1 00:00:43,251 --> 00:00:44,447 Troy! 2 00:00:45,642 --> 00:00:47,769 -What? -Got a customer. 3 00:00:50,725 --> 00:00:53,350 Oh. Hey. How you doing, kid? 4 00:00:53,450 --> 00:00:55,409 Uh, the-the popcorn? 5 00:00:55,508 --> 00:00:56,738 Take it. 6 00:00:56,870 --> 00:00:59,263 It's on the house. All right. 7 00:01:13,946 --> 00:01:16,836 Mom, can we go home now? 8 00:01:16,969 --> 00:01:18,430 Why, baby? What's wrong? 9 00:01:18,529 --> 00:01:20,158 Nothing. I'm just tired. 10 00:01:21,021 --> 00:01:23,148 Yeah, okay. 11 00:01:23,247 --> 00:01:25,605 Looks like Sully's not coming anyway. 12 00:01:25,738 --> 00:01:26,668 Let's go home. 13 00:01:26,768 --> 00:01:28,363 Yeah? 14 00:01:29,260 --> 00:01:30,655 Come on. 15 00:01:51,417 --> 00:01:53,505 Talk, Sullivan. Who sent you?! 16 00:02:38,864 --> 00:02:42,983 : Therefore, what I would ask... 17 00:02:44,413 --> 00:02:46,406 Would it be "therefore"? Thus. 18 00:02:46,538 --> 00:02:48,232 -Thus... -Uh-oh. 19 00:02:48,332 --> 00:02:49,694 McGee's mumbling again. 20 00:02:49,794 --> 00:02:52,082 I'm not mumbling. I'm writing. And good morning. 21 00:02:52,086 --> 00:02:54,211 -Still perfecting that speech? -Well, "perfecting" 22 00:02:54,312 --> 00:02:57,231 is a big word, but, yeah, I mean, this is my only shot 23 00:02:57,235 --> 00:02:58,863 at getting Mateo's sentence reduced at tomorrow's hearing. 24 00:02:58,962 --> 00:03:00,021 I still can't believe 25 00:03:00,025 --> 00:03:01,520 he's facing any time at all. 26 00:03:01,619 --> 00:03:04,045 I mean, those kidnappers were clearly blackmailing him. 27 00:03:04,144 --> 00:03:05,540 Blackmail or not, he could still get ten years 28 00:03:05,640 --> 00:03:07,167 for hacking the NCIS database. 29 00:03:07,267 --> 00:03:09,821 I mean, I agree, yeah, there needs to be consequences, 30 00:03:09,825 --> 00:03:11,652 but come on. This is a decade of his life. 31 00:03:11,752 --> 00:03:13,346 Yeah, so this speech has got to be good. 32 00:03:13,479 --> 00:03:15,007 No, the speech has to be great. 33 00:03:15,107 --> 00:03:17,664 Which is exactly why I emailed all of you last night... 34 00:03:17,764 --> 00:03:20,023 so you could, you know, take a look at it... 35 00:03:20,787 --> 00:03:22,112 ...give me notes. 36 00:03:22,116 --> 00:03:23,806 Anyone read it? 37 00:03:23,810 --> 00:03:25,472 Got notes for me, or...? 38 00:03:25,571 --> 00:03:27,461 -No? -Uh, you know what, man? 39 00:03:27,465 --> 00:03:29,358 I think I... I think I passed out kind of early, 40 00:03:29,458 --> 00:03:33,078 and I think I missed it, but I can get to it right now. 41 00:03:33,211 --> 00:03:36,400 Yeah, I saw it pretty late myself, but I... 42 00:03:36,534 --> 00:03:37,862 I think you made some good points. 43 00:03:37,961 --> 00:03:40,387 Great points. And very well-written. 44 00:03:40,486 --> 00:03:41,881 Oh, of course. 45 00:03:41,981 --> 00:03:44,040 That goes without saying. Extremely well-written. 46 00:03:44,905 --> 00:03:46,695 But I'm sensing a "but." 47 00:03:46,699 --> 00:03:48,027 What but? No buts. 48 00:03:48,127 --> 00:03:50,320 -No, not from me. But-but... 49 00:03:50,419 --> 00:03:52,678 But nothing. Duty calls. 50 00:03:52,810 --> 00:03:54,704 Got a dead Marine in Silver Spring. 51 00:03:54,836 --> 00:03:55,900 Yeah, you know, I'd still really like 52 00:03:55,999 --> 00:03:57,362 to know what you guys think. 53 00:03:57,462 --> 00:03:59,322 What I think is, you are a great dad. 54 00:03:59,421 --> 00:04:00,783 The best dad. So I'll give it another read, 55 00:04:00,883 --> 00:04:02,179 and I'll get back to you. 56 00:04:02,311 --> 00:04:03,968 -Yeah, me, too. -Yeah, me three. 57 00:04:03,972 --> 00:04:06,099 If I can find it. My emails are acting weird. 58 00:04:06,198 --> 00:04:07,892 Hmm. 59 00:04:09,287 --> 00:04:10,944 It's not like it's a bad speech. 60 00:04:10,948 --> 00:04:13,768 Not at all. It reads fine. 61 00:04:13,772 --> 00:04:15,267 Yeah, but is fine good enough 62 00:04:15,366 --> 00:04:17,295 to get a judge to reduce Mateo's sentence? 63 00:04:17,427 --> 00:04:18,656 It's the mitigating circumstances stuff. 64 00:04:18,755 --> 00:04:20,285 It's so formal. 65 00:04:20,417 --> 00:04:22,439 Yeah, and all that, uh, that "young man led astray" stuff. 66 00:04:22,443 --> 00:04:23,738 That's way too sappy. 67 00:04:23,838 --> 00:04:26,724 All right, too formal, too sappy, too much. 68 00:04:26,728 --> 00:04:28,386 Would you all mind saving your speech reviews 69 00:04:28,390 --> 00:04:29,880 until I've had a chance to read it? 70 00:04:29,884 --> 00:04:32,309 -Okay, thanks. -Also, McGee is on your six. 71 00:04:34,137 --> 00:04:37,259 All right, victim has been ID'd as Sergeant Michael Sullivan, 72 00:04:37,359 --> 00:04:40,212 34, stationed at Marine Barracks Washington. 73 00:04:40,216 --> 00:04:43,338 Bus driver that discovered him also found this under the bench. 74 00:04:43,438 --> 00:04:44,634 It's a cell phone. 75 00:04:44,733 --> 00:04:46,162 Yeah, poor driver must've thought 76 00:04:46,261 --> 00:04:47,457 he was just waking up a sleeping commuter 77 00:04:47,557 --> 00:04:48,687 -when he... -Whoa! -Whoa! 78 00:04:48,819 --> 00:04:49,983 -Hey. Ow. -Hello. 79 00:04:50,082 --> 00:04:51,311 Oh, man, what is that? 80 00:04:51,411 --> 00:04:53,702 Let's see. It's clear. 81 00:04:53,802 --> 00:04:55,625 There's no scent. 82 00:04:55,629 --> 00:04:57,258 Uh, maybe just water 83 00:04:57,357 --> 00:04:59,483 coming out of his trachea, nasal cavity. 84 00:04:59,615 --> 00:05:01,277 -What, like, he drowned? -At a bus stop? 85 00:05:01,376 --> 00:05:04,433 No, I'm afraid it's worse than that with these bloody bruises, 86 00:05:04,565 --> 00:05:07,888 ligatures around his wrists, so it's more likely that he was... 87 00:05:07,987 --> 00:05:10,445 -Waterboarded. -Much as I hate to say it. 88 00:05:10,578 --> 00:05:13,398 It's not like they went to much trouble to hide the body. 89 00:05:13,402 --> 00:05:14,831 They wanted him to be found. 90 00:05:14,930 --> 00:05:16,126 Yeah, they definitely 91 00:05:16,226 --> 00:05:18,052 were sending a message, but to who? 92 00:05:18,152 --> 00:05:19,414 Uh, maybe Monica. 93 00:05:19,514 --> 00:05:21,740 No last name, but she was the last three calls 94 00:05:21,840 --> 00:05:23,401 to Sullivan yesterday afternoon. 95 00:05:23,533 --> 00:05:25,726 All right, let's see if the number gives us her full name. 96 00:05:25,860 --> 00:05:30,609 Yes. Monica also left a voicemail after the third call. 97 00:05:30,709 --> 00:05:32,669 Hey, Sully, I got your messages. 98 00:05:32,802 --> 00:05:34,696 I'll meet you over there at 5:00. 99 00:05:34,829 --> 00:05:36,822 Just be careful, okay? 100 00:05:36,955 --> 00:05:37,819 Please? 101 00:05:37,918 --> 00:05:38,782 Meet him over where? 102 00:05:38,881 --> 00:05:40,143 And be careful from what? 103 00:05:40,243 --> 00:05:42,299 -Whoever did that to him. -Bet Monica knows. 104 00:05:42,303 --> 00:05:43,798 Got her full name and address. 105 00:05:43,898 --> 00:05:47,120 Monica Sims, 36 Tompkins Street, 106 00:05:47,219 --> 00:05:48,648 Silver Spring, Maryland. 107 00:05:48,747 --> 00:05:50,603 If this Monica 108 00:05:50,607 --> 00:05:51,936 met up with our victim, I sure hope 109 00:05:52,070 --> 00:05:53,398 -she didn't end up like him. -Yeah. 110 00:05:53,497 --> 00:05:55,420 For now let's just hope she's home. 111 00:05:55,424 --> 00:05:57,950 I think we should be honest with McGee about his speech. 112 00:05:58,082 --> 00:05:59,444 Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. 113 00:05:59,576 --> 00:06:01,503 But with the, uh, the hearing tomorrow morning, 114 00:06:01,603 --> 00:06:03,530 you don't want to rattle his confidence. 115 00:06:03,630 --> 00:06:05,058 Build him up. Absolutely. 116 00:06:05,158 --> 00:06:07,051 Yeah. It's just a matter of finding the right words 117 00:06:07,151 --> 00:06:09,974 -to tell him that... -He hasn't found the right words? 118 00:06:10,074 --> 00:06:12,196 -Yet. 119 00:06:14,259 --> 00:06:15,722 Someone's not answering. 120 00:06:15,854 --> 00:06:17,981 NCIS! Monica Sims?! 121 00:06:19,508 --> 00:06:21,434 Or trying to get away. 122 00:06:21,867 --> 00:06:23,794 NCIS! 123 00:06:30,105 --> 00:06:31,999 Looks like Monica has a kid. 124 00:06:34,988 --> 00:06:38,277 Hello? Monica? Anyone? 125 00:06:44,523 --> 00:06:45,752 Clear. 126 00:06:45,885 --> 00:06:47,146 Clear. 127 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:55,581 Is that our victim? 128 00:06:55,681 --> 00:06:57,641 Doesn't look like him. 129 00:06:57,774 --> 00:06:59,535 I'm gonna try calling her number. 130 00:07:17,772 --> 00:07:19,400 Hi. 131 00:07:23,585 --> 00:07:26,211 It's-it's okay. We're not gonna hurt you. 132 00:07:28,303 --> 00:07:30,097 Um, 133 00:07:30,197 --> 00:07:32,621 my name's Jess. 134 00:07:32,721 --> 00:07:33,883 What's yours? 135 00:07:40,594 --> 00:07:42,156 Are you Chloe? 136 00:07:43,285 --> 00:07:44,945 That's a beautiful name. 137 00:07:45,046 --> 00:07:46,242 You're all right, Chloe. 138 00:07:46,341 --> 00:07:48,865 We're the police. We're here to help, okay? 139 00:07:48,965 --> 00:07:50,958 My mom told me to call you. 140 00:07:51,058 --> 00:07:52,819 Why call us? 141 00:07:52,951 --> 00:07:54,812 But I was too scared. 142 00:07:56,041 --> 00:07:58,134 Where is your mom? 143 00:07:59,031 --> 00:08:00,160 Gone. 144 00:08:01,024 --> 00:08:01,920 Since when? 145 00:08:02,021 --> 00:08:03,747 Last night. 146 00:08:06,637 --> 00:08:08,266 Um, hey, Chloe, why don't you come out of there? 147 00:08:08,366 --> 00:08:09,893 It can't be too comfortable. 148 00:08:09,993 --> 00:08:12,218 Okay. Yeah. 149 00:08:18,563 --> 00:08:21,055 We're gonna find your mom. 150 00:08:30,328 --> 00:08:32,456 Okay, Knight's got the kid down at Kasie's, 151 00:08:32,556 --> 00:08:34,017 calling Child Services. 152 00:08:34,150 --> 00:08:35,811 Hmm. Did this kid give you her name? 153 00:08:35,911 --> 00:08:37,535 Yeah, Chloe. 154 00:08:37,539 --> 00:08:40,927 Uh, last name Sims, like her mother. Seven years old. 155 00:08:41,026 --> 00:08:43,684 She and Mom went to meet Mom's friend Sully 156 00:08:43,783 --> 00:08:45,840 at the store late yesterday. 157 00:08:45,843 --> 00:08:48,202 -Our victim Sullivan. -Yeah, who never showed up. 158 00:08:48,302 --> 00:08:49,961 So they walked home and had pizza. 159 00:08:50,062 --> 00:08:52,320 And middle of the night, Mom wakes up, 160 00:08:52,453 --> 00:08:53,945 gives Chloe her cell, 161 00:08:53,948 --> 00:08:57,104 and tells her to call 911 if she's not back in an hour. 162 00:08:57,203 --> 00:08:58,500 That's how many hours ago? 163 00:08:58,599 --> 00:09:01,390 Uh, at least seven, give or take. 164 00:09:01,489 --> 00:09:03,749 -Still no sign of Mom. -What do we know about her? 165 00:09:03,848 --> 00:09:05,440 We know she's no ordinary mom. 166 00:09:05,443 --> 00:09:07,966 Former Marine Staff Sergeant Monica Sims. 167 00:09:08,067 --> 00:09:09,496 She served three tours in Afghanistan 168 00:09:09,594 --> 00:09:10,989 with Sullivan's unit, 169 00:09:11,090 --> 00:09:12,386 before receiving a hardship discharge two years ago. 170 00:09:12,518 --> 00:09:14,544 -What hardship? -Family welfare. 171 00:09:14,677 --> 00:09:16,205 Husband Paul Sims was killed 172 00:09:16,304 --> 00:09:17,866 shortly before then in a car accident. 173 00:09:17,966 --> 00:09:21,520 Ah, that explains whose photos were taped to the fridge. 174 00:09:21,653 --> 00:09:23,680 Did Chloe say what store 175 00:09:23,780 --> 00:09:25,307 they were walking back from yesterday? 176 00:09:25,408 --> 00:09:28,098 Yeah, she called it "the clown store." 177 00:09:28,197 --> 00:09:29,656 The name's not listed anywhere, 178 00:09:29,659 --> 00:09:30,987 and she couldn't help us find it, but 179 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,812 apparently it's where Chloe "buys her snacks." 180 00:09:33,911 --> 00:09:35,137 So, a convenience store. 181 00:09:35,140 --> 00:09:36,835 Yeah, narrows it down a little bit. 182 00:09:36,934 --> 00:09:38,463 Well, if it's within walking distance of the apartment... 183 00:09:38,562 --> 00:09:40,124 -I bet we can find it. -All right, grab a warrant, 184 00:09:40,223 --> 00:09:41,752 keep me posted. I'm gonna check 185 00:09:41,851 --> 00:09:42,942 on our victim with Jimmy. 186 00:09:44,973 --> 00:09:47,963 Call me back if anything changes, okay? 187 00:09:48,096 --> 00:09:49,458 Thank you. 188 00:09:50,421 --> 00:09:52,116 Do you want the good news or the bad news? 189 00:09:52,215 --> 00:09:54,276 -Uh, dealer's choice. -Well, 190 00:09:54,408 --> 00:09:56,335 the bad news is, Child Protective Services 191 00:09:56,434 --> 00:09:58,793 can't get anyone out here until tonight, 192 00:09:58,893 --> 00:10:00,549 possibly tomorrow. 193 00:10:00,554 --> 00:10:02,746 So she's with us till then. 194 00:10:02,846 --> 00:10:05,238 Well, the good news is, she's so darn cute. 195 00:10:05,702 --> 00:10:08,958 Though I haven't talked to anyone shorter than me in years. 196 00:10:09,057 --> 00:10:11,051 Are seven-year-olds usually this quiet? 197 00:10:11,150 --> 00:10:12,380 Not that I know of. 198 00:10:12,479 --> 00:10:14,273 My niece was a chatterbox by this age. 199 00:10:14,372 --> 00:10:17,192 But Chloe's barely said a word since she left that apartment. 200 00:10:17,197 --> 00:10:19,191 She's probably traumatized after her mom left her all alone. 201 00:10:19,322 --> 00:10:21,510 Or maybe she's just shy. 202 00:10:21,515 --> 00:10:23,471 Parker told me about our guest. 203 00:10:23,476 --> 00:10:24,405 Not talking, huh? 204 00:10:24,505 --> 00:10:26,531 No. Any tips, Superdad? 205 00:10:26,630 --> 00:10:28,258 May have a few tricks up my sleeve. 206 00:10:28,359 --> 00:10:30,052 Though, with seven-year-olds, 207 00:10:30,153 --> 00:10:31,414 we might not be able to get her 208 00:10:31,513 --> 00:10:33,104 to stop talking once I get her started. 209 00:10:33,109 --> 00:10:35,101 If it helps us find her mom, I am all for it. 210 00:10:35,202 --> 00:10:36,795 Work your magic, oh, wise one. 211 00:10:41,612 --> 00:10:44,403 Good day, milady. 212 00:10:44,536 --> 00:10:46,098 I don't talk to strangers. 213 00:10:48,754 --> 00:10:50,748 Hmm. 214 00:10:52,708 --> 00:10:54,833 So much for magic. 215 00:10:54,932 --> 00:10:56,026 Well, I did get her to start talking. 216 00:10:56,030 --> 00:10:57,525 "Good day, milady." 217 00:10:57,658 --> 00:11:00,083 -Okay. 218 00:11:02,044 --> 00:11:03,703 Look, Nick, I'm not asking 219 00:11:03,836 --> 00:11:05,361 for, like, a full-fledged review here. 220 00:11:05,364 --> 00:11:07,656 I just want to know if you think my speech will work. 221 00:11:07,755 --> 00:11:09,184 Of course it will work, man. 222 00:11:09,317 --> 00:11:11,476 What judge can resist your honesty, 223 00:11:11,575 --> 00:11:13,504 your sincerity, your... 224 00:11:13,635 --> 00:11:15,762 -Clown. -My clown? 225 00:11:15,861 --> 00:11:17,854 No, I think we found the clown store. 226 00:11:26,226 --> 00:11:28,585 Sign says open, but no luck. 227 00:11:28,684 --> 00:11:29,880 Hmm. 228 00:11:29,981 --> 00:11:32,638 Let's go check around the back. 229 00:11:45,062 --> 00:11:47,354 Door was barely closed. 230 00:11:47,486 --> 00:11:49,879 Somebody left in a hurry. 231 00:11:50,012 --> 00:11:53,333 NCIS! Search warrant! 232 00:11:54,362 --> 00:11:55,892 You smell, like, bleach? 233 00:11:56,655 --> 00:11:59,081 Sure sign of a hasty cleanup. 234 00:12:00,706 --> 00:12:03,366 Well, maybe too hasty. 235 00:12:07,284 --> 00:12:08,348 A piece of rope. 236 00:12:10,208 --> 00:12:12,601 I think there's a little dried blood in here. 237 00:12:13,430 --> 00:12:15,257 You want to bet it's Sullivan's? 238 00:12:24,203 --> 00:12:26,026 Clown store has seen better days. 239 00:12:26,030 --> 00:12:28,023 And this is the head clown. 240 00:12:31,378 --> 00:12:33,338 He's got some explaining to do. 241 00:12:33,438 --> 00:12:35,198 Now all we got to do is find him. 242 00:12:35,331 --> 00:12:38,421 Well... that might help. 243 00:12:43,869 --> 00:12:45,928 It's a pretty old security system. 244 00:12:46,028 --> 00:12:47,323 Yeah, like everything else in that place. 245 00:12:47,423 --> 00:12:49,616 That's our owner. Troy Tepikian. 246 00:12:49,716 --> 00:12:52,040 And no sign of him or anyone else when we got there. 247 00:12:52,140 --> 00:12:53,602 And business is hardly booming. 248 00:12:53,702 --> 00:12:55,093 Hey, McGee, 249 00:12:55,097 --> 00:12:57,289 stop right there. Can you go back real quick? 250 00:12:59,282 --> 00:13:00,910 And that's our victim. 251 00:13:02,572 --> 00:13:06,325 Sure is. Gunny Sullivan, still alive and well. 252 00:13:06,425 --> 00:13:08,052 And there goes Troy 253 00:13:08,152 --> 00:13:10,045 leading him right into our crime scene. 254 00:13:10,178 --> 00:13:11,707 -Looks like we found our killer. -Yeah. 255 00:13:11,839 --> 00:13:14,298 And the longer they're in there, the guiltier Troy looks. 256 00:13:14,398 --> 00:13:16,557 Oh, hold on. We got another customer here. 257 00:13:16,690 --> 00:13:19,048 That's our girl Chloe. 258 00:13:21,207 --> 00:13:23,367 Wait, wait, wait. Who the hell is that? 259 00:13:24,164 --> 00:13:25,655 McGee, can you, uh, can you 260 00:13:25,659 --> 00:13:27,917 -screen-grab them? -Well, 261 00:13:28,017 --> 00:13:29,646 just one of 'em but not very cleanly. 262 00:13:29,745 --> 00:13:31,472 And here comes 263 00:13:31,572 --> 00:13:34,030 -Troy again. -Without Gunny Sullivan. 264 00:13:35,824 --> 00:13:38,248 That's it, Chloe. Get out of there. 265 00:13:46,952 --> 00:13:48,845 -Okay, then. -I guess 266 00:13:48,945 --> 00:13:50,739 Troy is not our killer? 267 00:13:53,330 --> 00:13:56,383 Anything you remember, Chloe, could really help us. 268 00:13:56,387 --> 00:13:58,480 That's right. Just anything at all. 269 00:14:05,024 --> 00:14:06,684 Do you know those two guys? 270 00:14:10,671 --> 00:14:13,196 What about that guy? Do you know him? 271 00:14:13,296 --> 00:14:15,919 Yeah. That's the clown store guy. 272 00:14:18,145 --> 00:14:20,168 What's he saying to you there? 273 00:14:20,172 --> 00:14:23,162 He gave me that popcorn for free. 274 00:14:26,550 --> 00:14:29,639 Back to, uh, these two men again. 275 00:14:30,437 --> 00:14:32,231 They look like they're arguing. 276 00:14:33,094 --> 00:14:34,456 Do you remember what they were saying? 277 00:14:34,589 --> 00:14:36,250 I remember they were Chinese. 278 00:14:36,383 --> 00:14:39,567 Or maybe Japanese or Korean? 279 00:14:39,571 --> 00:14:41,897 No, it was Chinese. 280 00:14:41,997 --> 00:14:43,592 You mean, like... 281 00:14:48,142 --> 00:14:50,169 Chloe, do you speak Mandarin? 282 00:14:58,839 --> 00:15:00,765 Chloe, um... 283 00:15:17,736 --> 00:15:19,130 So who taught you how to speak Mandarin? 284 00:15:19,230 --> 00:15:22,087 -My dad. -Mine, too. 285 00:15:22,187 --> 00:15:24,480 Your dad's dead, too? 286 00:15:25,907 --> 00:15:28,133 No, mine is, um... 287 00:15:28,997 --> 00:15:30,526 I'm sorry to hear about your dad. 288 00:15:30,625 --> 00:15:32,120 I'm sorry, too, Chloe. 289 00:15:33,149 --> 00:15:38,365 But these two men here... did your mom know about them? 290 00:15:38,465 --> 00:15:40,059 I wish she didn't. 291 00:15:40,192 --> 00:15:42,019 So she saw them, too? 292 00:15:42,151 --> 00:15:44,112 No, I told her. 293 00:15:44,211 --> 00:15:46,670 I wasn't gonna, but then I had a bad dream 294 00:15:46,803 --> 00:15:48,862 about those men and what they were saying. 295 00:15:48,995 --> 00:15:52,250 Maybe if I didn't tell her about them, 296 00:15:52,351 --> 00:15:54,609 she wouldn't have left. 297 00:15:55,805 --> 00:16:00,651 Chloe, your mom didn't leave because of you. 298 00:16:00,655 --> 00:16:03,146 And we are gonna find her, believe me. 299 00:16:03,246 --> 00:16:05,966 So, um, 300 00:16:05,970 --> 00:16:08,262 what did they say exactly? 301 00:16:08,362 --> 00:16:10,189 They said something like... 302 00:16:15,205 --> 00:16:17,763 "If the military man doesn't talk, he dies." 303 00:16:19,025 --> 00:16:20,221 Gunny Sullivan. 304 00:16:20,355 --> 00:16:21,982 You mean Sully? 305 00:16:22,081 --> 00:16:23,444 That's my mom's friend. 306 00:16:23,544 --> 00:16:25,802 Uh, yeah. 307 00:16:25,901 --> 00:16:28,527 Yeah, that's right. Um, he was a very good friend. 308 00:16:28,626 --> 00:16:31,317 But... he wasn't there. 309 00:16:34,007 --> 00:16:36,329 So what else did those guys say? 310 00:16:36,333 --> 00:16:39,323 They said something like... 311 00:16:42,810 --> 00:16:44,803 "Then we'll handle Lóngtóu." 312 00:16:44,903 --> 00:16:46,494 What's Lóngtóu? 313 00:16:46,498 --> 00:16:49,156 That translates to "dragon head." 314 00:16:49,289 --> 00:16:50,613 In Chinese gang culture, 315 00:16:50,617 --> 00:16:53,740 it's what the Triads use to refer to their leader. 316 00:16:54,802 --> 00:16:56,098 Chinese Mafia. 317 00:16:56,198 --> 00:17:00,948 Mm-hmm. So Lóngtóu basically means a mob boss. 318 00:17:01,047 --> 00:17:03,473 Uh, can you give us a second, Chloe? 319 00:17:08,022 --> 00:17:09,784 What the hell got Sullivan and Monica mixed up 320 00:17:09,883 --> 00:17:11,407 with Chinese gangs? 321 00:17:11,411 --> 00:17:13,106 I always thought they were more of a New York thing, 322 00:17:13,205 --> 00:17:15,099 but they, they could be making a move south. 323 00:17:15,199 --> 00:17:17,557 Well, I could have the New York office send us 324 00:17:17,657 --> 00:17:18,885 their Chinese gang database. 325 00:17:19,019 --> 00:17:20,675 Maybe we could show Chloe, see if, uh, 326 00:17:20,679 --> 00:17:22,370 any of the mug shots ring a bell. 327 00:17:22,374 --> 00:17:23,835 I don't know. 328 00:17:23,968 --> 00:17:25,331 She's already been through so much 329 00:17:25,463 --> 00:17:27,851 without us making her look at gangster faces. 330 00:17:27,855 --> 00:17:29,317 No, I haven't. 331 00:17:30,978 --> 00:17:33,204 I'd know those guys if I saw them again. 332 00:17:34,266 --> 00:17:35,462 Are you sure? 333 00:17:36,458 --> 00:17:37,654 You heard her, Kase. 334 00:17:37,754 --> 00:17:39,610 Uh, let's get that New York database 335 00:17:39,614 --> 00:17:42,206 -as soon as we can. -It'll only take a minute. 336 00:17:44,829 --> 00:17:47,122 In the meantime, are you hungry? 337 00:17:47,255 --> 00:17:48,616 Do you want to go down to the Commons, 338 00:17:48,750 --> 00:17:50,606 we can get a muffin or a match a? 339 00:17:50,610 --> 00:17:52,732 My mom says I'm too young for match a, but... 340 00:17:52,736 --> 00:17:54,098 you got any popcorn? 341 00:17:54,232 --> 00:17:56,788 Hmm. 342 00:17:58,549 --> 00:18:01,838 So your boss really lets you use his machine whenever you want? 343 00:18:01,938 --> 00:18:03,932 Not only is he very generous that way, 344 00:18:04,031 --> 00:18:07,187 but Mrs. Boss has asked me to watch his intake. 345 00:18:07,287 --> 00:18:09,810 So you and I are doing a very good deed 346 00:18:09,911 --> 00:18:11,671 by depleting his supply. 347 00:18:13,831 --> 00:18:16,289 Those are the mug shots from Kasie. 348 00:18:17,352 --> 00:18:18,481 Okay. 349 00:18:20,175 --> 00:18:22,297 Okay. Are you sure you're up for this? 350 00:18:22,301 --> 00:18:23,696 Why not? It's just people. 351 00:18:23,796 --> 00:18:25,756 Okay. 352 00:18:30,606 --> 00:18:32,599 We can stop any time you want. 353 00:18:32,732 --> 00:18:35,456 No. I want to find my mom. 354 00:18:36,353 --> 00:18:37,749 Okay. 355 00:18:39,675 --> 00:18:41,934 So, does Mom speak Mandarin, too? 356 00:18:42,067 --> 00:18:43,558 No, just Dad. 357 00:18:43,562 --> 00:18:45,755 Mom always thought we were talking about her. 358 00:18:45,887 --> 00:18:48,574 My mom thought the same thing. 359 00:18:48,578 --> 00:18:51,236 Okay, uh... 360 00:18:51,335 --> 00:18:52,797 So your dad was Chinese, too? 361 00:18:52,896 --> 00:18:55,454 -Still is. -Mine was only half. 362 00:18:55,554 --> 00:18:58,112 But he wanted to pass his mom's language onto me. 363 00:18:58,212 --> 00:18:59,639 Same again. 364 00:18:59,740 --> 00:19:01,330 You know, my dad and I still speak it 365 00:19:01,334 --> 00:19:02,697 every single time we talk, 366 00:19:02,796 --> 00:19:05,188 which isn't really often enough. 367 00:19:10,071 --> 00:19:12,459 So, what about your mom and Sully? 368 00:19:12,463 --> 00:19:13,692 Do they talk a lot? 369 00:19:17,878 --> 00:19:19,704 That means it's ready! 370 00:19:19,804 --> 00:19:22,262 : Okay. Well, uh, I will get that, 371 00:19:22,395 --> 00:19:25,917 and you stay here, and you keep looking at these scary photos. 372 00:19:27,113 --> 00:19:28,769 Give me my usual, 373 00:19:28,773 --> 00:19:31,394 Audrey, and, uh, I guess whatever you'd make 374 00:19:31,398 --> 00:19:33,058 for a seven-year-old girl? 375 00:19:33,158 --> 00:19:35,617 I've got 17 varieties of match a back here. 376 00:19:35,716 --> 00:19:36,581 Take your pick. 377 00:19:36,713 --> 00:19:38,735 Actually, match a, no. 378 00:19:38,739 --> 00:19:41,530 Um... anything else, just something good. 379 00:19:41,663 --> 00:19:43,988 That narrows it down. Hang tight. 380 00:19:45,184 --> 00:19:47,675 Hey, so I got some, uh, fresh intel 381 00:19:47,808 --> 00:19:50,100 on our victim Sullivan that may be of interest. 382 00:19:50,199 --> 00:19:51,496 Oh, you had me at intel. 383 00:19:51,595 --> 00:19:53,256 Seems that he overcame a rough childhood. 384 00:19:53,355 --> 00:19:54,983 He ran with a street gang, turned his life around 385 00:19:55,083 --> 00:19:56,641 when he joined the Marines. 386 00:19:56,645 --> 00:19:59,797 Then he became, uh, kind of, um, an anti-gang ambassador. 387 00:19:59,801 --> 00:20:01,461 Worked with youth programs, 388 00:20:01,595 --> 00:20:03,317 -community outreach. -Yeah, which may have 389 00:20:03,321 --> 00:20:05,614 put him in the path of our Chinese gang? 390 00:20:05,746 --> 00:20:07,374 Yeah. That and his friend Monica. 391 00:20:07,475 --> 00:20:08,935 Turns out that 392 00:20:09,035 --> 00:20:11,294 the accident that killed her husband Paul was actually 393 00:20:11,393 --> 00:20:14,616 two gangbangers speeding away from a drive-by shooting. 394 00:20:14,716 --> 00:20:17,041 Poor dude just picked the wrong time to cross the street. 395 00:20:17,141 --> 00:20:18,303 Yeah, which I'm sure gave Monica 396 00:20:18,403 --> 00:20:19,765 plenty of gang issues of her own. 397 00:20:19,865 --> 00:20:21,093 Well, that makes two of us. 398 00:20:21,193 --> 00:20:22,589 -What do you got? -So, I showed these guys 399 00:20:22,722 --> 00:20:25,209 to some business owners near the clown store. 400 00:20:25,213 --> 00:20:26,542 And they were afraid to talk, 401 00:20:26,675 --> 00:20:28,564 but I got some to admit that they were being 402 00:20:28,568 --> 00:20:31,059 -shaken down for protection money. -Protection from who? 403 00:20:31,192 --> 00:20:33,019 Whatever Chinese gang these guys are a part of. 404 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:35,045 No one was willing to name names. 405 00:20:35,145 --> 00:20:37,205 -Or willing to go to the police? -Yeah, they think it's too risky. 406 00:20:37,304 --> 00:20:39,763 And they'd rather pay than ask for trouble. 407 00:20:40,561 --> 00:20:44,381 One usual and one iced coconut chai latte for a seven-year-old. 408 00:20:44,481 --> 00:20:46,507 Thanks, Audrey, and, oh, uh, 409 00:20:46,606 --> 00:20:48,898 just take care of my friends here. 410 00:20:48,998 --> 00:20:51,124 Just... match as are on me. 411 00:20:51,256 --> 00:20:54,114 Thanks, Parker, but, uh... 412 00:20:54,246 --> 00:20:55,642 Matchas? 413 00:20:55,742 --> 00:20:59,162 Got 17 varieties back here. Name your match a. 414 00:21:04,379 --> 00:21:05,907 Just the guy we're looking for. 415 00:21:06,039 --> 00:21:07,668 Glad to be found. 416 00:21:07,767 --> 00:21:09,992 Chloe, I got you a, uh, 417 00:21:10,092 --> 00:21:13,544 iced coconut... something, if you're interested. 418 00:21:13,548 --> 00:21:16,039 -Yes, please. Thank you. -You're welcome. 419 00:21:16,171 --> 00:21:18,563 Yeah, she needs it to wash down all of that popcorn. 420 00:21:18,696 --> 00:21:20,357 Hey, Chloe, would you mind waiting at the desk? 421 00:21:20,457 --> 00:21:22,450 I'll be over there in a minute. 422 00:21:23,248 --> 00:21:26,033 So, um, how'd it go with the mug shots? 423 00:21:26,037 --> 00:21:29,023 Uh, no luck. She didn't recognize anyone. 424 00:21:29,027 --> 00:21:31,187 -How about you? -Looks like Monica and Sullivan 425 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:34,310 both had personal reasons to want to take down this gang. 426 00:21:34,442 --> 00:21:36,801 Hmm, 'cause gangs love when you try taking them down. 427 00:21:36,933 --> 00:21:38,794 Oh, yeah, they love that. 428 00:21:38,893 --> 00:21:40,820 Parker, we really need to find her. 429 00:21:40,919 --> 00:21:43,113 Monica's all Chloe has left. 430 00:21:45,471 --> 00:21:47,929 Where'd she go? 431 00:21:49,225 --> 00:21:50,786 Uh... 432 00:21:58,394 --> 00:22:01,284 Chloe, don't disappear on me like that. 433 00:22:03,476 --> 00:22:05,366 -What is it? -I remember that shot. 434 00:22:05,370 --> 00:22:07,960 It's from the, uh, smuggling bust with MPD 435 00:22:08,061 --> 00:22:09,356 about three years ago. 436 00:22:09,456 --> 00:22:10,514 Him. 437 00:22:10,518 --> 00:22:12,212 What? Who? 438 00:22:12,346 --> 00:22:13,508 From the clown store. 439 00:22:13,641 --> 00:22:15,236 That's one of the guys. 440 00:22:19,081 --> 00:22:20,743 It kind of looks like one of 'em, but 441 00:22:20,875 --> 00:22:23,034 it's a D.C. cop. He's a detective. 442 00:22:24,396 --> 00:22:26,057 That's him. 443 00:22:26,157 --> 00:22:27,719 I know it is. 444 00:22:29,578 --> 00:22:31,139 Detective Thomas Lau. 445 00:22:31,239 --> 00:22:33,265 -Retired from Metro PD last year. -Look, 446 00:22:33,366 --> 00:22:35,258 no disrespect to Chloe, but we got to be sure. 447 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:36,688 This guy was a veteran cop. 448 00:22:36,787 --> 00:22:38,348 He retires, and a year later 449 00:22:38,482 --> 00:22:40,005 he's running around, water boarding people? 450 00:22:40,009 --> 00:22:42,866 Sure, a veteran but, uh, not a very good one 451 00:22:42,966 --> 00:22:44,523 according to his exit review. 452 00:22:46,654 --> 00:22:48,148 Oh, this is my D.C. cop buddy 453 00:22:48,248 --> 00:22:50,274 -calling back. You guys keep talking. -Yeah. 454 00:22:50,374 --> 00:22:52,629 -Hey. -Now, Lau was reprimanded 455 00:22:52,633 --> 00:22:54,160 six times for excessive force 456 00:22:54,294 --> 00:22:55,589 and twice for drinking 457 00:22:55,689 --> 00:22:57,250 on the job, all in his last three years of duty. 458 00:22:57,350 --> 00:22:59,472 Not exactly going out on a high note. 459 00:22:59,476 --> 00:23:01,934 Oh, no. No, apparently, things were so bad 460 00:23:02,033 --> 00:23:04,193 that he was facing dismissal 461 00:23:04,293 --> 00:23:06,486 and opted for early retirement instead. 462 00:23:06,585 --> 00:23:08,246 Thanks. 463 00:23:08,345 --> 00:23:10,438 Well, he is retired... permanently. 464 00:23:10,538 --> 00:23:14,922 Cops just found Thomas Lau stabbed to death in his car. 465 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,632 First of all, we have this very telling stab wound 466 00:23:25,731 --> 00:23:27,724 just below Detective Lau's rib cage, 467 00:23:27,824 --> 00:23:29,884 next to his existing surgical scar. 468 00:23:30,016 --> 00:23:32,376 -Telling as in cause of death? -Well, that 469 00:23:32,475 --> 00:23:33,870 and the pattern matches 470 00:23:34,002 --> 00:23:35,532 a standard-issue Marine Corps knife. 471 00:23:35,631 --> 00:23:37,852 Also, if you look closely at the bruising 472 00:23:37,856 --> 00:23:39,683 around the wound, it indicates 473 00:23:39,817 --> 00:23:41,511 that the knife was thrust in up to the hilt, 474 00:23:41,644 --> 00:23:44,202 much the way that Marines are trained to do. 475 00:23:44,302 --> 00:23:45,961 Which would imply that Chloe's mother 476 00:23:46,061 --> 00:23:47,686 might not only be alive but... 477 00:23:47,690 --> 00:23:49,346 -Also a vigilante? -Out to avenge 478 00:23:49,350 --> 00:23:52,772 her husband's death? It's certainly a possibility. 479 00:23:52,872 --> 00:23:54,367 Anything else telling? 480 00:23:54,467 --> 00:23:55,994 I don't know about telling, 481 00:23:56,093 --> 00:23:57,788 but this is curious. 482 00:23:57,888 --> 00:24:00,910 Look at this tattoo of a dragon's head here. 483 00:24:01,010 --> 00:24:03,133 Didn't you translate a word for Chloe 484 00:24:03,137 --> 00:24:04,498 -with the same meaning? -Yeah. 485 00:24:04,598 --> 00:24:07,124 Lóngtóu, which means "dragon head." 486 00:24:07,256 --> 00:24:09,278 -Or head of a crime family? -These symbols here... 487 00:24:09,282 --> 00:24:11,939 -does that say the same thing or...? -Part of it. 488 00:24:12,073 --> 00:24:15,560 The second word is dragon, and that first word is ghost. 489 00:24:15,660 --> 00:24:18,948 Ghost Dragons. Is that, uh, what, a gang name? 490 00:24:19,049 --> 00:24:20,709 Let me check our database. 491 00:24:20,809 --> 00:24:22,072 Hmm. 492 00:24:22,172 --> 00:24:23,433 Okay, is it just me, 493 00:24:23,533 --> 00:24:25,991 but does this tattoo look really bright and new? 494 00:24:26,091 --> 00:24:27,681 Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing. 495 00:24:27,685 --> 00:24:30,376 It couldn't be more than a, a couple weeks old, tops. 496 00:24:30,476 --> 00:24:33,997 So, if this guy is a new Ghost Dragons member... 497 00:24:34,097 --> 00:24:36,687 That's a pretty quick ascension to their mob boss. 498 00:24:36,787 --> 00:24:39,175 All right, here it is. Ghost Dragons. 499 00:24:39,179 --> 00:24:40,973 One of several branches of China's Triad, 500 00:24:41,107 --> 00:24:43,896 -operates out of Baltimore. -Torres and Parker 501 00:24:43,997 --> 00:24:46,687 are already showing his photo around Silver Spring. 502 00:24:46,787 --> 00:24:48,414 Well, it's a short hop to Baltimore. 503 00:24:48,514 --> 00:24:50,176 I'll make the call. 504 00:24:50,275 --> 00:24:52,667 So, Tim, you excited 505 00:24:52,766 --> 00:24:54,457 for tomorrow morning's Mateo hearing? 506 00:24:54,461 --> 00:24:57,745 Well, I don't know if I'd, uh, say excited, but... 507 00:24:57,749 --> 00:25:00,104 -Hmm. -Oh, wait. Did I...? 508 00:25:00,108 --> 00:25:02,064 Did I not ask you about my speech? 509 00:25:02,068 --> 00:25:05,584 No, you did not, and I loved it. 510 00:25:05,588 --> 00:25:07,246 -Really? -No. 511 00:25:07,250 --> 00:25:09,904 Uh, but what I loved was, uh, the effort. 512 00:25:09,908 --> 00:25:11,867 The delivery I found to be sort of, um, 513 00:25:11,967 --> 00:25:13,660 dry, wordy and way too technical. 514 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,120 -See? I knew it. -I had a feeling you did. 515 00:25:16,219 --> 00:25:17,514 Had a feeling everyone else did, too, 516 00:25:17,614 --> 00:25:19,375 but they were being too nice to tell me. 517 00:25:19,508 --> 00:25:21,102 Yeah, sometimes honesty's not nice. 518 00:25:21,202 --> 00:25:23,860 No, it's not, but you know what? I don't need nice right now. 519 00:25:23,993 --> 00:25:25,156 What I need is help. 520 00:25:25,753 --> 00:25:29,042 I just... I can't seem to find the right words to... 521 00:25:29,142 --> 00:25:31,495 -you know, say what I want to say. -Okay. 522 00:25:31,499 --> 00:25:34,955 All right, well, then, uh, just say it. 523 00:25:35,055 --> 00:25:38,243 What is it you want most for Mateo? 524 00:25:38,343 --> 00:25:39,871 I mean, it's simple. 525 00:25:39,971 --> 00:25:41,799 I want him to have a chance to turn his life around. 526 00:25:41,931 --> 00:25:44,323 Then just keep it that simple. 527 00:25:44,422 --> 00:25:48,741 And with the speech, maybe approach it less as a writer, 528 00:25:48,874 --> 00:25:50,933 more as a dad. 529 00:25:52,894 --> 00:25:54,122 Thanks. 530 00:25:54,222 --> 00:25:55,551 Watch these guys here. 531 00:25:55,650 --> 00:25:57,079 These two spots... they haven't paid. 532 00:25:57,211 --> 00:25:59,703 -Same thing down that way... -Excuse me, 533 00:25:59,803 --> 00:26:01,630 gentlemen. 534 00:26:01,730 --> 00:26:03,125 NCIS. 535 00:26:03,225 --> 00:26:05,849 -We just need a moment. -Any of you know this guy? 536 00:26:05,981 --> 00:26:07,443 And why would we tell you? 537 00:26:08,174 --> 00:26:09,935 That's a bad way to start, my friend. 538 00:26:10,034 --> 00:26:11,396 So we're friends now? 539 00:26:12,293 --> 00:26:14,519 Okay, look, uh, 540 00:26:14,618 --> 00:26:17,508 nobody's in trouble. We're just asking around the neighborhood. 541 00:26:17,642 --> 00:26:19,669 So go find another neighborhood, NCIS. 542 00:26:19,801 --> 00:26:20,698 We're a little busy here. 543 00:26:20,798 --> 00:26:22,156 Okay, you're a little busy, huh? 544 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:24,285 Busy bumming around some Chinese market? 545 00:26:24,418 --> 00:26:26,112 What would you expect, a pizzeria? 546 00:26:27,859 --> 00:26:29,848 Or maybe you'd prefer a taco stand. 547 00:26:29,852 --> 00:26:31,343 Hmm. 548 00:26:31,347 --> 00:26:33,306 Taco stand. 549 00:26:33,406 --> 00:26:34,337 -Whoa! 550 00:26:34,468 --> 00:26:36,261 What are you doing? Back off. 551 00:26:36,363 --> 00:26:37,492 Back off, back off. 552 00:26:37,625 --> 00:26:39,419 What is with you? Are you insane, man? 553 00:26:39,519 --> 00:26:41,013 What the hell do you think you're doing? 554 00:26:41,113 --> 00:26:42,175 -I'm gonna give him a taco stand. -Nick! 555 00:26:42,276 --> 00:26:43,302 I got your tacos 556 00:26:43,306 --> 00:26:44,932 -over here. 557 00:26:50,713 --> 00:26:53,005 All right, we're clear. You're on the job, aren't you? 558 00:26:53,104 --> 00:26:54,532 Thanks for not blowing my cover, guys. 559 00:26:54,633 --> 00:26:56,494 We're friends, man. 560 00:26:56,593 --> 00:26:59,550 Next time maybe try pulling your punches a little. 561 00:26:59,650 --> 00:27:01,576 Come on, man. You know I had to make it look good. 562 00:27:01,708 --> 00:27:03,136 So who you with? FBI? 563 00:27:03,238 --> 00:27:04,333 Baltimore PD. 564 00:27:04,432 --> 00:27:06,558 Kenny Chang, Organized Crime Division. 565 00:27:06,659 --> 00:27:08,183 I've been Donnie Brasco-ing the Ghost Dragons 566 00:27:08,187 --> 00:27:09,614 for over a year now. 567 00:27:09,714 --> 00:27:11,674 We've got a former D.C. cop who just turned up dead, 568 00:27:11,774 --> 00:27:14,000 sporting a brand-new Ghost Dragons tattoo. 569 00:27:14,131 --> 00:27:16,326 -Thomas Lau. Do you know him? -Can't say I do, 570 00:27:16,458 --> 00:27:18,417 but the guys I've been running with would sure hate 571 00:27:18,518 --> 00:27:21,541 to hear about anyone using their name, especially an ex-cop. 572 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:23,832 So no chance the Ghost Dragons are making a move 573 00:27:23,932 --> 00:27:25,427 -to Silver Spring? 574 00:27:25,526 --> 00:27:26,956 Seriously? 575 00:27:27,055 --> 00:27:29,248 Ghost Dragons couldn't find Silver Spring on a map. 576 00:27:29,348 --> 00:27:30,971 -What about D.C.? -Not a chance. 577 00:27:30,974 --> 00:27:32,797 All I heard about D.C. lately is somebody down there 578 00:27:32,802 --> 00:27:35,393 recruiting ex-cons to serve as muscle for a new operation. 579 00:27:35,493 --> 00:27:36,987 -Do you know what somebody? -Or what operation? 580 00:27:37,088 --> 00:27:39,276 No to both, but I can ask around. 581 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,472 Soon as you get me back. 582 00:27:41,572 --> 00:27:44,827 -Back to the market? -Only that's got to look real good, too. 583 00:27:44,927 --> 00:27:48,216 Maybe drive past real fast and push me out without stopping. 584 00:27:48,316 --> 00:27:50,409 -That's a good idea. -No, that's good. 585 00:27:50,541 --> 00:27:52,070 All right. 586 00:27:52,170 --> 00:27:54,462 All right, you got it, Parker. And drive safe. 587 00:27:54,561 --> 00:27:57,218 So Thomas Lau and his partner 588 00:27:57,317 --> 00:27:59,838 are using the Ghost Dragon name to shake down businesses. 589 00:27:59,843 --> 00:28:01,769 While possibly also recruiting more muscle 590 00:28:01,869 --> 00:28:02,932 to expand their brand. 591 00:28:03,032 --> 00:28:05,588 -Knockoff brand, that is. -Yeah. 592 00:28:06,897 --> 00:28:08,823 What time is Mateo's hearing? 593 00:28:08,923 --> 00:28:10,281 8:00 a.m. I'm good. 594 00:28:10,285 --> 00:28:12,976 You sure? You know, it's getting kind of late. 595 00:28:13,108 --> 00:28:14,799 A good night's sleep might do you good. 596 00:28:14,802 --> 00:28:16,094 Oh, how would you sleep, 597 00:28:16,098 --> 00:28:17,461 leaving everyone in the middle of a case? 598 00:28:19,055 --> 00:28:21,945 I know you went and spoke to Jimmy earlier. 599 00:28:22,077 --> 00:28:25,499 I'm sorry if we... well, if I... 600 00:28:25,599 --> 00:28:28,423 was too nice to be honest about your speech. 601 00:28:28,555 --> 00:28:30,744 Come on. No need to apologize. 602 00:28:30,748 --> 00:28:32,043 Imagine if we were all 603 00:28:32,143 --> 00:28:33,338 painfully honest with each other all the time? 604 00:28:33,439 --> 00:28:35,033 No, thank you. 605 00:28:35,132 --> 00:28:39,916 No, no. I mean, honesty's important, but nice is nice. 606 00:28:40,846 --> 00:28:42,171 Hey, guys. 607 00:28:42,175 --> 00:28:44,534 Oh, hey, I was just about to go check on Chloe. 608 00:28:44,633 --> 00:28:47,523 -She still awake? -Well, funny enough, she was 609 00:28:47,623 --> 00:28:50,679 asleep in the comfy chair while I was analyzing 610 00:28:50,779 --> 00:28:53,968 Lau's wound, which was caused by a Marine-issue 611 00:28:54,100 --> 00:28:56,028 Mark 2 fighting knife, by the way. 612 00:28:56,127 --> 00:28:59,449 And I looked up to find her kinda... 613 00:28:59,582 --> 00:29:01,376 -gone. -Gone? 614 00:29:01,476 --> 00:29:04,930 Not gone gone. Security would never let her leave. 615 00:29:05,030 --> 00:29:06,326 Especially not holding evidence. 616 00:29:06,426 --> 00:29:07,750 -She took evidence? -Well, 617 00:29:07,754 --> 00:29:09,249 her mother's cell phone is missing. 618 00:29:09,349 --> 00:29:11,342 Not missing missing. 619 00:29:11,441 --> 00:29:14,398 Wait. I have an idea where she might be. 620 00:29:14,498 --> 00:29:16,191 Oh, thank God. 621 00:29:21,673 --> 00:29:22,702 Chloe? 622 00:29:27,287 --> 00:29:31,705 Got to say, I didn't expect to have to pay a toll, 623 00:29:31,805 --> 00:29:34,994 but I guess if I want to get in the tent... 624 00:29:44,761 --> 00:29:46,388 I'm not that hungry. 625 00:29:50,008 --> 00:29:51,765 You had us worried. 626 00:29:51,769 --> 00:29:53,364 First we couldn't find you. 627 00:29:53,464 --> 00:29:54,925 Then we couldn't find your mom's phone. 628 00:29:55,058 --> 00:29:57,517 I promised her I'd keep it close. 629 00:29:59,044 --> 00:30:01,569 And you know how to keep a promise. 630 00:30:03,031 --> 00:30:04,725 We're gonna find her, Chloe. 631 00:30:10,306 --> 00:30:14,093 Hearing those men made me think of my dad. 632 00:30:14,193 --> 00:30:17,648 I haven't heard Mandarin in such a long time. 633 00:30:18,478 --> 00:30:20,006 That had to be hard. 634 00:30:21,435 --> 00:30:23,494 If I forget Mandarin, 635 00:30:23,627 --> 00:30:25,986 do you think I'll forget him, too? 636 00:30:26,816 --> 00:30:29,042 Chloe, no. 637 00:30:39,509 --> 00:30:40,938 It's ringing. 638 00:30:41,038 --> 00:30:42,897 Do you know that number? 639 00:30:42,997 --> 00:30:44,127 No, but just answer it. 640 00:30:44,259 --> 00:30:45,854 Okay. 641 00:30:45,954 --> 00:30:47,350 Chloe? 642 00:30:47,449 --> 00:30:48,313 Mommy? 643 00:30:48,413 --> 00:30:50,139 Oh, God. Baby, you're okay. 644 00:30:50,239 --> 00:30:51,303 Yeah, I'm with Jess. 645 00:30:51,436 --> 00:30:52,764 She's okay, Monica. 646 00:30:52,863 --> 00:30:54,624 This is NCIS Special Agent Jessica Knight. 647 00:30:54,757 --> 00:30:55,916 Thank God. 648 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:57,747 Just listen. I can't talk for long. 649 00:30:57,880 --> 00:30:59,408 -Where are you, Monica? -Please, 650 00:30:59,508 --> 00:31:02,032 just keep my baby safe until I finish what I started. 651 00:31:02,131 --> 00:31:05,088 You can be finished now. Come in and let us help you. 652 00:31:05,188 --> 00:31:06,151 You want to help? 653 00:31:06,252 --> 00:31:08,444 Send some agents to Troy's place. 654 00:31:09,540 --> 00:31:11,533 Lóngtóu will be waiting for you there. 655 00:31:11,633 --> 00:31:13,726 I love you, Chloe-bear. 656 00:31:13,858 --> 00:31:15,054 Stay safe. 657 00:31:15,153 --> 00:31:16,417 -Monica...? 658 00:31:17,513 --> 00:31:20,303 That means she's all right, right? 659 00:31:21,565 --> 00:31:23,724 Yeah, Chloe, she's okay. 660 00:31:24,588 --> 00:31:25,685 Troy's place. 661 00:31:25,817 --> 00:31:27,280 Is that the clown store? 662 00:31:27,379 --> 00:31:31,199 Mom calls it Troy's place, and Troy is the clown store guy. 663 00:31:33,225 --> 00:31:36,448 -NCIS! -Don't shoot, please! 664 00:31:38,441 --> 00:31:39,769 I thought she was gonna kill me. 665 00:31:39,869 --> 00:31:41,630 We thought you were already dead. 666 00:31:41,762 --> 00:31:43,689 Monica said we'd find Lóngtóu here. 667 00:31:43,788 --> 00:31:45,280 Instead we get this guy? 668 00:31:45,284 --> 00:31:46,741 This whole thing's gotten out of hand. 669 00:31:46,745 --> 00:31:48,403 What thing? Where's Lóngtóu? 670 00:31:48,407 --> 00:31:50,433 They call me that as a joke. 671 00:31:50,532 --> 00:31:51,894 There is no Lóngtóu. 672 00:31:52,027 --> 00:31:53,888 It's just me. 673 00:31:53,987 --> 00:31:56,380 And Monica? Where is she? 674 00:31:56,479 --> 00:31:58,406 I don't know, 675 00:31:58,505 --> 00:32:01,030 but wherever she ends up... 676 00:32:01,129 --> 00:32:03,455 it won't be good. 677 00:32:12,051 --> 00:32:13,513 Business was terrible. 678 00:32:13,646 --> 00:32:17,267 I tried to keep it going for years, but the stupid banks. 679 00:32:17,366 --> 00:32:19,526 Okay, all right. Enough trying to justify yourself. 680 00:32:19,659 --> 00:32:21,353 Just tell us about your friends again. 681 00:32:21,452 --> 00:32:24,010 Like I said, nobody's friends anymore. 682 00:32:24,110 --> 00:32:27,099 At first it was just me and this old cop buddy of mine 683 00:32:27,199 --> 00:32:28,761 pretending to be Chinese gangsters, 684 00:32:28,861 --> 00:32:31,384 shaking businesses down for protection money. 685 00:32:31,485 --> 00:32:32,644 This cop buddy of yours was 686 00:32:32,648 --> 00:32:35,135 -the late Thomas Lau. 687 00:32:35,139 --> 00:32:37,793 He was having money troubles of his own. 688 00:32:37,797 --> 00:32:40,521 And then his cousin Fred got out of prison. 689 00:32:40,620 --> 00:32:42,447 Found him. Fred Yong. 690 00:32:43,244 --> 00:32:44,769 Did a dime at Indian Creek. 691 00:32:44,773 --> 00:32:47,230 Assault, armed robbery. Paroled six months ago. 692 00:32:47,330 --> 00:32:48,589 That's the lunatic. 693 00:32:48,593 --> 00:32:51,080 He came to us, I mapped out the targets, 694 00:32:51,084 --> 00:32:54,041 and they went and hit up all these trendy new stores 695 00:32:54,140 --> 00:32:57,463 to, you know, contribute a little? 696 00:32:57,562 --> 00:32:59,389 Contribute. 697 00:32:59,489 --> 00:33:02,379 Uh, a couple of hundred bucks a week from each spot, 698 00:33:02,512 --> 00:33:04,505 and, uh, the cash was decent. 699 00:33:04,605 --> 00:33:05,830 Even split three ways. 700 00:33:05,834 --> 00:33:07,856 Yeah, you three Ghost Dragons? 701 00:33:07,860 --> 00:33:11,813 We needed a name, so why not one with a built-in reputation? 702 00:33:11,913 --> 00:33:14,467 Yeah, trouble is, it went straight to their heads. 703 00:33:14,471 --> 00:33:15,899 Tattoos, 704 00:33:15,998 --> 00:33:17,127 -more muscle. -Yeah. 705 00:33:17,227 --> 00:33:19,055 That's all Fred trying to expand. 706 00:33:19,154 --> 00:33:21,314 And when that Sullivan guy came sniffing around, 707 00:33:21,413 --> 00:33:23,672 these guys really went off the rails. 708 00:33:23,772 --> 00:33:25,467 -These guys? Come on, Troy. -Yeah. 709 00:33:25,599 --> 00:33:27,123 We've got video from your own store 710 00:33:27,127 --> 00:33:29,951 showing you luring Sullivan into that back room. 711 00:33:30,050 --> 00:33:32,475 You knew what was waiting for him back there! 712 00:33:32,575 --> 00:33:33,904 I had no idea he was gonna get killed! 713 00:33:34,004 --> 00:33:36,229 Okay? Uh... again, that's all Fred. 714 00:33:36,329 --> 00:33:38,056 It's always been Fred! 715 00:33:38,155 --> 00:33:39,581 And where can we find Fred? 716 00:33:39,585 --> 00:33:40,747 Hell if I know. 717 00:33:42,475 --> 00:33:44,534 Special Agent Torres. 718 00:33:45,398 --> 00:33:47,221 Oh, yeah. How you doing? 719 00:33:47,225 --> 00:33:48,554 When I got squeezed out, 720 00:33:48,687 --> 00:33:49,882 Fred called that cop 721 00:33:49,982 --> 00:33:51,211 and he disappeared. 722 00:33:51,345 --> 00:33:54,035 No honor amongst thieves and all that. 723 00:33:54,134 --> 00:33:55,331 So it wasn't Monica? 724 00:33:55,463 --> 00:33:57,689 Lady Rambo? No. 725 00:33:57,822 --> 00:34:01,908 She damn almost near killed me before you guys showed up. 726 00:34:02,007 --> 00:34:04,201 So you really have no idea where she went? 727 00:34:04,300 --> 00:34:06,692 Or where she could be found? 728 00:34:08,119 --> 00:34:10,280 Well, I mean, if-if it can help my cause, 729 00:34:10,378 --> 00:34:12,803 I-I might have a pretty good guess. 730 00:34:13,766 --> 00:34:15,327 Can we make a deal? 731 00:34:21,871 --> 00:34:24,894 What? What? Uh... 732 00:34:24,994 --> 00:34:27,053 Wait, where are you going? 733 00:34:27,154 --> 00:34:28,382 I just got a call from Kenny Chang. 734 00:34:28,482 --> 00:34:30,641 Nick's undercover guy, Baltimore. 735 00:34:30,741 --> 00:34:32,531 -What'd he say? -He was right. 736 00:34:32,535 --> 00:34:34,959 The Ghost Dragons don't like it when somebody uses their name, 737 00:34:35,060 --> 00:34:37,053 so they're sending a crew down here to take it back. 738 00:34:37,153 --> 00:34:39,578 -Down here where? -Brockway Mill Lumber Company. 739 00:34:39,677 --> 00:34:41,671 -How did the Dragons find out where they'd be? -He said that, 740 00:34:41,770 --> 00:34:43,195 uh, they send their recruits 741 00:34:43,199 --> 00:34:45,026 actual addresses of where to meet. 742 00:34:45,125 --> 00:34:46,819 -Stupid and arrogant. -Well, either way, if Monica gets 743 00:34:46,952 --> 00:34:49,311 that address, she could be in the middle of a gang war. 744 00:34:49,410 --> 00:34:50,971 I'll get us some backup. 745 00:34:52,202 --> 00:34:53,198 Hey, nice turnout. 746 00:34:53,298 --> 00:34:55,720 How you doing? 747 00:34:55,724 --> 00:34:57,882 Welcome aboard. 748 00:35:01,337 --> 00:35:03,032 I don't like these odds. 749 00:35:03,164 --> 00:35:04,494 Where's that backup we asked for? 750 00:35:04,594 --> 00:35:06,220 It's on their way. Just sit tight. 751 00:35:11,436 --> 00:35:13,130 Wait a minute. Is that Monica? 752 00:35:14,659 --> 00:35:16,253 Guess she got the address. 753 00:35:16,354 --> 00:35:18,645 Yeah, and walked right into a trap. 754 00:35:18,778 --> 00:35:20,106 You happy now, lady? 755 00:35:20,205 --> 00:35:21,834 You found us. 756 00:35:23,927 --> 00:35:25,920 You're gonna pay for killing Sully. 757 00:35:26,053 --> 00:35:27,448 Oh, is that so? 758 00:35:28,910 --> 00:35:30,306 Can we really keep waiting? 759 00:35:30,405 --> 00:35:32,365 Not anymore. Everybody good to go? 760 00:35:32,464 --> 00:35:34,058 -Good to go, baby. -All right. 761 00:35:34,191 --> 00:35:35,916 We move in three, 762 00:35:35,919 --> 00:35:38,543 two... one. 763 00:35:39,041 --> 00:35:41,200 -NCIS! -NCIS! -Federal agents! 764 00:35:41,301 --> 00:35:43,560 Weapons down! Now! 765 00:35:43,692 --> 00:35:45,752 Let's see some hands! 766 00:35:48,476 --> 00:35:50,337 Don't be crashing my party, NCIS! 767 00:35:50,469 --> 00:35:52,529 -You're outnumbered! -Party's over! 768 00:35:52,662 --> 00:35:55,651 You all think you've been recruited by the Ghost Dragons? 769 00:35:55,751 --> 00:35:58,309 These guys are not the real deal. 770 00:35:58,409 --> 00:35:59,670 This guy, Fred here... 771 00:35:59,804 --> 00:36:01,460 he's a gang of one right now! 772 00:36:01,464 --> 00:36:04,355 -You shut the hell up! 773 00:36:04,454 --> 00:36:06,780 Hey, Knight, I think I'm losing 'em. 774 00:36:06,879 --> 00:36:08,938 You want to step in here and give me a hand? 775 00:36:11,265 --> 00:36:13,024 And they're not happy. 776 00:36:25,648 --> 00:36:27,409 Uh, 777 00:36:27,509 --> 00:36:29,066 can you tell a few more to go? 778 00:36:29,070 --> 00:36:30,233 I was hoping. 779 00:36:30,332 --> 00:36:31,694 Look, genius, we'll stay here all day. 780 00:36:31,794 --> 00:36:33,521 I don't care if it is eight against three. 781 00:36:33,654 --> 00:36:35,216 Make that four. 782 00:36:57,439 --> 00:36:59,101 I got him. Cover me. 783 00:37:08,899 --> 00:37:12,156 Don't shoot, don't shoot! 784 00:37:12,256 --> 00:37:14,050 We give up. 785 00:37:14,149 --> 00:37:16,441 Weapons on the ground now. 786 00:37:21,523 --> 00:37:23,052 There's our cavalry. 787 00:37:23,151 --> 00:37:26,340 Just in time. 788 00:37:35,877 --> 00:37:37,337 Nice. 789 00:37:38,202 --> 00:37:39,430 Worked for me. 790 00:37:41,757 --> 00:37:43,014 Knight, you good? 791 00:37:43,018 --> 00:37:45,078 Yeah. All good, Parker. 792 00:37:45,178 --> 00:37:46,640 You? 793 00:37:48,466 --> 00:37:49,795 All good. 794 00:37:51,556 --> 00:37:52,951 Kenny Chang says thank you. 795 00:37:53,084 --> 00:37:55,111 Soon as the cop car showed up to the mill, 796 00:37:55,210 --> 00:37:57,768 the Ghost Dragons headed back to Baltimore. 797 00:37:57,867 --> 00:37:59,592 -No gang wars today, kids. 798 00:37:59,596 --> 00:38:01,754 Any word from McGee on Mateo's court case? 799 00:38:01,854 --> 00:38:03,216 Uh, not from him. 800 00:38:03,315 --> 00:38:05,109 Uh, all Jimmy said was, they're on their way back. 801 00:38:05,209 --> 00:38:06,572 -We are back. -Oh. 802 00:38:06,704 --> 00:38:07,867 I was starting to wonder. 803 00:38:07,967 --> 00:38:09,195 Yeah. And worry. 804 00:38:09,295 --> 00:38:11,052 So, uh, how'd it go? 805 00:38:11,056 --> 00:38:12,547 Well, I just went for moral support, 806 00:38:12,551 --> 00:38:14,577 -but Tim here sure didn't need it. -So, 807 00:38:14,710 --> 00:38:16,737 -speech go well? -Oh, forget that speech. 808 00:38:16,836 --> 00:38:19,855 No... Tim just threw that right out 809 00:38:19,859 --> 00:38:21,353 and he spoke from the heart. 810 00:38:22,350 --> 00:38:23,514 So what'd you say? 811 00:38:24,310 --> 00:38:26,303 You know, I just talked about people I know 812 00:38:26,404 --> 00:38:28,895 that have, um, turned their lives around. 813 00:38:28,994 --> 00:38:30,755 You know, like our victim Sullivan. 814 00:38:30,854 --> 00:38:33,014 I mean, he overcame gangs. 815 00:38:33,146 --> 00:38:35,173 You, Parker. 816 00:38:35,273 --> 00:38:37,665 You, too, Nick. You guys overcame rough childhoods 817 00:38:37,764 --> 00:38:38,960 to do some good in the world. 818 00:38:39,060 --> 00:38:40,456 And people like Mateo. 819 00:38:40,588 --> 00:38:44,275 Who I just know could make that same turn 820 00:38:44,375 --> 00:38:45,799 if given a second chance. 821 00:38:45,803 --> 00:38:47,863 Man, he said all that and more. 822 00:38:47,962 --> 00:38:50,753 I'm telling you, there was not a dry eye in that courthouse. 823 00:38:50,852 --> 00:38:52,746 And the judge... what did she say? 824 00:38:52,846 --> 00:38:54,374 Well, as luck would have it, the judge... 825 00:38:54,473 --> 00:38:56,533 she overcame a pretty rough childhood of her own. 826 00:38:56,633 --> 00:38:59,190 -So... -So she offered Mateo 827 00:38:59,291 --> 00:39:02,380 a one-time alternative to jail. 828 00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:04,439 Yeah? 829 00:39:06,897 --> 00:39:09,185 Looks like I'm gonna be a Navy dad. 830 00:39:09,189 --> 00:39:10,386 Okay. 831 00:39:10,518 --> 00:39:12,379 -There you go. 832 00:39:14,638 --> 00:39:16,863 I knew leaving her was wrong. 833 00:39:16,963 --> 00:39:19,654 But I was who brought Sully into this mess, 834 00:39:19,753 --> 00:39:22,875 so once Chloe told me what those men said, 835 00:39:22,975 --> 00:39:25,633 I had to try and save him. 836 00:39:26,398 --> 00:39:27,793 And you lived to tell the tale. 837 00:39:27,892 --> 00:39:29,819 Thanks to all of you. 838 00:39:29,951 --> 00:39:31,974 Sorry doesn't quite cut it, Jess, but 839 00:39:31,978 --> 00:39:34,370 I swear I'll never leave Chloe again. 840 00:39:34,470 --> 00:39:36,097 I believe you. 841 00:39:41,365 --> 00:39:42,860 Ooh. 842 00:39:42,959 --> 00:39:45,617 Well, it's about time. We were about to OD on popcorn. 843 00:39:46,647 --> 00:39:49,802 There's my Chloe-bear. 844 00:39:49,902 --> 00:39:51,791 -Mommy! -Oh, my baby. 845 00:39:51,795 --> 00:39:53,888 Oh. Oh. 846 00:39:53,988 --> 00:39:55,948 Chloe. Hey. 847 00:39:56,081 --> 00:39:58,340 Don't ever leave me like that again. 848 00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:01,629 I won't, I promise. 849 00:40:02,493 --> 00:40:03,522 You're okay? 850 00:40:03,622 --> 00:40:05,117 Yeah, it's great here. 851 00:40:05,250 --> 00:40:06,944 They've got a popcorn machine and everything. 852 00:40:07,044 --> 00:40:09,535 Chloe made herself quite at home here. 853 00:40:09,634 --> 00:40:11,428 : That's my girl. 854 00:40:11,528 --> 00:40:14,249 She and her dad spent hours camping in our living room, 855 00:40:14,253 --> 00:40:16,212 chatting away in Mandarin. 856 00:40:16,311 --> 00:40:17,906 Not about you, Mommy. 857 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:20,033 That's what you always told me. 858 00:40:22,828 --> 00:40:24,190 "Only good stuff." 859 00:40:25,187 --> 00:40:26,977 Guess it's time for me to learn Mandarin. 860 00:40:26,981 --> 00:40:28,807 Well, I'm sure Chloe could teach you. 861 00:40:29,505 --> 00:40:31,034 And, Chloe... 862 00:40:31,133 --> 00:40:33,526 if you ever wanted to practice, you can just call me. 863 00:40:36,315 --> 00:40:38,508 So you'll never forget. 864 00:40:40,933 --> 00:40:42,660 A gift from your dad. 865 00:40:47,211 --> 00:40:49,603 Also your mom. 866 00:40:55,317 --> 00:40:59,071 Captioning sponsored by CBS 867 00:40:59,237 --> 00:41:03,655 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 868 00:41:07,762 --> 00:41:10,762 - - 869 00:41:13,510 --> 00:41:16,510 - - 870 00:41:18,926 --> 00:41:21,926 - - 871 00:41:28,947 --> 00:41:31,947 - -