NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–…): Season 12, Episode 12 - Can't Take My Eyes Off You - full transcript

Previously, on
"N C I S: Los Angeles"...

Thank you.
Both of you.

Well, I am actually here
to surprise my girlfriend.

- She's not here.
- What, did the

Rebuild U.S.
group move on already?

Ain't nobody been up here
to help us rebuild.

- Federal agents!
- [grunting]

- Federal agents!
- [gasps]

CALLEN: I don't know
if this is about me

or Hetty or someone else
entirely, but someone

has convinced them that
I'm working as a double agent.



Back the hell off
and stop following me.

We weren't following you.

♪

Okay.

You think these movie star
houses are legit?

Oh, they have
crime scenes, too.

There's a murder house
right up the street.

We should go check it out.

Maybe later.

Hey, you know
Griffith J. Griffith,

the guy the park's
named after?

- He shot his wife.
- I did not.

Yeah, in the head.
She lost an eye, disfigured for life.

He serves two years in jail,



gives the city a bunch
of land and money,

everybody forgets.

How American.

[laughing]:
Yeah.

Uh, what's he doing?

Same thing he's been doing
for the past 30 minutes.

Oh. There's a Halal
Guys up the street.

You hungry?
I'm hungry, man.

He's not going anywhere.

- Be quick.
- Ah. [Laughs]

[groans]
Okay.

♪

Ah, damn it.

CALLEN:
Not so fast.

Don't even think about it.

[groans, coughs]

I warned you.

♪

*N C I S LOS ANGELES*
Season 12 Episode 12

Episode Title:
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"

Aired on:
February 23, 2021

[groans]

CALLEN:
So let's try this again.

Your name is?

Maksim Myshkin.

And you are from?

I told you already.

Sevastopol,
where I work for Cherneft,

which is an oil extraction company,
where I'm an engineer.

Electrical?

No, mechanical.

None of this has changed
since the last time you asked.

My mistake.
And you are here on vacation?

The Black Sea may be a tourist
destination for Russians,

but I'm sure you agree
it pales to your beaches here.

On that, we can agree.

So if you were here to look
at the beaches, why exactly

were you and your buddy
tailing me all morning?

I swear, we weren't.

Forgive me. I am not familiar
with the city.

It's easy to get lost.

We were merely minding our own
business, taking in the sights.

I'm sorry. What sights exactly
were you trying to take in

when you chased me
into a dead-end alley?

You disappeared, and I feared
you were in trouble.

It may sound silly, but

I thought you might
be getting mugged,

and I could play the hero,
come to your rescue.

Maybe a little silly,
yes.

Um... [giggles]

Okay, well, let's, uh...
let's just start over again.

[sighs]

You sure about this?

Don't tell me you're
afraid of needles.

I thought Hetty
got you over that.

No, I know I put on
a brave face

so you'd fall in love
with me instead of Danno.

- [laughs] That's your brave face?
- That was it. That's all I had.

[laughs]

Well, the needle's not going
into you.

It's going into me.

Yeah, but that's actually worse.
Got to do something I hate. No.

That I loathe
to someone that I love?

It's like hypodermic hypocrisy.

Yeah, well, Dr. Renner said
that having a partner help out

with this is a great way...

For hormone therapy to be
a team process, yeah, I know.

I definitely remember.
I just...

I don't think
the doctor was aware

of how big this needle is.

- This big?
- This... huge.

This baby needle?
Have you seen the epidural needles?

- Oh, why would you...?
- Oh, my gosh, they're so big.

Baby, stop talking. - No, listen. They go
right into the spine. [Mutters gibberish]

Okay, babe. Shh. Focus.

I am focused.
I'm just... I...

You know how much
I don't want to do anything

that causes you pain,
like, ever.

Honey, listen.

You cannot think of this as
something that causes me pain.

You have to think
of this as you

helping us, hopefully,
have a child.

Okay, you know that I love you
no matter what, right?

Which means that I am going
to embrace any and everything

that is out of our control.

But this I do have control over,

and I'm a little worried
I'm gonna mess it up

'cause I get fainty
around needles.

Right. Said by the guy
who slayed students half his age

at FLETC to become the oldest

new investigator
in NCIS history.

- The oldest?
- The oldest.

But also, the sexiest.

- It's definitely true.
- Mm-hmm.

- Hey?
- Yeah?

- Hey.
- Huh?

Do you trust me?

You know I do.

Okay, you take that.
I got this bad boy.

I can do this all day.
Where do you want it?

Show me where you want it.
Show me where you want it.

All right, just, uh,
take a deep breath and relax.

I am relaxed.

That was more for me.

Okay, ready in three,
and two and one... and a half.

One and one quarter,
one and...

Deeks!

Okay, it's in. Now, boy,
I got to do the plunger.

I got to do the plunger part.
Hold on.

Oh, my God, it's in your body.

It's out. I'm done. I'm done.

It's... Aah!
[mutters]

[gasps]

How was that?

Barely hurt.

Oh, you are a liar.
That was horrible.

That was worse than I thought
it was...

What the heck, dude.

Oh, gonna take it.
I'm gonna pass out.

- Hey.
- Huh?

I'm really glad that was you.

I'm always glad it's you.

[phone ringing]

God. Bad timing.
Can only be Ops

'cause no one else
is that horrible.

Do you think
it was Hetty?

Way to go, champ.

Yeah, I did really good.
I'm gonna go take a nap.

SAM:
There you are.

Had to come up for air.

Things were getting a little...
cramped.

Well, breakfast is ready.

It's one of the perks of
life aboard the Michelle.

You get Michelle's
famous French toast.

You know you don't have to cook
for me every day, right?

I know the mess hall food
isn't pretty.

I figured you'd like
something real to eat.

Well, I happen to like
the mess hall food.

And I didn't ask you
to pull me out of school

so you could try to buy me off
with Mom's French toast.

You know how many favors
I had to call in

to get you cleared for this?

And I didn't pull you
out of anything.

You're still taking your classes
remotely while you're here.

You are doing that, right?

Of course,
but this is my final semester.

I should be spending these last
few months with my classmates,

not here, on a boat smaller than
my dorm, bunking with my dad.

Come on. I'm a good roommate.

You sing in the shower.

- So what's wrong with my singing?
- It's loud,

but not as loud as your snoring,
which puts Otis to shame.

That's just hurtful.

You can't keep me
cooped up here forever.

It's not forever.

Just until things blow over.

And when will that be?

I'm not quitting
Students for Humanity,

and I'm just guessing,

but these country's issues
aren't gonna be over today,

or tomorrow,

or even in
this decade.

I think
what you're doing is amazing.

And to say I'm incredibly proud
of you

would be an understatement.

But?

I'm still worried
that even if it's good trouble,

you could jeopardize
your standing at Annapolis.

Well, what if
it isn't a problem?

Maybe I've
been exploring

other options.

We've both been through a lot
over the past few weeks.

I don't think now is the time
to make rash decisions.

It's not a rash decision.

I've been thinking about this

since before
the school year started.

So you feel like
there's so much

in the world
that needs to change?

Annapolis could be part
of that change.

I mean, they already are.

You see who they named
a new brigade commander?

Sydney Barber, the first
Black female in the role.

Yeah, I heard.

All I'm saying is, you could
do so much good there.

Annapolis was always your dream,
right, or is that not the case?

Dreams change, Dad.

[phone buzzes]

Yeah, okay.

This isn't over, all right?

Until I come back... rule 29.

No unauthorized excursions.

I'm not going
anywhere.

CALLEN: What about his
claim that he works for Cherneft?

Again,
his credentials seem legit.

I mean, if this is backstopping,
this is next level.

Likely state sponsored.

Well, Cherneft is state-run,
so it's not out of the question.

But to what end?

I don't know,
but it's starting to seem

like Carlson was
telling the truth

when she said DOJ weren't
the ones trailing me.

Still, despite our doubts,

we don't have anything
to hold him on.

Well, he's not gonna talk
anyway,

so, it's better to cut him
loose, see where he goes.

I'll drop him off. Why don't
you have Rountree meet me

so he can pick up his tail?

Copy that.

Hey. Any developments
with Callen's tail?

Not yet, but, uh,
what's up with your alert?

Oh, strange
things are afoot.

I received this rather
concerning e-mail

from Hetty this morning.

"Listen, I really need you

"to pick up some things
for the party.

"The store on Route 40
should have everything,

"and it's open 24 hours.

"I left a list in the bottom
left drawer of my desk,

"but do make sure
you get 25 buns,

four pounds of ground
beef, 15 eggs..."

Okay, obviously,
this is a code of some sort?

That's not what's concerning me.
It's the ending.

"The guests are
arriving today and liable

"to be irritated
when they get here.

"If the table isn't set,

the family will pay
a terrible price."

The family.

- [sighs]
- This sounds like she's

- warning about a threat to the team.
- Mm-hmm.

You think it's related to
what's going on with Callen?

It's very possible.

One thing
she's made clear:

Whatever this threat is,

it's going down today.

DEEKS: So, either you're
right and that's a code,

or we better hope

that NCIS
has a Costco card.

But why would she send us
a message like this?

I mean,
she's been able to communicate

through safer routes before.

Maybe
she had no other choice,

couldn't get
to a secure line in time.

This was the only thing
I found

in the bottom left drawer
of Hetty's desk,

a book of poetry
by Emily Dickinson.

- Hmm.
- Wait.

Poems were used
to encode messages

in the second
World War, right?

That they were.
So if that's her encryption source,

then these first numbers
should point to the key.

Okay. Route 40.

Try page 40.

"We never know
how high we are

"till we are called
to rise,

"and then,
if we are true to plan,

our statures
touch the skies."

NELL: Okay, so, "24
hours" would translate

to the 24th word

of the poem on that page.

Which is "touch."

NELL:
Okay.

Well, it is
a short code, so...

First step would
be to rearrange

the letters of the key
in alphabetical order.

Now, the remaining numbers
also represent

letters, as well,
so we order them

in accordance
with the key.

We convert them
to their respective letters.

Ydodb Rosit?

That scoundrel is back in town?
He didn't call me.

Patience, young Padawan.
It's still scrambled.

But if we revert the key

back to its
original spelling,

we get...

KENSI:
We get... We get dobyd istro.

Doby Distribution?
Is that a company?

NELL: Yeah, and it
looks like they have

land in East L.A.

- Address is in our phone?
- Yeah.

Sam's still in the car.
I'll reroute him to meet you.

- Great.
- Yep.

Cloak and dagger.
I like it.

I just hope this isn't
a laser mission.

A what? I'm sorry,
what's that?

A laser mission? It's a movie
that, despite its title,

disappointingly had
no actual lasers,

so I'm trying
to make it into a thing.

Like, "I hope this isn't
a wild-goose chase"

- but cooler.
- [Exhales] Sorry.

- Hold on a second.
- Ooh. [Chuckles]Sorry.

Hey.

- You okay?
- Yeah. Just, um...

[exhales]

Sorry, I'm just feeling
really dizzy all of a sudden. - All right.

- Let's, um, let's just go sit down.
- Uh, yeah.

- Yeah.
- You're okay.

You're good.
Let's just take a seat.

Nice and easy.

And I will grab you a water.

Uh, with the injections,
there could be possible side effects.

Yeah. We don't have time
for side effects.

Listen, I'm-I'm sure
that this is nothing,

but the doctor did say
that there's

a small percentage of people
that have a serious reaction,

so maybe you should,

you know, work the
case from here.

- Mm.
- Just in case.

- That's not gonna happen.
- Okay? Okay.

I just need, um,
I just need a sec.Okay.

[sighs]
You all right?

Uh, no.

Hey. No.

We cannot risk you getting
hit with a wave of this

while you're in the field.

Do you know how
dangerous that would be?

And I'm sure that your body

is just adjusting
to the hormones,

and I'm sure that it's fine.

And I'm sure
that you're fine. Hey.

But we need to play it safe
until we know what's going on.

I just want you
to be healthy.

Do you trust me?

I trust you.

I just want you to be safe.

Just keep me updated, okay?

I'm only a phone call away.

As am I.

I love you.

I love you.

It's gonna be fine, I promise.

You're free to go.

I see you following me again,

the next car you ride
in the back of,

it's not gonna be this nice.

I'm very sorry
for the confusion.

ROUNTREE:
I got him.

Keep your distance.

He's gonna be
on high alert now.

Copy that.

[sighs]

What up? What's wrong?

Pray you never have kids.

Kam and I got into it
this morning

and now she's breaking
the rules again

and not returning
my text messages.

I'm sure she's fine.

Oh, I know she's fine.

Motion detectors are going off,
so she's on the boat.

She's just not talking to me.

Well, with Big Father watching,
what do you expect?

Hetty went to great lengths
to get us here.

Do we even know
what we're looking for?

I honestly have no idea.

But for a distributing company,

they don't seem to be
doing much distributing.

I haven't seen a single employee
since I arrived.

I don't see any signs
of a main office.

It's a big lot. Let's split up,
cover more ground.

All right, as long
as you promise to text.

[laughs]

Hey. Change of plans.

Oh, I know.
Deeks told me about your back.

Um...

That you threw it out
this morning?

Yes. Old injury.

So, um, do we have anything
on Doby Distribution?

No, not yet.

I mean, they have, like,
zero online presence.

No official website
or social media.

And their ownership
traces through

a series of shell companies.

I could use some help
sifting through them.

Yeah. Sure.

[phone ringing]

[exhales]

Hey, Rountree?

What's the update on Maksim?

Man, this guy is killing me, G.

He hasn't left the area.

He's, like, on
his fourth cup coffee, too.

Must have a bladder of steel.

He hasn't gone
to the bathroom yet.

All right, he hasn't
made you, has he?

[scoffs]
Come on, G. Of course not.

Oh. I might have something here.

Looks like he's getting into the
SUV that you saw this morning.

All right, stay with him.

Will do.

[car passes]

Hey, Nell?

You don't have an update

on Captain Gonchgarov, do you?

Uh, he's still in bad shape,
not out of the coma yet,

and there haven't been
any further sightings

of Zasha Gagarin
since she poisoned him.

Why? What's up?

Not much.
That's the problem.

All my Russian contacts
are dead ends,

and I can't get a hold of Arkady.

Hetty's code hasn't turned up

any Russian connections yet,
either,

so could be completely separate
from your tail.

Yeah, well, either way,
it's starting to feel

like we're being obstructed.

Russia might be spooked
we're circling their mole,

now they're pulling
their pieces back?

Or we've overplayed our hand.

Still nothing over here. You?

Nada. Man,
this place is deserted.

So, what happened?
Kam break curfew?

She said she didn't want
to go to Annapolis anymore.

Whoa.

Wow. That's, uh...

It's huge.

Makes me feel like I don't
even know who she is anymore.

So what are you gonna do?

Not sure.

I don't want her
to throw this opportunity away.

It's all she's ever
dreamed of, you know?

You know what?
Let me tell you a story

of my buddy Darrel Donkins.

- Deeks, you really don't have...
- So the Donkins family's known

far and wide because their, uh,
the dad... Darrel's dad...

Owns the biggest
auto dealership in Reseda.

They had these
amazing commercials.

He'd say, [Southern accent]:
"There ain't no beatin'

a Donkin's deal.
Hi-yah!"

Okay, could you fast-forward
to the point?

[regular accent]: So my buddy
Darrel, right, heir apparent,

being groomed to take over
the family throne,

one day he wakes up and he says,

"I don't want to run
an auto dealership,

I want to go into zoology."

"Zoology?" His parents
freak out, they're not pleased.

More importantly,
they don't accept it.

Deeks, there's a big difference
between inheriting

an auto dealership in Reseda
and getting into Annapolis.

Yeah, no, of course,
and I'm sure Kam's interests

are different than zoology.

My point is that Kam and Darrel
share one thing,

and that is passion
for something else, right?

'Cause push came to shove,
and Darrel chose zoology.

Last time I heard,
he moved out to Sacramento

and ran a reptile zoo
outside of the city,

and by all accounts
he's very happy.

So it all worked out?

Well, not exactly,

because Darrel's parents
never accepted it.

And when he moved up there,
they stopped talking to him.

Listen, I-I know that
you feel like

you don't know
who Kam is right now,

but I guess what I'm pitching
is this...

this is the opportunity
to get to know her, right?

A-And, and the real her.

I don't know how long
that window's gonna be open.

You know, Deeks,
I never would've thought this

when we first met,

but someday you're gonna
make a great father.

Thanks, man.

[muffled gunshots]

You hear that?

Gunshots. Moving.

Got two bodies.

Looks like Hetty's party
got started without us.

Yes, it does.

Uh, neither victim have I.D.s.

Last photo coming to you now.
Thank you, Fatima.

All right, Ops is gonna run
facial rec. LAPD's en route.

Yeah. This one's armed, too.

He didn't even get a chance
to get his gun out.

Ambush?

That's what I'm thinking.

[clinking]

Got some brass here.

I got a blood trail.

Looks like
the shooters

may not have gotten away
unscathed.

SAM:
Blood trail stops here.

Must've hopped
in a vehicle.

DEEKS: I'll have Ops check
for GSWs at local hospitals.

I'll sweep. See if the cameras
caught anybody

- coming or going.
- Got it.

I hear there's a princess
stuck in a castle

somewhere around here.

About yea tall, chestnut eyes,

cutest smile
you ever seen.

Kinda like that one.

Oh. No helpless
princesses over here.

You might want to try the
next slip over. You know... - - Oh.

Oh, all right then.
Okay, I see you.

You know you're supposed
to ask for permission

before you come on a boat.

[clears throat]

Permission to come aboard?

Granted.

Heading somewhere?

That's why
I called you.

I'm going
back to the academy.

A prison break of sorts.

I thought
you might want to come with.

Okay. Your dad know
you're going?

He doesn't need to.

He can't keep me
here forever.

Have you tried talking to him?

I told him
about Annapolis today.

'Kay. How'd that go?

About as well
as I figured it would.

Still.

- What do you mean?
- [sighs]

I thought
you'd have my back on all this.

Look, your dad
will go ballistic

if he comes back
and you're gone.

I'm gonna write him
a note.

It's not gonna be
like I just vanished.

Look, I was with him
when he was looking for you.

I may have
only met him once,

under strange
circumstances, but...

it's very clear
he cares about you, so much.

He'll come around.

I'm not so sure.

If there's one thing I know,

it's you know
how to get your point across.

But...

I can't be a part of this.

If you want to go, go,

you have my support,

but... I'll find
my own ride back up north.

Okay?

Call me when you make it.

Callen, Maksim

just arrived at a cabin
in Angeles National Forest.

Are they alone?

No.

I got three other armed guys

and another vehicle on site.

Set up overwatch.
I'll come to you.

All right, let me know
if anybody shows up.

Thanks.

Hey, Kens.
What's up?

Hey. Uh, so,
still no gunshot wounds.

I'm thinking maybe
they patched themselves up.

Or maybe they didn't,
and there's a body out there.

Gosh, hopefully not.

Either way, I still have a
few more ERs left to check.

Ooh. God, how's your back?

My back is fine.

I didn't throw
out my back.

Oh. Okay.

Then, uh, what's going on?

Um... today I had
some side effects

because Deeks and I have started

our fertility
hormone treatments.

Kens, that's-that's so exciting.

Uh, I don't know
if it's exciting,

but, um, terrifying, for sure.

No, sure, I-I...
I suppose venturing

into the unknown always is,
but, I mean, how are you doing?

I'm on an emotional
roller-coaster, man.

Yeah.

I'm battling my body
every single day,

and I'm trying not to show it.

Plus we're still trying
to close on the house,

and today I had side effects
that I knew

might be a possibility
but I was really, really,

really, really hoping
that they wouldn't happen.

I haven't even
had any mood swings yet

which are definitely going
to come and somehow,

this is just the beginning.

If there is anyone
who can handle this...

And I mean this... if there's
anyone out there, it's you.

But if you need anything,
and I'm talking anything,

like pickles, or ice cream,

pickle-flavored ice cream,

call me up.

I'm here for you.

As your

"kind of for now" boss,

but as your always friend.

Thank you.

My girl.

LAPD's working the scene.

Kensi struck out
at the hospitals.

You find anything?

The car they likely arrived in.
No cameras.

Not a single one
in this entire complex.

Which is odd, right?
For a business

that seemingly should have
a plethora of goods on board?

Extremely.

FATIMA:
Guys, I've got some bad news.

I found some anomalies
trying to run

our victims
through the database,

and we just got a FLASH message
on the high side from Langley

telling us that they're
taking over the scene.

Langley? Does that mean
what I think it means?

Our dead bodies could be CIA.

That would fit the pattern
of the data I found.

All right, run it past Sabatino,
see if he can shed some light.

I already did, and he's still
chasing those superbills

and has no knowledge
of what went down here.

Or so he claims.

CIA could be
behind Doby.

They could be using this place
for off-the-books operations.

Which would explain the trail
of shell companies,

and the total lack of cameras.

Plus, CIA involvement...

It's probably why Hetty
contacted us the way she did.

Yeah. The question is,
what is the CIA

working on
that's so important

she would warn us
from halfway around the world?

Hmm?

Area clear?

Yeah.

They're the only ones
here right now.

I count five so far.

They're all outside.

Hold up,
looks like there's another.

Someone's coming out.

Son of a bitch.

What is it?

Anna.

So we have a mysterious tip
from Hetty,

some sort of botched CIA op,
and now Anna shows up

in our backyard
with a bunch of Russians?

I mean, there's no way
this isn't all connected.

Yeah, well,
the question is how?

I know one way to find out.

What are you gonna do, go up
there and knock on their door?

I'm tired of playing games.

If they wanted to hurt me,
they could've.

Maksim was just
trying to get away.

I'll get the long gun out
just in case.

- How's the vacation going?
- MAKSIM: Hey, hey, hey.

Speaking Russian...

What are you doing here?

- [door opens]
- ANNA: It's okay, Maks.

Come in.

We can talk inside.

They're headed inside, but
I've got a good vantage point.

[indistinct radio transmission]

Great.
The SEAL and the hyphenate.

I should've known your team
would be involved in this mess.

What are you doing here?
I thought the CIA pulled rank.

My task force
pulled rank on them.

- It's my scene now.
- Oh.

In that case,
we have some questions.

DEEKS:
For our after-action report,

because as you know,
we are very detailed,

and very by the book.

In the spirit of interagency
cooperation,

I'll give you 30 seconds,

but speak fast,
you're on the clock.

I shouldn't have to remind you
that the CIA doesn't operate

on U.S. soil. - Correction,

the CIA doesn't
conduct intelligence operations

on American citizens.

They very much do
operate on U.S. soil.

So this wasn't an op
targeting an American citizen.

- Good to know.
- Who said this was an op?

Well, if it looks like an op
and smells like an op...

And this is a building owned
by a CIA shell company.

You two have an active
imagination, I'll give you that.

DEEKS: So the CIA is targeting
a foreign national on U.S. soil.

What's that about? That's,
uh, servicing a dead drop?

Nah. There are easier
ways to do that.

This was off the grid.

Likely an asset who
trusted the CIA.

Someone they worked a while,
maybe even tried to flip.

A defection. Nay, nay, nay,
a defection gone wrong.

So the question is,
who was the defector?

That's my time.

I'm sorry I couldn't
be more help.

Au Contraire, mon ami.

I think you've been
quite helpful.

This really necessary?

I don't know, Callen.
You tell us.

ROUNTREE:
They just took out

Callen's earwig.

Is this one of the units
you built for your charity?

It's not bad.

CALLEN [over comm]: It's
a little far from Santa Cruz.

I've got ears.

FATIMA:
We're picking it up.

I was just there recently.
I, uh...

Well, I thought
I'd surprise you.

I'm sorry. I can explain.

Please do.

Katya is back.

I got wind she reappeared
a few months ago.

I knew she'd come after me,
so I had to get out of town

until I could assess the danger.

But then the threats
started coming.

Against you, Arkady.

Anna, why wouldn't you call me?
I can help with that.

I knew I had to work
outside the lines,

in ways you couldn't.

Look, Russia wanted to reacquire
their rogue agent,

so I used Arkady's contacts
to join the team

that's hunting her down
to bring her back.

So these guys,
they're...

FSB.

I knew you wouldn't
condone it,

but I'm not a government agent
anymore,

and our interests align.

Look, they were the ones
tailing you.

Protecting you.

I don't need protecting.

And it's not just about me.

I haven't been able
to see Alex or Jake

through this whole thing.

That is my family, Anna.

And I had to stay away
from Arkady.

Look, I'm sorry, Callen,
but this was my problem

to solve, and there's nothing
I wouldn't do to keep you safe.

You'd do the same for me,

and you know it.

[phone ringing]

ANNA:
What's going on?

This make sense
to any of you guys?

Unfortunately, yes.

Katya Miranova,
aka Kate Miller,

was a Russian asset
that Anna was working

while undercover in prison.

After they escaped
to Cuba together,

Katya fell off the radar.

The theory is she fell
from Russia's good graces

after leading an undercover
agent back to them.

Yeah, let's just say
that she's always had

an unhealthy obsession
with Anna.

Yeah, but something's
not adding up here.

I mean, if Katya is here, how
did she get into the country

without us being alerted?

I mean, she's got
to be flagged.

She could have had
help from the CIA.

I mean, think about it.

If that botched CIA op was
a defection gone wrong,

how much you want to bet
Katya was the defector?

Carlson's involvement does
suggest a Russian angle.

She may have played 'em
to get through the door.

ANNA:
You have to trust me.

I'll call you
if anything changes.

It's Arkady. He's not happy
about the extra security.

I don't blame him.

How do you even know
you can trust these guys?

Maksim put the team together.

He and I... we... have a history.

Professional?

Not entirely.

Look, it was
a long time ago.

[phone chimes][sighs]

It's her.

DISTORTED VOICE:
Hey, love.

Just thought you might like to
know I have something of yours.

I believe you know
CIA Officer Joelle Taylor?

I'll give up her location
in return for you.

But you know the rules.

Oh, and think quick.

She's lost a lot of blood.

I tried to play nurse, but...

you know that was never
my strong suit.

[sighs]

Okay, we have to play along.
At least for now.

Let Katya take me
and track us

until we can get
Joelle to safety.

Then we figure out
an extraction.

Anna, you can't do this.

I can handle Katya.

Besides, what's the alternative?
We abandon Joelle?

I'm not letting you
out of my sight.

Then you stick with Maksim
and follow Katya and I

after she picks me up.

Your team can secure Joelle.

I need my gun and my comm.

Whoa. Maksim just
knocked Callen out.

MAKSIM:
Change of plans.

We have to go now.

No shot.

[bullet ricochets, hinges creak]

[grunts]

[grunts]

- [panting]
- You okay? Get that.

[grunts]

Where's Anna?

FATIMA: Kaleidoscope's
got them heading south

past downtown.

Sam, Kensi and Deeks
are scrambling to intercept.

I'll catch up with her.

Stay here till backup arrives.
All right.

You okay with this?

Yeah, the symptoms have passed.

- You sure?
- Nell...

there will definitely be days
where I have to take it easy,

and I promise I will be honest
with you when I have them.

Today, not one of those days.

Well, understood.

FATIMA:
Looks like they're pulling into

a shipping dock
in the Port of Los Angeles.

A tactical nightmare...
Multiple ways in and out,

a lot of blind spots.

SWAT's still 15 out
and running silent code.

All right, keep them back
but ready to

set a perimeter
and seal the streets.

We can't risk spooking Katya.

[grunts]

Let me guess.

Russia doesn't want
Katya back

after the defection
fiasco, do they?

We can't risk her falling
into U.S. hands.

New orders are to kill her
on sight.

Even if it also means
killing an innocent woman?

Forgive me if I don't consider
a CIA officer innocent.

[car approaching quickly]

[tires screeching]

Drop your weapons!

I don't think so.

You're outnumbered.

How about now?

["Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
playing over loudspeaker]

♪ You're just too good
to be true ♪

♪ Can't take my eyes
off of you ♪We got a van approaching.

♪ You'd be like heaven
to touch... ♪

Driver's not Katya.

She may be in the back.
Hold your positions.

[phone chimes]

♪ At long last,
love has arrived... ♪

Anna, go to the car.

You don't have
to do this, Maks.

You made your choice,
I made mine.

♪ Can't take my eyes
off of you ♪

♪

I don't like this.

♪ I love you, baby

♪ And if it's quite all right

- [tires screeching]
- ♪ I need you, baby

♪ To warm the lonely night

♪ I love you, baby

♪ Trust in me when I say

♪ Oh, pretty baby

♪ Don't bring me down, I pray

♪ Oh, pretty baby

♪ Now that I've
found you, stay ♪

♪ And let me love you, baby

♪ Let me love you...

Drop it, Maksim!

All right.

♪ You're just too good
to be true ♪

[grunts]

Get out!
Out of the van!

On your knees.

Okay. Whoa. I'm just
a rideshare driver, man.

You alone?
Yeah.

♪ I want to hold you
so much... ♪

I got no Katya. - Where's Anna?

I'm all right.
I'm not hit.

♪ You're just too good
to be true ♪

♪ Can't take my eyes
off of you. ♪

Kensi and Deeks are gonna
do a second sweep.

The first one didn't
turn up anything.

Yeah, no sign of Katya
at the LAPD checkpoints either.

They're going
door-to-door now.

[phone buzzing]
Trust me, she was here.

- Everything all right?
- Uh, it's just Kam, you know?

Motion detectors have been
silent all day.

Go. I'll let you know
if there's any developments.

All right. Good man.

Callen...

Look, I know things aren't
okay between us right now...

Let's focus one getting
Joelle back safely,

then we can talk about
you and me.

Don't worry,
I'm not here for you,

but I am gonna need
to question her.

On what grounds?

Oh, I don't know, working
with a Russian operative,

contributing to the death
of two CIA officers,

as well as the kidnapping
of another.

But instead, NCIS joins
your task force.

Why would I let you do that?

Because we have a history
with your suspect.

Katya Miranova.

Look, you cut us in,
we'll tell you what we know.

You can question Anna
as much as you want,

but in exchange,
she stays on our turf.

Deal.

I don't care where we do it,
but I need answers now.

Sorry about this.

SAM:
Kam?!

Kamran!

I'm here, Dad, relax.

I was just taking
the trash out.

I mean, what are the odds

someone tries to
do something again?

Hmm. I'm sorry.
I just, uh, you know,

was thinking maybe
you ran off this morning

after the, you know...
our conversation.

Honestly, I was considering it.

I'm practically
an adult now, Dad.

Yeah, but not yet.

But I'm perfectly capable
of making my own decisions.

- Mm-hmm.
- And I decided to stay and talk to you.

I appreciate that.

But it's an unforgiving world
out there, Kam.

I know about the challenges
of Annapolis, but...

there's a lot of things
I don't know how

to prepare you for
that your mom would have.

Dad, you and Mom gave me
all the tools I need.

No matter where I end up,
I'll be ready.

But until then, you have to
let me go back to Keating.

I'm assuming you have
some alternative proposals

to Annapolis in mind?

- Of course.
- Mm.

I'm gonna make Michelle's
famous meat loaf,

and we can
discuss them over.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Spoken like a true adult.

- Let's do it.
- Mm-hmm.

SAM:
All right.

Call Arkady and tell him
what happened,

and then tell him
to not leave his house.

And, Callen, tell him
I mean it.

Of course.

I'm not interrupting, am I?

As promised,
the room is yours.

CARLSON:
I've heard a lot about you.

ANNA:
I'm sure.

[continues indistinctly]

- Nell.
- Hey.

Officer Harrison,
what-what's going on?

A courier delivered
a package to the LAPD

addressed to you.

HARRISON:
Tests showed no explosive

or biological agents.

Figured it was best
to bring it straight here.

Looks like a burner.

NELL:
Um...

NELL: Oh, my God.
Is that Jolene's finger?

[exhales sharply]

There is a message
saved to the phone.

Play it.

[sighs]

DISTORTED VOICE: Now
she's losing even more blood.

Follow the rules, or next time
I'll send something larger.

See you soon.

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