NCIS (2003–…): Season 1, Episode 9 - Marine Down - full transcript

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

LAURA: They wouldn't even tell Sarah
how he died.

O'DONNELL: I'm sure
his command had a good reason.

Maybe.

But if it was my husband,
I'd want to know.

I still can't believe Jim's dead.

It's almost like
he's standing here with us.

How's Sarah handling it?

(SIGHING)

(PHONE RINGING)

Kidwell residence.

KIDWELL: Sarah, thank God, it's Jim.

Who?

Now, listen to me.

- Who is this?
- Sarah, it's Jim.

- We're still here. Don't believe them.
- What?

O'DONNELL: Sarah?

Sarah! Sarah! It's Jim!

I'm not... I'm not dead!

MAN: (OVER P.A.)
Shooters at the ready position.

Nervous, Kate?

Shaking.

(HORN BLOWS)

(HORN BLOWS)

Cease fire, cease fire.
Clear and lock all weapons.

All locked.
Now, shooters, check your targets.

KATE: You nervous, Tony?

Nice tactical reload.

(TONY LAUGHING)

You only got your guy twice. I win.

KATE: What are you talking about?
You shot the hostage's ear off.

- She'll live.
- Yeah, without an ear.

It's not bad. Both of you, not bad.

Of course,
these targets don't shoot back.

That must be next week.

Kate, I think you're holding back.

Shoot with confidence.
Relax your shoulders.

Tony...

That's a nice grouping.

So I win.

Oh, we're just getting warmed up.

- Give me your cover.
- What for?

Right.

Come on, boss! I've been breaking
that cap in for three months.

- I love that cap!
- Then don't shoot it.

- Did you back this up?
- Oh, no, no, no. Gibbs.

Come on. My whole life is in that thing!

- KATE: Gibbs, come on.
- Then don't shoot it.

- If we screw this up I have a suggestion.
- What?

We break into Gibbs' basement
and we set his boat on fire.

That's cold, Kate.
I knew there was a reason I liked you.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Gibbs.

Yeah, we're on it.

What's up?

A Marine wife
buried her husband yesterday.

Somebody thought it'd be fun

to call her up on the phone
and harass her.

Since when do we investigate
crank calls?

Since the guy calling
is claiming to be her dead husband.

On the firing line.
Ready on the right. Ready on the left.

Fire. Let's see
how you do under pressure.

- I'll bring the lighter fluid.
- Deal.

(HORN BLOWS)

ABBY: Very cool.
Where can I get one of these?

You can have that one.

Really? Thanks.

So, you said you needed help?

Yeah, I'm trying to pull up
the records on a dead Marine,

but my security access
won't go through.

It's because
computers can sense fear, Tony.

- Name?
- Major Jim Kidwell.

He was working at Quantico.

Mobile training teams.
This is his Social.

- Is that a new perfume, Abby?
- Yep. I made it myself. You like it?

Smells like gunpowder.

Sweet, huh?

- Here's your problem.
- What?

Your security clearance
isn't high enough.

How did he die?

That's kind of what Gibbs wants me
to find out.

Then it sucks to be you.

(POUNDING)

In most of these cases,

the caller turns out
to be someone you know.

Old boyfriend, co-worker.

Listen, I know it sounds crazy.

But the voice.

I could swear it was Jim's.

Sometime in situations like this,

you hear what you think
sounds like someone you know.

I'd like to put a trace
on your phone, Mrs Kidwell.

In case he calls back.

What happens if it's Jim?

(BABY COOING)

(DOORBELL RINGING)

Excuse me.

It couldn't have been her husband,
could it?

Hi. Hey, guys.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Why don't you guys go outside
and play?

It's okay. I'll be along in a minute.

GIRL: Okay, Mommy.
BOY: Let's go.

Agent Gibbs, Agent Todd,
this is Lisa Peary.

Her husband was
in the same unit as Jim's.

- They...
- Died together.

You have our sympathies.

What we'd really like is some answers.

You know, we accepted the fact that
our husbands couldn't always tell us

where they were, what they were doing.

We played the game.
We were good Marine wives.

You have to understand

all we got back
were two sealed caskets.

And now Sarah gets this call from Jim.

Or someone impersonating him,
Mrs Peary.

We don't even know how they died.

Are you telling me
you wouldn't start to wonder?

What'd you find out
about our dead Marine?

He was involved in classified stuff.

- And?
- No "and."

I didn't have high enough clearance
to access the records.

- What's your clearance?
- Confidential.

Confidential?

What'd you do,
kill someone in high school?

Not funny, Kate.

No, they screwed up my paperwork
with another agent's.

Apparently DiNozzo died
in a car crash last month.

- Very tragic.
- They yanked my clearance.

Now I gotta take a physical
to get it back.

- Why is that?
- To prove that I'm still alive.

Any luck?

Access denied!
And I was cleared for Air Force One.

Yeah, so was an Al-Qaeda operative.

Gibbs will get in.

He's got clearance that'll let him see
the dead aliens at Area 51.

'Cause he probably killed them.

Looks like
someone is deliberately blocking us.

Or a glitch.

Everything doesn't have to be
a conspiracy against NCIS, guys.

- GIBBS: Saying we're paranoid, Kate?
- If the shoe fits...

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Yeah, Gibbs.

I know where it is.

That was Kidwell and Peary's
commanding officer.

We are being blocked.

Okay.

- I admit that is strange.
- He wants to meet with us.

- When?
- Right now. Come on. Let's roll.

Thanks for the new cap, Kate.

Not a problem.
Only wish my warranty covered bullets.

WALSH: I appreciate
you meeting me out here.

I wanted to keep this conversation
off the record.

Why is that, Colonel Walsh?

Because Kidwell and Peary
were good men.

Their widows seem to think so.

I wanna keep it that way.

Are you familiar
with mobile training teams?

Sure, they serve as military advisors
in foreign countries.

Among other things.

WALSH: Kidwell and Peary were working
out of country.

Op was classified,
but had nothing to do with their deaths.

- Why seal the records, then?
- Because of the way they died.

Look, when you work
with a foreign military,

you kind of have to go native.
You have to live,

(INHALING)

breathe the culture.

Kidwell and Peary tended
to take that approach to the extreme.

- Define "extreme."
- We found them in a brothel.

They had a dispute
with one of the local prostitutes.

- She poisoned them.
- With what?

Local police said formaldehyde.

- Formaldehyde?
- She put it in their drinks.

So you used
the classified nature of the operation

to cover it up.

I didn't exactly wanna
call Lisa and Sarah and tell them

that their husbands died
because they pissed off a whore.

Probably a good call.

Look, they weren't angels,
but they were damn good Marines.

And I'd rather
they be remembered that way.

Any idea why someone would
call Mrs Kidwell and impersonate him?

None. But I hope you catch
that son of a bitch.

(HELICOPTER WHIRRING)

Look, if you'll excuse me,
I have to get back to work.

GIBBS: Just one more thing, Colonel.

I'm still gonna need to see the records.

I just told you what happened.

Yeah. Yeah, you did.

I'll see what I can do.

His body language matches that of
someone telling the truth.

Or he's one hell of a liar.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Yeah, Gibbs.

The techs that installed the phone trace
at the Kidwells'

found something interesting.

What'd you find?

ABBY: There was already
a trace on the line.

- And it's pretty sophisticated stuff.
- Were you able to trace it?

Almost. The tracking software lost it
around Dumfries, Virginia.

- That's right outside of...
- Marine Base at Quantico.

Where's he going?

- TRAVIS: Can I help you, sir?
- NCIS.

We need to talk to your CO,
Lieutenant Colonel Walsh.

- He's in a meeting right now, sir.
- Here?

- Sir, I don't think you heard me.
- Oh, he heard you.

Sir!

Where's Colonel Walsh?

Right here.

Someone is going to a lot of trouble
over a crank phone call, Colonel.

KATE: Like an illegal wiretap
on Sarah Kidwell's phone.

And a guy pretending he's you.

I wanna know why.

Well, that makes two of us,
Agent Gibbs.

You think
I like getting Marines back in boxes?

Why don't we start with
how Major Kidwell and Peary died?

- Oh, that's need-to-know.
- Trust me, I need to know.

Unfortunately, it seems I don't.

Their records are sealed.

And every inquiry I've made
has been shot down.

You have two dead Marines, Colonel.

Are you trying to tell me
you don't know how they died?

WALSH: This is an admin command.

When my teams deploy,
they could be working

for any one of a dozen agencies.
They don't report to me.

- Who did Kidwell and Peary report to?
- Officially, the State Department.

Unofficially.

You're gonna have to figure that one out
for yourselves, Agent Gibbs.

Now, what does that sound like
to you, Tony?

It sounds like one of the A's. CIA, NSA...

About those boxes
you got back, Colonel.

What about them?

Did you stop to see
if your men were inside them?

Or is that need-to-know, too?

- We're being played, sir.
- So it seems.

Question is why?

Either they died doing something
they weren't supposed to be doing,

or Kidwell made that phone call.

Or, as a third alternative,

they died on a classified mission
serving their country.

I don't buy it, sir.

Someone wants us off this case.
There's gotta be a reason.

It's not the first time we've bumped up
against other agencies.

Out in the field, there's always a reason.

This time there's a couple of
Marine wives caught in the middle, sir.

What do you suggest?

I need your help
to gain access to their records.

(SCOFFING)

I'll make some calls. In the meantime,

see what you can find out
about this phoney colonel of yours.

TONY: Make the eyes bigger, Abby.

KATE: No! The eyes are fine.

It's the nose
that needs to be bigger, Abby.

Okay, I'll get the APB out
on Pinocchio right away.

- You guys...
- GIBBS: Welcome to my world, Abby.

Thank you, Gibbs.

GIBBS: Anyone want to explain this?

Tony and I were
just discussing the shape

of our bogus colonel's face.

We haven't quite settled
on the nose yet, though.

Yeah, I can see that, DiNozzo.

Listen, boss,
we need a few more minutes,

- so if you wanna go grab a coffee...
- I got a better idea.

Pull Kidwell and Peary's LES's for me.

- Kate and I'll...
- I'll do that.

(STUTTERING)
That is, if you want me to.

It's just that Tony seems to have
a better handle on the program here.

Okay.

Okay, how do we reset this, Ab?

(BEEPING)

- KATE: What's an LES?
- Leave and earnings statement.

- And how would one get...
- Marine Corps Finance Centre,

- Kansas City. What's the deal?
- Thanks.

That's correct.

Major James Kidwell
and Major Craig Peary.

I need their leave and earnings
statements for the last couple of years.

Fax is fine.

Attention, Special Agent Todd.

Thanks, Sergeant.

Make the chin a little bigger, Abby,
and I think we'll have him.

- That's him!
- Yeah, sure is.

Ducky.

KATE: Nice.

While you were playing,
I sketched our fake colonel.

ABBY: Whoa! I didn't know
you were an artist.

- That rocks!
- I'm impressed.

Let me see that.

- What the...
- KATE: That's personal.

TONY: Yeah, it is.

- Do you really see me like that?
- I'm really impressed now.

Abby, I didn't mean anything by that.
It's...

I love that!
You've gotta let me hang it up.

I can't wait to see
the one you did of Gibbs.

Oh, just give me that. Give it to me!

So, Kansas City said
that it would take 24 hours

to get the leave
and earnings statements.

You've got 12.
I wanna see it first thing in the morning.

Come on.

Abby, run his likeness through.

Concentrate on government
employee databases, DOD personnel.

ABBY: You got it, Gibbs.

What does he expect to find
from their LES's?

Come on, Kate. That's like NCIS 101.

You have no idea, do you?

Not a clue.

(CAMERA CLICKING)

Kate, 12 hours was up 15 minutes ago.

- Next time, have them fax them in order.
- Point taken.

Gibbs, are you gonna tell us
what these are for?

Agent Gibbs.

Mrs Kidwell.

There was another phone call.

And this time we have proof
that Jim's still alive.

O'DONNELL: Jim left a message on my
machine the same day he called Sarah.

TONY: The funeral?

Yes. With everything that was going on,

I didn't have time to check
my messages until this morning.

You seem pretty confident
that's Kidwell, Major.

I've known Jim since we were
second lieutenants at The Basic School.

It's his voice, Agent Gibbs.

Well, we're about to find out.

- Abby?
- Yeah!

- Sorry.
- Let's hear what you got.

Okay. This is the old school version.

KIDWELL: Danny. Tell Sarah...
Trust... Got...

Find Peary... Call mobile.

You can tell that's him from that?

Well, lucky for you,
you got a mix master in the hizzouse.

- A what?
- It means "house."

You need to get out more, Gibbs.

Word. Okay, here's the filtered version.

KIDWELL: Danny. Tell Sarah...
Trust... Got...

Find Peary... Call mobile.

I ran it against six word samples I had
from the Kidwells' home videos.

- They didn't match.
- So it's not Kidwell on the tape?

That's what I thought at first, too,
but I forgot to factor in the phone line.

Ma Bell eliminates any frequency

that's below 400 hertz or above 3,400.

It allows for
longer distance transmissions.

That's why when people think

they sound different
on the phone, they do.

- It's all about the band...
- Mix master.

Today.

KIDWELL: Danny. Tell Sarah...
Trust... Got...

Find Peary. Call mobile.

We've got a dead man calling.

If you could sign this.

Sorry I couldn't help you
with the digging, boys.

- Old pro basketball injury.
- All right.

You played pro ball?

Well, I was watching a game
while it happened.

TONY: Top's been screwed shut, boss.

They obviously didn't want
anyone looking in before the funeral.

Or getting out.

I don't see
why Sarah can't be present for this.

Do you know what's in this box,
Major O'Donnell?

No, but it's not Jim Kidwell,

unless he's figured out a way
to make calls from the grave.

Well, you know what?
We're gonna find out.

But don't we have to wait for Ducky?

Kate, if there's a body in here,
it's not going anywhere.

(DRILLING)

I'm just hoping it's not another mummy.

(DRILLING)

Oh, my God.

I gotta admit, I wasn't expecting that.

KATE: He looks alive.

It's...

It's Jim.

Okay, come on.

(SOBBING)

KATE: We sure screwed that up.

Yep. Still doesn't explain
the cover-up and fake colonel.

They're called classified ops
for a reason, Tony.

- We'll probably never know.
- The phone call?

Your calling plan
include the afterlife, Kate?

Voice recognition isn't an exact science.

Neither is Gibbs' gut.
And he's convinced

there's more going on here
than a crank call.

Well, I hate to break it to you, Tony,
but Gibbs can be wrong sometimes.

Name once.

The man's been married,
like, four times.

There is that.

GIBBS: There is what?

Nothing, boss.
Just discussing the case.

KATE: Or lack thereof.

You still wanna take a look
at those LES's?

I don't know.
You figured out how Kidwell died yet?

I'll... I'll just get them in order for you.

Kate?

It was three times.

Not four.

I'm afraid we've got
a bit of a mystery here, Gibbs.

Tell me something I don't know, Duck.

Our major appears
to be in perfect health.

Except for the part where he's dead.
I need to know how and when.

DUCKY: Yeah, how I'm still working on.

When is another question entirely.

Yes, the young man
has been embalmed.

And whoever did the job
was definitely a pro.

- How can you tell?
- My grandfather owned a funeral home.

We spent a lot of quality time
bonding over the embalming table.

Do you know what a trocar is, Tony?

I'm guessing
it's not an alien on Star Trek.

(CHUCKLING) It's from the French.
Trocart. Three quarts.

It's used to enter the abdominal cavity

so that the lungs and other
major organs can be drained of fluids.

Now, as you can see,
whoever did this barely left a mark.

He does look good for a dead guy.

Well, skin tone is simulated by dyes.

Every mortician
has his own family recipe.

This is one of the best I've seen.

Can you tell me when he died?

He's been perfectly preserved.

He could've died days ago,
or even months.

It's impossible to tell which.

Official cause of death is listed as
"in the line of duty," two weeks ago.

Well, two weeks I can believe.

But LOD usually implies an accident,
or an injury received in combat.

Look.

Besides minimal bruising of the wrists,

I mean,
there's no sign of any external trauma.

But his insides... Here.

Outside of the embalming process,

there's no evidence
of any internal injury.

There's a rumour going around
he might have been poisoned.

That's possible.

But the tox screens wouldn't be able
to detect it.

Why's that?

His blood's been replaced
by embalming fluid.

Formaldehyde, methanol, ethanol.

And looking for another toxin
would be like looking for a...

A needle in a haystack.

A dead Marine
with no obvious cause of death.

And someone
who didn't want us digging him up.

Give you any ideas, Duck?

One in particular does come to mind.

Me, too.

GIBBS: Keep looking.
Need an answer soon.

He's talking about murder, gentlemen.

I knew that.

I don't suppose
you'd be willing to phone me, Major,

and tell me how?

Kidwell's leave
and earning statements are on top.

- Two years' worth. Now what?
- Even top-secret spooks get paid.

And this will help us because...

The government
records everything, Kate.

Days at sea,

when they receive
hazardous duty and combat pay.

Divorces.

His records may be sealed,
but if we follow his paycheck...

We'll find out where he was stationed.

And who was paying him.

You have one hour
to break that down for me.

Red tape that's actually useful.

- Who knew?
- Gibbs.

You know what really ticks me off?

- Gibbs?
- No.

These guys get paid more than I do.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Gibbs.

LISA: I don't appreciate being
interrogated, Agent Gibbs.

Well, why don't we start with,
who is this?

Lisa Peary.

Don't you think I would have told you
if Jim Kidwell called me?

Well, exactly who is
interrogating you, Mrs Peary?

He said his name's Agent DiNozzo.

- When did this happen?
- He's here right now.

Where?

Coleman Park.

GIBBS: I can be there in 15 minutes.

Does he know
I'm on the phone talking to you?

No, I don't think so.

See if you can't keep him there
until I get there.

DUCKY: Interesting, Gerald.

Gerald!

I'm sorry.
I was listening to a football game.

You're wearing a CD player.

Are you trying to tell me
you find me boring?

Never mind.

What do you make

of this material
filling the incision cavity?

Well, my grandfather
normally used cotton,

but in a pinch we sometimes packed it
with old newspaper.

To Abby, please.

Sure. Right away.

Football. Honestly.

(GRUNTING)

Oh, dear Lord.

I believe I know how you died, Major.

(SHUDDERING)

And may the Lord have mercy
on your soul.

(CHILDREN CHATTERING)

Mrs Peary.

Oh, hi. I tried to keep him here,
but I think he knew something was up.

- Does this look like the man?
- Yes.

If he doesn't work for NCIS,
who does he work for?

I don't know,
but I promise I'm gonna find out.

- Which way did he go?
- Five minutes ago.

- Wearing a black windbreaker.
- Take your kids home. I'll be in touch.

- Kids, let's go! Come on!
- BOY: Okay, Mom.

Look, I'm done, chief.

I don't think so.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

You son of a...

That's twice.

Next time you are mine.

KATE: September,
his unit code changed to 30370.

His DSN changed to...

No, slow down! Slow down. Please.

How could you work
in law enforcement your entire life

and not learn how to type?

- I'm a man of action, Kate.
- Yeah, more like an action figure.

Why? You wanna play with me?

As in you look good,
but you really can't do much.

But I look good.

Gibbs, is there anything
you wanna tell us about?

I got shot at by our fake colonel.

No way. Did you nail him?

Nope.

What did you guys find?

Right.

In September,
Peary and Kidwell were transferred

from SATCOM to a new unit.

We got the RUC number, but they're
not listed in the Marine Corps database.

Wouldn't be.
They weren't working for the Corps.

Definitely CIA.

How do you know that?

How many agencies do you know that
drive economy-class armoured cars?

Come on. Ducky wants to talk to us.

He's really pissed off.

What? How can you tell?

I really need
to get better at reading men.

It was quite brilliant, actually.
I almost missed it.

But while I was examining
the embalming incision,

I discovered that the carotid artery
showed absolutely no sign of decay.

Yes, I once saw a similar case
in West Germany, where a young boy...

Duck, we don't have time for stories
on this one.

Fine.

But first, I'd like to ask a question.

Do you people find me boring?

- No.
- Of course not.

Absolutely not.

Can we get back to this now?

Yes.

I then checked the vitreous for toxins.

Vitreous?

Eyeball jelly.

Very good, Kate.

Here, the concentrations of methanol
confirmed my suspicions.

The reason I was unable
to determine the cause of death

was because our Major

was alive when they embalmed him.

ABBY: The stuff inside Kidwell's neck
was definitely newspaper.

I'm still processing the scraps.

Most of it's unreadable,
but what I do have is in Spanish.

That means
that Kidwell and our fake colonel were

probably in Central
or South America recently.

I could run his likeness past
Marine detachments on embassy duty.

Yeah. Run it.

Okay, DiNozzo, what's it say?

Something about
farmer's markets and shoes required.

Yeah, but look at this.

December 12.

KATE: That can't be right.
That was two days ago.

- The funeral was on the...
- Eighth.

So how does a guy
get into a coffin that was buried

four days before he supposedly died?

They knew we were going to dig him up.

They killed him
and hoped we wouldn't notice.

KATE: We know Kidwell was murdered.

And that lying sack of excrement
is somehow involved.

- What? You prefer I call him a sack...
- The question now is,

what happened to Major Peary?
Is he still alive?

There's an easy way to check.

What? You think Mrs Peary's
just gonna give us permission

- to dig up his grave?
- I don't know, Kate.

I wasn't planning on asking her.

- Hey, guys.
- Abby, you track this guy down?

Not yet, but I've only heard back
from about half of the embassies.

What is this thing, Abby?

Ground-penetrating radar.

Gibbs didn't tell you?

Tell us what?

You're going grave-robbing tonight.

(OWL HOOTING)

TONY: This is so not right.

I mean, it's not like we couldn't have
done this during daylight.

You afraid of ghosts, Tony?

No, I'm afraid of getting shot
for trespassing.

Where the hell is Gibbs?

Right here.

Don't do that.

Did you calibrate the radar yet?

TONY: Just about. Check this out.

(RADAR BEEPING)

Oh, yeah.

Lookit.

What's that by the feet?

TONY: I don't know.

GIBBS: Fluffy.

(EXCLAIMING)

TONY: That must have been
one lonely old lady.

And one pissed-off poodle.

GIBBS: Okay, bring it over here.

Let's see if Major Peary's home.

All right.

The casket's metal, boss.

I'm getting some false signatures, but

there is definitely something in there.

And it is not Major Peary.

You can run, but you cannot hide.

What's up, Jack?

I have a friend
that's looking forward to beating you.

Courtesy of the Marines
at the Colombian Embassy.

His name's Jack Canton.

Should be enough
to get the Director of the CIA out of bed.

Tired, Kate?

- It's 3:00 a.m., Gibbs.
- Better get moving, then.

On what?

Need to know where the newspaper was
published that was found in Kidwell.

- KATE: Tonight?
- Technically speaking, it's this morning.

Those Marines we were talking about
the other day.

What were they doing
in Colombia, Bob?

Well, they were part of a task force
that was helping the locals

hunt down Carlos Morales.

He's the head
of the Putumayo drug cartel.

How did they die?

Poisoned.

Insurgents kidnapped them.

We paid the ransom,
but they killed them anyway.

It happens.

How much was the ransom,
Mr Director?

$2 million. Why?

Put it up.

Was this the agent responsible
for paying it?

And if it is?

We think he kept the money for himself.
Now he's trying to cover it up.

Those are pretty bold accusations,
Agent Gibbs.

You have any proof of this?

Major Peary wasn't in his grave.

And Kidwell was alive four days ago.
You tell me, sir.

Where is he now, Bob?

Well, now he's on his way
back to Colombia.

Look, if any of this turns out to be true,
we will handle it.

I do not need NCIS
playing Internal Affairs for my agency.

Understood.

Go get our Marine.

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

TONY: I'd like to officially go on record
as saying

I really, really miss
the Gulfstream we took to Gitmo.

You hungry, Kate?

Oh, Tony, do I look hungry to you?

Now that you mention it,
you kind of look like...

(AIRPLANE RATTLING)

Tell me that's normal.

Sure.

Now, that I'm not so sure about.

Great.

How long till we get to Colombia?

It's not long. Five, six hours, tops.

Okay, is he really sleeping,
or is that just an act?

No, he's really sleeping.

How can you tell?

He looks peaceful.

(GRUNTING)

Morning. Sleep well?

If by "well" you mean
violently throwing up all night

and bouncing around like rag dolls...

Then, yeah, boss, we slept very well.
Thanks for asking.

Oh, you get used to it.

That's what I'm afraid of.

Sir, we'll be landing
in about 30 minutes.

Did you hear back
from the embassy yet, Staff Sergeant?

The Marines are expecting you.

They won't let Canton's partner
leave his office until you get there.

Okay. My compliments to the pilot.

What you looking for, Kate?

The ladies' room.

Okay, the men's room.

There's no men's room.

Then how the hell
am I supposed to go to the bathroom?

You're kidding, right?

No way. Forget it. I can wait.

Okay. Suit yourself.

(SIGHING)

Damn it. Where?

If you want some privacy,

probably go down
behind those boxes there.

God, I miss Air Force One.

GIBBS: What do you mean,
you lost him?

GONZALEZ: We tracked Canton
to an insurgent camp.

- By the time we got there, he was gone.
- What do you think about that, Kate?

Do you think Agent Gonzales here
is working for Canton?

It's possible. $2 million can go
a long way in Colombia.

If I was rogue,
you think I'd be sitting in this office

sweating my ass off, Agent Todd?

I don't know. Let me see your ass.

Canton doesn't even know
we're onto him.

And he's probably gonna
walk in through this door tomorrow.

Yeah, well, that's a good plan,
except by then

Peary will probably already be dead.

The newspaper we found on Kidwell
was published in Bosa.

That's about 10 miles from here.

How many funeral parlours
would you say they have?

What does that have to do
with anything?

Humour us.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

- That's Canton's car out front.
- How'd you know?

Because he embalmed Major Kidwell
when he was still alive.

He's joking, right?

Canton told your agency the Marines
were poisoned two weeks ago?

Yeah, with formaldehyde.

Well, if Peary's body turns up
stabbed, shot or beaten,

he blows his cover.

And then there's the time of death.

He can't have two-day-old bodies.
The embalming hides it.

- KATE: It's a perfect cover-up.
- No such thing.

I always knew
he was a sick bastard, but that's just...

Here, hold on, Gibbs. This isn't the US.

- I gotta call the Colombians in on this.
- Well, you do that.

Tony, take the front door.
Kate and I will go around back.

Now I know why
everyone in the CIA hates these guys.

(PRAYING IN SPANISH)

(GRUNTING)

(GROANING)

(YELLING)

(WHISTLING)

Get them out of here.

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

- You ready?
- Yeah.

(GUN FIRING)

Maybe not.

Grenade!

(PEOPLE EXCLAIMING)

- Are you okay?
- I think so.

- Is that my blood?
- No.

CANTON: Gibbs, I know
you're out there.

Answer me, or I'll pop this Marine.

Jack. It's me, Gonzales.

I'm coming in!

This doesn't concern you, Gonzales.
I want Gibbs. Unarmed.

(GUN FIRING)

CANTON: I said Gibbs.

The Marine is next.

If he dies, you die.

- You don't get past me.
- Look, I just wanna talk to you, okay?

Why don't I believe that?

CANTON: From where I'm standing,
you don't have much choice.

You want your Marine back,
you deal with me.

Okay.

Relax your shoulders.

What's it gonna be, Gibbs?

GIBBS: I'm coming in.

$2 million. And it was all mine.

But you wouldn't let up.

You really think
I'm gonna let you walk out of here?

I figured you were gonna say that.

I can't believe you trusted me.

You sound just like my ex-wife.

(CHILD LAUGHING)

BOY: Kick the ball straight.

Good hit, Zack. Watch me kick.

Hey, that's...

Daddy! It's Daddy!

Daddy! Daddy, I missed you!

Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!

I really missed you.

Thank you.

Thank you all so much.

(BOY LAUGHING)

(SOBBING)

Oh, God, what happened to your ear?

I'll live.

I'm telling you,
that wasn't my fault, Kate.

Oh, so it was mine?

Gibbs saw the whole thing.
Let him decide.

Fine. Ask him.

I will.

(CAR HORN HONKING)