NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–…): Season 4, Episode 16 - Lokhay - full transcript

It's not a rental,
it's for sale.

Hello.

I think
I have them.

Yeah, looks like
I have three left.

Sure, what's
your name?

Okay.

Great.

Yeah, I will be here
the rest of the day.

Thanks.

Hey!

Stop. Stop.



Get out of the way,
get out of the way.

♪ NCIS: LA 4x16 ♪
Lohkay
Original Air Date on February 26, 2013

== sync, corrected by elderman ==

♪

Oh, my gosh, you totally
didn't have to do that.

Nonsense, are you kidding?

It was my pleasure.

It's gonna be great.

Hey, how are you, Sam?

Is there a celebration
I should know about?

Deeks just bought us two tickets

to board the high-speed rail
to financial freedom,

thank you very much.

I'm afraid to ask.



Kensi and I will
be attending the

Timmy Robertson Train
to Financial Freedom

seminar this Friday.

Fiscal independence
will soon be ours.

It's gonna be...
it's gonna awesome.

It's going to be insane.

Insanely boring.

Please help me
get out of this.

You don't want to go?

I would rather go back
in the field with Granger.

Then why are you going?

Because I needed a partner
for a last-minute sniper class,

and Deeks did me a solid.

I don't get it.

He's so excited
about this seminar.

Then why
don't you just tell him?

Because I would rather go to
the seminar than listen to him

go on about how I bailed on him.

Who's ready for it?

Who is ready to be
the master

of their financial destiny?

I want to see a show of hands.

Ha, all right.

In fact, I am so excited

that I am going to go
to the ladies' room.

That's excited.

She's real excited.

Kill me.

Now.
Please.

Wait, you
don't want to go?

I would rather...
take another bullet

than go to one
of these things.

Then why are you going?

Because I got it
from a very reliable source

she got her heart set on this.

And she took care of Monty
last week so I owe her.

I want to pay her back before
I, you know, owe her for...

ever.

Hey.
Hey.

Hey.

This is going
to be awesome.

Awesome.
Awesome.

Where's Callen?

Oh, he had a overnight
stakeout at Pendleton.

He's on his way.

All right.

Oh, man.

Wow.

Sam Hanna.

Sam, it's Yusef.

Hey, Yusef,
how are...?

I need your help...

When?

Today...

Yusef, keep
your phone on.

Okay...

But I'm gonna do my best
to try to find him.

Everything
all right?

No.

He lines up, he appears focused.

He sets,

plants...

and he's off.

He's done it, folks,

breaking his
previous record.

There's a record?

There's always
a record.

And the crowd goes wi...

Thank you,
thank you.

Guys,

sorry to interrupt
the fun.

There's been
an accident.

Hollywood,
west of Cahuenga.

I need any
and all surveillance.

Want me to, uh,
whistle up the others?

No, no.

This is personal.

I am terrified to even repeat
what Hetty said she'd do to me

if I ever helped you
off the record again.

Eric, given I know
the repercussions,

in order for me to ask,
it must be an emergency.

You only live
once, right?

Yeah, I think I already
cashed that chip in.

It must be
important to you.

You have no idea.

Who's important?

We got something going down?

Uh, yeah, we just got a call
on the hotline.

It's a high-value asset,
so we're...

Nell.

It's okay.

It's a personal matter.

My personal matter.

Well, I'm pretty sure Hetty has
a policy against conducting

personal business
on federal time.

Ask me how I know.

Can I have a word with you?

During a mission in Afghanistan,
I got separated from my squad.

I was wounded,
hunted by the Taliban.

Then this village elder
named Yusef Khan

granted me what's called Lokhay.

The vow to safeguard an
individual against his enemies

and protect him at all costs.

He put his,
his family's life

and the safety of his village
on the line.

For me.

If it wasn't for
Yusef intervening,

I wouldn't even be
here today.

Something happened?

His nephew was in an accident
and he's missing.

I have to help him.

I understand.

But that's a job for
local law enforcement.

No disrespect, sir,
I'm doing this.

You do what you have to do.

Just not on
the government's dime.

You win.

I have 219 hours
of leave accrued.

Consider them taken.

Hey, is there anything
we can do?

Not on fed time.

Ten years ago

I pulled some strings

to get a friend and his
nephew Amir into the U.S.

Amir had an accident
and he's missing.

W-- are there any leads?

No, Granger's
giving me all kind

of static about it
being personal,

so I'm gonna take some time off
and work on it.

Not without my approval,
you're not.

And I'm with the
assistant director.

First your
Challenger, now this.

The ops center is not
your personal LoJack system.

Your repetitive
disregard of policy

is unsettling.

I'm sorry, Hetty,
but I have a debt to repay.

You guys need to see this.

It's footage
of the accident.

That's Amir.

Okay, who randomly hits a guy
and then takes the body?

A driver that wants
to avoid charges.

Eric,

this isn't a matter
we're currently pursuing.

What if facial rec' gets
a hit on a confirmed terrorist?

The passenger in
the car behind them.

That is Haakim
"The Ambassador" Habib.

Ambassador of what-- ill will?

Habib's followers recruit
local Muslims in the U.S.

and introduce them
to the Taliban way.

Do you remember that
Chechen cell that we shut down?

I do.

Okay, Habib was rumored
to be behind it.

We've been after him for years.

As far as we know,

Habib's never been
in the United States.

So, why now?

Probably something big.

Let's hope he's
not shopping

for a Cold War nuclear weapon.

Guess it's our case now.

Unless you have something
more important.

Keep me posted.

Find the Ambassador and you'll
find your friend's nephew.

When that's done,

come find me.

I should've
taken some leave time.

Okay, so why is
Habib in the U.S.?

Given his desire to see
American infidels fall,

he's probably here to recruit
a new cell personally.

Well,
where does that leave Amir?

I'll start with his uncle.

Yusef works
at a Laundromat on Pico.

Eric, see if you can track

Habib's car.

You two hit
the crime scene

and see what you can find.
Okay.

Sam.

We'll get him back.

Let's do it.

Want to get
matching tapestries?

Can I help you?

Not unless you got
a hot investment strategy.

I'm just kidding.

You seen this guy?

Yeah, he's been coming
in here for two weeks,

test-driving the latest laptop.

And this morning he tried
to rip me off.

Tried?

Well, I
chased him down.

The laptop anyway.

Some lunatic hit him with a car,

threw him in the back,
and took off.

It was crazy.

Did you get a license plate?

No, sorry.

You got the laptop?

Sure do.

I'm going to write it off
on my insurance.

Actually, we're gonna need
to confiscate that.

And your surveillance footage,
too.

Do I have a choice?

Rhymes with "no."

Actually, it's just no.

Taking my break.

Okay.

As-salaam alaikum.

Wa alaikum as-salaam.

Thank you
for coming so quickly.

Of course.

We're gonna do everything
we can to find Amir.

Does he have
any history of trouble?

Any sudden changes
in his behavior?

Amir is a
fine young man.

He goes to
school, studies.

He's not one for trouble.

He has such a huge heart.

You know this man?

Get down!

Eric, any news on the shooter?

FBI database says

he's Ali Durrani. He's a member
of the small-time radical group

the National Jihadist Front.

It's a sect
of the Haggani Network,

allies with the Taliban.

That explains
Habib's involvement.

I've identified three known
associates with the group,

including Ali's brother
Salim Durrani.

I'm downloading it
to your smartphone now.

Look, scour
the Durrani brothers' e-prints

and get Kaleidoscope
on that van.

I'll have Kensi and Deeks
check out

Yusef and Amir's apartment.

Got it.

This is the work of the Taliban,
isn't it?

What makes you say that?

Because I saved your life.

After you left our village,
the Taliban came.

When they discovered
you'd escaped,

they killed my family.

I was able
to get Amir to safety

by fleeing
to a refugee camp.

That's when
we reached out to you.

Why have you never told me this?

It was my decision
to grant you Lokhay,

and the burden of repercussions
are mine alone.

You shouldn't have
to carry that weight.

It was the right thing to do.

How do you think they found you?

Immigrants are making their way
into States everyday now.

It's not uncommon to see someone
from a neighboring village

at the local mosque.

I show up late one morning,
and this is what happens?

Why grab Amir if you know
where Yusef lives?

Why go to all that trouble?

Doesn't make a lot of sense.
If they wanted Yusef,

they could've grabbed
him instead of Amir.

Hide him someplace off the grid.

Bad idea.

You'll get resistance
from Hetty and Granger,

and it won't be as easy
to keep an eye on him.

I don't care.

I get you want to protect him.

But you're thinking
with your heart, not your head.

You're right. I am.

And if I move him,
I can look out for him

the same way he did for me.

You feel obligated.
G,

he lost his entire family
because of me.

This is the least I can do.

He lost his entire family
over principle.

The best thing
you can do

is put him in the system.

That way we can keep
an eye on him.

Someplace

like the boatshed?
Exactly.

We can post a guard,
and that way

we can keep working the case.

Okay.

They won't give up.

They never do.

Clear.

Clear.

So...

why is Amir stealing a laptop

when this one's still new?

Maybe the one at the store
had intel on it

that he didn't want
traced back to him.

Since when

did you become
so financially responsible?

Oh, it's always been there.
You're just starting to see

the diamond
underneath the rugged exterior.

Why do I even bother?

When are you gonna
accept the fact

that we don't know
everything about each other?

That's part of the fun

of getting to know your partner.

If you say so.
Watch.

Tell me something about
you that I don't know.

Come on.

Spill it.

Anything.

Okay.

Well,

before I joined NCIS,

I actually considered
becoming a bounty hunter.

I already knew that.
Give me something else.

What do you mean
you already knew that?

I mean that... you...
I don't know.

You must've already
told me on a...

stakeout or something.
Just give me something... else.

No. No, no, no.
I never told anybody that.

Nobody knew that.

Unless...

You read my memoir?!

What? Okay. You're overreacting.

I wouldn't really call it
a memoir; it's more of a diary.

Why did you do that?
'Cause it was sitting

on your desk--
I-I thought it was evidence.

What?
It didn't have a label.

I just started flipping through
to see what case it was,

and I couldn't stop. It was like
a really sad, handwritten novel.

How much did you read?

Just a couple of pages.

Chapter.

Chapters.

Listen, you have...

...surprisingly beautiful prose.

Well-played. Well-played.

Well, hello, Clarice.

What?

What's a good kid like Amir
doing with a handgun?

Protection?

Maybe he read somebody's diary.

Memoir.

I'm gonna call it in.

You want to help me up
real quick? To...

That's fine.
I can get up from here.

I'm good. Just...
me and my broken phalange.

All right.
Have him get back to me.

Yusef's all set.

He should be comfortable.
Yeah, I spent three months up there

one time
without Hetty even knowing.

She knew.

It's a good thing you didn't
push it to four months.

Kensi called.
Mm-hmm.

Deeks found a gun
under Amir's bed.

Why would he get a weapon?

Protect himself?

He might've known
they were coming.

Wasn't protecting anyone
under a bed.

Could've been uncomfortable
carrying it around.

Maybe he wasn't concerned
with his own safety.

Maybe he was protecting Yusef.

Whoa, Nell?
Yes.

I don't know if this is good
or bad, but check this out.

Huh.

That's Ali Durrani
dropping off Amir.

Three days before the abduction.

They knew each other.

Looks like Amir isn't the
innocent kid Yusef thinks he is.

Come in.

Yusef, there's no
easy way to say this.

We think Amir

may be getting pulled
into a radical group.

Impossible.

We have footage of Amir

with one of the men
who abducted him.

Their actions are friendly.

They knew each
other, Yusef.

I've seen this before
with another friend.

He's young,

impressionable.

Somebody got to him.

Not Amir.

We found a gun
under his bed, Yusef.

That usually means
you're either

expecting trouble
or you're already in it.

Amir is a fine young man.

He goes to school,

he works hard.
He even has a girl.

Why haven't
you mentioned that before?

I'm ashamed to say,
I don't care for her.

No offense,
but she's too American.

Tries to get Amir
to relinquish his heritage.

Amir listens to her
more than me.

I'll need her address.

If Amir is in trouble,
she's the reason.

Really?

You can't still
be upset with me.

Listen, you left it
on your desk.

I just took that as a sign
that you wanted me to read it.

What? I'm a detective.

I get paid to snoop.

You know what?
Financial plan yourself.

Wait.

That's why you wanted
to go to the seminar?

Because of what you
read in my journal.

And I quote,
"One of my major regrets

"is I have not done
any financial planning

for me
and my future family."

How do you know
that that's not fiction?

Maybe I'm writing a book?

You? A book?

No.

You're not wri... I don't mean
that you can't write...

Okay, hold on!

When are you going to accept
we don't know everything

about each other?

Touché.

How can I make it right?

I want to know
something about you

that nobody else knows.

That's a tall order.
I'm a pretty open book.

That is a terrible
choice of words.

Now.

I'm thinking.
Just give me a second.

Better be true.
Damn, there goes that one.

Okay, you know what?
Forget about it.

No, no, no, no. Wait.

Hold on a second. Hold...
Just stop, stop, stop, stop.

All right, all right. Fair
enough, fair enough. But this

stays in the vault.
Just spill it.

During college, and one time...

twice... half a dozen times

in law school,
I had to creatively finance

my room and board situation
via the arts.

Which arts?

The provocative
expressionistic format.

Dance.

Exotic in nature.

Oh... my God.

Wait.

You, you were a stripper?

I was an exotic dancer,
and it was very liberating.

And slightly humiliating.

Best day ever.

Yep, get it out of your system.
Laugh it up.

Did you have a stage name?

Really?
Er, um... Sorry, I'm just gonna...

Okay.
just gonna count these out.

That's a little
condescending.

You know what, Apollo?

Show me what you got.

I feel dirty.

Aah!

Boom!

That's what
I'm talking about.

Drop it like it's hot.

Don't worry, we're gonna
do our best to find him.

Is there anything else
you can remember?

A few days ago
Amir began acting strange.

He even showed up
with bruises,

like he'd been in a fight.

Did he have any issues
with anyone?

Not that I know of.

The only time
I've ever seen him

in an argument
was with his uncle.

Sad to say,
it was over me.

Why over you?

'Cause I'm a bad influence.

"Too American."

Yusef holds him back.

Wants him to be
something he's not.

And what's that?

Him.

An elder statesman
of a lost culture.

Okay. Thank you.

Let us know if anything else
comes to mind.

Is he going to be okay?

We hope so.

Thank you.

Kaleidoscope got a hit on the
shooter's van at this location.

It's a mosque. Makes sense.

And there it is.

Looks different without
automatic gunfire

pouring from it.

Let's sit on it.

See if we catch a fly.

Handsome bunch.

How you doing with all this?

What do you mean?

Well, it is possible that
you're too close to this case.

Not close enough.

I should have kept
a closer eye on them,

since I'm the one
who brought them here.

You can't keep an eye
on everyone.

I can watch
my friends.

That's what I'm talking about.

You just can't help getting
involved in people's lives.

You did it with Moe,

and now you're
doing it with Yusef.

Why is it that every time
I try to do the right thing,

people get hurt,

kidnapped...

die?

You got a big heart, Sam.

Like a big...

giant teddy bear.

Do you want a hug?

Heads up.

Isn't that
the shooter's brother?

Yeah. Salim Durrani.

You thinking what I'm thinking?

Yup.

He may be able to lead us

to Amir.

So, Amir gets recruited,

but then he falls out of favor
with the same guys.

Why?

Maybe they asked him to do

something and he refused.

That'd explain the gun
under his bed.

Here we go.

What do you
have, Eric?

Amir was sending e-mails
from the store computer.

To Habib?

I am not sure.

But they contained dates,

times and locations.

One of the locations
was the Laundromat

where the drive-by
took place.

So he set up his own uncle.

And then stole the laptop
to cover his tracks.

What do you got, Nell?

NSA cell phone intercepts.

Chatter is on the rise.
It's all coded.

The term "ambassador"
is used multiple times,

as well as the phrase
"death to all infidels."

These guys need
some new material.

If Habib's involved,

it's gonna be something
on a large scale.

Salim's taking
a midday hookah break.

Looks like I'm on.

Why you?

You don't speak hookah.

We both know that.

Excuse me?

Could you set me up?

My shrink says I need to get out
and explore new cultures.

Okay.

Something has Salim
riled up.

He may have
made me.

Sounds like your hookah's
a little rusty.

Headed to the restroom.

G, we got a runner.

Meet me around back.

Two guys,
silver sedan.

Hang a right.

Buckle up. Take notes.

There they go.

Where the hell are they?

I'm warning you, G,
don't scratch my car.

They got behind us.

Need a shot, G.

Coming up.

Three, two, one.

Put your hands
where I can see them!

Turn around.
Turn around!

Face down on the ground.

Get down. Get down.

Put your hands behind your back.

Driver's dead.

You good?

Yeah.

You're gonna pay
for my car window.

It's my baby.

Sam.

Yeah.

Looks like they're getting
ready to go to war.

Officer.

You get anything?

Useless.

We got to find Amir.

Or stop him.

We don't know which.

Either way...

he's in the middle
of something bad.

Fancy driving.

You'll be
glad to know

the Challenger's being repaired.

Wow.

That was fast.

Thank you, Hetty.

Oh, don't.

This is coming
out of your paycheck.

Mr. Callen, a word, please.

We split it 50-50?

How about all to nothing?

Uh...

got some mad
driving skills here.

What?

Something I said?

Wasn't me.

Wha...

You let Callen drive
the Challenger?

It was an emergency.

Anything on Nicole Benet?

Typical college kid.

Seems to genuinely be
in love with Amir.

Really?

You let Callen drive

your car?

Let's get Nicole and Yusef
in the same room.

Maybe they know
something collectively

and they don't realize it.

Clearly they're not
feeling each other.

Well,

well, they have to get over it
if they want to help Amir.

I'll meet you at the boatshed
once you bring Nicole in.

If Habib is successful,

I'm afraid this could become
a breeding ground

for homegrown terrorist cells.

We'll take care of Habib.

Now, why don't you tell me

what you're really
concerned about?

Sam?

More importantly, his judgment.

I worry that
it could be clouded

by his sense of obligation.

Me, too.

You will keep an eye on him?

Don't I always?

Yeah, thanks for nothing.

They won't refund me
for the seminar.

What am I supposed to do
with these tickets?

I know what you can
do with the tickets.

Okay, that's just mean.

One, two, three.

Federal agents!

I got no shot.

Nicole.

All right, sweetheart,
stay calm.

Come here...

You're okay, you're
okay, you're okay.

It's gonna
be all right.

It's gonna be fine.

Yo.

Eric, I need an ambulance
at our current location. GSW,

female. Not Kensi.
You got it?

Got it.

Just breathe.

Breathe in.

Breathe with me.

Her pulse is weak
but steady.

Kensi.

You got to see this.

That looks like Afghanistan.

That's the address
of the Laundromat

where they tried
to kill Yusef.

The hit wasn't meant for Yusef.

They were going after Sam.

Wilson?

Agent Wilson?

Yusef, where's the guard?

I'm sorry, Sam.
Amir called.

I told him where I was.

Amir.

You okay?

I will be soon.

I'm sorry.

Drop your weapon!

I wouldn't do that.

So, now we will finish

what should have been finished
years ago--

kill the one
that got away.

Sam's cell is either
switched off or dead,

and I got a GPS location

on the Challenger.

It's parked
right outside the boatshed.

I want eyes inside the
boatshed now, Mr. Beale.

I'm on it.

Okay. This is not good.

All the cameras have been
disconnected from the source.

Not all of 'em.

Get a crash team

there now.

Nell, inform Callen
and the others.

The boatshed
has been breached.

We can't afford
to let Habib escape.

To hell with Habib.

Save Sam.

How could you do this?

If Sam dies, our family
has died in vain.

I'm tired of carrying
your burden, Uncle.

Our family died because of your
decision to save this outsider.

Because of you.

I'm tired of running.

You can't trust them, Amir.

You have me.

Let 'em go.

I don't think you're in
any position to be negotiating,

my friend.

Besides,

they deserve to suffer
the same fate

for helping you
in the first place.

But you said that...

Silence!

What kind of man...

turns on his own family?

Hmm?

You are a coward.

You betrayed your uncle

and you betrayed Allah.

And your death will serve
as a lesson for many.

As will
your public execution.

Crash team is
ten minutes out.

Sam doesn't have ten minutes.

Draw their attention
to the east wall.

What are you gonna do?

I'm coming in
through the basement.

We have a basement?

Lokhay Warkawal.

It's the way of your people.

It's older than
the Holy Koran.

Yusef did nothing wrong.

He gave shelter
and comfort to our enemy.

And now the message that we send

is that there is nowhere
on this earth

that we will not go
to punish those

who do not obey Taliban law.

Are you serious?!

It's never gonna
happen again.

It should never have
happened in the first place.

Who is that?

What do you want
me to say here?

How many more times
can I apologize?

What?
I'm saying...

It's a man
and woman arguing.

Go.

And if they get too close,

get rid of them.

Sorry is not enough.

In position.

Callen, I only have eyes on
three of the four targets.

The fourth was last seen

in the hall by Interrogation.

Copy.

Kensi,

Deeks, on my three...

two, one.

Get down.

Let's go.

Got you, buddy.

Okay.

Come here...

We're safe, Amir.

Others will still come.

Amir,

we can put you
in witness protection.

And what about Nicole?
What will you do for her?

Nicole was shot

when Habib's men tried
to grab her.

To make sure
you followed through.

She's in the hospital,
but she's gonna be okay.

This is your fault.

Your fault!

Amir. Don't do this.

I'm sorry, Amir.

I'm so sorry, nephew.

I couldn't let him
take your life,

or everyone would
have died in vain.

He's finally free.

"The taking
of one innocent life

is like taking the life
of all Mankind."

"And the saving of one life

is like the saving
of all Mankind."

Know this, Sam.

I made the decisions I believed
in my heart to be right.

Allah will forgive me.
Amir was

the last of my family.

No.

Not the last.

Thank you.

Some of the greatest men
are shaped

by the difficult decisions
they had to make.

I know this is a tough time
for you, Sam,

and I've made
a decision

to still punish you

for consistently disobeying
my orders regarding

federal resources.

Really, Hetty?

Now?

And here's your punishment.

One of the finest

Scotch whiskeys ever made.

Mmm.

Wow.

How much does this stuff cost?

You'll find out
next paycheck.

== sync, corrected by elderman ==