13x09 - Under the Influence

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♪ Haters listen, I was strugglin'... ♪

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- ♪ Count it up... ♪
- [SIGHS]

This is ruining my vibe.

♪ All my ladies ♪
♪ Clap, clap ♪

♪ Get that money ♪
♪ Stack, stack ♪

♪ Count it up ♪

- ♪ Cash, cash... ♪
- Hey, fam.

So, I've got to run
a bunch of errands today,

and I don't really feel like walking.

So I decided to pick up
this cute scooter,

and now I'm flying. Get it? Flying?

This windblown look is really
working for me, right?

[SCREAMS]

♪

My parking spot is lost forever.

He is the boss.

Everyone knows I park here.

Everybody except somebody
who's also the boss.

[SIGHS]

Now I have to park
under a woodpecker commune.

Just had my weekly detail
from Alex yesterday.

Not one minute after pulling my car in,

it's like a bird blitzkrieg on my hood.

Why don't you just ask Kilbride
for your spot back?

You think a guy
that pulls in hood first,

three feet off-center, into a prime spot

can be reasoned with?

[SNORTS]

I mean, at least show some respect.
Back it in.

[CHUCKLES, SIGHS]

Could've swore I had
some extra shampoo here.

Yeah, I don't want to be the one

to have to tell you this, but I...

Spare me the bald jokes, G.

- Talking about car shampoo, all right?
- Ah.

Specially pH-balanced
to protect various surfaces.

Strong enough for a man
but pH-balanced for a Hellcat.

- I'll be back.
- Okay.

Hold your horsepower.

Weren't we talking about cars?

Joke felt right for the moment.

So, what is so important
that you're interrupting

Sam and his gentle lather?

How about a new case?

All right.

Her name is Gia Michele.

Yes, the Gia Michele.

Giagrafy? million
followers on Instagram,

million on TikTok?

Oh, how I long for
that type of ignorance.

Not that I'm saying
you're ignorant. I mean,

I just... Obviously, you just
have way more important things

in your brain.

More substantive things.

Yeah. You're-you're just so very...

Experienced?

Yeah, I was going to say "wise."

Of course you were.

What's the case?

Okay, the case.

Gia is a mega influencer.

She started off as a dancer

but can pretty much sell anything.

I mean, there isn't a brand that
doesn't want to work with her.

I think she also has a development deal

for a reality show?

Anyway, she posts regularly

across her social media accounts,

but yesterday it seems she went dormant.

Maybe she's just taking a break.

Well, the concern is that
she actually did go missing.

- And we've been asked to investigate.
- Hold on a second.

Why are we being asked to find someone

that posts selfies for a living?

Because her mother has
a much more important job.

Believe me, I will never adopt
reverence for the selfie,

no matter how hard my
niece tries to convince me

that it is an empowering art form.

But Gia Michele just happens

to be the daughter of Linda Burke,

the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon.

CALLEN: Well,
I guess occasionally the apple does fall

far from the tree.

State Department Diplomatic Security

is shorthanded in L.A.,

so the Secretary of State asked SECNAV

for our assistance.

We need to rule out any foul play

that might be connected to
the ambassador's work overseas.

Okay.

This is the last thing that Gia posted.

And no one has seen or spoken to her

since this went up yesterday.

Hey, fam. So, I've got a bunch
of errands to run today,

and I didn't really feel like walking,

so I decided to pick up
this cute scooter,

and now I'm flying. Get it? Flying?

This windblown look is really
working for me, right?

[GASPS]

That ended kind of abrupt.

Well, maybe she just dropped her phone.

- Hmm.
- Sounded like a crash.

Well, the weird part is,
she left this video up.

She hasn't posted a follow-up.

And from what I can tell,
her content is pretty tidy.

Okay. Well, she may have
injured herself.

Did you check the local hospitals?

Yes. I checked
all the hospitals in the area.

There is no record
of her being admitted.

And her cell phone is off,
so, can't locate a signal.

All right. We'll head to the crash site,
and check things out.

Great. I'll send you the address now.

Kensi and Deeks are on their way

to Beverly Hills to Gia's house

- to see what they can find.
- Beverly Hills?

How much do
these social influencers make?

[EXHALES] North of Sunset kind of money.

Pied-à-terre in Manhattan kind of money.

Well, now, money is all well
and good, Special Agents.

But just remember, you
can't put a price on pride.

[SIGHS]

Oh, G,

does your pride cover your pied-à-terre

north of Deeks' bar?

No.

But I'm pretty sure you spent
yours on that boat, right?

DEEKS: Wait a minute.
How old is this woman?

KENSI: Ugh. , .

Wait. And she dances
on her phone for a living?

Uh, that's how she started,

but Fatima said she's a multi-hyphenate,

which means she's an actor,

has a beauty brand,
a flat tummy tea pusher.

That sounds worse than a flat-earther.

It is. You get diarrhea.

You know what? Maybe I should
put myself up on this app,

show 'em what they're missing out on,

with a little... Party Marty.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Just there, like,

just whippin' it, gettin' it
when gettin' is good.

I'm not sure there's an audience
for a white surfer dude

who hasn't quite mastered the Floss.

But I do know a few websites

in which your, uh,
thirst traps would k*ll.

I got a thirst trap for you right here.

- Hey. Heads up.
- [VEHICLE APPROACHING]

You from the agency?

Well, the cars are picture-ready.

I detailed every inch.

Not the agency you're thinking of.

I am NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye.

This is Investigator Deeks.

Oh, no, no. I just took
the cars around the block. Or...

It's such a shame to let it
sit here, you know?

I figured it could use
a little exercise.

We're not here about the, uh, cars.

We're here for Gia Michele.
Is she around?

Oh. No, not at the moment.

Are you the only one here...

Joey?

Yeah, it's just me.

I was just getting the cars ready

for a photo sh**t tomorrow.

When was the last time you saw Gia?

[NERVOUS CHUCKLE] I don't know.

I mean, uh, technically
I don't see much of her.

She-she prefers indirect eye contact.

I know, it's not a thing,

but that's what she calls it.

Anyway, I, uh, caught a glimpse
of her on her way out last week.

Are all of these cars hers?

No. Not a one. They're all props.

They come in, she takes a picture
with them, and then they go out.

I don't even think she has a license.

Who picked her up the other day?

Um, I think her driver Alan.

And when was the last time he was here?

I-I don't know. I wasn't here yesterday.

So, do you know how
we get a hold of Alan?

Look, I signed an NDA,
so I probably said too much already.

Okay. Well, I am a lawyer
and a federal agent,

so if anyone says you're in trouble

for giving us Alan's information,

you can just have them call me.

You're not gonna tell him
I drove the car, are you?

Quid pro quo, Joey.

Quid pro quo.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Oh, good, Admiral, you're here.

I know we talked about how

asking for help is a sign
of strength and not weakness,

so I'm going to push through
this discomfort here

and say that with
Agent Rountree out on vacation

and one of the most

prolific social media
catalogs to comb through,

I could really use...

Another pair of eyes.

Yes, exactly.

Got here as fast as I could.

Good morning, Agent De León.

- Good morning.
- Hey.

I do hope you can put
these eyes to good use.

- Thank you, sir.
- Hmm.

Welcome back, Aliyah.

Man, are you a sight for sore...

[CLEARS THROAT]

Okay, yeah, I'll stop.

You ready for a Giagrafy lesson?

Giagrafy.

- Okay. I get it.
- You get it.

I'll be in my office.

So, any updates for me?

Yeah. So, Kensi and Deeks found
Gia's personal driver.

They're bringing him in.

And basically,
we're just looking for anything

that can help us pinpoint
her current location.

Wow. It must take a lot of time
to generate that much content.

Oh, yeah. Full-time job.

[TABLET BEEPS]

Oh. Well, that was fast.

Looks like Gia's back online.

I've asked a lot of you guys
over the years...

but this is by far the hardest
thing I've ever had to do.

This is not a joke.

I've been kidnapped,

and I need your help.

[BREATHING HARD]

I have to raise $ million in Bitcoin

by the end of the day...

or else...

they're gonna k*ll me.

Please help me.

GIA: ...or else...

they're gonna k*ll me.

Please help me.

How long ago did this video post?

About five minutes ago.

I don't mean to be insensitive,

but how do we verify
that it's authentic?

You're not the first to wonder that.

And, honestly, I don't have an answer.

I'm guessing you've tried
to trace the last feed?

Trying like hell.

Is Aliyah with you?

I got a text that she
was back with the team.

I'm here, Sam.

Agent Callen, I trust
my old friend has told you

only good things about me.

It's good to have you
on board, Agent De León.

Whoever's uploading this video
to Gia's account

knows how to stay hidden.

They're using TOR and
every other trick in the book

to hide the location.

Could Gia be tech savvy
enough to do this herself?

FATIMA: She could have help.

She did say "theyare going
to k*ll me" in the video.

She either has more than one captor...

Or they instructed her not to
give away identifying clues.

Just keep working on it, guys.

We're gonna keep looking around here,

see if we can find
any surveillance cameras

or get lucky and find a witness.

Will do.

Have a seat.

Can I, uh, get coffee or anything?

Right after you, uh,
answer some questions.

[EXHALES, YAWNS]

Wow. We'll try not to bore you.

So, how long have you
worked for Gia Michele?

Uh, two, three years.

That's a -day difference there, Alan.

Been driving her around about a year.

Started a couple years
before that as her bodyguard.

Gia needs a bodyguard?

Well, she hired me around the time

she had that spat with that other chick.

The one who got caught
kissing the other girl's man.

You know, you read about it.

- No.
- No.

Didn't read about it,
so why don't you tell us?

Was "that other chick"...
Was she a thr*at to Gia?

No. No, no, I wasn't hired
to protect her from that chick.

It's the fans.

The Beyhive, the Swifties.

Everybody's got
their psychotic devotees.

Anyway, they pounced on Gia.

Has Gia ever had her life threatened?

Hundreds of times.

If she wears the wrong color lipstick,

they tell her to die and go to hell.

How do you and Gia get along?

Like pancakes and syrup.

Hmm.

What do you make of this?

Domestic v*olence, as*ault.
Restraining order.

I-I know how this looks.

Yes. It looks like a history
of v*olence against women.

My ex,

she-she's got some mental health issues.

It's in her head.

Mm-hmm. That's your side of the story.

So why should we believe you?

[SIGHS]

You got to go with your gut.

[YAWNS LOUDLY]

You seem very tired, Alan.

What were you doing last night?

Driving for the apps.

So you had the night off, then?

Yeah.

Yeah, well, Gia said she had to ride

that scooter thingy around all day.

It was a promo.

I dropped her in Hollywood,
last I saw of her.

So what about her current bodyguard?

Was he with her yesterday?

He was going to take her home
at the end of the day.

But she called him off that morning.

And he didn't argue with that?

She's the boss.

Yeah, but she pays you to keep her safe

one way or the other, right?

Have you guys ever seen
those pictures of celebs

in In-N-Out after the Oscars,

wearing ball gowns, tuxes and all that?

- No.
- Yeah.

Everybody wants to feel normal
every once in a while.

Even people like Gia.

Can you think of anyone who
would have wanted to hurt Gia?

And would have the means to orchestrate

a plan of this scope?

No.

No. Can-can I get that coffee now?

You know what? You just don't
seem very worried about Gia.

That girl would set her own dog
on fire for followers.

So you think she's in on it?

I'm not pointing any fingers.

I just sure as hell won't be
donating to the cause.

Can I get that...

Coffee. Coffee?

No.

Fatima says the Bitcoin's rolling in.

They already have over , donors.

Are these people suckers, or
could they really be saving Gia's life?

It's hard to say right now.

I don't know if Gia's in trouble

or if she's just... troubled.

It's a whole new world out there.

I don't know what to make of it.

How are younger people supposed
to find their North Star

when the damn thing could
just be Photoshopped?

Aiden and Kam turned out all right.

Yeah, but they didn't care
that much about social media

and influencers
when they were growing up.

Everything they saw wasn't a brand.

Look, uh, this isn't my thing.

But, I mean, are they really
doing anything wrong?

You could, you could almost argue

that some of what they're doing is good.

Well, there wouldn't have been
an Arab Spring

without social media.

I'd like to know what Ambassador
Burke's thinking right now.

I mean, if this thing
turns out to be a hoax...

It'll damage her career.

But if I was her
and my daughter was missing,

last thing I'd be thinking about
is my career.

One thing I know for sure:

I don't envy new parents.

Lot of uncharted territory to cover.

So what's the, uh,

what's the best piece of advice
you ever got on parenting?

You have no real control.

The best you can do is speak your truth,
and set an example.

That's good.

I bet whoever told you that
was a pretty good parent.

She was the best, G.

The best.

Call me old-fashioned.

I just don't think
a kid needs a cell phone.

Okay, good luck with that.

Think about it... no phone,
so no access to social media,

which we know is detrimental
to kids' health. Right?

- Yes.
- No-no-no chat rooms

or Internet trolls.
And no p*rn...

Which I only am aware of anecdotally,

as, like, as an Internet phenomenon.

Okay, listen. Let's say
that there is a text chain.

Right? Every -year-old in our
possible kid's class is on it.

Are we really going
to let them be left out?

Yes.

What if there is an app
designing contest at school?

Right? Or they go out one night
and they get drunk.

Then they know that they can call us

and they don't have to drive home.

All right. Fair enough.

So phone first,
and then potty train 'em?

The truth is,

even if we pretend the digital
world doesn't exist,

babe, they're gonna find it anyway.

All of it.

Remember the good old days
when we just shoved

the nudie magazines under our mattress?

No.

Think of all the trees we've saved

now that everything's online.

So I've heard.

What is the latest on Gia?

Well, I've been combing
through the comments

on her endless posts,

and the most definitive
conclusion I can come to

is that people are nasty.

Exactly my point.

Any recurring trolls?

More than one.

I made a list of the accounts

that regularly harass her
and the ones she's blocked.

People do not hold back when
they're hiding behind anonymity.

Shall we put some names to those icons?

We shall.

Who collects the pot at the end
of this Bitcoin rainbow?

The account is brand-new,

it's never been used at an exchange.

Essentially,
you can't connect an account

to an identity until someone tries

to cash in the Bitcoin at an exchange.

So, at the moment,
it is an untraceable avenue.

Nothing should be untraceable for us.

- Agreed, Admiral.
- Yeah.

I won't stop trying.

Fatima and I were able to build

a detailed time line of the hours

before Gia's disappearance,
thanks to documentation

of literally everything from
her morning collagen smoothie

to her nighttime skin regimen.

Plus, I tracked an escalating
feud with another influencer

over the last few months.

This is Sharon Cunningham,

popular fitness influencer

who goes by the alter ego Angel Soars.

They called out Gia out
for stealing content,

which led to Gia getting

a lucrative sponsorship that should have

- gone to Angel.
- Mm.

Tensions seem to still
run high between the two.

Has she ever threatened Gia?

They haven't.

Angel's pronouns are they/them.

[SIGHS]

All right, send the time line

to Special Agent Blye
and Investigator Deeks.

Hopefully we can work
backwards within the time line

and find a clue.

Someone or something
that can help us find her.

Yeah. Perhaps all this
self-indulgent nonsense

will actually serve a purpose
in the end.

Oh, my God, they're... they're monsters.

And here I was, trying to be diplomatic.

No. No, Admiral.

Someone started a counter-campaign.

But instead of crowd-funding
to save Gia,

they're raising money

to pay her captor to k*ll her,
live on the Internet.

The campaign in favor of Gia's execution

is quickly gaining speed.

The original campaign,

the one to save her, is only
ahead by a few thousand dollars.

What kind of people would
want to see Gia die?

And I don't ask that rhetorically.

I know.

Uh, it looks like
the link to the campaign

is going viral in the incel community.

It's already been upvoted
thousands of times

- on the more popular forums.
- [SIGHS]

"Incel" comes from
"involuntary celibate."

Typically men who feel
betrayed by women and then

become hostile towards them...

Especially conventionally
beautiful women like Gia.

Yeah, I am familiar with
the term, Agent De León.

What you see on my face
is not a look of confusion

but rather one of disgust.

You and I are in
agreement on that, Admiral.

All right. Smoke these cowards
out of their digital cave.

We don't have time to gamble

if Gia's captor

will put their money
where their mouth is.

Fatima just sent a new lead.

Okay. This is Jaxon King,

but he's known online as
Supreme King Daddy J...

[SIGHS]

He's one of Gia's more prolific trolls,

to put it mildly. Oh.

Looks like he can spend
all that extra time online

thanks to being fired from five jobs

in the last year alone.

Huh. Maybe all that
trolling got him fired.

And we have a current address.

All right.

Send that to Agent
Callen and Agent Hanna.

And I will secure a search warrant.

Copy that.

KENSI: What about this time line?

DEEKS: Uh, somehow I feel

that someone's gonna be
coming down the steps

with a directive in three... two...

Bravo, Investigator Deeks,

counting backward will be on the exam.

[QUIETLY]: Couldn't have
been anybody else.

Investigator Deeks,

- Agent Blye...
- Sir.

I want you to follow
the time line in reverse.

Talk to everyone who was
with Gia for the last few days...

Everyone you haven't already talked to.

Oh. And I want you
to find the photographer

who took this picture.

It's the latest
paparazzi photograph of Gia.

Well, looks like it was taken yesterday.

She's in the same outfit
as the scooter video.

Well, just start searching the gutters

- for a paparazzi.
- Huntin'.

Okay. We'll get on that time line.

Oh, before you go,

I also want you to make it a priority

to question this other influencer.

Uh, this is Angel Soars.

They had a beef of some sort with Gia.

Could be a motive.

Should be easy, since they
geotag their bathroom breaks.

[CHUCKLES]

- Admiral Kilbride.
- Ah.

You remember Investigator Deeks.

This is his better half,

Special Agent Kensi Blye.

This is Agent Aliyah De León,

who is once again helping out the team.

I'm glad I can finally
thank you in person.

Oh, it is an honor to work
with this team.

We couldn't have done
Jacumba without you.

- Of course.
- Oh, by the way,

what brings you down here

at the speed of sound?

The ambassador called for you.

Ah.

Couldn't have been anyone else?

[KNOCKS]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

No answer at the front door.

No sign of movement inside.

No car in the driveway.

So, you think Mr. Supreme
King Daddy J would mind

if we let ourselves in?

Mm-hmm.

I have found a key.

Back was unlocked.

House is clear.

Come on in.

[SNIFFS]

You think the people this guy trolls

can imagine him sitting on
a big pile of pizza grease?

Mm... if they're being generous.

Yeah. He also gets away with
having someone else

do his laundry for him.

I see a laptop.

Mm-hmm.

Let's see.

It's locked.

Aliyah, no sign of Jaxon King,

but we have a laptop here.

Of course it's locked.

Plug me in.

I will unlock it and see

what else I can find.

[SIGHS]

All right. Take it away.

Also start a Kaleidoscope search
on, uh, Jaxon's car, will you?

Yeah, hopefully that will lead
us to Jaxon, which will lead us

- to Gia.
- Looking.

I can't find a vehicle
registered to Jaxon King.

Oh, yeah? Maybe the person
who's doing his laundry

also let him borrow a car.

Well, either that or he's
got a large Uber bill.

Of course, he's saving
money by not having

it detailed every week.

- Oh, it's worth every penny.
- Mm-hmm.

You're crazy, you think

I had anything to do
with Gia's disappearance.

Might as well sh**t myself in the foot.

Well, you were one of
the last people to see her.

I rarely get within ten feet
of any one of my targets.

I mean, subjects.

That's what the lens is for, baby.

You mind scooting to the left?

An A-lister who thinks
she's hiding her pregnancy

is finishing up her glucose test
any minute now.

Well, that's a frightening
amount of detail.

I can tell someone's pregnant

the moment they ingest
their first prenatal vitamin.

You realize that's, like,
none of your business?

It's literally my business.

You look familiar. Do I know you?

So, was there anything
out of the ordinary

when you saw Gia yesterday?

Anyone hanging around,
trying to talk to her?

With Gia, it's pretty routine.

Her people text me, I get the sh*t,

cha-ching for both of us.

Does she usually feed you her locations?

Yeah, if the fit was lit

and the face is b*at, she came calling.

Gia knows how to play the game.

You sure I don't know you?

I'm sure.

Okay, so nothing out of the ordinary

yesterday when you photographed her?

Well, come to think of it...

she didn't offer to buy me
a matcha like she usually does.

Can I take a look at
the photos from yesterday,

everything on your camera roll?

Yeah, for the right price.

Is that your, uh, green BMW

- over there?
- Yeah.

Well, I can get the boot that
the city just strapped on there

taken off free of charge,

before your A-lister
"target" sneaks out.

Oh, you got to be kidding me.
I paid half those tickets!

Our entire team is
on the case, Madam Ambassador.

And I assure you we are putting
% of our resources

into finding your daughter.

I expect to be calling you
shortly with an update

and, hopefully, some good news.

Absolutely.

I'll be in touch.

[LINE RINGS]

- SAM: Yeah.
- Tell me you found a smoking g*n.

Oh, it's smoking, all right.

I need something concrete, Agent Hanna.

My next call to the ambassador

better be to tell her that Gia is safe.

Aliyah is combing
through Jaxon's laptop.

Hopefully, that'll turn up something.

What do you think?
Could this be our guy?

[DOOR OPENS]

Hey!

Federal agents!

[TIRES SCREECH, HORN BLARES]

[GRUNTING]

I obviously don't have Gia.

I'm here, aren't I?

What, are you taking a day
off from telling her to, uh...

"get r*ped and die"

or "k*ll herself and
all her unborn babies"?

Four years of threats like that.

On your handle.

So what? I've trolled lots of people.

That's not exactly
a winning defense, Jaxon.

I don't have a defense
against trolling Gia Michele.

That's as far as it's ever gone.

Are you gonna talk to
all her thousands of haters?

So, if you had nothing to do
with Gia's disappearance,

why'd you run?

Uh, what would you do if you came home

to two guys in your house?

I thought you were there to rob me.

So, we're not going
to find anything linking you

to Gia Michele's disappearance
if we keep looking?

No. Nothing.

[CLEARS THROAT]

♪ Do this anymore ♪

♪ We've been into this before... ♪

Angel Soars?

♪ I'll be sure that we... ♪

Martin Deeks, NCIS Investigator.

I'm Special Agent Kensi Blye.

We just want to talk to Angel.

- Okay?
- Eight...

...nine...

and ten.

Whew!

Take a b*at,

and don't forget to hydrate.

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[SIGHS]

[CLEARS THROAT]

What does NCIS want with little old me?

Well, Angel, we'd like
to ask you a few questions

about your relationship
with Gia Michele.

[SNORTS] Not unless
she sent you to apologize.

I'm sure you've heard
that she's in danger.

Let me start with
a question for you two.

If someone who looked like me
was kidnapped,

would the Feds come running
to my rescue?

Of course.

[IMITATES BUZZER]

Wrong answer.

Fair enough. That is
a terrifyingly valid point.

But right now we need your cooperation.

And I'm gonna need my lawyer present.

Okay. You can call he or she,
and they can meet us here.

[IMITATES BUZZER]

I'll talk to them first
and then get back to you.

Look, unfortunately, Angel,
we don't have time for that.

DEEKS: Listen.

It's in your best interest

to make this easy because,
one way or the other,

we're gonna get these answers.

And please do not buzz...

- [IMITATES BUZZER]
- ...at me again.

Now, excuse me. Fitness first.

Okay, listen, Angel.

We just really... Oh.

Sir, please remove your hand
from my shoulder.

DEEKS: Do you want me to...

- No, I'm okay, baby.
- Okay.

[GRUNTING]

Girl, go off. Can I post this?

[IMITATES BUZZER]

Not unless you talk to my lawyer first.

Ready to talk now?

ALIYAH: I suspect there are a few things

Jaxon would have scrubbed had he known

I was going to examine his hard drive.

Anything illegal going on in there?

In addition to a lot of p*rn

that, while questionable in taste,

isn't actually illegal,

there are multiple recent
narcotics purchases

on the dark web.

Maybe that's why he ran.

What about a link to Gia,
you find anything there?

Unfortunately not.

But there is an unsettling
amount of activity

in some ugly corners of the Internet.

Extremist chatrooms, anarchy groups,

but most notably
these incel communities.

In my search I found
one user in particular

who makes the rounds
at several incel groups

suggesting the abduction of Gia Michele

and a bunch of other female celebrities.

Well, if Jaxon's telling the truth,
that could be our guy.

He uses the handle "The Last Gentleman,"

but so far I haven't been
able to ID him.

I bet there's someone
in the boatshed who can.

The Last Gentleman.

Who is he?

Look, Jaxon, you have two options here.

I can call up my DEA friends,

alert them about
your digital footprint...

Which is messy as hell, by the way.

Or you can tell us everything you know.

I don't know the guy.

Wish I did. He's a badass.

Who threatens v*olence
against women he doesn't know?

He's been b*rned a bunch of times, okay?

All of us have.

These women deserve
what's coming for them.

You know what a real man does
when he's rejected by a woman?

Absolutely nothing.

You move on.

I wouldn't expect
either of you to get it.

Not with those jawlines.

You can't understand us,

and that's why we have each other.

The Last Gentleman is not your friend.

You don't owe him anything.

You don't need to protect him.

I told you I don't know him.

Okay. Well, we have
dozens of conversations

between the two of you
on record, Jaxon, so...

you might want to give us a name.

I don't know his real name.

I swear.

You know what?
Forget the bruised ego, Jaxon.

You think your hands are clean

because you didn't physically harm Gia?

You see where we are now?

Her life is on the line,
and you encouraged it.

All right. You made your choice.

It's Curtis.

Curtis Jenkins.

I never thought it mattered.

What you say online?

That.

What I say, period.

The hundreds of women
you've trolled would disagree.

ALIYAH: Curtis Jenkins.

Wish I could say he didn't
fit the profile of an incel,

but he checks a lot of boxes.

Also, you guys need to see this.

Thanks to the photos Fatima got
from the paparazzi,

I was able to place him
at Gia's last known location.

He was following her that day.

Well, maybe that's how he knew

her bodyguard and driver weren't there.

Wh-Where is he now?

Got an address at
his parents' place in Burbank.

Great. Send it to Kensi and Deeks.

Will do.

KENSI: Ms. Jenkins?

NCIS. We're looking for Curtis Jenkins.

- That's my son.
- Is he home?

His van's not here, so he must be out.

Can I help you with something?

Yeah. We just need to take
a quick look inside.

Curtis's room, in particular.

He lives in the guesthouse.

Great. Can you let us in?

What is this all about?

Listen, Ms. Jenkins.

- Anna's fine.
- Anna.

A young lady's life is at stake.

We just need a quick look.

Curtis?

He doesn't love it when I
come in without permission.

He's very particular about his stuff,

as you can probably see.

I'll have to vacuum your footprints

out of the rug.

All right. Do you have
any idea where he is

right now? I mean, is he
usually out during the day?

He's pretty busy.
Lots of job interviews,

some freelance I.T. work here and there.

Your average semi-launched
-something kid.

He does need a little
nudge from time to time,

but that's the trend, right?

Have you seen him today?

I guess not, now that I think about it.

But I try and give him his space.

It keeps the peace.

DEEKS: Yeah. And how has he been lately?

Any unusual behavior?

ANNA: A lot of things
haven't been easy for Curtis.

It gets prickly sometimes.

This is addressed to you.

That's definitely his handwriting.

[GASPS]

Oh, my God.

- Mrs. Jenkins?
- [SOBS]

Oh, my God.

He has Gia.

And he's saying goodbye.

Got it. Yeah. Kens.

Yeah. What do you got?

So, Aliyah's looking for the van.

No such luck. But,

in case you had any hope for humanity,

the counter-campaign to k*ll Gia

has now raised more money
than the one to save her.

By a lot.

- Geez.
- Yeah.

Okay.

Anna, we need to know where Curtis is

before he hurts anyone or himself.

How did this ha-happen?

- [INHALES]
- Listen.

Is there anybody
who might know where he is?

A friend? Somebody he might confide in?

He didn't have a lot of friends.

I don't think he had any, to be honest.

[SNIFFLES]

After my husband d*ed,

he just retreated more
and more into his computer.

KENSI: Okay. Does... uh...

Curtis, was he close to his dad?

Yeah, Jim was always better

at getting through to him than I was.

Is that Ventura Pier?

We used to go there all the time.

[SNIFFLES] Jim's parents

had a beach house in Ventura.

Well, we still have it,

but we haven't been there in years.

It's...

hard to go there without Jim,
but also...

I couldn't bring myself to sell it.

We're going to need the address
to that beach house.

Hmm.

How long before our
team is on the ground?

Agent Callen and Agent Hanna
are en route now.

Agent Namazi is a few minutes
ahead of them.

Ventura PD did a drive-by
at the beach house

but found no sign of Curtis's van.

I am still working on tracing

the uploaded video
to that specific location

to confirm that Curtis
is actually there.

Curtis's plan is to livestream
Gia's execution, correct?

So he says.

Then let's deny him
his most powerful w*apon.

What the hell?

Damn it. I lost the wireless.

Cell service here is crap.

Uh-oh.

Look who's not going to be able
to stream his grand finale.

People are paying me to watch you die...

...and I'm gonna give 'em
their money's worth.

Put the phone down and your
hands in the air, Curtis.

Where's Gia?

It's over, Curtis.

Put the g*n down.

You're ruining my plan.

You're ruining everything! [SNIFFLES]

Your only concern right now is
being surrounded by federal agents.

Your best bet is to put the g*n down

before you make a wrong move.

If I can't get the money...

...then people are going
to know my name.

That's not how you want
to be remembered, Curtis.

Come on.

I want Gia to live
every day of her stupid life

with my blood on her hands.

I hate her.

I hate all of them!

I know that's not
what your dad would want.

You don't know my dad.

I know he d*ed hoping he'd done his job.

He'd want you to make good choices.

What choice do you think
your dad would want you to make

right now, Curtis? Huh?

Put the g*n down, son.

Come on.

Put it down, Curtis.

Hands behind your back.

Fatima, we got him.

Is Gia okay?

Probably not okay, but she's safe.

Oh, my gosh, I really hated
leaving her like that.

Who, Anna?

Yeah. I mean,
can you imagine being the mother

of somebody who would do
something like this?

Whew. I think a lot of parents

had the worst day of their life today.

Including the ambassador.

But personally,
I can't stop thinking about

what I would do to protect
our daughter. Right?

I mean, I was barely holding it
together when you were in Mexico.

Well, if we have a kid...

Lucky enough to have one...

They may not end up
in a dangerous line of work.

Okay, but what if she does?

Then we would do
the same thing we would do

with a kid regardless of their gender.

All right, so,
support her unconditionally.

Teach her jujitsu,

tactical training, maybe some sayoc.

Oh, geez.

What? I mean, look at Gia.

Even if we raise a strong,
confident, independent woman

with an amazing skill set,

she could still end up in danger.

I get it now.

Why people pledge
to do right by their daughters.

I just wonder why
we don't put that much thought

into how we raise our sons.

[SIGHS]

You came all the way back here?

I know, it's insane.

That is a lot of driving
on L.A. highways.

Freeways? What do you guys call them?

You know, driving helps me decompress.

Think about how the day went.

How it could have gone.

You know, and it's kind of my thing,

to just come up here

and make sure everything is all good

before I call it a day.

Hmm. Well, your meticulousness
is admirable.

Oh, right back at you.

It's a pretty amazing team
you're a part of.

You should be very proud.

Thank you.

You know, Aliyah, you fit in great here.

Hopefully it's not too long
before we see you again.

How about a drink right now?

Can we make it a coffee?

Uh, I will make mine an Irish
and you got a deal.

- Let's do it.
- Uh, it's :

- somewhere, right?
- Yeah, right?

Okay, you have to tell me
where you got your jacket from.

Oh. Yeah. But I want
to know about that scarf.

You got to wonder if it's worth it.

For these social influencers.

I mean, does the good outweigh the bad?

Harder to tell these days.

Yeah.

I wonder how long it'll be
before Gia's back online?

Not as long as you think.

They all seem to find
a way back, don't they?

Pull up a chair.

No, I can't stay.

I just dropped by to pass on

the ambassador's sincere thanks
to you two.

I think her official statement was,

"I owe them one."

Mm.

Well, it's all in a day's work, Admiral.

Indeed, gentlemen.

And tomorrow is another day.

Oh, um, Agent Hanna...

My car guy will be
by your place bright and early

to detail the Hellcat.

Consider it a thank-you

for allowing me to
borrow your parking spot.

Oh, well, you know...

I appreciate the offer, sir, but...

it's not necessary.

Technically, it's not my spot, so...

Oh.

Well, in that case,

I think I'll claim it as my own.

It's a good spot.

Have a good evening, gentlemen.

- Shut up.
- I didn't say anything.

- Don't.
- [LAUGHS]

[SIGHS]