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Routine scan.

Portside, no debris.

No obstruction. Clear.

0200 security check complete.

Horizon all clear.

Well?

Call it in, Carl. All clear.

We're in the middle of nowhere.

It's never not all clear.

We radio the bridge

every hour regardless. Read the company policy.

I did, right after they hired me for an "exciting career."

Defending container ships around the horn,

treasure-hunting expeditions in Gabon.

You know, high-risk, high-value targets.

Instead... I'm here.

This ship is high-value.

Pirates don't come after nerds studying mud.

Try "environmental research scientists."

And they're studying deep-ocean mineral deposits.

Like I said, mud.

Deep-sea mining could be the next global catastrophe

if we don't carefully study its effects.

We? You've been eating lunch

with the nerds again, haven't you?

All I'm saying is that, in the eyes of science,

this ship's work is priceless.

Well, until pirates start looting research papers,

I think we're safe.

I wouldn't be so sure.

Who the hell are they?

Call it in. Now.

Security to bridge, we have

an unidentified craft coming port side.

Suggest an immediate alert one protocol.

Unidentified craft,

cut your engines and do not approach

or you will be fired upon.

Identify yourself!

Chief Petty Officer Ian Maddux, United States Navy!

We request immediate medical assistance

under the peacetime protocols of the Geneva Convention!

Call the damn Navy! We got a man down!

*N C I S* Season 19 Episode 11

Episode Title: "All Hands" Aired on: January 17, 2022.

Subtitles Synchronized by srjanapala

Episode Title: "All Hands"

What is she doing?

Paper Pauline.

Paper who?

It's a school project Knight's helping her niece with.

You take pictures of a paper doll

in front of different locations

that show kids new, uh, people and places.

But that's what the Internet is for.

Okay. Damn it.

Yo.

- You okay? - No.

I'm trying to make a good impression.

I just end up looking like Mr. Bean.

Jess, you know the photo quality doesn't really matter, right?

I've done plenty of Paper Paulines,

and the kids all get the same grades.

I'm not trying to impress the teacher.

I am trying to impress my niece, Mika.

I don't get to see her a lot, and this is my chance

to prove that I'm the cool aunt.

Oh, that's sweet.

How old is she? Yeah, you know,

she's about, uh...

that old.

You don't know her age?

How do you handle birthday cards?

I buy her the generic ones without the numbers on it.

Okay, look, I am...

I'm not really that great with kids,

which is why it is important that I nail this project.

Okay.

I got you.

Okay.

What is happening?

Helping you make a good impression.

Kids love the badge.

And the bulging bicep?

That's extra credit.

Hmm, okay.

Actually, I was thinking about taking

a whole team photo together.

Maybe at a crime scene. Kids love dead bodies.

Have you not seen Stand By Me?

I'm thinking that maybe Paper Pauline

should stay in the squad room.

- I think it's for the best. - Fine.

We will take a team photo here.

Has anyone seen Parker?

Ooh. German Mandelhörnchen.

Mmm. Baked by a neighbor

who emigrated from East Berlin after the wall fell.

You know, I was beginning to think

these Parker pastries were a myth.

Well, your assistant told me that you avoid processed sugar.

Well, she's on vacation this week, which means...

so am I.

Mmm.

I'm pretty sure you didn't call me up here

for, uh, empty calories, Director.

Nope. Relax, Agent Parker.

This is not a formal meeting.

Mmm.

I just wanted to check in.

See how NCIS was treating you.

You've been at the desk for a little while.

Was it the right move?

Your agency. You tell me.

- I want to hear what you think. - Well,

this place has been amazing.

Good.

I take it you're happy with your team.

I'm happy with the team.

The team.

That's what I said.

So, not your team?

Director, these people have been working together for years.

I've been here five minutes.

I'm not ready to call anything mine.

- I'm sorry to hear that. - Eh.

It's-it's like dating. I met someone.

Someone great, but me and that someone

still have to fall in love with each other

before we start sharing bath towels.

Sorry to interrupt, Director,

but there's a secure call for you in MTAC

from Special Operations Command.

Above my pay grade.

They're also requesting your senior agents be on the call.

We received a distress call

on an emergency frequency early this morning

from the North Atlantic.

- Navy ship? - The call came from

a civilian research vessel

currently studying mineral deposits.

The Stargazer.

Stargazer.

These researchers sound like Trekkers.

Yeah. Nice catch.

Something you'd like to add, Agents Parker and McGee?

Uh, no, Commander.

I was just commenting that the, uh,

the Stargazer was a starship on Star Trek.

Specifically, The Next Generation.

Yeah, I'm more of an Original Series man, myself.

Well, the Stargazer that's on Earth

picked up two members of a black ops team

along with the dead body of a sailor.

What happened?

That's what NCIS needs to find out.

There's a helo waiting for you at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

to take you to the Stargazer.

Commander, what was a black ops team doing

in the middle of the Atlantic?

Information related to any ongoing operations

is need-to-know.

And we do. It could be relative to our investigation.

Your investigation is limited to the body,

until SOCOM can confirm the nature of this operation

and any national security implications.

Is that understood, Director?

Of course, Commander.

We'll be in touch.

Nature of the operation? What does that mean?

It means the commander has absolutely no idea

what that team was doing out there.

Even she hasn't been told.

Whatever the mission,

somebody's working real hard to keep it a secret.

Great. Thank you so much.

All right, Parker and the rest of the team

just took off from Anacostia.

Helo should reach the Stargazer by this afternoon.

- Good. - I have a feeling that

whatever the black ops team was doing in the middle of the ocean

was pretty important.

Which is why I want to find out what it is

by the time our team lands.

I've been digging through every military database

that I have access to. I can't find anything.

Keep digging.

- Um, wait, Director. - Yeah?

Um...

I'm not so sure that we're gonna be able to find info

on this particular classified op.

At least not by knocking on the front door.

Walk with me, Agent McGee.

I think Gibbs would prefer if you do the honors.

Director,

if we're gonna find anything on this mission,

we need root access to DoD files.

And you're asking permission to sneak in the back door.

I'm sorry, the answer's no.

The last thing we need is to trigger an IG investigation.