NCIS

It's all so beautiful, isn't it?

It is.

But this isn't right.

What do you mean?

I want to be here, but...

it isn't time for this yet, is it? It can't be.

You're right.

It isn't.

So open your eyes.

I don't... I don't understand.

Open them, Jimmy.

You need to move.

I want to, it's just...

this year's been so hard.

I miss you so much.

And I miss you, but not that.

You need you to move now, so I know you're alive.

Open your eyes.

Kasie.

Kasie.

For the millionth time, I'm-I'm doing great.

The fight was a-a month ago.

Yeah, no, I'll admit your face

looks better, but besides that?

Besides that, my face doesn't just look better,

it looks perfect.

That's all that matters.

And I believe you know these guys.

- McGEE: Whoa! Oh!

Victoria. Hey, hon. What a nice surprise.

Hey, Uncle Tim.

Crown Vic.

Uncle Nick!

That one hurt.

So, wait, what is this? Is this, uh,

bring your daughter to work day already?

Not exactly.

Well, you are my daughter, and this is where I work, so...

Okay, now hold on, don't tell me...

Could you be the famous Victoria Palmer

that I've been hearing about?

She's been hearing a lot about you, too, Agent Knight.

- Victoria? - Nice to meet you, Agent Knight.

Jess, please. And...

I love your shoes.

And I-I love that backpack, too.

Thanks. So cute.

And over here, we have...

When did Gibbs grow a beard?

Oh. No, no, actually...

No, Victoria,

this is, uh, Special Agent Parker. I told you about--

Okay. You got me. You--

She's been - pulling our legs. - Yeah.

A real chip off Dad's block, huh?

Oh, you have no idea.

Ow.

I mean, you know you tell corny jokes.

My jokes are not corny.

Uh, hate to break up the party,

but, uh, that was Quantico.

We've got a dead... You can say it.

I'm fairly well-versed in dead body talk.

It's true, she was raised on it.

Oh. Well, yeah, we have a dead body.

Apparently, the victim of some kind of

- truck accident. - That's terrible.

Can I come?

No, you are gonna hang here

with Aunt Kasie until we get back.

Excellent. Be careful, everybody.

Her new catchphrase.

Yo. What's with all the baby talk?

What baby talk?

Man, what a way to go.

See, now that's your real voice.

Okay, enough.

I told you I am not a natural when it comes to children.

But what about that Paper Pauline thing

that you did for, uh, your niece?

Oh, I'm a great long-distance aunt.

When it comes to the one-on-one, I don't know.

I just don't know how to relate or what to say.

You know, kids are like small people.

You just talk to them like people.

Driver says he came out of nowhere.

Ah, he's wedged up in there pretty good.

Any idea how to get him out?

Well, we either back the truck up a couple of feet

or we take the wheel off completely.

Uh, no need for a jack. Allow me.

Oh, yeah, Torres, just, uh, back it up a foot or so, and, um,

you guys might want to look away.

Like we haven't seen everything?

Yeah, nothing we can't handle, Jimmy.

Ready?

Yeah, Nick, uh, nice and slow.

Easy, Nick.

Uh, easy, easy. Oh.

Ooh... Whoa. Oh, God.

Can't unsee that.

Yeah, we should've used the jack.

Got an ID here.

Great. Please, change the subject.

Victim is Philip Hanch, 32,

former Army Private First Class.

So, not a Marine.

Well, maybe he was visiting the base.

If he was, he wasn't invited.

Security just found a breach.

Wire cutters.

Found next to a brand-new four-foot hole

cut into the outer fence.

McGEE: And according to this,

Hanch was dishonorably discharged in 2014.

Plus, he's got a record here.

Criminal trespassing, drunk and disorderly.

So, we got a dead intruder who was up to...

what, exactly?

Nothing good, I'm guessing.

So, our victim,

Philip Hanch, was something of a...

Hold on, are we still calling him a "victim"?

Of the truck, yes.

Until we know why he broke into Quantico.

Well, I was about to call him a slacker.

Since being kicked out of the Army,

he hasn't held a regular job

or paid any taxes since 2016.

Same year he got divorced,

and his ex-wife is his only next of kin.

Though he did manage to make

a few car payments the last few years.

So, he had to be making money somehow.

Making it and losing it just as fast.

According to this, Hanch was yet another

- dabbler in cryptocurrency. Bitcoin?

Ethereum?

McGEE: In his dreams.

Hanch played most every new start-up token;

each link in the blockchain blew up in his face.

English, please?

Basically, he was gambling to get rich quick.

- Only ended up with about $50 - K in credit card debt.

Why couldn't he just say that?

McGEE: Digging now to see if that debt

- has any connection to Quantico. Good.

And, uh, back to this ex-wife.

Already notified. She's on her way.

And Jimmy Palmer needs us down in Autopsy.

By all means, lead the way,

and if I haven't said it lately, you guys are good.

Crown Vic.

What happened? No more, uh, Kasie time?

She got busy, so, yeah, back to Dad.

And what are you up to, Nick?

Oh, I was just about to go to this, uh,

new, uh, ice cream shop

just up the road, but, you know,

with the case and all... PARKER: Ah.

You got some time.

I don't suppose you're interested.

Ice cream or autopsy?

Tough call.

All right.

Rocky road it is.

Thanks, Nick.

I'm guessing there are some things you'd rather she not see.

Yeah. This is definitely one of them.

Any clues in that mess that might help us?

Uh, it's just personal items so far.

SIM card on that phone any good?

Well, Kasie'll tell us for sure,

but it seems to be just as crushed as everything else.

Everything, that is, except for

this little flask that somehow survived.

I hope the guy managed a last sip before he got steamrolled.

We're sorry for your loss, Mrs. Hanch.

I can't say I'm all that surprised.

That your ex-husbandis dead?

The way Phil was headed,

guess I had a feeling that this day was coming.

What can you tell me about him?

I thought I was marrying a...

nature-loving free spirit,

only to realize that he

was just a man with no plan.

And no job.

He was just always searching.

Looking for answers outside of himself.

It's what led him to these fringe groups.

Any that you know of specifically?

No.

Just the kind that get people like Phil

caught up in conspiracy theories.

And all they ever did was just make him...

make him mad at the world.

Any idea where he was living?

I know exactly where.

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