1 00:00:11,312 --> 00:00:13,797 Go, go, go, go. Security's gonna roll through any minute. 2 00:00:13,821 --> 00:00:15,592 Don't rush me, bro. I'm an artist. 3 00:00:15,616 --> 00:00:16,884 I need to feel it. 4 00:00:18,329 --> 00:00:19,864 What is that, a duck? 5 00:00:19,888 --> 00:00:21,508 - Dragon. - Why does your dragon 6 00:00:21,532 --> 00:00:22,648 look like a duck? 7 00:00:22,672 --> 00:00:23,934 That's not very nice. 8 00:00:23,958 --> 00:00:25,563 Everyone knows I struggle with complex shapes. 9 00:00:25,587 --> 00:00:26,731 Time's up. We got to bounce. 10 00:00:26,755 --> 00:00:28,566 Who nominated you the fun police? 11 00:00:28,590 --> 00:00:29,734 You rather have the real police? 12 00:00:29,758 --> 00:00:31,102 You're being very hurtful today. 13 00:00:31,126 --> 00:00:32,537 Trust me, we're fine. 14 00:00:32,561 --> 00:00:34,172 Nobody cares about this dump. 15 00:00:34,196 --> 00:00:35,173 Freeze! 16 00:00:35,197 --> 00:00:36,507 Base police! 17 00:00:36,531 --> 00:00:37,575 Hands in the air. 18 00:00:37,599 --> 00:00:39,134 How did you get in here? 19 00:00:44,173 --> 00:00:47,876 Well, looks like somebody cares about this dump after all. 20 00:01:12,217 --> 00:01:20,217 Synced and corrected by -robtor- www.addic7ed.com 21 00:01:22,411 --> 00:01:24,054 Evidence garage clear. 22 00:01:24,078 --> 00:01:25,356 Is that all you have in your backpack? 23 00:01:25,380 --> 00:01:26,724 Autopsy all clear. 24 00:01:26,748 --> 00:01:28,526 - All right. - What the hell? 25 00:01:31,786 --> 00:01:33,484 Thank you for coming in. 26 00:01:33,508 --> 00:01:35,113 "Thank you"? It's my damn agency. 27 00:01:35,137 --> 00:01:37,302 It was your agency, Mr. Vance. 28 00:01:37,326 --> 00:01:38,469 Director Vance. 29 00:01:38,493 --> 00:01:41,272 Army CID doesn't relieve my authority for another three days. 30 00:01:41,296 --> 00:01:42,772 Didn't mean to offend. My name is... 31 00:01:42,796 --> 00:01:45,476 I don't care. What I do care about is that. 32 00:01:45,500 --> 00:01:49,122 It's been barely a month since CID took over operations, 33 00:01:49,146 --> 00:01:50,748 and you can't even secure the building? 34 00:01:50,772 --> 00:01:52,417 - Mr... - Director. 35 00:01:52,441 --> 00:01:53,984 - Director, that is not why I'm here. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 36 00:01:54,008 --> 00:01:55,552 The world is moving on without us. I got it. 37 00:01:55,576 --> 00:01:57,388 But the one thing that I do insist on 38 00:01:57,412 --> 00:02:00,491 is that this building be shown the respect that it deserves. 39 00:02:00,515 --> 00:02:02,092 - Of course, but... - But... 40 00:02:02,116 --> 00:02:04,220 you have no clue how those taggers got on the base 41 00:02:04,244 --> 00:02:06,221 and now you want me to do your job for you. 42 00:02:07,522 --> 00:02:09,212 I'm not here for them. 43 00:02:09,236 --> 00:02:11,969 And I didn't call you in to discuss base security. 44 00:02:11,993 --> 00:02:13,003 So why am I here? 45 00:02:13,706 --> 00:02:15,464 Because you're under arrest. 46 00:02:22,170 --> 00:02:24,536 Oh, glad I showered this morning. 47 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,651 I don't think anyone here followed your lead. 48 00:02:26,675 --> 00:02:28,519 Any idea what this emergency meeting's about? 49 00:02:28,543 --> 00:02:30,187 I think it's some kind of emergency. 50 00:02:30,211 --> 00:02:31,722 That is what I love about you. 51 00:02:31,746 --> 00:02:33,558 You don't miss a thing. 52 00:02:35,395 --> 00:02:36,563 Whoa. 53 00:02:36,818 --> 00:02:38,529 Did you know this many people worked here? 54 00:02:38,553 --> 00:02:39,864 Where did we get all the chairs? 55 00:02:39,888 --> 00:02:41,165 Right? 56 00:02:41,189 --> 00:02:42,866 I heard from Dominic in the motor pool 57 00:02:42,890 --> 00:02:44,502 that terrorists are planning on 58 00:02:44,526 --> 00:02:46,570 shutting down the entire Internet. 59 00:02:46,594 --> 00:02:48,239 Anybody knows what's going on here? 60 00:02:48,263 --> 00:02:49,840 - Trying to figure it out. - It's got to be something big. 61 00:02:49,864 --> 00:02:51,676 Well, Director Vance got a priority message 62 00:02:51,700 --> 00:02:53,210 from DoD last night, 63 00:02:53,234 --> 00:02:54,878 but for some reason I'm blocked. 64 00:02:54,902 --> 00:02:56,213 So unblock yourself. 65 00:02:56,237 --> 00:02:57,635 You see I'm typing right now? I'm trying. 66 00:02:57,659 --> 00:02:59,663 Parker, what do you think? 67 00:03:02,977 --> 00:03:04,710 Do you know something? 68 00:03:06,013 --> 00:03:08,315 Just, just wait. 69 00:03:10,585 --> 00:03:13,298 I want to thank you all for coming on such short notice. 70 00:03:14,127 --> 00:03:16,826 I, um, wanted you to hear this in person 71 00:03:16,851 --> 00:03:18,862 before you heard it through the grapevine. 72 00:03:19,141 --> 00:03:23,374 There's no easy way to say this, so, um, I'll just say it. 73 00:03:24,062 --> 00:03:29,037 Per a priority directive from DoD... 74 00:03:29,904 --> 00:03:33,851 ...NCIS is to cease all operations 75 00:03:33,875 --> 00:03:35,486 by the end of the week. 76 00:03:35,991 --> 00:03:37,922 We're being shut down 77 00:03:37,946 --> 00:03:41,450 and folded into the Army Criminal Investigative Division. 78 00:03:42,417 --> 00:03:44,729 I know this comes as a shock to you all. 79 00:03:44,753 --> 00:03:46,229 It does to me as well. 80 00:03:46,253 --> 00:03:47,898 I have a lot of questions. 81 00:03:47,922 --> 00:03:50,034 And I know you all have a lot of questions. 82 00:03:50,058 --> 00:03:52,470 So I would like to introduce 83 00:03:52,494 --> 00:03:55,606 CID Director Wayne Rogers, 84 00:03:55,630 --> 00:03:57,875 who will discuss procedures 85 00:03:57,899 --> 00:04:01,970 for transferring our caseload over to CID. 86 00:04:03,372 --> 00:04:04,915 Director Rogers. 87 00:04:05,354 --> 00:04:07,952 Thank you, Director Vance. 88 00:04:07,976 --> 00:04:10,187 And as he just said, 89 00:04:10,901 --> 00:04:13,591 I know this comes as a shock. 90 00:04:13,615 --> 00:04:14,883 Well, I don't believe this. 91 00:04:15,650 --> 00:04:17,928 Why do I get the feeling that you knew something? 92 00:04:17,952 --> 00:04:21,965 Probably because I, um, knew something. 93 00:04:21,989 --> 00:04:23,300 Director told me last night. 94 00:04:23,324 --> 00:04:24,301 What? 95 00:04:24,325 --> 00:04:26,103 Why didn't you say anything? 96 00:04:26,127 --> 00:04:27,505 I guess I didn't know what to say. 97 00:04:27,529 --> 00:04:28,506 Didn't quite believe it either. 98 00:04:28,530 --> 00:04:29,840 Believe it. 99 00:04:29,864 --> 00:04:31,776 Just got access to the DoD directive. 100 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,178 According to this, we are all being reassigned. 101 00:04:34,399 --> 00:04:36,210 Reassigned where? 102 00:04:36,676 --> 00:04:38,312 That's a good question. 103 00:04:38,336 --> 00:04:39,814 Thank you for your service 104 00:04:39,838 --> 00:04:41,607 and God bless. 105 00:04:48,146 --> 00:04:49,791 Assistant's office clear. 106 00:04:49,815 --> 00:04:51,358 Director's office clear. 107 00:04:51,382 --> 00:04:52,860 Command, this is One-Alpha... 108 00:04:52,884 --> 00:04:54,896 Thank you, gentlemen. 109 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,232 Well, I appreciate you letting me be questioned in my office. 110 00:04:58,256 --> 00:05:00,668 - My boss preferred it, actually. - I imagine. 111 00:05:00,692 --> 00:05:03,004 It's not every day he has the head of a federal agency arrested. 112 00:05:03,028 --> 00:05:05,306 Oh, and I'd love to know the charge. 113 00:05:05,330 --> 00:05:07,766 That is how it still works, right? 114 00:05:10,602 --> 00:05:11,746 You know who this man is? 115 00:05:11,770 --> 00:05:13,781 CID Agent Dolan Thompson. 116 00:05:13,805 --> 00:05:17,120 He was overseeing the transfer of some of our agents to CID. 117 00:05:17,144 --> 00:05:19,587 Agents McGee and Knight, for starters. 118 00:05:19,611 --> 00:05:21,388 It seems they took it upon themselves 119 00:05:21,412 --> 00:05:23,390 to open an unauthorized case. 120 00:05:23,414 --> 00:05:24,926 So agents using their own discretion 121 00:05:24,950 --> 00:05:26,393 is now considered unruly? 122 00:05:26,417 --> 00:05:28,996 This isn't just a procedural matter, Director. 123 00:05:29,020 --> 00:05:33,735 Agent Thompson was just found face down in a ditch. 124 00:05:34,276 --> 00:05:36,470 And the last people to see him alive 125 00:05:36,494 --> 00:05:38,740 were your former agents. 126 00:05:38,764 --> 00:05:40,274 I don't like the insinuation. 127 00:05:40,298 --> 00:05:41,481 Oh, I'm not insinuating. 128 00:05:41,505 --> 00:05:43,310 I think your people colored outside the lines, 129 00:05:43,334 --> 00:05:46,013 like they love to do, and got a CID agent killed. 130 00:05:46,037 --> 00:05:48,082 And I think you're covering for 'em. 131 00:05:48,106 --> 00:05:49,651 You wanted to know the charge? 132 00:05:49,675 --> 00:05:51,252 It's obstruction, and if you're going to be 133 00:05:51,276 --> 00:05:53,454 a stick in the mud, we can raise that to conspiracy. 134 00:05:53,478 --> 00:05:55,597 - I got nothing to hide. - So talk. 135 00:05:55,621 --> 00:05:57,792 - Is that a question? - What do you know 136 00:05:57,816 --> 00:06:00,236 about this case they were investigating? 137 00:06:00,260 --> 00:06:03,488 I know it wasn't McGee and Knight who opened it. 138 00:06:04,289 --> 00:06:06,033 It was Agent Torres. 139 00:06:06,057 --> 00:06:10,271 Wait, didn't Agent Torres refuse his-his transfer to CID? 140 00:06:10,295 --> 00:06:11,438 He did. 141 00:06:11,462 --> 00:06:12,840 Which didn't give him a lot of options 142 00:06:12,864 --> 00:06:14,676 in today's job market. 143 00:06:14,700 --> 00:06:16,744 This baby's onboard AI... 144 00:06:16,768 --> 00:06:18,612 it's practically self-aware. 145 00:06:18,636 --> 00:06:20,481 I just need it to make calls. 146 00:06:20,505 --> 00:06:22,216 Oh, calls? I mean, who uses their phone 147 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:23,350 to make calls nowadays? 148 00:06:23,374 --> 00:06:24,819 Am I right? I mean... 149 00:06:24,843 --> 00:06:26,821 Agent Torres ended up at DEA 150 00:06:26,845 --> 00:06:29,056 and was immediately put undercover. 151 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:30,725 Which suited him at first. 152 00:06:30,749 --> 00:06:32,927 Becoming someone else was right up his alley. 153 00:06:32,951 --> 00:06:34,628 Okay, well, you can't live like a caveman anymore. 154 00:06:34,652 --> 00:06:36,463 But Torres was a lone wolf 155 00:06:36,487 --> 00:06:37,965 who finally found his pack... 156 00:06:37,989 --> 00:06:39,633 I'm not sure if I mentioned 157 00:06:39,657 --> 00:06:41,635 there's a chance to win a trip to Alaska. 158 00:06:41,659 --> 00:06:44,105 ...and he didn't like running solo anymore. 159 00:06:44,129 --> 00:06:47,308 And then fate intervened. 160 00:06:47,332 --> 00:06:49,677 Welcome to, uh, Buzz-Mobile. 161 00:06:49,701 --> 00:06:51,512 Hope you're having a buzzy day. 162 00:06:51,536 --> 00:06:53,014 - Not really. - Oh, then you came 163 00:06:53,038 --> 00:06:54,916 to the right place 'cause we have a promotion... 164 00:06:54,940 --> 00:06:57,909 I-I don't need a new phone, Agent Torres. 165 00:06:59,644 --> 00:07:01,146 I need your help. 166 00:07:01,980 --> 00:07:03,057 Do I know you? 167 00:07:03,081 --> 00:07:04,325 No. 168 00:07:04,349 --> 00:07:05,825 But I know you. 169 00:07:06,284 --> 00:07:09,163 At least I've heard a lot about you. 170 00:07:09,187 --> 00:07:10,497 From who? 171 00:07:10,521 --> 00:07:11,866 And how'd you know I was here? 172 00:07:11,890 --> 00:07:14,068 I saw you in here, like, two days ago. 173 00:07:14,092 --> 00:07:15,837 It has to be a sign. 174 00:07:15,861 --> 00:07:17,038 Of what? 175 00:07:17,062 --> 00:07:18,421 Like I said... 176 00:07:18,997 --> 00:07:20,607 I need your help. 177 00:07:20,631 --> 00:07:22,176 My name's Billy. 178 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:23,444 Billy Fuentes. 179 00:07:23,468 --> 00:07:26,513 NCIS once helped my family a long time ago. 180 00:07:26,743 --> 00:07:28,980 And we need your help again. 181 00:07:30,541 --> 00:07:32,353 It was obvious that NCIS represented 182 00:07:32,377 --> 00:07:34,822 something pretty sacred to this man. 183 00:07:34,846 --> 00:07:37,859 And his story, if I may be poetic, 184 00:07:37,883 --> 00:07:40,461 touched the lone wolf's heart. 185 00:07:40,485 --> 00:07:42,055 So Agent Torres decided... 186 00:07:42,079 --> 00:07:43,664 Please tell me we're not about to do 187 00:07:43,688 --> 00:07:45,775 a "put the team back together again" thing. 188 00:07:45,799 --> 00:07:47,659 You want to hear the story or not? 189 00:07:48,059 --> 00:07:50,637 So, after Mr. Fuentes left, 190 00:07:50,661 --> 00:07:54,132 Agent Torres realized that he needed to... 191 00:07:55,239 --> 00:07:56,840 ...um... 192 00:07:57,568 --> 00:07:59,580 ...put the team back together. 193 00:07:59,604 --> 00:08:02,683 Starting with Agents McGee and Knight. 194 00:08:02,707 --> 00:08:04,585 Agent Knight handled 195 00:08:04,609 --> 00:08:07,053 her transfer much better than Torres. 196 00:08:14,119 --> 00:08:17,598 She had already lost everything, rose from the ashes. 197 00:08:18,231 --> 00:08:20,267 And as a trained hostage negotiator... 198 00:08:22,894 --> 00:08:25,039 ...she's always calm under pressure. 199 00:08:25,063 --> 00:08:26,808 Where's my office? 200 00:08:27,145 --> 00:08:28,658 It's right there, ma'am. 201 00:08:29,767 --> 00:08:31,913 You guys can't afford door signs around here? 202 00:08:31,937 --> 00:08:34,504 This place is more confusing than Lumon. 203 00:08:38,209 --> 00:08:39,552 You like it? 204 00:08:39,576 --> 00:08:41,355 I thought it might remind you guys of home. 205 00:08:41,379 --> 00:08:43,257 It's the view out your old window. 206 00:08:43,590 --> 00:08:45,559 Really? Hadn't caught that. 207 00:08:45,583 --> 00:08:50,397 That's, uh, very thoughtful, Agent Thompson. 208 00:08:50,421 --> 00:08:52,533 Yes. In case you're wondering, 209 00:08:52,557 --> 00:08:54,268 that Agent Thompson. 210 00:08:54,768 --> 00:08:56,137 Hey, Timmy, 211 00:08:56,161 --> 00:08:57,972 maybe we could finally have that drink tonight. 212 00:08:57,996 --> 00:08:59,373 My date canceled. 213 00:08:59,397 --> 00:09:00,474 Oh, that's a bummer. 214 00:09:00,498 --> 00:09:02,143 At least I think she did. 215 00:09:02,167 --> 00:09:04,445 She stopped responding to my texts after I left a voicemail. 216 00:09:04,469 --> 00:09:05,612 How long was the voicemail? 217 00:09:06,154 --> 00:09:07,949 I don't see how that's relevant. 218 00:09:07,973 --> 00:09:09,316 Yikes. 219 00:09:09,340 --> 00:09:11,118 Hey, can I get back to you about that drink? 220 00:09:11,142 --> 00:09:12,586 Not if I see you first. 221 00:09:13,879 --> 00:09:15,456 Got to go. 222 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,459 Yeah, that evidence at NCIS isn't gonna transfer itself. 223 00:09:25,423 --> 00:09:26,519 Anything good? 224 00:09:26,543 --> 00:09:28,493 No, but anything would be better than this. 225 00:09:29,294 --> 00:09:32,073 Do you know, if you leave me alone here... 226 00:09:32,097 --> 00:09:33,574 I'm gonna shoot you. 227 00:09:36,501 --> 00:09:39,914 It's Torres. Hoping he's having a better time at DEA than we are. 228 00:09:39,938 --> 00:09:42,116 Hey. I hope you're having a better time at D... 229 00:09:43,555 --> 00:09:44,609 Who? 230 00:09:45,310 --> 00:09:46,353 When? 231 00:09:46,377 --> 00:09:48,990 Uh, but I thought you were under... 232 00:09:49,014 --> 00:09:51,849 Okay, yeah. Yeah, no, we'll meet you there. 233 00:09:52,909 --> 00:09:54,595 - What'd he say? - Uh, he says 234 00:09:54,619 --> 00:09:57,255 we need to meet him at Parker's place. Now. 235 00:09:58,256 --> 00:09:59,867 So, as it turns out, 236 00:09:59,891 --> 00:10:02,136 I was the one who realized that the Philly Phantom 237 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:03,971 was hiding in the wall... 238 00:10:03,995 --> 00:10:05,506 Like Torres, 239 00:10:05,530 --> 00:10:08,976 Agent Parker also refused his transfer. 240 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,445 After the year he had, he needed a break. 241 00:10:11,469 --> 00:10:13,680 But as a man of many hobbies, 242 00:10:13,704 --> 00:10:16,317 didn't take him long to settle on something. 243 00:10:16,341 --> 00:10:17,684 And while you try to imagine 244 00:10:17,708 --> 00:10:19,453 a grown man hiding in a 12-inch space, 245 00:10:19,477 --> 00:10:22,323 don't forget to shake until the metal frosts. 246 00:10:23,548 --> 00:10:26,360 Mind if I steal that for a book title? 247 00:10:27,885 --> 00:10:30,898 Okay, everyone, let's, uh, give it a good two minutes. 248 00:10:30,922 --> 00:10:33,000 And we'll be back soon. 249 00:10:33,024 --> 00:10:34,635 Hey-ho. 250 00:10:35,285 --> 00:10:37,028 This is a nice surprise. 251 00:10:38,204 --> 00:10:42,176 Though, uh, I get the feeling this isn't a social call. 252 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:43,544 We need to talk. 253 00:10:43,568 --> 00:10:45,079 It turns out that the man 254 00:10:45,103 --> 00:10:47,681 that came to see Agent Torres had a sister 255 00:10:47,705 --> 00:10:49,416 sitting in a Navy brig, 256 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,885 accused of killing a fellow sailor. 257 00:10:51,909 --> 00:10:53,820 CID already concluded she was guilty. 258 00:10:53,844 --> 00:10:55,861 At least enough to close the case, pending trial. 259 00:10:55,885 --> 00:10:57,724 Mr. Fuentes didn't see it that way. 260 00:10:57,748 --> 00:10:59,893 He insisted that his sister was innocent, 261 00:10:59,917 --> 00:11:02,396 and he wanted my agents to prove it. 262 00:11:02,420 --> 00:11:04,421 - Why them? - Like you said, 263 00:11:04,445 --> 00:11:06,067 CID closed the case. 264 00:11:06,091 --> 00:11:07,508 He was desperate. 265 00:11:07,532 --> 00:11:11,746 And also, NCIS held a very special place in his heart. 266 00:11:12,197 --> 00:11:15,583 We solved his father's murder over 20 years ago. 267 00:11:15,607 --> 00:11:17,752 And when the case was closed... 268 00:11:17,776 --> 00:11:19,087 Can I come up? 269 00:11:19,111 --> 00:11:20,221 Got a password? 270 00:11:20,245 --> 00:11:22,757 Yes, sir. Semper fi. 271 00:11:23,189 --> 00:11:24,458 That's a good password. 272 00:11:24,935 --> 00:11:26,093 Come on up. 273 00:11:26,118 --> 00:11:28,161 In addition to finishing the tree house 274 00:11:28,185 --> 00:11:30,698 the boy's father had been building, 275 00:11:30,722 --> 00:11:33,567 Gibbs also promised that NCIS would always be there 276 00:11:33,591 --> 00:11:36,594 if Billy's family ever needed us again. 277 00:11:37,662 --> 00:11:39,140 And they needed us. 278 00:11:39,164 --> 00:11:41,709 So this sister has a kid waiting at home? 279 00:11:41,733 --> 00:11:43,344 - An eight-year-old boy. - His father died 280 00:11:43,368 --> 00:11:44,545 in a car accident last year. 281 00:11:44,569 --> 00:11:46,114 The mother is all he has left. 282 00:11:46,138 --> 00:11:48,349 It wasn't a long conversation. 283 00:11:48,373 --> 00:11:49,717 They all agreed, 284 00:11:49,741 --> 00:11:52,286 if being part of NCIS ever stood for anything, 285 00:11:52,310 --> 00:11:54,622 it meant honoring Gibbs's promise. 286 00:11:54,646 --> 00:11:56,524 Regardless of what happened to the building. 287 00:11:56,548 --> 00:11:57,892 Except what really happened 288 00:11:57,916 --> 00:12:00,094 is that your agents reopened a closed case 289 00:12:00,118 --> 00:12:02,539 and now a CID agent is dead. 290 00:12:03,581 --> 00:12:05,363 My people had nothing to do with that. 291 00:12:05,387 --> 00:12:06,623 - Oh, really? - Really. 292 00:12:06,647 --> 00:12:08,622 What if I told you I had proof they killed him? 293 00:12:08,646 --> 00:12:10,438 I know for a fact that you don't. 294 00:12:10,462 --> 00:12:11,644 How would you know that? 295 00:12:11,961 --> 00:12:14,091 Because they didn't kill him. 296 00:12:15,999 --> 00:12:17,601 I did. 297 00:12:25,895 --> 00:12:27,856 Cat got your tongue? 298 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:29,423 No. 299 00:12:29,447 --> 00:12:31,125 Because I don't believe you. 300 00:12:31,693 --> 00:12:33,895 But I am impressed by how far you're willing to go 301 00:12:33,919 --> 00:12:35,296 to protect your team. 302 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,265 - They don't need my protection. - Oh, they do now. 303 00:12:37,289 --> 00:12:38,933 You just confirmed their involvement 304 00:12:38,957 --> 00:12:40,134 with Agent Thompson's death. 305 00:12:40,158 --> 00:12:41,269 Why else cover for 'em? 306 00:12:41,293 --> 00:12:42,494 Clear. 307 00:12:43,295 --> 00:12:44,906 You know, there are three other floors 308 00:12:44,930 --> 00:12:46,440 that you could be checking. 309 00:12:46,464 --> 00:12:47,775 Look, I'm not saying 310 00:12:47,799 --> 00:12:50,111 Agent Thompson's death was malicious. 311 00:12:50,135 --> 00:12:52,613 Your people are famous for cutting corners. 312 00:12:52,637 --> 00:12:55,383 Maybe things just got away from them? 313 00:12:55,407 --> 00:12:57,451 I am willing to cut a deal. 314 00:12:57,475 --> 00:12:59,153 Oh, I bet you are. 315 00:12:59,177 --> 00:13:00,955 I have a dead CID agent. 316 00:13:00,979 --> 00:13:02,723 I know you're still hiding something, 317 00:13:02,747 --> 00:13:04,458 and I will find out what happened. 318 00:13:05,284 --> 00:13:06,594 I'm sorry to disappoint you. 319 00:13:06,618 --> 00:13:08,930 All that happened was, Agent Knight was able 320 00:13:08,954 --> 00:13:10,598 to sweet-talk Agent Thompson 321 00:13:10,622 --> 00:13:13,034 into letting her reinterview that accused petty officer, 322 00:13:13,058 --> 00:13:15,636 albeit begrudgingly. 323 00:13:15,660 --> 00:13:17,038 This is a waste of time. 324 00:13:17,062 --> 00:13:18,940 I didn't kill anyone. 325 00:13:18,964 --> 00:13:20,073 Is that all you got? 326 00:13:20,097 --> 00:13:22,076 She rigged a missile to explode, 327 00:13:22,100 --> 00:13:23,577 killed a fellow sailor. 328 00:13:23,601 --> 00:13:25,613 We have her prints on the fuse. 329 00:13:25,637 --> 00:13:28,016 Because I'm an Aviation Ordnanceman. 330 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:29,350 That's what I do. 331 00:13:29,374 --> 00:13:32,053 Routine repairs of aircraft munitions. 332 00:13:32,077 --> 00:13:33,922 Fuses and stuff? 333 00:13:33,946 --> 00:13:35,856 Look, my son is waiting for me. 334 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:37,258 It has been months since I've seen him. 335 00:13:37,282 --> 00:13:38,960 I-I need to get out of here. 336 00:13:39,469 --> 00:13:42,163 How would you characterize your relationship with the victim? 337 00:13:42,187 --> 00:13:43,965 Airman Drake? We didn't have one. 338 00:13:43,989 --> 00:13:45,433 I barely ever saw him. 339 00:13:45,457 --> 00:13:47,568 Don't murders, like, need a motive? 340 00:13:47,592 --> 00:13:49,003 And you had one. 341 00:13:49,027 --> 00:13:50,538 Drake recently reported you 342 00:13:50,562 --> 00:13:52,840 for leaving your appointed place of duty. 343 00:13:52,864 --> 00:13:54,375 You left your post? 344 00:13:54,399 --> 00:13:57,045 Then tampered with ship records to cover it up. 345 00:13:57,069 --> 00:13:58,012 That's not true. 346 00:13:58,036 --> 00:13:59,347 You didn't tamper with records 347 00:13:59,371 --> 00:14:01,039 or you didn't leave your post? 348 00:14:03,576 --> 00:14:05,786 Feel free to answer at some point. 349 00:14:05,810 --> 00:14:08,580 I didn't kill anyone. Okay? 350 00:14:13,318 --> 00:14:14,362 So you think she's guilty? 351 00:14:14,386 --> 00:14:15,729 I'm not sure. 352 00:14:15,753 --> 00:14:17,265 She's definitely hiding something, though. 353 00:14:17,289 --> 00:14:18,727 Hopefully not murder. 354 00:14:18,751 --> 00:14:19,934 Well, at the very least, 355 00:14:19,958 --> 00:14:21,970 she left her post, and I want to know what she was up to. 356 00:14:22,303 --> 00:14:23,537 You, uh... 357 00:14:23,972 --> 00:14:25,273 you think you could get ahold of those records 358 00:14:25,297 --> 00:14:27,408 that she was accused of tampering with? 359 00:14:27,432 --> 00:14:30,411 Well, I can, but our, uh, weenie supervisor 360 00:14:30,435 --> 00:14:32,513 Agent Thompson will know if I try to analyze them here. 361 00:14:32,537 --> 00:14:34,115 Maybe we can get them over to Kasie. 362 00:14:34,139 --> 00:14:37,018 Aren't she and Jimmy still at NCIS boxing things up? 363 00:14:37,042 --> 00:14:38,752 You know what? That is a good idea. 364 00:14:38,776 --> 00:14:40,376 Oh, speaking of Jimmy, 365 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,284 I really wish he could take a look at that body. 366 00:14:42,308 --> 00:14:43,924 Guess that would be asking too much. 367 00:14:43,948 --> 00:14:46,218 No, I am way ahead of you. 368 00:14:50,622 --> 00:14:52,100 I actually know this part. 369 00:14:52,124 --> 00:14:54,002 McGee cut power to CID, 370 00:14:54,026 --> 00:14:56,670 and they were forced to rush all their bodies 371 00:14:56,694 --> 00:14:59,073 to the nearest federal facility. 372 00:14:59,097 --> 00:15:00,768 Which, as it turns out... 373 00:15:00,792 --> 00:15:02,343 Was NCIS. 374 00:15:02,367 --> 00:15:04,645 More coloring outside the lines, or did you approve that? 375 00:15:04,669 --> 00:15:06,471 I actually didn't know anything about it. 376 00:15:07,305 --> 00:15:08,949 McGee is destined to lead, 377 00:15:08,973 --> 00:15:11,219 and leaders know when to ask for permission 378 00:15:11,243 --> 00:15:12,786 and when to ask for forgiveness. 379 00:15:12,810 --> 00:15:16,090 And yet something tells me you're still holding back. 380 00:15:16,114 --> 00:15:18,816 Just like that accused petty officer. 381 00:15:19,617 --> 00:15:21,429 I don't know if you recall, 382 00:15:21,453 --> 00:15:24,565 but I was in the middle of supervising a shutdown 383 00:15:24,589 --> 00:15:27,951 of an agency that I gave up my life to build. 384 00:15:27,975 --> 00:15:29,903 So forgive me for not micromanaging agents 385 00:15:29,927 --> 00:15:31,739 who no longer reported to me. 386 00:15:31,763 --> 00:15:33,441 I had my hands full. 387 00:15:33,958 --> 00:15:36,075 It was taking a lot longer than expected 388 00:15:36,099 --> 00:15:39,141 to prep the evidence locker for the transfer to CID. 389 00:15:39,165 --> 00:15:41,915 All right, nothing leaves until it's all ready to leave. 390 00:15:41,939 --> 00:15:43,817 We can't break the chain of custody. 391 00:15:43,841 --> 00:15:46,108 There's still hundreds of cases working their way through... 392 00:15:46,132 --> 00:15:47,655 Look at what just came out of the void! 393 00:15:47,679 --> 00:15:50,591 Curtis found it in an old storage unit. 394 00:15:50,615 --> 00:15:52,793 Man, it's got to be Abby's. 395 00:15:54,219 --> 00:15:55,563 Look at these boots. 396 00:15:55,587 --> 00:15:59,100 These boots are to die for. 397 00:15:59,124 --> 00:16:01,635 And they were also very hard boots to fill. 398 00:16:01,659 --> 00:16:05,139 Abby Sciuto had a big brain and an even bigger heart, 399 00:16:05,163 --> 00:16:08,076 and Kasie Hines stepped right in without skipping a beat. 400 00:16:08,736 --> 00:16:10,332 Suffice it to say, 401 00:16:10,356 --> 00:16:12,000 I didn't know that there was an unauthorized body 402 00:16:12,024 --> 00:16:13,871 in the building until... 403 00:16:18,643 --> 00:16:19,853 Ms. Hines. 404 00:16:19,877 --> 00:16:20,979 Yes, Director. 405 00:16:21,003 --> 00:16:23,081 Or should I call you Leon now because...? 406 00:16:24,467 --> 00:16:25,759 Yes, Director. 407 00:16:25,783 --> 00:16:28,762 Do you know why it appears that someone just delivered a body 408 00:16:28,786 --> 00:16:31,332 when we don't have any active cases? 409 00:16:31,356 --> 00:16:33,000 A body? Here? 410 00:16:33,024 --> 00:16:34,468 Oh, wow. 411 00:16:34,492 --> 00:16:36,904 Wow. Weird. No, I got to go look into that. 412 00:16:36,928 --> 00:16:39,631 That's crazy. That's... no. Oh, my God. 413 00:16:41,577 --> 00:16:42,988 Dr. Palmer. 414 00:16:43,569 --> 00:16:44,890 Director Vance. 415 00:16:44,914 --> 00:16:47,258 Or should I call you, uh...? 416 00:16:47,282 --> 00:16:48,727 Never mind. 417 00:16:48,751 --> 00:16:50,860 Why are you holding a severed foot behind your back? 418 00:16:50,884 --> 00:16:52,162 - Severed what now? - I can see the rest 419 00:16:52,186 --> 00:16:53,263 of the body on the table over there. 420 00:16:53,287 --> 00:16:54,630 Hmm. 421 00:16:54,654 --> 00:16:55,865 So you can. 422 00:16:55,889 --> 00:16:58,501 Uh, funny story. 423 00:16:58,525 --> 00:17:01,071 Dr. Palmer told me about Billy Fuentes 424 00:17:01,095 --> 00:17:03,439 and how the team felt that they had a moral obligation 425 00:17:03,463 --> 00:17:04,840 to help his family. 426 00:17:04,864 --> 00:17:06,342 And Jimmy was happy to help, 427 00:17:06,366 --> 00:17:08,181 even if it bent the rules. 428 00:17:08,205 --> 00:17:09,929 Speaks for the dead... 429 00:17:10,905 --> 00:17:12,216 cares for the living. 430 00:17:12,890 --> 00:17:14,408 That's exactly right. 431 00:17:15,643 --> 00:17:17,955 You are aware that you've broken more regulations 432 00:17:17,979 --> 00:17:19,323 than I can count. 433 00:17:19,347 --> 00:17:20,990 Uh, seven. 434 00:17:21,014 --> 00:17:22,226 But-but Gibbs... 435 00:17:22,250 --> 00:17:24,695 Made a promise to a little boy. I heard. 436 00:17:24,719 --> 00:17:27,163 - But that was a long time ago. - And now there's another child 437 00:17:27,187 --> 00:17:28,632 who's waiting for their mother to come home. 438 00:17:28,656 --> 00:17:31,335 Director, we both know what that's like. 439 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:32,936 Now, look, I-I couldn't help Victoria, 440 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,830 but I thought maybe I could help out this time. 441 00:17:36,956 --> 00:17:39,843 It's not our fight, Jimmy. 442 00:17:39,867 --> 00:17:41,345 - Not anymore. - Says who? 443 00:17:41,369 --> 00:17:43,237 Says the Secretary of Defense 444 00:17:43,261 --> 00:17:45,115 and the bean counters who work for him. 445 00:17:45,139 --> 00:17:47,418 Okay, so it's not cost-effective 446 00:17:47,442 --> 00:17:49,920 for us to keep our lights on? 447 00:17:49,944 --> 00:17:51,988 What's it gonna cost this country if we're gone? 448 00:17:52,012 --> 00:17:53,857 CID will pick up the slack. 449 00:17:53,881 --> 00:17:55,859 At least that's the theory. 450 00:17:55,883 --> 00:17:58,061 That theory sucks, sir. 451 00:17:58,085 --> 00:18:00,498 Look, I understand that this case represents something 452 00:18:00,522 --> 00:18:02,800 bigger than itself to all of you. 453 00:18:02,824 --> 00:18:05,035 But then what? 454 00:18:05,059 --> 00:18:07,605 Everyone needs to accept that it's time to let go. 455 00:18:07,629 --> 00:18:09,307 It's time to move on 456 00:18:09,331 --> 00:18:11,875 and trust that others will carry the torch. 457 00:18:11,899 --> 00:18:13,911 Yeah. 458 00:18:13,935 --> 00:18:15,946 I heard a rumor that you might be thinking about 459 00:18:15,970 --> 00:18:20,017 going into private practice once this shutdown is complete. 460 00:18:20,041 --> 00:18:22,085 Well, the only private practice that's given me an offer 461 00:18:22,109 --> 00:18:24,422 was a gerontology group, and, uh, 462 00:18:24,446 --> 00:18:27,257 that is not much different than what I do down here, so... 463 00:18:28,816 --> 00:18:29,827 What are you going to do? 464 00:18:29,851 --> 00:18:31,228 Jimmy, I don't know. 465 00:18:31,252 --> 00:18:32,596 I had always hoped that I was 466 00:18:32,620 --> 00:18:34,722 building something that would outlast me. 467 00:18:35,757 --> 00:18:37,768 Back to the drawing board, I guess. 468 00:18:37,792 --> 00:18:39,570 Jimmy, we got a problem... Nope. Never mind. 469 00:18:39,594 --> 00:18:40,838 Left a kettle boiling. 470 00:18:40,862 --> 00:18:42,039 It's okay, Kasie. 471 00:18:42,063 --> 00:18:43,240 He knows everything now. 472 00:18:43,264 --> 00:18:44,808 No, not everything. 473 00:18:44,832 --> 00:18:46,310 I just finished analyzing 474 00:18:46,334 --> 00:18:48,746 those records McGee sent over from that Navy ship. 475 00:18:48,770 --> 00:18:51,048 We need to call Parker. Stat. 476 00:18:51,072 --> 00:18:52,146 Thanks, Kase. 477 00:18:52,170 --> 00:18:54,385 I'm meeting, uh, Torres now. I'll let him know. 478 00:18:54,409 --> 00:18:55,853 Yeah, miss you, too. 479 00:18:55,877 --> 00:18:58,288 Oh, oh, um, on a scale from one to ten, 480 00:18:58,312 --> 00:19:01,516 how mad exactly was Vance? 481 00:19:02,417 --> 00:19:04,428 Oh, that's practically a hug. 482 00:19:08,022 --> 00:19:09,733 Hey, Parker. 483 00:19:09,757 --> 00:19:11,402 Uh, am I interrupting something? 484 00:19:13,294 --> 00:19:15,105 The DEA spent over a year 485 00:19:15,129 --> 00:19:17,941 trying to bust a drug ring operating out of that chain. 486 00:19:17,965 --> 00:19:19,910 Now! 487 00:19:19,934 --> 00:19:23,046 Agent Torres cracked the case in less than a week. 488 00:19:23,070 --> 00:19:24,382 Oh, hey. 489 00:19:24,406 --> 00:19:25,949 Hey. 490 00:19:25,973 --> 00:19:27,785 I've never met a more dedicated agent. 491 00:19:27,809 --> 00:19:29,987 Though if he's serious about starting a family, 492 00:19:30,011 --> 00:19:32,289 I certainly hope he finds a better work-life balance 493 00:19:32,313 --> 00:19:35,493 than I did. That was one of my biggest regrets. 494 00:19:35,517 --> 00:19:37,895 Agent Torres told you he wants to start a family? 495 00:19:38,372 --> 00:19:41,141 Do you want to hear what Kasie found or not? 496 00:19:41,589 --> 00:19:44,234 Kasie analyzed the ship's internal cameras and was able 497 00:19:44,258 --> 00:19:47,538 to confirm that Petty Officer Hart left her post. 498 00:19:47,562 --> 00:19:49,840 Okay, well, that still doesn't make her a murderer. 499 00:19:49,864 --> 00:19:52,009 Yeah, just a liar. Not a good look. 500 00:19:52,033 --> 00:19:54,311 And this looks even worse. 501 00:19:54,708 --> 00:19:56,512 You're welcome, by the way. 502 00:20:00,341 --> 00:20:02,319 - Okay, what am I looking at? - Weapons inventory. 503 00:20:02,343 --> 00:20:03,654 Hart didn't falsify records 504 00:20:03,678 --> 00:20:05,789 to hide the fact that she left her post. 505 00:20:05,813 --> 00:20:08,091 She was tampering with the ship's inventory. 506 00:20:08,115 --> 00:20:10,861 Juggling numbers to hide ammo stocks on the books. 507 00:20:10,885 --> 00:20:12,029 What happened to the real ammo? 508 00:20:12,053 --> 00:20:13,431 - It disappeared. - Are you saying 509 00:20:13,455 --> 00:20:14,898 we have a weapons smuggler on our hands? 510 00:20:14,922 --> 00:20:17,100 I'm saying it looks like we got played. 511 00:20:17,124 --> 00:20:18,802 No, I got played. 512 00:20:18,826 --> 00:20:20,270 I had a funny feeling 513 00:20:20,294 --> 00:20:22,039 after McGee finally agreed to have a drink with me 514 00:20:22,063 --> 00:20:23,507 that something was up. 515 00:20:23,531 --> 00:20:26,109 - You must be Agent Thompson. - So, afterwards, 516 00:20:26,133 --> 00:20:29,279 I followed him to your place and then you to here. 517 00:20:29,303 --> 00:20:31,181 - Get that off the screen. - I think 518 00:20:31,205 --> 00:20:32,683 you might want to see what we found. 519 00:20:32,707 --> 00:20:34,117 I know what you found. 520 00:20:34,141 --> 00:20:36,019 CID already knew about the weapons smuggling. 521 00:20:36,043 --> 00:20:37,488 - You what? - Yes. 522 00:20:37,512 --> 00:20:39,623 And we kept it on the DL, hoping to track down 523 00:20:39,647 --> 00:20:41,992 Petty Officer Hart's smuggling connections. 524 00:20:42,016 --> 00:20:43,594 - Well, that makes sense. - And you guys are gonna 525 00:20:43,618 --> 00:20:46,296 screw it all up. So if you don't back off, 526 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,499 I'm going to arrest every single one of you 527 00:20:48,523 --> 00:20:51,001 for interfering with an ongoing investigation. 528 00:20:51,025 --> 00:20:52,794 Back off. 529 00:20:54,570 --> 00:20:56,840 And that's all I got for you. 530 00:20:56,864 --> 00:20:59,142 Now who's the one being played? 531 00:20:59,166 --> 00:21:02,379 You wanted to hear what I knew. That's what I know. 532 00:21:02,403 --> 00:21:04,214 Except you're leaving something out. 533 00:21:04,238 --> 00:21:06,650 Something kind of big. Luckily, this time 534 00:21:06,674 --> 00:21:08,209 I have tape. 535 00:21:09,293 --> 00:21:11,054 Security footage from the store. 536 00:21:11,754 --> 00:21:13,657 That guy is a pain in the ass. 537 00:21:14,465 --> 00:21:15,493 Yeah, a pain in the ass 538 00:21:15,517 --> 00:21:17,619 we're gonna have to make go away. 539 00:21:20,788 --> 00:21:23,534 "Make go away." 540 00:21:23,558 --> 00:21:25,903 And that's exactly what they did, didn't they? 541 00:21:25,927 --> 00:21:27,825 And you're still covering for them? 542 00:21:27,849 --> 00:21:29,406 Man, you are way off base. 543 00:21:29,430 --> 00:21:31,208 My people would never have... 544 00:21:31,232 --> 00:21:32,743 Preliminary ballistics say 545 00:21:32,767 --> 00:21:34,411 that the bullets that killed Thompson came from 546 00:21:34,435 --> 00:21:36,313 standard-issue NCIS weapons. 547 00:21:36,337 --> 00:21:39,449 I know for a fact one of your former agents shot Thompson. 548 00:21:39,473 --> 00:21:41,218 Cut the crap, Director. You know it, too. 549 00:21:41,242 --> 00:21:43,587 You're hurling accusations like they're going out of style, 550 00:21:43,611 --> 00:21:45,824 but you have yet to tell me why. 551 00:21:45,848 --> 00:21:47,457 - Why what? - Why the hell 552 00:21:47,481 --> 00:21:50,293 would one of my people kill a CID agent? 553 00:21:50,317 --> 00:21:53,130 Because they thought it would save NCIS. 554 00:21:53,712 --> 00:21:55,823 And as it turns out... 555 00:21:56,624 --> 00:21:58,793 ...they weren't entirely wrong. 556 00:22:06,768 --> 00:22:09,613 I don't know what game you're playing, but I'm cashing out. 557 00:22:09,637 --> 00:22:11,214 I'm done with the fishing trip. 558 00:22:11,564 --> 00:22:14,284 If I'm under arrest, read me my rights 559 00:22:14,308 --> 00:22:16,578 and let's get my picture taken. 560 00:22:18,245 --> 00:22:19,780 All right. 561 00:22:20,281 --> 00:22:22,025 You can hit the lights on your way out. 562 00:22:22,783 --> 00:22:24,819 Feel free to grab yourself a mint. 563 00:22:27,054 --> 00:22:28,856 Tell your men to stand down. 564 00:22:30,583 --> 00:22:32,435 I'm afraid I can't do that. 565 00:22:32,459 --> 00:22:35,129 I prefer to finish this at CID. 566 00:22:36,130 --> 00:22:38,332 Who said I worked for CID? 567 00:22:45,514 --> 00:22:47,484 I suppose it's too late to ask for ID. 568 00:22:47,508 --> 00:22:48,876 And then some. 569 00:23:00,988 --> 00:23:02,465 Who the hell do you work for? 570 00:23:02,489 --> 00:23:04,234 Is that why you're holding out on me? 571 00:23:04,258 --> 00:23:06,227 Because you thought I was CID? 572 00:23:06,994 --> 00:23:09,106 What are you hiding from them? 573 00:23:09,130 --> 00:23:10,881 You work for the weapons smugglers. 574 00:23:10,905 --> 00:23:12,493 - Interesting theory. - And you're trying to find out 575 00:23:12,517 --> 00:23:13,777 how much my people know. 576 00:23:13,801 --> 00:23:15,903 I want to know what you know. 577 00:23:16,964 --> 00:23:19,799 And we're not leaving here until you tell me. 578 00:23:23,811 --> 00:23:26,023 But I know this next part, too. 579 00:23:26,047 --> 00:23:29,326 Your agents were hoping to clean up the mess they made 580 00:23:29,350 --> 00:23:32,195 by solving the smuggling case for CID. 581 00:23:32,219 --> 00:23:33,831 The records you tampered with 582 00:23:33,855 --> 00:23:36,867 involved weapons the U.S. were transferring to Ukraine. 583 00:23:36,891 --> 00:23:38,535 You pulled the weapons from inventory, 584 00:23:38,559 --> 00:23:41,104 and then they were smuggled across the border to Russia. 585 00:23:41,128 --> 00:23:42,172 Is that what I did? 586 00:23:42,196 --> 00:23:44,908 Yeah. But there's no way you did it all by yourself. 587 00:23:44,932 --> 00:23:46,504 I didn't do any of it. 588 00:23:46,528 --> 00:23:48,626 - So who are you working with? - No one. 589 00:23:48,650 --> 00:23:51,205 Then why were you caught leaving your post? 590 00:23:52,006 --> 00:23:53,450 Who were you meeting? 591 00:23:53,474 --> 00:23:55,986 Do you see the problem here? If you don't come clean, 592 00:23:56,010 --> 00:23:58,388 then we're all free to come up with our own theories. 593 00:23:58,412 --> 00:24:00,848 And CID has a very simple one. 594 00:24:01,849 --> 00:24:03,393 He figured out what you were up to. 595 00:24:03,417 --> 00:24:05,896 So you rigged one of the munitions to explode 596 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:07,164 while he was repairing it. 597 00:24:07,188 --> 00:24:10,501 Please, I... I have a little boy. 598 00:24:10,525 --> 00:24:12,269 Then talk to me. 599 00:24:12,293 --> 00:24:14,672 Who were you meeting when you left your post? 600 00:24:14,696 --> 00:24:17,107 I don't know what you are talking about. 601 00:24:17,131 --> 00:24:19,609 We can protect you, if that's what you're afraid of. 602 00:24:19,633 --> 00:24:21,712 With all due respect, you aren't the people that 603 00:24:21,736 --> 00:24:24,247 I would ever go to for protection. 604 00:24:24,271 --> 00:24:26,349 This was a mistake. 605 00:24:26,373 --> 00:24:28,786 With all due respect, you didn't carry all those weapons 606 00:24:28,810 --> 00:24:30,087 to Russia by yourself. 607 00:24:30,338 --> 00:24:33,507 So who are you working with? 608 00:24:34,115 --> 00:24:36,660 I think I know who our petty officer was working with, 609 00:24:36,684 --> 00:24:38,028 and you're not gonna believe it. 610 00:24:38,052 --> 00:24:39,562 Shouldn't we be whispering? 611 00:24:39,586 --> 00:24:41,431 Whispering? When you hear what I found out, 612 00:24:41,455 --> 00:24:43,200 you're gonna start screaming. Hey, if you want 613 00:24:43,224 --> 00:24:45,860 to keep the hand, put the keyboard back. 614 00:24:51,759 --> 00:24:54,611 Did you know that the Feds have investigated several 615 00:24:54,635 --> 00:24:56,313 cases of weapons smuggling 616 00:24:56,337 --> 00:24:58,882 - on Petty Officer Hart's ship? - Sure, that was in Jess's brief. 617 00:24:58,906 --> 00:25:01,118 Did you know that all of those cases 618 00:25:01,142 --> 00:25:03,854 were closed by the deputy attorney general without 619 00:25:03,878 --> 00:25:05,522 - a single arrest? - Wow, that petty officer 620 00:25:05,546 --> 00:25:07,057 must have been really good at covering her tracks. 621 00:25:07,081 --> 00:25:08,826 She's not that good. Unless she had someone 622 00:25:08,850 --> 00:25:10,060 running cover for her. 623 00:25:10,084 --> 00:25:12,095 Like that deputy attorney general. 624 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:14,611 Till we busted his ass for beating his wife last year. 625 00:25:14,635 --> 00:25:16,399 Claire! This is your fault! 626 00:25:18,659 --> 00:25:20,270 I think that this piece of human garbage 627 00:25:20,294 --> 00:25:21,638 is part of the smuggling ring. 628 00:25:21,662 --> 00:25:23,106 And when you hear why I think that, 629 00:25:23,130 --> 00:25:24,674 you're gonna start screaming. 630 00:25:24,698 --> 00:25:26,844 The only one doing any screaming around here is me 631 00:25:26,868 --> 00:25:29,146 - at both of you. - Did your date end early? 632 00:25:29,170 --> 00:25:32,115 You're under arrest for interfering with an official investigation. 633 00:25:32,139 --> 00:25:34,684 - Or, okay, and hear me out... - Forget it. 634 00:25:34,708 --> 00:25:36,019 And, yes, my date 635 00:25:36,043 --> 00:25:37,821 with Agent Knight's sister ended early. 636 00:25:37,845 --> 00:25:39,222 I'm on a first date, and she starts 637 00:25:39,246 --> 00:25:40,623 talking about getting engaged? 638 00:25:40,647 --> 00:25:42,760 Obviously, you were just trying to get rid of me. 639 00:25:42,952 --> 00:25:44,253 It's kind of par for course. 640 00:25:44,277 --> 00:25:45,588 No, that's actually pretty normal for her. 641 00:25:45,612 --> 00:25:46,964 - Yeah, yeah, she's... - I didn't trust Parker and Torres 642 00:25:46,988 --> 00:25:49,632 would back off, so I've been checking up on you all. 643 00:25:49,656 --> 00:25:52,202 I know McGee cut the power at CID, and I know 644 00:25:52,226 --> 00:25:54,271 you had one of our bodies in your morgue. 645 00:25:54,295 --> 00:25:58,175 So I'm arresting you and her and McGee and Parker... 646 00:25:58,199 --> 00:26:00,043 And Brett Gaines while you're at it. 647 00:26:00,067 --> 00:26:01,644 Who? 648 00:26:01,668 --> 00:26:04,214 Former Deputy Attorney General Brett Gaines. 649 00:26:04,238 --> 00:26:05,515 Why? 650 00:26:05,539 --> 00:26:06,683 'Cause we think that he was actually 651 00:26:06,707 --> 00:26:08,375 working with the smuggling ring. 652 00:26:14,081 --> 00:26:15,258 That was really weird. 653 00:26:15,282 --> 00:26:16,827 That was really weird. 654 00:26:16,851 --> 00:26:19,029 Whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa. Slow down, Kase, slow down. 655 00:26:19,053 --> 00:26:20,798 So, Thompson didn't arrest you? 656 00:26:20,822 --> 00:26:22,199 He didn't arrest them. 657 00:26:22,223 --> 00:26:23,801 And-and what happened after 658 00:26:23,825 --> 00:26:25,168 you told him that Gaines was in on it? 659 00:26:25,484 --> 00:26:27,204 He just left? 660 00:26:27,228 --> 00:26:28,538 He just left. 661 00:26:28,562 --> 00:26:30,540 He probably came here to arrest us first. 662 00:26:30,564 --> 00:26:32,042 All right, you and Jimmy sit tight. 663 00:26:32,066 --> 00:26:33,734 He must have pinged my cell. 664 00:26:35,669 --> 00:26:37,180 I told you guys to back off. 665 00:26:37,204 --> 00:26:39,216 Yeah, well, uh, the retirement 666 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:41,318 wasn't quite what I thought it was gonna be, 667 00:26:41,342 --> 00:26:43,020 - so... - You know, if you had just 668 00:26:43,044 --> 00:26:45,055 told us that Petty Officer Hart was smuggling weapons 669 00:26:45,079 --> 00:26:47,181 from the beginning, we wouldn't have gone to bat for her. 670 00:26:47,982 --> 00:26:50,117 Then an innocent woman would have gone to prison. 671 00:26:50,952 --> 00:26:52,930 I'm not arresting you. 672 00:26:52,954 --> 00:26:54,497 You were right. 673 00:26:54,521 --> 00:26:56,090 That sailor's being set up. 674 00:26:57,533 --> 00:26:59,602 Well, I always knew Gaines was human scum, 675 00:26:59,626 --> 00:27:02,105 - but... - How does a Beltway guy 676 00:27:02,129 --> 00:27:04,707 like that get involved in arms smuggling? 677 00:27:04,731 --> 00:27:06,776 I think with the help of another piece of scum 678 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:08,678 you arrested last year. 679 00:27:08,702 --> 00:27:12,182 Reverend Pike, aka El Padre. 680 00:27:12,206 --> 00:27:14,017 Aka Nexus. 681 00:27:14,041 --> 00:27:15,785 These two were working together? 682 00:27:15,809 --> 00:27:17,087 How did they even know each other? 683 00:27:17,111 --> 00:27:18,755 They went to college together. 684 00:27:18,779 --> 00:27:20,757 And looks like they stayed in touch. 685 00:27:20,781 --> 00:27:23,026 All right, so Nexus smuggled the weapons. 686 00:27:23,050 --> 00:27:25,595 Gaines made sure nobody looked too close. 687 00:27:25,619 --> 00:27:27,530 Until NCIS arrested 'em both. 688 00:27:27,554 --> 00:27:29,266 Yeah, now they're setting up the petty officer 689 00:27:29,290 --> 00:27:30,500 to take the fall. 690 00:27:30,524 --> 00:27:31,935 Yeah, but they're both sitting in jail. 691 00:27:31,959 --> 00:27:34,437 There's got to be a third man still out there 692 00:27:34,461 --> 00:27:36,397 pulling the strings. 693 00:27:39,934 --> 00:27:42,669 And you know who that third man is. 694 00:27:45,017 --> 00:27:47,754 How do you know that these two went to college together? 695 00:27:48,309 --> 00:27:51,488 Because I know the former deputy AG. 696 00:27:51,512 --> 00:27:54,015 And I know him because... 697 00:27:55,449 --> 00:27:57,394 ...he's best friends with my boss. 698 00:27:57,418 --> 00:27:59,553 The CID director? 699 00:28:00,421 --> 00:28:02,099 I never thought we had enough to charge 700 00:28:02,123 --> 00:28:05,002 that petty officer with murder, but my director insisted. 701 00:28:05,026 --> 00:28:07,170 - She did leave her post. - And I know why. 702 00:28:07,194 --> 00:28:09,940 She was covering for a friend who was too hungover to walk. 703 00:28:09,964 --> 00:28:11,641 Your director made you bury that? 704 00:28:11,665 --> 00:28:13,610 Then pressured me to close the case. 705 00:28:13,634 --> 00:28:17,147 I figured he just wanted a clean slate for the NCIS merger. 706 00:28:17,171 --> 00:28:19,682 What he really wanted was a patsy because... 707 00:28:19,706 --> 00:28:21,251 he's got to be in on it. 708 00:28:21,275 --> 00:28:24,821 I mean, as soon as I heard the former AG was involved, it all clicked. 709 00:28:24,845 --> 00:28:28,091 Okay, so the petty officer is clean. 710 00:28:28,115 --> 00:28:29,826 And your boss is dirty. 711 00:28:29,850 --> 00:28:32,162 He's not just my boss. 712 00:28:32,186 --> 00:28:34,727 He's my mentor. My friend. 713 00:28:34,752 --> 00:28:36,230 Then you should be the one to bring him in. 714 00:28:36,255 --> 00:28:38,300 That's like telling you to arrest Director Vance. 715 00:28:38,459 --> 00:28:39,993 No. 716 00:28:40,266 --> 00:28:41,510 Coming here was a mistake. 717 00:28:42,204 --> 00:28:43,673 Wait, wait, wait. 718 00:28:43,697 --> 00:28:47,610 Hey, Thompson, hey! Just calm down. 719 00:28:47,634 --> 00:28:49,012 We got to find another way. 720 00:28:49,036 --> 00:28:50,680 Well, the other way is, we arrest your boss. 721 00:28:50,704 --> 00:28:52,282 - All right, well, maybe we can... - Thompson, 722 00:28:52,306 --> 00:28:54,184 - let's go back inside and... - No! 723 00:28:54,208 --> 00:28:56,910 We're not doing this. We can't do this. 724 00:28:58,445 --> 00:29:00,305 I won't let you do this. 725 00:29:11,625 --> 00:29:12,802 We have a problem. 726 00:29:12,826 --> 00:29:14,404 We got a lot of problems, Ms. Hines. 727 00:29:14,428 --> 00:29:15,638 I just spoke to Parker. 728 00:29:15,662 --> 00:29:16,873 Apparently, Agent Thompson took off 729 00:29:16,897 --> 00:29:18,175 with some crucial case evidence 730 00:29:18,199 --> 00:29:20,926 and nobody knows his whereabouts. 731 00:29:20,951 --> 00:29:23,529 I think Petty Officer Hart's life is in danger. 732 00:29:24,079 --> 00:29:25,515 She was accused 733 00:29:25,539 --> 00:29:28,518 of rigging an explosive device that killed her fellow sailor. 734 00:29:28,542 --> 00:29:30,920 But I found residue on his hands that indicates 735 00:29:30,944 --> 00:29:32,755 he was the one messing with the detonator. 736 00:29:33,079 --> 00:29:35,649 You think he was the one rigging it to blow? 737 00:29:36,017 --> 00:29:38,795 - Why? - Because Hart is clearly a patsy. 738 00:29:38,819 --> 00:29:40,530 And as Jack Ruby'll tell you, it's a good idea 739 00:29:40,554 --> 00:29:42,699 to shut your patsy up before they talk too much. 740 00:29:42,723 --> 00:29:44,467 Hart's lucky to be alive. 741 00:29:44,491 --> 00:29:46,203 For now. 742 00:29:46,227 --> 00:29:47,704 If she's been targeted, 743 00:29:47,728 --> 00:29:50,373 we have to assume that her life is still in danger. 744 00:29:50,397 --> 00:29:52,875 Does this mean you decided to do the right thing? 745 00:29:52,899 --> 00:29:55,012 Doesn't feel like the right thing. 746 00:29:55,036 --> 00:29:58,015 But... yes. 747 00:29:58,039 --> 00:30:00,017 I'm going to arrest my director. 748 00:30:00,407 --> 00:30:03,386 And since you're the only one still carrying NCIS credentials, 749 00:30:03,410 --> 00:30:06,280 I'd, uh, like you to be my backup. 750 00:30:07,848 --> 00:30:09,126 Of course. 751 00:30:09,150 --> 00:30:10,693 But we need to secure that witness first. 752 00:30:10,717 --> 00:30:12,295 You'll have to send your own people. 753 00:30:12,319 --> 00:30:14,497 At this point, I don't trust anyone at CID. 754 00:30:15,290 --> 00:30:17,634 Petty officer is secure. Parker and McGee are heading back 755 00:30:17,658 --> 00:30:19,636 to our old building to set up a safe room. 756 00:30:19,660 --> 00:30:21,138 We've got a problem. 757 00:30:21,162 --> 00:30:23,630 I think the CID director is one step ahead of us. 758 00:30:24,465 --> 00:30:25,523 What do you mean? 759 00:30:25,547 --> 00:30:28,106 I couldn't find any of the case records in the ship's systems. 760 00:30:28,130 --> 00:30:29,270 Why not? 761 00:30:30,071 --> 00:30:31,814 They've been erased. 762 00:30:31,838 --> 00:30:33,383 - When? - Are you sure? 763 00:30:33,407 --> 00:30:34,817 - Understood. - Copy that. 764 00:30:34,841 --> 00:30:36,193 Keep me posted. 765 00:30:36,843 --> 00:30:38,488 - Did you get the same call I did? - Yeah, 766 00:30:38,512 --> 00:30:40,490 - your director's cleaning house. - All right, 767 00:30:40,514 --> 00:30:42,225 we have to assume that the evidence at CID 768 00:30:42,249 --> 00:30:44,027 - has been destroyed, too. - Which means 769 00:30:44,051 --> 00:30:46,096 that the only proof left that can tie your boss 770 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:49,032 to any of this is sitting in NCIS's evidence locker. 771 00:30:49,056 --> 00:30:50,733 If it's still there. CID has been 772 00:30:50,757 --> 00:30:53,036 all over the building today, prepping for the final move. 773 00:30:53,060 --> 00:30:54,928 All right, come on, come on, come on, let's go. 774 00:30:58,137 --> 00:30:59,414 Right here. 775 00:30:59,766 --> 00:31:01,502 What exactly do we have left? 776 00:31:02,703 --> 00:31:04,347 Ms. Hines would have stored 777 00:31:04,371 --> 00:31:05,982 the physical samples from the body 778 00:31:06,006 --> 00:31:07,217 plus her backup drive 779 00:31:07,241 --> 00:31:08,918 of the tampered inventory records. 780 00:31:08,942 --> 00:31:10,520 Got it. 781 00:31:10,544 --> 00:31:12,089 Whoa! 782 00:31:12,113 --> 00:31:14,124 We got something else, too. 783 00:31:14,148 --> 00:31:16,393 - Well, that's just peachy. - You get out of here. 784 00:31:16,417 --> 00:31:17,894 I'm gonna see if I can defuse it. 785 00:31:17,918 --> 00:31:19,720 Are you crazy? We've got the evidence. Let's go. 786 00:31:20,696 --> 00:31:22,599 Yeah, that's probably a better idea. 787 00:31:22,623 --> 00:31:24,101 I'll call the bomb squad. I mean, it's not like 788 00:31:24,125 --> 00:31:25,535 they're gonna get here in time, but... 789 00:31:25,559 --> 00:31:27,170 - What are you doing? - There are years 790 00:31:27,194 --> 00:31:28,705 of pending cases still in here. 791 00:31:28,729 --> 00:31:30,397 I'm not gonna let it end this way. 792 00:31:31,581 --> 00:31:33,143 This is still my agency. 793 00:31:33,167 --> 00:31:34,344 You're not a bomb tech. 794 00:31:34,368 --> 00:31:35,445 - You got a better idea? - Yeah, 795 00:31:35,469 --> 00:31:36,746 get the hell out of there. 796 00:31:36,770 --> 00:31:39,015 You know what, I'd really appreciate it 797 00:31:39,039 --> 00:31:41,308 if you would stop... 798 00:31:42,209 --> 00:31:43,486 Never mind. 799 00:31:43,510 --> 00:31:44,621 Done. 800 00:31:45,031 --> 00:31:46,633 What? That's it? 801 00:31:47,481 --> 00:31:49,750 Actually, it wasn't that complicated. 802 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,898 Looked like that bomb was thrown together last-minute. 803 00:31:55,922 --> 00:31:57,234 I'm impressed. 804 00:31:57,258 --> 00:31:58,935 Of course, the only person that had access 805 00:31:58,959 --> 00:32:00,794 to that evidence locker was... 806 00:32:06,533 --> 00:32:08,135 Me. 807 00:32:08,969 --> 00:32:10,280 Sorry about that. 808 00:32:10,304 --> 00:32:12,515 I liked you. I really did. But I really 809 00:32:12,539 --> 00:32:14,708 need that bomb to go off. 810 00:32:15,476 --> 00:32:16,853 Once your team made the connection 811 00:32:16,877 --> 00:32:18,521 to the former deputy AG, 812 00:32:18,545 --> 00:32:20,323 it was only a matter of time before you followed the trail 813 00:32:20,347 --> 00:32:22,125 back to my director and me. 814 00:32:22,149 --> 00:32:23,860 So I played along. 815 00:32:23,884 --> 00:32:25,662 Long enough to destroy any evidence left 816 00:32:25,686 --> 00:32:26,796 that would hold up in court. 817 00:32:26,820 --> 00:32:28,331 Freeze! Hands in the air! 818 00:32:28,355 --> 00:32:32,335 My Lord! You NCIS guys are relentless. 819 00:32:32,359 --> 00:32:33,636 Hands in the air or we will drop you. 820 00:32:33,660 --> 00:32:35,396 You heard him. Get your hands up! 821 00:32:41,001 --> 00:32:44,147 Oh, please do it. Please do it, you son of a bitch. 822 00:32:44,171 --> 00:32:45,272 Please. 823 00:32:48,675 --> 00:32:49,952 Call 911. 824 00:32:49,976 --> 00:32:51,545 And where's Jimmy? 825 00:32:52,546 --> 00:32:53,714 All right. 826 00:32:54,581 --> 00:32:57,518 Just hang on. Hang on, buddy. 827 00:33:04,525 --> 00:33:07,728 I'm not going anywhere just yet. 828 00:33:09,330 --> 00:33:11,007 Okay. 829 00:33:11,031 --> 00:33:13,410 You happy? You were right. 830 00:33:13,434 --> 00:33:15,878 My people did kill Agent Thompson. 831 00:33:15,902 --> 00:33:18,381 But he was dirty. It was a clean kill. 832 00:33:18,405 --> 00:33:20,774 - I know. - You know?! 833 00:33:21,442 --> 00:33:22,952 Then what the hell are we doing here?! 834 00:33:22,976 --> 00:33:25,655 We're here because you're still hiding something. 835 00:33:25,679 --> 00:33:26,889 I told you... 836 00:33:26,913 --> 00:33:29,526 You're still protecting your agents. 837 00:33:29,550 --> 00:33:30,760 - From what? - It's time 838 00:33:30,784 --> 00:33:32,028 to stop wearing the suit. 839 00:33:32,052 --> 00:33:34,431 Suit... I-I'm wearing a hoodie, 840 00:33:34,455 --> 00:33:35,732 if you didn't notice. 841 00:33:35,756 --> 00:33:36,766 I'm wearing a hoodie! 842 00:33:36,790 --> 00:33:37,834 Look around! 843 00:33:37,858 --> 00:33:39,068 My agency's gone. 844 00:33:39,092 --> 00:33:40,870 SecDef took care of that already. 845 00:33:40,894 --> 00:33:43,172 But you're still holding on, 846 00:33:43,196 --> 00:33:45,242 and that's the only reason we're here. 847 00:33:46,091 --> 00:33:48,935 But just like you told Dr. Palmer... 848 00:33:49,870 --> 00:33:52,249 ...it's time to trust that the others 849 00:33:52,273 --> 00:33:54,174 will carry the torch. 850 00:33:56,176 --> 00:33:58,111 It's time to move on. 851 00:34:02,616 --> 00:34:04,126 What the hell's going on here? 852 00:34:04,150 --> 00:34:06,778 You were one of the best agents I ever met. 853 00:34:07,748 --> 00:34:09,449 You tell me. 854 00:34:12,325 --> 00:34:14,771 I know you're not working for the smugglers, 855 00:34:14,795 --> 00:34:16,105 'cause I'd be dead by now. 856 00:34:16,663 --> 00:34:19,276 You managed to get on the Navy Yard, 857 00:34:19,619 --> 00:34:22,252 so you must have some pretty big connections. 858 00:34:24,951 --> 00:34:27,854 You knew what I said to Jimmy... 859 00:34:28,240 --> 00:34:29,886 ...and there's no way he ever would have 860 00:34:29,910 --> 00:34:32,120 told you about that conversation. 861 00:34:32,144 --> 00:34:33,580 Clear. 862 00:34:35,215 --> 00:34:38,294 And security keeps clearing this floor, 863 00:34:38,650 --> 00:34:42,220 but you have your own guards right outside this office. 864 00:34:43,490 --> 00:34:45,100 So the only reason why I would 865 00:34:45,124 --> 00:34:47,093 keep hearing something like that... 866 00:34:47,928 --> 00:34:49,630 ...is because... 867 00:34:57,471 --> 00:35:00,173 I wasn't wearing a vest, was I? 868 00:35:04,044 --> 00:35:05,746 No, old friend. 869 00:35:07,180 --> 00:35:08,749 You weren't. 870 00:35:14,621 --> 00:35:16,098 Call 911. 871 00:35:16,122 --> 00:35:19,268 All right. All right. Hang on. 872 00:35:19,292 --> 00:35:21,061 Stay with me, Leon, stay with me. 873 00:35:21,995 --> 00:35:24,341 - Hang on, just hang on. - No, no, no, no, no. 874 00:35:25,899 --> 00:35:27,610 Hang in there. Just hang in there. Come on! 875 00:35:27,634 --> 00:35:29,011 - I'm here. - You're gonna be okay. 876 00:35:29,035 --> 00:35:31,481 - Hang in there, okay? - Jimmy's here. 877 00:35:31,505 --> 00:35:32,782 All right, here we go, here we go. 878 00:35:34,074 --> 00:35:35,618 - He's in V-fib. - Shock him. 879 00:35:35,642 --> 00:35:36,719 I can't. There-There's too much... 880 00:35:36,743 --> 00:35:38,355 - Do it! - All right. 881 00:35:38,379 --> 00:35:39,756 His shirt. His shirt. 882 00:35:42,215 --> 00:35:43,259 Clear. 883 00:35:45,386 --> 00:35:46,753 Clear! 884 00:35:49,055 --> 00:35:50,291 You okay? 885 00:35:54,728 --> 00:35:56,597 Not really. 886 00:35:58,532 --> 00:36:00,233 Apparently I'm... 887 00:36:01,502 --> 00:36:03,061 ...you know... 888 00:36:03,837 --> 00:36:05,472 dead. 889 00:36:13,079 --> 00:36:14,991 You called me "old friend." 890 00:36:15,367 --> 00:36:17,075 Hmm. 891 00:36:18,485 --> 00:36:20,454 Who are you, really? 892 00:36:32,674 --> 00:36:35,077 I'd figured if I showed my real face too soon, 893 00:36:35,101 --> 00:36:37,137 it would have given up the game. 894 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:41,584 Your real face looks a lot younger 895 00:36:41,608 --> 00:36:43,810 than the last time I saw you. 896 00:36:44,811 --> 00:36:46,146 One of the perks. 897 00:36:46,947 --> 00:36:48,691 You been taking acting lessons, too? 898 00:36:48,715 --> 00:36:51,661 Actually, I did dabble in community theater while at university. 899 00:36:56,289 --> 00:36:58,968 I'd hoped a familiar adversary 900 00:36:58,992 --> 00:37:01,804 might make the transition a little easier. 901 00:37:01,828 --> 00:37:04,574 As much as I would like my high school knees back, 902 00:37:04,598 --> 00:37:07,276 I don't think that's gonna quite make up for things. 903 00:37:07,300 --> 00:37:10,036 And what things would that be? 904 00:37:13,173 --> 00:37:15,976 I gave up most of my life for this agency. 905 00:37:16,977 --> 00:37:19,179 And, apparently, my actual life. 906 00:37:20,747 --> 00:37:22,415 But for what? 907 00:37:23,349 --> 00:37:25,051 NCIS is gone. 908 00:37:26,853 --> 00:37:29,590 And now my children have lost both of their parents. 909 00:37:32,425 --> 00:37:35,395 So, without putting too fine a point on it... 910 00:37:37,831 --> 00:37:39,500 ...this sucks. 911 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:41,743 Yes. 912 00:37:42,268 --> 00:37:43,713 And so it goes. 913 00:37:43,737 --> 00:37:46,816 Fate rarely bothers to consult us with its plans. 914 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:49,486 However, in your case, dear boy, 915 00:37:49,510 --> 00:37:50,820 I actually have good news. 916 00:37:50,844 --> 00:37:52,455 That's gonna be a tall order. 917 00:37:52,479 --> 00:37:55,124 As it turns out, the only reason NCIS was shut down 918 00:37:55,148 --> 00:37:57,259 is because the CID director cheated. 919 00:37:57,283 --> 00:38:01,163 And he was getting worried NCIS would put the pieces together 920 00:38:01,187 --> 00:38:03,332 and uncover his smuggling plot. 921 00:38:03,356 --> 00:38:05,367 So he fudged his budget numbers 922 00:38:05,391 --> 00:38:07,970 and got NCIS shut down instead of him. 923 00:38:07,994 --> 00:38:09,939 That son of a bitch. 924 00:38:09,963 --> 00:38:11,641 But after you were killed... 925 00:38:11,665 --> 00:38:13,710 - Did you get what you wanted? - ...your team arrested 926 00:38:13,734 --> 00:38:15,612 - the CID director. - What are you...? Get off of me. 927 00:38:15,636 --> 00:38:19,372 He's lucky they didn't kill him in the process, to be honest. 928 00:38:20,206 --> 00:38:21,818 Of course, all charges were dropped 929 00:38:21,842 --> 00:38:23,644 against that petty officer. 930 00:38:31,552 --> 00:38:33,896 And that family will never forget 931 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,456 what NCIS did for them. 932 00:38:37,691 --> 00:38:41,370 And once your people told SecDef about the fudged books, 933 00:38:41,394 --> 00:38:43,930 he reversed the shutdown order. 934 00:38:46,066 --> 00:38:48,911 In reality, things never got quite this far. 935 00:38:48,935 --> 00:38:53,006 In other words, that dreadful duck dragon never happened. 936 00:38:55,609 --> 00:38:57,310 Then what did? 937 00:38:58,178 --> 00:38:59,613 Take a look. 938 00:39:00,905 --> 00:39:02,792 They returned home. 939 00:39:02,816 --> 00:39:04,226 They were all hurting. 940 00:39:04,250 --> 00:39:05,762 Very much. 941 00:39:05,786 --> 00:39:08,955 But for the moment they took the win. 942 00:39:10,356 --> 00:39:12,501 Your sacrifice and, dare I say, 943 00:39:12,525 --> 00:39:14,937 ill-advised and reckless bomb defusal 944 00:39:14,961 --> 00:39:18,264 even inspired Parker to come out of retirement. 945 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:25,447 You didn't give up your life for nothing, dear boy, 946 00:39:25,471 --> 00:39:27,416 you saved your agency. 947 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:29,810 Your legacy will live on. 948 00:39:38,952 --> 00:39:40,621 Okay. 949 00:39:42,989 --> 00:39:44,400 Okay. 950 00:39:44,424 --> 00:39:47,661 And now it's time to go. 951 00:39:49,521 --> 00:39:51,223 Go where? 952 00:39:54,801 --> 00:39:56,278 To my assistant's office? 953 00:39:56,495 --> 00:39:59,198 Not quite. 954 00:40:08,481 --> 00:40:10,492 It's a little on the nose, isn't it? 955 00:40:12,819 --> 00:40:15,188 I have missed you, Leon. 956 00:40:16,990 --> 00:40:18,859 I've missed you, too, Ducky. 957 00:40:27,586 --> 00:40:30,456 Assuming I'm actually talking to you... 958 00:40:31,104 --> 00:40:35,108 ...and not just flatlining in an ambulance somewhere. 959 00:40:36,677 --> 00:40:38,578 But you... 960 00:40:44,617 --> 00:40:46,252 Yeah. 961 00:42:06,172 --> 00:42:07,806 Okay. 962 00:42:09,770 --> 00:42:11,671 Okay. 963 00:42:22,148 --> 00:42:23,884 Hey, baby. 964 00:42:25,852 --> 00:42:28,288 Hey, Jackie.