1 00:00:07,005 --> 00:00:08,865 PARKER: Carla Marino, matriarch 2 00:00:08,967 --> 00:00:11,567 of the biggest organized crime family in the Midwest. 3 00:00:11,669 --> 00:00:13,436 If you ever go anywhere near Melinda 4 00:00:13,538 --> 00:00:15,172 or her daughter again, I will 5 00:00:15,274 --> 00:00:16,474 personally see to it that 6 00:00:16,543 --> 00:00:18,341 that is the last thing that you ever do. 7 00:00:18,443 --> 00:00:19,946 Carla is the head of Nexus. 8 00:00:20,014 --> 00:00:21,878 You killed my son. 9 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:24,085 Killing me isn't gonna change anything. 10 00:00:24,187 --> 00:00:25,490 CARLA: I'm not gonna kill you, Alden. 11 00:00:25,592 --> 00:00:27,224 That'd be too easy. 12 00:00:29,362 --> 00:00:30,557 Come on. 13 00:00:34,730 --> 00:00:36,034 No! 14 00:00:36,136 --> 00:00:38,694 His dad was shot with a nine-millimeter SIG Sauer. 15 00:00:38,796 --> 00:00:40,534 She used Parker's own gun against his dad? 16 00:00:40,670 --> 00:00:43,803 -Where is she? -She mentioned a boat called the Quentin. 17 00:00:43,906 --> 00:00:46,537 -McGEE: Currently docked outside Baltimore. -Ship's already left port. 18 00:00:46,673 --> 00:00:48,844 Either Parker's learned to walk on water... 19 00:00:48,946 --> 00:00:50,777 Or he is already on that ship. 20 00:00:50,879 --> 00:00:53,218 VANCE: Parker alone with the woman who murdered his father. 21 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,246 KNIGHT: Speed and course are steady. No radio chatter. 22 00:00:55,381 --> 00:00:57,056 Parker's running out of time. 23 00:00:58,523 --> 00:00:59,882 Oh, crap. 24 00:01:00,017 --> 00:01:01,586 VANCE: Command and control is being relinquished 25 00:01:01,722 --> 00:01:04,395 to Navy Special Operations. Vice Admiral Parker. 26 00:01:04,531 --> 00:01:06,557 YANKEE ONE (over radio): Confirmed. Yankee One is go for strike. 27 00:01:06,693 --> 00:01:08,163 YANKEE TWO: Yankee Two is go for strike. 28 00:01:08,265 --> 00:01:09,435 The Quentin has been confirmed a threat 29 00:01:09,570 --> 00:01:10,733 to national security. 30 00:01:10,835 --> 00:01:11,998 My orders are clear-- 31 00:01:12,066 --> 00:01:13,672 disable or destroy 32 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:15,071 before it clears U.S. waters. 33 00:01:15,173 --> 00:01:16,701 What, you're gonna blow it out of the water? 34 00:01:16,803 --> 00:01:19,107 Carla may be on that ship, but so is your brother. 35 00:01:19,242 --> 00:01:21,403 -Admiral, please. -Yankee One and Two, 36 00:01:21,505 --> 00:01:22,972 you are cleared hot. 37 00:01:24,043 --> 00:01:25,777 Fire. 38 00:01:29,481 --> 00:01:30,588 YANKEE ONE: Confirmed. 39 00:01:30,723 --> 00:01:31,948 Yankee One. Weapons hot. 40 00:01:32,816 --> 00:01:35,523 YANKEE TWO: Confirmed. Yankee Two... 41 00:01:43,064 --> 00:01:44,097 God help you. 42 00:01:44,199 --> 00:01:47,502 Director, that... was not us. 43 00:01:48,573 --> 00:01:49,465 What? 44 00:01:49,567 --> 00:01:51,973 Yankee One, we've lost visual. 45 00:01:52,075 --> 00:01:54,412 Request after action sitrep. 46 00:01:54,514 --> 00:01:57,608 YANKEE ONE: Negative. No action taken. No weapons released. 47 00:01:57,710 --> 00:02:01,146 Target appears to have... imploded. 48 00:02:01,248 --> 00:02:03,612 Imploded? By itself? 49 00:02:03,715 --> 00:02:05,286 How bad is it? What's the damage? 50 00:02:05,388 --> 00:02:07,850 Yankee One, do you have eyes on target? 51 00:02:07,952 --> 00:02:10,959 YANKEE ONE: Affirmative. Target destroyed. 52 00:02:11,094 --> 00:02:13,627 Repeat, target destroyed. 53 00:02:16,799 --> 00:02:18,731 Parker. 54 00:02:19,571 --> 00:02:21,734 ♪ ♪ 55 00:02:56,900 --> 00:02:58,671 HARRIET: Rescue and recovery operations 56 00:02:58,807 --> 00:03:02,306 have been nonstop since we brought this vessel on scene. 57 00:03:02,375 --> 00:03:04,477 Prelim confirms traces 58 00:03:04,579 --> 00:03:06,779 of tactical ordnance aboard the Quentin. 59 00:03:06,847 --> 00:03:10,082 Appears a weapons malfunction triggered a cook-off. 60 00:03:10,184 --> 00:03:12,214 It's an accident. 61 00:03:12,350 --> 00:03:14,389 Survivors? 62 00:03:14,525 --> 00:03:18,158 So far, only partial remains have been recovered. 63 00:03:18,226 --> 00:03:20,995 None intact enough to ID. 64 00:03:21,097 --> 00:03:23,331 12 crew on the manifest, 65 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,903 not counting Carla Marino or my brother. 66 00:03:27,038 --> 00:03:30,403 Divers are still in the water. 67 00:03:30,538 --> 00:03:33,707 VANCE: I think we both know the odds. 68 00:03:37,551 --> 00:03:39,008 I'm sorry. 69 00:03:39,077 --> 00:03:41,983 If you're looking for an explanation, Director... 70 00:03:42,051 --> 00:03:44,087 No, I know better. 71 00:03:44,223 --> 00:03:47,424 Higher the ladder, harder the choices. 72 00:03:49,259 --> 00:03:53,056 Wasn't a choice. It was an order. 73 00:03:56,628 --> 00:03:58,798 That's what we tell ourselves. 74 00:04:02,403 --> 00:04:04,405 Can't believe this is real. 75 00:04:04,507 --> 00:04:07,709 It's real. DOJ's already closing the book. 76 00:04:07,778 --> 00:04:11,780 Carla is presumed dead, along with everyone else on that ship. 77 00:04:11,882 --> 00:04:13,151 Hey, guys. 78 00:04:13,253 --> 00:04:16,747 Hey, Jimmy. If you need a safe space, join us. 79 00:04:16,849 --> 00:04:19,257 Yeah, wish I could. DOJ may be shutting 80 00:04:19,359 --> 00:04:22,118 things down around here, but my work's just beginning. 81 00:04:22,220 --> 00:04:26,396 The Navy's sending over all the remains for formal ID. 82 00:04:26,465 --> 00:04:29,892 What is this, a funeral? No body? There's still hope. 83 00:04:29,961 --> 00:04:32,565 You've got proof that Parker's still alive? 84 00:04:32,634 --> 00:04:35,264 Uh, no. I have got data, and that's better. 85 00:04:35,366 --> 00:04:36,441 Almost. 86 00:04:36,576 --> 00:04:37,901 Okay, so 87 00:04:38,004 --> 00:04:40,043 a ship like the Quentin always carries a RHIB. 88 00:04:40,111 --> 00:04:41,640 A rigid-hull inflatable boat. 89 00:04:41,742 --> 00:04:43,981 Now, a blast that size? The debris field 90 00:04:44,083 --> 00:04:45,413 should be littered with pieces. 91 00:04:45,515 --> 00:04:47,382 Coast Guard report doesn't show anything. 92 00:04:47,484 --> 00:04:50,746 Exactly. No hull. No rubber. Not a trace. 93 00:04:50,848 --> 00:04:53,756 -So...? -So I put out a BOLO. 94 00:04:53,858 --> 00:04:55,393 On a RHIB? 95 00:04:55,495 --> 00:04:57,590 Because that's like trying to find a kayak in a hurricane. 96 00:04:57,692 --> 00:05:00,832 Hey, positive thoughts fuel faster pings. 97 00:05:01,335 --> 00:05:03,659 -Oh, I told you so. -You've got to be kidding me. 98 00:05:03,761 --> 00:05:05,302 An abandoned RHIB was found 99 00:05:05,404 --> 00:05:07,565 in a private marina outside Virginia Beach. 100 00:05:07,667 --> 00:05:09,170 Any serial numbers or markings? 101 00:05:09,272 --> 00:05:11,541 No, but take a look at this. 102 00:05:13,411 --> 00:05:15,312 What is that? Is... is that a boat number? 103 00:05:15,414 --> 00:05:18,011 KASIE: No, it feels more like a calling card, 104 00:05:18,113 --> 00:05:19,247 a message. 105 00:05:19,315 --> 00:05:21,751 KNIGHT: Coordinates? Code? 106 00:05:21,853 --> 00:05:23,353 It's a rule. 107 00:05:23,455 --> 00:05:27,290 It's Gibbs' rule. 51: Sometimes you're wrong. 108 00:05:27,392 --> 00:05:29,352 Parker's trying to tell us something. 109 00:05:29,487 --> 00:05:31,262 He's alive. 110 00:05:31,331 --> 00:05:34,157 And he doesn't want anyone else to know it. 111 00:05:47,540 --> 00:05:48,806 Appreciate the ride. 112 00:05:48,908 --> 00:05:50,640 DRIVER: You sure you want to get out here? 113 00:05:50,742 --> 00:05:52,308 Ain't nothing out this way. 114 00:05:52,410 --> 00:05:53,279 Exactly. 115 00:05:53,381 --> 00:05:54,815 Suit yourself, buddy. 116 00:06:18,711 --> 00:06:19,775 Hello? 117 00:06:19,877 --> 00:06:21,270 Gibbs? 118 00:06:25,247 --> 00:06:27,111 It's about time. 119 00:06:28,853 --> 00:06:30,250 (sighs) 120 00:06:31,019 --> 00:06:33,787 I take back everything I ever said about microwave food. 121 00:06:33,889 --> 00:06:36,389 Open flame wasn't part of the cooking instructions. 122 00:06:36,491 --> 00:06:38,027 What the hell were you thinking? 123 00:06:38,162 --> 00:06:39,864 I mean, first you vanish, 124 00:06:39,966 --> 00:06:41,366 survive an explosion, 125 00:06:41,468 --> 00:06:42,999 you let everyone think that you're dead. What for? 126 00:06:43,101 --> 00:06:44,831 "Sometimes you're wrong." 127 00:06:44,933 --> 00:06:48,407 So you admit sneaking on that ship was a bad idea? 128 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,132 You left your team behind. 129 00:06:51,234 --> 00:06:55,078 If I hadn't gotten on that ship when I did, 130 00:06:55,213 --> 00:06:56,813 Carla's plan would've worked. 131 00:06:56,882 --> 00:06:58,277 What plan? 132 00:06:58,379 --> 00:07:00,881 This was a setup. 133 00:07:02,216 --> 00:07:03,653 Oh, crap. 134 00:07:10,855 --> 00:07:12,587 -(door closes) -That's him. 135 00:07:12,722 --> 00:07:14,226 Don't move! 136 00:07:14,329 --> 00:07:15,500 Where'd he go? 137 00:07:18,301 --> 00:07:19,933 -Oh, crap. -(screams) 138 00:07:22,168 --> 00:07:24,608 Made it to a lower launch platform, found the RHIB. 139 00:07:24,710 --> 00:07:28,907 Explosion did me a favor. Might've given me a little push. 140 00:07:29,009 --> 00:07:31,579 Reports said there was a weapons malfunction, 141 00:07:31,681 --> 00:07:33,346 but you're saying that the ship was rigged? 142 00:07:33,448 --> 00:07:34,514 It was wired to blow? 143 00:07:34,582 --> 00:07:36,177 Doomed before it ever left port. 144 00:07:36,279 --> 00:07:38,848 Carla faked it all. Fur coat, luggage... 145 00:07:38,916 --> 00:07:40,258 The woman that boarded the ship? 146 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,753 A look-alike. Just close enough to pass. 147 00:07:43,855 --> 00:07:44,954 So, when the ship went up, 148 00:07:45,089 --> 00:07:46,956 everyone assumes that Carla went with it. 149 00:07:47,091 --> 00:07:48,896 How can you be sure that it was Carla 150 00:07:48,998 --> 00:07:50,960 that planted the explosives? She's got plenty of enemies. 151 00:07:51,062 --> 00:07:54,236 It wasn't a hit job. She staged it. 152 00:07:54,338 --> 00:07:56,365 Bought herself a clean slate. 153 00:07:56,467 --> 00:07:59,876 She's setting the table for something else. I can feel it. 154 00:07:59,978 --> 00:08:01,436 Gut feeling? 155 00:08:01,538 --> 00:08:03,977 Well, I hear that still counts for something out here. 156 00:08:04,079 --> 00:08:07,886 McGEE: Out here, yeah, but if you roll into NCIS with 157 00:08:07,988 --> 00:08:09,950 a gut and no proof... 158 00:08:14,756 --> 00:08:16,390 That's why you came out here, right? 159 00:08:16,459 --> 00:08:17,924 To buy time to investigate? 160 00:08:17,993 --> 00:08:20,898 Without interference. No red tape. No higher-ups 161 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,693 pulling the plug. 162 00:08:22,795 --> 00:08:24,495 And Vance can't fire a dead man. 163 00:08:24,631 --> 00:08:25,997 Forget about Vance. 164 00:08:26,133 --> 00:08:27,664 I'd be more worried about your sister if I were you. 165 00:08:27,766 --> 00:08:31,173 Harriet? She's involved? 166 00:08:31,275 --> 00:08:33,637 You could say that. 167 00:08:33,739 --> 00:08:34,846 (elevator bell dings) 168 00:08:34,982 --> 00:08:36,174 (doors whoosh open) 169 00:08:37,610 --> 00:08:39,179 KNIGHT: Whoa. 170 00:08:39,315 --> 00:08:40,777 That bad, huh? 171 00:08:40,846 --> 00:08:43,145 Yeah, the meat puzzle 2.0. 172 00:08:43,247 --> 00:08:46,255 Thousand pieces and no picture on the box. 173 00:08:46,324 --> 00:08:48,517 But I do have a femur here. 174 00:08:48,619 --> 00:08:49,822 Female. 175 00:08:49,958 --> 00:08:52,429 About the same size and build as Carla Marino. 176 00:08:52,531 --> 00:08:54,966 Doesn't exactly help with Parker's theory 177 00:08:55,068 --> 00:08:56,664 that Carla's still alive. 178 00:08:56,799 --> 00:08:59,098 But, hey, at least he's still in one piece. 179 00:08:59,999 --> 00:09:01,737 I thought we were doing puzzle puns. 180 00:09:01,839 --> 00:09:04,108 No, apparently, what we're doing is keeping more secrets. 181 00:09:04,177 --> 00:09:05,669 First Mama Parker's death, 182 00:09:05,771 --> 00:09:07,436 now Parker's "death." 183 00:09:07,505 --> 00:09:10,480 Jess, I'm not cut out for all this cloak-and-dagger stuff. 184 00:09:10,582 --> 00:09:12,243 You're fine. You're hiding out down here. 185 00:09:12,345 --> 00:09:14,185 -(elevator bell dings) -No one will lie to you but me. 186 00:09:14,288 --> 00:09:16,679 -(chuckles) -(doors whoosh open) 187 00:09:16,781 --> 00:09:18,286 JIMMY: Admiral. 188 00:09:18,388 --> 00:09:20,857 Uh, Vice Admiral. Vice... 189 00:09:20,992 --> 00:09:22,622 Ma'am. 190 00:09:22,724 --> 00:09:24,255 KNIGHT: Vice Admiral Parker, 191 00:09:24,357 --> 00:09:26,427 we are still cataloging the remains from the Quentin. 192 00:09:26,529 --> 00:09:28,424 No firm ID on Carla Marino. 193 00:09:28,526 --> 00:09:32,234 I'm not here for her. I came to ask about my brother. 194 00:09:32,336 --> 00:09:34,872 Your brother, right. 195 00:09:35,008 --> 00:09:37,570 Uh, is he here? 196 00:09:37,672 --> 00:09:39,776 No, not here. Definitely not. 197 00:09:40,777 --> 00:09:43,509 (clears throat) Uh, what Dr. Palmer means 198 00:09:43,611 --> 00:09:45,243 is, nothing is confirmed. 199 00:09:45,345 --> 00:09:48,315 We haven't matched any of the remains to your brother. 200 00:09:48,384 --> 00:09:49,711 JIMMY: Right. 201 00:09:49,814 --> 00:09:50,952 I meant that. 202 00:09:52,152 --> 00:09:56,819 Well, I'd like that moment now to, uh, to mourn. 203 00:09:56,888 --> 00:09:58,226 Your father. Right. 204 00:09:58,328 --> 00:10:00,098 And my brother. 205 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,465 Oh, ma'am, there's no need. 206 00:10:01,567 --> 00:10:06,332 -(clears throat) -To... uh... rush anything. 207 00:10:06,401 --> 00:10:08,332 Obviously. 208 00:10:09,308 --> 00:10:11,434 We're gonna give you some space. 209 00:10:21,214 --> 00:10:23,014 KASIE: Carla's greatest trick is disappearing. 210 00:10:23,116 --> 00:10:25,355 She fakes her death, the world moves on. 211 00:10:25,423 --> 00:10:26,754 And no one's looking for her. 212 00:10:26,890 --> 00:10:29,051 -Except for us. -Well, then let's find her. 213 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:30,955 I can't even prove she's alive. 214 00:10:31,057 --> 00:10:33,124 All we've got is this female femur 215 00:10:33,260 --> 00:10:35,559 from the wreckage, and Carla's not in the system. 216 00:10:35,662 --> 00:10:36,796 No way to match. 217 00:10:36,898 --> 00:10:39,037 What about the wine glass at Parker's? 218 00:10:39,106 --> 00:10:40,069 There was lipstick. 219 00:10:40,171 --> 00:10:41,262 There was, 220 00:10:41,364 --> 00:10:42,967 and the DNA doesn't match the femur, 221 00:10:43,102 --> 00:10:45,036 but it doesn't actually mean anything 222 00:10:45,138 --> 00:10:47,040 without a confirmed sample from Carla. 223 00:10:47,142 --> 00:10:49,575 Try family. What about, uh, Carla's granddaughter? 224 00:10:49,677 --> 00:10:51,481 KASIE: Lauren Jacobs. 225 00:10:51,617 --> 00:10:53,474 -All right, bring her in. -Been trying. 226 00:10:53,610 --> 00:10:56,321 The FBI pulled her protection after Carla's death, 227 00:10:56,423 --> 00:10:57,781 and she's not answering her phone. 228 00:10:57,883 --> 00:10:59,589 -Ping it. -It's off. 229 00:10:59,658 --> 00:11:01,453 And she didn't show up for work today. 230 00:11:01,556 --> 00:11:03,294 Call the FBI? 231 00:11:03,397 --> 00:11:05,664 -(phone chimes, buzzes) -I did. 232 00:11:06,796 --> 00:11:08,299 Lauren's car is still in the driveway. 233 00:11:08,435 --> 00:11:11,098 Nobody's seen her since last night. 234 00:11:12,305 --> 00:11:14,502 Carla's not just disappearing. 235 00:11:14,604 --> 00:11:17,335 She's taking family with her. 236 00:11:30,115 --> 00:11:31,847 I can feel that look from here. 237 00:11:31,916 --> 00:11:33,920 More bad news. 238 00:11:34,055 --> 00:11:36,424 One of these days we're gonna surprise you. 239 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:37,758 Today is not that day. 240 00:11:37,894 --> 00:11:40,495 We found female remains from the wreck 241 00:11:40,597 --> 00:11:42,600 but no DNA to match Carla. 242 00:11:42,735 --> 00:11:45,160 And her granddaughter Lauren just went missing. 243 00:11:45,228 --> 00:11:48,168 And you think that's because...? 244 00:11:49,737 --> 00:11:51,032 Carla's still alive. 245 00:11:51,134 --> 00:11:54,072 Ah. There's the knockout. 246 00:11:54,207 --> 00:11:56,973 Carla fakes her death, NCIS stops looking, 247 00:11:57,075 --> 00:11:59,074 five families stop hunting, 248 00:11:59,176 --> 00:12:01,076 the FBI eases up on Lauren. 249 00:12:01,178 --> 00:12:02,644 Perfect time to make a move. 250 00:12:02,746 --> 00:12:05,420 And you think this is her move? Taking her granddaughter? 251 00:12:05,522 --> 00:12:08,052 She's tried once before. 252 00:12:08,121 --> 00:12:09,920 Lauren's mother risked everything 253 00:12:10,022 --> 00:12:11,421 to keep her away from Carla. 254 00:12:11,557 --> 00:12:13,430 She knew how dangerous it was to have someone like that 255 00:12:13,533 --> 00:12:15,056 whispering into her daughter's ear. 256 00:12:15,158 --> 00:12:16,563 She's trying again. 257 00:12:16,665 --> 00:12:18,469 And your proof is...? 258 00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:21,303 -Coming soon. -We came to you first. 259 00:12:21,439 --> 00:12:24,369 Nice change of pace. 260 00:12:25,204 --> 00:12:26,544 I know what it looks like when agents 261 00:12:26,646 --> 00:12:28,972 bury themselves in work to dodge grief. 262 00:12:29,108 --> 00:12:31,948 This feels like something else. 263 00:12:37,256 --> 00:12:38,113 "Devoted to duty. 264 00:12:38,248 --> 00:12:41,356 "Fiercely loyal to the truth 265 00:12:41,458 --> 00:12:42,784 and to his team." 266 00:12:43,586 --> 00:12:46,589 Parker's obituary. Or it's supposed to be. 267 00:12:46,691 --> 00:12:50,594 I'm having trouble finishing it. Maybe you can tell me why. 268 00:12:50,663 --> 00:12:51,999 Sir? 269 00:12:52,101 --> 00:12:53,865 VANCE: First, I thought it was just the job. 270 00:12:53,967 --> 00:12:56,699 Writing these is the worst part. 271 00:12:56,801 --> 00:12:58,573 But maybe 272 00:12:58,642 --> 00:13:00,937 it's because I don't believe 273 00:13:01,039 --> 00:13:02,979 that he's really gone. 274 00:13:03,810 --> 00:13:05,477 And if I asked, 275 00:13:05,612 --> 00:13:07,418 flat-out, 276 00:13:07,486 --> 00:13:10,111 if you knew Parker was alive, 277 00:13:10,180 --> 00:13:12,351 you'd either have to lie 278 00:13:12,486 --> 00:13:16,360 or tell me something that I would be obligated to report. 279 00:13:16,462 --> 00:13:18,460 Which would only slow us down. 280 00:13:18,562 --> 00:13:20,359 And none of us want that. 281 00:13:27,207 --> 00:13:28,631 Keep digging. 282 00:13:28,733 --> 00:13:31,135 And this time, keep me in the loop before the final bell, 283 00:13:31,237 --> 00:13:34,010 or you won't like how this round ends. 284 00:13:34,811 --> 00:13:36,273 ♪ When I step in the room... ♪ 285 00:13:36,341 --> 00:13:37,880 JANICE: Look, I'm just her roommate. 286 00:13:37,982 --> 00:13:39,980 I never signed up for government surveillance. 287 00:13:40,049 --> 00:13:42,845 Janice, we appreciate your cooperation. 288 00:13:42,948 --> 00:13:44,080 First, the FBI 289 00:13:44,182 --> 00:13:46,655 raids our fridge. Now, NCIS 290 00:13:46,757 --> 00:13:48,792 is tearing apart our living room. 291 00:13:48,860 --> 00:13:51,528 What's next-- the CIA clogging our toilet? 292 00:13:51,631 --> 00:13:53,125 We're just trying to find Lauren. 293 00:13:53,227 --> 00:13:55,366 We believe that she may have been taken. 294 00:13:55,501 --> 00:13:59,200 Taken? Like... the movie? 295 00:13:59,302 --> 00:14:01,503 Did she ever mention anything about feeling threatened? 296 00:14:01,605 --> 00:14:03,571 Not in so many words, but 297 00:14:03,673 --> 00:14:05,409 she got super private. 298 00:14:05,544 --> 00:14:06,708 Wouldn't let me near her mail. 299 00:14:06,844 --> 00:14:08,373 Started whispering on phone calls. 300 00:14:08,475 --> 00:14:11,240 She said it was so I couldn't listen through the wall, 301 00:14:11,342 --> 00:14:12,911 but how did she know I do that? 302 00:14:13,013 --> 00:14:14,909 I found this under the bed. 303 00:14:15,011 --> 00:14:16,946 Locked? 304 00:14:17,048 --> 00:14:18,048 Locked and heavy. 305 00:14:18,150 --> 00:14:20,388 You guys can open it, right? 306 00:14:20,491 --> 00:14:21,556 Like, legally? 307 00:14:21,692 --> 00:14:23,054 If she's hiding something, 308 00:14:23,157 --> 00:14:25,496 the roommate has a right to know. 309 00:14:25,564 --> 00:14:27,228 Does the roommate know the code? 310 00:14:27,330 --> 00:14:30,601 Lauren is entitled to her privacy. I'm not a monster. 311 00:14:30,703 --> 00:14:32,995 Oh, and listening through the walls? 312 00:14:33,097 --> 00:14:34,162 That's different. 313 00:14:34,264 --> 00:14:35,697 Okay, we're wasting time. 314 00:14:35,766 --> 00:14:37,198 Uh, yeah, you're right. Let's get it back to NCIS. 315 00:14:37,300 --> 00:14:38,409 Kasie can get a warrant. 316 00:14:38,511 --> 00:14:40,003 That would also take time. 317 00:14:40,105 --> 00:14:42,104 Wait, can't you guys just 318 00:14:42,206 --> 00:14:44,608 break it open here? 319 00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:49,544 Break it open? And violate Lauren's privacy? 320 00:14:49,613 --> 00:14:52,117 No. You were right, she deserves better. 321 00:14:52,219 --> 00:14:54,252 I mean, we don't know what's inside. 322 00:14:54,354 --> 00:14:56,121 Yeah, no, it could be filled with secrets. 323 00:14:56,256 --> 00:14:59,261 What kind of secrets? Pervy secrets? 324 00:15:00,131 --> 00:15:03,460 The only way that we can know is, uh, with consent 325 00:15:03,562 --> 00:15:06,633 from somebody with lawful and reasonable access. 326 00:15:06,769 --> 00:15:08,600 Mm-hmm. Like a... 327 00:15:08,735 --> 00:15:10,102 roommate. 328 00:15:10,204 --> 00:15:12,710 Try her birthday. Or her cat's name, 329 00:15:12,778 --> 00:15:14,945 Mitzy. She uses that for everything. 330 00:15:15,047 --> 00:15:18,545 (gasps) Oh, no, wait. Use her grandma's birthday. 331 00:15:18,648 --> 00:15:20,343 Are you sure? 332 00:15:20,445 --> 00:15:22,316 Pretty sure. She mentioned it once, 333 00:15:22,451 --> 00:15:25,321 said Grandma Carla always picked it as her lotto numbers. 334 00:15:25,457 --> 00:15:26,548 Grandma Carla? 335 00:15:26,616 --> 00:15:29,125 I know. Who brags about their grandma? 336 00:15:29,957 --> 00:15:31,292 Especially that one. 337 00:15:32,828 --> 00:15:34,893 All right, solar power. 338 00:15:34,962 --> 00:15:36,958 Satellite Internet. 339 00:15:37,060 --> 00:15:38,501 (sighs) 340 00:15:38,636 --> 00:15:40,671 And moose-enhanced Wi-Fi. 341 00:15:40,773 --> 00:15:42,836 I'm telling you, Gibbs would hate this. 342 00:15:42,938 --> 00:15:44,341 And you couldn't be prouder. 343 00:15:44,443 --> 00:15:46,101 I really couldn't. 344 00:15:46,170 --> 00:15:48,780 And just in time. 345 00:15:48,848 --> 00:15:51,646 Turns out that lockbox was full of letters. 346 00:15:51,748 --> 00:15:53,311 Every one from Carla. 347 00:15:53,413 --> 00:15:55,113 -They were writing each other? -For months. 348 00:15:55,182 --> 00:15:59,155 I warned Carla-- no contact, ever. 349 00:16:00,019 --> 00:16:01,420 Didn't stick. 350 00:16:01,522 --> 00:16:04,189 No wonder Lauren knows her grandma's lotto numbers. 351 00:16:04,291 --> 00:16:06,423 Let me guess, fugitive crime boss 352 00:16:06,525 --> 00:16:07,994 acting like they're grandma of the year? 353 00:16:08,097 --> 00:16:10,098 Oh, she's good. Plays the part. 354 00:16:10,167 --> 00:16:13,167 Lonely widow, grieving mother. "My son is gone. 355 00:16:13,269 --> 00:16:15,703 Lauren's my last chance to connect with family." 356 00:16:15,805 --> 00:16:17,201 Carla's grooming her. 357 00:16:17,303 --> 00:16:19,102 Yeah, to use Lauren as a front. 358 00:16:19,204 --> 00:16:21,039 Clean face, clean record. 359 00:16:21,141 --> 00:16:22,505 Cover for Carla's dirty deeds, 360 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:24,879 exactly what Lauren's mother was afraid of. 361 00:16:24,981 --> 00:16:26,942 What's this bit about a locket? 362 00:16:27,011 --> 00:16:28,676 Yeah. 363 00:16:28,812 --> 00:16:31,216 Yeah, split in two. Carla always talked about 364 00:16:31,351 --> 00:16:32,857 giving her son half when he was a kid 365 00:16:32,959 --> 00:16:34,525 and then keeping the other half for herself. 366 00:16:34,627 --> 00:16:36,560 Every time she was arrested, 367 00:16:36,695 --> 00:16:38,223 that locket was in her pocket. 368 00:16:38,358 --> 00:16:40,457 So, she's mixing fact with fiction. 369 00:16:40,525 --> 00:16:42,465 I... I should've seen this coming, man. 370 00:16:42,534 --> 00:16:44,297 (computer trills) 371 00:16:44,365 --> 00:16:46,637 (gasps) Look at that connection, McGee. 372 00:16:46,739 --> 00:16:49,069 Latency under 40 milliseconds? 373 00:16:49,171 --> 00:16:51,674 -Long live MooseNet. -Patent pending. 374 00:16:51,776 --> 00:16:53,504 Look at Parker in the wild. 375 00:16:53,607 --> 00:16:55,508 -Being alive suits you. -What do you got, Kase? 376 00:16:55,610 --> 00:16:58,377 Oh, uh, warrant came through on Lauren's credit cards. 377 00:16:58,479 --> 00:17:00,879 Last charge was a café outside Arlington. 378 00:17:00,981 --> 00:17:02,079 Café have cameras? 379 00:17:02,214 --> 00:17:04,246 Yep. I found Lauren. 380 00:17:04,381 --> 00:17:07,454 And she wasn't alone. 381 00:17:11,797 --> 00:17:13,688 I am used to summons, Director, 382 00:17:13,790 --> 00:17:15,699 just not from your side of the Potomac. 383 00:17:15,801 --> 00:17:17,728 I trust there is a good reason. 384 00:17:22,368 --> 00:17:25,303 Carla Marino. Who's the girl? 385 00:17:25,405 --> 00:17:27,644 Lauren Jacobs. Carla's granddaughter. 386 00:17:27,746 --> 00:17:29,111 Only child to her late son 387 00:17:29,246 --> 00:17:30,977 and, as far as we know, last living relative. 388 00:17:31,079 --> 00:17:33,240 The footage is from an hour ago. 389 00:17:33,376 --> 00:17:35,911 Carla is alive. 390 00:17:37,616 --> 00:17:41,254 She faked the blast? Used it to disappear? 391 00:17:41,356 --> 00:17:44,452 Yes, ma'am. And she took Lauren with her. 392 00:17:44,587 --> 00:17:47,562 They left that café together. 393 00:17:47,665 --> 00:17:49,133 No sign since. 394 00:17:49,235 --> 00:17:50,925 We're scrubbing cell towers, traffic cams, satellite... 395 00:17:51,027 --> 00:17:54,097 No, we need to loop in Homeland, FBI counterintelligence. 396 00:17:54,199 --> 00:17:55,535 Already in motion. 397 00:17:56,399 --> 00:17:58,002 But there's more. 398 00:17:58,104 --> 00:18:00,606 Some good news. 399 00:18:02,014 --> 00:18:05,677 Carla is not the only one who still alive. 400 00:18:06,949 --> 00:18:09,010 So is your brother. 401 00:18:10,689 --> 00:18:13,082 He made it off that ship. 402 00:18:13,184 --> 00:18:14,950 Is he okay? 403 00:18:15,086 --> 00:18:16,919 Yes. 404 00:18:18,957 --> 00:18:22,724 And how long have you been working with him in secret? 405 00:18:22,826 --> 00:18:26,560 That issue will be addressed, Admiral, 406 00:18:26,629 --> 00:18:28,801 I assure you, but right now, 407 00:18:28,937 --> 00:18:30,999 priority's Carla. 408 00:18:35,171 --> 00:18:37,841 Yeah, it's hard to walk away from technological perfection. 409 00:18:37,943 --> 00:18:40,983 Don't get misty on me, McGee. Time to rejoin the living. 410 00:18:41,085 --> 00:18:42,815 Have a little chat with my sister. 411 00:18:42,918 --> 00:18:44,250 Yeah, maybe, uh, 412 00:18:44,319 --> 00:18:47,155 save any righteous monologues, huh? 413 00:18:47,257 --> 00:18:48,822 I mean, she just found out you're alive. 414 00:18:48,924 --> 00:18:50,451 Bank the goodwill. 415 00:18:50,553 --> 00:18:52,691 Where's the fun in that? 416 00:18:57,036 --> 00:18:59,401 Looks like your reunion's ahead of schedule. 417 00:19:11,375 --> 00:19:13,151 Agent Parker. 418 00:19:14,013 --> 00:19:15,417 Admiral. 419 00:19:17,349 --> 00:19:18,915 Vance filled you in? 420 00:19:19,682 --> 00:19:22,556 Told me what I needed to know. 421 00:19:25,394 --> 00:19:27,961 Are you serious? You're gonna arrest me? 422 00:19:28,063 --> 00:19:30,564 It's for your own good. 423 00:19:42,309 --> 00:19:43,807 McGEE: "Willful conveyance 424 00:19:43,909 --> 00:19:45,412 "of false information involving an explosive threat. 425 00:19:45,481 --> 00:19:48,744 "Unauthorized transfer of classified evidence. 426 00:19:48,846 --> 00:19:51,517 Interfering with an ongoing investigation." 427 00:19:51,653 --> 00:19:54,124 Makes bending the rules sound like a crime spree. 428 00:19:54,192 --> 00:19:55,858 It's enough to hold Parker in federal lockup 429 00:19:55,994 --> 00:19:57,754 -pending arraignment. -Why? 430 00:19:57,823 --> 00:20:00,497 'Cause this isn't just procedure. It's personal. 431 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:01,632 Sibling rivalry. 432 00:20:01,734 --> 00:20:03,264 -Never boring. -Amen. 433 00:20:03,366 --> 00:20:05,634 And who's gonna challenge a vice admiral? 434 00:20:05,736 --> 00:20:07,027 Uh, not us. 435 00:20:07,163 --> 00:20:08,835 I'm telling you, I saw her when she had him cuffed. 436 00:20:08,938 --> 00:20:10,339 She was smiling. 437 00:20:10,441 --> 00:20:12,509 And that was her brother. Imagine what she'd do to us. 438 00:20:12,645 --> 00:20:13,867 Yeah, rather not. 439 00:20:13,969 --> 00:20:15,643 Well, at least not until we find Carla. 440 00:20:15,712 --> 00:20:16,537 Okay. 441 00:20:16,672 --> 00:20:18,541 Last confirmed sighting, 442 00:20:18,676 --> 00:20:20,244 Arlington café. Two hours ago. 443 00:20:20,346 --> 00:20:22,347 They left together? 444 00:20:22,483 --> 00:20:24,447 Almost like Lauren went willingly. 445 00:20:24,549 --> 00:20:25,814 If she did, it won't last. 446 00:20:25,883 --> 00:20:27,716 Grooming's isn't love, it's manipulation. 447 00:20:27,852 --> 00:20:29,718 Yeah, if Lauren thinks she's safe now... 448 00:20:29,854 --> 00:20:31,322 As soon as that Hallmark moment fades, 449 00:20:31,424 --> 00:20:33,062 all that's left is a kidnapping. 450 00:20:33,198 --> 00:20:34,660 All right, I'm gonna pull traffic cams, 451 00:20:34,729 --> 00:20:37,268 -cell activity here. -And I'll refresh the BOLO. 452 00:20:40,729 --> 00:20:41,932 VANCE: Agent Parker. 453 00:20:44,542 --> 00:20:47,979 I guess your sister did what I should've done two days ago. 454 00:20:48,047 --> 00:20:50,471 I always knew you two would get along. 455 00:20:50,540 --> 00:20:51,840 I gave you space. 456 00:20:51,942 --> 00:20:54,051 Gave you time. Hell, I gave you cover. 457 00:20:54,186 --> 00:20:57,948 No, you didn't, Director. You sent me home. 458 00:20:59,253 --> 00:21:01,320 You're not angry at me. 459 00:21:01,422 --> 00:21:04,394 Or your sister. Or even Carla. 460 00:21:05,798 --> 00:21:08,222 You're angry at yourself. 461 00:21:09,033 --> 00:21:11,459 I carried that same weight 462 00:21:11,561 --> 00:21:14,236 after Jackie died. 463 00:21:14,371 --> 00:21:16,934 Kept it tucked in my pocket like a badge. 464 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:19,640 Hell, a hammer. 465 00:21:21,306 --> 00:21:22,910 Didn't help. 466 00:21:23,713 --> 00:21:26,449 You want to keep swinging that hammer, you go right ahead, 467 00:21:26,584 --> 00:21:30,411 but when you're ready to put it down, I'll still be here, 468 00:21:30,513 --> 00:21:31,882 as a friend. 469 00:21:31,951 --> 00:21:34,856 Being friends with you hasn't done me any favors. 470 00:21:34,958 --> 00:21:36,386 I'm sitting here. 471 00:21:36,488 --> 00:21:38,929 You think I can fix that? 472 00:21:39,065 --> 00:21:41,423 Clearly, you don't know your sister. 473 00:21:41,525 --> 00:21:42,927 (door slams shut) 474 00:21:44,361 --> 00:21:46,304 Admiral. 475 00:21:51,368 --> 00:21:52,937 Aldie. 476 00:21:53,810 --> 00:21:55,005 Harry. 477 00:21:56,749 --> 00:21:59,047 Still the same. 478 00:21:59,116 --> 00:22:01,986 Reckless. Insubordinate. 479 00:22:02,121 --> 00:22:04,613 Always dragging people down with you. 480 00:22:04,715 --> 00:22:06,616 Wow. Barely in the room, 481 00:22:06,752 --> 00:22:09,419 and already at cruising altitude. 482 00:22:09,521 --> 00:22:11,292 You keep lighting fires 483 00:22:11,394 --> 00:22:14,398 and acting surprised when things burn. 484 00:22:15,759 --> 00:22:17,268 Yeah, you know, it's funny. 485 00:22:17,337 --> 00:22:20,301 I think I just figured out who lit the first one. 486 00:22:20,403 --> 00:22:22,506 Back in juvie, when I boosted that car, 487 00:22:22,642 --> 00:22:25,302 wasn't Dad 488 00:22:25,404 --> 00:22:26,907 that narced on me. 489 00:22:27,009 --> 00:22:28,643 It was you. 490 00:22:30,642 --> 00:22:33,884 You were spiraling. Fast. 491 00:22:33,986 --> 00:22:36,149 So, I did what Dad couldn't. 492 00:22:36,251 --> 00:22:37,987 I made sure you survived. 493 00:22:38,089 --> 00:22:39,516 By stabbing me in the back? 494 00:22:39,618 --> 00:22:41,658 I pulled you back from the edge. 495 00:22:41,761 --> 00:22:43,225 Then and now. 496 00:22:43,327 --> 00:22:45,258 And that missile strike, what was that? 497 00:22:45,327 --> 00:22:47,359 Tough love in Tomahawk form? 498 00:22:47,494 --> 00:22:48,856 You think I wanted to do that? 499 00:22:48,958 --> 00:22:50,524 Well, it doesn't matter. You did. 500 00:22:50,660 --> 00:22:52,366 I had orders. 501 00:22:52,502 --> 00:22:55,030 You have never understood what that means. 502 00:22:55,132 --> 00:22:57,271 I'm not that kid anymore. I'm not acting out. 503 00:22:57,339 --> 00:22:59,667 I'm trying to make things right. 504 00:22:59,769 --> 00:23:01,343 And that's the problem. 505 00:23:01,445 --> 00:23:03,705 You still can't see the damage you cause. 506 00:23:03,807 --> 00:23:05,548 I see it, okay? I see it. 507 00:23:05,683 --> 00:23:09,684 Every day. Every time I close my eyes. I know what I did. 508 00:23:10,847 --> 00:23:12,486 I put Carla into his orbit. 509 00:23:12,555 --> 00:23:16,185 I put her in his path. I did this to Dad. 510 00:23:18,954 --> 00:23:21,731 I don't need another lesson. 511 00:23:21,834 --> 00:23:23,665 I need a sister. 512 00:23:25,201 --> 00:23:27,471 Instead, I got you. 513 00:23:41,878 --> 00:23:43,383 Kase. Hey. Got your call. 514 00:23:43,485 --> 00:23:45,122 Why'd you come in the back way? 515 00:23:45,258 --> 00:23:47,882 Oh, because Vance is back in the building. 516 00:23:47,984 --> 00:23:49,493 I thought he was back on our side. 517 00:23:49,595 --> 00:23:51,955 Hard to say. I figure it's best to stay off his radar. 518 00:23:52,057 --> 00:23:54,393 In that case, you're gonna love what's on mine. 519 00:23:54,461 --> 00:23:55,994 NOAA weather satellite. 520 00:23:56,096 --> 00:23:59,127 I widened the net after Carla's café footage went cold. 521 00:23:59,229 --> 00:24:02,930 Started with nearby transit hubs and caught this. 522 00:24:03,065 --> 00:24:04,838 Private airfield outside Leesburg. 523 00:24:06,043 --> 00:24:07,044 Is that Carla? 524 00:24:07,146 --> 00:24:09,038 And Lauren. Except this time, 525 00:24:09,141 --> 00:24:11,540 one of Carla's armed goons has her in a death grip. 526 00:24:11,642 --> 00:24:13,143 She's a prisoner. 527 00:24:13,245 --> 00:24:17,020 Jet had no flight plan and a fake tail number. Untraceable. 528 00:24:17,122 --> 00:24:19,981 But even ghost planes burn fuel. 529 00:24:20,117 --> 00:24:22,150 Well, jet that size has limited range. 530 00:24:22,252 --> 00:24:24,657 My best guess, it's headed for southern Canada, 531 00:24:24,792 --> 00:24:28,088 northern Mexico, or my personal favorite... 532 00:24:28,157 --> 00:24:30,128 a remote airstrip outside Havana. 533 00:24:30,263 --> 00:24:31,464 Why Cuba? 534 00:24:31,567 --> 00:24:33,634 Oh, the airstrip's privately owned. 535 00:24:33,736 --> 00:24:36,402 The deed is buried under two shell corporations 536 00:24:36,471 --> 00:24:38,340 and one very familiar alias. 537 00:24:38,442 --> 00:24:40,377 -Carla's? -It's one of her old ones, 538 00:24:40,479 --> 00:24:42,577 but where there's enough smoke, there's fire. 539 00:24:42,646 --> 00:24:44,942 Great, so Carla's made it out of the country. 540 00:24:45,010 --> 00:24:48,181 Somebody's got to tell Vance and the admiral. 541 00:24:48,283 --> 00:24:50,180 They already know. 542 00:24:51,622 --> 00:24:54,519 I flagged all incoming network data to this lab. 543 00:24:54,621 --> 00:24:56,254 You here to arrest us, too? 544 00:24:56,357 --> 00:24:57,691 That depends. 545 00:24:57,794 --> 00:25:00,322 How fast can you package this intel for a briefing? 546 00:25:01,231 --> 00:25:02,362 Uh, define "briefing." 547 00:25:02,497 --> 00:25:04,065 Did we miss a calendar invite? 548 00:25:04,167 --> 00:25:05,759 I am updating DoD. 549 00:25:05,828 --> 00:25:07,235 Plan is simple: 550 00:25:07,337 --> 00:25:08,702 do what my brother couldn't. 551 00:25:08,804 --> 00:25:11,335 Bring down the woman that killed our father, 552 00:25:11,438 --> 00:25:12,769 the right way. 553 00:25:12,837 --> 00:25:14,077 We can be ready in five minutes. 554 00:25:14,179 --> 00:25:15,844 Make that three and a half. 555 00:25:15,946 --> 00:25:19,481 HARRIET: Thermal recon confirms Carla Marino has taken refuge 556 00:25:19,550 --> 00:25:22,250 in a private compound in southeast Cuba. 557 00:25:22,352 --> 00:25:24,888 No flag, no legal standing. 558 00:25:25,024 --> 00:25:26,280 And she's not alone. 559 00:25:26,349 --> 00:25:29,522 Marino is holding an American citizen hostage, 560 00:25:29,658 --> 00:25:31,825 Lauren Jacobs, her granddaughter. 561 00:25:31,894 --> 00:25:35,024 We've been briefed on the granddaughter. However... 562 00:25:35,126 --> 00:25:37,527 Marino's holed up with limited protection. 563 00:25:37,629 --> 00:25:39,030 She's vulnerable. 564 00:25:39,132 --> 00:25:41,866 I can have an extraction team wheels-up in an hour. 565 00:25:41,968 --> 00:25:43,870 We're aware of the situation, admiral. 566 00:25:44,005 --> 00:25:46,269 We've been in contact with the Cuban government. 567 00:25:47,378 --> 00:25:48,973 They reached out an hour ago. 568 00:25:49,042 --> 00:25:52,077 Because they've granted Carla Marino asylum. 569 00:25:52,946 --> 00:25:55,548 -Cuba's protecting her? -She cut a deal. 570 00:25:55,684 --> 00:25:57,519 No extradition. No interference. 571 00:25:57,588 --> 00:25:59,713 And what did Carla give them in return? 572 00:25:59,849 --> 00:26:00,849 Everything. 573 00:26:00,951 --> 00:26:03,018 The entire Nexus infrastructure. 574 00:26:03,087 --> 00:26:05,162 Comms, accounts, routing systems. 575 00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:07,459 She offered the entire kingdom. 576 00:26:07,561 --> 00:26:08,993 And they took it. 577 00:26:09,062 --> 00:26:10,729 Gives Cuba leverage in talks with the U.S. 578 00:26:10,831 --> 00:26:13,998 Carla Marino is obsessed with control. 579 00:26:14,067 --> 00:26:17,240 If she gave it up, it's not peace. It's a ploy. 580 00:26:17,343 --> 00:26:20,440 It's not a con. It's survival. 581 00:26:20,575 --> 00:26:22,103 And it's all thanks to NCIS. 582 00:26:22,239 --> 00:26:24,378 You stopped Carla's bombing attempt 583 00:26:24,446 --> 00:26:25,745 on the five families. 584 00:26:25,847 --> 00:26:27,447 The families then turned on Nexus, 585 00:26:27,549 --> 00:26:28,985 so Nexus turned on Carla. 586 00:26:29,087 --> 00:26:30,487 Cut her loose, 587 00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:32,247 torched her contacts and froze her assets. 588 00:26:32,383 --> 00:26:35,522 Intelligence chatter now says she's on the run, 589 00:26:35,624 --> 00:26:37,186 low on cash, short on muscle, 590 00:26:37,255 --> 00:26:39,255 and hunted by the people she once commanded. 591 00:26:39,391 --> 00:26:42,091 She gave up what she had left out of desperation. 592 00:26:42,193 --> 00:26:44,267 Desperate or not, she's a wanted terrorist 593 00:26:44,370 --> 00:26:47,101 and she is holding a U.S. civilian. 594 00:26:47,204 --> 00:26:48,897 That girl is 19. 595 00:26:48,965 --> 00:26:50,231 Caught between a cartel 596 00:26:50,300 --> 00:26:52,801 and the woman who murdered my father. 597 00:26:52,936 --> 00:26:55,276 With respect, Admiral, 598 00:26:55,411 --> 00:26:56,876 we may have just secured 599 00:26:56,979 --> 00:26:59,412 the biggest intelligence windfall in a decade. 600 00:26:59,481 --> 00:27:01,451 That's the priority. 601 00:27:01,586 --> 00:27:04,252 We were willing to sacrifice one of our own 602 00:27:04,354 --> 00:27:05,884 to stop this woman. 603 00:27:05,986 --> 00:27:08,124 And now we're just supposed to walk away? 604 00:27:08,226 --> 00:27:09,324 We have no choice. 605 00:27:09,459 --> 00:27:11,219 Tell that to Lauren's mother. 606 00:27:11,321 --> 00:27:13,923 You're toeing the line, Admiral Parker. 607 00:27:13,992 --> 00:27:16,295 These are orders, not options. 608 00:27:16,431 --> 00:27:18,559 Understood? 609 00:27:22,073 --> 00:27:24,169 Understood. 610 00:27:29,943 --> 00:27:32,279 You did everything that you could. 611 00:27:32,348 --> 00:27:34,113 No, director. 612 00:27:35,452 --> 00:27:38,612 I did everything I was told. 613 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:41,582 I still failed. 614 00:27:52,432 --> 00:27:56,300 HARRIET: You always made things look easier than this, Dad. 615 00:27:59,736 --> 00:28:01,404 (sighs) 616 00:28:02,442 --> 00:28:03,707 Oh... 617 00:28:03,809 --> 00:28:05,441 Wish you were here. 618 00:28:14,722 --> 00:28:16,787 How'd you know I was here? 619 00:28:16,889 --> 00:28:19,522 Been here myself a few times. 620 00:28:19,624 --> 00:28:20,926 Also, 621 00:28:21,028 --> 00:28:23,563 your entire entourage is outside the door. 622 00:28:23,665 --> 00:28:26,299 Well, an admiral's rarely alone. 623 00:28:26,434 --> 00:28:29,003 Should I go? 624 00:28:30,399 --> 00:28:33,636 Said you've been here before. When? 625 00:28:34,539 --> 00:28:38,442 When the compartments that I thought were watertight, 626 00:28:38,577 --> 00:28:39,816 uh... 627 00:28:41,350 --> 00:28:42,317 ...weren't. 628 00:28:42,419 --> 00:28:44,220 The naval metaphors-- 629 00:28:44,322 --> 00:28:46,079 those for my benefit? 630 00:28:46,181 --> 00:28:48,816 I'm a hostage negotiator. 631 00:28:48,918 --> 00:28:50,491 Well, I'm... 632 00:28:50,627 --> 00:28:53,128 I'm-I'm not making any demands. 633 00:28:53,264 --> 00:28:54,726 Battle's over. 634 00:28:54,795 --> 00:28:57,461 My brother broke the rules, 635 00:28:57,563 --> 00:28:58,992 failed. 636 00:28:59,128 --> 00:29:01,228 And I followed them. 637 00:29:01,296 --> 00:29:03,967 (scoffs) Got the same result. 638 00:29:04,103 --> 00:29:07,173 Then maybe it's not about the rules. 639 00:29:09,105 --> 00:29:11,676 Maybe it's about... 640 00:29:11,811 --> 00:29:14,317 who you answer to and... 641 00:29:14,419 --> 00:29:16,248 what matters when it's over. 642 00:29:17,453 --> 00:29:19,022 Don't say family. 643 00:29:19,124 --> 00:29:21,524 All I know 644 00:29:21,626 --> 00:29:24,593 is that there is a young woman out there, 645 00:29:24,662 --> 00:29:27,490 and she is alone and she is scared. 646 00:29:28,665 --> 00:29:31,692 And my team can bring her home. 647 00:29:34,302 --> 00:29:36,964 Look, if you're asking my permission, I can't give it. 648 00:29:37,033 --> 00:29:38,008 I have orders. 649 00:29:38,144 --> 00:29:39,968 But we don't. 650 00:29:40,070 --> 00:29:42,345 Then why come to me? 651 00:29:42,447 --> 00:29:44,672 Because we're down an agent. 652 00:29:45,950 --> 00:29:49,683 And your orders don't include keeping him in a cage. 653 00:29:49,785 --> 00:29:51,686 You came to ask for my brother? 654 00:29:51,788 --> 00:29:54,957 He knows Carla better than anyone. 655 00:29:56,428 --> 00:29:58,752 And he needs to save someone. 656 00:30:00,027 --> 00:30:02,195 To make up for those that he couldn't. 657 00:30:08,636 --> 00:30:10,434 (door closes) 658 00:30:15,839 --> 00:30:17,005 Alden. 659 00:30:17,107 --> 00:30:19,883 Look, Harry. (sighs) 660 00:30:21,211 --> 00:30:23,920 I've been replaying what I said. 661 00:30:24,950 --> 00:30:26,549 Maybe I went too far. 662 00:30:30,362 --> 00:30:31,659 What are you doing? 663 00:30:31,761 --> 00:30:34,788 Probably making a huge mistake. 664 00:30:36,025 --> 00:30:37,165 Go get her. 665 00:30:37,267 --> 00:30:39,265 Her? 666 00:30:40,262 --> 00:30:42,796 The only one who matters. 667 00:30:54,749 --> 00:30:56,777 Picking up chatter. 668 00:30:57,588 --> 00:30:59,622 Headed this way. DoD was right. 669 00:30:59,758 --> 00:31:01,452 We're not the only ones hunting Carla. 670 00:31:01,554 --> 00:31:03,218 KNIGHT: (sighs) If we want to keep this off the books, 671 00:31:03,287 --> 00:31:04,961 -we need to move. -(rustling) 672 00:31:06,295 --> 00:31:08,924 All right, the guard patterns are light. Two in the back gate, 673 00:31:09,026 --> 00:31:10,631 two in the front. 674 00:31:10,766 --> 00:31:12,635 Northeast wall has blind spots 675 00:31:12,770 --> 00:31:14,902 and no patrols near the house itself. 676 00:31:14,971 --> 00:31:17,240 Draw the guards out, away from the house. 677 00:31:17,309 --> 00:31:18,440 No casualties. 678 00:31:18,542 --> 00:31:21,571 NCIS was never here. 679 00:31:24,945 --> 00:31:26,306 Parker, you can't be serious. 680 00:31:26,408 --> 00:31:28,109 It's the only way this works. 681 00:31:28,244 --> 00:31:29,583 No. What about Carla? 682 00:31:29,652 --> 00:31:31,152 She's not who matters. 683 00:31:31,254 --> 00:31:33,556 Maybe not, but the gun she's probably holding matters. 684 00:31:33,624 --> 00:31:34,822 What if she pulls the trigger? 685 00:31:34,958 --> 00:31:38,126 She started this. She decides how it ends. 686 00:31:38,989 --> 00:31:40,964 Let's move. 687 00:31:46,870 --> 00:31:49,396 You should eat. You'll feel better. 688 00:31:49,498 --> 00:31:52,970 You said we'd talk. I talked. 689 00:31:53,072 --> 00:31:54,940 Now I just want to go home. 690 00:31:55,042 --> 00:31:58,641 (sighs) This is home, dear. 691 00:32:03,488 --> 00:32:05,021 You won't need that. 692 00:32:06,252 --> 00:32:09,425 I brought you here to protect you. 693 00:32:09,527 --> 00:32:12,061 You're all I have left. 694 00:32:37,783 --> 00:32:39,913 ♪ ♪ 695 00:32:46,190 --> 00:32:49,123 Greed. Nature's GPS. 696 00:32:49,225 --> 00:32:50,496 Worked for E.T. 697 00:32:51,299 --> 00:32:54,466 Let's hope his friends are just as predictable. 698 00:33:00,910 --> 00:33:02,541 -(gunfire in distance) -(gasps) 699 00:33:02,643 --> 00:33:03,871 Relax! 700 00:33:05,043 --> 00:33:06,445 It's just a drill. 701 00:33:07,785 --> 00:33:09,415 PARKER: It's not a drill, Carla. 702 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:13,584 That's far enough. 703 00:33:15,216 --> 00:33:17,860 Parker. 704 00:33:17,929 --> 00:33:21,262 You just couldn't stay away, could you? 705 00:33:22,329 --> 00:33:25,532 Come here, Lauren. This man's dangerous. 706 00:33:25,635 --> 00:33:27,067 Came to kill me. 707 00:33:27,169 --> 00:33:29,597 I'm unarmed, Carla. I'm not here for you. 708 00:33:29,699 --> 00:33:32,405 Don't insult us both. Where's your gun? 709 00:33:33,505 --> 00:33:37,245 That's my gun. I know what you did with it. 710 00:33:38,743 --> 00:33:41,684 But I'm not here to take a life. I'm here to save one. 711 00:33:41,752 --> 00:33:44,615 I can take care of my family. 712 00:33:45,415 --> 00:33:46,755 Like you took care of Jason? 713 00:33:46,858 --> 00:33:50,357 Don't you dare talk about my son. 714 00:33:50,425 --> 00:33:53,853 He died trying to escape your world. And what did you do? 715 00:33:53,956 --> 00:33:57,029 You dragged all that's left of him right back in. 716 00:33:57,097 --> 00:33:59,066 I'm protecting my granddaughter. 717 00:33:59,135 --> 00:34:00,830 You don't know what you're talking about! 718 00:34:00,932 --> 00:34:02,602 Really? 719 00:34:02,738 --> 00:34:04,499 I got in unarmed. 720 00:34:04,601 --> 00:34:07,543 And worse than me are coming. Nexus. 721 00:34:07,611 --> 00:34:10,439 The five families. 722 00:34:10,541 --> 00:34:12,207 Cuba's deal bought you some time-- 723 00:34:12,275 --> 00:34:15,079 days, maybe hours. 724 00:34:15,181 --> 00:34:18,646 (chuckles) No. You're lying. 725 00:34:18,748 --> 00:34:20,549 Whatever fantasy that you are clinging to, 726 00:34:20,651 --> 00:34:22,989 it ends in blood. You have to let her go. 727 00:34:23,091 --> 00:34:26,393 -Please. -Don't listen to him. 728 00:34:28,193 --> 00:34:29,495 You recognize this? 729 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:32,896 What is it? Is that my locket? 730 00:34:32,999 --> 00:34:34,599 Jason's half? 731 00:34:37,136 --> 00:34:38,135 Where'd you get that? 732 00:34:38,270 --> 00:34:40,935 He gave it to me, back then. 733 00:34:41,037 --> 00:34:44,444 He said it reminded him of the good that was still there. 734 00:34:44,546 --> 00:34:48,481 And he wanted somebody else to believe it, but I couldn't. 735 00:34:50,489 --> 00:34:52,353 But she needs to. 736 00:34:53,155 --> 00:34:56,654 Show her your son was right about you. 737 00:34:58,858 --> 00:35:00,187 No! 738 00:35:00,323 --> 00:35:03,463 P-Please. Don't. 739 00:35:08,168 --> 00:35:10,035 Family sees everything, Carla. 740 00:35:10,137 --> 00:35:13,341 Even the parts we try to bury. 741 00:35:15,175 --> 00:35:19,314 Let me go. Please, Grandma. 742 00:35:21,447 --> 00:35:24,044 I was just trying to protect you. 743 00:35:24,846 --> 00:35:27,454 Then do what you never could for Jason. 744 00:35:36,566 --> 00:35:38,432 Go. 745 00:35:41,804 --> 00:35:44,031 I'm so sorry. 746 00:36:09,995 --> 00:36:10,863 Parker! 747 00:36:10,932 --> 00:36:12,730 Drop your weapon! 748 00:36:14,673 --> 00:36:16,505 Was any of it true? 749 00:36:16,574 --> 00:36:18,574 It can be. 750 00:36:18,676 --> 00:36:21,310 It's up to you. 751 00:36:41,425 --> 00:36:42,924 Carla Marino's dead. 752 00:36:43,026 --> 00:36:45,196 The five families are lining up to take the credit. 753 00:36:45,265 --> 00:36:47,330 And Cuba is not complaining. 754 00:36:47,432 --> 00:36:49,564 They are too busy trading intel. 755 00:36:49,666 --> 00:36:51,605 The Nexus cartel is coming apart, 756 00:36:51,740 --> 00:36:52,933 for good. 757 00:36:53,035 --> 00:36:56,040 And Lauren Jacobs is home, safe, with her mother. 758 00:36:56,109 --> 00:36:58,677 Then it's done. 759 00:37:04,788 --> 00:37:06,520 What about Parker? 760 00:37:07,452 --> 00:37:09,622 Does he still have a badge? 761 00:37:10,821 --> 00:37:13,461 I had an academy instructor once say... 762 00:37:14,623 --> 00:37:16,227 "You can patch a hull, 763 00:37:16,296 --> 00:37:18,395 "you can replace an engine, 764 00:37:18,497 --> 00:37:21,330 "but once the compass goes bad, 765 00:37:21,432 --> 00:37:23,672 "whole ship is lost. 766 00:37:23,808 --> 00:37:25,836 "It's still moving. 767 00:37:27,043 --> 00:37:29,378 Just in the wrong direction." 768 00:37:31,112 --> 00:37:33,708 I won't let that happen. 769 00:37:33,810 --> 00:37:37,417 Not to this team. Not to this agency. 770 00:37:37,485 --> 00:37:41,049 And that will be made clear to Agent Parker. 771 00:37:42,891 --> 00:37:44,125 But for now, 772 00:37:44,227 --> 00:37:46,788 his father deserves a proper sendoff. 773 00:37:46,890 --> 00:37:49,523 It's not every day a retired enlisted man 774 00:37:49,625 --> 00:37:51,167 gets full honors at sea. 775 00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:54,370 And who's going to challenge a vice admiral? 776 00:37:57,875 --> 00:37:59,903 Actually, Agent Torres. 777 00:38:01,003 --> 00:38:04,237 Would you mind staying behind for a moment? 778 00:38:13,815 --> 00:38:15,717 Final casework from Justice. 779 00:38:15,852 --> 00:38:17,860 If this one's not officially closed, 780 00:38:17,995 --> 00:38:20,220 it is at least on the shelf. 781 00:38:21,464 --> 00:38:23,023 Unless you're about to yank it back down again. 782 00:38:23,125 --> 00:38:26,030 I uploaded Lauren's DNA when she came back. 783 00:38:26,166 --> 00:38:27,528 Just routine, 784 00:38:27,663 --> 00:38:29,997 till routine got weird. 785 00:38:30,065 --> 00:38:32,932 Remember this glass from Parker's apartment? 786 00:38:33,034 --> 00:38:35,503 We assumed the lipstick was Carla's, 787 00:38:35,605 --> 00:38:37,140 but it's not her DNA. 788 00:38:37,243 --> 00:38:38,377 Are you sure? 789 00:38:38,479 --> 00:38:40,814 I triple-checked. No familial markers. 790 00:38:40,917 --> 00:38:42,345 Not a Marino. 791 00:38:42,447 --> 00:38:43,815 But Carla confessed. 792 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:47,189 -She killed Roman. -She definitely did. 793 00:38:47,291 --> 00:38:50,384 That much we know. That part still holds. 794 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:52,054 I'm just saying, 795 00:38:52,156 --> 00:38:55,288 she wasn't the only woman at Parker's apartment that night. 796 00:38:55,390 --> 00:38:57,228 So, someone else was there before Carla even showed up. 797 00:38:57,363 --> 00:39:00,059 Roman was a social guy. 798 00:39:00,161 --> 00:39:02,630 -Neighbors, poker friends... -Lady friends. 799 00:39:02,732 --> 00:39:06,167 Exactly. Could be nothing. 800 00:39:07,035 --> 00:39:08,239 But you don't think it's nothing. 801 00:39:08,375 --> 00:39:10,004 I don't know what I think. 802 00:39:10,073 --> 00:39:12,939 -But until we find out more... -Don't say it. 803 00:39:13,041 --> 00:39:15,309 ...I don't think we should tell Parker. 804 00:39:15,411 --> 00:39:17,244 (groans) 805 00:39:18,850 --> 00:39:21,149 (waves lapping, gulls calling in distance) 806 00:39:31,769 --> 00:39:33,793 Look at you. 807 00:39:33,928 --> 00:39:35,771 Braving your two greatest fears: 808 00:39:35,873 --> 00:39:38,872 ships and closure. 809 00:39:39,775 --> 00:39:43,074 I figured you wouldn't blow one up with both of us on it. 810 00:39:43,177 --> 00:39:45,008 Don't test me. 811 00:39:47,313 --> 00:39:49,045 He'd be proud. 812 00:39:50,782 --> 00:39:53,115 There's so much I never said to him. 813 00:39:54,551 --> 00:39:56,492 Mostly I'm sorry. 814 00:39:58,489 --> 00:39:59,957 For all of it. 815 00:40:04,834 --> 00:40:06,130 Open it. 816 00:40:06,233 --> 00:40:08,537 Behind his ID. 817 00:40:15,145 --> 00:40:17,975 He carried that everywhere. 818 00:40:18,850 --> 00:40:21,145 He knew, Alden. 819 00:40:21,281 --> 00:40:23,948 He always knew. 820 00:40:31,993 --> 00:40:33,863 Oh... 821 00:40:33,965 --> 00:40:36,625 You think he'd, uh... 822 00:40:36,694 --> 00:40:37,999 he'd want a, uh, a prayer? 823 00:40:38,134 --> 00:40:40,335 I don't know, a speech? 824 00:40:40,470 --> 00:40:43,939 Well, you're the talker. Knock yourself out. 825 00:40:44,041 --> 00:40:46,171 Your ship. 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