NCIS: Sydney

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That's it.

Nice! Nice.

Willow, further back!

Going for goal.

Ooh!

Seriously, Dad! Again?!

Sorry!

Willow, you find it?

Willow!

So, the 'Perez' is definitely a destroyer, right?

An Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.

- We've been over this. - Okay, cool.

My first Force Protection detail should be on something serious.

You know, something with gravitas.

Not like a frigate or a cruiser.

Destroyer? Serious boat.

A, it's a ship,

and B, you are not normal.

Torpedo, torpado.

Let's go climb the ramp.

Actually, let's go up front. We can get a Titanic selfie.

It's called the gangway and the front is called the bow.

You do know the 'N' in NCIS stands for 'Navy', right?

Actually, right now,

I think the 'N' stands for 'no sense of humor'.

Special Agent Mackey, NCIS.

This is my partner, Sergeant Dempsey, AFP.

Requesting permission to come aboard.

Permission granted.

Welcome aboard, ma'am, sir.

Sergeant Dempsey, please secure your sidearm.

Yep.

Hey, what is it, Blue?

You're kidding me. That's great.

He, uh, won't be long.

Yes, ma'am.

Been with the ship for long, son?

No, ma'am. My first shipboard assignment this enlistment.

So first time crossing the line.

Yes, ma'am.

Congrats.

It's a big deal.

Okay, that's not so great.

Stay on it, yeah?

Blue's been tracking the serial number to Rankin's pacemaker.

And?

She's hunted down the surgeon

who implanted it five months ago.

Go, Blue. Can we speak to him yet?

It's gonna be tough.

He died in 1983.

This way, ma'am, sir.

Agent Mackey, Commander Armitage.

- Sir. - Jim Dempsey, AFP.

Welcome to Port Jackson,

greatest natural harbor in the world.

I don't much like being in port, Sergeant.

Ships are meant to be at sea.

Sir, MTAC have sent the threat assessment

and the embassy guest list for tonight.

Any red flags?

No, sir. Smooth sailing ahead.

Excuse me, Commander.

What is it?

Sorry to interrupt, boss.

We got a DOA.

Navy lieutenant washed up on the beach.

Active service?

He's CIP,

member of the Individual Ready Reserve,

took a year off from the Navy...

Get to the point, D.

It's just it's not technically

NCIS turf, is all.

You know, ordinarily we'd kick this up to big Navy.

Is he an American sailor?

Was and would have been again.

Right, okay, there's your answer.

Just remember, ask yourself what I'd do...

And do that. Roger.

Let's get this over with.

Not a big fan of shipboard receptions, Captain?

Officially, having local VIPs onboard

is an important PR tool for the US Navy, but unofficially...

You'd rather be keelhauled.

Sounds like we're cut from the same cloth, Agent Mackey.

We'll make this as painless as possible, sir.

Let me take you through the Force Protection protocols,

starting with the water traffic exclusion zone,

which you can see starts there.

All right, say hello

to United States Navy Lieutenant Bradley Shiels.

What part of the Navy dresses up as pirates?

Yeah, the type that's on the Career Intermission Program.

It's where Navy personnel can take a break,

then rejoin the service later.

So he left the Navy to do kids' parties?

Seems like a sideways career move, no?

Evie.

"Global War on Terrorism."

It's a challenge coin.

It goes way back to the First World War.

Most units have them these days. Look.

Got mine.

Shows you're part of a special unit or operation.

Like a friendship bracelet.

And it's got its own little man purse. Cute!

Yeah, laugh it up, but I'm telling you,

these things have saved lives.

Didn't save his.

So what are we thinking, Doc? Fancy dress party gone wrong?

One too many rums and went overboard accidentally?

That was my first instinct, but then I found these.

Rope fibers.

Both wrists.

So, 'accidentally' nothing.

So, I tracked down the employment, uh...

...details of Mr. Shiels.

Turns out he's the captain of the 'James Craig'.

The what?

The... You know, the tall ship.

Lots of sails. Scurvy!

Um, they do harbor tours and pirate parties. Check it out.

Fun fact -

most sailors back then didn't know how to swim,

so if they fell overboard,

it took so long for the ships to turn around

that they just didn't bother.

It's better to drown quickly.

Said no one ever.

Can you get me tighter on the faces, crank up the res?

Get me a better camera and I'll get you better images.

Sorry, that was too assertive.

Might give him a cheeky call.

Captain Brad Shiels.

Oh! Sorry. Wrong number.

I was ringing to book my shih tzu in for a trim.

- Bye! - That was weird.

I know. Like I'd have a shih tzu.

Also...

...if we have the real Brad Shiels here,

who the hell is sailing that ship?

So Captain Shiels

gets bound and thrown overboard,

but Tony and Jen go ahead and tie the knot anyway.

Must really want to get married.

I'm telling you, if this is a hijacking,

it's the weirdest one I've ever seen.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, who you calling?

Water Police. This is all them.

Wha... Are you kidding?

What if fake captain panics and goes postal?

He's already killed the real captain.

The rest of the crew could be in on it too.

All the more reason to call in the cavalry.

Slow your roll.

Jen and Tony are celebrating

the first day of the rest of their lives.

We don't want it to be their last.

So, what, we go in guns blazing?

The ship has a 360-degree line of sight.

We'd be sitting ducks.

What's the alternative?

You know, Mackey told us to think like her.

Has the wedding party gone yet?

Please tell me we didn't miss the boat.

I've crashed some weddings in my time.

I'm just not usually armed.

Captain Fake Beard, eyes on.

Can you tell if he's armed?

Just a cutlass far as I can see.

Plastic or real?

I vote we don't find out.

Are you sure this is what Mackey would do?

Look, we get onboard, ID the bad guys,

call in the troops.

If you say so.

Ahoy there, Captain. Permission to come aboard.

- Sorry, who are you? - I'm the celebrant, Eve.

And this is Shawn.

You know, sorry, we missed you guys by, like, five minutes.

Two words - Rozelle Interchange.

Better late than never, huh?

There they are, the happy couple!

Tony!

Oh, my God, Jen, you look amazing.

- Oh, thanks! - Love the parrot.

Sorry, who are you?

I'm Eve. I'm your celebrant.

Where's Janice?

Oh! You didn't hear?

Eugh, Janice is sick and they asked me to fill in.

They were supposed to let you know.

- Oh, no, no, no, no. - Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

This is your day, girl. We are gonna crush this, I promise.

So do you have the vows?

Yeah. All the vows.

Right here.

You lucked in, by the way. I am way better than Janice.