1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:03,515 (GHOST OF A GOOD THING PLAYING ON CAR STEREO) 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,638 SARAH: (SMACKING) Jimmy. Jimmy. 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:08,878 Stop! I said no! 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:11,595 God! 5 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:16,038 I sat my sorry ass on a torn-up bus for three hours to hook up with you. 6 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:17,998 If you only came to hook up, 7 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,839 then you should've just stayed in Charlottesville. 8 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:22,115 Come on. 9 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:24,952 You know I love you. 10 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:29,552 -Come here. Come on. -Jimmy. 11 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,838 -Come on. Come on! -Stop! Stop it or I'll scream! 12 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,078 (COMMENTATOR CHATTERING ONT.V.) 13 00:01:29,320 --> 00:01:32,153 -Don't you lock the door? -Nope. 14 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,835 I got a call. Quantico. Marine got killed in an exercise. 15 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:37,069 How? 16 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,318 Night training jump. The guy's chute didn't open. 17 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,434 This a boat? 18 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,190 His reserve chute fail, too? 19 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,797 I don't know. I tried your cell. 20 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,197 Tried your hard line, too. 21 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:58,520 Don't ask. 22 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,350 You know, my dad gave me a power sander for my birthday. 23 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,034 I don't really power sand much. You're welcome to it. 24 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,511 Aside from that bare bulb there and the plug going to that idiot box, 25 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,035 you see a power cord around here anywhere? 26 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,437 You use hand tools, huh? 27 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,033 I use my hands. Did you call Ducky? 28 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,236 -Not yet. -Give me your cell. 29 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,357 -Coming, DiNozzo? -(WHISPERING) He's a weirdo. 30 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,558 Yeah. I got the... Light. 31 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,158 TONY: He impaled an SUV? 32 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,153 NUTT: Like he was laser-guided, sir. GIBBS: Where are the other jumpers? 33 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,311 Over there, sir. They landed in the drop zone, 34 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:51,589 400 metres north of the road. 35 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:52,829 Just one stick? 36 00:02:52,920 --> 00:02:55,480 Yes, sir. I guess the jumpmaster held the others back 37 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,073 when the victim's chute didn't open. 38 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:58,912 Did you secure the paraloft and the aircraft? 39 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:00,559 NUTT: Yes, sir. I also have the Marines 40 00:03:00,640 --> 00:03:02,392 who didn't make the jump under guard at the hangar. 41 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:04,756 Yeah, put them with the others. Let's keep 'em all separated. 42 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,069 -Yes, sir. -SARAH: Oh, my God. 43 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:07,673 -These the witnesses? -NUTT: Yes, sir. 44 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:08,795 My dad's gonna kill me! 45 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,759 He's on duty and he doesn't know that I took his SUV. 46 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,911 -So your dad's a Marine? -Yes, sir. 47 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,391 Master Sergeant Tom Schaefer, sir. He's a Tl at Quantico. 48 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,790 -Your dad a Marine, too? -No way. 49 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,352 You cold, Sarah? 50 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:24,234 A little. 51 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:26,829 How you doing? 52 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:30,035 Thanks. 53 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,516 -There you go. -Thank you. 54 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:36,594 Special Agent Gibbs. Special Agent DiNozzo. NCIS. 55 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,515 -Wanna tell us what happened? -We were parked and... 56 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,240 We were hanging out and listening to Dashboard Confessional. 57 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:46,390 What? 58 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,110 -Emo. -Emo? 59 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,519 Emotional music. You got to get a radio, Gibbs. 60 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,513 Okay, so you were listening to music and... 61 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,592 -He smashed through the roof. -And wham, pow, blood everywhere. 62 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,432 I screamed and we ran out for help. 63 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:02,909 I met them about a click down the road on our way to the scene. 64 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,276 I felt bad for leaving him there. 65 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,949 -He was alive? -I heard him groan. 66 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,634 -It was a death rattle. -You ever hear a death rattle? 67 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:11,994 I was using that as a trope. 68 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:13,718 -A what? -A trope. 69 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,713 A figurative use of expression. 70 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,713 Yeah. Call her dad. Have him pick her up. 71 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:21,598 Does that mean I get to go? 72 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,320 Not until after Master Sergeant Schaefer gets here. 73 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,472 I'm sure he's gonna have a trope or two for you. 74 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:31,992 -Ducky's here. -And on a ladder. I'll get the monopod. 75 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,469 The last time I was up this high 76 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,991 I was hanging a pifiata at my nephew's birthday party. 77 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,391 What have we got, Duck? 78 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:42,310 (EXCLAIMING) 79 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:43,629 Abrasions. 80 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,074 The tree must have slowed him a bit. 81 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,073 Purple discolouration, neck's broken, I'd say. 82 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,755 It's hardly surprising given the rapid descent 83 00:04:52,840 --> 00:04:55,275 followed by the equally rapid deceleration. 84 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:59,149 Witnesses over there said that he groaned after he decelerated. 85 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,437 It's possible. I won't know till I do the autopsy. 86 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,589 Looks like a number of his shroud lines failed. 87 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,354 Enough of those go, chute doesn't catch air, 88 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,636 it tootsie-rolls, let's you down like a Roman candle. 89 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,997 -Were they cut? -No, they look worn. 90 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,399 Still got his reserve chute on. Why didn't he pull it? 91 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,871 Hey. Look who I found. MP's weren't gonna let her pass. 92 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,715 I got my sig and badge but HQ didn't issue my photo ID. 93 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:34,829 -God! Is this for real? -Unfortunately, my dear, it is. 94 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:40,510 -Put 'em on. -Your first crime scene with us, Caitlin. 95 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,079 What about Air Force One? 96 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,390 It doesn't count. You were in the Secret Service. 97 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:48,189 Tony, take a team photo for posterity. 98 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,038 Forget posterity. 99 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,318 The sun's gonna be up soon. 100 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:54,798 Welcome to NCIS. 101 00:05:59,280 --> 00:06:01,271 How did you know my size? 102 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,757 Put 'em on. You can't work a field in high heels. 103 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,715 Depends on the kind of work you're doing. 104 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,555 Your mind, DiNozzo, runs the gamut from "X" to "XXX." 105 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,036 -Yeah? -Photos, Tony. 106 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,716 Yeah. Ducky? 107 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,190 Why would Gibbs rip his hard line out 108 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,472 and dunk his cell phone in a jar of paint thinner? 109 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,358 -Oh, dear. -What? 110 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:32,159 I should have realised the time of year. 111 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:36,558 -It's his anniversary. -Which marriage? 112 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,597 The last one, of course. 113 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:40,273 Isn't it always? 114 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,596 Ducky, I'm not following. 115 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:56,318 Every year, ex-wife number 3 gets drunk on their anniversary 116 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,789 and calls him. Repeatedly. 117 00:06:59,960 --> 00:07:02,759 Why doesn't he change his number? 118 00:07:02,840 --> 00:07:06,231 I have no idea. In case you haven't noticed, 119 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:10,354 Gibbs is a man of more questions than answers. 120 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:17,359 Thanks, DiNozzo. 121 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,633 You could be the NCIS poster girl in that outfit. 122 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:33,831 You JAG or NCIS? 123 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,313 Do I look like a lawyer? 124 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,677 Word's all over the base by now. My men can't even call their family 125 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,320 and let them know that they're not the one who died. 126 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,876 -Was Sergeant Fuentes married? -He has a wife and son. 127 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,399 Notification detail should be there to talk to her by now. 128 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:50,914 Word will get out who was killed. 129 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,072 Sergeant Fuentes was under my command. I'd like to see her. 130 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,760 After we finish questioning you and your men. 131 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,759 -How long is that gonna take? -I don't know. 132 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:02,110 These men have another jump at 2100. 133 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:03,429 They're jumping again tonight? 134 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:07,150 We don't stop for casualties in war, miss. Neither do we in training. 135 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:08,594 Not true, Captain. 136 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:12,150 They don't jump off a lower bunk until we find out what happened. 137 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,675 I don't take orders from NCIS cops. 138 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,116 Special agents. And you'll follow this order. 139 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:19,838 Or what, Special Agent? 140 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:20,990 (CELL PHONE BEEPS) 141 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:23,757 I don't take orders from your boss, either. 142 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,958 I'm not calling my boss. I'm calling yours. 143 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,633 Commandant May? 144 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:33,914 Special Agent Gibbs, NCIS. 145 00:08:36,560 --> 00:08:39,200 I don't have a commandant of the Marine Corps on my speed dial. 146 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,157 The captain didn't know that. 147 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,472 All right, DiNozzo, shoot and sketch. Especially the static lines. 148 00:08:44,560 --> 00:08:47,279 Kate and I will start the interrogation. 149 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:49,198 Jumping's got to be so cool. 150 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:52,796 You wanna play paratrooper? Pay $180. 151 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:56,317 Take your class like all those other weekend warriors. 152 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,869 Yeah, I have so many weekends free. 153 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:05,798 Sergeant Fuentes lead your stick? 154 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:09,236 Yes, sir. I was number two, Ramsey was three, Brinkman four. 155 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,159 First stick, you're up! Fuentes, look sharp! 156 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,634 Dafelmair, Ramsey, Brinkman. Keep it tight. 157 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,155 -Aye, aye, sir. -Stand by. 158 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,232 Go! Go! Go! 159 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,596 RAMSEY: After my chute deployed, I looked around. 160 00:09:24,680 --> 00:09:26,717 I saw Brinkman's chute open above me. 161 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,111 When I looked down, I only saw one canopy below. 162 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,953 I didn't know if it was, Paul or Thumper. 163 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:36,079 -Thumper? -That's what we called Fuentes, ma'am. 164 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:39,312 It sounds crazy now, but he was the squad's good luck guy, ma'am. 165 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,357 -He was a walking rabbit's foot. -Thumper. 166 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,798 Yes, ma'am. He always seemed to dodge the bullets. 167 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:48,430 -We could tell you a million stories. -Why don't you tell us just one? 168 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:51,399 Well, sir. He bought himself a new bike last week. 169 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:55,474 Car ran a red light, he went over it into a plate glass window. 170 00:09:55,560 --> 00:09:59,155 Dinged his collarbone a little. Other than that, not a scratch. 171 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:00,913 Dinged it a little? 172 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,756 A day or two, he was fine, sir. 173 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:07,194 Who reached him first? 174 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:10,511 I did, sir. I saw him Roman candle short of the field. 175 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,913 As soon as I got out of my harness, I took off to find him. 176 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,070 You two? 177 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,834 I hung up in a tree. Dave gave me a hand. 178 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:21,072 Saw Paul yelling. We joined him. 179 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:25,433 I can't believe the way that Thumper died. It was like a bad movie. 180 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,359 Was he dead when you reached him, Corporal Dafelmair? 181 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,596 Yes, sir. He died on impact. 182 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:34,917 I'm sure. Well, at least I hope he did. 183 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:36,877 Why didn't he pull his reserve? 184 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,032 Jumping from 1,300 feet, your main fails, 185 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,359 you have three, maybe four seconds to react, ma'am. 186 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:47,035 Okay, each of you need to prepare a statement detailing what you saw. 187 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:48,349 Yes, sir. 188 00:10:49,560 --> 00:10:53,713 No, no. Leave 'em. Your gear is ours now. 189 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,111 What'd you get out of that? 190 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,397 -He didn't have time to pop his reserve. -Why not? 191 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,829 Obviously, his reaction time was too slow. 192 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:12,790 Nuts. 193 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:15,593 Dinged collarbone. 194 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:17,672 Injured clavicle hurts like hell. 195 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,273 Takes more than a couple of days to heal. 196 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:21,829 Do you think Corporal Dafelmair was lying? 197 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,351 He was if he knew that Thumper was taking painkillers so he could jump. 198 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:26,874 That's stupid. 199 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:29,913 No, that's a Marine. 200 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:36,109 Our victim sustained a broken neck 201 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,989 crushed vertebrae, multiple leg fractures, a shattered pelvis... 202 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:41,753 What about his clavicle? 203 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:46,479 With all this massive skeletal damage, you're curious about his clavicle? 204 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:48,114 Humour me. 205 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,231 Well, how did you know? 206 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:57,919 There's a fine hairline fracture on the left clavicle. 207 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,594 -Which he... -Incurred recently, but not last night. 208 00:12:00,680 --> 00:12:02,557 No, it's begun to mend. 209 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:04,553 You two are beginning to scare me. 210 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,756 Ducky, would that fracture pain him much? 211 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:08,717 Nothing too severe. 212 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,599 But, of course, the shock of a parachute opening 213 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:13,512 would have hurt like blazes. 214 00:12:13,680 --> 00:12:14,795 How did you know? 215 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,560 The girl in the SUV said she heard him moan. 216 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:19,997 Was he alive after impact? 217 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:22,115 Briefly. 218 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:28,119 Not too close, Caitlin. I'll put it on the monitor. 219 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:31,955 Yeah, he most certainly would have died of massive trauma, 220 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,475 but the technical cause of death 221 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,550 was severing of the femoral artery. 222 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,636 Yes, our young Marine bled to death. 223 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,915 What happened to the "Sad End to a Drano Drinker"? 224 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:55,553 I did a new one. 225 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:57,958 Art can't stand still, Tony. 226 00:12:58,560 --> 00:13:01,439 It was my favourite. So, what's the new one? 227 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,353 Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the abdomen. 228 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:05,590 Of course. 229 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:07,279 I'm gonna call it "Blast from the Future". 230 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,192 I figure with my shotgun-shattered backbone, 231 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,351 I've got, like, a Chagall feeling going on. 232 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,034 -In a Manson Family way. -Yeah. 233 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:17,511 -Abby, you have my tox screen results? -Yep, right over here. 234 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,872 The victim tested positive for Percocet and Vicodin. 235 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:22,598 -Double your pleasure. -Double your fun. 236 00:13:22,680 --> 00:13:23,909 What kind of levels? 237 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,674 0.17. He was slow-juiced, like a koala bear. 238 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:29,593 My guess is that he popped it right before he dropped. 239 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,599 The Marines we questioned in his string probably knew. 240 00:13:32,680 --> 00:13:34,876 -Why didn't they tell us? -Semper Fi. 241 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:36,594 You rat, you fry. 242 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:39,509 Sorry. 243 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:42,313 Was his reserve chute okay? 244 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,391 Yeah, it was perfect. All he had to do was pop it. 245 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,233 Well, he might have if his reflexes weren't slowed by opioids. 246 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:48,435 Opioids? 247 00:13:48,560 --> 00:13:51,029 General term for opiates and synthetic analgesics. 248 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,795 -Go, Kate. -You sure you were a Baltimore cop? 249 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,070 Okay, he was too juiced to pop his reserve. 250 00:13:58,160 --> 00:13:59,559 Maybe. Maybe not. 251 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,029 You pump adrenaline when you jump. Your main chute doesn't open, 252 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:03,918 it would really kick into high gear. 253 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,276 Gibbs, if he had the reflexes to use it, why didn't he? 254 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:07,475 I don't know. 255 00:14:07,560 --> 00:14:09,949 What did you find from the shroud lines of his main chute? 256 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:14,079 Fibre disintegration. But not from textile fatigue. 257 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,913 It's fluorescing as some sort of cleansing agent 258 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:19,475 but that didn't cause this kind of damage. 259 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:21,759 Edges look melted. 260 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,111 I haven't tagged it yet, but it was definitely an acid 261 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,840 that shredded the lines holding 300 pounds of a jumping Marine. 262 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,355 How long to find the acid and check out the rest of those chutes? 263 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:32,990 -I'm flying solo, so at least a day. -Go faster if you had an assistant? 264 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:36,311 -Definitely. -Okay. You got the job. 265 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:38,110 I get to do forensics? 266 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,635 No, you get to schlep for Abby. She gets to do forensics. 267 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,716 Why didn't you tell us you were a rigger, Corporal? 268 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:57,393 Thought you knew, sir. 269 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:58,675 Did you? 270 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:02,150 What's next? 271 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:04,880 Sign the log and stick it in the chute pocket. 272 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:11,320 Same signature. 273 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:14,631 That was the log from Thumper's chute, wasn't it, sir? 274 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:16,757 Yeah. You packed it. 275 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,637 Sir, I didn't know he'd get one that I packed. 276 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,109 The chutes are handed out randomly, even when we jump. 277 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,591 -Riggers usually go on jumps? -On training runs, yes, sir. 278 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:27,159 How many riggers jumped last night? 279 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:29,914 Corporal Ramsey, Brinkman, and Thumper, of course. 280 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,196 -He was senior rigger. -Figure we knew that, too? 281 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,511 -Sir, we weren't trying to hide anything. -Like hell you weren't, Corporal. 282 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:39,389 You all knew Thumper was using painkillers for that dinged collarbone. 283 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:43,159 He died 'cause he was too juiced to pull his reserve. 284 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,959 Sir, there is no way for anyone to sabotage a chute 285 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:47,917 and count on it getting to a specific jumper. 286 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,479 -All those chutes packed here? -Yes, sir. 287 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:50,959 We prepped them at 0900. 288 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:52,951 Put 'em on the trucks for the jump at 1800. 289 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:54,713 They were here for nine hours, unattended? 290 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:56,871 -Under lock and key, sir. -Who's got the key? 291 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,157 Captain Faul and Thumper, as senior rigger, both have keys. 292 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:10,159 You had a criminal record before entering the Corps, Corporal. 293 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,513 -l made a few mistakes, sir. -Shoplifting. 294 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:16,997 -Drug possession? -That was a long time ago, sir. 295 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:20,556 -Three years. Not so long. -Look, sir, you have my file. 296 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:24,076 You know the judge gave me a choice, prison or the service. 297 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,436 The Corps gave me a second chance, sir. 298 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:31,069 And I would never do anything to hurt it or one of my brother Marines. 299 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:32,509 Never, sir. 300 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:47,033 Carl Sagan time. 301 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:53,399 Sulphuric acid. That would chew the shine off a trailer hitch. 302 00:16:58,040 --> 00:16:59,838 How'd you get into this? 303 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:04,876 -Filled out an application. -l mean forensics. 304 00:17:05,360 --> 00:17:08,512 When I was a kid, we lived near this lot 305 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,479 where they brought all the burned-out hulks from the gnarliest car wrecks. 306 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:13,756 I used to sneak in there at night and take pictures. 307 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:17,356 It wasn't about the gore. It was about figuring out how things happened. 308 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,320 You know, like action, reaction, and the science of the whole thing. 309 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,232 I got hooked. How about you? 310 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:27,549 Actually, I wanted to be a lawyer. 311 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:32,311 I did a year in law school. It felt like 10 years in prison. 312 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,272 With really boring inmates? 313 00:17:34,360 --> 00:17:35,395 (LAUGHING) 314 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,752 Admit it, you just like strapping on a gun. 315 00:17:41,120 --> 00:17:43,873 -More than one. -Really? 316 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:46,474 You're packing more heat than meets the eye? 317 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:50,954 -Those your only tattoos? -You show me yours, I'll show you mine. 318 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:52,435 (CHUCKLING) 319 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:55,355 Go! 320 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:58,797 -You ever jump? -When I get an electric shock. 321 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,196 Explains the lack of power tools. 322 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:03,393 -You gonna do it? -What? 323 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,480 Spend a $180 to defy gravity? 324 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,676 -Yeah, I think I am. -Agent Gibbs. 325 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:14,357 This came for you, sir. I just missed you at the paraloft. 326 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:16,790 -Thank you, Lance Corporal. -Yes, sir. 327 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:19,480 -Who's it from? -Ducky. 328 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:20,835 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING) 329 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:29,115 "Jethro, the bean counters couldn't find you, so they gave this to me. 330 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,999 "I suggest you read the instructions on call-blocking." 331 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:33,639 That addressed to you? 332 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:34,790 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 333 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:36,279 It works. 334 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,914 Gibbs. 335 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,116 Yeah. I can be there in 20. 336 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:50,473 You know, some of these guys freeze on their first jump. 337 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:52,631 Have to be kicked in the ass to get 'em out. 338 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:54,757 -Not me. -No. 339 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:58,635 You fall in the category "I want a kick in the ass on the ground." 340 00:18:59,360 --> 00:19:00,430 Go! 341 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,909 -Very Electric Kool-Aid, Abby. -I was thinking more Blue Man Group. 342 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:10,153 Sergeant Fuentes' chute wasn't the only one tampered with. 343 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,550 -How many? -Nine out of 16. 344 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,154 Log book signatures show different riggers packed the lot. 345 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,151 How many did Corporal Dafelmair pack? 346 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,356 Four. The rest were packed by Corporal Brinkman 347 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:20,510 and Sergeant Fuentes. 348 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,160 -Corporal Ramsey didn't pack any? -Nope. 349 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:25,117 When his signature didn't show up on a single chute 350 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:26,235 I called Captain Faul. 351 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:30,029 He put Corporal Ramsey on a two-week rigging suspension for sloppy work. 352 00:19:30,120 --> 00:19:32,157 And guess who wrote him up for that sloppy work? 353 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,709 Senior rigger, Sergeant Fuentes. 354 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:36,715 We got motive. 355 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,713 We have more than that. Kate and I have a theory. 356 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:43,350 -Why didn't you take to me this fast? -You're like a piercing, Tony. 357 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,512 It takes a while for the throbbing to stop and the skin to grow back. 358 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,479 -That's more than I wanted to know. -What's the theory? 359 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:53,633 Okay, every time you lace up your Docs or cinch your laundry bag 360 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:55,119 you leave some skin cells behind. 361 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,510 It's the same with a parachute rigging. 362 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,035 I pulled skin samples from the deployment bags 363 00:20:01,120 --> 00:20:02,394 of the chutes that were futzed with. 364 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,118 Did you get a DNA signature? 365 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:07,670 All nine knots had a number of different sets of skin samples 366 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,434 but there's only one set that's common to all nine. 367 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:11,994 The saboteur. 368 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:13,991 Our riggers of record packed the chutes. 369 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,833 Then someone came in and repacked them, leaving some skin behind. 370 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:18,240 Corporal Ramsey. 371 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:20,870 Well, depending on how much he knows about forensics 372 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:22,633 he's either very smart or very dumb. 373 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:24,870 There's got to be other chutes that Corporal Ramsey packed 374 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:26,871 in the paraloft inventory for comparison. 375 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:30,555 Negatory. I checked. They were all packed since he's been suspended. 376 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:32,836 There's an armed forces' DNA Registry. 377 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,429 All military personnel are on record, right? 378 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:36,995 Yeah. 379 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:39,038 Then we got our guy. 380 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,912 No. All we've got is a pile of dead skin. 381 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:47,110 The only thing you can use the DNA Registry for is to identify a body. 382 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,316 There has to be a way around that. 383 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,952 See? Now you're thinking like an NCIS agent. 384 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,314 GIBBS: We know that nine parachutes were rigged to fail. 385 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,676 The killer doctored them and repacked them. 386 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,400 Sergeant Fuentes died as a result of that. 387 00:21:07,360 --> 00:21:09,476 That's premeditated murder. 388 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:11,674 I'm sold. 389 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,676 If I'm on the jury, you got my vote. 390 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:19,469 We found DNA evidence on the chute deployment bag knots. 391 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:21,039 Belonging to your suspect? 392 00:21:21,120 --> 00:21:25,114 We believe so. To be certain, we have to access the Armed Forces Registry. 393 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:26,679 That's impossible. 394 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:31,152 The Registry was set up to identify remains only. He knows that. 395 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:32,715 I do? 396 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:37,675 He tried to use it when he went after Commander Rabb for murder. 397 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:38,995 He get him? 398 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,390 No, because he wasn't guilty. 399 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:43,517 You couldn't use the DNA Registry then. 400 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,910 What makes you think you can use it now? 401 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:47,834 You, Lieutenant. 402 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:52,913 You're a smart lawyer and you know the law. 403 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:00,879 I know why I'm here. 404 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,674 I hope so. I requested you. 405 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:06,155 Yeah, you requested me because you think you can work me 406 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:08,550 like you did last time, when I ratted out Commander Rabb. 407 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:12,435 You did not rat on anyone. You told the truth. 408 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:18,996 I gave my uniform an extra lint roll this morning, Agent Gibbs. 409 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:21,710 And you waltzing around in my blind spot, 410 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:23,916 not gonna intimidate me this time. 411 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,076 We're at 24 hours now, and soon it's gonna be 48. 412 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,515 You've done investigations, you know what that means. 413 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,477 I've done Jagman investigations. 414 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:34,791 Sure, at 48 hours your evidence begins to degrade, disappear. 415 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:38,589 Witnesses change their stories, suspects improve theirs. I know. 416 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:40,239 -So help us. -No! 417 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:43,756 You're not gonna get me to lawyer you past an iron-clad prohibition 418 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:45,553 that prevents tapping into DNA records 419 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,280 that were designed to identify bodies, not chase suspects. 420 00:22:48,360 --> 00:22:51,079 This guy is guilty. He killed him. 421 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:54,153 Let him drop to his death from 1,300 feet. 422 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:57,073 -It doesn't matter. -For every legal firewall 423 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:58,878 there is a way around it. 424 00:23:00,120 --> 00:23:01,519 I can't help you. 425 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,674 And can I please have my pen back? 426 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:09,279 Oh, yeah. Yeah, sure you can. You're gonna need it. 427 00:23:09,360 --> 00:23:11,510 Because if I can't have my DNA 428 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:14,752 I'm gonna need some search authorisations signed. 429 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,590 You knew Lieutenant Roberts wasn't going to lawyer us 430 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:21,273 access to the military DNA database. 431 00:23:21,360 --> 00:23:22,509 -Did I? -You did. 432 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:24,591 So why go through the exercise? 433 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:28,510 Kate, I come from a long line of horse traders. 434 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:32,195 First rule, you pick the best horse in the barn 435 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,271 and you work the deal until it bursts. 436 00:23:34,360 --> 00:23:35,953 That way, when you go for the second-best nag, 437 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:37,792 you get her for a song. 438 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:41,077 -The search authorisation. -We didn't have probable cause, 439 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:44,630 but the lieutenant, he's a man who aims to please. 440 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:49,109 You never work the system when you can work the people. 441 00:23:49,360 --> 00:23:51,874 Did any of those horse traders you come from get hung? 442 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:53,359 Yeah. A few. 443 00:23:54,360 --> 00:23:56,476 Did you find out what Ramsey was written up for? 444 00:23:56,560 --> 00:24:01,270 Yeah. Frayed lines, bent cones, cuts in the canopy. 445 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,153 I'll tell you, I hope this guy isn't going to medical school at night. 446 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:06,470 -Yeah, scuttlebutt is... -Scuttlebutt? 447 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,279 That's Marine for water-cooler gossip. 448 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,640 The scuttlebutt is that Ramsey took a swing at Thumper 449 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,478 for getting him suspended. 450 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:15,834 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 451 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:21,831 "ldentity withheld." 452 00:24:22,360 --> 00:24:24,590 Probably the reason you married her. 453 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,992 I mean, she probably hid her real personality, as most women do, 454 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:32,357 and, by that time, it was too late 'cause you'd already... 455 00:24:33,360 --> 00:24:34,953 I'm gonna shut up now. 456 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:36,590 Now? 457 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,680 Did you really just say "as most women do"? 458 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:43,674 Meet me at the paraloft at 1400. I'll execute our search authorisations 459 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:45,319 to go through the riggers' lockers. 460 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:49,871 -That's 2:00 Secret Service time, Kate. -We used Zulu time, Tony. 461 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,790 -Zulu time. Yeah, that would be... -1900. 462 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:55,873 I knew that. 463 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:13,031 Hey. Can I come up? 464 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,238 Do I need a password? 465 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,435 Maybe I'll just come up a little. 466 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:33,229 You really should have a password. 467 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:35,235 Why? 468 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:40,396 It's never gonna be finished. 469 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:43,958 My dad's dead. 470 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,597 Yeah. Yeah, I know. 471 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:48,599 Who are you? 472 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:53,875 I'm Jethro Gibbs. 473 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:55,909 NCIS. 474 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,913 I don't have time to answer questions. We're on our way to the funeral. 475 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,799 -I'm not here to ask questions. -Then why are you here? 476 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:05,191 -He says I need a password, mom. -What? 477 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:09,114 I told him a tree house should have a password. 478 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,030 Yeah, Larry was building that for him. 479 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:19,593 Doing a good job. 480 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:27,073 Larry was a good man. 481 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,315 A good husband and a good father. 482 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:31,829 Good Marine. 483 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:36,559 There are rumours that his death wasn't an accident. 484 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:39,190 Whatever happened, Mrs Fuentes, 485 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:41,792 I'll find who's responsible. 486 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,440 Billy, we have to go. 487 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:58,516 Look at you. 488 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:03,759 Dusty. Come here. Your hair's a mess. 489 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:05,274 Where's your combs? 490 00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:07,795 Larry always told him to carry a comb. 491 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:11,191 Like JFK. Whoever he is. 492 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:15,438 He was a Navy guy. Like your dad was a Marine. 493 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:23,031 Navy guys and Marines, they always look their best. 494 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:27,278 Your dad would want you to look your best today for him. 495 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:31,071 I don't want the Marines at the funeral to see me cry. 496 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:34,555 Never be ashamed of tears, bud. 497 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,194 -Marines don't cry. -Yeah, they do. 498 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:42,993 At JFK's funeral, his son saluted the coffin. 499 00:27:44,360 --> 00:27:45,998 You know how to salute? 500 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:51,309 Perfect. 501 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:56,118 You salute your dad today. 502 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:59,517 Nobody'll notice tears. 503 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:05,353 We have to go. 504 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:16,400 I believe you'll get whoever did this. 505 00:28:17,120 --> 00:28:19,191 You have my word. 506 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,033 Got to keep your feet together, cushion the impact. 507 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:31,069 That's it? 508 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:34,029 You signed the release to notify next of kin, right? 509 00:28:34,120 --> 00:28:36,475 Just don't say "break a leg". 510 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:39,075 All right. 511 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:45,394 -How was that? -Very ladylike. 512 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,791 DiNozzo, what are you doing? 513 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,312 I'm just doing a little research for Abby. 514 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:54,354 For Abby? 515 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:57,794 Well, maybe I'm serving two masters. 516 00:28:58,360 --> 00:28:59,953 You're serving one now. 517 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:06,470 -How'd you get into NCIS? -I smiled. 518 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:12,115 I had the riggers' lockers sealed immediately after the incident, sir. 519 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:17,675 Keys. 520 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:46,469 Got something. 521 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,272 -Brass-stripper solvent. -Read the contents. 522 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:20,279 "Contains petroleum distillant, ammonia, and sulphuric acid. 523 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:24,555 "Harmful if swallowed." Or applied to shroud lines. 524 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:27,314 Ramsey's locker. 525 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:29,355 That stuff's not mine. 526 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,796 Sergeant Nutt, place the corporal in custody. 527 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:34,154 Tony, read 'em. 528 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:37,358 "You have the right to remain silent and make no statement at all. 529 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:38,515 "Any statement that you make 530 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:41,638 "can be used against you in a trial or court-martial..." 531 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:49,113 Scuttlebutt has it that you and Thumper mixed it up in the paraloft. 532 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:51,917 We exchanged words, sir. 533 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:53,720 And fists. 534 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,474 A punch or two was thrown. Nothing serious. 535 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:00,353 But I damn sure wasn't angry enough to kill him, sir. 536 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:03,189 Well, maybe you only meant to scare him. 537 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:08,156 But Thumper was on pain killers and didn't have time to pull his reserve. 538 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:11,073 I didn't touch his chute, sir. How could I? 539 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:14,391 I'm on suspension and the paraloft is under lock and key. 540 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:17,834 KATE: What'd you find? 541 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,958 Hardware store where our guy did one-stop shopping. 542 00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:23,236 Clerk's pretty fuzzy. He does remember a Marine 543 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:25,231 in a real hurry to copy a key. 544 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:31,677 All you needed was a key 545 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:34,959 like this one. 546 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:39,595 I found this in Thumper's personal effects. 547 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:43,639 If that's the paraloft key, you won't find one like that on my key chain. 548 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:46,389 I've messed up some rigging, sir, but never intentionally. 549 00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:49,871 A guy jumps with one of my chutes, he puts his life in my hands. 550 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:53,749 -I'd never breach that trust, sir. Never. -Now, 551 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:03,310 are you gonna tell me that was a plant, too? 552 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:06,398 It had to be. I'm not guilty, sir. 553 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:10,120 They're always so sincere when they say that. 554 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:13,279 What if I was to give you an offer to prove that? 555 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:15,074 Anything, sir. 556 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,719 You'd be willing to give us a sample of your DNA? 557 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:23,796 Someone put that box in my locker and that key on my keychain. 558 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:25,911 How do I know that you don't have my DNA 559 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,196 on something else they planted, too? 560 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:30,320 You don't. 561 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:43,952 DiNozzo, where'd you learn how to write? China? 562 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:47,794 I'd say Egypt. Looks more like hieroglyphics. 563 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:49,951 Hey! You were in a rush to read it. 564 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:51,475 My mistake. 565 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:53,676 Are those the interviews with the Marines that didn't jump? 566 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,558 It's not very interesting unless you want to hear... 567 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:59,110 Corporal Ramsey finally gave it up. His mouth was drier than mummy dust. 568 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:01,794 I had to swab it four times to get a decent DNA sample. 569 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:03,871 How long to test for a match on those skin cells? 570 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,118 Only if you want no runs, drips or errors in court, you got to give me 24. 571 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:08,759 Abby, clock's ticking. 572 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:12,993 You don't expect a guilty man to give up his DNA. 573 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:14,354 He's rolling the dice, 574 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:17,000 hoping for that one-in-a-million shot it won't match. 575 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:19,674 -Guilty people do that? -All the time. 576 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:22,390 Wait a minute, Kate has a point. 577 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:26,309 What if Ramsey was set up? What if he's innocent? 578 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:27,999 What if he's telling the truth? 579 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,799 We'll know in 24 hours, but wouldn't bet on it. 580 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:32,996 Yeah, well, you know what? I don't like sitting on my ass 581 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:34,514 waiting for a DNA match. 582 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:36,432 There are only two other possible suspects. 583 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:38,397 Corporal Dafelmair or Brinkman. 584 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:40,835 Nope, there's three. You're forgetting Captain Faul. 585 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:42,877 He's got a key to the paraloft. 586 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:47,349 Where do you think you're going, bubba? You got a report to finish. 587 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:52,836 Sergeant Fuentes was one of the finest NCO's in my command. 588 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:57,312 He was tough on his riggers, but fair. And I still find it difficult to believe 589 00:33:57,400 --> 00:33:59,994 his reporting Corporal Ramsey drove him to murder. 590 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:02,720 Corporal Ramsey hasn't been proven guilty yet, Captain. 591 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:05,679 You're holding him. Scuttlebutt is he's confessed. 592 00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:09,032 Never knew a Marine captain who believed scuttlebutt. 593 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:13,830 How'd you prepare the day of the exercise? 594 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:17,595 I spent the morning at a chalk talk with the Navy aviators piloting the C-130. 595 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:21,310 -I noticed you used a Navy bird. -Most of ours are deployed in Iraq. 596 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:24,358 -You eat lunch with them? -At the officers' mess. 597 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:26,437 But after lunch, we made a couple of dry runs, 598 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:28,989 had another chalk talk and then loaded up. 599 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:31,515 Why? 600 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:33,989 Do you have your paraloft key, Captain? 601 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,398 Corporal Ramsey must have lifted 602 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:44,552 Sergeant Fuentes' key long enough to make a duplicate. 603 00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:47,036 Corporal Ramsey made a key to the paraloft? 604 00:34:47,120 --> 00:34:50,033 It's the only way he could have slipped in to sabotage the chutes. 605 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:51,633 Thank you, Captain. 606 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:54,239 -Thank you. -Thank you. 607 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:58,235 Why didn't you just ask to see my key? 608 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:03,476 Agent Todd is new. Just teaching her how to interrogate. 609 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:07,236 The paraloft was secured between 0900 and 1800. 610 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:10,756 That's why you wanted to know what I was doing all day. 611 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:12,194 You suspected me. 612 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:14,437 If the captain were a suspect 613 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:17,239 we would have read him his rights, wouldn't we? 614 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:19,437 Very good, Agent Todd. Great. 615 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:31,598 Captain have an alibi? 616 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:34,799 He was nowhere near the paraloft when the chutes were sabotaged. 617 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:38,555 -Ramsey's the dirt bag. -Could still be Dafelmair or Brinkman. 618 00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:41,871 Sergeant Fuentes supervised the riggers handing out chutes? 619 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:45,152 Yeah, he watches his riggers from the back of the truck. 620 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:47,758 Corporal Ramsey participated. 621 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:51,754 Well, he's on suspension from rigging, not passing out chutes or jumping. 622 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,879 He could have given Thumper a dirty chute. 623 00:35:55,720 --> 00:35:57,074 What'd you say? 624 00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,834 Ramsey could have given Thumper a sabotaged chute. 625 00:35:59,920 --> 00:36:01,433 No, you said "dirty". 626 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:07,032 -What? -With Gibbs you never know. 627 00:36:07,720 --> 00:36:09,950 Abby, I need to see Sergeant Fuentes' reserve chute. 628 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:12,031 You might wanna take a look at this first. 629 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,316 Now that I'm only running one DNA analysis, 630 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:17,114 I finally had time to do a particle pick on the shroud lines. 631 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,635 You're looking at infrared of Bolivia's best. 632 00:36:19,720 --> 00:36:21,757 -Cocaine? -Ouir killer's using it? 633 00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:23,239 No, the rock's too pure. 634 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:26,358 The residue on his skin is probably from cutting and weighing. 635 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:29,796 Why don't I think Thumper was killed for reporting Corporal Ramsey's rigging? 636 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:32,679 -Where's Thumper's reserve chute? -It's over here. 637 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:38,995 I already checked it, Gibbs. It's clean. 638 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:45,991 You know what, it's too clean. 639 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:49,991 It's too clean for someone who smashed through a tree and an SUV. 640 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:52,151 Where's the other jump gear we confiscated? 641 00:36:52,240 --> 00:36:55,153 I stored it in the ballistics lab after I tested it. 642 00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:59,033 What are you looking for? 643 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:03,318 Ramsey, Dafelmair's and Brinkman's gear. Here's one. 644 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:08,353 -What are you looking for? -A screwed pooch. 645 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:27,632 There itis. It's dirty. 646 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:31,555 This is the reserve that Thumper jumped with. 647 00:37:31,640 --> 00:37:33,278 Unlucky 13. 648 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:37,274 Someone pulled a switch after he hit the SUV. 649 00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:45,669 The cone's been soldered in place. 650 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:49,318 Doesn't matter if those painkillers slowed his judgement. 651 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:51,198 He couldn't use this chute. 652 00:37:51,720 --> 00:37:53,358 Whose rucksack is this? 653 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:03,111 Call Captain Faul. Tell him jump ops can resume. 654 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:05,271 -We got our killer. -Do I tell him who? 655 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:06,430 No. 656 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:11,118 I don't want DNA evidence. I want this bastard to confess. 657 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:15,799 -How are we gonna do that? -Wear this when we jump. 658 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:17,914 Jump? 659 00:38:27,720 --> 00:38:28,869 Hey, Cap. 660 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:31,871 Aren't you a little old to re-up? 661 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:34,392 I hear there's a war on. 662 00:38:35,720 --> 00:38:40,556 Agent DiNozzo, can't tell if you're enlisting or just listing. 663 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:42,233 That's a good one. 664 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:45,915 We're going with you boys. NCIS training mission. 665 00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:49,751 Now why don't I believe that? 666 00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:52,831 Hell, why not? 667 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:54,440 Hate to pass up the opportunity 668 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:57,393 to toss a couple of NCIS agents out of a plane. 669 00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:09,355 -Why are you jumping with us, sir? -I always wanted to jump. 670 00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:11,637 Agent Gibbs came along to laugh. 671 00:39:11,720 --> 00:39:15,714 Hard to believe Dave killed Thumper over a lousy two weeks' suspension, sir. 672 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:18,110 -Yeah. -Thumper rode him, sir, 673 00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:21,752 but no more than the rest of us. It just doesn't make sense. 674 00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:25,276 -Oh, no! -What? Chickening out? 675 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:30,718 13. It's my first jump, and my reserve is number 13. 676 00:39:31,080 --> 00:39:33,799 Wouldn't have bothered Thumper, would it, guys? 677 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:39,358 -Either of you superstitious? -No, sir. 678 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:43,189 Great! Why don't you swap with Corporal Brinkman? 679 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:46,432 -What's your reserve chute number? -Four. 680 00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:49,797 Four? No, four is unlucky in China. 681 00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:53,157 -We're not in China. -I don't care. 682 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:55,715 -What's your number? -Eight. 683 00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:58,674 Great! Eight's lucky in China. 684 00:40:03,240 --> 00:40:04,674 Is there a problem? 685 00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:07,509 No, sir. 686 00:40:11,320 --> 00:40:13,152 Stand up! 687 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:21,155 Hook up. 688 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:28,833 Thumper ride you, Corporal Dafelmair? 689 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:33,631 -He rode everybody, sir. -About being a drug dealer? 690 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:37,790 That's his reserve chute you're wearing, 691 00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:40,349 the one you switched on him when he landed. 692 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:44,592 Don't know what you're talking about, sir. 693 00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:48,036 You were the first one down. First one to get to Thumper. 694 00:40:48,120 --> 00:40:50,316 Ramsey was helping Brinkman out of a tree. 695 00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:52,437 -What's he saying, Paul? -I don't know. 696 00:40:52,520 --> 00:40:56,195 Only takes a couple of minutes to switch a bad chute for a good one. 697 00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:59,715 Marine Corps gave you a second chance. 698 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:02,836 When Thumper found out you soiled the uniform by dealing drugs, 699 00:41:02,920 --> 00:41:03,990 he wouldn't do it. 700 00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:07,072 -I thought Corporal Ramsey was guilty? -He is, sir! 701 00:41:10,640 --> 00:41:12,472 You thought wrong, Corporal. 702 00:41:13,160 --> 00:41:14,434 Prove it. 703 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:17,959 What the hell are you doing? His main can't open! 704 00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:19,189 He's got a reserve! 705 00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:22,398 Captain, this is nuts. You going to put a stop to this, sir? 706 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:29,037 Thirty seconds to drop. 707 00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:33,909 A confession and ratting out your drug supplier will get you a deal. 708 00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:44,554 -How good a deal? -Read him his Article 31s. 709 00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:47,632 -You have the right to remain silent. -He doesn't deserve a deal! 710 00:41:47,720 --> 00:41:51,679 -Hey, back off! -Come on. Cool it, man! 711 00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:01,830 Goodbye, DiNozzo. 712 00:42:03,200 --> 00:42:04,235 (TONY WHOOPING) 713 00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:07,956 REPORTER: Military authorities arrested... 714 00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:09,394 a Marine and charged him with murder 715 00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:11,391 in connection with Sergeant Larry Fuentes' 716 00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:13,915 tragic parachute mishap three days ago. 717 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:17,072 -Corporal Paul Dafelmair based in... -We ever gonna make the 11:00 news? 718 00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:19,356 Could have happened tonight if you'd broke your neck. 719 00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:21,113 ...and is reportedly cooperating 720 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:22,952 with authorities in an ongoing drug investigation. 721 00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:24,235 Well, it's been a long one. 722 00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:26,391 Details of the investigation are being kept under wraps. 723 00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:28,113 You leaving soon? 724 00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:29,715 Mmm-hmm. 725 00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:34,438 All right. Good night. 726 00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:38,910 Dafelmair's family would not comment... 727 00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:48,233 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 728 00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:05,075 (HAMMERING) 729 00:43:12,640 --> 00:43:13,914 Can I come up? 730 00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:18,118 You got a password? 731 00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:21,313 Yes, sir. Semper Fi. 732 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:26,833 That's a good password. Come on up. 733 00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:36,594 All right.