NCIS: Hawai'i

Let's walk, girls.

Somebody call 911.

Howzit, Hina?

Oh, look who finally makes an appearance.

That your way of thanking me for the new job?

It's my way of reminding you you got responsibilities here.

No, but, seriously...

Thank you for the new job.

Though your dad for sure is gonna fire me

when he hears I called you.

You did the right thing.Gonna right-thing my way

right out of a job.

You're fine. How is he?

Stubborn. Like you.

Junior Boy.

For katsu, always double-dip the batter!

Hey, Dad.

She didn't say it was this bad.

Your face is all buss up.

Hina call you?

Somebody had to.

She's a spy.

She's a friend, Dad, and she wouldn't have needed

to call me if you did.

I slipped. End of story.

What'd the doctor say?

You know the rules. You like to stay in my kitchen,

you got to help work.

Pile of dishes not gonna wash themselves.

You didn't see a doctor?

No need for involve any doctors.

Why are you running the kitchen, Dad? You can barely stand up.

Kimo! Da burner's too hot!

What, you think this place made out of money?

Yeah.

On my way.

Hey, Dad, you need to get checked out.

I'm on time.

If you're on time, you're five minutes late.

I have a big brother, thank you.

Two of 'em, actually.

I've also already been here for 30 minutes confirming

our injured Marine's out of surgery

and able to talk with us.

The next 22 minutes were spent waiting for you.

Well, there is such a thing as being too on time.

Anyway, I was just talking to the responding officer.

And?Wounded Marine

is Master Sergeant Kaleo Whitman.

HPD was called when he fell off his horse

in Ka'a'awa. Shot in the left flank.

It was my day off.

Just riding up Kahana.

And, all of a sudden, I-I felt this white-hot pain on my side.

Felt like the shot came afterward.

What happened next?

I rode as fast as I could before I got shot again.

Any idea who shot you?

I didn't see anybody.

There are hunters up there.

Must've been one of them.

Mistook me for a trophy?

There's nothing funny about this.

I know, babe. I'm...

I'm sorry.

Uh, let's go over this again.

I don't understand.

He just told you it was an accident.

NCIS investigates all shootings

involving Marine or Navy personnel.

Even if it's an accidental one.

Does it need

to happen now? My husband just got out

when it's fresh in his mind, yeah. Won't take long.

Babe, you know what I could use?

Some of them ice chips the nurse promised me.

Please.

I'm sorry.

It's just a lot for her.

Be a lot for anyone.

So you're riding up there,

minding your own business and then...

...bang, you've been hit.

You don't call out or look for help?

I was in the middle of nowhere.

Figured I could ride for help.

Didn't realize how bad it was

till blood started pooling on my saddle.

Any chance

this wasn't an accident?

What, like someone intentionally shot me?

Guys,

I work in career planning.

Spend my off-time with my family.

Pretty boring stuff.

This was...

: just bad luck.

Near-fatal gunshot wound on a morning ride is just bad luck?

Could be. But Jesse and Lucy thought

there might be more there.

Said the wife seemed like she wanted them gone.

So you did some more digging on Whitman's background.

Uh-huh.

Master Sergeant Kaleo Whitman

spent most of his career with the 1st Marine Division

and the Marine Mounted Color Guard

until he requested a transfer home four years ago.

Stationed at K-Bay as a career planner.

Lives with his wife and son.

Record clean?

Few minor dustups

before he enlisted. Kid stuff.

Marines straightened him out.

I'm assuming there's a "but"?

Now, this is where it gets weird.

Kaleo said a hunter tagged him, right?

But these are the approved hunting grounds in the area.

And... this is the location Kaleo said he was shot.

Two miles seems a little far for a hunter to accidentally stray.

I mean, it's possible.

But...?

Spoke to Forensics.

The bullet pulled from Whitman was a .380.

From a handgun, not a rifle.

Maybe he didn't know.

Kaleo Whitman's been a Marine for close to 20 years.

He probably knew.Which means

he probably lied.

What else is he lying about?

Kaleo said he was shot a half mile from here,

but this is the area the dogs tracked the blood to.

Risky play, lying to NCIS.

Considering he must've known we were gonna check his story out.

This is where Kaleo was hit.

Blood spatter's consistent with a slug to the side.

Okay, what else do you see?

Judging by the fact that the suspect used a handgun,

not a rifle,

as well as the bullet trajectory...

Dense tree cover this way.

Only clear position the shooter could've had would've been...

around here.

Which is a clear line of sight.

Kaleo was on horseback in a bright-colored flannel shirt.

Which isn't something you accidentally hit

unless you're... drunk or blindfolded.

Drunk,

blindfolded or on a ATV.

And ATVs are loud.

Which means he saw the suspect, or at least heard him.

Also means

not a single part of Kaleo's story is true

except that he got shot.

Jesse and Lucy

found at least seven shell casings at the crime scene.

This wasn't accidental.

Whoever shot Kaleo intended to kill him.

So I spoke to his C.O. and members of his unit.

Kaleo was squared away. No sign of trouble in his life.

All evidence to the contrary.

Time for him to tell us the truth.

He's gone.

He left in a hurry.

He pulled his IV.

No doctor would have authorized this.

Reach out to HPD and put out a BOLO.

Kaleo Whitman may be on the run.

Master Sergeant Whitman disappeared

after a nurse's visit to check his sutures.

Slipped out of the hospital and no one saw him leave.

Dangerous move, considering his internal injuries

from being shot.

Hey. Gave Mrs. Whitman a wellness check.

Says she has no idea where her husband is.

You believe her? Considering she was all squirrelly

at the hospital?Well, something's off.

I asked HPD to sit on her house,

just in case.What about their son?

HPD's trying to track him down at his school

and bring him home.

No one informed him that his father was shot?

Wife said she wanted him to have a normal day.

Yeah, that makes no sense at all.

Stay on the wife. Find the son.

Whitman was in some type of altercation out in the woods.

Took a bullet for his trouble but won't say a word about it.

Well, did he flee or was he taken?

Oh, he fled

but had help doing it.

Game tape doesn't lie.

Is that guy wearing cowboy boots?

Real deal, too. I'm guessing Ariats.

Heritage Roughstock.