1 00:00:07,108 --> 00:00:10,544 Careful, now. This is why we came in early-- 2 00:00:10,644 --> 00:00:13,581 so we can get it right before your inspection. 3 00:00:13,681 --> 00:00:15,216 And I really appreciate it, 4 00:00:15,349 --> 00:00:17,618 -Master Sergeant. -Don't kiss my ass. 5 00:00:17,685 --> 00:00:19,620 Just get it right. 6 00:00:19,687 --> 00:00:23,191 Now, remember your breath. 7 00:00:23,324 --> 00:00:25,626 Don't tense up. 8 00:00:25,693 --> 00:00:29,097 But don't be too loose either. 9 00:00:30,331 --> 00:00:32,031 Firm, but gentle. 10 00:00:32,165 --> 00:00:33,901 Like you're petting a baby kitten. 11 00:00:37,371 --> 00:00:39,140 Guess you didn't grow up with kittens. 12 00:00:39,207 --> 00:00:40,841 I had a turtle. 13 00:00:40,941 --> 00:00:42,042 Well, go on. (sighs) 14 00:00:42,143 --> 00:00:43,911 Fuse is not gonna collect itself. 15 00:00:44,011 --> 00:00:46,547 If that was live, we'd be lights-out. 16 00:00:46,647 --> 00:00:50,218 I know, Master Sergeant, and I really appreciate the... 17 00:00:50,318 --> 00:00:52,019 Are you kidding me, private? 18 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:53,787 Literally everything 19 00:00:53,887 --> 00:00:56,023 in this room was designed to kill you. 20 00:00:56,124 --> 00:00:58,626 I swear you'd lose your ass if it wasn't attached. 21 00:00:58,726 --> 00:01:00,494 Sorry. 22 00:01:05,399 --> 00:01:08,602 Well, is there a problem, private? 23 00:01:10,271 --> 00:01:12,440 * * 24 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:43,437 All right, all right. Relax, relax. Take a deep breath. 25 00:01:43,537 --> 00:01:46,106 Let me, uh, let me see what I can find out. 26 00:01:46,207 --> 00:01:48,075 Any of you hearing any chatter? 27 00:01:48,142 --> 00:01:50,144 Uh, can you be a little more specific? 28 00:01:50,244 --> 00:01:53,113 Yeah, 'cause if it's about the omelet bar in the cafeteria, 29 00:01:53,247 --> 00:01:55,115 I think we can finally let that dream die. 30 00:01:55,216 --> 00:01:58,252 No, no, not breakfast. Army CID. 31 00:01:58,319 --> 00:02:00,488 You mean, NCIS in camo? 32 00:02:00,621 --> 00:02:02,656 Those guys. Last time we had a joint case with the Army, 33 00:02:02,790 --> 00:02:04,392 it turned into a full-blown turf war. 34 00:02:04,492 --> 00:02:06,126 Yeah, I know. This is not about a case. 35 00:02:06,227 --> 00:02:07,895 They're facing a RIF. 36 00:02:07,961 --> 00:02:09,597 Reduction in force? 37 00:02:09,697 --> 00:02:10,898 Rumor is... 38 00:02:10,997 --> 00:02:12,466 they're shutting down the whole agency. 39 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,735 The entire Criminal Investigative Division? 40 00:02:14,835 --> 00:02:16,937 -Says who? -I got my sources. 41 00:02:17,037 --> 00:02:18,639 It's the whole agency we're talking about here. 42 00:02:18,739 --> 00:02:21,209 Like, thousands of jobs and cases. I'm sure, 43 00:02:21,309 --> 00:02:23,010 if this was real, Vance would've said something. 44 00:02:23,110 --> 00:02:25,913 Yeah, assuming Vance is still saying anything to anyone. 45 00:02:25,978 --> 00:02:27,079 I've barely seen him lately. 46 00:02:27,181 --> 00:02:28,682 Yeah, rumor has it that 47 00:02:28,816 --> 00:02:30,651 the Army CID is shutting down. 48 00:02:30,751 --> 00:02:32,753 And handing their caseload to us. 49 00:02:32,820 --> 00:02:36,023 Wait, NCIS is picking up CID's slack? 50 00:02:36,123 --> 00:02:37,691 So you have heard something? 51 00:02:37,825 --> 00:02:39,126 Same whispers, yeah. 52 00:02:39,227 --> 00:02:40,761 But I've been around long enough to know 53 00:02:40,861 --> 00:02:42,496 that rumors are like mold. 54 00:02:42,596 --> 00:02:44,732 You give them oxygen, they spread. 55 00:02:46,066 --> 00:02:49,237 Good morning. We're looking for Special Agent Jessica Knight. 56 00:02:50,137 --> 00:02:51,839 Okay. Who's asking? 57 00:02:51,939 --> 00:02:53,374 Army Criminal Investigative Division, ma'am. 58 00:02:53,507 --> 00:02:55,909 Your assistance has been requested at Fort Belvoir. 59 00:02:56,009 --> 00:02:57,144 Urgent situation. 60 00:02:57,211 --> 00:02:58,712 What kind of situation? 61 00:02:58,812 --> 00:03:00,113 We're not at liberty to say, 62 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:01,882 but you'll be read in once you get there. 63 00:03:03,050 --> 00:03:04,518 I guess you'd better go. 64 00:03:04,652 --> 00:03:07,355 Keep us posted. 65 00:03:08,656 --> 00:03:12,059 CID's already asking for help with their cases? 66 00:03:12,192 --> 00:03:13,694 This mean the rumors are true? 67 00:03:14,662 --> 00:03:18,031 Not sure, but I think I know why they want Knight. 68 00:03:18,131 --> 00:03:21,235 "Standoff at Fort Belvoir." 69 00:03:23,571 --> 00:03:26,106 Remember, be the arrow. 70 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:28,609 Y'all are the tip, shaft, and fletching. I'm the bow. 71 00:03:28,709 --> 00:03:32,112 And on my command, we fly. 72 00:03:34,582 --> 00:03:36,384 -Go. -Major Malone? 73 00:03:36,517 --> 00:03:39,687 NCIS Special Agent Knight. Hear you're looking for me. 74 00:03:39,787 --> 00:03:43,055 Agent Knight. Glad you could join us. Let's get to work. 75 00:03:43,190 --> 00:03:44,492 Still waiting on a sitrep. 76 00:03:44,591 --> 00:03:46,093 MALONE: Male suspect. Clearly agitated. 77 00:03:46,192 --> 00:03:48,728 Held two men at gunpoint in the ammo warehouse. 78 00:03:48,829 --> 00:03:51,865 Let them go and barricaded himself inside. 79 00:03:51,965 --> 00:03:53,901 Then I'm gonna need a phone with a recorded line, 80 00:03:54,034 --> 00:03:57,571 warehouse schematics, and, uh, eyes on any surveillance feeds. 81 00:03:57,671 --> 00:03:58,439 (scoffs) 82 00:03:58,572 --> 00:04:00,073 Is there a problem? 83 00:04:00,173 --> 00:04:02,576 Oh, I'd call it more of a misunderstanding, Agent Knight. 84 00:04:02,676 --> 00:04:05,112 Well, my understanding is that I'm here for a reason. 85 00:04:05,245 --> 00:04:06,514 I'm a trained negotiator. 86 00:04:06,580 --> 00:04:08,649 Well, you were brought here for a reason. 87 00:04:08,749 --> 00:04:10,284 Just not that one. 88 00:04:10,418 --> 00:04:12,252 Negotiations are my job. 89 00:04:12,386 --> 00:04:14,355 So, what then-- am I here for the snacks? 90 00:04:14,455 --> 00:04:17,591 Almost. Well, you are the snack. 91 00:04:17,690 --> 00:04:18,858 Come again? 92 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:22,763 Some suspects ask for pizza or burgers. 93 00:04:22,863 --> 00:04:24,264 But this guy is sitting 94 00:04:24,365 --> 00:04:26,033 on enough munitions to level a city block, 95 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:28,201 and he only made one request. 96 00:04:29,370 --> 00:04:30,270 You. 97 00:04:30,371 --> 00:04:31,772 Did he say why? 98 00:04:31,872 --> 00:04:34,608 Claims he's your little brother. 99 00:04:45,252 --> 00:04:46,920 -Delta, stand by. -Yes, sir. 100 00:04:47,054 --> 00:04:48,121 Okay. 101 00:04:48,221 --> 00:04:50,391 So, you don't have a little brother. 102 00:04:50,457 --> 00:04:52,493 Uh, no. Just an older brother in Houston 103 00:04:52,593 --> 00:04:54,728 and a younger sister that lives at an ashram in India. 104 00:04:54,795 --> 00:04:58,532 Well, this guy was very insistent, so if he's not 105 00:04:58,632 --> 00:05:00,734 a relative, who the hell is he? 106 00:05:00,801 --> 00:05:03,036 There's only one way to find out. 107 00:05:03,103 --> 00:05:05,205 Hold up. 108 00:05:05,305 --> 00:05:08,476 We still don't know who this guy is or what his endgame is. 109 00:05:08,609 --> 00:05:10,711 But he's agitated, disoriented. 110 00:05:10,811 --> 00:05:12,813 You're walking in cold. 111 00:05:12,913 --> 00:05:15,048 So I need to be crystal clear about protocol. 112 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:18,519 I'm not here to freelance. I'm here to make contact. 113 00:05:18,619 --> 00:05:22,089 Well, I get that. But in this tent, 114 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:24,457 I'm Fred, you're Ginger. 115 00:05:25,359 --> 00:05:27,761 I lead. You follow. 116 00:05:27,828 --> 00:05:29,096 Oh. 117 00:05:30,330 --> 00:05:32,966 Well, then just don't step on my toes. 118 00:05:39,473 --> 00:05:42,009 MAN: This better be Agent Knight. 119 00:05:42,109 --> 00:05:43,276 KNIGHT: It is. 120 00:05:43,377 --> 00:05:45,579 Now I need to know who I'm speaking to. 121 00:05:45,679 --> 00:05:48,849 Jess? Uh... 122 00:05:48,949 --> 00:05:51,419 It's, um, it's me. 123 00:05:51,485 --> 00:05:54,254 Ryan. Uh, Ryan Harper. 124 00:05:54,354 --> 00:05:56,657 Ryan Harper? 125 00:05:56,757 --> 00:05:58,358 My old informant? 126 00:05:58,459 --> 00:05:59,727 Yeah. 127 00:05:59,827 --> 00:06:01,495 You remember what you used to call me? 128 00:06:01,595 --> 00:06:04,465 "Little brother." Your code name. 129 00:06:04,565 --> 00:06:07,234 -We took down that drug ring -Yeah, and you got me out. 130 00:06:07,334 --> 00:06:10,303 You know, you said I deserved a shot at something better. 131 00:06:10,404 --> 00:06:11,839 Yeah, so you joined the Army. 132 00:06:11,972 --> 00:06:14,274 You know, this is a pretty big production, uh, 133 00:06:14,341 --> 00:06:15,342 just to get in touch with me. 134 00:06:15,476 --> 00:06:17,845 Uh... Yeah, well, I, uh, 135 00:06:17,945 --> 00:06:21,214 I tried calling your cell, but I guess you changed 136 00:06:21,348 --> 00:06:22,983 your number, so, uh, 137 00:06:23,082 --> 00:06:25,185 I just, uh... Look, uh, 138 00:06:25,285 --> 00:06:27,421 I just, I really... (grunts) 139 00:06:27,521 --> 00:06:30,123 I really need someone that I can trust right now. 140 00:06:30,223 --> 00:06:31,925 So, how about you start by telling me 141 00:06:32,025 --> 00:06:33,561 what the hell is going on. 142 00:06:33,661 --> 00:06:36,630 'Cause the guy I knew risked his life to wear a wire, 143 00:06:36,697 --> 00:06:38,532 not to hold a warehouse hostage. 144 00:06:38,632 --> 00:06:40,768 I... I don't want to hurt anyone. 145 00:06:40,868 --> 00:06:43,336 You know? I just... I thought this place would be empty. 146 00:06:43,403 --> 00:06:44,371 You know? Somewhere I could just 147 00:06:44,472 --> 00:06:46,173 go and-and clear my head. 148 00:06:46,273 --> 00:06:48,375 And then those two soldiers came, 149 00:06:48,509 --> 00:06:50,343 and-and I-and I-and I pulled my gun. 150 00:06:50,409 --> 00:06:51,945 And-and... (grunts) 151 00:06:52,045 --> 00:06:53,547 It was a mistake. 152 00:06:53,647 --> 00:06:55,749 It was-it was a stupid, stupid mistake. 153 00:06:55,849 --> 00:06:57,685 And you let them go. That was good. 154 00:06:57,784 --> 00:06:59,453 Yeah, but then the MPs showed up 155 00:06:59,553 --> 00:07:02,022 and CID right after them, which is bad. 156 00:07:02,890 --> 00:07:04,224 So why is that bad? 157 00:07:04,357 --> 00:07:06,326 What happened right before you got to the warehouse? 158 00:07:06,393 --> 00:07:09,797 No! No. No, not-not with CID listening. 159 00:07:09,897 --> 00:07:13,066 I-I can't trust them. I can't trust anyone but you. 160 00:07:15,068 --> 00:07:16,570 Then come out and we will talk. 161 00:07:16,670 --> 00:07:19,673 I-I can't do that. No, you have to come in. 162 00:07:19,740 --> 00:07:22,843 And turn a standoff into a hostage situation? 163 00:07:22,943 --> 00:07:23,844 Not happening. 164 00:07:23,911 --> 00:07:26,480 (groans) 165 00:07:28,448 --> 00:07:30,751 KNIGHT: Okay, how about we not take out our frustrations 166 00:07:30,851 --> 00:07:33,386 -on things that go boom. -(sighs) I am trying, Jess. 167 00:07:33,453 --> 00:07:36,056 I am, but it's just, uh, 168 00:07:36,156 --> 00:07:38,926 it's all messed-up. I-I need help. 169 00:07:39,058 --> 00:07:40,360 And I'm here to help you. 170 00:07:40,427 --> 00:07:42,663 So, please, just calm down and talk to me. 171 00:07:42,763 --> 00:07:45,265 You say you trust me? Prove it. 172 00:07:45,365 --> 00:07:48,101 Go-go see Evelyn first, then call me back. 173 00:07:49,436 --> 00:07:50,604 Who's Evelyn? 174 00:07:50,738 --> 00:07:53,541 That's his mother. She lives in Suffolk. 175 00:07:53,607 --> 00:07:55,909 I can have an NCIS team at her house in 20 minutes. 176 00:07:56,009 --> 00:07:57,110 Maybe she'll tell us something. 177 00:07:57,244 --> 00:07:58,846 Uh, I doubt that. 178 00:07:58,946 --> 00:08:01,481 According to Sergeant Harper's files, 179 00:08:01,582 --> 00:08:04,284 his mother died last October. 180 00:08:04,384 --> 00:08:05,753 If your pal 181 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:07,555 doesn't stop throwing around high-grade ordnance 182 00:08:07,621 --> 00:08:09,823 and asking for dead relatives, 183 00:08:09,957 --> 00:08:12,660 we may have to end this the hard way. 184 00:08:23,303 --> 00:08:26,139 MALONE: Okay, Alpha, head to high ground. 185 00:08:26,239 --> 00:08:29,342 Major Malone, I think we should slow our roll here. 186 00:08:29,476 --> 00:08:31,478 We don't have a roll. 187 00:08:31,579 --> 00:08:34,682 I have a disturbed suspect in a room full of munitions. 188 00:08:34,782 --> 00:08:37,985 Sergeant Harper isn't trying to hurt anyone. Let me try 189 00:08:38,085 --> 00:08:40,153 and figure out why he is in full meltdown. 190 00:08:40,253 --> 00:08:41,889 Who is he to you? 191 00:08:41,989 --> 00:08:44,658 I told you. A former CI. 192 00:08:44,758 --> 00:08:48,361 I never had a CI request me by name at a standoff. 193 00:08:49,462 --> 00:08:50,798 Seven years ago, 194 00:08:50,898 --> 00:08:53,466 Harper put himself in danger to do the right thing. 195 00:08:53,533 --> 00:08:56,770 Ten months wearing a wire, his life on the line every day, 196 00:08:56,837 --> 00:08:58,105 and he only got through that 197 00:08:58,205 --> 00:09:01,374 because he trusted me to have his back. 198 00:09:01,474 --> 00:09:03,577 And I owe him the same thing now. 199 00:09:04,411 --> 00:09:06,213 I don't have that luxury. 200 00:09:06,346 --> 00:09:09,449 To me, he's a loose flame in a powder keg. 201 00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:10,918 (scoffs) 202 00:09:12,552 --> 00:09:15,522 Harper mentioned his mother. We need to follow up on that. 203 00:09:15,656 --> 00:09:17,691 It could be the key to getting him out alive. 204 00:09:17,791 --> 00:09:20,327 Look, you are welcome to wait by the phone 205 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:22,996 in case he says something useful. 206 00:09:23,096 --> 00:09:24,865 But I've got a job to do. 207 00:09:24,998 --> 00:09:27,534 Your lead, Fred. 208 00:09:28,435 --> 00:09:29,870 Mm. 209 00:09:32,706 --> 00:09:34,207 MAN (on comms): Sniper moving into position. 210 00:09:34,307 --> 00:09:36,043 WOMAN (on comms): Copy that, Tac Team. 211 00:09:36,877 --> 00:09:40,814 McGee? I need a favor, fast. 212 00:09:40,914 --> 00:09:42,315 Evelyn Harper. 213 00:09:42,415 --> 00:09:44,584 This was her place. Title's in her son's name now. 214 00:09:44,718 --> 00:09:47,888 Doesn't look like anyone's lived here for a while. 215 00:09:47,988 --> 00:09:50,490 Oh, Harper probably lives on base. 216 00:09:51,925 --> 00:09:53,894 Yep. Enlisted at 19. 217 00:09:54,027 --> 00:09:56,496 Artillery specialist. Two tours. 218 00:09:56,596 --> 00:09:57,998 So he knows explosives. 219 00:09:58,065 --> 00:10:00,233 (woman screams in distance) 220 00:10:06,173 --> 00:10:08,408 (screaming continues) 221 00:10:09,276 --> 00:10:11,144 -I kick, you go. -Yeah. 222 00:10:11,244 --> 00:10:12,412 NCIS! 223 00:10:15,248 --> 00:10:17,584 (electronic video game music playing) 224 00:10:17,718 --> 00:10:20,320 (woman screams) 225 00:10:20,420 --> 00:10:23,857 Appears we just swatted a pinball machine. 226 00:10:23,924 --> 00:10:25,392 Not just a pinball machine, 227 00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:27,895 a Ducati and a Jet Ski. 228 00:10:27,961 --> 00:10:30,597 We thinking Sergeant Harper won the Showcase Showdown here? 229 00:10:30,698 --> 00:10:33,600 Well, Price is Right doesn't shoot in Virginia. I've checked. 230 00:10:33,734 --> 00:10:36,804 How does an E-5 sergeant in the Army 231 00:10:36,937 --> 00:10:38,205 afford all this stuff? 232 00:10:38,305 --> 00:10:40,607 And why does he want Knight to find it? 233 00:10:42,042 --> 00:10:43,877 HARPER: That stuff's not mine. 234 00:10:43,944 --> 00:10:47,047 Not on Army pay, it isn't. How'd you get it? 235 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:50,117 That's the thing, Jess. I didn't get it. 236 00:10:50,951 --> 00:10:53,420 Is that why you wanted us to find it? 237 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:54,922 You think someone planted it? 238 00:10:54,988 --> 00:10:56,824 It is much bigger than that, all right? 239 00:10:56,924 --> 00:10:58,225 No one's gonna believe me. 240 00:10:58,290 --> 00:11:00,193 I believe you. That's why you called me, right? 241 00:11:00,293 --> 00:11:01,929 That's why you sent me to the house. 242 00:11:02,029 --> 00:11:04,998 It doesn't end at the house, all right? They're gonna f... 243 00:11:05,098 --> 00:11:06,433 Oh, they're gonna f-find... 244 00:11:06,499 --> 00:11:08,301 KNIGHT: Ryan, what are they gonna find? 245 00:11:08,401 --> 00:11:10,070 (groans) Someone's using me! 246 00:11:10,170 --> 00:11:12,639 Ryan, tell me what is going on. 247 00:11:12,773 --> 00:11:14,708 (groans) 248 00:11:14,808 --> 00:11:16,810 I'm so sorry I dragged you into this. 249 00:11:20,680 --> 00:11:22,649 Don't bother. 250 00:11:22,783 --> 00:11:24,752 He's on the verge of opening up. He just got spooked. 251 00:11:24,852 --> 00:11:26,153 I can feel it. 252 00:11:26,253 --> 00:11:28,421 Yeah, for good reason. 253 00:11:28,488 --> 00:11:30,657 It's not about toys in a garage. 254 00:11:32,159 --> 00:11:33,727 It's about murder. 255 00:11:33,827 --> 00:11:36,930 My team just searched your pal's apartment. 256 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:40,868 Found a body. Killed with Sergeant Harper's own blade. 257 00:11:45,338 --> 00:11:48,575 Let me call him back. I can get him out of that warehouse. 258 00:11:48,675 --> 00:11:50,210 Do you see what he's doing? 259 00:11:50,343 --> 00:11:52,279 Those aren't the actions of a guy 260 00:11:52,345 --> 00:11:53,546 who's planning on coming out. 261 00:11:53,680 --> 00:11:55,983 He is spiraling, and you know it. 262 00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:57,517 ALPHA SNIPER (on comms): Command, this is Alpha. 263 00:11:57,650 --> 00:11:59,419 Got visual on the suspect. 264 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:02,122 Transmit feed. 265 00:12:02,189 --> 00:12:04,457 Suspect picked up a device. 266 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:07,027 (sighs) Could be a detonator. 267 00:12:07,127 --> 00:12:10,197 It could be a stress ball. You don't know. 268 00:12:11,298 --> 00:12:12,766 Alpha, do you have a shot? 269 00:12:12,866 --> 00:12:14,134 Hold on. 270 00:12:14,234 --> 00:12:16,036 ALPHA: Target acquired. Standing by. 271 00:12:16,169 --> 00:12:17,604 Let me get him back on the phone. 272 00:12:17,704 --> 00:12:19,339 And let him move out of sight? 273 00:12:19,439 --> 00:12:21,174 No, this could be our only shot. 274 00:12:21,274 --> 00:12:24,044 ALPHA: Suspect is assembling an explosive device. 275 00:12:24,878 --> 00:12:26,546 Please, just give me a chance. 276 00:12:26,646 --> 00:12:28,882 I can't leave this to chance. 277 00:12:29,716 --> 00:12:32,352 -Alpha, this is Command. -Major Malone, don't. 278 00:12:32,419 --> 00:12:33,653 No. 279 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:35,222 -Send it. -Major Malo... 280 00:12:35,322 --> 00:12:36,623 (gunshot in distance) 281 00:12:36,723 --> 00:12:38,258 ALPHA: Sent. 282 00:12:38,391 --> 00:12:41,962 Target down. I repeat: target down. 283 00:12:48,635 --> 00:12:50,037 Any word on Knight? 284 00:12:50,137 --> 00:12:52,539 She's on her way back from Fort Belvoir, 285 00:12:52,639 --> 00:12:53,706 and she's pissed. 286 00:12:53,807 --> 00:12:55,375 Of course she is. Her friend just 287 00:12:55,508 --> 00:12:57,710 took a bullet to the chest from a CID sniper. 288 00:12:57,845 --> 00:12:59,212 Yeah, miracle he survived. 289 00:12:59,346 --> 00:13:00,447 He's not out of the woods. 290 00:13:00,547 --> 00:13:01,748 He's still on life support. 291 00:13:01,849 --> 00:13:03,383 Did Knight ever get him to explain 292 00:13:03,516 --> 00:13:04,751 why he barricaded himself? 293 00:13:04,852 --> 00:13:07,254 Nope. CID is telling the story now. 294 00:13:07,354 --> 00:13:10,590 Public statement suggests that Harper murdered a soldier 295 00:13:10,690 --> 00:13:12,659 and then tried suicide by cop. 296 00:13:12,725 --> 00:13:16,396 CID also thought that Harper had a detonator in his hand. 297 00:13:16,529 --> 00:13:19,566 Turns out it was a training fuse from a practice session. 298 00:13:19,666 --> 00:13:21,902 So, yeah, not exactly buying CID's version. 299 00:13:22,002 --> 00:13:24,237 How you doing, Jess? 300 00:13:25,172 --> 00:13:27,340 I'm fine. Harper's not. 301 00:13:27,407 --> 00:13:28,942 CID got this wrong. 302 00:13:29,042 --> 00:13:30,777 I don't know. I mean, if 303 00:13:30,878 --> 00:13:34,214 somebody found a dead guy in my apartment with my sword 304 00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:36,749 in his chest, and I barricaded myself 305 00:13:36,850 --> 00:13:39,186 -in a room full of explosives... -KNIGHT: Yeah. 306 00:13:39,286 --> 00:13:41,121 It looks bad. 307 00:13:41,221 --> 00:13:42,489 But Harper called me. 308 00:13:42,589 --> 00:13:44,824 Told me he was being used, and I believe him. 309 00:13:44,925 --> 00:13:47,427 PARKER: Except that's all he said. And now 310 00:13:47,527 --> 00:13:48,661 it's CID's case. 311 00:13:48,761 --> 00:13:50,430 It's up to them to find the truth. 312 00:13:50,530 --> 00:13:52,632 I'm not sure Malone's interested in the truth. 313 00:13:52,732 --> 00:13:55,202 He had Harper pegged as a lost cause from the beginning. 314 00:13:55,268 --> 00:13:57,604 And with CID facing shutdown rumors, 315 00:13:57,704 --> 00:13:59,306 they need a clean win, not a messy headline. 316 00:13:59,406 --> 00:14:01,574 Point is, Harper isn't getting a fair shake. 317 00:14:01,674 --> 00:14:03,476 We are missing a piece of this puzzle. 318 00:14:03,610 --> 00:14:06,446 And you want to find it. 319 00:14:06,579 --> 00:14:09,216 Harper's not just an old informant. 320 00:14:09,282 --> 00:14:12,953 When I met him, I thought being a cop was kicking in doors 321 00:14:13,053 --> 00:14:15,155 and putting bad guys away. 322 00:14:15,288 --> 00:14:18,291 But Harper showed me that you could actually help people. 323 00:14:18,391 --> 00:14:20,527 He changed his life because of me. 324 00:14:20,627 --> 00:14:22,195 I didn't give up on him back then, 325 00:14:22,295 --> 00:14:24,531 and I'm not gonna give up on him now. 326 00:14:25,832 --> 00:14:27,600 Well, hypothetically, 327 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:30,437 if we were to get involved here, how would we do it? 328 00:14:30,537 --> 00:14:31,738 Yeah, we have no body, 329 00:14:31,804 --> 00:14:33,740 -no evidence. -And no jurisdiction. 330 00:14:33,806 --> 00:14:36,043 It's CID's case. We'd be 331 00:14:36,143 --> 00:14:37,978 stepping on a lot of toes. 332 00:14:38,078 --> 00:14:39,746 Yeah, starting with Vance's. 333 00:14:39,812 --> 00:14:42,249 If he finds out we're double-dipping on CID... 334 00:14:42,349 --> 00:14:44,317 All valid points. 335 00:14:45,152 --> 00:14:46,419 So... 336 00:14:46,486 --> 00:14:49,156 let's go step on some toes. 337 00:14:51,258 --> 00:14:52,492 This isn't good, Parker. 338 00:14:52,625 --> 00:14:54,661 I'm getting a ton of calls from CID. 339 00:14:54,761 --> 00:14:57,130 How? Our investigation barely started. 340 00:14:57,230 --> 00:14:58,932 Oh, no, not calls about that. 341 00:14:58,999 --> 00:15:01,168 About the rumors of the CID shutdown. 342 00:15:01,268 --> 00:15:02,902 Folks are freaking out they're gonna lose their jobs. 343 00:15:03,003 --> 00:15:06,106 And I'm telling you now, I will not share a lab with Spike. 344 00:15:06,173 --> 00:15:07,674 Do I want to know who that is? 345 00:15:07,774 --> 00:15:10,377 (sighs) Spike is the CID's version of me, 346 00:15:10,510 --> 00:15:13,680 except he keeps his lab at a crisp 58 degrees 347 00:15:13,780 --> 00:15:15,348 and plays jazz music all day long. 348 00:15:15,448 --> 00:15:16,649 What do you have against jazz? 349 00:15:16,716 --> 00:15:19,652 Oh, no, I'm not talking Miles Davis jazz 350 00:15:19,719 --> 00:15:21,088 or Coltrane jazz. 351 00:15:21,188 --> 00:15:23,856 I'm talking elevator music jazz. 352 00:15:23,991 --> 00:15:25,525 Hold music jazz. 353 00:15:25,625 --> 00:15:28,095 That's not jazz. That's a... that's a crime. 354 00:15:28,195 --> 00:15:29,529 And not the one I'm interested in. 355 00:15:29,662 --> 00:15:31,631 Right. Well, I may not have access 356 00:15:31,698 --> 00:15:34,167 to CID's evidence against Ryan Harper, 357 00:15:34,267 --> 00:15:36,303 but I do have access to his social media, 358 00:15:36,403 --> 00:15:38,671 and that tells a story all on its own. 359 00:15:38,738 --> 00:15:41,608 Specifically, about a dead guy in his living room. 360 00:15:41,708 --> 00:15:43,476 His name is Sergeant Joseph Yates, 361 00:15:43,576 --> 00:15:45,412 and he's all over Harper's socials. 362 00:15:45,545 --> 00:15:47,014 What's Valor House? 363 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,083 Oh, Valor House is the charity that Yates and Harper 364 00:15:50,183 --> 00:15:52,986 started to help wounded veterans when they hit hard times. 365 00:15:53,086 --> 00:15:55,922 These guys put every minute of their lives into Valor House. 366 00:15:56,023 --> 00:15:57,424 Yeah, until Yates ended up with 367 00:15:57,557 --> 00:15:59,226 Harper's samurai sword in him. 368 00:15:59,326 --> 00:16:02,329 Technically, that evidence is still circumstantial, but again, 369 00:16:02,395 --> 00:16:04,364 my ability to dig is limited. 370 00:16:04,431 --> 00:16:06,266 There must be somebody that we can talk to. 371 00:16:06,366 --> 00:16:09,002 Thankfully, there is. Harper has a girlfriend. 372 00:16:09,102 --> 00:16:10,437 Amanda Adams. 373 00:16:10,537 --> 00:16:12,039 They've been dating for about three months, 374 00:16:12,105 --> 00:16:14,274 and she spent as much time with Harper as Yates did. 375 00:16:14,407 --> 00:16:16,143 In fact, the three of them all seemed pretty close. 376 00:16:16,243 --> 00:16:18,045 Amanda might be able to tell us more 377 00:16:18,111 --> 00:16:19,579 about what happened between these two. 378 00:16:19,679 --> 00:16:21,014 All right, send her info to Knight, 379 00:16:21,081 --> 00:16:23,450 and keep looking into this charity. 380 00:16:23,550 --> 00:16:25,352 As long as I can do it from my warm 381 00:16:25,418 --> 00:16:27,920 and jazz-free lab. 382 00:16:32,759 --> 00:16:34,527 KNIGHT: Amanda? 383 00:16:34,627 --> 00:16:36,096 How's Ryan doing? 384 00:16:36,196 --> 00:16:40,033 Stable, they say, but the chaplain's still on standby. 385 00:16:40,133 --> 00:16:42,302 They have a lot of great doctors here. 386 00:16:42,435 --> 00:16:45,705 If you're with CID, I'm not answering any more questions. 387 00:16:45,772 --> 00:16:48,475 No, I'm not. I'm Jessica Knight, 388 00:16:48,575 --> 00:16:50,177 with NCIS. 389 00:16:54,114 --> 00:16:55,315 Jessica Knight, um... 390 00:16:55,448 --> 00:16:57,217 Ryan talked about you. 391 00:16:57,317 --> 00:17:00,287 Said you used to have Sunday dinners at his mom's. 392 00:17:00,420 --> 00:17:02,455 (chuckles) Yeah. We did. 393 00:17:02,555 --> 00:17:04,924 Also said that you were the reason he joined the Army. 394 00:17:05,023 --> 00:17:07,460 Said you inspired him to serve. 395 00:17:07,594 --> 00:17:08,961 Yeah. 396 00:17:09,096 --> 00:17:11,998 I should have kept in better touch with him. 397 00:17:12,799 --> 00:17:16,303 Amanda, I'm trying to figure out what led Ryan to that warehouse. 398 00:17:16,403 --> 00:17:19,138 Because the Ryan that I knew was thoughtful 399 00:17:19,271 --> 00:17:20,973 and level-headed. 400 00:17:21,074 --> 00:17:22,909 Everything was fine, 401 00:17:23,009 --> 00:17:24,511 until a few weeks ago. 402 00:17:24,611 --> 00:17:27,012 He noticed something weird with the charity's bank account. 403 00:17:27,114 --> 00:17:28,515 Weird how? 404 00:17:28,615 --> 00:17:31,184 Money was missing. 405 00:17:31,318 --> 00:17:33,420 From Valor House. Ryan couldn't figure out 406 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:36,489 how it disappeared. He started obsessing. 407 00:17:36,589 --> 00:17:38,758 Well, it makes sense that he'd be concerned. 408 00:17:38,858 --> 00:17:41,661 It was more than concern. He got paranoid. 409 00:17:41,761 --> 00:17:44,531 First, about the money, then other things. 410 00:17:44,631 --> 00:17:46,599 Look... 411 00:17:46,666 --> 00:17:48,235 Ryan wasn't crazy. 412 00:17:49,269 --> 00:17:52,472 Yes, he was agitated, on edge, but 413 00:17:52,572 --> 00:17:53,940 that doesn't make him a killer. 414 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,042 Of course not. 415 00:17:56,143 --> 00:17:58,545 Can I ask you about Sergeant Yates? 416 00:17:58,678 --> 00:18:00,513 Did he have access to the bank account? 417 00:18:00,647 --> 00:18:03,450 I don't know. They ran the charity together. 418 00:18:03,550 --> 00:18:06,919 Is it possible that Ryan confronted him about this? 419 00:18:07,019 --> 00:18:08,188 Things got heated? 420 00:18:08,288 --> 00:18:09,989 I told you, Ryan's not a murderer. 421 00:18:10,089 --> 00:18:11,458 If you knew him, you'd know that. 422 00:18:11,558 --> 00:18:13,693 -Amanda... -(scoffs) 423 00:18:14,894 --> 00:18:16,396 I promise you 424 00:18:16,529 --> 00:18:19,599 that I will do everything that I can to find out the truth. 425 00:18:21,768 --> 00:18:24,571 So, girlfriend was right. 426 00:18:24,671 --> 00:18:26,539 Lot of money disappeared from the charity. 427 00:18:26,673 --> 00:18:29,709 Transferred to Bitcoin accounts? Good luck tracking that. 428 00:18:29,809 --> 00:18:31,344 Mm-hmm. 429 00:18:31,411 --> 00:18:33,513 I guess, if your best buddy was stealing from your charity, 430 00:18:33,613 --> 00:18:35,448 it might make you "stab with a sword" mad. 431 00:18:35,548 --> 00:18:37,417 Well, Harper's girlfriend said he was paranoid. 432 00:18:37,517 --> 00:18:39,852 -Confirms CID's theory. -Well, we have no idea 433 00:18:39,952 --> 00:18:41,421 what Harper and Yates were really up to, 434 00:18:41,521 --> 00:18:42,989 let alone a motive for murder. 435 00:18:43,089 --> 00:18:45,825 Think I found a video online here that might help. 436 00:18:45,925 --> 00:18:47,727 I crowdsourced social platforms 437 00:18:47,860 --> 00:18:51,231 looking for recent images of Harper or Yates. 438 00:18:51,364 --> 00:18:53,233 Came across this. 439 00:18:53,333 --> 00:18:55,268 Trail mix with pretzels. 440 00:18:55,368 --> 00:18:57,704 Um, are we watching the right video? 441 00:18:57,770 --> 00:19:00,507 Yup. From the user "TheCalmCamouflage." 442 00:19:00,607 --> 00:19:03,075 The guy posts Army-themed ASMR content. 443 00:19:03,210 --> 00:19:05,111 MSM, uh, what? 444 00:19:05,245 --> 00:19:06,879 Autonomous sensory meridian response. 445 00:19:06,979 --> 00:19:09,216 Audio stimuli that, uh, results 446 00:19:09,282 --> 00:19:11,751 in a tingling sensation in the back of the head. Whispering, 447 00:19:11,851 --> 00:19:13,220 -tapping. -McGEE: All right. 448 00:19:13,286 --> 00:19:14,754 Ignore the guy on the microphone. 449 00:19:14,854 --> 00:19:16,723 Look who is behind him. 450 00:19:19,526 --> 00:19:20,593 Harper and Yates. 451 00:19:20,693 --> 00:19:22,362 Except all I hear is the wrapper. 452 00:19:22,462 --> 00:19:23,930 Yeah, we might not be able to hear them, 453 00:19:24,030 --> 00:19:26,098 but a couple years ago, I created 454 00:19:26,199 --> 00:19:28,468 a lip-reading program as a birthday present for Abby. 455 00:19:28,568 --> 00:19:30,770 That is an oddly specific present. 456 00:19:30,870 --> 00:19:33,406 Anyway, I ran this video through my program. 457 00:19:33,473 --> 00:19:35,141 Look what it came up with. 458 00:19:36,809 --> 00:19:39,178 Hey, I'm freaking out. I don't know what to do. 459 00:19:39,279 --> 00:19:41,781 YATES COMPUTER VOICE: It's okay, man. Hey, I got you. 460 00:19:41,914 --> 00:19:43,916 But this-this could blow back on me. 461 00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:46,419 I'm gonna talk to Matt. 462 00:19:46,486 --> 00:19:48,020 He'll handle everything. 463 00:19:48,120 --> 00:19:51,391 Unfortunately, that is where the wrapper-wrinkling ends. 464 00:19:51,458 --> 00:19:53,860 "Handle everything"? As in the missing money? 465 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:55,127 Yeah, that's what it sounds like. 466 00:19:55,228 --> 00:19:56,496 Which means Harper wasn't 467 00:19:56,596 --> 00:19:58,197 accusing Yates of stealing the money. 468 00:19:58,298 --> 00:19:59,699 He was asking for help to find it. 469 00:19:59,799 --> 00:20:02,635 Help from Matt. Do we have any idea who that is? 470 00:20:02,735 --> 00:20:05,272 I do. I have Yates' cell records. 471 00:20:05,338 --> 00:20:07,039 How were you able to pull phone records? 472 00:20:07,139 --> 00:20:10,277 Courtesy of my contact at the phone company. 473 00:20:10,343 --> 00:20:11,511 The last call Yates made 474 00:20:11,611 --> 00:20:13,179 before he died was to a cell phone 475 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:15,147 belonging to Matthew Malone. 476 00:20:15,248 --> 00:20:18,318 As in Army Major Malone from CID? 477 00:20:18,418 --> 00:20:21,721 Major Malone, who ordered his sniper to shoot Harper? 478 00:20:21,821 --> 00:20:23,856 -Yes and yes. -All right, let me get this straight, 479 00:20:23,990 --> 00:20:25,458 these two friends discover this 480 00:20:25,525 --> 00:20:27,159 stolen money and then they 481 00:20:27,260 --> 00:20:28,561 went to report it to CID? 482 00:20:28,661 --> 00:20:30,497 McGEE: And the next day, one of them 483 00:20:30,597 --> 00:20:31,964 turns up dead, and the other one? 484 00:20:32,031 --> 00:20:34,267 -Shot by CID. -Well, makes you wonder 485 00:20:34,367 --> 00:20:35,835 if, uh, they discovered a crime 486 00:20:35,968 --> 00:20:38,338 that Malone didn't want anyone to look into. 487 00:20:38,471 --> 00:20:41,173 Harper didn't trust CID. He made that very clear. 488 00:20:41,274 --> 00:20:44,444 And before you could find out why, Malone shut him up. 489 00:20:44,544 --> 00:20:47,347 I think it's time we have a talk with Major Malone. 490 00:20:47,447 --> 00:20:48,548 -I think someone's gonna have to -(phone beeps) 491 00:20:48,681 --> 00:20:50,550 break the news to Vance. 492 00:20:50,650 --> 00:20:52,018 He may already know. 493 00:20:52,151 --> 00:20:55,388 Vance wants me and Knight in his office, now. 494 00:20:56,188 --> 00:20:57,657 (clears throat softly) 495 00:20:57,757 --> 00:21:00,393 I just got off the phone with the director of CID. 496 00:21:00,527 --> 00:21:03,630 Apparently, there's a secondary investigation underway. 497 00:21:03,730 --> 00:21:05,765 Something they thought I should be made aware of. 498 00:21:05,865 --> 00:21:07,934 And it involves your team. 499 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:10,236 Well, we were coming here to loop you in. 500 00:21:10,337 --> 00:21:12,171 We've been following a lead. 501 00:21:12,271 --> 00:21:14,941 One that may involve a CID agent 502 00:21:15,041 --> 00:21:16,976 tied to a financial coverup. 503 00:21:17,043 --> 00:21:18,645 Specifically, Major Malone. 504 00:21:18,745 --> 00:21:20,212 Good to know. 505 00:21:20,347 --> 00:21:23,082 But that's not the investigation that I'm talking about. 506 00:21:23,182 --> 00:21:26,353 Does the name Roland Massi mean anything to you? 507 00:21:26,419 --> 00:21:30,156 He's the drug dealer that Harper helped take down, but 508 00:21:30,256 --> 00:21:33,593 Massi's serving 50 to life, so what's there to investigate? 509 00:21:33,693 --> 00:21:36,028 The investigation's not about him. 510 00:21:36,896 --> 00:21:38,531 It's about you, Agent Knight. 511 00:21:38,598 --> 00:21:40,500 I'm sorry, what? 512 00:21:40,567 --> 00:21:43,269 CID is placing you under review. 513 00:21:43,370 --> 00:21:45,838 Your security clearance has been suspended. 514 00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:49,442 Effective immediately. 515 00:21:58,518 --> 00:22:02,121 Roland Massi owned a series of bars and clubs 516 00:22:02,221 --> 00:22:04,357 across Virginia catering to service members. 517 00:22:04,424 --> 00:22:06,258 Served drinks in the front, cocaine in the back. 518 00:22:06,393 --> 00:22:08,461 It was one of the largest drug operations 519 00:22:08,561 --> 00:22:09,729 in the commonwealth's history. 520 00:22:09,829 --> 00:22:11,130 Until seven years ago, 521 00:22:11,230 --> 00:22:13,199 when the NCIS REACT team and I took it all down. 522 00:22:13,299 --> 00:22:15,702 Well, now Massi's serving life in prison. 523 00:22:15,802 --> 00:22:17,370 It's a big win for NCIS. 524 00:22:17,437 --> 00:22:20,039 None of this would have been possible without Ryan Harper. 525 00:22:20,106 --> 00:22:22,509 He was just a kid. He was seduced by Massi's offer 526 00:22:22,575 --> 00:22:25,378 of fast cash, realized it was plain wrong. 527 00:22:25,478 --> 00:22:28,080 So, he cooperated with Knight and turned his life around. 528 00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:31,083 Okay, but why would Malone be sniffing around 529 00:22:31,217 --> 00:22:32,919 a successful seven-year-old bust? 530 00:22:33,019 --> 00:22:35,855 Well, either he thinks Knight did something wrong... 531 00:22:35,955 --> 00:22:37,356 Or it's a bluff. 532 00:22:37,457 --> 00:22:38,958 To take our eyes off Malone and the missing money. 533 00:22:39,058 --> 00:22:41,227 Is there anything else about Massi's operation 534 00:22:41,293 --> 00:22:42,595 that we should know about? 535 00:22:42,695 --> 00:22:44,564 Everything you need to know is in that file. 536 00:22:44,631 --> 00:22:46,365 I stand by it. 537 00:22:47,534 --> 00:22:49,536 CID comes at one of ours, 538 00:22:49,602 --> 00:22:51,370 we don't wait around playing defense. 539 00:22:51,438 --> 00:22:53,205 We show them that this investigation 540 00:22:53,272 --> 00:22:54,474 isn't about Knight, 541 00:22:54,574 --> 00:22:56,709 it's about Malone, and we prove it 542 00:22:56,776 --> 00:22:58,210 before they bury the evidence. 543 00:22:58,277 --> 00:23:01,247 CID blindsided Knight the moment that we connected Malone 544 00:23:01,347 --> 00:23:03,950 with our victim. That is not a coincidence. 545 00:23:04,050 --> 00:23:06,118 This whole case revolves around 546 00:23:06,218 --> 00:23:07,954 that dead body in Harper's living room. 547 00:23:08,087 --> 00:23:09,856 McGEE: All right, so we solve the murder, 548 00:23:09,956 --> 00:23:11,257 we hopefully clear Harper, 549 00:23:11,323 --> 00:23:13,392 and we definitely get CID off Knight's back. 550 00:23:13,493 --> 00:23:15,728 And, uh, someone needs to make sure 551 00:23:15,795 --> 00:23:18,565 that Vance stays off of ours. 552 00:23:18,631 --> 00:23:20,933 VANCE: Yes, absolutely. 553 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,969 Thank you. 554 00:23:24,671 --> 00:23:26,539 That was my third call with 555 00:23:26,673 --> 00:23:28,575 the CID director since breakfast. 556 00:23:28,675 --> 00:23:30,543 I'm not looking for a fourth. 557 00:23:30,643 --> 00:23:32,679 -That's the job. -Mine, yes. 558 00:23:32,779 --> 00:23:35,114 Right now, I'm more worried about Agent Knight's. 559 00:23:35,214 --> 00:23:36,683 Well, then we're on the same page. 560 00:23:36,783 --> 00:23:38,217 Are we? 561 00:23:39,018 --> 00:23:40,987 You said that you were investigating 562 00:23:41,087 --> 00:23:42,221 a CID agent, 563 00:23:42,354 --> 00:23:45,291 and now CID is digging into one of ours. 564 00:23:45,357 --> 00:23:47,894 The last thing that we need is a turf war. 565 00:23:47,994 --> 00:23:49,562 Because of the rumors they're folding. 566 00:23:49,662 --> 00:23:52,965 Yes. CID won't go down without a fight. 567 00:23:53,032 --> 00:23:55,034 They need a win, any way they can get it. 568 00:23:55,134 --> 00:23:56,068 Even at Knight's expense. 569 00:23:56,168 --> 00:23:58,237 CID is under the spotlight, 570 00:23:58,370 --> 00:24:00,406 and they need to get it off them fast. 571 00:24:00,540 --> 00:24:03,375 Taking down an NCIS agent-- that's high-profile. 572 00:24:03,510 --> 00:24:05,377 Suddenly, the spotlight is on us. 573 00:24:05,478 --> 00:24:06,913 I don't care about the spotlight. 574 00:24:07,046 --> 00:24:08,648 I care that Knight's being used as a scapegoat. 575 00:24:08,715 --> 00:24:11,283 I wish it were that simple, Parker. 576 00:24:11,383 --> 00:24:13,385 But according to the CID director, 577 00:24:13,486 --> 00:24:16,222 whatever they have on Agent Knight is substantial. 578 00:24:16,322 --> 00:24:18,891 Major Malone is on his way over to interview her now. 579 00:24:19,892 --> 00:24:21,393 Okay, so how do we stop him? 580 00:24:21,528 --> 00:24:24,631 -We don't. He's within his rights. -So, what-- 581 00:24:24,731 --> 00:24:26,499 we just let Knight take the hit? 582 00:24:26,599 --> 00:24:29,602 I said we can't stop Major Malone from questioning Knight. 583 00:24:29,736 --> 00:24:31,771 I never said that we were giving up. 584 00:24:33,072 --> 00:24:34,741 I'm trying to protect my agent. 585 00:24:34,874 --> 00:24:36,709 So am I. 586 00:24:36,809 --> 00:24:37,944 Which is why I made sure 587 00:24:38,077 --> 00:24:39,378 that Knight is being questioned here, 588 00:24:39,478 --> 00:24:41,447 on our turf, not theirs. 589 00:24:41,581 --> 00:24:43,282 And more importantly... 590 00:24:46,919 --> 00:24:49,055 ...why I had CID hand over this. 591 00:24:52,191 --> 00:24:54,894 Crime scene report from Sergeant Harper's apartment? 592 00:24:55,895 --> 00:24:57,329 Thank you. 593 00:24:57,429 --> 00:24:58,631 Parker. 594 00:24:59,699 --> 00:25:01,601 If you're gonna prove that Harper's not a murderer, 595 00:25:01,701 --> 00:25:04,303 do it fast. But please be warned, 596 00:25:04,436 --> 00:25:06,906 CID is a drowning man. 597 00:25:07,707 --> 00:25:10,643 Drowning man doesn't care who he pulls under with him. 598 00:25:12,545 --> 00:25:14,681 (door opens) 599 00:25:18,384 --> 00:25:19,318 Kasie? 600 00:25:19,418 --> 00:25:21,320 (Kasie exclaiming) 601 00:25:21,420 --> 00:25:23,956 Uh, Kasie, you okay? 602 00:25:24,090 --> 00:25:26,425 (shouts) 603 00:25:28,628 --> 00:25:29,762 Kasie? 604 00:25:29,862 --> 00:25:31,063 Wait, McGee, wait, watch out for the... 605 00:25:31,130 --> 00:25:33,733 (groans) paint. 606 00:25:33,833 --> 00:25:35,802 That's, uh, that's great. 607 00:25:35,902 --> 00:25:38,270 My shoes are now the same color as the squad room. 608 00:25:38,337 --> 00:25:40,172 Yeah, my forensic supplies are backordered, 609 00:25:40,306 --> 00:25:42,341 so I had to raid building maintenance. 610 00:25:42,441 --> 00:25:46,145 -Well, this place is a total mess. -Hey. You see a mess, 611 00:25:46,245 --> 00:25:47,847 but I see geometry. 612 00:25:47,980 --> 00:25:49,582 Because every slash 613 00:25:49,682 --> 00:25:52,551 and stab creates a mathematical pattern that tells a story. 614 00:25:52,652 --> 00:25:55,154 Yeah, a story with, uh, not a very happy ending. 615 00:25:55,287 --> 00:25:57,423 Mm. Depends on how you look at it. 616 00:25:57,523 --> 00:26:01,193 I am matching my demonstration to the crime scene photos from 617 00:26:01,327 --> 00:26:04,831 Sergeant Harper's apartment, and I finally got it right. 618 00:26:04,931 --> 00:26:06,733 What do you notice in these photos? 619 00:26:07,634 --> 00:26:08,801 Well, uh... 620 00:26:08,901 --> 00:26:10,770 Well, there's blood everywhere. I mean, 621 00:26:10,837 --> 00:26:12,371 it's on the floor, it's on the walls, 622 00:26:12,504 --> 00:26:15,007 -even the ceiling. -Ah, you almost got it right. 623 00:26:15,107 --> 00:26:17,176 Most of the blood is on half of the floor, 624 00:26:17,276 --> 00:26:18,845 the walls, the ceiling. 625 00:26:18,945 --> 00:26:20,546 Right. Murderer swings the sword, 626 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,249 -blood spatters in the direction of the swing. -Exactly. 627 00:26:24,216 --> 00:26:26,819 I'm right-handed, so when I swing the sword, 628 00:26:26,886 --> 00:26:28,621 paint goes on the left side of the room, 629 00:26:28,688 --> 00:26:30,289 just like in the crime scene photos. 630 00:26:30,356 --> 00:26:31,924 Okay. 631 00:26:32,024 --> 00:26:34,226 Killer is right-handed, you are right-handed. 632 00:26:34,360 --> 00:26:37,229 -Mm-hmm. -As is 90% of the population. 633 00:26:38,564 --> 00:26:40,032 Unless Sergeant Harper is left-handed. 634 00:26:40,166 --> 00:26:42,068 Ding, ding, ding. Not only that, 635 00:26:42,168 --> 00:26:43,870 but judging by the angle of the swings, 636 00:26:43,970 --> 00:26:45,905 the killer was also significantly shorter 637 00:26:46,005 --> 00:26:47,073 than Harper as well. 638 00:26:47,173 --> 00:26:48,540 Harper didn't kill his friend. 639 00:26:48,641 --> 00:26:51,377 Bingo. CID's got the wrong man. 640 00:26:51,477 --> 00:26:52,979 -(phone trilling) -Ooh. 641 00:26:54,213 --> 00:26:55,581 It's Parker. 642 00:26:55,682 --> 00:26:57,516 Major Malone just got here to interrogate Knight. 643 00:26:57,583 --> 00:27:01,854 This evidence will show Malone how wrong he is about Harper. 644 00:27:03,990 --> 00:27:05,892 -Ladies first. -You're the guest. 645 00:27:05,992 --> 00:27:07,559 No, I insist. 646 00:27:07,660 --> 00:27:08,895 Hm. 647 00:27:15,668 --> 00:27:17,236 You got to be kidding me. 648 00:27:17,336 --> 00:27:18,671 Well, it's my interview. 649 00:27:18,738 --> 00:27:20,773 It's my interrogation room. 650 00:27:21,540 --> 00:27:23,409 How about a compromise? 651 00:27:23,542 --> 00:27:25,577 You got a pitch? 652 00:27:31,450 --> 00:27:32,852 (clears throat) 653 00:27:32,919 --> 00:27:34,787 I might as well start us off. 654 00:27:34,887 --> 00:27:36,455 Actually, you know what? I'll start. 655 00:27:36,588 --> 00:27:39,025 Ladies first, right? 656 00:27:39,125 --> 00:27:40,292 (soft chuckle) 657 00:27:40,392 --> 00:27:43,629 What the hell. I got nothing to hide. 658 00:27:43,763 --> 00:27:46,432 Mm. Except that you were the last person 659 00:27:46,532 --> 00:27:48,935 to speak to our murder victim. 660 00:27:49,736 --> 00:27:51,037 I didn't hide that. 661 00:27:51,103 --> 00:27:53,806 You didn't disclose it to me at the standoff. 662 00:27:53,940 --> 00:27:55,942 I had my hands full. 663 00:27:56,075 --> 00:27:57,643 And it wasn't your business. 664 00:27:57,777 --> 00:27:58,978 Oh. 665 00:27:59,111 --> 00:28:01,013 Sergeant Yates called about suspicious activity 666 00:28:01,113 --> 00:28:02,749 with the charity's accounts. 667 00:28:02,815 --> 00:28:04,884 We were gonna meet in the morning, but, uh, 668 00:28:04,984 --> 00:28:06,485 well, he's dead. 669 00:28:06,618 --> 00:28:09,455 So, you accused Harper of murdering him 670 00:28:09,555 --> 00:28:11,924 and had your sniper take him down. 671 00:28:12,024 --> 00:28:13,926 I stand by my actions. 672 00:28:13,993 --> 00:28:16,628 I believe Harper was a threat to himself and others. 673 00:28:16,763 --> 00:28:18,564 I made a judgment call. 674 00:28:18,664 --> 00:28:20,499 The wrong judgment call. 675 00:28:20,599 --> 00:28:22,468 Because Harper didn't kill that guy. 676 00:28:22,601 --> 00:28:24,336 He's innocent. 677 00:28:24,436 --> 00:28:28,407 Mm, you're half-right. He didn't kill the guy. 678 00:28:31,811 --> 00:28:32,912 You know? 679 00:28:33,012 --> 00:28:35,882 Sure. Harper's left-handed. 680 00:28:35,982 --> 00:28:37,316 The killer was right-handed. 681 00:28:37,449 --> 00:28:39,718 Which means you don't have a case, 682 00:28:39,819 --> 00:28:41,087 so what are we doing here? 683 00:28:41,153 --> 00:28:43,689 Harper didn't swing the sword but... 684 00:28:43,790 --> 00:28:45,357 oh, he was far from innocent. 685 00:28:45,491 --> 00:28:48,761 Now, while NCIS was playing gotcha with yesterday's clues, 686 00:28:48,828 --> 00:28:52,031 CID was actively pursuing fresh ones. 687 00:28:52,999 --> 00:28:55,201 Harper's tox report came back. 688 00:28:58,670 --> 00:29:00,739 He was hopped up on cocaine, 689 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:03,175 which explains his erratic behavior yesterday. 690 00:29:03,976 --> 00:29:07,279 Explained even more when we searched his charity office. 691 00:29:07,379 --> 00:29:10,817 Found phones, drug-mixing paraphernalia, 692 00:29:10,883 --> 00:29:12,118 and... 693 00:29:14,220 --> 00:29:16,055 ...six kilos of product. 694 00:29:16,155 --> 00:29:18,524 Your pal Harper wasn't just using, 695 00:29:18,657 --> 00:29:20,059 he was dealing. 696 00:29:20,192 --> 00:29:23,562 That missing charity money-- he was laundering it. 697 00:29:23,695 --> 00:29:25,331 And when Yates found out, 698 00:29:25,431 --> 00:29:27,867 Harper had him killed. 699 00:29:27,967 --> 00:29:30,069 How is this even possible? 700 00:29:31,103 --> 00:29:33,705 I've been asking myself the same thing. 701 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:37,176 I'd say you made it possible, Agent Knight. 702 00:29:37,977 --> 00:29:41,147 Ryan Harper never intended to go straight seven years ago. 703 00:29:41,213 --> 00:29:42,982 He was just biding his time. 704 00:29:43,082 --> 00:29:46,352 Harper was the reason we took down Roland Massi. 705 00:29:46,418 --> 00:29:49,521 Mm, sure. I mean, he was trying to survive. 706 00:29:49,588 --> 00:29:50,756 Oh. 707 00:29:51,924 --> 00:29:54,994 Harper helps you get rid of Massi. 708 00:29:55,061 --> 00:29:56,328 Then you expunge his record, 709 00:29:56,395 --> 00:29:58,397 which allowed him to join the Army. 710 00:29:59,365 --> 00:30:02,301 Where he builds a brand-new drug ring, all his own. 711 00:30:03,735 --> 00:30:05,237 This is ridiculous. 712 00:30:05,337 --> 00:30:06,906 Or are you so busy trying to prove 713 00:30:07,006 --> 00:30:08,908 how I screwed up, that... (chuckles) 714 00:30:09,041 --> 00:30:11,143 you can't even see your own mess? 715 00:30:12,244 --> 00:30:13,980 Even if you can't see it... 716 00:30:14,881 --> 00:30:16,582 ...everyone else will. 717 00:30:17,683 --> 00:30:21,253 Now, this graduation photo is going on the cover of my report 718 00:30:21,387 --> 00:30:23,189 to the inspector general. 719 00:30:25,291 --> 00:30:29,295 Let's hope it doesn't make the cover of the Evening Post. 720 00:30:31,297 --> 00:30:32,865 Way I see it, 721 00:30:32,965 --> 00:30:36,668 you were either in on all this with Harper from the beginning 722 00:30:36,768 --> 00:30:38,304 or you got played. 723 00:30:38,404 --> 00:30:41,107 (scoffs) For me, 724 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:43,876 I'd rather be a criminal than a fool. 725 00:30:47,947 --> 00:30:50,316 Knight has been there for a long time. 726 00:30:50,449 --> 00:30:52,351 Nobody's called for a medic yet. 727 00:30:52,451 --> 00:30:54,153 Is that good or bad? 728 00:30:55,021 --> 00:30:56,822 TORRES: Hey, Knight. 729 00:30:56,923 --> 00:30:57,823 How'd it go in there? 730 00:30:57,924 --> 00:30:59,358 Uh, still sorting that out. 731 00:30:59,458 --> 00:31:02,962 You, uh, want to give us the headline? 732 00:31:04,330 --> 00:31:07,699 Actually, that's what I'm trying to avoid. 733 00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:11,503 (door opens) 734 00:31:12,638 --> 00:31:15,274 Agent Knight, there something I can do for you? 735 00:31:16,508 --> 00:31:17,743 I got it wrong. 736 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:22,949 If this is about the case, 737 00:31:23,015 --> 00:31:25,151 I'm sure it's something we can work out. 738 00:31:25,284 --> 00:31:26,986 Not this time. 739 00:31:27,954 --> 00:31:31,023 I thought I was making a difference in someone's life. 740 00:31:32,224 --> 00:31:34,126 But I just let myself get used. 741 00:31:34,226 --> 00:31:36,862 If CID wants to make themselves look good 742 00:31:36,996 --> 00:31:38,597 by taking me down, fine, 743 00:31:38,664 --> 00:31:42,134 but I won't let them take NCIS down with me. 744 00:31:42,234 --> 00:31:44,003 My mistake. 745 00:31:44,103 --> 00:31:46,105 I own it. 746 00:31:54,413 --> 00:31:55,647 (door opens) 747 00:31:57,016 --> 00:31:58,184 (door closes) 748 00:32:10,729 --> 00:32:11,964 Agent Parker. 749 00:32:12,764 --> 00:32:13,632 Can I help you? 750 00:32:13,765 --> 00:32:15,567 Called you twice, no answer. 751 00:32:15,634 --> 00:32:17,603 I'm aware. 752 00:32:17,703 --> 00:32:19,071 Convenient. 753 00:32:19,171 --> 00:32:21,240 Knight's resignation took the spotlight off NCIS. 754 00:32:21,307 --> 00:32:24,376 That's, uh, that's what you wanted. 755 00:32:25,144 --> 00:32:27,746 You think I wanted Agent Knight to resign? 756 00:32:28,947 --> 00:32:30,249 I think you let her. 757 00:32:30,349 --> 00:32:33,452 She didn't exactly invite a discussion. 758 00:32:33,519 --> 00:32:36,355 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a call. 759 00:32:36,455 --> 00:32:38,490 She's being steamrolled, Leon. We can't 760 00:32:38,624 --> 00:32:40,159 just sit back and watch it happen. 761 00:32:40,259 --> 00:32:42,594 My hands are tied, Parker. What would you have me do? 762 00:32:42,661 --> 00:32:44,496 Well, you can start by blowing off your call 763 00:32:44,596 --> 00:32:46,632 and showing me you give a damn! 764 00:32:50,602 --> 00:32:54,040 Not every part of my job is up for public consumption. 765 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:55,874 I'm the public now? 766 00:32:56,008 --> 00:32:58,944 Excuse me, Agent Parker. 767 00:33:06,652 --> 00:33:08,087 Parker, you're good? 768 00:33:08,187 --> 00:33:10,022 Any word from Knight since she left? 769 00:33:10,122 --> 00:33:11,857 Radio silence. 770 00:33:11,990 --> 00:33:13,159 Yeah. 771 00:33:13,259 --> 00:33:15,327 Major Malone is a major pain in the ass. 772 00:33:15,394 --> 00:33:17,363 -No argument here. -McGEE: She made a call 773 00:33:17,463 --> 00:33:19,198 that any one of us would have made. 774 00:33:19,298 --> 00:33:21,833 Helping an informant expunge their record? 775 00:33:21,900 --> 00:33:23,335 Restorative justice 101. 776 00:33:23,435 --> 00:33:25,371 I wouldn't be standing here if someone 777 00:33:25,471 --> 00:33:27,639 didn't give me a second chance when I was 18. 778 00:33:27,706 --> 00:33:29,708 Right, but you became a cop. 779 00:33:29,808 --> 00:33:32,211 CID says that Harper became a drug lord. 780 00:33:32,311 --> 00:33:33,879 CID's evidence was enough 781 00:33:34,012 --> 00:33:35,714 to make Knight believe that she got played. 782 00:33:35,814 --> 00:33:37,216 And if it's true, 783 00:33:37,349 --> 00:33:40,386 that's not just a black mark, that's a career-ender. 784 00:33:40,486 --> 00:33:42,721 All right, but we all know Jessica Knight. 785 00:33:42,854 --> 00:33:44,923 Do we really think she got played? 786 00:33:46,158 --> 00:33:47,859 All right, if we're gonna save Knight, we need 787 00:33:47,926 --> 00:33:50,229 to tear down CID's case, find the holes, 788 00:33:50,329 --> 00:33:52,398 prove that Harper was no drug lord. 789 00:33:52,531 --> 00:33:53,932 Before CID goes public. 790 00:33:54,066 --> 00:33:55,467 McGEE: Well, I've got something that may help. 791 00:33:55,567 --> 00:33:56,835 I've been reviewing the interview footage 792 00:33:56,902 --> 00:33:58,570 from Knight's interview with Malone. 793 00:33:58,670 --> 00:34:02,108 He may not have as much evidence as he claims. Take a look. 794 00:34:02,908 --> 00:34:04,476 Why is the table turned sideways? 795 00:34:04,576 --> 00:34:07,279 Neither of them would agree on who was interviewing who. 796 00:34:07,379 --> 00:34:08,614 Compromise? 797 00:34:08,714 --> 00:34:10,581 Or Knight knew we might want 798 00:34:10,681 --> 00:34:12,251 a view of Malone's files, 799 00:34:12,351 --> 00:34:14,120 including the drug analysis on the cocaine 800 00:34:14,253 --> 00:34:16,987 CID seized. 801 00:34:18,157 --> 00:34:20,559 -Bad analysis? -No, bad drugs. 802 00:34:20,626 --> 00:34:22,128 Compound contains 803 00:34:22,228 --> 00:34:24,429 less than 15% cocaine hydrochloride. 804 00:34:24,563 --> 00:34:27,299 Whereas street cocaine comes in about 60%. 805 00:34:27,399 --> 00:34:29,568 And about 90% for the pure stuff. 806 00:34:29,635 --> 00:34:31,103 Yeah, this was just enough to pop positive 807 00:34:31,237 --> 00:34:33,639 on a forensics analysis. The rest is baby laxatives. 808 00:34:33,739 --> 00:34:36,041 So Harper was trying to move faulty product? 809 00:34:36,808 --> 00:34:39,445 Or maybe he's not trying to move any product at all. 810 00:34:39,578 --> 00:34:41,612 It's an old cartel trick. They grab 811 00:34:41,713 --> 00:34:43,114 a small amount of the pure stuff, 812 00:34:43,215 --> 00:34:44,382 and you mix it with the junk 813 00:34:44,449 --> 00:34:45,451 to make it look like a large amount, 814 00:34:45,551 --> 00:34:46,518 and then they plant it. 815 00:34:46,618 --> 00:34:47,585 All right, who do we think 816 00:34:47,686 --> 00:34:48,786 Harper's being set up by? 817 00:34:48,887 --> 00:34:51,123 Bad cops plant drugs, too. 818 00:34:51,223 --> 00:34:53,391 You really think Malone would go that far? 819 00:34:53,492 --> 00:34:57,027 More than I believe, uh, Knight helped create a drug lord. 820 00:34:57,796 --> 00:35:00,166 All right, how do we prove it? 821 00:35:00,266 --> 00:35:02,468 (elevator bell dings) 822 00:35:02,568 --> 00:35:04,236 Now, I'm not one to comment on 823 00:35:04,336 --> 00:35:06,605 interpersonal dynamics at work. 824 00:35:06,672 --> 00:35:09,074 -You're not? -Fine, I do it all the time, 825 00:35:09,141 --> 00:35:10,942 but some people need to be reminded 826 00:35:11,042 --> 00:35:12,944 that we're all team NCIS, 827 00:35:13,044 --> 00:35:15,581 and when friends argue, they need to hug. 828 00:35:15,681 --> 00:35:17,683 I'm not hugging Director Vance. 829 00:35:18,317 --> 00:35:19,285 Tell me you got something. 830 00:35:19,385 --> 00:35:21,052 Like holes in CID's case? 831 00:35:21,153 --> 00:35:24,356 Then you're in luck, because this major drug operation 832 00:35:24,490 --> 00:35:25,857 looks like Swiss cheese. 833 00:35:25,991 --> 00:35:28,960 For starters, the high-ticket items 834 00:35:29,027 --> 00:35:32,864 seized from the garage cost about $250,000, 835 00:35:32,964 --> 00:35:34,500 which is almost the exact amount 836 00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:36,368 -missing from Harper's charity. -Right, suggesting 837 00:35:36,502 --> 00:35:38,570 that the stolen charity money 838 00:35:38,670 --> 00:35:39,871 paid for the stuff, not drug money. 839 00:35:40,005 --> 00:35:42,941 Correct. Now, CID claims that 840 00:35:43,041 --> 00:35:45,043 the charity was being used to launder money, 841 00:35:45,177 --> 00:35:48,113 but that's impossible because there were no illicit funds 842 00:35:48,180 --> 00:35:49,315 being run through the charity. 843 00:35:49,415 --> 00:35:52,751 There are no drug sales at all. 844 00:35:52,851 --> 00:35:55,687 I ran the numbers from the burner phones that CID seized. 845 00:35:55,787 --> 00:35:57,656 They're full of coded messages 846 00:35:57,756 --> 00:35:59,758 that look like drug deals from The Wire. 847 00:35:59,858 --> 00:36:02,494 -Fake messages? -Uh, real messages. 848 00:36:02,594 --> 00:36:04,863 Fake deals. Someone used a bot program 849 00:36:04,963 --> 00:36:06,365 to make these phones call each other. 850 00:36:06,465 --> 00:36:09,901 So, no buyers, no profits, no operation. 851 00:36:10,001 --> 00:36:11,437 Just an elaborate frame job 852 00:36:11,537 --> 00:36:13,405 designed to fool CID and get Harper put away. 853 00:36:13,505 --> 00:36:15,807 Yeah, unless CID was in on it. 854 00:36:15,907 --> 00:36:19,177 Malone takes drugs from the evidence locker, plants them. 855 00:36:19,245 --> 00:36:22,314 There's no way that these drugs came from CID evidence locker. 856 00:36:22,414 --> 00:36:23,749 I ran the drug analysis 857 00:36:23,882 --> 00:36:26,084 through the DEA's database. They keep 858 00:36:26,184 --> 00:36:29,221 a index of all narcotics seized from all agencies. 859 00:36:29,355 --> 00:36:30,589 CID never seized 860 00:36:30,722 --> 00:36:33,259 this specific blend of cocaine, 861 00:36:33,359 --> 00:36:35,594 but NCIS did, seven years ago. 862 00:36:35,694 --> 00:36:37,729 When Knight took down Massi's organization. 863 00:36:37,863 --> 00:36:41,567 This compound was dealt exclusively by Massi's crew, 864 00:36:41,667 --> 00:36:43,902 until the entire operation 865 00:36:44,035 --> 00:36:45,571 was dismantled and the drugs were destroyed. 866 00:36:45,704 --> 00:36:47,906 Are you saying that somebody from Massi's organization 867 00:36:48,006 --> 00:36:50,276 are using seven-year-old drugs to frame Harper? 868 00:36:50,376 --> 00:36:53,144 Kinda, except Massi's already in jail, 869 00:36:53,245 --> 00:36:54,613 and everyone from his organization 870 00:36:54,713 --> 00:36:56,382 is either with him or dead. 871 00:36:56,482 --> 00:36:57,916 -So who'd want revenge? -Well, we need to 872 00:36:58,049 --> 00:36:59,418 figure that out, and fast. 873 00:36:59,551 --> 00:37:00,819 Because if this is about payback, 874 00:37:00,919 --> 00:37:03,422 Knight could be next on the list. 875 00:37:04,523 --> 00:37:06,458 -(phone vibrates) -(indistinct chatter) 876 00:37:06,558 --> 00:37:08,327 (sighs) 877 00:37:14,232 --> 00:37:16,335 I didn't want to wake you. 878 00:37:19,104 --> 00:37:20,706 How long have you been here? 879 00:37:20,806 --> 00:37:23,409 Just a few hours. I wanted to... 880 00:37:23,475 --> 00:37:25,777 be here when Ryan woke up. 881 00:37:25,877 --> 00:37:27,313 That's sweet. 882 00:37:27,446 --> 00:37:29,415 It's not, actually. 883 00:37:29,481 --> 00:37:31,717 Turns out he's been playing both of us. 884 00:37:31,783 --> 00:37:33,285 And I want answers. 885 00:37:33,385 --> 00:37:36,254 Played us? How? 886 00:37:36,355 --> 00:37:38,424 Ryan's charity is a front 887 00:37:38,524 --> 00:37:40,459 for a major drug ring. 888 00:37:40,559 --> 00:37:42,461 That's why he killed his friend. 889 00:37:42,594 --> 00:37:44,396 No. 890 00:37:44,463 --> 00:37:46,665 Can't be. 891 00:37:47,733 --> 00:37:49,535 I'm afraid so. 892 00:37:49,635 --> 00:37:52,037 The man that we thought we knew... 893 00:37:53,238 --> 00:37:54,740 ...he's a lie. 894 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:56,875 Special Agent Knight. 895 00:38:00,312 --> 00:38:02,881 Malone. You here to gloat? 896 00:38:02,981 --> 00:38:05,150 Actually, I'm here for your bag. 897 00:38:05,250 --> 00:38:07,353 You come for my job and my agency. 898 00:38:07,486 --> 00:38:08,920 Now you want my bag? 899 00:38:09,020 --> 00:38:13,091 I'm not giving you anything without a search warrant. 900 00:38:17,663 --> 00:38:19,898 Wow. That is a lot of trouble 901 00:38:19,998 --> 00:38:21,967 for a sweatpants and a bottle of water. 902 00:38:22,033 --> 00:38:24,202 The bag. 903 00:38:34,112 --> 00:38:35,313 (scoffs) 904 00:38:35,381 --> 00:38:37,215 Agent Knight. 905 00:38:37,349 --> 00:38:39,418 I can't believe it. 906 00:38:40,318 --> 00:38:42,053 Me either. 907 00:38:42,153 --> 00:38:43,422 This actually worked. 908 00:38:43,522 --> 00:38:46,525 I told you. She wouldn't be able to stop herself. 909 00:38:47,659 --> 00:38:49,361 What the hell are you talking about? 910 00:38:49,461 --> 00:38:51,129 This is a sting, Amanda. 911 00:38:51,229 --> 00:38:52,864 We played you, 912 00:38:52,964 --> 00:38:54,633 just like you played Ryan. 913 00:38:54,733 --> 00:38:56,902 There's cameras all down this hallway. 914 00:38:57,035 --> 00:38:58,637 You slipped the drugs into Knight's bag 915 00:38:58,704 --> 00:39:00,539 when she was, uh, sleeping. 916 00:39:00,639 --> 00:39:02,240 The final piece of your revenge, 917 00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:04,376 and this piece just fell right into your lap. 918 00:39:04,476 --> 00:39:06,978 Revenge? For what? 919 00:39:07,078 --> 00:39:10,549 You're Roland Massi's daughter. 920 00:39:11,983 --> 00:39:13,419 So what? 921 00:39:13,519 --> 00:39:15,186 He's rotting away in prison. 922 00:39:15,286 --> 00:39:16,822 I'm trying to move on. 923 00:39:16,922 --> 00:39:18,724 That must have been hard. 924 00:39:18,824 --> 00:39:21,493 Doors slamming in your face because of the Massi name. 925 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,529 So, you changed your name, 926 00:39:23,629 --> 00:39:24,996 your look, 927 00:39:25,063 --> 00:39:26,698 tried to start a new life. 928 00:39:26,765 --> 00:39:28,266 But that wasn't enough, because the man 929 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:30,235 who destroyed your family was still alive. 930 00:39:30,368 --> 00:39:32,771 And that's when you went looking for Harper. 931 00:39:32,904 --> 00:39:35,574 Got him to fall for you, to trust you, 932 00:39:35,674 --> 00:39:36,875 then you set him up. 933 00:39:36,975 --> 00:39:40,245 Drugs, murder. It almost worked. 934 00:39:40,378 --> 00:39:43,381 Until he barricaded himself in a warehouse 935 00:39:43,449 --> 00:39:45,083 and made one request. 936 00:39:45,183 --> 00:39:47,218 He called me. 937 00:39:47,318 --> 00:39:50,922 And now you'll serve 50 to life. 938 00:39:52,991 --> 00:39:54,826 Just like dad. 939 00:40:21,119 --> 00:40:22,721 Jess? 940 00:40:23,622 --> 00:40:25,323 I'm here. 941 00:40:35,133 --> 00:40:37,235 Well, welcome back. We've missed you. 942 00:40:37,302 --> 00:40:39,304 I've only been gone for a day. 943 00:40:39,437 --> 00:40:41,773 Well, it felt like a day and a half. 944 00:40:42,508 --> 00:40:44,843 Security clearance been reinstated. 945 00:40:44,943 --> 00:40:48,279 McGEE: We got Amanda on everything. Murder, 946 00:40:48,346 --> 00:40:50,482 spiking Harper's protein shake with cocaine, all of it. 947 00:40:50,582 --> 00:40:53,552 I'm surprised you got Malone on our side. 948 00:40:53,652 --> 00:40:55,286 He was ready to hang me out to dry. 949 00:40:55,386 --> 00:40:56,955 TORRES: Well, you should have seen his face 950 00:40:57,055 --> 00:41:00,425 when we told him that Amanda was Massi's daughter. 951 00:41:00,492 --> 00:41:01,893 (chuckles) 952 00:41:01,993 --> 00:41:05,631 Well, I guess the important part is that Harper's cleared, 953 00:41:05,697 --> 00:41:07,766 -recovering. -TORRES: And hey, 954 00:41:07,866 --> 00:41:10,702 he turned his life around because of you. 955 00:41:10,836 --> 00:41:13,371 I guess I shouldn't have doubted myself. 956 00:41:13,471 --> 00:41:16,174 That's okay. We never did. 957 00:41:17,342 --> 00:41:18,443 McGEE: Oh. 958 00:41:18,544 --> 00:41:20,912 Speaking of, uh, second chances... 959 00:41:22,514 --> 00:41:25,584 Agent Knight. Quick word? 960 00:41:29,921 --> 00:41:32,924 They're not thrilled to see me. 961 00:41:33,024 --> 00:41:34,793 They know we're friends now, right? 962 00:41:34,860 --> 00:41:37,095 Is that what we are? 963 00:41:38,530 --> 00:41:40,465 I'm here to clear the deck. 964 00:41:40,532 --> 00:41:43,535 I got a reputation as a hard-charger, 965 00:41:43,635 --> 00:41:45,571 but I own my mistakes. 966 00:41:45,704 --> 00:41:49,274 I misread some things. That's on me. 967 00:41:50,141 --> 00:41:51,509 You're forgiven. 968 00:41:51,610 --> 00:41:53,879 I wasn't asking for forgiveness. 969 00:41:55,113 --> 00:41:58,416 But I guess sometimes we forget. 970 00:41:58,516 --> 00:42:02,320 This job's not just about kicking down doors. 971 00:42:02,387 --> 00:42:04,623 It's about lifting people up. 972 00:42:05,490 --> 00:42:06,892 Yeah, it is. 973 00:42:08,860 --> 00:42:11,863 Oh, we don't validate parking, so... 974 00:42:15,366 --> 00:42:16,635 I couldn't resist. 975 00:42:16,735 --> 00:42:18,704 It's got my personal cell on the back. 976 00:42:18,770 --> 00:42:20,872 Are you hoping for a date? 977 00:42:20,939 --> 00:42:22,841 Uh, no, ma'am. 978 00:42:22,941 --> 00:42:25,476 I'm hoping for a job. 979 00:42:26,712 --> 00:42:28,947 I'm sure you've heard the rumors. 980 00:42:29,748 --> 00:42:31,950 I'll put in a good word for you. 981 00:42:36,221 --> 00:42:39,257 Captioning sponsored by CBS 982 00:42:39,357 --> 00:42:42,027 and TOYOTA. 983 00:42:42,127 --> 00:42:45,563 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org