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♪ NCIS:New Orleans 5x15 ♪
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Original Air Date on February 26, 2019

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No English?

Français? Italiano?

Nyet.

That was like...

watching a scene
from Tower of Babel.

I was, um, pregnant
during my Russian course.

Naomi came early.

Naturally, that's the only
language that the desk clerk

at the Baku Star
Inn speaks.

Planning a vacation to Azerbaijan?

I'm, uh...

trying to track down my friend.

Liam.

Colleague who dropped in
on you last week?

Yeah. Uh, we, uh...

we had a disagreement.

He disappeared.

His credit card was charged at
that hotel two days ago, but...

he's nowhere to be found.

Must be some disagreement
if you're running traces

on a CIA agent's
credit card.

Connects to an NCIS case.

Liam has new Intel

on an operation we ran
to take down Victor Zelko.

Arms dealer who went
after your family?

Yeah. Raid wasn't
as clean as we thought.

Not according to Liam.

He's following up on it.

And you're worried?

He's in
an emotional state.

He's drinking again.

He's on some crusade
to expose the truth.

What is the truth?

Okay.

Can you tell me...

why Liam would be
in Azerbaijan?

That's where Zelko was raised.
Maybe he's looking...

for his relatives.

But more likely...

It's a smokescreen.

And Liam isn't anywhere
near Eastern Europe.

He is a spy.

Yeah.

Anything I can do?

If I could just...

find him...

But he doesn't
want to be found.

Would that stop you?

Probably not.

I'll pull some strings,

do some digging.

Maybe we can figure out
where he is together.

Team's got a case.

I should go.

Thank you, Dwayne.

Yeah.

Ensign Milo Blevins.
C.O. reported him U.A.

three days ago when he didn't
show up at his post at Stennis.

Well, it doesn't quite
rise to the level

of a criminal investigation.

What am I missing?

St. Tammany Parish Sheriffs
found his abandoned car

at a rest stop parking lot;
no sign of Blevins.

He have any reason
to be in St. Tammany?

Well, according
to his C.O.,

our missing ensign here
was actually searching

for his missing brother,

Henry Blevins.

- Henry also Navy?
- No, ma'am.

He's a drifter.
Makes his ends meet

as a part-time
construction worker.

- Arrest history?
- Drunk and disorderly.

Some misdemeanor drug charges.

In New Orleans
we call that "Tuesday."

Well, again,
I'm not really seeing

why we've been
called into this.

'Cause Henry's not the only
local construction worker

who fell off
the face of the earth.

Two others disappeared
in the New Orleans area

just last month, all working
for the same company.

Something called Jax Inc.

They operate a worksite just
outside of New Orleans, but...

There's no information
about what they make

- or build or do.
- Yeah, we can't even

get them on the phone-- it just
goes straight to voice mail.

Christopher, let Pride know
what's going on.

Maybe he can help
dig in on this...

Jax Inc. place.

Gregorio,
Sebastian,

let's pay them a visit.

Someone was here
before us. Look.

They used wire cutters
to make a hole in the fence.

There's no guards at the gate.

There's no one here, period.

Let's take a look.

That looks like
dormitories?

- Could house, like, a hundred people.
- Yeah.

I'll go check inside.
Okay.

Hello? Anyone here?

Kind of spooky.

Hello?

This is private property.

You need to leave. Now.

Slow your roll.
We're federal agents.

We're gonna reach
for our credentials,

and you're not
gonna shoot us, okay?

You can do whatever you want
once you're off the grounds.

Federal agents
means law enforcement.

Do you have a warrant?
We can get one

within the hour, but you
need to lower your weapons.

Go get your warrant, then.

You know, the way you're holding
those shotguns, if they go off,

you're gonna pop your shoulder
right out of the socket.

Just saying.

No.

Yeah, no.

No, just forget it.

You're embarrassing yourselves.

Lower your weapons.

Okay, now, you want
to tell us why you were

about to blow our heads off?

Trying to protect the property.

From what?
None of your business.

Does it have something
to do with

the three missing
construction workers

and one missing
naval officer?

What naval officer?

Shut up, Kyle.
Jax never...

- Enough!
- Okay.

Now we're getting somewhere.

Who's Jax?

Araminta Jax, our boss.

She made it clear that we're
not supposed to talk to anyone

or let anyone
onto the worksite.

Why all the cloak-and-dagger?

We're not saying any more.

Okay. Kyle?

Spill.

Okay,

Gregorio,
get a rush on that warrant.

You two are gonna tell us

where we can find Araminta Jax.

I really don't have time

to discuss this, Norman.

I'm trying
to help you here.

By offering me a fraction of what
my company is worth?

No, thank you.

Circumstances being
what they are,

I'd say it's more than generous.

But I don't want to sell.

I know what my product is worth.
It's worth nothing

if you go bankrupt.

Araminta, be realistic.
All I want

is to be left alone.

You know I'm a friend, right?

Yes, I know.

And as a friend,
please hear me

when I ask you to go.

Excuse me.

Ms. Jax?

Yes.

Special Agents
Pride and Lasalle, NCIS.

- I'd like to ask you a few questions.
- What is this about?

It's a sensitive matter.
We're here to speak to Ms. Jax.

Well, I'm an investor in
Jax Inc. Anything you can...

Norman, please.
I'll handle this.

Of course.

I'll call you later.

Rough day?

Rough year.
What do you need?

To know about three
missing employees of yours.

Considering
I've lost

a hundred employees
in the last couple of months,

you'll need to be
more specific.

These three disappeared,
completely.

And one of them had a brother.
The Navy officer

who was investigating,
he's missing, too.

I don't know what to tell you.

I've lost
almost all my investors.

I can't make payroll.

My company
is imploding.

The few of us who are left
are on edge.

That explains the shotguns our fellow agents
faced at your worksite.

Kyle and Gwen.

They've been with Jax Inc.
from the start.

They're extra... cautious.

Cautious about what?

Sabotaged equipment,
anonymous threats...

You name it,
Jax Inc. has faced it.

What exactly is
Jax Inc.?

What do you know about seawalls?

Since I was a child,

I've been obsessed
with seawalls.

The nature
of their construction.

The weaknesses that
can lead to disaster.

Pretty specific obsession.

My family was caught
in the tsunami of 2004.

I was the only one
who survived.

I've dedicated
my life

to figuring out how
to strengthen seawalls

so they can withstand
any catastrophe.

Trying to build a better levee?

I don't need to.

Because with my
chemical composition,

I can fortify
existing levees

to resist the worst Mother
Nature can throw at us.

A cement-like polymer

that expands and thickens
when wet, so when a storm hits,

the polymer grows,
repelling all the elements.

Something like that
could have prevented

a lot of damage during Katrina.

That's why I'm in New Orleans.

I wanted to test it

in a place
where the people

would truly appreciate

what this innovation means.

This is very impressive,
Ms. Jax.

Yeah, well,
it would have been...

but I've faced resistance

every step of the way.

Well, case in point, I've
got two federal agents

in my office questioning me.

Just... due diligence
on a case, ma'am.

I can't tell you what
happened to my employees

or your naval officer.

Chalk it up to my bad luck.

Excuse me.

Sebastian.

We found the missing persons

at the worksite.
It's not good.

What do you mean?

They're dead,
all four of 'em,

including Ensign Blevins.

Someone tried to bury 'em.

What?

Yeah, didn't do a good job
of it, either.

Judge Collier didn't get back
to me about the warrant yet.

How'd you find them?

We didn't.

NOPD did.

Anonymous tip.

They showed up with a warrant,
knew exactly where to look.

All right.

Keep me posted.

They found four bodies
at your worksite.

What? What are you
talking about?

Ms. Jax,

we're gonna have to ask you
to come back to NCIS with us.

Araminta Jax?

- Yes?
- New Orleans Police.

You're a person of interest
in a murder investigation.

You have to come with us.

I don't understand
what's happening.

What's happening is
that four bodies were found

at your company's worksite.

Three of them
employees of yours.

And a Navy officer.

And you think I'm responsible?

NOPD got an anonymous tip
from a man

that says
he helped you bury them.

Well, that's just not true.

Informant gave the police
the exact location

of where the bodies were hidden.

Why would I do something
like that?

Well, according
to the complaint,

your polymer is toxic.

These men were
exposed and died.

My product is groundwater safe
and completely harmless.

Obviously,
I am being set up here.

Or you're so obsessed
with your product that

you're trying to hide the fact
that it's lethal.

This is some kind of joke.

We're taking this
very seriously, ma'am.

And you should, too, 'cause
if those men were poisoned,

you will be charged
with murder.

We need access to your files--

financials,
chemical analyses, everything.

I think now is a good time
for me to ask for my lawyer.

The only reason you're not
at central booking right now

is because I convinced NOPD
to let you come with us.

And why did you do that?

Because I really want
to believe you.

This case is wrapped in a bow.

A lot of evidence
pointed at you.

It's too convenient.

On that,
we are in violent agreement.

But if you want
to prove you're innocent,

you have to be completely open
with us.

We need your trust.

How's it going in here?

I've finished the autopsies.

As suspected, Ensign Blevins

died from blunt force trauma
to the head.

That's the easy result.

What about the three
Jax Inc. employees?

They died from extremely high
levels of toxic poisoning.

All right.

So it's like
the anonymous tip said.

You think
it was from the Jax polymer?

It's impossible to say
until we analyze the poison

in the blood and get a sample
of her product.

However, the dead are speaking a
little more loudly than normal.

Oh, man, I love it
when they do that.

I found these strange marks

on the employees' lower backs.

Could be bugbites or a rash?

Well, I think those
marks could possibly be

the result of

a low-gauge needle
discretely inserted.

The irritant on the skin

could be intentional
to hide the punctures.

So you think
that they were injected

with whatever toxin
killed them?

Possibly. It would
be no small feat

if it were done
via dialysis.

Dialysis?

Well, the level of
toxins in the body

will take hours to transfuse.

A cursory examiner might
conclude that they were

poisoned over weeks
instead of a day.

Okay, all right.
So that would mean what?

That-that they were
strapped down somehow?

Kind of indicates that

there was more than one killer.
All to make

Araminta Jax look responsible.

I mean, it's just a theory.

Yeah. Well,
I might have something.

I was examining the victims'
bodies earlier,

and I found two very partial
fingerprints, okay?

Could be our suspect's.

Those are barely
fingerprints, Sebastian.

I know.
They're not much to go on.

But I'm trying to reconstruct
them. You know, hopefully,

- I'll get a better result.
- Let's get to it,

because Dwayne believes
Araminta Jax is being set up.

- - Let's try to prove him right.
All right.

Hey, I like it
when I'm back here,

and it's just the
two of us, you know?

Been a while.
Yeah.

All right,
let's catch a bad guy.

- Okay.
- Maybe we're thinking about this

all wrong.
I mean, maybe it's less

about who profits
from her failure

and more about who
loses to her success.

Well, Araminta is trying
to build a better seawall.

Actually, it's not.

Because of climate change,

levees and seawalls need
extensive rebuilding worldwide.

That's a lot of business
for construction companies.

But not if Jax Inc.'s
innovation is released.

I mean, why build a new
seawall if you can just

fortify an existing one
at a fraction of the cost?

You think the construction
industry is conspiring

against Araminta?

I think they stand
to lose a lot from her success.

I mean, what do we know
about economic hit men?

Say what?

In the 1950s,
the Iranian government

denied U.S. oil companies
access to the country.

So, the CIA backed a coup

to oust the prime minister.
It worked.

So they recruited operators
with savvy business sense

and embedded them
in private companies

outside the reach of
congressional oversight,

and the economic
hit man was born.

You saying like a shadow CIA?

Historically, yeah,
but these days,

economic hit men are global.

If an industry feels
threatened by a disrupter...

They hire someone
to maintain the status quo.

- By destroying the competition.
- Yeah. They use

financial pressure,
sabotage, blackmail,

and if they're good,
they don't leave a trace.

Well, whoever's
got their crosshairs

on Jax Inc. is very good.

So how do we find out
who this hit man is?

We go to the source,
and we see if it sticks.

Ms. Jax, this
is Patton Plame.

That's the entire financial
history of Jax Inc.,

and my personal
e-mail, too.

Just the juicy bits.

None of this is public.

You hacked into
my computer?

We needed information to build
a case. You weren't sharing.

You can't use
this against me.

We're not trying to build a case
against you, Ms. Jax.

We're trying to prove
you're being targeted.

But we need your help to do it.

Go on.

I put together a timeline

of setbacks to your company.

Loans called in early,

faulty equipment,
investors that pulled out.

There's a pattern here for sure.

But we can't
figure out how any

of your misfortunes connect.

I can.

The loans, the equipment,

the investors--
they all came from one person.

Norman Wong.

- The man you were with this morning?
- Yeah.

He was an early investor,
first member of the board.

And supposedly a friend.

I'll be honest.

I've never had contact
with NCIS before,

but now I've had

the pleasure of meeting four

of its intrepid special agents
in one day.

Well, we just want to talk
to you about Jax Inc.

Not sure I can
give you any insight.

I don't know much about
its day-to-day operations.

Well, you've recently
become an investor,

now you sit on its board.

You don't want
to discuss quarterly reports.

You want to know about

the four dead bodies
at the worksite.

Oh, don't mind Ridwan.
He's my assistant.

There's nothing I know
that he doesn't.

Okay, so you were both
arguing with Ms. Jax

before the police came for her.

That's not how I'd portray it.

How would you portray it?

Araminta is a visionary,
but she's no businesswoman.

I was attempting to save her
and her invention from herself.

With a lowball offer?

With a fair
and appropriate offer.

Well, I mean,

pennies on the dollar from the
last one you made her, right?

I'm sorry.
What does this have to do

with the murders
you're investigating?

Three men died

from toxic poisoning,

possibly caused
by Jax's polymer.

Which means her company is
ruined and much cheaper to buy.

It also makes her
product worthless.

I'll lose millions.
Not good business.

Unless that was the intent.

Araminta Jax has had
some really

bad luck in the years
that you've known her.

Yeah, you joining
actually coincides

with her being on the brink
of bankruptcy and scandal.

And if you're such
a good businessman,

that really doesn't track,
does it?

Sounds like an accusation.

Do you have any evidence?

Just your history.

The companies you invest in
tend to implode.

Yeah. Then you end up

walking away with huge bonuses

from the industries
who hired you to take them down.

You want to know the
formula for my success?

Research.

I study every situation,

every player involved.

So when you showed up,
I did my homework.

That's not creepy at all.

Special Agent Khoury,
you've had a fascinating career.

The years before you joined NCIS
could fill a book,

but it's the operation in Yemen
that's most intriguing.

Are you threatening me,
Mr. Wong?

No. No. Threatening
a federal agent is a felony.

I'm offering you
some valuable advice.

And what is that?

We all have secrets.

I'll respect yours
if you respect mine.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

So, uh, what happened in there?

Person of interest just became
suspect number one.

I mean with you.
What-what happened in Yemen?

How does that guy know about it?

I don't know
how he knows.

I don't really want to talk
about it, okay, Sebastian?

Okay. Yeah, sure.

You want to talk about these?

Drinking glasses.

Fingerprints, DNA.

Wong's not the only one
who can do research.

I'll do an overnight rush,
get the results by morning.

Nicely done.

I know.

So,

we have our man,
but no evidence.

Well, Sebastian's been

analyzing the fingerprints that
he found at Wong's hotel room.

Maybe we can trace it back

to the fingerprints he found
at the mass grave.

Wong doesn't seem like the type
to do his own dirty work.

Dwayne? I need
to speak to you.

Keep digging.

We got a problem.

Or I do.

Found these in my car
this morning.

What am I looking at?

Screen grabs from the raid
on Victor Zelko. Top secret.

I haven't even seen them yet,
and I... I ran that operation.

- You think they're from Wong?
- I'm sure of it.

Well, the good news is
we're making him sweat,

or he wouldn't be
pushing back so hard.

Yeah, but Dwayne, look at the last photo.
That's Zelko and his family.

Those are innocent victims.

If this goes public...

lot of people could get hurt.

Did you know
about Zelko's family

getting killed in the raid?

Not until last week.

Liam just found out.

That's why he's in Azerbaijan?

Yeah.

Well, someone
in the operation knew.

These photos are official.

It was probably the NSA.

They monitored the mission
with drones.

What, then somehow Norman Wong
has access to the NSA?

Yeah, and his message is clear.
If we continue to pursue him,

he's gonna go public with this.

Well, I'm not gonna
let that happen.

Well, what are we gonna do?
We can't just back off.

He set Araminta Jax up
and killed four men to do it.

I'm not backing off.

But you're gonna...

You want me to give in
to blackmail.

I want you

to think about your family.
I am, Dwayne.

And every other person that's
part of that operation.

This was so easy for Wong.

It was like a reflex.

This clearly isn't
the first time

that he's done this.

There's only way
to make him stop.

Let's take him down
once and for all.

Well, I can't just sit back

while you take all the risk.

This is my family
that's involved.

I need to be a part of this,
Dwayne,

whatever you're thinking.

Hey. Guys,

I'm sorry to interrupt.
I know you're having

a whole heart-to-heart
thing. I didn't hear a word.

But this-this can't wait.
What is it, Sebastian?

I got a match
to the fingerprints

from the mass grave.

Wong's assistant, Ridwan.

We found his fingerprints
on two of the dead bodies,

including Ensign Blevins.

He's not in any
American database,

but he is in Interpol,
and he has quite a record.

Yes, suspected multiple times

for kidnapping,
extortion, murder.

He's been working with Wong
for two years.

Probably doing the same thing.

So he's the one
who gets his hands dirty.

We need to go to the hotel
and bring him in.

Tammy and Lasalle already went.

They checked out.
Probably getting out of Dodge.

Well, I got a hack
on their phones.

Wong's pretty much protected,
but Ridwan,

pinging loud and clear.

He's in an abandoned
parking garage

in the Bywater.

Well, let's have Lasalle
and Gregorio check it out.

Good work, fellas.

You know, I read up
on this Araminta Jax.

She spent every penny she had
for this polymer thing of hers.

Willing to go to jail
to protect it.

You think she's for real?

Yeah, I know she is.

You go through a disaster
like she did,

or like people around here
after Katrina, it changes you.

She's trying to make
a difference.

Yeah.

Well, maybe we can help her.

There's Ridwan.

Yeah, who are
the other two jokers?

Let's find out.

Ridwan.

NCIS. We want to talk.

Stop!

Get in.

You're getting too close
to the edge.

I know what I'm doing.

Go, go, go.

He's getting away.

Nope.

Stay down.

Still got it.

You're like Santa.

Those bags you were carrying

gave us an ironclad case.

Dialysis equipment,
we assume, was used

to poison three
Jax Inc. employees.

And a mystery substance,
which I'm pretty sure

is gonna be an exact match
for what killed them.

And we found your fingerprint

on a Navy officer
who was beaten to death.

Bottom line,

you're facing multiple
life sentences.

Unless you cooperate with us.

We want the names and locations
of your associates.

And we want your boss,
Norman Wong.

I'll cooperate.

Okay?

Tell you everything.

But Norman Wong didn't
put me up to this.

It was Araminta Jax.

Oh, come off it.
She approached me months ago.

Said she wanted me to help her
sabotage Jax Inc.

She knew I had experience
in these types of projects.

Why would she want to do
something like that?

Because she realized
her innovation

was never going to work.

She wanted to be able
to walk away,

collect insurance money.

Wired me $100,000
to get it done.

Check my e-mails.

My bank account.
It all checks out.

Yeah, because Wong
set it up that way,

but we're not buying it.

If you're afraid of him,
we can protect you.

All you have to do is
come clean here.

You can protect me
from Norman Wong?

A man who has connections
in every government

in the western hemisphere;
that's impressive.

But unnecessary.

Because he is

absolutely blameless here.

Now...

let's start to talk
about my deal.

His story bears out.
At least on paper.

Wire transfer from
a Cayman account

in Jax's name to a Cayman
account in Ridwan's name.

Yeah, along with
a series of e-mails,

supposedly from Jax,

setting the whole thing
into motion.

Wong covered his bases.

We thought catching Ridwan
would help exonerate Jax,

but he flipped the script
to make her look even worse.

And we still don't know
where Wong is.

He was supposed to be
on his private plane

out of MSY an hour ago.

I had them hold the plane
for FBI to go collect him,

but he never showed.

You think somebody
tipped him off?

Possible.

My guess is he knew
we'd try to detain him.

Means he's probably still
somewhere in New Orleans.

We can get another bite
of the apple.

It's Wong who just took
another bite.

What happened?

If you're just tuning
in, you're watching footage

of the aftermath
of the U.S. commando raid

against Victor Zelko,
carried out sometime in 2017.

The video was leaked to
news outlets this afternoon,

and the footage is
absolutely heartbreaking.

U.S. officials have vowed

to get to the bottom
of this catastrophe.

Our sources within the DoD have
confirmed that a top secret...

Hannah, you okay?

I just need a minute.

Wong threatened Hannah,
and he leaked that video.

Looks like arresting Ridwan

and grounding Wong's plane
made him pull the trigger

on that threat.

It has to mean that we're close.

If she's involved,
the news report

didn't mention any names,

so that's got to be
a good thing, right?

Wong's holding the names back...
for now.

We got to play this just right.

Ridwan's his right-hand
man. We got him.

I'm gonna go back in and
turn the screws some more.

Give it a try.

Meanwhile, we need to find out
where Wong is

without him knowing it.

Right.

I'm still trying
to get ahold of Liam.

Let him know what's happening.

But he's not answering.

Liam chose his own path.

I'm more concerned
about you.

You were right.

I should have stood down.

It wouldn't have
changed anything.

Wong was gonna play
this the same way.

Maybe I deserve this.

Hannah...
Innocent people were killed.

I was so righteous
when Liam told me, but I...

I didn't know.

What's happening here
is blackmail.

None of it's on you.

And a lot more innocent people
are gonna get hurt

unless we stop Norman Wong.

I don't want the team to get
caught in the crossfire.

I need to do this alone.

Not your choice to make.

We're in this together,
no matter what.

Guys, Homeland Security
just got here.

Parker.

I'm here for
Special Agent Khoury.

That was fast.

Raid footage was just leaked
a few minutes ago.

To the media.

However, it turns out NSA

has the capacity to detect
when a file has been stolen.

FBI and DHS were
alerted yesterday.

I need you to come with me
for debrief.

Not gonna work.

We're in the middle
of an investigation.

We need all hands on deck.

This isn't a request.

The raid was last year.

Her story's gonna be the same
tomorrow as it is today.

Don't make this hard on me.
I'm the messenger.

The call came in from D.C.

Ah.

Just following orders, huh?

Well,
I'm special agent in charge.

I can make calls, too.
Where should I start?

Way above your pay grade,
Dwayne.

Try me.

No, she's right.

I have to go with her.

Please stay on the case.

It's the only way
you can help me now.

Where's DHS taking Hannah?

To the gallows.

We can't let her go.

Nothing we can do
about it now.

We need to focus
on Araminta.

Tell me you got
something on Wong.

Yeah, we might.

Patton was analyzing
the drone footage.

It was definitely leaked
by the NSA.

Wong clearly has
a contact there.

Yeah, but we got a plan.

So, back in the days
of telegraphing,

operators used to be able
to recognize each other by ear.

Okay, so the way that messages
were tapped out,

whether it was, uh,
letter groupings or pauses,

each one was unique
to that person.

Like handwriting analysis.

Yeah, exactly.

So you want to find Wong from
the pattern of how he types?

Yeah. If we can get his signature,
then it doesn't matter

whether or not he's using a-a
burner or a fake e-mail address.

He can't change the way
that he hits the keys.

This is legal?

Not in the strictest definition.

Not in any definition, really.

What do you need
to make it happen?

So, you need this because

Wong hacked into my computer

and-and you can hack him back?

Mm-hmm.
Sort of.

We think he installed some kind
of spyware on your computer.

Yeah, so that he could track
your communications

but also plant e-mails
or wire transfers.

But we can use the
spyware to exploit

an open channel to him.

Yeah, then we'll monitor
his keystrokes,

mount our own attack.
I'm a structural engineer.

I don't understand
anything you just said.

But go for it.

All right. Oh,
it's only fair to warn you,

um, this isn't

entirely aboveboard.

If it takes Wong down,
I'm all in, no matter what.

I like you.

At the moment,

we're in a preliminary
fact-finding stage,

gathering information
as we try to ascertain

how the Zelko footage
got leaked.

I can tell you
how it got leaked.

We'll get to your
theory in a moment.

First, I'm gonna ask
you some questions.

Don't worry,
they're easy ones.

I have nothing to hide.

Good.

Had you ever seen this footage
before it was released?

No, ma'am.

So you had no idea

there was collateral damage
from the raid.

I hadn't seen the footage.
Yeah.

We established that.

I'm asking if you knew about the
civilian deaths before today.

Not officially.

Officially or unofficially,
are you saying you were aware

Zelko's family was killed
in the operation?

It's complicated.

It shouldn't be,
Special Agent Khoury.

Either you knew
or you didn't know.

I heard a rumor.

When?
I can't say.

Who told you?
I can't say.

What can you say?

I can say

that Norman Wong is responsible

for the leaked video footage.

Probably has a contact
in the NSA.

You should check it out.

And why are you so sure of that?

'Cause he presented me
with images

from the footage
hours before it was leaked.

What are you doing?

You said you have nothing
to hide, but you're unable

or unwilling to answer
any questions directly.

What am I supposed
to take away from that?

Maybe your questions
aren't that easy after all.

So Araminta

worked with us through the night
trying to hack Wong's computer,

but we made her leave
for this part.

What do you have?

What don't we have?

Wong's e-mails,

browser history,
bank accounts around the world,

secure cell phone number.

You have his location?

That's the, uh, the one thing
we don't have yet.

But we got enough proof
that Wong was behind poisoning

Jax Inc. employees
and setting Jax up.

Yeah, including paying off
the mid-level NSA contractor

to leak that Zelko raid footage.

Which is not admissible,

considering how we got it.

We got one idea,

but it could backfire
in a federal way.

Yeah. Wong's an economic
hit man, right?

He's purely in it for the money,
he's got millions.

Which we got
complete control of.

You saying you can freeze
his bank accounts?

I can freeze them, heat them,

sauté them
in butter, baby.

And we can even drain it.

You can do that?

With the click of a button.

Do it.

And get his phone number to me.
I'm gonna need it.

We need to be
out of New Orleans

and on the water
in the next hour.

We're doing the best we can.

Just trying to track
a course around...

Stop talking.

What the...?

Hello?

Mr. Wong.

Special Agent Pride from NCIS.

Thinking you might want
to sit down with me,

talk about certain
financial matters.

Well, Special Agent,

you've certainly got
my attention.

I have to tip my hat to you.

It is very rare

that someone manages
to surprise me.

Well, I'm not here
for your admiration.

No. You're here to leverage me
into confessing to a felony,

but you've overplayed
your hand.

How's that?

You may have control
over my money,

but I have information.

Do you know
the secrets

that your team is keeping?

I have information, too.

Every shred of data
from your computer.

Which we both know
was obtained illegally.

You can't charge me, arrest me

or hurt me in any way.

Well, you got me wrong.

I have no intention
of arresting you.

But hurting you,
that is an option.

And how would you do that?

There are some high-level
officials in your contact list.

Boldfaced operators who would
not appreciate being exposed.

I can make you very lonely
out there, Mr. Wong.

Ruin you.

And of course,
I'd ruin you right back,

along with every other member
of your team.

Mutually assured destruction.

You have a proposal.

Even trade.

Everything I have on you
for everything you have

on the Zelko raid and Special
Agent Khoury's involvement.

And what about Jax Inc.?

You back off.

Leave Araminta alone.

Damage has already been done
to her reputation,

whether or not she goes to jail.

Her company's done.

NCIS will drop its case
against me?

What case?

This has the encryption key

you'll need
to get your money back.

In return, you'll give me
all the files on the Zelko raid.

You know what will happen
if you don't keep your word.

I always keep my word.

What is this?
W-What's going on?

We-we just made a deal.
I promised you

NCIS wouldn't
pursue you anymore.

I didn't say anything
about the FBI.

You're wired?

And you just accepted
the flash drive from me,

which is an admission
of guilt

to half a dozen felonies.

You stole my money.

We didn't steal it, Mr. Wong.

We just made it look
like it was stolen.

Every dollar
is where it should be.

Until the FBI seizes it.

You think I'm just going
to let you get away with this?

I think you don't have a choice.

You know, some people come
down here to New Orleans,

and think they can
push us around.

Some people end up
getting their asses kicked.

Get him out of here.

All charges dropped. NOPD says
I can go back to my life.

I'm free to go, just like that.

Well, it wasn't easy,
but we're happy for you.

You believed in me
when no one else would.

I don't know how to thank you.

Well, I know
one thing you can do.

Get busy.

Make Jax Inc. happen.

We need people like you.

Well, it's gonna take a minute

to undo all the damage,
but don't worry,

I'm never gonna
give up on my company.

Good.

Is Special Agent Pride here?

I... I want to thank him, too.

No, he had someone else
who needed his help.

We can go
around again,

but I have nothing left
to say about the raid.

That's okay.
We're done here.

I got confirmation that
Norman Wong leaked the footage.

And his contact at NSA.

How?

Dwayne.

What did you do?

Pulled a rabbit out of a hat.

You're free to go.

Can we have the room
for a minute?

Thank you.
You're welcome.

Please tell me you didn't
put yourself at risk.

You really want to know?

I guess I have my answer.

I need to show you something
the FBI found

on Norman Wong's computer.

Is it something else
about the Zelko raid?

Why don't you sit down?

These were taken
a few weeks ago.

I don't understand.

Victor Zelko's still alive?

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