NCIS

Yo, what's up?

Yo, is this Doug?

I got a Beta Burrito down here

with your name on it.

All right! Come on up.

Sorry, dude, you got to meet me in the lobby.

Excuse me?

Yeah, I got a strict no-elevator policy after midnight.

Seriously? Like, an actual policy?

Ever since I got mugged, actually.

Dude, this is a very safe building.

I'm sure it is... dude.

But, no exceptions.

This is disappointing.

I hear ya, but, um...

You coming down?

To the lobby?

Hello?

Really, dude?!

You're that lazy, you can't get off your VR

to find your front door?!

You want me to chew your food for you, too, bro?!

How's this?!

No.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, come on!

You planning a trip?

What? No. I was just...

Yeah, something like that.

You know, we've been cooped up for so long,

and things are opening up, I just

figured I'd try to plan a little vacation.

To Bulgaria?

Hey, do you have any better ideas?

Well, that depends.

On what?

On who I'm going with.

Who are you thinking of going with?

Agent Torres, are you trying to invite yourself on my trip?

Agent Bishop, are you trying to get me

to invite myself on your trip?

Please. Don't stop.

It really is just delightful.

- We're just referencing -a map here. - He was just...

In fairness, Bulgaria is a beautiful country.

I actually backpacked through there

years ago with some college buddies.

The Krushuna waterfalls are amazing.

- Jimmy? - Yeah?

Do you remember when I asked you about your trip to Bulgaria?

No. I d...

Okay, never mind. I'm actually here for McGee anyway.

I thought it was hard to get Gibbs to sign off

on case files. Turns out

McGee holds on to his signature like a baby holds onto his baba.

And he is right behind me, isn't he?

Baba?

Been chasing you for two days, buddy.

So now I'm Gibbs-ing people.

This job's a lot busier than it looks.

Gear up, guys. We got a body.

Don't be late.

I won't be.

And, hey

you're doing great.

Well, it appears to be a gunshot wound to the chest,

All right, thanks. But I'll know more when we lay him flat. Nick, would you

help me out here?

Navy Captain Strauss Tubman, 41.

Works out of the Pentagon, according to his service record.

What's a Navy officer doing bleeding

in a pile of, pizzas at 2:00 in the morning?

Looked like he was getting mugged.

Building camera caught

our victim exiting a black vehicle to the right.

Looked like he was carrying a laptop case.

Doesn't have one now.

A man with a mask appeared out of nowhere.

There was a struggle. Captain got shot.

Attacker left him for dead.

But before he died, he managed to

crawl all the way over here

for what... for a last meal?

He was likely quite delirious from all the blood loss.

You know, somehow I don't think this was a random attack.

Captain Tubman texted his commander before he was killed.

Said he thought someone was following him home

from his office at the Pentagon.

Get his commander on the line.

Who do you think was after him?

Don't know. Guess it depends

on what he was doing for the Pentagon.

Okay.

So, you and, Agent Bishop seemed

awful cozy in the bullpen earlier today.

We have a dead body in front of us.

Right. Have you guys had the talk yet?

The what?

You know... the talk.

Hey, Jimmy, do you remember when I asked you about dating advice?

No. I don't. I... Damn it, look,

hey, it might be awkward,

but I think it's pretty obvious

the past few months that you and Agent Bishop have gotten...

- We have a problem. - No, we have a lot of problems right now.

Captain Tubman works with the NMCC.

What's the NMCC?

The National Military Command Center.

And they are?

Those guys are in charge

of our nuclear submarine launch codes.

You guys, we should probably focus on finding that laptop.

Yeah, I'm gonna go with "definitely."

- Hey. - Hey.

I spoke to Tubman's commander.

She said Tubman worked admin

for their encryption researchers.

Yeah, he helped encrypt the Navy's

nuclear codes.

Tubman worked on the D.L.

No one outside his department

knew what he really did.

They must have a leak.

And a bad one. I'm waiting for a copy

of the personnel records, see if anyone stands out.

Any, GPS on that laptop?

The thief disabled it.

I'm assuming the Pentagon had a fail safe

- for any encryption codes? - Of course.

The laptop would only have public keys,

which are useless without the private ones.

So what was the point of the theft?

Well, maybe the nuclear stuff was a coincidence,

and the bad guys were after something else on the laptop.

All right, Nick, why don't you,

finish canvassing that neighborhood...

Security cameras. See if we can get a better angle

on the suspect. Bishop...

Autopsy. Find out what else Jimmy knows

- on the body. - On it.

What?

You had a big breakfast.

Hello, Jethro.

No... what?

I'm not doing this.

Jethro, most people would say thank you.

When they receive such a thoughtful present as this.

Thank you, Doc.

Actually, it's not me you should thank, it's Kasie.

I had her set this all up for you.

We were worried that you might be

feeling isolated, given your

well, let's just say

"newfound free time."

We've been calling you ev...

Guess who just got a notification that somebody

just answered his brand-new, glorious tablet?

Okay, for the record, I thought this was a really bad idea.

You think?

But Dr. Mallard pretty much forced me into it.

In fact, I told him

it was the worst idea

I'd ever heard a human being have.

There you are.

And so I said, "Yes, great idea",

"Dr. Mallard. Let's set Gibbs up with a tablet

"so he can stay in contact

with his co-workers back at the office."

Let's start with the level.

I don't think he's gonna like the level.

Level?

You-you can download an app

that allows you to use this whole device as a level.

It's almost as accurate

as using the real thing.

Wait, what happened?

Jethro? Kasie, are you there?

Yes, I'm here, Ducky.

Where's Jethro?

I think he hung up on us.

What? But that's not possible.

Why would he do such a thing?

Agent Bishop. Right on time.

Hey. What do you got, Jimmy?

I have got a confirmation on the cause of Captain Tubman's death.

That bullet struck the subclavian artery.

I also found a lot of gunshot

- residue on his hands. - So he must have been

holding onto the attackers' gun when he fired.

Yeah, if I had to guess, I'd say they were fighting over it.

Which suggests the DNA I found under his fingernails

likely came from the killer, thanks to that attack.

Kasie's running it right now.

- Nice job. - Thank you.

Is there, is there something else?

Actually, yes. There is.

When I was calling, Tubman's job, at the crime scene,

I overheard you and Nick talking.

About me. And Nick.

And I just want to say there's nothing to talk about.

The... I didn't mean to overstep... Because Nick and I