1 00:00:12,055 --> 00:00:14,489 MAN: Bravo-Delta-Four UAV test. 2 00:00:14,557 --> 00:00:17,892 In flight. Video up. Radio comm channels clear. 3 00:00:17,961 --> 00:00:21,029 Commencing field exercise Bravo-Delta-Four. 4 00:00:21,097 --> 00:00:23,598 Copy that. Bravo-Delta-Four is a go. 5 00:00:24,968 --> 00:00:27,368 Missile activated. 6 00:00:27,437 --> 00:00:29,404 Okay, people. Hold steady. 7 00:00:29,472 --> 00:00:31,672 And remember this moment, because the maiden test run 8 00:00:31,741 --> 00:00:34,942 of a beast like this combat UAV missile... 9 00:00:36,046 --> 00:00:37,979 ...is something to tell the grandkids. 10 00:00:38,048 --> 00:00:40,648 Approaching target. 80 meters and closing. 11 00:00:43,653 --> 00:00:45,053 INGRAM: Begin weapons engagement. 12 00:00:46,122 --> 00:00:47,555 MURPHY: 70. 13 00:00:47,624 --> 00:00:49,257 60... 14 00:00:49,325 --> 00:00:52,160 Staff Sergeant Murphy is clear to fire. 15 00:00:52,228 --> 00:00:53,728 Commence firing. 16 00:00:54,931 --> 00:00:58,032 MURPHY: 50... 40... 17 00:00:58,101 --> 00:00:59,033 All systems ready. 18 00:00:59,102 --> 00:01:00,601 Target locking sequence initiated. 19 00:01:00,670 --> 00:01:01,769 (system beeping) 20 00:01:01,838 --> 00:01:03,538 30 meters out. 21 00:01:03,606 --> 00:01:05,740 Sir? Sir. 22 00:01:05,809 --> 00:01:07,942 Come here. 23 00:01:09,412 --> 00:01:10,545 We have a problem. 24 00:01:10,613 --> 00:01:12,013 Murphy, stand down. 25 00:01:12,082 --> 00:01:13,347 (beeps) 26 00:01:13,416 --> 00:01:15,349 Target locked. Murphy, hold! 27 00:01:15,418 --> 00:01:16,751 Murphy, hold your fire! 28 00:01:16,820 --> 00:01:18,052 Stand down! 29 00:01:18,121 --> 00:01:19,420 Missile away. 30 00:01:21,191 --> 00:01:22,924 FEMALE VOICE: Target strike confirmed. 31 00:01:37,207 --> 00:01:38,806 What did you do? 32 00:01:42,512 --> 00:01:46,512 ♪ NCIS 17x13 ♪ Sound Off Original Air Date on January 21, 2020 33 00:01:46,536 --> 00:01:53,636 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 34 00:01:53,660 --> 00:02:12,261 ♪ ♪ 35 00:02:12,976 --> 00:02:14,308 McGEE: Ah, that fleeting moment 36 00:02:14,377 --> 00:02:17,111 when everything is right and good. 37 00:02:17,180 --> 00:02:21,616 The coffee is half full and the phone hasn't rung yet. 38 00:02:21,684 --> 00:02:23,451 No crime, no body. 39 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:25,119 Not even a hint of trouble. 40 00:02:25,188 --> 00:02:26,188 JIMMY: Okay. 41 00:02:26,222 --> 00:02:27,488 Can I just vent? 42 00:02:27,557 --> 00:02:29,090 Oh, it was nice while it lasted. 43 00:02:29,159 --> 00:02:30,525 What's wrong, Jimmy? 44 00:02:30,593 --> 00:02:31,959 Dr. Mallard retired. 45 00:02:32,028 --> 00:02:33,928 You're just realizing this now? 46 00:02:33,997 --> 00:02:36,097 And ever since he became the official NCIS historian, 47 00:02:36,166 --> 00:02:38,266 I have been doing the work of two people. 48 00:02:38,334 --> 00:02:40,601 Yeah. And you do it all with a smile on your face. 49 00:02:40,670 --> 00:02:42,014 Oh, that? Yeah, yeah. I've been faking that 50 00:02:42,038 --> 00:02:43,304 for the last four months. 51 00:02:43,373 --> 00:02:45,317 Yeah, I have such a backlog of work to catch up on, 52 00:02:45,341 --> 00:02:46,807 I didn't even go home last night. 53 00:02:46,876 --> 00:02:49,777 You guys, I got 14 minutes of sleep. 54 00:02:49,846 --> 00:02:51,479 On an autopsy table. 55 00:02:51,548 --> 00:02:53,681 I hope there wasn't a body on it. 56 00:02:53,750 --> 00:02:55,483 McGEE: Jimmy, you think maybe it's time 57 00:02:55,552 --> 00:02:57,818 you get your, uh, own assistant? 58 00:02:57,887 --> 00:02:59,520 Yes. I m-- I mean, I'm-I'm trying to. 59 00:02:59,589 --> 00:03:01,522 I-I interviewed people last week, 60 00:03:01,591 --> 00:03:03,124 but, uh, it's impossible to tell 61 00:03:03,193 --> 00:03:04,603 whether or not someone's gonna measure up 62 00:03:04,627 --> 00:03:07,461 just by talking to them. (stammers) 63 00:03:07,530 --> 00:03:09,864 Dr. Mallard instilled in me a very high 64 00:03:09,933 --> 00:03:13,668 set of standards, and these, t-this is just a-a mess 65 00:03:13,736 --> 00:03:15,303 of résumés. (panting) 66 00:03:15,371 --> 00:03:16,637 They're just... 67 00:03:16,706 --> 00:03:18,239 They're just talking heads. 68 00:03:18,308 --> 00:03:20,875 Did I mention I got 14 minutes of sleep last night? 69 00:03:20,944 --> 00:03:22,677 Twice. 70 00:03:22,745 --> 00:03:24,890 Look, Jimmy, maybe you should just have the applicants come in 71 00:03:24,914 --> 00:03:26,881 and work with you on a trial basis. 72 00:03:26,983 --> 00:03:29,517 Yeah, you know, you can tell a lot about a person 73 00:03:29,586 --> 00:03:30,851 when you see them in action. 74 00:03:30,920 --> 00:03:32,198 TORRES: It's like my abuela said, 75 00:03:32,222 --> 00:03:34,188 "You never know the measure of a man 76 00:03:34,257 --> 00:03:35,856 until he's covered in blood." 77 00:03:35,925 --> 00:03:37,758 Doesn't abuela mean "grandmother"? 78 00:03:37,827 --> 00:03:39,560 She was a butcher. GIBBS: Grab your gear. 79 00:03:39,629 --> 00:03:41,095 Got a dead body in Quantico. 80 00:03:42,098 --> 00:03:43,098 Sort of. 81 00:03:43,132 --> 00:03:44,765 Sort of a body? 82 00:03:50,073 --> 00:03:52,073 Go. Gear. Let's go. 83 00:03:58,915 --> 00:04:01,849 JIMMY: I have logged seven pieces of human remains so far. 84 00:04:01,918 --> 00:04:04,952 From what I can tell, they all came from the same person. 85 00:04:05,021 --> 00:04:06,287 Whoever that might be. 86 00:04:06,356 --> 00:04:08,389 McGEE: All right. I got a hit over here. 87 00:04:08,458 --> 00:04:09,924 (helicopter blades whirring) 88 00:04:09,993 --> 00:04:11,592 Victim is Daniel Backer. 89 00:04:11,661 --> 00:04:14,128 Retired gunnery sergeant. Rules out accident. 90 00:04:14,197 --> 00:04:15,774 How do we know that? McGEE: A gunny would've known better 91 00:04:15,798 --> 00:04:18,799 than to just walk into an active weapon range like that. 92 00:04:18,868 --> 00:04:20,268 Suicide, Jimmy? 93 00:04:20,336 --> 00:04:21,769 I don't think so. 94 00:04:21,838 --> 00:04:23,437 Uh, the force of the explosion 95 00:04:23,506 --> 00:04:24,972 clearly dismembered the body. 96 00:04:25,041 --> 00:04:27,808 But the hypoxic nature of this tissue suggests 97 00:04:27,877 --> 00:04:30,089 that there was no blood flow at the time of the missile strike. 98 00:04:30,113 --> 00:04:31,312 Which means... 99 00:04:31,381 --> 00:04:33,414 Backer was already dead when the missile hit. 100 00:04:33,483 --> 00:04:34,882 GIBBS: For how long? 101 00:04:36,653 --> 00:04:39,453 Dead how? Palmer! 102 00:04:39,522 --> 00:04:43,057 Oh, uh, just-- I'm-I'm gonna have to get him-- 103 00:04:43,126 --> 00:04:46,327 all of him-- back to autopsy. 104 00:04:46,396 --> 00:04:49,330 U-Uh, the post-mortem lividity here suggests 105 00:04:49,399 --> 00:04:52,166 that the body was also moved after he died. 106 00:04:52,235 --> 00:04:53,634 Which means... 107 00:04:53,703 --> 00:04:56,504 Someone put him here. 108 00:04:59,142 --> 00:05:01,575 So, I take it by your lack of uniform, you're a civilian? 109 00:05:01,644 --> 00:05:03,611 That's right. I-I work for a company 110 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,446 called LanWar Defense Systems. 111 00:05:05,515 --> 00:05:07,748 And that's their drone? LanWar makes the weapons, 112 00:05:07,817 --> 00:05:09,617 the Marine Warfighting Lab tests them. 113 00:05:09,686 --> 00:05:11,852 It's pretty small for a combat drone. 114 00:05:11,921 --> 00:05:14,722 And extremely lightweight. It's only six pounds, 115 00:05:14,791 --> 00:05:17,124 but its missiles pack a hell of a punch. 116 00:05:17,193 --> 00:05:18,504 How much punch? Imagine if you could 117 00:05:18,528 --> 00:05:19,960 stuff a Category 5 tornado 118 00:05:20,029 --> 00:05:22,363 into something the size of a water bottle. 119 00:05:24,334 --> 00:05:26,567 Whoever was down there didn't stand a chance. 120 00:05:26,636 --> 00:05:28,169 All right, thanks. 121 00:05:28,237 --> 00:05:31,706 So the victim was I.D.'d as Daniel Backer. 122 00:05:34,110 --> 00:05:35,710 You knew him? 123 00:05:35,778 --> 00:05:38,179 Yeah. He's, um, a retired gunnery sergeant. 124 00:05:38,247 --> 00:05:40,181 He-he works for us at LanWar. 125 00:05:40,249 --> 00:05:44,151 He helps us plan the demos that we run for the Warfighting Lab. 126 00:05:44,220 --> 00:05:46,320 So you all knew him? 127 00:05:46,389 --> 00:05:48,789 Including the Marine who piloted the drone today? 128 00:05:48,858 --> 00:05:50,691 Staff Sergeant Diana Murphy. Yes. 129 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:52,727 You said she fired her missile 130 00:05:52,795 --> 00:05:55,129 despite your repeated orders to stand down. 131 00:05:55,198 --> 00:05:57,898 Well, I-I don't know what she was thinking. 132 00:05:57,967 --> 00:06:00,334 It's ironic that it was Backer down there. 133 00:06:00,403 --> 00:06:01,535 Why would you say that? 134 00:06:01,604 --> 00:06:03,371 Well, they used to date. 135 00:06:03,439 --> 00:06:05,005 Yeah, we're gonna need to talk to her. 136 00:06:05,074 --> 00:06:06,741 Of course. 137 00:06:06,809 --> 00:06:09,210 Look, I-I'm sure she was just so focused, 138 00:06:09,278 --> 00:06:10,911 she didn't hear the order. 139 00:06:10,980 --> 00:06:13,147 I mean, I know how that sounds, but... 140 00:06:13,216 --> 00:06:14,982 I left her in the pilots' ready room. 141 00:06:15,051 --> 00:06:16,550 She was pretty distraught. 142 00:06:20,323 --> 00:06:21,956 She was just... 143 00:06:23,326 --> 00:06:25,059 Where did she go? 144 00:06:33,302 --> 00:06:36,937 Staff Sergeant Diana Murphy, 30 years old, 145 00:06:37,006 --> 00:06:39,273 served in the Marine Corps for the last nine. 146 00:06:39,342 --> 00:06:42,042 She started out flying drone missions in Afghanistan 147 00:06:42,111 --> 00:06:44,511 but now specializes in piloting UAVs for the Warfighting Lab. 148 00:06:44,547 --> 00:06:46,614 Why is she running? 149 00:06:46,682 --> 00:06:48,160 Well, maybe because she killed her ex-boyfriend, 150 00:06:48,184 --> 00:06:49,650 and blew up the evidence? 151 00:06:49,719 --> 00:06:52,086 BOLO's out. Quantico MPs have been alerted. 152 00:06:52,154 --> 00:06:53,254 We'll find her. 153 00:06:53,322 --> 00:06:55,823 Service record. 154 00:06:55,892 --> 00:06:59,260 Competent, capable. Nothing murdery at all, actually. 155 00:06:59,328 --> 00:07:02,296 Wait, did I mention that she blew up her ex-boyfriend? 156 00:07:03,666 --> 00:07:07,067 Also known as retired Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Backer. 157 00:07:07,136 --> 00:07:09,169 37, decorated, well-liked. 158 00:07:09,238 --> 00:07:11,338 Described as a "total Boy Scout." 159 00:07:11,407 --> 00:07:15,309 After Backer left the Marines, uh, LanWar offered him a job. 160 00:07:15,378 --> 00:07:17,978 Which means he spent a lot of time in the Warfighting Lab. 161 00:07:18,047 --> 00:07:19,947 We think that's where he met Murphy. 162 00:07:20,016 --> 00:07:21,415 You get a cause of death yet? 163 00:07:21,484 --> 00:07:23,450 Uh, not yet. No, Jimmy's taking longer 164 00:07:23,519 --> 00:07:25,085 than usual for some reason. 165 00:07:25,154 --> 00:07:27,087 McGee, take Torres to LanWar. 166 00:07:27,156 --> 00:07:28,567 See what else you can find out about Backer. 167 00:07:28,591 --> 00:07:29,823 On it. On it. 168 00:07:32,094 --> 00:07:34,495 Bishop. Hmm? 169 00:07:35,998 --> 00:07:37,231 Find Murphy. 170 00:07:39,268 --> 00:07:40,501 On it. 171 00:07:43,673 --> 00:07:47,174 JIMMY: As your first test, we will start by reassembling the body. 172 00:07:47,243 --> 00:07:49,677 Now, this is the phalanges mediae. 173 00:07:49,745 --> 00:07:51,579 (phone chiming, vibrating) Uh... 174 00:07:53,583 --> 00:07:56,517 Based on the curvature of this facet, 175 00:07:56,586 --> 00:07:59,987 I believe, of the left foot. 176 00:08:00,056 --> 00:08:01,989 (phone chimes, vibrates) 177 00:08:02,058 --> 00:08:03,824 Would you please turn that off? 178 00:08:03,893 --> 00:08:06,060 (sighs) 179 00:08:07,697 --> 00:08:10,564 This work does require a great deal of concentration. 180 00:08:12,301 --> 00:08:14,668 Uh, seriously. How do you do anything with these gloves on? 181 00:08:14,737 --> 00:08:17,871 They're actually quite handy, for work. 182 00:08:18,908 --> 00:08:20,541 Uh, would you mind 183 00:08:20,610 --> 00:08:22,209 getting me the left patella? 184 00:08:23,646 --> 00:08:25,946 Pass. 185 00:08:26,949 --> 00:08:28,582 I have a thing about kneecaps. 186 00:08:28,651 --> 00:08:30,818 Okay. Right. I'll get the patella. 187 00:08:30,886 --> 00:08:33,787 You orient the left quadriceps femoris. 188 00:08:37,226 --> 00:08:38,325 His left. 189 00:08:38,394 --> 00:08:39,927 Not yours. 190 00:08:41,063 --> 00:08:42,830 Okay, there we go. Yeah, now, just-just 191 00:08:42,898 --> 00:08:44,465 rotate it in until it fits... 192 00:08:46,135 --> 00:08:47,701 Look... 193 00:08:47,770 --> 00:08:48,936 Mm, gonna leave now. 194 00:08:49,005 --> 00:08:51,505 That's a great idea. 195 00:08:51,574 --> 00:08:52,873 (grunts) 196 00:08:52,942 --> 00:08:54,208 Sorry about that, Gunny. 197 00:08:54,276 --> 00:08:56,276 That young lady had a stellar résumé 198 00:08:56,345 --> 00:08:58,512 and absolutely no place in the SAZ. 199 00:08:58,581 --> 00:09:02,082 That's the Sacred Autopsy Zone. 200 00:09:02,151 --> 00:09:05,586 You didn't used to think of me like that, did you? 201 00:09:05,655 --> 00:09:07,187 Cause of death. 202 00:09:07,256 --> 00:09:09,556 Right. As we suspected, 203 00:09:09,625 --> 00:09:11,558 Backer's C.O.D. was not a drone strike, 204 00:09:11,627 --> 00:09:13,027 but rather a gunshot wound, 205 00:09:13,095 --> 00:09:15,195 confirming this was, in fact, a murder. 206 00:09:15,264 --> 00:09:17,075 Entry was right here. He was shot at point-blank range 207 00:09:17,099 --> 00:09:20,067 with what I can only assume was a nine-millimeter bullet, 208 00:09:20,136 --> 00:09:21,902 which we cannot find. 209 00:09:21,971 --> 00:09:23,570 Lost in the blast. Yeah. 210 00:09:23,639 --> 00:09:24,972 Any idea where he was killed? 211 00:09:25,041 --> 00:09:27,241 I couldn't even begin to tell you. Gibbs, 212 00:09:27,309 --> 00:09:29,710 any piece of evidence that could've given me a clue was... 213 00:09:29,779 --> 00:09:31,979 Lost in the blast. 214 00:09:34,984 --> 00:09:37,151 Who has a thing with kneecaps? 215 00:09:39,722 --> 00:09:41,099 I'm sorry. It was a shock to us all. 216 00:09:41,123 --> 00:09:42,322 TORRES: You and Backer close? 217 00:09:42,391 --> 00:09:43,991 We hadn't worked together long, 218 00:09:44,060 --> 00:09:46,038 but he was one of those guys you couldn't help but like. 219 00:09:46,062 --> 00:09:48,629 You notice anything off with him lately? 220 00:09:48,698 --> 00:09:50,798 No. His work was always top-notch. 221 00:09:50,866 --> 00:09:53,178 I mean, who better to show the military how to use our weapons 222 00:09:53,202 --> 00:09:54,668 than a decorated Marine? 223 00:09:54,737 --> 00:09:57,104 What the hell was he doing on a live firing range? 224 00:09:57,173 --> 00:09:58,272 He knew better. 225 00:09:58,340 --> 00:10:01,075 Actually, it wasn't your drone that killed him. 226 00:10:01,143 --> 00:10:02,643 He was shot. 227 00:10:02,712 --> 00:10:04,278 What? How? 228 00:10:04,346 --> 00:10:05,791 McGEE: That's what we're here to investigate. 229 00:10:05,815 --> 00:10:07,581 Were you aware of the relationship he had 230 00:10:07,650 --> 00:10:09,183 with Staff Sergeant Murphy? 231 00:10:09,251 --> 00:10:10,718 Not really. 232 00:10:12,588 --> 00:10:15,122 What I do know is they seemed more off than on. 233 00:10:15,191 --> 00:10:16,857 What does that have to do with anything? 234 00:10:16,926 --> 00:10:19,893 Their last breakup, that seem amicable to you? 235 00:10:21,931 --> 00:10:23,530 Looks like you have something to say. 236 00:10:23,599 --> 00:10:25,966 A couple of days ago, Danny and Diana 237 00:10:26,035 --> 00:10:28,001 got into a fight in the lab. 238 00:10:28,070 --> 00:10:28,755 And? 239 00:10:28,779 --> 00:10:30,338 And I thought it was gonna come to blows. 240 00:10:30,339 --> 00:10:31,772 I almost called the MPs. 241 00:10:31,841 --> 00:10:34,341 What was it about? I don't know. 242 00:10:34,410 --> 00:10:36,810 You know where Diana is right now? (phone rings) 243 00:10:36,879 --> 00:10:38,724 Look, she's a tough lady, but I've never seen anything 244 00:10:38,748 --> 00:10:40,180 that would make me think that... 245 00:10:42,051 --> 00:10:45,285 Everybody has off days. Everybody has fights, right? 246 00:10:45,354 --> 00:10:46,354 Mm. 247 00:10:46,388 --> 00:10:47,721 That doesn't make her a killer. 248 00:10:47,790 --> 00:10:49,523 Right, totally, so back to my question. 249 00:10:49,592 --> 00:10:51,558 Do you know where she is now? 250 00:10:51,627 --> 00:10:52,893 I do. 251 00:10:53,796 --> 00:10:56,330 MPs found her. 252 00:10:56,398 --> 00:10:57,664 Where? 253 00:10:57,733 --> 00:10:58,866 SLOANE: So, she ran back 254 00:10:58,934 --> 00:11:00,014 to her ex-boyfriend's place 255 00:11:00,069 --> 00:11:01,635 after she blew up his body? 256 00:11:01,704 --> 00:11:03,137 I'm sure you got some kind 257 00:11:03,205 --> 00:11:04,505 of psychological theory. 258 00:11:04,573 --> 00:11:06,106 If she's our killer, maybe that's 259 00:11:06,175 --> 00:11:07,841 where Backer was originally murdered. 260 00:11:07,910 --> 00:11:10,010 Some killers like to return to the scene of the crime 261 00:11:10,079 --> 00:11:11,678 to revel in what they've done. 262 00:11:11,747 --> 00:11:15,115 Not much revelry going on in there. 263 00:11:22,558 --> 00:11:24,057 One of your agents said it was 264 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:26,393 Danny out there in that weapons field-- is that true? 265 00:11:26,462 --> 00:11:28,028 Is he dead? 266 00:11:28,097 --> 00:11:30,464 It's true. 267 00:11:30,533 --> 00:11:32,266 But maybe you already knew that. 268 00:11:32,334 --> 00:11:35,936 Staff Sergeant Murphy, 269 00:11:36,005 --> 00:11:37,604 why did you leave the crime scene? 270 00:11:42,578 --> 00:11:44,378 W-What? 271 00:11:44,446 --> 00:11:45,446 Why'd you run? 272 00:11:45,481 --> 00:11:47,214 I wasn't thinking straight. 273 00:11:47,283 --> 00:11:48,794 I'd just killed someone with a missile. 274 00:11:48,818 --> 00:11:51,151 No, you didn't. 275 00:11:53,756 --> 00:11:56,924 Danny was already dead by the time your missile hit him. 276 00:11:58,627 --> 00:11:59,760 He was shot. 277 00:11:59,829 --> 00:12:01,428 But I'm thinking you already 278 00:12:01,497 --> 00:12:02,830 knew that, too, didn't you? 279 00:12:04,433 --> 00:12:06,633 Diana? 280 00:12:07,770 --> 00:12:09,770 What, what is it? 281 00:12:09,839 --> 00:12:11,638 BISHOP: You didn't answer my question. 282 00:12:11,707 --> 00:12:12,773 Diana? 283 00:12:14,276 --> 00:12:15,609 Hey! 284 00:12:15,678 --> 00:12:17,255 Why did you run back to Backer's apartment 285 00:12:17,279 --> 00:12:18,545 after the missile strike? 286 00:12:18,614 --> 00:12:20,080 For help-- he's the only 287 00:12:20,149 --> 00:12:22,115 person that I trust. Or... 288 00:12:22,184 --> 00:12:24,251 you and he got into a bad fight. 289 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:25,419 You shot him. 290 00:12:25,487 --> 00:12:26,954 And you tried to cover it up 291 00:12:27,022 --> 00:12:28,789 by dumping his body 292 00:12:28,858 --> 00:12:32,326 in a weapons range that you knew was scheduled to be hit. 293 00:12:32,394 --> 00:12:34,094 When his body was discovered, 294 00:12:34,163 --> 00:12:36,063 you raced back to his apartment to 295 00:12:36,131 --> 00:12:38,283 cover any evidence that was left behind. 296 00:12:38,284 --> 00:12:39,014 No. 297 00:12:39,015 --> 00:12:41,301 You know, there is something off about her responses, 298 00:12:41,370 --> 00:12:43,470 but I can't quite put my finger on it. 299 00:12:43,539 --> 00:12:45,139 BISHOP: Ingram ordered you to stand down, 300 00:12:45,174 --> 00:12:46,673 so why did you fire that missile? 301 00:12:46,742 --> 00:12:48,475 I didn't know anyone was out there. 302 00:12:48,544 --> 00:12:50,978 You were ordered to hold your fire three times. 303 00:12:52,915 --> 00:12:54,281 Why'd you disobey the order? 304 00:12:54,350 --> 00:12:55,415 W-What? 305 00:12:55,484 --> 00:12:57,517 Why did you disobey the order? 306 00:12:57,586 --> 00:12:58,586 I didn't kill Danny. 307 00:12:58,654 --> 00:12:59,654 I loved him. 308 00:12:59,722 --> 00:13:00,988 Semper fi, Marine! 309 00:13:03,759 --> 00:13:04,759 (door opens) 310 00:13:07,196 --> 00:13:08,295 What'd I miss? 311 00:13:08,364 --> 00:13:10,497 Uh, just-just Gibbs being Gibbs. 312 00:13:13,569 --> 00:13:14,701 Semper fi. 313 00:13:14,770 --> 00:13:17,037 Ooh-rah! 314 00:13:20,109 --> 00:13:22,009 She can't hear. She's deaf! 315 00:13:22,077 --> 00:13:24,878 Wait, can you still be a Marine if you're deaf? 316 00:13:24,947 --> 00:13:27,047 No. No, you can't. 317 00:13:36,681 --> 00:13:38,844 All right, that concludes the hearing test. 318 00:13:38,845 --> 00:13:41,246 You can, uh, take off the headphones now. 319 00:13:41,315 --> 00:13:42,914 Ian? 320 00:13:42,983 --> 00:13:44,623 Would you get me the test results, please? 321 00:13:44,651 --> 00:13:46,318 Hey, I was told this job 322 00:13:46,386 --> 00:13:48,153 was for an assistant M.E. 323 00:13:48,222 --> 00:13:50,488 As in... dead bodies. 324 00:13:50,557 --> 00:13:52,257 My apologies for being alive. 325 00:13:52,326 --> 00:13:54,359 Yes, Ian, once in a while, we are 326 00:13:54,428 --> 00:13:56,628 called upon to help in other medical areas. 327 00:13:56,697 --> 00:13:58,230 So, would you, please? 328 00:14:00,033 --> 00:14:01,766 This is a waste of time. 329 00:14:01,835 --> 00:14:03,535 Danny's killer is out there still. 330 00:14:03,604 --> 00:14:05,003 Or in here. 331 00:14:05,072 --> 00:14:07,339 Wait... "killer"? 332 00:14:07,407 --> 00:14:09,975 Does that mean you have some dead bodies? Where? 333 00:14:10,043 --> 00:14:11,843 How bad is it? JIMMY: Still waiting 334 00:14:11,912 --> 00:14:13,979 on the test results. Ian, would you...? 335 00:14:14,047 --> 00:14:14,980 Yeah, I'm sorry. 336 00:14:15,048 --> 00:14:16,281 I never made a good gopher. 337 00:14:16,350 --> 00:14:17,515 Like I said before, 338 00:14:17,584 --> 00:14:19,684 cutting up dead bodies is... 339 00:14:19,753 --> 00:14:22,254 more my jam. 340 00:14:22,322 --> 00:14:23,888 You know, the sound of a bone saw 341 00:14:23,957 --> 00:14:25,357 early in the morning, first thing 342 00:14:25,425 --> 00:14:27,993 in a nice sterile room like this... Okay. Yeah. 343 00:14:28,061 --> 00:14:30,528 I think I have all the information I need. 344 00:14:30,597 --> 00:14:32,631 Uh, you go have a good day. 345 00:14:32,699 --> 00:14:33,965 I won't be in touch. 346 00:14:35,936 --> 00:14:39,004 I am so sorry about that. 347 00:14:39,072 --> 00:14:40,639 How bad is it? 348 00:14:40,707 --> 00:14:42,073 JIMMY: According to this test, 349 00:14:42,142 --> 00:14:45,043 you have lost almost 100% of your hearing. 350 00:14:45,112 --> 00:14:46,411 In both ears. 351 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:47,912 TORRES: But you already knew that. 352 00:14:47,981 --> 00:14:50,749 I read that it can get better. 353 00:14:50,817 --> 00:14:52,777 Unfortunately, not with this type of hearing loss. 354 00:14:54,755 --> 00:14:56,799 Though I see you've gotten quite good at reading lips. 355 00:14:56,823 --> 00:14:58,423 She had to. 356 00:14:58,492 --> 00:15:00,258 If she was gonna hide it from her superiors. 357 00:15:00,327 --> 00:15:02,394 Or her ex-boyfriend-- you know, the one she blew up. 358 00:15:05,465 --> 00:15:07,499 Maybe he found out. 359 00:15:07,567 --> 00:15:10,168 He was gonna rat her out to her C.O. and... 360 00:15:10,237 --> 00:15:11,269 she had to take him out. 361 00:15:11,338 --> 00:15:12,771 Or maybe he's the one that 362 00:15:12,839 --> 00:15:14,606 caused her hearing loss in the first place. 363 00:15:14,675 --> 00:15:16,541 Making his murder an act of revenge. 364 00:15:16,610 --> 00:15:19,444 I can read your lips in the reflection. 365 00:15:19,513 --> 00:15:21,079 Okay, fine. 366 00:15:21,148 --> 00:15:23,181 Y-Your file here says that you and Backer 367 00:15:23,250 --> 00:15:25,083 were involved in some sort of accident 368 00:15:25,152 --> 00:15:26,885 a few months ago? Does it? 369 00:15:26,953 --> 00:15:30,388 Some kind of a weapons test that went sideways. 370 00:15:30,457 --> 00:15:32,457 I don't want to talk about it. 371 00:15:32,526 --> 00:15:33,858 Look... 372 00:15:33,927 --> 00:15:35,727 I get it, I do. 373 00:15:35,796 --> 00:15:38,063 But the file, it's quite vague. 374 00:15:38,131 --> 00:15:41,566 If you really are innocent, just... 375 00:15:41,635 --> 00:15:43,868 And she's completely ignoring me on purpose now. 376 00:15:46,606 --> 00:15:48,740 TORRES: Diana? 377 00:15:48,809 --> 00:15:52,010 Did the accident cause you to lose your hearing? 378 00:15:54,715 --> 00:15:57,415 The accident involved a top secret weapons test, 379 00:15:57,484 --> 00:15:59,884 so the after-action report had been heavily redacted. 380 00:15:59,953 --> 00:16:02,234 But we could read enough to know that Backer was involved. 381 00:16:02,289 --> 00:16:03,755 Involved how? 382 00:16:03,824 --> 00:16:06,958 Looks like he was demoing some kind of new weapon. 383 00:16:07,027 --> 00:16:08,907 McGEE: Diana didn't report any serious injuries, 384 00:16:08,962 --> 00:16:10,762 but according to Jimmy, the timing works out. 385 00:16:10,831 --> 00:16:12,163 BISHOP: Which, yes, makes Backer 386 00:16:12,232 --> 00:16:14,065 look responsible for her hearing loss. 387 00:16:14,134 --> 00:16:15,934 And ending her military career. 388 00:16:16,002 --> 00:16:17,736 Hell of a motive. BISHOP: Problem is... 389 00:16:17,804 --> 00:16:18,804 no opportunity. 390 00:16:18,839 --> 00:16:19,839 We spoke to Diana's 391 00:16:19,906 --> 00:16:21,239 co-workers at the lab. 392 00:16:21,308 --> 00:16:22,719 BISHOP: They said that she was at work 393 00:16:22,743 --> 00:16:24,843 till 1:00 in the morning the night Danny was killed. 394 00:16:24,911 --> 00:16:27,512 And according to our latest time of death, that gives her 395 00:16:27,581 --> 00:16:28,747 an airtight alibi. 396 00:16:28,815 --> 00:16:30,648 Which makes her not our killer. 397 00:16:30,717 --> 00:16:31,950 Does not make her innocent. 398 00:16:32,018 --> 00:16:33,284 She's still hiding something. 399 00:16:33,353 --> 00:16:34,285 Find out what. 400 00:16:34,354 --> 00:16:35,887 Oh. 401 00:16:37,724 --> 00:16:39,424 Why am I here? 402 00:16:39,493 --> 00:16:40,759 You know I didn't kill Danny. 403 00:16:40,827 --> 00:16:42,672 Why aren't you out there looking for the person who did? 404 00:16:42,696 --> 00:16:44,028 Oh, we are. 405 00:16:44,097 --> 00:16:46,531 Don't you worry about that, okay? 406 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,533 But I want to hear more about your accident. 407 00:16:48,602 --> 00:16:50,001 Why? 408 00:16:55,041 --> 00:16:57,041 Danny wanted to show me a new weapon 409 00:16:57,110 --> 00:16:58,710 he was about to demo for the lab. 410 00:16:58,779 --> 00:17:00,145 What-what was it exactly? 411 00:17:00,213 --> 00:17:02,947 A long-range rifle that uses sound instead of bullets. 412 00:17:03,016 --> 00:17:04,115 It disables the enemy 413 00:17:04,184 --> 00:17:05,683 by heating up the cells in their body. 414 00:17:05,752 --> 00:17:07,385 Wow. 415 00:17:07,454 --> 00:17:09,554 Never had anything like that when I was in the Army. 416 00:17:09,623 --> 00:17:11,022 Danny said it'd be a game changer. 417 00:17:11,091 --> 00:17:12,535 He said that we could use it to fight wars 418 00:17:12,559 --> 00:17:13,825 without killing anyone. 419 00:17:13,894 --> 00:17:15,794 During the demo, Danny activated the weapon 420 00:17:15,862 --> 00:17:18,129 before I had my protective earmuffs on. 421 00:17:19,399 --> 00:17:22,133 Right away, I knew it was bad. 422 00:17:22,202 --> 00:17:24,302 That must have been terrifying. 423 00:17:24,371 --> 00:17:27,372 He wanted to take me to the infirmary, but... 424 00:17:27,441 --> 00:17:29,474 I was afraid of anyone finding out. 425 00:17:29,543 --> 00:17:31,876 I can't imagine the stress that put on the both of you. 426 00:17:31,945 --> 00:17:33,912 At first, Danny helped me hide it at work. 427 00:17:33,980 --> 00:17:36,047 He helped me to learn how to read lips. 428 00:17:36,116 --> 00:17:39,384 I got good fast. 429 00:17:39,453 --> 00:17:41,653 But when the ringing turned to silence, 430 00:17:41,721 --> 00:17:43,521 he wanted me to tell my C.O. 431 00:17:43,590 --> 00:17:45,256 And we both knew what that meant. 432 00:17:45,325 --> 00:17:46,658 You'd be out of the Corps. 433 00:17:48,895 --> 00:17:52,931 You're required to report that hearing test, aren't you? 434 00:17:52,999 --> 00:17:54,899 Yes. Yes, I am. 435 00:17:54,968 --> 00:17:58,002 Being a Marine is the only thing that I've ever wanted. 436 00:17:58,071 --> 00:18:00,672 My father... 437 00:18:00,740 --> 00:18:02,340 He was a Marine, too? 438 00:18:02,409 --> 00:18:03,675 Yeah. 439 00:18:03,743 --> 00:18:06,077 He was so proud of it. 440 00:18:07,814 --> 00:18:11,182 Do you know what it meant for him to see his only child-- 441 00:18:11,251 --> 00:18:12,851 a daughter-- become one? 442 00:18:12,919 --> 00:18:15,753 I don't know how to be anything else. 443 00:18:15,822 --> 00:18:17,222 You-you do. 444 00:18:17,290 --> 00:18:19,724 You know how to be a friend 445 00:18:19,793 --> 00:18:21,826 to Danny. 446 00:18:23,196 --> 00:18:24,963 I need you to think. 447 00:18:25,031 --> 00:18:27,966 Is there anyone who might've had a grudge against him? 448 00:18:28,034 --> 00:18:29,067 No. 449 00:18:29,135 --> 00:18:30,869 Everyone loved him. 450 00:18:30,937 --> 00:18:32,770 His friends, his co-workers. 451 00:18:32,839 --> 00:18:34,205 Family? 452 00:18:34,274 --> 00:18:36,207 Actually, there is someone. 453 00:18:37,711 --> 00:18:39,110 He had a stepbrother. 454 00:18:39,179 --> 00:18:40,945 I don't think they got along. 455 00:18:41,014 --> 00:18:43,381 You got a name? 456 00:18:45,352 --> 00:18:47,352 (rock music playing) 457 00:18:49,189 --> 00:18:51,222 So, which one of these guys looks 458 00:18:51,291 --> 00:18:53,291 like a wicked stepbrother to you? 459 00:18:53,360 --> 00:18:55,159 She said the dude's name was Ron, right? 460 00:18:55,228 --> 00:18:57,662 Yeah, Ronald Kepczak. 461 00:18:59,065 --> 00:19:01,399 TORRES: Then that dude? 462 00:19:01,468 --> 00:19:03,468 Yeah, let's find out. 463 00:19:05,038 --> 00:19:06,371 Well, there he is. 464 00:19:08,675 --> 00:19:10,074 Ronald Kepczak? 465 00:19:10,143 --> 00:19:11,509 Who's asking? 466 00:19:11,578 --> 00:19:14,078 Special Agents Torres and McGee. 467 00:19:14,147 --> 00:19:16,447 Are you related to Daniel Backer? (scoffs) 468 00:19:16,516 --> 00:19:19,083 Only 'cause my mom married that son of a bitch's dad. 469 00:19:19,152 --> 00:19:21,085 So, I'm guessing you are not close? 470 00:19:21,154 --> 00:19:24,355 No, he had already enlisted by the time my mom and I moved in. 471 00:19:24,424 --> 00:19:25,523 And? 472 00:19:25,592 --> 00:19:26,858 And what? 473 00:19:26,927 --> 00:19:28,626 What makes him a son of a bitch? 474 00:19:28,695 --> 00:19:30,461 Well, when my stepdad died, 475 00:19:30,530 --> 00:19:31,874 he left the freakin' house to Danny. 476 00:19:31,898 --> 00:19:33,264 That house should've been mine. 477 00:19:33,333 --> 00:19:34,866 Danny barely even freakin' lived in it. 478 00:19:34,935 --> 00:19:36,801 That's a, that's a tough break. 479 00:19:36,870 --> 00:19:38,881 Yeah, I mean, he was cool enough about everything at first. 480 00:19:38,905 --> 00:19:40,672 He used to let me record there. 481 00:19:40,740 --> 00:19:42,985 Spent a ton of money building a soundproof recording studio 482 00:19:43,009 --> 00:19:45,143 in a back room, and then one day out of the blue, 483 00:19:45,211 --> 00:19:47,045 (mockingly): he just changes his mind. 484 00:19:47,113 --> 00:19:48,113 He tell you why? 485 00:19:48,181 --> 00:19:49,814 (scoffs) No, some BS reason. 486 00:19:49,883 --> 00:19:51,916 It was obvious he was lying, though. 487 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:57,055 My guess is he was up to something. 488 00:19:57,123 --> 00:19:58,834 Something he didn't want anyone else to know about. 489 00:19:58,858 --> 00:20:00,558 He even changed the locks on me. 490 00:20:00,627 --> 00:20:03,127 Doesn't really sound like the guy we've been hearing about. 491 00:20:03,196 --> 00:20:05,274 Exactly! See, everybody thinks that he's this goody little 492 00:20:05,298 --> 00:20:07,899 two-shoes, but what kind of a royal jackass does that? 493 00:20:07,968 --> 00:20:10,802 With him out of the way, you can finally have the house. 494 00:20:10,870 --> 00:20:12,904 "Out of the way"-- what, did he finally move? 495 00:20:12,973 --> 00:20:14,272 He was killed last night. 496 00:20:15,742 --> 00:20:17,642 Danny's dead? 497 00:20:18,712 --> 00:20:21,179 Ha! (laughing) 498 00:20:21,247 --> 00:20:23,014 Boy, did he have that coming, huh? 499 00:20:23,083 --> 00:20:25,483 Ah, looks like little old Ronnie's luck's about to 500 00:20:25,552 --> 00:20:27,218 (singsongy): change! 501 00:20:28,989 --> 00:20:30,355 Oh, come on. 502 00:20:30,423 --> 00:20:31,867 You don't think that I did it, do you? 503 00:20:31,891 --> 00:20:33,057 I don't know, did you? 504 00:20:33,126 --> 00:20:35,026 Come on, man, you said it happened last night? 505 00:20:35,095 --> 00:20:37,173 There was, like, a hundred people here watching me play. 506 00:20:37,197 --> 00:20:39,764 A hundred, huh? 507 00:20:41,968 --> 00:20:43,334 Everybody's a critic. 508 00:20:43,436 --> 00:20:45,436 We're gonna need the address to that house. 509 00:20:45,505 --> 00:20:47,672 You guys stay for the show, you got it. 510 00:20:47,741 --> 00:20:49,073 No. 511 00:20:49,142 --> 00:20:50,152 GEARY: Believe me, sir, I know 512 00:20:50,176 --> 00:20:51,776 how cold all this sounds. 513 00:20:51,845 --> 00:20:53,556 I actually turned around in the parking lot twice 514 00:20:53,580 --> 00:20:54,712 before I came up here. 515 00:20:54,781 --> 00:20:57,181 And yet, somehow you still made it. 516 00:20:57,250 --> 00:20:58,594 Because Backer's death was associated 517 00:20:58,618 --> 00:21:00,218 with one of LanWar's drones... 518 00:21:00,286 --> 00:21:02,164 VANCE: There's been an automatic freeze on all contracts 519 00:21:02,188 --> 00:21:04,222 pending the outcome of our investigation. 520 00:21:04,290 --> 00:21:07,191 And you're losing a ton of money. 521 00:21:07,260 --> 00:21:08,693 Please, don't make me an ass here. 522 00:21:08,762 --> 00:21:10,561 Danny was a friend. 523 00:21:10,630 --> 00:21:12,008 But your bottom line kept you from driving 524 00:21:12,032 --> 00:21:13,564 out of the parking lot twice. 525 00:21:13,633 --> 00:21:16,401 This is about more than just lost revenue, Director. 526 00:21:16,469 --> 00:21:18,247 There are men and women in uniform all over the world 527 00:21:18,271 --> 00:21:19,370 that need our weapons, sir. 528 00:21:19,439 --> 00:21:21,973 I'll speak to SECNAV. 529 00:21:23,009 --> 00:21:24,520 You need to inform her that any more delays 530 00:21:24,544 --> 00:21:25,855 are gonna negatively impact our ability to deliver... 531 00:21:25,879 --> 00:21:27,412 Thank you. 532 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:28,920 He was touring around the parking lot 533 00:21:28,948 --> 00:21:30,148 looking for a place to park. 534 00:21:32,352 --> 00:21:34,630 I was getting coffee. And since you didn't get one for me, 535 00:21:34,654 --> 00:21:37,288 I'm gonna assume that this isn't a social call. 536 00:21:37,357 --> 00:21:39,257 Leon, can we hold off informing the Corps 537 00:21:39,325 --> 00:21:41,125 about Murphy's hearing loss? 538 00:21:41,194 --> 00:21:42,672 It's too late, Gibbs. She's already been pulled 539 00:21:42,696 --> 00:21:43,895 from active duty. 540 00:21:43,963 --> 00:21:46,130 What's the matter? I thought you said 541 00:21:46,199 --> 00:21:47,665 she alibied out. She did. 542 00:21:47,734 --> 00:21:49,600 And she lied to us and she fled the scene. 543 00:21:49,669 --> 00:21:52,236 Now she's come up with a lead for us to chase? 544 00:21:52,305 --> 00:21:54,472 So you think she's still hiding something. 545 00:21:54,541 --> 00:21:56,741 I think we can't afford her disappearing. 546 00:21:56,810 --> 00:21:58,387 Well, your gut is quite the force, Gibbs, 547 00:21:58,411 --> 00:22:00,244 but you know that's not enough to hold her. 548 00:22:00,313 --> 00:22:01,612 We got to cut her loose 549 00:22:01,681 --> 00:22:03,581 and hope that your new lead pans out. 550 00:22:03,650 --> 00:22:05,616 BISHOP: Backer's whole life 551 00:22:05,685 --> 00:22:09,754 boiled down to one laptop and a busted up cell phone, 552 00:22:09,823 --> 00:22:11,422 courtesy of a drone strike. 553 00:22:11,491 --> 00:22:13,424 What's the next level up from busted? 554 00:22:13,493 --> 00:22:16,294 'Cause this looks like what I want to do when spammers call. 555 00:22:16,362 --> 00:22:17,740 But you can still get something off of that, right? 556 00:22:17,764 --> 00:22:20,298 What kind of magic do you think I do down here? 557 00:22:20,366 --> 00:22:22,600 I know. Okay. Sorry. 558 00:22:22,669 --> 00:22:24,001 I didn't say it was impossible, 559 00:22:24,070 --> 00:22:26,270 just, you know, first things first. 560 00:22:26,339 --> 00:22:27,516 You found something on the laptop? 561 00:22:27,540 --> 00:22:29,140 Uh, actually, no. 562 00:22:29,209 --> 00:22:31,542 Your boy Backer had zero social media presence 563 00:22:31,611 --> 00:22:33,778 and the last thing on his laptop 564 00:22:33,847 --> 00:22:37,048 was an article about a cat that raised puppies. 565 00:22:37,117 --> 00:22:39,217 Hmm. Well, I can't say I'm surprised. 566 00:22:39,285 --> 00:22:40,763 There wasn't much in his apartment, either, 567 00:22:40,787 --> 00:22:42,019 so we got nothing. 568 00:22:42,088 --> 00:22:43,855 Actually, we have one thing. 569 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,993 I just don't know what it is. What is it? 570 00:22:49,062 --> 00:22:51,407 You know, sometimes I feel like I'm talking to myself down here. 571 00:22:51,431 --> 00:22:52,897 I mean, where did you get it? 572 00:22:52,966 --> 00:22:55,199 Jimmy sent it up. I think he found it among the remains. 573 00:22:55,268 --> 00:22:56,834 He wants me to tell him what it is. 574 00:22:56,903 --> 00:22:58,903 All I can tell you is that it appears to be made 575 00:22:58,972 --> 00:23:01,906 out of a metal alloy I've never seen before. 576 00:23:01,975 --> 00:23:03,495 I asked the director to put me in touch 577 00:23:03,543 --> 00:23:04,842 with someone from LanWar. 578 00:23:04,911 --> 00:23:06,244 Maybe they know what it is. 579 00:23:06,312 --> 00:23:07,912 Bad news, Miss Hines. 580 00:23:07,981 --> 00:23:09,480 No, don't say that. 581 00:23:09,549 --> 00:23:11,916 I made some calls, and I didn't get any answers. 582 00:23:11,985 --> 00:23:13,584 They stonewalled you, too? 583 00:23:13,653 --> 00:23:14,730 Don't they know you're the director 584 00:23:14,754 --> 00:23:15,920 of a federal agency? 585 00:23:15,989 --> 00:23:17,155 Welcome to my world. 586 00:23:17,223 --> 00:23:19,157 But you rest assured, I'll keep pushing. 587 00:23:19,225 --> 00:23:22,326 Oh, how is Mr. Palmer's assistant search going? 588 00:23:22,395 --> 00:23:24,996 Uh, he's had some duds. 589 00:23:25,064 --> 00:23:26,430 BISHOP: Yeah, last I heard, 590 00:23:26,499 --> 00:23:27,932 he was ready to give it up. 591 00:23:28,001 --> 00:23:29,734 Speaking of which, 592 00:23:29,803 --> 00:23:32,069 any chance I can get an assistant? 593 00:23:32,138 --> 00:23:34,772 Miss Hines, you're doing such a great job, 594 00:23:34,841 --> 00:23:37,008 doesn't seem like you need any help at all to me. 595 00:23:37,076 --> 00:23:38,442 You keep up the good work. 596 00:23:38,511 --> 00:23:40,511 Mm. Mm-hmm. 597 00:23:40,580 --> 00:23:41,679 That was a smooth no. 598 00:23:41,748 --> 00:23:42,880 Mm-hmm. 599 00:23:42,949 --> 00:23:44,382 (knocking) 600 00:23:44,450 --> 00:23:46,061 TORRES: Why are you knocking? Let's kick in the door, baby. 601 00:23:46,085 --> 00:23:47,318 McGEE: We don't have a warrant. 602 00:23:48,521 --> 00:23:51,255 NCIS! 603 00:23:51,324 --> 00:23:53,925 (clattering) 604 00:23:53,993 --> 00:23:55,927 Ready? Yeah. 605 00:24:03,837 --> 00:24:06,971 (engine starting) 606 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:08,272 Torres. 607 00:24:08,341 --> 00:24:10,741 (tires screeching) 608 00:24:10,810 --> 00:24:12,977 Whoever it is, they're gone. 609 00:24:13,046 --> 00:24:15,046 It's got to be the killer. 610 00:24:15,114 --> 00:24:16,380 We must have interrupted 'em. 611 00:24:16,449 --> 00:24:17,949 What do you think they're looking for? 612 00:24:18,017 --> 00:24:19,917 I don't know. Let's check the rest of the house. 613 00:24:19,986 --> 00:24:21,886 Yeah. 614 00:24:38,905 --> 00:24:40,338 What do you think is in there? 615 00:24:40,406 --> 00:24:42,306 Keypad's got four slots. 616 00:24:42,375 --> 00:24:43,855 Ten numeric options, I'd say 10,000... 617 00:24:43,910 --> 00:24:45,176 I hate math. 618 00:24:46,546 --> 00:24:48,379 Yeah, but you love kicking down doors. 619 00:24:49,849 --> 00:24:52,216 Yeah. Yeah, I really do. 620 00:24:54,654 --> 00:24:56,587 Ronnie's music studio? 621 00:24:56,656 --> 00:24:58,167 McGEE: Well, maybe Backer took over the place 622 00:24:58,191 --> 00:25:00,524 just to start his own band. 623 00:25:04,364 --> 00:25:06,197 Yeah, I don't think so. 624 00:25:06,266 --> 00:25:07,965 McGEE: It looks like our retired Marine 625 00:25:08,034 --> 00:25:10,268 was doing more in here than just jamming. 626 00:25:18,588 --> 00:25:21,523 BISHOP: So this is the same type of weapon 627 00:25:21,591 --> 00:25:23,124 that caused Diana's hearing loss? 628 00:25:23,193 --> 00:25:25,093 Designed and built by LanWar. 629 00:25:25,162 --> 00:25:28,129 What was Backer doing with them in his house? 630 00:25:28,198 --> 00:25:30,365 Funny you should ask. 631 00:25:30,433 --> 00:25:33,902 I just had a good old time at LanWar trying to get answers. 632 00:25:33,970 --> 00:25:35,036 Well, what do you got? 633 00:25:35,105 --> 00:25:37,372 The weapons at Backer's place? Stolen. 634 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:38,680 Did LanWar report them missing? 635 00:25:38,708 --> 00:25:40,153 Well, they didn't know they were missing. 636 00:25:40,177 --> 00:25:41,309 Apparently, Backer 637 00:25:41,378 --> 00:25:42,644 fudged some type of, 638 00:25:42,712 --> 00:25:44,445 uh, inventory report or something. 639 00:25:44,514 --> 00:25:45,713 You get a copy? Nope. 640 00:25:45,782 --> 00:25:47,460 They wouldn't give anything up without a warrant. 641 00:25:47,484 --> 00:25:49,617 Again, what was Backer doing 642 00:25:49,686 --> 00:25:52,220 with stolen weapons at his house? 643 00:25:52,289 --> 00:25:53,800 Well, either he was planning the mother 644 00:25:53,824 --> 00:25:55,557 of all laser tag parties... 645 00:25:55,625 --> 00:25:56,991 Or he was planning on selling them. 646 00:25:57,060 --> 00:25:58,171 McGEE: I'm going with the latter. 647 00:25:58,195 --> 00:25:59,275 Prototype weapons like that 648 00:25:59,329 --> 00:26:00,929 usually are worth a fortune. 649 00:26:00,997 --> 00:26:02,297 TORRES: Looks like the Boy Scout 650 00:26:02,365 --> 00:26:04,098 wasn't very good about being a Boy Scout. 651 00:26:04,167 --> 00:26:06,334 You think he had a buyer already? McGEE: Oh, if he did, 652 00:26:06,403 --> 00:26:08,102 that buyer could be our killer. 653 00:26:08,171 --> 00:26:10,705 And deals like this have a way of going sideways. 654 00:26:11,842 --> 00:26:13,441 JIMMY: So I reassembled Mr. Backer 655 00:26:13,510 --> 00:26:16,311 to the best of my abilities. 656 00:26:16,379 --> 00:26:17,679 You missed a few pieces. 657 00:26:17,747 --> 00:26:19,147 Yeah, I noticed. 658 00:26:19,216 --> 00:26:20,827 Which is why I went back to the test field 659 00:26:20,851 --> 00:26:22,350 for a secondary search. 660 00:26:22,419 --> 00:26:23,696 Actually reminded me of one of the first things 661 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:25,353 they teach you in M.E. field training: 662 00:26:25,422 --> 00:26:27,188 Always... MAN: "Always go back 663 00:26:27,257 --> 00:26:29,757 for pieces of flesh you might've missed." 664 00:26:29,826 --> 00:26:31,860 I beg your pardon. Please excuse the intrusion. 665 00:26:31,928 --> 00:26:33,695 I'm looking for a Dr. Palmer? 666 00:26:33,763 --> 00:26:35,363 That's me. Christopher Crane, 667 00:26:35,432 --> 00:26:37,599 applicant for the assistant M.E. position. 668 00:26:37,667 --> 00:26:40,101 Right, right. I'm just finishing up a briefing now, so... 669 00:26:40,170 --> 00:26:41,336 Say no more. 670 00:26:41,404 --> 00:26:44,205 What a fascinating constitution of remains. 671 00:26:44,274 --> 00:26:45,440 Yeah. 672 00:26:45,508 --> 00:26:47,208 Isn't it, though? 673 00:26:47,277 --> 00:26:49,477 Shall I properly attire myself so I can assist? 674 00:26:49,546 --> 00:26:50,590 I'll try not to be a bother. 675 00:26:50,614 --> 00:26:51,846 By all means. 676 00:26:51,915 --> 00:26:53,615 Yeah, yeah. R-Right through there. 677 00:26:54,851 --> 00:26:57,552 Well, isn't he enthusiastic? 678 00:26:57,621 --> 00:26:58,786 Flesh you missed. 679 00:26:58,855 --> 00:27:01,022 That's actually a section of Backer's torso. 680 00:27:01,091 --> 00:27:03,024 And lo and behold, 681 00:27:03,093 --> 00:27:07,195 I found the bullet that killed him, lodged in his vertebra. 682 00:27:07,264 --> 00:27:09,530 The hell kind of bullet is that? I don't know. 683 00:27:09,599 --> 00:27:11,065 Kasie couldn't even identify it. 684 00:27:11,134 --> 00:27:12,867 Boss, I got something you got to see. 685 00:27:12,936 --> 00:27:15,737 Warrant came back for that LanWar inventory report. 686 00:27:15,805 --> 00:27:17,383 Would you like me to take over categorizing 687 00:27:17,407 --> 00:27:20,074 the recovered specimens, Dr. Palmer? 688 00:27:20,143 --> 00:27:21,242 Well, yes, please. 689 00:27:21,311 --> 00:27:22,351 Do you prefer them ordered 690 00:27:22,412 --> 00:27:25,046 by musculoskeletal or organ system? 691 00:27:25,115 --> 00:27:26,814 Why, thank you for asking. 692 00:27:26,883 --> 00:27:28,895 Uh, just plain old alphabetical is what we use around here. 693 00:27:28,919 --> 00:27:30,218 You just start at the top 694 00:27:30,287 --> 00:27:31,719 and work your way down. 695 00:27:34,724 --> 00:27:36,357 Boss, what is happening? Does Ducky have 696 00:27:36,426 --> 00:27:38,092 another younger brother we don't know... 697 00:27:38,161 --> 00:27:39,661 McGee. The inventory report. 698 00:27:39,729 --> 00:27:41,930 We had originally assumed that Backer 699 00:27:41,998 --> 00:27:43,531 was the one who fudged the report 700 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:45,266 that allowed him to steal those weapons. 701 00:27:45,335 --> 00:27:47,268 We were wrong. Who? 702 00:27:47,337 --> 00:27:48,736 You're not gonna like it. 703 00:28:04,354 --> 00:28:06,354 ♪ ♪ 704 00:28:19,135 --> 00:28:22,370 (helicopter blades whirring outside) 705 00:28:22,439 --> 00:28:23,871 You going somewhere? 706 00:28:23,940 --> 00:28:25,073 It's official. 707 00:28:25,141 --> 00:28:26,574 I've been medically discharged. 708 00:28:26,643 --> 00:28:27,942 You recognize this? 709 00:28:28,011 --> 00:28:30,211 It's an inventory report 710 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:31,879 from LanWar's weapons storage unit. 711 00:28:31,948 --> 00:28:34,949 Which you falsified to help Backer steal from LanWar. 712 00:28:35,018 --> 00:28:37,218 That is your signature, isn't it? 713 00:28:39,956 --> 00:28:41,956 No. It's not. 714 00:28:45,161 --> 00:28:46,794 Damn it. Danny must have forged it. 715 00:28:46,863 --> 00:28:49,130 I-I didn't think he would go that far. 716 00:28:49,199 --> 00:28:52,300 Well, he went a lot further than that. He committed a felony. 717 00:28:52,369 --> 00:28:54,002 What was he doing with the weapons? 718 00:28:56,573 --> 00:28:58,573 Start talking. 719 00:28:59,876 --> 00:29:02,510 Talk or we will handcuff you. 720 00:29:02,579 --> 00:29:04,746 For what? I didn't help him. 721 00:29:04,814 --> 00:29:07,448 That's what we fought about that day at LanWar. 722 00:29:07,517 --> 00:29:09,283 He wanted me to lie on the forms 723 00:29:09,352 --> 00:29:10,451 and wouldn't tell me why. 724 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:11,819 I refused. 725 00:29:11,888 --> 00:29:13,454 You told him you couldn't help him 726 00:29:13,523 --> 00:29:14,989 and he signed your name anyway? 727 00:29:15,058 --> 00:29:16,457 Agent Gibbs, 728 00:29:16,526 --> 00:29:18,860 he stuck his neck out for me for three months. 729 00:29:18,928 --> 00:29:21,162 He is a good man. 730 00:29:21,231 --> 00:29:22,997 He must have had his reasons. 731 00:29:23,066 --> 00:29:25,566 Good reasons. 732 00:29:28,204 --> 00:29:29,837 Except...? 733 00:29:33,043 --> 00:29:34,976 The night that we fought, 734 00:29:35,045 --> 00:29:37,979 he told me that he was leaving to go meet someone. 735 00:29:38,048 --> 00:29:39,881 Who? I don't know. 736 00:29:39,949 --> 00:29:41,182 Where? I don't know. 737 00:29:41,251 --> 00:29:42,595 Danny said the less I knew, the better. 738 00:29:42,619 --> 00:29:44,018 He said it was for my own safety. 739 00:29:44,087 --> 00:29:45,664 You didn't think about telling us this before? 740 00:29:45,688 --> 00:29:47,488 I didn't know what to think. 741 00:29:47,557 --> 00:29:50,558 The Danny that I knew served with valor and honor. 742 00:29:50,627 --> 00:29:52,794 More than anyone I have ever met. 743 00:29:52,862 --> 00:29:55,696 I will not jump to conclusions that might sully his memory. 744 00:29:55,765 --> 00:29:57,799 That's your job. 745 00:30:00,036 --> 00:30:01,669 (door opens) 746 00:30:01,738 --> 00:30:03,404 KASIE: Oh, hey. 747 00:30:03,473 --> 00:30:06,307 You got tired of asking people, "So tell me about yourself"? 748 00:30:06,376 --> 00:30:09,744 I was tired, yes, but now I have one candidate 749 00:30:09,813 --> 00:30:12,213 who has advanced to the highly selective third round. 750 00:30:12,282 --> 00:30:15,516 He's, uh, organizing my microscope slides right now. 751 00:30:15,585 --> 00:30:17,852 What are you guys up to here? 752 00:30:17,921 --> 00:30:21,355 Well, Diana said that Backer met up with a mystery person 753 00:30:21,424 --> 00:30:22,857 right after they had a fight. 754 00:30:22,926 --> 00:30:24,759 Pulled GPS from his phone, 755 00:30:24,828 --> 00:30:28,362 which led us to this convenience store off I-95. 756 00:30:28,431 --> 00:30:30,832 Seven hours of footage, still no Backer. 757 00:30:30,900 --> 00:30:33,201 Man, if I had a nickel for every shady deal 758 00:30:33,269 --> 00:30:34,947 that went down outside a convenience store... 759 00:30:34,971 --> 00:30:37,038 (scoffs) Mama would be... 760 00:30:37,107 --> 00:30:39,373 Actually, I-I don't know what Mama would be doing. 761 00:30:39,442 --> 00:30:41,509 Is it really true that the hearing-impaired 762 00:30:41,578 --> 00:30:43,377 cannot serve in the military? 763 00:30:43,446 --> 00:30:47,248 Yeah. The DoD has a standard that you have to be able 764 00:30:47,317 --> 00:30:49,250 to hear without the use of any aid. 765 00:30:49,319 --> 00:30:51,853 Yeah, but that's crazy. I mean, look at Diana. 766 00:30:51,921 --> 00:30:54,222 Are you telling me there isn't some kind of, like, 767 00:30:54,290 --> 00:30:55,690 non-combat role 768 00:30:55,758 --> 00:30:57,692 that she could, like, kick ass in? 769 00:30:57,760 --> 00:30:59,760 Okay. Is this the Angry Kasie 770 00:30:59,829 --> 00:31:01,529 you warned me about that one time? 771 00:31:01,598 --> 00:31:02,964 Waste makes me angry. 772 00:31:03,032 --> 00:31:04,899 And stupid waste makes me stupid angry. 773 00:31:04,968 --> 00:31:07,068 Other countries allow the hearing-impaired to serve. 774 00:31:07,137 --> 00:31:08,536 I looked it up. 775 00:31:08,605 --> 00:31:11,873 Uh, well, this might make you happy. 776 00:31:13,143 --> 00:31:14,475 Look. 777 00:31:14,544 --> 00:31:15,877 I think that's Backer. 778 00:31:15,945 --> 00:31:17,712 There's the guest of honor. 779 00:31:20,183 --> 00:31:21,782 That's one of the sonic weapon cases. 780 00:31:21,851 --> 00:31:23,885 BISHOP: We need to I.D. the person 781 00:31:23,953 --> 00:31:25,953 in the other car. 782 00:31:26,022 --> 00:31:28,122 KASIE: Uh, yup, but for facial recognition, 783 00:31:28,191 --> 00:31:30,391 kind of need to see his face, but maybe... 784 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:38,866 Bingo. Got the plate. 785 00:31:42,138 --> 00:31:44,071 "Zahir Najjar." 786 00:31:44,140 --> 00:31:47,508 One Zahir Najjar coming right up. 787 00:31:47,577 --> 00:31:50,111 Hmm. Looks like he's a professor 788 00:31:50,180 --> 00:31:51,946 of electrical engineering at M.I.T. 789 00:31:52,015 --> 00:31:54,415 See? This is what happens when you don't pay teachers enough. 790 00:31:55,752 --> 00:31:57,151 They become arms dealers. 791 00:31:58,488 --> 00:32:00,588 NAJJAR: An arms dealer, huh? 792 00:32:00,657 --> 00:32:02,690 That's an interesting theory. 793 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:06,327 This looks like more than a theory. 794 00:32:07,830 --> 00:32:09,096 You recognize it? 795 00:32:10,567 --> 00:32:12,266 NAJJAR: It's a sonic weapon. 796 00:32:12,335 --> 00:32:13,634 A prototype. 797 00:32:13,703 --> 00:32:15,269 What was it doing in your living room? 798 00:32:15,338 --> 00:32:16,871 We know you got it from Daniel Backer. 799 00:32:16,940 --> 00:32:18,406 BISHOP: Or was it bought? 800 00:32:18,474 --> 00:32:19,540 What's the deal? 801 00:32:19,609 --> 00:32:21,509 He steals the weapons, sells them to you? 802 00:32:21,578 --> 00:32:23,477 And going by that cheap suit, 803 00:32:23,546 --> 00:32:26,013 I'm guessing you're just a middleman. 804 00:32:27,417 --> 00:32:28,516 And going by this, 805 00:32:28,585 --> 00:32:30,952 it looks like you two had a falling out. 806 00:32:39,028 --> 00:32:42,330 You didn't check your work, Agents. 807 00:32:42,398 --> 00:32:44,365 You wouldn't do well in my class. 808 00:32:45,735 --> 00:32:47,235 I didn't know Daniel was dead 809 00:32:47,303 --> 00:32:49,237 until you broke down my door. 810 00:32:49,305 --> 00:32:52,573 He and I did have a deal, that part is true. 811 00:32:52,642 --> 00:32:55,042 But not the one you think. 812 00:32:55,111 --> 00:32:56,544 The man was a patriot. 813 00:32:56,613 --> 00:32:58,813 He loved the military more than life itself. 814 00:32:58,881 --> 00:33:01,215 Then why the hell steal from it? 815 00:33:01,284 --> 00:33:02,883 Simple. 816 00:33:02,986 --> 00:33:04,819 He was trying to protect it. 817 00:33:13,727 --> 00:33:14,659 Update. 818 00:33:14,728 --> 00:33:16,228 Come on, let's go. 819 00:33:16,296 --> 00:33:18,730 Professor Najjar had a pretty interesting story to tell. 820 00:33:18,799 --> 00:33:21,266 Even if he told it in the most demeaning way possible. 821 00:33:21,335 --> 00:33:22,968 Torres is still in with him. 822 00:33:23,036 --> 00:33:24,076 BISHOP: He said Backer just 823 00:33:24,137 --> 00:33:25,777 couldn't get over the accident with Diana. 824 00:33:25,839 --> 00:33:26,972 She lost her hearing. 825 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:28,351 McGEE: Yeah, and he's the one that made it happen 826 00:33:28,375 --> 00:33:29,941 when he misfired his weapon. 827 00:33:30,010 --> 00:33:33,245 BISHOP: Except Backer started to think that maybe it wasn't a misfire. 828 00:33:33,313 --> 00:33:35,113 And with more training, he found a design flaw 829 00:33:35,182 --> 00:33:37,393 in the weapon itself, and that is what caused the accident. 830 00:33:37,417 --> 00:33:38,483 He tell anyone? 831 00:33:38,552 --> 00:33:39,712 Well, apparently, he tried to, 832 00:33:39,753 --> 00:33:41,753 but no one would listen. 833 00:33:41,822 --> 00:33:43,955 The professor gave us these. They're copies 834 00:33:44,024 --> 00:33:46,825 of Backer's internal LanWar reports. 835 00:33:46,894 --> 00:33:48,860 BISHOP: Yeah, but they never saw the light of day. 836 00:33:48,929 --> 00:33:52,097 Backer didn't steal the weapons to sell them. 837 00:33:52,165 --> 00:33:54,366 He was trying to blow the whistle. 838 00:33:54,434 --> 00:33:56,468 He knew his official reports were getting buried, 839 00:33:56,537 --> 00:33:58,503 so he went outside the chain of command. 840 00:33:58,572 --> 00:34:00,171 Backer called up an old professor 841 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:01,640 to conduct the tests. 842 00:34:01,708 --> 00:34:04,709 But they needed the weapons to test them. 843 00:34:04,778 --> 00:34:07,312 Well, if he was wrong, he was risking his entire career. 844 00:34:07,381 --> 00:34:09,314 Not to mention jail time. 845 00:34:09,383 --> 00:34:12,150 But Backer took the risk anyway. 846 00:34:12,219 --> 00:34:15,053 It was the right thing to do. Who buried his reports? 847 00:34:17,958 --> 00:34:19,891 Gentlemen, I'm confused. 848 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:21,560 I was called in to discuss SECNAV 849 00:34:21,628 --> 00:34:23,228 lifting the freeze on LanWar's contracts. 850 00:34:23,263 --> 00:34:24,729 Yeah, we made that up. 851 00:34:24,798 --> 00:34:26,998 But we thought you should know 852 00:34:27,067 --> 00:34:31,136 that Staff Sergeant Murphy was cleared of Backer's murder. 853 00:34:31,204 --> 00:34:34,239 She had an alibi at the lab for the night in question. 854 00:34:34,308 --> 00:34:35,674 What? 855 00:34:35,742 --> 00:34:37,676 So now you're back to square one? 856 00:34:37,744 --> 00:34:39,544 Every day this investigation remains open, 857 00:34:39,613 --> 00:34:40,812 we're losing money. 858 00:34:40,881 --> 00:34:41,980 Yeah, no worries. 859 00:34:42,049 --> 00:34:43,982 We got a new suspect. 860 00:34:44,051 --> 00:34:46,251 Go ahead, have a seat. 861 00:34:47,287 --> 00:34:49,220 Gentlemen, 862 00:34:49,289 --> 00:34:51,222 I don't know where you're going with this, but... 863 00:34:52,259 --> 00:34:53,858 What is that? 864 00:34:53,927 --> 00:34:56,194 Gee, Agent Torres, does that look like 865 00:34:56,263 --> 00:34:58,730 an internal LanWar safety report to you? 866 00:34:58,799 --> 00:35:01,600 Oh, yeah. It sure does, Agent McGee. 867 00:35:01,668 --> 00:35:02,668 It talks about 868 00:35:02,736 --> 00:35:04,169 a design flaw 869 00:35:04,237 --> 00:35:05,770 in one of LanWar's weapons. 870 00:35:05,839 --> 00:35:07,172 What about this one here? 871 00:35:07,240 --> 00:35:08,773 Hmm, that looks like the memo that was 872 00:35:08,842 --> 00:35:10,175 sent in its place. 873 00:35:10,243 --> 00:35:11,943 You want to know what it says? 874 00:35:12,012 --> 00:35:13,578 (chuckles) It has your signature on it. 875 00:35:16,483 --> 00:35:17,749 It's an authorization 876 00:35:17,818 --> 00:35:19,784 to release those weapons for troops testing. 877 00:35:19,853 --> 00:35:21,553 Weapons you knew were faulty. 878 00:35:21,622 --> 00:35:23,102 And yet you gave them the green light. 879 00:35:23,156 --> 00:35:25,190 See, those of us in the "bad guy busting" business 880 00:35:25,258 --> 00:35:26,558 call that a whitewash. 881 00:35:26,627 --> 00:35:29,027 And when Backer found out and wanted to stop you... 882 00:35:29,096 --> 00:35:30,161 You killed him. 883 00:35:30,230 --> 00:35:31,863 You dumped his body in a weapons range. 884 00:35:31,932 --> 00:35:33,264 Figured that the evidence would be blown up. 885 00:35:33,265 --> 00:35:35,333 No, no. You got it all wrong. 886 00:35:35,402 --> 00:35:38,069 Really? Because it feels so right to me. 887 00:35:38,138 --> 00:35:40,271 What about you, Agent Torres? So, so right. 888 00:35:41,274 --> 00:35:42,941 Okay, look, okay, it's true. 889 00:35:43,010 --> 00:35:44,743 I buried Backer's report. 890 00:35:44,811 --> 00:35:47,145 I authorized the release of those weapons. 891 00:35:47,214 --> 00:35:49,814 Come on, just let it out. You'll feel so much better. 892 00:35:49,883 --> 00:35:52,851 I couldn't risk losing my military contracts. Not now. 893 00:35:54,554 --> 00:35:57,789 I'm in the process of selling my majority stake in LanWar. 894 00:35:57,858 --> 00:36:00,158 I went through a bad divorce and I needed the money. 895 00:36:00,227 --> 00:36:01,626 But I didn't kill anybody. 896 00:36:01,695 --> 00:36:03,428 And yet it's all feeling... 897 00:36:03,497 --> 00:36:04,729 What was that again, McGee? 898 00:36:04,798 --> 00:36:06,431 So, so right. So, so right. 899 00:36:06,500 --> 00:36:08,444 You said Staff Sergeant Murphy couldn't be the killer 900 00:36:08,468 --> 00:36:10,502 because she was at the lab the night of the murder. 901 00:36:10,570 --> 00:36:12,837 Your point? I was there that night, too. 902 00:36:12,906 --> 00:36:15,373 Overseeing LanWar's operations. 903 00:36:18,178 --> 00:36:20,111 So I guess you are back to square one. 904 00:36:20,180 --> 00:36:21,579 Maybe not. 905 00:36:21,648 --> 00:36:25,116 Mr. Geary, who are you selling your stake in LanWar to? 906 00:36:25,185 --> 00:36:27,686 George Ingram. Who is he? 907 00:36:27,754 --> 00:36:31,189 He is the chief weapons developer at LanWar. 908 00:36:31,258 --> 00:36:33,024 Yeah, we met already. 909 00:36:33,093 --> 00:36:34,693 He was supervising the training exercise 910 00:36:34,761 --> 00:36:37,262 the day Diana torpedoed her boyfriend. 911 00:36:37,330 --> 00:36:39,664 Is it me, or does chief developer 912 00:36:39,733 --> 00:36:41,966 seem a little below his pay grade? 913 00:36:42,035 --> 00:36:45,036 Not just you. I spoke with HR at LanWar. 914 00:36:45,105 --> 00:36:47,205 Turns out that Ingram doesn't normally run 915 00:36:47,274 --> 00:36:48,940 the training exercises, but he put himself 916 00:36:49,009 --> 00:36:50,208 on the roster that day. 917 00:36:50,277 --> 00:36:52,077 Even dictated the target. 918 00:36:52,145 --> 00:36:53,712 Well, that is not convenient. 919 00:36:53,780 --> 00:36:55,725 Well, neither is buying a company whose star product 920 00:36:55,749 --> 00:36:57,015 makes you go deaf. 921 00:36:57,084 --> 00:36:58,327 Where is he now? Pinging his phone 922 00:36:58,351 --> 00:36:59,951 as we speak. Yeah? And? 923 00:37:02,022 --> 00:37:05,290 Ooh. Uh, we might have a problem here. 924 00:37:05,358 --> 00:37:06,758 Ingram's at Diana's. 925 00:37:12,032 --> 00:37:14,032 (phone vibrating, ringing) 926 00:37:14,101 --> 00:37:16,634 (kettle whistling) 927 00:37:16,703 --> 00:37:18,737 (vibrating, ringing continue) 928 00:37:34,755 --> 00:37:36,755 ♪ ♪ 929 00:37:48,468 --> 00:37:50,001 (grunting) 930 00:37:52,472 --> 00:37:54,606 George?! What are you doing? 931 00:37:54,674 --> 00:37:55,740 (shouts) 932 00:37:55,809 --> 00:37:57,075 (screams) 933 00:37:57,144 --> 00:37:58,144 (grunting) 934 00:38:10,824 --> 00:38:12,857 (exhales) What took you so long? 935 00:38:18,365 --> 00:38:20,298 How's it going with the new assistant? 936 00:38:20,367 --> 00:38:22,867 Yeah, to be honest, I had completely 937 00:38:22,969 --> 00:38:25,537 given up on finding anyone, and then this guy... 938 00:38:25,605 --> 00:38:28,373 This guy has exceeded every expectation. 939 00:38:28,441 --> 00:38:30,108 I swear, I've never met anyone like him. 940 00:38:30,177 --> 00:38:32,076 (chuckles) Really? 941 00:38:32,145 --> 00:38:35,246 He doesn't, you know, remind you of anyone? 942 00:38:35,315 --> 00:38:37,715 I guess he puts off kind of, like, a Tom Hiddleston vibe. 943 00:38:37,784 --> 00:38:39,951 You know, Tom Hiddleston never wears bow ties. 944 00:38:40,020 --> 00:38:42,253 Tom Hiddleston would never. Yeah, right. 945 00:38:42,322 --> 00:38:43,621 Do you know anyone 946 00:38:43,690 --> 00:38:45,590 who does wear bow ties? 947 00:38:45,659 --> 00:38:48,459 I mean, aside from Dr. Mallard, no. 948 00:38:50,530 --> 00:38:53,565 Oh... Mm. 949 00:38:53,633 --> 00:38:56,634 Yeah. No, I don't see it. 950 00:38:56,703 --> 00:38:58,970 CRANE: Rest well, young warrior. 951 00:38:59,039 --> 00:39:01,973 We shall never know what heights you may have climbed 952 00:39:02,042 --> 00:39:04,442 or oceans you may have crossed. 953 00:39:04,511 --> 00:39:06,444 Alas, 954 00:39:06,513 --> 00:39:08,479 what could have been. 955 00:39:10,917 --> 00:39:12,684 Okay, now I see it. Yeah. Mm. 956 00:39:14,087 --> 00:39:16,754 Congratulations, Mr. Crane. 957 00:39:16,823 --> 00:39:18,790 You have done an excellent job. 958 00:39:18,859 --> 00:39:22,260 I would like to officially offer you the position. 959 00:39:22,329 --> 00:39:23,828 Oh, dear. 960 00:39:23,897 --> 00:39:26,097 Uh, actually, I was 961 00:39:26,166 --> 00:39:28,433 just about to say my goodbyes. What's that? 962 00:39:28,501 --> 00:39:31,502 Summer of 2015. 963 00:39:31,571 --> 00:39:34,038 I was on a gondola in Venice when 964 00:39:34,107 --> 00:39:36,274 the boat tipped over, and I suddenly realized 965 00:39:36,343 --> 00:39:40,845 that I could swim better than I ever imagined. 966 00:39:40,914 --> 00:39:42,213 You see, 967 00:39:42,282 --> 00:39:44,883 one has to fully appreciate his own abilities 968 00:39:44,951 --> 00:39:46,484 before he can truly know 969 00:39:46,553 --> 00:39:49,687 what type of help to seek. 970 00:39:49,756 --> 00:39:51,956 Mm. 971 00:39:52,025 --> 00:39:53,958 Cheerio. 972 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:03,134 I have no idea what that even means. 973 00:40:03,203 --> 00:40:05,203 I think it means back to the drawing board. 974 00:40:05,272 --> 00:40:07,739 (sighs) 975 00:40:18,652 --> 00:40:20,218 (door opens) 976 00:40:21,221 --> 00:40:23,217 Thanks, Mike. You all right? 977 00:40:23,218 --> 00:40:24,656 Yeah. You should see the other guy. 978 00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:25,891 (chuckles) 979 00:40:25,892 --> 00:40:27,725 I heard. I'm not surprised. 980 00:40:27,794 --> 00:40:30,061 Appreciate you coming in. I'm glad that you called. 981 00:40:30,130 --> 00:40:32,196 I didn't get a chance to say thank you. 982 00:40:32,265 --> 00:40:33,831 Mm. 983 00:40:38,071 --> 00:40:40,939 The Backer family wanted you to have these. 984 00:40:46,012 --> 00:40:48,446 Oh, I got something else for you, too. 985 00:40:49,616 --> 00:40:51,382 What's this? 986 00:40:51,451 --> 00:40:53,785 Director Vance pulled some strings. 987 00:40:54,988 --> 00:40:58,423 It's a job offer with the Marine Warfighting Lab. 988 00:40:58,491 --> 00:41:01,092 Now that LanWar is out of the picture, 989 00:41:01,161 --> 00:41:02,593 they need a civilian liaison 990 00:41:02,662 --> 00:41:04,529 to design their training exercises. 991 00:41:04,597 --> 00:41:07,532 Like Danny used to do. 992 00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:09,033 Thank you. 993 00:41:11,438 --> 00:41:13,371 Make him proud. 994 00:41:14,941 --> 00:41:17,675 You make Danny proud. 995 00:41:18,712 --> 00:41:20,745 Ooh-rah. 996 00:41:24,927 --> 00:41:32,027 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man