Programma Televisivo: NCIS - 22x18
Would you keep it down in there?!
Yes.
It's me.
Again.
Oh, yes, they are still at it.
I don't care if I'm the only one complaining.
I've got a big meeting in the morning, I need my nine hours.
Would you shut the hell up already?!
Well, I can hear it.
You know, look, lady, if you don't take care of this, I'm gonna...
I'm gonna leave you a very bad Yelp review.
Thank God.
Finally.
That is it.
I am so over this!
If you make so much as one more sound, I'm coming over to...
Thank you.
Look, I'm telling you, guys, Deputy Director Laroche is dirty.
If he is, he's doing a great job of hiding it.
Yeah, so great that maybe it's time to let it go.
Good to see you guys both have my back.
McGee, we have your back, it's just this is becoming an obsession.
Like you're one to talk.
What?
When have I been obsessed?
The McRib incident.
Doesn't count.
Limited time offer and...
different rules apply.
Mm.
You went online, got the recipe and tried making it at home.
Okay, are you guys serious?
Like, I'm talking about the deputy director of NCIS committing multiple crimes, you guys are talking about sandwiches?
Delicious and sweet, also tangy.
Listen, McGee, if you want to take down Laroche, you need proof.
Hopefully, I have that on the way.
Got a friend at DOJ sending over an unpublished IG report.
Apparently, Laroche's name is all over it.
Not a good look.
Until that report gets here, keep it quiet.
Keep what quiet?
Your top secret quest to take down Laroche?
We can neither confirm nor deny any details of the operation.
Word's been making its way around the building.
I told you guys that the Commons was the wrong place to meet.
If you're gonna plan a coup, maybe not do it from inside the castle.
Coup?
There's no coup.
No one's couping.
You're very convincing.
But, sadly, however, the coffee klatch is over.
Time to gear up.
We got a case.
Traveling salesman from Topeka.
Front desk found him.
Yeah, looks like Willy Loman is collateral damage.
The main event is in the room next door.
Yeah, heard you got three more bodies?
And not a single witness.
How does no one hear a gunfight that kills four people in two rooms?
I get the feeling this is a "mind your own business" kind of place.
You get a shot of those slippers?
I've been looking for a pair like that.
What?
It's for my dad.
Don't be so judgy.
According to their IDs, all three victims are vets.
That's rough.
Serve your country, come home safe, wind up dead in some fleabag motel.
I think we know who's not writing the next armed services ad campaign.
No luggage, no toiletries in the bathroom.
I don't think they were staying here.
Looks like some kind of meetup.
Maybe a...
a drug deal gone wrong?
No signs of a struggle.
I'd say it looks more like an ambush.
Yeah.
And a messy one, at that.
Okay.
who wants to play "follow the bloody footprints" with me?
Don't think we have to do that.
Just got a BOLO.
Guy covered in blood at a bus stop about a half mile from here.
Jimmy.
Yeah?
Hold down the fort?
Oh, Nick, I am the fort.
I don't know what that means.
It made sense in my head.
But yeah, you guys go, be agents. "
I am the fort"?
Federal agents.
NCIS.
Put your hands up.
Is that your blood?
She's talking to you, buddy.
I need to speak to XT5256.
Yeah, that doesn't sound familiar.
Go ahead, cuff him.
He's covered in blood.
I just got my jacket cleaned.
All right, stand up.
Turn around.
I need to speak to XT5256.
Yeah, yeah, we heard.
It doesn't ring a bell.
What is that, a badge number?
All right, no weapon and no apparent injury.
Yeah, now that you mention it, it does sound like a...
like a badge number.
Whose is it?
Oh.
Sam Hanna.
How do you know Sam?
XT5256.
Did this guy say anything besides Sam Hanna's badge number?
Torres was finally able to get a name...
Mark Davis.
But there's no prints in the system, and no DNA.
And probably hundreds of Mark Davises on file.
Try thousands.
But only one asking for Agent Hanna.
Actually, Sam Hanna's no longer an agent at NCIS.
Since when?
After Hanna's ELITE team was killed in Hawaii, he requested a leave of absence.
He said he wanted a change of pace.
Understandable.
After a loss like that, I could see wanting a break.
Oh, no, no, he's not on a break.
Sam picked a far more dangerous battleground.
More dangerous than NCIS: ELITE?
Mm-hmm.
As of 21:00 Zulu, the rebels are within six miles of the port, they're encountering very little resistance and their supply lines are well established.
I recommend we move the USS Wilmington in from the South China Sea, put Special Forces on the ground to stop their advance.
You want to put our troops in harm's way to fix somebody else's problem?
Yes, sir.
Helping them helps us.
And, sir, we're talking about a Marine FAST team versus a wannabe dictator.
There's minimal risk.
Maybe to the Marines, but what about me?
Sir?
Well, I have reelection coming up.
This won't play well with my base.
You know, my eyes literally cannot process what they're seeing right now.
What, Sam Hanna defending freedom with a laser pointer?
Due respect, Senator, these are our allies.
We're doing this to protect democracy.
And an intervention now will prevent a much larger conflict later.
Now's the time to put leadership above politics, sir.
Son, my people don't give a damn about some two-bit squabble halfway around the world.
Oh, boy.
You may want to play hero, but in the real world, voters put the "me" before the "we."
Comprende?
Sir.
You have my recommendation.
We'll take it under advisement.
Sam.
Parker.
I, uh, I don't think I would have had your restraint.
Yeah, I'm surprised you did.
When you've been under RPG fire, dealing with some blowhard bureaucrat isn't so hard.
It's good to see you, fellas.
What brings MCRT uptown?
It can't be my one-man show.
Seems you have a secret admirer.
Just one?
Mark Davis.
Ring a bell?
A loud one.
Me and Mark go way back.
How is Captain Caveman?
Not great.
He's a suspect in a multiple homicide, and the only person he'll talk to is...
you.
You guys got your wires crossed.
Mark is a legend in Special Forces, not a murderer.
Well, is there a reason we can't find that legend in the system?
He works covert ops.
They probably scrubbed his records.
Well, that's convenient.
Especially if you're planning on going on a killing spree.
You're missing something.
Look, I've been pinned down under sniper fire with this guy.
We may have lost touch when I left for NCIS, but I trusted him with my life.
More than once.
And he trusted me.
I bet a lot of people could say that.
Lady Jessica.
Yo, yo.
Nicholas.
How you doing?
What's up with the suit, man?
You, uh, what, lose a bet or something?
Even the Man of Steel has to dress like Clark Kent once in a while, huh?
Are those apfelküchle?
Whoa.
Look at this.
Finally, a fellow connoisseur.
You know apfelküchle?
Course I know apfelküchle.
Uh, I just thought they were apple donuts.
You, my friend, have the palate of a nine-year-old.
Here, go ahead, have one.
Fresh this morning.
No, no, no, no.
Hard pass, hard pass.
I never touch carbs after 1:00 p.m., thank you.
Okay, what do we got?
Last night, three combat vets were killed at a motel out in Deanwood.
We picked up your buddy a couple of blocks from there.
He had the victims' blood on his hands.
No murder weapon and no motive.
Won't speak to anyone but you.
What do you think, Sam?
You want to be this guy's phone-a-friend?
He's not my friend.
Thought you said he was.
I said Mark Davis was my friend.
That's not Mark Davis.
I'm here.
Talk.
Who the hell are you?
I'm the man you've been asking for.
You're Sam Hanna?
I am.
Which means both of us know you're not Mark Davis.
I'm his brother Roger.
You got to help me, please.
Mark is in danger and you're the only person he trusts.
Yo, how does Sam do it, man?
How does he wear a suit all day and doesn't get a wrinkle?
Are you starting to rethink your "no suit" policy?
Oh, no, it's not a policy.
It's a way of life, baby.
You get any hits on this Roger Davis guy?
Yeah, yeah.
He's telling the truth, at least as, uh, far as his identity is concerned.
Roger Davis is a pipe fitter from Vermont.
Mark is his brother.
No, I don't know the last time I saw him.
We sort of just started talking less and less over the years, until...
you know.
So, here you are, 500 miles from home, worried about a brother you don't even talk to.
Look, a couple of weeks ago, he called me, panicked.
Said he was in trouble.
From who?
These vets?
He wouldn't tell me.
Honestly, I just thought he was being paranoid.
Mark brought some demons home with him after the war.
That's what made it difficult to stay close.
But he told me if anything bad happened, I should call NCIS and use your badge number.
But you didn't call NCIS.
You ended up in the middle of multiple homicides.
My badge isn't some kind of "get out of jail free" card.
So, if you're involved in this, now's the time to come clean.
I don't know who those men are.
Yet their blood's all over you.
Tell you something...
not a fun experience, being interrogated by Sam Hanna.
Oh, that's right.
You were in the hot seat once.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, this guy's had it easy so far, though.
I-I went to the motel because Mark said he was gonna be there.
The men were already...
I tried to do CPR.
911 would have been nice, too.
Instead, you ran.
Why?
You said Mark brought some demons home from the war.
Like the kind of demons that would lead to something like this?
No.
Mark wasn't even there.
He wasn't there or he left before you got there?
My brother's not a killer.
Roger, I want to believe you.
I do.
But why run if you have nothing to hide?
I got scared, and Mark said you were the only guy that I could trust.
So, are you the guy that Mark says you are?
Or are you like everyone else?
Come on, man, are we gonna go back and forth here all day or are you gonna get off your ass and go find my brother before he ends up dead, too?
I'm gonna find your brother.
The traffic cam picked up Roger pulling in up to the hotel.
These three had already been dead for hours.
Okay, so that rules out Roger as the killer.
Hey, Jimmy.
How was your week?
Better than my customers.
How about you?
We still on for Saturday night?
Have I missed one yet?
Mm.
Saturday?
You knew he was in town?
Oh, yeah.
Sam, Victoria and I...
we have a standing weekend karaoke date.
Defending champs, baby.
I didn't know you sing.
Little bit.
Oh, he sings.
I rap.
Old school.
Eh.
I'm a bit of a crooner myself.
Oh, you don't say?
Yeah, it's too bad my geraniums are the only ones who get to hear me sing.
Mm.
On to more pressing news.
Uh, all of our victims were shot at close range, subsonic rounds.
So, a silencer?
Is that Mark's style?
No way.
Mark didn't do this.
The gun work's sloppy.
Mark's style...
double-tap, center-mass, and he doesn't miss.
Well, his brother said that Mark had been struggling lately.
I'm just saying, could he have snapped?
There were no shell casings at the scene.
The shooter policed his brass.
That means this was a targeted killing, not some spur-of-the-moment thing.
But targeted why?
What were these guys even doing at the motel?
Maybe they were just looking for a hot meal and a shower.
There are signs that all three were unhoused, living on the streets.
They had car exhaust in the lungs.
All three had bedbugs.
I do wash the bodies before I autopsy them, gentlemen.
Okay, aside from, uh, these guys being vets, and clean, they don't seem to have much in common.
Ooh, look closer, because I've got a...
Ooh.
Kasie Hines.
Sam Hanna!
Kase?
Yes.
What's up?
I'm just recalibrating.
Huh?
Sam doesn't like it when I'm too optimistic, but I just had a breakthrough, and I wanted to do that thing where I like, pop down here and I was, like, "Hey, good news, everybody."
But then I was, like...
Kasie.
Yes?
Be you.
Cool.
Okay, so, good news, everybody.
So, as you all know, our killer took our victims' phones or maybe they lost them or maybe...
We get it.
No cell phones at the crime scene.
But I was able to get cell records for each of them, and there was one number that all three called repeatedly.
It's an employment services charity in Arlington.
Then you fold that down, then you fold down the wings, and you're finished.
You say you have a daughter, so, uh, give that a whirl.
Teach you how to make a unicorn when I come back out, huh?
Pick that up on deployment?
Eh.
Helps pass the time.
Keeps you centered.
Bet you need it, with all that time on the Hill.
I heard about ELITE.
I'm sorry.
Thanks.
When I lost my REACT team, thought about hanging it up, too.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
I didn't hang it up.
Just a little course correction.
See, politicians don't see the kind of sacrifices people in this room make.
Somebody has to be their voice.
They're lucky it's you.
I agree.
But lone wolf...
that seems more like a Callen thing.
Funny enough, G is actually not a lone wolf anymore.
Him and Anna are expecting a new pup.
Oh.
Agents Knight and Hanna?
To be continued.
Hmm.
Yes, they were clients.
And what about him?
Mark?
Yeah.
Sweet man.
But distant.
Did they know each other?
You know, I'm sorry.
I really don't know.
But they were all struggling, so, maybe.
Struggling how?
It's sad, but some people, when they come back from war, have a hard time finding their place in the world.
I found him some work, but the market's tight, so I couldn't get him that many hours.
Can you get us a list of the places Mark worked?
Of course.
I can print it out for you.
Be right back.
Should have reached out.
This isn't on you.
I would have been there.
You didn't know.
Sometimes it's hard for guys like Mark to admit when they need help.
Hey, so, uh, Knight just sent this over.
Ooh.
Ah, just open it.
I've got a au jus situation here.
Didn't know they made Lunchables for adults.
You've never seen a Chicago style Italian beef construction kit before?
Apparently, you haven't, either.
Impulse buy.
Internet's gonna kill me one day.
Okay, so I'm guessing this is where Mark was working, some kind of building supply store?
Yeah.
Wasn't working there for long, though.
Knight spoke with the owner.
Apparently, Mark, um...
apparently, Mark was more interested in the employee discount than he was in actually being an employee.
Yeah?
What was he buying?
It's more like what wasn't he buying.
Ton of lumber, rigging equipment.
Um...
Um, air compressor.
I thought he was broke.
Yeah, right?
What was he doing with all this stuff?
Don't know.
But we do know where he was doing it.
Truck he rented had, uh, GPS.
Sam has his location.
Well, I guess the Italian beef will have to wait.
Oh, wait.
Is that, uh, giardiniera?
I haven't had lunch yet.
Here.
Knock yourself out.
Pine Hollow Adventure Boys Camp.
Okay, according to the rental's GPS, this is where Mark dropped off the construction material.
Maybe Mark was doing a little charity work.
This takes me back to the days of powdered eggs and creamed corn.
Didn't have you pegged as the Boy Scouts type.
Neither did they.
I got kicked out.
Turns out they prefer when you make wallets, not steal 'em.
But something tells me they're not making wallets here.
No.
Barbed wire.
That looks like a watchtower.
The hell happened to that jeep?
And a, uh, stabbing dummy.
Adventure Boys, huh?
Looks like they're getting ready for war.
Back up.
What?
You're welcome.
Come on, Excalibur.
I promise, I am worthy.
Ooh!
Oh!
Oh, didn't anybody ever teach you not to sneak up on people that are holding stabby things?
Easy.
Easy there, Queen Arthur.
You seem a little on edge.
Well, my friends were two steps from boom-splat.
Love you too, Kase.
Mm.
So, whoever turned our friend here into a porcupine wasn't training for American Ninja Warrior.
So what the hell were they doing out there?
Bunch of people with illegal weapons in the woods.
Kinda screams "extremist militia."
Doing extremist things.
Mark's vet buddies were there, too.
We found these in the bunks.
Bedbugs.
Same kind we pulled from their bodies.
So they were all out there together, playing Rambo?
Oh, they weren't playing.
They were planning something.
This looks like some kind of targeting map.
But what are they targeting?
Running possible locations now.
Anybody else getting a, uh, terrorist attack sort of a vibe here?
Mark wouldn't join a group like that.
He was a good Marine.
A Marine without a unit.
Maybe he went looking for a new one.
So, the writing on the map...
I ran it through a pattern-matching algorithm.
It's Mark's handwriting.
We need to know what they're up to.
We may have a lead.
McGee was able to get security footage from Mark's last job.
Take a look.
There's a mean right hook.
Angry ex-girlfriend for 200?
No way.
If she was able to land a punch like that on Mark, she had to have some serious training.
Desiree Mason.
Navy veteran.
Left the service a few years ago.
Fell on hard times.
Sounds familiar.
We tracked her car to the train station.
She bought a one-way ticket under a false name.
She was running.
From what?
Mark lied to me, so I gave him a piece of my mind, end of story.
Would really love to hear the beginning of that story.
Specifically, what Mark lied about.
None of your business.
Oh, being how Mark is missing, that really does make it our business.
Look, I haven't seen him since that day on the loading dock.
I got no clue where he is.
How about these men?
Do they look familiar?
Never seen them before.
They were killed last night.
We believe their deaths had to do with the militia training camp that Mark helped build.
Sucks for them.
What does any of this have to do with me?
You were there, too.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
We tested the mud on your tires.
It was a match for the soil at the camp, so we're thinking that you were part of whatever was going on out there.
And now we're thinking that you might have been at the motel as well.
No.
You were still mad at Mark after that fight.
No, you-you got it wrong.
That's not...
So you gave him and his buddies a little more than just a piece of your mind.
No, I didn't...
I didn't kill anyone.
I heard about what happened to those guys at the motel and I was worried Mark would come after me next.
So I ran.
She saying Mark killed those men?
No way.
Pull Torres and Knight out.
I want to talk to her.
They can handle this.
They don't know Mark like I do.
You two haven't talked in years.
People can change.
So, you believe her?
I believe Knight and Torres have this under control, okay?
So, let's just see what she has to say.
I was desperate for money, and Mark told me about a private military company that was hiring.
Does this PMC have a name?
Iron Horizon.
And Mark recruited you?
Said I'd be going on a simple protection detail in Colombia, but when I got there, turns out the people I was protecting were Colombian warlords.
I confronted Mark about it.
All his friends did.
We didn't sign up to protect the bad guys.
And then what happened?
Well, they're dead and Mark is in the wind, so do the math.
Why don't you go ahead and do the math for us?
He was afraid we'd talk, that's what happened.
And I'm not gonna stick around so he can take me out too.
This man...
...is a cold-blooded killer.
I guess it's safer if we don't follow him, huh?
You think?
Faster the fists, the slower the thoughts.
Boxing always felt like meditation to me.
I'm not feeling very Zen right now, Director.
Well...
take these.
The team is still processing Ms.
Mason's statements.
Iron Horizon's not on anybody's radar.
She was telling the truth.
I read about it in a Senate briefing.
We knew all about the Colombian warlords.
We knew they hired extra security, no idea who it was.
If she's telling the truth, that means...
Mark is not the man I remember.
Maybe he just lost his way.
It happens to the best of us sometimes.
I understand you wanting to start fresh in D.C., even if that meant leaving paradise.
I just wanted to find a place where I could do the most good.
And you have.
Finding evidence that your friend is guilty of murder...
doesn't feel good, especially when your gut still says he's innocent.
And sometimes your gut knows things that your mind hasn't caught up with yet.
And you knew Mark better than any of us.
This is a puzzle that only you can solve.
A puzzle?
Whoa.
I just organized those.
Sorry, I'm looking for the...
The map?
Yeah, but I need the actual map, not a scan.
Oh, paper.
How quaint.
Give me a sec.
Though I got to say, the fact that I don't seem to be able to match the map to any known geography makes me think it's a dead end.
That doesn't sound like the Kasie I know.
Yeah, well, I'm trying to be realistic.
Well, try to be an optimist.
Oh.
I thought you were allergic to my optimism.
Maybe you're rubbing off on me, Kasie.
I got a good feeling about this.
Here.
Thank you.
See, I don't think the map matters.
What matters is the paper.
See this crease?
I would call that a wrinkle, but potato, "potahto."
It's an origami fold.
When Mark and I were in Iraq, I taught him how to fold origami.
He only knew how - to make one shape.
Okay.
I like where you're going with this.
You like that?
Yeah.
What are we waiting for?
Let's get to folding.
All you had to do was fold the paper into the right shape, and the numbers fell in place.
It's simple.
Simple if you knew Mark had a thing for origami.
Lucky for us, Agent Hanna did.
Iron Horizon, not so lucky.
Those numbers formed an IP address which led to a boatload of evidence about the crimes they've been committing.
So, Mark wasn't working with them.
He was gonna blow the whistle.
They were taking advantage of desperate veterans like Mark.
Offering quick cash to go on risky missions.
Working with warlords, dictators.
Word got out, Iron Horizon would be charged for war crimes.
We found written statements from the motel victims in the file.
They were helping Mark make a case.
Iron Horizon must have caught on and gunned them down at the motel.
But where's Mark?
We have to assume they took him alive to find out where he hid the files.
We're the first ones to access the weblink.
So, they must still be trying to get it out of him.
And as soon as Mark gives the files up, Iron Horizon will kill him.
Not if we get to him first.
The bad guys have had Mark for a while.
Hopefully he can hold out.
He's a tough son of a bitch.
But every man has their breaking point.
Update.
We're still trying to find Iron Horizon's base of operations.
We got a dozen addresses, but none of them are real.
It's all aliases, shell companies and offshore accounts.
Iron Horizon can't be a total ghost.
There's got to be property records, vendor contracts.
Tax documents.
Oh.
I was gonna say "weapon purchases," but sure.
Taxes.
A few of their LLCs have filed their 1120s.
So we could comb through their recorded transactions.
Forensic accounting.
That's fun.
Are these guys really taking charitable deductions?
Looks like it.
Nothing charitable about these guys.
Well, I'll be damned.
Justin, when I order a steak rare, I want it still mooing.
Got a minute, Senator?
Mr.
Hanna, I said we'd take your recommendations under advisement.
While I admire your persistence...
Iron Horizon.
Am I supposed to know what that is?
It's just one of your biggest donors.
I have a lot of donors.
People feel very passionate about supporting me.
And how would they feel if they knew you were taking donations from a company that's committed war crimes?
How do you think that would affect your reelection chances?
My constituents care about what's happening at home, not...
wherever this is.
This is ten miles from here.
These men were U.S.
military veterans.
Iron Horizon had them killed.
Is that close enough to home for you?
What do you want?
Seems like I know how the real world works after all.
Sam had the senator pull some strings and get a list of Iron Horizon assets.
Turns out they have a transport ship in the port of Baltimore.
Well, whoever said the wheels of government move slowly never met Special Agent Hanna.
Dock footage confirmed that Mark was brought on board two days ago.
Well, who are we up against?
Mercenaries hired by Iron Horizon.
A bunch of wanted Russian criminals.
They find out we're trying to rescue Mark, they'll kill him.
Can we have a comms check?
Everyone on board?
How's the belly of the beast?
It's surprisingly empty, for now.
We should split up.
Cover more ground.
Okay, upper deck is communications.
Lower deck is the engine and pump rooms.
Ooh, a bunch of leaky pipes?
Uh, no, thanks.
Shoot for it?
Should have picked scissors.
You two start climbing.
Knight and I will head down.
He always plays paper.
I let him win.
Hey, I heard that.
What's your status?
Headed to the engine room.
What'd he say?
Callen speaks Russian, not me.
My ex taught me a few words.
They either said they got bunions in their potatoes or they're holding hostages in the pump room.
Let's hope it's the latter.
They got to be talking about Mark.
All right, we'll head down.
We'll meet them...
Was that Mark?
Too short.
Mark.
He's still alive.
I got you, Captain Caveman.
They're coming back.
We making noise?
Stealth mode it is.
Now, where were we, Mr.
Davis?
NCIS, baby.
Did I just hear "NCIS"?
Good news: Knight and Sam found Mark.
Bad news: everyone knows.
So much for the element of surprise.
Reinforcements are headed for the pump room.
Can you cut them off?
We're on it.
What's going on?
Is that gunfire?
Work in progress.
Whoa, whoa, Nick, Nick, Nick, hold your fire...
the pipes.
Pipe?
What pipe?
Now what?
It's like a Russian clown car.
They just keep coming out.
All right, dibs on the big one.
Two against six?
Yippee-ki-yay.
Catch!
Come here.
Got you, McGee.
Oh, God.
A little help here?
You good?
Mark.
Okay, Captain Caveman, I got you.
I got you, buddy.
I got you.
Oh, man, when you threw the fire extinguisher at that guy?
That was unreal.
Hey, you literally had one of them by their eyeballs.
Dude, that kick flip?
You were practically upside down.
Yeah, dude, I didn't know I could get my leg that high.
If the two of you are done patting each other on the back...
This doesn't look like a fair fight.
Yeah, they tried.
It was cute.
Sam.
You came for me.
Always will, brother.
Always will.
I think we got 'em all.
Not all of 'em.
They're expecting you at 7:00 a.m.
sharp tomorrow.
Okay.
Bye.
Another happy client?
I just locked down a three-week gig for them.
It's a great day.
So, I take it you have some more questions.
Actually, we came here to tell you the good news.
We found Mark.
That's wonderful.
Is he okay?
He will be.
Despite your attempt to have him killed.
What?
We know you were running a little business on the side.
You got Mark that Iron Horizon gig.
Well, that's my job.
These veterans needed help.
I found them a way out.
But you knew what Iron Horizon was really up to.
And when Mark found out, he brought the evidence to you.
You sold him out.
But you're right about one thing.
Today really is a great day.
Stand up.
Hands behind your back, please.
I don't want to pile on, but you've looked better, old friend.
Without you, I'd be looking a lot worse.
I would have called you sooner.
I was ashamed.
Thanks for not giving up on me.
The war may be over, but I still have your six.
I'm always here if you need anything.
And one more thing.
You got to learn some new origami shapes.
What do you say I teach you some over dinner next week?
I'd like that.
Yeah.
It's good to see you, man.
Love you, man.
Love you too, man.
Mark.
Thank you, man.
Take care of him.
Lady Jessica.
When you gonna teach me those tricks you did with the baton?
Name a time and place.
But it's bring-your-own baton.
Hey, that's a fit, though.
Yeah, Superman can't stay away from the cape for too long.
Yeah, you know?
Guess he can't.
Uh, what is this here?
Is this a token of your appreciation?
Malassadas.
Get out of here, man.
Yeah, I know how much you guys like sweets, so I asked Tennant for the recipe and...
They're better than anything you'd get on the shelf.
It's gluten, dairy, sugar-free.
Made with beets.
I'm kidding, Come on, man.
I'm kidding.
90% sugar.
Don't do that.
Don't worry.
I was about to say.
Don't toy with me like that.
You know, I find it hard to believe that Jane Tennant is baking.
Well, she's got a kid in college and a 15-year-old daughter, so let's just say this keeps her out of trouble, hmm?
Ah.
Director.
I'm glad you could take time away from the Hill to help us out, Hanna.
That was one hell of a rescue.
I got to admit, this is not exactly how I imagined my week going.
What, taking down a rogue private military company?
Quitting my job.
Are you hanging up the suit?
Seeing your team, working shoulder to shoulder with them...
reminded me how much I miss it.
Well, you always were a team player, like any good SEAL.
And there's always a place for you back at NCIS.
I know.
I have some things I need to take care of first.
Wouldn't have anything to do with Hetty, would it?
I've heard rumors she's been spotted on the wrong side of the DMZ.
Probably better the less you know.
Copy that.
Thank you, sir.
Take care of yourself.
Thank you.
Ah, McGee.
Definitely see you around.
Sam.
Come here.
Thank you for all your help, boss.
You're welcome.
Agent McGee.
Please shut the door.
Sorry, is there something wrong, Di
Yes.
It's me.
Again.
Oh, yes, they are still at it.
I don't care if I'm the only one complaining.
I've got a big meeting in the morning, I need my nine hours.
Would you shut the hell up already?!
Well, I can hear it.
You know, look, lady, if you don't take care of this, I'm gonna...
I'm gonna leave you a very bad Yelp review.
Thank God.
Finally.
That is it.
I am so over this!
If you make so much as one more sound, I'm coming over to...
Thank you.
Look, I'm telling you, guys, Deputy Director Laroche is dirty.
If he is, he's doing a great job of hiding it.
Yeah, so great that maybe it's time to let it go.
Good to see you guys both have my back.
McGee, we have your back, it's just this is becoming an obsession.
Like you're one to talk.
What?
When have I been obsessed?
The McRib incident.
Doesn't count.
Limited time offer and...
different rules apply.
Mm.
You went online, got the recipe and tried making it at home.
Okay, are you guys serious?
Like, I'm talking about the deputy director of NCIS committing multiple crimes, you guys are talking about sandwiches?
Delicious and sweet, also tangy.
Listen, McGee, if you want to take down Laroche, you need proof.
Hopefully, I have that on the way.
Got a friend at DOJ sending over an unpublished IG report.
Apparently, Laroche's name is all over it.
Not a good look.
Until that report gets here, keep it quiet.
Keep what quiet?
Your top secret quest to take down Laroche?
We can neither confirm nor deny any details of the operation.
Word's been making its way around the building.
I told you guys that the Commons was the wrong place to meet.
If you're gonna plan a coup, maybe not do it from inside the castle.
Coup?
There's no coup.
No one's couping.
You're very convincing.
But, sadly, however, the coffee klatch is over.
Time to gear up.
We got a case.
Traveling salesman from Topeka.
Front desk found him.
Yeah, looks like Willy Loman is collateral damage.
The main event is in the room next door.
Yeah, heard you got three more bodies?
And not a single witness.
How does no one hear a gunfight that kills four people in two rooms?
I get the feeling this is a "mind your own business" kind of place.
You get a shot of those slippers?
I've been looking for a pair like that.
What?
It's for my dad.
Don't be so judgy.
According to their IDs, all three victims are vets.
That's rough.
Serve your country, come home safe, wind up dead in some fleabag motel.
I think we know who's not writing the next armed services ad campaign.
No luggage, no toiletries in the bathroom.
I don't think they were staying here.
Looks like some kind of meetup.
Maybe a...
a drug deal gone wrong?
No signs of a struggle.
I'd say it looks more like an ambush.
Yeah.
And a messy one, at that.
Okay.
who wants to play "follow the bloody footprints" with me?
Don't think we have to do that.
Just got a BOLO.
Guy covered in blood at a bus stop about a half mile from here.
Jimmy.
Yeah?
Hold down the fort?
Oh, Nick, I am the fort.
I don't know what that means.
It made sense in my head.
But yeah, you guys go, be agents. "
I am the fort"?
Federal agents.
NCIS.
Put your hands up.
Is that your blood?
She's talking to you, buddy.
I need to speak to XT5256.
Yeah, that doesn't sound familiar.
Go ahead, cuff him.
He's covered in blood.
I just got my jacket cleaned.
All right, stand up.
Turn around.
I need to speak to XT5256.
Yeah, yeah, we heard.
It doesn't ring a bell.
What is that, a badge number?
All right, no weapon and no apparent injury.
Yeah, now that you mention it, it does sound like a...
like a badge number.
Whose is it?
Oh.
Sam Hanna.
How do you know Sam?
XT5256.
Did this guy say anything besides Sam Hanna's badge number?
Torres was finally able to get a name...
Mark Davis.
But there's no prints in the system, and no DNA.
And probably hundreds of Mark Davises on file.
Try thousands.
But only one asking for Agent Hanna.
Actually, Sam Hanna's no longer an agent at NCIS.
Since when?
After Hanna's ELITE team was killed in Hawaii, he requested a leave of absence.
He said he wanted a change of pace.
Understandable.
After a loss like that, I could see wanting a break.
Oh, no, no, he's not on a break.
Sam picked a far more dangerous battleground.
More dangerous than NCIS: ELITE?
Mm-hmm.
As of 21:00 Zulu, the rebels are within six miles of the port, they're encountering very little resistance and their supply lines are well established.
I recommend we move the USS Wilmington in from the South China Sea, put Special Forces on the ground to stop their advance.
You want to put our troops in harm's way to fix somebody else's problem?
Yes, sir.
Helping them helps us.
And, sir, we're talking about a Marine FAST team versus a wannabe dictator.
There's minimal risk.
Maybe to the Marines, but what about me?
Sir?
Well, I have reelection coming up.
This won't play well with my base.
You know, my eyes literally cannot process what they're seeing right now.
What, Sam Hanna defending freedom with a laser pointer?
Due respect, Senator, these are our allies.
We're doing this to protect democracy.
And an intervention now will prevent a much larger conflict later.
Now's the time to put leadership above politics, sir.
Son, my people don't give a damn about some two-bit squabble halfway around the world.
Oh, boy.
You may want to play hero, but in the real world, voters put the "me" before the "we."
Comprende?
Sir.
You have my recommendation.
We'll take it under advisement.
Sam.
Parker.
I, uh, I don't think I would have had your restraint.
Yeah, I'm surprised you did.
When you've been under RPG fire, dealing with some blowhard bureaucrat isn't so hard.
It's good to see you, fellas.
What brings MCRT uptown?
It can't be my one-man show.
Seems you have a secret admirer.
Just one?
Mark Davis.
Ring a bell?
A loud one.
Me and Mark go way back.
How is Captain Caveman?
Not great.
He's a suspect in a multiple homicide, and the only person he'll talk to is...
you.
You guys got your wires crossed.
Mark is a legend in Special Forces, not a murderer.
Well, is there a reason we can't find that legend in the system?
He works covert ops.
They probably scrubbed his records.
Well, that's convenient.
Especially if you're planning on going on a killing spree.
You're missing something.
Look, I've been pinned down under sniper fire with this guy.
We may have lost touch when I left for NCIS, but I trusted him with my life.
More than once.
And he trusted me.
I bet a lot of people could say that.
Lady Jessica.
Yo, yo.
Nicholas.
How you doing?
What's up with the suit, man?
You, uh, what, lose a bet or something?
Even the Man of Steel has to dress like Clark Kent once in a while, huh?
Are those apfelküchle?
Whoa.
Look at this.
Finally, a fellow connoisseur.
You know apfelküchle?
Course I know apfelküchle.
Uh, I just thought they were apple donuts.
You, my friend, have the palate of a nine-year-old.
Here, go ahead, have one.
Fresh this morning.
No, no, no, no.
Hard pass, hard pass.
I never touch carbs after 1:00 p.m., thank you.
Okay, what do we got?
Last night, three combat vets were killed at a motel out in Deanwood.
We picked up your buddy a couple of blocks from there.
He had the victims' blood on his hands.
No murder weapon and no motive.
Won't speak to anyone but you.
What do you think, Sam?
You want to be this guy's phone-a-friend?
He's not my friend.
Thought you said he was.
I said Mark Davis was my friend.
That's not Mark Davis.
I'm here.
Talk.
Who the hell are you?
I'm the man you've been asking for.
You're Sam Hanna?
I am.
Which means both of us know you're not Mark Davis.
I'm his brother Roger.
You got to help me, please.
Mark is in danger and you're the only person he trusts.
Yo, how does Sam do it, man?
How does he wear a suit all day and doesn't get a wrinkle?
Are you starting to rethink your "no suit" policy?
Oh, no, it's not a policy.
It's a way of life, baby.
You get any hits on this Roger Davis guy?
Yeah, yeah.
He's telling the truth, at least as, uh, far as his identity is concerned.
Roger Davis is a pipe fitter from Vermont.
Mark is his brother.
No, I don't know the last time I saw him.
We sort of just started talking less and less over the years, until...
you know.
So, here you are, 500 miles from home, worried about a brother you don't even talk to.
Look, a couple of weeks ago, he called me, panicked.
Said he was in trouble.
From who?
These vets?
He wouldn't tell me.
Honestly, I just thought he was being paranoid.
Mark brought some demons home with him after the war.
That's what made it difficult to stay close.
But he told me if anything bad happened, I should call NCIS and use your badge number.
But you didn't call NCIS.
You ended up in the middle of multiple homicides.
My badge isn't some kind of "get out of jail free" card.
So, if you're involved in this, now's the time to come clean.
I don't know who those men are.
Yet their blood's all over you.
Tell you something...
not a fun experience, being interrogated by Sam Hanna.
Oh, that's right.
You were in the hot seat once.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, this guy's had it easy so far, though.
I-I went to the motel because Mark said he was gonna be there.
The men were already...
I tried to do CPR.
911 would have been nice, too.
Instead, you ran.
Why?
You said Mark brought some demons home from the war.
Like the kind of demons that would lead to something like this?
No.
Mark wasn't even there.
He wasn't there or he left before you got there?
My brother's not a killer.
Roger, I want to believe you.
I do.
But why run if you have nothing to hide?
I got scared, and Mark said you were the only guy that I could trust.
So, are you the guy that Mark says you are?
Or are you like everyone else?
Come on, man, are we gonna go back and forth here all day or are you gonna get off your ass and go find my brother before he ends up dead, too?
I'm gonna find your brother.
The traffic cam picked up Roger pulling in up to the hotel.
These three had already been dead for hours.
Okay, so that rules out Roger as the killer.
Hey, Jimmy.
How was your week?
Better than my customers.
How about you?
We still on for Saturday night?
Have I missed one yet?
Mm.
Saturday?
You knew he was in town?
Oh, yeah.
Sam, Victoria and I...
we have a standing weekend karaoke date.
Defending champs, baby.
I didn't know you sing.
Little bit.
Oh, he sings.
I rap.
Old school.
Eh.
I'm a bit of a crooner myself.
Oh, you don't say?
Yeah, it's too bad my geraniums are the only ones who get to hear me sing.
Mm.
On to more pressing news.
Uh, all of our victims were shot at close range, subsonic rounds.
So, a silencer?
Is that Mark's style?
No way.
Mark didn't do this.
The gun work's sloppy.
Mark's style...
double-tap, center-mass, and he doesn't miss.
Well, his brother said that Mark had been struggling lately.
I'm just saying, could he have snapped?
There were no shell casings at the scene.
The shooter policed his brass.
That means this was a targeted killing, not some spur-of-the-moment thing.
But targeted why?
What were these guys even doing at the motel?
Maybe they were just looking for a hot meal and a shower.
There are signs that all three were unhoused, living on the streets.
They had car exhaust in the lungs.
All three had bedbugs.
I do wash the bodies before I autopsy them, gentlemen.
Okay, aside from, uh, these guys being vets, and clean, they don't seem to have much in common.
Ooh, look closer, because I've got a...
Ooh.
Kasie Hines.
Sam Hanna!
Kase?
Yes.
What's up?
I'm just recalibrating.
Huh?
Sam doesn't like it when I'm too optimistic, but I just had a breakthrough, and I wanted to do that thing where I like, pop down here and I was, like, "Hey, good news, everybody."
But then I was, like...
Kasie.
Yes?
Be you.
Cool.
Okay, so, good news, everybody.
So, as you all know, our killer took our victims' phones or maybe they lost them or maybe...
We get it.
No cell phones at the crime scene.
But I was able to get cell records for each of them, and there was one number that all three called repeatedly.
It's an employment services charity in Arlington.
Then you fold that down, then you fold down the wings, and you're finished.
You say you have a daughter, so, uh, give that a whirl.
Teach you how to make a unicorn when I come back out, huh?
Pick that up on deployment?
Eh.
Helps pass the time.
Keeps you centered.
Bet you need it, with all that time on the Hill.
I heard about ELITE.
I'm sorry.
Thanks.
When I lost my REACT team, thought about hanging it up, too.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
I didn't hang it up.
Just a little course correction.
See, politicians don't see the kind of sacrifices people in this room make.
Somebody has to be their voice.
They're lucky it's you.
I agree.
But lone wolf...
that seems more like a Callen thing.
Funny enough, G is actually not a lone wolf anymore.
Him and Anna are expecting a new pup.
Oh.
Agents Knight and Hanna?
To be continued.
Hmm.
Yes, they were clients.
And what about him?
Mark?
Yeah.
Sweet man.
But distant.
Did they know each other?
You know, I'm sorry.
I really don't know.
But they were all struggling, so, maybe.
Struggling how?
It's sad, but some people, when they come back from war, have a hard time finding their place in the world.
I found him some work, but the market's tight, so I couldn't get him that many hours.
Can you get us a list of the places Mark worked?
Of course.
I can print it out for you.
Be right back.
Should have reached out.
This isn't on you.
I would have been there.
You didn't know.
Sometimes it's hard for guys like Mark to admit when they need help.
Hey, so, uh, Knight just sent this over.
Ooh.
Ah, just open it.
I've got a au jus situation here.
Didn't know they made Lunchables for adults.
You've never seen a Chicago style Italian beef construction kit before?
Apparently, you haven't, either.
Impulse buy.
Internet's gonna kill me one day.
Okay, so I'm guessing this is where Mark was working, some kind of building supply store?
Yeah.
Wasn't working there for long, though.
Knight spoke with the owner.
Apparently, Mark, um...
apparently, Mark was more interested in the employee discount than he was in actually being an employee.
Yeah?
What was he buying?
It's more like what wasn't he buying.
Ton of lumber, rigging equipment.
Um...
Um, air compressor.
I thought he was broke.
Yeah, right?
What was he doing with all this stuff?
Don't know.
But we do know where he was doing it.
Truck he rented had, uh, GPS.
Sam has his location.
Well, I guess the Italian beef will have to wait.
Oh, wait.
Is that, uh, giardiniera?
I haven't had lunch yet.
Here.
Knock yourself out.
Pine Hollow Adventure Boys Camp.
Okay, according to the rental's GPS, this is where Mark dropped off the construction material.
Maybe Mark was doing a little charity work.
This takes me back to the days of powdered eggs and creamed corn.
Didn't have you pegged as the Boy Scouts type.
Neither did they.
I got kicked out.
Turns out they prefer when you make wallets, not steal 'em.
But something tells me they're not making wallets here.
No.
Barbed wire.
That looks like a watchtower.
The hell happened to that jeep?
And a, uh, stabbing dummy.
Adventure Boys, huh?
Looks like they're getting ready for war.
Back up.
What?
You're welcome.
Come on, Excalibur.
I promise, I am worthy.
Ooh!
Oh!
Oh, didn't anybody ever teach you not to sneak up on people that are holding stabby things?
Easy.
Easy there, Queen Arthur.
You seem a little on edge.
Well, my friends were two steps from boom-splat.
Love you too, Kase.
Mm.
So, whoever turned our friend here into a porcupine wasn't training for American Ninja Warrior.
So what the hell were they doing out there?
Bunch of people with illegal weapons in the woods.
Kinda screams "extremist militia."
Doing extremist things.
Mark's vet buddies were there, too.
We found these in the bunks.
Bedbugs.
Same kind we pulled from their bodies.
So they were all out there together, playing Rambo?
Oh, they weren't playing.
They were planning something.
This looks like some kind of targeting map.
But what are they targeting?
Running possible locations now.
Anybody else getting a, uh, terrorist attack sort of a vibe here?
Mark wouldn't join a group like that.
He was a good Marine.
A Marine without a unit.
Maybe he went looking for a new one.
So, the writing on the map...
I ran it through a pattern-matching algorithm.
It's Mark's handwriting.
We need to know what they're up to.
We may have a lead.
McGee was able to get security footage from Mark's last job.
Take a look.
There's a mean right hook.
Angry ex-girlfriend for 200?
No way.
If she was able to land a punch like that on Mark, she had to have some serious training.
Desiree Mason.
Navy veteran.
Left the service a few years ago.
Fell on hard times.
Sounds familiar.
We tracked her car to the train station.
She bought a one-way ticket under a false name.
She was running.
From what?
Mark lied to me, so I gave him a piece of my mind, end of story.
Would really love to hear the beginning of that story.
Specifically, what Mark lied about.
None of your business.
Oh, being how Mark is missing, that really does make it our business.
Look, I haven't seen him since that day on the loading dock.
I got no clue where he is.
How about these men?
Do they look familiar?
Never seen them before.
They were killed last night.
We believe their deaths had to do with the militia training camp that Mark helped build.
Sucks for them.
What does any of this have to do with me?
You were there, too.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
We tested the mud on your tires.
It was a match for the soil at the camp, so we're thinking that you were part of whatever was going on out there.
And now we're thinking that you might have been at the motel as well.
No.
You were still mad at Mark after that fight.
No, you-you got it wrong.
That's not...
So you gave him and his buddies a little more than just a piece of your mind.
No, I didn't...
I didn't kill anyone.
I heard about what happened to those guys at the motel and I was worried Mark would come after me next.
So I ran.
She saying Mark killed those men?
No way.
Pull Torres and Knight out.
I want to talk to her.
They can handle this.
They don't know Mark like I do.
You two haven't talked in years.
People can change.
So, you believe her?
I believe Knight and Torres have this under control, okay?
So, let's just see what she has to say.
I was desperate for money, and Mark told me about a private military company that was hiring.
Does this PMC have a name?
Iron Horizon.
And Mark recruited you?
Said I'd be going on a simple protection detail in Colombia, but when I got there, turns out the people I was protecting were Colombian warlords.
I confronted Mark about it.
All his friends did.
We didn't sign up to protect the bad guys.
And then what happened?
Well, they're dead and Mark is in the wind, so do the math.
Why don't you go ahead and do the math for us?
He was afraid we'd talk, that's what happened.
And I'm not gonna stick around so he can take me out too.
This man...
...is a cold-blooded killer.
I guess it's safer if we don't follow him, huh?
You think?
Faster the fists, the slower the thoughts.
Boxing always felt like meditation to me.
I'm not feeling very Zen right now, Director.
Well...
take these.
The team is still processing Ms.
Mason's statements.
Iron Horizon's not on anybody's radar.
She was telling the truth.
I read about it in a Senate briefing.
We knew all about the Colombian warlords.
We knew they hired extra security, no idea who it was.
If she's telling the truth, that means...
Mark is not the man I remember.
Maybe he just lost his way.
It happens to the best of us sometimes.
I understand you wanting to start fresh in D.C., even if that meant leaving paradise.
I just wanted to find a place where I could do the most good.
And you have.
Finding evidence that your friend is guilty of murder...
doesn't feel good, especially when your gut still says he's innocent.
And sometimes your gut knows things that your mind hasn't caught up with yet.
And you knew Mark better than any of us.
This is a puzzle that only you can solve.
A puzzle?
Whoa.
I just organized those.
Sorry, I'm looking for the...
The map?
Yeah, but I need the actual map, not a scan.
Oh, paper.
How quaint.
Give me a sec.
Though I got to say, the fact that I don't seem to be able to match the map to any known geography makes me think it's a dead end.
That doesn't sound like the Kasie I know.
Yeah, well, I'm trying to be realistic.
Well, try to be an optimist.
Oh.
I thought you were allergic to my optimism.
Maybe you're rubbing off on me, Kasie.
I got a good feeling about this.
Here.
Thank you.
See, I don't think the map matters.
What matters is the paper.
See this crease?
I would call that a wrinkle, but potato, "potahto."
It's an origami fold.
When Mark and I were in Iraq, I taught him how to fold origami.
He only knew how - to make one shape.
Okay.
I like where you're going with this.
You like that?
Yeah.
What are we waiting for?
Let's get to folding.
All you had to do was fold the paper into the right shape, and the numbers fell in place.
It's simple.
Simple if you knew Mark had a thing for origami.
Lucky for us, Agent Hanna did.
Iron Horizon, not so lucky.
Those numbers formed an IP address which led to a boatload of evidence about the crimes they've been committing.
So, Mark wasn't working with them.
He was gonna blow the whistle.
They were taking advantage of desperate veterans like Mark.
Offering quick cash to go on risky missions.
Working with warlords, dictators.
Word got out, Iron Horizon would be charged for war crimes.
We found written statements from the motel victims in the file.
They were helping Mark make a case.
Iron Horizon must have caught on and gunned them down at the motel.
But where's Mark?
We have to assume they took him alive to find out where he hid the files.
We're the first ones to access the weblink.
So, they must still be trying to get it out of him.
And as soon as Mark gives the files up, Iron Horizon will kill him.
Not if we get to him first.
The bad guys have had Mark for a while.
Hopefully he can hold out.
He's a tough son of a bitch.
But every man has their breaking point.
Update.
We're still trying to find Iron Horizon's base of operations.
We got a dozen addresses, but none of them are real.
It's all aliases, shell companies and offshore accounts.
Iron Horizon can't be a total ghost.
There's got to be property records, vendor contracts.
Tax documents.
Oh.
I was gonna say "weapon purchases," but sure.
Taxes.
A few of their LLCs have filed their 1120s.
So we could comb through their recorded transactions.
Forensic accounting.
That's fun.
Are these guys really taking charitable deductions?
Looks like it.
Nothing charitable about these guys.
Well, I'll be damned.
Justin, when I order a steak rare, I want it still mooing.
Got a minute, Senator?
Mr.
Hanna, I said we'd take your recommendations under advisement.
While I admire your persistence...
Iron Horizon.
Am I supposed to know what that is?
It's just one of your biggest donors.
I have a lot of donors.
People feel very passionate about supporting me.
And how would they feel if they knew you were taking donations from a company that's committed war crimes?
How do you think that would affect your reelection chances?
My constituents care about what's happening at home, not...
wherever this is.
This is ten miles from here.
These men were U.S.
military veterans.
Iron Horizon had them killed.
Is that close enough to home for you?
What do you want?
Seems like I know how the real world works after all.
Sam had the senator pull some strings and get a list of Iron Horizon assets.
Turns out they have a transport ship in the port of Baltimore.
Well, whoever said the wheels of government move slowly never met Special Agent Hanna.
Dock footage confirmed that Mark was brought on board two days ago.
Well, who are we up against?
Mercenaries hired by Iron Horizon.
A bunch of wanted Russian criminals.
They find out we're trying to rescue Mark, they'll kill him.
Can we have a comms check?
Everyone on board?
How's the belly of the beast?
It's surprisingly empty, for now.
We should split up.
Cover more ground.
Okay, upper deck is communications.
Lower deck is the engine and pump rooms.
Ooh, a bunch of leaky pipes?
Uh, no, thanks.
Shoot for it?
Should have picked scissors.
You two start climbing.
Knight and I will head down.
He always plays paper.
I let him win.
Hey, I heard that.
What's your status?
Headed to the engine room.
What'd he say?
Callen speaks Russian, not me.
My ex taught me a few words.
They either said they got bunions in their potatoes or they're holding hostages in the pump room.
Let's hope it's the latter.
They got to be talking about Mark.
All right, we'll head down.
We'll meet them...
Was that Mark?
Too short.
Mark.
He's still alive.
I got you, Captain Caveman.
They're coming back.
We making noise?
Stealth mode it is.
Now, where were we, Mr.
Davis?
NCIS, baby.
Did I just hear "NCIS"?
Good news: Knight and Sam found Mark.
Bad news: everyone knows.
So much for the element of surprise.
Reinforcements are headed for the pump room.
Can you cut them off?
We're on it.
What's going on?
Is that gunfire?
Work in progress.
Whoa, whoa, Nick, Nick, Nick, hold your fire...
the pipes.
Pipe?
What pipe?
Now what?
It's like a Russian clown car.
They just keep coming out.
All right, dibs on the big one.
Two against six?
Yippee-ki-yay.
Catch!
Come here.
Got you, McGee.
Oh, God.
A little help here?
You good?
Mark.
Okay, Captain Caveman, I got you.
I got you, buddy.
I got you.
Oh, man, when you threw the fire extinguisher at that guy?
That was unreal.
Hey, you literally had one of them by their eyeballs.
Dude, that kick flip?
You were practically upside down.
Yeah, dude, I didn't know I could get my leg that high.
If the two of you are done patting each other on the back...
This doesn't look like a fair fight.
Yeah, they tried.
It was cute.
Sam.
You came for me.
Always will, brother.
Always will.
I think we got 'em all.
Not all of 'em.
They're expecting you at 7:00 a.m.
sharp tomorrow.
Okay.
Bye.
Another happy client?
I just locked down a three-week gig for them.
It's a great day.
So, I take it you have some more questions.
Actually, we came here to tell you the good news.
We found Mark.
That's wonderful.
Is he okay?
He will be.
Despite your attempt to have him killed.
What?
We know you were running a little business on the side.
You got Mark that Iron Horizon gig.
Well, that's my job.
These veterans needed help.
I found them a way out.
But you knew what Iron Horizon was really up to.
And when Mark found out, he brought the evidence to you.
You sold him out.
But you're right about one thing.
Today really is a great day.
Stand up.
Hands behind your back, please.
I don't want to pile on, but you've looked better, old friend.
Without you, I'd be looking a lot worse.
I would have called you sooner.
I was ashamed.
Thanks for not giving up on me.
The war may be over, but I still have your six.
I'm always here if you need anything.
And one more thing.
You got to learn some new origami shapes.
What do you say I teach you some over dinner next week?
I'd like that.
Yeah.
It's good to see you, man.
Love you, man.
Love you too, man.
Mark.
Thank you, man.
Take care of him.
Lady Jessica.
When you gonna teach me those tricks you did with the baton?
Name a time and place.
But it's bring-your-own baton.
Hey, that's a fit, though.
Yeah, Superman can't stay away from the cape for too long.
Yeah, you know?
Guess he can't.
Uh, what is this here?
Is this a token of your appreciation?
Malassadas.
Get out of here, man.
Yeah, I know how much you guys like sweets, so I asked Tennant for the recipe and...
They're better than anything you'd get on the shelf.
It's gluten, dairy, sugar-free.
Made with beets.
I'm kidding, Come on, man.
I'm kidding.
90% sugar.
Don't do that.
Don't worry.
I was about to say.
Don't toy with me like that.
You know, I find it hard to believe that Jane Tennant is baking.
Well, she's got a kid in college and a 15-year-old daughter, so let's just say this keeps her out of trouble, hmm?
Ah.
Director.
I'm glad you could take time away from the Hill to help us out, Hanna.
That was one hell of a rescue.
I got to admit, this is not exactly how I imagined my week going.
What, taking down a rogue private military company?
Quitting my job.
Are you hanging up the suit?
Seeing your team, working shoulder to shoulder with them...
reminded me how much I miss it.
Well, you always were a team player, like any good SEAL.
And there's always a place for you back at NCIS.
I know.
I have some things I need to take care of first.
Wouldn't have anything to do with Hetty, would it?
I've heard rumors she's been spotted on the wrong side of the DMZ.
Probably better the less you know.
Copy that.
Thank you, sir.
Take care of yourself.
Thank you.
Ah, McGee.
Definitely see you around.
Sam.
Come here.
Thank you for all your help, boss.
You're welcome.
Agent McGee.
Please shut the door.
Sorry, is there something wrong, Di