NCIS: Origins

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My dad used to say,

"Wherever you go, there you are."

I guess he was right.

No matter how hard you try...

or in my case,

how far you go...

...you can't ever leave it all behind.

There is no such thing

as a clean slate.

They're always there.

They're always with you.

The stories you've told.

Hell, even worse...

the ones you never could.

This is a story I don't tell.

Gibbs.

Heard you had another rough night at Daly's.

They call you in to press charges?

No.

Reporting to work.

What the hell, man?

Okay.

There he is,

the newly minted Special Agent Gibbs.

I'm on your squad. I'm Bernard Randolf,

but folks call me Randy.

Good to meet you, Randy.

I'm trying to quit.

You ready to catch some bad guys?

MAN (CHUCKLING): I miss you, too.

- Mind if I cut in, fella? - Huh?

I got me an urgent call to make.

Promise it won't take but a minute.

Sorry, baby. Some jagoff's breathing down my neck.

What, are you gonna fight me over a pay phone?

No, I'm gonna fight you 'cause I don't like you.

Phone's a bonus.

You some kind of cop?

Pretend you didn't see that.

Hey, baby, I got to call you back, okay?

Thank you kindly, pal.

Yeah, it's Franks.

Here we are.

That's JJ. That's Roger, Artie, Carl.

- Leroy Gibbs. - How you doing?

- Good. - Hey, you guys still think

I'm the number-one looker around here, right?

They like you already.

Evidence locker is down and to the left.

Custodian is Kowalski.

- Hey, how'd you like FLETC? - Better than boot camp.

- And how long did you...? - Darn it.

Here's the kitchen.

They spray for roaches.

Eat at your own risk.

You see them Nets last night?

Coleman... he's a beast, man.

How long you put in?

- Huh? - Marines.

Uh, in at 18, out right before this.

- Scout sniper? - Mm.

Wow. Remind me not to piss you off.

Um, locker room's downstairs. Oh, we have a gym down there.

Well, by gym, I mean a bench press

and a VCR with a couple of those Jane Fonda tapes.

I think those are your tapes, aren't they, Agent Strickland?

- Oh, bite me, Randy. - Love you, too, Vera.

Rec room.

Looking like Pelé over here. (LAUGHTER)

And here we have the infamous Mary Jo Hayes.

If you want to know where the bodies are buried

around here, she's the gal to ask.

Head secretary in charge.

Welcome to the nuthouse, sweetie.

SAC's office... it's right up there. Wheeler.

He's top dog around here. Honestly, he's fine

as long as you don't have to talk to him.

And here we are. This is home sweet home.

This is you right here.

That bad boy just arrived last week.

IBM PC 3340,

12-inch color display.

Hey, I basically peed myself my first day.

Not even basically.

There was just a little bit running down my leg.

So, if you need anything, I'm here.

You want me to get you a copy of the manual?

I'm sure it's easy enough. I'll figure it out.

Damn thing will probably be in the trash in a month.

At ease, Marine. You ain't in the muck no more.

I ain't your commanding officer. I'm just your boss.

Yes, sir... boss.

I didn't say "sit."

Got a burned-up body out in Fallbrook waiting for us.

Dominguez ain't in? Where is she?

Where she always is, I guessing.

- Already at the scene. - I just got the call

15 minutes ago, so who the hell's calling her?

Gear up, damn it!

Uh...

Where's my gear?

Sir? Boss?

Damn, Pete,

you bring the whole county?

Minute we I.D.'d the girl

as military spouse, I pulled my guys out.

Nice it didn't have to come to blows this time.

Couple of hikers saw the smoke a little

after 7:00 this morning, called it in.

You figure what started it?

Your Agent Dominguez located the ignition point

ten minutes after she got here.

Girl got herself a drive, doesn't she?

And when exactly did she get here?

The hell did she do now?

It's not her.

Look,

what's in that house...

it ain't godly.

Reminds me of when I was little.

There was this garter snake in the ditch by our house.

Our mom said, "Snakes are cursed."

She said, "Stay away from it."

Of course, then I was adamant I was gonna catch the thing.

I would try grabbing it,

but it would slip through my hands every time.

Then one day, I go out,

and it's lying there dead.

Coyote just ripped the skin clean off.

And the bones.

They were smiling at me like a row of teeth.

All I could think was...

...that snake wasn't cursed.

It was just a pile of bones

trying to get by like the rest of us.

You got any thoughts on that?

The snake?

These bones?

What the hell they're doing here?

Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs.

Lala.

So, you're on my squad, then?

Nope. You're on mine.

Just watch your step, Marine.

Scene's already been contaminated enough.

Melanie Hewitt, 33.

Husband was Sergeant Lance Hewitt,

KIA in Kuwait nine months ago.

Fire started in the stove.

You don't say?

You know, good thing you got here so early

to figure that out.

It wasn't an accident.

I thought I caught a whiff of acetone, so I did a little digging,

and I found this.

It's from a big-ass bottle of nail polish remover.

Must have made for quite the accelerant.

Doc Tango wants us to get her clear.

Rando.

Okay.

On three. One, two, three.

You okay, man?

Good start.

Seeing a body like that,

don't matter what you saw in war.

That's war.

I don't know why, but it's different seeing it at home.

You're doing fine, probie.

What is this?

Hell if I know.

Must have been dozens of them things in her house,

all shapes and sizes.

Any idea what this, uh, Melanie Hewitt was into?