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What are you doing here?

Just came to see what the catch of the day was.

You're glad to see me, I can tell.

Of course I am. Hetty send you?

No. No, I came all on my own.

- Work that slow? - On the contrary, very busy.

Very exciting stuff you're gonna be really upset that you're missing.

This is nice.

It's heaven.

How long are you gonna stay?

Probably one or two days past forever.

You told me you were taking time off to be with your kids.

Kamran has been posting for weeks now about her freshman experience

and I happen to know for a fact

that classes began at Annapolis over a month ago.

So by the looks of it,

only thing around here is

you and terrified sea life.

I'm happy, G.

No, you're not. I mean, you think you are.

I get that. But you're not.

Look, I get it. This is awesome.

It is peaceful, it is relaxing. It is quiet.

It's beautiful.

It's just not you.

You left a big hole behind.

Find a replacement.

- It's not that easy. - I didn't say it was easy.

You can't find someone if you don't start looking.

I don't have to train anybody. It took me long enough with you.

It's good to know you still have your sense of humor.

What do you want? More money, huh? You want your own office?

What is it gonna take to bring you back?

A miracle.

So.

Unless you have one hiding up your sleeve,

save your breath, drink your beer,

enjoy the view.

I'll go and rinse off, make us breakfast.

Hope you're hungry.

When's the last time

- you talked to your mom? - I don't know. Why?

- What? - You haven't told her, have you?

You do not want me to tell her because she'll be all over this.

You are putting me in an awful position.

- She deserves to know. Tell her. - Will.

- When? - Right after the honeymoon.

- Deeks! - Relax, all right?

If you told your mom, she told my mom.

Why hasn't she said anything? Oh! Maybe she's angry

- she heard it from my mom. - If she was angry

we'd definitely hear about it over and over and over again.

- She doesn't approve? - You out of your mind?

- She likes you more than me. - That's not true...

Maybe. But if you called her, she wouldn't.

- You want me to call her? - I do. That's what I'm saying.

- Fine. Fine, I'll call her. - Good.

That's not good. Be clear about this.

This is gonna be very, very bad. But that's fine.

- That's fine. I'm calling her. - Okay.

- This is Bert. Leave a message. - Voice mail.

Mama, hey. It's Marty.

Listen, I was just calling to...

To check in on you and... Not important.

Call me back whenever you can. Not a rush.

It can be today or tomorrow or next month. Okay.

I love you, Mama.

- Happy? - Ecstatic.

Great. Good. Wonderful.

- This is love. - Horrible person!

Oh, my God.

I give, ha, ha, I give. Oh, God.

- Hi. - How'd you know it was me?

Seriously, Beale? Avocado season's over.

There's no reason to be passing out flyers.

Why Deeks got a good deal on the rental.

- Why do I listen to him? - For the future, a simple hat,

a pair of sunglasses might be a tad less conspicuous.

That's the genius of it. Nobody expects a giant vegetable.

An avocado is a fruit with a single nut,

so have fun with that.

- That's a coincidence. - What?

- My phone is in my pocket. - Yeah, I got you covered.

Emergency alert. "All hands on deck.

- This is not a drill." Let's go. - Holy moly, guacamole.

Special Agent Callen. Nice to finally meet you.

Special Agent Harley Hidoko. Executive assistant to the EAD-PAC.

- Did you send this alert? - No. I did.

Executive Assistant Director Mosley. I've been assigned

by NCIS headquarters to replace Owen Granger

and to find a new operations manager for this unit.

- Where's Hetty? - Probably halfway to Fiji by now.

- And why do you say that? - Well, because she always said

she wanted to sail into the sunset when she retired.

Surely she told you.

That's why you sent this emergency message?

No, I sent that because we've received intel

that North Korea is launching a missile at Los Angeles today.

Think this threat from North Korea is legit?

I doubt it. I'm more concerned about Hetty.

She always leaves a contingency plan with Nell.

Not this time. This is the first I'm hearing of this.

- Beale? - Don't look at me.

I haven't seen her for days, but you know Hetty.

Maybe Michelle's death was hard on Sam and Hetty.

Ladies and gentlemen, what we have here is a time-sensitive situation.

Defense Intelligence Agent Thomas Park

was supposed to be stationed in South Korea, but fell to his death

outside a Sunset nightclub. Report is on your desks.

We're still waiting on the coroner's results.

How do I get this to the big screen?

- Yeah, it can be tricky. - Yeah.

So Mosley, huh?

Is that...

Is that Irish? Irish?

Irish? Irish.

Not Irish.

Your operating system is 4.8.

Four-point-eight? Oh, we will definitely need

- to update that for you, heh. - Yeah.

- What was he doing in Los Angeles? - Not sure.

Park was a wild card. His supervisors didn't know he was here.

He boarded a flight to L.A. yesterday.

He was part of an intelligence task force assigned

to North Korea's aerospace and missile program.

Minutes before his death, he sent this text.

- That could mean anything. - Even if it did,

North Korea doesn't have the technology to hit us.

Agent Park lost his life to get us this information.

We need to take this as a legitimate threat.

We have copies of Park's cases.

They can help us determine which one was in play.

This is a priority assignment.

So I'd like Agent Callen and Agent Blye working this.

Oh, you know, that's a good idea.

- What we usually do is I work... - I'm sorry, detective.

I know you've played an important role with this team,

but this falls under national security.

You'd be most helpful now if you return to L.A.P.D

and kept us updated on their end of the investigation.

Thank you for your understanding.

Yeah, no, of course. I just don't understand what you just...

Good talk. Okay.

Hi, hi. Cheers.

Well, well, the prodigal son has returned.

What did you finally do to piss off Thumbelina?

It wasn't Hetty. She's retired. We got a new sheriff in town.

Well, I'm surprised you lasted this long.

Thanks for that vote of confidence.

You got a desk for me?

Oh, you bet I do.

Hetty, please call me back and tell me what's going on.

- Maybe this is a play. - For what?

Well, you never know with Hetty.

- You all right? - Yeah.

I don't like that Deeks has been sent back to L.A.P.D

but what am I gonna do about it?

- What you got, Eric? - Every law enforcement agency

has been put on high alert with this North Korean threat,

but there's a gag order not to share it with the public.

- They don't want people panicking. - None of the agencies

have been able to confirm this is a viable threat.

Great. First case with Mosley is a wild-goose chase.

Hey, did you find Hetty?

Um, not yet, but I did check with Washington.

Callen, her retirement is legit.

It went into effect last week.

Doesn't mean anything. It could still be one of Hetty's ploys.

She's gunning for assistant director. This is her way of applying leverage.

- Might be why she's not talking to us. - I don't think so.

Hetty has unloaded three of her properties in the last two months.

The beach house, the downtown loft and the condo have all been sold.

What about her place in Hancock Park?

Not yet, but it is listed.

- What about her boat? - Um...

- Gone. - Did she sell it?

- I can try to find out. - Can you track it?

No, either she turned her transponder off or she's out of range.

I can try to extend the search with the help of the Navy,

but that might take some time.

So we're gonna have to... I got to go.

- What was that? - What?

That... That was nothing.

- Looked like a marina. - Oh, that?

- Oh, marina. - Yes. We have been trying

to get a slip in Marina Del Rey

- for like three years now. - Three years.

Um, so sometimes we just tap their security

- to see if they have anything available. - Shh!

- You two have a boat? - No.

- Yes. Well... - Well, we... We have...

- We had. Past tense. - Technically had a boat.

- Had a boat. But it... - But then it sunk.

- To the bottom. - So Davy Jones' locker.

How?

Eee-eee!

Okay, well, let's just keep this our little secret.

But don't let Mosley catch you using our resources for personal use.

That's a fireable offense in her books.

- Okay. - So no "World of Warcraft"

on the big screen? Heh.

- Kidding. - He's a kidder.

She doesn't like kidders either.

Good to know.

Okay.

He must've climbed over the glass and onto that ledge.

It's the only way he could've landed where he did.

Probably high as a kite. Unless it was suicide.

- Anybody see him? - Not till he hit the limo.

- What if he came out up there? - No public access to that floor.

This is always locked.

Well, we've got blood.

And we've got scuff marks.

Looks like he was dragged backwards and he was bleeding.

Grabbed anything before they threw him out.

Did your staff see him have an altercation with anyone?

- No. - Can we see security footage

- from that night? - We already showed the cops.

Did they see the footage from this area?

You recognize either of them?

I've never seen that guy before, but this one's in here a lot.

So his name is Michael Lee. He is a graduate student

who entered the country from Vancouver

- on a Canadian passport. - Talk to Canadian authorities.

It's easier to enter the country posing as a Canadian.

According to school records, he's working towards his PhD

in physics, but there's nothing out of the ordinary.

No connection to North Korea or our dead DIA Agent Tommy Park.

- What about the other guy? - We're still running facial rec.

- An address on Lee? - Yup. It's on your phone.

Keep looking into Lee.

See if there's anything that can tie him to the cases Park was working on.

Yup, you got it.

Peaceful resolution? Who am I, Gandhi?

I didn't make up the three-strike rule.

If it was up to me, I'd have an electric chair in my station.

Yeah. Yeah, you can quote me on that.

Don't quote... Oh...

You know what I hate about lawyers, Deeks?

Everything.

- Yeah. - Settling into your new desk?

About that, I thought we were, uh... I thought we were friends.

Deeks, friends are just people who haven't figured out

what they want from you yet. So, what do you want?

Don't say a different desk. That's the best I can do.

Heard anything about a possible missile strike on Los Angeles?

You've been hanging out with the secret squirrels too long.

No way a missile is getting this far unless it's strapped to a dolphin.

And what if you're wrong?

I don't have to pay alimony anymore.

Wow, you just said that out loud.

Okay. I'm gonna go to the crime scene and then check on my mom.

You forget the lunch she packed you?

No. I haven't heard from her in a couple of days.

- I'm gonna check in on her. - Really?

- I'm gonna make sure she's okay. - I mean, why are you telling me?

You're a grown man. What do I care if you see your mother?

You need me to write you a note or something?

I'm used to working in a team. I was being considerate

in case anyone here needed me.

Does anybody need Detective Deeks right now?

- Who? - No.

Yeah. Ah, we're good.

Hey, uh, you're an ass.

Thank you. It's good to have you back too.

Oh, and tell your mom I said:

"What's up?"

- That's not gonna happen. - Oh, no.

- Tell her. - I'm not saying anything to her.

Now we find out what kind of boss Mosley's gonna be.

Okay.

- Go for Mosley. - Yeah, one of the guys

that threw Agent Park off the building was a graduate student.

We're at his house, there's no one home.

Cell phone is going to voice mail.

We need to know what got Agent Park killed.

Mm-hm. As you well know, we need a warrant to search the house.

Agent Callen, these are exigent circumstances.

Let me worry about legal ramifications while you

find out who killed Agent Park.

- Absolutely. - Oh, and Agent Callen.

I hope I passed your test.

Okay. If it wasn't for Deeks, I'd almost start to like this woman.

Michael Lee? Federal agents. Can we come in and talk to you?

- Clear. - Clear.

- This guy's neat. - Yeah, I'll say.

- Probably has a housekeeper. - Or he's OCD.

Got a cross-cut shredder.

He's flushing whatever he's shredding.

Must hate his homework.

Even his garbage can is neat.

Energy drinks, takeout...

And a cell phone.

Actually, two cell...

Three cell phones. All different makes, all different models.

Bought at different stores. Seems inefficient to me.

That seems like spycraft.

Mom!

What? No!

- Stay down. Stay down. - Don't shoot! Bertie!

- Bertie! - What the hell are you doing?

- Mom, he was in the kitchen! - That's Guy. Put your gun down.

You're scaring him. I'm sorry. Put your gun down.

Was that really necessary?

Wait a minute. Wait, is he...?

Were you guys just...? Is this...?

- No. No. - Martin.

- Mom! - You get back here right now.

- What's the matter with you? - What's the matter with you?

I've called you for the past five days.

- No, you haven't. - No, I haven't.

- But I called five times today. - I was busy.

Yeah, that's obvious that you were... You were busy.

Okay. You know what, Mom? I was...

I was worried about you. I was worried.

Then you should've called me several weeks ago

and then you could've told me about your engagement.

- So Kensi's mom called you? - Of course. She was ecstatic.

I, on the other hand, was surprised and embarrassed

since I didn't know a damn thing about it.

- Mom, I'm sorry. I just didn't... - Ah, save it.

You don't want me involved, I get it.

- That's not what it is. - Yeah, it is.

But you know what? I don't care.

- Don't say that. You do care. - No, I've got a wedding to plan.

- What? - It's high time you had a new father.

- Oh, my God. Mom! - Relax. I'm just kidding.

Don't put your nibblers in a twist. We're just friends.

- Okay, that's fine. - With benefits.

- Stop talking. Mom. - If you know what I mean.

- The sex. Ha, ha, ha. - Mom! I gotta go to work.

- Don't you wanna meet Guy? - No.

It's the least you could do since you almost shot him.

- Guy isn't even a real name. - It's French.

- Is it? - Well, you're the one who told me

I should get a trainer.

- He's your trainer? - Oh, yeah.

- I don't feel good. - I love you.

- I don't love you. I love you! - I love you, honey.

- Have a nice afternoon. - Mom, let's...

- I know I will. - What?

It's a big safe.

What do you think's in there?

I don't know, but you can color me curious.

- Think you can open it? - Maybe.

- Nope. - Resourceful.

- Yeah, it was worth a shot. - Hm.

Got uniforms.

- Federal agents! - Don't move!

We got runners.

Get down!

Go.

Hey. You okay? What happened?

Shootout with the two guys who threw Park off the roof.

One of them got away but put several bullets into his buddy.

- So unfriended the hard way. - How was your day?

- Uh, not much better. Saw my mom. - And?

And I can't talk about it. I have scarring.

- We could've used you today. - Talk to your boss about that.

I intend to.

- Hope they got the extended warranty. - Yeah.

Hope the Wonder Twins can get something off of this.

Great. Thanks for that.

- This is Sam. Leave a message. - Hope you're having a good day.

Thought you might wanna know what I came back to.

First off, Hetty's gone.

She has retired officially.

She sold her properties. The boat is gone.

Someone named Mosley has taken over for Granger.

Sent Deeks back to L.A.P.D. And we have plausible intel

that the DPRK is launching an ICBM at Los Angeles today.

So unless you're busy tormenting a squid or something like that,

swing on by and maybe lend a hand Just for old time's sake?

Okay. Bye-bye.

Shootout adjacent to a college campus.

Not exactly what I wanted on my first day here, Callen.

- You think I did? - Our biggest lead is dead.

OSP is supposed to be an elite unit, not a bunch of cowboys.

And why is Deeks back?

Because we need him.

If we had him today, we might've been able to prevent what happened.

Are you telling me you can't do your job without Deeks?

I'm telling you to let me run my team the way I see fit.

You wanna make this unit stronger, great.

But all you've done so far is weaken it.

You want me to respect your decisions? Fine.

Then you better start respecting mine as well.

Fair enough.

Detective Deeks stays

until I find a more suitable replacement.

- Whom we both agree on. - This is not a democracy, Callen.

What is it, a dictatorship?

Careful, Agent Callen. Let's not get off on the wrong foot.

What? No band, no parade, no cake?

Yes. Yes, yes.

- You look great. How are you? - I'm good.

- What's up, Deeks? - Living the dream.

- So good to see you. - Yeah, where's G?

I'm just sorting through applicants on my ePartner site.

- Sol can leave? - You might as well stay, right?

Welcome back, partner.

What's this nonsense about North Korea?

- Sam? Hi. - Hey.

- What's up? - Hey, are we glad to see you.

- Okay. Still awkward, I see. - What's the word?

Okay, so the computer you recovered had extensive security protocols

that even Eric probably wouldn't have been able to crack

in several days, if ever.

- I mean, I don't know about ever. - Okay.

Nonetheless, the protocols were corrupted

by damage, which allowed Eric access in.

Unfortunately, everything else was also corrupted.

We did find some references to North Korea

from an address that we traced back to Iran.

But couldn't find much else.

Iran has been helping with their missile program.

Sources believe they've been assisting North Korea

with nuclear capabilities.

Now we've also found what appear to be fragments of missile schematics.

As well as photographs of Long Beach, San Pedro.

Both make sense as possible targets.

- What kind of warhead is that? - It's not a missile.

It's a conventional bomb. A big one.

Assistant Director Mosley is on the horn with SECNAV and it's not good.

In fact, it's very, very bad.

- Please, let us... There you go. - Just... Yeah.

Satellite photos confirm North Korea's prepping an ICBM for launch.

Okay. If they do launch, how long would it take to get here?

If it could, it would take about 25 minutes to reach us.

That's not gonna happen. We have no way of knowing

their ability to reach U.S. soil or the payload.

The White House has put all of our THAAD systems on high alert

along with Carrier Strike Group 11.

Special Agent Hanna, EAD-PAC Mosley.

Does your presence mean you're coming back to work?

Under the circumstances, it doesn't seem like I have much of a choice.

What is the official word from North Korea?

- Nothing. - Pyongyang threatened

a super mighty preemptive strike against the U.S. last April.

That all tracks, but how does Iran play into this?

You thinking what I'm thinking?

Why build a bomb when you've got a missile?

Timing is everything.

Okay, guys. We are headed towards an all-out nuclear war.

If you have information, please, now is the time.

What if it's a bait and switch?

Look, this missile launch was planned months ago.

Launched about 60 of them.

Most of them ended up in the ocean just like this one probably will.

What if North Korea launches a test missile,

then 22 minutes later a huge explosion rolls through the port of Los Angeles?

North Korea would be framed. So you'd think they shot an ICBM.

We'd discover the truth through satellite images and forensics.

But not before we retaliated.

No one wins if we go to war with North Korea.

Unless you live on the other side of the world.

- Iran. - We'd pull out all of our troops

in the Middle East if we went to war with North Korea.

Iran, ISIS, al Qaeda. They would all be unchecked.

- Okay, so how do we find the bomb? - Well, it'd be mobile.

In atruck oravan or...

The EMT uniforms at Lee's house.

Ambulance would be perfect for delivery. You could go anywhere.

- We're on it. - Let's go.

- Where are we? - Kaleidoscope found an ambulance

with the same logo as the EMT uniforms.

Callen and Sam will be there any minute.

We've also identified the second suspect.

He entered the country from South Korea

on a German passport as Herbert Dieter.

The case files suggest that he's Hebod Darvish, a bomb maker for Hamas.

- We are closing in on this, sir. - So are we.

USS Nebraska's been given the green light to take out the site.

- Are we on open comms? - Yes. Yes, we are.

The situation has gone critical.

The USS Nebraska is weapons hot. What's your status?

We have the ambulance in sight. Waiting to move in.

- You are running out of time. - Too many soft targets here.

If he decides to detonate early, there will be mass casualties.

He knows what Kensi and I look like.

Deeks, you're gonna have to take one for the team.

Why do I think this is gonna hurt?

Oh, man. Are you okay? Somebody help him!

Hey, can you help me out? This guy's really hurt.

Turn off the engine now.

Agent Callen, Agent Hanna, what's going on?

We've neutralized the target and secured the bomb.

Sir, call off the strike. There is no threat.

It's a hoax. There is no missile.

Sir? Sir, do you hear me?

Next time try not to cut it so close.

Yes, sir.

- I think we got a problem. - Define problem, Agent Callen.

Well, the bomb is not nuclear, but it has been activated.

Sam's trying to disarm it.

How much time do we have?

- Sam? - Not enough.

Sorry.

Sorry.

- Really? - We need a clear path out of here.

CHP, L.A.P.D., whatever you can do, get us a clear path.

- Where are you gonna go? - Good question.

What's our blast radius?

If this thing blows, they're gonna find pieces of you and me in Inglewood.

- What the hell, G? - Sam, can you defuse it or not?

- Not if you keep driving like that. - You wanna drive, be my guest.

I would, except the only thing worse than your driving is your bomb skills.

- Seriously? - Okay, that was not intentional.

If this doesn't kill you, I'm going to.

He didn't mean that. They're good friends.

Most of the time.

Okay, Callen, CHP is going to try their best to coordinate

with L.A.P.D and the sheriff's department

to create a clear route to the Long Beach Airport.

The Long Beach Airport will divert air traffic

and give you a clear runway

where fire and foam rescue squads will meet.

How much time we got back there?

If I can bypass the timer, we've got all day.

- And if you can't? - We're not gonna make the airport.

Nice work, guys. We're gonna have to go with Plan B.

Okay. What is Plan B?

B stands for "we better come up with something fast."

They're actually very good at this.

- Where the hell are they going? - That's a good question.

- Son of a bitch! - What's wrong?

What's wrong is I should've stayed at the beach.

And miss all this fun? Come on.

- I can't defuse it, G. - It's easy. Red wire, green wire.

You pick one. Got a fifty-fifty chance.

This is why you're driving.

- I can't do this in time. - Then hang on.

What do you mean, hang on? Hang on to what?

All I got is a bomb back here.

I'll pay for that.

G, what the hell was that? G, what's the plan here?

- What's going on? - G! G!

Sorry, buddy, this is gonna hurt!

- You okay? - No, I'm not okay.

- They don't have seatbelts here. - Know what this reminds me of?

Stop talking so we can preserve the air.

That submarine. Only smaller and we're not being shot at.

Give me a sitrep, Agent Callen.

- Agent Hanna? - Why aren't they answering?

- Get some eyes on their last location. - I'm trying.

- I knew this was a mistake. - That's okay.

Once it fills up with water, pressure will equalize.

- We'll be able to open the doors. - Thanks, Mr. Wizard.

Oh, no. I don't see them.

There. Oh!

You good?

- Yeah. - They're okay.

They drove the ambulance into the harbor.

They drove the ambulance into the harbor?

That's hardcore.

Are you kidding me?

Come on. You gotta admit that was fun.

- You would've missed all this. - Not even close.

You guys okay?

- Of course. - No.

He's sour because I got to drive and he had to disconnect the bomb.

- I didn't disconnect the bomb. - What?

- All right. It's okay. - Nice.

We're okay. A little wet, that's it.

Pretty exciting first day, huh, Assistant Director Mosley?

- Yes, very exciting. - Seal. Call SeaWorld.

- We need SealVorid on the scene. - Excuse me.

- She doesn't really like excitement. - Hm.

What does she like?

I'm still trying to figure that out.

You wanted to see me?

I give credit where credit is due, Agent Callen.

You and your team prevented what could've been a tragedy.

Well, like I said, we have a certain way of operating here

that seems to work for us.

I'm just not sure that it works for this agency.

When I said that your team could be better, I meant it.

My definition of a perfect mission

is one where you achieve all of your objectives without any casualties.

Civilian or otherwise.

There is no such thing as a perfect mission.

Well, I disagree, and even if there isn't, that's no excuse for not trying.

Your unit has a reputation for using force

far above and well beyond any other unit in this agency.

Our criminals in the West Coast are just a little more dangerous.

Or maybe it's time you and your team

start to take responsibility for your actions.

Gone are the days where you shoot first

and ask questions later.

- That it? - Yeah, that's it.

Have a good night, Agent Callen.

You too.

- What was that about? - She just wanted to congratulate us.

So, what does that mean for me?

- You're back. - For good?

Working on that.

What about you? It's for good?

If something happened to this team and I wasn't there,

I don't think I could live with that.

Even if it was just Deeks.

Aw!

You're right. That's it.

Band is back together. Let's celebrate.

- Let's doit. - I might take a rain check.

Oh, and just like that, Dad ruins the party.

I wanna try and figure out what actually happened to Hetty.

Hate to say it, G, but I speak from experience.

Maybe she didn't say where she was going

because she doesn't wanna be found.

You're late.

I was delayed at the border.

I'm surprised they let you in.

The club or the country?

Both, ha, ha, ha.

I honestly did not think you'd make it through customs.

I didn't go through customs.

You got any other photos?

That's it. He's clearly American.

Or Canadian or Australian or Swedish.

But he say he worked for the CIA.

Crashed in a helicopter in 1976.

That's when you went down, right?

Yes, but I was the only survivor.

You sure about that?

You know the story of Tho San?

Some say

he was an American soldier who went native during the war.

Got a taste for killing.

Spent the rest of his life in a jungle hunting people

on both sides.

I haven't come all this way to hunt the bogeyman.

Even if that man is an American operative

who went MIA for decades?

I don't believe in ghosts.