NCIS (2003–…): Season 9, Episode 4 - Enemy on the Hill - full transcript

CAMERAMAN:
Okay, we're set.

Later this week,
Congress will be voting

on a $14 billion appropriation

for construction
of a new class aircraft carrier.

Many watchdog groups feel that the
money would be better spent at home

on schools and infrastructure.
Your opinion?

Well, that's a difficult question
for me to answer.

I don't really know
what the military needs.

That's a husband question.

I'd have to talk to him
to see how I feel about it.

Okay. Thank you.
Your honesty is refreshing.

CAMERAMAN:
Okay, we're good.

Chad. The guy with the camera
over there.

Excuse me, sir. ZNN.

Could we interview you
for the evening news?

- No.
- It'll only take a second.

- Please, don't point that at me.
- Please, sir. If you could just give us...

[HORN HONKS]

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

Someone call 911!

- Gibbs, Gibbs, Gibbs.
- Whoa, whoa. Abby, what? What?

You're not gonna believe it.
I was chosen. I'm a match.

They want me at the hospital
for an interview right away.

What?
You donating bone marrow again?

No. A kidney.

- Who needs a kidney?
- I don't know him. I just volunteered.

Whoa, Abby. Slow down. Back up.

- What are you talking about?
- I heard about it.

There's this 18-year-old kid.
He's on dialysis.

And he needs a kidney
but nobody in his family was a match.

I had to do something. I went down
and got tested and they just called me.

You're gonna give a good kidney
to a total stranger?

- Are you out of your mind?
- That is very noble.

Abby, that's major surgery.
What's the recovery time on that?

- It's gotta be weeks.
- Well, I don't know. But I'll find out.

I have an interview with the
transplant coordinator in, like, an hour.

Hey, Gibbs.

Hey, Detective Sportelli.
What are you doing here?

- Long time.
- I gotta go.

- Abby, don't you commit to anything.
- It's gonna be great.

- Sportelli, what's up?
- I arrested The Cooler.

- The Cooler?
- He puts people on ice.

Yeah, he's suspected
in at least a half-dozen

- high-profile contract assassinations.
- Right.

The thing tying the cases
are the slugs taken from the victims.

Yeah, he's been like a ghost,
blending into the background.

FBI has no idea what he looks like,
let alone have a name.

They got one now. Paul Arliss. He's
been living the good life in suburbia.

- On a cul-de-sac in Woodley Park.
- How did you catch him?

News crew
doing on-the-street interviews.

He tried to avoid the camera
and ran into traffic.

Got hit by a van.
He's in critical condition.

I saw footage of that on the news
last night.

They did not mention anything
about him being a fugitive.

We kept it quiet
till we figured out who he was.

You gotta keep that quiet.
Shh. Ha-ha.

Wouldn't want anyone to know.

Great work, Detective Sportelli.
You arrested the unconscious man.

Did you have to cuff him
when he was down

- on the sidewalk there?
- Heh.

How'd you ID him?

Ballistics tied the weapon
he was carrying to four unsolved hits.

- You here to gloat?
- No, I'm here to help you.

We found surveillance photos

and handwritten notes
in his car parked about a block away.

Looks like his next target is gonna
be a Navy lieutenant commander

named Geoffrey Brett.

GIBBS: You got any leads
on who hired Arliss?

- Nope.
- Need to interview him. Where is he?

Washington General Hospital
prison ward.

I'll call you when he's able to speak.

Great detective work, Sportelli.
I think we're all very proud of you.

Always a pleasure, DiNozzo.

Boss. Commander Brett's
an academy grad.

Top Gun pilot. Flew F-18 Hornets
in Iraq and Afghanistan.

- Got shot down over Kunar Province.
TONY: Wait a second.

I know him.

That's the guy that survived
by eating mud, bark and bugs

while evading the Taliban.

Yep. Took the marines two weeks
to find and rescue him.

One tough S.O.B.

McGEE:
He's divorced. Has one daughter.

Currently assigned
as a legislative fellow

to the
House Armed Services Committee.

[PHONE RINGING]

MAN: Good afternoon.
Lieutenant Commander Brett's office.

[DOOR OPENS]

You think this guy
was trying to kill me?

- Got good reason to believe so.
- He's a wanted contract killer.

Ha-ha-ha. This is crazy.

I can't think of anyone
who would want me dead,

so it's gotta be a joke.

Captain Thornton put you up to this,
didn't he?

GIBBS:
I don't know a Captain Thornton.

BRETT: Well, clearly this must
be some sort of mistake.

Metro Police came to us
with solid evidence.

You said the guy's been caught.
So there's nothing to worry about.

Whoever hired him to kill you
wants you dead.

They'll find someone else
to do the job.

We would like to put you in protective
custody until we know more.

You're serious?

Ha-ha. I can take care of myself.

My job is to advise the members
of the Armed Services Committee.

There is a critical vote
about to take place on the Hill

regarding a substantial
military expenditure.

I'm gonna be in sensitive meetings
all week.

Why don't you let an agent
shadow you at work?

We'll set you up tonight at the officers'
quarters at the Navy Yard.

Yeah, I don't know.

And who will be the agent
shadowing me?

- Hi, Ducky.
- Just a second, Abby.

I'm just finishing cleaning

and lubricating the Hornby model
of my namesake, The Mallard.

Magnificent locomotive.

Set the world speed record
for a steam engine back in 1938.

A hundred and twenty-six miles
per hour.

It was on a slight downgrade

between Bytham and Essendine.
Ha-ha-ha.

Remained in service until 1960...

Abby.

What's the matter?

- Do you have a minute?
- Certainly.

- I just came from the hospital.
- I heard.

Well, donating a kidney

is not a decision to be taken lightly.

Well, the transplant coordinator said

that I'm not the only one
that's a match.

- There's also a guy.
- Really?

Well, usually it's hard to find one donor
that's a match.

Yeah, exactly.

That's why she was amazed
that she found a brother and a sister

both willing to donate.

- Your brother also volunteered?
- No, I spoke to Luca.

- He doesn't know anything about it.
- I'm confused.

Why does the transplant coordinator
think

that you and this man are siblings?

As part of the screening process,

we had to give
a mitochondrial DNA sample.

Ours was a dead-on match, Ducky.

More than 99.9 percent.

I mean, we have to be full-on brother
and sister, right?

I pressed the coordinator
for details on the guy,

like his name and address,

but she clammed up,
saying she'd said too much already.

It's pro forma for all donors' medical

and personal records
to be kept confidential.

Could my parents

have had another child
they gave up for adoption?

I mean, it doesn't make any sense.

I don't believe it. And neither
does my little brother Luca.

He's as blown away as I am.

With your parents deceased,
isn't there anyone else you can ask?

Thanks for listening.

[SIREN WAILS]

- Think we should've waited for Gibbs.
- No time.

Sportelli said he was conscious.
We don't know for how long.

Now, listen, when we get into
the room, you let me do the talking.

Why?

The Cooler's evaded the FBI for years.
Getting him to tell us who took out

the hit on Commander Brett
is gonna take a deft hand.

Oh, and that's you?

You didn't even know
who The Cooler was until I told you.

Neither did Ziva.

I need to talk to Arliss alone, so you've
gotta get Sportelli out of the room.

- And how am I supposed to do that?
- Well, I don't know. You distract him.

Talk about your stupid obsession
with jet packs.

- Men strapped on rockets.
- Hey, I am not obsessed.

Special Agents, not gonna get to talk
to Arliss, boys.

- You said we could.
- He flatlined.

He's dead?

Over and out.

McGEE: Hard to believe this guy
was an infamous killer.

Up until yesterday, his only claim
to fame was Salesman of the Year

as a manufacturers' rep
for a furniture company.

He's got a wife, two kids,
no criminal record.

Not even a parking ticket.

He evaded the FBI for years
by hiding in plain sight.

In a weird way
you got to admire the guy. Uhn!

- He's a mass murderer.
- Despicable.

Nothing to admire.

You connect Arliss
to Commander Brett?

Not yet. Metro's got a team
going through his house.

If only I could have interrogated him.

I'll tell you,
five minutes in my magic hands

and I would have had him coughing up
the name of that hit man.

- Five minutes?
- Five minutes. I learned from the best.

- We need to find out who hired him.
McGEE: I've been looking for enemies,

but Commander Brett
is a decorated hero. He's well-liked.

I spoke to his former CO. Brett climbed
over some people while angling

for his plum assignment
on the Hill,

but no one denies he deserved it.

"While angling
for his plum assignment on the Hill?"

Who talks like that?

I'm already five minutes late.

- Your day always this busy?
- Some are worse.

Especially when there's a big vote.

The first time
I've been accompanied

by a woman who's packing.

Huh. Packing?

Carrying a gun.

Why does someone who looks
like you become an NCIS agent?

What are agents supposed
to look like?

Stern. Surly. Humorless.
Agent Gibbs.

The problem with you guys,
you're way too uptight.

Try lightening up a little.

- Uhn!
- Ziva, relax. I know him. Relax.

- Sorry, Nick. You okay?
- Yeah, no.

- What the hell is going on?
- Nick, NCIS Special Agent Ziva David.

NCIS?

They mistakenly believe
I need protection. It's nothing really.

You just roughed up
one of the barons of K Street.

He's trying to avoid the pejorative.
I'm a lobbyist.

You gonna be in your office later?

I need to talk to you
about something.

- Be back around 4.
NICK: Okay, great.

Nice meeting you. I think.

Thanks for being so discreet.

What the hell's DiNozzo doing?

I don't know.

Are you sure about Arliss' wife?

She thought he was on the road
selling furniture.

Be my guest. Talk to her.
Look around.

Better move fast. FBI's on their way.

They're taking over.

Hate those guys. Glory hounds.

I'd rather deal with you
than the Bureau.

- I don't blame you.
TONY: Hey, boss.

Something's wrong here.

I paced off the inside and outside
of the garage.

There's a couple feet missing.

Looks like there's some
electrical power going behind this wall.

[TAPPING]

It sounds hollow.
There's something back there.

GIBBS:
There's a seam.

That's interesting.

TONY:
Eureka.

SPORTELLl:
The FBI is gonna have a field day.

GIBBS:
Oh, yeah, they will.

Why don't you let us
take the computer?

- Our people are real good.
- Yeah, our people are real good.

- You'll tell me what you find, Gibbs?
- Yeah. Sure.

ABBY:
No.

This doesn't have anything to do
with a sweepstakes.

I...

No. No, I'm Abigail.

Your niece. Gloria's daughter.
What are you doing?

I found something
on Arliss' computer.

I need to clone his hard drive.
Do you have your USB three cable?

Oh. Yeah.

No.
No, I'm not a cheerleader anymore.

I graduated high school
a long time ago.

Um... Uh...

I'm sorry,
I can't bring you bonbons now.

I live in Washington, D.C. Now.

I'll visit soon, yeah. I promise.

No, this is...

This is Abby.

Abby Sciuto.

Okay, Aunt Gert.

Go have your dinner.

Okay. Love you. Bye.

Abby, you okay?

I just thought if anyone would know
about my parents giving up a child,

it would be my Aunt Gert.

She can't even remember
her own name, poor thing.

Her dementia's gotten so bad.

- Is that your aunt?
- No. It's my mom.

Wow, she was beautiful.

She was beautiful.

What'd you find?

Well, the day before Arliss
was hit by the truck,

he received a $25,000 wire transfer

from the brokerage account
of a George Kaplan.

Twenty-five thousand dollars?

Is that how much it costs
to get somebody whacked these days?

Mister Kaplan lives at 1313
Branchport Avenue, Northwest.

Apartment 3C.

Abby?

I wish you could spend the night,
honey, but something has come up

and Daddy has to stay in the city,
okay?

I'll talk to your mother.

We'll see if we can work out something
for the weekend.

Yes, I promise. Okay.
I love you, sweetheart. Bye.

- How old is she?
- Eight.

She... She has special needs,
but she doesn't let it stop her.

She's a great kid.

[CHUCKLES]

- She's adorable. What's her name?
- Matilda. I call her Tilly.

She's my life.

Agent Gibbs, you found something.

You know a man
named George Kaplan?

- No. Should I?
- We believe he put out the hit on you.

- Well, has he been arrested?
- No.

Not yet.
We've got a lead on an address.

- We're still looking for him.
BRETT: This is getting crazier.

Why would someone I don't know
want to have me killed?

Should I be concerned
about my daughter?

My ex wanted to take Tilly
to her parents' house in Hilton Head.

I'm gonna tell her to do it.

- What do you expect to see?
- I don't know.

You'd think a guy
who'd popped 25 grand

for a hit would live in better digs
than this.

I've been meaning
on getting that fixed.

Boss, this is the landlady,
Mrs. Roach.

Understand you don't have a warrant,
boss.

I can get one if you want.

Let's just get this over with.
I'm missing Judge Judy.

Ugh. Kaplan's got terrible taste.

The apartment comes furnished.
I picked everything out.

GIBBS: How long has Kaplan
been living here?

Over a year.
Maybe a year and a half.

- No clothes in the closet.
- No food.

When's the last time
you saw Kaplan?

When I rented him the apartment.

- You haven't seen him since?
- Don't think so.

You don't find it strange that someone
rents an apartment and doesn't use it?

He's my best tenant.
Doesn't make any noise,

his business manager
sends the check every month on time.

Guy who lives in a dump like this
has a business manager?

- No offense.
- What's the manager's name?

I don't know. I mean, I got the name
in my apartment.

Now, I suppose you want me
to go down and get it.

You wanna come with me, boss?

No, I'll wait here.

That's what they call a turkey vulture,
20 years past a cougar. Likes to hunt.

But too old to take down the prey.

MRS. ROACH:
I wouldn't bet on that.

- Dust for prints, boss?
- Yeah.

- It's late. I'm not that hungry.
- Let's just get to the Navy Yard.

- I don't wanna spend the night there.
- Well, hopefully it won't be for long.

Let's take the stairs. It's quicker.

After you.

Sorry.

ZIVA:
Open it.

Goodbye.

[DOOR HANDLE RATTLING]

ZIVA:
Brett! Uhn!

Any response to the BOLO?

No. I felt all day
he wanted to shake me.

It's hard to protect someone
who doesn't want protection.

- His cell's still off.
- What was his schedule this morning?

He has to be in his office
by 11:00 a.m. For a call

with Admiral Mosley in Pearl Harbor.

Right. Doubt he'll miss that.

- You got anything on Kaplan?
- There's no D.C. Driver's license

or passport issued
to a George Kaplan

at 1313 Branchport Avenue,
Northwest.

We're trying surrounding states,
but it's a common name.

There's gonna be a lot of hits.

- Military or criminal record?
- None.

I got something. Ha-ha.

The social security number

of the George Kaplan
on Branchport Avenue.

Why does that name sound
so familiar?

- Where'd you get the number?
TONY: Kaplan's stockbroker.

It turns out he's got 1.1 mil
in the account

- that paid for the hit man.
- Broker give you a description?

Doesn't think he met him. Dealt with
the business manager, a Drew Turner.

That's the same name we got
from the landlady.

Broker says it's not unusual.

He deals with business managers
all the time.

It turns out that Turner
had power of attorney.

All the documentation you need
to open an account,

which means he's got Kaplan's
social security number and address.

Which has to be a residence.
Can't be a PO box.

Kaplan files
State and Federal tax returns.

Prepared by...

Drew Turner. Time to talk to him.

DiNozzo, subpoena the records
of Kaplan's account. Now.

[RINGS DOORBELL]

- Drew Turner?
- Yes.

- You're a woman.
- What gave it away?

NCIS. Agents McGee and DiNozzo.
We need to speak with you.

Navy investigators. I am running late
to a meeting with the IRS...

[PHONE RINGING]

Come on in.

Drew Turner.

I just got back into town
this morning.

Listen, they are only auditing
your entertainment expenses,

and I'm bringing copies
of all your receipts.

So relax, you have nothing
to worry about, Harry.

Yeah. I can meet you in 10,
15 minutes at the most.

Okay. Bye.

Nervous client.
First time being audited. Sorry.

Must be nice working out
of your home.

- Never late to work.
TONY: Yeah, heh, I bet.

CPA?
So you do personal tax returns?

Yeah.

TONY:
That's impressive.

We're looking for a client of yours,
George Kaplan.

You know where we can find him?

- You check his apartment?
- Yes.

Okay. Maybe he's out of town.
He seems to move around a lot.

I haven't seen him
since last tax season.

- Can you describe him?
- George? Yeah.

On the shorter side. 5'8 maybe.

Dark hair.
I don't really know him that well.

I just helped him set up
an investment account,

and do his taxes once a year.

What is this about?

Do you know a Lieutenant
Commander named Geoffrey Brett?

No. Sorry.

And I gotta get going.

I mean, my client is at the IRS office
and he is hyperventilating. Ha-ha.

Well, we just need you to come
by the Navy Yard

and help us with a sketch of Kaplan.

- Are you gonna be there?
- Definitely.

You'll be working with our forensic
scientist, Abby Sciuto.

Whatever. I mean, I'll be there
as soon as I'm done with the IRS.

- Let's say an hour. Two at the most.
- Sounds good. Thanks.

[DOOR CLOSES]

BRETT:
How much trouble am I in?

You're not taking the threat
on your life seriously.

- You're right. I'm not. It's bogus.
- Fact.

A professional hit man
is targeting you.

With no basis. I can't,
for the life of me, think of anyone

- I've pissed off that bad.
- Why'd you ditch me?

Okay, this is awkward.

- The truth?
- That would be nice.

I was uncomfortable having you
with me in meetings all day,

but there was no way I could let you
accompany me last night.

I was with a woman.

- Is she married?
BRETT: No.

And no jealous ex-boyfriends.
Trust me, I thought of that.

You two don't get it.
I've got a life to live.

And if anyone's trying to kill me,
I can take care of myself.

I'm glad this is your detail
and not mine.

Go on.

GIBBS: What've you got, Abbs?
- Whoa, Gibbs, you scared me.

- What are you doing?
- Um...

I'm searching male birth records
from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

- Did you find anything?
- No.

How'd you make out with the prints
found in Kaplan's apartment?

I haven't gotten to them yet.

What about the sketch of Kaplan?

His business manager
never showed up.

- Did you tell Tony, McGee?
- No.

- I've been a little distracted, Gibbs.
- Abbs.

I need you.

I appreciate it.

Broker said he got a call
from Drew Turner...

The hot, sexy accountant.

- Last week, authorizing
the money transfer to Costa Rica

from Kaplan's account.

She told us she hadn't spoken
to Kaplan

- since last tax season.
- She lied.

Well, I guess she won't be doing
your taxes. I'm gonna call Gibbs.

Hold it, probie. I'm the one who
subpoenaed the brokerage papers.

Yeah, but I'm the one that traced
the transfer to the gambling website.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

- Boss, that's me.
- No, that was me.

I've got Kaplan's
brokerage statement.

A week before the 25 grand
was wired to the hit man,

there was a $500,000 withdrawal.

McGEE: I tracked it to an online
gambling website in Costa Rica.

Transaction was initiated by Kaplan's
business manager, Drew Turner.

We told you that Drew
is a woman, right?

Of course we did.

She is authorized to sign
on the account.

You knew that too.

She told us she hadn't talked
to Kaplan in months.

We think that little kitty cat
is up to something.

Clearly she and George Kaplan
were in this together.

Turner did not show
to do the sketch with Abby.

Bring her in.

[RINGS DOORBELL]

She's not home.

Car's here.

I'm gonna have Abby track her cell.

[WHISTLES]

[SIGHS]

What do you expect to see, Tony?

TONY: You don't have to track her cell.
She's home.

What's she doing?

TONY:
Not much.

We better call Gibbs.

SPORTELLl:
She's a civilian.

- I want the body.
- No, we found her.

She's our lead to who may have
put out the hit on the commander.

A lot of good
she's gonna do you dead.

She leave a suicide note?

Well, the late Ms. Turner
did not commit suicide.

What are you talking about?
She hung herself.

Doctor Mallard,
meet Metro Detective Sportelli.

Good morning.
I'd shake hands, but...

I'm cool.

- What are you thinking, Duck?
- The hanging was staged.

- How can you tell?
- Well, to begin with,

suicide by hanging is very unusual,
uncharacteristic for a female.

So I was suspicious.

Human flesh reacts differently
after death.

When a person hangs themselves,
they are suspended by the neck

with the weight of the body
pulling downwards.

The ligature creates a furrow
with a pattern

that runs from the front to the back.

But when the ligature
is applied after death,

as in this case,
you can see it's fairly even.

The tissue not being infused
with blood, reacts differently.

It's dryer and more yellowish.

- Then how did she die?
- Well, I opened up the neck

and I found bruising on her organs
consistent with manual strangulation.

Ms. Turner was choked to death
and then hanged to make it look

as if the manner of death
was indeed suicide.

A cover-up. Fake suicide. You think
she was killed by George Kaplan?

What if there isn't a Kaplan?

The only person
other than Drew Turner

who says that they've met Kaplan
is his landlady.

And she's got a real fuzzy memory.
We've got no photo ID of him.

- Maybe Drew Turner was Kaplan.
- I don't know.

She doesn't look
like a George to me.

Besides the two of them
did sign the authorization card

for the brokerage account.

She could have disguised
her handwriting and signed both.

Fake suicide, fake names,
women pretending to be men.

This is getting messy.

I'll tell you what.

I'm out of here.

I'll let you duke it out with the FBI.

So long, Gibbs.

How does this all tie
into Commander Brett?

We still don't know
why someone wants him dead.

It's like Deep Throat
said in All the President's Men.

"Follow the money."
There's over a million bucks

in Kaplan's account still. We know
what he spent some of it on.

Paying off gambling debts,
ordering a hit.

Where'd the money come from?

Boss, I'm gonna try and get Abby
to compare both signatures,

see if they were made
by the same person.

Try, McGee?

Well, Abby's been real distracted
by this brother thing.

Yeah, I noticed.
She had no luck finding the guy.

Do your thing.

See what you can find out
about the brother.

Drew Turner.

No. Never heard the name.

- Who is he?
- She.

Kaplan's business manager.
She was found dead yesterday.

- How did she die?
- Murdered.

There's a connection
to the hit on you.

That is why you need to stay
in protective custody, commander.

All right.

You convinced me.

I won't fight you anymore.

ABBY: Look at the spacing
between the letters and the names.

I compared the relative height,
width, size and slant of the letters

that are common to both names:
E, n and r.

The baseline habits
are totally different.

So these signatures were definitely
made by two separate people.

- Are you sure?
- McGee.

Now look at Kaplan's signature.

The counter of the a's
and the cramped loop of the e.

It's a very masculine trait.

So there's a difference between male
and female handwriting?

Of course.

Well, I was wrong.

There is a George Kaplan
and he's out there somewhere.

I'm gonna dust
the original signature card.

Maybe Kaplan left a print
when he signed it.

Aha. My dynamic duo.

Does anyone know
where I can find Gibbs?

I think he's still
in the conference room.

What do you got?

[SINGS]
I know where Kaplan got the money

Can't you try telling us
like a normal human being?

Oh.

All the funds were wired
from the Broussard Bank

in Geneva, Switzerland.

- Whose account?
- I don't know yet.

But I'm gonna find out.

See you.

We've gotta keep him away
from that new coffee machine.

Geoff, do you got a sec?
We need to talk.

I think we're losing Kenneally's vote.

Hello.

Hi.

I'll let you two talk.

[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]

She's still here.
You gonna tell me what's going on?

NCIS says there's been a threat
on my life.

Don't worry, it's got to be a mistake.
This will all go away in a couple days.

In the last year and a half
there have been four deposits

into George Kaplan's account,
totaling $1.5 million.

They all came from the
Broussard Bank in Switzerland.

Special Agent Survoy, in Marseilles,
is currently trying to find out

who authorized the transfer of funds
to Kaplan.

Abby looks
like she's in a better mood.

- You got something?
ABBY: Yeah.

I pulled the prints of three people off
the brokerage account signature card.

One was a clerk that works
in the file room

and Drew Turner,
the business manager,

and ta-da, Lieutenant Commander
Geoffrey Brett.

- His fingerprints are on the card?
ABBY: Oh, there's more.

Look at the uppercase g's,

and then the lowercase o's, e's,
and r's.

Those signatures
came from the same person.

Lieutenant Commander
Geoffrey Brett is George Kaplan.

It doesn't make sense. What, did Brett
put a hit out on himself?

Did he kill Drew Turner?

We need proof that Brett
and Drew Turner knew each other.

George Kaplan. Of course. Ha-ha.

- I'm slipping. What took me so long?
- Spit it out, DiNozzo.

The Hitchcock classic,
North by Northwest,

George Kaplan is the name of the guy
who never existed.

Brett created Kaplan
to hide the money he was getting

from the Broussard Bank
in Switzerland.

Drew Turner had to be in on it.

She helped Brett
set the whole thing up.

She opened up a brokerage account
under the fake name,

filed all the tax returns,
then rented an apartment

so they'd have a valid
mailing address.

DiNozzo, fill Ziva in.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

- David.
- Can Brett hear you?

Yes, of course.

- You sitting down?
- What is it?

Put on your most Mossad
ninja face.

No big reaction.
Commander Brett is George Kaplan.

They are one in the same person.

Oh, really? So, what's the plan?

Gibbs wants you to hang in there
until we know more.

Don't let him out of your sight.

- Like you did last time.
- Ha-ha-ha. Nice.

Well, I'll wait for you to call me
back then, sweetheart.

- Good luck.
- Bye.

Boyfriend?

GIBBS: DiNozzo, get me
Special Agent Survoy in Marseilles.

I wanna know who this money
is coming from.

McGEE:
Boss.

What is that?

That call was from a friend
at Health and Human Services.

This is the name and address of
the man whose DNA matches Abby's.

What should I do with it?

I'll take care of it.

Did you bring me a Caf-Pow!
As my reward?

No, I've got something else for you.

Is that what I think it is?

His name is Kyle Davis?

That's a lot of responsibility.
What are you gonna do with it?

I wanna meet him.

Okay.

Are you sure
you wanna open that door?

Yeah.

Okay.
Do you want me to go with you?

I think... I think this is something
I have to do alone.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Okay.

You always know what's best
for Abby.

Yeah, it's Gibbs.

I've been in contact
with Broussard Bank in Geneva.

Under the 2009
information-sharing agreement

with the United States, they gave me
the name of the company

who wired the funds
to George Kaplan.

It's a foreign subsidiary
to Stembridge Marines,

one of the largest naval shipbuilders
in the U.S.

And Brett's the liaison

for the
House Armed Services Committee.

For the past year he's been running
up and down the halls of Congress,

pushing Stembridge Marine's
$14 billion aircraft carrier.

It's like having their own lobbyist.
Can you say kickback?

Thank you, Special Agent Survoy.

I heard there's an opening
in contingency response.

Could you put in a good...?

Boss, I ran a matrix

comparing Brett's and Drew Turner's
credit card statements.

Almost every Thursday night
over the last two years,

they have both hung at the 1812 Pub.
Bartender thought they were an item.

TONY: Brett couldn't explain
his massive income.

Not on a Navy salary.

He had to launder it,
so he got a help

from his bar honey-accountant,
Drew Turner.

They created the fictitious
George Kaplan

and they ran the money
through the brokerage account

so they could make it legal.

- It was brilliant.
- Yeah.

Until it went sideways.

[DOGS BARKING]

Hi. Cute, huh?

He has a great personality.

Do you wanna hold him?

Do I know you from somewhere?

I don't think so.

- The dog park on 11th, right?
- I've never been there.

You sure look familiar.

[DOG BARKS]

Are you looking
to rescue a pet today?

Um...
No. I was just window shopping.

But I really admire
what you do here.

I love your dog collar.

We have a pit bull terrier
that has one just like it.

Come take a look.
You'll get a kick out of her.

Come on.

The vote's in a couple days.

I have better things to do
than be dragged back to NCIS.

- Well, we had a break in the case.
- Why don't you just tell me what it is?

Interrogation room?
Well, that doesn't sound good.

Oh, sorry.

- Did not know this room was used.
- Yeah, not a problem.

We're just finishing up here.
You know Nick Sandlock.

We're just talking about Stembridge,
kickbacks, and the Swiss Banks.

Hey. We can talk in here.

Bye-bye.

McGEE:
Special Agent McGee.

You look like you may need
to sit down, commander.

It sounded like a pretty sweet plan
until Drew Turner got in trouble.

What was it? Costa Rica?
Her gambling?

She was addicted to it.

When did you realize she was using
your money to pay off her bets?

When you said George Kaplan
took out a hit on me.

Drew was the only other person
who knew that name.

With you dead, she'd have access
to everything in the account.

The greedy bitch used the money
to have me killed.

That why you ditched Ziva? Hmm?

So you could go after her?

I was putting that money away
for my daughter.

For her future needs.

[SIGHS]

I think this is where I tell you
I need to talk to a lawyer.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Door's unlocked, Abbs.

Hey, Gibbs.

So?

- Did you see the guy?
- Kyle? My brother.

Yeah.

How'd it go?

It was fine.

I didn't tell him who I was.

He seems really, really nice.
He doesn't need the added stress.

I mean, he just got chosen
to donate a kidney

and the operation's tomorrow.

I just... I have things I have to work out,
you know?

Are you drinking tea?

Yeah.

Don't tell Ducky.
He'll give me a lecture on brewing.

What do you need to work out,
Abbs?

It's just...

This whole brother sister thing.
It didn't make any sense to me.

I mean, Kyle and me,
our DNA is a total match.

So we have to have
the same biological parents.

So then I was like, "What, did they
give him up for adoption?"

I can't imagine the wonderful,
loving parents

that raised me and Luca
ever giving up a child.

But they would have adopted a child.

And they did.

Me.

I'm adopted, Gibbs.

How do you know that?

This is my mom's hair,

and I ran a DNA test on it.

And I compared it to mine.

It wasn't a biological match, Gibbs.

So I...

I don't know who I am anymore.

I don't know who my parents were.

I'm just like...

Like little orphan Abby.

Abbs.

You're still the same person.

Your parents,

they're still your parents,
as you remember them.

Family's more than just DNA.

It's about

people who care
and take care of each other.

I know.

[SIGHS]

But why didn't they tell me
I was adopted?

I mean, there's gotta be a reason,

and I need to find out
before I completely turn Luca

and Kyle's lives upside down.

You don't have to do this alone,
Abby.

You've got a family

that will help you through it.