:49,396 --> 00:02:52,163 You don't even eat breakfast. 64 00:02:52,265 --> 00:02:53,668 I made it for you. 65 00:02:53,770 --> 00:02:55,207 Oh. 66 00:02:57,841 --> 00:02:59,005 This scar, 67 00:02:59,107 --> 00:03:01,137 how'd you get it? 68 00:03:01,206 --> 00:03:03,112 Manny... 69 00:03:03,181 --> 00:03:05,280 You can't do the things you do to me, 70 00:03:05,382 --> 00:03:07,780 and then not tell me how you got stabbed. 71 00:03:09,052 --> 00:03:11,586 Was it an initiation? 72 00:03:12,516 --> 00:03:13,951 How old were you? 73 00:03:14,895 --> 00:03:17,592 You gotta try the French toast. 74 00:03:18,731 --> 00:03:20,397 (Manny laughs) 75 00:03:23,329 --> 00:03:25,194 -Oh, wow. -Yes. 76 00:03:25,296 --> 00:03:26,771 Oh, wow. 77 00:03:26,873 --> 00:03:28,534 You have some skills, dude. 78 00:03:28,535 --> 00:03:30,368 Maybe I could make you dinner sometime. 79 00:03:30,369 --> 00:03:31,542 Like with courses. 80 00:03:31,678 --> 00:03:33,172 Like a real date? 81 00:03:33,274 --> 00:03:35,474 But I don't know, um... 82 00:03:35,543 --> 00:03:38,147 I never know when Flaco needs me, 83 00:03:38,216 --> 00:03:40,109 so I can't really plan it anyway. 84 00:03:45,991 --> 00:03:49,886 I present to you the extra key 85 00:03:49,988 --> 00:03:54,061 to the fancy, unpickable cross lock on my door. 86 00:03:54,163 --> 00:03:55,396 Surprise me sometime. 87 00:03:55,498 --> 00:03:58,831 I always come home from work eventually. 88 00:03:59,796 --> 00:04:01,903 What would your work guys think? 89 00:04:02,005 --> 00:04:03,271 My work guys think 90 00:04:03,373 --> 00:04:06,272 you are a model citizen named Jonny. 91 00:04:06,408 --> 00:04:08,270 Jonny's probably a big-time chef. 92 00:04:08,372 --> 00:04:09,505 Yeah, but 93 00:04:09,574 --> 00:04:11,581 I like Manny better. 94 00:04:11,683 --> 00:04:13,109 Oh, yeah? 95 00:04:14,953 --> 00:04:16,519 MARY JO: Ah, come on. 96 00:04:17,350 --> 00:04:18,417 Morning, Mary Jo. 97 00:04:18,418 --> 00:04:20,220 -You just missed your wife. -What? 98 00:04:20,221 --> 00:04:21,253 She was here? 99 00:04:21,254 --> 00:04:22,304 No, Gibbs, 100 00:04:22,305 --> 00:04:23,587 she called from L.A. Remember, honey, 101 00:04:23,588 --> 00:04:24,787 she works there now. 102 00:04:24,922 --> 00:04:27,295 Yeah, I just didn't know what you... 103 00:04:27,296 --> 00:04:29,367 (sighs) She was probably calling me back. 104 00:04:29,368 --> 00:04:31,396 She wasn't there when I called her last night. 105 00:04:31,397 --> 00:04:32,630 This dang thing. 106 00:04:32,732 --> 00:04:35,202 Earl from IT took my answering machine 107 00:04:35,271 --> 00:04:36,634 and switched me to this new 108 00:04:36,736 --> 00:04:38,726 -voicemail crap. -What's a voicemail? 109 00:04:38,738 --> 00:04:41,405 Exactly. I gotta crack a numeric code 110 00:04:41,474 --> 00:04:42,814 just to get my messages. 111 00:04:42,949 --> 00:04:44,475 Whoo! We made the newsletter. 112 00:04:44,476 --> 00:04:46,281 -Really? -GIBBS: What newsletter? 113 00:04:46,282 --> 00:04:47,672 RANDY: The NIS newsletter. 114 00:04:47,712 --> 00:04:49,187 They distribute it to every 115 00:04:49,188 --> 00:04:51,357 NIS office in the country. Nobody here reads it 116 00:04:51,358 --> 00:04:55,022 because it's only ever about the big dogs in D.C. Oh. 117 00:04:55,124 --> 00:04:56,254 CLIFF: Mary Jo. 118 00:04:56,990 --> 00:04:59,520 Did my divorce lawyer leave a message last night? 119 00:04:59,521 --> 00:05:01,230 I don't know, Cliff, I'm working on it. 120 00:05:01,231 --> 00:05:02,461 We're in the NIS Newsletter. 121 00:05:02,462 --> 00:05:03,735 -What? Oh. -Mm-hmm. 122 00:05:03,837 --> 00:05:05,268 "Included in the Fed Five 123 00:05:05,269 --> 00:05:07,302 "are two members of the NIS Pendleton team, 124 00:05:07,303 --> 00:05:09,733 Mike Franks and Elroy Gibbs." 125 00:05:09,734 --> 00:05:11,276 They-they-they misspelled your name, 126 00:05:11,277 --> 00:05:13,506 but who cares? You're immortal now, buddy. 127 00:05:13,608 --> 00:05:15,680 -Morning. -We made the NIS newsletter. 128 00:05:15,782 --> 00:05:17,408 -No! -Our team? 129 00:05:17,510 --> 00:05:18,843 Careful, don't rip it. 130 00:05:18,844 --> 00:05:20,649 I swear to God, if Earl doesn't give me back 131 00:05:20,650 --> 00:05:22,355 my answering machine, we're gonna have words. 132 00:05:22,356 --> 00:05:24,488 "Elroy Gibbs"? They didn't even get your name right. 133 00:05:24,489 --> 00:05:26,719 Randy, this is like a dream come true for you. 134 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,058 -Where's your name? -Oh, please. 135 00:05:28,059 --> 00:05:29,292 Randolf's not named. 136 00:05:29,293 --> 00:05:31,059 This publication's for serious agents only. 137 00:05:31,060 --> 00:05:32,423 I'm serious. 138 00:05:32,424 --> 00:05:33,558 You do standup, Rando. 139 00:05:33,559 --> 00:05:35,428 You also frolic too much. 140 00:05:35,496 --> 00:05:37,168 I've never seen you stand still. 141 00:05:37,169 --> 00:05:38,498 -It's concerning. -MARY JO: Oh, my God. 142 00:05:38,499 --> 00:05:40,764 Franks, you need to get down 143 00:05:40,765 --> 00:05:42,172 -to Mesa Detention Center. -What? 144 00:05:42,173 --> 00:05:43,765 Dr. Friedman left a message 145 00:05:43,834 --> 00:05:45,701 saying Doc Tango is in jail. 146 00:05:45,836 --> 00:05:47,340 He got pulled over for a DUI. 147 00:05:47,341 --> 00:05:48,775 Tango was driving hammered? 148 00:05:48,776 --> 00:05:50,314 The hell didn't he use his one phone call 149 00:05:50,315 --> 00:05:53,550 to have me come get him? Probie, with me. 150 00:05:57,581 --> 00:05:59,317 Boss. Here. 151 00:05:59,386 --> 00:06:00,620 Excuse me, ma'am, 152 00:06:00,722 --> 00:06:02,794 we're here to post bail for a detainee. 153 00:06:02,896 --> 00:06:04,688 Name's Tem�t T�ngalkat. 154 00:06:04,824 --> 00:06:07,263 Bail's not set for Tankon-lot yet. 155 00:06:07,264 --> 00:06:08,892 There's a mix-up with the magistrate. 156 00:06:08,893 --> 00:06:10,536 I need to re-file for the hearing. 157 00:06:10,537 --> 00:06:12,568 We're gonna need to see him, then. Where's the sign-in? 158 00:06:12,569 --> 00:06:15,605 Visiting hours don't start till 10:00. 159 00:06:17,405 --> 00:06:20,209 What are you boys, FBI? 160 00:06:20,312 --> 00:06:22,608 NIS. You the one that brung him in? 161 00:06:22,710 --> 00:06:25,311 Yeah, Joseph Sanders, NPS Ranger. 162 00:06:25,413 --> 00:06:26,744 I arrested Tankon-lot 163 00:06:26,745 --> 00:06:28,383 just outside Mission National Park. 164 00:06:28,384 --> 00:06:29,764 You got a warrant to see him? 165 00:06:29,849 --> 00:06:32,155 His name is T�ngalkat and he's family. 166 00:06:32,257 --> 00:06:34,223 You don't look like his family. 167 00:06:34,325 --> 00:06:36,388 Nah, you look like a... (chuckles) 168 00:06:36,524 --> 00:06:38,022 ...a cowboy to his Indian. 169 00:06:38,091 --> 00:06:41,262 Okay, how about you tell us what happened out there? 170 00:06:41,397 --> 00:06:42,895 He's a damn park guy, probie. 171 00:06:42,896 --> 00:06:45,028 You should be out there breaking up squirrel fights. 172 00:06:45,029 --> 00:06:46,700 I'm a federal agent just like you. 173 00:06:46,701 --> 00:06:48,272 Do you even have cause to arrest him? 174 00:06:48,273 --> 00:06:49,870 FRANKS: Okay. Now, it's starting 175 00:06:49,871 --> 00:06:52,102 to make sense. You made up a cause, didn't you? 176 00:06:52,103 --> 00:06:53,946 Tango don't ever get behind the wheel drunk. 177 00:06:53,947 --> 00:06:54,947 Okay, I think you got 178 00:06:54,948 --> 00:06:56,308 your wires crossed here. 179 00:06:56,410 --> 00:06:58,216 This wasn't a DUI. 180 00:06:58,318 --> 00:07:01,281 I picked your guy up for stealing a body. 181 00:07:01,383 --> 00:07:03,379 Ha! Stealing a body? 182 00:07:03,447 --> 00:07:06,217 The man's an M.E. Transporting dead folks is what he does. 183 00:07:06,218 --> 00:07:09,027 He put the remains in the back of his own personal vehicle 184 00:07:09,028 --> 00:07:10,660 and fled the scene. 185 00:07:11,028 --> 00:07:13,793 You got any witnesses to that? 186 00:07:13,794 --> 00:07:15,659 Just so you know, a guy showed up 187 00:07:15,660 --> 00:07:17,034 with a warrant for the body 188 00:07:17,035 --> 00:07:18,503 a few minutes ago. 189 00:07:19,365 --> 00:07:20,835 Who? 190 00:07:22,042 --> 00:07:23,440 Greetings, dear gentlemen. 191 00:07:23,542 --> 00:07:25,652 -Hey. -Though circumstances may be dire, 192 00:07:25,710 --> 00:07:28,474 your shining faces are just what the doctor ordered. 193 00:07:28,610 --> 00:07:30,380 Ducky, what are you doing here? 194 00:07:30,381 --> 00:07:31,908 I was Dr. T�ngalkat's one phone call. 195 00:07:31,909 --> 00:07:33,289 The hell didn't you call us? 196 00:07:33,290 --> 00:07:34,616 I assumed you were already aware. 197 00:07:34,617 --> 00:07:36,584 Besides, there was no time to chat. 198 00:07:36,585 --> 00:07:38,591 Dr. T�ngalkat asked me to drop everything 199 00:07:38,592 --> 00:07:40,923 and fly here straightaway to assist with the situation. 200 00:07:40,924 --> 00:07:43,054 You think you can talk some sense into that Ranger Rick? 201 00:07:43,055 --> 00:07:45,495 He's trying to claim that Tango stole a body. 202 00:07:45,597 --> 00:07:49,659 Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings... 203 00:07:49,761 --> 00:07:51,536 but I'm afraid he did. 204 00:07:53,597 --> 00:07:57,872 He popped the remains in here and drove off like the dickens. 205 00:07:58,670 --> 00:08:00,072 Son of a bitch. 206 00:08:03,392 --> 00:08:07,250 Wait, wait, wait, wait. Hold on. Are you saying Tango 207 00:08:07,251 --> 00:08:08,391 actually stole a body, 208 00:08:08,392 --> 00:08:09,681 or is the Ranger Rick dude 209 00:08:09,682 --> 00:08:10,881 trying to frame him? 210 00:08:10,882 --> 00:08:12,520 No, Tango definitely drove off with it. 211 00:08:12,521 --> 00:08:14,157 But it's more of a skeleton. 212 00:08:14,158 --> 00:08:15,624 Why would he steal a skeleton? 213 00:08:15,625 --> 00:08:16,853 Tell them I say hello, would you? 214 00:08:16,854 --> 00:08:18,220 -Oh, my God. -Oh! 215 00:08:18,221 --> 00:08:20,227 -Is that Dr. Mallard? -What are you doing here? 216 00:08:20,228 --> 00:08:21,630 -We love you so much. -You gotta come by, visit us, honey. 217 00:08:21,631 --> 00:08:23,161 RANDY: Gibbs, ask him if we can 218 00:08:23,162 --> 00:08:24,300 call him Ducky. Uh, and tell him congrats 219 00:08:24,301 --> 00:08:25,601 on becoming head M.E. 220 00:08:25,602 --> 00:08:26,864 -What, you're head M.E. now? -MARY JO: Yeah, 221 00:08:26,865 --> 00:08:27,864 it was in the newsletter. 222 00:08:27,865 --> 00:08:28,799 It's nothing, really. 223 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:30,471 Oop, it's nearly 10:00. 224 00:08:30,472 --> 00:08:32,044 GIBBS: Yeah, this Sanders guy 225 00:08:32,045 --> 00:08:33,377 is being a real ass. 226 00:08:33,378 --> 00:08:34,838 He's having the receptionist make us wait 227 00:08:34,839 --> 00:08:36,205 until 10:00 to see Tango. 228 00:08:36,206 --> 00:08:37,741 Why don't you just talk to the corrections officer? 229 00:08:37,742 --> 00:08:38,711 Franks did, 230 00:08:38,712 --> 00:08:40,316 but the two of them got into it. 231 00:08:40,384 --> 00:08:41,884 Yes, Michael is rather on edge 232 00:08:41,949 --> 00:08:44,048 due to his adoration for Dr. T�ngalkat. 233 00:08:44,049 --> 00:08:46,220 GIBBS: We're trying to give him some space, 234 00:08:46,221 --> 00:08:48,931 you know, like we do with Wheeler when he eats lactose. 235 00:08:48,954 --> 00:08:50,661 I'm standing right here, Gibbs. 236 00:08:51,755 --> 00:08:52,923 Sorry, sir. 237 00:08:53,059 --> 00:08:55,490 (clears throat) We'll keep you posted. 238 00:08:57,270 --> 00:08:59,663 (Gibbs clears throat) Ma'am. 239 00:08:59,732 --> 00:09:00,831 I think it's 10:00. 240 00:09:00,832 --> 00:09:01,907 SANDERS: From where I'm sitting, 241 00:09:01,908 --> 00:09:03,966 it's 9:59. 242 00:09:04,069 --> 00:09:06,367 -Moira? -Looks like 9:59 to me. 243 00:09:06,470 --> 00:09:08,880 Don't you got an office in the woods somewhere? 244 00:09:08,940 --> 00:09:10,678 These are community desks, 245 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:12,348 and I want to make sure that nobody tries 246 00:09:12,349 --> 00:09:13,714 to jump above the law, 247 00:09:13,816 --> 00:09:15,883 seeing as how my detainee has friends 248 00:09:15,884 --> 00:09:18,288 who don't think the rules should apply to them. 249 00:09:18,289 --> 00:09:19,339 MOIRA: It's 10:00. 250 00:09:19,423 --> 00:09:21,025 Visiting hours have started. 251 00:09:21,094 --> 00:09:22,792 Sign yourselves in. 252 00:09:24,922 --> 00:09:26,631 (door buzzer sounds) 253 00:09:27,430 --> 00:09:28,597 Did you get it all done? 254 00:09:28,598 --> 00:09:30,303 Are the remains legally in your custody? 255 00:09:30,304 --> 00:09:31,874 Yes, I did exactly as you asked. 256 00:09:31,929 --> 00:09:33,194 Oh, thank you. Now, 257 00:09:33,195 --> 00:09:34,771 I need you to take them to forensics 258 00:09:34,772 --> 00:09:36,466 -and have them dated. -Hang on there, Chief. 259 00:09:36,467 --> 00:09:37,636 You want to tell us what the hell happened last night? 260 00:09:37,637 --> 00:09:38,938 A call came in. 261 00:09:38,939 --> 00:09:41,406 Some youth rangers were camping in Mission Park, 262 00:09:41,407 --> 00:09:43,977 and they found a skeleton that was dug up by an animal. 263 00:09:43,978 --> 00:09:45,749 The coroner vans were all out on calls, 264 00:09:45,750 --> 00:09:47,676 -so I took my own car. -GIBBS: Dr. Friedman was 265 00:09:47,677 --> 00:09:49,853 -gonna meet you there later with a van? -That's right. 266 00:09:49,854 --> 00:09:53,120 Then I get there and I see the skeleton. It's... 267 00:09:53,222 --> 00:09:54,820 it's old. 268 00:09:54,922 --> 00:09:56,885 There were seashells on the ribcage. 269 00:09:56,987 --> 00:09:59,057 Remnants of a necklace. 270 00:09:59,058 --> 00:10:01,133 TANGO: It's a style popular with my tribe, 271 00:10:01,134 --> 00:10:02,998 from my family clan. 272 00:10:03,801 --> 00:10:07,166 Those are the remains of a Pay�mkawichum man. 273 00:10:08,504 --> 00:10:09,964 He needs a proper burial. 274 00:10:10,066 --> 00:10:11,475 His spirit needs to rest. 275 00:10:11,476 --> 00:10:13,140 But the commission won't act without proof. 276 00:10:13,141 --> 00:10:15,472 -Commission, what commission? -DUCKY: NAGPRA, correct? 277 00:10:15,473 --> 00:10:19,275 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. 278 00:10:19,276 --> 00:10:21,143 If we could give the commission definitive proof 279 00:10:21,144 --> 00:10:22,652 the remains are Pay�mkawichum, 280 00:10:22,653 --> 00:10:24,155 they'll be returned to the tribe. 281 00:10:24,156 --> 00:10:25,356 DUCKY: If not, 282 00:10:25,357 --> 00:10:26,521 the remains will be auctioned off 283 00:10:26,522 --> 00:10:27,787 to the highest bidder. 284 00:10:27,788 --> 00:10:29,461 Is there much of a market for that? 285 00:10:29,462 --> 00:10:32,022 Oh, yes, Jethro. Museums and collectors 286 00:10:32,023 --> 00:10:33,995 pay exorbitant amounts for such things. 287 00:10:33,996 --> 00:10:35,491 TANGO: I knew if I didn't get the remains 288 00:10:35,492 --> 00:10:38,299 home to the reservation, they'd end up on display 289 00:10:38,368 --> 00:10:39,928 in some museum. 290 00:10:39,996 --> 00:10:41,764 I wasn't thinking. 291 00:10:41,833 --> 00:10:43,465 I just reacted. 292 00:10:43,534 --> 00:10:45,824 I made it a mile before that ranger stopped me. 293 00:10:46,713 --> 00:10:49,647 You know what bringing my ancestor home means to me. 294 00:10:49,716 --> 00:10:53,182 Yes, I remember what you told me about your father. 295 00:10:53,284 --> 00:10:54,778 TANGO: Mike? 296 00:10:54,847 --> 00:10:56,385 (door buzzer sounds) 297 00:10:56,487 --> 00:10:58,016 We must start gathering proof. 298 00:10:58,118 --> 00:11:00,719 I'll get the remains to forensics for dating. 299 00:11:00,854 --> 00:11:02,652 I won't let you down, Doctor. 300 00:11:02,755 --> 00:11:04,326 Go on, probie. 301 00:11:04,395 --> 00:11:05,655 Take Dominguez and Rando 302 00:11:05,656 --> 00:11:07,293 back to the scene, see if you can find 303 00:11:07,294 --> 00:11:09,824 any other Indian stuff that can help us prove this. 304 00:11:12,029 --> 00:11:13,562 (door buzzer sounds) 305 00:11:13,579 --> 00:11:16,869 Look, I know what this would've meant 306 00:11:16,870 --> 00:11:17,870 to your daddy, but you could 307 00:11:17,871 --> 00:11:19,573 get fired for this, Chief. 308 00:11:19,574 --> 00:11:20,907 I'm not concerned about that. 309 00:11:20,908 --> 00:11:23,209 Then I'll be concerned for you. 310 00:11:25,548 --> 00:11:27,144 Bail ain't been set. 311 00:11:27,145 --> 00:11:28,720 I'm gonna wait for that ranger to get back, 312 00:11:28,721 --> 00:11:31,071 and I'm gonna convince him to drop the charges. 313 00:11:33,722 --> 00:11:36,926 How do I look in orange, hmm? 314 00:11:38,994 --> 00:11:42,094 Gravesite's just past that tree line. So, 315 00:11:42,095 --> 00:11:43,996 you're looking for some Native American stuff? 316 00:11:43,997 --> 00:11:45,229 We're also gonna need the names 317 00:11:45,230 --> 00:11:47,167 of anyone who was around last night. 318 00:11:47,235 --> 00:11:50,066 It's possible someone unknowingly removed evidence. 319 00:11:50,067 --> 00:11:51,735 Were those people here at the time? 320 00:11:51,736 --> 00:11:53,339 Uh, no. 321 00:11:53,340 --> 00:11:54,776 A couple of youth rangers were the ones that found the bones. 322 00:11:54,777 --> 00:11:56,107 -Good. -I can get you a list 323 00:11:56,108 --> 00:11:57,549 of everyone that was camping here. 324 00:11:57,550 --> 00:11:59,300 I like your art. That's a lot of cans. 325 00:11:59,384 --> 00:12:00,434 Uh, don't touch it. 326 00:12:00,484 --> 00:12:02,314 It's not soldered yet. 327 00:12:04,751 --> 00:12:06,249 Hey, so, question. 328 00:12:06,250 --> 00:12:08,089 Do you guys think Wheeler was right about me 329 00:12:08,090 --> 00:12:10,123 not being serious enough to make the newsletter? 330 00:12:10,124 --> 00:12:11,990 Hey, you're still typing all the case files 331 00:12:11,991 --> 00:12:13,190 into the computer, aren't you? 332 00:12:13,191 --> 00:12:14,429 -That's something. -LALA: Yeah. 333 00:12:14,430 --> 00:12:15,756 Yeah, but... 334 00:12:15,757 --> 00:12:18,129 ...will you ask Diane what she thinks 335 00:12:18,130 --> 00:12:19,271 when you finally get ahold of her? 336 00:12:19,272 --> 00:12:20,932 I value her opinion. 337 00:12:21,034 --> 00:12:22,767 -What the hell? -RANDY: Okay, 338 00:12:22,869 --> 00:12:24,267 you can ask Jonny, too. 339 00:12:24,403 --> 00:12:26,804 He seems like a serious kind of guy, right? 340 00:12:26,906 --> 00:12:27,986 What does he do again? 341 00:12:28,114 --> 00:12:29,807 He's a chef. 342 00:12:29,942 --> 00:12:31,446 -Really? -Never mind. 343 00:12:31,581 --> 00:12:33,111 Forget I brought it up. 344 00:12:33,112 --> 00:12:35,283 A serious agent would be making a game plan 345 00:12:35,284 --> 00:12:39,450 for searching the gravesite for Pay�mkawichum artifacts. 346 00:12:40,358 --> 00:12:42,453 (Randy groaning) 347 00:12:44,621 --> 00:12:47,031 Yeah, your table could use some soldering, too. 348 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:48,767 Sorry. Um... 349 00:12:49,150 --> 00:12:51,666 We're gonna take that list 350 00:12:51,667 --> 00:12:52,898 -of the campers. -Yeah. 351 00:12:52,966 --> 00:12:55,404 We'll be at the gravesite if you 352 00:12:55,405 --> 00:12:56,472 think of anything else. 353 00:12:56,473 --> 00:12:58,003 RENEE: Leave it! 354 00:12:58,004 --> 00:13:00,004 I'm never gonna make the newsletter. 355 00:13:00,005 --> 00:13:01,640 GIBBS: Rando, let's go. 356 00:13:01,742 --> 00:13:03,375 RANDY: Yeah. 357 00:13:04,647 --> 00:13:05,697 You find something? 358 00:13:05,748 --> 00:13:07,080 LALA: Got some blood. 359 00:13:07,081 --> 00:13:09,245 They must've missed it in the dark last night. 360 00:13:09,246 --> 00:13:11,152 Gibbs is following the trail. 361 00:13:13,493 --> 00:13:15,557 Someone gets hurt at the grave, 362 00:13:15,659 --> 00:13:17,928 staggers this way, losing blood. 363 00:13:23,171 --> 00:13:25,537 He grabbed the tree here. 364 00:13:25,538 --> 00:13:26,988 LALA: There's more up there. 365 00:13:29,606 --> 00:13:31,535 (camera shutter clicking) 366 00:13:42,814 --> 00:13:44,053 Guys. 367 00:13:53,030 --> 00:13:55,999 No way Doc Tango knew about this part, right? 368 00:14:00,438 --> 00:14:02,368 (flash charging) 369 00:14:07,438 --> 00:14:09,413 He was murdered over the remains? 370 00:14:09,548 --> 00:14:10,758 FRANKS: Looks that way. 371 00:14:10,779 --> 00:14:11,976 Guess an animal didn't 372 00:14:12,078 --> 00:14:13,417 dig up them bones after all. 373 00:14:13,519 --> 00:14:15,117 And there was a blood trail? 374 00:14:16,248 --> 00:14:18,551 I didn't see it. I-I didn't know. 375 00:14:18,654 --> 00:14:19,921 It was dark out. 376 00:14:19,922 --> 00:14:21,485 Plus, you were all caught up trying to get 377 00:14:21,486 --> 00:14:23,684 your guy's skeleton to the reservation. 378 00:14:23,685 --> 00:14:26,027 Look, the team's gonna get that murder solved. 379 00:14:26,028 --> 00:14:27,191 Ducky's taking care of the bones. 380 00:14:27,192 --> 00:14:28,492 You and me, we gotta focus on 381 00:14:28,493 --> 00:14:29,933 getting you out of here with your job. 382 00:14:29,934 --> 00:14:31,900 -I told you, that's not- -Listen to me. 383 00:14:31,969 --> 00:14:34,305 That park ranger, he heard about the body. 384 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:35,806 He circled over there. 385 00:14:35,807 --> 00:14:37,800 I told Dominguez to send him back here to talk to us. 386 00:14:37,801 --> 00:14:40,601 I'm thinking, you know, once he sees who you are- 387 00:14:40,737 --> 00:14:43,103 He knows I'm an M.E. He arrested me anyways. 388 00:14:43,206 --> 00:14:44,774 No, I mean... 389 00:14:44,876 --> 00:14:45,979 What? 390 00:14:45,980 --> 00:14:47,585 He was butchering your name on purpose. 391 00:14:47,586 --> 00:14:48,906 And then he's sitting here 392 00:14:48,982 --> 00:14:50,817 in this community desk, 393 00:14:50,818 --> 00:14:52,051 watching over you like a hawk. 394 00:14:52,052 --> 00:14:53,991 The man don't like Indians! 395 00:14:53,992 --> 00:14:56,720 Probably not Black folks, either, or anybody 396 00:14:56,721 --> 00:14:59,071 with a shake of pepper in them. We gotta show him... 397 00:15:00,899 --> 00:15:02,930 ...that you're just like a white person, 398 00:15:03,032 --> 00:15:05,530 only more native to the land and whatnot. 399 00:15:06,536 --> 00:15:08,170 Okay, Mike. 400 00:15:08,171 --> 00:15:11,806 Chief, I'm telling you, you got to make him understand 401 00:15:11,807 --> 00:15:13,340 why you took them bones. 402 00:15:13,341 --> 00:15:15,480 You got to tell him about your daddy. 403 00:15:15,481 --> 00:15:16,948 That's the only way 404 00:15:17,016 --> 00:15:19,666 -he's gonna drop the charges. -(door buzzer sounds) 405 00:15:20,815 --> 00:15:22,116 Agent Franks. 406 00:15:22,117 --> 00:15:24,118 Your people said you were looking to see me. 407 00:15:24,119 --> 00:15:25,423 Yes, sir, that's right. Have a seat. 408 00:15:25,424 --> 00:15:27,354 Take a load off. 409 00:15:27,355 --> 00:15:30,322 The youth rangers who found the bones, 410 00:15:30,323 --> 00:15:33,354 they, uh, they said they heard some 411 00:15:33,456 --> 00:15:35,590 UFO kind of sounds beforehand. 412 00:15:35,591 --> 00:15:37,601 I'm guessing that had something to do with 413 00:15:37,602 --> 00:15:39,531 this new murder we got. 414 00:15:40,298 --> 00:15:42,305 You know anything about that? 415 00:15:42,374 --> 00:15:43,531 UFO sounds? 416 00:15:43,532 --> 00:15:45,208 He don't know nothing about this. 417 00:15:45,209 --> 00:15:47,559 He was called to the scene after, just like you. 418 00:15:48,104 --> 00:15:49,442 Tell him. 419 00:15:51,177 --> 00:15:53,007 I was called to the scene after. 420 00:15:53,142 --> 00:15:54,744 Come on. 421 00:15:56,050 --> 00:15:57,582 Tell him about your daddy. 422 00:16:01,821 --> 00:16:03,423 1971. 423 00:16:04,223 --> 00:16:06,228 The highway was being built. 424 00:16:08,361 --> 00:16:11,129 14 of my people's remains were dug up 425 00:16:11,197 --> 00:16:13,763 and sold to the highest bidders. 426 00:16:14,999 --> 00:16:16,374 My father 427 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:19,234 dedicated his life to 428 00:16:19,369 --> 00:16:21,577 trying to bring them home 429 00:16:21,712 --> 00:16:23,443 to the reservation... 430 00:16:25,243 --> 00:16:27,282 ...for a proper burial. 431 00:16:29,250 --> 00:16:31,517 He fought with everything in him. 432 00:16:32,424 --> 00:16:34,051 Died trying. 433 00:16:34,187 --> 00:16:35,585 FRANKS: You hear that? 434 00:16:35,687 --> 00:16:38,095 Tango was just trying to do right by his daddy. 435 00:16:41,062 --> 00:16:42,957 You got a daddy, don't you? 436 00:16:44,831 --> 00:16:46,230 Mm-hmm. 437 00:16:46,231 --> 00:16:47,605 You file charges against this man, 438 00:16:47,606 --> 00:16:49,205 he's as good as fired. 439 00:16:51,043 --> 00:16:54,936 That is a loss to everyone in this damn county. 440 00:16:56,443 --> 00:16:58,643 I'm postponing the magistrate hearing. 441 00:16:59,776 --> 00:17:02,685 But only to complete my own investigation, 442 00:17:02,754 --> 00:17:04,712 see if I need to charge him 443 00:17:04,814 --> 00:17:06,924 with something more than grave-robbing. 444 00:17:06,925 --> 00:17:09,719 Come on, he ain't done nothing else and you know it. 445 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:11,586 Get me what info you got on this new body, 446 00:17:11,587 --> 00:17:14,465 and, uh, we'll see what I think. 447 00:17:14,567 --> 00:17:16,133 (door buzzer sounds) 448 00:17:17,096 --> 00:17:19,028 Son of a bitch. 449 00:17:19,131 --> 00:17:20,331 (door closes) 450 00:17:20,433 --> 00:17:23,136 You, good sir, have been identified 451 00:17:23,238 --> 00:17:25,108 through the contents of your wallet 452 00:17:25,208 --> 00:17:29,439 as 39-year-old Marine veteran Dennis Moor. 453 00:17:29,541 --> 00:17:32,080 I hear you lived a few miles from base, 454 00:17:32,149 --> 00:17:34,139 and judging by the tools and amenities 455 00:17:34,146 --> 00:17:35,776 inside your tent, 456 00:17:35,878 --> 00:17:39,249 I gather you very much enjoyed solo camping 457 00:17:39,351 --> 00:17:41,785 and unearthing forgotten relics. 458 00:17:42,991 --> 00:17:44,993 But tell me, Mr. Moor. 459 00:17:45,095 --> 00:17:47,362 When you were inside said tent... 460 00:17:48,832 --> 00:17:50,598 ...did you feel at home? 461 00:17:51,335 --> 00:17:56,135 I've never seen anyone talk to the bodies before. 462 00:17:56,136 --> 00:17:57,840 -Forgive me, Dr. Friedman. -(laughs) 463 00:17:57,841 --> 00:17:59,240 I'm on your dance floor. 464 00:17:59,343 --> 00:18:02,443 Oh, no, please. I'm stoked to finally meet you. 465 00:18:02,444 --> 00:18:05,114 Tango's constantly bragging about your phone calls. 466 00:18:05,115 --> 00:18:06,944 Was he doing okay when you saw him? 467 00:18:06,945 --> 00:18:08,015 (door opens) 468 00:18:08,016 --> 00:18:09,213 What do we got, Duck? 469 00:18:09,315 --> 00:18:10,711 Did you say "duck" or "doc?" 470 00:18:10,712 --> 00:18:12,154 I'll listen to whoever's talking. 471 00:18:12,155 --> 00:18:14,749 Would you mind talking while I dig? 472 00:18:14,851 --> 00:18:17,090 Just the thought of Tango getting canned 473 00:18:17,158 --> 00:18:19,329 is just making me come off... 474 00:18:19,431 --> 00:18:20,697 abnormal. 475 00:18:20,832 --> 00:18:23,392 I don't mind at all. Mr. Moor 476 00:18:23,494 --> 00:18:25,361 was stabbed to death, Jethro. 477 00:18:25,496 --> 00:18:27,530 The murder weapon was unusual. 478 00:18:27,632 --> 00:18:30,267 It made an exceptionally clean cut, 479 00:18:30,369 --> 00:18:31,802 but when striking the rib, 480 00:18:31,803 --> 00:18:34,509 a fragment of the weapon chipped off inside the wound. 481 00:18:34,510 --> 00:18:38,177 And I am trying to get it out, but it is jammed- 482 00:18:38,313 --> 00:18:40,910 (groans) Son of a motherless ovary! 483 00:18:40,911 --> 00:18:43,185 -I could give it a go if you like. -FRIEDMAN: Sorry. 484 00:18:43,186 --> 00:18:45,212 I'm just, uh, worried about Tango. 485 00:18:45,348 --> 00:18:46,398 Thank you. 486 00:18:46,485 --> 00:18:48,055 Oh, I'm gonna give Woody a call 487 00:18:48,127 --> 00:18:50,477 and see how he's doing on dating those remains. 488 00:18:50,521 --> 00:18:53,194 And congrats on making head M.E. 489 00:18:53,296 --> 00:18:56,596 You must be kicking some autopsy ass in D.C. 490 00:18:58,603 --> 00:19:00,204 (door opens) 491 00:19:00,205 --> 00:19:03,298 -(door closes) -Head M.E.'s not a good thing? 492 00:19:03,299 --> 00:19:04,906 What? 493 00:19:05,008 --> 00:19:07,468 Yes. Yes, of course it is. Yeah. 494 00:19:07,537 --> 00:19:09,142 It's just... Mother. 495 00:19:09,210 --> 00:19:11,210 She lives with me, you know, and 496 00:19:11,346 --> 00:19:14,546 my promotion has made her feel as if, 497 00:19:14,648 --> 00:19:18,851 well, our time in D.C. is permanent, so, um... 498 00:19:18,852 --> 00:19:21,826 Truth be told, she doesn't have many friends there. 499 00:19:21,827 --> 00:19:24,325 Oh, Jethro, I meant to tell you, 500 00:19:24,394 --> 00:19:27,362 I was so tickled to receive your thank-you note 501 00:19:27,431 --> 00:19:29,996 -for the ship-in-a-bottle. -I'm building one now. 502 00:19:30,065 --> 00:19:31,667 A ship in a bottle? 503 00:19:31,736 --> 00:19:32,901 A boat in a shed. 504 00:19:33,036 --> 00:19:34,502 -You're joking. -Mm-mm. 505 00:19:34,570 --> 00:19:38,541 Been able to work on it more now that Diane is in L.A. 506 00:19:38,643 --> 00:19:40,510 Diane is...? 507 00:19:40,612 --> 00:19:41,975 Is my wife. 508 00:19:42,077 --> 00:19:43,338 -Your wife? -Mm. 509 00:19:43,407 --> 00:19:45,172 Blimey, that's... 510 00:19:45,173 --> 00:19:47,444 And you're building a boat for her? 511 00:19:47,445 --> 00:19:49,781 Uh, no. I don't know. 512 00:19:52,057 --> 00:19:54,324 Yeah, I don't know why I'm building it. 513 00:19:59,756 --> 00:20:01,729 Why do you think I'm building it? 514 00:20:01,798 --> 00:20:03,201 I've got it. 515 00:20:04,065 --> 00:20:05,233 Look at that. 516 00:20:05,335 --> 00:20:07,964 Appears to be some sort of black stone. 517 00:20:09,367 --> 00:20:10,538 Uh, do you mind? 518 00:20:12,943 --> 00:20:14,610 I'll get it to Woody. 519 00:20:14,712 --> 00:20:15,937 Brilliant. 520 00:20:15,938 --> 00:20:17,812 Oh, and if you hear from Bernard and Cecilia, 521 00:20:17,813 --> 00:20:20,877 do let me know. They found a map amongst Moor's camping things, 522 00:20:20,878 --> 00:20:22,613 and I sent them to an old professor friend 523 00:20:22,614 --> 00:20:23,946 -to have a look at it. -Mm-hmm. 524 00:20:23,947 --> 00:20:26,482 (chuckles) Friend is a strong word, actually. 525 00:20:26,617 --> 00:20:28,124 He's more of an acquaintance. 526 00:20:28,125 --> 00:20:29,918 But he is the most knowledgeable chap I know 527 00:20:29,919 --> 00:20:32,124 when it comes to Native antiquities. 528 00:20:32,226 --> 00:20:33,522 -Mm. -He actually has 529 00:20:33,624 --> 00:20:35,131 an office on Camp Pendleton. 530 00:20:35,233 --> 00:20:37,958 The base was built on Native land, you know. 531 00:20:38,060 --> 00:20:41,067 -Oh. -Professor Edwin Wylde is his name, 532 00:20:41,136 --> 00:20:43,238 and, mm, I dare say 533 00:20:43,239 --> 00:20:44,975 I've not always enjoyed his company. 534 00:20:44,976 --> 00:20:47,837 He wears an ascot religiously. 535 00:20:47,838 --> 00:20:49,407 -(clears throat) -And, frankly speaking, Jethro, 536 00:20:49,408 --> 00:20:52,310 the man never shuts up. 537 00:20:52,412 --> 00:20:54,213 He loves to hear himself talk. 538 00:20:54,315 --> 00:20:56,551 It's downright exasperating. 539 00:20:57,780 --> 00:20:58,888 WYLDE: Dr. Mallard 540 00:20:58,990 --> 00:21:01,024 told me all about your case. 541 00:21:01,159 --> 00:21:03,356 More than I needed to know, actually. 542 00:21:03,458 --> 00:21:05,421 The man loves to hear himself talk. 543 00:21:05,489 --> 00:21:06,695 It's exasperating. 544 00:21:06,831 --> 00:21:07,996 Ah, I got that 545 00:21:08,098 --> 00:21:09,493 capybara at an estate sale 546 00:21:09,494 --> 00:21:11,093 in Santiago de Le�n de Caracas. 547 00:21:11,094 --> 00:21:13,398 (chuckles) It all started when I was researching- 548 00:21:13,399 --> 00:21:14,665 Uh, sorry, Professor. 549 00:21:14,767 --> 00:21:17,137 Can I jump in? We don't have a ton of time. 550 00:21:17,138 --> 00:21:18,438 What do you think about the map? 551 00:21:18,439 --> 00:21:19,844 WYLDE: Ah, yes, the map. Well, 552 00:21:19,845 --> 00:21:21,471 it's definitely old. 553 00:21:21,539 --> 00:21:23,613 It's not very detailed, 554 00:21:23,715 --> 00:21:25,179 but this "X" 555 00:21:25,282 --> 00:21:27,641 here seems to indicate the location 556 00:21:27,710 --> 00:21:29,353 of your buried skeleton. 557 00:21:29,354 --> 00:21:32,384 So Moor follows a map to an unmarked grave. 558 00:21:32,385 --> 00:21:33,685 How does he end up dead? 559 00:21:33,686 --> 00:21:36,085 I'm afraid that's beyond my area of expertise. 560 00:21:36,086 --> 00:21:37,958 How's your search coming along, Agent Dominguez? 561 00:21:37,959 --> 00:21:41,132 I can't seem to find anything in here that matches the necklace. 562 00:21:41,133 --> 00:21:43,133 Dr. Mallard was hoping it'd help us 563 00:21:43,235 --> 00:21:45,165 get the remains back to Tango's tribe. 564 00:21:45,166 --> 00:21:46,963 Well, I have seen jewelry like that 565 00:21:46,964 --> 00:21:49,236 linked to the Pay�mkawichum, but I'm afraid 566 00:21:49,237 --> 00:21:51,105 Dr. Mallard was mistaken. 567 00:21:51,207 --> 00:21:52,735 A few shells won't be enough 568 00:21:52,837 --> 00:21:54,647 to convince the NAGPRA Commission. 569 00:21:55,374 --> 00:21:56,941 Can I borrow this? 570 00:21:58,183 --> 00:22:01,215 My tomes have a way of disappearing 571 00:22:01,351 --> 00:22:03,041 if I don't label them. (chuckles) 572 00:22:03,079 --> 00:22:05,487 Years ago, I had a student who borrowed 573 00:22:05,589 --> 00:22:08,719 an illuminated manuscript I acquired on my sabbatical 574 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,720 in the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, 575 00:22:10,721 --> 00:22:14,421 which reminds me of a story. 576 00:22:14,557 --> 00:22:15,923 Ah, it was 577 00:22:15,924 --> 00:22:18,128 a beautiful morning, unseasonably warm. 578 00:22:18,129 --> 00:22:21,269 WOODY: Yes, that's why I'm calling, Francis! 579 00:22:21,371 --> 00:22:23,438 Because when I go to use the bathroom, 580 00:22:23,540 --> 00:22:26,737 I don't want the lobby door locking behind me! 581 00:22:26,872 --> 00:22:29,206 Get rid of the fricking auto-lock, Francis! 582 00:22:29,309 --> 00:22:30,612 (phone slams) 583 00:22:32,146 --> 00:22:34,275 Leroy Gibbs? 584 00:22:36,012 --> 00:22:37,784 Yeah, we're ready to see you now. 585 00:22:38,753 --> 00:22:41,359 No, leave it. You can get it on your way out. 586 00:22:44,120 --> 00:22:45,990 Gibbs, thanks for waiting. Come on in. 587 00:22:46,063 --> 00:22:47,460 Everything all right? 588 00:22:47,562 --> 00:22:49,625 Phone call sounded pretty intense. 589 00:22:49,626 --> 00:22:51,002 Yeah, new auto-lock in the lobby 590 00:22:51,003 --> 00:22:52,432 is giving me a case of lab rage. 591 00:22:52,433 --> 00:22:54,094 Yeah, you spend all day in here, 592 00:22:54,095 --> 00:22:55,864 by the time 8:00 rolls around, you got a lot of 593 00:22:55,865 --> 00:22:57,135 -unchecked anger. -Yeah. 594 00:22:57,136 --> 00:22:58,336 Anyway, how's the wife? 595 00:22:58,337 --> 00:22:59,274 She's fine. 596 00:22:59,275 --> 00:23:00,934 Yeah? None of those L.A. men 597 00:23:01,037 --> 00:23:02,727 found their way into her bed yet? 598 00:23:03,473 --> 00:23:04,679 No. 599 00:23:05,510 --> 00:23:06,648 How do you know? 600 00:23:07,650 --> 00:23:10,551 Okay, let's take a look here at the bone fragment 601 00:23:10,552 --> 00:23:12,550 we found in your dead guy's stab wound here. 602 00:23:12,551 --> 00:23:14,157 It's black obsidian. 603 00:23:14,259 --> 00:23:15,949 And if you just want my two cents, 604 00:23:15,950 --> 00:23:17,428 Diane's got to get hit on, what, 605 00:23:17,429 --> 00:23:19,420 -eight to 12 times a day in L.A.? -Minimum. 606 00:23:19,421 --> 00:23:21,559 You know? But I don't see her succumbing to the temptation. 607 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:22,860 What about the skeleton? 608 00:23:22,861 --> 00:23:25,061 Uh, well, uh, Dr. Mallard said this gentleman 609 00:23:25,062 --> 00:23:27,204 died of blunt force trauma to the head, 610 00:23:27,205 --> 00:23:29,298 likely during the Mexican-American War. 611 00:23:29,299 --> 00:23:32,471 We dated the remains to approximately 150 years old. 612 00:23:32,573 --> 00:23:34,443 The black obsidian stone fragment, 613 00:23:34,544 --> 00:23:36,842 the residue on it is also 150 years old, 614 00:23:36,843 --> 00:23:38,877 which means your murder weapon is probably something 615 00:23:38,878 --> 00:23:40,685 that was buried along with the skeleton. 616 00:23:40,686 --> 00:23:41,914 Mm. 617 00:23:44,913 --> 00:23:46,322 He's not saying anything. 618 00:23:46,391 --> 00:23:48,688 Yeah. He gets quiet when he's thinking. 619 00:23:48,790 --> 00:23:51,759 It's like he's listening to his gut or something. 620 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,732 You want to summarize it for him? 621 00:23:54,733 --> 00:23:56,126 Yeah. 622 00:23:56,194 --> 00:23:58,697 -So- -Someone sees Moor digging up the remains, 623 00:23:58,799 --> 00:24:01,128 kills him with a 150-year-old murder weapon 624 00:24:01,196 --> 00:24:03,674 from the dig site, takes off with it. 625 00:24:03,776 --> 00:24:05,234 Yeah, that. 626 00:24:06,603 --> 00:24:08,105 Bye, Gibbs. 627 00:24:08,106 --> 00:24:11,678 Thank God I'm not socially awkward like he is. 628 00:24:11,679 --> 00:24:13,616 -Could you imagine? -(both laugh) 629 00:24:18,549 --> 00:24:19,684 (door opens) 630 00:24:19,786 --> 00:24:21,820 Hey, they give you anything in there? 631 00:24:21,821 --> 00:24:24,062 Yeah. You want me to get back down to the office- 632 00:24:24,063 --> 00:24:25,328 They gave you a file, huh? 633 00:24:25,329 --> 00:24:26,856 You think I should make a special kind 634 00:24:26,857 --> 00:24:28,356 of one of these for Ranger Rick? 635 00:24:28,357 --> 00:24:29,860 I gotta get him to drop the charges on Tango. 636 00:24:29,861 --> 00:24:31,628 -Mm. -(high-pitched screaming) 637 00:24:31,730 --> 00:24:33,801 -(glass breaking) -Aw... 638 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:35,650 FRANKS: What the... 639 00:24:35,665 --> 00:24:37,068 Auto-lock. 640 00:24:38,172 --> 00:24:39,301 Boss. 641 00:24:40,797 --> 00:24:42,871 Let's go. 642 00:24:42,872 --> 00:24:44,277 (clattering and thumping) 643 00:24:44,379 --> 00:24:46,242 (indistinct shouting) 644 00:24:48,215 --> 00:24:50,147 Yeah. Go. 645 00:24:51,020 --> 00:24:53,084 ? ? 646 00:24:54,025 --> 00:24:56,253 (Phil shouting) 647 00:24:56,355 --> 00:24:57,957 Freeze! 648 00:24:58,258 --> 00:25:00,760 FRANKS: What happened? 649 00:25:00,761 --> 00:25:02,430 This guy tried to steal the skeleton, 650 00:25:02,431 --> 00:25:03,697 and then Phil suppressed him. 651 00:25:03,698 --> 00:25:05,202 -Where's the woman? -What woman? 652 00:25:05,203 --> 00:25:06,523 We heard a woman screaming. 653 00:25:06,537 --> 00:25:08,799 That was me. I go into my upper register 654 00:25:08,901 --> 00:25:11,008 whenever Phil lays down the boom. 655 00:25:11,110 --> 00:25:12,538 He put up a fight, but, uh, 656 00:25:12,606 --> 00:25:14,578 had a lot of pent-up lab rage. 657 00:25:15,542 --> 00:25:17,339 Who the hell is he? 658 00:25:18,575 --> 00:25:19,708 (groans) 659 00:25:19,777 --> 00:25:21,277 (handcuffs clinking) 660 00:25:26,358 --> 00:25:28,325 Eugene Cooper. Do I have the emphasis 661 00:25:28,427 --> 00:25:30,684 on the right syllable? Is it "EU-gene" 662 00:25:30,820 --> 00:25:31,870 or "eu-GENE?" 663 00:25:31,956 --> 00:25:33,460 -I go by Gene. -RANDY: Gene. 664 00:25:33,562 --> 00:25:34,893 -Even better. -I like that. 665 00:25:34,894 --> 00:25:36,501 Listen, Gene, I'm gonna catch Agent Dominguez up 666 00:25:36,502 --> 00:25:38,363 on what you did. Stop me if I get anything wrong, 667 00:25:38,364 --> 00:25:39,301 okay? 668 00:25:39,302 --> 00:25:40,567 -Okay. -RANDY: Okay. 669 00:25:40,568 --> 00:25:41,999 So he breaks into forensics and he- 670 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:43,408 Through what, like the side door? 671 00:25:43,409 --> 00:25:45,071 Yeah, and he tries to steal the skeleton. 672 00:25:45,072 --> 00:25:46,310 -The one that's worth a ton of money? -Yeah, 673 00:25:46,311 --> 00:25:48,271 and then Phil karate-chops him. 674 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,043 (both laughing) 675 00:25:52,108 --> 00:25:54,051 LALA: I'm picturing Phil like, 676 00:25:54,153 --> 00:25:55,752 -ka-pow! -No, he was like, 677 00:25:55,854 --> 00:25:56,980 ka-pow! 678 00:25:56,981 --> 00:25:58,482 -(both laughing) -GENE: No, he was like, 679 00:25:58,483 --> 00:26:00,448 hi-ya! 680 00:26:01,357 --> 00:26:02,555 It's not funny, Gene. 681 00:26:02,556 --> 00:26:04,052 You broke into a federal building. 682 00:26:04,053 --> 00:26:05,161 Someone could've gotten hurt. 683 00:26:05,162 --> 00:26:06,593 I did get hurt. 684 00:26:06,695 --> 00:26:08,657 How'd you know we had the skeleton? 685 00:26:08,726 --> 00:26:10,226 Police scanner. 686 00:26:10,328 --> 00:26:13,500 I heard an M.E. stole remains from a national park. 687 00:26:13,568 --> 00:26:15,332 I know stuff about artifacts. 688 00:26:15,434 --> 00:26:19,467 A Native M.E. in an area known for Native American treasure? 689 00:26:20,936 --> 00:26:22,240 I did the math. 690 00:26:22,342 --> 00:26:23,614 Oh. 691 00:26:24,415 --> 00:26:26,045 -He did the math. -He did the math. 692 00:26:26,075 --> 00:26:27,780 So, what was the plan, then? 693 00:26:27,781 --> 00:26:29,679 Sell the skeleton to the highest bidder? 694 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,113 Pretty much. 695 00:26:32,114 --> 00:26:33,886 You have another theory. I can tell. 696 00:26:33,887 --> 00:26:35,384 -(chuckles) -Come on, what is it? 697 00:26:35,385 --> 00:26:38,221 Gene sees Dennis Moor digging up the bones. 698 00:26:38,290 --> 00:26:41,057 -Okay. -So he kills him to take them for himself. 699 00:26:41,159 --> 00:26:43,089 But before he can steal them, he hears 700 00:26:43,094 --> 00:26:44,964 the youth rangers coming and he runs. 701 00:26:45,063 --> 00:26:47,437 Right. And then, he breaks into our lab 702 00:26:47,573 --> 00:26:50,740 -to finish what he started. -What he started. 703 00:26:51,604 --> 00:26:52,801 Now, hold-hold on. 704 00:26:52,936 --> 00:26:54,269 I didn't kill anybody. 705 00:26:54,270 --> 00:26:56,238 What were the UFO sounds going on in the forest 706 00:26:56,239 --> 00:26:57,580 when you were out there last night? 707 00:26:57,581 --> 00:26:59,283 -I wasn't in the forest! -LALA: Hey. 708 00:26:59,284 --> 00:27:01,483 No need to get aggressive, Gene, 709 00:27:01,585 --> 00:27:03,395 or I'm gonna have to give Phil a call. 710 00:27:04,414 --> 00:27:07,020 I'm just kidding, man, you're safe here. 711 00:27:07,021 --> 00:27:09,886 It's getting kind of silly in there. 712 00:27:09,887 --> 00:27:11,657 It's the Bozo routine. 713 00:27:11,759 --> 00:27:13,796 Works when the guy's a dumbass. 714 00:27:13,797 --> 00:27:16,061 What's gonna convince Ranger Rick 715 00:27:16,062 --> 00:27:17,902 to drop the charges more, words or pictures? 716 00:27:17,903 --> 00:27:19,929 If you want it to be good, you should ask Mary Jo to help you. 717 00:27:19,930 --> 00:27:21,190 Nah, this one's personal. 718 00:27:21,191 --> 00:27:23,100 Tango's whole future is riding on this. 719 00:27:23,101 --> 00:27:25,208 The order of information, the wording, 720 00:27:25,310 --> 00:27:26,570 it all needs to be perfect. 721 00:27:26,571 --> 00:27:27,906 That's why you should ask Mary Jo. 722 00:27:27,907 --> 00:27:29,138 GENE: No, I'm telling you, 723 00:27:29,139 --> 00:27:30,548 I was nowhere near the forest. 724 00:27:30,549 --> 00:27:32,581 My-my neighbors can vouch for me. 725 00:27:32,649 --> 00:27:34,811 -This guy's hiding something. -Who? 726 00:27:34,913 --> 00:27:36,482 The dumbass. Eugene Cooper. 727 00:27:36,618 --> 00:27:37,949 RANDY: Okay, Gene, 728 00:27:37,950 --> 00:27:39,323 we're gonna move you to another room 729 00:27:39,324 --> 00:27:41,191 while we talk to your neighbors. 730 00:27:41,192 --> 00:27:42,656 They're putting him in holding. 731 00:27:42,657 --> 00:27:44,494 This is making my brain hurt. 732 00:27:44,630 --> 00:27:47,731 Come on, probie, let's go ask Mary Jo for help. 733 00:27:52,931 --> 00:27:54,567 Mary Jo, meet me at my desk. 734 00:27:54,669 --> 00:27:56,468 "How's your day, Mary Jo?" 735 00:27:56,537 --> 00:27:58,004 Fine, thanks. 736 00:27:58,005 --> 00:28:00,269 Dalton Basement got my answering machine back for me. 737 00:28:00,270 --> 00:28:01,711 That's great. Meet me at my desk. 738 00:28:01,712 --> 00:28:03,372 Franks, Admiral Cane has called me twice 739 00:28:03,373 --> 00:28:04,875 asking when he's getting his M.E. back. 740 00:28:04,876 --> 00:28:05,973 Where is Dr. Mallard? 741 00:28:06,042 --> 00:28:07,379 Ducky is "in the house," 742 00:28:07,514 --> 00:28:08,581 as they say. 743 00:28:08,582 --> 00:28:10,321 Yes, I'm just acquainting myself 744 00:28:10,322 --> 00:28:11,762 with Professor Wylde's book. 745 00:28:11,817 --> 00:28:13,256 I can practically feel 746 00:28:13,257 --> 00:28:14,786 his pompous self-importance 747 00:28:14,787 --> 00:28:16,158 dripping off the pages. 748 00:28:16,159 --> 00:28:17,228 What is all that? 749 00:28:17,229 --> 00:28:18,526 A file to get Tango's 750 00:28:18,527 --> 00:28:20,322 -charges dropped. -FRANKS: Mary Jo, 751 00:28:20,323 --> 00:28:22,125 it's gotta project Tango's character. 752 00:28:22,126 --> 00:28:23,594 Okay, breathe, baby. I got you. 753 00:28:23,696 --> 00:28:25,400 DUCKY: Eureka. 754 00:28:25,502 --> 00:28:27,365 I've found our murder weapon. 755 00:28:27,366 --> 00:28:30,274 Well, a photo of what I believe it to be, anyway. 756 00:28:30,275 --> 00:28:32,367 The black obsidian blade. 757 00:28:32,368 --> 00:28:34,874 It says here that tribes of Southern California 758 00:28:34,875 --> 00:28:36,315 were known to use it in battle. 759 00:28:36,316 --> 00:28:38,216 So we'll just need to confirm with Dr. T�ngalkat 760 00:28:38,217 --> 00:28:39,383 that it's Pay�mkawichum. 761 00:28:39,384 --> 00:28:41,049 We'll have to wait till morning. 762 00:28:41,050 --> 00:28:42,884 No, no, Admiral Cane is anxious to have you back at your post. 763 00:28:42,885 --> 00:28:44,515 -It's better to go now. -Yeah, we can't. 764 00:28:44,516 --> 00:28:46,756 Sanders rallied all the corrections officers against us. 765 00:28:46,757 --> 00:28:49,020 Visiting hours aren't till 10:00 a.m. 766 00:28:49,122 --> 00:28:51,354 Wait, Joe Sanders? He's still on the job? 767 00:28:51,423 --> 00:28:53,773 I had a run-in with him on a case in Mission Park 768 00:28:53,893 --> 00:28:55,223 back when I was in the field. 769 00:28:55,224 --> 00:28:56,730 Worst case of my life, thanks to him 770 00:28:56,731 --> 00:28:58,363 and his godawful secretary. 771 00:28:58,364 --> 00:29:01,196 I'm pretty sure that she hid my evidence log in her beehive. 772 00:29:01,197 --> 00:29:02,601 -She had big hair? -Yeah. 773 00:29:02,703 --> 00:29:03,903 Was her name Moira? 774 00:29:03,904 --> 00:29:05,634 Yeah, Moira. She's still working for him? 775 00:29:05,635 --> 00:29:07,504 She's manning the desk at the detention center now. 776 00:29:07,505 --> 00:29:11,608 And her and this Sanders are still thick as thieves? 777 00:29:11,743 --> 00:29:13,543 Pretty much. 778 00:29:13,645 --> 00:29:14,983 Why? 779 00:29:18,620 --> 00:29:21,251 Moira! How are you, dear? 780 00:29:21,353 --> 00:29:23,954 Lovely to see you again on what I hope to be 781 00:29:24,089 --> 00:29:26,055 a magnificent day for one and all. 782 00:29:26,124 --> 00:29:27,930 Agent Sanders is out on patrol. 783 00:29:28,032 --> 00:29:31,062 He told me to radio him if there was any funny business. 784 00:29:31,063 --> 00:29:33,028 Make sure he gets that, will you, please? 785 00:29:33,029 --> 00:29:34,497 It's important. 786 00:29:36,266 --> 00:29:38,074 -And this is for you. -For me? 787 00:29:38,176 --> 00:29:39,638 It's a note. 788 00:29:39,740 --> 00:29:41,509 From our secretary. 789 00:29:41,611 --> 00:29:43,712 Right. I see that it's 9:57, 790 00:29:43,713 --> 00:29:45,877 so we'll just make ourselves comfortable 791 00:29:45,878 --> 00:29:47,278 for three more minutes. 792 00:29:47,279 --> 00:29:49,914 Oh, your prisoner friend is visiting with his mother. 793 00:29:49,915 --> 00:29:51,354 Mama T�ngalkat's here? 794 00:29:51,456 --> 00:29:52,954 But it's not even 10:00 yet. 795 00:29:53,056 --> 00:29:56,652 She seemed like a nice lady, so I made an exception. 796 00:29:56,754 --> 00:29:58,521 (sighs) 797 00:30:02,168 --> 00:30:03,992 I look at you 798 00:30:04,127 --> 00:30:06,368 and I see your father. 799 00:30:06,470 --> 00:30:08,329 Stubborn as a mule. 800 00:30:08,431 --> 00:30:10,870 Night before he died, he was still 801 00:30:10,972 --> 00:30:13,342 making plans to get those remains back 802 00:30:13,444 --> 00:30:15,443 to the reservation, 803 00:30:15,512 --> 00:30:17,375 like there was any hope. 804 00:30:19,179 --> 00:30:22,485 He would've been so proud of you, Tem�t. 805 00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:24,521 But what kind of mother would I be 806 00:30:24,623 --> 00:30:27,055 if I let you go down the same path? 807 00:30:29,255 --> 00:30:32,093 Our ancestor deserves to come home, Ma. 808 00:30:32,859 --> 00:30:35,030 This is a sacred fight. 809 00:30:36,962 --> 00:30:38,961 This life you've built, 810 00:30:39,030 --> 00:30:41,333 honoring all the dead... 811 00:30:42,133 --> 00:30:44,204 ...that's sacred, too, Tem�t. 812 00:30:45,773 --> 00:30:47,838 You need to protect it. 813 00:30:47,940 --> 00:30:49,839 (door buzzer sounds) 814 00:30:49,941 --> 00:30:51,640 Mama T�ngalkat. 815 00:30:52,384 --> 00:30:54,912 -(laughs) -Oh, Mikey. 816 00:30:55,014 --> 00:30:56,887 -Oh, Mikey. -FRANKS: Oh... 817 00:30:57,854 --> 00:31:01,287 Our Tish still loves you to death. 818 00:31:02,361 --> 00:31:03,927 Still love her, too. 819 00:31:04,957 --> 00:31:06,153 (Tango clears throat) 820 00:31:06,222 --> 00:31:07,562 Ma, this is Dr. Mallard. 821 00:31:07,697 --> 00:31:09,731 Ah, your Wednesday phone call. 822 00:31:09,833 --> 00:31:11,935 Forgive me, I'm at a loss for words. 823 00:31:12,037 --> 00:31:15,305 Your son has told me so many wonderful stories about you, 824 00:31:15,407 --> 00:31:16,600 I'm a bit starstruck. 825 00:31:16,702 --> 00:31:17,801 Nonsense. 826 00:31:17,870 --> 00:31:19,103 Come sit with us. 827 00:31:19,205 --> 00:31:21,477 No, we gotta get back to it, we just... 828 00:31:21,546 --> 00:31:24,347 Oh, yes, yes, right. Uh... 829 00:31:24,449 --> 00:31:26,079 The black obsidian blade. 830 00:31:26,181 --> 00:31:28,578 We're hoping to confirm it's Pay�mkawichum. 831 00:31:29,484 --> 00:31:30,754 It is. 832 00:31:30,856 --> 00:31:33,616 I've seen ones like this in many of our records. 833 00:31:33,617 --> 00:31:35,889 Do you think it'll be enough to convince the commission 834 00:31:35,890 --> 00:31:37,394 to return the remains to us? 835 00:31:37,529 --> 00:31:39,825 -I do. -DUCKY: Wonderful. 836 00:31:39,927 --> 00:31:41,389 If we can find this blade, 837 00:31:41,390 --> 00:31:42,997 we'll get the remains a proper burial, 838 00:31:42,998 --> 00:31:44,561 and likely solve our murder to boot. 839 00:31:44,562 --> 00:31:46,200 What do you say, shall we leave these good people 840 00:31:46,201 --> 00:31:48,829 and embark on a little obsidian blade-hunting? 841 00:31:52,103 --> 00:31:54,142 DONNA: Edwin Wylde. 842 00:31:54,908 --> 00:31:56,241 How do you know him? 843 00:31:56,242 --> 00:31:58,042 Oh, yes. I had the displeasure of meeting him- 844 00:31:58,043 --> 00:31:59,143 You know him, Mama? 845 00:31:59,245 --> 00:32:02,278 He's an expert on Indian artifacts. 846 00:32:02,380 --> 00:32:05,014 He also stops at nothing to hunt them 847 00:32:05,083 --> 00:32:06,723 down and sell them. 848 00:32:06,825 --> 00:32:10,019 He's made a fortune off our heirlooms. 849 00:32:10,087 --> 00:32:11,625 Be careful of him. 850 00:32:11,727 --> 00:32:14,530 And his partner, too. 851 00:32:14,632 --> 00:32:17,495 A man named Eugene Cooper. 852 00:32:19,934 --> 00:32:22,262 Knock, knock, Professor Wylde. 853 00:32:22,364 --> 00:32:23,972 No, I'm Ned, I'm his TA. 854 00:32:23,973 --> 00:32:26,137 -Can I help you with something? -Where is he? 855 00:32:26,138 --> 00:32:27,703 WYLDE: Donald Mallard. 856 00:32:27,771 --> 00:32:31,313 Look at that. You let me get two words in. Miraculous. 857 00:32:31,449 --> 00:32:32,639 Hello, Edwin. 858 00:32:32,774 --> 00:32:34,918 Still torturing that poor ascot, I see. 859 00:32:34,919 --> 00:32:36,919 Ah. I could say the same thing about your bow tie. 860 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:38,888 Okay, I ain't got time for you two 861 00:32:38,991 --> 00:32:41,491 to be slapping each other with your fancy gloves. 862 00:32:41,626 --> 00:32:43,126 We caught your partner Eugene 863 00:32:43,127 --> 00:32:44,762 trying to steal them remains from our lab. 864 00:32:44,763 --> 00:32:46,754 I don't know anyone by that name. 865 00:32:46,755 --> 00:32:48,456 What about stealing heirlooms from Native folks? 866 00:32:48,457 --> 00:32:50,017 You know something about that? 867 00:32:50,099 --> 00:32:52,898 Everything I have, I've acquired legally. 868 00:32:52,967 --> 00:32:54,503 I ain't talking about legal, 869 00:32:54,638 --> 00:32:55,871 I'm talking about moral. 870 00:32:55,872 --> 00:32:57,966 Listen here, Wylde, you are gonna stand here 871 00:32:57,967 --> 00:33:00,777 in front of God and Ned and tell me every wrong you done 872 00:33:00,846 --> 00:33:03,007 to every Indian Nation from here to China 873 00:33:03,109 --> 00:33:04,609 or we're gonna have ourselves 874 00:33:04,610 --> 00:33:06,246 -a problem. -DUCKY: All right, Michael, come on. 875 00:33:06,247 --> 00:33:08,377 Let's take him in for questioning, shall we? 876 00:33:08,378 --> 00:33:10,214 Ned, hand me a tissue, will you? 877 00:33:10,316 --> 00:33:12,522 Last thing I needed was to be spat on 878 00:33:12,658 --> 00:33:14,717 over some overvalued old bones. 879 00:33:15,825 --> 00:33:17,822 -(scoffs) -How dare you? 880 00:33:17,957 --> 00:33:19,629 -Hey! -(grunts) 881 00:33:19,698 --> 00:33:22,827 Those bones are not overvalued, 882 00:33:22,929 --> 00:33:26,597 you ignorant toad! 883 00:33:31,066 --> 00:33:34,874 I don't understand what I'm doing in here. 884 00:33:34,875 --> 00:33:36,336 I'm the victim. 885 00:33:36,405 --> 00:33:38,310 The break-in at our lab. 886 00:33:38,311 --> 00:33:40,211 (groans) How many times do I have to tell you? 887 00:33:40,212 --> 00:33:42,212 I had nothing to do with that. 888 00:33:42,213 --> 00:33:44,049 How long have you and Eugene Cooper 889 00:33:44,050 --> 00:33:45,414 been working together? 890 00:33:45,516 --> 00:33:47,282 I don't know anyone by that name. 891 00:33:47,384 --> 00:33:48,584 I have no idea who that is. 892 00:33:48,593 --> 00:33:50,093 -Mm. -(door opens) 893 00:33:51,496 --> 00:33:52,586 What's up, Wylde? 894 00:33:52,688 --> 00:33:54,558 -Who's this? -GENE: Oh, no use lying. 895 00:33:54,599 --> 00:33:55,923 She pulled it out of me. 896 00:33:57,359 --> 00:34:00,303 What? She's good. 897 00:34:00,905 --> 00:34:02,775 RANDY: Following Lala's extracted 898 00:34:02,839 --> 00:34:04,459 confession from Eugene Cooper, 899 00:34:04,460 --> 00:34:06,402 Wylde admitted they had a pre-established- 900 00:34:06,403 --> 00:34:08,339 (clears throat) Excuse me. 901 00:34:08,441 --> 00:34:10,606 A pre-existing business partnership... 902 00:34:10,742 --> 00:34:13,092 -Hold up, Randolf. -...where they mutually were- 903 00:34:13,112 --> 00:34:14,372 What's going on with you? 904 00:34:14,411 --> 00:34:16,713 Are you trying to be serious? 905 00:34:17,721 --> 00:34:19,080 Sir, there is no trying. 906 00:34:19,183 --> 00:34:20,282 I am serious. 907 00:34:20,283 --> 00:34:21,549 Okay, cut it out, you look like 908 00:34:21,550 --> 00:34:22,930 you're about to pass a stone. 909 00:34:22,988 --> 00:34:25,185 Okay, um... 910 00:34:25,288 --> 00:34:26,856 So, basically, 911 00:34:26,857 --> 00:34:29,457 uh, what happened was after we went to, uh, Professor Wylde 912 00:34:29,458 --> 00:34:31,424 to ask about the map, 913 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:32,880 he sent his partner Eugene 914 00:34:32,938 --> 00:34:34,928 to try to steal the remains from the lab. 915 00:34:34,929 --> 00:34:36,506 So which one of them killed Moor? 916 00:34:36,507 --> 00:34:37,668 Plot twist. 917 00:34:38,541 --> 00:34:39,835 Neither. 918 00:34:40,776 --> 00:34:42,143 Wylde and Cooper, 919 00:34:42,144 --> 00:34:43,646 they had nothing to do with the original dig 920 00:34:43,647 --> 00:34:44,814 or Moor's murder. 921 00:34:44,916 --> 00:34:46,714 I know, right? It's fricking nuts. 922 00:34:46,783 --> 00:34:48,312 But Professor Wylde, 923 00:34:48,414 --> 00:34:50,477 he did tell us that treasure hunters, 924 00:34:50,579 --> 00:34:52,379 they usually work in pairs. 925 00:34:52,481 --> 00:34:54,589 So our new theory is Moor 926 00:34:54,658 --> 00:34:56,157 had a partner 927 00:34:56,293 --> 00:34:59,195 that got greedy and he... (imitates slashing noise) 928 00:35:00,161 --> 00:35:02,422 Sliced him with the obsidian blade. 929 00:35:02,524 --> 00:35:03,599 -What? -Oh, oh, oh. 930 00:35:03,701 --> 00:35:05,797 We also figured out... 931 00:35:05,899 --> 00:35:06,963 Moor's map? 932 00:35:07,066 --> 00:35:08,470 It's inaccurate. 933 00:35:08,573 --> 00:35:09,763 -No. -Yes. 934 00:35:09,865 --> 00:35:12,008 It's from after the highway was built. 935 00:35:12,143 --> 00:35:14,603 You can't tell anything from it about the 1800s. 936 00:35:14,604 --> 00:35:16,142 So that couldn't be how Moor figured out 937 00:35:16,143 --> 00:35:17,308 where to dig for the skeleton. 938 00:35:17,309 --> 00:35:18,740 Wylde, he just told us that 939 00:35:18,741 --> 00:35:20,775 to buy himself more time so he could steal it. 940 00:35:20,776 --> 00:35:22,313 Then how did Moor know where to dig? 941 00:35:22,314 --> 00:35:23,786 We're working on that now. 942 00:35:23,888 --> 00:35:25,388 Stay tuned for the next update. 943 00:35:27,755 --> 00:35:29,753 Randolf. 944 00:35:30,488 --> 00:35:32,586 That was the most engaging sit-rep 945 00:35:32,654 --> 00:35:34,597 I've experienced in a long time. 946 00:35:34,699 --> 00:35:36,028 Newsletter be damned. 947 00:35:36,163 --> 00:35:37,728 Keep doing what you're doing. 948 00:35:38,569 --> 00:35:39,862 Copy, sir. 949 00:35:41,534 --> 00:35:43,599 And, uh, send Dr. Mallard in, will you? 950 00:35:43,701 --> 00:35:45,832 Admiral Cane wants an ETA on his return. 951 00:35:45,934 --> 00:35:49,042 Oh, shoot. I forgot to mention that part. 952 00:35:49,177 --> 00:35:52,242 (groans) Uh, there was a kerfuffle 953 00:35:52,344 --> 00:35:53,724 at the professor's office, 954 00:35:53,776 --> 00:35:55,609 and his TA decided to press charges 955 00:35:55,610 --> 00:35:57,183 against Dr. Mallard for assault. 956 00:35:57,184 --> 00:35:58,887 Dr. Mallard assaulted a student? 957 00:35:58,888 --> 00:36:00,387 -(chuckling): No, no, no. -Oh... 958 00:36:00,388 --> 00:36:01,993 Um, he really only punched the professor. 959 00:36:01,994 --> 00:36:04,456 The TA just got shoved in the kerfuffle, 960 00:36:04,457 --> 00:36:06,395 but since the professor's office is on base, 961 00:36:06,396 --> 00:36:08,630 they sent Ducky to federal holding to await bail. 962 00:36:08,631 --> 00:36:10,266 What? 963 00:36:10,267 --> 00:36:13,130 Pity they didn't have any tea, isn't it? 964 00:36:13,131 --> 00:36:14,270 (chuckles) 965 00:36:15,799 --> 00:36:18,298 I never took you for a hot-head, Dr. Mallard. 966 00:36:18,401 --> 00:36:19,735 Neither did I. 967 00:36:19,870 --> 00:36:22,474 But very much like you and the so-called theft 968 00:36:22,577 --> 00:36:25,306 that started this whole thing, I wasn't thinking. 969 00:36:25,408 --> 00:36:27,346 I just reacted. 970 00:36:27,448 --> 00:36:31,053 I'm chalking it up to a bit of "M.E. rage." 971 00:36:31,189 --> 00:36:35,291 I chalk it up to you being a hell of a friend. 972 00:36:37,528 --> 00:36:39,256 Hey... 973 00:36:39,358 --> 00:36:40,928 we'll be out of here tomorrow. 974 00:36:41,063 --> 00:36:42,503 And I know Franks is worried, 975 00:36:42,528 --> 00:36:45,028 but neither one of us is getting fired 976 00:36:45,131 --> 00:36:46,426 without a fight. 977 00:36:46,562 --> 00:36:48,595 It's not that. I... 978 00:36:48,731 --> 00:36:50,207 I think if I was to get sacked, 979 00:36:50,275 --> 00:36:53,133 a rather large part of me would actually be relieved. 980 00:36:55,242 --> 00:36:56,939 You don't want to be Chief M.E.? 981 00:36:57,914 --> 00:36:59,782 I've been telling myself 982 00:36:59,884 --> 00:37:01,908 that Mother is lonely in D.C., 983 00:37:02,010 --> 00:37:04,880 but the truth is, she's incredibly social. 984 00:37:04,949 --> 00:37:08,016 The woman's never at a loss for a brunch invitation. 985 00:37:09,585 --> 00:37:11,151 It's me who's alone. 986 00:37:13,298 --> 00:37:16,390 And getting promoted makes D.C. permanent for you. 987 00:37:16,459 --> 00:37:18,664 Yes. Exactly. 988 00:37:19,595 --> 00:37:22,069 America is my home now. 989 00:37:22,138 --> 00:37:24,666 Doesn't exactly feel like home. 990 00:37:24,768 --> 00:37:27,002 I never even bought a proper couch. 991 00:37:28,836 --> 00:37:30,605 How can I commit to a whole life 992 00:37:30,708 --> 00:37:34,977 in a place where I feel so alone? 993 00:37:36,754 --> 00:37:38,519 Some sage advice? 994 00:37:41,758 --> 00:37:43,789 Get a couch. 995 00:37:43,891 --> 00:37:45,262 Really? 996 00:37:45,263 --> 00:37:48,127 Is that bit of wisdom passed down through generations? 997 00:37:48,128 --> 00:37:49,992 It is, actually. 998 00:37:50,834 --> 00:37:52,101 You build a home, 999 00:37:52,170 --> 00:37:55,232 other people passing by see a light on, 1000 00:37:55,334 --> 00:37:57,069 they knock on the door 1001 00:37:57,171 --> 00:37:58,968 and ask to come inside. 1002 00:38:00,405 --> 00:38:02,537 And if they don't... 1003 00:38:02,639 --> 00:38:04,941 here's to Wednesday nights. 1004 00:38:08,579 --> 00:38:10,784 Well, enough about my trials. 1005 00:38:10,886 --> 00:38:12,155 Here we are, 1006 00:38:12,257 --> 00:38:15,489 a pair of seasoned M.E.'s with a 150-year-old case 1007 00:38:15,490 --> 00:38:18,159 of blunt force trauma from the Mexican-American War, 1008 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:20,687 and we have yet to discuss it. 1009 00:38:20,822 --> 00:38:22,659 -Blunt-force trauma? -Yes, 1010 00:38:22,660 --> 00:38:24,829 the impacted skull. Didn't you notice it? 1011 00:38:24,830 --> 00:38:28,604 Yes, but it wasn't blunt force that caused it. 1012 00:38:28,706 --> 00:38:29,930 He was shot. 1013 00:38:30,032 --> 00:38:32,232 The musket ball was inside of the skull. 1014 00:38:33,135 --> 00:38:35,741 It must've fallen out in the boot of your car. 1015 00:38:36,508 --> 00:38:38,214 That is how Moor and his partner 1016 00:38:38,316 --> 00:38:40,548 found the remains. They didn't need a map. 1017 00:38:41,843 --> 00:38:43,279 The musket ball was metal. 1018 00:38:43,348 --> 00:38:45,582 Those UFO sounds 1019 00:38:45,583 --> 00:38:46,991 the youth rangers heard were from 1020 00:38:46,992 --> 00:38:48,919 a regular old metal detector. 1021 00:38:50,428 --> 00:38:53,290 Provided we use this information to track down 1022 00:38:53,392 --> 00:38:54,791 the obsidian weapon, 1023 00:38:54,792 --> 00:38:56,698 we'll have the evidence we need to convince 1024 00:38:56,699 --> 00:38:59,396 the commission to send your ancestor's remains home 1025 00:38:59,397 --> 00:39:01,298 and the means 1026 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:02,695 to arrest our killer. 1027 00:39:02,797 --> 00:39:04,731 Which leaves but one 1028 00:39:04,867 --> 00:39:06,873 lingering loose thread for us, 1029 00:39:07,009 --> 00:39:08,202 Dr. T�ngalkat. 1030 00:39:09,013 --> 00:39:11,414 The question of our own fates. 1031 00:39:15,248 --> 00:39:16,643 You got my note? 1032 00:39:16,712 --> 00:39:18,885 Oh. Are you Mary Jo? 1033 00:39:19,021 --> 00:39:20,687 The one and only. 1034 00:39:21,490 --> 00:39:24,651 The file Agent Franks left on Dr. Tango? 1035 00:39:24,753 --> 00:39:26,653 I read it like you asked. 1036 00:39:26,755 --> 00:39:29,390 It was... compelling. 1037 00:39:29,526 --> 00:39:31,066 Ranger Sanders? 1038 00:39:31,169 --> 00:39:34,068 People think he doesn't like them 1039 00:39:34,170 --> 00:39:36,172 for one reason or another. 1040 00:39:36,274 --> 00:39:39,266 Truth is, the man's a life-long park ranger. 1041 00:39:40,169 --> 00:39:43,473 That amounts to years of people poking fun, 1042 00:39:43,575 --> 00:39:46,276 years of being disrespected 1043 00:39:46,378 --> 00:39:47,879 by other agencies. 1044 00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:50,715 It was enough to turn us both into a couple of hard-asses. 1045 00:39:50,716 --> 00:39:51,988 Honey, we know a little something 1046 00:39:51,989 --> 00:39:53,218 about being disrespected. 1047 00:39:53,219 --> 00:39:54,682 No one knows 1048 00:39:54,784 --> 00:39:57,618 what the heck NIS even is, 1049 00:39:57,753 --> 00:39:59,558 and our office just made 1050 00:39:59,660 --> 00:40:02,126 the agency newsletter for the first time 1051 00:40:02,228 --> 00:40:03,930 in 20 years. 1052 00:40:04,032 --> 00:40:05,325 (chuckles) 1053 00:40:06,202 --> 00:40:09,100 This thing with Dr. Tango... 1054 00:40:09,236 --> 00:40:10,603 it all started 1055 00:40:10,604 --> 00:40:12,738 with a whole group of people being disrespected. 1056 00:40:12,739 --> 00:40:16,077 You've worked with Sanders a long time. 1057 00:40:16,179 --> 00:40:17,741 You work that long with a man, 1058 00:40:17,843 --> 00:40:20,347 I'm guessing he'd probably listen to you 1059 00:40:20,449 --> 00:40:23,453 about dropping Dr. Tango's charges. 1060 00:40:25,484 --> 00:40:27,085 I'll see what I can do. 1061 00:40:27,187 --> 00:40:28,558 Thank you. 1062 00:40:28,660 --> 00:40:30,016 Now, 1063 00:40:30,118 --> 00:40:34,254 there's another M.E. in for assault. 1064 00:40:34,323 --> 00:40:36,793 You think you can work that, too? (soft chuckle) 1065 00:40:38,901 --> 00:40:42,099 OLDER GIBBS: Ducky and Tango both got a verbal warning. 1066 00:40:42,835 --> 00:40:44,938 But neither of them lost their jobs. 1067 00:40:45,908 --> 00:40:49,238 That Wednesday-night missed call ended with them walking out 1068 00:40:49,307 --> 00:40:52,811 of the Mesa Federal Detention Center like a couple of champs. 1069 00:40:52,947 --> 00:40:55,915 But they weren't the only ones that got to go home. 1070 00:40:56,017 --> 00:40:59,981 The remains of Tango's ancestor were returned to his tribe. 1071 00:41:00,116 --> 00:41:03,355 To us, it felt like at least one thing 1072 00:41:03,490 --> 00:41:05,055 in the world was set right. 1073 00:41:05,854 --> 00:41:07,726 To us, it felt like 1074 00:41:07,828 --> 00:41:10,197 -one sacred moment of peace. -? I wish ? 1075 00:41:10,333 --> 00:41:12,664 ? I was homeward bound... ? 1076 00:41:12,766 --> 00:41:15,804 A moment none of us would ever forget. 1077 00:41:15,907 --> 00:41:17,339 (hawk screeches) 1078 00:41:17,340 --> 00:41:19,108 ? Home, where my love lies waiting ? 1079 00:41:19,109 --> 00:41:22,440 ? Silently for me ? 1080 00:41:22,509 --> 00:41:23,837 ? Now every day's an... ? 1081 00:41:23,939 --> 00:41:26,213 RANDY: Oh, bye, Ducky. 1082 00:41:26,348 --> 00:41:28,908 I love your nickname so much. 1083 00:41:29,010 --> 00:41:31,017 Until next time, young Jethro. 1084 00:41:31,153 --> 00:41:32,555 Oh. (chuckles) 1085 00:41:33,390 --> 00:41:35,819 Before Ducky headed back to D.C., 1086 00:41:35,921 --> 00:41:38,319 he told Lala I was building a boat. 1087 00:41:39,860 --> 00:41:42,464 That made her want to see it for herself. 1088 00:41:42,465 --> 00:41:44,365 He probably thought she knew me well enough 1089 00:41:44,366 --> 00:41:45,962 to answer my question about 1090 00:41:46,031 --> 00:41:48,263 why I was building it in the first place. 1091 00:41:48,365 --> 00:41:51,373 It's nice to have one thing that isn't going anywhere. 1092 00:41:51,509 --> 00:41:53,705 ? Home, where my thought's escaping ? 1093 00:41:53,807 --> 00:41:55,939 ? Home, where my love lies waiting ? 1094 00:41:56,041 --> 00:41:58,312 -? Silently for me ? -(telephone ringing) 1095 00:41:58,380 --> 00:42:00,142 This is Gibbs, leave a message. 1096 00:42:00,244 --> 00:42:03,916 -(answering machine beeps) -DIANE: Hey, it's Diane. 1097 00:42:04,683 --> 00:42:07,182 Darn it, it's been a day, 1098 00:42:07,251 --> 00:42:10,120 and I was really hoping to talk to you tonight. 1099 00:42:11,019 --> 00:42:13,388 But I guess I missed you again. 1100 00:42:13,490 --> 00:42:16,597 OLDER GIBBS: "You build a home, other people passing by 1101 00:42:16,732 --> 00:42:20,102 "see a light on, they knock on the door, and ask 1102 00:42:20,237 --> 00:42:22,132 -to come inside." -(barks) 1103 00:42:22,998 --> 00:42:25,341 That's what Tango said to Ducky. 1104 00:42:25,443 --> 00:42:28,077 Back then, I don't think I understood 1105 00:42:28,212 --> 00:42:30,011 what Tango meant by that. 1106 00:42:30,080 --> 00:42:31,812 But now, I do. 1107 00:42:32,611 --> 00:42:34,515 Far as I'm concerned, 1108 00:42:34,583 --> 00:42:37,417 if you're looking to build a home, 1109 00:42:37,519 --> 00:42:39,687 there's no better way to start 1110 00:42:39,789 --> 00:42:42,988 than with one thing that isn't going anywhere. 1111 00:42:47,291 --> 00:42:56,270 Captioning sponsored by