MAN: Okay, we're set.
Later this week, Congress will be voting on
a $14 billion appropriation for construction
of a new class aircraft carrier.
Many watchdog groups feel that the money would be better spent
at home, on schools and infrastructure.
Your opinion?
Well... uh, that's a difficult question for me to answer.
I don't really know what the military needs.
That's a husband question.
I'd have to talk to him to see how I feel about it.
Thank you.
Your honesty is refreshing.
MAN: Okay, we're good.
Chad, the guy with the camera over there.
Excuse me, sir, ZNN.
Can we interview you for the evening news?
No. No.
It'll only take a second.
Please, don't point that at me.
Please, sir, if you could just...
(tires squealing)
(people screaming)
Someone call 911!
♪ NCIS 9x04 ♪ Enemy on the Hill Original Air Date on October 11, 2011
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
♪
Gibbs, Gibbs, Gibbs, Gibbs, Gibbs.
Whoa, whoa, Abby, what, what?
You're not going to believe it.
I was chosen.
I'm a match.
They want me down at the hospital
for an interview right away.
What, you donating bone marrow again?
No. A kidney.
Who do you know that needs a kidney?
I don't know him. I just volunteered.
Abby, slow down. Back up. What are you talking about?
I heard about it at church.
There's this 18-year-old kid,
he's on dialysis, and he needs a kidney,
but nobody in his family was a match,
so I had to do something.
So I went down to the hospital and got tested,
and they just called me.
You're going to give a perfectly good kidney to a total stranger?
Are you out of your mind? That is very noble.
Abby, that's major surgery.
What's the recovery time on that?
It's gotta be weeks.
Well, I don't know, but I'll find out.
I have an interview with
the transplant coordinator in, like, an hour.
Hey, Gibbs.
Hey, Detective Sportelli, what are you doing here?
- Long time. - I gotta go.
Abby, don't you commit to anything.
It's gonna be great.
Sportelli, what's up?
I arrested The Cooler.
Come on, FBI's most-wanted list.
It's a career-making bust.
The Cooler?
He puts people on ice.
Yeah, he's suspected in at least a half-dozen
high-profile contract assassinations.
Right.
The only thing tying the cases together
is the slugs taken from the victims.
Yeah, he's been like a ghost, blending into the background.
FBI has no idea what he looks like, let alone have a name.
They got one now.
Paul Arliss.
He's been living the good life in suburbia.
On a cul-de-sac in Woodley Park.
How'd you catch him?
News crew doing on-the-street interviews.
He tried to avoid the camera and ran into traffic.
Got hit by a van. He's in critical condition.
I saw footage of that on the news last night.
They did not mention anything about him being a fugitive.
We kept it quiet till we figured out who he was.
You gotta keep that quiet.
Shh.
You wouldn't want anyone to know.
Great work, Detective Sportelli.
You arrested the unconscious man.
Did you have to cuff him when he was down on the sidewalk there?
How'd you I.D. him?
Ballistics tied the weapon he was carrying
to four unsolved hits.
You here to gloat?
No, I'm here to help you.
We found surveillance photos
and handwritten notes in his car,
parked about a block away.
Looks like his next target
is going to be a Navy Lieutenant Commander named Geoffrey Brett.
GIBBS: You got any leads on who hired Arliss?
Nope.
Well, we need to interview him.
Where is he?
Washington General Hospital prison ward.
I'll call you when he's able to speak.
Great detective work, Sportelli.
I think we're all very proud of you.
Always a pleasure, DiNozzo.
Boss, Commander Brett's
an Academy grad.
Top Gun pilot.
Flew F-18 Hornets
in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Got shot down over Kunar Province.
TONY: Wait a second.
I know him.
That's the guy that survived by eating
mud, bark and bugs while evading the Taliban.
McGEE: Yep. Took the Marines
two weeks to find and rescue him.
One tough S.O.B. McGEE: He's divorced,
has one daughter.
Currently assigned as a legislative fellow
to the House Armed Services Committee.
(phone ringing)
MAN: Good afternoon.
Lieutenant Commander Brett's office.
BRETT: You say this guy was trying to kill me.
Got a good reason to believe so.
ZIVA: He's a wanted contract killer.
(chuckles)
This is crazy.
I can't think of anyone who would want me dead.
So, uh, it's got to be a joke.
Captain Thornton put you up to this, didn't he?
GIBBS: I don't know Captain Thornton.
BRETT: Well, clearly this must be some sort of mistake.
Metro police came to us with solid evidence.
Well, you said the guy's been caught,
so there's nothing to worry about.
Whoever hired him to kill you, wants you dead.
They'll find someone else to do the job.
We would like to put you in protective custody
until we know more.
You're serious?
(chuckles)
I can take care of myself.
My job is to advise the members of the Armed Services Committee.
There's a critical vote about to take place on the Hill
regarding a substantial military expenditure.
I'm going to be in sensitive meetings all week.
Why don't you let an agent shadow you at work.
We'll set you up tonight at the officers' quarters
at the Navy Yard. Yeah, I don't know, I've...
And who will be the agent shadowing me?
Hi, Ducky.
Just a second, Abby.
I'm just finishing cleaning and lubricating
the Hornby model of my namesake-- "The Mallard."
Magnificent locomotive.
It set the world speed record for a steam engine back in 1938.
126 miles per hour.
It was on a slight downgrade
between Bytham and Essendine.
(chuckles)
Remained in service until 1960...
Abby?
What's the matter?
Do you have a minute?
Certainly.
- I just came from the hospital. - I heard.
Donating a kidney is not a decision to be taken lightly.
The transplant coordinator
said that I'm not the only one that's a match.
- There's also a guy. - Really?
Well, usually it's hard to find one donor that's a match.
Yeah, exactly.
That's why she was amazed that
she found a brother and a sister both willing to donate.
Your brother also volunteered?
No. I spoke to Luca.
He doesn't know anything about it.
I'm confused.
Why does the transplant coordinator think
that you and this man are siblings?
As part of the screening process,
we had to give a mitochondrial DNA sample.
Ours was a dead-on match, Ducky.
More than 99.9%.
I mean, we have to be full-on brother and sister, right?
I-I pressed the coordinator for details on the guy--
like his name and address, but she clammed up,
saying she'd said too much already.
It's pro forma for all donors'
medical and personal records to be kept confidential.
Could my parents have had another child
they gave up for adoption?
I mean, it doesn't make any sense.
I don't believe it.
And neither does my little brother Luca.
He's as blown away as I am.
With your parents deceased,
isn't there anyone else you can ask?
Thanks for listening.
(siren wailing)
I think we should have waited for Gibbs.
No time. Sportelli said he was conscious.
We don't know for how long.
Now, listen, when we get into the room,
you let me do the talking. Why?
The Cooler's evaded the FBI for years.
Getting him to tell us who took out the hit on Commander Brett
is going to take a deft hand.
Oh, and that's you?
You didn't even know who The Cooler was until I told you.
Neither did Ziva.
No, I need to talk to Arliss alone,
so you've got to get Sportelli out of the room.
And how am I supposed to do that?
Well, I don't know-- you distract him.
Talk about your stupid obsession with jet packs--
men strapped to rockets.
Hey, I am not obsessed.
Special agents.
You're not going to get to talk to Arliss, boys.
You said we could.
- He flatlined. - He's dead?
Over and out.
Hard to believe this guy was an infamous killer.
Up until yesterday, his only claim to fame
was salesman of the year
as a manufacturer's rep for a furniture company.
He's got a wife, two kids, no criminal record.
Not even a parking ticket.
He evaded the FBI for years by hiding in plain sight.
In a weird way, you got to admire the guy...
He's a mass murderer.
Despicable.
Nothing to admire.
Did you connect Arliss to anyone who knows Commander Brett?
Not yet. Metro's got a team going through his house.
If only I could have interrogated him, I tell ya.
Five minutes in my magic hands
and I would have had him
coughing up the name of that hit man.
- Five minutes? - Five minutes,
because I learned from the best.
We need to find out who hired him.
I've been looking for enemies.
But Commander Brett is a decorated hero.
He's well-liked. Spoke to his former C.O.
Brett climbed over some people
while angling for his plum assignment on the Hill,
but no one denies he deserved it.
While angling for his plum assignment on the Hill?
Who talks like that?
I'm already five minutes late.
Is your day always this busy?
Some are worse.
Especially when there's a big vote.
It's the first time I've ever been accompanied
by a woman who's packing.
Huh. Packing?
Carrying a gun.
Why does someone who looks like you become an NCIS agent?
What are agents supposed to look like?
Stern, surly, humorless.
Agent Gibbs.
The problem with you guys
is you're too uptight.
Try lightening up a little.
Hey...
Agent Ziva, relax. I know him.
Relax.
(groans)
Sorry, Nick. You okay?
Yeah. No!
What the hell is going on?
Nick, NCIS Special Agent Ziva David.
NCIS?
They mistakenly believe I need protection.
It's nothing really.
You just roughed up one of the barons of K Street.
He's trying to avoid using the pejorative. I'm a lobbyist.
Listen, are you going to be in your office later this afternoon?
I need to talk to you about something.
- Yeah, I'll be back around 4:00. - Okay, great.
Nice meeting you, I think.
Thanks for being so discreet.
What the hell's DiNozzo doing?
I don't know.
Are you sure about Arliss' wife?
She thought he was on the road, selling furniture.
Be my guest. Talk to her. Look around.
Better move fast.
FBI's on their way.
They're taking over.
Hate those guys.
Glory hounds.
I'd rather deal with you than the Bureau.
I don't blame you.
Hey, boss!
Something's wrong here.
I paced off the inside and outside of the garage.
There's a couple feet missing.
Looks like there's some electrical power
going behind this wall.
Sounds hollow.
There's something back here.
GIBBS: There's a seam.
That's interesting.
(latch clicks)
Eureka.
SPORTELLI: The FBI'S gonna have a field day.
GIBBS: Oh, yeah, they will.
Do you want to let us take the computer?
Our people are real good.
Yeah, our people are real good.
You'll tell me what you find, Gibbs.
Yeah, sure.
ABBY: No, this doesn't have anything
to do with a sweepstakes.
I...
No, no, I'm Abigail,
your niece... Gloria's daughter?
(hushed): What're you doing?
I found something on Arliss' computer.
I need to clone his hard drive.
Do you have your USB-3 cable?
Oh, yeah.
No, no, I'm not a cheerleader anymore.
I graduated high school a long time ago.
Um, I'm sorry.
I can't bring you bonbons now.
I live in Washington, DC now.
I'll visit soon, yeah, I promise.
No, this is, this is Abby.
Abby Sciuto.
Okay, Aunt Gert,
go have your dinner.
Okay.
Love you. Bye.
McGEE: Abby, you okay?
I just thought if anyone would know about my parents
giving up a child, it'd be my Aunt Gert,
but she can't even remember her own name, poor thing.
Her dementia's gotten so bad.
That your aunt?
No, it's my mom.
Wow, she was beautiful.
She was beautiful.
What'd you find?
Well, the day before Arliss was hit by the truck,
he received a $25,000 wire transfer
from the brokerage account
of a "George Kaplan."
$25,000.
That's how much it costs to get somebody whacked these days?
Mr. Kaplan lives at 1313 Branchport Avenue, Northwest,
apartment 3C.
Abby?
I wish you could spend the night, honey,
but something has come up
and Daddy has to stay in the city, okay?
I'll talk to your mother.
We'll see if we can work out something for the weekend.
Yes, I promise.
Okay, I love you, sweetheart. Bye.
How old is she?
Eight.
She, uh, she has special needs, but she doesn't let it stop her.
She's a great kid.
Hm. She's adorable.
What's her name?
Matilda.
I call her Tilly.
She's my life.
Agent Gibbs.
You found something.
You know a man named George Kaplan?
No. Should I?
We believe he put out the hit on you.
Well, has he been arrested?
No, not yet.
We got a lead on an address.
We're still looking for him.
This is getting crazier.
Why would someone I don't know want to have me killed? It's...
Should I be concerned about my daughter?
My ex wanted to take Tilly
to her parent's house in Hilton Head.
I'm gonna tell her to do it.
What do you expect to see?
I don't know.
You'd think a guy who popped 25 grand for a hit
would live in better digs than this.
I've been meaning on getting that fixed.
McGEE: Boss, this is the landlady,
Mrs. Roach.
Understand you don't have a warrant, boss.
I can get one if you want.
Let's get this over with. I'm missing Judge Judy.
Ugh! Kaplan's got terrible taste.
The apartment comes furnished.
I picked everything out.
GIBBS: How long's Kaplan been living here?
Over a year. Maybe a year and a half.
No clothes in the closet.
No food.
When's the last time you saw Kaplan?
When I rented him the apartment.
- You haven't seen him since? - Don't think so.
You don't find it strange
that someone rents an apartment from you then doesn't use it?
He's my best tenant.
Doesn't make any noise.
His business manager sends a check, every month, on time.
Guy who lives in this dump like this has a business manager?
No offense.
What's the business manager's name?
I don't know.
I mean, I got the name in my apartment.
Now I suppose you want me to go down and get it.
You wanna come with me, boss?
I'll wait here.
That's what they call a "turkey vulture."
20 years past a cougar.
Still likes to hunt, but too old to take down the prey.
ROACH: I wouldn't bet on that.
Dust for prints, boss?
Yeah.
It's late.
I'm not that hungry.
Let's just get to the Navy Yard.
I really don't want to spend the night there.
Well, hopefully, it won't be for long.
Let's take the stairs. It's quicker.
After you.
(latch clicks)
Sorry.
(doorknob rattling) Open it.
Buh-bye.
Brett! (grunts)
Any response to the BOLO?
No.
I felt, all day, he wanted to shake me.
It's hard to protect someone who doesn't want protection.
His cell's still off.
What was his schedule this morning?
Has to be in his office by 11:00 a.m.
for a conference call with Admiral Mosley in Pearl Harbor.
I doubt he'll miss that.
You got anything on Kaplan?
There's no DC driver's license or passport issued
to a George Kaplan at 1313 Branchport Avenue, Northwest.
We're trying surrounding states, but it's common name.
There's gonna be a lot of hits.
Military or criminal record?
None.
I got something. Ha-ha!
The Social Security number
of the George Kaplan
on Branchport Avenue.
Why does that name sound so familiar?
Where'd you get the number?
Kaplan's stockbroker.
Turns out he's got $1.1 mil in the account
that paid for the hit man.
Broker give you a description?
Doesn't think he ever met him.
Dealt with the business manager, a Drew Turner.
It's the same name we got from the landlady.
The broker says it's not unusual.
Deals with business managers all the time.
Turns out that Turner had power of attorney--
all the documentation you need
to open an account.
Which means he's got Kaplan's Social Security number
and address,
which has to be a residence; can't be a P.O. box.
Kaplan files state and federal tax returns.
prepared by...
...Drew Turner.
Time to talk to him.
DiNozzo, subpoena the records of Kaplan's account... now.
(doorbell chimes)
Drew Turner?
Yes.
You're a woman.
What gave it away?
NCIS.
Agents McGee and DiNozzo.
We need to speak with you.
Navy investigators.
I am running really late to a meeting with the IRS, so...
(phone ringing)
Come on in.
Drew Turner.
Yeah, I just got back into town this morning.
Listen, they are only auditing your entertainment expenses
and I'm bringing copies of all your receipts.
So relax, you have nothing to w about, Harry.
Yeah, I, uh, can meet you in ten...
15 minutes at the most.
Okay, bye.
Nervous client.
First time being audited. Sorry.
TONY: Must be nice...
working out of your home.
Never late to work.
Yeah, (chuckles) I bet.
CPA. So you do personal tax returns?
Yeah.
It's impressive.
We're looking for a client of yours, George Kaplan.
Do you know where we can find him?
Uh, you check his apartment?
Yes.
Okay, uh... maybe he's out of town.
He seems to move around a lot.
I haven't seen him since last tax season.
Can you describe him? George?
Yeah, um, on the shorter side, five-eight maybe.
Dark hair.
I don't really know him that well.
I mean, I just helped him set up an investment account
and do his taxes once a year.
What is this about?
Do you know a Lieutenant Commander named Geoffrey Brett?
No. Sorry.
And I gotta get going.
I mean, my client is at at the IRS office and
he is hyperventilating.
Well, we just need you to come by
the Navy Yard and help us with a sketch of Kaplan.
Are you gonna be there?
Definitely.
You'll be working with our forensic scientist Abby Sciuto.
Whatever. I mean,
I'll be there as soon as I'm done
with the IRS; let's say an hour,
two at the most?
Sounds good.
Thanks.
BRETT: How much trouble am I in?
You're not taking the threat on your life seriously.
You're right, I'm not. It's bogus.
Fact: a professional hit man is targeting you.
You have no basis.
I can't, for the life of me, think of anyone
I've pissed off that bad.
Why'd you ditch me?
Okay, this is awkward.
The truth?
That would be nice.
I was uncomfortable having you with me
in meetings all day, but there was no way
I could let you accompany me last night.
I was with a woman.
- She married? - No,
and no jealous ex-boyfriends.
Trust me, I thought of that.
You two don't get it.
I've got a life to live.
And if anyone's trying to kill me,
I can take care of myself.
I'm glad this is your detail and not mine.
Go on.
(groaning sigh)
GIBBS: What do you got, Abbs?
Whoa, Gibbs, you scared me.
What are you doing?
Um, I'm searching male birth records
from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
You find anything?
- No. - How'd you make out
with the prints found in Kaplan's apartment?
Um, I haven't gotten to them yet.
What about the computer sketch of Kaplan?
His business manager never showed up.
Did you tell Tony, McGee?
No.
- I've been a little distracted, Gibbs. - Abbs.
I need you.
I appreciate it.
Broker said he got a call from Drew Turner,
the hot, sexy accountant,
last week, authorizing the money transfer
to Costa Rica from Kaplan's account.
She told us she hadn't spoken to Kaplan since last tax season.
She lied.
Well, I guess she won't be doing your taxes.
I'm going to call Gibbs.
Hold it, probie.
I'm the one who subpoenaed the brokerage papers.
Uh, yeah, but I'm the one that traced the transfer
to the gambling Web site.
(phone ringing)
Boss, that's me. No, actually, that was me.
I got Kaplan's brokerage statement.
Week before the 25 grand was wired to the hit man,
there was a $500,000 withdrawal.
I tracked it to an online
gambling Web site in Costa Rica.
Transaction was initiated
by Kaplan's business manager, Drew Turner.
We told you that Drew is a woman, right?
Of course we did.
She is authorized to sign on the account.
You knew that, too. She told us
she hadn't talked to Kaplan in months.
We think that little kitty cat is up to something.
Clearly, she and George Kaplan
were in this together.
Turner did not show to do the sketch with Abby.
Bring her in.
(doorbell chimes)
(rhythmically snapping fingers)
She's not home.
Car's here.
I'm going to have Abby track her cell.
(whistling)
(sighs)
What do you expect to see, Tony?
You don't have to track her cell. She's home.
What's she doing?
Not much.
We better call Gibbs.
SPORTELLI: She's a civilian. I want the body.
No. We found her.
She's our lead to who may have put out
the hit out on the commander.
A lot of good she's going to do you dead.
She leave a suicide note?
The late Ms. Turner did not commit suicide.
What are you talking about? She hung herself.
GIBBS: Dr. Mallard,
meet Metro Detective Sportelli.
Good morning. I'd shake hands, but, uh...
Ah, I'm cool. What are you thinking, Duck?
Well, the hanging was staged.
How can you tell? Well, to begin with,
suicide by hanging is very unusual,
uncharacteristic for a female.
So I was suspicious.
Human flesh reacts differently after death.
When a person hangs themself,
they are suspended by the neck
with the weight of the body pulling downwards.
The ligature creates a furrow
with a pattern that runs from the front to the back.
But when the ligature is applied after death,
as in this case, you can see it's fairly even.
The tissue, not being infused with blood,
reacts differently.
It's drier and more yellowish.
Then how did she die?
Well, I opened up the neck,
and I found bruising on her organs
consistent with manual strangulation.
Ms. Turner was choked to death,
and then hanged to make it look as if
the manner of death was indeed suicide.
TONY: A cover-up?
Fake suicide?
Think she was killed by George Kaplan?
What if there isn't a Kaplan?
The only person other than Drew Turner
who says that they met Kaplan is his landlady,
and she's got a real fuzzy memory.
We've got no photo I.D. of him.
Maybe Drew Turner was Kaplan.
I don't know.
She doesn't look like a George to me.
Besides, the two of them did sign
the authorization card for the brokerage account.
She could have disguised her handwriting and signed both.
Faked suicide, fake names,
women pretending to be men.
This is getting messy.
I tell you what...
I'm out of here.
I'll let you duke it out with the FBI.
So long, Gibbs.
How does this all tie into Commander Brett?
We still don't know
why someone wants him dead.
It's like Deep Throat said in All the President's Men:
"Follow the money."
There's over a million bucks
in Kaplan's account still.
We know what he spent some of it on.
Paying off gambling debts,
ordering a hit.
Where'd the money come from?
McGEE: Boss, I'm going to try and get Abby to compare
both signatures, see if they were made by the same person.
Try, McGee?
Well, Abby's been real distracted
by this brother thing. Yeah, I noticed.
She had no luck finding the guy.
Do your thing.
See what you can find out about the brother.
Drew Turner?
Nope, never heard the name.
Who is he?
She.
Kaplan's business manager.
She was found dead yesterday.
- How did she die? - Murdered.
There's a connection to the hit on you.
That is why you need to stay in protective custody, Commander.
(chuckling): All right.
You convinced me.
I won't fight you anymore.
Look at the spacing between the letters and the names.
I compared the relative height, width, size and slant
of the letters that are common
to both names-- "E," "N" and "R."
The baseline habits are totally different,
so these signatures
were definitely made by two separate people.
You sure?
McGee.
Now, look at Kaplan's signature.
The counter of the "A"s and the cramped loop of the "E"--
it's a very masculine trait.
So there's a difference
between male and female handwriting?
Of course.
Well, I was wrong.
There is a George Kaplan, and he's out there somewhere.
I'm going to dust the original signature card.
Maybe Kaplan left a print when he signed it.
Aha!
My dynamic duo.
Does anyone know where I can find Gibbs?
Uh, think he's still in the conference room.
What do you got?
♪ I know where Kaplan got the money. ♪
Can you just try telling us like a normal human being?
Oh.
All the funds were wired from the Broussard Banque
in Geneva, Switzerland. Whose account?
I don't know yet.
But I'm going to find out.
See ya!
We got to keep him away from that new coffee machine.
Geoff, you got a sec? We need to talk.
I think we're losing Kenneally's vote.
Hello.
Hi.
I'll let you two talk.
She's still here.
You going to tell me what's going on?
NCIS says there's been a threat on my life.
Don't worry. It's got to be a mistake.
This will all go away in a couple days.
In the last year and a half, there have been
four deposits into George Kaplan's account,
totaling $1.5 million.
They all came from the Broussard Banque in Switzerland.
Special Agent Survoy in Marseilles
is currently trying to find out who authorized
the transfer of funds to Kaplan.
Abby looks like she's in a better mood.
You got something, Abbs? ABBY: Oh, yeah.
I pulled the prints of three people
off the brokerage account signature card.
One was a clerk that works in the file room.
And Drew Turner, the business manager.
And-- ta-da-- Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey Brett.
- His fingerprints are on the card? - Oh, there's more.
Look at the uppercase "G"s,
and then the lowercase "O"s, "E"s and "R"s.
Those signatures came from the same person.
Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey Brett is George Kaplan.
It doesn't make sense.
I mean, what, did Brett put a hit out on himself?
Did he kill Drew Turner?
We need proof that Brett and Drew Turner knew each other.
George Kaplan!
(laughing): Of course.
Oh, I'm slipping.
- What took me so long? - Spit it out, DiNozzo.
The Hitchcock classic, North by Northwest--
George Kaplan is the name of the guy
who never existed.
Brett created Kaplan
to hide the money he was getting
from the Broussard Banque in Switzerland.
Drew Turner had to be in on it.
She helped Brett set the whole thing up.
She opened up a brokerage account under the fake name,
filed all the tax returns
and rented an apartment
so they'd have a valid mailing address.
DiNozzo, fill Ziva in.
(cell phone ringing)
David.
- Can Brett hear you? - Yes, of course.
You sitting down?
What is it?
Put on your most Mossad/ninja face.
No big reaction.
Commander Brett is George Kaplan.
They are one and the same person.
Oh, really?
So what's the plan?
Gibbs wants you to hang in there until we know more.
Don't let him out of your sight
like you did last time.
(laughs) Nice. Well, I'll wait for you
to call me back, then, sweetheart.
- Good luck. - Bye.
Boyfriend?
GIBBS: DiNozzo, get me Special Agent Survoy in Marseilles.
I want to know who this money's coming from.
McGEE: Boss.
What is that?
That call was from a friend at Health and Human Services.
This is the name and address of the man
whose DNA matches Abby's.
What should I do with it?
I'll take care of it.
(elevator bell dings)
(elevator door opens)
You bring me a Caf-POW! as my reward?
No. I've got something else for you.
Is that what I think it is?
His name's Kyle Davis?
That's a lot of responsibility.
What are you gonna do with it?
I want to meet him.
Okay.
You sure you want to open that door?
Yeah.
Okay.
You want me to go with you?
I think... I think this is something I have to do alone.
(cell phone rings)
Okay.
You've always known what's best for Abby.
GIBBS: Yeah, it's Gibbs.
I've been in contact with Broussard Banque in Geneva.
Under the 2009 information-sharing agreement
with the United States,
they gave me the name of the company
who wired the funds to "George Kaplan."
It's a foreign subsidiary of Stembridge Marine.
It's one of the largest naval shipbuilders in the U.S.
And Brett's the liaison for the House Armed Services Committee.
For the past year, he's been running
up and down the halls of Congress,
pushing Stembridge Marine's $14 billion aircraft carrier.
It's like having their own lobbyist.
Can you say "kickback"?
Thank you, Special Agent Survoy.
I heard there's an opening in Contingency Response.
Could you put in a good--
Boss, I ran a matrix comparing
Brett's and Drew Turner's credit card statements.
Almost every Thursday night over the last two years,
they've both hung at the 1812 Pub.
Bartender thought they were an item.
TONY: Brett couldn't explain his massive income.
Not on a Navy salary.
He had to launder it, so he got a little help
from his bar honey/accountant, Drew Turner.
They created the fictitious George Kaplan,
then they ran the money through the brokerage account,
so they could make it legal.
It was brilliant.
Yeah.
Until it went sideways.
(dogs barking)
(birds chirping)
Hi.
Cute, huh?
He has a great personality.
You want to hold him?
Do I know you from somewhere?
Um, I don't think so.
(dog yips softly)
The dog park on 11th, right?
I've never been there.
You sure look familiar.
(dog yips)
Are you looking to rescue a pet today?
Um... no. I wa-- I was just window-shopping.
But I-I really admire what you do here.
I love your dog collar.
We have a pit bull terrier
that has one just like it.
Come-come take a look.
I'm... You'll get a kick out of her.
Come on.
The vote's in a couple days.
I have better things to do than be dragged back to NCIS.
We had a break in the case.
Why don't you just tell me what it is?
"Interrogation Room"?
Well, that doesn't sound good.
Oh. Sorry.
Did not know this room was used.
Not a problem.
Just finishing up here.
You know Nick Sandlock.
We were just talking about Stembridge, kickbacks
and Swiss banks.
GIBBS: Hey.
We can talk in here.
Bye-bye.
Special Agent McGee.
You look like you may need to sit down, Commander.
Yeah, sounded like a pretty sweet plan
till Drew Turner got in trouble.
What was it, Costa Rica?
Her gambling?
She was addicted to it.
When did you realize she was using your money
to pay off her bets?
When you said "George Kaplan"
took out a hit on me.
Drew was the only other person who knew that name.
With you dead, she'd have access to everything in the account.
The greedy bitch used the money to have me killed.
That why you ditched Ziva?
Hmm?
So you could go after her?
I was putting that money away for my daughter.
For her future needs.
(sighs)
I think this is where I tell you I need to talk to a lawyer.
(soft knocking on door)
(louder knocking on door)
(insistent knocking)
Door's unlocked, Abbs.
Hi, Gibbs.
So?
You see the guy?
Kyle?
My brother?
Yeah.
How'd it go?
It was fine.
I didn't tell him who I was.
He seems really, really nice.
He doesn't need the added stress.
I mean, he just got chosen to donate a kidney,
and the operation's tomorrow.
I just... I have things I have to work out, you know?
Are you drinking tea?
Yeah.
Don't tell Ducky.
He'll give me a lecture on brewing.
What do you need to work out, Abbs?
Just...
this whole brother-sister thing.
It didn't make any sense to me.
I mean, Kyle and me-- our DNA is a total match.
So, we have to have the same biological parents.
So then I was like, "What, did they give him up for adoption?
And I-I can't imagine the wonderful, loving parents
that raised me and Luca ever giving up a child.
But they would have adopted a child.
And they did.
Me.
I'm adopted, Gibbs.
How do you know that?
This is my mom's hair.
And I ran a DNA test on it
and I compared it to mine.
It wasn't a biological match, Gibbs.
So I...
I don't know who I am anymore.
I don't know who my parents were.
I'm just like... like Little Orphan Abby.
Abbs... you're still the same person.
Your parents-- they're still your parents,
as you remember them.
Family's more than just... DNA.
It's about.. people who care and take care of each other.
I know.
(sighs)
But why didn't they tell me I was adopted?
I mean, there's got to be a reason.
And I need to find out
before I completely turn Luca and Kyle's lives upside down.
You don't have to do this alone, Abby.
You've got a family.
And we'll help you through it.
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