NCIS

Previously on NCIS...

No kiss for your father? What are you doing here?

Arash Kazmi is Eli's new VEVAK contemporary.

Kazmi's first visit to the U.S.,

Eli just happens to be here.

How could Eli be dead?

I was the one who approached him

about forging peace

to begin with.

What are you not telling me, Tom?

CIA took out Kazmi that night.

Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs,

you've manipulated evidence and you've obstructed justice.

Overnight delivery, left him on the front porch.

Label says it was shipped from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Meet Navy SEAL Lieutenant Chad McBride.

I have got thousands of documents

ready to indict Leroy Jethro Gibbs.

Parsons,

you should know that Gibbs' team

handed in their resignations.

Tom Morrow may have a solve.

We pull it off, this could all go away.

Where's Gibbs?

On a mission for JSOC.

Gibbs, do it.

Hello.

Good to see you.

Sir, I need a moment.

Richard, go home.

I figured you'd be drowning your sorrows by now.

Well, I know that Secretary Jarvis is inside,

and I would like five minutes with the both of you

to discuss NCIS.

This is not the place. My job was

to clean up the Navy's investigative branch.

And I've been sidelined

by some half-assed classified mission

because you guys want Gibbs to play cowboy.

Homeland is not the only agency authorizing this.

Secretary Jarvis,

the Director of the CIA both agree

the mission takes precedence.

But my case was a political slam dunk.

Gibbs is being given a "get out of jail free" card.

It's wrong. What's wrong is

me continuing this conversation for one more minute.

Gibbs has a job to do.

Your tunnel-visioned, stubborn determination

is getting in the way.

Well, at least tell me,

what is so important that one assignment

can trump a career of rule breaking?

The less you know, the better.

And believe me, I'm doing you a favor.

I'll get to the bottom of this.

There's a line in the sand, Parsons.

Don't cross it.

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This is so weird.

"Weird" is but one of the many adjectives

I could apply to these circumstances,

Mr. Palmer.

If only that creep Parsons wasn't pushing his witch hunt,

none of this would've happened.

That creep, as you call him, Abby,

did not bomb the hotel ballroom.

Yeah, but Gibbs and the others,

they would've still been here

and maybe they could've stopped this.

Yeah, well, we have a long night ahead of us.

I didn't know the SECNAV, but I heard he was married.

- Had kids. - Yeah.

He and Director Vance were really close.

Why didn't we do more

to stop Parson's investigation?

Like a sit-in or a... or a hunger strike.

Yeah, I'm no good at hunger strikes.

I get really light-headed around 4:00 if I don't have a snack.

What we must do is to stop feeling sorry for ourselves.

There's work to do, and right now,

those responsible have the upper hand.

Secretary Jarvis and those who have fallen

are counting on us.

Gibbs, you're here.

Unless I'm seeing things.

You guys got work to do?

Yes, we do, Jethro.

And we are eager to do it.

Shall we?

Thank you.

That was the Secretary of Defense.

In addition to Jarvis's death,

Tom Morrow was just rushed into surgery.

He may lose a leg.

Anyone claiming responsibility yet?

The Secretary of the U.S. Navy is dead, Captain.

I don't believe anybody would be fool enough

to welcome that death wish.

Response?

The White House wants answers by any means necessary.

Intel thinks this is just a warning shot across the bow.

That the main event is still to come.

It's something to look forward to.

Gibbs, this may also be related

to Navy Lieutenant McBride's murder.

We believe the lieutenant got too close

to indentifying a new terror cell.

Combine the bomb tonight

and McBride's radioactive remains, it's...

What can I do?

JSOC will be handling its own investigation.

But nobody would suspect your involvement

while you're under close D.O.D. scrutiny.

McBride's mission originated in Iran.

Finding his killer would be a start.

We have an informant in Abyaneh.

I can try reaching out.

Nobody's forcing you to do this, Gibbs.

Doing my job, Director.

Tony?

Tony, wake up.

Tony?

Ziva?

Damn it.

You didn't miss me.

I'm right here.

So much for a face-to-face.

"Thinking."

That's dangerous.

This is good.

I know you like surprises.

Delilah, hey.

I'm, uh, still recovering

from last night's surprise.

I should be at work.

I can help.

Tim, you can't.

Not until you're reinstated.

Yeah, but this isn't right.

There's agents working around the clock.

Maybe I should call Vance.

Maybe Tony's heard something.

Look.

I could get into a lot of trouble for telling you this.

But...

But what?

More than one source of intel

says the device used wasn't Middle Eastern.

It was American.

Single individual or group?

I don't know.

I need to go.

You don't even have a badge.

I-I can...

at least talk to Abby.

Okay, McGee, let's talk.

Abby. Hey.

You've met Delilah, right?

Yes.

Hi.

Uh, you want a coffee, espresso?

So, McGee,

I came down here after last night's horror show

to make sure you're okay.

I had a feeling that you wouldn't come in.

Well, Abby, I'm not an agent anymore.

You'll always be an agent, McGee.

I also wanted to tell you

that Gibbs is headed out of town.

Out of town where?

Um...

can she be trusted?

I have a higher security clearance than any of you.

So did Mata Hari.

Abby.

Okay, um...

well, I'm gonna go back to work.

Um, I've got a ton of evidence from last night

to go through. Uh, but it was...

mm, nice to...

to see you both or...

Awkward.

Where would Gibbs be going?

Hey.

I was on my way to work, thought I'd stop by

before you left.

You don't drive this way to work, Leon.

President said he'd be calling

Clayton's wife this morning.

I wanted to get there first.

Jarvis did the job proud.

He was a good boss.

Better friend.

Gibbs, I'm not sure how much more of this I can take.

Drive to school, Leon.

Go hug your kids.

I'm concerned about your trip.

After what happened to SECNAV, I'm tempted to ground you.

After what happened to SECNAV...