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Look, I'm telling you guys,

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Deputy Director Laroche
is dirty.

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No, McGee,
we got your back, man,

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but it's just becoming
an obsession.

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Nocturne.

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I don't know what that means.

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Oh, I think you do.

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That sounds like a threat.

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It's a warning.
I'm coming for you.

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You're playing with fire,
Agent McGee.

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And if you're not
absolutely certain

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that Laroche is guilty
of something,

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we could all get burned.

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Ugh.

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Boss?

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Don't look so surprised.

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You knew this was coming.

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Agent McGee.

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Working late.

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Big case?

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Oh, you could say that.

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Right. Well...

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I hope you catch
whoever you're after.

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Poor McGee.

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The basement dream can, uh,

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really mess with your head.

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So that's a thing?

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Have you had one?

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Everyone's had one.

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Really?

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So Gibbs also wrote
your name on a boat?

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He handed me
a virgin piña colada

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and told me to stop slouching.

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What do you think that means?

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No idea. I never slouch.

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Well, thankfully,
McGee's subconscious

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is less complicated.

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Getting shot by Laroche?

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Classic fear-of-failure
nightmare.

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Yeah, but why was he dressed
like Gibbs?

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Mm. Dream Interpretation 101:

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clothes represent identity,

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McGee holds himself
to impossible standards,

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he wants to live up to Gibbs,

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but he's afraid
that he made a mistake.

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Well, that's deep.

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It's ridiculous.

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The only mistake I made was
telling you two about my dream.

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We're trying to help.

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You know, I took a class
on Freud in college.

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Dreaming of boats can also
symbolize growth and progress.

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I wish.

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No, I've spent the last week

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dissecting Laroche's
entire life.

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So far, nothing to show
he's a Founder.

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A what?

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It's a Founder,
it's from Star Trek, it's a...

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evil shape-shifter
that infiltrates government.

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Mm, well, that makes sense.
He is a political chameleon.

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And even with that DOJ file
from Vance,

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I still can't find
any connection

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between Laroche
and the Nexus cartel.

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Except the hit they put on him.

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Ever since,
he's had full-time security,

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which means he's had
to keep a low profile.

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Yeah, no more shape-shifting.

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Yeah, no more leads.

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Maybe you should take a break.

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I'm fine, okay?

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I forgot my retainers.

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McGee is not fine.
Mm.

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And since when
does he have retainers?

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Uh, probably since middle
school, like the rest of us.

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Oh, not me. I'm au naturel.

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Never even had a cavity.

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Unbelievable.

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Yeah, that's what
the dentist said.

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This is a 10-70 from HR.

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They want me to change
my marital status.

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Change it to what?

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Married.

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Well, congrats.
Who's the lucky guy?

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You, apparently.

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The system seems to think

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that our undercover wedding
was real.

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That was months ago.

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You did keep the ring.

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Okay, this is obviously a glitch

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that needs to be fixed
immediately.

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It can wait.

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Grab your gear.

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Where, uh, where are we headed?

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We're headed
to a vehicle fire in Buckley.

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You're headed home
to get some rest.

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That's three all-nighters
in a row.

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What? I'm fine.
It's not a problem.

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I'm sending you home
before it becomes a problem.

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I can do my job, Gibbs.

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That came out wrong.

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Freud would disagree.

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You're busting your ass, Tim.

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We got your back. Go home.

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No, no, no, everything,
everything is okay, honey.

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No, I just, uh... just taking
the day off, you know?

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I thought I'd spend a little
time with you and the kids.

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Parker sent you home, didn't he?

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Um, have you eaten yet?

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'Cause I can, I can
grab us lunch.

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Ooh, sounds great.

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What are you thinking?

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Uh, pizza... ooh, Thai. Thai.

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No security detail.

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What was that, babe?

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Oh, uh...

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I'm just saying
Thai sounds great, you know?

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Tim? Tim, you still there?

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Yeah, honey,
I just remembered something,

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so I'm gonna be a little late

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coming home for lunch.

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Uh, love you.

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What am I looking at?

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Uh, I think it's a cartoon balloon.

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Truck's full of party supplies,

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registered to
a Buddy's Birthday Barn.

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Mm. Somebody crashed the party.

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MPD said that the driver
was missing when they got here.

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Probably bolted
after the fireworks.

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Well, can't blame them.
Whoever did this

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really hates birthdays.
Mm. Yep.

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No witnesses.

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Passing driver saw
the aftermath,

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called the police.

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Well, why would
the police call us?

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This is not our crime scene.

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Has our name on it.

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First responders found
it in the bushes,

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figured it was above
their pay grade.

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Uh, no barrel, no ammo?

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No.

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Whatever this thing shoots,

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it's invisible.

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Some kind of training weapon?

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Well, whatever it is, we have to
figure out what it's doing here.

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You two take the truck.

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Is that Barbara from Accounting?

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Yeah.

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She found the glitch.
Great.

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Why does the system
think we're married?

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Oh.

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'Cause we are.

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I mean, how does
the District of Columbia

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have a certified marriage
license with our names on it?

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Well, like you said, a glitch?

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Well, it's a pretty big one.
We were undercover.

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Well, I said I wanted the op

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to feel real.

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Someone clearly took it
to the next level.

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Actually,
I'm-I'm a little impressed.

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That still doesn't explain
how any of this happened.

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Okay, well, it happened.
For better or worse.

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Well, it's for worse, Torres,

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because now we need
an annulment,

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which means paperwork
and-and hearings.

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Yeah, with judges.
Who will laugh at us.

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Yeah.

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We can handle it.

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In the middle of a case?

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One problem at a time.

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Like, first one,
why did somebody

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turn this party truck
into a piñata?

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Okay, so

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most of these rounds
came straight through,

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except for right here.

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Something blocked
the bullets here.

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Yeah.

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Something, something solid.

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Look at this.

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It's a track.

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This slides.

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Oh, yeah.

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Hidden vault.

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Maybe this is what our shooter
was looking for.

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Well, I guess they found it.

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What are you doing?

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You switched cars.

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Well, where are you going?

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Okay.

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Any time now, Kase,
'cause My thumbs are cramping.

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Slow your roll, Maverick.

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I'm calibrating.

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Don't want to take out
the whole building.

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Wh... uh, tell me

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you're not about to blow up
government property.

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Hey, relax.

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It's science.

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That's what Oppenheimer said.

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Uh-huh.

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Suck photons.

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Yeah, baby.

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That's it?

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Say hello to my little friend.

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Military-grade signal jammer.

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radio, cell,

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GPS, you name it.

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Designed to take down
drones in war zones.

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Or the local balloon guy?

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Yeah, the jammer kept the driver
from calling for help.

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More importantly,

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it blocked the vault's

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silent alarm,
'cause the birthday truck

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was wired.

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Yeah, whoever planned
the robbery

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knew what they were doing.

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Mm-hmm. They had access
to classified military tech,

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because that baby
ain't street-legal.

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We know where it came from?

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00:11:50,503 --> 00:11:51,538
I have a call in to Naval Air
Systems Command.

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They handle all drone tech.

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In the meantime,
I ran our vault-on-wheels.

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The registration? Forged.

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Buddy's Birthday Barn?
Doesn't exist.

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No records, no permits.

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No wonder the driver ran.

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Yeah, they were hauling
a lot more than party favors.

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I found this
behind a box of clown wigs.

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Looks like our birthday
bandit may have dropped it.

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They were moving money.

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And not the clean kind.

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If the vault was full of these,

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someone's out a cool mil
at least.

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Any idea whose birthday
got ruined?

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No, and still don't know
who left with all the presents.

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Keep digging.

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Meant to say earlier,

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smart move sending McGee home.

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Someone did the same
for me once.

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Hmm. Obviously, somebody wise
beyond their years.

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Did I ever say thanks?

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You did.

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00:12:51,430 --> 00:12:54,333
But you haven't said
how you've been doing since.

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Are you still seeing ghosts?

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You really want to know?

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00:13:06,479 --> 00:13:10,282
Turns out, Lily is not a ghost.

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She's real.

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00:13:16,288 --> 00:13:18,390
Do you know who she is?

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00:13:18,457 --> 00:13:19,626
How do you know her?

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00:13:19,726 --> 00:13:22,829
Still working on that part.

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00:13:22,962 --> 00:13:24,564
But she hasn't appeared lately,

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00:13:24,631 --> 00:13:26,766
and I'm sleeping
like a baby, so...

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00:13:26,833 --> 00:13:30,069
Well, it sounds like you had
a breakthrough with Dr. Grace.

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00:13:30,169 --> 00:13:32,338
Actually, with my dad.

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00:13:33,272 --> 00:13:35,508
I got him to open up about

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my mother.

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00:13:36,743 --> 00:13:39,812
Told me things I never knew.

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00:13:39,946 --> 00:13:42,314
Do you think
all this stuff with Lily

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is actually about your mom?

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00:13:45,552 --> 00:13:49,355
I mean, Freud called it
unresolved grief.

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00:13:50,122 --> 00:13:53,159
Maybe you just need
some closure.

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00:14:02,835 --> 00:14:04,036
Now let's just hope that McGee

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can find some closure
with Laroche.

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Federal agent! Stop!

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00:15:39,598 --> 00:15:42,268
Laroche! Stop!

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00:15:44,370 --> 00:15:46,105
Laroche!

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00:16:03,422 --> 00:16:06,058
The good news, McGee, is that
you're still in one piece.

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00:16:06,125 --> 00:16:08,260
The bad news is,
I think you have a concussion.

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00:16:08,327 --> 00:16:11,163
EMTs said you took
a pretty nasty hit,

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which would explain

268
00:16:12,832 --> 00:16:14,433
the disorientation,
the nausea...

269
00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:15,802
You know what? I'm fine.

270
00:16:15,902 --> 00:16:18,170
...the overwhelming urge
to ignore medical advice.

271
00:16:18,304 --> 00:16:20,472
Just...
Where's Laroche?

272
00:16:20,572 --> 00:16:22,041
You already asked that.

273
00:16:22,141 --> 00:16:23,242
I did?

274
00:16:23,309 --> 00:16:25,311
Multiple times.
Laroche is not here.

275
00:16:25,411 --> 00:16:27,980
The guy who was driving the
truck that hit you is the one

276
00:16:28,114 --> 00:16:30,149
who called 911.

277
00:16:30,249 --> 00:16:31,784
He said you came
flying out of nowhere.

278
00:16:31,884 --> 00:16:34,186
You got lucky.
The driver... they saw him, right?

279
00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,123
Laroche running away?

280
00:16:37,957 --> 00:16:39,425
Well, not exactly.

281
00:16:39,525 --> 00:16:41,527
The driver only saw you, McGee.

282
00:16:41,627 --> 00:16:43,595
After it was too late.

283
00:16:43,662 --> 00:16:45,497
What were you doing out here?

284
00:16:45,597 --> 00:16:47,967
I told you what I saw.
Laroche shot a man.

285
00:16:48,067 --> 00:16:50,369
We need to get a warrant,
we need to put out a BOLO.

286
00:16:52,739 --> 00:16:53,973
What? What's the problem?

287
00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,876
Look, Tim...

288
00:16:57,009 --> 00:16:58,510
you got hit pretty hard.

289
00:16:58,610 --> 00:17:00,479
Maybe you just want to...

290
00:17:00,579 --> 00:17:03,315
You saw the body, right?

291
00:17:03,382 --> 00:17:05,683
About that...

292
00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,690
I-I-I don't understand.
It happened right here.

293
00:17:12,524 --> 00:17:13,759
You sure?

294
00:17:18,163 --> 00:17:19,832
Yeah, I'm sure.

295
00:17:19,931 --> 00:17:21,868
Then you see the problem.

296
00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:23,803
Well, then
Laroche moved the body.

297
00:17:23,870 --> 00:17:27,172
He did more than that.
No prints, no drag marks.

298
00:17:27,273 --> 00:17:29,575
And no blood or shell casings.

299
00:17:29,675 --> 00:17:31,143
Okay, I know I'm tired,

300
00:17:31,243 --> 00:17:34,446
I know I hit my head,
but I also know what I saw.

301
00:17:35,815 --> 00:17:38,050
Guys, you got
to believe me here.

302
00:17:38,184 --> 00:17:39,852
We do.

303
00:17:39,919 --> 00:17:42,421
But will anyone else?

304
00:17:44,623 --> 00:17:46,158
Busy night.

305
00:17:46,258 --> 00:17:51,097
The NCIS deputy director
evades his security detail,

306
00:17:51,230 --> 00:17:52,598
switches cars,

307
00:17:52,731 --> 00:17:55,868
and sneaks into an
abandoned power plant

308
00:17:55,968 --> 00:17:58,004
where he murders a man.

309
00:17:58,104 --> 00:17:59,238
That's the gist.

310
00:17:59,338 --> 00:18:00,940
And yet you have no proof.

311
00:18:01,073 --> 00:18:02,608
We have the eyewitness testimony

312
00:18:02,708 --> 00:18:03,910
of a federal agent.

313
00:18:04,010 --> 00:18:05,077
No, you don't.

314
00:18:05,177 --> 00:18:06,345
Agent McGee is...

315
00:18:06,445 --> 00:18:07,780
Compromised.

316
00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,582
Head injury aside,
he's too close to this case.

317
00:18:10,682 --> 00:18:14,586
This was never about McGee
losing the job to Laroche.

318
00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:15,855
Well, that's how it looks.

319
00:18:15,922 --> 00:18:17,890
I don't care about optics.

320
00:18:17,957 --> 00:18:20,259
Well, that must be nice.

321
00:18:21,427 --> 00:18:23,129
If we accuse our own
deputy director of murder

322
00:18:23,262 --> 00:18:24,931
without a shred
of physical evidence,

323
00:18:25,064 --> 00:18:27,266
it doesn't just blow back
on McGee.

324
00:18:27,366 --> 00:18:29,902
If we do nothing, Laroche walks.

325
00:18:29,969 --> 00:18:31,938
And if you go after him
and you miss?

326
00:18:32,038 --> 00:18:33,105
We won't miss.

327
00:18:33,239 --> 00:18:34,941
Then what do you call
last night?

328
00:18:35,074 --> 00:18:37,209
Won't happen again.
You're damn right, because this ends now.

329
00:18:37,309 --> 00:18:39,745
Leon, if Laroche were
anyone else, you'd turn us...

330
00:18:39,846 --> 00:18:43,549
But he's not, Parker, which
is why we need ironclad proof.

331
00:18:43,649 --> 00:18:45,651
How do we get it
if we can't dig?

332
00:18:45,751 --> 00:18:47,653
You don't.

333
00:18:49,555 --> 00:18:50,589
Pamela.

334
00:18:50,689 --> 00:18:51,690
Yes, sir.
Put in a call

335
00:18:51,790 --> 00:18:53,092
to the secretary of defense.

336
00:18:53,192 --> 00:18:54,626
Right away, Director.

337
00:18:56,428 --> 00:18:57,663
I made some calls

338
00:18:57,763 --> 00:18:59,131
and got the annulment paperwork
started.

339
00:18:59,265 --> 00:19:00,900
You'll need to sign
a few statements

340
00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,168
and update some records,

341
00:19:02,301 --> 00:19:03,970
but I think we can avoid
going to court.

342
00:19:04,103 --> 00:19:06,472
Oh, Barbara, thank you.
You are a lifesaver.

343
00:19:06,605 --> 00:19:08,774
Yeah. I owe you one, Barbara.

344
00:19:08,875 --> 00:19:10,109
Well,

345
00:19:10,176 --> 00:19:12,778
I'm just glad
you're still on the market.

346
00:19:13,612 --> 00:19:14,914
Lets a girl dream.

347
00:19:15,014 --> 00:19:16,548
Not to mention it saves me

348
00:19:16,648 --> 00:19:19,085
the headache of switching
both of your benefits packages.

349
00:19:19,185 --> 00:19:20,486
Hmm? Benefits?

350
00:19:20,586 --> 00:19:22,054
Plural?
Well,

351
00:19:22,154 --> 00:19:23,856
being married
does have its perks.

352
00:19:23,990 --> 00:19:25,858
Joint health care, tax breaks.

353
00:19:25,992 --> 00:19:28,961
Technically, you'd qualify
for extra locality pay.

354
00:19:29,061 --> 00:19:31,330
Oh, uh, how...
Oh, like, uh...

355
00:19:31,430 --> 00:19:33,465
how-how much?
How-how-how much are we talking about?

356
00:19:33,532 --> 00:19:35,801
Mm, roughly a 25% raise.

357
00:19:35,868 --> 00:19:37,369
But you'd actually have

358
00:19:37,503 --> 00:19:40,672
to stay married
to-to, to-to each other.

359
00:19:42,208 --> 00:19:44,243
We could try to make this work.

360
00:19:44,343 --> 00:19:46,278
For 25%, I would try

361
00:19:46,378 --> 00:19:47,579
chewing glass.
Me, too.

362
00:19:47,679 --> 00:19:49,715
Temporarily.
Yeah.

363
00:19:49,848 --> 00:19:51,250
I'm not taking your name.

364
00:19:51,350 --> 00:19:55,087
Well, that hurts,
but I respect it.

365
00:19:55,955 --> 00:19:57,456
Should I come back?

366
00:19:57,556 --> 00:19:59,025
Update.

367
00:19:59,158 --> 00:20:00,826
Um, I'm sorry, which case?

368
00:20:00,893 --> 00:20:03,495
The robbery that suddenly
seems like small potatoes

369
00:20:03,562 --> 00:20:05,031
or the murder
that could potentially

370
00:20:05,164 --> 00:20:06,698
take down a government mole?

371
00:20:06,798 --> 00:20:08,234
The robbery. Go.

372
00:20:08,367 --> 00:20:10,002
Hey, wait,
what a... what about Laroche?

373
00:20:10,069 --> 00:20:12,738
We've been ordered to drop it.

374
00:20:13,539 --> 00:20:16,408
Are we following those orders?

375
00:20:16,542 --> 00:20:17,676
Probably should.

376
00:20:17,743 --> 00:20:19,378
Not really worth
losing your job.

377
00:20:19,478 --> 00:20:22,114
Tim, you need to go home
for real this time.

378
00:20:22,214 --> 00:20:23,082
No, no, no,

379
00:20:23,182 --> 00:20:24,350
I know, but first,

380
00:20:24,450 --> 00:20:25,851
Kasie found something
on the robbery.

381
00:20:25,952 --> 00:20:27,153
It turns out,

382
00:20:27,253 --> 00:20:29,455
this thing doesn't
just block signals,

383
00:20:29,555 --> 00:20:32,658
it also logs them, including
any nearby cell activity.

384
00:20:32,758 --> 00:20:34,893
Tell me the thief had a cell.

385
00:20:35,694 --> 00:20:38,164
"Arliss Pinkerton"?

386
00:20:38,264 --> 00:20:39,665
Well, that sounds fake.

387
00:20:39,765 --> 00:20:42,768
Well, it is. It's an alias
for Crispin Shaker Jr.

388
00:20:42,868 --> 00:20:44,236
Well, that sounds even worse.

389
00:20:44,336 --> 00:20:46,138
Except Shaker is real.

390
00:20:46,238 --> 00:20:47,906
And he's got the rap sheet
to prove it.

391
00:20:48,907 --> 00:20:50,409
Armed car robberies,

392
00:20:50,509 --> 00:20:51,810
secured cargo jobs.

393
00:20:51,910 --> 00:20:53,679
Well, looks like we
found our birthday thief.

394
00:20:53,745 --> 00:20:55,914
All right, let's start looking
into Shaker's known associates,

395
00:20:56,015 --> 00:20:58,450
find out who's bankrolling
his jobs. Torres?

396
00:20:58,584 --> 00:20:59,885
Yeah, I'll call the FBI. On it.

397
00:20:59,952 --> 00:21:02,088
McGee...
No, no, I know, I'm-I'm going home.

398
00:21:05,757 --> 00:21:07,126
Agent McGee.

399
00:21:10,062 --> 00:21:11,297
I just found out what happened.

400
00:21:11,430 --> 00:21:12,764
I hope you're okay.

401
00:21:12,864 --> 00:21:14,933
Yeah, it was a rough night.

402
00:21:15,034 --> 00:21:17,469
How was yours?

403
00:21:20,106 --> 00:21:22,975
You should really take it easy
for a few days.

404
00:21:24,443 --> 00:21:26,778
Thanks. I'll consider that.

405
00:21:33,352 --> 00:21:35,587
Do I really have to go home now?

406
00:21:35,654 --> 00:21:37,023
Yes.

407
00:21:37,123 --> 00:21:39,091
But before you do,

408
00:21:39,191 --> 00:21:41,360
make sure you see Jimmy.

409
00:21:41,460 --> 00:21:42,995
Jimmy's already cleared me.

410
00:21:43,095 --> 00:21:45,097
Yeah, maybe this time
he can draw

411
00:21:45,197 --> 00:21:47,533
some better conclusions.

412
00:21:49,135 --> 00:21:50,802
For a guy with a concussion,

413
00:21:50,936 --> 00:21:53,139
McGee had
some pretty solid details.

414
00:21:53,272 --> 00:21:54,973
Hey, keep it down, Van Gogh.

415
00:21:55,074 --> 00:21:57,609
We're not supposed to be working
the murder mystery.

416
00:21:57,709 --> 00:21:58,910
It's not a mystery.

417
00:21:59,011 --> 00:22:00,346
McGee saw what he saw,

418
00:22:00,446 --> 00:22:01,513
and we should do everything
we can to help.

419
00:22:01,613 --> 00:22:02,748
Yes, I hear you, but right now

420
00:22:02,814 --> 00:22:04,516
I am buried
in our birthday bandit's

421
00:22:04,616 --> 00:22:06,785
known associates,
and let me tell you,

422
00:22:06,885 --> 00:22:08,254
Crispin Shaker Jr.'s got

423
00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:09,988
more friends
than a golden retriever.

424
00:22:10,122 --> 00:22:12,291
Well, I guess there is
loyalty among thieves.

425
00:22:12,358 --> 00:22:14,193
Too bad none of them
connect to the robbery.

426
00:22:14,326 --> 00:22:15,894
Okay, well, then this is
a waste of time.

427
00:22:15,994 --> 00:22:17,696
Someone should tell Parker
to drop the robbery

428
00:22:17,796 --> 00:22:19,631
and start focusing on Laroche.

429
00:22:19,698 --> 00:22:21,367
Jimmy?

430
00:22:22,068 --> 00:22:24,770
You got a sec?
Mm-hmm.

431
00:22:26,338 --> 00:22:27,373
You can tell him now.

432
00:22:27,506 --> 00:22:29,208
Mm-hmm.
Hmm.

433
00:22:31,777 --> 00:22:33,779
Just to be clear,
I fully support

434
00:22:33,845 --> 00:22:36,315
all ongoing investigations.

435
00:22:36,382 --> 00:22:38,417
Good to know.

436
00:22:39,151 --> 00:22:40,452
I need a favor.

437
00:22:40,519 --> 00:22:42,721
Oh, another
off-the-books sketch?

438
00:22:42,854 --> 00:22:45,457
I'm looking for my mom's grave.

439
00:22:46,292 --> 00:22:47,993
You don't know
where she's buried?

440
00:22:48,094 --> 00:22:50,462
The cemetery's moved some plots

441
00:22:50,529 --> 00:22:52,531
and the records are
a mess, and I figured, uh,

442
00:22:52,631 --> 00:22:54,233
if anyone had connections

443
00:22:54,333 --> 00:22:56,535
to the mortuary world...

444
00:22:56,635 --> 00:22:58,504
Oh, of-of course, yes.

445
00:22:58,570 --> 00:23:00,239
I'll make some calls.
Thanks.

446
00:23:00,372 --> 00:23:02,274
If you don't mind me asking...

447
00:23:03,575 --> 00:23:05,611
...what made you start looking?

448
00:23:06,878 --> 00:23:08,747
Closure.

449
00:23:11,817 --> 00:23:13,485
I am gone for two minutes,

450
00:23:13,585 --> 00:23:14,853
and I come back
with a side quest.

451
00:23:14,953 --> 00:23:16,255
Parker just asked me to...

452
00:23:16,355 --> 00:23:17,989
You realize you didn't finish

453
00:23:18,090 --> 00:23:19,258
that sentence, right?

454
00:23:19,391 --> 00:23:21,593
That facial hair,
that looks familiar.

455
00:23:21,693 --> 00:23:23,595
Didn't know that you
kept tabs on beards.

456
00:23:23,729 --> 00:23:26,098
No, just this one.

457
00:23:29,268 --> 00:23:31,603
So much for a waste of time.

458
00:23:51,557 --> 00:23:53,792
McGee! Hold up.

459
00:23:53,892 --> 00:23:56,528
I got something you need to see.

460
00:24:00,031 --> 00:24:01,700
That's him,
that's the man Laroche shot.

461
00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:03,335
Name is Jason Meeks.

462
00:24:03,469 --> 00:24:05,137
We think he's part of the crew
that hit the birthday truck.

463
00:24:05,271 --> 00:24:07,573
So the robbery
and the murder are connected?

464
00:24:07,673 --> 00:24:10,242
And the common denominator
is Laroche.

465
00:24:10,342 --> 00:24:11,677
Excuse me?

466
00:24:11,810 --> 00:24:13,479
Inspector General Regina Ward.

467
00:24:13,579 --> 00:24:15,447
I need a moment, Agent McGee.

468
00:24:15,514 --> 00:24:17,349
I was just headed home.

469
00:24:17,483 --> 00:24:19,451
Not before I take a statement.

470
00:24:19,518 --> 00:24:22,621
I already gave a statement
on the accident.

471
00:24:22,688 --> 00:24:24,590
That's not why I'm here.

472
00:24:24,690 --> 00:24:27,359
An official complaint
has been filed against you.

473
00:24:28,294 --> 00:24:29,127
For what?

474
00:24:29,195 --> 00:24:30,796
Professional misconduct.

475
00:24:30,896 --> 00:24:32,264
Harassment.

476
00:24:32,364 --> 00:24:33,832
Abuse of power.

477
00:24:33,932 --> 00:24:36,735
You're under investigation.

478
00:24:36,835 --> 00:24:38,870
Laroche.

479
00:25:02,794 --> 00:25:04,563
Why wasn't I told about this?

480
00:25:04,663 --> 00:25:06,765
Deputy Director Laroche filed
a formal complaint

481
00:25:06,865 --> 00:25:08,133
with the IG's office.

482
00:25:08,267 --> 00:25:09,968
We don't need your
permission to do our job.

483
00:25:10,068 --> 00:25:11,270
And professional courtesy?

484
00:25:11,370 --> 00:25:13,672
If you have any questions
about protocol,

485
00:25:13,805 --> 00:25:15,341
take it up
with the attorney general.

486
00:25:15,474 --> 00:25:19,378
Already put a call in
to the secretary of defense.

487
00:25:19,478 --> 00:25:20,912
I'll be sure to bring this up.

488
00:25:21,012 --> 00:25:23,249
Good, when my investigation
is complete,

489
00:25:23,349 --> 00:25:24,616
we can all have a chat.

490
00:25:24,683 --> 00:25:27,653
Laroche must have made
quite the case.

491
00:25:27,753 --> 00:25:31,357
Then again, I'm sure
his connections at DOJ helped.

492
00:25:32,291 --> 00:25:34,793
This is an independent
investigation, Director.

493
00:25:34,893 --> 00:25:35,794
Not a favor.

494
00:25:35,861 --> 00:25:37,496
Well, that's good to hear.

495
00:25:37,596 --> 00:25:40,532
I wouldn't want optics
clouding the facts.

496
00:25:41,367 --> 00:25:43,335
Facts are all I deal in.

497
00:25:43,435 --> 00:25:44,970
Now, if you'll excuse me,

498
00:25:45,036 --> 00:25:47,539
I have a private interview
to conduct.

499
00:25:47,639 --> 00:25:49,841
I'll let you know when I'm done.

500
00:25:50,676 --> 00:25:53,011
I look forward to it.

501
00:25:55,514 --> 00:25:57,015
McGee's getting railroaded.

502
00:25:57,148 --> 00:25:59,618
Mm-hmm, and we are
supposed to wave

503
00:25:59,718 --> 00:26:01,787
as the train runs him over.

504
00:26:01,887 --> 00:26:04,690
Meanwhile,
we "accidentally" get married

505
00:26:04,790 --> 00:26:06,224
and we hit the jackpot.

506
00:26:06,358 --> 00:26:07,192
Hmm?

507
00:26:07,293 --> 00:26:09,861
Car insurance discounts.

508
00:26:09,961 --> 00:26:10,962
Marriage rates.

509
00:26:11,029 --> 00:26:12,097
Oh, nice.

510
00:26:12,197 --> 00:26:13,932
I got 15% off of
my gym membership.

511
00:26:14,032 --> 00:26:16,635
See, we take advantage
of the system and we get perks.

512
00:26:16,702 --> 00:26:18,970
McGee tells the truth
and gets flattened.

513
00:26:19,070 --> 00:26:20,171
Yeah, that's not right.

514
00:26:20,238 --> 00:26:21,407
Then we make it right.

515
00:26:21,507 --> 00:26:23,174
Stop comparing loyalty programs

516
00:26:23,275 --> 00:26:24,576
and start looking into Laroche.

517
00:26:24,710 --> 00:26:25,644
What do we know?

518
00:26:25,711 --> 00:26:27,045
Not much.

519
00:26:27,145 --> 00:26:28,714
And can prove even less.

520
00:26:28,814 --> 00:26:31,917
All right, forget about proof
for a second.

521
00:26:32,017 --> 00:26:34,286
What do we think about this guy?

522
00:26:34,386 --> 00:26:36,054
Well, we think he's a jerk.

523
00:26:36,187 --> 00:26:38,590
But we also think he's a mole
for the Nexus cartel.

524
00:26:38,690 --> 00:26:40,258
Until they put a price
on his head.

525
00:26:40,392 --> 00:26:41,693
Yeah, now he's in limbo.

526
00:26:41,793 --> 00:26:42,928
Bad guys want him dead.

527
00:26:43,061 --> 00:26:44,430
Good guys want him behind bars.

528
00:26:44,530 --> 00:26:47,399
A man in that position needs
an escape plan.

529
00:26:47,499 --> 00:26:49,568
And disappearing isn't cheap.

530
00:26:49,668 --> 00:26:51,603
That could actually explain

531
00:26:51,703 --> 00:26:53,305
his connection
to the birthday heist.

532
00:26:53,405 --> 00:26:56,708
He needs cash, so he hires
thieves to do his dirty work.

533
00:26:56,808 --> 00:26:59,177
And if Nexus used that truck
to move their money...

534
00:26:59,244 --> 00:27:00,846
Laroche would have
the inside scoop.

535
00:27:00,912 --> 00:27:03,915
He knew exactly when
and where to hit 'em.

536
00:27:04,049 --> 00:27:06,818
So, does that mean he's already
on a flight to Barbados?

537
00:27:06,918 --> 00:27:08,454
Well, then we flag his passport.

538
00:27:08,587 --> 00:27:10,889
Except we can't sneeze
in his direction

539
00:27:10,989 --> 00:27:12,358
without solid evidence.

540
00:27:12,424 --> 00:27:14,726
So what can we do?

541
00:27:15,627 --> 00:27:17,028
Keep digging.

542
00:27:17,128 --> 00:27:20,499
Like McGee's job depends on it.

543
00:27:24,102 --> 00:27:26,472
I appreciate your time,
Agent McGee.

544
00:27:26,605 --> 00:27:28,407
Let's start simple.

545
00:27:28,507 --> 00:27:30,409
Do you know why
Deputy Director Laroche

546
00:27:30,476 --> 00:27:32,277
filed a complaint against you?

547
00:27:32,378 --> 00:27:34,079
No.

548
00:27:35,747 --> 00:27:39,084
And do you have anything
against Deputy Director Laroche?

549
00:27:39,184 --> 00:27:41,553
Not personally.

550
00:27:41,653 --> 00:27:43,922
Professionally?

551
00:27:46,425 --> 00:27:48,326
I think he's hiding something.

552
00:27:48,427 --> 00:27:51,830
Something unlawful, I presume.

553
00:27:53,064 --> 00:27:55,434
Any idea what that may be?

554
00:27:55,534 --> 00:27:57,969
I know what you're doing.

555
00:27:58,103 --> 00:28:01,640
You want me to discredit myself
with wild accusations.

556
00:28:01,740 --> 00:28:03,442
I simply want the truth.

557
00:28:03,509 --> 00:28:05,511
Well, my team
will find the truth.

558
00:28:05,644 --> 00:28:07,646
Faith in your team.

559
00:28:07,746 --> 00:28:09,648
I can respect that.

560
00:28:10,582 --> 00:28:12,618
But right now...

561
00:28:12,718 --> 00:28:15,687
it's just you and me in a room.

562
00:28:18,657 --> 00:28:20,291
Here's the truth.

563
00:28:20,392 --> 00:28:22,928
I haven't slept in three nights.

564
00:28:23,028 --> 00:28:26,131
Okay, four actually,
if you don't count the time

565
00:28:26,197 --> 00:28:28,600
I spent unconscious
after getting hit by a truck.

566
00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:30,268
So let's cut the crap.

567
00:28:30,335 --> 00:28:31,403
All right?

568
00:28:31,503 --> 00:28:32,871
We both know what this is.

569
00:28:33,004 --> 00:28:34,673
This is
an independent investigation.

570
00:28:34,773 --> 00:28:36,174
No.

571
00:28:36,307 --> 00:28:37,476
This is a setup.

572
00:28:37,576 --> 00:28:39,377
This is a game,
and Laroche is using you

573
00:28:39,511 --> 00:28:41,480
as his pawn.

574
00:28:42,614 --> 00:28:45,717
Is that your official statement,
Agent McGee?

575
00:28:45,817 --> 00:28:47,819
Yeah. I guess it is.

576
00:28:47,886 --> 00:28:49,921
In that case...

577
00:28:51,022 --> 00:28:52,624
...my turn.

578
00:28:54,192 --> 00:28:55,527
You rang?

579
00:28:55,661 --> 00:28:57,062
I texted. Twice.

580
00:28:57,162 --> 00:28:58,797
The second was in all caps.

581
00:28:58,897 --> 00:28:59,965
Mostly because of this.

582
00:29:00,031 --> 00:29:02,367
After we ID'd
our birthday bandit's

583
00:29:02,468 --> 00:29:04,836
burner phone, I got a warrant
for his text messages.

584
00:29:04,936 --> 00:29:06,472
Messages between
our two robbers.

585
00:29:06,538 --> 00:29:11,242
Okay, so I will be playing
the part of Crispin Shaker Jr.

586
00:29:11,376 --> 00:29:12,844
Nick, you be Jason
Meeks, his partner.

587
00:29:12,944 --> 00:29:14,780
Okay? Try to keep up.
Here we go.

588
00:29:15,747 --> 00:29:17,082
"Change of plans.

589
00:29:17,182 --> 00:29:19,350
No drop until he makes
the trade."

590
00:29:20,185 --> 00:29:22,521
"Meeting him tonight.
I will make that clear."

591
00:29:22,621 --> 00:29:24,355
"He wants his cut, he pays up."

592
00:29:24,422 --> 00:29:26,257
Aw, come on, man.

593
00:29:26,391 --> 00:29:27,926
They're talking about Laroche.

594
00:29:28,026 --> 00:29:30,996
Which means Laroche doesn't
have the stolen cash yet.

595
00:29:31,062 --> 00:29:33,198
"No drop until he makes
the trade."

596
00:29:33,298 --> 00:29:35,567
What does Laroche have to trade?

597
00:29:35,667 --> 00:29:36,935
No idea.

598
00:29:37,035 --> 00:29:38,403
But clearly he didn't like
the new deal terms

599
00:29:38,504 --> 00:29:40,038
and negotiated with a bullet.

600
00:29:40,138 --> 00:29:41,339
Can we prove it?

601
00:29:41,439 --> 00:29:43,575
That part might be tricky.

602
00:29:44,876 --> 00:29:46,745
Ooh, but this should help.

603
00:29:46,878 --> 00:29:49,314
Our dead thief's phone
just turned on

604
00:29:49,414 --> 00:29:52,017
in Rock Creek Park.
On it.

605
00:29:52,918 --> 00:29:54,419
Oh, perfect timing.

606
00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,022
Oh, well, actually, uh,
Parker and I were...

607
00:29:57,122 --> 00:29:58,223
This concerns you both.

608
00:29:58,323 --> 00:29:59,658
Since Agents Torres

609
00:29:59,758 --> 00:30:01,660
and Knight decided to delay
their annulment...

610
00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:02,794
Temporarily.

611
00:30:02,928 --> 00:30:04,563
...per NCIS policy,

612
00:30:04,630 --> 00:30:06,598
one of them needs
to be reassigned.

613
00:30:07,332 --> 00:30:08,433
Reassigned?

614
00:30:09,067 --> 00:30:10,201
Reassigned to where?

615
00:30:10,268 --> 00:30:12,103
Well, that's up
to your superiors.

616
00:30:12,203 --> 00:30:13,338
But married agents can't serve

617
00:30:13,438 --> 00:30:16,141
on the same
Major Case Response Team.

618
00:30:16,241 --> 00:30:17,509
I'm sorry.

619
00:30:17,609 --> 00:30:19,110
Insurance reasons.

620
00:30:23,048 --> 00:30:25,651
Do I need to decide,
or should you?

621
00:30:30,722 --> 00:30:32,991
Your actions speak
for themselves.

622
00:30:33,091 --> 00:30:34,793
Last October,
you needlessly pulled

623
00:30:34,893 --> 00:30:37,062
Deputy Director Laroche's
personnel records.

624
00:30:37,128 --> 00:30:39,230
No, I pulled records

625
00:30:39,297 --> 00:30:41,332
because an undercover NCIS agent
had been made.

626
00:30:41,432 --> 00:30:43,902
And the only one who had access
to that op was Laroche.

627
00:30:44,002 --> 00:30:45,804
November and December.

628
00:30:45,904 --> 00:30:48,273
You hacked the NCIS
system to alert you

629
00:30:48,373 --> 00:30:51,076
- every time the deputy director
used his key card. - No.

630
00:30:51,142 --> 00:30:54,012
NCIS uses
a federated access system

631
00:30:54,145 --> 00:30:55,947
with government-wide
credentialing.

632
00:30:56,047 --> 00:30:59,450
I have clearance to pull logs
on active personnel.

633
00:30:59,551 --> 00:31:01,152
Last month you entered

634
00:31:01,286 --> 00:31:03,789
the deputy director's
home office without permission.

635
00:31:03,855 --> 00:31:06,491
Again, no,
I was a guest in his house.

636
00:31:06,592 --> 00:31:08,293
I-I was simply looking
for the bathroom.

637
00:31:08,393 --> 00:31:11,697
Did you think the bathroom
was in his desk?

638
00:31:23,441 --> 00:31:25,577
He did a really good job
hiding those cameras.

639
00:31:25,677 --> 00:31:29,380
I'll take that to mean you're
out of easy explanations.

640
00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:31,282
Let me offer mine.

641
00:31:31,349 --> 00:31:33,785
This behavior
establishes a pattern.

642
00:31:33,852 --> 00:31:35,887
Accessing classified records.

643
00:31:35,987 --> 00:31:37,689
Tracking a senior official.

644
00:31:37,789 --> 00:31:39,557
Trespassing in his home.

645
00:31:39,691 --> 00:31:40,892
Absent of just cause,

646
00:31:41,026 --> 00:31:42,527
this looks
like professional jealousy.

647
00:31:42,661 --> 00:31:44,596
It's not.
Then what is it?

648
00:31:44,696 --> 00:31:46,164
What am I missing?

649
00:31:46,264 --> 00:31:48,299
He shot a man, okay?

650
00:31:48,366 --> 00:31:49,935
Excuse me?

651
00:31:50,035 --> 00:31:52,070
Last night I witnessed it.

652
00:31:54,305 --> 00:31:56,007
You have proof of this?

653
00:31:56,074 --> 00:31:57,743
I am willing to testify.

654
00:31:57,843 --> 00:32:00,111
The man is a killer.

655
00:32:01,246 --> 00:32:03,048
That changes everything.

656
00:32:03,181 --> 00:32:05,116
I was going to suggest

657
00:32:05,216 --> 00:32:07,686
temporary suspension,
but now I have no choice

658
00:32:07,786 --> 00:32:09,855
but to recommend
indefinite suspension,

659
00:32:09,921 --> 00:32:12,523
pending formal charges
for defamation.

660
00:32:16,527 --> 00:32:18,063
Did you hear what I said?

661
00:32:18,163 --> 00:32:20,365
Laroche just scanned into
the evidence garage downstairs.

662
00:32:20,465 --> 00:32:21,499
He is not supposed to be there.

663
00:32:21,599 --> 00:32:22,768
He has no business being there.

664
00:32:22,868 --> 00:32:24,836
And you have no business spying.

665
00:32:24,936 --> 00:32:26,571
Are you serious?

666
00:32:26,672 --> 00:32:28,239
Deadly.

667
00:32:28,339 --> 00:32:30,375
And that is now evidence.

668
00:32:30,475 --> 00:32:32,310
Hand over the phone.

669
00:32:32,410 --> 00:32:34,279
All right, well...

670
00:32:35,546 --> 00:32:38,583
...I guess it is my time
to talk to a lawyer then.

671
00:32:39,751 --> 00:32:41,720
Well, I'm glad to see
that you're finally

672
00:32:41,787 --> 00:32:44,255
taking this seriously,
Agent McGee.

673
00:32:45,023 --> 00:32:47,525
'Cause we're far from done here.

674
00:32:58,303 --> 00:32:59,304
Yo.

675
00:33:00,972 --> 00:33:01,973
Beard.

676
00:33:02,107 --> 00:33:03,441
Bullet holes.

677
00:33:03,541 --> 00:33:05,610
This is the guy Laroche shot.
Well,

678
00:33:05,744 --> 00:33:07,846
the jogger found
the phone down there

679
00:33:07,946 --> 00:33:09,380
and turned it on.

680
00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:10,816
She see who dumped the body?

681
00:33:10,949 --> 00:33:12,383
Nope.

682
00:33:12,450 --> 00:33:14,352
But speaking
of getting dumped...

683
00:33:15,987 --> 00:33:17,723
...we need a divorce.

684
00:33:17,823 --> 00:33:19,691
Yeah, Barbara texted.

685
00:33:19,791 --> 00:33:22,527
In order to stay together,
we have to break up.

686
00:33:23,328 --> 00:33:25,163
Yeah, things we do for love.

687
00:33:25,296 --> 00:33:28,499
Hold that thought, hubby.

688
00:33:29,467 --> 00:33:31,169
Is that what I think it is?

689
00:33:32,637 --> 00:33:34,672
Mint muncher is getting sloppy.

690
00:33:35,506 --> 00:33:37,008
Figured I'd pull you in
before your agent

691
00:33:37,108 --> 00:33:38,476
made this worse for himself.

692
00:33:38,576 --> 00:33:40,311
Funny, I always thought
asking for a lawyer

693
00:33:40,411 --> 00:33:41,546
was the smart move.

694
00:33:41,646 --> 00:33:43,014
Not when it's a last resort.

695
00:33:43,148 --> 00:33:44,515
Then it's purely damage control.

696
00:33:44,615 --> 00:33:46,852
Agent McGee is out of moves.

697
00:33:50,756 --> 00:33:52,891
You were saying?

698
00:33:59,297 --> 00:34:00,866
Is this some kind of joke?

699
00:34:10,908 --> 00:34:13,011
Yeah, well, we have a body.

700
00:34:13,111 --> 00:34:15,446
And we have bullets
and we have Laroche's mint.

701
00:34:15,546 --> 00:34:16,848
Are you really putting mints

702
00:34:16,982 --> 00:34:18,348
on the same level
as murder weapon?

703
00:34:18,482 --> 00:34:19,649
Hey, it's a signature.

704
00:34:19,785 --> 00:34:21,152
Let's make sure
we have enough to prove

705
00:34:21,286 --> 00:34:22,553
Laroche pulled the trigger.

706
00:34:22,653 --> 00:34:23,855
On it. I'll check with Jimmy.

707
00:34:23,989 --> 00:34:25,123
I'll take Kasie.

708
00:34:25,223 --> 00:34:27,024
All right, I need to know.

709
00:34:27,158 --> 00:34:28,459
Right now.

710
00:34:28,559 --> 00:34:30,395
Uh, Director, we just recovered

711
00:34:30,495 --> 00:34:31,629
a body.
We think that it's the...

712
00:34:31,729 --> 00:34:34,165
I'm talking about Agent McGee.

713
00:34:34,265 --> 00:34:35,966
What about him?

714
00:34:36,033 --> 00:34:37,268
Drop the act.

715
00:34:37,335 --> 00:34:38,870
I already covered with the IG.

716
00:34:39,004 --> 00:34:42,007
Told her you have no idea
about his sudden disappearance.

717
00:34:42,140 --> 00:34:43,174
We don't.

718
00:34:43,274 --> 00:34:44,341
Where'd he go?

719
00:34:44,442 --> 00:34:46,611
That's what the IG
wants to know.

720
00:34:46,711 --> 00:34:50,448
McGee left the building
and no one saw a thing.

721
00:34:51,382 --> 00:34:52,716
Well, maybe he got tired
of waiting

722
00:34:52,818 --> 00:34:54,118
for people to believe in him.

723
00:34:54,219 --> 00:34:57,288
Well, he made
his intentions very clear.

724
00:34:58,056 --> 00:34:59,490
"Always clean up your mess."

725
00:34:59,590 --> 00:35:00,959
I like that one.

726
00:35:01,059 --> 00:35:03,694
Yeah, except Gibbs's rules
always come at a cost.

727
00:35:03,795 --> 00:35:05,030
That should be a rule.

728
00:35:05,130 --> 00:35:07,232
Leon, the body we found

729
00:35:07,365 --> 00:35:08,466
is the guy Laroche shot.

730
00:35:08,533 --> 00:35:09,534
You can prove that?

731
00:35:09,634 --> 00:35:10,635
We're about to.

732
00:35:10,735 --> 00:35:11,970
Do it fast.

733
00:35:12,037 --> 00:35:14,739
Before the IG has
all of our asses in a sling.

734
00:35:19,878 --> 00:35:21,579
Two gunshot wounds, close range.

735
00:35:21,679 --> 00:35:23,982
Nine-millimeter rounds,
high velocity.

736
00:35:24,082 --> 00:35:25,416
No deviation.

737
00:35:25,516 --> 00:35:26,952
Bottom line, Jimmy.

738
00:35:27,052 --> 00:35:28,419
Does it match McGee's story?

739
00:35:28,519 --> 00:35:30,788
Short answer... yes.

740
00:35:32,824 --> 00:35:34,192
What's the long answer?

741
00:35:34,259 --> 00:35:35,760
Well, that's gonna
give some spoilers.

742
00:35:35,894 --> 00:35:38,629
I pulled a partial print
on the victim's fingernail.

743
00:35:38,729 --> 00:35:41,900
Kasie already ran it, came
back with a preliminary match.

744
00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:43,534
Laroche?

745
00:35:43,601 --> 00:35:45,236
Bingo.

746
00:35:45,336 --> 00:35:47,238
That's good news, Jimmy.

747
00:35:47,338 --> 00:35:49,374
It's evidence.

748
00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,442
But Laroche...

749
00:35:51,576 --> 00:35:54,512
he's supposed to be one of us.

750
00:35:54,579 --> 00:35:56,047
A leader.

751
00:35:56,147 --> 00:35:57,782
An example.

752
00:35:57,883 --> 00:36:00,618
More reason to get justice.

753
00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:04,856
One man doesn't change
what we stand for.

754
00:36:04,923 --> 00:36:06,257
Right.

755
00:36:06,357 --> 00:36:08,593
And we can't undo
what's been done.

756
00:36:08,693 --> 00:36:10,428
It's not done.

757
00:36:10,528 --> 00:36:12,763
Not until we find him.

758
00:36:17,268 --> 00:36:19,204
Oh, I'll be there.

759
00:36:19,270 --> 00:36:23,374
And I'm bringing what you
should've cleaned up yourselves.

760
00:36:23,474 --> 00:36:24,910
Hey.

761
00:36:24,976 --> 00:36:27,145
I am sticking my neck out.

762
00:36:36,121 --> 00:36:37,288
Thank you.

763
00:36:37,388 --> 00:36:38,723
No sign of Laroche.

764
00:36:38,823 --> 00:36:40,491
BOLO on his SUV?

765
00:36:40,591 --> 00:36:42,293
No need to.
That was Navy Yard Security.

766
00:36:42,393 --> 00:36:44,562
His SUV is still
parked in the lot.

767
00:36:44,629 --> 00:36:46,497
Okay, so is McGee's.

768
00:36:46,597 --> 00:36:48,266
Their cars are here,
they're not.

769
00:36:48,333 --> 00:36:50,501
Coincidence?
Mm, wouldn't be the first time

770
00:36:50,635 --> 00:36:52,703
that McGee has followed
Laroche off the books.

771
00:36:52,803 --> 00:36:54,005
Have you checked McGee's phone?

772
00:36:54,105 --> 00:36:55,907
Oh, please,
I have been pinging it

773
00:36:55,974 --> 00:36:59,310
since he Houdini'd himself
out of the building.

774
00:36:59,444 --> 00:37:00,745
According to this,

775
00:37:00,845 --> 00:37:02,180
his cell is...

776
00:37:02,313 --> 00:37:03,514
Right here.

777
00:37:04,415 --> 00:37:06,817
Aiding and abetting
a fellow agent.

778
00:37:06,952 --> 00:37:09,187
Imagine my surprise.

779
00:37:09,287 --> 00:37:10,655
We're doing our job.

780
00:37:10,755 --> 00:37:12,157
And I'm doing mine.

781
00:37:12,257 --> 00:37:14,359
By shutting down
this whole thing.

782
00:37:15,593 --> 00:37:16,995
You may want to reconsider.

783
00:37:17,095 --> 00:37:18,663
My office, please.

784
00:37:18,763 --> 00:37:20,465
We've discussed this, Director.

785
00:37:20,565 --> 00:37:21,832
I don't answer to you.

786
00:37:21,933 --> 00:37:25,403
Then call it
a professional courtesy.

787
00:37:26,671 --> 00:37:28,139
McGee was right.

788
00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:30,942
This all leads back to Laroche.

789
00:37:31,042 --> 00:37:33,244
NAVAIR confirmed
how classified military tech

790
00:37:33,344 --> 00:37:34,812
ended up in the wrong hands.

791
00:37:34,879 --> 00:37:37,848
Disappeared from a demo
from a joint tech expo.

792
00:37:37,949 --> 00:37:40,385
Only cleared personnel
had access.

793
00:37:40,485 --> 00:37:42,387
I'm guessing Laroche was
on that list?

794
00:37:42,487 --> 00:37:44,822
Last person in the room
before it vanished.

795
00:37:44,922 --> 00:37:46,091
Doesn't prove he took it.

796
00:37:46,191 --> 00:37:47,525
We're getting there.

797
00:37:47,658 --> 00:37:50,628
A delivery van left
the site minutes later.

798
00:37:50,695 --> 00:37:53,698
Registered to Arliss Pinkerton.

799
00:37:53,798 --> 00:37:55,733
Alias of Crispin Shaker Jr.

800
00:37:55,833 --> 00:37:57,535
- And he is?
- A thief.

801
00:37:57,668 --> 00:37:59,037
And so was his partner.

802
00:37:59,137 --> 00:38:01,239
Our M.E. pulled a partial
print off the dead body.

803
00:38:01,339 --> 00:38:03,141
Laroche was working
with these thieves.

804
00:38:03,208 --> 00:38:06,544
He helped them rip off
a Nexus money shipment.

805
00:38:06,644 --> 00:38:08,413
And when they got greedy,
he pulled the trigger.

806
00:38:08,513 --> 00:38:10,181
The murder McGee witnessed.

807
00:38:10,281 --> 00:38:12,183
A partial print
and Agent McGee's word.

808
00:38:12,250 --> 00:38:13,718
Not exactly a slam dunk.

809
00:38:13,851 --> 00:38:15,820
Let's not pretend that
your team doesn't have

810
00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:17,588
a vested interest in
protecting its own.

811
00:38:17,722 --> 00:38:19,190
Like you're protecting Laroche?

812
00:38:19,257 --> 00:38:22,027
I'm protecting the integrity
of this investigation.

813
00:38:22,093 --> 00:38:23,561
I don't take people down
on faith.

814
00:38:23,661 --> 00:38:25,496
I need real proof
that I can see.

815
00:38:25,596 --> 00:38:26,531
In that case,

816
00:38:26,597 --> 00:38:28,299
feast your eyes on this.

817
00:38:28,399 --> 00:38:29,834
I ran Laroche's key card.

818
00:38:29,934 --> 00:38:32,637
His last scan was
in the evidence garage.

819
00:38:35,173 --> 00:38:36,341
What's Laroche doing?

820
00:38:36,407 --> 00:38:38,176
Stealing evidence.

821
00:38:39,044 --> 00:38:40,411
It's leverage.

822
00:38:40,511 --> 00:38:42,347
He's gonna trade it
for his cut of the money.

823
00:38:42,447 --> 00:38:44,782
Yes, but there's more.

824
00:38:44,915 --> 00:38:46,817
On the right side of the screen.

825
00:38:46,917 --> 00:38:50,288
How much you want to bet
that shadow has a goatee?

826
00:38:51,589 --> 00:38:54,259
McGee.
That's a government-issued van with

827
00:38:54,392 --> 00:38:56,194
government GPS tracker.

828
00:38:56,261 --> 00:38:58,363
Inspector Ward?

829
00:39:01,799 --> 00:39:04,069
What are your people
waiting for, Director?

830
00:39:04,169 --> 00:39:06,471
You've got a killer to catch.

831
00:39:51,449 --> 00:39:53,718
Am I gonna need this?

832
00:39:53,818 --> 00:39:56,287
Hope not.

833
00:39:56,387 --> 00:39:59,657
How do I know you're
not going to shoot me

834
00:39:59,757 --> 00:40:01,492
like you did my partner?

835
00:40:01,626 --> 00:40:03,394
'Cause...

836
00:40:03,494 --> 00:40:05,963
he made the mistake of reaching.

837
00:40:06,030 --> 00:40:07,998
You bring it?

838
00:40:08,133 --> 00:40:10,335
It's in the van.

839
00:40:10,468 --> 00:40:12,203
First...

840
00:40:12,337 --> 00:40:14,939
I want what I'm owed.

841
00:40:17,074 --> 00:40:18,876
It's right here.

842
00:40:19,009 --> 00:40:21,512
Then we have a deal?

843
00:40:22,447 --> 00:40:24,282
Federal agent!

844
00:40:24,382 --> 00:40:26,016
Don't.

845
00:40:28,052 --> 00:40:29,854
Don't look so surprised.

846
00:40:29,954 --> 00:40:31,856
You knew this was coming.

847
00:40:31,956 --> 00:40:33,858
Drop your weapon.

848
00:40:35,393 --> 00:40:36,794
Look at you.

849
00:40:36,894 --> 00:40:39,330
Steady hands, squared stance.

850
00:40:39,430 --> 00:40:41,132
Gibbs would be proud.

851
00:40:43,067 --> 00:40:45,236
I read the files.

852
00:40:46,036 --> 00:40:47,905
Then you know how this ends.

853
00:40:48,706 --> 00:40:51,075
Gibbs pulled the trigger
when he had to.

854
00:40:52,410 --> 00:40:55,613
You don't have to, McGee.

855
00:40:56,914 --> 00:40:59,049
Don't!

856
00:41:02,187 --> 00:41:04,088
Both of you,
drop your weapons right now.

857
00:41:04,222 --> 00:41:05,390
Do what he says.

858
00:41:05,523 --> 00:41:07,024
This is between him and me.

859
00:41:07,091 --> 00:41:08,659
Two against one.

860
00:41:08,726 --> 00:41:10,895
I like our chances.

861
00:41:13,097 --> 00:41:14,732
Bye-bye.

862
00:41:23,341 --> 00:41:25,610
Drop it.

863
00:41:27,612 --> 00:41:29,880
Easy, McGee.

864
00:41:30,948 --> 00:41:32,683
I just saved your life.

865
00:41:32,750 --> 00:41:34,952
Drop it.

866
00:41:37,087 --> 00:41:37,922
Federal agents!

867
00:41:38,055 --> 00:41:39,990
Hands!

868
00:41:40,090 --> 00:41:41,726
It's over, Laroche.

869
00:41:46,197 --> 00:41:48,399
You okay?

870
00:41:48,466 --> 00:41:50,935
I'm not sure yet.

871
00:41:53,271 --> 00:41:56,707
This wasn't supposed
to be like this.

872
00:41:58,209 --> 00:42:00,678
Top left pocket.

873
00:42:08,619 --> 00:42:10,087
Let me guess.

874
00:42:10,187 --> 00:42:11,622
Banking info.

875
00:42:11,722 --> 00:42:13,023
A bribe?

876
00:42:14,692 --> 00:42:16,794
This is not about money.

877
00:42:16,894 --> 00:42:20,265
It never was.

878
00:42:23,768 --> 00:42:25,770
It's time you know the truth.

879
00:42:29,707 --> 00:42:32,943
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880
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881
00:42:36,013 --> 00:42:39,417
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