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I don't know what to say.

I lost an hour of my life listening to the kid rank his favorite IPA.

Does he have a job?

Does brewing beer in a bathtub count?

Maybe he has a good family.

Honestly, I'm afraid to ask.

You have my condolences.

You're lucky you don't have a daughter.

So to what do I owe the pleasure?

Why do you have to hurt my feelings like that?

We are just talking because we are friends.

Ha. Sure.

Always work with you Americans.

Fine.

I want to visit Mountebank.

I hear it's a lovely little town.

Look, I already told you.

I know what you told me. I don't care.

Damn it.

Come on. Don't be such a little bitch.

Phillip, are you still there?

Yeah, I'm here.

You heard Mountebank is a lovely little town.

I don't care what you think.

You're a good friend.

Yeah, I'm here.

You heard Mountebank is a lovely little town.

I don't care what you think.

You're a good friend.

Sir, I have something.

- How you doing, Nell? - Whoa. Hi, Callen.

Why do you appear to be stalking me?

I think someone's stealing my identity.

You think?

Somebody opened a credit card in my name.

Okay. Could it have been, I don't know, Anna?

Anna and I are not at that point in our relationship. Not even close.

It wasn't actually my name, per se. It was, uh, Dexter's.

- What do you have against Dexter? - He's the absolute worst.

He's this finance-slash-tech poser.

He's cocky, smug, the picture of white privilege.

Don't look at me. Dexter is an alias, okay?

- He is a persona. - Of your own creation.

Just go through the cases where Dexter was active.

See if there's any connection It may just be routine identity theft.

Yes, but given what Sam just went through, maybe not.

Exactly.

Eric, let me ask you something. What do you think of Dexter Hughes?

Dexter? Dexter Hughes?

Would-never-want-him-to-meet-my- sister-if-I-had-a-sister Dexter Hughes?

- That's what you call him? - Yeah. I'd call him that to his face.

Well, this is his face.

Okay. Would never want him to waste his time.

Because we have a case, an urgent case.

Uh, Hidoko is waiting, which means Mosley's waiting.

Thank you. Dexter would never do anything like that.

He just did.

- No Kensi and Deeks? - They're in the field.

There's a Joint Terrorism Task Force less than a mile from their house.

- What are the odds? - Can we start from the beginning?

Of course.

- After you. - No, you should go first.

Guys, come on.

The JTTF intercepted a phone call this morning between Abram Sokolov,

the notorious Russian oligarch sanctioned by the U.S.

and Phillip Nelson, an investment banker here in L.A.

- What was the conversation about? - You tell me.

Always work with you Americans.

Fine.

I want to visit Mountebank. I hear it's a lovely little town.

- Look, I already told you. - I know what you told me. I don't care.

Mountebank. What is that, some quaint little Swiss ski town?

Sounds like Sokolov's talking in some sort of code.

Sokolov's never been caught.

But everyone knows he's a skilled smuggler, drugs, arms.

- Why'd the JTTF turn this over to us? - Nelson's in the naval reserves.

Kensi and Deeks are talking to the task force analyst now.

So Sam and I will interview Nelson.

That might be tough. Nelson took the call in his car.

He was in a hit-and-run that didn't end well for him.

It happened on Mulholland.

There's no footage of the collision, but location's on your phones.

- On our way. - Good luck.

I don't care what you think.

You're a good friend.

Yes, they're talking in code. No, I don't know what any of it means.

No, I never heard anyone reference Mountebank.

Neither has anyone else around here, and yes, I checked twice.

Okay. So why is this team listening in on this conversation?

Abram Sokolov is more than a mere person of interest.

We haven't pinned him to anything, but he's been orbiting our investigations.

How often is he in contact with Phillip Nelson?

We've been tracing Sokolov's calls since 2014.

- This is first contact between them. - They sound like pals.

Yeah, they might have found other ways of communication

without us knowing about it.

But we know that Sokolov is a regular chatty Cathy.

He's talking to a lot of different people all day long. Mostly about the ponies.

He probably gets four hours of sleep a night.

- So he's part of the sleepless elite? - What?

You don't know the sleepless...? Let me tell you.

One to 3 percent of the population can survive on that little sleep.

- It's my gift to you two. - Ignore him. He's used to it.

No, I guarantee you're gonna repurpose that nugget.

- Good luck. - We're gonna need it.

Thank you.

What do we know?

That there aren't nearly enough traffic cams on Mulholland.

Let me guess. No eyewitnesses?

Only person that could identify the driver

is in a body bag in that coroner's van.

L.A.P.D. think it was a hit-and-run?

The theory is the driver took advantage

that there was no one here and fled the scene.

Well, simplest explanation is usually the right one.

Sometimes it's not.

I don't see skid marks from the car that hit Nelson.

Nelson was on the phone with Sokolov at the exact moment he was killed.

You know, your alias, uh, Dexter Hughes

travels in the same finance circles as Nelson.

And your point?

Someone may be trying to distract you from the case. Separate the two of us.

You think the two are connected? How?

Last time we thought something was a coincidence, look what happened.

Suddenly this accident isn't so simple. Yeah, Eric?

- Well, there's the... - Give me that thing.

This is not Eric. This is me.

Assistant director.

I need someone in undercover to Nelson's bank.

I need copies of all of Sokolov's transaction records. Sam, you go in.

We usually decide as a team which one of us is gonna go undercover.

"Usually" being the operative word. There's a new sheriff, remember?

You make it hard not to.

Excuse me, executive assistant director.

The proprietary traders at Nelson's bank just started shorting the markets.

Guys, they're expecting the stock market to crash.

Not only that, but the bank is betting big.

Then it's not a bet. They must have inside information.

Something big will happen, something that will rock the dollar.

It might also mean

that whatever Sokolov was trying to set into motion has started.

Well, you better find out what that is and stop it.

Get ahold of your buddy at Pearl Harbor?

Yeah. If Hetty's in Kauai, he'll find her.

If she's chilling, she's not gonna appreciate us spying on her.

Hetty is not the type to be chilling, but if she is, Hatch will be discreet.

- What's up? - Hey.

- What am I walking into? - A very tight ship.

Phillip Nelson's bank, West Valley Venue

is a boutique firm that scales with the big dogs.

They basically do the same as JP Morgan and Goldman?

They do it from the West Coast, which makes it more impressive.

All right. So who's steering the ship now?

That would be Leigha Winters.

She assumed control within an hour of learning of his death.

- Didn't take long. - Money never sleeps.

- I'm interviewing with Leigha? - That is the hope.

You need to go through the initial rounds with her junior associates.

They were not looking for a new hire,

but you submitted a very persuasive cover letter.

You up for this?

I've been reading the Wall Street Journal since I was 12.

I know my way around

discounted cash flow statements like my own house.

You know you live on a boat now, right?

- Is my alias backstopped? - Eric took very good care of you.

Mr. Trevor Ward.

You spent the last five years working the equity's desk at a firm in Chicago.

- Take Hidoko with you on overwatch. - Hold on a second.

One of your identities has been compromised, Agent Callen.

It's a possibility.

I'm not willing to risk Agent Hanna's safety on that possibility.

Can I have a say in this? I'm fine with Callen backing me up.

Then it's a good thing I'm looking out for both of you, huh? Let's talk.

- Good luck. - Don't need it.

That's the beauty of math.

Still no office yet, huh?

It'll be worth the wait.

Agent Callen, do you truly believe the compromise of Dexter Hughes

poses no threat to this operation and its personnel?

I take every precaution with my undercovers.

I'm sure you do. But that doesn't change my position.

- And you haven't given me an answer. - I don't have one yet.

But I am working this case with eyes open. We all are.

I'd prefer to have you backing up Sam, but I can't until your alias is secure.

- Are we on the same page? - Heh.

Honestly, I'm not sure we're even reading the same book.

Hey.

- What did you tell Mosley? - I didn't tell Mosley anything.

How did she know my Dexter Hughes alias was compromised?

How did Hetty know the things that she did? Or Granger for that matter?

I don't know. Maybe they implant some chip in your brain

when you become senior management at NCIS,

but I promise you, it wasn't me.

Okay.

Now on a separate but related note, I found something.

An apartment was rented yesterday in Santa Monica to a Dexter Hughes.

- Can you send me the address? - I already did.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Just doing what I do.

You guys need something?

- We know a guy. - What kind of guy?

- A Russian guy. - Bigtime Russian guy.

Is there any scenario where this guy

compromises the integrity of this case?

- Yes. - Bigtime.

Bigtime. But you still think he's additive to the investigation?

- Possibly. A slight chance. - A chance.

First, you don't think he's helping you. Then you think he's trying to kill you.

You realize he's causing you to go prematurely gray and stress eat.

But he has legit inroads to an unbelievable amount of bad guys,

because he is a charming bastard and a people person.

As long as those people are on the wrong side of the law.

Are we talking about Arkady Kolcheck?

You know him?

No, I don't, but I've been reading your case files.

I have concerns about Callen's connection

to a Russian with a questionable past.

Not to mention his romantic relationship with his daughter.

Neither one of us have a romantic relationship with Arkady

or his daughter, and Callen will not be coming with us.

Go and speak to Arkady, and keep your wits about you.

- He'll try. - Done.

Trevor, my man.

- Keith. - Nice to meet you, Keith.

Heard a lot of great things. Great things.

Word is they call you Nimbo, short for Nimbostratus,

because you're such a damn rainmaker.

It's nice to finally meet you too.

We have a great culture here. Totally inclusive, obviously.

I'd expect nothing less.

Even though I'm one of the only women at the firm,

I have a seat at every negotiation, every closing dinner,

and every lap dance.

I get to sit through every lap dance.

I'd never be able to bear witness to the things I do here

if I were literally anywhere else.

Well, thank you for your honesty.

You have any questions you wanna ask me?

All right, Trevor.

Find the error in this model.

No rush. People make mistakes when they rush.

They get sloppy.

But not you.

- This is your model. - Perhaps.

Oh, no. Lt is. Because there are no errors. None.

Technically, although it's not as elegant as it could be.

I would've created a VLOOKUP table

and added sensitivity analysis to run different scenarios.

You could've laid a simple macro over the top, but this is really good.

You did a great job.

Good work.

Really good.

I'll check if Leigha is ready to see you.

Thank you. It's been a pleasure.

Nice meeting you.

Tell me, Sam.

Just between you and me, how much of that was you bluffing?

- Hidoko. - It's a fair question.

I don't bluff, especially when it comes to math.

That is good to know.

Trevor. Leigha Winters.

- How are you? - Good.

Well, you're already up, let's do this on our feet.

- Keith tells me you look the part. - Hmm.

Jen says you won't cause any problems for HR.

And Victor, well, I saw Victor shed a tear over your Excel chops,

but what I wanna know is

why you think you should be my number two.

I have the skills to open my own shop, but I like having a partner,

like having someone at my back, and being there for someone else.

And what makes you think I need that kind of support?

You shorted the market three hours after you took reins.

You're not afraid to take big swings.

You'll need someone to look out for you.

- And you think you're just the man? - I know I am.

- Arkady! - What?

What, what? Ay, ay, ay, I'm coming.

- Enough already. It's not even 8:00. - It's past 11.

- On Sunday. - Or Monday, as the case may be.

No, I cannot deal with you people until I've had something to eat.

- Coffee. - It's transitional weather,

so I didn't know if you want it iced or hot.

I don't even know why I stuck my big fat neck out ever.

Ay.

Thanks.

Girls, girls, go inside. Play Ping-Pong.

Mm-mm-mm. They, uh...

My nieces are in town.

So, what is it now?

Abram Sokolov.

Listen. I act like I don't like you, but I actually care deeply for you.

Sometimes when I'm blowing out my birthday candles,

I'm imagining that you are my daughter and not Anna.

But please, don't tell her I said that. She will take it wrong way.

- I care lesser for you. - That's fine.

But stay as far away from Sokolov as you can.

My rule of thumb is at least one continent.

That may not be possible, Sam got a job

at the bank that's doing work for Sokolov. He's already in there.

Okay.

I am up, and you guys are in big trouble.

I'll call you back.

- What up? - Hey.

- Congrats, man. - Heh.

- I was rooting for you. - Happy to be here.

Wow, what a day, huh?

Death. It's such a buzz kill.

I read somewhere it helps to keep busy. That's my plan.

I'm gonna move mountains today.

- You trade equities, right? - Yeah.

Jen... Jen does private wealth management.

And, uh, Victor is on Mand A.

But we're a team, and we got each other's back,

until bonus time rolls around.

- You guys do foreign transactions? - Tons.

It's how we keep pace with the bigger banks.

Hey, wanna grab a bite? It's Macrobiotic Monday.

Come on. We're all going.

Tomorrow. I wanna check out things around here.

All right.

- After lunch? - Absolutely.

- All right. - Bye.

Eric, I need you to get me in Keith's computer.

No problem. Give me a second.

- And maybe one more second. - I don't have a second, Eric.

Gonna need one more... No, I didn't need that third second.

You're good to go.

Now let's see just what kind of mountains you've been moving.

That's it. I'm doing it.

I'm gonna start wearing jewelry, man jewelry.

Please don't.

- Oh, gosh. Please, seriously, don't. - What are you talking about?

Just start off with a nice chain, maybe put a diamond-encrusted D on it.

Work my way up to a sexy little pinky ring.

Do not put your grubby paws on anything. You hear me?

Then why did you invite us up to your bedroom while you shower?

I gotta be honest. It's creepy, Arkady, even for you.

I tell you, I do my best thinking in the shower.

- Oh, me too. - Aha.

Does that mean you have something?

Depends.

I know Sokolov's big sister. Vladlena.

Beautiful woman.

- That's fantastic. - You think she'll talk to us?

Maybe.

How good are you two at poker face?

I can see your nipples.

- How's Sam doing? - Uh, great.

He's in the bank's system.

He's looking for anything related to Russia, Sokolov in particular.

- How did it go with the apartment? - The place is empty.

It is barely lived in. I don't think it's a trap, but maybe a misdirect.

I found this.

Receipt from a bar on Santa Monica Boulevard?

He was there last night.

Someone's going through a lot of trouble to get your attention.

- Let me know if you find anything. - Will do.

- Trevor. What up, what up? - What's up?

- Hi, Trevor. - Hey.

I thought you were all about teamwork.

I am. I absolutely am.

Because around here, that includes lunch.

- And tomorrow is Taco Tuesday. - I love tacos.

Oh, and is your passport up to date?

You were right. I will set a meeting in Nicaragua,

- and I will need someone like you. - Nicaragua?

Make sure your passport's good to go.

Okay.

Promise you have left all your guns, knives, and hand grenades in the car?

Where are you taking us again?

What can possibly go wrong?

Hey, Tomo.

Don't be like that. It's me.

Arkady? Is that you?

Oh, man.

I don't recognize you. You look fantastic.

- How are the twins? - Oh, just started preschool.

- Crazy. - Crazy.

Tomo, these are my friends. Friends, Tomo.

- Hi, Tomo. - Congrats on the twins.

Can they go inside?

- They know the house rules? - What fun is that?

Come on.

Vladlena. You look as beautiful as ever.

I love what you have done to your hair.

These are my friends.

They would like to ask you some questions, probably uncomfortable,

and it's about your little brother Abram.

You know the buy-in.

Of course.

- Oh, thank you. We're actually... - No.

- Okay. - Fair enough.

Wow, that is not good.

I don't like being snuck up on, Agent Callen.

- Mosley know you're here? - Not exactly.

- How's Sam? - He's a pro, and he's got me.

Leigha Winters just told him about a meeting in Nicaragua.

- What's in Nicaragua? - I don't know. You should get on that.

- Mosley teach you that? - Teach me what?

- Fold. - Check.

Twenty-five hundred.

- Call. - Ladies first.

- Two pair. - Straight flush.

- I have a gambling problem. - There are worse things. Go.

How does that look on me, Arkady? Look good?

So you wanna know about my little brother.

Ahem. That's right.

Tried to give the little snot away when he was a baby.

Still kicking myself I didn't make it happen.

So you guys aren't close, then?

You know last time someone asked questions about my brother?

Abram find out and then he find him

and then he gave the man a very nice bath in acid.

Well, thank you for that truly terrifying heads-up.

But you know why we're here.

So does your brother have any connections with Nicaragua?

My brother is obsessed with ponies.

Like a little boy.

He buys a filly, and then he needs a place to keep a filly.

- Right. - So he buys a resort in Nicaragua.

- Why Nicaragua? - To practice his Spanish.

I kid. He buy in Nicaragua for two reasons.

One, his filly.

Two, because he can get away with whatever he wants there.

Bury bodies in the sand if he feels like it.

We think our friend is meeting your brother in Nicaragua.

- Is this about a pony? - Mm-mm.

Then it's unfortunate for your friend.

Huh. You're creative, Sokolov. I'll give you that.

G, Hidoko, I know what Nelson was doing for Sokolov.

Mirror trading. The bank's buying shares

of Russian stocks with Sokolov's rubles.

Then later, selling the same shares at the same price for dollars.

He's laundering his money through the bank.

They made a trade this morning.

That must be what Mountebank means.

We need to figure out what Sokolov's using the money for.

- What do you got, Nell? - You were right.

The new Dexter Hughes credit card was just authorized at the same bar.

The guy's probably there now.

Grab your gun. Meet me there.

- Crush him, Tomo. - Come on. Come on.

- Crush him, Tomo. - Come on, Tomo.

Crush him.

Ah. I'm the champion of the world.

You know the deal.

You keep your word, you get your necklace back.

What else do you wanna know?

How did your brother start working with Phillip Nelson?

My brother had dirt on Phillip. Thick, juicy dirt.

But then Phillip start saying no to Abram, so, do svidaniya, Phillip.

But the bank is still doing work for him?

Of course. He got thick juicy dirt on the lady.

Who, Leigha Winters?

All right. Well done.

But trust me, my brother is not rocket scientist.

Let's go talk to Leigha Winters.

Hold on one second. Arkady, over the top.

Come on, Arkady. Get your shirt back.

Really? That's all you got?

No, I got more before you go.

- What is this supposed to be? - My invoice.

Great.

How you doing?

I'm supposed to meet someone here. A, uh, Dexter Hughes?

- Nell? - Oniit!

- Impressive. - Thanks.

Not so fast, Dexter.

Hey, Kensi and Deeks are bringing Leigha Winters to the boatshed.

Looks like you're coming with me.

Is it bring a kid to work day?

So who's your new little buddy?

That, apparently,

is the person who's been stealing the identity of Dexter Hughes.

- No... - A kid hacked your alias?

- Wow, respect. - I guess.

I have to figure out if he's involved in this case.

Does Leigha Winters know why you brought her here?

I mean, she works with numbers. She can put two and two together.

- What? - If you catch my drift.

- What did you do to Arkady? - Let's just not encourage him.

Bling.

Leigha Winters, come on down.

- I really can't be here right now. - And yet here you are.

Why don't you tell me exactly what you're doing for Abram Sokolov?

Pretty sure you know what, or I wouldn't be here.

So you're doing these mirror trades because he's blackmailing you?

That's right.

- Mind telling me what he has on you? - Hmm. Not particularly.

It's okay. I'll use my imagination.

Who's this?

No idea. Never seen him before.

Sokolov ever mention anyone young,

maybe somebody working for him?

Just a lot of horse-breeding studs.

Does the rest of your office know Sokolov is the client?

I didn't know until last week.

They think the mirror trades are for an oil company.

- What will he do with all this money? - That's why I can't be here right now.

- He's expecting me. - Sokolov is here in L.A.?

I'm supposed to meet him in an hour.

What's the money for?

Phillip found out Sokolov is using the dollars to arm Ukrainians.

He wants to escalate the conflict with Russia.

Because Sokolov knows it's a war Ukraine could never win.

And if they're using our weapons,

that means he's trying to drag America into it.

Sokolov is using laundered dollars to arm the Ukrainians

to escalate the conflict with Russia.

- He's here in L.A.? - Apparently.

He's supposed to meet with Leigha.

- We can use that. - That's what I was thinking.

There's only one way to get the cash out of Sokolov's hands

but still maintain our access to him.

- Well, it is a risk. - It's also our only shot.

Start prepping Leigha.

Sokolov is worth more to us alive thinking he's a free man than dead.

Take Hidoko. You're still one man short.

I agree. Sam should maintain his cover.

We need to still have somebody in the bank.

It's Sokolov's only access to American money.

- Well, it's a big gamble, Agent Callen. - Then let's hope it pays off.

- Think she's up for this? - We'll find out soon enough.

We have nothing to worry about because I got my lucky chain on.

- Oh, my gosh. - I wish you hadn't jinxed us like that.

Rock 'n' roll.

Leigha. Come. Come.

- Is that...? - Fifty SPF sunblock.

Paraben-free.

I kid.

This is the money you wash for me.

I smuggle it in boxes. You want to see?

I kid. We don't have time for that now.

We have more important things to worry about.

Hold tight, guys.

Mr. Sokolov, sorry to be blunt, but why exactly am I here?

Yes, we need more blunt. This is why I like you.

We are in business together, but I know nothing about you.

Except of course what you did that hot, hot night in Dallas.

But just because I like you doesn't mean I trust you.

Come on, Leigha.

You can trust me, Mr. Sokolov.

Go, Deeks.

Go, wait back here.

Come on, come on.

I know a way out, let's go.

They're gone.

You two, come here! On your knees! Right here.

Stay down.

Money is secure.

My car is this way.

- Move, move, move! - Watch it!

- Done. - Eric, did we get it?

Nothing yet.

- I'm in position. - Hold tight.

Okay. Get in, get in.

- Callen, we're gonna lose them. - Callen.

Hold tight. How about now?

Still nothing.

Callen.

Callen.

Success.

Hidoko put overwatch spray on Sokolov.

Good work.

Nice work, guys. Your gamble paid off.

We just recovered all the money.

Sokolov was laundering through the bank.

He won't be arming any Ukrainians anytime soon.

How's Leigha holding up?

Well, now that Sokolov is on a flight to Moscow.

He came to see if he can trust her. He got his answer.

With the tracker Hidoko put on him, we can keep tabs on him

for the next few weeks or more, depending on his personal hygiene.

Well, if and when Sokolov decides to make his next move, we will be ready.

- Nice. Just, uh, one more thing. - Oh, yeah.

One more tiny little thing.

- What is that? - That is a receipt from Arkady.

- You gotta be kidding me, Deeks. - I wish that I was.

I don't know why that's sticky, sorry.

- Good night. - Good night.

Hidoko took names today.

Who do you think trained her?

Oh, Hatch. I'm gonna put you on the big screen so Callen can hear us.

- What you got for us? - I checked out Hetty's boat.

It's still moored in Hanalei Bay.

Came in September 6th and hasn't moved since,

been abandoned for weeks.

- She's probably on the island. - She never stepped foot on shore.

Her craft is top notch. If she didn't want you to see her...

This is Kauai, not Kansas.

Nobody goes anywhere without my people knowing.

- So where is she? - Maybe with Tilo Iona.

Who's that?

Guy suspected of running one of the biggest

drug smuggling operations in the Pacific.

What makes you think she's with lona?

Heard a rumor that he had a Menehune

on one of his boats. Could be stoner talk.

A Menehune?

Little forest people, like, uh, Hawaiian leprechauns.

Well, like I said, it's only a rumor.

Thanks, Hatch. Let us know if you need anything else.

- Will do. Aloha. - Aloha.

What do you think?

I think we need to start digging deeper into this Tilo lona.

What was that?

I'm about to find out.

- You 18? - Yeah.

Good. If you weren't, there's a whole set of agents

I have to bring in here.

I don't want that, and I'm sure you don't want that, either.

Whatever.

- Do you know who Abram Sokolov is? - No.

- Do you know who Leigha Winters is? - No.

- Do you know who Grisha Callen is? - No.

Do you have an apartment in Santa Monica?

Yeah.

You signed the lease yesterday. Where'd you live before that?

Shelter?

Maybe.

- The one on Hauser or Colorado? - Colorado.

They still have, uh, that pink floral tile in the bathroom?

Yeah, they do.

But somebody punched a hole in the wall so it's patched up.

- Right next to the mirror, huh? - Yeah.

That was you.

This is what we're gonna do.

You can keep the lease. You can stay in the apartment.

But if you ever use Dexter Hughes' name or credit cards again,

I'm coming after you. Understood?

- You're letting me go? - I'm thinking about it.

You might have great potential.

Don't worry. I don't want anything from you.

But if you ever need to talk or you find yourself in trouble,

give me a call.

My name's Callen.

I'm Matt.

Finn. All right. My name is Finn.

Okay, Finn.