NCIS s19e10 Episode Script
Pledge of Allegiance
1
And this is one of my faves.
It's a rose gold necklace with crystal pendant.
I'm not sure if you can see on camera, but it really sparkles.
Oh.
How much is that? $300, but depending on how much you buy today, I might be able to knock a little bit off.
Does it also come in yellow gold? Yes, and silver, and they can all be available to ship by tomorrow morning.
- [SCREAMS.]
- Officer Nazar! Military police! Identify yourself.
We're looking for Chief Warrant Officer Rafi Nazar! Where is he? Cover back.
- Who are you? - Uh, uh, fiancée.
MAN: Clear! MAN 2: Clear! Do you know where your fiancé is? Um, Kay, uh, sh-should we reschedule? What is going on? You may want to rethink that wedding.
Your fiancé is being charged with espionage.
[GASPS.]
No, not my checking account, my savings account.
I have already verified my Social Se Yeah, I'll hold.
- Is that your bank? - Yeah.
Fighting the, uh, service fee? - Not a service fee.
- Overdraft fee? Actually, no fees at all.
They're giving me money.
- What?! That's great.
- No, it's obviously a mistake.
I noticed a mystery deposit this morning.
- By who? - That's what I'm trying to figure out.
How much was it? Dude, $10,000.
Tim, hang up the phone.
- Hang up the phone.
- Wa-Wa-Wait.
- What are you doing? I got to fix this.
- Do you? Yes, I got Hello? Yeah, is this the manager? - Great.
Okay, so what happened? - McGee.
What? Look sharp.
Big guy's coming in hot.
Uh Actually, I got to call you back.
Everything all right, sir? No.
Where's Agent Knight? Right here.
Guess I picked the wrong time to use the restroom.
- What'd I miss? - VANCE: We're initiating a manhunt for a high-priority target.
Chief Warrant Officer Rafi Nazar.
Overnight, stole highly classified Navy software.
The Navy thinks Nazar plans to sell the tech to one of our enemies.
- Who's the buyer? - Navy doesn't know.
What does the technology do? Controls surveillance drones.
Nazar commands a team of UAV operators out of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.
As a Navy warrant officer, he has access to a digital master key, which operates hundreds of drones.
- He stole the master key? - VANCE: Correct.
Stole it how? Navy cybersecurity is bulletproof.
Eh, I don't care how he got it.
I care about what he does with it.
He was last seen by his fiancée leaving his house two hours ago.
Where's his fiancée now? In the conference room.
[DOOR OPENS.]
- Ms.
Barlow, hi.
- Rafi's not a traitor.
He is not a spy.
Do you understand me? We understand you're upset.
Because you're accusing him of something he did not do.
KNIGHT: Here's what we know.
He's U.
A.
and we are just trying to find him.
Why? So you can arrest him? So we can ask him some questions.
Rafi is a good man.
I'm sure he is, but he has disappeared, his phone is off, and there's classified Navy software that is missing.
Maybe he's in some kind of trouble.
Did you ever think of that? Have a seat.
This morning, how was he acting? Totally normal.
He made me breakfast.
- And what about last night? - Um We watched a movie and went to bed around What is it? Kay, if you know something, tell us.
He said he wasn't tired, so he decided to To what? - [SIGHS.]
- Go for a drive.
- What time was that? - I don't know, um, late.
But when I woke up this morning, he was right there beside me.
Okay, so he got up, made you breakfast, then he left for work? Yes.
KNIGHT: The best thing that you can do for your fiancé right now is to help us find him.
If he contacts you, will you let us know right away? - Yeah.
- [KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
Got a sec? Excuse us a moment.
The warrant came through for Nazar's phone.
No phone calls since his disappearance, but he got an incoming text at 3:46 this morning.
That's right around the same time the drone master key was stolen.
- What'd the text say? - "It's done.
" KNIGHT: Maybe Nazar had a partner who helped him hack the software.
Were you able to trace the text? It's me.
[ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING.]
[MUSIC CONTINUES.]
Bass, bass [MUSIC PLAYING LOUDLY.]
[MUSIC STOPS.]
It's not Nazar.
Clear.
We're back here.
I can't find an I.
D.
Don't need one.
I know who this guy is.
It's Andre Kopaloff.
He's a black hat hacker.
You guys recognize hackers on sight? This guy's pretty infamous.
Crazy talented.
Talented enough to hack the Navy? Oh, he's one of the few in the world who could probably do it.
So, Nazar had the access, Kopaloff had the skills, maybe they partnered up and stole the drone key together.
Looks like, uh, their partnership is dead.
So our cyber thief is also a killer? That's our working theory.
Kasie I.
D.
'd the bullets that Jimmy pulled from the body.
Nine millimeters.
Nazar has a nine registered to him.
And Nazar's still in the wind? Well, we know he's left the city.
Richmond police found his car abandoned in a strip mall an hour ago.
He hasn't used credit cards or his cell phone since he disappeared.
Yeah, but he's gonna have to come up for air eventually.
No way he's gonna sell that drone key without coming out of the shadows.
VANCE: Why would a decorated C.
W.
O.
with a sterling service record suddenly steal and murder? Money.
Or ideology.
Ideology to what? Well, I think it's a long shot, but we need to consider Taliban.
Nazar was born in Afghanistan.
His family moved to the U.
S.
when he was four.
- Great-uncle stayed behind.
- And did what? Three years ago, he was jailed for being a Taliban sympathizer.
Well, having criminal relatives doesn't make you a criminal.
There's more.
Nazar, two years ago, was assigned temporarily to Kabul.
We believe, while he was there, he made contact with the uncle.
You think he's been radicalized.
Think it's on the table.
He's got top secret security clearance.
I mean, the Navy doesn't hand those out like candy.
Not to mention the counterintelligence polygraphs - that he has to take.
- Which Nazar passed with flying colors, we know.
We're just throwing out all theories here.
Taliban controls the Afghan government now, so I'm sure they're in the market for classified U.
S.
technology.
I think we need something more concrete - before we make any accusations.
- PARKER: Agreed, which is why Torres and Knight are searching Nazar's home as we speak.
Search all you want.
You're not gonna find anything.
Oh, no, yeah, you're right.
I didn't find anything in here.
- What's that? - It's a gun case with no gun in it.
So? So, there's supposed to be a nine millimeter in here.
Where is it? Rafi must have it.
Yeah.
He must.
[SIGHS.]
When are you gonna be done? Just a few more minutes.
You look so happy in this photo.
I was.
I still am.
That was the night he proposed.
He was so nervous at dinner, and then dessert came.
The ring was inside the chocolate cake.
Only problem was, I started scarfing it down so fast, I almost ate the diamond.
How long have you known Rafi? Um We met, like, nine months ago.
Whirlwind romance.
When you know, you know.
Have you met his family? I don't know where you think you're going with this, but Rafi is a proud American.
You know what he did the day after he became a citizen? He joined the Navy.
That's called patriotism.
And we appreciate his service, but the fact is, innocent people don't run and hide.
Where is he? I'm done answering your questions.
You want to know about Rafi, go ask his fellow pilots.
See if they think he's a traitor.
PILOT: No.
He would never do that.
He's an exemplary C.
W.
O.
and boss.
Chief Warrant Officer Nazar is definitely not a traitor.
No way in hell he would've done this.
Sorry for cursing, ma'am.
It's okay, Petty Officer.
Thank you for your help.
Could we talk about the, uh, elephant in the room? I mean, someone's got to do it.
Sure.
Who are you? Mike Novaski.
Navy contracts me to, uh, debug the software.
What do you know? I know the Navy should've never given him top secret clearance.
Why? Well, I'm definitely not a racist, but somebody's got to say it.
"Rafi Na-zayr"? You know he wasn't even born here, right? Last week, I heard him talking on the phone, Afghan.
Probably hatching his plot.
It's called, uh, Pashto.
What is? The language of Afghanistan.
Oh.
I don't care.
But you get what I'm trying to say, right? Oh, loud and clear.
Point is, talking foreign It's a red flag.
[SPEAKING SPANISH.]
[SPEAKING MANDARIN.]
[CHUCKLES.]
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Captain Royce, sir.
Thank you for meeting with us, Captain.
I'm sure you're very busy.
And shocked, frankly.
Uh, still keep thinking we've made a mistake.
And you've confirmed that it was, uh, Chief Warrant Officer Nazar? Through a forensic analysis, yes.
There's a three-step authentication process to log into our system.
An access card, a 12-digit randomized code sent to his personal device, and facial rec.
It was him, 100%, but I still can't believe it.
That master key that he stole, how many surveillance drones does it control? Every one that's currently in the air right now.
Exact number is classified, but it's a lot.
And you can't just simply change the locks so the key doesn't work anymore? Well, we're in the process of doing that now, but it's not like flipping a switch.
It takes 36 hours for a master key change to propagate across our system.
- And until then? - It's fully operational.
What is the worst-case scenario here? That's also not something I'm authorized to discuss.
Then who is? The Secretary of the Navy.
This is my worst nightmare.
Worse for the Navy than when John Walker got in bed with the Soviets in the '70s.
We were cleaning up his mess for decades.
We cannot let history repeat itself, Director.
I couldn't agree more.
We have a lead on the buyer? Only speculation.
I need confirmation.
I can't unleash a counterattack unless we know who we're aiming our guns at.
What about the suspect? Nazar? We're still searching for him.
I've spoken with the attorney general.
We are authorizing NCIS, under Title 18, 2332, to employ any legal means necessary to apprehend Nazar.
2332? You want troops in the streets? Whatever it takes to get Nazar.
Is there something the Navy's not telling us? I've just been informed that the master key controls not only surveillance drones, but also combat drones.
22 of those are already flying as we speak.
Nazar has the power to launch an attack against the United States.
NEWS ANCHOR: A massive manhunt is underway for a decorated Navy drone pilot, who's now a murder suspect.
Rafi Nazar, last seen yesterday PARKER: Nice work on the media blitz.
His face is plastered all over the news.
He can't use his cell phone or credit card without triggering the alarm.
He makes his first mistake, we're gonna nail him.
He made his first mistake.
Nazar just called his fiancée.
So he turned on his phone? No, he called from a burner phone, but we were able to get a warrant on her line as well.
- We have audio? - Sending it to the plasma now.
- KAY: Hello? - NAZAR: Baby, it's me.
KAY: Oh, my God, Rafi? - Are you okay? - NAZAR: I'm safe, yes.
Not for long.
KAY: What is happening? They're saying you stole NAZAR: Baby, do you trust me? - No.
- KAY: Yes.
Yes, of course, always.
NAZAR: Then you know I-I didn't do this.
KAY: But why are you running? NAZAR: You see the news? They've already convicted me.
I wanted to tell you I'm going to Afghanistan.
KAY: Are you serious? Rafi, why? NAZAR: Someone set me up, and I'm gonna find out who.
Starting with my uncle.
KAY: Oh, God.
NAZAR: Will you come with me? KAY: I can't believe this is happening.
KAY: Yes.
Yes, I'll come with you.
NAZAR: Get our passports, and all the money from the safe, then sneak out of the house without being seen.
KAY: Okay.
Okay.
Where are we meeting? NAZAR: Our favorite restaurant.
One hour.
I love you.
KAY: I love you, too.
We have a guy watching Kay's house? Calling him now.
Have him detain her until you and Torres get there.
We need her to tell us the location of that restaurant.
What if she won't say? You're the hostage negotiator, make her say.
McGee.
Forensics.
Let's do it.
- Hey, Nick.
Good cop, bad cop? - Dibs on bad cop.
MCGEE: Hey.
- Kasie.
- Oh, hey.
I was just buzzing you.
I know where Nazar is.
- Did you trace the call? - What call? Well, Nazar Actually, never mind.
What do you got? KASIE: We know he abandoned his car in a parking lot in Richmond.
From there, I scoured surveillance and security footage to track him.
That's him in the blue hat.
He traveled five blocks from the parking lot to an AmeriTrain station.
He paid cash to buy a ticket on the Northwest Regional Line.
He's still on the train? No.
He got off at Union Station.
Back in D.
C.
He left the station, turned northwest on Massachusetts Avenue.
That's all the shots I have so far, and according to the timestamp, that was 14 minutes ago.
Restaurant must be downtown.
That's where we're going, too.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
TORRES: It's Torres and Knight.
Why is this guy holding me prisoner in my own house? Were you going somewhere? Hmm? Maybe to meet Rafi at your favorite restaurant? So you were listening.
But that means you heard Rafi say that he's innocent.
He's not gonna confess.
He knew we had your phone tapped.
What is that? Hmm? Let's take a look.
Two passports.
About, what? 600 bucks.
- Agent Torres.
- You're packing kind of light considering you're moving to Afghanistan.
Agent Torres, will you please wait in the car with Leigh? [DOOR CLOSES.]
You know, Agent Torres is a a good agent, but he just doesn't understand love.
How it can make you do crazy things.
Yesterday, you were planning your wedding.
Today, you're running away with a man the Navy is saying is a traitor.
Your head must be spinning.
It's like a nightmare I can't wake up from.
If you go to Afghanistan, your nightmare is just beginning.
You will be the target of an international manhunt, and we won't be able to help you.
Or you could help us.
If Rafi truly is the victim of some huge misunderstanding, you could put all of this behind you and go back to your lives, here in the U.
S.
What do you want me to do? KNIGHT: You're doing just fine, Kay.
Have a seat if you can hear me.
Torres, you in position? Sure.
You and McGee enjoy your lunch, while I write parking tickets.
You know, people are looking at me like I kicked their dog.
They're not even real tickets, people.
I'll swap places with you any time, Torres.
- [CHUCKLES.]
- Nah, I'm good.
Nazar's late.
KNIGHT: He'll be here.
So, you want to hear a cool story? Well, I guess if we're not chatting, we're looking like a couple of statues, so, yeah, story time.
Let's do it.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
So, Jimmy Palmer got a random $10,000 deposited into his bank account, and he doesn't know from who.
It's crazy, right? No.
Not crazy? No.
I mean, well, yeah, it is crazy, but I think you're actually getting confused 'cause it happened to me, not-not Jimmy.
Uh No, pretty sure it was Jimmy, unless you work in autopsy, wear scrubs, and have cute little dimples.
Wait.
You got a mystery $10,000 - put into your bank account, too? - Yes.
What? Are you checking your account? - Yeah.
- Good.
Got him.
Pharmacy.
All right, hold positions.
Oh, he looks so scared.
Wave back at him, Kay.
I'm sorry.
I don't think I can do this.
Yes, you can.
You got this.
I'm sorry.
I can't.
All right, move in, now.
Rafi, it's a trap! Run! [HORN BLARING.]
[EXCITED CHATTER.]
KNIGHT: Nick, there he is.
Nazar! [HORN HONKING.]
KNIGHT: Watch out! [INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
Hey, are you okay? WOMAN: Oh, my gosh! He's in the alley.
NCIS.
Show yourself, Nazar.
TORRES: McGee! Knight! - Clear on this side.
- You got him? What, you don't have him? No.
He didn't pass you? No.
He has to be here.
Well, obviously, he's not.
We lost him.
KNIGHT: Trying to figure out how he got away? I should've had him.
Don't beat yourself up.
It's not your fault.
I know it's not my Wait, you think it's my fault? I said it's not your fault.
Yeah, but you said it like everyone thinks it's my fault.
Well, if it's anyone's fault, it's my fault.
I was the one who couldn't get Kay Barlow to just stand there and wave.
- It's definitely Kay's fault, yeah.
- It's her fault.
What is she doing in interrogation? Cooling her heels.
She knows she's in trouble, she just doesn't care.
All right, let's see what we got.
Nazar's last known location was here.
McGee is asking MPD to establish a perimeter one square mile from that spot.
Entry and exit points are sealed off.
Every car, bus or train coming out of the area gets searched so far, nothing.
So he's still in the perimeter.
I want a hard-target search of every business, every warehouse, every apartment until we find him, and read my lips, we will find him.
All right, let's go.
Wait, guys.
I think I know where he is.
I have studied every building in that perimeter, and, if I were him, I know where I'd be hiding.
4261 Hudson Avenue, Northwest.
Great.
Let's go get him.
Easier said than done.
Why? Because it is the Embassy of Afghanistan.
[KNIGHT SCOFFS SOFTLY.]
- Mr.
Ambassador.
- Director Vance.
- Nice to make your acquaintance.
- I'll get right to it.
NCIS is hunting a fugitive named Rafi Nazar.
- We have reason to believe that - Say no more, Director.
Mr.
Nazar sought asylum here an hour ago.
Well, thank you for your forthrightness.
We can have a team there in 20 minutes to pick him up.
That won't be necessary.
We will not be giving him back.
You're protecting a killer.
Mr.
Ambassador, Chief Warrant Officer Nazar committed two heinous crimes: murder and treason.
Allegedly committed.
It is the opinion of the Afghan government that he is innocent on both counts.
And how did you arrive at that opinion, considering that you haven't reviewed the mountain of incriminating evidence that we've gathered? Do you know how many innocent Afghans are wrongly imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay? Let's not get off the subject.
We are We've made our decision.
It is within our rights to shield him, since he is a citizen of Afghanistan.
He's also a citizen of the United States.
Then treat him like one.
Is he not innocent until proven guilty? You really believe him, or are you protecting him because someone in your new government just bought the drone key? I will not be dignifying that accusation with a reply.
Good day, gentlemen.
So, let me get this straight, a suspected traitor is conspiring with an unstable foreign government in the middle of Washington, D.
C.
, and there isn't anything we can do about it.
Yup, that about sums it up.
Then you're not gonna like what I'm about to tell you.
Wait, you have something? Yeah.
Why do you think I called you down here? I thought you wanted to wallow in our sadness.
No, but prepare for more sadness.
According to Internet chatter, the drone key has just been sold.
To who? Doesn't mention the buyer, just the price.
- Free.
- What? Free? That tech is worth tens of millions.
Unless they were stealing it for a cause, and not for money.
A cause like arming the Taliban? Yeah.
The key's active for another seven hours.
Can you remind me why we're not just storming the embassy? - Are you seriously asking that? - No.
Yeah, okay, maybe, yeah.
It's sovereign Afghan territory.
Breaching those walls is a declaration of war.
Afghanistan having control of our drones, that's a declaration of war.
If they have the key, doesn't necessarily mean that they're gonna bomb us.
They may just steal the technology.
Oh, well, Tim, that makes me feel so much better.
We can still stop this.
Uh, no, we can't.
All we have to do is lure Nazar out of the embassy before he hands over the drone key.
How do we do that? Leverage.
We have no cards to play.
We have one card left.
She's sitting in interrogation.
We played that card, and it was a losing hand.
She was willing to give up her freedom for him, maybe he's willing to do the same for her.
SOLDIER: Welcome to the Embassy of Afghanistan.
Please check your firearm here.
Hey, quick question.
When, uh, Chief Warrant Officer Nazar arrived, did he check in a nine millimeter? Sign here.
Because that weapon may have been used in the commission of a murder.
This way, please.
Special Agent Parker.
Thank you, Ambassador.
Well Chief Warrant Officer Nazar, good to finally meet you.
I've advised Mr.
Nazar to remain silent.
This meeting is a courtesy to your Secretary of the Navy.
It's not an interrogation.
I understand the ground rules, but I'm not here to talk about Mr.
Nazar.
I'm here to discuss Kay Barlow.
NCIS has charged her with aiding and abetting, obstruction of justice, and accessory after the fact.
Those three felonies, served consecutively, carry a sentence of 27 years.
That is a totally preposterous sentence for her actions.
I agree, you've got a fiancée caught up in tragic circumstances.
My bet is that any jury will give her the maximum.
I told you this meeting was going to be a dog and pony show.
Your fiancée will be available to walk down the aisle when she's 56.
Have a nice flight to Kabul.
- Wait.
- Rafi, please.
No.
I want to speak.
I did not steal that drone key.
Navy says you did.
They're wrong.
Well, if you're innocent, why are you hiding here? Kay doesn't deserve to be caught up in this.
That we both agree on.
What she did, she was only trying to protect me.
Yeah, well, love's a bitch.
- If I turn myself in - Mr.
Nazar.
Ambassador, enough.
If I turn myself in will you drop the charges against her? If you come with me now, you can watch us take her cuffs off.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Can I ask a favor? Go ahead.
I love you.
Are you okay? - Yes, I'm okay.
- Okay.
Good work.
Thank you.
Nice plan.
Thank you.
You know I didn't do this.
All right.
I love you, okay? I love you, too, Rafi.
It's gonna be okay.
PARKER: Let's go.
Rafi Nazar, you have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used [GUNSHOTS.]
[TIRES SCREECHING.]
- Are you hit? - No.
Who is shooting at us? Parker! - You okay? - Call 911! Nazar's been hit.
[SIREN WAILING.]
How's the wound? I can't examine it until I stop the bleeding.
PARKER: Can I help? You want to hold or cut? I'll hold.
Use gloves and fresh gauze.
You do this for all your murder suspects? No, just the ones with information vital to the security of the United States.
[SIREN CONTINUES.]
Well, that bleeding's really slowing down.
SANTIAGO: The bullet appears to have missed his carotid.
Lucky guy.
He's gonna make it.
Reroute us to NCIS.
There's a doctor on staff that'll cross all the t's and dot all the I's.
Then you can ask for a transfer when we get to the hospital.
Listen, Miss - Santiago.
- Santiago.
We don't have time.
What this man knows is too important.
- I'm sorry, but procedure states - I'll go.
I want to clear my name.
Please.
Take me to NCIS.
What kind of doctor do you have on staff? The kind that's never lost a patient.
JIMMY: Autopsy is prepped and good to go.
I just want to go on the record and say I don't like it.
I don't like it one bit.
Dude, it's all good.
You're gonna be fine.
Gunshot victims that are still alive belong in a hospital, not a morgue.
Okay, Parker said the EM stopped the bleeding, right, and stabilized him, so the hard partis over.
- What about the bullet? - What about it? - Is it still lodged inside of his body? - I didn't ask.
You didn't Okay [GROANING.]
Speaking of surprises You and McGee.
$10,000.
- What? - Yeah.
It's pretty crazy.
You know what's crazy? I keep checking my bank account.
Three times.
Zippo.
[CHUCKLES.]
Sorry, man.
No, don't be sorry.
Just means that, uh, you're buying the next 30 times that we go out.
No can do.
Put all the money into an account for Victoria.
What? What's she gonna do with $10,000? She's a kid.
The money was earmarked for her, not for me.
Yeah, the bank still won't tell me who deposited it.
- [SIREN APPROACHING.]
- Here we go.
TORRES: All right, Doc.
Showtime.
Our doctor was able to remove the bullet, and he expects Rafi to make a full recovery.
Oh, thank God.
But who shot him? We don't know.
We're still interviewing witnesses.
But you must have a theory.
The most obvious suspect is whoever bought the drone key.
The last thing they would want is for Nazar to reveal their identity.
But that means Rafi did it.
He really stole the key.
Kay it's understandable you didn't believe he was guilty.
I'm not crying about that.
I'm crying because I still love him.
Well, you've seen him, and he is still alive.
Kay, we have to go now.
You got to believe me, I did not steal the key.
I'm being framed.
Well, it's working.
It sure looks like you're committing espionage.
No.
When I enlisted, I swore a pledge of allegiance to America: I, Rafi Nazar, do solemnly affirm that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Which enemy are you, foreign or domestic? See, this right here, this is why I ran.
I love my country but it doesn't seem to love me anymore.
I knew I'd be presumed guilty because of my heritage.
Wrong.
You're presumed guilty because of the evidence.
What evidence? That drone key was downloaded and stolen by someone with your access card, your phone and your face.
It was not me.
Technically, you're right.
No, it was Andre Kopaloff.
- Who? - The hacker you hired.
Then you thanked him by shooting him to death with your nine millimeter.
Run ballistics against my gun.
Conveniently, your weapon is missing.
It's-it's not it's not in the case? Nope.
Something you want to share? Does facial rec work when your eyes are closed? What am I doing here? You are being interrogated on suspicion of murder, and treason.
What? Why? Your fiancé turned you in.
I still can't believe it.
You did the right thing.
KNIGHT: You hired the hacker, and then you stole Rafi's phone and access card - in the middle of the night.
- No.
You already knew his password, and facial rec still works even if the face is asleep.
N-No.
Why is this happening? After Kopaloff helped you steal the key you killed him with Nazar's weapon.
Which we found, by the way.
Hidden under a floor mat in your car, wrapped in newspaper.
- Rafi must have planted it there.
- It was today's newspaper, and Rafi hasn't been back to your house since yesterday.
We dug through some of your old social media posts.
Here's a good one.
"America needs a bloody insurgence.
" Did you think you deleted that? Delete doesn't really mean delete on the Internet.
You have been very careful recently, but five years ago, your posts were, uh, shall we say, radical? "Join the Holy Wars against the enemies of Islam.
" Is that what you think jihad is? Sometimes war is necessary to wake up the infidels.
That was another one of your posts.
Is that who you sold the drone key to? The Taliban? I didn't sell it.
I gave it away.
A heroic sacrifice for the cause.
Kay.
You should educate yourself properly.
Jihad is the internal struggle of Muslims to do good.
Not evil.
What I did isn't evil.
It's divine retribution.
And you will witness it.
Soon.
- You want to tell her? - Nah.
You tell her.
Okay.
So, it turns out, Kay, that about ten minutes ago, the Navy was able to deactivate the drone key.
It's useless.
Now, that is divine retribution.
Well, Kay Barlow was right about one thing Chief Warrant Officer Nazar was innocent.
She orchestrated the whole thing from day one.
She dated him not for love but for his top secret access.
She specifically targeted him for his birthplace.
And she knew that cultural stereotypes would make it easy to believe that he was a traitor.
So, who radicalized her? Well, meet Lance Johnson of West Virginia.
He was already on our domestic terrorist watchlist due to his extremist teachings.
They met online.
We found hundreds of his texts on her phone, including one where she orders him to kill Nazar before he could talk to NCIS.
We picked him up an hour ago and charged him with attempted murder.
Well, we should tell Chief Warrant Officer Nazar.
I already called him so we could tell him in person.
Good work, gentlemen.
Agent McGee, would you mind staying for a moment? Sure.
Yes, Dr.
Palmer.
Will you please join me in my office? [ELEVATOR CHIMES.]
Chief Warrant Officer Nazar, thank you for coming.
We have arrested the man who tried to kill you.
Thank you.
Thank you for believing in me.
Wish we did from the beginning.
I shouldn't have run that morning.
But when I got a call from one of my pilots tipping me off about the raid, I just panicked.
Thank you for your recommendation to SECNAV, sir.
I've been reinstated to active duty.
You were wronged it's our job to make things right.
I wish that's how it worked in the real world.
Doesn't matter that I've been cleared I still get looks from my neighbors.
Listen, man, um I know how rough it is.
Your name's different, you look different, and somehow people think they have the license to judge you.
But that's not all, is it? You're worried about your team? We were all family before this happened.
I wouldn't worry about that.
Your fellow pilots and C.
O.
, they believed you were innocent.
They're still your family.
Just trust they're gonna stand up for you.
Director, you wanted to Oh.
Hey, McGee.
What's, uh, what's going on? So, you don't know why you're here? I'm thinking it has something to do with those $10,000 deposits.
Mm-hmm.
You know about that? I do.
- Are we in trouble? - No.
I just wanted to welcome you as the newest members of the Leroy Jethro Gibbs College Scholarship Club.
That money is from Gibbs? - That's right.
- MCGEE: That's amazing, but, I mean, it's way too generous.
Agreed.
No, we can't possibly keep it.
Well, you can't give it back.
I should know.
I tried.
He donated to you, too? Yep, years ago, when my kids were the same age as yours are now.
Director, why would Gibbs do this? It's in memory of his daughter, Kelly.
When she was young, he started a college fund.
When she died, Gibbs never closed the account.
In fact, he kept adding to it.
So since then, he's helped a lot of agents' families.
Kids all going to college in Kelly's honor.
What a legacy, huh? I don't know what to say.
Just say thank you.
I definitely will.
I just really wish that I could thank him in person.
Well, hopefully, one day you will.
It's a rose gold necklace with crystal pendant.
I'm not sure if you can see on camera, but it really sparkles.
Oh.
How much is that? $300, but depending on how much you buy today, I might be able to knock a little bit off.
Does it also come in yellow gold? Yes, and silver, and they can all be available to ship by tomorrow morning.
- [SCREAMS.]
- Officer Nazar! Military police! Identify yourself.
We're looking for Chief Warrant Officer Rafi Nazar! Where is he? Cover back.
- Who are you? - Uh, uh, fiancée.
MAN: Clear! MAN 2: Clear! Do you know where your fiancé is? Um, Kay, uh, sh-should we reschedule? What is going on? You may want to rethink that wedding.
Your fiancé is being charged with espionage.
[GASPS.]
No, not my checking account, my savings account.
I have already verified my Social Se Yeah, I'll hold.
- Is that your bank? - Yeah.
Fighting the, uh, service fee? - Not a service fee.
- Overdraft fee? Actually, no fees at all.
They're giving me money.
- What?! That's great.
- No, it's obviously a mistake.
I noticed a mystery deposit this morning.
- By who? - That's what I'm trying to figure out.
How much was it? Dude, $10,000.
Tim, hang up the phone.
- Hang up the phone.
- Wa-Wa-Wait.
- What are you doing? I got to fix this.
- Do you? Yes, I got Hello? Yeah, is this the manager? - Great.
Okay, so what happened? - McGee.
What? Look sharp.
Big guy's coming in hot.
Uh Actually, I got to call you back.
Everything all right, sir? No.
Where's Agent Knight? Right here.
Guess I picked the wrong time to use the restroom.
- What'd I miss? - VANCE: We're initiating a manhunt for a high-priority target.
Chief Warrant Officer Rafi Nazar.
Overnight, stole highly classified Navy software.
The Navy thinks Nazar plans to sell the tech to one of our enemies.
- Who's the buyer? - Navy doesn't know.
What does the technology do? Controls surveillance drones.
Nazar commands a team of UAV operators out of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.
As a Navy warrant officer, he has access to a digital master key, which operates hundreds of drones.
- He stole the master key? - VANCE: Correct.
Stole it how? Navy cybersecurity is bulletproof.
Eh, I don't care how he got it.
I care about what he does with it.
He was last seen by his fiancée leaving his house two hours ago.
Where's his fiancée now? In the conference room.
[DOOR OPENS.]
- Ms.
Barlow, hi.
- Rafi's not a traitor.
He is not a spy.
Do you understand me? We understand you're upset.
Because you're accusing him of something he did not do.
KNIGHT: Here's what we know.
He's U.
A.
and we are just trying to find him.
Why? So you can arrest him? So we can ask him some questions.
Rafi is a good man.
I'm sure he is, but he has disappeared, his phone is off, and there's classified Navy software that is missing.
Maybe he's in some kind of trouble.
Did you ever think of that? Have a seat.
This morning, how was he acting? Totally normal.
He made me breakfast.
- And what about last night? - Um We watched a movie and went to bed around What is it? Kay, if you know something, tell us.
He said he wasn't tired, so he decided to To what? - [SIGHS.]
- Go for a drive.
- What time was that? - I don't know, um, late.
But when I woke up this morning, he was right there beside me.
Okay, so he got up, made you breakfast, then he left for work? Yes.
KNIGHT: The best thing that you can do for your fiancé right now is to help us find him.
If he contacts you, will you let us know right away? - Yeah.
- [KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
Got a sec? Excuse us a moment.
The warrant came through for Nazar's phone.
No phone calls since his disappearance, but he got an incoming text at 3:46 this morning.
That's right around the same time the drone master key was stolen.
- What'd the text say? - "It's done.
" KNIGHT: Maybe Nazar had a partner who helped him hack the software.
Were you able to trace the text? It's me.
[ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING.]
[MUSIC CONTINUES.]
Bass, bass [MUSIC PLAYING LOUDLY.]
[MUSIC STOPS.]
It's not Nazar.
Clear.
We're back here.
I can't find an I.
D.
Don't need one.
I know who this guy is.
It's Andre Kopaloff.
He's a black hat hacker.
You guys recognize hackers on sight? This guy's pretty infamous.
Crazy talented.
Talented enough to hack the Navy? Oh, he's one of the few in the world who could probably do it.
So, Nazar had the access, Kopaloff had the skills, maybe they partnered up and stole the drone key together.
Looks like, uh, their partnership is dead.
So our cyber thief is also a killer? That's our working theory.
Kasie I.
D.
'd the bullets that Jimmy pulled from the body.
Nine millimeters.
Nazar has a nine registered to him.
And Nazar's still in the wind? Well, we know he's left the city.
Richmond police found his car abandoned in a strip mall an hour ago.
He hasn't used credit cards or his cell phone since he disappeared.
Yeah, but he's gonna have to come up for air eventually.
No way he's gonna sell that drone key without coming out of the shadows.
VANCE: Why would a decorated C.
W.
O.
with a sterling service record suddenly steal and murder? Money.
Or ideology.
Ideology to what? Well, I think it's a long shot, but we need to consider Taliban.
Nazar was born in Afghanistan.
His family moved to the U.
S.
when he was four.
- Great-uncle stayed behind.
- And did what? Three years ago, he was jailed for being a Taliban sympathizer.
Well, having criminal relatives doesn't make you a criminal.
There's more.
Nazar, two years ago, was assigned temporarily to Kabul.
We believe, while he was there, he made contact with the uncle.
You think he's been radicalized.
Think it's on the table.
He's got top secret security clearance.
I mean, the Navy doesn't hand those out like candy.
Not to mention the counterintelligence polygraphs - that he has to take.
- Which Nazar passed with flying colors, we know.
We're just throwing out all theories here.
Taliban controls the Afghan government now, so I'm sure they're in the market for classified U.
S.
technology.
I think we need something more concrete - before we make any accusations.
- PARKER: Agreed, which is why Torres and Knight are searching Nazar's home as we speak.
Search all you want.
You're not gonna find anything.
Oh, no, yeah, you're right.
I didn't find anything in here.
- What's that? - It's a gun case with no gun in it.
So? So, there's supposed to be a nine millimeter in here.
Where is it? Rafi must have it.
Yeah.
He must.
[SIGHS.]
When are you gonna be done? Just a few more minutes.
You look so happy in this photo.
I was.
I still am.
That was the night he proposed.
He was so nervous at dinner, and then dessert came.
The ring was inside the chocolate cake.
Only problem was, I started scarfing it down so fast, I almost ate the diamond.
How long have you known Rafi? Um We met, like, nine months ago.
Whirlwind romance.
When you know, you know.
Have you met his family? I don't know where you think you're going with this, but Rafi is a proud American.
You know what he did the day after he became a citizen? He joined the Navy.
That's called patriotism.
And we appreciate his service, but the fact is, innocent people don't run and hide.
Where is he? I'm done answering your questions.
You want to know about Rafi, go ask his fellow pilots.
See if they think he's a traitor.
PILOT: No.
He would never do that.
He's an exemplary C.
W.
O.
and boss.
Chief Warrant Officer Nazar is definitely not a traitor.
No way in hell he would've done this.
Sorry for cursing, ma'am.
It's okay, Petty Officer.
Thank you for your help.
Could we talk about the, uh, elephant in the room? I mean, someone's got to do it.
Sure.
Who are you? Mike Novaski.
Navy contracts me to, uh, debug the software.
What do you know? I know the Navy should've never given him top secret clearance.
Why? Well, I'm definitely not a racist, but somebody's got to say it.
"Rafi Na-zayr"? You know he wasn't even born here, right? Last week, I heard him talking on the phone, Afghan.
Probably hatching his plot.
It's called, uh, Pashto.
What is? The language of Afghanistan.
Oh.
I don't care.
But you get what I'm trying to say, right? Oh, loud and clear.
Point is, talking foreign It's a red flag.
[SPEAKING SPANISH.]
[SPEAKING MANDARIN.]
[CHUCKLES.]
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Captain Royce, sir.
Thank you for meeting with us, Captain.
I'm sure you're very busy.
And shocked, frankly.
Uh, still keep thinking we've made a mistake.
And you've confirmed that it was, uh, Chief Warrant Officer Nazar? Through a forensic analysis, yes.
There's a three-step authentication process to log into our system.
An access card, a 12-digit randomized code sent to his personal device, and facial rec.
It was him, 100%, but I still can't believe it.
That master key that he stole, how many surveillance drones does it control? Every one that's currently in the air right now.
Exact number is classified, but it's a lot.
And you can't just simply change the locks so the key doesn't work anymore? Well, we're in the process of doing that now, but it's not like flipping a switch.
It takes 36 hours for a master key change to propagate across our system.
- And until then? - It's fully operational.
What is the worst-case scenario here? That's also not something I'm authorized to discuss.
Then who is? The Secretary of the Navy.
This is my worst nightmare.
Worse for the Navy than when John Walker got in bed with the Soviets in the '70s.
We were cleaning up his mess for decades.
We cannot let history repeat itself, Director.
I couldn't agree more.
We have a lead on the buyer? Only speculation.
I need confirmation.
I can't unleash a counterattack unless we know who we're aiming our guns at.
What about the suspect? Nazar? We're still searching for him.
I've spoken with the attorney general.
We are authorizing NCIS, under Title 18, 2332, to employ any legal means necessary to apprehend Nazar.
2332? You want troops in the streets? Whatever it takes to get Nazar.
Is there something the Navy's not telling us? I've just been informed that the master key controls not only surveillance drones, but also combat drones.
22 of those are already flying as we speak.
Nazar has the power to launch an attack against the United States.
NEWS ANCHOR: A massive manhunt is underway for a decorated Navy drone pilot, who's now a murder suspect.
Rafi Nazar, last seen yesterday PARKER: Nice work on the media blitz.
His face is plastered all over the news.
He can't use his cell phone or credit card without triggering the alarm.
He makes his first mistake, we're gonna nail him.
He made his first mistake.
Nazar just called his fiancée.
So he turned on his phone? No, he called from a burner phone, but we were able to get a warrant on her line as well.
- We have audio? - Sending it to the plasma now.
- KAY: Hello? - NAZAR: Baby, it's me.
KAY: Oh, my God, Rafi? - Are you okay? - NAZAR: I'm safe, yes.
Not for long.
KAY: What is happening? They're saying you stole NAZAR: Baby, do you trust me? - No.
- KAY: Yes.
Yes, of course, always.
NAZAR: Then you know I-I didn't do this.
KAY: But why are you running? NAZAR: You see the news? They've already convicted me.
I wanted to tell you I'm going to Afghanistan.
KAY: Are you serious? Rafi, why? NAZAR: Someone set me up, and I'm gonna find out who.
Starting with my uncle.
KAY: Oh, God.
NAZAR: Will you come with me? KAY: I can't believe this is happening.
KAY: Yes.
Yes, I'll come with you.
NAZAR: Get our passports, and all the money from the safe, then sneak out of the house without being seen.
KAY: Okay.
Okay.
Where are we meeting? NAZAR: Our favorite restaurant.
One hour.
I love you.
KAY: I love you, too.
We have a guy watching Kay's house? Calling him now.
Have him detain her until you and Torres get there.
We need her to tell us the location of that restaurant.
What if she won't say? You're the hostage negotiator, make her say.
McGee.
Forensics.
Let's do it.
- Hey, Nick.
Good cop, bad cop? - Dibs on bad cop.
MCGEE: Hey.
- Kasie.
- Oh, hey.
I was just buzzing you.
I know where Nazar is.
- Did you trace the call? - What call? Well, Nazar Actually, never mind.
What do you got? KASIE: We know he abandoned his car in a parking lot in Richmond.
From there, I scoured surveillance and security footage to track him.
That's him in the blue hat.
He traveled five blocks from the parking lot to an AmeriTrain station.
He paid cash to buy a ticket on the Northwest Regional Line.
He's still on the train? No.
He got off at Union Station.
Back in D.
C.
He left the station, turned northwest on Massachusetts Avenue.
That's all the shots I have so far, and according to the timestamp, that was 14 minutes ago.
Restaurant must be downtown.
That's where we're going, too.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
TORRES: It's Torres and Knight.
Why is this guy holding me prisoner in my own house? Were you going somewhere? Hmm? Maybe to meet Rafi at your favorite restaurant? So you were listening.
But that means you heard Rafi say that he's innocent.
He's not gonna confess.
He knew we had your phone tapped.
What is that? Hmm? Let's take a look.
Two passports.
About, what? 600 bucks.
- Agent Torres.
- You're packing kind of light considering you're moving to Afghanistan.
Agent Torres, will you please wait in the car with Leigh? [DOOR CLOSES.]
You know, Agent Torres is a a good agent, but he just doesn't understand love.
How it can make you do crazy things.
Yesterday, you were planning your wedding.
Today, you're running away with a man the Navy is saying is a traitor.
Your head must be spinning.
It's like a nightmare I can't wake up from.
If you go to Afghanistan, your nightmare is just beginning.
You will be the target of an international manhunt, and we won't be able to help you.
Or you could help us.
If Rafi truly is the victim of some huge misunderstanding, you could put all of this behind you and go back to your lives, here in the U.
S.
What do you want me to do? KNIGHT: You're doing just fine, Kay.
Have a seat if you can hear me.
Torres, you in position? Sure.
You and McGee enjoy your lunch, while I write parking tickets.
You know, people are looking at me like I kicked their dog.
They're not even real tickets, people.
I'll swap places with you any time, Torres.
- [CHUCKLES.]
- Nah, I'm good.
Nazar's late.
KNIGHT: He'll be here.
So, you want to hear a cool story? Well, I guess if we're not chatting, we're looking like a couple of statues, so, yeah, story time.
Let's do it.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
So, Jimmy Palmer got a random $10,000 deposited into his bank account, and he doesn't know from who.
It's crazy, right? No.
Not crazy? No.
I mean, well, yeah, it is crazy, but I think you're actually getting confused 'cause it happened to me, not-not Jimmy.
Uh No, pretty sure it was Jimmy, unless you work in autopsy, wear scrubs, and have cute little dimples.
Wait.
You got a mystery $10,000 - put into your bank account, too? - Yes.
What? Are you checking your account? - Yeah.
- Good.
Got him.
Pharmacy.
All right, hold positions.
Oh, he looks so scared.
Wave back at him, Kay.
I'm sorry.
I don't think I can do this.
Yes, you can.
You got this.
I'm sorry.
I can't.
All right, move in, now.
Rafi, it's a trap! Run! [HORN BLARING.]
[EXCITED CHATTER.]
KNIGHT: Nick, there he is.
Nazar! [HORN HONKING.]
KNIGHT: Watch out! [INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
Hey, are you okay? WOMAN: Oh, my gosh! He's in the alley.
NCIS.
Show yourself, Nazar.
TORRES: McGee! Knight! - Clear on this side.
- You got him? What, you don't have him? No.
He didn't pass you? No.
He has to be here.
Well, obviously, he's not.
We lost him.
KNIGHT: Trying to figure out how he got away? I should've had him.
Don't beat yourself up.
It's not your fault.
I know it's not my Wait, you think it's my fault? I said it's not your fault.
Yeah, but you said it like everyone thinks it's my fault.
Well, if it's anyone's fault, it's my fault.
I was the one who couldn't get Kay Barlow to just stand there and wave.
- It's definitely Kay's fault, yeah.
- It's her fault.
What is she doing in interrogation? Cooling her heels.
She knows she's in trouble, she just doesn't care.
All right, let's see what we got.
Nazar's last known location was here.
McGee is asking MPD to establish a perimeter one square mile from that spot.
Entry and exit points are sealed off.
Every car, bus or train coming out of the area gets searched so far, nothing.
So he's still in the perimeter.
I want a hard-target search of every business, every warehouse, every apartment until we find him, and read my lips, we will find him.
All right, let's go.
Wait, guys.
I think I know where he is.
I have studied every building in that perimeter, and, if I were him, I know where I'd be hiding.
4261 Hudson Avenue, Northwest.
Great.
Let's go get him.
Easier said than done.
Why? Because it is the Embassy of Afghanistan.
[KNIGHT SCOFFS SOFTLY.]
- Mr.
Ambassador.
- Director Vance.
- Nice to make your acquaintance.
- I'll get right to it.
NCIS is hunting a fugitive named Rafi Nazar.
- We have reason to believe that - Say no more, Director.
Mr.
Nazar sought asylum here an hour ago.
Well, thank you for your forthrightness.
We can have a team there in 20 minutes to pick him up.
That won't be necessary.
We will not be giving him back.
You're protecting a killer.
Mr.
Ambassador, Chief Warrant Officer Nazar committed two heinous crimes: murder and treason.
Allegedly committed.
It is the opinion of the Afghan government that he is innocent on both counts.
And how did you arrive at that opinion, considering that you haven't reviewed the mountain of incriminating evidence that we've gathered? Do you know how many innocent Afghans are wrongly imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay? Let's not get off the subject.
We are We've made our decision.
It is within our rights to shield him, since he is a citizen of Afghanistan.
He's also a citizen of the United States.
Then treat him like one.
Is he not innocent until proven guilty? You really believe him, or are you protecting him because someone in your new government just bought the drone key? I will not be dignifying that accusation with a reply.
Good day, gentlemen.
So, let me get this straight, a suspected traitor is conspiring with an unstable foreign government in the middle of Washington, D.
C.
, and there isn't anything we can do about it.
Yup, that about sums it up.
Then you're not gonna like what I'm about to tell you.
Wait, you have something? Yeah.
Why do you think I called you down here? I thought you wanted to wallow in our sadness.
No, but prepare for more sadness.
According to Internet chatter, the drone key has just been sold.
To who? Doesn't mention the buyer, just the price.
- Free.
- What? Free? That tech is worth tens of millions.
Unless they were stealing it for a cause, and not for money.
A cause like arming the Taliban? Yeah.
The key's active for another seven hours.
Can you remind me why we're not just storming the embassy? - Are you seriously asking that? - No.
Yeah, okay, maybe, yeah.
It's sovereign Afghan territory.
Breaching those walls is a declaration of war.
Afghanistan having control of our drones, that's a declaration of war.
If they have the key, doesn't necessarily mean that they're gonna bomb us.
They may just steal the technology.
Oh, well, Tim, that makes me feel so much better.
We can still stop this.
Uh, no, we can't.
All we have to do is lure Nazar out of the embassy before he hands over the drone key.
How do we do that? Leverage.
We have no cards to play.
We have one card left.
She's sitting in interrogation.
We played that card, and it was a losing hand.
She was willing to give up her freedom for him, maybe he's willing to do the same for her.
SOLDIER: Welcome to the Embassy of Afghanistan.
Please check your firearm here.
Hey, quick question.
When, uh, Chief Warrant Officer Nazar arrived, did he check in a nine millimeter? Sign here.
Because that weapon may have been used in the commission of a murder.
This way, please.
Special Agent Parker.
Thank you, Ambassador.
Well Chief Warrant Officer Nazar, good to finally meet you.
I've advised Mr.
Nazar to remain silent.
This meeting is a courtesy to your Secretary of the Navy.
It's not an interrogation.
I understand the ground rules, but I'm not here to talk about Mr.
Nazar.
I'm here to discuss Kay Barlow.
NCIS has charged her with aiding and abetting, obstruction of justice, and accessory after the fact.
Those three felonies, served consecutively, carry a sentence of 27 years.
That is a totally preposterous sentence for her actions.
I agree, you've got a fiancée caught up in tragic circumstances.
My bet is that any jury will give her the maximum.
I told you this meeting was going to be a dog and pony show.
Your fiancée will be available to walk down the aisle when she's 56.
Have a nice flight to Kabul.
- Wait.
- Rafi, please.
No.
I want to speak.
I did not steal that drone key.
Navy says you did.
They're wrong.
Well, if you're innocent, why are you hiding here? Kay doesn't deserve to be caught up in this.
That we both agree on.
What she did, she was only trying to protect me.
Yeah, well, love's a bitch.
- If I turn myself in - Mr.
Nazar.
Ambassador, enough.
If I turn myself in will you drop the charges against her? If you come with me now, you can watch us take her cuffs off.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Can I ask a favor? Go ahead.
I love you.
Are you okay? - Yes, I'm okay.
- Okay.
Good work.
Thank you.
Nice plan.
Thank you.
You know I didn't do this.
All right.
I love you, okay? I love you, too, Rafi.
It's gonna be okay.
PARKER: Let's go.
Rafi Nazar, you have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used [GUNSHOTS.]
[TIRES SCREECHING.]
- Are you hit? - No.
Who is shooting at us? Parker! - You okay? - Call 911! Nazar's been hit.
[SIREN WAILING.]
How's the wound? I can't examine it until I stop the bleeding.
PARKER: Can I help? You want to hold or cut? I'll hold.
Use gloves and fresh gauze.
You do this for all your murder suspects? No, just the ones with information vital to the security of the United States.
[SIREN CONTINUES.]
Well, that bleeding's really slowing down.
SANTIAGO: The bullet appears to have missed his carotid.
Lucky guy.
He's gonna make it.
Reroute us to NCIS.
There's a doctor on staff that'll cross all the t's and dot all the I's.
Then you can ask for a transfer when we get to the hospital.
Listen, Miss - Santiago.
- Santiago.
We don't have time.
What this man knows is too important.
- I'm sorry, but procedure states - I'll go.
I want to clear my name.
Please.
Take me to NCIS.
What kind of doctor do you have on staff? The kind that's never lost a patient.
JIMMY: Autopsy is prepped and good to go.
I just want to go on the record and say I don't like it.
I don't like it one bit.
Dude, it's all good.
You're gonna be fine.
Gunshot victims that are still alive belong in a hospital, not a morgue.
Okay, Parker said the EM stopped the bleeding, right, and stabilized him, so the hard partis over.
- What about the bullet? - What about it? - Is it still lodged inside of his body? - I didn't ask.
You didn't Okay [GROANING.]
Speaking of surprises You and McGee.
$10,000.
- What? - Yeah.
It's pretty crazy.
You know what's crazy? I keep checking my bank account.
Three times.
Zippo.
[CHUCKLES.]
Sorry, man.
No, don't be sorry.
Just means that, uh, you're buying the next 30 times that we go out.
No can do.
Put all the money into an account for Victoria.
What? What's she gonna do with $10,000? She's a kid.
The money was earmarked for her, not for me.
Yeah, the bank still won't tell me who deposited it.
- [SIREN APPROACHING.]
- Here we go.
TORRES: All right, Doc.
Showtime.
Our doctor was able to remove the bullet, and he expects Rafi to make a full recovery.
Oh, thank God.
But who shot him? We don't know.
We're still interviewing witnesses.
But you must have a theory.
The most obvious suspect is whoever bought the drone key.
The last thing they would want is for Nazar to reveal their identity.
But that means Rafi did it.
He really stole the key.
Kay it's understandable you didn't believe he was guilty.
I'm not crying about that.
I'm crying because I still love him.
Well, you've seen him, and he is still alive.
Kay, we have to go now.
You got to believe me, I did not steal the key.
I'm being framed.
Well, it's working.
It sure looks like you're committing espionage.
No.
When I enlisted, I swore a pledge of allegiance to America: I, Rafi Nazar, do solemnly affirm that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Which enemy are you, foreign or domestic? See, this right here, this is why I ran.
I love my country but it doesn't seem to love me anymore.
I knew I'd be presumed guilty because of my heritage.
Wrong.
You're presumed guilty because of the evidence.
What evidence? That drone key was downloaded and stolen by someone with your access card, your phone and your face.
It was not me.
Technically, you're right.
No, it was Andre Kopaloff.
- Who? - The hacker you hired.
Then you thanked him by shooting him to death with your nine millimeter.
Run ballistics against my gun.
Conveniently, your weapon is missing.
It's-it's not it's not in the case? Nope.
Something you want to share? Does facial rec work when your eyes are closed? What am I doing here? You are being interrogated on suspicion of murder, and treason.
What? Why? Your fiancé turned you in.
I still can't believe it.
You did the right thing.
KNIGHT: You hired the hacker, and then you stole Rafi's phone and access card - in the middle of the night.
- No.
You already knew his password, and facial rec still works even if the face is asleep.
N-No.
Why is this happening? After Kopaloff helped you steal the key you killed him with Nazar's weapon.
Which we found, by the way.
Hidden under a floor mat in your car, wrapped in newspaper.
- Rafi must have planted it there.
- It was today's newspaper, and Rafi hasn't been back to your house since yesterday.
We dug through some of your old social media posts.
Here's a good one.
"America needs a bloody insurgence.
" Did you think you deleted that? Delete doesn't really mean delete on the Internet.
You have been very careful recently, but five years ago, your posts were, uh, shall we say, radical? "Join the Holy Wars against the enemies of Islam.
" Is that what you think jihad is? Sometimes war is necessary to wake up the infidels.
That was another one of your posts.
Is that who you sold the drone key to? The Taliban? I didn't sell it.
I gave it away.
A heroic sacrifice for the cause.
Kay.
You should educate yourself properly.
Jihad is the internal struggle of Muslims to do good.
Not evil.
What I did isn't evil.
It's divine retribution.
And you will witness it.
Soon.
- You want to tell her? - Nah.
You tell her.
Okay.
So, it turns out, Kay, that about ten minutes ago, the Navy was able to deactivate the drone key.
It's useless.
Now, that is divine retribution.
Well, Kay Barlow was right about one thing Chief Warrant Officer Nazar was innocent.
She orchestrated the whole thing from day one.
She dated him not for love but for his top secret access.
She specifically targeted him for his birthplace.
And she knew that cultural stereotypes would make it easy to believe that he was a traitor.
So, who radicalized her? Well, meet Lance Johnson of West Virginia.
He was already on our domestic terrorist watchlist due to his extremist teachings.
They met online.
We found hundreds of his texts on her phone, including one where she orders him to kill Nazar before he could talk to NCIS.
We picked him up an hour ago and charged him with attempted murder.
Well, we should tell Chief Warrant Officer Nazar.
I already called him so we could tell him in person.
Good work, gentlemen.
Agent McGee, would you mind staying for a moment? Sure.
Yes, Dr.
Palmer.
Will you please join me in my office? [ELEVATOR CHIMES.]
Chief Warrant Officer Nazar, thank you for coming.
We have arrested the man who tried to kill you.
Thank you.
Thank you for believing in me.
Wish we did from the beginning.
I shouldn't have run that morning.
But when I got a call from one of my pilots tipping me off about the raid, I just panicked.
Thank you for your recommendation to SECNAV, sir.
I've been reinstated to active duty.
You were wronged it's our job to make things right.
I wish that's how it worked in the real world.
Doesn't matter that I've been cleared I still get looks from my neighbors.
Listen, man, um I know how rough it is.
Your name's different, you look different, and somehow people think they have the license to judge you.
But that's not all, is it? You're worried about your team? We were all family before this happened.
I wouldn't worry about that.
Your fellow pilots and C.
O.
, they believed you were innocent.
They're still your family.
Just trust they're gonna stand up for you.
Director, you wanted to Oh.
Hey, McGee.
What's, uh, what's going on? So, you don't know why you're here? I'm thinking it has something to do with those $10,000 deposits.
Mm-hmm.
You know about that? I do.
- Are we in trouble? - No.
I just wanted to welcome you as the newest members of the Leroy Jethro Gibbs College Scholarship Club.
That money is from Gibbs? - That's right.
- MCGEE: That's amazing, but, I mean, it's way too generous.
Agreed.
No, we can't possibly keep it.
Well, you can't give it back.
I should know.
I tried.
He donated to you, too? Yep, years ago, when my kids were the same age as yours are now.
Director, why would Gibbs do this? It's in memory of his daughter, Kelly.
When she was young, he started a college fund.
When she died, Gibbs never closed the account.
In fact, he kept adding to it.
So since then, he's helped a lot of agents' families.
Kids all going to college in Kelly's honor.
What a legacy, huh? I don't know what to say.
Just say thank you.
I definitely will.
I just really wish that I could thank him in person.
Well, hopefully, one day you will.