04x03 - The Asset

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04x03 - The Asset

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♪ ♪

MAN:
Yo, Alex.

We're cool.

- Okay?
- I know.

For real.

You made it.

I don't know how,

but you made it.

So just relax.

I'll feel better
when we're there.

Look out the window.

That's New Orleans, man.
You're here.

Huh?

Yeah. Okay.

It's all po' boys and hurricanes
from now on, right?

There's nothing to worry about.

(tires squealing)

(grunting)

(gasps)

♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom ♪

♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang ♪

♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom ♪

♪ How, how, how, how ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ You gotta come on. ♪

Morning. Where is everyone?

Tammy and Sonja are moving
into their new place today.

LASALLE:
Where's Pride?

Upstairs on a conference call
with the deputy director.

Downloading on the Belle
Chasse forgery investigation.

Showing D.C. that he could
color inside the lines.

That's part of the deal
Pride made when he decided

to take the team again
after the internal was done.

Full postmortem
on every case.

Yeah, a bunch
of bureaucratic BS.

Hey, the forgery case
was straight up

by the book, so we're good.

It was a glorified
check fraud ring.

It took less than
a day to clear.

It's not exactly a
stress test to prove

we won't bend
the rules anymore.

Well, if Pride says we got
to toe the line from now on,

hey, we'll toe the line.

PATTON: Look, you know
he cares too much

about his work to be handcuffed.

Case gets complicated,

he's gonna do whatever it takes.

SEBASTIAN:
Yeah, it's in his nature.

It's classic scorpion
and frog scenario.

You know, Scorpion promises
not to sting the frog

if he takes him
across the river,

but then the scorpion
can't help himself.

Va, Va-Va, Va.

PRIDE:
Just to be clear...

I'm a scorpion in this analogy?

SEBASTIAN: Yes, but you are
a scorpion for justice,

so...
Huh.

Not sure how I feel about that.

How'd the phone call go, King?

- Still got a job?
- At the moment.

Wait. What does that mean?
It's a joke, Patton.

Call was cut short.

NOPD divers just pulled a Navy
sailor out of the Mississippi.

SEBASTIAN: Come on, you got
to give us more than that.

We've been walking
on eggshells down here.

PRIDE: There's nothing
to worry about.

No one's taking my job. Okay?

Now gear up,

Frog.

Let's learn things.

(siren wailing)

PRIDE:
Loretta.

Dwayne.

I heard you got a call from the
deputy director this morning.

Not you, too, Loretta.

Sure I don't know
what you mean.

I had a call. It went fine.

Good.

Your words say good.

Your tone says
something else.

Why is everyone so
concerned about this call?

Because for years you've run
your team your way.

Suddenly, you have to answer
to the deputy director

on every move you make?

It's just temporary.

If you say so.

There's that tone again.

Well, perhaps it's the
naturally inquisitive timbre

of my voice.

Why don't you just tell me
about our victim, Loretta?

It's Yeoman First Class
Justin Winters.

According to the
report, he was posted

at the U.S. embassy in Berlin.

Long way from Germany.
Cause of death?

I'm guessing frontal
skull fracture,

cardiac contusion.

And at the very least,
he d*ed instantly.

Well, I don't see
any other vehicle.

We looking at a hit
and run accident?

Well, hit and run maybe,

but this was no accident.

We found some tire tracks.

Based on the skid mark pattern
and the density,

whoever hit Yeoman Winters

was driving an SUV
at high speed.

- This was intentional.
- Yeah, that's not all, King.

You're gonna want to
take a look at the car.

Driver's side was caved in,
sent the car over the guardrail

and into the river.
SEBASTIAN: Yeah, that explains the damage

to the vehicle, except for this.

Rear passenger window
was busted,

but from the inside.

And Winters was dead on impact.

Someone else was in the car.

SEBASTIAN:
And managed to escape.

Yeah, but even if someone were
able to break out of the car,

chances are they'd be
swept away in the current.

Well, unless we're not talking
about an ordinary person.

Check out that front tire.

Someone cut the air valve.

SEBASTIAN:
And I'm thinking they

used it as a makeshift
breathing apparatus,

just like Roger Moore
in View to a k*ll.

You suggesting we're looking
for James Bond here, Sebastian?

A boy can dream.

(chuckles) Well, the Mississippi
is cold and treacherous.

Why would someone want to stay
underwater long enough

to need extra oxygen?

Because something on the bank
was more dangerous.

LASALLE: Whoever ran Winters' car
off the road waited

to make sure there were
no survivors.

All right. Process the car.
Call Sonja and Gregorio,

have them pull surveillance.
Christopher, get with NOPD.

If the passenger did survive,
we need to find him

and Yeoman Winters' k*ller.
You got it.

We getting a new couch?

No, the one I have is fine.

It sucks that Pride had to pull
you guys away on moving day.

Sorry. But, uh, on the other
hand, when he gets here,

do not ask him about
that phone call to HQ, okay?

It's kind of a
sensitive subject.

Was it that bad?

He claims it was fine.

Fine as in fine?
Or fine as in screwed?

I think more fine as in
mind your own business.

Okay.
And so we should.

I pulled surveillance video

in a two-mile radius
of the crash site.

This is from the
Coast Guard river cam

a few minutes
after the collision.

Okay, so this man swam
clear across the river.

Doesn't stop there.

These are some Spider-Man moves.

Well, actually, I thought it
was more like a James Bond

kind of vibe, but really
it's dealer's choice.

Okay. Whoever it is,

training like that
could be m*llitary.

And he's clearly on
the run, but from what?

Yeah, well,
based on the tire tracks,

we know that an SUV ran Winters'
car into the river.

Lasalle's with NOPD
right now trying to find

the missing vehicle and
whoever was driving it.

So, unidentified victim
and unidentified suspect.

Yeah, and we have no idea where
either of them ran off to,

so really we're in great shape.

I may not be able to tell you
where he went,

but I know where
he came from.

I pulled the GPS off
of Winters' vehicle.

Okay, so what? He left
Fort Lauderdale last night

and drove straight through
to New Orleans?

GREGORIO: And took the back roads
the entire route.

Trying hard not to be seen.

Someone knew exactly
where he'd be.

They ran him
into the river.

Yeah, 'cause we weren't
the only ones

monitoring his movements.

I found a digital bug
in his GPS.

Now, it went out when Winters
hit the water,

but someone was tracking his car
the whole way.

Can you back-trace the bug?

I'm a little hurt
you even had to ask.

The signal's coming
from Celeste Street.

Old industrial building.
I'll call Pride.

Patton says the signal's
still active,

coming from somewhere
inside the building.

Gregorio and I
will take the front.

We'll cover the back.

PRIDE:
Eyes open.

We don't know who
or how many are in there.

Got something.

River side of the second floor.

I'm moving in.
PRIDE: I'm on my way.

(g*n cocks)

BOTH:
Federal agent, drop your w*apon.

I don't care who you are;
you better lower that w*apon.

You first.
Not gonna happen.

Gregorio.

She claims she's a fed, Pride.

I am a fed.
Who's pointing a g*n at me.

You're pointing a g*n at me.

We'll figure this out

after you lower your w*apon.
ISLER: Pride.

Gregorio. It's all right.
It's all right.

Special Agent Sarah Barns.
She's with me.

Isler, what the hell
are you doing here?

Good question.

GREGORIO: Sonja and Sebastian
are going back to NCIS.

They'll keep searching
for our missing passenger.

Good. Fewer people that know
we're here, the better.

Yeah, well, I'm still waiting
for an explanation

as to why you're here.

Afraid that's classified.
GREGORIO: Got a dead Navy sailor

who's being tracked by the FBI.

- I think we're way past classified.
- It's okay, Barns.

We had a good reason
for tracking your sailor.

Winters worked at the
U.S. embassy in Berlin.

He struck up a friendship

with his counterpart
at the Russian embassy.

Alexander Petrov.

This is our missing passenger.

A few days ago, Alexander
approached Winters,

said he had valuable Intel,
wanted to come in.

Winters contacted
counterintelligence,

landed on my desk.

Alexander would only hand
the Intel over

if Winters brought him in.

And only in New Orleans
for some reason.

So you ran a
counterintelligence operation

with a sailor in my backyard.

Did you lose my phone number?

BARNS:
The Intel we're talking about

is way too expl*sive
to open the circle.

Isler.

Alexander had a list

of every covert Russian agent
operating in the U.S.,

including the government.

BARNS:
No one can be trusted.

I knew we had to go off book;

Isler agreed.

PRIDE:
Well, well.

Look who's gone rogue.
Nope.

I made a calculated decision

to proceed with
the utmost caution.

Potato, potahto.

Doesn't matter anyway.

The operation failed.

No.

Alexander's still alive.

He wanted to come
to New Orleans,

he must've had a reason.

And we can still find him
and your list.

If you're offering to help,
it's got to be off book, too.

You can't alert your superiors.

Well, that's kind of
gonna be a problem.

We're sort of
on a short leash

these days.
Gregorio, it's fine.

What, did something happen?
No, he just doesn't like

to talk about it.
Gregorio.

Sorry.

Okay.

We'll work off
book with you

for now, Raymond.

But you need to behave

and follow the rules.

Pride.

You're enjoying

this little role reversal,
aren't you?

Now that you mention it.

(chuckles)

Alexander Petrov
was born and raised

outside Saint Petersburg.

Trained for the Olympics
in both swimming and gymnastics,

he abruptly gave up
his spot on team

when he was conscripted
into the army.

It's amazing.
I know, right?

Ostensibly doing clerical
work for various embassies.

But we believe
that's his official cover.

In fact,

he's a covert
operative for the GRU.

Any questions?
LASALLE: Yeah, the suit.

Does... the FBI send you all
to the same store?

I... mean,
they give us guidelines.

Yeah, but you're
from New York, right?

New Jersey.

- Isler's got a type.
- Bam.

I'm sorry, what does this have to do
with Alexander Petrov?

Nothing.
More about how you're

the spitting image of Gregorio

before she joined NCIS.
I don't understand.

Well, I mean, it's not, like,
a exact replica, you know.

More like a new model,
Kind of like Tammy . .

LASALLE: Yeah, hair's
definitely different.

Oh, it's
totally different.

It's the part.
Okay, okay,

okay, we've got a highly trained

Russian operative
loose in the city.

We should be talking
about how to find him.

Not my haircut.

PATTON:
Why can't we do both?

I've been scanning surveillance

throughout the city.

I think I found our man again.

He made a phone call?

Short one.
Maybe, like, seconds.

But then he fell
off the grid again.

Any idea who he called?

An online voice box.

He didn't leave
a message.

He just stood
there silently,

then he hung up.

But I was able to get
the name of the person

who it was registered to,
though.

Eveline Casey?

Yeah, an old alias

for someone
we know all too well.

Who's Eva Azarova?

Badass former
Russian sleeper agent.

We worked with her before.

And against her
a couple of times.

Any idea where
she is now?

Oh, yeah.

(lock buzzes, latch clicks)

Special Agent Pride.

You know, most
of my visitors

bring gifts, but you...

you brought a man.

Deputy Director Isler. FBI.

I'd shake your hand, but...

You get a lot of visitors, Eva?
Sure.

CIA, NSA, DIA.

They bring me food

and creature comforts,

wild promises
of a shortened sentence.

For my help in return.

We need your help, too.

Well, then I'll tell you
what I told them.

I'm out of the game.

No more cloak
and dagger.

I'm retired.

We're not asking.

You will cooperate.

Because,
as bad as this place is,

there are far darker holes that
we could stick you in, lady.

I've been practicing
transcendental meditation.

I've found
inner peace.

The size of my cage
won't change that.

I get it, Eva.

You moved on.

But I'm not just any fed
coming to talk.

We have history.

Frankly,

after the trouble
you've caused in the past,

you owe me one.

Alexander Petrov.

He came to New Orleans
to defect.

Almost got k*lled.

Made one phone call
before disappearing, to your voice mail.

Oh, see, I haven't checked
my messages

in, like,
eight to months, so...

Come on, Eva.

How do you know Alexander?

We trained together.

Well, can you tell us
where to find him?

Nope.

I could show you--
if you put me in the field.

What happened to being retired?

Like you said,
I owe you one. Right?

Look, Alexander's
the best the GRU has.

He's better than me.

If he's on the run, you
won't catch him, but...

he trusts me.

Yeah?

I'm not sure that I do, though.

You going?

I am.

Have a great
life, Eva.

ISLER:
Pride.

Hey. Let's get her out.

I said follow the rules
and behave.

Putting her
on the street

is not behaving

and not worth the hassle.

Do you want to solve
your sailor's m*rder?

You want to bring in

the most important
Russian defector

in almost two decades?

Do you want to bring down
their entire network

in the U.S.?

No, we got to color
outside the lines.

You're doing it again.

What?

Sounding like me.

That's not a no.

(lock buzzes, latch clicks)

GREGORIO:
Okay, so, wait,

we're sending in one
deadly Russian operative

to collect another
deadly Russian operative?

That's the plan.

I don't like it--
it's too risky.

Well, we don't have a choice.

Eva says Alexander
won't come in

unless he sees
someone he trusts.

Uh, Eva says
a lot of things.

He'll have an agent with
him the entire time

and a backup team moments
away monitoring every step.

Well, we all know what Eva
can be like in moments.

Last time we did this,
she stabbed a guy.

Yeah. But she hated him.

Seems to have affection
for Alexander.

Affection? What do you mean?
ISLER: Skip back.

Back up to the part where
Eva stabbed someone.

This was your idea.
And I stand by it.

But we should frisk her
again, just to be safe.

Are we gonna draw straws to see
who rides with the assassin?

I'll do it.

That was fast.

We have a working
relationship.

I just, I know
what to expect.

After you.
Thank you, Roy.

I told you
we'd see each other again.

If this is your way
of apologizing

for not visiting me
in prison, I accept.

Clear.
Sonja and Lasalle

will be on your six
the whole time.

You go in,
you get Alexander...

SONJA:
And we're bringing you

right back to NCIS.

Let's go.

Who's driving?

LASALLE: Just remember, Gregorio,
if things go sideways,

we're right behind you.
Copy that, Lasalle. I'm good.

You look good.

- Don't.
- I'm just saying...

Just stop
right there.

We're not here to, like,
hang out

or catch up or flirt.

We're here to do a job,
and that's it.

EVA:
Okay. But admit it,

you wanted some alone time--
that's why you volunteered.

No, I volunteered because I know
you and I'm hip to your tricks.

Not all of them.

You buying Gregorio's
explanation here?

'Cause I'm not convinced.

Yeah. Well, I take my friends
at their word, so...

What's that supposed to mean?

Doesn't matter.

GREGORIO:
We're stopping here.

Frenchman Street.

SONJA:
Copy that.

We've got eyes on you.

This is our place.

- Got a safe house above Bamboula's.
- Okay.

LASALLE:
All right, careful, Tammy.

Last time we were here, we found
four dead Russians inside.

Not very safe.

It's the only place Alexander
knows where to meet us.

All right, let's go.

You forgetting something?

- No way.
- I can't go in there

like this, looking
like a prisoner.

He'll be spooked.

You try anything,
I'll break your jaw.

I've missed this.

♪ Never treat me very good ♪

♪ Why don't you tell me
why I should ♪

♪ Hang around with you ♪

♪ I'm so lonesome... ♪

This is a strange place
for a safe house.

They take cash,
no questions asked.

Keys, please.
Thanks.

And bartenders make
great lookouts.

Plus, I like the music.

♪ I don't want a man
to tease me ♪

♪ Then leave me all alone... ♪

(song continues in distance)

Wait.

♪ Send me roses to my door ♪

♪ Instead I'm crying
on the floor ♪

♪ Just thinking about you. ♪

NCIS! Drop the Kn*fe.

- Now!
- Sasha. Sasha.

(speaking Russian)

(speaking Russian)

English. English, okay?
Of course.

I'm gonna need you
to put that Kn*fe down.

Sorry. Habit.

Alexander Petrov, I'm
Special Agent Gregorio.

We're bringing you in now.

Don't worry, it's okay.

Lasalle, Sonja, we've
made contact with Alexander.

We're moving out.

Lasalle, Sonja, do you read me?

Eva, what are you doing?

Do you hear that?

No more music.

Stay here.

Guys, we got trouble up here.

Do you copy?

(grunting)

(Eva and Gregorio panting)

LASALLE:
Gregorio?

You okay?

Where the hell were you guys?

Someone took out
our comm system.

Where's Alexander?

In the bathroom.

Not anymore.

This was supposed to be simple.

Get in, grab Alexander, get out,

and somehow you still
screwed it up.

- You're blaming us?
- I'm blaming Eva,

because her Russian colleagues
knew every move we were making.

First of all, they're not
her colleagues. Secondly,

Eva's been in federal prison
for the past eight months.

How would she contact them?

You said it yourself--
she's tricky.

The Russians have been tracking us

ever since Yeoman Winters
arrived. Now, however

they're doing it
doesn't change the fact

that our defector
is still in the wind.

And your quiet operation
just got a lot louder.

NOPD wants an explanation about
what went down at that bar.

Not to mention Deputy
Director of NCIS.

ISLER: I'll deal with D.C.,
make it clear

that I'm responsible
for everything.

Still doesn't help us
find Alexander.

Sonja and Sebastian are
at Frenchman Street

pulling forensics
and surveillance.

If Alexander left a
trail, they'll find it.

That leaves the two GRU agents.
GREGORIO: Lasalle's at Mercy Hospital

waiting for the operative
to wake up. Pretty sure

I fractured his skull.

BARNS: The other operative
is in interrogation.

I'll question her.

Well, this may be your case,

but Yeoman Winters
is my dead sailor.

And those operatives
att*cked one of my agents.

You can wait your turn.

According to your ID,
your name is Callie Tillford.

-year-old graduate student

from the University
of Tennessee.

Go Vols.

But you're actually
a GRU sleeper

sent here to New Orleans

to take out one of your own--
Alexander Petrov.

I'm not gonna

waste your time here,
so please...

don't waste mine.

Eva Azarova told us everything.

Alexander's a top spy.

And you believe her?
You saying Alex isn't a spy?

Eva knows
what she's talking about.

She's a former sleeper agent.

No such thing as a former agent.

Yeah, how would a graduate
student know about that?

You and your partner knew how
to find my people at that bar.

I can only assume it was you

who att*cked
Yeoman Winters yesterday.

How are you tracking us?

You know
I'm not gonna answer that.

You k*lled a Navy sailor

and tried to k*ll
an NCIS agent.

If you don't cooperate,

you will be spending the rest
of your life in prison.

Well, there are worse things.
You're a hired k*ller.

You think you're being loyal

to some sort
of a greater cause here?

Let me ask
you something.

If you sent agents
thousands of miles away

to live in a foreign
country and do

unspeakable things, would you
control them with a cause?

No, I'd use leverage.

They have your family?

No, not me, Agent Pride.

I'm a graduate student
from Tennessee.

But like I said,

there's no such thing
as a former agent.

(Sonja sighs)

Sebastian and I scoured
Frenchman Street

and the surrounding areas.

No sign of Alexander.

But we did find
the Russians' SUV

parked a few
blocks away.

Dented front bumper.

Same one they used
to k*ll Winters.

Anything inside?
Ooh, thank you. Nothing but

an encrypted phone.

Sebastian and Patton are
trying to hack it now.

Any luck interrogating
the operatives?

Dude finally woke up at the
hospital. He didn't say a word.

- Don't know about his partner.
- Just finished talking to her.

Wouldn't say much,
either, except

Eva's holding back on us.

You can't think Eva's
working with them.

I mean, she saved my life today.

That doesn't mean a thing.

Eva's always had her own agenda.

- What makes this case any different?
- No.

She's definitely not
tipping off the Russians.

Can you honestly tell me you
think she's being above board?

- Why don't you let me talk to her?
- That's a bad idea.

We have a connection,
and she trusts me.

Or she's using you.
It's sort of her thing.

Listen, I'm not a pushover.

And we don't have
a lot of options.

Or time. As soon as Isler
and Barns are finished

with Callie, they're gonna
want to question Eva, too.

(sighs)

Okay, Gregorio, go for it.

Okay, but not here.

I feel like I need to make her
feel a little more comfortable.

Sorry about the mess.

Sonja and I just
moved in today.

You live together?

Yeah, we're just
roommates.

Are those b*llet holes?

Oh. Damn it!

Landlord told us
that he'd get these patched up

before we moved in.

We like a place with character.

Aren't you afraid
I might try something?

You better not.

Hey, why don't you go

in the back room?

I'm gonna talk to her
for a second.

All right.

- What?
- What are you doing?

Interrogating the witness.

Is wine some kind
of secret FBI tactic

I don't know anything about?


(quietly):
I told you.

I need to make her comfortable.

Yes, but not too comfortable.

Oh, stop.
You stop.

You just got to...
(clicks tongue)

(clicks tongue)
Keep it professional.

The most professional.
I got this.

What is this? You take me
into your bedroom

and you get me tipsy on wine,

and I-- what-- I
reveal all my secrets?

That's the general idea.
Okay.

Pride thinks you're
holding back on us.

What do you think?

I know you're holding back.

The way you hugged Alexander--
it wasn't just a colleague.

You guys have history.

Jealous?
This is not a joke.

Whoever he is to you,
he's in real danger,

so you need
to be honest with me.

Alexander's my brother.

He's not GRU.

He's an athlete
and an army clerk that

has the bad luck
of being related to me.

We're gonna help Alexander.

No, you're not.
You're gonna use him.

You're gonna use him for
the Intel that he smuggled in,

and then, you're gonna
lock him up, just like me.

Okay, so he's out there
somewhere hiding...

Mm-hmm.

...waiting for you.
Mm-hmm.

- Let me ask you a question.
- Yeah.

How'd you plan
on getting out of here?

Were you gonna
fight your way out?

No, I thought I'd seduce you.

Oh, I'm not
that easy, baby.

Look, I am the only person
in the world

that Sasha can trust,

and he's the only person
that I can trust.

All right, so...

let's say
you did get out of here,

elude me, NCIS, FBI...

Where would you go?

Honestly?
Yeah.

Montana.

All that open space,
mountains and horses.

You want to be a cowgirl?

I want to be free.

Yeah, you were wrong
about one thing.

Alexander's not the only one
who has your back.

Oh, yeah? What, you
have my back, too?

No doubt.

That's why you're gonna
tell me where he went.

PATTON:
Oh, yeah.

We did it. Don't know how,

and it took us half the night,
but we did it.

SEBASTIAN: It's exhilarating.

Must be how Hillary felt when he peaked
Everest, but with, you know, less frostbite.

Well, what exactly
did you do?

We broke the encryption
on the Russians' phone.

Yeah, we found a text chain.

LASALLE:
Any idea who from?

No way to back-trace the source.

Whoever it is, though, knows
every move we've been making.

And that's not all we found.

Yeah, somebody else
was on this text chain.

Our operatives
are not working alone.

There's another hit team
out there.

Alexander still has
a target on his back.

Yeah, not just him.

If they knew that we were going
to the safe house, then

they'd probably know that Eva's
with us. She's in danger, too.

We need to get her
back here to NCIS.

Got it, Lasalle.
I will grab Gregorio and Eva,

and, uh, we're coming right in.

Don't mean to disturb whatever
it is you're doing in there,

but we need to head back
to NCIS.

Hey, ladies?

We need to go now.

There's another hit squad
out there.

I'm coming in.

(sighs)

Oh, man, this is not good.

You allowed Gregorio
to take our federal prisoner,

who is a former Russian spy, to
her apartment for questioning,

and now they're gone?
It was a judgment call.

- It was a bad one.
- Gregorio can handle herself.

If she went with Eva,
she's got reasons.

Or she was compromised.
There is a relationship there.

Maybe Eva turned her.
SONJA: No way.

Look, I don't know why
Gregorio did this,

but she didn't turn,
right, Pride?

I'll ask her myself. NOPD just
located Gregorio's car.

You put out a BOLO
without consulting me?

I don't know how they
do business down here,

but I'm following protocol.

Their agent went off the grid
with our asset. I'll find them.

SONJA:
Mm.

You're not saying anything.
We need to stop her.

She's doing her job.
Well, if this is

you trying to stay inside
the lines, I got a news flash.

We're way outside right now.

Focus on what we
can deal with.

Alexander's still in the wind
with a hit team on his trail,

who seem to know
every move we make.

Get with the rest of the team,
see what they know.

(scoffs)

What is it, Raymond?

You got an angle.

I don't know what it is,

but you've definitely got one.

Hey, I think I got a bead
on our hit team.

Russian nationals just
landed at the airport.

Tattoos look like
they're Special Forces.

That's great. But I got
to catch up with Barns.

She put a BOLO out
on Gregorio.

Yeah, that's
what I would have done.

Treat Gregorio like a fugitive?

Of course not.

But what if Eva
took her hostage?

Gregorio trusts Eva.

Don't know why, but
I trust Gregorio.

You can give up on her--
I'm stopping Barns.

Hey, I'm not giving up.

I'm just trying
to keep her

from getting k*lled
by these guys.

What's your problem?

My problem...

is when you take
someone's side,

you stick with them
no matter what.

You don't just drop them
when things get complicated.

We still, uh, talking
about Gregorio here?

Who else would I
be talking about?

Well, we're not dropping anyone.

All right? We're focusing
on doing what we can

for the greater good,

no matter what
our personal feelings are.

Are you still talking
about Gregorio?

Of course.

Am I interrupting something?

- Yep.
- No.

All right, well,
this can't wait.

I've been trying
to locate Tammy's phone,

but it's off--
I have no idea where she is.

I was able to pull
her calling history.

She made one call last night

before she went dark.

To Pride.

♪ ♪

EVA: Alexander had a passion
for American amusement parks.

Nothing in Russia
really compares.

And I sent
this NOLA Funland coin to him

when I first moved here.

Funland's been shut down
for years.

Perfect place to lay low.
Perfect place

for an ambush, too.

Kind of wishing your brother

had a thing
for five-star hotels right now.

And I'd be more comfortable
if you'd given me a w*apon.

Yeah, well, I know we're
tight and everything,

but I can't let you pack.

Something goes wrong,
just hug the ground,

and I'll protect you.

I'm touched.
Don't be.

Too much paperwork to fill out
if you get k*lled.

(clattering)

ALEXANDER:
Eva.

Sasha, you're okay.

It's okay.

(speaking Russian)
English. English, remember?

Sorry.

I'm so happy to see you.

I am, too.

But you're supposed
to be in Berlin,

living a normal life.

I had to come save you.
Save her from what?

My post at the embassy gave me
access to intelligence briefs.

One of them was a list of Russian
operatives in America.

Your name had
a red line through it.

It means I'm marked for death.

I had to come find you--
offer up the list to get you protection.

Well, that was
very brave

and extremely stupid.

Because Eva was
already protected,

serving to life.

Is that true?

It's a long story.

Now you're marked
for death, too.

Eva is the only family
that I have.

And I haven't seen her
for ten years.

So the risk
was worth it.

All right, well, we can compose
the Hallmark card later.

Right now
we go to NCIS.

I'll call Pride
and let him know.

I turned this phone off
when we hit the road.

You saw that, right?

Yeah.

Someone turned it back on.

SEBASTIAN: You've got a lot
of explaining to do.

You knew Gregorio was going
off the reservation with Eva.

Yes, but no one else can.

SONJA:
I don't get it.

Why would you let Barns put
a BOLO out on her car anyway?

Gregorio's nowhere near her car.

She and Eva are getting
Alexander and bringing him back.

So I'm good enough
to be her roommate,

but not good enough
to be in on the secret plan.

My call. Fewer people
who know, the better.

Hey, man, that
ship has sailed.

Gregorio's phone has
been remotely accessed.

- The Russians have her location.
- What? How?

Someone placed digital bugs
on all our electronics.

They're monitoring
the whole team.

LASALLE:
I thought we had firewalls.

We do, Lasalle.
It's an inside job.

All right, figured it out.

You people know exactly
where Gregorio and Eva are.

I thought I was the only one
going off book this time.

Yeah, way too far off book,
since you've been bugging NCIS.

That's ridiculous. We're
supposed to be on the same side.

SEBASTIAN: Yeah, well,

someone's using FBI tech
to monitor us,

so it's either you or...
It's Barns.

Sebastian, get us Gregorio's
exact location now.

Isler with me. Let's go.

(rapid g*nf*re in distance)

(g*nf*re)

Get down!

Get down now!

Three rounds.

I saw at least three guys.
All right, listen,

I'll draw their fire.

Get Alexander back to the car

and get the hell out of here.

It's not up for debate! Go!

It's okay. Coast is clear.

- Gregorio?
- She's behind us.

Good.

ALEXANDER:
Eva! No!

(Gregorio yelling)

Alex, get out of here! Go!

(grunting)

Get down!

Alexander, you're all right.
We're NCIS.

You're safe now. Listen,
where is Gregorio and Eva?

A woman att*cked us.

Eva's dead.

Pride, we secured
Alexander and one suspect.

Gregorio's in the park with
Barns. She needs help.

PRIDE: Copy, Sonja. On our way.
Come on.

(grunting)

PRIDE:
Drop it now!

I can explain what
happened here.

She sh*t Eva is what happened.

No, she was gonna att*ck me.
Load of crap!

Shut up! I'm telling
the truth, Isler.

You're a double agent, Barns.
PRIDE: Put the g*n down now,

or we will sh**t.

I'm sorry, I can't do that.

(grunting)

You don't get
off that easy.

You got too much to answer for.

(Barns groaning)

Alexander?

Safe with Lasalle
and Sonja.

Hey.

You okay, New York?

Honestly... I don't know.

(panting)

PRIDE: I'll let you know
about her ETA.

Yeah. I appreciate that.

Y'all get anything out of Barns?

Uh, took a while, but, uh,

she finally opened up.

Yeah, Russian intelligence
caught her

in a honey trap a few years ago.

She's been feeding them Intel
ever since.

Got freaked when she heard
about the list of operatives

that Alexander had taken
since her name is on it.

Well, we got the list and Barns.
Not bad for government work.

I say, let's celebrate.

The FBI director doesn't
share your optimism, Percy.

I'm on the first plane
back to D.C.

for an official inquest
tomorrow morning.

Ah, what you got to worry about?

You flushed out a double agent.

Who happened to be my protégé.

She fooled me
for months.

Convinced me to run an
off-the-books operation

that k*lled a sailor
and almost took out your team.

No.

I'm... screwed.

You know we got your back.
Willing to put a word in

up in D.C.
on your behalf.

Mm.

Somehow that doesn't fill me
with hope, but thank you.

You still want
to celebrate, King?

Got a conference call
with deputy director.

Need to debrief him
on our little adventure.

Yeah, but this one wasn't
exactly on the books.

How you gonna explain it?

Selectively.

(sighs)

You, um, want
to talk about today?

Feel like there's a lot
of tension between us.

Absolutely not.

Just leave it be.

(inhales deeply)

EVA: Whatever you do,
don't open it.

Whoever's in there doesn't
look anything like me.

Cadaver from a
medical school.

Best I could do
on such short notice, Tammy.

It's not every day I'm asked
to falsify death records

on a woman who's clearly
in the pink of health.

I'm Eva Azarova.
No, you're not.

Eva Azarova d*ed heroically

in a U.S.
counterintelligence operation.

Well, whoever I am now,
I just want to thank you.

Don't thank me.
Thank Dwayne and that one

for working it all out.
I'm just filing the paperwork.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I have to transfer
your body to the FBI.

Thought you'd be gone by now.

Yeah, the marshals wanted
to move us as soon as possible,

but, um, I couldn't
leave without

first returning this to you.

(laughs)

Sorry. I think
I kind of broke it.

No.

Keep it.

Might come in handy.

Not where I'm going.

They sending you
to Montana?

You know,
they won't say,

but I'm sure it's
somewhere out west.

I have you to thank
for that, too.

No. You and Alexander
helped take down

a major intelligence network.

It's only fair that you get
a sh*t at a normal life.

Yeah, but the problem is,

I don't know
if I'll ever see you again.

Never say never.

(sighs)
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