Gotta love that bureaucracy.
You mean, the bureaucracy we work for?
Like I said, love that bureaucracy.
All S1
S1 E15Unfinished Business
Pack a bag, and your passport.
I'm sorry?
You're needed.
Needed where?
You'll find out when you get there. There's a C-117 leaving in 90 minutes. Transport's outside.
But I - uh.
You did say you had no plans.
[Nate sighs]
Go.
Going.
You were a magician once.
Not magician, illusionist.
You bought a white rabbit, G.
It came with the hat.
I'm all for going green, reducing our footprints, but if Hetty has her way we're going to be reusing our bullets.
She just wants us to recover our brass, if possible.
Reusable water bottles, no more paper towels, no more paper cups, what's next to go, huh?
Saving the planet, G.
Come on! Don't come whining to me when she replaces our toilet paper with used post its.
I think there's something wrong with you hot water heater.
The showers are on timers Mr. Deeks, you obviously exceeded the recommended duration.
You might want to make an exception in his case, he really needs it.
For your information, I won the hygiene award in high school.
What kind of school rewards you for bathing?
I don't know, man, a sparkly clean one?
We didn't realize he'd just gotten back from....
Oh his assignment, yes.
Which was where again exactly?
He was in the People's Republic of... none of your damn business.
Is that where he learned how to shoot?
Actually, I gave him a few pointers.
Apparently the People's Republic of none of your damn business can be a dangerous place.
[Sam is opening a box]
What are you doing?
I need to activate a former alias.
Oh, no. NLV. NLV. "No longer viable." Tyrell Ellis was compromised.
I know. I was Tyrell Ellis, remember?
I do remember. I also remember you were nearly killed before we got you out.
My cover was never blown. I spent seven months undercover working Memo Torres while he was still a cartel underling. Now he's the man. That means he's the fastest route to finding those missing Marines. And the only one who can get to Torres right now, is in this box.
The man in this box has a price on his head. Why don't you just arrest Torres?
We don't have anything on him. We yank him in off the streets and we blow any chance of ever going back under in his organization. Plus, Memo hates cops of any kind. He'll be lawyered up as soon as we bring him in and we may never find those missing Marines, Hetty.
[Callen walks in] Oh, Mr. Callen, could you please talk some sense to your partner?
What, like that's ever worked? Admittedly, putting Sam on the streets as Tyrell Ellis is not without risks. Memo Torres is behind this. Reactivating Tyrell Ellis is the only way to find him.
It's our only bet, Hetty, and you know it.
I don't like it.
What's the safe word?
Headlock.
Really? Use headlock in a sentence.
I wasn't planning on using it.
Nell's been here less than a week, and has already taken over whistle duties. Eric is not a happy camper.
Ah, he shouldn't worry. It won't be long before she's folding her tent like all the others.
Because?
Many mysteries of Hetty. For some reason intelligence analysts just seem to rub her the wrong way.
[Clears throat] I wouldn't exactly call it a problem. More like a situation - may be a problem.
Hmm. Because I'm new?
No. Because you...
Finish your sentences.
Eric': Yeah.
Has to do with being a type "A" with borderline ADD. And control issues with men I admire. [Clears throat] It's something I'm aware of and working on and hope one day to have a measure of control over.
You admire me?
JJason
I don't know these guys. Navy born and bred. I trust NCIS. Is there a way you can stay on this?
It's no longer our jurisdiction.
JJason
I lost my wife. I can't lose my child. Please.
I understand, but there's nothing we can...
We'll see what we can do.
VVanessa
He might be a lof of things, but Andre couldn't do something like that to a young girl.
I agree. I don't think he did it. But I don't think he was home last night either. And I bet you'd like to know where he was. Was your husband home last night?
VVanessa
[Long pause. Then Kensi starts to leave] Wait, I didn't give my answer.
Yeah, you did.
Trained in wilderness survival, G. I know what poison oak looks like.
[Callen shakes his head]
It's on my butt, isn't it?
Yes it is, Mr. Hanna. And there's nothing like a good *thick* slathering of calomine. Remove your pants, I won't look.
[Hetty puts on rubber gloves]
I had to do this for Ollie North in Nicaragua - twice. The man really was an ass.
[Hetty turns around. G and Sam are gone]
Mr Hanna. Mr. Callen. Gentlemen?
Well, this is weird. According to the military database, there's no Tracy Keller listed as next of kin.
That's because the name's an alias.
An alias for who?
My ex-wife.
She retired, last I heard. That was 5 years ago.
[Entering] Undercover agents don't retire. They just go deeper.
[Quietly to Kensi] You guys ever consider putting a bell around her neck?
Many people have tried, Mr. Deeks.
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