NCIS

Hey.

God, I was so worried.

It's all right.

I thought you wouldn't come.

It's okay now. Everything's going to be okay.

Just tell me what's going on.

Wait.

We have to get out of here.

No!

: Danny... Oh, Danny...

No.

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It's just really short notice.

How can you know if you don't ask?

It's not that simple. Doesn't get

any simpler than that.

Morning.

Got my parking space today.

Oh.

Oh.

I mean, I-I know it's

only temporary, but it's right across the street

from the building.

At NSA, we park off-site, like, half a mile away.

God forbid you forgot anything.

I took a picture.

Want to see?

Oh!

Oh, it is a good spot.

Nice.

Delilah, by the way.

Delilah... Fielding?

Really?

I-I'm... I'm Ellie Bishop.

I'm-I'm a huge fan.

You are?!

Yeah. Delilah's kind of a big deal in the analyst world, Tim.

Ever since Operation Pin Drop.

Thank you. What's Operation Pin Drop?

Can't tell you.

So, are you working here?

No. Just trying to wrap something up with Tim.

If by "something," you mean a classic case of Mcwaffling...

Well, how would you know...?

Tim butt-dialed me. McGEE: What?!

Oh, my God.

Well, it doesn't mean you have to listen.

Oh, yes, it does. I find you compelling, Tim.

So, here's the deal.

Delilah's being awarded a fellowship

by the Conrad Institute for her work in counterterrorism.

Congrats, by the way. Thank you.

There's a black-tie gala event dinner.

A who's who from the Intel world.

Delilah wants

to bring McGee as her plus one.

But McGee's being McGee-- won't commit, waffling.

Did I leave anything out?

No, you summed it up. McGEE: Delilah,

I don't even own a tux.

A case could come down at any moment.

My boss is not big on time off.

Who needs time off?

McGee. Delilah's got a big shindig tomorrow night.

No. No, I'm-I'm fine.

What? You don't want to go?

Um... yeah, but...

Yeah, it's Gibbs.

Grab your gear.

We've got a dead sailor

in Rock Creek Park.

Hey, don't use me as an excuse.

Petty Officer First Class Daniel Coyne.

Has $72 in his wallet

and a gold watch which, according to the inscription,

was a gift from his grandfather.

Not a robbery.

It's a seven millimeter.

Possible sniper round.

Indeed. So, our victim was shot by a high-powered rifle.

And judging by the entrance and exit wounds,

at an extremely acute angle.

Suspect was in the trees?

No.

No, shooter was closer than that.

Yeah, and quite a bit higher.

...I walk my dog here every morning, like clockwork.

Never seen anything like what happened today.

Can you describe what you saw?

Oh, I can do you one better.

I can show you.

You recorded it? Yes, sir.

Right up here.

Okay.

I get it.

So, how long exactly has the CIA been recording your thoughts

through the fillings in your teeth?

For six years, but they use microwaves.

Yeah. I've learned to be careful.

Now, let me tell you what happened.

A gray airship came down from the sky.

Killed that man.

Bishop?

They were probably hunting me.

Bishop, you want to hear this?

Captain Crazy-pants here has a little story

he wants to tell us.

Um, I don't think you're taking me seriously.

Oh, no, I am.

Bishop's our expert on black helicopters. Shh.

No, it wasn't a helicopter.

It was an airship.

And it was gray. Probably alien.

Like this?

Yes, yes.

That's it. That's the one.

He's not crazy.

Other witnesses saw it, too.

Wait a second.

Are you telling me that an alien airship

came out of the sky and killed this man?

Not alien. U.S. Navy.

This is an Angelus surveillance drone.

Someone used our own tech against us.

(typing, phones ringing in distance)

Hey.

So, what's going on behind those sensitive green eyes, Tim?

Tony, I'm fine.

You think I can't see back there, but I can.

You're insecure.

That is not...

Because you think maybe Delilah's too good for you?

Out of your league?

Who knows?

But here's the thing, Tim.

Man's reach should exceed his grasp...

or what's a heaven for?

Huh? Just something to think about.

Petty Officer Coyne was stationed at NAS Pax River.

A drone operator. Specialized in flying

the same Angelus surveillance drone that killed him.

Just spoke with his C.O. who's expecting us.

What's this?

An analysis I wrote last year on the merits of drone warfare.

Redacted where necessary, but thorough enough as a primer

on the subject before we head to Pax River.

I don't need any primers on this subject, Bishop.

Here's where

I'm the expert. Oh, no.

I know what happens in a mechanized society

when mankind gets a little too complacent.

Tony, please.

When his robot helpers rise up, seize power and overthrow us.

What are you talking about?

: Skynet.

No, I am not going down this rabbit hole again.

What's Skynet?

Skynet is a military computer designed to

coordinate and control all our weapons systems,

including our nuclear arsenal,

until it turns on us

and overthrows us.

So, this is a... movie?

Yeah. Terminator, one and two.

Three and four don't count. No James Cameron.

Okay, uh, well, my research is in the actual use

of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, not the make-believe use.

And the bottom line is, UAVs save lives.

Until they turn on us.

Okay, I guess that means you're not coming to Pax River.

: Oh, no.

I am coming.

Into the belly of the beast.

What do you know, Duck?

Well, if our petty officer's body

is any indication, he was almost virtuous.

Almost? There is a woman in his life.

Well, last I heard, Duck, not a crime.

Certainly not, but I would venture to guess

that she had very expensive tastes.

Take a whiff.

Come on.

Yeah... (sniffing)

What do you smell? Chemicals.

Yeah, but beyond the chemicals.

Citrus, a note of bergamot.

Ooh, the earthy aroma of iris.

And beneath it all, vanilla.

Shalimar perfume, Jethro.

Very exclusive.

$300 an ounce.

Above a petty officer's pay grade.

I know all this

because I... I once had a dalliance

with a woman who a fondness for Shalimar.

She had the most magnificent eyes.

There was little I wouldn't do when staring into those eyes.