NCIS

Good morning, Washington, D.C.

It is 6:45 a.m., man,

and a chilly 59 degrees, so let me warm you up

with a little Jamaica Josh.

You got in early.

I was lost all weekend without my credit cards.

I was just about to cancel them when I got your text.

Where'd you find the wallet? In the copy room.

Found it when I was mopping behind the shredder.

How the heck did it get there?

Ah... beats me.

You saved me a fortune.

Couldn't go shopping.

Wish my wife would lose hers.

Had your coffee yet?

Well, as a matter of fact, I was thinking-- Come on.

I'm buying.

Any distraction on a Monday morning's a good one.

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McGEE: It was floating in your gin and tonic?

Real eye-opener.

That must've really freaked you out.

Yeah. Thought I needed a drink before;

really needed one after.

Now, where's the eyeball now? Ducky has it.

He's not smiling.

When is he?

Special Agent Barrett and her team

are taking over the Port-to-Port case.

Her "team"?

Agents Cade and Levin are finally en route.

I'd appreciate it if you gave them a warm welcome.

They're top-notch agents.

Maybe you can pick up a few pointers.

W-What did she mean by that?

What are we doing, boss?

Dead lieutenant.

D Ring, Pentagon.

Let's go.

Well, Mr. Palmer?

Her C-5 and C-6 vertebrae are shattered.

And? No visible signs

of bruising or-or ligatures.

Which suggests?

That her neck was broken efficiently.

Someone had martial-arts skills.

Approximate time of death?

How long was Lieutenant Ross under your command?

Uh, she came aboard last summer.

Um, August.

I can't believe something like this has happened.

In the Pentagon, for God's sake.

When's the last time you saw her, Captain?

Friday.

She had taken some personal time off last week.

Uh... doctor's appointments.

Said she wanted to come in this weekend to catch up.

What exactly does your department do?

Recordkeeping, mostly.

We're part of the Joint DOD Command Center.

Sensitive stuff, huh? Mm, some.

But mostly we handle routine documents.

Got it.

Duck, you got a TOD?

Mr. Palmer?

The lieutenant died between 2:00 and 3:00 Sunday afternoon.

Yesterday? Mm-hmm.

Yeah, McGee.

Yeah. On my way.

The Pentagon, boss--

one of the most secure buildings in the world.

There's several rooms just like this one,

covering different rings throughout the building.

Why don't you tell him how many sides it has, Tim.

McGEE: We pulled this video from 2:13 Sunday afternoon.

Seems friendly enough.

And then... watch this.

Pretty professional.

No question what happened.

Petty Officer Donner.

You ever have a murder case this easy, boss?

How quickly do you need it done?

Can we get it today or tomorrow?

That work for you?

Yeah! That'd be fantastic.

Awesome.

Do you need something, David?

No, I'm fine.

Well, Lieutenant Ross's roommate's here.

Being brought to the conference room.

I'm not sure how I feel about that woman.

McGEE: I know what you mean.

She is what my Bubbe David

would, uh, call a real nidchefet.

I can only guess what that means.

Loses something in translation.

Neither Donner nor his wife were at the residence.

You put out the BOLO yet?

Yes, Tony. What'd you find?

Well, both Petty Officer Donner and Lieutenant Ross

worked in the same department.

They were both very friendly and cordial to each other.

None of their coworkers noticed any animosity.

There is no apparent motive for him murdering her, Gibbs.

Petty Officer Eric Donner was formerly attached to

a covert Navy Special Warfare unit

and trained in hand-to-hand combat.

But an injury two years ago sidelined him

to the clerical job he has now at the Pentagon.

What's she doing with that geek Steve from I.T.?

I have no idea.

Donner's wife is named Kelsey.

She's a civilian security guard

at the Indian Head Naval Support Facility.

McGEE: Our victim, Lieutenant Ross, was an Annapolis graduate,

born in Missoula, Montana.

Her parents and a younger brother still live there.

She married?

Single. Shared an apartment with a roommate in Alexandria.

That roommate's actually here,

being brought to the conference room.

McGee, take DiNozzo. Go.

Ziva, you're with me.

We appreciate you coming in, Miss Park.

Do Lauren's parents know?

Casualty Assistance Officers are notifying them.

There you go.

When was the last time you saw her?

Sunday morning.

We had coffee at Starbucks

before she went in to the office.

Did you think anything of it

when she didn't come home last night?

She was seeing someone.

It wasn't unusual for her to spend the night out.

But she normally called.

Who was she seeing?

We just need a name.

I guess now, under the circumstances,

I can tell you.

He's married.

What's his name?

I don't know.

Really.

She felt uncomfortable talking about it,

and I didn't press.

I...

I knew Lauren.

She'd tell me when she was ready.

Did she ever mention a Petty Officer Eric Donner?

I don't think so.

Never seen him.

NCIS?

Special Agents Gibbs and David.

Got a call you were looking for me. What's up?

Trying to find your husband.

Something happen to Eric?

When did you see him last?

Friday morning before he left for work.

You didn't see him this weekend? No.

You do live together? Yeah.

Everything okay between you?

Yeah. I got a text from him Friday night

that said something came up.

And then he said he was going to call on Sunday,

and... he didn't.

And you weren't worried.

I'm used to not knowing where my husband is.

For six years, he was attached

to the Navy Special Warfare Unit.

Everything he did was secret.

Black ops.

He was gone a lot,

and he couldn't tell me anything.

Eric didn't like being tied to a desk at the Pentagon.

He always wanted to get back into Spec Ops.

That's what I thought happened this weekend.

Something went wrong, didn't it?

That's why NCIS is looking for him?

Your husband is a person of interest

in the murder of a coworker.

Did he ever mention Lieutenant Lauren Ross?

Uh...

No...

I don't think so.

I think she knows more than she's telling us.

Ya think?

Let's stake out her house.

Ho-ho! Hey, McGee.

Looks like one of Barrett's team must have arrived.

Didn't notice.

You're an investigator; you're paid to notice.

McGEE: Hey, what are you doing? Don't mess with their stuff.

Oh, my gosh!

This is "ginormous"!

I haven't seen anything this big

since John Candy's jockey shorts

in Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Tony, take the jacket off.

You think this guy's the Hulk or what?