All language subtitles for S16E05_P1

You know, it's kind of sad
to see this place close.

As a kid, I came here every week
to mail a letter to my pen pal.

He lived on a lettuce farm
in Yuma, can you imagine?

God, I love fresh produce.

- Wow. - -Babe.
- We'll be able

to fit way more tables in here
once we rip this wall out.

Come help me with this thing.
It's bolted to the studs.

Listen, I've been thinking,

we really can't call this place
a vegetarian restaurant

if you insist on serving bacon.

(high-pitched):
What?

You're killing the thing
they sorted mail in?

If I was killing it,
you'd know.

- Hey. What's that?
- Dust bunny.

Straight to the lungs.

It's a letter.

Must've fallen
behind the shelf.

Look at the date.

So it's been sitting
back there all this time?

It's addressed to a lady
on Lockwood Lane.

- Hi. Can I help you?
- Are you Claire Hall?

Yes.

We were clearing out
the old post office,
and we found this.

My God.

This is from my husband
when he was in Vietnam.

He used to
send me audio tapes.

He died in that war.

DANIEL (on tape):
Claire. (sobs)

I love you more
than I know how to say in words.

Claire, please forgive me
for what I'm about to tell you.

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- Ah, I'm glad
you guys are here.

I feel like I'm going crazy.

She gets like this
when she's hungry.

- Here, give her some of your muffin.
- No, no. It's too delicious.

Have you heard this?
MAN (recorded): Laurel.

What the hell was that?

It's that thing
that had everyone fighting

over what word it was saying.

Well, see,
that's what I don't get.

I-I don't understand
how any normal human being

can hear anything
other than the word "Laurel."

MAN (recorded): Laurel.
Laurel.

"Yanny."
I hear "Yanny." "Yanny."

(scoffs) No, you don't. McGee?

I don't know why
we're even talking about this.

It's old news;
it went viral months ago.

Well, it must've been
when I unplugged

for three days
for my annual mental reset.

Oh, that must've been when I,
when I unplugged, too.

Oh, uh, you know,
for cooler reasons

in a completely
different location.

JIMMY:
You guys.
Word on the basement
street is: it's official.

Has he, uh, made
an announcement yet?

Has who made what announcement?

Everyone. May I have your
attention, please?

As you all know,
Ms. Hines has proven herself

indispensable
over the last five months.

So, as her temporary employment
ends here...

...I'm pleased to announce
that she rose to the top

of our candidate pool
and is now

our permanent
forensic scientist.

Ms. Hines, welcome to the team.

Thank you, sir.

Oh, wow, and clapping, too.

DANIEL (on tape): I wanted to
have it in me to lead,

but I don't.

I can't carry this anymore,
so today is my last.

I decided I'm done.

(voice breaking): But you're
right here with me, Claire.

And I will keep you
next to my heart,

as I say good-bye.
I love you.

I love you, and I'm so sorry.

My husband.
He was saying good-bye.

He killed himself,
Agent Gibbs.

- He was a Marine?
- Yes.

First Lieutenant Daniel Hall.

Instead of letters, we sent
recordings back and forth

when he was overseas.

These are all from him.

- Ma'am...
- Claire.

Claire.

I am sorry for your loss,
but I am not seeing

anything to investigate here.

There's a man, another Marine.

His name is Ray Jennings.

He's serving life
in prison

for the murder of
my husband in Vietnam.

But if Danny
committed suicide...

A Marine... is serving time
for a crime he did not commit.

48 years, Agent Gibbs.

He's been locked up
for the last 48 years.

Hey, guys.
Guess what.

Ooh, those look good.
Get your own, Bishop.

If you want your own,
go to the muffin guy

selling them across the street.

It's my second one today.

They're too delicious to share.

Fine. Enjoy.

No, I found this article online,
it said that

"Laurel" hits
on the lower frequencies,

and "Yanny" hits
on the higher ones.

Dude.
You are still on that?

Yes, because now that I
understand the mechanics,

I can get myself to hear

whichever one
I'm thinking about.

Ah, makes sense. I've always
been able to hear both.

Yeah, they say that
people who hear both
are operating on,

like, full brain capacity
or something.

- Oh, like me.
- Hmm.

- Let me hear it again.
- Okay.

MAN (recorded):
Laurel.

Hmm. I still hear "Yanny."
Let me focus.

(clears throat)
"Laurel."
(imitates man):
Laurel.

Okay, go.

MAN (recorded): Laurel.
- Okay, you know what?

My-my brain works
just fine.

Prove it, Torres.

Update.
First Lieutenant Daniel Hall.

At the time
of his death in 1970,

he was a rising star,
leading a team of five Marines

on a recon mission
in Vietnam.

They were gathering Intel
on Vietcong movements

near the fire support base
where they were assigned.

- Where at?
- I Corps, Quang Tri Province.

Lieutenant
Hall was killed by
a Marine
under his command.

McGEE:
Lance Corporal Ray Jennings.

He was the baby of the group,
just 18 at the time.

Murder weapon was a grenade.

The radio operator was
an eyewitness to the murder,

a Corporal Thomas Fletcher,
but because Ray Jennings

pled guilty, there was no trial.

And update out.

- What?
- It's a catchphrase that Torres

is trying to start to signify
the end of an update.

It's not exactly catching on.

I asked for details
of the incident itself.

Boss, we pieced everything
together from plea documents.

NIS investigated at the time,

but their report
isn't in the system.

JAGMAN investigation?
We are thinking

that both reports
are probably together.

Together where? Why aren't
they in the system, Torres?

- I'll get on it.
Gibbs, remember.

Ray Jennings pled guilty,
so even without the reports,

it's looking like an
open-and-shut case of fragging.

Fragging.

The murder of a superior officer
by someone under their command.

The term was coined
during the Vietnam War,

when the number
of fraggings soared.

The word comes from the weapon
of choice in such attacks:

the fragmentation grenade.

- Plentiful, deadly, and...
- And grenades can't be traced,

which makes it almost impossible
to find the killer.

Uh...
Am I right?

Yes, but, it's...
(stammers)

Oh, no, I'm off my cue.

Sorry, sorry,
that's-that's my bad.

I tend to get super invested
in multimedia presentations.

Uh, okay.

Oh, here's where
I'm gonna talk about

the protests going on at home.

Um, an unpopular war meant
low morale within the military.

Oh, and civil rights.

There was rampant
racial discrimination.

Which only contributed
to motive.

Exactly. Some fraggings
were the result of racism,

some were because of drug use.

Others were seen
as a way to stop a superior

who was seen as
too eager for combat.

But let's face it:

fragging is just
one small part

of what made that
war so brutal.

Lieutenant
Danny Hall here, coming to you

from a very sweaty
Midsummer Night's Nightmare.

Oh, did you like that one?

MAN:
Yeah, that was pretty good.

Yeah,
he's the only one that laughs

at my jokes, this one.
MAN: I got to.

- Hmm. That's a beauty.
- Yeah, right?

I dug it out of our old
technology graveyard downstairs.

Oh, I found a phone for you
down there, too,

if you ever want to upgrade.

(sighs): Yeah.
What are you thinking?

Uh, I'm starting
from the beginning,

listening to them in order.
- Trying for a read.

The lieutenant's state of mind.

So far, he's not
nearly suicidal,

but it's still early on
in his second tour.

He did two back-to-back.

He had a lot to say.

He was going to be a reporter
when he got out.

These tapes were correspondence
with his wife for sure,

but he was also doing it
to hone his craft.

Documenting and interviewing.

You got that look, Jack.

You know me so well, Gibbs.

Just listen to this again, okay?

MAN:
I got to.

MAN: I need your help.
My roof just caved in again.

The guy laughing
with the lieutenant,

it's the same guy
who supposedly killed him.

Ray Jennings.
They were friends.

Claire mentioned that.

Yes, but it was much deeper
than that.

These two had a real bond;
they were almost like brothers.

I'm telling you, Gibbs.

This does not fit the typical
profile of a fragging.

Maybe it wasn't.

We're here because of
a development in your case.

A recording surfaced.
It was lost up until now.

It's a suicide message
from Lieutenant Daniel Hall.

Mr. Jennings?

If you'd like to
listen to the tape,
we can make that happen.

What do you want from me?

We'd like to hear
your side of the story.

In light of newly
discovered evidence,

NCIS is gonna reopen your case.

You're wasting your time.

Guard, I'm done here.

- Wait, Mr. Jennings...
- I said...

you're wasting your time.

I killed him.

Morning, team.
How's it going?

- It's going.
- Hey, so I was just

moseying by, you know, trying
to stay on top of the case.

You got a question,

or is your head just gonna
keep on floating like that?

Well, since Ray Jennings
pled guilty

and said again yesterday
that he committed the murder,

I mean, do we even have
cause to investigate?

We got a suicide tape

and two missing
incident reports.

Plus, the way Jennings
shut us down,

he's hiding something.

I'm not gonna stop working
until we find out what.

Did anyone else just get chills?

You have cause to investigate,

I'll give you that,
but not enough cause
to exhume the body.

You got to be kidding me.

Unfortunately, I'm not.

Your request for exhumation
has been denied.

Yeah, by you.

Gibbs, exhuming a body
isn't cheap.

Leon, you've been out
of the office a long time.

Watch your step, Gibbs.

I don't give a damn
about the budget.

My priority is ensuring...

Ensuring that justice is served.

Yeah, I know.
I read it in your request,

which, as you damn well know,
is lacking evidence,

and is therefore denied.

Looking for a fight
on this, Leon?

Because I'll give you one.

All right, good news
and bad news, people.

It's heavy in here.

You got my answer
on this, Gibbs.

Please tell me I didn't miss
one of them taking a swing.

Hey, Torres.

Gibbs, I found the reports.
That's the good news.

The bad news is that
they were in a flood.

Is that why they weren't
scanned into the system?

Yeah, they're warped,
moldy and disgusting.

Good luck, dude.

Wh-Why are you
giving these to me?

Because reading makes you happy.

- This is Bishop.
- Boss, I got these.

KASIE:
Me. Hello.
Uh, over here, volunteering
to help you scrape off the mold.

- Yeah. Let's go.
- Okay.

You know, mold is actually
a very hardworking fungus

that gets a really bad rap.

Thanks. Uh, Gibbs,

I tracked down our eyewitness to
the fragging, Thomas Fletcher.

He was a corporal back then,

and a retired
master sergeant now.

Take Torres.

And I do believe this bike
is gonna ride like the wind.

Mr. Fletcher.
Yeah, can I help you?

NCIS.

We need to talk to you
about Lieutenant Daniel Hall.

Daniel Hall-- well, there's
a name I haven't heard
in a long time.

My God, and there's
Ray Jennings.

It's amazing.

He and I were the only ones
to make it out of there alive.

The other three
Marines here

were killed about a year later
in the war.

And I'm assuming
you both know

what happened to
the lieutenant, right?

Well, plea documents say
you were an eyewitness.

but we need to know
exactly what you saw.

The night before,
Ray and the lieutenant

went out on a scout.

By the time they got back
the next morning,

things were different.

Things were-were really
off between them.

But then again, we were all off.

Our radio went down,

and the VC could
have gutted us

without thinking twice.

But all I could do is

work as hard as I could
to try to fix that radio.

Damn it.
JENNINGS: L.T.

I saw Ray
and the lieutenant walking.

Hey, I don't know how I'm gonna
get this working without a new whip.

L.T., hold up.
Jennings,

I said I was done
talking about this.

Wait. L.T.,
hold up. No...

I couldn't tell what the hell
they were talking about.

Then things got real quiet.

That's when Ray ran out.

- Get down!
- No!

And the lieutenant was gone.

Look, I know Ray
did wrong,

but when you think about
the jungle and the war...

the war itself was
enough to break any man.

Ray Jennings throw
the grenade?

No, I didn't.

Wait a minute, I don't
understand something.

I thought Ray Jennings
confessed.

Fletcher, check in!

Fletcher!
Good to go, sir!

Jennings, you got a visual?

JENNINGS:
Negative, sir.

They ain't playing.
People at home, laying in bed,

you want to know what war is?

This is war.

Kasie wasn't messing around
with this presentation.

You all right?

Yeah.

Different war.

Still, it's... oof.

Yeah, me, too.

(clears throat)
I'll spare you the rest.

Turned out okay.

Yeah, except it didn't, Jack.

No. Of course.
You're right.

There's no way Lieutenant Hall
wasn't affected

by what he experienced
out there.

I mean, look at us.
Our hearts were pounding
just hearing it.

This was Hall's
second to last tape.

He was stressed--
you heard him--

but he was keeping it together.
He wasn't suicidal.

- His last tape, he was.
- Right.

So the question is what happened
between those two tapes?

The last scout
with Ray Jennings.

Right, but what happened?

Hey. What's with the...?
Oh, my God.

Why didn't anyone tell me
what's going on back here?

We got a sealed subwoofer
with a passive radiator.

McGee, the reports.

Right. Kasie tried
to de-mold as best she could.

The JAGMAN was beyond repair.

But I was able to read part of
the NIS Report of Investigation.

- Anything?
- Yep. Ray Jennings changed his story.

What do you mean?

Well, at first he said
he threw the grenade

into the lieutenant's hooch
from outside, at a distance.

And then later, he said
that he was in the actual hooch

when he threw it, then ran
outside, like Fletcher said.

So he was insistent
in saying that he did it.

Why would he change his story
about where he was standing?

You think
you can get him to talk?

We'll find out.

Boss. I'd like to go back
with you, if that's okay.

You got a reason?
Yeah.

You know, my father was only 19
when he went to Vietnam.

He ended his career
a four-star admiral.

Well, he didn't really end it,
he passed away,

about four years ago now.

You know, he did two tours
in Vietnam,

and I can't tell you what
his job was at the time.

Well, he sure wasn't much good
to you, was he?

Excuse me?

Well, any father
worth his salt

would teach his kid how to shut
his damn mouth in a library.

- Mr. Jennings...
- I don't know who you're talking to.

I was never a mister.

I was a lance corporal,
then I was a nothing.

I was just trying to...
Y'all trying to trick me

into talking about that jungle.

Ray, if you don't belong here,
we can help you.

I belong here.

Look around you,
what do you see?

Other guys use their
comm money for cookies,

I use mine for books.

When I got here,
every last one of them

was a waste of paper
between two covers.

I mean, no-no Tolstoy,
no Ellison, no nothing.

"All alone and free
in the soft sands of the beach."

That's Kerouac.

That's escape,
and that's something.

I'm gonna die in here.

I've made my peace with it.

Now you need to walk on out
of here and do the same.

DANIEL (on tape):
Lieutenant Danny Hall here,

coming to you from a very sweaty
Midsummer Night's Nightmare.

Oh, did you like that one?

JENNINGS:
Yeah, that was pretty good.