NCIS

Attention all inmates.

Director Rogers... or should I say

Mr. Rogers... but you're definitely

in the wrong neighborhood.

- You're Flynn? - Uh, yeah.

Defense attorney Micah Flynn.

Got to admit, I was surprised to get your call.

You came highly recommended by the boys in here.

While I'm flattered,

I'm sure that the boys also mentioned

I mainly handle robberies and assaults.

Whereas you are being charged

with arms trafficking, conspiracy,

obstruction, embezzlement,

not to mention accessory to the murder

of NCIS Director Leon Vance.

Sir, it's my opinion

you need a whole team of lawyers, and...

even then, you'd still be screwed.

I don't want a team.

I want you.

Why?

Your trial record, for one.

Sir, I haven't won a case at trial

- in almost two years. - Exactly.

It means the prosecution will underestimate you.

They'll look at you, Mr. Flynn, and they'll see

a lamb to the slaughter.

Okay.

Well, look, I appreciate the offer,

but I'm afraid I'm not the right lawyer for you.

I mean, charges aside, the evidence alone is...

Forget the evidence.

- Excuse me? - Forget the charges.

Forget everything you've read in that file.

None of it matters.

I'm starting to think you might have grounds

for an insanity plea.

What if I told you I had something better than evidence?

Something guaranteed to break your losing streak.

What?

I have you, Mr. Flynn.

And I like you just the way you are.

I'm standing inside of the federal courthouse

where, in less than an hour,

the trial of former Army CID Director

Wayne Rogers will begin.

Can you please turn that off?

I am so sick of looking at his face.

Yeah, well, we should be looking at his face

in person today.

It's only the first day of Rogers' trial.

It's expected to last a few weeks,

so you'll definitely get your chance.

But right now, these VWAP numbers are due tomorrow, so...

Yeah, you would have thought they'd give us an extension.

Uh, actually, this is the extension.

They were due a few weeks ago.

Well, we've kind of been up to our eyeballs

preparing the case against Rogers.

Still not close to being enough.

What are you talking about?

We gave the DOJ a slam dunk.

Yeah, there's no way the jury's not gonna

send Rogers to prison for the rest of his life.

Well, that's the problem. After what he did to Vance...

what he did to all of us...

prison seems too good for him.

Yeah, I get it.

But not all criminals can be dealt with the Gibbs way.

Meaning?

Sniper bullet, 1,500 yards.

Ah. Well, then consider me

a huge fan of the Parker way.

A thorough, detailed investigation

where no arms deal or coconspirator is left unturned.

Mm-hmm. Oh, yeah.

They should teach this bad boy at FLETC.

The case chronology alone... thing of beauty.

Yeah, Parker was a machine.

Eighty-two witness interviews in a month?

That's got to be a record.

I'd rather throw that thing at Rogers' face.

But if anyone

deserves to be at court, it's Parker.

I don't know.

I get the feeling that the federal prosecutors

aren't gonna be very happy to see him.

Brian, I'm telling you, this is gonna be

their defense strategy. What else have they got?

- I mean, I'm no lawyer, but... - You don't say.

If they attack the credibility of NCIS,

Rogers could get some traction.

So the team and I put together a list of things

that they might use against us.

- Think you should look at it. - Yeah.

We already have.

You sent it to us last week.

I know, I know, I just want to make sure

that we're, uh, we're covered on all bases.

Agent Parker,

I appreciate all you've done,

but this isn't my first rodeo.

I've prosecuted dozens of men just like Rogers.

Trust me when I say we're prepared for anything

- he might throw at us. - But-but

he's not like the others.

I've been studying Rogers nonstop for weeks.

He's smart. He creates backup plans.

And then backup plans for those backup plans.

He built an arms trafficking empire

right under our noses,

and every time somebody got close to finding out,

he got rid of them.

Until finally, when we did catch him...

...it was too late.

We all know how much

the outcome of this trial means to you.

And to everyone at NCIS.

But your job is done.

Now it's time to let us do ours.

All rise.

The United States

District Court for the District of Columbia

is now in session.

The Honorable Judge Roswyn presiding.

Please be seated.

Twenty minutes ago,

I received an ex parte application from the defense.

And after reviewing it,

I am inclined

to grant them an emergency continuance.

Brian, what the hell is going on?

Objection.

The prosecution was not made aware

- of this application. - Your Honor,

perhaps the prosecution needs to brush up on their Latin.

Ex parte means "one side only."

And perhaps the defense should brush up on the law.

They are still required to give notice.

That's enough. Mr. Flynn,

please sit.

Mr. Kramer,

I share your frustration,

but these are

highly unusual circumstances.

We have a motion under seal,

and I cannot go into more detail in open court.

Uh, Your Honor, what motion?

Mr. Kramer,

I suggest you call your boss

at the Department of Justice.

Court adjourned.

Brian.

Brian, talk to me.

A motion under seal can only mean one thing.

He's making a deal.

Rogers is getting immunity.

You telling me he's gonna walk?

I need to call my office.

How could you not know that Rogers

was making an immunity deal

with the Justice Department?

You are the Justice Department.

His lawyer went over my head,

straight to the attorney general.

Agent Parker, this all happened very fast.

What exactly is in this deal?

In exchange for immunity

and witness protection, Rogers has agreed

to hand over valuable intel to the United States.

- What intel? - Apparently it's classified

need-to-know.

You're prosecuting the case.

Don't you need to know?

Agent Parker, please.

This isn't over.

The case has been postponed,

it has not been dismissed.

- What does that mean? - His deal is not done.

No one's signed on the dotted line yet.

So you're saying Rogers could still go to trial?

I wouldn't count on that, Agent Parker.

We're confident our deal will be worked out by tomorrow.

There's just a few, um,

sticking points

regarding the details

of my client's new life in WITSEC.

Oh, what, no sauna in his Deer Valley ski chalet?

No, I'm talking about his protection detail, Agent Parker.

- Ah. - There are criminal elements

that would do anything to stop my client

from revealing his intel.

My client is putting

- his life at risk. - Oh, yeah,

- he's a real hero. - And because of that risk,

along with the classified nature of this deal,

I'm officially putting a gag order

on all parties until

this deal is done.