1 00:00:01,234 --> 00:00:04,134 Previously on NCIS: Sydney... 2 00:00:04,178 --> 00:00:06,528 Special Agent Mackey? Colonel Richard Rankin. 3 00:00:06,571 --> 00:00:09,139 - Heard great things. - And you're already lying to me. 4 00:00:09,226 --> 00:00:11,011 Not a good start, Colonel. 5 00:00:11,098 --> 00:00:12,498 We need to get her help quick. 6 00:00:12,534 --> 00:00:15,537 - I need a doctor! - You need a lawyer. 7 00:00:15,624 --> 00:00:16,886 What should we call you? 8 00:00:16,929 --> 00:00:19,149 My name is Ana Niemus. 9 00:00:19,193 --> 00:00:20,672 Your guest is of extreme importance 10 00:00:20,716 --> 00:00:23,023 to the US intelligence community. 11 00:00:23,110 --> 00:00:24,430 If you want to disappear, 12 00:00:24,459 --> 00:00:26,765 you have to have your hands tied. 13 00:00:26,809 --> 00:00:28,202 Jack! 14 00:00:28,289 --> 00:00:30,334 Whoa, whoa, hey. What do you mean, they took Jack? 15 00:00:30,378 --> 00:00:32,293 Where the hell's my son? 16 00:00:32,336 --> 00:00:34,295 She's important enough for someone 17 00:00:34,338 --> 00:00:35,774 to kidnap a 9-year-old boy... 18 00:00:35,818 --> 00:00:37,341 Yeah, my 9-year-old boy! 19 00:00:37,385 --> 00:00:39,909 And this guy? He's not planning on rescuing you. 20 00:00:39,996 --> 00:00:41,563 He's planning on killing you. 21 00:00:41,650 --> 00:00:43,217 His name is Yaroslav. 22 00:00:43,260 --> 00:00:44,740 Each of them discovered dead 23 00:00:44,783 --> 00:00:46,655 with a painted conifer in their hands. 24 00:00:46,698 --> 00:00:48,613 Turns out it's an obscure pagan tradition 25 00:00:48,700 --> 00:00:49,721 within the Russian Orthodox Church. 26 00:00:49,745 --> 00:00:52,313 Dad, that you? 27 00:00:55,707 --> 00:00:58,145 I'm sure your team will arrive soon enough. 28 00:00:58,188 --> 00:01:00,495 And if they don't, phone a friend. 29 00:01:00,538 --> 00:01:03,280 You might be surprised who answers. 30 00:01:12,594 --> 00:01:14,161 You gonna get that, Colonel? 31 00:01:23,431 --> 00:01:25,607 I think it fair to say that given the choice 32 00:01:25,650 --> 00:01:26,738 between fight and flight, 33 00:01:26,782 --> 00:01:28,610 most of us will run from danger. 34 00:01:28,697 --> 00:01:31,178 It's the rare few who run towards it. 35 00:01:34,833 --> 00:01:37,923 But when you volunteer to defend the nation against all enemies, 36 00:01:37,967 --> 00:01:39,969 foreign and domestic, 37 00:01:40,012 --> 00:01:42,624 that's the deal you make. 38 00:01:44,321 --> 00:01:46,323 To place duty above family... 39 00:01:47,803 --> 00:01:49,413 ...hardship above comfort. 40 00:01:56,638 --> 00:01:58,335 Tragically, for some, 41 00:01:58,379 --> 00:02:01,295 it means paying the ultimate price. 42 00:02:44,555 --> 00:02:46,427 Don't make me ask again, Colonel. 43 00:02:47,901 --> 00:02:50,213 Answer the damn phone. 44 00:02:52,389 --> 00:02:53,825 JD, we clear? 45 00:02:57,873 --> 00:02:59,155 That's not supposed to happen, is it? 46 00:02:59,179 --> 00:03:00,702 - Get up! - Mackey. 47 00:03:00,745 --> 00:03:01,877 Get up, now. 48 00:03:04,358 --> 00:03:06,011 On your feet. 49 00:03:06,055 --> 00:03:07,535 Now, Colonel! 50 00:03:07,622 --> 00:03:08,884 Oh, shit. 51 00:03:08,927 --> 00:03:11,147 Lidocaine syringe in my kit and call paramedics! 52 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:13,125 Come on, you're not buying this, are you? He's faking! 53 00:03:13,149 --> 00:03:14,822 It's very hard to make your heart stop beating 54 00:03:14,846 --> 00:03:16,239 if it doesn't want to. 55 00:03:19,590 --> 00:03:20,635 Hey, it's me. 56 00:03:21,897 --> 00:03:23,246 Mackey? What? 57 00:03:23,290 --> 00:03:24,682 I don't under... 58 00:03:24,726 --> 00:03:26,293 You just called Rankin's phone. 59 00:03:28,338 --> 00:03:30,471 Mackey, why did my son's kidnapper 60 00:03:30,514 --> 00:03:32,647 have Rankin's number in his phone? 61 00:03:32,690 --> 00:03:35,127 I don't know, but we're gonna find out. 62 00:03:35,171 --> 00:03:36,868 I got this. Call you later. 63 00:03:39,741 --> 00:03:41,351 There you are, boy. 64 00:03:41,395 --> 00:03:42,918 - Come on. - You back with us, Colonel? 65 00:03:43,962 --> 00:03:46,095 You... you have to help me... 66 00:03:46,138 --> 00:03:47,705 Once you tell me why your number's 67 00:03:47,749 --> 00:03:49,272 on a Russian assassin's phone. 68 00:03:50,839 --> 00:03:52,536 My kids... 69 00:03:53,972 --> 00:03:56,018 W-what's happening? 70 00:03:56,105 --> 00:03:58,285 Well, his heart rate's gone from zero to 200bpm 71 00:03:58,310 --> 00:03:59,469 in a matter of seconds. 72 00:03:59,494 --> 00:04:01,017 Adverse reaction to the lidocaine? 73 00:04:01,042 --> 00:04:02,325 - It's that bloody thing there. - Pacemaker? 74 00:04:02,349 --> 00:04:04,221 - Pacemaker, yes. Gimme a hammer. - A hammer? 75 00:04:04,246 --> 00:04:06,988 Hammer and Blue's portable sound thingy there on the shelf. 76 00:04:18,170 --> 00:04:19,824 That'll do me! It worked. 77 00:04:19,868 --> 00:04:23,785 Pacemaker runs on a battery. Magnet disables the battery. 78 00:04:23,872 --> 00:04:25,961 It's an old battlefield hack. 79 00:04:26,004 --> 00:04:28,093 - So he's gonna be okay, then? - Him? No, no, no. 80 00:04:28,137 --> 00:04:30,400 I've stopped his heart from temporarily exploding, 81 00:04:30,444 --> 00:04:31,943 but by the time the paramedics get here 82 00:04:31,967 --> 00:04:33,621 and we get him to the hospital, then... 83 00:04:33,708 --> 00:04:36,580 ...old mate will be as dead as disco. 84 00:04:42,804 --> 00:04:45,241 I need a cardiac team! He's crashing! 85 00:04:45,328 --> 00:04:47,437 All right, out of the way, please. Thank you. 86 00:04:47,461 --> 00:04:49,419 Thank you. With me. Let's go. 87 00:04:49,463 --> 00:04:51,508 Code blue. Room 3. 88 00:04:51,552 --> 00:04:54,772 - Do you wanna take a seat? - No, I'm... I'm fine. 89 00:04:54,816 --> 00:04:55,991 Just take care of him. 90 00:04:56,034 --> 00:04:57,471 He's in good hands, I promise. 91 00:04:57,514 --> 00:04:59,734 I need to ask you a few questions, okay? 92 00:04:59,777 --> 00:05:01,823 Starting with the patient's name. 93 00:05:04,869 --> 00:05:06,306 Ma'am? 94 00:05:08,003 --> 00:05:09,744 His name is David Simons. 95 00:05:22,130 --> 00:05:25,237 "Dippy smiled and closed his eyes", 96 00:05:25,281 --> 00:05:27,457 "curled his tail around the campfire..." 97 00:05:28,893 --> 00:05:29,981 "...and went to sleep." 98 00:05:38,729 --> 00:05:39,991 Dad? 99 00:05:40,035 --> 00:05:41,602 Easy, mate. 100 00:05:41,645 --> 00:05:43,125 I'm right here. 101 00:05:43,168 --> 00:05:45,170 Hey? Just go back to sleep. 102 00:05:45,214 --> 00:05:46,694 Everything's okay. 103 00:05:47,909 --> 00:05:48,913 Promise? 104 00:05:51,612 --> 00:05:53,962 There's two more AFP officers out the front. 105 00:05:54,005 --> 00:05:56,225 Suits this time. 106 00:05:57,226 --> 00:05:58,906 Apparently it couldn't wait until tomorrow. 107 00:06:14,461 --> 00:06:16,245 Special Agent Mackey. 108 00:06:17,855 --> 00:06:19,074 Sir. 109 00:06:19,117 --> 00:06:22,042 I, uh... didn't know we were expecting you. 110 00:06:22,067 --> 00:06:23,121 You weren't. 111 00:06:23,208 --> 00:06:24,775 I just flew in from Singapore 112 00:06:24,862 --> 00:06:26,777 after I got a call from our friends at Quantico. 113 00:06:26,821 --> 00:06:30,128 Deputy Director of the FBI wants to know why his grab team 114 00:06:30,172 --> 00:06:31,652 flew all the way to Sydney 115 00:06:31,695 --> 00:06:33,305 to render an international assassin 116 00:06:33,349 --> 00:06:34,916 who is no longer in your custody. 117 00:06:34,959 --> 00:06:37,484 Right. Yep. 118 00:06:37,571 --> 00:06:40,182 That was unfortunate. 119 00:06:40,269 --> 00:06:41,942 Deputy Director used a different adjective. 120 00:06:41,966 --> 00:06:45,840 Sir, we had Niemus isolated in the interview room 121 00:06:45,927 --> 00:06:48,146 while we worked the abduction of Sergeant Dempsey's boy, 122 00:06:48,233 --> 00:06:51,323 but by the time the grab team got here, 123 00:06:51,367 --> 00:06:54,022 she'd picked her cuffs and fled the scene. 124 00:06:54,065 --> 00:06:56,677 That's what I'm supposed to tell the Deputy Director? 125 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:58,200 She just strolled on out of here? 126 00:06:58,243 --> 00:06:59,723 It's a new office, sir. 127 00:06:59,767 --> 00:07:01,899 We have no dedicated holding cells on site. 128 00:07:01,943 --> 00:07:03,292 So it's the building's fault? 129 00:07:03,335 --> 00:07:05,903 I don't know what else to tell you. 130 00:07:10,865 --> 00:07:12,606 Fine. 131 00:07:12,649 --> 00:07:15,826 You're relieved of your duties pending a 2B investigation. 132 00:07:15,913 --> 00:07:17,872 Zero communication with your team until I'm done. 133 00:07:17,959 --> 00:07:19,569 Am I clear? 134 00:07:19,613 --> 00:07:22,093 - Are you kidding me? - It's fine, D. 135 00:07:22,137 --> 00:07:23,791 My watch... 136 00:07:25,140 --> 00:07:26,446 ...my responsibility. 137 00:07:31,015 --> 00:07:33,453 I'll be interviewing each of you regarding Niemus's escape. 138 00:07:33,496 --> 00:07:34,845 Jackson! 139 00:07:34,932 --> 00:07:37,674 You're Acting Supervisory Special Agent in Charge. 140 00:07:37,761 --> 00:07:39,801 Since you're calling the shots, you get to go first. 141 00:07:40,982 --> 00:07:42,766 Seriously? He made you boss? 142 00:07:42,853 --> 00:07:44,551 Can I be benched too? 143 00:07:47,684 --> 00:07:48,859 I'm not doing it. 144 00:07:48,903 --> 00:07:50,426 Excuse me? 145 00:07:50,513 --> 00:07:51,969 I resigned my JAG commission 146 00:07:51,993 --> 00:07:54,386 over the way Mackey was treated during her court martial. 147 00:07:54,430 --> 00:07:56,650 I'm not about to throw her under the bus now. 148 00:07:57,781 --> 00:07:58,956 I don't think you're grasping 149 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,002 the existential nature of the situation. 150 00:08:02,220 --> 00:08:06,398 Word from DC is if Niemus isn't recaptured, and quickly, 151 00:08:06,442 --> 00:08:08,357 you can all pack your bags. 152 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:09,880 I'm talking end of days. 153 00:08:09,924 --> 00:08:11,989 So why waste time with me when I could be out looking? 154 00:08:12,013 --> 00:08:13,797 'Cause there's blood in the water, 155 00:08:13,884 --> 00:08:16,408 and in the event she's not recaptured, 156 00:08:16,452 --> 00:08:19,586 I need to know exactly who's taking the fall for it. 157 00:08:19,629 --> 00:08:22,110 Because it sure as hell ain't gonna be me. 158 00:08:29,639 --> 00:08:30,988 Okay, just so I'm clear, 159 00:08:31,032 --> 00:08:33,034 you say you drove her to the swap site 160 00:08:33,077 --> 00:08:35,036 as instructed by the kidnapper. 161 00:08:35,123 --> 00:08:36,690 My son's kidnapper, yeah. 162 00:08:36,733 --> 00:08:39,460 But when you got there, she somehow disarmed you. 163 00:08:39,485 --> 00:08:40,520 That's right. 164 00:08:40,563 --> 00:08:42,565 But then instead of shooting you, 165 00:08:42,609 --> 00:08:44,959 Niemus shot the guy who was there to rescue her 166 00:08:45,002 --> 00:08:46,830 before escaping. 167 00:08:46,917 --> 00:08:49,006 I underestimated her, what can I say? 168 00:08:49,050 --> 00:08:50,442 Not my finest hour. 169 00:08:50,530 --> 00:08:52,009 Seriously? 170 00:08:52,053 --> 00:08:53,663 You think we're idiots, mate? 171 00:08:53,707 --> 00:08:54,814 You really expect us to believe that? 172 00:08:54,838 --> 00:08:58,189 What, that she escaped or that you're an idiot? 173 00:09:01,192 --> 00:09:04,892 So you transported an international tier-1 HVT 174 00:09:04,935 --> 00:09:07,634 to a potential swap site without briefing AFP. 175 00:09:07,677 --> 00:09:09,113 When was I meant to do that, mate? 176 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:10,811 Huh? We only arrested her last night. 177 00:09:10,854 --> 00:09:12,813 Well, she's been on your radar for months, no? 178 00:09:12,856 --> 00:09:15,119 Along with the rest of the intel community. 179 00:09:15,206 --> 00:09:17,513 You know, NCIS just happened to be 180 00:09:17,557 --> 00:09:18,862 the first ones that caught her. 181 00:09:18,906 --> 00:09:20,124 Momentarily. 182 00:09:20,211 --> 00:09:21,517 Well, momentarily more than you. 183 00:09:21,561 --> 00:09:23,388 Well, it's your funeral. 184 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:26,478 Administrative leave, effective immediately. 185 00:09:26,522 --> 00:09:27,772 I'll let the 10th floor know. 186 00:09:27,797 --> 00:09:29,163 They'll likely wanna speak with Canberra. 187 00:09:29,187 --> 00:09:31,962 Send me the Zoom link, yeah? You've got my email. 188 00:09:32,006 --> 00:09:35,705 Laugh it up, sport, but you're gonna need a bloody good lawyer. 189 00:09:35,749 --> 00:09:38,447 For your own sake, stay away from NCIS. 190 00:09:38,490 --> 00:09:40,101 I'm gonna need your badge and your gun. 191 00:09:40,144 --> 00:09:42,233 Come on, Jim. 192 00:09:42,277 --> 00:09:45,323 Take a look at the badge. You're one of us. 193 00:09:45,367 --> 00:09:47,282 Time to pick a side, mate. 194 00:09:48,283 --> 00:09:49,589 Yeah. 195 00:09:49,632 --> 00:09:50,938 Gun's at home. 196 00:09:53,331 --> 00:09:55,464 Didn't think I'd need it amongst mates, you know? 197 00:10:07,109 --> 00:10:08,129 Hey. 198 00:10:08,172 --> 00:10:09,739 How's Jack? 199 00:10:09,826 --> 00:10:11,785 He's still asleep. 200 00:10:13,308 --> 00:10:15,963 Poor thing's exhausted. 201 00:10:16,050 --> 00:10:17,529 Are you all right? 202 00:10:17,617 --> 00:10:19,009 Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I'm fine. 203 00:10:19,053 --> 00:10:21,359 Um, just call me when he wakes up, okay? 204 00:10:21,403 --> 00:10:23,797 What do I tell him when he asks where you are? 205 00:10:25,450 --> 00:10:27,731 Just tell him Dad's making sure this doesn't happen again. 206 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:34,895 Howdy, partner. 207 00:10:34,938 --> 00:10:37,593 Yeah, I'd use that term advisedly if I were you. 208 00:10:37,680 --> 00:10:39,769 - I just got benched. - Join the club. 209 00:10:39,856 --> 00:10:42,554 I'm about as close to ex-AFP as you can get. 210 00:10:42,598 --> 00:10:44,513 You tell them about Rankin? 211 00:10:44,556 --> 00:10:46,428 Not in so many words. 212 00:10:46,471 --> 00:10:47,864 You wanna tell me? 213 00:10:47,908 --> 00:10:49,561 Rankin's not in a good way. 214 00:10:49,605 --> 00:10:51,476 Looks like he was heavily compromised. 215 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,348 By who? 216 00:10:53,391 --> 00:10:55,132 He had a heart attack. 217 00:10:55,176 --> 00:10:56,960 He what?! When? 218 00:10:57,004 --> 00:10:59,833 Just after you called him from Yaroslav's phone. 219 00:11:01,356 --> 00:11:03,053 I need to speak with him. 220 00:11:03,097 --> 00:11:04,664 Yeah, I don't think so. 221 00:11:04,707 --> 00:11:06,361 I'm not asking. 222 00:11:06,404 --> 00:11:07,841 Come on, I'm already suspended. 223 00:11:07,928 --> 00:11:10,254 - What's the worst they can do? - You really wanna find out? 224 00:11:10,278 --> 00:11:12,672 I really wanna talk to the person who helped take my son. 225 00:11:14,369 --> 00:11:16,066 Fine. 226 00:11:17,111 --> 00:11:18,784 Meet me in front of St. Christopher's Hospital 227 00:11:18,808 --> 00:11:19,853 in an hour. 228 00:11:19,896 --> 00:11:21,202 Okay. 229 00:11:42,571 --> 00:11:44,965 Go, Swannies! Whoo! 230 00:11:51,841 --> 00:11:53,451 All stations to Central. 231 00:11:53,538 --> 00:11:56,237 Please remain behind the yellow line. 232 00:11:58,195 --> 00:12:01,416 Blanket all airports. Domestic, international, freight. 233 00:12:01,459 --> 00:12:02,634 Overseas passenger terminals, 234 00:12:02,722 --> 00:12:04,002 boat hire companies full pipe. 235 00:12:04,027 --> 00:12:05,594 Do you really think that Ms. Niemus 236 00:12:05,637 --> 00:12:07,074 is gonna try and flee the country? 237 00:12:07,117 --> 00:12:09,313 Surely she'd know there's gonna be an alert out for her. 238 00:12:09,337 --> 00:12:11,208 Which 'her'? 239 00:12:11,252 --> 00:12:13,602 Upload them all for facial rec. 240 00:12:13,645 --> 00:12:15,691 - She's gotta be here somewhere. - On it. 241 00:12:17,780 --> 00:12:19,434 Hard at work, huh, Cooper? 242 00:12:19,521 --> 00:12:21,131 You're up when I get back. 243 00:12:21,175 --> 00:12:23,046 Yes, sir. 244 00:12:23,090 --> 00:12:24,221 Can't wait. 245 00:12:34,188 --> 00:12:35,624 What are you doing in here? 246 00:12:35,667 --> 00:12:37,582 Just... getting my head straight. 247 00:12:37,626 --> 00:12:39,454 Good luck with that. 248 00:12:39,504 --> 00:12:40,956 So you bring Carter up to speed? 249 00:12:40,981 --> 00:12:42,243 More or less. 250 00:12:42,268 --> 00:12:44,203 You know, didn't wanna overwhelm him with details. 251 00:12:44,227 --> 00:12:45,238 Details such as... 252 00:12:45,263 --> 00:12:46,874 Such as dead Yaroslav. 253 00:12:49,507 --> 00:12:50,987 And I didn't get to the part about 254 00:12:51,031 --> 00:12:53,642 JD using Yaroslav's phone to call Rankin either 255 00:12:53,685 --> 00:12:55,687 or that he had a heart attack as a result. 256 00:12:55,731 --> 00:12:57,167 Told him everything else, though. 257 00:12:57,211 --> 00:12:58,256 Okay. 258 00:12:58,281 --> 00:12:59,517 Mackey didn't tell him 259 00:12:59,561 --> 00:13:00,712 and she's gotta have her reasons. 260 00:13:00,736 --> 00:13:02,694 I'm not about to drop a dime on her, Evie. 261 00:13:02,738 --> 00:13:05,306 - Snitches end up in ditches. - With stitches. 262 00:13:05,349 --> 00:13:06,916 Exactly. 263 00:13:12,922 --> 00:13:14,663 I totally suck at this boss, thing, huh? 264 00:13:14,706 --> 00:13:17,753 I mean, you withheld intel from your superior and you flat-out 265 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:19,078 lied about issues of national security 266 00:13:19,102 --> 00:13:20,321 on your first day in charge. 267 00:13:21,496 --> 00:13:23,193 It's a solid start. 268 00:14:05,235 --> 00:14:06,995 Thought we agreed to meet out front. 269 00:14:09,413 --> 00:14:10,719 Be simple, huh? 270 00:14:10,762 --> 00:14:13,940 Accidentally knock the plug out and just walk away. 271 00:14:15,332 --> 00:14:17,073 Must happen from time to time. 272 00:14:17,117 --> 00:14:18,379 I guess. 273 00:14:19,423 --> 00:14:21,469 Thing is you'd never get the answers 274 00:14:21,512 --> 00:14:23,863 to the questions swirling around that head of yours. 275 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:35,352 Maybe I'm okay with that. 276 00:14:38,268 --> 00:14:39,530 Others, maybe. 277 00:14:41,097 --> 00:14:42,359 Not you. 278 00:14:43,534 --> 00:14:44,796 Helluva day, huh? 279 00:14:51,755 --> 00:14:53,538 You were only pretending you were gonna kill him 280 00:14:53,562 --> 00:14:54,576 so I'd hug you, right? 281 00:14:54,632 --> 00:14:56,199 That obvious, was it? 282 00:14:56,243 --> 00:14:58,158 Sorry I'm late. 283 00:14:58,201 --> 00:15:00,203 I'm Dr. Jacobs, David's cardiologist. 284 00:15:00,247 --> 00:15:01,813 Yes, of course. We spoke on the phone. 285 00:15:01,857 --> 00:15:03,554 I'm Jenna, David's niece. 286 00:15:03,598 --> 00:15:05,252 This is my husband, Ward. 287 00:15:05,339 --> 00:15:07,471 We came as soon as we heard. 288 00:15:07,515 --> 00:15:10,779 I... we weren't expecting to find Uncle Dave like this. 289 00:15:10,822 --> 00:15:12,172 He's gonna be okay, right? 290 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,002 Your uncle's in an induced coma. 291 00:15:17,046 --> 00:15:19,046 It was the only way to safely remove the pacemaker. 292 00:15:20,354 --> 00:15:22,399 But he'll regain consciousness at some point, right? 293 00:15:22,443 --> 00:15:24,184 I mean, he's not gonna be like that forever? 294 00:15:24,227 --> 00:15:26,708 Your uncle was without oxygen flow to the brain 295 00:15:26,795 --> 00:15:27,927 for several minutes. 296 00:15:27,970 --> 00:15:29,580 In reality, if he does come back, 297 00:15:29,624 --> 00:15:31,365 he may not be the man you knew. 298 00:15:31,408 --> 00:15:33,628 What exactly does this do? 299 00:15:33,671 --> 00:15:36,143 It's an implanted cardioverter defibrillator, 300 00:15:36,168 --> 00:15:37,782 designed to punch the heart back into rhythm 301 00:15:37,806 --> 00:15:39,634 in the event of tachycardia. 302 00:15:39,677 --> 00:15:40,828 And I'm guessing it didn't work? 303 00:15:40,852 --> 00:15:41,941 Not exactly. 304 00:15:41,984 --> 00:15:43,943 It paced your uncle's heart 305 00:15:44,030 --> 00:15:46,032 back to almost 200 beats per minute, 306 00:15:46,075 --> 00:15:48,773 leading to a near-catastrophic cardiac arrest. 307 00:15:48,817 --> 00:15:50,340 So he had a heart attack, 308 00:15:50,384 --> 00:15:52,473 and then his pacemaker failed and made it worse? 309 00:15:52,516 --> 00:15:55,650 It's possible that the pacemaker didn't fail 310 00:15:55,693 --> 00:15:57,217 after your uncle's heart attack. 311 00:15:59,132 --> 00:16:01,743 Its... its failure may have caused the heart attack. 312 00:16:01,786 --> 00:16:03,745 How often does that happen? 313 00:16:03,788 --> 00:16:05,660 Almost unheard of. 314 00:16:05,703 --> 00:16:09,098 Even when we've had issues in the past, it's almost always 315 00:16:09,142 --> 00:16:10,946 a glitch with the third-party monitoring service 316 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:13,015 that tracks the device 24/7. 317 00:16:22,432 --> 00:16:23,528 Couple things. 318 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:25,388 Firstly, you might wanna give me a heads-up 319 00:16:25,431 --> 00:16:26,563 next time we get hitched. 320 00:16:26,606 --> 00:16:28,106 First thing that came to mind. 321 00:16:28,130 --> 00:16:29,348 And can we talk about 'Ward'? 322 00:16:29,392 --> 00:16:31,611 I mean, really? Do I look like a Ward to you? 323 00:16:31,655 --> 00:16:33,546 What's wrong with Ward? It's a good, strong name. 324 00:16:33,570 --> 00:16:35,789 Yeah, for a 1950s TV dad! 325 00:16:35,833 --> 00:16:38,749 Fine. Next time we get married, you can pick your own name. 326 00:16:38,836 --> 00:16:41,056 Now, can we get back to the fact 327 00:16:41,099 --> 00:16:42,598 that someone hacked Rankin's pacemaker? 328 00:16:42,622 --> 00:16:43,928 What are you thinking? 329 00:16:43,972 --> 00:16:46,322 There's a company with remote access. 330 00:16:46,365 --> 00:16:48,628 All you gotta do is hack them 331 00:16:48,672 --> 00:16:50,935 and you can turn him off with a click of your fingers. 332 00:16:50,979 --> 00:16:52,676 Okay, why would anyone wanna do that? 333 00:16:52,763 --> 00:16:55,461 Maybe he'd become an unnecessary complication. 334 00:16:55,548 --> 00:16:57,855 Knew stuff they didn't want him sharing. I don't know. 335 00:16:57,899 --> 00:17:00,553 Okay, you'd have to know that he had a pacemaker first. 336 00:17:00,597 --> 00:17:02,904 You'd have to know the exact device. 337 00:17:02,947 --> 00:17:04,688 Who has that kind of information? 338 00:17:04,775 --> 00:17:08,953 He works for the DOD. Why don't we start there... Ward? 339 00:17:13,566 --> 00:17:15,655 Call me old-fashioned, but isn't it normal 340 00:17:15,699 --> 00:17:17,440 for an agenda to have more than one item? 341 00:17:17,483 --> 00:17:19,418 I don't know. First day in the big chair, remember? 342 00:17:19,442 --> 00:17:22,445 But what I do know is that if we don't find her ASAP, 343 00:17:22,488 --> 00:17:24,142 it could also be our last. 344 00:17:24,186 --> 00:17:26,449 So let's go. No such thing as a bad idea. 345 00:17:26,492 --> 00:17:27,798 Hmm. 346 00:17:29,887 --> 00:17:31,715 - I, uh... - Doc. The floor is yours. 347 00:17:31,758 --> 00:17:33,325 I was just wondering whether 348 00:17:33,369 --> 00:17:35,110 now would be a good time to discuss a raise. 349 00:17:35,153 --> 00:17:36,981 - I'm serious. - So am I. 350 00:17:37,025 --> 00:17:39,070 Y'all think I wanted to be boss? 351 00:17:39,157 --> 00:17:41,333 Hell, no! But here we are. 352 00:17:41,377 --> 00:17:43,814 So is it too much for me to ask for a little respect? 353 00:17:43,857 --> 00:17:46,556 I think it probably is, mate. 354 00:17:46,599 --> 00:17:48,210 Sorry I'm late. 355 00:17:48,253 --> 00:17:49,752 My interview with the real boss ran long. 356 00:17:49,776 --> 00:17:51,517 - How'd it go? - Yeah, fine. 357 00:17:51,604 --> 00:17:54,303 He just wanted to know how we could have screwed up so badly. 358 00:17:54,390 --> 00:17:55,957 I told him it was all your fault. 359 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,654 Who wants to start, now? For real. 360 00:17:57,697 --> 00:17:59,221 I have good news. 361 00:17:59,264 --> 00:18:01,092 Um, I was able to track down Doc's van. 362 00:18:01,179 --> 00:18:02,659 Turns out Niemus left the swap site 363 00:18:02,702 --> 00:18:04,008 and drove to Wollongong Central. 364 00:18:04,052 --> 00:18:05,792 Way to go, Blue. Good initiative. 365 00:18:05,836 --> 00:18:07,707 In less good news, um, 366 00:18:07,751 --> 00:18:10,275 they don't have CCTV in the parking station 367 00:18:10,362 --> 00:18:13,670 and we owe $235 in parking fees. 368 00:18:13,713 --> 00:18:16,151 Great. What about Rankin's phone? 369 00:18:16,194 --> 00:18:17,935 Burner, bought with cash, 370 00:18:17,979 --> 00:18:19,893 only had Yaroslav's number on it. 371 00:18:19,937 --> 00:18:22,722 So in terms of tracking down Niemus, 372 00:18:22,766 --> 00:18:23,985 we got nothin' but our... 373 00:18:25,508 --> 00:18:26,988 ...dead Russian friend here. 374 00:18:28,250 --> 00:18:30,165 And he ain't telling us squat. 375 00:18:33,168 --> 00:18:35,648 Cool beans! 376 00:18:36,998 --> 00:18:39,652 Sure, if you get off on QR codes. 377 00:18:39,696 --> 00:18:41,219 It's a biowearable, obviously. 378 00:18:41,263 --> 00:18:42,829 Huh? 379 00:18:42,873 --> 00:18:45,789 A tech tatt? You... 380 00:18:45,876 --> 00:18:48,009 Seriously, guys. Where have you been? 381 00:18:48,052 --> 00:18:50,272 See? 382 00:18:50,315 --> 00:18:52,926 It's a, um, digital device 383 00:18:52,970 --> 00:18:54,798 that runs off the body's electrical system. 384 00:18:54,885 --> 00:18:56,147 It's embedded under the skin 385 00:18:56,191 --> 00:18:57,975 with a near field communication chip. 386 00:18:58,932 --> 00:19:00,891 Obviously. What's it for? 387 00:19:00,978 --> 00:19:02,806 Data storage, mainly. 388 00:19:02,893 --> 00:19:04,373 See, you can lose your phone, 389 00:19:04,416 --> 00:19:06,176 but you have to try really hard to lose this. 390 00:19:06,244 --> 00:19:09,030 I've got hard data in me 24/7, baby. 391 00:19:09,073 --> 00:19:10,335 I'm not even going there. 392 00:19:10,422 --> 00:19:13,077 Isn't the problem old mate is out of juice 393 00:19:13,121 --> 00:19:14,513 so the tech died when he did? 394 00:19:14,557 --> 00:19:16,776 Not true. See, the tattoo, it's like a thumb drive. 395 00:19:16,863 --> 00:19:18,667 So you don't need power to store the information, 396 00:19:18,691 --> 00:19:19,953 just to retrieve it. 397 00:19:19,997 --> 00:19:21,738 In which case, we have no other option. 398 00:19:24,349 --> 00:19:26,066 We'll just have to stick a probe up his butt 399 00:19:26,090 --> 00:19:27,831 and Frankenstein him back to life. 400 00:19:33,141 --> 00:19:34,925 - No way. - Why not? 401 00:19:34,968 --> 00:19:36,535 Because it's my first day! 402 00:19:36,579 --> 00:19:39,277 And that is not a first-day boss type of move! 403 00:19:39,321 --> 00:19:40,931 Says who? Come on! 404 00:19:40,974 --> 00:19:42,976 Show everyone what sort of leader you are. 405 00:19:43,020 --> 00:19:44,413 Yeah! The type that goes to prison 406 00:19:44,500 --> 00:19:46,110 for reanimating dead people. 407 00:19:46,154 --> 00:19:47,851 Come on, Doc. Tell her it's impossible. 408 00:19:47,938 --> 00:19:50,506 Controversial. Deeply unethical. 409 00:19:50,549 --> 00:19:51,985 But, uh, impossible? 410 00:19:52,073 --> 00:19:53,465 I don't think so. 411 00:19:53,509 --> 00:19:54,684 Ohh! 412 00:20:04,302 --> 00:20:06,522 How much do you make again? 413 00:20:06,565 --> 00:20:09,002 You're like some bougie serial killer. 414 00:20:09,046 --> 00:20:12,136 It's not a crime scene... yet. 415 00:20:13,398 --> 00:20:15,922 So stop snooping and plant your ass. 416 00:20:15,966 --> 00:20:17,620 Here. 417 00:20:17,707 --> 00:20:20,449 Finish that, then go home, be with your family. 418 00:20:20,536 --> 00:20:21,972 Oh, yeah. 419 00:20:22,015 --> 00:20:24,409 Just sit back and wait for it to happen again? 420 00:20:29,066 --> 00:20:32,330 Yaroslav had a bag over my son's head. 421 00:20:34,245 --> 00:20:35,464 He was gonna shoot him. 422 00:20:37,553 --> 00:20:39,946 And the people who paid for it are still out there. 423 00:20:39,990 --> 00:20:43,385 So, uh, it's not gonna end till I end it. 424 00:20:45,952 --> 00:20:49,434 Besides, I haven't been home in months. 425 00:20:49,478 --> 00:20:51,523 I've been camping out in a mate's garage 426 00:20:51,567 --> 00:20:54,439 until things worked themself out with Bec. 427 00:20:54,483 --> 00:20:57,268 - A mate's garage, huh? - Mm-hm. 428 00:20:57,312 --> 00:21:00,576 Hmm, and you're criticizing my setup? 429 00:21:06,277 --> 00:21:07,365 You're thinking about 430 00:21:07,409 --> 00:21:08,821 my pacemaker hack theory, aren't you? 431 00:21:08,845 --> 00:21:10,760 No, no, no. No. 432 00:21:10,803 --> 00:21:12,327 Yeah, you are. 433 00:21:12,370 --> 00:21:14,330 And you're wishing there was some way to prove it. 434 00:21:14,416 --> 00:21:16,244 - Wait, wait. No, no, no. Mackey. - Why not? 435 00:21:16,287 --> 00:21:18,222 'Cause it's 9:30 and they've probably left for the day. 436 00:21:18,246 --> 00:21:19,856 They're not meant to talk to us. 437 00:21:19,899 --> 00:21:21,466 So it's time for the loyalty test, then. 438 00:21:25,383 --> 00:21:27,080 Hey, boss. Wassup? 439 00:21:27,124 --> 00:21:28,484 JD wanted to see if you'd pick up. 440 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:30,867 - No, I didn't. - What are y'all doing? 441 00:21:32,129 --> 00:21:33,957 Oh, you know... paperwork. 442 00:21:35,045 --> 00:21:36,414 Any closer to reeling in Niemus? 443 00:21:36,438 --> 00:21:38,570 - Workin' on it. - How 'bout Rankin? 444 00:21:38,614 --> 00:21:40,093 We just paid him a hospital visit. 445 00:21:40,181 --> 00:21:42,661 - And? - And Doc was right. 446 00:21:42,705 --> 00:21:45,098 His pacemaker wasn't doing him any favors. 447 00:21:45,142 --> 00:21:47,275 We think the device was hacked. 448 00:21:47,318 --> 00:21:50,278 And once we figure out what the device is, then we can... 449 00:21:51,366 --> 00:21:53,672 Scratch that. We know what the device is. 450 00:21:53,716 --> 00:21:55,108 How's that? 451 00:21:55,152 --> 00:21:56,980 'Cause Mackey stole it from the hospital. 452 00:21:57,023 --> 00:21:59,461 Ooh! Way to go, real boss. 453 00:21:59,504 --> 00:22:00,916 Blue, I need you to shake out 454 00:22:00,940 --> 00:22:03,291 Rankin's medical file from Walter Reed. 455 00:22:03,334 --> 00:22:05,399 Think you can do that without leaving too many fingerprints? 456 00:22:05,423 --> 00:22:06,903 Is the bear a Catholic? 457 00:22:06,946 --> 00:22:09,906 Hey, turn your video on so we can take see the pacemaker. 458 00:22:09,993 --> 00:22:11,864 No can do. 459 00:22:11,908 --> 00:22:14,693 We're at... the library. 460 00:22:14,737 --> 00:22:16,521 Then why aren't you whispering? 461 00:22:16,565 --> 00:22:19,176 Call us when you have Rankin's file. 462 00:22:26,575 --> 00:22:28,403 They're never gonna find Niemus, you know. 463 00:22:29,578 --> 00:22:31,057 Don't say that. 464 00:22:31,101 --> 00:22:33,843 We catch a lucky break - maybe she makes a mistake... 465 00:22:33,886 --> 00:22:36,802 No. People like that don't make mistakes. 466 00:22:36,846 --> 00:22:39,196 You get one shot at someone like that and we took ours. 467 00:22:40,153 --> 00:22:42,460 Well, in that case... 468 00:22:42,504 --> 00:22:45,115 ...it was fun while it lasted, mate. 469 00:22:48,510 --> 00:22:50,251 Good luck crop-dusting from a chopper. 470 00:22:50,294 --> 00:22:51,991 Mmm, right back at ya, teach. 471 00:22:52,035 --> 00:22:53,993 Mm. 472 00:22:59,564 --> 00:23:01,436 Oh, it's the States. I'll... I'll call back. 473 00:23:01,479 --> 00:23:03,002 Nah, you can take it. 474 00:23:03,046 --> 00:23:05,091 Just... pretend I'm not even here. 475 00:23:14,187 --> 00:23:15,319 Hey. 476 00:23:15,363 --> 00:23:17,321 Just wrapping up for the day. 477 00:23:18,844 --> 00:23:20,977 Kinda crappy, I can't lie. 478 00:23:22,108 --> 00:23:23,936 Yeah, I'll explain later. 479 00:23:25,155 --> 00:23:27,549 No, no. I'll be fine. 480 00:23:29,768 --> 00:23:30,769 Okay. 481 00:23:32,205 --> 00:23:33,205 I love you too, baby. 482 00:23:37,820 --> 00:23:39,648 You told me to pretend like you weren't here. 483 00:23:42,825 --> 00:23:45,001 Well, I didn't know you had a partner back home. 484 00:23:47,438 --> 00:23:48,483 I don't. 485 00:23:50,006 --> 00:23:51,181 That was my son. 486 00:23:55,054 --> 00:23:57,230 Okay, your son. Right. 487 00:23:59,407 --> 00:24:00,408 How old is he? 488 00:24:01,844 --> 00:24:03,411 Almost 18 now. 489 00:24:03,454 --> 00:24:05,282 Senior year at high school. 490 00:24:05,369 --> 00:24:06,979 Wow! Um... 491 00:24:07,023 --> 00:24:09,286 I was 17. 492 00:24:09,330 --> 00:24:11,244 Also a senior at high school. 493 00:24:11,332 --> 00:24:12,855 Crazy, huh? 494 00:24:12,898 --> 00:24:14,857 That must've been... a lot. 495 00:24:14,944 --> 00:24:16,641 Yeah. 496 00:24:16,685 --> 00:24:18,426 Making real-life decisions 497 00:24:18,469 --> 00:24:20,036 without any real-life experience? 498 00:24:20,123 --> 00:24:21,994 I would not recommend it. 499 00:24:23,561 --> 00:24:26,434 Figured I'd totally screwed up both our lives. 500 00:24:26,477 --> 00:24:29,045 You know, living cliché. 501 00:24:29,088 --> 00:24:30,960 Broke-ass teenage mom 502 00:24:31,047 --> 00:24:33,049 trying to raise a kid in small-town America. 503 00:24:34,050 --> 00:24:36,269 But that is not how it turned out for us. 504 00:24:36,313 --> 00:24:38,315 - Trey lives with my mom. - Mm-hm. 505 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:41,405 We talk most nights, he visits during holidays. 506 00:24:41,449 --> 00:24:43,929 He's killing school. 507 00:24:43,973 --> 00:24:45,540 He's varsity point guard. 508 00:24:45,627 --> 00:24:47,542 He's the best thing in my entire universe. 509 00:24:49,021 --> 00:24:50,501 Best mistake I ever made. 510 00:24:57,903 --> 00:24:59,035 A conifer? 511 00:24:59,060 --> 00:25:00,094 Seriously? 512 00:25:01,991 --> 00:25:05,473 What? It's a shield against evil spirits that might be released. 513 00:25:05,516 --> 00:25:07,344 I don't wanna take any chances. 514 00:25:07,388 --> 00:25:09,172 I wonder about you sometimes. 515 00:25:09,215 --> 00:25:10,802 There you go. 516 00:25:10,826 --> 00:25:12,001 What is that thing? 517 00:25:12,088 --> 00:25:13,959 That is a magnetic resonance 518 00:25:14,003 --> 00:25:16,179 electrical impedance tomography machine 519 00:25:16,266 --> 00:25:17,354 and it's used to measure 520 00:25:17,398 --> 00:25:18,853 the electrical conductivity in skin tissue. 521 00:25:18,877 --> 00:25:20,096 And that? 522 00:25:20,139 --> 00:25:22,403 That's a car battery. These are jumper leads. 523 00:25:22,446 --> 00:25:24,492 - Oh! - Hey! Now, uh, Blue. 524 00:25:24,535 --> 00:25:26,929 Please connect those 525 00:25:26,972 --> 00:25:29,366 and soon his hard data will be yours. 526 00:25:29,410 --> 00:25:31,890 Are we sure about doing this? I just... 527 00:25:31,934 --> 00:25:34,589 I feel like we're crossing some kind of spiritual Rubicon. 528 00:25:34,676 --> 00:25:36,199 Bluebird, relax. 529 00:25:36,242 --> 00:25:39,507 I've spent an entire career on the margins of life and death. 530 00:25:40,290 --> 00:25:41,683 Grab your conifer. 531 00:25:41,726 --> 00:25:45,426 There is really nothing to fear here, okay? 532 00:25:45,469 --> 00:25:48,167 Besides, I'm being ordered to do it by our new boss. 533 00:25:50,431 --> 00:25:52,215 Listen, we need to find Niemus 534 00:25:52,258 --> 00:25:54,672 and Yaroslav was one of the last people to see her, all right? 535 00:25:54,696 --> 00:25:56,915 That's a legit avenue of inquiry. 536 00:25:56,959 --> 00:26:00,092 So in the absence of a better lead... 537 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:03,507 - Light him up, Doc. - I thought you'd never ask. 538 00:26:03,531 --> 00:26:05,010 Stand back. On the count of three. 539 00:26:05,097 --> 00:26:06,664 One, two and three. 540 00:26:07,665 --> 00:26:09,798 - Ooh! Ooh, ooh. - Eugh! 541 00:26:11,974 --> 00:26:14,324 Well, I won't lie to you. I was hoping for more. 542 00:26:20,765 --> 00:26:22,325 Please tell me that's you... Doc? 543 00:26:23,289 --> 00:26:25,111 - Mmm. - Yeah. 544 00:26:25,136 --> 00:26:26,660 There's life in the old fella yet. 545 00:26:26,684 --> 00:26:29,818 - Yes! Here we go. Come on! - Oh! 546 00:26:29,861 --> 00:26:32,429 He's got a charge! Blue, let's go! Come on! 547 00:26:32,473 --> 00:26:34,431 Uh... 548 00:26:34,475 --> 00:26:36,215 What the hell's going on here? 549 00:26:36,259 --> 00:26:38,609 Who in God's name is that? 550 00:26:39,784 --> 00:26:42,613 Uh... That's, um... 551 00:26:42,657 --> 00:26:44,441 ...Yaroslav Utkin, sir. 552 00:26:44,485 --> 00:26:46,530 He's a dead Russian assassin. 553 00:26:50,012 --> 00:26:52,754 Then JD called the only number in Yaroslav's contact list. 554 00:26:52,797 --> 00:26:54,557 Who turned out to be Colonel Rankin? 555 00:26:54,625 --> 00:26:56,603 Who then had a heart attack and almost died. 556 00:26:56,627 --> 00:26:57,976 I see. 557 00:26:58,020 --> 00:27:00,457 And you chose not tell me this because...? 558 00:27:00,501 --> 00:27:02,459 Because I didn't want to compromise you, sir. 559 00:27:02,503 --> 00:27:04,350 If you didn't know, you couldn't be held accountable. 560 00:27:04,374 --> 00:27:06,507 You thought that was your call to make? 561 00:27:06,550 --> 00:27:10,032 You told me to find Niemus or risk losing my team. 562 00:27:10,075 --> 00:27:13,514 If those are the stakes, I gotta do what I gotta do. 563 00:27:13,557 --> 00:27:15,646 Sorry to interrupt. 564 00:27:15,690 --> 00:27:17,300 You might wanna see this, boss. 565 00:27:17,343 --> 00:27:19,041 And boss's boss. 566 00:27:22,305 --> 00:27:23,611 What am I looking at? 567 00:27:23,654 --> 00:27:27,092 This is what was stored on Yaroslav's tech tattoo. 568 00:27:27,136 --> 00:27:29,094 - Do we know what it means? - I do! 569 00:27:29,138 --> 00:27:31,532 Okay, so at first I thought it was a haiku, 570 00:27:31,575 --> 00:27:33,316 but then I realized that it has 571 00:27:33,403 --> 00:27:35,797 more than 17 phonetic units, obviously. 572 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:37,886 So then I thought it might be the answers 573 00:27:37,929 --> 00:27:39,428 to the 'New York Times' Connections word game. 574 00:27:39,452 --> 00:27:42,107 - Does anyone play that? - No. 575 00:27:42,151 --> 00:27:44,457 It's great for neuroplasticity, especially in old age. 576 00:27:46,547 --> 00:27:48,984 Um, and then I worked out it's a seed phrase. 577 00:27:49,027 --> 00:27:50,463 A what? 578 00:27:50,507 --> 00:27:52,117 It's a series of random words 579 00:27:52,161 --> 00:27:54,642 that allowed Mr. Yaroslav to access this. 580 00:27:56,469 --> 00:27:57,969 What is that, his crypto wallet? 581 00:27:57,993 --> 00:27:59,168 Affirmative. 582 00:27:59,255 --> 00:28:00,449 Giving us a window into all payments 583 00:28:00,473 --> 00:28:02,171 into and out of his account. 584 00:28:02,214 --> 00:28:04,323 Jobs that he's done. It's like his professional ledger. 585 00:28:04,347 --> 00:28:06,305 That's what I'm talkin' about! Boom! Come on! 586 00:28:06,349 --> 00:28:08,699 And I'd bet my electric scooter that based on the date, 587 00:28:08,743 --> 00:28:10,745 that is his payment for abducting Jack. 588 00:28:10,788 --> 00:28:12,747 Which means that sequence of numbers, 589 00:28:12,790 --> 00:28:15,488 that represents who ordered the kidnapping. 590 00:28:15,532 --> 00:28:17,316 It's like Yaroslav's boss. 591 00:28:17,360 --> 00:28:19,188 The beauty of the blockchain is that 592 00:28:19,275 --> 00:28:20,885 it's somehow able to embrace 593 00:28:20,929 --> 00:28:23,279 anonymity and transparency at the same time. 594 00:28:23,322 --> 00:28:25,237 So meanwhile, you know, 595 00:28:25,281 --> 00:28:29,198 we're not able to see who is behind that series of numbers 596 00:28:29,241 --> 00:28:31,983 but we are able to see what goes into and out of the account. 597 00:28:32,027 --> 00:28:34,464 And both of these line up with Niemus's known actions. 598 00:28:34,507 --> 00:28:36,335 The attempted theft of the nuclear tech 599 00:28:36,379 --> 00:28:37,423 from the USS 'Navajo' 600 00:28:37,510 --> 00:28:39,140 and the crashing of the GaiaMetric launch. 601 00:28:39,164 --> 00:28:41,558 So this number paid both Yaroslav and Niemus? 602 00:28:41,645 --> 00:28:43,125 It's gotta be Rankin, right? 603 00:28:43,168 --> 00:28:45,606 That is what we thought! And then we noticed this. 604 00:28:48,043 --> 00:28:50,523 That is a payment going into Ms. Niemus's crypto account 605 00:28:50,567 --> 00:28:52,656 an hour ago, while Rankin's in a coma. 606 00:28:52,700 --> 00:28:54,310 So Niemus has another job. 607 00:28:55,790 --> 00:28:58,401 And whoever paid Yaroslav and Niemus, 608 00:28:58,488 --> 00:29:00,621 it's not Richard Rankin. 609 00:29:01,622 --> 00:29:02,840 Then who the hell is it? 610 00:29:23,513 --> 00:29:25,210 How long have I been out? 611 00:29:25,254 --> 00:29:27,343 A... few hours. 612 00:29:27,386 --> 00:29:29,084 Figured you could do with the shut-eye. 613 00:29:32,174 --> 00:29:33,392 I gotta go. 614 00:29:33,436 --> 00:29:36,178 Yeah, hey, um, before you go, I... about... 615 00:29:36,221 --> 00:29:38,746 - Oh, in the cone, compadre. - Thanks. 616 00:29:38,789 --> 00:29:40,225 Would you have told me about him 617 00:29:40,269 --> 00:29:42,663 if it didn't look like we'd hit the end of the road? 618 00:29:42,706 --> 00:29:43,723 I don't know. 619 00:29:43,748 --> 00:29:46,667 Uh... at some point, maybe. 620 00:29:46,710 --> 00:29:48,190 Hmm. 621 00:29:48,233 --> 00:29:50,366 You know what? Prob... probably not. 622 00:29:51,628 --> 00:29:52,934 Then I'm glad we're done. 623 00:30:31,799 --> 00:30:33,670 Morning, Sergeant. 624 00:30:33,714 --> 00:30:35,237 What the hell are you doing here? 625 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:38,457 Come on, now. You're not a tiny bit excited to see me? 626 00:30:38,501 --> 00:30:40,677 We're done, okay? That was the deal. 627 00:30:40,721 --> 00:30:42,430 After you played me so badly? 628 00:30:42,455 --> 00:30:43,830 Convinced me that Yaroslav wasn't there 629 00:30:43,854 --> 00:30:45,029 to rescue me after all? 630 00:30:45,073 --> 00:30:47,510 I told you, I did what I had to do. 631 00:30:47,553 --> 00:30:50,339 You know the funny thing? You were right, you cheeky bugger. 632 00:30:50,382 --> 00:30:53,472 Yaroslav brought three conifers to the swap that day. 633 00:30:53,516 --> 00:30:57,259 One for you, one for your son... and one for me. 634 00:30:57,302 --> 00:30:59,348 I was never meant to walk out of there alive. 635 00:30:59,435 --> 00:31:01,916 What's that got to do with me? 636 00:31:01,959 --> 00:31:04,266 Well, you see, someone paid him to do it, didn't they? 637 00:31:05,746 --> 00:31:07,443 I don't know where Rankin is. 638 00:31:07,486 --> 00:31:08,487 Come on, now. 639 00:31:08,531 --> 00:31:09,813 I'd think carefully before lying to 640 00:31:09,837 --> 00:31:11,621 a woman with a gun in her hand. 641 00:31:13,536 --> 00:31:17,192 Rankin's either military or intelligence or both. 642 00:31:17,279 --> 00:31:20,108 But the Yanks took him and didn't tell me where. 643 00:31:20,151 --> 00:31:21,936 He was more than happy to sacrifice your son 644 00:31:21,979 --> 00:31:24,025 to protect himself think about that. 645 00:31:25,548 --> 00:31:29,334 I promise to do to him what you want so badly to do yourself. 646 00:31:30,553 --> 00:31:32,729 Think of me like an angel of vengeance. 647 00:31:34,687 --> 00:31:36,167 So who's footing the bill, then? 648 00:31:36,211 --> 00:31:37,952 Hmm? 649 00:31:37,995 --> 00:31:39,780 Someone further up the chain than Rankin. 650 00:31:41,303 --> 00:31:42,303 So how's this? Uh... 651 00:31:43,522 --> 00:31:45,176 You tell me who's pulling the strings, 652 00:31:45,220 --> 00:31:48,092 and maybe I can rustle up Rankin's whereabouts. 653 00:31:51,095 --> 00:31:53,315 You're in no position to propose a deal, Sergeant. 654 00:31:56,492 --> 00:31:58,146 Fool me once, shame on you. 655 00:31:58,189 --> 00:31:59,974 Fool me twice... 656 00:32:00,017 --> 00:32:02,977 ...and I'll be back to pay your son a wee visit. 657 00:32:04,195 --> 00:32:06,676 And if not me, others. 658 00:32:08,243 --> 00:32:09,505 You've got until noon. 659 00:32:42,016 --> 00:32:43,234 Work it out yet? 660 00:32:43,321 --> 00:32:44,864 What the hell are you doing here? 661 00:32:44,888 --> 00:32:46,194 You know you shouldn't be here! 662 00:32:46,237 --> 00:32:48,085 - Carter would flip. - How are we tracking? 663 00:32:48,109 --> 00:32:50,391 We found out who's paying Niemus and it's not Rankin. 664 00:32:50,415 --> 00:32:51,808 Any idea what the payment's for? 665 00:32:51,852 --> 00:32:54,724 If we assume the pacemaker hack is an attempted hit, 666 00:32:54,767 --> 00:32:57,074 I'd say someone's trying to finish what they started. 667 00:32:58,554 --> 00:33:00,469 Find out where it's made, who sold it 668 00:33:00,556 --> 00:33:01,862 and where it was implanted. 669 00:33:01,905 --> 00:33:04,212 Crack that and we crack who's pulling the strings. 670 00:33:06,214 --> 00:33:08,651 It's, um, good to have you back, boss. 671 00:33:12,307 --> 00:33:13,786 Don't speak too soon. 672 00:33:53,130 --> 00:33:54,450 Oh, good work accessing 673 00:33:54,479 --> 00:33:55,828 Rankin's medical file, Bluebird. 674 00:33:55,872 --> 00:33:56,893 - Very good. - Thanks. 675 00:33:56,917 --> 00:33:58,179 Anything out of the ordinary? 676 00:33:58,222 --> 00:34:00,022 Uh, well, reasons I didn't like him. 677 00:34:00,050 --> 00:34:02,444 He's fit as a trout and strong as an ox. 678 00:34:02,487 --> 00:34:04,925 No heart complaint history, 679 00:34:04,968 --> 00:34:06,883 low cholesterol, low blood pressure, um... 680 00:34:07,928 --> 00:34:09,277 Hmm. 681 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:10,495 There's this. 682 00:34:12,802 --> 00:34:14,238 Boss, down here, please! 683 00:34:14,282 --> 00:34:18,068 Um, as of Rankin's last six-monthly DOD checkup, 684 00:34:18,112 --> 00:34:19,896 no pacemaker. 685 00:34:19,940 --> 00:34:21,463 - So when was it implanted? - No idea. 686 00:34:21,506 --> 00:34:23,726 - And by whom? - And why, if he wasn't sick? 687 00:34:23,751 --> 00:34:24,839 Maybe it's leverage? 688 00:34:24,864 --> 00:34:26,207 - For what? - I don't know. 689 00:34:26,294 --> 00:34:28,252 Get Rankin to play nice and do as he's told? 690 00:34:28,296 --> 00:34:30,515 That doesn't explain why they chose that exact moment 691 00:34:30,559 --> 00:34:31,603 to try and turn him off. 692 00:34:31,647 --> 00:34:33,257 No, but this might. 693 00:34:38,306 --> 00:34:40,221 It's a listening device. 694 00:34:40,308 --> 00:34:43,441 Rankin had a listening device inside of his pacemaker. 695 00:34:43,485 --> 00:34:45,139 Come again? 696 00:34:45,182 --> 00:34:47,663 Rankin had a microphone implanted inside of him. 697 00:34:49,665 --> 00:34:50,883 Explains that, I guess. 698 00:34:52,146 --> 00:34:54,365 Rankin wanted to tell us something before he collapsed, 699 00:34:54,409 --> 00:34:56,715 but didn't want to alert whoever was listening. 700 00:35:26,433 --> 00:35:27,485 Sergeant. 701 00:35:27,529 --> 00:35:30,314 St. Christopher's Hospital. Room 213. 702 00:35:37,191 --> 00:35:39,193 Bit early for a heart starter, isn't it? 703 00:35:40,498 --> 00:35:42,239 All good? 704 00:35:43,458 --> 00:35:45,764 What's so important you couldn't do it over the phone? 705 00:35:45,808 --> 00:35:47,810 The listening device in Rankin's pacemaker. 706 00:35:47,897 --> 00:35:50,030 Someone was monitoring him the entire time. 707 00:35:50,073 --> 00:35:51,379 What's that tell you? 708 00:35:51,422 --> 00:35:54,251 Tells me everything we thought about him is wrong. 709 00:35:54,295 --> 00:35:56,732 The attempted theft of nuclear tech, GaiaMetric... 710 00:35:56,775 --> 00:35:58,603 Jack. All of it. 711 00:35:58,647 --> 00:36:00,214 All someone else. 712 00:36:01,824 --> 00:36:03,424 And that "someone else" just hired Niemus 713 00:36:03,478 --> 00:36:04,870 to kill him once and for all. 714 00:36:04,957 --> 00:36:07,221 - How do you know that? - Because she told me. 715 00:36:09,397 --> 00:36:11,747 You'd do anything for your son, right? 716 00:36:11,790 --> 00:36:13,270 What have you done? 717 00:36:13,314 --> 00:36:14,750 Call the others. 718 00:36:14,793 --> 00:36:16,795 - We don't have a lot of time. - Why? 719 00:36:16,839 --> 00:36:19,146 Because Niemus knows where Rankin is. 720 00:36:19,189 --> 00:36:20,843 How the hell did she find out? 721 00:36:20,886 --> 00:36:22,410 I told her. 722 00:36:54,442 --> 00:36:55,834 I seem to have lost a patient. 723 00:36:55,878 --> 00:36:58,446 Oh, Mr. Simons? He's on his way to the ambulance bay. 724 00:36:58,489 --> 00:37:00,569 He's being moved to a different hospital, apparently. 725 00:37:18,509 --> 00:37:19,641 Out. 726 00:37:19,684 --> 00:37:20,684 Hey! 727 00:37:33,045 --> 00:37:35,222 She's closing fast. 728 00:37:42,620 --> 00:37:44,056 Getting closer. 729 00:37:52,021 --> 00:37:53,414 She's gaining! 730 00:37:56,112 --> 00:37:57,244 Gun! 731 00:38:18,743 --> 00:38:20,745 - You okay? - Define 'okay'. 732 00:38:20,789 --> 00:38:22,530 Where is she? 733 00:38:22,573 --> 00:38:24,445 There! 734 00:38:32,148 --> 00:38:33,628 Go! 735 00:38:46,162 --> 00:38:47,270 - You good? - Yeah. 736 00:38:50,862 --> 00:38:53,125 There, there! Crowd control. I've got Niemus. 737 00:38:53,213 --> 00:38:54,605 Copy that. 738 00:38:54,692 --> 00:38:56,825 Back! Get back! 739 00:38:56,868 --> 00:38:58,696 Move back! This way! 740 00:39:04,136 --> 00:39:05,355 That's far enough. 741 00:39:06,791 --> 00:39:09,664 - Put the gun down, Sergeant. - Not this time. 742 00:39:09,707 --> 00:39:12,971 Come, now. I spared your boy. Don't make me regret it. 743 00:39:14,973 --> 00:39:17,889 So you got cold feet and couldn't see it through. 744 00:39:19,021 --> 00:39:22,242 Rankin got what he had coming, you know that. 745 00:39:23,460 --> 00:39:25,157 It's a good result for both of us. 746 00:39:25,201 --> 00:39:26,744 You don't know what you're talking about. 747 00:39:26,768 --> 00:39:28,378 Of course I do. 748 00:39:28,422 --> 00:39:31,207 Which is why you're going to lower your weapon 749 00:39:31,251 --> 00:39:33,557 and I'm going to walk on out of your life. 750 00:39:38,823 --> 00:39:39,998 Take care, Sergeant. 751 00:39:40,085 --> 00:39:42,000 Give your boy a hug for me. 752 00:40:13,205 --> 00:40:14,946 Rankin's family's been notified. 753 00:40:14,990 --> 00:40:16,383 His wife and kids 754 00:40:16,426 --> 00:40:18,385 are on a flight out of Dulles as we speak. 755 00:40:18,428 --> 00:40:20,212 - How'd they take it? - How do you think? 756 00:40:22,127 --> 00:40:23,955 I hope my being suspended 757 00:40:23,999 --> 00:40:26,523 won't make things difficult for you with the FBI. 758 00:40:27,611 --> 00:40:29,787 I suspect it might have... if I'd told them. 759 00:40:31,702 --> 00:40:33,661 I didn't pick you for such a pragmatist, sir. 760 00:40:33,704 --> 00:40:35,184 The FBI are far more interested 761 00:40:35,227 --> 00:40:36,881 in locking up a national security threat 762 00:40:36,925 --> 00:40:40,145 than they are with a temporary HR issue at NCIS Sydney. 763 00:40:40,189 --> 00:40:41,799 Temporary? 764 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:45,063 History is written by the victors, Agent Mackey. 765 00:40:46,238 --> 00:40:49,546 Now, I can't imagine how Rankin's whereabouts were leaked 766 00:40:49,590 --> 00:40:52,680 or how that may or may not have flushed out Niemus. 767 00:40:52,723 --> 00:40:55,030 But given the mission was to take her into custody, 768 00:40:55,073 --> 00:40:57,119 that's all anyone's gonna remember. 769 00:41:02,429 --> 00:41:03,691 It was you who let Niemus know 770 00:41:03,778 --> 00:41:05,214 where Rankin was holed up, right? 771 00:41:05,257 --> 00:41:07,172 Why would you say that? 772 00:41:07,259 --> 00:41:09,436 I'mma... I'mma take that as a yes. 773 00:41:09,479 --> 00:41:11,655 All I know is that recovering Niemus 774 00:41:11,699 --> 00:41:13,309 was a condition of getting my job back, 775 00:41:13,353 --> 00:41:15,746 and... I happen to like my job. 776 00:41:15,790 --> 00:41:18,358 Remind me to never play chess with you, Sarge. 777 00:41:18,401 --> 00:41:20,142 You know what I mean? 778 00:41:20,185 --> 00:41:22,057 It reminded me of this fat American Marine 779 00:41:22,100 --> 00:41:23,101 who was just as bad. 780 00:41:23,145 --> 00:41:25,321 It wasn't so much the... the Gulf War. 781 00:41:25,365 --> 00:41:27,628 It was a golf war. A mini-golf war. Didn't last long. 782 00:41:27,715 --> 00:41:29,543 Can I have your attention, please? 783 00:41:29,630 --> 00:41:32,894 I just received an email from Director Vance, 784 00:41:32,937 --> 00:41:36,071 congratulating all of you on an outstanding result. 785 00:41:36,114 --> 00:41:37,507 It's not every day we collar 786 00:41:37,551 --> 00:41:38,900 someone on the Interpol Red List. 787 00:41:38,943 --> 00:41:40,902 Yay! There you go! 788 00:41:40,945 --> 00:41:43,948 - Huzzah! - AFP have also been in touch. 789 00:41:43,992 --> 00:41:46,124 And they're thrilled to have played a pivotal role in 790 00:41:46,168 --> 00:41:48,953 apprehending an internationally sought-after fugitive. 791 00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:50,738 Hey! Well done, you. 792 00:41:50,781 --> 00:41:52,740 But I'm afraid I have some more sobering news. 793 00:41:53,958 --> 00:41:55,873 I've completed my interviews 794 00:41:55,917 --> 00:41:58,267 regarding Niemus's escape from custody. 795 00:41:58,310 --> 00:42:00,269 And the findings are conclusive. 796 00:42:00,312 --> 00:42:03,228 Heads are gonna roll, big-time, 797 00:42:03,315 --> 00:42:04,752 which is why I need to know 798 00:42:04,795 --> 00:42:06,580 who is ultimately responsible for losing her. 799 00:42:10,105 --> 00:42:11,323 I am, sir. 800 00:42:12,760 --> 00:42:14,762 I am. 801 00:42:14,805 --> 00:42:16,938 Yep, that would be me. 802 00:42:16,981 --> 00:42:18,330 You're looking at him, mate. 803 00:43:07,728 --> 00:43:09,227 The doctors removed the sedation 804 00:43:09,251 --> 00:43:10,426 but he's not responding. 805 00:43:10,470 --> 00:43:13,473 He's swapped an induced coma for a natural one. 806 00:43:14,952 --> 00:43:17,781 At least for now, no one knows he's alive. 807 00:43:17,825 --> 00:43:20,349 They can't guarantee he comes back at this point. 808 00:43:21,393 --> 00:43:22,438 He better. 809 00:43:22,525 --> 00:43:24,527 He's the only one who can put a name 810 00:43:24,614 --> 00:43:26,181 to the son of a bitch behind all this. 811 00:43:33,638 --> 00:43:40,174 sync and corrections by awaqeded