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Previously on NCIS: Los Angeles:

- Sam Hanna. - I'm Byron. Good to meet you.

Kulinda Tactical Security,

a high-end private security firm. Kulinda actually means "to protect.”

Great working with you. You want a career change, we'd love to have you.

- Where's Hetty? - Halfway to Fiji.

You don't remember the helicopter crash?

- I was the only survivor. - I survived, but you left me to die.

I thought you were dead.

Hey, best for last, huh, Jack?

- At least you're gonna miss rush hour. - Yup. Heh-heh-heh.

You good, Jack? Everything okay?

Just ready to hit the road and make this run.

You sure everything's okay?

No! Ugh!

- You didn't have to shoot them. - Shut up. If we did it my way...

Wouldn't that be easier in dry dock?

Just re-caulking this porthole.

Hm. Right, because water on the inside of a boat is never a good look, is it?

- I caulk it, she'll be stronger than new. - Why not use that in the first place?

That's right, premium caulk didn't exist in the 1800s, did it?

Oh, look at that. "Captain Ahab was here." Huh.

Aren't you supposed to be helping?

I am. I'm offering guidance as well as moral support.

But right now, Eric is summoning us.

All right. Cool.

Let me get my bag.

So I was thinking, since we'll be living at the beach...

- We? - We should seriously

consider getting Jet Skis.

- Ha, ha. We're not getting Jet Skis. - Why not?

Look, they are crazy fun, first of all, okay?

It's like being on a motorcycle, but water's softer than cement.

Look, they're loud, they're crass, they're a bad investment

and most riders are irresponsible and reckless.

Clearly you missed the crazy-fun part.

We're not getting Jet Skis. Thank you.

What color you think you'd want? I got you pegged for hot pink.

More like angry red.

So you're open to the idea.

What do you have for us?

L.A. Round House Manufacturing had a robbery.

Left three dead bodies, including a suspect.

Now, the haul was a shipment of M27s headed for Pendleton.

If sold, those weapons would have a street value of over $1 million.

- Or worse, be used for an attack. - Do we have any leads?

Even better. We have an ID.

Meet small-time crook Tony Young.

He has a list of petty crimes, minor felonies.

We're dealing with amateurs?

Stealing weapons is way out of this guy's wheelhouse.

There's more. I traced the cargo truck for three blocks

where it met up with this SUV.

That's Byron Brown from the Kulinda Agency.

What's he doing?

It seems he's helping steal an arsenal of weapons.

Weren't you working with him?

I mentored some kids in his neighborhood youth group.

There must be a reason he's involved. Maybe he's working a case.

Kulinda doesn't work cases, they provide security.

We contacted Kulinda.

Byron resigned a week ago.

Maybe this is his exit strategy.

I don't buy that the guy just woke up and became a criminal.

He's a good man.

Okay, but we have to consider that maybe he jumped to the dark side.

Where's he now?

I lost the Round House truck, but I was able to track Byron.

- His SUV's parked downtown. - Where are Kensi and Deeks?

Tony Young's last-known address is in Culver City.

Kensi and Deeks are on their way there to see if they can find him.

- Oh, my gosh. - See, now that was awesome.

Of all the cars in the motor pool, you had to pick this?

What? The keys were in it. The universe wanted us to have it.

- You think Mosley will let me keep it? - It's not practical.

Wanna see practical?

Put those on. Come on, put them on. Show me what you got.

You know what that is? That is op ready.

Really? Where am I supposed to keep my long gun? And a suspect at that?

There's a backseat. It's kind of got a backseat.

If we have a suspect in the backseat, they don't deserve to be comfortable.

You know what? Forget about it. My Audi's almost ready.

You know what? You can keep that Audi.

It's about time I got my own work whip.

I'm gonna talk to Mosley about it tonight

before Hetty shows up and shuts the whole thing down.

Worry less about the car

and more about whether she's gonna let you keep your job.

I hate when you're right.

The address says 550B.

- Is there a backhouse? - Hey, check it.

That looks up to code.

Just a little duct tape and hope.

Why are you knocking on my door like the police?

- Surprise. - NCIS. Step down, please.

Nice and easy.

- We're looking for Tony Young. - He's not here.

You sure about that?

See for yourself.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, that's... That's clear.

Where's Tony?

Tony's not here.

And if you see him, tell him to stay where he is.

- Do you know where we can find him? - If I knew, then I'd tell him myself.

If you see him, tell him we're looking for him.

Just wanna ask him a couple questions.

I mean, it's noon somewhere, right?

Bottoms up.

- Okay. - So what'd you see in there?

Men's shoes, second glass of wine, Need for Speed on the TV.

So if he's not close by, he's coming back soon.

I'm betting she's calling him now to tell him to stay put.

Only one way to find out.

Stake him out in the world's most awesome car.

But also the most inconspicuous one.

Well, it is so conspicuous that it's inconspicuous.

And, yes, I was sensing your sarcasm.

There it is.

You got a big heart, Sam, but you barely know this guy.

I barely knew you at one point.

Might I remind you that you didn't like me when we first met?

What makes you think that's changed any?

I'm just saying, sometimes you have to look at the possibilities.

You remember that CIA Operative, Junior Ramirez?

- A good guy. - He was a better agent

till we found he had 13-and-a-half bodies buried in his backyard.

You got something you wanna tell me about your yard?

Just wondering if we ever really know anyone.

Just find it hard to believe is all.

I spent a lot of time with that guy.

My radar's rarely off.

Sometimes, when people show us who they really are

- we need to believe them. - Heh.

I told you that.

It doesn't change the fact that three guys died in a robbery

that Byron is somehow connected to.

It's possible he doesn't even know about those deaths.

Well, maybe.

But if he's still involved after finding out,

- what does that say about him? - Hm.

Be right back.

There. Now we can sit back and see if he leads us to the stolen weapons.

Heads up, they coming out.

You gotta be kidding me.

What, you know this guy too?

Only by reputation.

That's Travis Coogan.

He's the reason the real IRA is a major terrorist organization.

The real IRA and stolen arsenal weapons.

It's bad any way you look at it.

How does a petty thief go from sticking up a store

- to robbing a weapon's broker? - Don't know.

Maybe he's taking night classes.

What are you doing?

Besides looking good? Thinking about getting a man bun. What do you think?

Heh, heh. I think you're ridiculous.

As far as Young goes, even criminals have ambition.

Young's not ambitious. He's a hired gun, at most.

But he probably knows who the mastermind is.

- Yeah. - Ooh.

Two guesses as to where she's headed.

The Wine in a Box Emporium, or to meet our boy Young.

Only one way to find out.

- Don't lose her. - Are you kidding?

Have you seen this zero to 60?

I'm sorry, no. My head was too busy hitting the headrest.

Don't worry, we'll get you a helmet. In the meantime,

hold on, darling.

- Hold on. - Deeks.

Did you get Byron's location?

I did, indeed. He and Coogan just arrived at an event in the Bu.

What's the event?

Get this, it's a charity sports shooting event

hosted by defense contractors Livingston-Bradford.

A lot of guns, a lot of VIPs.

That sounds like a security nightmare.

Ninety percent of their business is supplying weapons

for governments and private companies.

The other 10 is a philanthropy arm that helps impoverished countries.

That seems like a conflict of interest.

Wasn't Livingston-Bradford caught up in some controversy?

There's no evidence, but the company is rumored to be supplying weapons

to both sides of the Western Sahara conflict.

William Bradford, of course, vehemently denies this.

Why stop at a charity event if you're buying weapons?

He and Byron could be working together.

They're meeting the buyers there?

Perfect place for an exchange.

You could hide stolen weapons in plain sight.

Yeah, but it's a legit event. Why buy stolen guns?

Groceries or guns, everyone's looking for a bargain.

Stolen or legit, who cares as long as they work?

Search for any connections to the guests.

Yup.

So how you wanna go in?

Senator? Investor?

I'm thinking foreign royalty.

How about NCIS special agents?

How was D.C.?

- Wet. It rained the entire time. - That's how it starts.

The more you go back, the more you love L.A.

I don't know. I dig weather.

Talk to me in December. You'll be sending Christmas pics poolside.

We'll see.

I secured an invite to the charity event as executive assistant director.

EAD has its privileges.

Livingston-Bradford's providing personal security teams.

- But I told them I have my own. - Oh, what a coincidence.

- Our schedule has just opened up. - Fantastic.

You do know this is a semiformal event?

Step up your game.

It's like a page out of Hetty's book.

Not even the same library.

Not that it matters. We may not see Hetty for a really long time.

- What are you talking about? - I found her.

Well, her boat.

- Where is that, Hawaii? - Yeah. Hanalei Bay in Kauai.

I checked the bay cam's history. Boat's been there for weeks.

- Any sign of Hetty? - No.

No sign of her in or out of the airports.

Now we're sifting through the island's social media

and geo-tagged vacation photos just to get a glimpse of her.

- Think she went on permanent vacay? - I don't think so.

Hetty's taken a lot of extended trips in the past.

- Something about this feels... - Enviable?

Maybe we can't accept it because we can't imagine quitting.

I already quit once this year.

- And yet you're back. - Touché.

- Keep us posted on anything, all right? - Yeah.

Well, you two boys clean up well. Maybe it's time to consider desk jobs.

I like it, but I need more room when I'm busting bad guys.

You might wanna take a picture. This is available for a limited time.

Look at this.

Wow. Guns and alcohol.

What could go wrong?

Executive Assistant Director Mosley checking in.

- Ah. Right here. Welcome, director. - Thank you.

- Choose from our collection. - No need. I had my own sent over.

Of course.

One moment, please.

- Well, hello, beautiful ladies. - I'll have them sent down for you.

- Are those...? - Yes.

- But don't those cost...? - Yes. Any more questions?

Is that the director up on the target range? Please.

- Actually, I prefer a moving target. - Well, I love that.

Charles Livingston.

- My wife, Sasha. - Thank you for coming.

Cofounders of the Livingston-Bradford Empire.

Thank you for having us.

We're having a spectacular firearms display

followed by a very special dinner.

Oh, nothing works up an appetite like a day of shooting.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Clear down range. Fire when ready.

So the reason for this gala? A special announcement takes a special event.

Spoiler alert, Livingston-Bradford is donating $20 million

to the victims of the Western Sahara conflict.

- Wow, admirable. - Just trying to do our part.

A small portion of our company provides water and fights malaria

in those regions, and they need our help.

And hopefully, we'll put to bed some very ridiculous rumors.

If we do nothing, we're part of the problem.

It's my goal to make Livingston-Bradford

part of the solution, which is why I'm announcing a transition

of the company's focus out of weapons and into philanthropy.

- A going-away party for guns. - I love that.

- I might use that in my speech. - Enough about your speech.

I'd prefer talking about this dress. You look gorgeous.

And your security, equally amazing. I love it.

You'll all have to forgive my lovely wife.

Couture and happy hour are her two favorite pastimes.

Come along, dear.

Here's to us having as good a time as Sasha.

Please, if I can be of any service, let me know.

Thank you so much.

Donation a publicity stunt?

Could be. The Livingstons sit at the head of the board

while Bradford is pushing away from the company for philanthropy.

- He's still the majority shareholder. - Yeah.

These guys were born on third base and act like they hit a triple.

Well, shall we?

Eric, start facial rec-ing the crowd.

Button cams are online.

I think that's my cue to mingle.

Need to play this smooth.

We need the exchange to go through for us to get a conviction.

If Coogan or Byron get spooked, they'll call it off and we get nothing.

Got eyes on Byron. I'm gonna make contact.

Remember, smooth.

I taught you how to spell "smooth."

Still sounds like it needs an E on the end.

Byron.

- Sam. - Thought that was you.

- Hey. How's it going? - Good, man.

- You working? - Always, you know me.

- You? - Freelancing.

Picking up some, uh, extra jobs.

Kid's tuition.

Gotta do what you gotta do.

Amen to that. I gotta go back to my assignment.

I just wanted to catch up. We'll connect after?

- Sounds good. Yeah. - All right.

- How'd it go? - Weird.

He said all the right things, but it's like he was worried.

He's not the only one.

I'm starting to get a bad feeling about this whole thing.

There's Tony Young.

Yeah. This should be good.

Where have you been?

Is that his ear?

I gotta be honest, this is oddly entertaining.

I never liked reality shows.

Go get them, tiger. I'll stay here and look awesome.

You gotta go. You gotta go.

Federal agents. Don't run.

I got him!

Hey, dude, you really think you can outrun 580 horses?

Where we going? Come on, baby.

No! Hey!

Never would've made that jump over the Audi.

Yeah, no, that was...

That was well-played.

That speaks volumes about your relationship.

More of a ride than die kind of girl, huh?

- Where are the rifles? - Don't know what you're talking about.

You shot two people, stole weapons headed for our troops.

- What do you think he'll get? - Maybe life, then the chair.

This is Los Angeles. No one gets the chair.

This is more of a gas-and-needle type of town.

You're right. Life, then the needle.

- That's it. - I didn't shoot anybody.

Doesn't matter. Someone has to pay for the dead workers.

I was just following instructions. It was supposed to be a simple job.

Instructions from who?

Byron Brown. He showed up, said the gig paid big money.

It was my last gig before getting out the life.

Good news is it was your last gig.

Bad news is out the life means into prison.

- Snap. Point, Kensi. - I was just supposed to drive.

I mean, we can work something out. I never hurt nobody in my life.

- Yeah, that's a double negative. - What?

- Where'd you drop off the weapons? - And who are you selling them to?

They're at a warehouse on 4th and Spring.

I'm supposed to meet the buyer in an hour.

So we're all good now?

What? No, yeah, we're good. The verdict is still out on you, though.

Calling the REACT team and alert the boys.

This feels more dangerous than that Molina Cartel raid in Mexico.

At least they knew how to handle a weapon.

Recognize our gun instructor?

Keep all weapons pointed down range at all times.

I'll do my best.

Double pull, on you.

- Odds? - I'm not touching that one.

Impressive.

Well done.

Smart man.

She's probably been practicing that for days.

I'm sure she has.

Kensi and Deeks got Tony Young. The exchange is happening.

They're meeting at a downtown warehouse with the buyer.

That's about an hour away.

Coogan and Byron don't have the urgency

of two men about to complete a million-dollar gun exchange.

They don't like getting their hands dirty.

Possible they're not involved?

We know for sure Byron is. Just how deep, is the question.

This party gives him a multiple-witness alibi.

Eric, where you at with those IDs?

Captain, if I push it any harder, it's going to blow.

I need more dilithium crystals.

Anyone? Really? Star Trek? No?

I'm so alone.

Anyway, this event, it's a who's who of who's who.

Who? Politicians to teamsters.

We got George Masterson of BFI Construction.

Matias Rodriguez, VP of Certified National Bank.

Gavin Mayers, owns an international shipping company.

Coogan could be trying to ship guns.

I got information on those Livingston-Bradford rumors.

- Did you find something? - It's more about what we didn't find.

It's a huge corporation, but there's an unusual number

of defunct companies and liquidated corporations on their books.

There are so many dead ends and missing links.

Feels like someone's working really hard to hide the truth.

Tony.

- That's it? - Hey, Felix.

Yeah, that's it.

What are you waiting on? Let's see it.

All right. I didn't think you had it in you.

But I'm only giving you 200 K. You're lucky I'm giving you that.

There a problem?

I didn't think so.

- Federal agents. - Hands up where I can see them.

- You little... - Easy, tough guy. Easy.

- Hands up. On your knees. - Lay down.

- No sudden moves. - Clear here.

What is that? Is that pleather? You wearing pleather? Yeah?

Who do we got here? Who's the big winner?

Eric, I need everything on a Felix Swoope.

Standby.

Fifteen, 16. It's all here.

It's a lot of heat.

- Beale. - All right.

Felix Swoope. Couple of felonies for illegal firearms, but nothing major.

Any connection to Coogan and Byron?

- Nothing I could find. - All right, thanks.

Who you working for, Felix?

You know what this is, Felix? This is a wonderful opportunity

for you to show us how smart you really are.

You know who those guys are?

Yeah, I know that guy.

His name is "I want my lawyer."

And the other guy is "I want my lawyer now."

- Ha-ha-ha. My God. - That's funny.

He's a tough guy and he's clever, and he wears pleather. He's killing it.

So no connections and all the weapons are accounted for.

Is it as simple as Young selling the weapons to Byron?

I'd buy that, except Byron's rubbing elbows with terrorists

and billion-dollar defense contractors.

- So we're missing something? - Yeah, free cocktails.

Hold fire on the range. Again, hold fire on the range.

We seriously should be getting hazard pay.

Can you imagine having to clean all these firearms?

To Hetty's standards?

- Will you be shooting with us today? - No. But if I was, how does this work?

You can use your personal firearm

or Livingston-Bradford will supply one for you.

Who supplies the firearms for this?

Good question. Let me see what I can find out.

- You're doing a fabulous job. - Thanks.

- Safety first. - Oh!

I'm sorry. I couldn't find that information.

She's good.

It's a list of all the firearms for this event and their providers.

Browning, Mossberg, Remington.

Here. Not only was Round House robbed, they're also a provider.

Would be a hell of a coincidence.

- What's up? - What's the status on those weapons?

- All present and accounted for. - Any clues off the truck?

- Let me call you back. - All right.

Where's the truck?

You think he dumped it?

I mean, why keep the weapons, but not the truck?

Maybe he has a LoJack system on it.

Okay, but so could the cases of weapons.

That's true. You know what I do when I don't know?

- You ask. - I ask.

Hey, Tony?

- You holding out on us? - I handed you the buyer and the cash.

That was nice of you. Where's the Round House cargo truck?

"Huh?" See,

"Huh" is what happens while your brain stalls for time

as you formulate a lie.

Most people do this in a fraction of a second. You're firing a little slow.

You're not helping yourself, buddy.

- Byron said he was dumping it. - Uh-huh.

And you just forgot to mention that?

Keeping quiet was the reason I got to keep the money.

You didn't think it was odd he was handing you weapons to sell?

Yeah, it's odd. But I figured I was due for a break.

Turns out, not so much.

Talk to me, Kens.

Good call. Byron left the weapons, took the truck.

- Seems elaborate. - He wasn't expecting to get caught.

- You should get over here. - On our way.

Byron wasn't after the weapons. He was after the truck.

Round House is a sponsor.

He needed camouflage to sneak something in or out.

Clean out the mansion while everyone's shooting?

Maybe.

There's a lot of important people here. Could be a kidnapping.

That's a big, noisy statement for any organization.

There's easier ways to get both done without guns around.

Any one of the guests could shoot you.

Which

would be the perfect setup for an assassination.

Nobody thinks twice about a weapons truck at a place like this.

A truck that big could be smuggling anything.

Bomb, chemical weapons.

Who knows.

Before we clear this party, we gotta know what we're dealing with.

Premature alarm could go left real fast.

- We need to find out who the target is. - Or targets.

One thing we do know, Byron is connected.

He's the answer.

Excuse me. One second.

I got him.

See if you can find that truck.

- I don't have a choice, Sam. - Byron, wait.

Byron, stop.

Byron, listen to me. Whatever you're into... Aah!

G, I lost Byron.

I lost him.

I found the truck and there's no bomb. We've got an active-shooting scenario.

I took out one, but we got two snipers on the loose, possibly dressed as staff.

Let's regroup. Byron's in over his head. We gotta figure this out.

Sam, there were three sniper cases, so there's at least two more shooters.

- Byron's probably one of them. - We need to figure out their target.

Byron said he had no choice. What does that mean?

Means he's leveraged.

Yeah, but what could push a man to go that far?

Family.

Eric, have Kensi and Deeks find Byron's family. See if they're in trouble.

- On it. - Let's find those snipers, G.

What's up, Eric?

Callen and Sam need you to check Byron Brown's house.

His family might be in jeopardy. Address is sent.

I'm scared, Mommy.

It's okay, baby. He'll be gone soon.

- Are we gonna die? - No, baby.

He's not gonna hurt us.

Federal agent. I'm a friend of your husband's.

Let's get you to safety. Let's go.

We got them. Byron's family is safe.

What do you got?

I've been chasing down rumors of Livingston-Bradford

- and the Western Sahara conflict. - Mm-hm.

There's a long list of defunct companies that leads nowhere, except

for Centerville Technology.

Looks like they manufacture wire cleaning brushes.

Hard to do when there's no physical company at that address.

What's interesting is the year's worth of shipping receipts

to the Sahara region.

Livingston-Bradford actually is supplying the Western Sahara conflict.

Doesn't make sense. Is Bradford lying?

Why make a huge announcement and draw attention to yourself?

Unless he didn't know.

It's Bradford's company. But the Livingstons are shareholders.

Anything happens to Bradford, the Livingstons take control.

Bradford said he's pulling out of the weapons business.

The Livingstons stand to lose millions, if not billions.

- Bradford's the target. - We'll split up.

I'll get Bradford. You find Byron and the snipers.

No sign of Byron.

No sign of Bradford either.

- Byron, put down the rifle. - Don't stop me. I don't have a choice.

- Your family's safe. Don't do this. - This isn't a game, Sam.

Byron, put down the rifle. Look at me.

Byron, Byron, look.

Just look. I know how much your family means to you, man.

Just look. Right here.

See?

Give me the gun, okay?

- Give me this. - Sam, I'm sorry...

Later. We gotta find the other shooter.

I don't know. I wasn't in on the plan. I was just insurance.

They threatened my family if I didn't kill him.

There's one more out there we have to stop.

Please welcome the Charity Clay Shooting Event host,

William Bradford.

G, do not let Bradford take the stage.

Hillside ridge, 324 yards.

I got him.

Sniper down.

G, on your Six.

William, they're making ludicrous accusations.

- What's the meaning of this? - We uncovered an assassination plot

and we believe the Livingstons are behind it.

This is about your company moving away from the arms business.

I've been vocal about it.

It's a decision I disagree with, but it's William's choice.

I've known Charles my whole life. I don't believe it.

We found the truck and the sniper cases.

And we know Centerville Technology, a subsidiary of Livingston-Bradford,

has been making shipments to Western Sahara.

Centerville doesn't even exist.

It's a future endeavor we're exploring.

Mrs. Livingston?

If you know something, now's the time.

Because eventually, we'll put the pieces together.

Sasha, what have you done?

He had no right.

We invested our lives in this.

- What were you thinking? - I was doing what needed to be done.

We should've taken over the company years ago.

Get them out of here.

Right this way.

I think he's still back downstairs. I'll get him.

I worked for Mrs. Livingston in Western Sahara.

I should've known she was up to something

when she adamant to learn about my family.

- Sam, look, that's my family, man. - Look, look, look. I know who you are.

All right?

I know what it means to protect your family.

- I really don't know how to thank you. - I'm just glad your family is safe.

That's all that matters.

- Thanks for believing in me. - It wasn't hard to do.

We'll talk soon. All right?

Yeah.

- It'll be fine. - I need your hands, sir.

That gives new meaning to hostile takeover.

All for the love of money.

You two should have a drink at the Soho House, on me.

- You have to be a member to get in. - Drop my name.

EAD has its privileges.

I'm going back to the range, boys.

Well, I gotta admit, you were right about Byron.

Sometimes, you gotta have faith in people.

Sometimes, you can't be blinded by what you wanna believe.

It takes balance.

Speaking of balance, sounds to me like we're getting those Jet Skis.

- How does that relate? - I'm not sure it does.

Why do I need a Jet Ski? I have a boat.

Boat? Full of holes.

Broken-down barnacle barge. You could tow it with a Jet Ski.

We're not getting Jet Skis.

Killing it. Killing it. Look like Burt Reynolds.

I look good. Oh, I look good. So, what do you think?

We take my new work whip up the coast,

grab some beers at the Neptune's Net?

- If you promise not to say "work whip." - What, "work whip"?

Are you thinking of keeping it?

Is that a trick question? Have you not seen...?

The zero to 60, I know.

Oh, Kens, the Audi will be ready in the morning.

Oh, that's perfect. That Audi is all you.

I am gonna ask Mosley first thing in the morning...

Ask Mosley what?

That's the person I was looking for. Executive Assistant Director Mosley.

One second, Deeks.

I need you to check the cameras in the motor pool.

Anything specific?

Someone's been driving my Porsche, and they've scratched the paint.

- What? - Know anything about that?

Huh? What? I was just thinking to myself, that was not cool

to mess with someone's personal automobile.

- Deeks, you were saying? - I was...

I was just gonna ask you where you got such a spectacular dress.

- My dress? - Yeah.

Really? You two with me. Let's go.

Hey, you two. Can...? Hold on, can...? Son of a...

- Okay, all right, okay. This is fine. - What are you doing?

Deleting selfies of me in her Porsche

and texting Eric and Nell to erase that footage.

- Come on. There's no signal. - I'll buy you your last meal.

Are you gonna say something nice at my funeral?

They're deleted. What about the cloud?

- The cloud. - Stop.