NCIS

After six decades of proud military service

from the waters of Southeast Asia to the Persian Gulf,

the U.S.S. Goodell is about to finally be given

a hero's burial at sea.

And that's thanks to this man, Mr. Michael Chang,

who's here with us now live.

Now, Mike, you're the founder of a company called AquAbitat.

Did I say that right? You nailed it, Guy.

And we're in final preparations for tomorrow's sinking

of this majestic old beauty, just off the coast,

which will transform her into Virginia's 25th artificial reef.

Aha, an aquatic habitat.

She's gonna provide a thriving habitat

for countless aquatic species,

not only boosting fish populations,

but also tourism for divers.

It's a win-win for both the environment and the economy.

Just imagine:

this will soon be an underwater cave,

teeming with ocean plant life,

massive schools of fish...

And whatever this is.

Uh, can we get a shot of that, Nate?

Good eye, Guy.

Uh, what you've just stumbled upon

is one of the five bundles of Semtex on board the ship.

Semtex? Explosives?

Powerful enough to blow five large holes

in this thick steel hull

and finally sink the unsinkable.

Okey-doke. Let's keep moving.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

The Semtex won't be activated until the ship

is towed safely out to sea. Not afraid,

just not a big fan of things that go boom, I guess.

But I... Oh, man.

Not another one.

Um, Nate?

No, no, no. No, no. Cut, cut.

Cut, cut, cut. Cut, cut, cut, please.

What the...?

* *

Congrats, Moondog.

Well, you deserve it.

Okay. Great. All right. Talk soon.

Was that the Moondog?

Mr. Brian Mooney, your old REACT buddy. Oh, well,

I don't know if I'd call him a buddy the way

he kicked our butts at Camp Pendleton.

Well, he'll be kicking butts

around the Far East office now.

My dad's old post?

After you turned it down,

he happily threw his hat in the ring.

As well he should. He's more than qualified.

But who's taking his job?

That's what I'm about to find out.

Me?

Mm-hmm.

Chief REACT Training Officer?

I believe you applied for the position a couple years ago.

For the candidate list, sure.

Well, you're now the top candidate.

It's just that I applied for that job

at such a vulnerable time.

My REACT team was just killed and...

I mean, so much has happened since then.

Shall I take that as a no?

No, that's... It's not a no.

Just the thought of breaking up my current team.

We're family.

Which is why I preemptively

had to alert Parker about this possibility.

And what did he say?

That he would surely hate to lose you,

but he would never stand in your way.

Three bodies on a decommissioned Navy ship.

Well, you better get out there.

But first...

Are you in or out?

Can I have some more time to think about it?

It's a critical post. I'll need

your answer by the end of the day.

Mmm. A whole day.

You'll have to think fast.

Wait, so we have to call you "Chief" now?

Oh, well, not these guys, Nick, just you.

What do they say at awards shows?

Just an honor to be nominated?

Well, I'm plenty honored, McGee, I just...

I don't know. I'm not sure yet.

Could be worse. You could be Guy.

And once again, my sincere apologies for any profanity

you may have heard me utter earlier...

Profanity he may have uttered?

Oh, he uttered it all right.

Hey, guys, hey. Sorry. Sorry I'm late.

After a ten-minute meltdown over a lost scrunchy,

Victoria made me drop her off a block from school.

As if her friends don't have parents.

Jimmy, I know that I'm not Victoria's mom--

No, Jess, you're not, and I...

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Who knew that parenting

could make a person so damn cranky?

Have I ever mentioned how much I hate ships?

Only every time we're on one.

After you, Chief Knight.

Oh, no, after you.

Oh, after me? Mm-hmm.

Did he just call you Chief?

I'll explain later.

I used to think there was no such thing as bad publicity,

and now this.

And on live TV, no less.

Three dead on your boat

and your first concern is your business?

Well, it's not just a business, Agents,

a-and it's not just a boat.

She's about to become an artificial reef.

Yeah, I saw a documentary about these. Very cool idea.

It's not gonna be cool for very much longer

if the mob keeps on using us to dump bodies.

And what mob is that exactly?

Mafia? The cartels? Do you not watch movies?

Isn't that what this looks like?

That's exactly what it looks like.

Jimmy, what's it look like to you?

Too soon to say. We got one woman, two men.

I see a stab wound, blunt force trauma.

This poor guy has a tire track across his chest.

But how'd they get in here?

Shoddy security from the stupid dock owner.

Perhaps you could introduce us.

This is on you, Lacy! I told you we needed security cameras!

Sure, you told me! You just didn't want to pay for them!

Oh-- (chuckles) Come on, Chang. Let's go back here.

You can tell me about your project.

So worried about his precious reef. What about my dock?

Who's gonna want to park their boat here after this?

Well, you two were made for each other. All right, so no cameras?

Never needed them before. I got guards posted around the clock.

And where are they now?

You're talking to the day watchman.

But what about the last 24 hours?

Oh, no, I swear to you no unauthorized personnel

got anywhere near this ship on my watch.

Okay, so what about last night?

I called Edgar, he's my overnight guy, he...

should be on his way.

He's a... He's an ex-con.

You know, good help is hard to find.

How ex of a con is he?

Oh, completely. A robbery or two in his younger days.

Edgar is a complete sweetheart now.

No way he'd ever be involved in something like this.

Okay, Lacy.

Happy now?

Here I am! Come on now, Edgar.

Bad enough I spend all night here.

I got to waste my day, too?

Told you I was real busy when you called.

So no time to change your clothes?

I sure hope that's paint.

I can explain.

I was in the middle of gutting a beautiful four-point buck

in my yard when Lacy called for me to come down.

And as soon as we get the test results back

from the blood on your clothes,

we'll be happy to believe you.

Soon as my girl sends me a damn photo,

you won't need results.

Okay, in the meantime,

let's go back to last night on the dock.

Ain't no way anybody stashed bodies on that boat.

Scout's honor, never took my eyes off her once.

Not even for a bathroom break?

Well, I am human.

I had to go a time or two, b-but not for long.

How long? I don't know, maybe 20 minutes.

20 minutes?

Guess that coffee and chili left over

in the guard shack wasn't the best idea.

Okay, so...

what time were these marathon bathroom breaks?

Around 2:00 a.m.

But still, nobody was stashing bodies

or I'd have heard about it from where I was sitting.

And there's my deer photo.

Looky there. Ain't he something?

And that's me, with the knife.

McGee was right. This is very cool.

So, REACT Chief? Wow.

That's why I wanted to talk to you about it first.

So what did you tell Vance?

Well, all we got from Edgar is the timeline.

And, um, well, a little grossed out.

The bodies were stashed between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. last night.

Okay, then, let's see, we've got Thomas Mackin,

38, construction worker