NCIS

How long do we have to wait

for the inquiry into Ilan Bodnar's death?

Richard Parsons.

I'm the independent counsel.

Adam Eshel.

Did you sleep with him? Go to hell!

Interview's over!

You told him to go to hell.

I went to Israel to bury my father.

It was a moment of weakness.

Boss, we had it wrong.

Parsons isn't after Ziva or Vance.

Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs,

you've manipulated evidence

and you've obstructed justice.

Do you take full responsibility for the actions of your team?

What do you think?

Nothing out here worth catching.

Too much sun.

You know, the clouds bring the tricky ones

to the surface.

They're smart that way.

Sure you're talking about fish?

Talking about all sorts of bottom-feeders.

Yeah, well...

never been much

for catch and release.

You and me both.

But there's some folks don't understand that.

Some of the big ones would rather

die fighting than get caught.

Ooh...

There's something.

There's a lot of fight left in this one.

Give me a hand, will you?

Geez. Think you got 'em there, Mike?

Mike?

Mike?

Something on your mind, Gibbs?

Fishing.

Sounds like fun.

I'm more of a woodworking guy, myself.

Like to build things with my hands.

I knew that would get your attention.

It's been almost a week.

Coming in here, keeping your mouth shut.

It's nice to hear you finally say something.

I got one question:

All of this...

why now?

Because enough is enough.

You've been pushing legal boundaries

and sweeping things under rugs for 20 years.

My division of the DoD is like Internal Affairs.

You think we didn't notice?

Your actions have been inappropriate.

And your actions are my responsibility now.

The deaths of Eli David and Jackie Vance,

they opened doors to an investigation

and I'm happy that it did.

You're happy, huh?

I believe in upholding the law, Gibbs.

And I am tired of watching you break it.

No reason to make this harder than it has to be.

Step up.

Take responsibility.

I'll leave your people alone.

All I want is the truth.

You weren't there.

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Yes, sir. Yes.

Any news, you'll be the first to know.

SECNAV hitting dead ends?

He just spoke to the IG.

They're giving Parsons carte blanche.

Little creep.

He's like the bastard grandson of J. Edgar Hoover.

Must have files on everybody.

Does he have something on you?

I won't dignify that with an answer.

People are afraid of him, Tom.

I'd like to know why.

The most dangerous person in Washington

is the one who knows who you really are.

Well, I'm a widower who needed closure.

You were playing with fire, Leon.

God knows I told you and your team to stay away from Bodnar.

Well, my wife was telling me different.

Look, Tom, if this is a witch hunt,

if Parsons' goal is to hurt this agency,

then why am I not the one that's taking the hit?

You said it yourself:

you're a victim.

Parsons recognizes

the political fallout of going after a man

who's lost everything

because of his agent's poor judgment.

So he's gunning for the next best thing.

To an investigator like Parsons,

Gibbs is a hell of a trophy.

You know, you talk a good game,

Parsons, but you got nothing.

How far back do you want to go?

Director Shepard, or all the way to... NIS?

What do you call that?

I call that desperation.

Yours or mine?

You know what? Don't answer that.

Wait until your lawyer's present.

I don't have one.

Sure you do.

They just texted me that he's on his way up.

Sorry I'm late, gentlemen.

Gibbs, you can stop talking now.

I never started.

Agent Chegwidden.

As in the Judge Advocate General?

Ah, that was a long time ago.

Uniform barely fits these days.

I'm, uh, private sector now.

You have any tea? I'd like some tea.

You'll be defending Special Agent Gibbs?

Well, if he'll have me.

Our paths crossed back in the day.

Got a little catching up to do.

I didn't call you, Admiral.

No, Director Vance did.

Pulling out the big guns, I see.

Well, let the games begin.

A man's career is in balance, and you think it's a game.

For what it's worth,

I don't like losing, never have.

Where's my cup of tea, son?

Nice to see you again, gunny.

Guys, in case you're interested,

Agent McGee files all his naked anime pictures under "N."

Who are they?

DCIS.

Records are being subpoenaed.

What could these old files

possibly have to do with anything?

That was Gibbs.

He's ordering us to lay low and back off.

Well, I think he's making a mistake.

Doesn't mean we have to listen.

Start digging, McDirty Laundry.

Get a look at Parsons' personal life.

Career. Friends.

Enemies. Frenemies.

Everybody's got something to hide.

I hate unnecessary gang violence as much as the next girl,

but sometimes...

there's no alternative.

Eat my lead, Richard.

Well done,

Miss Sciuto. That is some

extraordinarily impressive gunplay.

Regular Abby Oakley.

Do you want to take a shot?

It's totally gratifying.

Uh, well, I think we'll pass, under the circumstances.

You are certainly in better spirits

than I expected.

Oh, no.

I am in horrible spirits.

Just creating a game

where I can take out this dancing, vile loser

is my way of channeling my Parsonian venom.

He's trying to take down my Gibbs.

He's a little piece of

filthy, disgusting...

Many years ago,

I completed my

U.S. medical examiner training in an office

in Foggy Bottom, in a dreadful lab

in a complex more commonly referred to as Watergate.

Yes, the proverbial walls have ears, Abby.

We'd all be better served

if you keep your animosity visual.

Do you think the DoD is listening?

Remember when Tony bugged Parsons?

We appear to be pawns in a game of tit-for-tat.

I just discovered this device

clinging to the underside

of one of my desk drawers.

So we must proceed with caution.

The word is mum.

Yeah, mum.

Judge Maddox, I spent the past week

trying to get Special Agent Gibbs to cooperate.

He was unwilling, so I scheduled a pre-arraignment.

And now I've rescheduled it.

The defendant just got himself an attorney.

He deserves a chance to solidify his position.

One day, Your Honor.

By law, he gets one day

after charges have been filed

to collect his thoughts.

But you still haven't filed

one single formal charge.