1 00:00:02,977 --> 00:00:04,196 I know you're busy with school. 2 00:00:04,239 --> 00:00:05,545 I'm glad you're busy with school, 3 00:00:05,588 --> 00:00:07,416 but your poor mother misses you, Lily. 4 00:00:07,460 --> 00:00:10,550 I can't tomorrow. I'm heading out of town for work. 5 00:00:10,593 --> 00:00:12,378 Us Song girls stay busy. 6 00:00:12,421 --> 00:00:14,728 That's just who we are. 7 00:00:16,034 --> 00:00:18,079 So it has to be tonight. 8 00:00:18,123 --> 00:00:19,863 It won't take long. I promise. 9 00:00:19,907 --> 00:00:21,691 It'll be quick. 10 00:00:21,735 --> 00:00:24,346 And I got a surprise for you. I got a few surprises, actually. 11 00:00:25,651 --> 00:00:26,870 I love you, too. 12 00:00:26,914 --> 00:00:28,429 Bye. 13 00:00:30,831 --> 00:00:32,398 Laura Song? 14 00:00:32,441 --> 00:00:34,226 NCIS Special Agent Callen. 15 00:00:34,590 --> 00:00:35,792 Agent Hanna. 16 00:00:35,836 --> 00:00:37,229 What's going on? 17 00:00:37,272 --> 00:00:38,578 We think you might have been compromised. 18 00:00:38,621 --> 00:00:41,450 We need to get you to a secure location immediately. 19 00:00:53,269 --> 00:01:01,269 Synced & corrected by -robtor- www.addic7ed.com 20 00:01:04,908 --> 00:01:05,866 Where is everybody? 21 00:01:05,909 --> 00:01:06,998 Well, it's a Sunday, 22 00:01:07,041 --> 00:01:09,043 so Sam is fishing, Fatima's drag racing, 23 00:01:09,087 --> 00:01:11,959 Rountree's crushing it in a hot dog eating contest, 24 00:01:12,003 --> 00:01:13,743 Callen is probably smooching it up with Anna 25 00:01:13,787 --> 00:01:14,831 and you and I are at the beach right now 26 00:01:14,875 --> 00:01:16,485 drinking mojitos out of a can. 27 00:01:16,529 --> 00:01:17,834 Except for the fact that we're not 'cause we're here 28 00:01:17,878 --> 00:01:20,054 because Kilbride called us in on a Sunday. 29 00:01:20,098 --> 00:01:21,751 Well, you forget that he probably also had to cancel 30 00:01:21,795 --> 00:01:23,884 his plans, right? He doesn't work 24/7. 31 00:01:23,927 --> 00:01:26,365 That's a good point. I wonder what Kilbride does on a Sunday. 32 00:01:26,408 --> 00:01:29,107 I mean, besides the obvious goat yoga and ASMR. 33 00:01:29,150 --> 00:01:30,891 Well, I know he has a son. I don't know where he is 34 00:01:30,934 --> 00:01:32,545 or what their relationship is like. 35 00:01:32,588 --> 00:01:35,417 Son of Kilbride. Wow, I do not envy that. 36 00:01:35,461 --> 00:01:37,506 Oh, come on. You're assuming he's the same kind of parent 37 00:01:37,550 --> 00:01:40,161 as he is the Director of Special Operations. 38 00:01:40,205 --> 00:01:41,815 I mean, look at me and my dad. 39 00:01:41,858 --> 00:01:43,382 You know? He was a tough son of a bitch 40 00:01:43,425 --> 00:01:45,384 with all those Marines under him, but... 41 00:01:45,427 --> 00:01:48,430 with me, he was just... dad. 42 00:01:48,474 --> 00:01:50,171 My best friend. My whole world. 43 00:01:50,215 --> 00:01:52,391 Wow. That's another good point. 44 00:01:52,434 --> 00:01:54,523 You know what? In fact, 45 00:01:54,567 --> 00:01:56,438 next time I see him up in his office, Kilbride, 46 00:01:56,482 --> 00:01:58,919 I'm gonna go in there and I'm gonna ask him about fatherhood. 47 00:01:58,962 --> 00:02:00,399 You know? Maybe he'll have some advice for me. 48 00:02:00,442 --> 00:02:02,357 We could hold hands, cry it out, 49 00:02:02,401 --> 00:02:04,055 do some trust falls. What do you think? 50 00:02:04,098 --> 00:02:07,175 Yeah. No, I think that you might walk out of there missing a limb. 51 00:02:07,216 --> 00:02:09,103 That is another good point. God, you're en fuego today. 52 00:02:09,147 --> 00:02:10,539 I'm always on fuego. 53 00:02:10,583 --> 00:02:12,454 You know what, I know what he does on Sundays. 54 00:02:12,498 --> 00:02:14,630 He wanders up and down the aisles of Home Depot, 55 00:02:14,674 --> 00:02:16,806 wearing a little orange vest... 56 00:02:16,850 --> 00:02:18,112 just answering people's questions 57 00:02:18,156 --> 00:02:19,940 about the right diameter for wood screws 58 00:02:19,983 --> 00:02:22,203 - for their planter boxes. - Then he gets home 59 00:02:22,247 --> 00:02:25,467 and watches Dirty Dozen and takes notes from Lee Marvin. 60 00:02:25,511 --> 00:02:26,729 Oh, God. 61 00:02:26,773 --> 00:02:29,035 Thank you for the compliment, Agent Blye. 62 00:02:29,079 --> 00:02:30,994 Admiral Kilbride. Hi. 63 00:02:31,038 --> 00:02:32,605 We thought you were gonna... 64 00:02:32,648 --> 00:02:33,693 Meet us here in person. 65 00:02:33,736 --> 00:02:35,912 I'm on a flight into Santa Monica. 66 00:02:35,956 --> 00:02:38,306 I'll be landing within the hour. 67 00:02:38,350 --> 00:02:40,352 Until then, I have an urgent matter 68 00:02:40,395 --> 00:02:41,831 I need your team to handle. 69 00:02:41,875 --> 00:02:43,268 You're gonna be late for Home Depot. 70 00:02:43,311 --> 00:02:45,531 - Okay. What is it? - Protection detail. 71 00:02:45,574 --> 00:02:48,360 An operative working deep cover may have been compromised. 72 00:02:48,403 --> 00:02:49,317 That's not good. 73 00:02:49,361 --> 00:02:50,579 Did you not hear me when I said 74 00:02:50,623 --> 00:02:52,146 it was an urgent matter? 75 00:02:52,190 --> 00:02:54,757 So how 'bout we shelve the useless commentary? 76 00:02:55,021 --> 00:02:56,718 Sorry. 77 00:02:57,456 --> 00:03:00,067 Her name is Laura Song. 78 00:03:00,943 --> 00:03:02,852 For the past two decades, she has provided 79 00:03:02,896 --> 00:03:06,087 the Office of Naval Intelligence with crucial intel 80 00:03:06,130 --> 00:03:08,467 on the capabilities of China's navy. 81 00:03:08,510 --> 00:03:11,078 So if her cover has been compromised... 82 00:03:11,122 --> 00:03:12,384 They're gonna want her dead. 83 00:03:12,427 --> 00:03:13,733 What happened there? Was there a leak? 84 00:03:13,776 --> 00:03:15,169 We have people working on that. 85 00:03:15,213 --> 00:03:18,607 Your team's priority is Laura's protection. 86 00:03:18,974 --> 00:03:21,044 Now, Callen and Sam are 87 00:03:21,088 --> 00:03:23,873 in the process of securing her at a safe house, 88 00:03:23,917 --> 00:03:26,224 along with Agents Namazi and Rountree. 89 00:03:26,267 --> 00:03:28,139 Send us the address. We'll join 'em. 90 00:03:28,182 --> 00:03:29,749 No, I want you to pick up her daughter. 91 00:03:29,792 --> 00:03:31,751 She is a freshman at USC. 92 00:03:31,794 --> 00:03:33,796 Take her to the boatshed. Keep her there 93 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,711 until I give the all clear. Understood? 94 00:03:35,755 --> 00:03:37,454 - Understood, sir. - I have sent her address 95 00:03:37,478 --> 00:03:39,244 to your phones. Go. 96 00:03:47,636 --> 00:03:50,422 I just feel bad, you know? It's like Ben was really excited 97 00:03:50,465 --> 00:03:51,640 about this dinner. 98 00:03:51,684 --> 00:03:53,164 So go next weekend. 99 00:03:53,207 --> 00:03:54,948 Yeah, doesn't work like that. 100 00:03:54,991 --> 00:03:57,516 I mean, L'Ardoise is, like, the hottest reservation in L.A., 101 00:03:57,559 --> 00:03:59,082 and they know it. 102 00:03:59,126 --> 00:04:00,780 There's literally a 90-second grace period, 103 00:04:00,823 --> 00:04:02,521 and then they just give away your table. 104 00:04:02,564 --> 00:04:04,218 - You serious? - Yeah. 105 00:04:04,262 --> 00:04:05,872 Seriously, you should drive by sometime. 106 00:04:05,915 --> 00:04:08,048 There's a line of people waiting to pounce. 107 00:04:08,091 --> 00:04:09,528 Okay, correct me if I'm wrong... 108 00:04:09,571 --> 00:04:10,746 - You know I will. - All right. 109 00:04:10,790 --> 00:04:12,574 Aren't dinner dates supposed to be relaxing? 110 00:04:12,618 --> 00:04:15,490 Fun? And not, like, a whole Hunger Games experience 111 00:04:15,534 --> 00:04:18,101 where only the richest people get to eat steak? 112 00:04:18,145 --> 00:04:19,842 Well, actually, this place is vegan. 113 00:04:21,540 --> 00:04:23,411 - Come on. - Hmm? 114 00:04:23,455 --> 00:04:25,718 Vegans can't pounce. They're too anemic. 115 00:04:25,761 --> 00:04:28,155 Maybe in Texas. But L.A. vegans take supplements. 116 00:04:28,199 --> 00:04:29,461 You don't want to mess with them. 117 00:04:29,504 --> 00:04:31,985 I'm not seeing the appeal of any of this. 118 00:04:32,028 --> 00:04:35,380 So crazy and stressful, trying to dine out in this city. 119 00:04:35,423 --> 00:04:37,251 - Not where I go. - Where's that? 120 00:04:37,295 --> 00:04:39,297 Normal places 121 00:04:39,340 --> 00:04:41,037 without apostrophes in their name. 122 00:04:41,081 --> 00:04:43,344 Where you just show up and get a good plate of food. 123 00:04:43,388 --> 00:04:44,737 Here? In L.A.? 124 00:04:44,780 --> 00:04:45,955 I don't think so. 125 00:04:45,999 --> 00:04:47,043 I'm not making this up. 126 00:04:47,087 --> 00:04:48,523 These places exist. 127 00:04:48,567 --> 00:04:50,482 I'll make a list for you, and you can take your date. 128 00:04:50,525 --> 00:04:53,267 Well, at this point, I don't think I'm going anywhere. 129 00:04:53,311 --> 00:04:55,138 Not with this last-minute protection detail. 130 00:04:56,575 --> 00:04:57,924 Do you think you can get the cameras up and running 131 00:04:57,967 --> 00:04:59,360 while I reroute comms through the system? 132 00:04:59,404 --> 00:05:00,970 Uh... sure. 133 00:05:01,014 --> 00:05:02,581 Let me just figure out the right 134 00:05:02,624 --> 00:05:04,887 input setting... 135 00:05:07,571 --> 00:05:09,094 There you go. 136 00:05:10,153 --> 00:05:11,938 I could've done that. I just haven't worked 137 00:05:11,981 --> 00:05:13,244 with this particular system yet. 138 00:05:13,287 --> 00:05:15,637 Mm-hmm. 139 00:05:15,681 --> 00:05:18,074 We are ready for Laura Song. 140 00:05:21,774 --> 00:05:24,255 Well, 141 00:05:24,298 --> 00:05:26,300 thank you, gentlemen, for a lovely tour 142 00:05:26,344 --> 00:05:28,084 of this city's freeways. 143 00:05:28,128 --> 00:05:30,652 I know it was long, but we had to be sure you weren't followed. 144 00:05:31,697 --> 00:05:34,003 Fatima! Rountree! 145 00:05:34,047 --> 00:05:36,484 Hey. Sorry, we were just taking care 146 00:05:36,528 --> 00:05:38,312 of a few last-minute things. 147 00:05:38,356 --> 00:05:40,096 - We good to go? - We're good. 148 00:05:40,140 --> 00:05:41,533 Agent Devin Rountree. 149 00:05:41,576 --> 00:05:43,186 Laura Song. So where you putting me up? 150 00:05:43,230 --> 00:05:46,233 Oh, it's a secure apartment on the top floor. 151 00:05:46,277 --> 00:05:48,061 Pretty nice by safe house standards. 152 00:05:48,104 --> 00:05:49,758 Fatima's up there right now making sure 153 00:05:49,802 --> 00:05:51,107 everything's good for you guys. 154 00:05:51,151 --> 00:05:52,370 All right, I'm-a take the stairs, 155 00:05:52,413 --> 00:05:53,588 make sure the rest of the floors are secure. 156 00:05:53,632 --> 00:05:54,894 They are. I... 157 00:05:54,937 --> 00:05:56,504 already did that. 158 00:05:57,462 --> 00:05:58,985 Agent Rountree, 159 00:05:59,028 --> 00:06:00,987 - your efforts are appreciated. - No problem. 160 00:06:01,030 --> 00:06:02,545 Hope you enjoy your stay. 161 00:06:02,609 --> 00:06:04,991 I mean, I... 162 00:06:05,034 --> 00:06:07,385 hope you're comfortable. Uh... 163 00:06:10,518 --> 00:06:12,259 Have your agents picked up my daughter yet? 164 00:06:12,303 --> 00:06:14,348 They're almost there. When they do, you can speak with her. 165 00:06:14,392 --> 00:06:16,307 Good. She doesn't know what I do. 166 00:06:16,350 --> 00:06:17,786 I've protected her all these years from all this, 167 00:06:17,830 --> 00:06:19,222 and I don't want to throw it away 168 00:06:19,266 --> 00:06:21,660 until I know what's going on. 169 00:06:21,703 --> 00:06:23,749 Ah. Agent Rountree 170 00:06:23,792 --> 00:06:25,973 wasn't wrong. This'll do. 171 00:06:26,025 --> 00:06:27,246 Laura Song, this is 172 00:06:27,306 --> 00:06:28,928 - Agent Fatima Namazi. - Hi. 173 00:06:28,971 --> 00:06:32,061 Sorry to meet you under these circumstances. 174 00:06:32,105 --> 00:06:33,498 But if you need to lay low for a spell, 175 00:06:33,541 --> 00:06:35,587 this is the place to do it. 176 00:06:35,630 --> 00:06:38,241 All the doors in this apartment are solid steel. 177 00:06:38,285 --> 00:06:40,156 The windows are bulletproof. 178 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,507 And there's a panic room in the bedroom. 179 00:06:43,508 --> 00:06:44,857 Impressive. 180 00:06:44,882 --> 00:06:46,449 But I don't think I'll be using it. 181 00:06:46,474 --> 00:06:48,345 If this is the end... 182 00:06:48,370 --> 00:06:51,024 I'm gonna die out in the open, not in a box. 183 00:06:51,211 --> 00:06:52,560 This isn't the end. 184 00:06:52,604 --> 00:06:54,867 Your cover may still be intact. So sit tight. 185 00:06:54,910 --> 00:06:56,956 We'll know more when Kilbride gets here in about an hour. 186 00:06:58,304 --> 00:07:01,829 Well, until then, I guess my life is in your hands. 187 00:07:04,180 --> 00:07:06,139 Confirm interior secure. _ 188 00:07:06,182 --> 00:07:07,880 Copy that. You're clear. 189 00:07:07,923 --> 00:07:10,273 Stand by for 10-15. 190 00:07:11,536 --> 00:07:12,885 Copy that. 191 00:07:39,564 --> 00:07:41,043 What the hell happened? 192 00:07:58,284 --> 00:08:00,025 This is Office of Naval Intelligence 193 00:08:00,069 --> 00:08:02,201 Inspector General Akhil Ali. 194 00:08:02,245 --> 00:08:05,248 It's Tuesday, November 9, 2021. 195 00:08:05,291 --> 00:08:08,164 09:54. 196 00:08:08,207 --> 00:08:09,861 I've been tasked with determining 197 00:08:09,905 --> 00:08:12,821 the sequence of events that led to Operative Laura Song's death. 198 00:08:12,864 --> 00:08:15,693 As none of the cameras at the safe house recorded anything, 199 00:08:15,736 --> 00:08:19,305 I have only the accounts of the NCIS agents to go on. 200 00:08:19,349 --> 00:08:22,308 To avoid any chance of corrupting their accounts, 201 00:08:22,352 --> 00:08:26,835 they have been isolated from one another for the last 36 hours. 202 00:08:26,878 --> 00:08:29,272 First up is... 203 00:08:29,951 --> 00:08:31,361 Agent Callen, 204 00:08:31,404 --> 00:08:33,189 you were in the secure apartment with Laura Song 205 00:08:33,232 --> 00:08:35,147 before the attack began. Is that correct? 206 00:08:35,498 --> 00:08:36,932 Yes, that is correct. 207 00:08:37,709 --> 00:08:39,108 What was your impression of her? 208 00:08:40,326 --> 00:08:42,067 She was... 209 00:08:42,111 --> 00:08:44,374 confident, forceful, 210 00:08:44,417 --> 00:08:47,420 not somebody who would go down without a fight. 211 00:08:47,464 --> 00:08:49,205 And she was drinking. 212 00:08:50,206 --> 00:08:51,555 A little bit. 213 00:08:51,598 --> 00:08:54,079 Not... not enough to get drunk. 214 00:08:54,123 --> 00:08:55,733 But, um... 215 00:08:57,866 --> 00:08:59,650 The scotch made her... 216 00:08:59,693 --> 00:09:00,956 chatty. 217 00:09:04,861 --> 00:09:06,918 You work for Hetty Lange, don't you? 218 00:09:08,485 --> 00:09:09,878 Yeah. 219 00:09:09,921 --> 00:09:11,923 I did. 220 00:09:11,967 --> 00:09:14,491 Don't really know right now. Uh... 221 00:09:14,534 --> 00:09:15,884 How'd you know? 222 00:09:17,407 --> 00:09:19,713 Hetty's fingerprints are all over this place. 223 00:09:20,714 --> 00:09:22,455 Oh, no, thanks. 224 00:09:23,456 --> 00:09:24,718 How long have you known Hetty? 225 00:09:25,719 --> 00:09:27,983 Feels like my whole life. 226 00:09:28,026 --> 00:09:30,681 And... you and the admiral? 227 00:09:31,682 --> 00:09:33,466 Feels like forever. 228 00:09:34,728 --> 00:09:36,513 I was born in Nanjing, 229 00:09:36,556 --> 00:09:38,950 but my mother was American. 230 00:09:38,994 --> 00:09:41,083 So when my dad died, 231 00:09:41,126 --> 00:09:42,519 she moved me to San Diego, 232 00:09:42,562 --> 00:09:45,826 which I hated at first. 233 00:09:45,870 --> 00:09:48,655 But I loved watching the ships. 234 00:09:48,699 --> 00:09:50,005 So, when I turned 17, 235 00:09:50,048 --> 00:09:52,355 I joined the Navy, and that's... 236 00:09:52,398 --> 00:09:54,792 Where Hollace found me. 237 00:09:54,835 --> 00:09:56,359 I wanted to work on a ship, 238 00:09:56,402 --> 00:10:00,798 but he chose me for another mission. 239 00:10:00,841 --> 00:10:02,278 So I guess that's fitting. 240 00:10:02,321 --> 00:10:04,106 He pulled me into the world of espionage, 241 00:10:04,149 --> 00:10:06,630 and now he's gonna pull me out. 242 00:10:06,673 --> 00:10:07,631 Well, 243 00:10:07,674 --> 00:10:10,068 again, we don't know that. 244 00:10:13,289 --> 00:10:17,075 "Every operative has an expiration date." 245 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,818 Something Hollace would say. 246 00:10:20,861 --> 00:10:23,038 Sometimes we don't... 247 00:10:23,335 --> 00:10:25,729 leave so peacefully. 248 00:10:27,129 --> 00:10:29,783 But we chose this life and... 249 00:10:29,827 --> 00:10:31,960 the risks that go with it. 250 00:10:32,003 --> 00:10:33,309 That's not to say 251 00:10:33,352 --> 00:10:34,266 that we don't take care of our own. 252 00:10:34,310 --> 00:10:35,528 That's why you're here. 253 00:10:35,952 --> 00:10:38,009 So that doesn't happen. 254 00:10:38,455 --> 00:10:40,533 I'll drink to that. 255 00:10:43,899 --> 00:10:45,234 Have your daughter on the phone. 256 00:10:45,277 --> 00:10:47,083 Thank you, Agent Hanna. 257 00:10:47,122 --> 00:10:48,541 You're welcome. 258 00:10:48,844 --> 00:10:50,672 Sweetheart? Are you okay? 259 00:10:51,370 --> 00:10:53,242 All the other floors are secure. All good here? 260 00:10:53,285 --> 00:10:54,634 All good. 261 00:10:54,678 --> 00:10:55,766 And how much did you drink, 262 00:10:55,809 --> 00:10:57,072 Agent Callen? 263 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:01,352 None. 264 00:11:03,817 --> 00:11:05,950 - What happened next? - After Agent Hanna returned, 265 00:11:05,994 --> 00:11:08,567 I stepped out to get an ETA from Admiral Kilbride. 266 00:11:08,627 --> 00:11:10,520 I have the record of that call. 267 00:11:10,563 --> 00:11:12,957 But it only lasted three seconds. 268 00:11:14,611 --> 00:11:17,092 That's because my cell service suddenly went out, 269 00:11:17,135 --> 00:11:20,138 and then all of the power went out. 270 00:11:23,924 --> 00:11:25,187 I was trying you on comms. I can't reach Fatima 271 00:11:25,230 --> 00:11:27,058 - or Rountree either. - Phones are dead, too. 272 00:11:27,102 --> 00:11:29,495 Yeah, I'm definitely gonna need a gun. 273 00:11:30,218 --> 00:11:31,410 And did you provide her with a firearm 274 00:11:31,454 --> 00:11:33,412 - at that time? - No. 275 00:11:33,456 --> 00:11:35,414 - Because she had been drinking? - No. 276 00:11:35,458 --> 00:11:37,634 - Why not? - Because, from my experience, 277 00:11:37,677 --> 00:11:39,810 putting a gun into a protectee's hand, 278 00:11:39,853 --> 00:11:42,073 especially one that is, uh... 279 00:11:42,117 --> 00:11:44,554 trained as an operative, it... 280 00:11:44,597 --> 00:11:46,164 it tends to put 'em in more danger 281 00:11:46,208 --> 00:11:47,948 than if they didn't have a gun. 282 00:11:48,949 --> 00:11:50,081 Not sure I follow. 283 00:11:51,865 --> 00:11:54,497 It was our job to protect Song, 284 00:11:54,540 --> 00:11:56,000 not hers. 285 00:11:56,044 --> 00:11:58,220 Giving her a gun would have just been an invitation 286 00:11:58,263 --> 00:12:00,744 for her to take unnecessary risks. 287 00:12:02,079 --> 00:12:03,690 Not that... 288 00:12:03,715 --> 00:12:05,456 that stopped her. 289 00:12:06,517 --> 00:12:08,345 Lights are still on across the street. 290 00:12:08,389 --> 00:12:10,173 It's just us. 291 00:12:10,216 --> 00:12:12,480 We're gonna need to get her to the panic room. 292 00:12:16,178 --> 00:12:18,529 Song! Get back here! 293 00:12:18,573 --> 00:12:20,531 I'm not sitting around in the dark. 294 00:12:20,575 --> 00:12:21,880 We need information. 295 00:12:21,924 --> 00:12:24,274 What we need is for you to get in the panic room. 296 00:12:24,318 --> 00:12:25,319 I told you, 297 00:12:25,362 --> 00:12:26,581 I'm not getting in that room. 298 00:12:30,106 --> 00:12:31,977 So after you finished your perimeter check, 299 00:12:32,021 --> 00:12:33,283 you returned to the apartment. 300 00:12:33,327 --> 00:12:34,763 What happened then? 301 00:12:35,764 --> 00:12:37,983 Agent Callen stepped out to make a call. 302 00:12:38,027 --> 00:12:40,029 I kept watch in the apartment. 303 00:12:40,986 --> 00:12:44,686 Song was talking to her daughter on the phone in the bedroom. 304 00:12:44,729 --> 00:12:47,863 And what was her state of mind after the call? 305 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:51,432 It's not easy protecting your family 306 00:12:51,475 --> 00:12:52,737 from the dangers of the job. 307 00:12:52,781 --> 00:12:54,826 I know from firsthand experience. 308 00:12:56,785 --> 00:12:59,135 It can take a toll. 309 00:13:04,096 --> 00:13:05,924 Thank you. 310 00:13:06,925 --> 00:13:08,449 Of course. 311 00:13:12,322 --> 00:13:15,369 Maybe this is a... blessing in disguise. 312 00:13:17,726 --> 00:13:19,895 If my career is over, I can spend more time 313 00:13:19,938 --> 00:13:21,284 with my daughter. 314 00:13:21,940 --> 00:13:23,420 I've already missed so much. 315 00:13:23,464 --> 00:13:25,335 - Mm. - Her teachers at boarding school 316 00:13:25,379 --> 00:13:27,032 have been more of a mother to her than I have. 317 00:13:27,076 --> 00:13:29,121 Now I have to bribe her with gifts just to get her 318 00:13:29,165 --> 00:13:30,906 to have dinner with me. 319 00:13:32,295 --> 00:13:34,562 But the truth is she's fine. 320 00:13:34,605 --> 00:13:38,479 She's probably, um, better off without me. 321 00:13:38,522 --> 00:13:40,263 Mm, you can't think that way. 322 00:13:40,306 --> 00:13:42,874 She'll pull away more and so will you. 323 00:13:43,832 --> 00:13:45,790 No matter how hard she makes it, 324 00:13:45,834 --> 00:13:47,352 you got to keep trying. 325 00:13:48,576 --> 00:13:50,926 How old is your daughter, Agent Hanna? 326 00:13:52,275 --> 00:13:53,537 She's the same age as yours. 327 00:13:53,581 --> 00:13:54,734 She went to boarding school, too. 328 00:13:55,757 --> 00:13:57,454 Does she get along with her mother? 329 00:13:59,630 --> 00:14:01,197 She did. 330 00:14:03,634 --> 00:14:05,375 Her mom died. 331 00:14:05,419 --> 00:14:07,986 Oh. I'm sorry. 332 00:14:13,478 --> 00:14:14,906 How did it happen? 333 00:14:17,953 --> 00:14:19,259 Line of duty. 334 00:14:20,390 --> 00:14:21,719 She was CIA. 335 00:14:23,567 --> 00:14:25,395 "Every operative..." 336 00:14:25,958 --> 00:14:27,350 I'm sorry? 337 00:14:28,137 --> 00:14:29,660 Nothing. 338 00:14:32,021 --> 00:14:33,447 Was Laura Song drinking, 339 00:14:33,490 --> 00:14:35,579 Agent Hanna? 340 00:14:38,302 --> 00:14:39,801 There was a bottle of bourbon on the coffee table. 341 00:14:39,844 --> 00:14:40,970 I didn't see her drink any. 342 00:14:40,995 --> 00:14:42,978 I'm sorry... bourbon? 343 00:14:43,021 --> 00:14:44,471 That's correct. 344 00:14:45,702 --> 00:14:46,938 Not scotch? 345 00:14:46,982 --> 00:14:48,246 It was bourbon. 346 00:14:49,898 --> 00:14:51,377 Your partner said it was scotch. 347 00:14:51,421 --> 00:14:53,031 It was bourbon. 348 00:14:53,075 --> 00:14:54,163 You're sure? 349 00:14:55,318 --> 00:14:57,059 Well, you know you can check it out if you want. 350 00:14:57,084 --> 00:14:58,303 The bottle must still be in the room. 351 00:14:58,328 --> 00:14:59,720 It's probably in a million pieces. 352 00:14:59,745 --> 00:15:01,007 But if it's really that important to you 353 00:15:01,193 --> 00:15:02,630 whether it's scotch or bourbon, 354 00:15:02,780 --> 00:15:04,869 I'm sure you can glue 'em back together. 355 00:15:08,917 --> 00:15:10,135 What happened next? 356 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,224 I got a call. 357 00:15:12,603 --> 00:15:14,488 - Deeks, what's up? - Hey, Sam, it's Deeks. 358 00:15:14,531 --> 00:15:16,098 Listen, we've been talking to Lily, there's something 359 00:15:16,141 --> 00:15:17,442 you should know. 360 00:15:18,100 --> 00:15:20,232 Sam... 361 00:15:20,276 --> 00:15:22,234 Deeks? 362 00:15:22,584 --> 00:15:24,455 What happened? 363 00:15:25,716 --> 00:15:27,452 G, you copy? 364 00:15:28,494 --> 00:15:30,112 Fatima? Rountree? 365 00:15:30,155 --> 00:15:31,983 Y-You can't reach anyone? 366 00:15:33,419 --> 00:15:35,247 I think I'm gonna need a gun. 367 00:15:35,291 --> 00:15:37,641 Agent Hanna, did you give her a firearm? 368 00:15:37,685 --> 00:15:39,556 No, I did not. 369 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:41,123 Why is that? 370 00:15:41,166 --> 00:15:42,690 'Cause the situation didn't warrant it. 371 00:15:42,733 --> 00:15:44,779 We weren't under attack. 372 00:15:44,822 --> 00:15:46,694 But that quickly changed. 373 00:15:46,737 --> 00:15:48,870 Song, get back here. 374 00:15:49,450 --> 00:15:51,437 Your agents are in trouble. We need to find them. 375 00:15:51,481 --> 00:15:52,569 They can take care of themselves. 376 00:15:52,613 --> 00:15:53,570 We need to get you to the panic room. 377 00:15:53,614 --> 00:15:55,137 I'm not getting in that room! 378 00:16:01,143 --> 00:16:02,579 Come with me! 379 00:16:02,623 --> 00:16:04,364 What about Hanna? 380 00:16:17,463 --> 00:16:18,464 You left me! 381 00:16:18,508 --> 00:16:19,727 I had to get her to the panic room! 382 00:16:20,922 --> 00:16:22,401 Do I have to do everything myself around here? 383 00:16:22,426 --> 00:16:24,384 I can help. Give me a gun. 384 00:16:24,409 --> 00:16:27,020 Now did the situation warrant giving her a firearm? 385 00:16:27,045 --> 00:16:29,526 No, the situation warranted getting her in the panic room. 386 00:16:29,693 --> 00:16:30,868 But she refused. 387 00:16:31,265 --> 00:16:32,827 That wasn't gonna stop me. 388 00:16:32,870 --> 00:16:35,090 - We need to get you to the safe room. - No! Let go of me! 389 00:16:35,545 --> 00:16:37,504 Sam! 390 00:16:54,022 --> 00:16:55,850 Sam! 391 00:17:01,638 --> 00:17:04,293 When I came to, it was over. 392 00:17:07,601 --> 00:17:09,220 Song was dead. 393 00:17:10,212 --> 00:17:11,256 Do you still believe you made 394 00:17:11,300 --> 00:17:14,129 the right decision not to arm her? 395 00:17:14,172 --> 00:17:16,958 - Yes. - Yes. 396 00:17:17,001 --> 00:17:18,829 But that doesn't mean I don't take responsibility 397 00:17:18,873 --> 00:17:20,614 - for what happened. - Laura Song should not 398 00:17:20,657 --> 00:17:23,181 have needed a gun in her hand to protect herself. 399 00:17:23,225 --> 00:17:24,777 That was our job. 400 00:17:26,202 --> 00:17:27,899 And we failed. 401 00:17:40,209 --> 00:17:41,821 Agent Rountree, 402 00:17:41,864 --> 00:17:43,295 you and Agent Namazi were covering 403 00:17:43,351 --> 00:17:45,564 the ground floor, watching the security monitors. 404 00:17:45,607 --> 00:17:46,849 How did the evening begin? 405 00:17:46,888 --> 00:17:48,920 We performed the required perimeter checks 406 00:17:48,963 --> 00:17:51,526 and reported back to Agents Callen and Hanna. 407 00:17:51,570 --> 00:17:54,703 But there wasn't much to say. It was pretty quiet. 408 00:17:54,747 --> 00:17:57,097 So what did you do to pass the time? 409 00:17:57,140 --> 00:17:59,273 Well, as an FBI agent, 410 00:17:59,316 --> 00:18:01,649 I've been on plenty of stakeouts, so I knew to always 411 00:18:01,692 --> 00:18:05,235 bring something... You know, a book, some music. 412 00:18:05,279 --> 00:18:07,368 And that night, 413 00:18:07,411 --> 00:18:08,738 I had magnets. 414 00:18:15,408 --> 00:18:17,497 Psst. It's your turn. 415 00:18:20,076 --> 00:18:22,460 Oh, sorry. 416 00:18:22,862 --> 00:18:25,517 Well, I've officially missed my date at L'Ardoise. 417 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,115 I don't think you missed out on anything. 418 00:18:27,139 --> 00:18:29,707 Not the food and especially not the guy. 419 00:18:29,751 --> 00:18:31,535 What are you talking about? I like Ben. 420 00:18:32,303 --> 00:18:33,711 Do you? 421 00:18:33,755 --> 00:18:36,323 You act like it's a chore every time you meet up with this guy. 422 00:18:38,803 --> 00:18:40,240 Oh, damn it! 423 00:18:40,283 --> 00:18:42,894 The trick is to use the magnetic field 424 00:18:42,938 --> 00:18:44,287 to your advantage. 425 00:18:44,331 --> 00:18:46,333 Well, right now, they're repelling me. 426 00:18:46,376 --> 00:18:48,813 And it's time for me to go do my thing anyways. 427 00:18:48,857 --> 00:18:50,293 Put in a good word for me. 428 00:18:50,337 --> 00:18:51,990 Yeah, we'll see. 429 00:18:52,034 --> 00:18:53,253 "Her thing"? 430 00:18:53,296 --> 00:18:55,559 Uh, sorry. Prayers. 431 00:18:55,603 --> 00:18:58,258 Faith is a pretty important part of Agent Namazi's life. 432 00:18:59,998 --> 00:19:02,044 So, she left her post 433 00:19:02,087 --> 00:19:03,524 to attend to a personal matter. 434 00:19:03,567 --> 00:19:05,169 Well... 435 00:19:05,526 --> 00:19:07,179 I mean, nothing was happening. 436 00:19:07,223 --> 00:19:08,506 I mean... 437 00:19:08,999 --> 00:19:11,263 I mean, even if something did, she was on comms, 438 00:19:11,401 --> 00:19:13,490 - So... - And did anything happen? 439 00:19:18,887 --> 00:19:20,201 What the...? 440 00:19:20,430 --> 00:19:21,978 I didn't touch anything. 441 00:19:23,312 --> 00:19:24,980 Was that the magnets? 442 00:19:26,159 --> 00:19:27,725 Oh, hell no. 443 00:19:27,795 --> 00:19:29,318 Fatima, we just lost power. 444 00:19:29,343 --> 00:19:30,866 Comms is rerouted through the system. 445 00:19:30,891 --> 00:19:32,676 And once we lost power, it's supposed to migrate 446 00:19:32,903 --> 00:19:35,863 back to the cell towers, but that didn't happen. 447 00:19:35,888 --> 00:19:37,760 That's when I realized they must've been using 448 00:19:37,785 --> 00:19:39,091 a powerful signal jammer. 449 00:19:39,116 --> 00:19:41,289 Callen, Sam? Anybody, copy? 450 00:19:42,127 --> 00:19:43,583 Hey. 451 00:19:43,707 --> 00:19:45,167 We got company. 452 00:19:49,378 --> 00:19:51,206 Here, let me help you. 453 00:19:51,231 --> 00:19:53,320 No, it's... I'm all good, thanks. 454 00:19:54,705 --> 00:19:55,886 Oh... 455 00:19:56,185 --> 00:19:57,680 Here you go. 456 00:20:00,450 --> 00:20:01,809 Thank you. 457 00:20:10,401 --> 00:20:11,944 Agent Namazi, 458 00:20:11,969 --> 00:20:14,189 I'm ONI Inspector General Akhil Ali. 459 00:20:14,508 --> 00:20:16,115 Thank you for being here. 460 00:20:16,578 --> 00:20:18,231 How's your leg? 461 00:20:18,294 --> 00:20:21,166 Uh, annoying, but it's getting better. 462 00:20:21,210 --> 00:20:23,623 I actually have a doctor's appointment after this. 463 00:20:23,805 --> 00:20:26,547 That's good. I'll try not to keep you too long. 464 00:20:27,251 --> 00:20:29,218 I've been reviewing your file. 465 00:20:29,261 --> 00:20:31,351 It's, uh, very impressive. 466 00:20:31,394 --> 00:20:34,092 You've accomplished so much for someone your age. 467 00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:36,921 And to give up a lucrative television career 468 00:20:36,965 --> 00:20:39,446 for civil service, it's really... 469 00:20:42,187 --> 00:20:44,364 Well, anyway... 470 00:20:44,407 --> 00:20:47,410 uh, I thought we could start from just after you returned 471 00:20:47,454 --> 00:20:49,934 from the top floor apartment, when you and Agent Rountree 472 00:20:49,978 --> 00:20:52,850 were on watch... he mentioned you were playing a game? 473 00:20:52,894 --> 00:20:54,104 Yeah, yeah. 474 00:20:54,129 --> 00:20:56,854 And I was kind of crushing it. 475 00:20:57,738 --> 00:20:59,000 Ha! Gah! 476 00:20:59,025 --> 00:21:00,505 - Magnets! - Oh, come on, 477 00:21:00,530 --> 00:21:02,578 Tree, don't you know that opposites attract? 478 00:21:06,807 --> 00:21:09,113 Oh, you missed your dinner date. 479 00:21:09,138 --> 00:21:11,183 Oh, don't worry about it. I think you were right. 480 00:21:11,208 --> 00:21:13,254 I wasn't that excited to go. 481 00:21:13,436 --> 00:21:15,351 Plus I don't think Ben's my type. 482 00:21:15,395 --> 00:21:17,005 Why not? 483 00:21:17,048 --> 00:21:18,310 What? 484 00:21:18,613 --> 00:21:21,442 Why, uh... why wasn't he your type? 485 00:21:22,317 --> 00:21:24,493 I'm... not sure 486 00:21:24,518 --> 00:21:26,737 I see how that's relevant. 487 00:21:26,928 --> 00:21:29,583 Is it... relevant? 488 00:21:31,023 --> 00:21:32,412 We'll circle back to that. 489 00:21:32,455 --> 00:21:34,892 Uh, what happened 490 00:21:34,936 --> 00:21:36,720 after you played the game? 491 00:21:37,405 --> 00:21:39,549 Uh, then I left 492 00:21:39,593 --> 00:21:41,899 to perform the first prayers of the Muslim day. 493 00:21:41,943 --> 00:21:44,249 Now is prayer something you always 494 00:21:44,293 --> 00:21:45,729 make time for while on assignment? 495 00:21:45,773 --> 00:21:47,339 When reasonable. 496 00:21:48,428 --> 00:21:50,473 My faith makes me a stronger person 497 00:21:50,810 --> 00:21:52,463 and a better agent. 498 00:21:56,173 --> 00:21:58,350 I-I admire that. 499 00:21:59,635 --> 00:22:01,615 I'm Muslim myself. 500 00:22:01,658 --> 00:22:04,574 But not as devout as I'd like to be. 501 00:22:04,618 --> 00:22:06,016 It's, um... 502 00:22:06,934 --> 00:22:08,665 it's not easy. 503 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,233 No, it's not. 504 00:22:11,276 --> 00:22:13,191 But it can be rewarding. 505 00:22:14,584 --> 00:22:16,861 Uh, s-so you did your prayers? 506 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,181 Yeah, and that's when I saw the first sign of trouble. 507 00:22:36,084 --> 00:22:38,956 Rountree, I've got movement on the south side of the building. 508 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,045 You see anything on the cameras? 509 00:22:42,438 --> 00:22:44,092 Rountree, do you copy? 510 00:22:51,186 --> 00:22:53,063 Hey, we got company. 511 00:22:53,088 --> 00:22:54,543 - Yeah, comms are down. - I saw two shadows 512 00:22:54,567 --> 00:22:55,568 on The south side of the building. 513 00:22:55,593 --> 00:22:56,901 We need to get to the others. 514 00:23:04,445 --> 00:23:06,723 - What was that? - Came from the door. 515 00:23:07,923 --> 00:23:09,751 Be careful. 516 00:23:14,688 --> 00:23:16,864 Move! 517 00:23:35,796 --> 00:23:38,929 Agent Rountree and I managed to take out several operatives 518 00:23:38,973 --> 00:23:41,236 downstairs. I'm not even exactly sure how many. 519 00:23:41,279 --> 00:23:44,282 We were quickly overwhelmed and had to retreat to the top floor. 520 00:23:44,326 --> 00:23:46,894 And that's where we ran into Laura Song. 521 00:23:51,147 --> 00:23:52,453 Are you okay? 522 00:23:52,478 --> 00:23:54,350 Get back! Get back! 523 00:23:56,860 --> 00:23:59,341 This way! This way! 524 00:23:59,384 --> 00:24:00,864 Take cover! 525 00:24:05,608 --> 00:24:07,131 Rountree, hurry! 526 00:24:07,992 --> 00:24:09,037 We can't stay here! 527 00:24:20,492 --> 00:24:22,625 Come on. 528 00:24:25,106 --> 00:24:26,760 Come on! 529 00:24:31,025 --> 00:24:32,461 Aah! 530 00:24:39,729 --> 00:24:41,775 Aah! 531 00:24:43,005 --> 00:24:45,573 Oh, that hurts! 532 00:24:45,598 --> 00:24:47,295 Let me see where you're hit. 533 00:24:47,432 --> 00:24:49,043 We don't have time. 534 00:24:49,086 --> 00:24:51,436 We can't stay here, either. 535 00:24:55,789 --> 00:24:58,269 Oh, that hurts. 536 00:25:00,489 --> 00:25:02,317 Oh, this hurts. 537 00:25:05,755 --> 00:25:08,584 They're coming in! 538 00:25:08,628 --> 00:25:10,760 - Song. - You go... you're injured. 539 00:25:10,804 --> 00:25:12,632 No way. You first. 540 00:25:12,675 --> 00:25:14,677 There's no time to argue. 541 00:25:14,721 --> 00:25:17,158 Go! 542 00:25:17,201 --> 00:25:19,377 Come on. 543 00:25:25,819 --> 00:25:27,734 - I'm okay. - Song? 544 00:25:28,344 --> 00:25:30,432 No! No! 545 00:25:34,704 --> 00:25:36,663 I don't know why she did that. 546 00:25:38,309 --> 00:25:41,835 I think maybe she thought she was saving us. 547 00:25:43,097 --> 00:25:44,707 Maybe she did. 548 00:25:45,653 --> 00:25:48,309 A few moments later, we heard gunshots. 549 00:25:49,818 --> 00:25:51,319 And that was it. 550 00:25:52,454 --> 00:25:53,953 We had her. 551 00:25:54,912 --> 00:25:56,806 We had her, 552 00:25:56,850 --> 00:25:58,415 and we lost her. 553 00:25:59,616 --> 00:26:01,460 Game over. 554 00:26:11,999 --> 00:26:15,264 Agent Blye, you and Investigator Deeks were tasked 555 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,931 with picking up and bringing Laura Song's daughter, Lily, 556 00:26:17,975 --> 00:26:20,325 to your office's auxiliary space, is that correct? 557 00:26:20,369 --> 00:26:23,589 Yes, that's correct, but we call it the boatshed. 558 00:26:23,633 --> 00:26:26,113 What was the first thing you did when you arrived? 559 00:26:26,485 --> 00:26:28,333 I called Admiral Kilbride. 560 00:26:28,737 --> 00:26:31,467 He wanted us to let him know as soon as Lily was safe. 561 00:26:33,512 --> 00:26:36,036 Yes, sir, absolutely. 562 00:26:36,556 --> 00:26:38,558 Uh, hey, my boss wants to talk to you. 563 00:26:38,608 --> 00:26:40,001 His name is Admiral Kilbride. 564 00:26:40,026 --> 00:26:41,220 He's an old friend of your mom's. 565 00:26:41,477 --> 00:26:42,667 Okay. 566 00:26:42,721 --> 00:26:44,610 All right, I'm gonna put him up on the screen for you. 567 00:26:44,654 --> 00:26:47,352 Uh, Admiral, I am connecting you now. 568 00:26:47,396 --> 00:26:49,136 Lily, hi. 569 00:26:49,180 --> 00:26:51,704 I'm Admiral Kilbride. 570 00:26:51,748 --> 00:26:54,968 I apologize to you for talking while driving. 571 00:26:55,496 --> 00:26:56,715 How you doing? 572 00:26:56,740 --> 00:26:58,711 I'm okay, I-I'm just... 573 00:26:58,755 --> 00:27:01,148 I mean, these agents told me someone made a threat 574 00:27:01,192 --> 00:27:03,368 against my mom, but I don't understand 575 00:27:03,412 --> 00:27:04,848 why the Navy is involved. 576 00:27:04,891 --> 00:27:06,284 She's an art dealer. 577 00:27:06,328 --> 00:27:07,981 Yes, that's how I met her. 578 00:27:08,025 --> 00:27:11,115 For obvious reasons I'm rather partial to maritime art. 579 00:27:11,158 --> 00:27:13,117 Do you know J.M.W. Turner? 580 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:14,901 - Yeah. - I thought you might. 581 00:27:14,945 --> 00:27:17,295 She said you were studying art history at USC. 582 00:27:17,339 --> 00:27:19,602 Anyway, she got me a great price 583 00:27:19,645 --> 00:27:22,692 on one of his sketches, and we've been close ever since. 584 00:27:22,735 --> 00:27:24,563 When this is over, I'll show it to you. 585 00:27:24,607 --> 00:27:26,391 When will this be over? 586 00:27:28,828 --> 00:27:31,570 I know that you're scared, Lily, but you're safe. 587 00:27:31,788 --> 00:27:33,719 And so is your mom. 588 00:27:34,048 --> 00:27:36,050 I'm headed to her right now. 589 00:27:36,227 --> 00:27:39,600 Now, normally the FBI would handle this, but... 590 00:27:39,625 --> 00:27:43,803 your mom means a lot to me so I requested my team handle it. 591 00:27:43,828 --> 00:27:45,352 They are the best. 592 00:27:45,377 --> 00:27:46,987 I trust them with my life. 593 00:27:48,132 --> 00:27:49,220 Thank you. 594 00:27:49,245 --> 00:27:52,074 Agent Blye, Deeks... take care of her. 595 00:27:52,099 --> 00:27:54,058 - We will. - Absolutely, sir. 596 00:27:54,083 --> 00:27:56,129 All right, you okay? 597 00:27:56,154 --> 00:27:57,895 Yeah. I just want to talk to my mom. 598 00:27:57,920 --> 00:27:59,879 I totally get that. We'll make it happen. 599 00:28:00,412 --> 00:28:02,079 Hold on. 600 00:28:02,122 --> 00:28:03,602 Sam, hey, it's Deeks. 601 00:28:03,646 --> 00:28:05,952 We're here with Lily. Is her mom available? 602 00:28:05,996 --> 00:28:08,128 Yeah, okay. 603 00:28:08,712 --> 00:28:10,043 There you go. 604 00:28:10,672 --> 00:28:13,003 - Mom? - Sweetheart, are you okay? 605 00:28:13,046 --> 00:28:15,005 Yeah, I'm fine. Are you okay? 606 00:28:15,344 --> 00:28:16,615 This is crazy. 607 00:28:16,659 --> 00:28:18,791 I mean, these agents just showed up at my dorm. 608 00:28:18,835 --> 00:28:22,578 So that was definitely the softer side of Kilbride. 609 00:28:22,621 --> 00:28:24,188 Yeah, I think he was telling the truth, too. 610 00:28:24,231 --> 00:28:26,146 I think he really cares about Laura Song. 611 00:28:26,190 --> 00:28:28,366 That's not even the lead story... Did you hear the part about how 612 00:28:28,410 --> 00:28:30,499 he said he would trust us with his life and we're the best? 613 00:28:30,542 --> 00:28:32,457 Oh, honey. 614 00:28:32,808 --> 00:28:34,766 That part was a lie. 615 00:28:36,418 --> 00:28:38,637 Why did it surprise you that Admiral Kilbride 616 00:28:38,681 --> 00:28:40,378 might have cared for Laura Song? 617 00:28:40,661 --> 00:28:43,381 Well, let me answer that question with another question. 618 00:28:43,425 --> 00:28:45,122 You ever seen The Dirty Dozen? 619 00:28:45,457 --> 00:28:46,863 No. 620 00:28:46,906 --> 00:28:49,082 Yeah, neither have I, so let's just say 621 00:28:49,126 --> 00:28:51,084 Kilbride's a lot like an onion. 622 00:28:51,128 --> 00:28:52,402 You mean he has layers? 623 00:28:52,448 --> 00:28:55,050 And every single one of them will make you cry. 624 00:28:56,438 --> 00:28:58,004 Okay, 625 00:28:58,048 --> 00:29:00,529 what happened after Lily talked to her mother? 626 00:29:02,095 --> 00:29:04,271 Well, speaking of crying. 627 00:29:05,357 --> 00:29:06,752 I'm sorry. 628 00:29:08,903 --> 00:29:10,440 Please, don't apologize, Lily. 629 00:29:11,808 --> 00:29:13,853 I just don't want to lose her, too. 630 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:17,981 "Too"? What do you mean? 631 00:29:18,782 --> 00:29:21,245 My dad died when I was 11. 632 00:29:23,328 --> 00:29:25,249 Oh. 633 00:29:25,292 --> 00:29:27,166 I'm so sorry, we didn't know. 634 00:29:27,216 --> 00:29:29,957 He was on a work trip, 635 00:29:29,982 --> 00:29:33,021 and there was a car crash. 636 00:29:33,881 --> 00:29:36,869 I was just a kid, but I could still tell 637 00:29:36,913 --> 00:29:39,386 how heartbroken my mom was. 638 00:29:39,431 --> 00:29:41,651 I mean, she's usually so strong, 639 00:29:41,676 --> 00:29:45,309 like a fortress, but losing him... 640 00:29:47,206 --> 00:29:49,252 ...it almost destroyed her. 641 00:29:50,312 --> 00:29:52,096 But it sounds like you were there for her. 642 00:29:52,121 --> 00:29:53,384 Right? 643 00:29:53,705 --> 00:29:56,055 Bet you had to grow up pretty fast. 644 00:29:58,064 --> 00:30:00,502 I know she feels guilty 645 00:30:00,545 --> 00:30:02,591 about being away for work, 646 00:30:02,993 --> 00:30:04,680 but... 647 00:30:04,723 --> 00:30:07,683 you know, and she's away a lot. 648 00:30:07,726 --> 00:30:09,859 But I'm glad she has it. 649 00:30:09,902 --> 00:30:12,557 I mean, as soon as she went back to work after my dad died, 650 00:30:13,003 --> 00:30:14,630 she got better. 651 00:30:17,867 --> 00:30:20,086 You're a very strong young woman, Lily. 652 00:30:26,223 --> 00:30:27,851 I should, um... 653 00:30:27,994 --> 00:30:29,213 I should check in with Sam. 654 00:30:29,356 --> 00:30:30,729 Yeah. 655 00:30:37,476 --> 00:30:39,304 Is everything all right? 656 00:30:39,454 --> 00:30:40,803 What? 657 00:30:40,846 --> 00:30:42,195 Is everything all right? 658 00:30:43,392 --> 00:30:44,633 Uh... 659 00:30:46,504 --> 00:30:48,893 Yeah, as you may already know 660 00:30:48,925 --> 00:30:51,422 based on your fancy file you have in front of you, 661 00:30:51,466 --> 00:30:53,076 Agent Blye and I 662 00:30:53,119 --> 00:30:55,295 are trying to adopt a child. 663 00:30:55,339 --> 00:30:57,505 As hopeful parents 664 00:30:57,561 --> 00:30:59,963 and law enforcement officers, 665 00:30:59,987 --> 00:31:01,902 getting killed in the line of duty has obviously 666 00:31:01,945 --> 00:31:04,209 crossed our mind once or twice. 667 00:31:08,158 --> 00:31:10,563 And I fully recognize 668 00:31:10,606 --> 00:31:14,022 everyone deals with trauma differently, 669 00:31:15,157 --> 00:31:16,985 but if Kensi... 670 00:31:22,966 --> 00:31:26,361 If Kensi, um... 671 00:31:26,985 --> 00:31:29,378 died, I don't... 672 00:31:30,914 --> 00:31:33,194 I just can't imagine remaining operational 673 00:31:33,238 --> 00:31:35,849 with an 11-year-old. 674 00:31:38,939 --> 00:31:42,899 And yet that's exactly what Laura Song chose to do. 675 00:31:50,392 --> 00:31:51,865 So I just thought that information 676 00:31:51,908 --> 00:31:54,084 should be relayed to Sam. 677 00:31:54,128 --> 00:31:56,348 Sam, hey, it's Deeks. Listen, we've been talking to Lily, 678 00:31:56,391 --> 00:31:57,914 and there's something you should know. 679 00:31:59,307 --> 00:32:02,310 Sam? Sam? 680 00:32:04,232 --> 00:32:06,234 Damn it. Kens. 681 00:32:06,259 --> 00:32:08,435 - Yeah. What is it? - Uh... 682 00:32:08,509 --> 00:32:10,250 I can't reach the safe house on the comms, 683 00:32:10,275 --> 00:32:11,841 and the cameras are off-line. 684 00:32:11,891 --> 00:32:13,240 - Okay, well, let's call Fatima. - I already did. 685 00:32:13,265 --> 00:32:14,440 Nobody's picking up. 686 00:32:14,583 --> 00:32:16,281 - Wait, what's going on? - Uh, nothing. 687 00:32:16,324 --> 00:32:17,606 We're just having some technical issues. 688 00:32:17,630 --> 00:32:19,240 Now we got an LAPD alert. 689 00:32:19,284 --> 00:32:21,155 We got gunshots and explosion in the area. 690 00:32:21,198 --> 00:32:22,330 - Okay, stay with Lily. - Yeah. 691 00:32:22,374 --> 00:32:23,505 I'll be right back. 692 00:32:25,385 --> 00:32:27,640 When I got to the safe house, the, um... 693 00:32:27,930 --> 00:32:29,323 the comms had returned. 694 00:32:29,348 --> 00:32:31,208 The tactical team must have retreated 695 00:32:31,252 --> 00:32:32,688 with the signal jammer. 696 00:32:32,732 --> 00:32:34,560 Rountree, Fatima, do you copy? 697 00:32:34,603 --> 00:32:36,170 We copy. We're stuck in this elevator shaft. 698 00:32:36,213 --> 00:32:37,650 Top floor. 699 00:32:37,693 --> 00:32:39,232 We're coming to get you. 700 00:32:39,869 --> 00:32:41,218 Guys, it's me. I just pulled up. 701 00:32:42,829 --> 00:32:45,005 Coming in the front door. 702 00:32:47,921 --> 00:32:49,576 That's where I found her. 703 00:33:08,637 --> 00:33:10,030 Thank you for being here, Admiral. 704 00:33:10,073 --> 00:33:11,348 Not a problem. 705 00:33:21,433 --> 00:33:22,869 Ready when you are. 706 00:33:22,894 --> 00:33:24,303 Okay. 707 00:33:25,567 --> 00:33:27,177 Why don't you start by telling me what happened 708 00:33:27,221 --> 00:33:28,440 when you arrived on scene. 709 00:33:28,483 --> 00:33:30,485 Nothing happened when I arrived on scene. 710 00:33:30,529 --> 00:33:33,270 When I arrived on scene, it was already over. 711 00:33:33,314 --> 00:33:35,577 Laura Song was dead. 712 00:33:37,913 --> 00:33:38,958 Are we done? 713 00:33:40,452 --> 00:33:43,130 No, Admiral, we're not. 714 00:33:51,288 --> 00:33:52,725 What is this? I thought 715 00:33:52,768 --> 00:33:54,466 all the cameras in the safe house went down. 716 00:33:54,509 --> 00:33:55,902 This isn't from the safe house. 717 00:33:55,945 --> 00:33:57,730 It's from the construction site across the street. 718 00:33:58,228 --> 00:33:59,427 You pulled up, 719 00:33:59,471 --> 00:34:00,994 went inside 720 00:34:01,037 --> 00:34:02,996 and then left. 721 00:34:03,817 --> 00:34:05,738 Before Agent Blye arrived on scene. 722 00:34:30,177 --> 00:34:32,155 Fine. 723 00:34:32,679 --> 00:34:35,245 You want to know how Laura Song died? 724 00:34:36,933 --> 00:34:38,466 I shot her. 725 00:34:56,589 --> 00:34:58,069 You killed Laura Song? 726 00:35:00,202 --> 00:35:02,856 Based on recent intel leaks, 727 00:35:02,900 --> 00:35:07,818 I began to suspect that Laura had been turned by the Chinese. 728 00:35:07,861 --> 00:35:10,081 But I had to be sure. 729 00:35:12,605 --> 00:35:16,914 After all, she had served our country for over 20 years. 730 00:35:16,957 --> 00:35:20,700 So, in order to secure her for interrogation, 731 00:35:20,744 --> 00:35:24,313 I made up that story about her cover being blown. 732 00:35:24,356 --> 00:35:28,099 I had my team pick her up and place her in protective custody. 733 00:35:28,143 --> 00:35:29,622 And you didn't tell them? 734 00:35:29,666 --> 00:35:32,625 I needed them to play their roles perfectly. 735 00:35:32,669 --> 00:35:35,715 I couldn't... take the chance that they might... 736 00:35:35,759 --> 00:35:37,369 give something up. Uh... 737 00:35:37,413 --> 00:35:38,787 They're good... 738 00:35:40,111 --> 00:35:42,331 but she was the best I've ever known. 739 00:35:43,984 --> 00:35:46,770 When I arrived on scene, the lobby was empty. 740 00:35:48,163 --> 00:35:49,464 But... 741 00:35:49,489 --> 00:35:51,622 then I heard them coming downstairs. 742 00:35:53,064 --> 00:35:54,394 _ 743 00:35:54,418 --> 00:35:56,418 _ 744 00:35:57,230 --> 00:35:59,230 _ 745 00:36:06,779 --> 00:36:08,781 Drop the gun, Laura. 746 00:36:11,316 --> 00:36:13,449 Let me guess. 747 00:36:13,492 --> 00:36:15,015 My cover's still intact. 748 00:36:15,059 --> 00:36:16,391 I said drop the gun. 749 00:36:16,436 --> 00:36:17,922 You want to know the truth, Hollace? 750 00:36:17,959 --> 00:36:19,846 You think I'd believe you after all this? 751 00:36:21,370 --> 00:36:22,545 I guess not. 752 00:36:26,375 --> 00:36:28,503 And that's what happened. 753 00:36:28,942 --> 00:36:32,381 The, uh, tactical team was not there to kill her. 754 00:36:32,406 --> 00:36:34,800 They were there to extract her. 755 00:36:35,176 --> 00:36:37,596 And we didn't lose an operative. 756 00:36:39,842 --> 00:36:42,018 I killed a traitor. 757 00:36:43,827 --> 00:36:45,220 And now that you know that, 758 00:36:45,263 --> 00:36:47,047 you are going to forget it. 759 00:36:48,788 --> 00:36:50,616 Admiral, you have committed perjury 760 00:36:50,660 --> 00:36:52,764 and obstructed a federal investigation. 761 00:36:52,833 --> 00:36:54,879 I need to report all this to SECNAV. 762 00:36:54,904 --> 00:36:56,819 She already knows, you idiot. 763 00:36:58,537 --> 00:36:59,930 Go ahead. Call her. 764 00:36:59,973 --> 00:37:01,192 I'll wait. 765 00:37:03,050 --> 00:37:05,270 I'm trusting you to keep this confidential. 766 00:37:05,295 --> 00:37:06,600 - Yes, ma'am. - Can I trust you? 767 00:37:06,625 --> 00:37:07,974 - Course, ma'am. - Good. 768 00:37:08,035 --> 00:37:10,429 I fully understand. I... 769 00:37:13,509 --> 00:37:14,945 Happy now? 770 00:37:14,988 --> 00:37:16,338 I don't think "happy" is the right word. 771 00:37:16,381 --> 00:37:18,340 It's already been decided. 772 00:37:18,383 --> 00:37:21,125 The truth makes us look weak. 773 00:37:21,168 --> 00:37:23,301 So the official story is 774 00:37:23,345 --> 00:37:26,304 Laura Song died a hero. 775 00:37:26,348 --> 00:37:28,088 So my investigation... 776 00:37:28,132 --> 00:37:29,481 Just a formality. 777 00:37:29,525 --> 00:37:31,004 If we didn't have it, 778 00:37:31,048 --> 00:37:34,573 my agents would be asking a lot of questions. 779 00:37:35,661 --> 00:37:37,228 You have to tell them. 780 00:37:37,272 --> 00:37:39,317 I'm not authorized to tell them. 781 00:37:39,361 --> 00:37:40,971 But they blame themselves for what happened. 782 00:37:41,014 --> 00:37:43,843 If they have a great need to wallow in their angst, 783 00:37:43,887 --> 00:37:45,584 who am I to stand in their way? 784 00:37:45,628 --> 00:37:49,109 Besides, once they see the report from Cyber Command, 785 00:37:49,153 --> 00:37:51,329 they'll realize they're lucky to be alive. 786 00:37:51,373 --> 00:37:53,026 I assume you got the report. 787 00:37:53,070 --> 00:37:54,756 Uh... 788 00:37:54,988 --> 00:37:56,338 Yes. 789 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:58,771 They found a sustained breach 790 00:37:58,815 --> 00:38:01,208 of the ONI safe house security systems. 791 00:38:02,297 --> 00:38:05,343 The Chinese knew NCIS had Song 792 00:38:05,387 --> 00:38:08,061 from the moment she walked through the safe house doors. 793 00:38:08,086 --> 00:38:10,306 Bottom line: they did the best they could. 794 00:38:10,522 --> 00:38:13,656 And I expect to see that in your report. 795 00:38:16,441 --> 00:38:19,864 And now I think we are done here. 796 00:38:20,129 --> 00:38:21,695 I don't understand. 797 00:38:22,817 --> 00:38:23,862 Admiral, 798 00:38:23,918 --> 00:38:25,355 you recruited her. 799 00:38:25,511 --> 00:38:26,860 You trained her. Y-You... 800 00:38:26,885 --> 00:38:29,235 you knew her longer than anyone. 801 00:38:29,498 --> 00:38:31,587 Why would she turn? 802 00:38:33,502 --> 00:38:35,088 That's her story to tell. 803 00:38:56,742 --> 00:38:58,361 Hey. 804 00:38:59,179 --> 00:39:00,864 Hey. 805 00:39:01,573 --> 00:39:02,618 How's Lily? 806 00:39:03,199 --> 00:39:04,461 She'll be all right. 807 00:39:04,671 --> 00:39:06,064 She's strong, like her mom. 808 00:39:06,361 --> 00:39:07,623 How are you guys? 809 00:39:08,624 --> 00:39:11,278 Not in the mood to answer any more questions. 810 00:39:11,322 --> 00:39:12,715 Especially that one. 811 00:39:12,917 --> 00:39:14,252 Yeah. 812 00:39:21,061 --> 00:39:22,628 What are you still doing down here? 813 00:39:22,653 --> 00:39:24,263 We have a case. 814 00:39:24,466 --> 00:39:26,076 Someone tried to steal 815 00:39:26,119 --> 00:39:28,426 a munitions supply on its way to Pendleton. 816 00:39:29,142 --> 00:39:31,770 Let's find 'em before they try again. 817 00:40:57,362 --> 00:41:00,104 Drop the gun, Laura. 818 00:41:02,481 --> 00:41:04,222 I said drop the gun! 819 00:41:04,247 --> 00:41:05,987 You want to know the truth, Hollace? 820 00:41:09,517 --> 00:41:12,433 You didn't choose me all those years ago. 821 00:41:12,458 --> 00:41:14,503 I chose you. 822 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:18,042 You were the perfect mark. 823 00:41:18,293 --> 00:41:20,904 The man with the broken family, 824 00:41:21,234 --> 00:41:24,020 looking for a second chance. 825 00:41:24,801 --> 00:41:27,064 You really think I'd believe you after all this?