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IDs.

Here you go. Head to the door.

Relief crew Captains Ross and Miller ready.

- Ready. Got your pad? - Yup. Go.

- Lima Alpha. - Delta Zulu.

Send them down.

Beautiful day.

That's stupid.

I didn't even look at the sky before we got in here today.

- Good morning. - Good morning, guys.

- Eager to leave? - We got five days off.

Gonna visit my fiancé's family in Denver. Wish me luck.

- Ah, come on, they're gonna love you. - Good luck.

- Good. - Good.

- Gentlemen, enjoy. - Thank you.

God bless America.

- Lieutenant Zindower. - Are we good?

Blast door secure, air vent is secure.

Captain Miller, your launch cannot be countermanded. Proceed.

Copy.

- We're good to go. - Begin verifying the unlock codes.

- Where's Kensi? - We took separate cars.

- What'd you do? - Who says I did anything?

If you have to know, I criticized her grilled cheese.

- Is that a euphemism? - No, no.

I just consider myself a bit of a connoisseur of grilled cheese.

Cheese, bread, clogged arteries. Why complicate it?

Because I like a couple different types of cheeses. Maybe a nice Tillamook,

slice of tomato, little onion, too much to ask?

And for that you went to bed angry?

- And evidently woke up angry. - No, she's not...

I mean, she's not really angry.

This is so much more than grilled cheese.

Kensi, Ops, ASAP. There's a secure video call.

- What's up? - We don't know.

Mosley cleared the room.

Of course she did.

Okay.

Executive Director Cole, OSI.

Special Agent Kensi Blye, NCIS.

Agent Blye, did you have a relationship

with an Air Force Captain Kevin Miller?

Uh, I remember a Lieutenant Miller. I was dating him

when working with the Seventh Fleet in Tokyo 10 years ago.

We're sending an Air Force security detail to pick you up.

- Okay. What's going on? - That's on a need-to-know basis.

This is a critical national security situation.

- Where am I going? - Edwards Air Force Base.

- Take your go-bag. - I'm flying out of Edwards?

You've got about seven minutes until the car arrives.

If I were you, I would move fast, Agent Blye.

Yes, ma'am.

- What's going on? - I don't know. Walk with me.

This is something to do with a guy I dated in Tokyo, a Captain Kevin Miller.

- You never mentioned him. - We dated less than 3 months.

An Air Force security detail is picking me up in 5.

- Air Force? - Miller was Air Force.

Flying out of Edwards, they wouldn't tell me where. I gotta go.

- Agent Blye? - Yeah.

- FBI Special Agent Mark Monroe. - Hey, how you doing?

Let's go over here. We gotta be fast.

You understand you're at a missile launch control facility?

- I'm putting it together. - Understand the two-man rule?

Two people turn their keys at once to launch a nuclear missile.

Correct. What most don't understand

is when two Launch Control Centers work together,

a launch from either one can't be countermanded.

Nobody outside can stop the missile launch? What are you saying?

At 0700 hours, three Air Force officers took over two Launch Control Centers.

Because they now command two LCCs,

we have no way to stop the launch orders.

So they have the capability to launch a nuclear missile?

No.

I'm telling you they can launch 50 nuclear missiles.

All right. If they have the codes, why haven't they pushed the button?

We're monitoring activity.

Seems they're retargeting the missiles to non-predetermined destinations.

It's complex, takes about 15 minutes per missile.

- Where are they targeting? - Let me remind you

you're not here as an agent, but for your personal relationship with Miller.

Yes. I understand that. Thank you.

Is there a way to breach the ICC and take them out with gas?

Air intake's sealed. They're self-sufficient in air, food and water.

It's a room designed to withstand a nuclear bomb.

But let me repeat, you're not here as an agent.

I'm an expert in tactical assaults.

So is my SWAT team and they're onsite.

You're here to speak to Miller. See if you can uncover information.

And best-case scenario, convince him not to do this.

That's fine, but I knew Miller a long time ago only for a few months.

We're trying to find anyone who can persuade

those three officers not to launch.

In terms of Miller, you and his sister are the ones we can get in time.

His parents and grandparents are dead.

No other family or relationships.

We only need to convince one person not to launch

- and the operation is over. - Okay.

Right now, you and his sister are just about all we've got.

- Let's go. - Okay.

This is urgent, guys. Air Force Captain Miller, Ross...

Air Force? Why are we looking into this?

Air Force Office of Special Investigations

is working on this as well as FBI.

- All hands on deck. - Yes.

Here are the three people of interest.

Air Force Captains Miller, Ross, and Lieutenant Zindower.

I want you to dismantle their lives piece by piece.

I want e-mails, phone records, travel records, financials.

- I want everything. - What have they done?

All I can say right now is these two men and one woman

have committed an extreme act of terrorism.

So you know what they've done, you just won't tell us?

Correct.

We have the highest level of clearance.

After the mole, we have the most scrutinized office...

Just the knowledge of what they've done jeopardizes national security.

Now, is that your determination, or is this coming from SecNav?

SecNav. I have nothing to do with this.

Must be something you can tell us.

There is. Have you heard of the Patton Project?

- Supposed to be a myth. - What is it?

It's named after General Patton

and supposedly it's a military within the military.

A group that believes in aggressive and violent military action.

They advocate war on Muslims and condone genocide as a path

- to U.S. national security. - Just to clarify,

we think these guys are part of that?

Air Force OSI has reason to believe that, yes.

There's a clock on this. Move.

Okay. Let's see what connections we find between the officers.

So, Callen, when Kensi was here, she was told it was about

an ex-boyfriend, Kevin Miller. I gave the info to Eric and Nell.

We weren't supposed to have access to that.

You wanna run and tell Mosley?

What'd you find?

Miller and the other two work at an Air Force missile alert facility in Colorado.

- They're launch control officers? - Yes, they are.

We saw alert codes went out from the Colorado facility.

FBI SWAT was dispatched from Denver.

- Something's going on. - They've taken over that facility?

Or worse, they've attempted to commandeer an ICC.

Meaning? They'll try to launch a nuclear weapon? Is that possible?

We blew up an armed ICBM in Arkansas.

Lost a 3.8 mega-ton nuclear bomb in a swamp in North Carolina.

- Which we never recovered. - Yes, it is definitely possible.

Whatever's happening, it's big and long-term.

This took years of planning and it's heavily financed.

Do what the assistant said, tear apart their lives.

Looking for any connection we can amongst these officers.

Let me see if I have them on the line.

You don't get it, you have it wrong, it can't be Kevin.

- He wouldn't do this. - Calm down.

No, you're telling me he wants to kill people.

He may have developed an extreme political agenda.

No! No! I don't believe this.

This is crazy. I need to get out of here. This is insane.

- You can't leave, Tiffany. - Excuse me.

I knew Kevin. Can I talk to her?

It's okay.

- Thanks. - Wait, you knew Kevin?

Yeah, uh, we dated actually

and I loved him.

- What? When? I... - It was about 10 years ago

and this does not sound like the guy that I knew.

- Because it's not. - That's why we're here, to figure it out.

I mean, this is crazy. These men, they just... They just

show up at my house, take me away from my baby boy, and...

- Wait a minute, you have a son? - Yes.

- How old is he? - He's 2 months.

- Who's with him now? - My husband.

Okay. Sorry, I just... I have a 4-month-old.

- Really? - Yeah.

Heh. I'm exhausted.

Look, this is crazy. Don't let anybody in here tell you that it's not.

Thank you.

All three are from different parts of the country

but it seems that they all went through Air Force ROTC programs.

None went to the Air Force Academy.

Were they attending the same university?

No. They went to different schools.

Here's an interesting connection. Psychology professor Ted Holmes

taught at all three universities the officers attended.

- Were any of them his students? - No.

- Where's Holmes now? - Um... L.A. Glenforest University.

- Wanna talk to him? - Oh, yeah. Send us the address.

We have him on the line.

Maybe someone influenced him.

- Agent Blye. - Yeah.

Come with me, please.

I'll be right back.

Captain Ross, if you could just listen for one second, please.

We're the ones with our fingers on the button. That means you listen to us.

We wanna make a statement to the press. Can you do that?

- I can try, but... - Then do it.

I work for the government just like you. I answer to higher-ups.

It'll take time. Let me know what the statement is. I'll try and get it cleared.

We wanna end the Muslim problem in one day.

Like a cancer, we will cut it out.

We know it's extreme and may appear brutal.

It is the only way to take care of the danger that Muslims pose to the U.S.

By cut it out, you mean, launch nuclear strikes

against predominantly Muslim countries?

Yes.

I'm sure you're monitoring our targeting from the other LCCs.

Yes.

Then you know which cities we're targeting.

- Don't ask dumb questions. - Just making sure everything's clear.

Well, imagine how much safer,

how much better the world will be tomorrow morning, waking up

with no Mecca or Damascus

or Tehran or Kabul.

Terror wiped out forever.

All in the matter of a one-hour time frame.

I get your point.

You feel the same way, Captain Miller?

Yes. It makes sense.

War is war. We're killing slowly and ineffectively now.

Let's just get it done.

It may sound crazy, but not if you really think about it.

Uh, Captain Miller, I have a friend of yours here.

She found out what was happening and wanted to speak with you.

Kevin?

Hi, it's Kensi Blye.

- Kev, can you hear me? - Heh. I hear you.

Blast from the past, huh?

Why did they get you involved in this?

I work for the government. I heard what was going on.

Um, I thought I could help. Is there anything I can do?

No. We just need to get the statement to the press.

Yeah, I heard.

Sounds pretty simple.

Launch these missiles, it could trigger a worldwide nuclear holocaust.

Do you really, really wanna be responsible

for the death of innocent people?

The wars, terror attacks. It could go on for hundreds of years.

Think of how many innocents will die.

Is this a Christian point of view you're coming from?

Kevin?

This doesn't sound Christian. I'm trying to understand.

All right, this conversation is over.

Call when you prove you issued our statement.

I need assurances in exchange for the press release.

I assure you

you will have a front row seat to watch the end of the war on terror.

- C.A. said he'd be in here. - There he is.

Professor Ted Holmes, NCIS.

What's this about?

We have a situation with three Air Force officers you may know.

Names Kevin Miller, Anna Ross or Gerald Zindower mean anything?

No, were they, uh, students of mine?

Not that we know of, but you did teach at their universities.

We found out that Holmes has posted under pseudonyms

on several dark-net right-wing websites.

- I, uh, don't remember them, I'm sorry. - Class isn't over yet. Sit down.

You ever hear of a political group called the Patton Project?

I don't actually have to speak to you.

- Under the circumstances, you do. - I want a lawyer.

I want a Maserati. Anybody else want anything?

I wanna be alone with the professor.

- That sounds a little scary. - Hey, you have no idea.

You think we can get Tiffany talking to Miller? Keep him occupied?

You did calm her down.

Yeah, I can talk to her. Maybe tell her what to say.

- We need to distract them. - From what?

This way.

This tunnel is usually filled with sand. It's a direct route to the ICC.

We're almost done excavating it.

You wanna breach through this tunnel?

- This tunnel is the only direct route. - I'll talk to Tiffany.

It's just a phone call.

I don't understand what I'm supposed to say.

"Hey, Kev. Please don't blow up the world"?

No. This is about saving his life.

You gotta connect with him. You're his only family, okay?

Think of it this way, it's a Sunday call to your brother.

That's all it is. You can do this.

Will you be right there?

I will absolutely be right there, right next to you.

- Okay. Okay. - Okay.

They're not answering comms.

We'll put you through speakers.

Yeah. Say hello when he points at you. Okay?

Okay. I got it.

Kevin?

Can you hear me? Kevin, it's Tiffany.

Ignore it.

It's my sister.

Kevin?

Hey, Tif. What are you doing here?

I heard you were in trouble so I'm here for my little brother.

I heard you were in trouble so I'm here for my little brother.

- Plus, I miss you. - Plus, I just miss you.

- I miss you too. - Are you okay down there?

Yeah, I'm good.

How's my nephew?

Um, he's good. Yeah, I mean, he's got a cold, but he's good.

Your husband fusses over him too much.

Michael fusses over him too much.

He's a good dad.

- I love that little guy. - Me too.

He's amazing.

- Have you questioned Holmes? - I'm holding off

till we understand what we're dealing with.

- We've been over this. - We can't interrogate if we don't know

- what we're looking for. - I told you

the very knowledge of what they've done

endangers national security.

They've taken over an ICC and are attempting to launch a missile.

I can neither confirm nor deny.

But if that hypothetical were to occur, there would be more than one missile.

So how far right would you say your politics go?

The love of one's country doesn't fall on the political spectrum.

Hmm. But for a conversation starter, how do you feel about fascism?

It's not the American system.

Feel like there's a "but" coming.

There's a certain efficiency to that type of government

- that can be very seductive. - This is interesting.

I had Eric pull everything they could find on Holmes' classes.

He put out surveys to the students every year

designed to reveal the psychology behind the students' political beliefs.

So Holmes might've been using the survey

to find ROTC students with right-wing radical politics.

It's worth a shot. Deeks, you hearing this?

So we know about the surveys.

Yeah, we know that's how you identified Ross, Miller and Zindower.

I don't know what you're talking about.

That's it. We got him.

See, you're a terrible liar.

Give us a few hours, we'll figure out how you got

the students' information to the recruiter for the Patton Project.

Hey.

- I would like a lawyer. - You're not getting a lawyer.

Ross, Miller, and Zindower have taken over an ICC.

They're attempting to launch dozens of intercontinental nuclear missiles.

Let me ask you.

How many men or women would somebody need to recruit

in order to put three people in positions

- to launch those weapons? - I don't know.

- Why don't you tell us? - Some might lose their nerve.

Some might not get funneled to the right base. And that's just one mission.

What if there were many, many missions

across all branches of the military?

What's your point?

You could be surrounded and you wouldn't even know it.

There's other active agents. They can be in another facility.

- He could be lying. - We can't take that chance.

Bring up Ops.

Get in touch with the Pentagon. Every branch of the military.

Have them pull any officer on duty

who attended a ROTC program at a school where Holmes taught.

- Onit. - So it's true.

These guys are really trying to launch an ICBM?

If this information gets to Russia or China,

they may make a preemptive strike.

- That's not gonna happen. - How do you know that?

Hypothetically speaking,

why would a group like the Patton Project

wanna launch nuclear weapons?

Hypothetically,

I would guess

they believe these powerful weapons have sat unutilized for decades

when they could be used to solve the world's worst problems.

Nuclear weapons can't solve hunger,

overpopulation, global warming...

They would be used to solve the Islamic problem

once and for all.

Cut it out like a cancer.

You know, that would make me a cancer.

And my children.

I am a devout Muslim.

Hypothetically, I guess that would make you a cancer.

In their eyes.

Just keep him talking, bring up a positive childhood memory.

Remember that time I snuck you out of the house

and took you to the park and Mom thought you'd been kidnapped?

She called the cops.

She tried to act mad when we got home but she was happy to see us.

I know, she just kept hugging and crying.

Hey, what was that sound? Kev... Kevin, are you still there?

- There's been an explosion there. - Kevin, are you okay?

Guys, what happened? Is my brother alive? Kevin!

Just come with me. Please come with me.

Okay. So we just got access to Holmes' teaching records.

It turns out 72 officers who were enrolled in military ROTC programs

at the universities where Holmes taught and took his surveys.

Of the 72, 17 of the students identified themselves as far-right politically.

How'd they manage to position themselves into the same base?

People don't join the Air Force

to sit 60 feet underground for days doing nothing.

- You join to be a pilot. - Exactly.

If you volunteer for launch control officer, you're gonna get it.

Then you'd get to pick your base.

Send these names to the Pentagon. Pull these officers off active duty.

Clearance needs to be revoked until they're investigated.

But Holmes isn't the handler, he's just fishing.

After they identify candidates, he has to pass them off to someone.

Then let's find the handler.

- What happened? - They put an explosive in the tunnel.

SWAT was excavating the last few feet and it detonated.

- So Ross and Miller are still alive? - Yes. Okay, so where's Tiffany?

- She's in there. She's not doing well. - Her brother listens to her.

Wanna talk to her? See if you can get them talking again?

- You got a Plan B? - The tunnel collapsed.

We're excavating it again but it's gonna take time.

What about communication with other family members?

Of all three, she's the one that got any of them talking.

All right, all right. I... I will talk to her outside.

- Alone. - Okay.

Hey. Thanks, Josh.

Kevin's alive.

- Okay. - All right, look at me.

If we're gonna keep him that way, you have to talk to him.

You gotta get him to see the bigger picture.

You gotta get him to connect to his humanity, okay?

You have to remind him of the guy he was growing up.

I can't. I can't hear him die.

You're not gonna hear him die. We're gonna get him out peacefully.

You hear me?

You can do this. You talk to him.

Okay?

Come on.

Okay.

The Pentagon has the name of these officers?

They've been pulled off duty and taken into custody.

- Let me know if you find the handler. - If one missile's launched

it could start a worldwide nuclear holocaust.

The missiles are never leaving their tubes.

The Air Force has positioned large trucks over the silo covers.

If the covers are opened to launch, the trucks fall on the missiles.

- Won't that detonate the warheads? - No.

But the fuel can cause an explosion

and disseminate plutonium over a huge area.

- That's 50 giant dirty bombs. - Hold on a second.

Kensi's sitting on top of this thing.

How big of an area are we talking about?

Really? Nobody wants to answer that question?

Depends on the amount of fuel, wind patterns.

- Give me a number. - Three-to five-mile lethal radius.

Per missile.

Have you been able to get a call in to her?

No.

FBI could be jamming the cell towers in the area.

- I need you to get a hold of her. - If she's speaking to officers

in the Launch Control Center, as long as we're able to avert.

- She's never gonna leave. - I don't care.

Here's what you need to do. Call whoever to get her out of there.

She doesn't have to do this. Somebody else can do this.

- I will do my best. - What does that mean?

Not much.

- I'm sorry. - You've gotta be kidding me.

What I can do through official channels is far less effective

than what you can do with your voice. Just keep calling her.

- Walk with me. - What's going on?

I wanna show you something. I've had conversations about you.

- Your record is exemplary. - Conversations with who?

People who matter.

People who understand what you and your team do.

- Are you claustrophobic? - Excuse me?

Are you claustrophobic, Agent Blye?

A little, but I can fight through it. Why?

From what I hear, you can fight through anything.

Laptop.

This is the Tango 1 escape tunnel.

The tunnel collapsed with the explosion.

They cleaned it out and are reinforcing it.

Putting a pipe within a pipe.

As you see, the diameter of the tunnel has gotten a bit smaller.

- How big is it now? - Eighteen inches.

- You want me to go down there. - Yeah.

You're the most likely to fit.

Plus, you have the highest level of tactical training and experience.

So you blow the hatch, I go down.

Yeah, we need at least one of those officers taken out to stop the launch.

What about the Romeo 1 ICC?

We take out Zindower and Miller and Ross can't launch.

Zindower detonated an explosive in that elevator.

The damage was worse than this. It'd take us hours to excavate it.

Plus, the hallways of both LCCs are armed

with explosives and motion sensors.

If we got through that, we have to enter the blast door.

That would take 12 hours at best.

Okay.

Agent Blye, you sure?

You understand how dangerous this is?

I understand.

All right. Let's get this tunnel reinforced as quickly as possible.

- Yes, sir. - Let's go.

- What do we got? - We've discovered this man.

Curtis Denard has made several trips to Colorado.

We've discovered footage of him meeting

with Ross, Miller and Zindower at a hotel in Denver.

- Whois he? - He's an NSA analyst.

- The NSA has the nuclear codes. - He may be the source of the leak.

- You have an address? - On your phones.

Send it to L.A.P.D., SWAT. We'll meet them there.

- Been able to get a hold of Kensi yet? - No.

Stay here. Keep trying.

We have anything?

They disconnected the speakers. They're not picking up the landline.

- You okay? - No.

- Okay. - We're getting something.

- It's from Miller's terminal. - "Is anybody reading this?"

- Why is he typing? - Maybe he doesn't want Ross to see.

"I'm sorry. I wish there was another way."

He's showing remorse. That's a good thing.

Okay. Tell him that he can still get up and walk away.

Okay. Tell him he still doesn't have to do it.

- How many have you retargeted? - Fourteen. You?

Seventeen.

I think we should launch.

Not yet.

We're only gonna get one shot at this. Let's... Let's make it count.

- What's he saying? - He's not responding.

- Agent Monroe, we're ready. - Blye, it's time. Let's go.

Wait, time for what?

- I have to go. - Please, he doesn't wanna do this.

I know him. Promise me you'll get him out of there.

We're doing the best we can.

Tiffany, if there's any way, they will get him out alive.

Let's go, let's go.

The opening is too small for more than a gun and a grenade.

You'll have to hold them in front of you when you get there.

Hey, I gotta make a call.

It should be 30 seconds, I promise. I'm not... I won't talk about any of this.

All right.

- Kens. Kens. - Hi, baby.

You need to get out. If the launch doors open...

Hey, Deeks, can you listen to me?

Car and drive away as fast as you can because...

Deeks, stop, stop, babe, stop. For once in your life, stop talking.

- I know what's going on. - Okay. So then... Then just leave.

I can't.

- What do you mean? - I can stop this from happening.

I can stop people from getting hurt. I've gotta do it, okay?

You can stop this but so can other people. Let somebody...

I love you so much.

I love you too. That's not the point.

Stop. You don't have to do this. Let some...

I love you to the end of time and back.

Kensi? Kensi. Kensi!

We rigged the door with a directed explosive.

Enough to blow the hatch but not kill them. Get down there.

Thank you. Quickly. Take at least one out.

- It's too tight to wear a vest. - I understand.

Okay, then. Let's get ready to blow the hatch.

- In position. - In position.

On my call.

One, two, three. Execute. Execute.

Go, go, go.

Curtis Denard, federal agents.

Put down your weapon, put your hands on your head.

Clear.

You gentlemen continue to impress.

Explosives are in position for three.

- Ready. - Ready.

- Three, two, one. - Fire in the hole.

We have positions! Go, go!

Blow that air down there. Get the smoke out.

Get up.

Get up. Send the launch command!

Get back in your chair now.

No.

I said get up.

Get in your chair and send the launch command.

Get back in your chair!

This is Special Agent Kensi Blye. ICC is secured.

Both targets have been taken out.

It's over.

It's all... It's all over.

Copy, Agent Blye. Good work.

Something to behold. Excellent work, Agent Blye.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Great work. Yeah. - Thank you.

Lieutenant Zindower's ICC was breached about an hour ago by FBI.

- Unfortunately he was killed. - Leaving us a dead end.

What did we find?

One of Denard's drives was unrecoverable.

Going through the second, we found code names of six men

inside the Patton Project who had financed and planned the operation.

- Well, do we know who they are? - Not yet.

Find them, hunt them down.

Kill them if you have to.

Have a good night.

"Good work" would've been nice.

Excellent work, Agent Hidoko.

Thank you, Agent Hanna.

- Kens. - Hey.

- Welcome back. - Thanks.

- Heard you had a hell of a day. - Yeah, it was.

- Um, have any of you seen Deeks? - Uh, he went out for some air.

- I think he's up on the roof. - Thank you.

- Hi. - Hey.

It's official. I'm never gonna criticize your grilled cheese again.

It was the hardest thing I ever had to do.

Making the grilled cheese

or single-handedly saving the world from nuclear holocaust?

Making that call to you.

Ugh. How long are we gonna do this for?

I mean, you wanted to stay in, so why don't you tell me?

- I don't know. - No, that's great.

I don't... I don't... I don't know.

I can't go through what Sam went through.

I mean, honestly, I don't even know how that guy gets up in the morning.

What are we doing?

You're everything for me.

And, uh...

I hate feeling like this

because you're my world.

You are mine.

You're my world.