NCIS

The killer is still out there.

I want you to help me find him.

NSA's intel was correct.

I did it. I leaked that file.

Vance fired her?

No. She quit.

Who were you training for? CIA? Homeland?

Because that's why you threw your reputation in the toilet.

: Goodbye, Nick.

So now there are three.

This is starting to look like a...

Serial killer.

I found a bug in my basement.

Do you think it's the killer?

I don't know, but if they're watching me, Marcie,

they're watching you.

I wish all of my final walk-throughs were this easy.

Miss Bishop seems to have covered all her bases

before leaving.

It's great.

Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't know someone was out here.

Would you like a tour?

This unit just became available.

Yeah, I can see that.

Nick?

Jimmy.

Uh...

I'll go grab a brochure.

Nick, I know how this must look,

but, I swear, it's not like I was helping Ellie move out

without you knowing or something.

She called me last night,

asked if I would meet with her landlady.

I thought I was doing her a favor.

I did not expect this.

Although, from the look of things,

it seems like she's been planning this

for quite a while.

Like, did she ever tell you why?

You were keeping a handgun here?

Guess you guys just blew right past the toothbrush phase.

This stays between us, okay?

: Yeah.

Hey, Jimmy?

Why didn't she come herself?

You can tell me.

When she called me last night,

she was already headed to the airport.

To catch a flight out of the country.

She's gone, Nick.

No.

She left.

Look, if you ever want to talk... Mm-mm.

I'm fine.

I'm sorry, pal.

Yeah, Tim.

Slow down, slow down.

What lake?

We didn't make the connection to NCIS

- until early this morning. - What took so long?

Easy there, city mouse.

It's a lake. Evidence, you know... sinks.

Witnesses reported hearing an explosion and seeing smoke,

but by the time rescue craft arrived,

everything that could help us ID the boat or its owner

- was already gone. - You found any survivors?

No survivors. No bodies.

But according to marina records, the only boat unaccounted for

was registered to an L.J. Gibbs.

Look, we don't mean to do your job for you.

Give it time. You Feds always take over.

But we...

we need to make sure that it's our L.J. Gibbs, okay?

Well, does your guy own a boat?

Yes. But he built it in a basement.

How did he get it out?

This is what we've been able to recover so far.

Anything look familiar?

Looks like the initial blast came

from the engine compartment.

It'd take a lot of concentrated heat

to melt cast iron like that.

Mechanical failure?

Pipe bomb.

What's Rule 91?

Gibbs.

You saying this is definitely your guy?

We're saying this is definitely our case.

I get it. He's your boss.

No. He's family.

We got divers dragging the bottom in shifts,

a-and teams

sweeping the shore in every direction.

If Gibbs is out there, we'll find him.

Unger.

Yeah.

Copy that.

Divers just found a body.

Looks like she's been in

the water a little while.

You ever seen this woman before?

No.

Boat bombs and bodies...

What's this Gibbs guy mixed up in?

We're gonna find out.

And we're gonna find him.

Okay, so southwest quadrants six and nine have been cleared.

Moving on to southeast four and five.

Copy that. Thanks, Victor.

Hey. What's this?

Just keeping tabs on the rescue efforts up at the lake,

thanks to some rescue divers

that play in my indoor volleyball league.

I'm a medical examiner.

I know people who find bodies.

Fortunately, they haven't found any more of those,

but the search teams on land have found

absolutely no trace of Gibbs, either.

It's not like Gibbs just absorbed

back into nature, right?

- Jimmy? - Hmm?

Let's focus on what we know.

Right. The mystery body found in southwest quadrant four.

Uh, female, approximately 30 years old.

Still no hits on, uh,

fingerprints, facial recognition?

No, and no connection to Gibbs yet.

Assuming they're even connected.

Dead body in the lake where Gibbs' boat blew up?

Rule 39: they're connected.

Speaking of rules, what is Rule 91?

It's one of the more complicated ones.

Mm.

You have no idea, do you?

No. Body.

Right. Uh, I removed some red duct tape

that was binding both her wrists and her ankles.

And cause of death was

blunt force trauma with a claw hammer.

This is definitely a murder.

Time of death? It's very hard to say,

but based on water temperature and the state of decomposition,

I'd say her body was dumped at least two weeks ago.

Okay, so we'll start pulling missing person reports

from last month.

Thanks, Jimmy.

Uh, hey, uh, McGee?

How are you doing?

I mean, first Bishop, now this.

I know there hasn't been a lot of time to process.

I'm fine.

That's just what Nick said,

but I didn't believe him, either.

Now, look, I-I really feel like we should, uh,

we should vent.

Jimmy, after we find Gibbs.

He's alive, Tim.

This isn't how it ends.

Help!

I'm here!

Help me!

Let me out of here!

We're sorry.

You have reached a number that has been disconnect...

Anything on our mystery woman?

What?

Our mystery woman.

Any luck with the missing persons reports?

I never got 'em.

Well, that's funny, because, according to the read receipts,

the email I sent was opened 27 minutes ago.

Well, then your program is wrong.

Computers don't lie, Nick.

Neither do I.

That's not what I mean.

Look, I... I know that you and Bishop, you were...

We what, huh?

- You were close. - So?

So maybe you should take a step back.

Maybe you should take a break on this one.

I can do my damn job, Tim.

That's not what I mean.

- Then say what you mean! - I wish I could!

But with Bishop gone and Gibbs missing,

I feel like things are falling apart.

Okay? And I can't think straight.

- I know! - Then why are you still yelling?

Because it feels good!

Well, that happened kind of fast.

- Right. - Come on, bring it in.

What? No, we're not hugging.