All language subtitles for NCIS s20e17 Stranger in a Strange Land.eng

(rumbling)

(clamoring outside)

(speaking Dari)

(phone rings)

Hello.

Several blocks, still.

(explosion, gunfire)

I'd say maybe ten minutes.

Mateen?

Is he safe?

Thank you, Bill.

Inshallah.

(knocking)

(father shouts in Dari)

(screams)
(gunshot)

(mother screams)
(gunshot)

* *

Yes, I understand you're upset,

but this is not up
for discussion.

I... No, I'm being
perfectly reasonable.

And...

Sweetheart, I can tell
those are fake tears

even though I can't see you.

All right, we're gonna talk
about this later tonight.

Just know that I
love you and y...

(disconnect tone)

(grunts)

(exhales)

Hi.

(both chuckle)

(clears throat)
What was that?

That was the never-ending
pushback of a preteen.

It's exhausting.

But Victoria's
the sweetest kid I know.

Oh, sure,
whenever you're around.

As soon as you leave, she morphs
into some devil spawn hell-bent

on questioning every word
that comes out of my mouth.

The wonders of adolescence.
Hmm.

So what are we
not discussing?

Yeah, she wants
to go out this weekend

with her friends to a movie.

With boys.

Her first group date?

That's adorable.

Okay, first off, no.

It's not.
Secondly,

we don't use that word "date."

Oh.

I know that look.
What look?

You purse your lips
like that

whenever I order
pineapple on pizza.

Well, if you want
to eat soggy pizza,

you might as well
just dip it in water.

Jess, you're biting your tongue.
Come on, just spill it. What?

I just don't see
what the big deal is

about Vic going out
on her first group...

hang.

The big deal is,
it's unchaperoned.

The bigger deal is Austin.

The city?
No, it's a boy.

I don't know who he is.

Vic talks about him nonstop.

Austin.

You know, you never forget
your first crush.

Elliot Spencer had
the cutest dimples.

Okay, well, she is not gonna
remember Austin because

this thing's not happening,
not unless I get to tag along.

Oh.

You're doing
the pineapple lips again.

I just don't know
if you want to be that dad.

How does this make me that dad?

I mean, she is way too young
for this, right?

I wonder
if it's more about whether

Vic is mature enough
to handle this?

Oh, certainly she is,
but the boys are not.

I used to be
one of those boys, okay?

I know what hormones can do.

And... (whimpers)

(clears throat)

Maybe just... sit with it.

You don't want to let
a knee-jerk reaction

cause a rift
between you and your daughter.

(sighs)

I'm getting pretty sick
of hearing myself say

"Over my dead body" about this.

That's good.

(phones chime)

That's bad.

Speaking of bodies,
we have a body

waiting for us in Norfolk.

(door opens)

Austin.

My first crush was
Emily Tisdale.

Oh, man, I had
it bad for her.

How'd you meet?

Middle school.

We were, uh, rivals.
Mathletes.

She could recite pi to a
thousand digits. It was so hot.

What about you,
Nick?

Yeah, bet you
had your choice

of, uh, girls
crushing on you.

Actually, peque o Nico was a,

uh, late bloomer.
What?

I always figured you were
the boy parents were terrified

to have
their daughters around.

Well, believe it or not,
this handsome face was terrified

of those daughters
until high school.

So who brought you around?

Oh, my Sofia.

She was my first date.

I was so nervous that I went
to the wrong restaurant.

That's what Jimmy doesn't get.

Victoria deserves a future
walk down memory lane about...

(whispers):
Austin.

Wow, that is
a lot of blood.

Yeah, courtesy of what appears
to be a kitchen knife.

My guess is, it severed
the carotid artery.

And then he lost consciousness.

And his heart kept pumping.
TORRES: Who is he?

He is
Marine Private William Huxley.

Neighbor walking the dog
noticed the garage door open.

Dog did the rest.

Led him right in here
to this body.

Time of death?

Given lividity,
I would say he bled out

somewhere around 12 hours ago.

Look at all this
flour, sugar, oil.

Enough ingredients
to feed an entire platoon.

Yeah, I wonder
who he was cooking for.

KNIGHT:
Not his family.

According to Huxley's
service record,

he was single, no kids.

Ooh, that reminds me.

I got to pick up chocolate chips

for the twins'
bake sale cookies.

Hey, McGee.

It's too bad these are evidence.

'Cause you could have...
(whistles)

Unfortunately, Delilah insists

upon at least 70% dark chocolate

'cause it's healthier.

As a doctor,
I can attest to that.

More importantly,
way more delish, right?

How about we finish grocery
shopping later and...

figure out what happened here?

Looks like the killer jumped him
as he unloaded the car?

Guys, is it me, or does, uh,

Huxley have a lot of gray hair
for a Marine private?

He does look kind of elder
for a grunt.

Yeah, you're right.
His license says Huxley was 46.

Corps's oldest-serving private.

There's got to be a story there.

There is, and it's a whopper.

According to his former C.O.,

Huxley was
a gunnery sergeant who used

to lead
a Marine Force Recon team.

Force Recon?

Wow, those guys are badasses.
They go toe to toe with SEALs.

He must have really screwed up
to get busted down to private.

He pulled multiple tours
in Afghanistan,

then he went missing from his
unit after the U.S. withdrawal

and, uh...

was declared a deserter.

Where'd he go?

Back to Afghanistan.

Apparently,
Huxley returned to Kabul

to sneak out
more families and allies

who missed the airlift.

He really held on to the Marine
code of "leave no man behind."

Even at the risk
of his own career.

Sounded like a hero to me.

Yeah, well,

clearly someone disagrees.

All right, Doc, what do we got?
Stop.

No food
while a body's on the table.

There's a trash can
in the hallway there.

Well, the only way
that I'm disposing

of this, uh, deep-fried,

perfectly pistachio-ed treat

is in my belly.
Yeah, what kind of pastry is it?

I don't know, but it's
the third one I've had today.

It's like baklava, but...
(stammers)

I've never tasted anything
like this before.

Huh, where'd you get it?

I was interviewing, uh,
one of Huxley's neighbors

and she offered them, said

he baked treats for everyone
on the block all the time.

Must be why he had all those
baking supplies in his SUV.

The guy on your table was
a damn gastronomic genius.

He was serving out
the rest of his tour

as a Marine
food service specialist.

He was demoted to a cook?

A chef.

A chef that we will avenge.

Well, what do we know about
our Private Huxley here?

Well, as I suspected,
cause of death was

penetrating trauma
due to the knife wound.

The murder weapon was
a paring knife

that severed
the external carotid artery.

Exsanguination took one,
maybe two minutes.

Huxley was Special Ops-trained.

It's hard to imagine anyone
would get the drop on him

for a close-range kill.

He must have known his attacker.
Allowed 'em to get close enough,

catch him off guard.

I heard, uh...

your daughter caught you
off guard this morning.

Something about
the, uh...

big first date?

We don't use that word "date."

No, and there is none.

At least not yet.

You're thinking
about letting her go?

(sighs)

Jess says that I should
"sit with it"

so I don't make
any decisions clouded

by parental emotions.

You ever think
about doing a little, uh,

light background check
on the kid?

Nothing creepy.
Just, you know, maybe

peruse
his social media accounts.

That's not creepy?

Checking his likes and dislikes

to make sure
he's no juvenile delinquent

like I was?
No, no, not at all.

Oh, I-I guess kids
do put it all out

on social media
for anyone to see.

What could it hurt?

Yeah.

KASIE:
A paring knife is

a chef's favorite.

Small but mighty,
this bad boy can cut,

chop, slice, and dice
with ninja precision.

Any prints on it?
No.

And given that the killer
left it in our victim's neck,

they were likely smart enough
to use gloves.

Any way to find out
where the knife came from?

Well, it is a standard four-inch
stainless-steel blade,

so not likely.

Any chef who knows their way
around the kitchen

has access to one, but...

holster those
frowny faces because

I found you
a bread crumb to nibble on.

That paring knife
is covered

in asafetida,
a popular spice primarily grown

in Afghanistan and Iran.

Parker did say that Huxley did
multiple tours in Afghanistan.

Asafetida is a delicacy there,

known as the "food
of the gods."

(groans)
Whoa.

What he said.

That pungent aroma
may be divisive to some,

but once heated,
it releases a delicious flavor,

similar to, uh, onions or leeks.

So if our murder weapon
is covered in asa...

...fetida,

it most likely came

from a kitchen well-versed

in Central Asian cooking.

What if Huxley's killer
was a rival chef?

Look at this, just pulled up
his doorbell cam footage.

Look what I found.

Get out here, Bill!

I am done playing games.
If you steal

one more of my catering clients,
I swear I will kill you!

She makes
a really good Karen.

PARKER:
As it turns out,

her name actually is Karen.

Karen Graham.

Hey, names are fate.

Fun fact, as a Parker

I always find good parking.

(chuckles)

Well, this Karen is
the neighborhood busybody.

She lives a few blocks
over from Huxley,

and while she has
no arrest record...

At least not yet.

...well, she does have
a long record of calling

the police to get others
arrested on H.O.A. violations.

I've seen this type before.
Entitled. Volatile.

It's just a matter of time
before they explode.

No offense...

Yet I am sensing
a coming offense.

...but what
colorblind moron chose

the palette of these offices?

Not a fan of the, uh,
strong earth tones?

Walking these hallways
seared my retinas.

(laughs)

I'm happy to offer up

my services to redecorate.

Well, maybe
your services can be used

to brighten up
the drab palettes

over at the Virginia
Correctional Center.

TORRES:
Because that's where you're headed for the murder

of William Huxley.

Uh...

Bill's dead?

Yeah, he was killed
last night in his garage.

Not long

after you showed up there

threatening to kill him.

See where we're going
with this?

Well, I am sorry...
to hear about Bill.

Really, I am.

But I couldn't have killed him
last night.

I was enjoying some...

companionship
with my friend Javier.

Hmm.
Hmm.

He's 22.

Good to know.

We will, uh, be sure
to follow up with Javier.

So we're done then?

Not even close.

How was a Marine cook

stealing catering clients
from you?

Karen's Confectionary

supplies goodies to every
neighborhood gathering.

At least it did until
Bill got back from overseas

and started a side hustle
out of his own kitchen.

Oh, we heard

he was a talented baker.

(scoffs)
Oh, I would say he was...

adequate.

But he had that sob story pitch
about donating his profits

to some local Afghan group
he worked with.

Afghan, huh?
KAREN: Oh, the neighbors--

they ate up his woeful tale
of the displaced refugees

fleeing their war-torn homes.

And then they ate up
all his goodies

instead of mine.

What did Huxley do
with this Afghan group?

They had some community center.

Bill said he would
cook meals for them

that would remind them of home.

Seems like a waste
of time to me.

JOANN:
Promises Honored is a lifeline

for these poor people.

Can you imagine having to start

from scratch in a new country?

Yeah, I can.

Oh.

Well, I hope you had
a community that welcomed you.

That's the whole point
of Promises Honored.

It's to keep the promise
we made to our Afghan allies

who aided us overseas.

By doing what exactly?

Uh, we help
the families find homes,

we assist
with their job training,

and we teach them
the skills they need

to get by here in America.

Well, it's great
that they have the space

to come together like this.

So many had to leave family

and friends behind.

Spending time here

reminds them that...

they're not alone.

Oh, here.

This is our director,

Pastor Eddie Watkins.

Hello there.

And you would be...?

Special Agent Torres

and Special Agent Knight
from NCIS.

They have some questions
about Bill.

Oh. Uh, Bill is
our favorite volunteer.

(chuckles)
Is he okay?

He was supposed to bake cookies

with the kids today
and he never showed up.

That's not like him.

Unfortunately, Private Huxley

was found murdered
earlier today.

What?
I-I'm sorry.

Murdered?

Oh, my God.

EDDIE:
Bill-Bill was beloved by us.

He spent every spare minute
he had here.

JOANN:
His devotion

to the Afghan people he worked
alongside was endless.

Bill felt he owed a debt
to the families

he couldn't get out
of Afghanistan.

I understand that Bill used to
cook a lot for the refugees?

That was Bill's specialty.

(both chuckle)

All the Afghans
were impressed

with his mastery
of their cuisine.

We are gonna need
to see the kitchen.

Yeah.

You smell that?

How could you not?

Asafetida?
EDDIE: Yes, oh, yes.

It stinks to high heaven,
but the flavor's divine.

All his knives are here.
All except the paring knife.

Handle matches
the murder weapon.

Who has access to this kitchen?

Um, this is a community kitchen.

Everyone can just walk right in.

Anybody had a problem
with Huxley?

No.

Everyone loved Bill.

Everyone?
Mateen.

Who is Mateen?

Mateen Jamaah.

He's a young refugee
we work with.

He and Bill had a...

strained relationship.

Why?
The Taliban executed Mateen's parents

before Bill and his unit
could get them out.

Oh, my God.

I saw Mateen and Bill
arguing here

yesterday at-at the center.

What about?
Well, I couldn't hear.

But it looked heated.

Mateen left
and I went over to Bill.

He said it was nothing.

(sighs)

Mateen was supposed
to help us sort

through clothing donations last
night, but he never showed up.

Guess he had other plans.

TORRES:
Mateen Jamaah arrived on a flight from Kabul

August 20 of 2021.

Promises Honored helped him
settle into an apartment,

which we searched,
but came up empty.

I've been trying to ping
his cell, but it's turned off.

What about his work?
He stocked shelves at a grocery store.

Manual labor?

His file says that
he was a mechanical engineer

who helped our forces
defend against IEDs.

Now he's stocking shelves?

KNIGHT:
Must have fallen into the credentials gap trap.

A lot of refugees' degrees

aren't recognized
here in the States.

What was Mateen's connection
to Private Huxley?

KNIGHT:
Mateen's father worked alongside Huxley for years

as an interpreter.

And, according
to Mateen,

the two men practically
became brothers.

TORRES:
Huxley helped Mateen flee,

but he didn't
get Mateen's parents out

before the Taliban caught them.

And he never forgave him.

His family's gone.

Career's gone.

You don't think he blames Huxley
for everything?

Well, we can ask him ourselves.

Mateen's boss says
he just came in to work. Go. Take McGee.

Must be tough going from
engineer to grocery bagger.

Yeah, I mean, I...

I get why Mateen is
bitter, but s-still...

Yeah, and don't take it out on
the Marine who helped you out.

Oh, hello.

I am Special Agent Torres.

This is Special Agent McGee
from NCIS.

We're looking for Mateen Jamaah.

He'll be back any moment
from his break.

Is Mateen in trouble?

No, we just-we just
want to talk.

Are, uh, are most of the workers
here Afghan refugees?

We were all lucky enough
to get out

in the final days
before Kabul fell.

And Promises Honored connected
you all with the jobs here?

Most of us.

Pastor Eddie knows the family
that owns the store.

How are you, uh,
finding America so far?

(sighs) My family and
I have our lives.

We're immensely
grateful for that.

Well, it doesn't make
starting over any easier.

No.

It does not.

Oh, hey, McGee,

you said you need to get those,
uh, chocolate chips.

Oh, no, at least
70% dark chocolate.

70% dark.
Uh, I got to go grab those. You...

Aisle three.
Baking goods.

Thank you.
Mm-hmm.

I wasn't a refugee.

But I remember
looking over my shoulder,

afraid that someone was coming
to send me back.

Where was home for you?

Panama.

And then Colombia,

uh, with my sister and my mom.

My mom worked as a housekeeper

for a man that
she found out was evil,

and she saw some

really bad stuff.

I understand.

We left with

whatever we had on our back,
and we came to United States.

How old were you?
I was 11.

The only English I knew was, uh,

from watching, uh, reruns
of American, uh, television.

(imitating Fonzie):
Ayy!

You... Okay.

So, no Happy Days
in Afghanistan.

(laughs)

When did life feel normal again?

Some days, still doesn't.

But this is our home.

Ah, Mateen.
There you are.

Hey, Mateen, uh,
Special Agent Torres.

Hey, Mateen!

McGee, we got a runner!

(grunts)

You're only making this worse!

(grunts)

Whoa, whoa, whoa, where'd he go?
You okay?

I'm fine.
Go get him, go get him.

Mateen's gone.

Nick!

Nick, Nick.

Get him on
his back, now.

First aid's
on aisle five.

Bring me gauze pads,
rubbing alcohol and shears.

Medical tape's out of stock, so
get me duct tape, aisle seven.

Your friend
might be concussed

and is losing blood. I need
to stop it then stabilize him.

You're a doctor.
A surgeon

back in Afghanistan.
Okay.

You will be okay, Agent Torres.

(sighs)

Any update on Nick?

Uh, yes, McGee is with him
at the hospital now

and he should be fine,

thanks to the fast work of that
doctor in the grocery store.

BOLO's out on
Mateen Jamaah.

No hits yet.

I've been running
facial recognition

against every camera feed
I could find for blocks.

No sign of him.

Well, we have agents
sitting in front

of his house
in case he comes home.

I had the contents
of Mateen's work locker

sent here so we could
look for clues

that might help us find him.
What are all the stains?

KASIE:
Mass spec's running it now. I should know soon.

Okay, great, uh, let me know
when you find out.

Does that say...

Austin Marsden?

Jimmy,

are you cyberstalking the boy
who's crushing on Victoria?

(laughs) No. No.

I was just perusing,
and then I needed

Kasie's second opinion
on what I...

perused.
Uh-huh.

Yeah, and my opinion is

Jimmy's gone mental.
Mm.

Okay, I make no apologies.

Austin Marsden
is exhibiting some early

serial killer tendencies.

(scoffs)
This boy's barely hit puberty.

It's all in the details here.

Uh, take a look at some of these
foodie pics that he's posted.

Nothing but rare burgers
and steaks.

I mean, that is a scary sign.

A sign that
his growing body

is in desperate
need of protein?

What? No. Like, no...
The-These are basically

mutilated animals.
This is how Dahmer and Bundy

and Gacy all got
their first tastes.

You are reaching, Jimmy.

Okay, that may be,

but... uh, just to be safe,

I think it's time that Austin
and I had a little chat

before the kids meet up.

A little chat?

Yeah, here, at NCIS.

I'll give his whole
family a tour. That way,

Austin can see
what a capable doctor I am.

And also see all
the sharp knives I work with.

Ooh. He has cannonballed into
the overprotective deep end.

(chuckling)

Neither of you is the father
to a daughter.

You can't understand it.

Um...

Just got the results

from Mateen's jacket.

The stains are motor oil.

But Mateen doesn't even
own a car.

Maybe he works on them?
It's not just oil he's working with.

There were also trace amounts
of pentaerythritol tetranitrate,

which is a highly explosive
organic compound.

Motor oil and explosives.

In the hands of a mechanical
engineer who worked with IEDs.

I don't even want to say
what I'm thinking.

It sounds like he's trying
to build a car bomb.

Jimmy just gonna
say it for you.

You sure you don't need
a few days, Agent Torres?

I'm good.

Good, 'cause we need
all hands on deck

if we could be facing
an imminent attack.

My phone's been ringing off the
hook from agencies across town

wondering
if a Taliban sympathizer

may have slipped through
the cracks on our airlift.

We doubt that Mateen is
aligned with the Taliban,

given what happened to
his mother and father.

He could be trying
to strike back at a country

he feels abandoned him.

A revenge attack

because his parents
never made it out.

Then why kill Private Huxley?

If Mateen is building a bomb

and Private Huxley
found out about it,

maybe that's why
Mateen killed him.

Find Mateen. Now.

Hey. Dr. Rajab.

What are you doing here?

Please, it's Veeda.

And what kind of
doctor would I be

if I didn't do a follow-up
with my patient?

Right.
May I?

Sure.

Whoever stitched you up
did an okay job, but...

I could have done better.

Well, maybe you
should have escorted me

to the emergency room.

(chuckles softly)

Veeda is the one
who came to Nick's aid.

I'm getting that.

Sorry to intrude, but I
heard about Bill Huxley.

He was a good man.

Do you really think
Mateen did this?

It's just hard to believe
that he could do

something
so horrible.

He's kind and
polite to everyone.

Working two jobs just
to make ends meet.

Mateen has a second job?

Back in Kabul, he'd help
repair your military vehicles.

So he isn't just a mechanical
engineer, he's also a mechanic?

Yes. Doing
the same here.

Paid-- what do
Americans say--

under the table.

PARKER:
Auto repair shop

would have metalworking tools.
And tools

that Mateen would need
if he was in fact making...

...something.

We need to find Mateen.

Do you know
where he was fixing cars?

I don't. I'm sorry.

And Mateen ditched his phone.

But if he made
any previous calls

from an auto shop, would have
bounced off the nearest tower.

I'll pull his call logs,
see which tower

is near a
repair place.

(drilling)

Federal
agents!

Drop the drill.

Back away from the bomb.

Put your hands
slowly behind your head.

I'm sorry I ran before.

But please just let me explain
before they get here.

Who's they?

Gun!

There it is!

What are you doing?!

Shooting at the guys
that are shooting at us!

Don't shoot towards the bomb!

Well, if it goes off,
it'll kill them.

And us, too.

What the hell's
going on?

Who were you building
that bomb for?

You must believe me
when I say I have no idea.

My only contact

with them was through texts.

But you did what
they said. Why?

My fianc e, Asal.

She is in
danger.

She is my everything.

The only family I have left.

Is she being held
by the men who took the bomb? No.

Asal and I were separated
during the airlift.

She's been stuck
at a camp in Turkey.

How do you know
she's in danger?

I got a text from
an unknown number weeks ago.

Photos of Asal
at the camp.

She looked so scared.

Whoever sent the photos said
I had to build them a bomb

or they would kill her.

How many innocent people
will be killed

when they use that bomb?

No one will.

The bomb is harmless.
It was filled

with explosive materials
found on your jacket.

Yes, but I built it
with a fail-safe.

The remote detonator mechanism
I inserted doesn't work.

It's a dud?

I would never give them
something

that could actually hurt people.

I fled my homeland
because of vile men like that.

What were you
and Private Huxley

arguing about

before he
was murdered?

When the explosives
showed up at my apartment,

I went to Bill for help.

After what happened to my
parents, he said he owed me.

Promised to reunite me
with Asal.

Private Huxley was trying
to find out who was behind this

for you?

He told me to stall making
the bomb to give him time,

but then the deadline
was moved up.

I went to him upset,
begged him to hurry.

Then I heard he was killed.

I know his blood
is on my hands.

But we were trying to save Asal.

Please,

you have to help her
before they discover

the bomb doesn't work.

KNIGHT:
Mateen didn't kill Huxley.

His alibi checks out. He
was working an extra shift

that night at the grocery store.

He's also telling the truth
about those unknown texts.

We traced them
to a burner phone.

Yeah. A burner
that sent him these.

This has got to be
his fianc e, Asal.

Metadata on
the photos

confirms that they
were taken in Turkey.

So Mateen was forced
to build that bomb,

but we don't know by who.

Or what they want to use it for.

The people behind this have a
long reach to Asal in that camp.

Maybe we can find
the connection?

Except they're good
at covering their tracks.

I couldn't pull a single print
off any of the shell casings

collected at the auto shop.

And no hits yet on the getaway
van they were driving.

Wait, what if one of the men
that attacked you

at the auto shop killed Huxley

'cause they were getting
too close?

If they did,
they had access

to Promises Honored.

They took the knife from there.

So we start pulling names.

Every employee,
volunteer, visitor.

We find out who killed Huxley

and we find the men
who took that bomb.

Damn it!

Nick, everything okay?

I'm running out of suspects.

I just cleared another

Promises Honored volunteer.

You need to take a break.

Why?
I know this hits close to home.

You know, people
come to this country

because they're desperate.

Yeah, makes 'em vulnerable,

which makes 'em
an easy target.

My mom was one of 'em.

Must have pissed you off.

Yeah.

Now I'm pissed off for Mateen.

Just got off the phone with DHS.

It turns out
the permanent refugee status

of Mateen's fianc e
was approved months ago.

Then why hasn't
Asal been transferred

from that Turkish camp?

Because the aid organization
that was supposed to

relocate her here
has been holding things up.

Promises Honored?

Pastor Eddie's office
has yet to approve

Asal's assistance package.

Why?
I don't know.

But if our boy Eddie

is somehow mixed up
in this mess,

then we need to find him, quick.

Let's roll.

McGee just pinged
Eddie's cell phone.

He's here.

That's his car.

Looks like he's sitting in it.

NCIS!

Show me your
hands, Eddie!

(grunts)

No weapon.

It's not a suicide.
Another guy

in Mateen's circle
gets murdered.

Can't be a coincidence.

But doesn't get
us any closer

to whoever killed them.
No.

But this might.

I wouldn't hold my breath
for prints.

Or maybe Kasie gets lucky.

TORRES:
Guess I should have held my breath.

You can thank Kasie later.

Partial print that she
pulled from that shell

is a 90% probable
match for

this charmer.

Robert Whitlock, 55.

Head of a Maryland-based
white nationalist militia

known as Last Liberty.

KNIGHT:
They're flagged as an extremist

organization
by the FBI.

Allegedly connected to multiple

hate crime-related homicides.

And recent intel says
that the militia

is seeking out explosives
to further their cause.

McGEE:
Is it possible

that Whitlock teamed up
with Pastor Eddie

to find someone
to make the bomb?

Maybe that's why
the pastor held up

Asal's transfer.
KNIGHT: Mateen makes

the bomb for them and then
Whitlock kills the pastor?

Tying up any loose ends.

His manifesto is filled
with violent threats

to purge America
of foreigners and nonbelievers.

Well, setting off a bomb
made by a foreigner--

that's one way
to start that purge.

Mateen says the bomb's a dud.

Yeah, well,
let's not take any chances.

We need to stop
these guys now.

WHITLOCK:
Gravity! Use gravity to your advantage!

There you go! There you go!
That is right! (grunting)

Use your elbow!
Use your elbow!

Let's go, let's go, let's go.
On the ground.

That's it.
Up, up, up, up, up!

We are not weak!

Federal agents!

Put your weapons down
and your hands in the air!

Cops, cops, cops!

Pull back! Pull back!

Fence,

fence, fence, fence!

Pull back!

Got eyes on the bomb.
It's in the van.

We can't return fire
with that bomb right there.

You're surrounded, Whitlock!
There's no way out!

We're not going down
without a fight!

No surrender!

(indistinct chatter)

Bomb squad's
still clearing the area

to make sure
there's no other explosives.

What about Whitlock and his men?

Explosion took 'em all out.

Which doesn't make any sense,
given that

Mateen said
the bomb wasn't functional.

We need Kasie to find out
why that bomb exploded.

I think I may know
someone who can help.

We're offering you the chance
to redeem yourself, Mateen.

Private Huxley
deserves justice.

I will do anything
to make this right.

Kasie,

this is

Mateen Jamaah.
Ah.

And this is your baby
after it went boom.

That's impossible.

Well, half a dozen

dead white nationalists
would disagree.

I can spend hours sorting
through this myself,

or you can quickly tell me
why your fail-safe failed.

Here it is.

The remote detonator
receiver.

It's been repaired.

I cut these wires,

but they've been reconnected
to the circuit board.

The militia must
have figured out

the bomb was deactivated
and fixed it.

Okay, and then what--

they just accidentally
blew themselves up?

Setting off
this bomb

would still require
a remote trigger.

And no trigger was taken
into evidence from that camp.

Okay, so if the bomb
wasn't set off by the militia,

then who did?

PARKER:
Who else knew

about the existence
of that bomb?

We recovered Whitlock's burner
phone from the campsite.

We pulled the SIM card and saw
that he traded plenty of calls

with the Promises
Honored Community Center. Yeah, with his partner in crime,

Pastor Eddie.

Well, that's what we thought.

But the phone calls began

when Eddie was on an
overseas mission trip.

Well, if Whitlock
wasn't talking to Eddie,

then Eddie wasn't his partner.

Eddie was an innocent scapegoat.

Once we were on
the real partner's trail,

they got spooked.

Killed Eddie with a bullet
that pointed us to Whitlock.

Whitlock and his men were
blown to high hell to make

all of this go away.

Scorched earth.
Eliminate everyone

so there's nobody
left to investigate.

The real partner thought
we would believe

the bomb exploding
was just an accident.

And thanks to Mateen,
now we know it wasn't.

So who was Whitlock talking to
at Promises Honored?

(indistinct conversation)

(door closes)

(clears throat)

NCIS.
(chuckles softly)

It is so kind of you to join us
for the remembrance celebration

for Pastor Eddie and Bill.

We can't stay long, Ms. Hipple.

Yeah, and neither can you.

(weak chuckle)

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

Once we started
looking for connections

between Promises Honored
and the Last Liberty,

didn't take long
for us to discover

that you were
Robert Whitlock's girlfriend.

Whitlock sent you
to this community

to find a fall guy.

And once you found
one in Mateen,

you forced him
to build that bomb.

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

at the Turkish camp where
Mateen's fianc e is being held

confessed to being
bribed by you to hold up

her transfer.
And when Private Huxley

got onto your plan,
you murdered him.

It was smart of you to point us
toward Mateen as his killer.

(exhales)

Too bad...

we're smarter.

It's you...

and everyone here

that's destroying
this once-great nation.

No, it's me and everyone here--

we help make it great.

(sighs)

(handcuffs click)

(grunts)

JIMMY:
Here's the deal, Austin.

You're a boy,
soon to become a young man,

and with that comes
certain responsibilities,

especially regarding

soon-to-become young women.

(laughs)
Ooh.

Okay.
(clears throat)

We're done.

That's enough.

How do you feel?

Did you get it all out?
Did you-did you just...

Yeah, well, obviously,
I'm not gonna do that

with a scalpel in my hand.

Right. (chuckles)
But, yeah,

I feel pretty good about it,
you know?

Good. Good.
Yeah. I think I'm gonna

call Austin's parents

Nope. Okay, no.
and set up a tour.

(chuckles)

(clears throat)

So, listen, uh...
You're right.

I will never be
the father of a daughter.

So you're not gonna
hear it from me.

But I'm hoping you will hear it

from someone who is a father.

(chuckles)

Dr. Palmer,
let's have a little chat.

Austin and his family will not

be touring NCIS anytime soon.

Director Vance...
I talk,

you listen.

From the moment you first cradle
your daughter in your arms,

it is your lifelong job
to protect her.

Exactly. And that is why I...

Part of that protection

is accepting the natural order
of things.

They grow up.

You need to trust

that you have given her
all the tools she needs

to start protecting herself.

Yeah.

It's just...

it is scary

trusting that I have actually
done my job as a parent.

Director, when it comes
to Victoria...

Yeah.

It's understandable.
Life has

thrown a whole lot at you
these last few years.

But you've been through
a lot, too.

I can't imagine

you doing anything
this foolish with Kayla.

Oh, every father is tempted.

(laughs softly)

When, uh, Kayla's prom date
came to pick her up,

I debated having him
meet me in the kitchen

where I was gonna be
cleaning my service pistol.

(chuckles)
Well...

(laughs)
Puts my scalpel to shame.

And you know what? All I would
have done was embarrass myself.

And I would have
embarrassed Kayla

on the night that was
supposed to be about her.

Hmm.

We have to let them live
their own lives, Doc.

We need to have
the kitchen prepped by 12:00

for the children's
cooking class. Of course.

TORRES:
We heard that

this place found a new director.
VEEDA: Yes,

I was surprised when
the Promises Honored board

asked me to fill
such an important position.

We're not. It's clear
everybody here looks up to you.

You need volunteers?
You can put us to work.

We appreciate that.

My, uh, kids baked
some cookies to share.

70% dark chocolate chip?

Well, nothing like
what Private Huxley

would have whipped up,
I'm sure, but I, uh,

I have snuck a few and I can
confirm they are very tasty.

I'll be happy to pass them out.

I do have plenty
of probation hours to work off.

Thank you for arranging things

so I could serve them
with my community.

We're also here to share
some news about Asal.

She boarded a plane
about an hour ago.

She should be here with you
by the morning.

(sighs)

(laughs)

Thank you.

(both laugh)

Come. Come with me
to visit my friends.

(clears throat)

Is your head healing,
Agent Torres?

It's Nick.

And, um, it's healing
just fine, because of you.

I'm sorry.

For everything
you've all suffered.

Thank you.

Especially because
you know what it's like

to leave everything behind.

Hardly. Um...

My journey to get here was...

It was different.
But you still experienced loss.

You felt pain
for those left behind.

It helps to remind myself
that those who can't be with us,

they want us to move forward.

Building new lives
is how we honor the sacrifice

of everyone who got us here.

Well, I've had to, uh,
build many new lives before.

And how is this one going?

Best one yet.

Then cherish those
who helped you build it.

You are always
welcome in this home...

...Nick.

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