NCIS (2003–…): Season 8, Episode 15 - Defiance - full transcript

The State Department's
breathing down my neck.

I'm due in MTAC in 15 minutes
to brief the White House.

- Sir.
- Shut up, DiNozzo!

Agent David! Put that equipment
back in the truck.

This is an FBI crime scene now.

If this isn't rectified
in 48 hours,

I want DiNozzo and McGee's
badges on my desk.

* NCIS 8x15 *
Defiance
Original Air Date on February 15, 2011

We're outside the
United States Embassy

in Vlastimil, Belgravia,
where a crowd has gathered,

anxiously awaiting the arrival
of Belgravian Defense Minister

Andor Gorgova, for his first
face-to-face meeting

with the
U.S. Secretary of State.

Not our war! Not our war!

Delegates from both countries

have been
in closed-door sessions,

laying the groundwork
for a treaty

establishing a U.S.-forward base
in Belgravia.

Gorgova all but defines
the New Europe.

Aligning his country
with the United States...

Not our war! Not our war!

have been constant
protests, causing some...

Not our war! Not our war!

U.S. Marines
and Secret Service agents

from both countries stand guard.

The official signing
of the treaty will be tomorrow,

at the Royal Palace,

with the Belgravian Prime
Minister in attendance.

This is Warren Gates
reporting from Vlastimil.

Stop!

Stop! Stoi!

Stoi!

Ooh... Okay, boss.
Here we go.

My eyes are so close together,

but I got big ears.

Having fun there,
are you, DiNozzo?

Oh, hey, boss.

It's just this new app;
it's great.

It's pretty funny, sometimes.

Wanna see what I did to McGee?
He almost looks normal.

No.

Thanks, boss.

So why didn't
you answer my text?

Text?!

Oh... gosh.

Sorry, it was on "vibrate."

It is Tuesday, Tony.
The blood drive?

8:00 to 10:00.

We all gave.
Oh, n...

Where were you?

Oh, that's today,
from 8:00 to 10:00.

And it's just after 10:00,
so I guess, well...

There's always next year,
though.

They're gonna be there
every morning this week.

Of course, I could always
try and do it tomorrow.

You're pushing
to make Agent of the Year.

It's not going to look good
if you don't give.

Yeah, it's Gibbs.

Yeah. I'll be right up.

This...

is my Rembrandt.

We were aware of
opposition to the treaty,

but an assassination attempt

wasn't on the radar.

So what happens next?

Thankfully,
Defense Minister Gorgova

won't be intimidated
by terrorists.

The Secretary of State
suggested, for security reasons,

that the signing of the treaty
be brought here.

We need protective
service assistance.

CID is up

in the rotation, so we're
taking the lead, Leon.

But we need some help from NCIS.

That's no problem.

But I'd like to discuss
Sergeant Jennings' death.

That investigation

is being handled by the
Belgravian authorities

and the State Department's
regional security office.

Now, the cause of the Marine
guard's death is known.

They're focused
on a local dissident group.

Not much more needs to be done.

Special Agent Gibbs.

What's the disposition

of Sergeant Jennings' body?
It's being sent

to the Armed Forces Institute
of Pathology, in Dover.

So you're not asking us
to investigate his death.

You just want us

- to protect Gorgova?
- General?

No.

We've got him covered,
and the other members

of the official delegation.

We're giving you guys
a break on this one.

Just as a precaution,
until the treaty signing,

we need NCIS to protect
Gorgova's daughter, Adriana.

She's a graduate student
at John Hamilton University.

Anything we can do to assist.

Appreciate your help, Leon.

Adriana Gorgova

has been studying
in the United States

for the last six years.

She received a bachelor's degree
from Princeton University,

and she's currently
a graduate student

in Diplomatic Studies
at John Hamilton.

Pale, dull...

a brainiac.

She's a female you, Timmy.

Her father is
a self-made millionaire.

He modernized factories
and resurrected the moribund

Belgravian transportation
equipment industries.

Then turned to politics.
Became the country's

Defense Minister.
Rich daddy.

Sounding better
all the time, Timmy.

What'd the embassy say?

They tried to set up an
introductory meeting for us

with Adriana,
but she was unavailable

because of her class schedule.

However...

they gave me an address...

just off campus.

Go, Ziva, find her.
Take McGee with you.

We'll double-team her,
24/7, portal-to-portal.

You got a problem, McGee?

Well, Army CID gets to protect

the Defense Minister and the
other official delegates,

NCIS gets his daughter?

What do you want me to say?

Growing up in Israel,

my idea of American college life
was Animal Farm.

The George Orwell book?

No!

The John Belushi movie.

That's Animal House.

Whatever.
Did you go to toga parties?

No, I didn't belong
to a fraternity.

That's it.

Hm. I definitely
did not live

in a place like that, either.

Is that her?

I don't know.
You think?

Six years in America
changes people.

I guess.
Excuse me, Miss Gorgova?!

Yes?

Hi. NCIS Special Agents
McGee and David.

I thought I made it clear

to whomever called
from the embassy...

I don't need protection.

I'm fine. Okay?

There was an attempt
on your father's life.

I do not think
it is your choice.

Adriana!

Sorry.
I got hung up at work.

Give me a minute, Judd.

Sure.

I've lived here independently
and have enjoyed my privacy.

My father's identity
is known to very few,

and I intend
to keep it that way.

Adriana, we're... we're
late for the study group.

Everything okay?

Yeah.

Take your protection detail...
and shove it.

Let's go, Judd.

Wow.

You will do as you're told,
you understand me?

I am 24 years old

and have been on my own
for six years.

I don't need
to be chaperoned by anyone.

You have not been on your own.

I have supported you.

You are in this country
on student visa.

It can be revoked immediately.

I am concerned for your safety.

Adriana!

I apologize for
my daughter's behavior.

You will see she's
very intelligent young lady.

And reasonable!

When she wants to be.

We will watch after her, sir.

Thank you.

I'll show you out.

Okay.

You can tag along, if you want.

But understand I am not
changing my routine for you.

I've got classes, I am behind
on my dissertation,

and I'm training
for the National Marathon

next month.
We won't get in your way.

I have an appointment
for a facial...

and Brazilian at 4:00.

You coming?

You're the State Department
Regional Security Officer

in Belgravia;
you must know something.

You have to understand.

It's pro forma to allow
the local authorities

the courtesy of conducting
the investigation.

Well, you have to understand
NCIS investigates the death

of every United States Marine.

Yes, but...

We've heard that the Belgravians

suspect a local dissident group
was responsible.

Correct.

That is the current thinking.

Based on what evidence?

Based on the group
claiming responsibility.

What, a phone call
to the media?

The bomber has been identified
as a local.

We're trying to tie him
to the group.

Has anyone been arrested?

No.

It's midnight here.

I still have a lot to do.

When the treaty's signed
tomorrow in Washington

it's going to hit the fan here.

If I hear anything else,
I'll let you know.

Let's secure Jennings' body
from AFIP in Dover,

do our own autopsy.

I told you that I would
take care of that.

Your primary assignment right
now is the protection detail.

Oh, no!

No, no, no, no, no!

What?

My computer just crashed!

Oh! I've lost everything!

Damn it!

Well, you know, it's really not
possible to lose everything.

Mind if I take a look?

Uh-uh. This paper's
too important.

I need somebody that actually
knows what they're doing.

Well, McGee's pretty
good with computers.

Among his degrees,
he has a masters

in computer forensics from MIT.

That's someone in the lobby.

Must be our replacements.

Yes?

Gibbs.
Come on up.

He sounds pleasant.

That's our boss.

A man of few words.

To quote the agent that will walk in
here with him, "A functional mute."

I suggest you don't
mess with him too much.

All right.
There we go.

There is your file.

Auto-save was turned off,

so I took the liberty

of enabling it
every 60 seconds.

Shouldn't have
that problem again.

Thank you.

What are your other degrees in?

Close your mouth, Tony.

Her radar's locked on McGee.

Boss, there's only
the one entrance

and no windows
that allow access.

Special Agent Gibbs.

Heard you're the silent type.

See ya, boss.

Thank you for
helping me, Timmy.

You'll be back in the morning?

Yeah.

Bye.

And who are you?

Feels good to give blood.

Yeah, well, for 3,000 years,
bloodletting or phlebotomy

was considered therapeutic.

The practice continued
till almost the end of the 19th century.

It all started, of course,
with the ancient Egyptians.

Did you leave one
of our guests out

last night, Mr. Palmer?

No, Doc. It's me.

Protection detail;
didn't get much sleep.

And what brings you down here,

other than a uncomfortable
stainless steel bed?

Sergeant Jennings.

Oh, yes.

Pursuant to Director Vance's
instructions,

I spoke with the Armed Forces
Institute of Pathology

last night.

They were going to e-mail me
the details of his arrival.

I'll check on that,
Dr. Mallard.

My main concern is

they embalmed the
body in Germany,

and that could
impede my autopsy.

My concern is you finding
enough trace evidence

to I.D. the signature
of the bomb maker.

Eh, sergeant's remains
are scheduled

to arrive at Dover
at 0900 and...

I had better leave.

Traffic is a mess.

Keep me posted, Duck.

Hold that thing, Palmer.

How long do you think
this is going to take?

15, 20 minutes.

Professor Fleming

is one of the few
people on campus

who know who my father is.

Do you have to come in with me?

I'm sure he can be trusted.

We just need to check the room.

Come in.

Professor Fleming,

mind if my keepers take
a look around?

Nothing to hide here.
Come on in.

Thanks.
Just take a second.

McGee.

Sorry.

You texting him?

Ray? Yes.

He wanted to know
what I was doing.

And you can't tell him
anything about it.

How long do you think
we're going to be together?

- You and Ray?
- No, us...

Gibbs's team.

I mean, you've been here seven
years, Tony's been here longer.

I do think about that
myself sometimes.

Tony turned down a post
in Spain four years ago.

Career-wise, he can't
do that again.

Do you think you'd want
to lead your own team?

Yeah.

Yeah, someday, sure.

Adriana still in there?

Yes.

You guys are, uh...

Friends.

You're in Adriana's
study group, right?

Mm-hmm.
I heard you say

you also work?
Sort of.

I do odd jobs
for a small machine shop

in exchange for
a place to live.

I will do the revisions and get
them back to you by Friday.

So long as I have them

by the weekend.

Next patient.
You ready, Judd?

Movie tonight?

Can't.

Not funny.

Are you here to scold me?

Yes. And not about that.

Tony, you skipped
the blood drive again.

You're the only one
on Team Gibbs

that hasn't donated.

I was up all night guarding
the Belgravian brat, you know.

I only got a couple
hours of sleep.

Now I gotta go and
I gotta relieve Ziva.

I'm a busy guy, Abbs.

I'll do it tomorrow, I promise.

Tomorrow morning.

What?

I don't understand.

You donated your sperm
when you were in college.

Yes, it's a much more
pleasurable delivery system.

Tony, what is wrong?

Nothing.

Tony...

Ever since I was
in the hospital...

I've been terrified by needles.

I gotta go.

So are you going to spend any time
with your father before he leaves?

I doubt it.

I don't think there's any time
for me on his schedule.

Gather you two are
not very close, huh?

We were, when I was younger.

But things changed.

When he got into politics.

Yeah.

I, too, have, um...

a father whose first
love is his country.

Are his politics as
misguided as my father's?

Don't get me started

on fathers.

Are you going to change?

Um, no.

Agents DiNozzo and McGee

are going to run with you.

What's with McGee?

What do you mean?

Is there a Mrs. McGee?

What a concept.

No, he's not married.

Girlfriend?

Not that I know of.

Okay, what am I
missing here, huh?

We talking about the same guy...
Timothy McGee?

The Ichabod Crane who
speaks in algorithms

and looks like he has some kind
of permanently frumpy expression

on his face?

Do not listen to him, Adriana.

McGee is a very sweet man.

He is intelligent

and he is loyal to a fault.

We are talking
about a different guy.

I cannot believe how many
pieces of shrapnel his body absorbed.

Not exactly shrapnel.

They're called flechettes.

The reports shows that
Sergeant Jennings

was less than three meters away
when the bomb detonated.

His action saved the life of the
defense minister and countless others.

I will never understand fanatics who
are willing to give up their lives

just to make
a political statement.

It's nothing new.

Suicide bombing as
a political tool...

well, it can be traced back
to the assassination

of Czar Alexander II
of Russia, in 1881.

Alexander fell victim
to a nihilist plot,

while driving on one
of the central streets

of St. Petersburg,
near the Winter Palace.

You know, Abby's
already called me twice.

I think she's pretty anxious
to get these samples.

You are dismissed.

Thank you so much.

History lesson to continue
on his return.

You should think of running
in the marathon next month, Tim.

I train with a group
on the weekends.

Why don't you join us?

I'll, uh, I'll
think about it. Yeah.

Good.

You know, I ran the Boston
Marathon back in '95.

You didn't do so bad,

for a guy your age.

Anyone else hungry?
Yeah.

There's a great bistro
by my house.

They make the best mixta salad.

Okay, okay, by me.

Let's earn it.

Up the stairs.

Tony, why don't you
pick up the salads.

The walk will cool you down.

Wouldn't want you to cramp up.

I'm going to take a shower.

Behave yourself.
You're on duty.

Tim! I need your help.

You decent?

You'll find out
when you get here.

This is not a good idea.

Tim!

Yeah.

I flipped a switch
and the bulb popped.

I can't, uh,
shower in the dark.

Do you have a stepladder?

In the closet.

Wait.

We can't do this.

I'm going to go get the ladder.

I'm sorry I fought
having you around.

What, me, or an NCIS
protection detail?

I've got some spare bulbs
in the kitchen.

Huh.

Tony must've
forgotten something.

I'll get it!

No!

Adriana!

Don't do it.

Stay back. She's ours.

What?

Tony, Adriana's been kidnapped.

Two armed men with masks.

What?!

Do you see them?

They're heading north!

Come on.

Out of the way!

This is an FBI
crime scene now.

If this isn't
rectified in 48 hours,

I want DiNozzo and McGee's
badges on my desk.

Does Gorgova know?

His embassy's been notified
by the kidnappers already.

They threatened to
kill his daughter

if he signs that treaty.

Ceremony's been put on hold.

This couldn't have
come at a worse time.

Boss...

this is all my fault.

I take responsibility
for what happened here.

You'll have my resignation
by the end of the day.

Did you break protocol, McGee?

No, but...

I'm responsible.

You are part of a team;
you're part of my team,

and I'm sure as hell
not turning in my badge!

FBI's here.

All right.
There's work to be done.

Both of you witnessed
the kidnapping.

You cooperate.

And when they are done with you,

you get your butts
back to the Navy Yard.

Wow. Guess Agent of the Year's
out of the question.

Abbs, what are you doing?

Well, it's an ancient Chinese
chant to remove bad luck.

What are you burning?

Um, Tan Xiang.
It's a Tan incense.

That DiNozzo's stapler?
Yes.

And that's McGee's book.

Do you really think
Director Vance would

make them resign?

Oh, yeah, he would.

Abbs, you really
want to help them...

stop chanting and
focus on the work.

Why am I here?

I analyzed the bomb fragments

that Ducky pulled from
Sergeant Jennings' body.

The internal payload was
a shell, filled with

thousands of these teeny-weeny
little needle-like thingies.

Yeah. Flechettes.
Ducky told me.

They're made out of a
unique titanium alloy,

It has a very high
melting point...

1,900 degrees Kelvin,
or 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

That it?

I wouldn't call you
down here just for that.

Remember how the Unabomber's
signature was wood?

Mm-hmm.
Well, this alloy

plus that marking
on the flechette,

is the signature of

another U.S. bomb maker.

He's been linked
to protest bombings

on the campus of
Texas Western University,

and U.S. bases at Subic Bay
and the Vieques Islands.

Does the bomb maker have a name?

Joe Don Wynn.

Wait!

I know where he is.

ATF busted him two weeks ago.

Aah!

Bad day just got worse.
Where's my stapler?

Tony, I didn't take it.

This time.

Don't look at me!

How'd it go at the Bureau?

Well, they kept us
there last night and

most of this morning,

which means that we've gone two
nights without having any sleep.

They found the kidnappers' car

less than a mile from
Adriana's apartment.

It was reported stolen
two days ago.

Car was clean, no prints.

Their, uh, forensics
came up empty.

Do you know
why Abby sent this to me?

He made the bomb
that killed Sergeant Jennings.

Joe Don Wynn.

An American.

How did an American bomb
end up in Belgravia?

We have Homeland Security here.

They have nothing
like that in Belgravia.

Wynn's being brought here
from Central Detention.

You think the same people who
tried to assassinate Gorgova

kidnapped his daughter?

Boss, is there something
we should be doing?

By now, the FBI's finished
processing Adriana's apartment.

Wonder if they missed anything.

Campfire.

What does he mean?

Is he suggesting
what I think he was?

That would be a very bold move.

I like it.

It was like a geyser,

just shooting straight
up in the air.

That was a...
Good job, guys.

Look, even if we can pick
the lock, we can't go in there.

Chill, McFraidy.

I mean, what's the
worst they can do to us?

They're already going
to take our badges.

They can arrest us for
tampering with a crime scene.

I'm sure there's
an FBI seal on the door.

We cannot break it.

No problemo.

Metro PD, ATF...

Oh, yeah... FBI.

Knew this would come in handy.

Where did you get that?

Remember that joint crime scene
we worked with Fornell...

boarding house, downtown.
Yes.

One of his guys left
this laying around.

Very sloppy.

It'll be like
we were never here.

We are so screwed.

So why would I
tell you anything?

Well, because I can help you.

Yeah? How?

I've seen the
prosecution's file.

Let me give you
a little preview

how your trial's going to go.

Texas Western,
Subic Bay bombings...

They got a strong
case against you.

Vieques Islands...
that one's a slam dunk.

You're, uh...

you're being represented by
a 26-year-old public defender?

Yeah.

Trial's a waste of
the taxpayer's money.

You're toast.

So what can you do for me?

Ah, a case like yours
is all about sentencing.

You help me...

I could talk to the judge.

What do you want?

Last week, there was an
assassination attempt

in Belgravia and
we can link you

to the bomb.

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

Okay, you want to play
games, I'm out of here.

Wait... hey, hey.
Hey, hey.

All right.

Who'd you make the bomb for?

You can talk to the judge.

You tell him I helped you,
I can get a deal?

I seen it before.

All right.

This guy approached me
a few months ago.

This guy Belgravian?

No. He was American.

He paid me in cash.

What's his name?

I don't know who this guy
thought he was dealing with.

He gave me a fake one
but I checked him out.

He's a teacher
at John Hamilton.

He's a professor.

His real name is Carl Fleming.

So you going to talk
to the judge, right?

No.
What?

You said you would.
I said I could.

But I won't.

You built a bomb
that killed a U.S. Marine.

We don't even know
what we're looking for.

We're truffle-huntin'.

We're just sniffing around.

That's gonna leave a scar.

It'll give you some character.

I got something.

Something was jammed in there.

Tripped the bathroom's
ground-fault circuit breaker.

I got changed in here
before we went running.

Lights were working then.

Who popped the breaker?

The only other
person that went in

the bathroom was Adriana.

Maybe she got you in here
as a diversion

so she could open the door.

What are you saying, she was
in on her own kidnapping?

How would she know exactly when

the kidnappers would come?

She signaled them.

How, Tony?

She never left the bathroom.

Godfather I: Michael Corleone
offs Captain McCluskey.

She hid a gun in the toilet?

No, a cell phone.

Carl Fleming has
Belgravian ancestry

and a history of arrests

for political
and anti-military protests.

He's a clich?;
the radical academic.

Customs records show he just
returned from a European trip,

including a stopover in
Belgravia.

And Fleming's tied
to both cases.

So he attempted
to assassinate Gorgova

to stop the signing
of the treaty.

Maybe when he failed,
he kidnapped the daughter.

With her cooperation.

Adriana told us she hates
her father's politics.

Kidnapping's a hoax.

Boss, I've tracked
Fleming's cell phone

to the 300 block of 14th Street.

Could be where
he's hiding with Adriana.

It says the signal was coming
from within 25 feet of here.

Ziva, check it out.

Mm-hmm.

"John Hamilton faculty parking."

Could be inside
one of these buildings.

Boss...

No cell phone. Look at this.

DiNozzo, pop the trunk.

Didn't expect that.

If Fleming was behind
the assassination attempt

and the kidnapping,
why's he dead?

Where's Adriana?

So it was really just
a, just a lucky thing.

The FBI agents
appear to be upset.

From what
I understand,

it's a complicated situation.

Mm. Are McGee and Tony still on
double-secret probation?

We're pathologists,
Mr. Palmer.

We deal in bodies, not gossip.

We searched the area.

Went door-to-door
with Metro PD.

No trace of Adriana.

They're gonna keep looking.
Yeah, Gibbs.

I think we made the FBI's
Ten Most Wanted List.

We were doing our job.

We were investigating
Jennings' death,

and that led us to finding
Fleming's body.

I don't think they
see it that way.

The embassy just received
a ransom demand for $10 million.

This isn't about
politics anymore.

Someone else is calling
the shots.

The dead man's name
is Carl Fleming.

He's an American.

He teaches diplomatic
studies at John Hamilton.

Minister Gorgova, he's your
daughter's faculty advisor.

We suspect that Adriana

was involved
in her own kidnapping.

No. When it was political,

about the treaty, I could agree
with you, Agent Gibbs,

but Adriana had a substantial
trust fund.

She had no need for money.

It's my wife.

Excuse me.

The abduction started out
about the treaty.

We think that there was
a falling out.

Now it is about money.

This has gotten very messy.

Director Vance,
for your sake, I hope

you're not just covering
for your agents' screw-up.

That is not the case.

Keep your people out of this.

Let the FBI find the girl.

Gentlemen, will you
excuse us, please?

Yes, Director.

Nothing ever changes,
does it, Gibbs?

Rules just don't apply
to you, do they?

We were doing our job.

Yeah. When were you gonna
tell me about the daughter?

Why'd you assume we screwed up?

The girl was in on
her own kidnapping, Leon.

It couldn't have been prevented
by anyone.

That's your theory, Gibbs.

Do you have any proof?!

Come on, come on, come on!

I'm going as fast
as I can here.

I already called Gibbs!

Well, you shouldn't have.

I'll stall him.

Hey, Gibbs!
Hey.

You got down here
really, really fast.

Well, yeah, you said
you had something, Abbs.

Yep, right.

Um, rice.

Long-grain rice.

You should know this.

If you ever get
your cell phone wet,

disconnect the battery
and then put the phone

into a bowl of uncooked rice.

It acts as a drying agent,

and it extracts the moisture
from the electronics.

That what you did to the phone
found in Adriana's apartment?

Yep.
And?

And we were able
to reconstruct its history.

She sent a text message
at 2:48.

That's, like, less than a minute
before she was kidnapped,

and it was only
one word: "Now."

Abbs, do we know
who she texted?

Um...

Well, um...

McGee, do we know who
she texted?

We do.

The cell phone's registered
to Judd Stern.

Ziva and I met him, boss.

He's part
of Adriana's study group.

Lives in an industrial
area off campus.

I'm actually a good cook.

I remove your gag...

you don't yell?

Federal Agents!

Federal agents! Freeze!

He's on the move!

Hey!

Get down.

On your knees.

You okay?

Yeah.

We know you were involved.

I never meant for
this to happen.

I just wanted to stop my father
from signing the treaty.

But Judd got greedy.

He told me Professor Fleming
was gonna try

to assassinate my father.

Where is the professor?

He's dead.

Defense treaty was just signed.

Gorgova and his party are
departing Andrews at 1345.

Adriana with him?

Mm-hmm.

Wait. So she cooperates
in her own kidnapping

and then gets off Scotch free?

Scot.

Diplomatic immunity.

What'd I miss?

I mean, you think she was really
into me or was it

just part of an act?

Ziva, get the phone.

Special Agent DiNozzo's desk.

Oh, okay. I'll tell him, Abby.

Get off my phone.

Tell me what?

Abby is on her way up
with the Red Cross nurse.

Uh, boss, I forgot...

I got this dentist appointment.

Also I have to validate
my new parking I.D.

Tony?

I want you to meet Samantha.

Hi, Tony.

Hi.

Samantha's specialty is working
with people like you

that suffer from trypanophobia.

The fear of needles.

If you want to give blood,
I'd like to try to help you.

Yeah, okay.

Try away.

It's not so much a fear,
actually.

I had an incident
a few years ago.

Where I had bubonic,
or pneumonic plague.

It was never
really diagnosed...