NCIS

Got a heart attack. BP 88/62, pulse 98.

All right. Okay, steady. steady.

Place him down.

You got him? Got him.

Look out! Oh, my God!

Move out of the way!

Go! Go! Go! Go!

Ziva?

You remember Brenda Bittner?

Well, the name sounds familiar.

You friended her.

She... she's a barista at Gibbs' coffee shop?

Oh, yeah. Brenda.

I'm reading her profile now.

She just posted that she is

in a committed relationship with Tony DiNozzo.

Our Tony DiNozzo?

Sure looks like him. Look at her home page.

Well, how long has this been going on?

How Long's what been going on?

When were you going to tell us?

Tell you what? That you are in a committed relationship.

With who?

The ever-lovely Brenda Bittner.

Where did you hear that?

She posted it at 7:14 a.m. this morning.

I left her place around 7:00.

How long have you two been dating?

Well... no, we're not dating.

Last night was it.

Well, it must have been one hell of

an it because she can not wait to tell all of her friends.

Well, how many friends can she possibly have?

2,412.

She is very popular.

Gee.

Oh, no.

Can she post this without my permission?

Depends on your privacy settings, Tony.

Well, obviously, I haven't got them set right.

Will you get over here, McGeek, and

make this go away, please? Tony, you know,

you're getting way too old for these one-night stands.

Your biological clock is ticking.

Men don't have biological clocks.

When I meet Ms. Right...

I'll be ready to settle down.

Don't ever settle, DiNozzo.

Dead lieutenant,

Monroe University Hospital.

Let's go.

Was he sick long? No.

Never got admitted.

Victim is Lieutenant Jeffrey Wilton Hutton.

He's attached to NIOC.

He's living in base housing at the Anacostia NSF.

Parents are deceased.

Next of kin?

A sister. I'm gonna go try and track her down.

So what exactly are you looking for

in Ms. Right?

Well, aside from the obvious, uh, physical requirements...

I don't know.

I guess she'd be a... very independent woman.

Intelligent, successful.

A professional.

Okay, just one question.

What would this woman possibly see in you?

Yes, well, I can assure you

of one thing.

Car crash was not the cause of death.

What was?

Well, I haven't the faintest idea.

I mean, there are no contusions,

no obvious signs of trauma.

I mean, the poor lieutenant--

I doubt he was here to visit someone.

But he must have had

an egregious ailment.

I mean, he was in a hell of a hurry

to get himself to the hospital.

Figured that out myself,

Duck.

Appreciate the help.

We done here? I am.

Uh, Lieutenant Hutton's sister's name is Dana.

Wait. Dana Hutton?

Yeah. I just got off the phone with...

ZNN reporter?

Yes.

David?

Just got off the phone with her producer.

He says that she's been working at home today.

Wow. Dana Hutton.

I would really like to interview her, boss.

Sure.

Take Ziva with you.

You know

who she is.

She did that, uh, great piece

on Doctors without Borders in Darfur.

Embedded with that Marine unit in Kandahar last year.

Okay, what does she look like?

Blonde. Cute. Real cute.

Looks even better in a helmet and flak jacket.

Okay, Tony, do I have to remind you

that her brother just died?

I'm a professional.

What? Brenda Bittner.

Yeah! I guess she saw I changed my dating status.

Well, you cannot avoid her forever.

Well, I guess she's not home.

Looks like we got probable cause.

Ms. Hutton?

Clear!

Ms. Hutton did not do this to her own place.

No. Where is she?

Someone tossed the place pretty good

looking for something.

Metro's processing her apartment.

They are going to coordinate their investigation with us.

Already put out a BOLO.

Dana Hutton

should be easy to spot.

She's pretty well known.

Do we assume her disappearance is related

to her brother's death? No.

We don't assume anything.

Jeffrey and Dana Hutton.

Military brats.

Their father was

a Marine combat helicopter pilot.

Died at the age of 42 in a training exercise.

They were raised by their mother.

Died five years ago of pancreatic cancer.

Overachievers, both of them.

He played water polo and lacrosse at the academy.

Did a tour at the Pacific, spent a year

at the Pentagon before they moved him to

Navy Information Operations Command.

NIOC. Secret stuff.

Wonder what he was working on.

I'll know in three minutes.

Talking to his C.O. in MTAC.

Dana.

Impressive woman.

Won a piano competition when she was 13 years old.

Phi Beta Kappa graduate

of Georgetown before joining ZNN

at the age of 22.

Boss, went through Lieutenant Hutton's residence.

Nothing. Dropped off

his laptop with Abby.

Yeah. Gibbs.

Yeah. On my way.

Let's go, McGee.

Multiple organ failure, but no apparent reason.

You seem perplexed, Dr. Mallard.

Oh, I am.

I'm just reviewing Lieutenant Hutton's

physical, taken only last week.

The man is in perfect health.

I'm about to take blood and tissue samples up to Abby.

Should I have her look for anything specific?

Well, that is my dilemma, Mr. Palmer.

I wouldn't know what to tell her.

Or Gibbs, for that matter,

when he comes calling, as he undoubtedly will.

Gibbs.

Captain Austin Sears.

Have to assume this is about Lieutenant Hutton?

What happened?

Was it an accident?

I don't know. What can you tell me about him?

Good officer.

Hard-working, smart.

Maybe too smart.

What does that mean?

Was a politician.

Knew how to work the system.

Had a master plan.

His career wasn't going to end here.

What was he working on?

A classified project.

We've got clearance.

Not for this one.

Can't read you into the program

unless it's cleared by SECNAV himself.

I'll make the call.

I suggest you have your director do it.

Gee, what a sweet guy.

Hmm.

Doesn't DiNozzo have a buddy at NIOC?

We can talk in here.

After you called this morning,

I tried to track Dana down, but couldn't find her.

What's going on?

Um, we need to talk to her.

Is this about the naval officer

who died in the car accident this morning?