[At NCIS headquarters, Gibbs interrogates McGee's father, Admiral John McGee]
[points at the one-way window] Who's behind the glass? Who's watching?
You scared he's gonna see you break?
My relationship with my son is none of your damn business.
You make him think he's nothing. You're the one with nothing.
[glaring] You will respect this uniform.
Answer the question!
This uniform provided for him, for his mother, for this whole family!
Why lie? Why avoid the truth? Why avoid your son?
[resignedly] Alright. [he sits down] Because I'm sick. No one could know. Stage 4. I wasn't feeling well when we showed up for the exercises. I knew Haber was top notch, so I transferred to the Borealis. Haber gave me something for the pain... but he knew what was causing it.
He was gonna report it to NAVCENT.
Doctor-patient privilege is a little different when it comes to national security. So that meant the end of my career.
It's motive to keep the commander quiet.
Gibbs... I've been a lot of things. I've been a lousy father, I've been a son of a bitch. But I'm no murderer.
[Watching on the other side of the glass, McGee is visibly upset, tears running down his face]
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