NCIS

What an idiot. Honk at him.

Why? For being a rude, reckless-driving, little punk.

I'm going 22 miles an hour, all right?

I'd pass us up, too.

So that's it?

Just gonna condone that kind of behavior?

Well, it's smarter than starting

a road rage incident with a payload full of explosives.

Besides, do you really think honking's gonna hurt

his feelings? Look out!

You good?

Yeah. You?

Yeah.

Call the Staties.

Tell them to shut down Lewis Road.

Now!

And here we have Special Agent Nicholas Torres

doing paperwork his natural habitat.

Now, this isa very rare occurrence

for the Torres species.

Keep working, man. Just keep working.

Pretend likel'm not even here.

But that's the thing.

You are here.

You couldn't be more here.

Come on, man, you said you would help me

beta-test this body camera.

I never said that thing. Get that thing out of my face.

Hey, you know what, telephoto lens?

Check. Good work, Nick.

What about its durability?

Careful. This is a prototype.

How cool is this?

If this bad boy passes muster,

every agent in the building will be wearing one of these soon.

Gibbs really let you be a guinea pig for that thing?

Well...

You didn't ask him, did you?

Not yet.

Haven't seen him since Emily Fornell's funeral.

Figured I'd run it by him when he comes back.

Back from where?

Boss, I-I thought Vance told you to take a few days off.

He did. Gear up.

Got a Navy convoy accident in Falls Church.

How bad?

No deaths, no injuries.

Since when do we answer fender benders?

Since we have a live Navy missile

in the middle of the road in Falls Church.

Well, that works for me.

Hey, you guys?

Gibbs really shouldn’t be here.

He should've listened to Vance.

He needs time to grieve.

I couldn't agree with you more, but

which one of you are gonna tell him?

Hey! Come on.

Bomb unit traveling with the convoy responded quickly.

Missile is defused, road should be opened any time now.

Just a little mishap.

No harm, no foul.

Must be a slow news day.

"Little mishap"?

One of your missilesis on the road.

Wason the road, Agent Bishop.

And, as I said,

our unit followed protocol perfectly.

All right... So when I have...

News crew's gone, Commander. Want to tell me

what really happened?

Those two idiots happened.

So let me get this straight, you're saying

a dog ran outin front of your truck,

you swerved, and now there's amissile on the side of the road?

Yes, sir. It fell out.

Yeah, we got that part. How did it fall out?

I think we may have secured the payload improperly, sir.

You think?

Tell me about the dog.

Well, what about it?

Did you hit the dog?

No clue.

I mean, in a vehicle this size,

we could clip a rhino and not know it.

All this over a stray dog.

I should've just plowed right over it.

You should've what?

Nothing. Sir.

What's wrong with you, man?

You got anything, McGee?

Well, no sign of the dog, but

there's an opening in the fence here.

Found some paw prints, too.

Tracks disappear into the woods.

Well, if he came out of the woods,

maybe he turned around, ran back in?

I don't think so.

I got blood.

Hey there, sweetie.

Hey.

You're okay.

Is he hurt?

Yeah, sheis.

They ran over her?

No.

She's been shot.

What the hell?

Tell Torres to bring the car around.

Okay, girl, okay.

Okay, I got you.

I got you, easy.

Agent Gibbs?

Poor girl lost a lot of blood.

If you would've brought her in any later,

she wouldn't have made it.

She's gonna be okay?

For now.

I performed a pericardiocentesis

to drain the fluid from the sac around her heart.

The next few hours will be crucial for her.

You extract the bullet? Yes.

Do you want to try to compare it to the other two?

"The other two"?

This is the third dog

with a gunshot wound I've seen today.

Where are the other two dogs?

I did everything I could.

All three dogs were shot.

And all three had clearly been abused.

Any tag on the other two?

Unfortunately not.

No collars, and neither were microchipped.

Where were they found?

Um, some Boy Scouts on a hike found them

a few miles north of here.

In the woods near Lewis Road?

Actually, yes.

I pray to God someone pays for this.

Ooh, I have a feeling someone will.

Okay, yeah, we'll keep our fingers crossed.

Thanks, Doc.

How's our girl?

A fighter.

Vet says she's stable but wants to monitor

her until the swelling goes down.

What kind of person shoots a dog?

Dogs.Plural.

Don't forget about the other two

that didn't make it.

Yeah, the vet's transferring us

custody of their remains so Jimmy

can perform necropsies in the morning.

Gibbs isn't waiting until morning.

What's he doing?

He's staking out that hole in the fence

where all three dogs were found.

What, does he think the killer's gonna coming back?

That's a real long shot.

It's the only shot we got.

Well, how long is he planning on sitting there?

Well, judging by his face when he left the vet

I'd say as long as it takes.

Anything?

Lot of raccoons.

Why don't you let me take over, boss?

No, no, no. Not yet.

Well, you can get a few hours sleep.

I'm good.

Boss, you've been out here all night.

Job's not done, McGee.

Go on.

Thanks.

What?

I just want you to know

you know, if there's anything or... or anyone

you want to talk about, I'm here.

Okay.

Think I got something.

Hey, Kase, you're up early.

Actually, we’re up early.

Good morning, Gibbs.

My neighbor had the bright idea

of starting a Metallica tribute band.

So, sleep hasn't really been an option

for me lately. I mean, I'm all for people

expanding their horizons, but...

It's too early, Palmer! What do you got?

Two bullets.

One from each deceased dog.

Both of the bullets were a match to the bullet the vet gave us.

Which means all three dogs

were shot with the same gun... a nine-millimeter.

Now let's talk mosquitoes. Do you have time?

Nothing but. Great, I'm gonna tell you the long version.

No.I'm gonna tell you the short version.

Each of the dogs had multiple mosquito bites.

But we're not close to mosquito season,

so they must have lived near

a pond or a lake.