1 00:00:07,100 --> 00:00:10,616 Careful, now. This is why we came in early... 2 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,656 so we can get it right before your inspection. 3 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:15,898 And I really appreciate it, Master Sergeant. 4 00:00:15,922 --> 00:00:19,656 Don't kiss my ass. Just get it right. 5 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,190 Now, remember your breath. 6 00:00:24,128 --> 00:00:26,070 Don't tense up. 7 00:00:26,094 --> 00:00:29,090 But don't be too loose either. 8 00:00:30,330 --> 00:00:32,030 Firm, but gentle. 9 00:00:32,353 --> 00:00:34,093 Like you're petting a baby kitten. 10 00:00:37,603 --> 00:00:39,409 Guess you didn't grow up with kittens. 11 00:00:39,433 --> 00:00:41,149 I had a turtle. 12 00:00:41,173 --> 00:00:42,349 Well, go on. 13 00:00:42,373 --> 00:00:44,388 Fuse is not gonna collect itself. 14 00:00:44,412 --> 00:00:46,849 If that was live, we'd be lights-out. 15 00:00:46,873 --> 00:00:50,519 I know, Master Sergeant, and I really appreciate the... 16 00:00:50,543 --> 00:00:52,329 Are you kidding me, private? 17 00:00:52,353 --> 00:00:56,329 Literally everything in this room was designed to kill you. 18 00:00:56,353 --> 00:00:59,277 I swear you'd lose your ass if it wasn't attached. 19 00:00:59,301 --> 00:01:00,723 Sorry. 20 00:01:05,623 --> 00:01:08,833 Well, is there a problem, private? 21 00:01:32,248 --> 00:01:40,248 Synced and corrected by -robtor- www.addic7ed.com 22 00:01:40,663 --> 00:01:43,739 All right, all right. Relax, relax. Take a deep breath. 23 00:01:43,763 --> 00:01:46,409 Let me, uh, let me see what I can find out. 24 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,348 Any of you hearing any chatter? 25 00:01:48,373 --> 00:01:50,449 Uh, can you be a little more specific? 26 00:01:50,473 --> 00:01:53,449 Yeah, 'cause if it's about the omelet bar in the cafeteria, 27 00:01:53,473 --> 00:01:55,419 I think we can finally let that dream die. 28 00:01:55,443 --> 00:01:58,519 No, no, not breakfast. Army CID. 29 00:01:58,543 --> 00:02:00,829 You mean, NCIS in camo? 30 00:02:00,853 --> 00:02:02,999 Those guys. Last time we had a joint case with the Army, 31 00:02:03,023 --> 00:02:04,699 it turned into a full-blown turf war. 32 00:02:04,723 --> 00:02:06,429 Yeah, I know. This is not about a case. 33 00:02:06,453 --> 00:02:08,169 They're facing a RIF. 34 00:02:08,193 --> 00:02:09,899 Reduction in force? 35 00:02:09,923 --> 00:02:11,199 Rumor is... 36 00:02:11,223 --> 00:02:12,809 they're shutting down the whole agency. 37 00:02:12,833 --> 00:02:15,039 The entire Criminal Investigative Division? 38 00:02:15,063 --> 00:02:17,239 - Says who? - I got my sources. 39 00:02:17,263 --> 00:02:18,939 It's the whole agency we're talking about here. 40 00:02:18,963 --> 00:02:21,509 Like, thousands of jobs and cases. I'm sure, 41 00:02:21,533 --> 00:02:23,319 if this was real, Vance would've said something. 42 00:02:23,343 --> 00:02:26,179 Yeah, assuming Vance is still saying anything to anyone. 43 00:02:26,203 --> 00:02:27,389 I've barely seen him lately. 44 00:02:27,413 --> 00:02:29,019 Yeah, rumor has it that 45 00:02:29,043 --> 00:02:30,959 the Army CID is shutting down. 46 00:02:30,983 --> 00:02:33,029 And handing their caseload to us. 47 00:02:33,053 --> 00:02:36,329 Wait, NCIS is picking up CID's slack? 48 00:02:36,353 --> 00:02:38,029 So you have heard something? 49 00:02:38,053 --> 00:02:39,429 Same whispers, yeah. 50 00:02:39,453 --> 00:02:41,069 But I've been around long enough to know 51 00:02:41,093 --> 00:02:42,799 that rumors are like mold. 52 00:02:42,823 --> 00:02:44,963 You give them oxygen, they spread. 53 00:02:46,466 --> 00:02:49,636 Good morning. We're looking for Special Agent Jessica Knight. 54 00:02:50,363 --> 00:02:51,890 Okay. Who's asking? 55 00:02:51,914 --> 00:02:53,709 Army Criminal Investigative Division, ma'am. 56 00:02:53,733 --> 00:02:56,209 Your assistance has been requested at Fort Belvoir. 57 00:02:56,233 --> 00:02:57,419 Urgent situation. 58 00:02:57,443 --> 00:02:59,019 What kind of situation? 59 00:02:59,043 --> 00:03:00,389 We're not at liberty to say, 60 00:03:00,413 --> 00:03:02,113 but you'll be read in once you get there. 61 00:03:03,283 --> 00:03:04,859 I guess you'd better go. 62 00:03:05,419 --> 00:03:07,045 Keep us posted. 63 00:03:09,339 --> 00:03:12,399 CID's already asking for help with their cases? 64 00:03:12,423 --> 00:03:13,923 This mean the rumors are true? 65 00:03:14,893 --> 00:03:18,339 Not sure, but I think I know why they want Knight. 66 00:03:18,849 --> 00:03:21,463 "Standoff at Fort Belvoir." 67 00:03:23,803 --> 00:03:26,409 Remember, be the arrow. 68 00:03:26,433 --> 00:03:28,909 Y'all are the tip, shaft, and fletching. I'm the bow. 69 00:03:28,933 --> 00:03:32,343 And on my command, we fly. 70 00:03:34,813 --> 00:03:36,719 - Go. - Major Malone? 71 00:03:36,743 --> 00:03:39,989 NCIS Special Agent Knight. Hear you're looking for me. 72 00:03:40,013 --> 00:03:43,399 Agent Knight. Glad you could join us. Let's get to work. 73 00:03:43,423 --> 00:03:44,799 Still waiting on a sitrep. 74 00:03:44,823 --> 00:03:46,399 Male suspect. Clearly agitated. 75 00:03:46,423 --> 00:03:49,029 Held two men at gunpoint in the ammo warehouse. 76 00:03:49,053 --> 00:03:52,169 Let them go and barricaded himself inside. 77 00:03:52,193 --> 00:03:54,239 Then I'm gonna need a phone with a recorded line, 78 00:03:54,263 --> 00:03:57,879 warehouse schematics, and, uh, eyes on any surveillance feeds. 79 00:03:59,076 --> 00:04:00,379 Is there a problem? 80 00:04:00,403 --> 00:04:02,879 Oh, I'd call it more of a misunderstanding, Agent Knight. 81 00:04:02,903 --> 00:04:05,449 Well, my understanding is that I'm here for a reason. 82 00:04:05,473 --> 00:04:06,789 I'm a trained negotiator. 83 00:04:06,813 --> 00:04:08,949 Well, you were brought here for a reason. 84 00:04:08,973 --> 00:04:10,619 Just not that one. 85 00:04:10,643 --> 00:04:12,589 Negotiations are my job. 86 00:04:12,613 --> 00:04:14,659 So, what then... am I here for the snacks? 87 00:04:14,946 --> 00:04:17,899 Almost. Well, you are the snack. 88 00:04:17,923 --> 00:04:19,159 Come again? 89 00:04:19,183 --> 00:04:23,069 Some suspects ask for pizza or burgers. 90 00:04:23,093 --> 00:04:26,600 But this guy is sitting on enough munitions to level a city block, 91 00:04:26,624 --> 00:04:28,433 and he only made one request. 92 00:04:29,603 --> 00:04:30,579 You. 93 00:04:30,603 --> 00:04:32,079 Did he say why? 94 00:04:32,339 --> 00:04:34,383 Claims he's your little brother. 95 00:04:45,483 --> 00:04:47,259 - Delta, stand by. - Yes, sir. 96 00:04:47,283 --> 00:04:48,429 Okay. 97 00:04:48,453 --> 00:04:50,659 So, you don't have a little brother. 98 00:04:50,683 --> 00:04:52,799 Uh, no. Just an older brother in Houston 99 00:04:52,823 --> 00:04:54,999 and a younger sister that lives at an ashram in India. 100 00:04:55,023 --> 00:04:58,134 Well, this guy was very insistent, 101 00:04:58,158 --> 00:05:01,009 so if he's not a relative, who the hell is he? 102 00:05:01,033 --> 00:05:03,309 There's only one way to find out. 103 00:05:03,333 --> 00:05:04,955 Hold up. 104 00:05:05,533 --> 00:05:08,809 We still don't know who this guy is or what his endgame is. 105 00:05:08,833 --> 00:05:11,019 But he's agitated, disoriented. 106 00:05:11,461 --> 00:05:13,119 You're walking in cold. 107 00:05:13,143 --> 00:05:15,349 So I need to be crystal clear about protocol. 108 00:05:15,674 --> 00:05:18,819 I'm not here to freelance. I'm here to make contact. 109 00:05:19,219 --> 00:05:22,359 Well, I get that. But in this tent, 110 00:05:22,383 --> 00:05:24,683 I'm Fred, you're Ginger. 111 00:05:25,583 --> 00:05:28,029 I lead. You follow. 112 00:05:28,053 --> 00:05:29,323 Oh. 113 00:05:30,756 --> 00:05:33,150 Well, then just don't step on my toes. 114 00:05:39,703 --> 00:05:42,309 This better be Agent Knight. 115 00:05:42,333 --> 00:05:43,579 It is. 116 00:05:43,603 --> 00:05:45,879 Now I need to know who I'm speaking to. 117 00:05:46,413 --> 00:05:49,149 Jess? Uh... 118 00:05:49,173 --> 00:05:51,689 It's, um, it's me. 119 00:05:51,713 --> 00:05:54,559 Ryan. Uh, Ryan Harper. 120 00:05:55,005 --> 00:05:56,959 Ryan Harper? 121 00:05:56,983 --> 00:05:58,659 My old informant? 122 00:05:58,683 --> 00:06:00,029 Yeah. 123 00:06:00,053 --> 00:06:01,799 You remember what you used to call me? 124 00:06:02,179 --> 00:06:04,769 "Little brother." Your code name. 125 00:06:04,793 --> 00:06:07,539 -We took down that drug ring -Yeah, and you got me out. 126 00:06:08,059 --> 00:06:10,609 You know, you said I deserved a shot at something better. 127 00:06:10,633 --> 00:06:12,179 Yeah, so you joined the Army. 128 00:06:12,203 --> 00:06:14,549 You know, this is a pretty big production, uh, 129 00:06:14,573 --> 00:06:15,679 just to get in touch with me. 130 00:06:15,703 --> 00:06:18,149 Uh... Yeah, well, I, uh, 131 00:06:18,173 --> 00:06:23,289 I tried calling your cell, but I guess you changed your number, so, uh, 132 00:06:23,313 --> 00:06:25,489 I just, uh... Look, uh, 133 00:06:25,513 --> 00:06:27,729 I just, I really... 134 00:06:27,753 --> 00:06:30,429 I really need someone that I can trust right now. 135 00:06:30,453 --> 00:06:33,869 So, how about you start by telling me what the hell is going on. 136 00:06:33,893 --> 00:06:36,899 'Cause the guy I knew risked his life to wear a wire, 137 00:06:36,923 --> 00:06:38,839 not to hold a warehouse hostage. 138 00:06:39,424 --> 00:06:41,069 I... I don't want to hurt anyone. 139 00:06:41,093 --> 00:06:43,609 You know? I just... I thought this place would be empty. 140 00:06:43,633 --> 00:06:44,679 You know? Somewhere I could just 141 00:06:44,703 --> 00:06:46,479 go and-and clear my head. 142 00:06:46,503 --> 00:06:48,709 And then those two soldiers came, 143 00:06:48,733 --> 00:06:50,609 and-and I-and I-and I pulled my gun. 144 00:06:50,633 --> 00:06:52,249 And-and... 145 00:06:52,273 --> 00:06:53,849 It was a mistake. 146 00:06:53,873 --> 00:06:56,049 It was-it was a stupid, stupid mistake. 147 00:06:56,073 --> 00:06:57,989 And you let them go. That was good. 148 00:06:58,013 --> 00:06:59,759 Yeah, but then the MPs showed up 149 00:06:59,783 --> 00:07:02,253 and CID right after them, which is bad. 150 00:07:03,123 --> 00:07:04,559 So why is that bad? 151 00:07:04,583 --> 00:07:06,599 What happened right before you got to the warehouse? 152 00:07:06,623 --> 00:07:10,099 No! No. No, not-not with CID listening. 153 00:07:10,123 --> 00:07:13,293 I-I can't trust them. I can't trust anyone but you. 154 00:07:15,293 --> 00:07:16,879 Then come out and we will talk. 155 00:07:16,903 --> 00:07:19,949 I-I can't do that. No, you have to come in. 156 00:07:19,973 --> 00:07:23,149 And turn a standoff into a hostage situation? 157 00:07:23,173 --> 00:07:24,370 Not happening. 158 00:07:28,673 --> 00:07:31,059 Okay, how about we not take out our frustrations 159 00:07:31,083 --> 00:07:33,659 - on things that go boom. - I am trying, Jess. 160 00:07:33,683 --> 00:07:36,359 I am, but it's just, uh, 161 00:07:36,383 --> 00:07:39,259 it's all messed-up. I-I need help. 162 00:07:39,283 --> 00:07:40,629 And I'm here to help you. 163 00:07:40,653 --> 00:07:42,969 So, please, just calm down and talk to me. 164 00:07:42,993 --> 00:07:45,569 You say you trust me? Prove it. 165 00:07:45,593 --> 00:07:48,333 Go-go see Evelyn first, then call me back. 166 00:07:49,663 --> 00:07:50,939 Who's Evelyn? 167 00:07:51,413 --> 00:07:53,809 That's his mother. She lives in Suffolk. 168 00:07:53,833 --> 00:07:56,209 I can have an NCIS team at her house in 20 minutes. 169 00:07:56,233 --> 00:07:57,449 Maybe she'll tell us something. 170 00:07:57,473 --> 00:07:59,149 Uh, I doubt that. 171 00:07:59,588 --> 00:08:01,789 According to Sergeant Harper's files, 172 00:08:01,813 --> 00:08:03,967 his mother died last October. 173 00:08:04,613 --> 00:08:07,829 If your pal doesn't stop throwing around high-grade ordnance 174 00:08:07,853 --> 00:08:10,159 and asking for dead relatives, 175 00:08:10,183 --> 00:08:12,601 we may have to end this the hard way. 176 00:08:23,533 --> 00:08:26,439 Okay, Alpha, head to high ground. 177 00:08:26,463 --> 00:08:29,679 Major Malone, I think we should slow our roll here. 178 00:08:29,703 --> 00:08:31,779 We don't have a roll. 179 00:08:31,803 --> 00:08:34,989 I have a disturbed suspect in a room full of munitions. 180 00:08:35,013 --> 00:08:38,289 Sergeant Harper isn't trying to hurt anyone. Let me try 181 00:08:38,313 --> 00:08:40,459 and figure out why he is in full meltdown. 182 00:08:40,483 --> 00:08:42,189 Who is he to you? 183 00:08:42,213 --> 00:08:44,959 I told you. A former CI. 184 00:08:44,983 --> 00:08:48,593 I never had a CI request me by name at a standoff. 185 00:08:49,693 --> 00:08:51,099 Seven years ago, 186 00:08:51,123 --> 00:08:53,739 Harper put himself in danger to do the right thing. 187 00:08:53,763 --> 00:08:57,039 Ten months wearing a wire, his life on the line every day, 188 00:08:57,063 --> 00:08:58,409 and he only got through that 189 00:08:58,433 --> 00:09:01,316 because he trusted me to have his back. 190 00:09:01,703 --> 00:09:03,803 And I owe him the same thing now. 191 00:09:04,643 --> 00:09:06,549 I don't have that luxury. 192 00:09:06,573 --> 00:09:09,749 To me, he's a loose flame in a powder keg. 193 00:09:12,783 --> 00:09:15,859 Harper mentioned his mother. We need to follow up on that. 194 00:09:15,883 --> 00:09:17,999 It could be the key to getting him out alive. 195 00:09:18,023 --> 00:09:20,599 Look, you are welcome to wait by the phone 196 00:09:20,623 --> 00:09:23,299 in case he says something useful. 197 00:09:23,323 --> 00:09:25,199 But I've got a job to do. 198 00:09:25,799 --> 00:09:27,763 Your lead, Fred. 199 00:09:28,663 --> 00:09:30,103 Mm. 200 00:09:32,933 --> 00:09:34,509 Sniper moving into position. 201 00:09:34,533 --> 00:09:36,273 Copy that, Tac Team. 202 00:09:37,103 --> 00:09:41,119 McGee? I need a favor, fast. 203 00:09:41,143 --> 00:09:42,619 Evelyn Harper. 204 00:09:42,643 --> 00:09:44,919 This was her place. Title's in her son's name now. 205 00:09:45,568 --> 00:09:48,189 Doesn't look like anyone's lived here for a while. 206 00:09:48,213 --> 00:09:50,723 Oh, Harper probably lives on base. 207 00:09:52,153 --> 00:09:54,229 Yep. Enlisted at 19. 208 00:09:54,253 --> 00:09:56,799 Artillery specialist. Two tours. 209 00:09:56,823 --> 00:09:58,269 So he knows explosives. 210 00:10:09,503 --> 00:10:11,449 - I kick, you go. - Yeah. 211 00:10:11,473 --> 00:10:12,643 NCIS! 212 00:10:20,653 --> 00:10:24,129 Appears we just swatted a pinball machine. 213 00:10:24,153 --> 00:10:25,659 Not just a pinball machine, 214 00:10:25,683 --> 00:10:28,169 a Ducati and a Jet Ski. 215 00:10:28,193 --> 00:10:30,899 We thinking Sergeant Harper won the Showcase Showdown here? 216 00:10:30,923 --> 00:10:33,939 Well, Price is Right doesn't shoot in Virginia. I've checked. 217 00:10:33,963 --> 00:10:37,139 How does an E-5 sergeant in the Army 218 00:10:37,163 --> 00:10:38,509 afford all this stuff? 219 00:10:38,533 --> 00:10:40,833 And why does he want Knight to find it? 220 00:10:42,584 --> 00:10:44,149 That stuff's not mine. 221 00:10:44,173 --> 00:10:47,349 Not on Army pay, it isn't. How'd you get it? 222 00:10:47,373 --> 00:10:50,343 That's the thing, Jess. I didn't get it. 223 00:10:51,183 --> 00:10:53,219 Is that why you wanted us to find it? 224 00:10:53,753 --> 00:10:55,189 You think someone planted it? 225 00:10:55,213 --> 00:10:57,129 It is much bigger than that, all right? 226 00:10:57,153 --> 00:10:58,499 No one's gonna believe me. 227 00:10:58,523 --> 00:11:00,499 I believe you. That's why you called me, right? 228 00:11:00,523 --> 00:11:02,229 That's why you sent me to the house. 229 00:11:02,253 --> 00:11:05,299 It doesn't end at the house, all right? They're gonna f... 230 00:11:05,323 --> 00:11:06,699 Oh, they're gonna f-find... 231 00:11:06,723 --> 00:11:08,609 Ryan, what are they gonna find? 232 00:11:08,633 --> 00:11:10,379 Someone's using me! 233 00:11:10,403 --> 00:11:12,979 Ryan, tell me what is going on. 234 00:11:15,033 --> 00:11:17,043 I'm so sorry I dragged you into this. 235 00:11:20,913 --> 00:11:22,989 Don't bother. 236 00:11:23,013 --> 00:11:25,059 He's on the verge of opening up. He just got spooked. 237 00:11:25,083 --> 00:11:26,459 I can feel it. 238 00:11:27,170 --> 00:11:28,689 Yeah, for good reason. 239 00:11:28,713 --> 00:11:30,883 It's not about toys in a garage. 240 00:11:32,383 --> 00:11:34,029 It's about murder. 241 00:11:34,594 --> 00:11:37,239 My team just searched your pal's apartment. 242 00:11:37,263 --> 00:11:41,093 Found a body. Killed with Sergeant Harper's own blade. 243 00:11:45,730 --> 00:11:48,879 Let me call him back. I can get him out of that warehouse. 244 00:11:48,903 --> 00:11:50,549 Do you see what he's doing? 245 00:11:50,860 --> 00:11:53,889 Those aren't the actions of a guy who's planning on coming out. 246 00:11:53,913 --> 00:11:56,249 He is spiraling, and you know it. 247 00:11:56,273 --> 00:11:57,859 Command, this is Alpha. 248 00:11:57,883 --> 00:11:59,643 Got visual on the suspect. 249 00:12:01,383 --> 00:12:02,817 Transmit feed. 250 00:12:02,841 --> 00:12:04,759 Suspect picked up a device. 251 00:12:06,144 --> 00:12:07,329 Could be a detonator. 252 00:12:07,353 --> 00:12:10,423 It could be a stress ball. You don't know. 253 00:12:11,523 --> 00:12:13,069 Alpha, do you have a shot? 254 00:12:13,093 --> 00:12:14,439 Hold on. 255 00:12:14,463 --> 00:12:16,369 Target acquired. Standing by. 256 00:12:16,393 --> 00:12:17,909 Let me get him back on the phone. 257 00:12:17,933 --> 00:12:19,639 And let him move out of sight? 258 00:12:19,663 --> 00:12:21,479 No, this could be our only shot. 259 00:12:21,503 --> 00:12:24,273 Suspect is assembling an explosive device. 260 00:12:25,103 --> 00:12:26,849 Please, just give me a chance. 261 00:12:26,873 --> 00:12:29,113 I can't leave this to chance. 262 00:12:29,943 --> 00:12:32,619 - Alpha, this is Command. - Major Malone, don't. 263 00:12:32,643 --> 00:12:33,959 No. 264 00:12:33,983 --> 00:12:35,529 - Send it. - Major Malo... 265 00:12:36,953 --> 00:12:38,599 Sent. 266 00:12:38,623 --> 00:12:42,193 Target down. I repeat: target down. 267 00:12:48,863 --> 00:12:50,339 Any word on Knight? 268 00:12:50,363 --> 00:12:52,839 She's on her way back from Fort Belvoir, 269 00:12:52,863 --> 00:12:54,009 and she's pissed. 270 00:12:54,033 --> 00:12:55,709 Of course she is. Her friend just 271 00:12:55,733 --> 00:12:58,049 took a bullet to the chest from a CID sniper. 272 00:12:58,073 --> 00:12:59,549 Yeah, miracle he survived. 273 00:12:59,573 --> 00:13:02,049 He's not out of the woods. He's still on life support. 274 00:13:02,073 --> 00:13:03,719 Did Knight ever get him to explain 275 00:13:03,743 --> 00:13:05,059 why he barricaded himself? 276 00:13:05,083 --> 00:13:07,559 Nope. CID is telling the story now. 277 00:13:07,583 --> 00:13:10,899 Public statement suggests that Harper murdered a soldier 278 00:13:10,923 --> 00:13:12,929 and then tried suicide by cop. 279 00:13:13,735 --> 00:13:16,729 CID also thought that Harper had a detonator in his hand. 280 00:13:16,753 --> 00:13:19,869 Turns out it was a training fuse from a practice session. 281 00:13:19,893 --> 00:13:22,209 So, yeah, not exactly buying CID's version. 282 00:13:22,486 --> 00:13:24,287 How you doing, Jess? 283 00:13:25,403 --> 00:13:27,609 I'm fine. Harper's not. 284 00:13:27,633 --> 00:13:29,249 CID got this wrong. 285 00:13:29,667 --> 00:13:31,079 I don't know. I mean, if 286 00:13:31,103 --> 00:13:34,519 somebody found a dead guy in my apartment with my sword 287 00:13:34,543 --> 00:13:37,059 in his chest, and I barricaded myself 288 00:13:37,083 --> 00:13:39,489 - in a room full of explosives... - Yeah. 289 00:13:39,513 --> 00:13:41,054 It looks bad. 290 00:13:41,453 --> 00:13:42,789 But Harper called me. 291 00:13:42,813 --> 00:13:45,129 Told me he was being used, and I believe him. 292 00:13:45,153 --> 00:13:47,729 Except that's all he said. And now 293 00:13:47,753 --> 00:13:48,969 it's CID's case. 294 00:13:48,993 --> 00:13:50,739 It's up to them to find the truth. 295 00:13:50,763 --> 00:13:52,939 I'm not sure Malone's interested in the truth. 296 00:13:52,963 --> 00:13:55,469 He had Harper pegged as a lost cause from the beginning. 297 00:13:55,493 --> 00:13:57,909 And with CID facing shutdown rumors, 298 00:13:57,933 --> 00:13:59,889 they need a clean win, not a messy headline. 299 00:13:59,913 --> 00:14:01,879 Point is, Harper isn't getting a fair shake. 300 00:14:01,903 --> 00:14:03,819 We are missing a piece of this puzzle. 301 00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:06,079 And you want to find it. 302 00:14:06,803 --> 00:14:09,165 Harper's not just an old informant. 303 00:14:09,513 --> 00:14:13,259 When I met him, I thought being a cop was kicking in doors 304 00:14:13,283 --> 00:14:15,489 and putting bad guys away. 305 00:14:15,513 --> 00:14:18,599 But Harper showed me that you could actually help people. 306 00:14:18,623 --> 00:14:20,829 He changed his life because of me. 307 00:14:20,853 --> 00:14:22,499 I didn't give up on him back then, 308 00:14:22,523 --> 00:14:24,763 and I'm not gonna give up on him now. 309 00:14:26,063 --> 00:14:27,909 Well, hypothetically, 310 00:14:27,933 --> 00:14:30,739 if we were to get involved here, how would we do it? 311 00:14:30,763 --> 00:14:32,892 Yeah, we have no body, no evidence. 312 00:14:32,916 --> 00:14:36,349 And no jurisdiction. It's CID's case. We'd be 313 00:14:36,373 --> 00:14:38,279 stepping on a lot of toes. 314 00:14:38,303 --> 00:14:40,019 Yeah, starting with Vance's. 315 00:14:40,043 --> 00:14:42,549 If he finds out we're double-dipping on CID... 316 00:14:42,573 --> 00:14:44,543 All valid points. 317 00:14:45,601 --> 00:14:46,907 So... 318 00:14:46,932 --> 00:14:49,602 let's go step on some toes. 319 00:14:51,483 --> 00:14:52,829 This isn't good, Parker. 320 00:14:52,853 --> 00:14:54,969 I'm getting a ton of calls from CID. 321 00:14:54,993 --> 00:14:57,439 How? Our investigation barely started. 322 00:14:57,463 --> 00:14:59,199 Oh, no, not calls about that. 323 00:14:59,223 --> 00:15:01,469 About the rumors of the CID shutdown. 324 00:15:01,493 --> 00:15:03,209 Folks are freaking out they're gonna lose their jobs. 325 00:15:03,233 --> 00:15:06,379 And I'm telling you now, I will not share a lab with Spike. 326 00:15:06,403 --> 00:15:07,979 Do I want to know who that is? 327 00:15:08,003 --> 00:15:10,719 Spike is the CID's version of me, 328 00:15:10,743 --> 00:15:13,989 except he keeps his lab at a crisp 58 degrees 329 00:15:14,013 --> 00:15:15,649 and plays jazz music all day long. 330 00:15:15,673 --> 00:15:16,919 What do you have against jazz? 331 00:15:16,943 --> 00:15:19,919 Oh, no, I'm not talking Miles Davis jazz 332 00:15:19,943 --> 00:15:21,389 or Coltrane jazz. 333 00:15:21,413 --> 00:15:24,199 I'm talking elevator music jazz. 334 00:15:24,223 --> 00:15:25,829 Hold music jazz. 335 00:15:25,853 --> 00:15:28,399 That's not jazz. That's a... that's a crime. 336 00:15:28,423 --> 00:15:29,869 And not the one I'm interested in. 337 00:15:29,893 --> 00:15:31,899 Right. Well, I may not have access 338 00:15:31,923 --> 00:15:34,469 to CID's evidence against Ryan Harper, 339 00:15:34,493 --> 00:15:36,609 but I do have access to his social media, 340 00:15:36,633 --> 00:15:38,939 and that tells a story all on its own. 341 00:15:38,963 --> 00:15:41,909 Specifically, about a dead guy in his living room. 342 00:15:41,933 --> 00:15:43,779 His name is Sergeant Joseph Yates, 343 00:15:43,803 --> 00:15:45,749 and he's all over Harper's socials. 344 00:15:45,773 --> 00:15:47,289 What's Valor House? 345 00:15:47,313 --> 00:15:50,389 Oh, Valor House is the charity that Yates and Harper 346 00:15:50,413 --> 00:15:53,289 started to help wounded veterans when they hit hard times. 347 00:15:53,313 --> 00:15:56,229 These guys put every minute of their lives into Valor House. 348 00:15:56,253 --> 00:15:59,529 Yeah, until Yates ended up with Harper's samurai sword in him. 349 00:15:59,553 --> 00:16:02,599 Technically, that evidence is still circumstantial, but again, 350 00:16:02,623 --> 00:16:04,639 my ability to dig is limited. 351 00:16:04,663 --> 00:16:06,569 There must be somebody that we can talk to. 352 00:16:06,593 --> 00:16:09,309 Thankfully, there is. Harper has a girlfriend. 353 00:16:09,333 --> 00:16:10,739 Amanda Adams. 354 00:16:10,763 --> 00:16:12,309 They've been dating for about three months, 355 00:16:12,333 --> 00:16:14,609 and she spent as much time with Harper as Yates did. 356 00:16:14,633 --> 00:16:16,449 In fact, the three of them all seemed pretty close. 357 00:16:16,473 --> 00:16:18,319 Amanda might be able to tell us more 358 00:16:18,343 --> 00:16:19,879 about what happened between these two. 359 00:16:19,903 --> 00:16:21,289 All right, send her info to Knight, 360 00:16:21,313 --> 00:16:23,759 and keep looking into this charity. 361 00:16:23,783 --> 00:16:25,619 As long as I can do it from my warm 362 00:16:25,643 --> 00:16:28,153 and jazz-free lab. 363 00:16:32,983 --> 00:16:34,435 Amanda? 364 00:16:34,853 --> 00:16:36,399 How's Ryan doing? 365 00:16:36,687 --> 00:16:40,339 Stable, they say, but the chaplain's still on standby. 366 00:16:40,363 --> 00:16:42,639 They have a lot of great doctors here. 367 00:16:43,277 --> 00:16:45,979 If you're with CID, I'm not answering any more questions. 368 00:16:46,003 --> 00:16:48,779 No, I'm not. I'm Jessica Knight, 369 00:16:48,803 --> 00:16:50,403 with NCIS. 370 00:16:54,343 --> 00:16:55,649 Jessica Knight, um... 371 00:16:55,673 --> 00:16:57,519 Ryan talked about you. 372 00:16:57,543 --> 00:17:00,629 Said you used to have Sunday dinners at his mom's. 373 00:17:00,653 --> 00:17:02,759 Yeah. We did. 374 00:17:02,783 --> 00:17:05,229 Also said that you were the reason he joined the Army. 375 00:17:05,591 --> 00:17:07,799 Said you inspired him to serve. 376 00:17:07,823 --> 00:17:09,299 Yeah. 377 00:17:09,323 --> 00:17:12,223 I should have kept in better touch with him. 378 00:17:13,023 --> 00:17:16,609 Amanda, I'm trying to figure out what led Ryan to that warehouse. 379 00:17:16,633 --> 00:17:19,479 Because the Ryan that I knew was thoughtful 380 00:17:19,503 --> 00:17:21,279 and level-headed. 381 00:17:21,303 --> 00:17:23,209 Everything was fine, 382 00:17:23,233 --> 00:17:24,819 until a few weeks ago. 383 00:17:24,843 --> 00:17:27,319 He noticed something weird with the charity's bank account. 384 00:17:27,343 --> 00:17:28,819 Weird how? 385 00:17:28,843 --> 00:17:31,519 Money was missing. 386 00:17:31,543 --> 00:17:33,729 From Valor House. Ryan couldn't figure out 387 00:17:33,753 --> 00:17:36,789 how it disappeared. He started obsessing. 388 00:17:36,813 --> 00:17:39,059 Well, it makes sense that he'd be concerned. 389 00:17:39,083 --> 00:17:41,969 It was more than concern. He got paranoid. 390 00:17:41,993 --> 00:17:44,839 First, about the money, then other things. 391 00:17:45,423 --> 00:17:46,869 Look... 392 00:17:46,893 --> 00:17:48,463 Ryan wasn't crazy. 393 00:17:49,493 --> 00:17:52,779 Yes, he was agitated, on edge, but 394 00:17:52,803 --> 00:17:54,249 that doesn't make him a killer. 395 00:17:54,273 --> 00:17:55,766 Of course not. 396 00:17:56,373 --> 00:17:58,879 Can I ask you about Sergeant Yates? 397 00:17:58,903 --> 00:18:00,849 Did he have access to the bank account? 398 00:18:00,873 --> 00:18:03,759 I don't know. They ran the charity together. 399 00:18:03,783 --> 00:18:07,219 Is it possible that Ryan confronted him about this? 400 00:18:07,243 --> 00:18:08,489 Things got heated? 401 00:18:08,513 --> 00:18:10,289 I told you, Ryan's not a murderer. 402 00:18:10,313 --> 00:18:11,759 If you knew him, you'd know that. 403 00:18:11,783 --> 00:18:13,923 Amanda... 404 00:18:15,123 --> 00:18:16,729 I promise you 405 00:18:16,753 --> 00:18:19,823 that I will do everything that I can to find out the truth. 406 00:18:21,993 --> 00:18:24,879 So, girlfriend was right. 407 00:18:24,903 --> 00:18:26,879 Lot of money disappeared from the charity. 408 00:18:26,903 --> 00:18:30,009 Transferred to Bitcoin accounts? Good luck tracking that. 409 00:18:30,033 --> 00:18:31,347 Mm-hmm. 410 00:18:31,371 --> 00:18:33,819 I guess, if your best buddy was stealing from your charity, 411 00:18:33,843 --> 00:18:35,749 it might make you "stab with a sword" mad. 412 00:18:35,773 --> 00:18:37,719 Well, Harper's girlfriend said he was paranoid. 413 00:18:37,743 --> 00:18:40,159 - Confirms CID's theory. - Well, we have no idea 414 00:18:40,183 --> 00:18:41,729 what Harper and Yates were really up to, 415 00:18:41,753 --> 00:18:43,289 let alone a motive for murder. 416 00:18:43,313 --> 00:18:46,129 Think I found a video online here that might help. 417 00:18:46,153 --> 00:18:48,069 I crowdsourced social platforms 418 00:18:48,093 --> 00:18:51,394 looking for recent images of Harper or Yates. 419 00:18:51,418 --> 00:18:53,539 Came across this. 420 00:18:53,563 --> 00:18:55,569 Trail mix with pretzels. 421 00:18:55,593 --> 00:18:57,979 Um, are we watching the right video? 422 00:18:58,003 --> 00:19:00,809 Yup. From the user "TheCalmCamouflage." 423 00:19:00,833 --> 00:19:03,419 The guy posts Army-themed ASMR content. 424 00:19:03,443 --> 00:19:05,128 MSM, uh, what? 425 00:19:05,152 --> 00:19:07,179 Autonomous sensory meridian response. 426 00:19:07,203 --> 00:19:09,489 Audio stimuli that, uh, results 427 00:19:09,513 --> 00:19:12,059 in a tingling sensation in the back of the head. Whispering, 428 00:19:12,083 --> 00:19:13,489 - tapping. - All right. 429 00:19:13,513 --> 00:19:15,059 Ignore the guy on the microphone. 430 00:19:15,083 --> 00:19:16,953 Look who is behind him. 431 00:19:19,753 --> 00:19:20,899 Harper and Yates. 432 00:19:20,923 --> 00:19:22,669 Except all I hear is the wrapper. 433 00:19:22,693 --> 00:19:24,239 Yeah, we might not be able to hear them, 434 00:19:24,263 --> 00:19:26,399 but a couple years ago, I created 435 00:19:26,423 --> 00:19:28,769 a lip-reading program as a birthday present for Abby. 436 00:19:28,793 --> 00:19:31,079 That is an oddly specific present. 437 00:19:31,103 --> 00:19:33,679 Anyway, I ran this video through my program. 438 00:19:33,703 --> 00:19:35,373 Look what it came up with. 439 00:19:37,033 --> 00:19:39,479 Hey, I'm freaking out. I don't know what to do. 440 00:19:39,503 --> 00:19:42,119 It's okay, man. Hey, I got you. 441 00:19:42,143 --> 00:19:44,219 But this-this could blow back on me. 442 00:19:44,896 --> 00:19:46,689 I'm gonna talk to Matt. 443 00:19:46,713 --> 00:19:48,329 He'll handle everything. 444 00:19:48,353 --> 00:19:51,659 Unfortunately, that is where the wrapper-wrinkling ends. 445 00:19:51,683 --> 00:19:54,169 "Handle everything"? As in the missing money? 446 00:19:54,193 --> 00:19:55,429 Yeah, that's what it sounds like. 447 00:19:55,453 --> 00:19:56,799 Which means Harper wasn't 448 00:19:56,823 --> 00:19:58,499 accusing Yates of stealing the money. 449 00:19:58,523 --> 00:19:59,999 He was asking for help to find it. 450 00:20:00,023 --> 00:20:02,939 Help from Matt. Do we have any idea who that is? 451 00:20:02,963 --> 00:20:05,539 I do. I have Yates' cell records. 452 00:20:05,563 --> 00:20:07,339 How were you able to pull phone records? 453 00:20:07,363 --> 00:20:10,549 Courtesy of my contact at the phone company. 454 00:20:10,573 --> 00:20:11,819 The last call Yates made 455 00:20:11,843 --> 00:20:13,489 before he died was to a cell phone 456 00:20:13,513 --> 00:20:15,449 belonging to Matthew Malone. 457 00:20:15,473 --> 00:20:18,619 As in Army Major Malone from CID? 458 00:20:18,643 --> 00:20:22,029 Major Malone, who ordered his sniper to shoot Harper? 459 00:20:22,053 --> 00:20:24,199 - Yes and yes. - All right, let me get this straight, 460 00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:26,650 these two friends discover this stolen money 461 00:20:26,674 --> 00:20:28,869 and then they went to report it to CID? 462 00:20:28,893 --> 00:20:30,799 And the next day, one of them 463 00:20:30,823 --> 00:20:32,239 turns up dead, and the other one? 464 00:20:32,263 --> 00:20:34,569 - Shot by CID. - Well, makes you wonder 465 00:20:34,593 --> 00:20:36,169 if, uh, they discovered a crime 466 00:20:36,193 --> 00:20:38,679 that Malone didn't want anyone to look into. 467 00:20:38,703 --> 00:20:41,479 Harper didn't trust CID. He made that very clear. 468 00:20:41,503 --> 00:20:44,749 And before you could find out why, Malone shut him up. 469 00:20:44,773 --> 00:20:47,649 I think it's time we have a talk with Major Malone. 470 00:20:47,673 --> 00:20:48,889 I think someone's gonna have to 471 00:20:48,913 --> 00:20:50,859 break the news to Vance. 472 00:20:50,883 --> 00:20:52,359 He may already know. 473 00:20:52,383 --> 00:20:55,613 Vance wants me and Knight in his office, now. 474 00:20:57,983 --> 00:21:00,729 I just got off the phone with the director of CID. 475 00:21:00,753 --> 00:21:03,939 Apparently, there's a secondary investigation underway. 476 00:21:03,963 --> 00:21:06,069 Something they thought I should be made aware of. 477 00:21:06,093 --> 00:21:08,163 And it involves your team. 478 00:21:08,993 --> 00:21:10,539 Well, we were coming here to loop you in. 479 00:21:10,563 --> 00:21:12,479 We've been following a lead. 480 00:21:12,503 --> 00:21:15,249 One that may involve a CID agent 481 00:21:15,273 --> 00:21:17,249 tied to a financial coverup. 482 00:21:17,273 --> 00:21:18,949 Specifically, Major Malone. 483 00:21:18,973 --> 00:21:20,549 Good to know. 484 00:21:20,573 --> 00:21:23,389 But that's not the investigation that I'm talking about. 485 00:21:23,413 --> 00:21:26,619 Does the name Roland Massi mean anything to you? 486 00:21:26,643 --> 00:21:30,459 He's the drug dealer that Harper helped take down, but 487 00:21:30,483 --> 00:21:33,899 Massi's serving 50 to life, so what's there to investigate? 488 00:21:33,923 --> 00:21:36,253 The investigation's not about him. 489 00:21:37,003 --> 00:21:38,679 It's about you, Agent Knight. 490 00:21:38,823 --> 00:21:40,769 I'm sorry, what? 491 00:21:40,793 --> 00:21:43,579 CID is placing you under review. 492 00:21:43,603 --> 00:21:46,063 Your security clearance has been suspended. 493 00:21:47,263 --> 00:21:49,673 Effective immediately. 494 00:21:59,427 --> 00:22:02,429 Roland Massi owned a series of bars and clubs 495 00:22:02,453 --> 00:22:04,629 across Virginia catering to service members. 496 00:22:04,653 --> 00:22:06,599 Served drinks in the front, cocaine in the back. 497 00:22:06,623 --> 00:22:08,769 It was one of the largest drug operations 498 00:22:08,793 --> 00:22:10,029 in the commonwealth's history. 499 00:22:10,053 --> 00:22:11,439 Until seven years ago, 500 00:22:11,463 --> 00:22:13,499 when the NCIS REACT team and I took it all down. 501 00:22:13,523 --> 00:22:16,009 Well, now Massi's serving life in prison. 502 00:22:16,033 --> 00:22:17,639 It's a big win for NCIS. 503 00:22:17,663 --> 00:22:20,309 None of this would have been possible without Ryan Harper. 504 00:22:20,333 --> 00:22:22,779 He was just a kid. He was seduced by Massi's offer 505 00:22:22,803 --> 00:22:25,679 of fast cash, realized it was plain wrong. 506 00:22:25,703 --> 00:22:28,389 So, he cooperated with Knight and turned his life around. 507 00:22:28,413 --> 00:22:31,419 Okay, but why would Malone be sniffing around 508 00:22:31,443 --> 00:22:33,219 a successful seven-year-old bust? 509 00:22:33,243 --> 00:22:35,899 Well, either he thinks Knight did something wrong... 510 00:22:35,923 --> 00:22:37,303 Or it's a bluff. 511 00:22:37,327 --> 00:22:39,259 To take our eyes off Malone and the missing money. 512 00:22:39,283 --> 00:22:41,499 Is there anything else about Massi's operation 513 00:22:41,523 --> 00:22:42,770 that we should know about? 514 00:22:42,795 --> 00:22:44,711 Everything you need to know is in that file. 515 00:22:44,863 --> 00:22:46,593 I stand by it. 516 00:22:47,763 --> 00:22:49,809 CID comes at one of ours, 517 00:22:49,833 --> 00:22:51,639 we don't wait around playing defense. 518 00:22:51,663 --> 00:22:54,434 We show them that this investigation isn't about Knight, 519 00:22:54,458 --> 00:22:56,979 it's about Malone, and we prove it 520 00:22:57,003 --> 00:22:58,479 before they bury the evidence. 521 00:22:58,503 --> 00:23:01,549 CID blindsided Knight the moment that we connected Malone 522 00:23:01,573 --> 00:23:04,259 with our victim. That is not a coincidence. 523 00:23:04,283 --> 00:23:05,654 This whole case 524 00:23:05,678 --> 00:23:08,289 revolves around that dead body in Harper's living room. 525 00:23:08,313 --> 00:23:10,159 All right, so we solve the murder, 526 00:23:10,183 --> 00:23:11,529 we hopefully clear Harper, 527 00:23:11,553 --> 00:23:13,699 and we definitely get CID off Knight's back. 528 00:23:13,723 --> 00:23:15,999 And, uh, someone needs to make sure 529 00:23:16,023 --> 00:23:18,839 that Vance stays off of ours. 530 00:23:18,863 --> 00:23:21,209 Yes, absolutely. 531 00:23:21,879 --> 00:23:23,839 Thank you. 532 00:23:24,903 --> 00:23:28,598 That was my third call with the CID director since breakfast. 533 00:23:28,903 --> 00:23:30,849 I'm not looking for a fourth. 534 00:23:30,873 --> 00:23:33,467 - That's the job. - Mine, yes. 535 00:23:33,491 --> 00:23:35,419 Right now, I'm more worried about Agent Knight's. 536 00:23:35,443 --> 00:23:36,841 Well, then we're on the same page. 537 00:23:36,865 --> 00:23:38,443 Are we? 538 00:23:39,243 --> 00:23:41,289 You said that you were investigating 539 00:23:41,313 --> 00:23:42,559 a CID agent, 540 00:23:42,583 --> 00:23:45,559 and now CID is digging into one of ours. 541 00:23:45,583 --> 00:23:48,199 The last thing that we need is a turf war. 542 00:23:48,223 --> 00:23:49,869 Because of the rumors they're folding. 543 00:23:49,893 --> 00:23:53,239 Yes. CID won't go down without a fight. 544 00:23:53,263 --> 00:23:55,339 They need a win, any way they can get it. 545 00:23:55,363 --> 00:23:56,571 Even at Knight's expense. 546 00:23:56,595 --> 00:23:58,579 CID is under the spotlight, 547 00:23:58,603 --> 00:24:00,749 and they need to get it off them fast. 548 00:24:00,773 --> 00:24:03,719 Taking down an NCIS agent... that's high-profile. 549 00:24:03,743 --> 00:24:05,314 Suddenly, the spotlight is on us. 550 00:24:05,338 --> 00:24:06,594 I don't care about the spotlight. 551 00:24:06,618 --> 00:24:08,919 I care that Knight's being used as a scapegoat. 552 00:24:08,943 --> 00:24:11,589 I wish it were that simple, Parker. 553 00:24:11,613 --> 00:24:13,689 But according to the CID director, 554 00:24:13,713 --> 00:24:16,529 whatever they have on Agent Knight is substantial. 555 00:24:16,553 --> 00:24:19,123 Major Malone is on his way over to interview her now. 556 00:24:20,123 --> 00:24:21,729 Okay, so how do we stop him? 557 00:24:21,753 --> 00:24:24,939 - We don't. He's within his rights. - So, what... 558 00:24:24,963 --> 00:24:26,479 we just let Knight take the hit? 559 00:24:26,503 --> 00:24:29,939 I said we can't stop Major Malone from questioning Knight. 560 00:24:29,963 --> 00:24:32,003 I never said that we were giving up. 561 00:24:33,303 --> 00:24:35,079 I'm trying to protect my agent. 562 00:24:35,103 --> 00:24:37,009 So am I. 563 00:24:37,033 --> 00:24:39,679 Which is why I made sure that Knight is being questioned here, 564 00:24:39,703 --> 00:24:41,789 on our turf, not theirs. 565 00:24:41,813 --> 00:24:43,513 And more importantly... 566 00:24:47,143 --> 00:24:49,283 ...why I had CID hand over this. 567 00:24:52,423 --> 00:24:55,123 Crime scene report from Sergeant Harper's apartment? 568 00:24:56,123 --> 00:24:57,629 Thank you. 569 00:24:57,653 --> 00:24:58,863 Parker. 570 00:24:59,923 --> 00:25:02,593 If you're gonna prove that Harper's not a murderer, do it fast. 571 00:25:02,617 --> 00:25:04,639 But please be warned, 572 00:25:04,916 --> 00:25:07,386 CID is a drowning man. 573 00:25:07,933 --> 00:25:10,873 Drowning man doesn't care who he pulls under with him. 574 00:25:18,613 --> 00:25:19,619 Kasie? 575 00:25:21,653 --> 00:25:24,299 Uh, Kasie, you okay? 576 00:25:28,853 --> 00:25:30,069 Kasie? 577 00:25:30,093 --> 00:25:31,339 Wait, McGee, wait, watch out for the... 578 00:25:31,363 --> 00:25:34,039 paint. 579 00:25:34,063 --> 00:25:36,109 That's, uh, that's great. 580 00:25:36,133 --> 00:25:38,539 My shoes are now the same color as the squad room. 581 00:25:38,563 --> 00:25:40,509 Yeah, my forensic supplies are backordered, 582 00:25:40,533 --> 00:25:42,649 so I had to raid building maintenance. 583 00:25:42,673 --> 00:25:46,449 - Well, this place is a total mess. - Hey. You see a mess, 584 00:25:46,473 --> 00:25:48,189 but I see geometry. 585 00:25:48,213 --> 00:25:49,889 Because every slash 586 00:25:49,913 --> 00:25:52,859 and stab creates a mathematical pattern that tells a story. 587 00:25:52,883 --> 00:25:55,489 Yeah, a story with, uh, not a very happy ending. 588 00:25:55,513 --> 00:25:58,213 Mm. Depends on how you look at it. 589 00:25:58,237 --> 00:26:01,529 I am matching my demonstration to the crime scene photos from 590 00:26:01,553 --> 00:26:04,939 Sergeant Harper's apartment, and I finally got it right. 591 00:26:04,963 --> 00:26:06,963 What do you notice in these photos? 592 00:26:07,650 --> 00:26:09,109 Well, uh... 593 00:26:09,133 --> 00:26:11,039 Well, there's blood everywhere. I mean, 594 00:26:11,063 --> 00:26:13,192 it's on the floor, it's on the walls, even the ceiling. 595 00:26:13,216 --> 00:26:15,309 Ah, you almost got it right. 596 00:26:15,333 --> 00:26:17,479 Most of the blood is on half of the floor, 597 00:26:17,503 --> 00:26:19,149 the walls, the ceiling. 598 00:26:19,173 --> 00:26:20,889 Right. Murderer swings the sword, 599 00:26:20,913 --> 00:26:22,514 blood spatters in the direction of the swing. 600 00:26:22,538 --> 00:26:23,732 Exactly. 601 00:26:24,443 --> 00:26:27,089 I'm right-handed, so when I swing the sword, 602 00:26:27,113 --> 00:26:28,889 paint goes on the left side of the room, 603 00:26:28,913 --> 00:26:30,559 just like in the crime scene photos. 604 00:26:30,583 --> 00:26:32,229 Okay. 605 00:26:32,253 --> 00:26:34,569 Killer is right-handed, you are right-handed. 606 00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:37,453 - Mm-hmm. - As is 90% of the population. 607 00:26:38,793 --> 00:26:40,369 Unless Sergeant Harper is left-handed. 608 00:26:40,393 --> 00:26:42,369 Ding, ding, ding. Not only that, 609 00:26:42,393 --> 00:26:44,179 but judging by the angle of the swings, 610 00:26:44,203 --> 00:26:46,209 the killer was also significantly shorter 611 00:26:46,233 --> 00:26:47,379 than Harper as well. 612 00:26:47,403 --> 00:26:48,849 Harper didn't kill his friend. 613 00:26:48,873 --> 00:26:51,679 Bingo. CID's got the wrong man. 614 00:26:51,703 --> 00:26:53,203 Ooh. 615 00:26:54,229 --> 00:26:55,675 It's Parker. 616 00:26:55,913 --> 00:26:57,789 Major Malone just got here to interrogate Knight. 617 00:26:58,350 --> 00:27:01,729 This evidence will show Malone how wrong he is about Harper. 618 00:27:04,223 --> 00:27:06,199 - Ladies first. - You're the guest. 619 00:27:06,223 --> 00:27:07,869 No, I insist. 620 00:27:07,893 --> 00:27:09,123 Hm. 621 00:27:15,893 --> 00:27:17,539 You got to be kidding me. 622 00:27:17,563 --> 00:27:18,939 Well, it's my interview. 623 00:27:18,963 --> 00:27:21,003 It's my interrogation room. 624 00:27:21,773 --> 00:27:23,749 How about a compromise? 625 00:27:23,773 --> 00:27:25,803 You got a pitch? 626 00:27:33,143 --> 00:27:35,089 I might as well start us off. 627 00:27:35,113 --> 00:27:36,789 Actually, you know what? I'll start. 628 00:27:36,813 --> 00:27:39,329 Ladies first, right? 629 00:27:40,934 --> 00:27:43,969 What the hell. I got nothing to hide. 630 00:27:43,993 --> 00:27:46,739 Mm. Except that you were the last person 631 00:27:46,763 --> 00:27:49,163 to speak to our murder victim. 632 00:27:49,963 --> 00:27:51,309 I didn't hide that. 633 00:27:51,333 --> 00:27:54,149 You didn't disclose it to me at the standoff. 634 00:27:54,173 --> 00:27:56,279 I had my hands full. 635 00:27:56,303 --> 00:27:57,979 And it wasn't your business. 636 00:27:58,003 --> 00:27:59,164 Oh. 637 00:27:59,188 --> 00:28:01,319 Sergeant Yates called about suspicious activity 638 00:28:01,343 --> 00:28:03,019 with the charity's accounts. 639 00:28:03,043 --> 00:28:05,189 We were gonna meet in the morning, but, uh, 640 00:28:05,213 --> 00:28:06,819 well, he's dead. 641 00:28:06,843 --> 00:28:09,759 So, you accused Harper of murdering him 642 00:28:09,783 --> 00:28:12,229 and had your sniper take him down. 643 00:28:12,253 --> 00:28:14,199 I stand by my actions. 644 00:28:14,223 --> 00:28:16,969 I believe Harper was a threat to himself and others. 645 00:28:16,993 --> 00:28:18,869 I made a judgment call. 646 00:28:18,893 --> 00:28:20,799 The wrong judgment call. 647 00:28:20,823 --> 00:28:22,809 Because Harper didn't kill that guy. 648 00:28:22,833 --> 00:28:24,639 He's innocent. 649 00:28:24,663 --> 00:28:28,633 Mm, you're half-right. He didn't kill the guy. 650 00:28:31,862 --> 00:28:33,038 You know? 651 00:28:33,243 --> 00:28:36,189 Sure. Harper's left-handed. 652 00:28:36,213 --> 00:28:37,649 The killer was right-handed. 653 00:28:37,673 --> 00:28:40,019 Which means you don't have a case, 654 00:28:40,043 --> 00:28:41,359 so what are we doing here? 655 00:28:41,383 --> 00:28:43,999 Harper didn't swing the sword but... 656 00:28:44,023 --> 00:28:45,699 oh, he was far from innocent. 657 00:28:45,723 --> 00:28:49,029 Now, while NCIS was playing gotcha with yesterday's clues, 658 00:28:49,053 --> 00:28:51,964 CID was actively pursuing fresh ones. 659 00:28:53,223 --> 00:28:55,433 Harper's tox report came back. 660 00:28:58,903 --> 00:29:01,049 He was hopped up on cocaine, 661 00:29:01,073 --> 00:29:03,403 which explains his erratic behavior yesterday. 662 00:29:04,203 --> 00:29:07,579 Explained even more when we searched his charity office. 663 00:29:07,603 --> 00:29:11,089 Found phones, drug-mixing paraphernalia, 664 00:29:11,113 --> 00:29:12,343 and... 665 00:29:14,453 --> 00:29:16,359 ...six kilos of product. 666 00:29:16,383 --> 00:29:18,859 Your pal Harper wasn't just using, 667 00:29:18,883 --> 00:29:20,399 he was dealing. 668 00:29:20,423 --> 00:29:23,899 That missing charity money... he was laundering it. 669 00:29:23,923 --> 00:29:25,639 And when Yates found out, 670 00:29:25,663 --> 00:29:28,169 Harper had him killed. 671 00:29:28,193 --> 00:29:30,293 How is this even possible? 672 00:29:31,333 --> 00:29:34,049 I've been asking myself the same thing. 673 00:29:34,073 --> 00:29:37,403 I'd say you made it possible, Agent Knight. 674 00:29:38,203 --> 00:29:41,419 Ryan Harper never intended to go straight seven years ago. 675 00:29:41,443 --> 00:29:43,289 He was just biding his time. 676 00:29:43,313 --> 00:29:46,619 Harper was the reason we took down Roland Massi. 677 00:29:46,643 --> 00:29:49,789 Mm, sure. I mean, he was trying to survive. 678 00:29:49,813 --> 00:29:50,983 Oh. 679 00:29:52,153 --> 00:29:55,269 Harper helps you get rid of Massi. 680 00:29:55,293 --> 00:29:56,599 Then you expunge his record, 681 00:29:56,623 --> 00:29:58,623 which allowed him to join the Army. 682 00:29:59,593 --> 00:30:02,533 Where he builds a brand-new drug ring, all his own. 683 00:30:03,963 --> 00:30:05,539 This is ridiculous. 684 00:30:05,563 --> 00:30:07,209 Or are you so busy trying to prove 685 00:30:07,233 --> 00:30:09,249 how I screwed up, that... 686 00:30:09,273 --> 00:30:11,373 you can't even see your own mess? 687 00:30:12,473 --> 00:30:14,213 Even if you can't see it... 688 00:30:15,113 --> 00:30:16,813 ...everyone else will. 689 00:30:17,913 --> 00:30:21,589 Now, this graduation photo is going on the cover of my report 690 00:30:21,613 --> 00:30:23,413 to the inspector general. 691 00:30:25,523 --> 00:30:29,523 Let's hope it doesn't make the cover of the Evening Post. 692 00:30:31,523 --> 00:30:33,169 Way I see it, 693 00:30:33,193 --> 00:30:36,969 you were either in on all this with Harper from the beginning 694 00:30:36,993 --> 00:30:38,609 or you got played. 695 00:30:38,633 --> 00:30:41,449 For me, 696 00:30:41,473 --> 00:30:44,103 I'd rather be a criminal than a fool. 697 00:30:48,173 --> 00:30:50,649 Knight has been there for a long time. 698 00:30:50,673 --> 00:30:52,659 Nobody's called for a medic yet. 699 00:30:52,683 --> 00:30:54,383 Is that good or bad? 700 00:30:56,066 --> 00:30:57,129 Hey, Knight. 701 00:30:57,153 --> 00:30:58,129 How'd it go in there? 702 00:30:58,153 --> 00:30:59,659 Uh, still sorting that out. 703 00:31:00,092 --> 00:31:03,193 You, uh, want to give us the headline? 704 00:31:04,563 --> 00:31:07,683 Actually, that's what I'm trying to avoid. 705 00:31:12,863 --> 00:31:15,503 Agent Knight, there something I can do for you? 706 00:31:16,733 --> 00:31:17,973 I got it wrong. 707 00:31:21,713 --> 00:31:23,219 If this is about the case, 708 00:31:23,243 --> 00:31:25,489 I'm sure it's something we can work out. 709 00:31:25,766 --> 00:31:27,466 Not this time. 710 00:31:28,382 --> 00:31:31,452 I thought I was making a difference in someone's life. 711 00:31:32,453 --> 00:31:34,429 But I just let myself get used. 712 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:37,199 If CID wants to make themselves look good 713 00:31:37,223 --> 00:31:38,869 by taking me down, fine, 714 00:31:39,381 --> 00:31:42,439 but I won't let them take NCIS down with me. 715 00:31:42,463 --> 00:31:44,309 My mistake. 716 00:31:44,886 --> 00:31:46,333 I own it. 717 00:32:10,953 --> 00:32:12,193 Agent Parker. 718 00:32:12,993 --> 00:32:13,969 Can I help you? 719 00:32:13,993 --> 00:32:15,839 Called you twice, no answer. 720 00:32:15,863 --> 00:32:17,909 I'm aware. 721 00:32:17,933 --> 00:32:19,011 Convenient. 722 00:32:19,035 --> 00:32:21,509 Knight's resignation took the spotlight off NCIS. 723 00:32:21,533 --> 00:32:24,603 That's, uh, that's what you wanted. 724 00:32:25,273 --> 00:32:27,873 You think I wanted Agent Knight to resign? 725 00:32:29,173 --> 00:32:30,549 I think you let her. 726 00:32:30,573 --> 00:32:33,719 She didn't exactly invite a discussion. 727 00:32:33,743 --> 00:32:36,659 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a call. 728 00:32:36,683 --> 00:32:38,829 She's being steamrolled, Leon. We can't 729 00:32:38,853 --> 00:32:40,459 just sit back and watch it happen. 730 00:32:40,483 --> 00:32:42,869 My hands are tied, Parker. What would you have me do? 731 00:32:42,893 --> 00:32:44,799 Well, you can start by blowing off your call 732 00:32:44,823 --> 00:32:46,863 and showing me you give a damn! 733 00:32:50,733 --> 00:32:54,173 Not every part of my job is up for public consumption. 734 00:32:54,853 --> 00:32:55,989 I'm the public now? 735 00:32:56,486 --> 00:32:59,426 Excuse me, Agent Parker. 736 00:33:06,883 --> 00:33:08,389 Parker, you're good? 737 00:33:08,413 --> 00:33:10,329 Any word from Knight since she left? 738 00:33:10,353 --> 00:33:12,199 Radio silence. 739 00:33:12,223 --> 00:33:13,459 Yeah. 740 00:33:13,483 --> 00:33:15,599 Major Malone is a major pain in the ass. 741 00:33:15,623 --> 00:33:17,669 - No argument here. - She made a call 742 00:33:17,693 --> 00:33:19,499 that any one of us would have made. 743 00:33:19,523 --> 00:33:22,109 Helping an informant expunge their record? 744 00:33:22,133 --> 00:33:23,639 Restorative justice 101. 745 00:33:23,663 --> 00:33:25,679 I wouldn't be standing here if someone 746 00:33:25,703 --> 00:33:27,909 didn't give me a second chance when I was 18. 747 00:33:27,933 --> 00:33:30,009 Right, but you became a cop. 748 00:33:30,033 --> 00:33:32,519 CID says that Harper became a drug lord. 749 00:33:32,543 --> 00:33:34,219 CID's evidence was enough 750 00:33:34,243 --> 00:33:36,019 to make Knight believe that she got played. 751 00:33:36,043 --> 00:33:37,549 And if it's true, 752 00:33:37,573 --> 00:33:40,689 that's not just a black mark, that's a career-ender. 753 00:33:40,713 --> 00:33:43,059 All right, but we all know Jessica Knight. 754 00:33:43,083 --> 00:33:45,153 Do we really think she got played? 755 00:33:46,383 --> 00:33:48,129 All right, if we're gonna save Knight, we need 756 00:33:48,153 --> 00:33:50,529 to tear down CID's case, find the holes, 757 00:33:50,553 --> 00:33:52,739 prove that Harper was no drug lord. 758 00:33:52,763 --> 00:33:54,269 Before CID goes public. 759 00:33:54,293 --> 00:33:55,769 Well, I've got something that may help. 760 00:33:55,793 --> 00:33:57,109 I've been reviewing the interview footage 761 00:33:57,133 --> 00:33:58,879 from Knight's interview with Malone. 762 00:33:58,903 --> 00:34:02,333 He may not have as much evidence as he claims. Take a look. 763 00:34:03,133 --> 00:34:04,779 Why is the table turned sideways? 764 00:34:04,803 --> 00:34:07,579 Neither of them would agree on who was interviewing who. 765 00:34:07,603 --> 00:34:08,919 Compromise? 766 00:34:08,943 --> 00:34:10,889 Or Knight knew we might want 767 00:34:10,913 --> 00:34:12,559 a view of Malone's files, 768 00:34:12,583 --> 00:34:16,496 including the drug analysis on the cocaine CID seized. 769 00:34:18,383 --> 00:34:20,829 - Bad analysis? - No, bad drugs. 770 00:34:20,853 --> 00:34:22,429 Compound contains 771 00:34:22,453 --> 00:34:24,769 less than 15% cocaine hydrochloride. 772 00:34:24,793 --> 00:34:27,599 Whereas street cocaine comes in about 60%. 773 00:34:27,623 --> 00:34:29,839 And about 90% for the pure stuff. 774 00:34:29,863 --> 00:34:31,439 Yeah, this was just enough to pop positive 775 00:34:31,463 --> 00:34:33,939 on a forensics analysis. The rest is baby laxatives. 776 00:34:33,963 --> 00:34:36,273 So Harper was trying to move faulty product? 777 00:34:37,476 --> 00:34:39,779 Or maybe he's not trying to move any product at all. 778 00:34:39,803 --> 00:34:41,919 It's an old cartel trick. They grab 779 00:34:41,943 --> 00:34:43,419 a small amount of the pure stuff, 780 00:34:43,443 --> 00:34:44,649 and you mix it with the junk 781 00:34:44,673 --> 00:34:45,759 to make it look like a large amount, 782 00:34:45,783 --> 00:34:46,819 and then they plant it. 783 00:34:46,843 --> 00:34:49,089 All right, who do we think Harper's being set up by? 784 00:34:49,113 --> 00:34:51,429 Bad cops plant drugs, too. 785 00:34:51,453 --> 00:34:53,699 You really think Malone would go that far? 786 00:34:53,723 --> 00:34:57,253 More than I believe, uh, Knight helped create a drug lord. 787 00:34:58,023 --> 00:34:59,748 All right, how do we prove it? 788 00:35:02,793 --> 00:35:04,539 Now, I'm not one to comment on 789 00:35:04,563 --> 00:35:06,879 interpersonal dynamics at work. 790 00:35:06,903 --> 00:35:09,349 - You're not? - Fine, I do it all the time, 791 00:35:09,373 --> 00:35:11,249 but some people need to be reminded 792 00:35:11,273 --> 00:35:13,249 that we're all team NCIS, 793 00:35:13,273 --> 00:35:15,889 and when friends argue, they need to hug. 794 00:35:15,913 --> 00:35:17,913 I'm not hugging Director Vance. 795 00:35:18,543 --> 00:35:19,589 Tell me you got something. 796 00:35:19,613 --> 00:35:21,359 Like holes in CID's case? 797 00:35:21,383 --> 00:35:24,699 Then you're in luck, because this major drug operation 798 00:35:24,723 --> 00:35:26,199 looks like Swiss cheese. 799 00:35:26,223 --> 00:35:29,229 For starters, the high-ticket items 800 00:35:29,253 --> 00:35:33,169 seized from the garage cost about $250,000, 801 00:35:33,193 --> 00:35:34,809 which is almost the exact amount 802 00:35:34,833 --> 00:35:36,709 - missing from Harper's charity. - Right, suggesting 803 00:35:36,733 --> 00:35:38,879 that the stolen charity money 804 00:35:38,903 --> 00:35:40,209 paid for the stuff, not drug money. 805 00:35:40,233 --> 00:35:43,249 Correct. Now, CID claims that 806 00:35:43,273 --> 00:35:45,379 the charity was being used to launder money, 807 00:35:45,403 --> 00:35:48,389 but that's impossible because there were no illicit funds 808 00:35:48,413 --> 00:35:49,619 being run through the charity. 809 00:35:49,643 --> 00:35:53,059 There are no drug sales at all. 810 00:35:53,083 --> 00:35:55,989 I ran the numbers from the burner phones that CID seized. 811 00:35:56,013 --> 00:35:57,959 They're full of coded messages 812 00:35:57,983 --> 00:36:00,059 that look like drug deals from The Wire. 813 00:36:00,083 --> 00:36:02,799 - Fake messages? - Uh, real messages. 814 00:36:02,823 --> 00:36:05,169 Fake deals. Someone used a bot program 815 00:36:05,193 --> 00:36:06,669 to make these phones call each other. 816 00:36:06,693 --> 00:36:10,209 So, no buyers, no profits, no operation. 817 00:36:10,233 --> 00:36:11,739 Just an elaborate frame job 818 00:36:11,763 --> 00:36:13,709 designed to fool CID and get Harper put away. 819 00:36:13,733 --> 00:36:16,109 Yeah, unless CID was in on it. 820 00:36:16,491 --> 00:36:19,449 Malone takes drugs from the evidence locker, plants them. 821 00:36:19,473 --> 00:36:22,619 There's no way that these drugs came from CID evidence locker. 822 00:36:22,643 --> 00:36:24,089 I ran the drug analysis 823 00:36:24,113 --> 00:36:26,389 through the DEA's database. They keep 824 00:36:26,413 --> 00:36:29,559 a index of all narcotics seized from all agencies. 825 00:36:29,583 --> 00:36:33,559 CID never seized this specific blend of cocaine, 826 00:36:33,583 --> 00:36:35,899 but NCIS did, seven years ago. 827 00:36:35,923 --> 00:36:38,069 When Knight took down Massi's organization. 828 00:36:38,678 --> 00:36:41,869 This compound was dealt exclusively by Massi's crew, 829 00:36:41,893 --> 00:36:44,239 until the entire operation 830 00:36:44,263 --> 00:36:45,909 was dismantled and the drugs were destroyed. 831 00:36:45,933 --> 00:36:47,882 Are you saying that somebody from Massi's organization 832 00:36:47,906 --> 00:36:50,579 are using seven-year-old drugs to frame Harper? 833 00:36:50,603 --> 00:36:53,449 Kinda, except Massi's already in jail, 834 00:36:53,473 --> 00:36:56,689 and everyone from his organization is either with him or dead. 835 00:36:56,713 --> 00:36:58,249 - So who'd want revenge? - Well, we need to 836 00:36:58,273 --> 00:36:59,759 figure that out, and fast. 837 00:36:59,783 --> 00:37:01,119 Because if this is about payback, 838 00:37:01,143 --> 00:37:03,653 Knight could be next on the list. 839 00:37:14,463 --> 00:37:16,563 I didn't want to wake you. 840 00:37:19,186 --> 00:37:20,862 How long have you been here? 841 00:37:21,033 --> 00:37:23,679 Just a few hours. I wanted to... 842 00:37:23,703 --> 00:37:26,079 be here when Ryan woke up. 843 00:37:26,103 --> 00:37:27,649 That's sweet. 844 00:37:27,673 --> 00:37:29,689 It's not, actually. 845 00:37:29,713 --> 00:37:31,989 Turns out he's been playing both of us. 846 00:37:32,013 --> 00:37:33,589 And I want answers. 847 00:37:33,613 --> 00:37:36,559 Played us? How? 848 00:37:36,583 --> 00:37:38,729 Ryan's charity is a front 849 00:37:38,753 --> 00:37:40,759 for a major drug ring. 850 00:37:40,783 --> 00:37:42,799 That's why he killed his friend. 851 00:37:42,823 --> 00:37:44,669 No. 852 00:37:44,693 --> 00:37:46,893 Can't be. 853 00:37:47,963 --> 00:37:49,839 I'm afraid so. 854 00:37:50,116 --> 00:37:52,516 The man that we thought we knew... 855 00:37:53,463 --> 00:37:55,049 ...he's a lie. 856 00:37:55,073 --> 00:37:57,103 Special Agent Knight. 857 00:38:00,543 --> 00:38:03,189 Malone. You here to gloat? 858 00:38:03,213 --> 00:38:05,459 Actually, I'm here for your bag. 859 00:38:05,483 --> 00:38:07,689 You come for my job and my agency. 860 00:38:07,713 --> 00:38:09,229 Now you want my bag? 861 00:38:09,771 --> 00:38:12,857 I'm not giving you anything without a search warrant. 862 00:38:17,893 --> 00:38:20,199 Wow. That is a lot of trouble 863 00:38:20,223 --> 00:38:22,239 for a sweatpants and a bottle of water. 864 00:38:22,742 --> 00:38:24,452 The bag. 865 00:38:35,613 --> 00:38:37,549 Agent Knight. 866 00:38:37,879 --> 00:38:39,949 I can't believe it. 867 00:38:40,543 --> 00:38:42,359 Me either. 868 00:38:42,383 --> 00:38:43,729 This actually worked. 869 00:38:43,753 --> 00:38:46,753 I told you. She wouldn't be able to stop herself. 870 00:38:47,883 --> 00:38:49,669 What the hell are you talking about? 871 00:38:49,693 --> 00:38:51,429 This is a sting, Amanda. 872 00:38:51,453 --> 00:38:53,169 We played you, 873 00:38:53,193 --> 00:38:54,939 just like you played Ryan. 874 00:38:54,963 --> 00:38:57,239 There's cameras all down this hallway. 875 00:38:57,263 --> 00:38:58,909 You slipped the drugs into Knight's bag 876 00:38:58,933 --> 00:39:00,839 when she was, uh, sleeping. 877 00:39:00,863 --> 00:39:02,549 The final piece of your revenge, 878 00:39:02,573 --> 00:39:04,679 and this piece just fell right into your lap. 879 00:39:04,703 --> 00:39:07,279 Revenge? For what? 880 00:39:07,787 --> 00:39:09,998 You're Roland Massi's daughter. 881 00:39:12,093 --> 00:39:13,599 So what? 882 00:39:13,663 --> 00:39:15,409 He's rotting away in prison. 883 00:39:15,513 --> 00:39:17,129 I'm trying to move on. 884 00:39:17,153 --> 00:39:19,029 That must have been hard. 885 00:39:19,053 --> 00:39:21,769 Doors slamming in your face because of the Massi name. 886 00:39:21,793 --> 00:39:23,829 So, you changed your name, 887 00:39:23,853 --> 00:39:25,269 your look, 888 00:39:25,293 --> 00:39:26,969 tried to start a new life. 889 00:39:26,993 --> 00:39:28,609 But that wasn't enough, because the man 890 00:39:28,633 --> 00:39:30,569 who destroyed your family was still alive. 891 00:39:30,593 --> 00:39:33,109 And that's when you went looking for Harper. 892 00:39:33,133 --> 00:39:35,879 Got him to fall for you, to trust you, 893 00:39:35,903 --> 00:39:37,179 then you set him up. 894 00:39:37,203 --> 00:39:40,579 Drugs, murder. It almost worked. 895 00:39:40,603 --> 00:39:43,649 Until he barricaded himself in a warehouse 896 00:39:43,673 --> 00:39:45,389 and made one request. 897 00:39:45,413 --> 00:39:47,519 He called me. 898 00:39:47,543 --> 00:39:51,153 And now you'll serve 50 to life. 899 00:39:53,135 --> 00:39:54,965 Just like dad. 900 00:40:21,343 --> 00:40:22,953 Jess? 901 00:40:23,679 --> 00:40:25,379 I'm here. 902 00:40:35,363 --> 00:40:37,509 Well, welcome back. We've missed you. 903 00:40:37,533 --> 00:40:39,639 I've only been gone for a day. 904 00:40:39,809 --> 00:40:42,149 Well, it felt like a day and a half. 905 00:40:42,733 --> 00:40:45,149 Security clearance been reinstated. 906 00:40:45,173 --> 00:40:48,549 We got Amanda on everything. Murder, 907 00:40:48,573 --> 00:40:50,789 spiking Harper's protein shake with cocaine, all of it. 908 00:40:50,813 --> 00:40:53,859 I'm surprised you got Malone on our side. 909 00:40:53,883 --> 00:40:55,589 He was ready to hang me out to dry. 910 00:40:55,613 --> 00:40:57,259 Well, you should have seen his face 911 00:40:57,283 --> 00:41:00,699 when we told him that Amanda was Massi's daughter. 912 00:41:02,223 --> 00:41:05,899 Well, I guess the important part is that Harper's cleared, 913 00:41:05,923 --> 00:41:08,069 - recovering. - And hey, 914 00:41:08,093 --> 00:41:11,039 he turned his life around because of you. 915 00:41:11,369 --> 00:41:13,679 I guess I shouldn't have doubted myself. 916 00:41:13,703 --> 00:41:16,403 That's okay. We never did. 917 00:41:17,573 --> 00:41:18,749 Oh. 918 00:41:18,773 --> 00:41:21,143 Speaking of, uh, second chances... 919 00:41:22,743 --> 00:41:25,813 Agent Knight. Quick word? 920 00:41:30,722 --> 00:41:33,229 They're not thrilled to see me. 921 00:41:33,253 --> 00:41:35,069 They know we're friends now, right? 922 00:41:35,339 --> 00:41:37,569 Is that what we are? 923 00:41:38,763 --> 00:41:40,739 I'm here to clear the deck. 924 00:41:40,763 --> 00:41:43,839 I got a reputation as a hard-charger, 925 00:41:43,863 --> 00:41:45,909 but I own my mistakes. 926 00:41:45,933 --> 00:41:49,198 I misread some things. That's on me. 927 00:41:50,373 --> 00:41:51,819 You're forgiven. 928 00:41:51,843 --> 00:41:54,103 I wasn't asking for forgiveness. 929 00:41:55,343 --> 00:41:58,719 But I guess sometimes we forget. 930 00:41:59,417 --> 00:42:02,589 This job's not just about kicking down doors. 931 00:42:02,613 --> 00:42:04,853 It's about lifting people up. 932 00:42:05,590 --> 00:42:06,990 Yeah, it is. 933 00:42:09,093 --> 00:42:12,093 Oh, we don't validate parking, so... 934 00:42:15,593 --> 00:42:16,939 I couldn't resist. 935 00:42:16,963 --> 00:42:18,979 It's got my personal cell on the back. 936 00:42:19,270 --> 00:42:21,139 Are you hoping for a date? 937 00:42:21,163 --> 00:42:23,149 Uh, no, ma'am. 938 00:42:23,173 --> 00:42:25,703 I'm hoping for a job. 939 00:42:26,943 --> 00:42:29,173 I'm sure you've heard the rumors. 940 00:42:29,973 --> 00:42:31,824 I'll put in a good word for you.